OT Jay Leno's Garage

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/16/v...-car-simulato/

On Feb 23, 5:56*pm, D. LaCourse wrote:
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/16/v...s-his-corvette...

0 mpg

This has to be one of the most stupid, wasteful, self-indulgent things
I've ever seen. Just buy a freaking video game.

BTW, why was Leno's garage so empty? I thought he had like a zillion
fancy cars and motorcycles.

On Feb 23, 5:27*pm, " wrote:


This has to be one of the most stupid, wasteful, self-indulgent things
I've ever seen. Just buy a freaking video game.



I have to agree

BUT, at least one of the "games" is pushing the envelope of "real" as
a racing experience

for example ... of the 43 REAL life drivers that started the Daytona
500 .... 11 race sim-cars on iRacing

I've been active in simulated auto racing over the 'Net since it's
very earliest days (mid90s) I was forced out by my bad connection
for several years, but recently joined iRacing I have driven
( years ago ) in SCCA so I have some idea what it's like and this does
duplicate many of the emotions, stress and concentration demands of
real world racing ... but not g-forces, of course ....

Dave, search for iRacing videos .... here is one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aID46lav44

I think you have a Mazda and know Road America ... thus the video I
picked

On Feb 23, 7:27*pm, " wrote:
On Feb 23, 5:56*pm, D. LaCourse wrote:

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/16/v...s-his-corvette...

0 mpg

This has to be one of the most stupid, wasteful, self-indulgent things
I've ever seen.

No mirrors in your part of the world yet, eh?

Just buy a freaking video game.

Or buy yet another ten foot penis to cart halfway around the world to
catch yet another two foot penis.

g.
the boy just WILL NOT learn.

On 2011-02-23 21:35:27 -0500, Larry L said:

On Feb 23, 5:27*pm, " wrote:


This has to be one of the most stupid, wasteful, self-indulgent things
I've ever seen. Just buy a freaking video game.



I have to agree

BUT, at least one of the "games" is pushing the envelope of "real" as
a racing experience

for example ... of the 43 REAL life drivers that started the Daytona
500 .... 11 race sim-cars on iRacing

I've been active in simulated auto racing over the 'Net since it's
very earliest days (mid90s) I was forced out by my bad connection
for several years, but recently joined iRacing I have driven
( years ago ) in SCCA so I have some idea what it's like and this does
duplicate many of the emotions, stress and concentration demands of
real world racing ... but not g-forces, of course ....

Dave, search for iRacing videos .... here is one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aID46lav44

I think you have a Mazda and know Road America ... thus the video I
picked

Actually, I have an Audi RS6 (chipped to 514 bhp)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS6

And that youtube looked like Road Atlanta ("The Porkchop"). I've taken
a couple of schools there.

Thanks, Larry. Not much into video games, even the one Jay Leno
demoed, probably because all of my grandchildren (old and young) can
beat me. d;o(

Dave