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Nascar Racing 2003 - An oldie but goodie racing game
Authored by: vocaro on May 09, '05 05:22:02PM

I've considered buying racing games for Mac OS X before, but I can't seem to find one that will work with a racing wheel, such as the Logitech NASCAR Racing Wheel. Does anybody know if this game -- or any game -- will work with ANY racing wheel under Mac OS X?



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Nascar Racing 2003 - An oldie but goodie racing game
Authored by: sjmills on May 09, '05 06:24:37PM

I have Total Immersian Racing and Ford Racing 2 and both work just fine with a Logitech Momo wheel under 10.3 and 10.4.

I highly recommend TIR because it's a lot more fun than driving around in circles in boring stock cars with no downforce. FR2 is fun if you want more of an arcade experience (read "less realistic").

Now if TIR would just release expansion packs with vintage F1 or CanAm cars, I'd be in heaven.



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Nascar Racing 2003 - An oldie but goodie racing game
Authored by: bbumgarner on May 10, '05 10:42:52AM

This is one of the most realistic driving simulations available. I drive in a weekly online league and I can tell you this is intense fun! The driving experience is very real. Drafting at 190 mph at Talladega is a blast. The smaller tracks like Bristol and Darlington are very challenging and very rewarding to master.

"...boring stock cars with no downforce..."

This means you have too learn how to drive the car. When driving at normal highway speeds, tires have more than enough grip and controlling the car's direction is done entirely with the steering wheel. When driving at over 170 mph tires are at the limits of their ability to grip the road and steering is done as much with the gas and brake pedals as it is with the steering wheel.



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Nascar Racing 2003 - An oldie but goodie racing game
Authored by: robg on May 09, '05 08:18:57PM

I've got the Logitech Wingman FF wheel (PC only on the box), and it works just great in all three driving games.

I also enjoy TIR, but for different reasons. TIR is fun for just trying to get flat-out fast laps, but there's basically no drafting, little passing after the initial rush, and no bumping.

Nascar, on the other hand, is door-to-door, bang-em-up, bounce around, drafting is key, racing.

Both are fun, for very different reasons. I prefer Nascar, but it's nice that there are alternatives -- and I've managed to work my way through maybe 2/3rds of TIRs career mode so far, so it's not like I don't play that one :).

-rob.



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Nascar Racing 2003 - An oldie but goodie racing game
Authored by: pete.yandelll on May 09, '05 09:04:13PM

I run Virtual Grand Prix with a Logitech Momo wheel on my PowerBook and it works beautifully.

Virtual Grand Prix is the only one of these games that I really like because the physics are excellent. I've learnt a few things about racing my real car from playing this game!



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