getting out of sim auto racing

"Roscoe" > wrote in message news:ZyCmh.1715$IT2.227@trnddc06...
>
> Please explain what a ****ing toolshed is?


A sexually active toolshed? Seems pretty self explanatory to me. I guess
that's how you get little toolsheds.

Come to think of it, it could also be a toolshed used for sexual activity.
Probably when the wife is home.

>On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:47:29 +0100, Andre Warringa
>Besides that I now drive with the G25, manual clutch and using the
>H-shifter. It's like learning to drive all over again. Heel/toe is
>HARD
>
>Cheers
>Andre

Andre - Heel/Toe with the G25 is next to impossible because you would
NEVER position the pedals like that in a real race car. When the brake
pedal is depressed it should be along the same plane as the gas pedal
so all you need to do is brake with the ball of your foot and blip the
throttle with the outer edge. I saw some pics a while back of a rig
someone made by dismantling the G25 and rearrangeing the pedal layout
to be like it should be.. If I can find it i'm going to try building
the same rig. Maybe there is some way to drop the gas pedal an inch
+/-, that would work also.

GP

"Andre Warringa" wrote...
> <snip>
> Besides that I now drive with the G25, manual clutch and using the
> H-shifter. It's like learning to drive all over again. Heel/toe is
> HARD

It's called simulation for a reason, Andre... <g>

Jan.
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----- Original Message -----

>> "Joel Willstein" wrote...
>> Try as I might, I just haven't been able to get back into sim racing
>> after trying on and off for the last 6 months or so. <snip>
> Emma Ward wrote...
> I go through fazes like this.. and I'm like this at the moment.. I just
> can't seem to get any enjoyment out of siming.... I think its a mood
> thing..?

If it's "a mood thing", you're not really racing. With the right crowd in
the right series, even plain vanilla Grand Prix Legends '67 is still as
challenging as it was 8 years ago.

Jan.
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----- Original Message -----

>> "Joel Willstein" wrote...
>> Try as I might, I just haven't been able to get back into sim racing
>> after trying on and off for the last 6 months or so. <snip>
> Emma Ward wrote...
> I go through fazes like this.. and I'm like this at the moment.. I just
> can't seem to get any enjoyment out of siming.... I think its a mood
> thing..?

If it's "a mood thing", you're not really racing. With the right crowd in
the right series, even plain vanilla Grand Prix Legends '67 is still as
challenging as it was 8 years ago.

Jan.
=---

You are obviously lost.

Have you heard of rFactor?
or LFS? (not a fan myself - but the online code seems good)



"timmy thompson" > wrote in message
...
> Emma Ward wrote:
>> "Joel Willstein" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Try as I might, I just haven't been able to get back into sim racing
>>> after trying on and off for the last 6 months or so. I've moved on to
>>> turn based games like chess and Civilization 4, which neither require a
>>> super powerful computer nor lightening fast reflexes. Neither of which
>>> I no longer have.
>>>
>>> I thought that before I put my wheel and a few games up on ebay, that I
>>> would offer them here first. If anyone is interested in these items,
>>> please email off list. Thanks.
>>>
>>> Joel Willstein
>>>
>>>
>>> TSW2 Basic with Rockfire USB adapter. 5 years old. Excellent condition.
>>> Needs a new steering pot. $100 plus shipping.
>>>
>>> Grand Prix Legends. Instruction manual plus Steve Smith's book. $50 plus
>>> shipping
>>>
>>> Nascar 2003 with instruction book $50 plus shipping.
>>>
>>> I also have F1 2002, Nascar 3, and the expansion pack. Both have their
>>> respective booklets.
>>
>>
>> I go through fazes like this.. and I'm like this at the moment.. I just
>> can't seem to get any enjoyment out of siming.... I think its a mood
>> thing..?
>
> the fact that there are no good online racing solutions may contribute to
> this feeling

On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:42:23 -0000, Emma Ward wrote:


> I go through fazes like this.. and I'm like this at the moment.. I just
> can't seem to get any enjoyment out of siming.... I think its a mood
> thing..?

Or it could be because you are a chick.

The G25 does change things, doesn't it

As soon as mine is out of warranty, I'm going to tear the pedals apart and
build a new board for them to properly place the pedals. That's my only
gripe with an otherwise outstanding pedal set. From the design, it looks
like this would be a piece of cake.

I may change springs too, if they don't wear in. I like my pedals a bit
lighter than this.

-Larry

"Andre Warringa" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 23:16:44 GMT, Albert Ross > wrote:
>
>>It more permanent with me, just can't get back into it. I just have the
>>feeling that I've been there and done that so it's time to move on.
>
> Ofcourse after spending a lot of time on simracing the thrill gets
> less and less. I stopped simracing for a while because my former pc
> couldn't handle the newer sims. Now that I've 'discover' rFactor and
> the mods I'm getting huge enjoyment again from sim-racing.
>
> Besides that I now drive with the G25, manual clutch and using the
> H-shifter. It's like learning to drive all over again. Heel/toe is
> HARD
>
> Cheers
> Andre

This is what I like about the G25 pedals. They scream "Mod Me!"

-Larry

"GaryP" > wrote in message
...
> >On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:47:29 +0100, Andre Warringa

> Andre - Heel/Toe with the G25 is next to impossible because you would
> NEVER position the pedals like that in a real race car. When the brake
> pedal is depressed it should be along the same plane as the gas pedal
> so all you need to do is brake with the ball of your foot and blip the
> throttle with the outer edge. I saw some pics a while back of a rig
> someone made by dismantling the G25 and rearrangeing the pedal layout
> to be like it should be.. If I can find it i'm going to try building
> the same rig. Maybe there is some way to drop the gas pedal an inch
> +/-, that would work also.
>
> GP

Andre Warringa wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 23:16:44 GMT, Albert Ross > wrote:
>
>
>>It more permanent with me, just can't get back into it. I just have the
>>feeling that I've been there and done that so it's time to move on.
>
>
> Ofcourse after spending a lot of time on simracing the thrill gets
> less and less. I stopped simracing for a while because my former pc
> couldn't handle the newer sims. Now that I've 'discover' rFactor and
> the mods I'm getting huge enjoyment again from sim-racing.
>
> Besides that I now drive with the G25, manual clutch and using the
> H-shifter. It's like learning to drive all over again. Heel/toe is
> HARD
>
> Cheers
> Andre

Got my actlabs shifter about 5 years ago and even heel&toed during
league races. I'd have to get the whole frex setup to stay interested
now. Looking at the cost I'd rather put the money toward racing a
Caterham 7.