DSP Monday Night Racing: ToCA3

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:03 pm

Folks:

I'm psyched to get in more racing tonight! Early start for me, 9:30p EST, and if no one shows up then I'll just do laps with the CPU until people get there.

I was considering doing an MLR tonight, but I think we should do more mini-series instead. I reserve the right to throw in some 10- or 15-lappers with the works in lieu of the big MLR, we'll see!

Who's in?

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:10 pm

You know I'm there, man, at 9:30 p.m. Any class, any format -- I just want to race!

Keep unlocking those classes and surprising us with new cars every night, Zep!

Take care,
PK

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:30 pm

Screw you all...

mixdj1 · Post by **mixdj1** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:25 pm

I'll be there ... hosing up turn one for everyone as usual.

DChaps · Post by **DChaps** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:32 pm

I'm in.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:50 pm

TCrouch wrote:Screw you all...

Terry:

Check your PM's.

Take care,
PK

Metman24 · Post by **Metman24** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:03 pm

I would love to join in.

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:19 pm

pk500 wrote:
TCrouch wrote:Screw you all...
Terry:

Check your PM's.

Take care,
PK

Thanks Paul, much appreciated.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:14 pm

I'll be there at 10 EST.

New season of The Apprentice starts tonite from 9-10 pm EST

Badgun · Post by **Badgun** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:38 pm

Zeppo,
I will probably be around, but it will be around 11 before I get on.

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:53 pm

I'll be there at 9:30.

PadresFan104 · Post by **PadresFan104** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:08 pm

Are there any DSPers racing on the PS2???

Al

nyisles16 · Post by **nyisles16** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:40 pm

Count me in!!

Zeppo - i'll be there (bringing up the rear of the field that is...).. hehe

pk- you are right about the short track sprints... that was a good "final"
race last night......

Gurantsu · Post by **Gurantsu** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:18 am

I would love to jump in on some racing, but my daughter caught a stomach virus Saturday night. I've been elbow deep in puke and poop since. I'll get on when I can though!

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:21 am

That was massive fun last night, fellas. Good to have nearly all of the "regulars" back, including Terry and Provo, and forensicd is a fine addition to the crew.

Let's do it again tonight!

Take care,
PK

ProvoAnC · Post by **ProvoAnC** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:28 am

I'm rusty as f***, but that was good craic last night

I'll be there tonight too

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:43 am

ProvoAnC wrote:I'm rusty as f***, but that was good craic last night

I'll be there tonight too

Yeah, you could certainly tell I wasn't a regular in your series last time. I used to be fairly competitive 'out of the box' when these games came out.

Looks like I need some practice time.

Fun, though. Definitely!

mixdj1 · Post by **mixdj1** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:50 am

That was great fun last night. I'm looking forward to getting behind the wheel of the Lotus 49 again.

Zeppo, I can't believe you had them unlocked the whole time and didn't say anything.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:52 am

mixdj1 wrote:That was great fun last night. I'm looking forward to getting behind the wheel of the Lotus 49 again. Zeppo, I can't believe you had them unlocked the whole time and didn't say anything.

Yeah, that was dirty pool! And Lord, those cars are an unreal handful. I have even more respect for the legends of the 60s, such as Clark, Hill, Surtees, Brabham, Gurney, etc., etc.

See you tonight! Probably around 10:30 p.m. for me.

Take care,
PK

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:11 am

Best.

Game.

Ever.

Period.

I played from about 4:30PM until midnight straight. I told my wife when she picked it up last night to pack a lunch and hit the bedroom or something; TV was mine.

What an absolutely unbelievable game. After Zeppo's session ended, I hopped into a room with my brother and we went back and forth with random stuff. THEN I went off and did the entire oval pro career so I could unlock the IRL and crap.

Those 60's Grand Prix cars were certainly...fun. It took me 2 or 3 laps to really get the hang of them. The most impressive thing is, I've played GPL with an XBox pad on the PC with XBCD drivers. TOCA3 feels a LOT like GPL did. Twitchy, can't brake or accelerate while turning much at all or you'll loop it. That can only be a good thing.

I can't figure out what cars I like the best because I don't think we ever did the same thing twice. The 5-cars-nose-to-tail-for-4-laps rally race was a hoot, though. All in all, very fun first night for me. Didn't go as poorly as I expected being my first time, but I did kill a few more people than I'd care to

. Sorry, guys.

Wow. Just...wow.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:34 am

Terry:

Glad to have your brother onboard. Tell him to join us more often!

Take care,
PK

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:49 am

He was paranoid of wrecking somebody or being a rolling hazard so he was pretty quiet. Although he did post that lag-induced quick time lap once

.

And what was with that practice time in the rally cars? That was the strangest thing I've ever seen with regards to timing and scoring.

AcemanPR · Post by **AcemanPR** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:41 pm

Now that I'm back from vacation, I'm hoping to find a copy of this after work.

nyisles16 · Post by **nyisles16** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:46 pm

had alot of fun last night.. those lotus car should never, ever appear again

there must have been a yellow on every turn..

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:17 pm

hulkster29 wrote:had alot of fun last night.. those lotus car should never, ever appear again there must have been a yellow on every turn..

I disagree. I think they should appear nightly. If you can tame those beasts, you can tame anything. I had more gratification with that race than all the rest of them combined.