I'm really lucky then.........

I get points 1 THROUGH 5 -inclusive- completely satisfied in the leagues I
am in now (rFactor)

And my cost PER month, PER car, PER track - ZERO (or PRICELESS)



You're absolutely right Larry, it (iRacing) is not for everyone.
It's going to be interesting to see how it develops.

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"Larry" > wrote in message
...
> Valid points. And exactly why I like the idea.
>
> If I'm being honest, I...
>
> 1. Am tired of online crash fests.
> 2. Truly, TRULY sick of the whole mod thing. Really, I am. I just wanna
> race these days without all that nonsense.
> 3. Love the idea of a centralized scoring system.
> 4. Love the idea of people racing under their REAL names.
> 5. People being responsible for their actions.
>
> And a bunch more.
>
> -Larry
>
> "schooner" > wrote in message
> news:Ktg2k.20$L03.9@edtnps92...
>> There is a lot more and lot less to it compared to other sims. How you
>> see the glass will impact who joins. The sim community is traditionally
>> an open varied community with a lot of small groups doing varied things,
>> with open mods, group leagues, custom tracks, add-ons, etc. iRacing is
>> none of that as I understand it. iRacing is more about regimented
>> organized racing on a grand scale with a central rules board running all
>> aspects, which has both good and bad aspects.
>>
>> Time will tell how it goes, but I personally think the pricing plus
>> strict rules and dictated racing divisions may turn a lot away from it.
>>
>> "Larry" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Then it's not for you Jack. No problem. It's not expected to be for
>>> everyone.
>>>
>>> However, your post completely side-steps the community, competition and
>>> other aspects of iRacing. There is a lot more to it than comparing the
>>> sim itself against sim xxxxxx.
>>>
>>> -Larry
>>>
>>> "Jack" > wrote in message
>>> . ..
>>>> Andrew MacPherson wrote:
>>>>> () wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Bitches better prepare yourself, simracing is back.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've still got my fingers crossed that I'll hate it. I've almost given
>>>>> up
>>>>> gaming completely, and the 'beast' down the desk hasn't been switched
>>>>> on
>>>>> for weeks. Actually it might nearly be months.
>>>>>
>>>>> It sounds like I'd better start filtering out any message with iRacing
>>>>> in
>>>>> it, just in case anyone starts calling it GPL2. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew McP
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Well I have been testing it about a month,I don't think I'll be
>>>> subscribing after release.Yea ,it's good but not sure it's that much
>>>> better than the other racing sims that are out there now.At least not
>>>> good enough to justify the pricing to me.
>>>
>>
>>
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