Comments on: iRacing Watkins Glen – Reality Check

By: jux

jux — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:57:06 +0000

To clarify Tifose’s post, there is no official free demo of the sim out there, just an illegal, badly outdated torrent with no online capability and obsolete physics for several of the cars (version 1.2.0.0 versus the latest official build 1.4.0.0).

By: Tifose

Tifose — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:06:02 +0000

idlejimbo. there is a Demo out!!! it can’t play online but it’s free

By: navalhawkeye

navalhawkeye — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:34:10 +0000

They changed tires in 2008. I think he meant the cars had the old one (2007 and prior).

By: the.cosmic.pope

the.cosmic.pope — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:10:29 +0000

The only pics I can find that claim to be 2009 have the curved tread too. http://www.rfmsports.com/ToyotaAtlantics/News/StarMazda.jpg

Unless there is some photos hidden away from the GoogleBots that I can’t find. Do you have any images Tim?

By: timwheatley

timwheatley — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:23:33 +0000

That’s exactly what I mean, check 2009.

By: the.cosmic.pope

the.cosmic.pope — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:22:00 +0000

And 2005 – 2007 Tim :)

07: http://teamusascholarship.org/files/Media_Images/Patrick_Barrett_VIR.jpg
05: http://www.worldspeed.com/2005wsm/WSM2005Wallpaper.jpg

Tyres have a curve over the top. None of the iRacing ones do, and Papyrus ones never did.

By: timwheatley

timwheatley — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:55:14 +0000

I assume the left video uses the tyres that were used by the Star Mazda cars in 2008… :)

By: idlejimbo

idlejimbo — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:12:19 +0000

Am I wrong in thinking that there is still no demo available?
Testimonials mean jack all to most people. To have no demo available, in an age of rFactor and community modding, seems to me to be displaying a very poor attitude towards potential customers.

By: the.cosmic.pope

the.cosmic.pope — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:21:52 +0000

Yeah GreaArg, have to say, that screenshot is pointless. Both the mirror and sidepod are distorted by the fish eye camera lense, mounted in a differently positioned camera to the game. The car is correct. The tyres are the only valid point made there, which Six already said.

By: Crazy Bored

Crazy Bored — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:37:12 +0000

Sorry, but you fail at perspectives GeraArg.

By: GeraArg

GeraArg — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:52:06 +0000

Six.degrees look at this

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2959/dibujoym5.jpg

Laser scan cars?.

By: six.degrees

six.degrees — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:14:53 +0000

They clearly didn’t laser scan the wheels on that car

By: the.cosmic.pope

the.cosmic.pope — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:35:45 +0000

“Is a single track really worth $25?”

Said it once, and I’ll say it again – I’d pay $25 for VLM Mid Ohio, or VLM Le Mans.