F1 Boston Simulator racing
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F1 Boston Simulator racing
F1 Boston just setup a 4 cockpit simulator room off the main lobby. Being a Sim racer, I went out there a couple of weeks ago to look it over.
These are not 3D motion simulators, but really just high-end cockpits
with a single large displays (maybe 37" - 40"), a Logitech G25, and a
loud sound system.
The price is reasonable at $15.00 for 12 minutes, you can rent out the
whole room (all 4 simulators) for 1 hour for $250. So I was thinking
it might be interesting for some of you if you were interested in
getting together some night, and run a tournament style event. with 4 -
8 of us.
I testing Watkins in a Elise, most of the tracks COM runs are available.
I'm pretty much limited to just a Thursday night after 7:00PM.
Any interest?
Pass this on to Alison, I don't see many posts from her. But her Eaglewomen website got me into Sim racing 8+ years ago, then to AutoX, then HPDE, then TT. Hope to get back on the real track this season, but the funds just aren't available yet.
These are not 3D motion simulators, but really just high-end cockpits
with a single large displays (maybe 37" - 40"), a Logitech G25, and a
loud sound system.
The price is reasonable at $15.00 for 12 minutes, you can rent out the
whole room (all 4 simulators) for 1 hour for $250. So I was thinking
it might be interesting for some of you if you were interested in
getting together some night, and run a tournament style event. with 4 -
8 of us.
I testing Watkins in a Elise, most of the tracks COM runs are available.
I'm pretty much limited to just a Thursday night after 7:00PM.
Any interest?
Pass this on to Alison, I don't see many posts from her. But her Eaglewomen website got me into Sim racing 8+ years ago, then to AutoX, then HPDE, then TT. Hope to get back on the real track this season, but the funds just aren't available yet.
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Virtual-GT isn't the program it's the name of the bundled product.
The Simulator that I ran in the Virtual-GT was rFactor, I'm sure they also have a few other Sims on hand as well.
None of the off the shelf sim products come with all the local tracks, but GTR, GTR2, Race 07, and rFactor to name a few all have a large number of downloadable tracks including Watkins, and LRP.
The Simulator that I ran in the Virtual-GT was rFactor, I'm sure they also have a few other Sims on hand as well.
None of the off the shelf sim products come with all the local tracks, but GTR, GTR2, Race 07, and rFactor to name a few all have a large number of downloadable tracks including Watkins, and LRP.
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I understand your point. I already have a full cockpit setup at home, but it doesn't give me the opportunity to race face to face against people I respect and like to be around.CP wrote:I'd rather buy a Playstation and Gran Turismo for that money and then have the option of playing from my couch whenever I want to. F1Boston = ripoff.
So my purpose of paying $60 to run a sim at F1 Boston is the more the social aspect than hotlapping at home with your console/sim of choice.
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Once GT5 comes out, play on-line against other players. Or set up a LAN with other players. I've done the lan thing a few times with GT4 and PS2's and it was pretty cool. At the first one, my son (I think he was 8 at the time) had a unique style.......he'd get behind...quite a bit and then avoid a turn, take a short cut through the grass and T Bone whoever was in the lead. Worked well for him. Out of 10 adults, he came in 2nd in a 10 race tournement. I tied for last.
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