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Yeah, I came across that too. Shhhhh!!! Don't tell iRacing... gotta keep it under the table or we'll get our heads chopped off with lawsuits!!
Even though we didn't have a thing to do with it.
Even though we didn't have a thing to do with it.
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The $13 a month work out around $21 a month for me, that will only get your foot in the door.
You then have to paid to race and for cars which all add up
You then have to paid to race and for cars which all add up
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Why would I want the cot mod as i have stated before I use safe to keep items in, not drive one on the track
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The people that want iRacing are people who want a sim and a place to drive against very skilled drivers. Nr2003 is getting smaller in skilled drivers every month. The fact that it takes a bunch of skill to run iRacing is what draws me to it. I've already gotten pretty good at Nr2k3, now I want to move to the big leagues. Offline is cool, but it's kinda boring, except at the plate tracks.
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The only way iRacing would look any realer than any other SIM,would be if they used IMAX footage! For online multiplayer that would be imposible. The only reason online racing feels realer is because you are racing head to head against humans instead of AI.
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Just curious... How long do you guys plan to run 2003? Doesn't the prospect of racing with the latest available technology appeal just aliitle bit?
I mean in 5 years 2003 with be 11 years old. It will look like PONG by then for sure. Dated to say the least.
How may mods can there be? You only have three physics available. CUP, GNS and CTS. No matter what the shape is, that's all there is.
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I mean in 5 years 2003 with be 11 years old. It will look like PONG by then for sure. Dated to say the least.
How may mods can there be? You only have three physics available. CUP, GNS and CTS. No matter what the shape is, that's all there is.
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You have a great point there Dave but i am going to stick with NR2003 until i get bored.....not in a million years cause its not the game for me its the passion i have for the sport when ever i watch a race on TV i automatically want to play NR2003...its just so fun to me! and alot of other people here too.
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A good read... direct for Dale Jr. ( I know... you guys think he is in iRacings pocket)
I have been reading through the forum lately just to gauge the initial response to the iracing/nascar deal. I just wanted to bring up some things that I think are good about this announcement. I’ve seen a lot of road racers here sort of sneer at the nascar deal. I think its important to understand that this opens the door to other prominent series in the world to look at IRacing as a viable partner in simulation racing. There could be deals already in the works that would excite the road racing crowd here for all we know.
I would look at this as a catalyst to bringing many more professional series into the iracing service. Also understand that the Nascar involvement and future series in IRacing is only a small piece of the pie here. The development of the relationship from the start was clearly outlined that Nascar would accompany everything else that is currently available and I don’t think you’ll see the Nascar banner flood the entire system.
Also its the development teams goal to provide an even assortment of content that is appealing to all type of motorsports fans. Look at the recent announcement with Marcos Ambrose as an example. Marcos is in hot pursuit to bring us a lot of great content that he readily has at his fingertips. He is a great ambassador for IRacing and will develop relationships with tracks, manufacturers, and such that he is excited to bring to the table.
Nascars involvement is mainly for the development of an official Nascar series for each of the vehicles we currently have. There is no agreement to exchange data and things of that nature. IRacing already has those relationships with teams and manufacturers that are working perfectly.
There in lies a good reason why the members here have seen such a surge in vehicle development lately on the oval side. Kevin Harvick offered limitless information for us to make tons of improvements on the current truck model. Obviously the same type of information was readily available through JR Motorsports for the Nationwide cars development. The same type of information is being tapped for each road course vehicle, although those relationships with teams and manufacturers are brand new to Iracing and the manufacturer themselves so they take time to develop the trust in sharing some of the more detailed data.
The dev team at IRacing is well aware of what unfinished business is still yet concluded such as the tire model and aero improvements and they are moving forward on finishing those projects to bring them to the service.
As for the sponsor packages that became available this season, you will likely see more options coming over time. IRacing is working in several directions to create interests for companies to get involved.
I hope everyone here can be open minded in knowing there is a lot of great content coming down the pipe for everyone involved here. Again, the Nascar deal is just the beginning, not the final frontier. We as a community know we need more racers. Deals like this will hopefully bring just that. IRacing is creative enough to know that it must provide equal content for all types of racing enthusiasts. I hope everyone will stick around to see what comes next.
I have been reading through the forum lately just to gauge the initial response to the iracing/nascar deal. I just wanted to bring up some things that I think are good about this announcement. I’ve seen a lot of road racers here sort of sneer at the nascar deal. I think its important to understand that this opens the door to other prominent series in the world to look at IRacing as a viable partner in simulation racing. There could be deals already in the works that would excite the road racing crowd here for all we know.
I would look at this as a catalyst to bringing many more professional series into the iracing service. Also understand that the Nascar involvement and future series in IRacing is only a small piece of the pie here. The development of the relationship from the start was clearly outlined that Nascar would accompany everything else that is currently available and I don’t think you’ll see the Nascar banner flood the entire system.
Also its the development teams goal to provide an even assortment of content that is appealing to all type of motorsports fans. Look at the recent announcement with Marcos Ambrose as an example. Marcos is in hot pursuit to bring us a lot of great content that he readily has at his fingertips. He is a great ambassador for IRacing and will develop relationships with tracks, manufacturers, and such that he is excited to bring to the table.
Nascars involvement is mainly for the development of an official Nascar series for each of the vehicles we currently have. There is no agreement to exchange data and things of that nature. IRacing already has those relationships with teams and manufacturers that are working perfectly.
There in lies a good reason why the members here have seen such a surge in vehicle development lately on the oval side. Kevin Harvick offered limitless information for us to make tons of improvements on the current truck model. Obviously the same type of information was readily available through JR Motorsports for the Nationwide cars development. The same type of information is being tapped for each road course vehicle, although those relationships with teams and manufacturers are brand new to Iracing and the manufacturer themselves so they take time to develop the trust in sharing some of the more detailed data.
The dev team at IRacing is well aware of what unfinished business is still yet concluded such as the tire model and aero improvements and they are moving forward on finishing those projects to bring them to the service.
As for the sponsor packages that became available this season, you will likely see more options coming over time. IRacing is working in several directions to create interests for companies to get involved.
I hope everyone here can be open minded in knowing there is a lot of great content coming down the pipe for everyone involved here. Again, the Nascar deal is just the beginning, not the final frontier. We as a community know we need more racers. Deals like this will hopefully bring just that. IRacing is creative enough to know that it must provide equal content for all types of racing enthusiasts. I hope everyone will stick around to see what comes next.
No agrument from me.
I had some people approached me and asked me for online racing suggestion and I always recommended them iRacing - of course, I warned the cost. 
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i for one again am sticking to nr2003 for the rests of it's life and then some as i stated before. and yes there are many appeling things about i racing and if i'd had the money i would be in the game trying to kick butt.
aside from the pro levels of racing why not do some of the other forms of racing as well. i couldn't see a hobby stock divison and hickory motor speedway woulnd't do well as these guys also need to hone there skill so they can step up there game.
the lsit can grow by leaps and bounds with diffrent divisons but again that will all come at cost to mr player and the tech to make it look and feel right in game.
--- a man aboard the goodship nr2003 sees an iceberg, the question is can it be avoided or are we going down ---
simply put a games only dies when people stop using it and i will not ever
aside from the pro levels of racing why not do some of the other forms of racing as well. i couldn't see a hobby stock divison and hickory motor speedway woulnd't do well as these guys also need to hone there skill so they can step up there game.
the lsit can grow by leaps and bounds with diffrent divisons but again that will all come at cost to mr player and the tech to make it look and feel right in game.
--- a man aboard the goodship nr2003 sees an iceberg, the question is can it be avoided or are we going down ---
simply put a games only dies when people stop using it and i will not ever
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My beliefs are anything that you sit down and play is a game regardless if ppl classify it as a "simulation". No matter what equipment you bought for it, it's still a game. It might be a realistic game, might even be as close to the real thing as one can get, but that doesn't change the fact that it's still a game that people consume too much of their time and unfortunately in this case too much of their money with. The physics of NR2003 might not be as realistic as Iracing, but that never mattered to me. The fact that NR2003 is 6 years old, pretty much obsolete, and yet still has a decent following is an impressive feet. Not to mention the perks of NR2003 like the ability to customize rides and create your own racing persona free of charge is impressive and more impressive than anything Iracing has done thus far.
What happened to the days where you just paid ONCE for a game then it was yours. I find some gaming online to be a joke especially if there is a monthly fee for it. (WOW for instance). I already pay enough money for the bloody internet. To me, that's just as bad as shelling out 50 bucks to watch wrestling when you know it's all predetermined. Before you know it, you've shelled out thousands of dollars for a few years of online play potentially and all the bells and whistles to go with it. Even before you know it, Iracing will be obsolete and then you'll stop playing it and move on to the next fad without caring that you spent all that money on one game you will eventually stop using. Even if real NASCAR drivers play the game i could care less, Thats almost as lame as a bunch of nerds circling up with their dice or computers to play Dungeons and Dragons oh i mean World of Warcraft.
like NASCAR, these people are only interested in the money in the pockets of the fans, not the fans themselves. I would never spend my disposable income or at least that much on ONE game or sim or whatever you feel it is to you.
13 bucks a month yes isn't too big of a deal but when it stacks up over time and the additional money whizzed away for additional downloads you'll come to realize that these guys are nickel and dime-ing you to death.
What happened to the days where you just paid ONCE for a game then it was yours. I find some gaming online to be a joke especially if there is a monthly fee for it. (WOW for instance). I already pay enough money for the bloody internet. To me, that's just as bad as shelling out 50 bucks to watch wrestling when you know it's all predetermined. Before you know it, you've shelled out thousands of dollars for a few years of online play potentially and all the bells and whistles to go with it. Even before you know it, Iracing will be obsolete and then you'll stop playing it and move on to the next fad without caring that you spent all that money on one game you will eventually stop using. Even if real NASCAR drivers play the game i could care less, Thats almost as lame as a bunch of nerds circling up with their dice or computers to play Dungeons and Dragons oh i mean World of Warcraft.
like NASCAR, these people are only interested in the money in the pockets of the fans, not the fans themselves. I would never spend my disposable income or at least that much on ONE game or sim or whatever you feel it is to you.
13 bucks a month yes isn't too big of a deal but when it stacks up over time and the additional money whizzed away for additional downloads you'll come to realize that these guys are nickel and dime-ing you to death.
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Many don't realize what iRacing is trying to do. Some think they're just stealing the simracing nations money. The way they are using it is why partnerships with SCCA and NASCAR are occuring. Pretty soon, its not going to be just a hobby. It's gonna turn into a way to get into the eyes of some pretty significant people that could very well land simracers a ride in real life. Once there was a guy in his mid 20s that ran nr2003. His name was TJ Majors. He was so good, he landed a ride from Dale Jr. He is now the spotter of Jr. and is a prime example of how to land a ride in Nascar. IRacing shouldn't be seen as a game, it should be looked at as a serious simulator. The guys that are paying large sums of money are now trying to do what thousands of drivers that take their persoanl late model are trying to do: become a Nascar driver. And with this new partnership, it can be a possibility
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So is landing a ride in NR2003...wait it happened? Dude was crap...but it happened.
I just love how touchy NR2003 fans get when iRacing is brought up. Like I posted on my league's forums. I ran iRacing...then went and ran NR2003...and it was childs play. iRacing made me that much better in just a short amount of time. Denial is one of the five stages of death, and many are in that stage in regards to NR2003. Offline it is the best bet for stock car racing...online? Not so much.
I just love how touchy NR2003 fans get when iRacing is brought up. Like I posted on my league's forums. I ran iRacing...then went and ran NR2003...and it was childs play. iRacing made me that much better in just a short amount of time. Denial is one of the five stages of death, and many are in that stage in regards to NR2003. Offline it is the best bet for stock car racing...online? Not so much.
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I have been watching this thread and have read thr comments by everyone, it all comes down to this ..... MONEY..... ! Myself as the head of my family and provider do not have the money to give to some one else for a game that you constantly need to buy tracks, upgrades, and cars for. The price they are asking is not much, but in this day with the economy the way it is it's too much for me to afford. Let me explain, where I am at companies have shut down, Uniroyal the tire manufactor closed there doors about 3 weeks ago. I lost my job at the first of the year and had to find another one. And losing a grand a month hurts, now I am trying to pay the bills with what I earn. Hah, my wife and I barely scrape by to get everything paid and buy a few groceries to eat. Package deals... what is this? There is always something hidden some where. I like NR2003 I play when I want, sometimes I don't get a chance to play for a month, and do you think I am going to pay a monthly subscription and not use it. NO FREAKING WAY!!!!!!!!!!
Build an offline sim and I will consider buying it. Looks like I will try to get RFactor to be up with the latest. I don't want something I may get to use once a month and have to continully pay for it. When I buy something it's mine no one else's, I use it when I need or want to. Everyone must have an overflow of cash, and if you do shoot me a pm and you can donate some of it to me, because I never do!!!!!!!
Build an offline sim and I will consider buying it. Looks like I will try to get RFactor to be up with the latest. I don't want something I may get to use once a month and have to continully pay for it. When I buy something it's mine no one else's, I use it when I need or want to. Everyone must have an overflow of cash, and if you do shoot me a pm and you can donate some of it to me, because I never do!!!!!!!
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Let me paraphrase. While I try to sympathize with the unemployed, or "monetarily challenge". I too have a family, I have been out of work for a year and a half. I pay $11,000 a year to go to school. $300/mo car payment....so I respect people's decisions. I just don't buy the money bit. Now I'm sure a few people just don't want to pay for it, (I understand because I refuse to pay for Warcraft when I can play Guildwars). Bottom line is this...
You want real sim racing? iRacing is what you want. You want to keep to your guns and play an almost obsolete sim in online racing for PC...that's perfectly fine. But considering my monthly bills are way over most on this forum and any forum I've visited...yet I can turn out $13 a month with the occasional track and car purchase, I just shake my head at people using money as an excuse. It's becomming another cliche in american culture. iRacing currently houses more sim racers than any other sim. You won't find 12,000 people running rFactor online...and definitley won't see that number in NR2003, but in NR2003 you still have the continuity of friends in leagues I get that.
I almost hate to use this monicker, but I'm going to...at this point, iRacing is where the big boys race. Take offense to that as you will, but for what I enjoy doing in my spare time...it gives me the best results.
You want real sim racing? iRacing is what you want. You want to keep to your guns and play an almost obsolete sim in online racing for PC...that's perfectly fine. But considering my monthly bills are way over most on this forum and any forum I've visited...yet I can turn out $13 a month with the occasional track and car purchase, I just shake my head at people using money as an excuse. It's becomming another cliche in american culture. iRacing currently houses more sim racers than any other sim. You won't find 12,000 people running rFactor online...and definitley won't see that number in NR2003, but in NR2003 you still have the continuity of friends in leagues I get that.
I almost hate to use this monicker, but I'm going to...at this point, iRacing is where the big boys race. Take offense to that as you will, but for what I enjoy doing in my spare time...it gives me the best results.
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