NASCAR in GT5!

[Earth]

So!?

Just because it's going to be boring for you doesn't mean it's going to be boring for the rest of us. I, for one, can't wait to give it a shot.

I dont think its boring just saying stock cars dont handle well on a road course.

Heres a video of me driving the #18 Hardees Days of Thunder car in an online NR2003 race. (NR2003's physic engine is an older version of iRacing's physics engine) Notice all the brakes locking up, wheel spin, crashes, its very tough. Its a nice break from all the ovals but not something Id want to do the most of in a stock car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKYez-YDqm8

I did watch it one night. Whole race, start to finish, just to see what all the fuss was about. It didn't do it for me I'm afraid but I am prepared to concede that it might be fun to actually play if it's done right. Kinda like how I find golf boring as crap to watch on teevee but it's okay to actually play.

Unfortunately the only experience I have racing on ovals is GT5p in non-Nas-cars and it sucked the sweat off a dead man's butt from where I was sitting.

Im not sure if one race would always be enough, especially if it wasn't a very good one. If someone who hated F1 tuned in for the Spanish Grand Prix from flag to flag I dont think their minds will change. I'm not saying if you watched a whole season you'd like it, but you'd almost certainly respect it more because you'd understand everything that goes into it and that its far more then just going in circles. Not everybody is alike and not everybody will like every motorsport, but if you asked me I couldn't find one motorsport that I'd call stupid or boring. Heck even lawn mower racing looks fun.

I dont expect everyone to like NASCAR and oval racing but its not as bad as alot of people make it out to be. The common idea that if there were right hand turns the difficulty would suddenly ramp up. If NASCAR built a figure 8 track with a bridge in the middle would the challenge suddenly ramp up because of left and right hand turns? Thats rediculous.

Its like how all the soccer haters in the United States absolutely dog the sport to death and trash it all the time when if they understood it more they'd know its not that bad. You dont become as popular as NASCAR or soccer if it was as boring or terrible as alot of people say it is. As I've said before NASCAR is a book with a very plain looking cover (oval tracks, conservative cars) but there is alot more to it if you take the time to seriously watch it. Some time its just as simple as needing a diver to back. If Michael Schumacher or Alonso was in the front of that pack at Last weeks daytona 500 heading to the line I'd bet you even F1 fans would be going crazing. But you show them the finish now and they'd probably yawn. Crazy how that works.

 

[tyl0r_r]

@ Chagen: It's all good, I honestly didn't read past your first paragraph where I was a snobby Brit and a dumbass tea drinker. All I have to say is I'm Canadian and while Britain looks really nice I've never been. Green tea is good for you. And just stop trying.

@Pentagram (sorry I'm too lazy to do teh 177t verison ;D)

I'm new to Nascar after having caught much of this years Daytona, the ending really showed off the drama you're talking about but to be honest the waiting around for hours to get there showed off the part of Nascar I can't really take. I'm sure it's bad luck the track just happened to turn to crap on the first race I really bothered to try to watch but still. The exciting parts though were really exciting. It's the kind of thing I'd be way more interested in playing than watching all the way through. I've started up a stock car championship in rFactor now and with the feedback pumped it's wicked fun to feel that car while a ton more cars than I'm used to are jockeying for position so close.

The other side of the coin is that there are other elongated stretches of time where I'm doing nothing but driving straight and easing left without anything of note really going on. I can tolerate that part while I'm playing it, but I'm yet to be able to do so while watching.

 

[Chagen46]

@ Chagen: It's all good, I honestly didn't read past your first paragraph where I was a snobby Brit and a dumbass tea drinker. All I have to say is I'm Canadian and while Britain looks really nice I've never been. Green tea is good for you. And just stop trying.QUOTE]

Amazing.

You completely ignored everything I said.

That's just....incredible.....

Your ignorance amazes me.

 

[Famine]

Okay, seriously, can we just end this? I don't wanna get banned.

Then it'd be a first-rate idea to stop insulting people...

you snobby brit [addressed to a guy whose profile says "Location: Canada"] ... Dumbass tea-drinker ... Dumbass

And while you're elevating yourself intellectually, you might like to take some time off for introspection:

in the eighth grade ... snobby Brit ... a counter-argument ... you so beautifully ignored ... Regardless of what you say ...

I'm pretty much the smartest person in my school.

Last, but not least,

And, as I said, I'm fourteen. Why the hell would I not be overly obnoxious?

Because it's part of the Acceptable Use Policy to which you agreed when you signed up. Just because you've read 50 science books, you are not absolved of responsibility to read and abide by the AUP.

Oh, and if you want to accuse me of bias against Americans on the American-owned, American-run site with the American admin team while dropping insults like "you snobby brit" (sic), knock yourself out. See if you last as long as the last person who tried to play a racism card against the staff.

 

[tyl0r_r]

@ Chagen: It's all good, I honestly didn't read past your first paragraph where I was a snobby Brit and a dumbass tea drinker. All I have to say is I'm Canadian and while Britain looks really nice I've never been. Green tea is good for you. And just stop trying.QUOTE]

Amazing.

You completely ignored everything I said.

That's just....incredible.....

Your ignorance amazes me.

The tone of your first paragraph was just an insult with no other content. And it wasn't even an applicable insult, so yeah, I kind of lol'd at you and moved on. Know why? Cause the next post you made begged us to drop the matter and that you didn't want to get banned. So I decided to move on and not bother reporting you on the 'Brit' post which, again (making it real simple, top student) STARTED WITH AN INSULT that by itself is against the AUP and possibly banworthy depending what the mods say. So I let it be. And now you're being a dick again. Please stop pushing your last word / degrading me BS and either apologize or stop the blatant/veiled insults.

Also, all the other stuff I've posted has been an afterthought along with an ON TOPIC POST. Yours haven't been, and this too is probably against the AUP. This is, and will be, my only exception.

 

[Smallhorses]

Perhaps no-one noticed Famine's invitation to stop slinging direct insults at one another?

Playing the man rather than the ball is a definite no-no here.
Argue all you like with someone's opinion or point of view, but the next person here who addresses anyone with "You're a dick/dumbass/snobby Brit" or whatever will be on the receiving end of a 10 point infraction.
You've all had more than enough warnings in here publically that the usual warning procedure will be bypassed and you'll proceed straight to infraction without passing "Go!"

Suspect someone is "trolling", or "out to create drama"?, then report him to the staff and we'll deal with it.
Ignore it and it'll go away. Give it the argumentative and demeaning drama it's seeking, and don't be surprised if you wind up caught in the flak.

Clear?

 

[analog]

Wow , this discussion seems to be taking some nasty turns including accusations of bigotry, racism, mental illnesses and references to the third reich ( yes, deliberately without capitals ).
I thought this thread was about the pro and cons of one of many racing-leagues in a game... a game.
Mind you, it isn't even worth (or to be desired ) getting fired up to this level if it concerned the real life counterpart.

 

[chepe371]

Sorry guys it was all man no ball.

 

[lilcat89]

something tells me that a yellow card isnt enough for that.

 

[PAPPACLART]

Where is Amar when we need him to take our attention away from fighting? hehe

 

[smoke1485]

Anywhooooooo...back to NASCAR. What's everyone's prediction for the race at Vegas. I'm guessing either Denny Hamlin or Mark Martin with my boy Smoke in the top 5 somewhere.

 

[Sam48]

Kyle Busch. Not because I like him, but because he's just good there.

 

[Cale]

It seems you guys are confident. How about trying the Nascar Fantasy thing?

 

[smoke1485]

good call for the 18, and is there a thread for this fantasy league on this forum somewhere?

 

[Northstar]

good call for the 18, and is there a thread for this fantasy league on this forum somewhere?

In the motorsports forum, or the link in my sig.

 

[toyota_gt1]

That guy in the 48 (Jimmie something) seems like a good pick.

hehehe

 

[Leadfoot53]

That guy in the 48 (Jimmie something) seems like a good pick.

hehehe

Johnson, but I think youre joking

 

[djanikowski]

Lol, considering his profile picture is Jeff Gordon, it's pretty obvious he was joking.

 

[subsonic]

Lol, considering his profile picture is Jeff Gordon, it's pretty obvious he was joking.

Yeah, I think he`s joking, todaya we got a race at Las Vegas,

 

[toyota_gt1]

To clear the air. Yes, I am joking lol.

On a serious note, I have a good feeling about Jeff Gordon today. I think he will win. Doesn't have a bad looking paint scheme either.

 

[analog]

This thread should be renamed simply Nascar instead of Nascar on GT5....

 

[subsonic]

On the last video of Yamauchi at Texas, there`s a few GT5 Nascar footage, and in one of that i think i`ve seen Matt Kenseth with the Crown Royal Scheme.
I`m sure there will be Ford`s, so what about Dodge? There`s no Dodge screens.
Anothers cars may be in the game are, Bobby Labonte, Robby Gordon and Brian Vickers.

 

[racer612008]

On the last video of Yamauchi at Texas, there`s a few GT5 Nascar footage, and in one of that i think i`ve seen Matt Kenseth with the Crown Royal Scheme.
I`m sure there will be Ford`s, so what about Dodge? There`s no Dodge screens.
Anothers cars may be in the game are, Bobby Labonte, Robby Gordon and Brian Vickers.

I didn't see it, Plus, it would be changed due to it being a car with a beer sponsor with Ford or Something

 

[Leadfoot53]

I didn't see it, Plus, it would be changed due to it being a car with a beer sponsor with Ford or Something

Well, I have noticed that PD have the "Coors Light Pole Award" Contingency sticker on the race cars... something that EA couldn't even do! That may show that PD CAN get the alcohol sponsors on...

 

[RACECAR]

I didn't see it, Plus, it would be changed due to it being a car with a beer sponsor with Ford or Something

Not really. If that were the case, then we wouldn't see "Coors Light" on the side of the cars either as that is also a beer sponsor.

Edit: tree'd be Leadfoot

 

[subsonic]

That means we wont see Kasey Kahne or Kurt Busch cuz he has Budweiser and Miller on his car? I mean, there`s some drivers with alcoholic sponsors, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth,
Kurt Busch has Miller Lite, and Kasey has Budweiser, however, Matt Kenseth has more schemes like Valvoline (he used at Atlanta on Sunday)

 

[Northstar]

That means we wont see Kasey Kahne or Kurt Busch cuz he has Budweiser and Miller on his car? I mean, there`s some drivers with alcoholic sponsors, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth,
Kurt Busch has Miller Lite, and Kasey has Budweiser, however, Matt Kenseth has more schemes like Valvoline (he used at Atlanta on Sunday)

It's possible since there is the "Coor's Pole Award" decal on the cars.

 

[RACECAR]

And if I recall, Mark Martin's Valvoline Ford Taurus on GT2 had not only a beer sponsor(which was "Bud pole Award" at the time), but also a cigarette sponsor in the form of Winston.

 

[Sam48]

On the last video of Yamauchi at Texas, there`s a few GT5 Nascar footage, and in one of that i think i`ve seen Matt Kenseth with the Crown Royal Scheme.
I`m sure there will be Ford`s, so what about Dodge? There`s no Dodge screens.
Anothers cars may be in the game are, Bobby Labonte, Robby Gordon and Brian Vickers.

Where??? What time in the video???

 

[subsonic]

This video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCRfD0Fd_8E
When I stop the video at 1:24, i Watch Dale Jr, Stewart,Jonhson, Hamlin, Waltrip, Gordon,
What i dont know who are the two front cars, and the other two cars on the high side.
The yellow car on the high side may be Gordon with another scheme, and the car on the 2nd position maybe Kenseth. Whay dou you think?
I may be wrong, i know that.