Thanks

k8tbar · 12 February 09, 02:47

I'm old. Or at least somedays I feel that way. I was introduced to GTL by accident (I bought GTR2 for my youngest, and GTL came along free with package). But once I saw the cars available in GTL, I was suddenly again a seventeen year-old idiot full of the lust for speed, albeit one that tried to forget how poorly my parent's 1964 Ford Galaxy (no heat, no radio) satisfied that lust.

Still, GTL let me "drive" those cars that drove me, and pretty soon, it took me over.

Fortunately, I now recognize that I can't compete with y'all, or even my own best self, when put to the test of racing in sim world. Human reflexes, such are they are, fade with age, as do so many memories. But I can't describe how absolutely fabulous it is after a long day of being a flak-jacket for clients just to crank up an old Jag or Austin and take an uncomplicated run or two around Nordschleife Tourist. Not racing to win, not driving for time, but just driving. For fun.

Pretty much the same concept I had at seventeen, just with better hardware and no cops.

To those of you that have used your fantastic computer skills to generate these magnificent cars and tracks just so some knucklehead like me can turn a few laps each night and thereby get over the day, I am truly grateful.

That's it.

Thanks.

Wessy · 12 February 09, 02:55

Welcome, and glad you're enjoying yourself.
As you start learning more, and I'm sure you will,
then perhaps take a look at the Power & Glory Mod for GTR2.

Now that is fun !

Wessy

JamminJames · 12 February 09, 03:23

Glad to have you aboard. I can relate to being older(55). I've only been a member here for a couple months and this group of guys here are simply the best. Don't worry you'll pick up speed and even if you don't just to drive around all the tracks is a blast. Try 67 Machwerk in Gtr2 for a real treat....

redi · 12 February 09, 09:32

Welcome, and enjoy the site and the game

I agree that driving around tracks just for the sake of driving is a pleasure on its own

. Maybe some day you'll feel confident enough to try some competition, and when you do, you may consider getting online and drive around with some other people. Perhaps not for competition (yet), but driving around with others, watching the real good virtual drivers and having a chat is real fun. Check out Gamers Crib for some friendly online racing and leagues.

CX650 · 12 February 09, 14:47

Greetings and felicitations from another oldster.

Roger · 12 February 09, 15:10

Hi ho! Welcome

Plenty of "grown ups" here

I was drawn into GTL because of the cars, then I found that the racing was good and the on-line racing was even better.

Don't worry about reflexes - us old guys have cunning on our side

night_owl2007 · 12 February 09, 15:12

great stuff, i love it when sim racing gets new converts... tho i bet the wives and girlfriends arent at all happy

and tho i dont play GTL, i do have the GTL-GTR2 mod for GTR2 and i love the legends cars myself...dont get me wrong i love some of the modern cars, but theres something about classic cars that does it for me!

and yeah tho i try to be quick and im very competitive in any type of car, i can understand the idea of just having fun and not trying to be the fastest and so on... it makes it more fun and less hard on your nerves!!

you didnt mention if you had a wheel? but if you have the money to get yourself a quality wheel, maybe a G25-then you'll be having the most fun you could have with your clothes on! trust me!

and yeah i'd like to salute the modders and skinners and game developers too... they all do a great job and make this hobby so fun! thanks!

oh one final point, yeah the majority on here are real good people, really helpful and friendly... whether your sim is GTL or GTR2 or whatever... its a pleasure to use this site! damn if that didnt seem like im brown nosing!

Petrolmania · 13 February 09, 05:01

GTL is THE game. I completely understand your sentiments. I live in a country completely devoid of interesting cars and it's nice to "drive" the cars I dream of when I buy British Car magazines.

k8tbar · 14 February 09, 01:03

One of y'all must have called my wife, because my beloved bride has just provided me with a MOMO racing wheel as a Valentine's day present. Maybe she was sick of my repeated whining and moping about having to play the greastest driving game ever using a ten+ year-old Microsoft Sidewinder, or maybe she loves me. Who care's? I'm back in the game.

night_owl2007 · 14 February 09, 01:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by k8tbar

One of y'all must have called my wife, because my beloved bride has just provided me with a MOMO racing wheel as a Valentine's day present. Maybe she was sick of my repeated whining and moping about having to play the greastest driving game ever using a ten+ year-old Microsoft Sidewinder, or maybe she loves me. Who care's? I'm back in the game.

she probably just made a much worse decision than she realises!! haha you're gonna be crapping yourself with fun after a few weeks, but for the next few weeks you're probably gonna struggle to get used to it... but perservere and the joy will come!

AndreiRS · 14 February 09, 03:32

hmmm haha, when i got my g25 she asked how much i spent on it...

and i: 30 dollars...

salvasirignano · 14 February 09, 09:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndreiRS

hmmm haha, when i got my g25 she asked how much i spent on it...

and i: 30 dollars...

Haha

I've done that many many times myself

tarkus07 · 14 February 09, 10:10

Welcome to the group, wish you the best with your new "toys".

sunalp2 · 14 February 09, 10:19

I think there are more old farts here, with flagging reflexes, than you would imagine.

tarkus07 · 14 February 09, 10:27

I think we should start considering doing a "Masters League".

roddypoddy · 14 February 09, 10:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by k8tbar

One of y'all must have called my wife, because my beloved bride has just provided me with a MOMO racing wheel as a Valentine's day present. Maybe she was sick of my repeated whining and moping about having to play the greastest driving game ever using a ten+ year-old Microsoft Sidewinder, or maybe she loves me. Who care's? I'm back in the game.

From "another"oldie(54),nice one.

mrc · 14 February 09, 10:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunalp2

I think there are more old farts here, with flagging reflexes, than you would imagine.

Thats certenly thrue Sunalp,i am 50 but i discovered all these sims a few years ago.It gives me the same sensations when i was a 10 year old kid who was playing scalextric slots with my dad

And i am always into racing cars and motorsport.
I live only 20 minutes drive from racing circuit Zolder,vissit so manny races there,also the historic ones.
Its a plesant suprice that i can race particuly Zolder in a sim like GPL

Happy racing

or even just driving.

Pizzaman · 14 February 09, 21:38

How about an old fart league then?

CX650 · 14 February 09, 21:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pizzaman

How about an old fart league then?

Who are you calling an old fart? you young whippersnapper!

Petrolmania · 14 February 09, 22:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndreiRS

hmmm haha, when i got my g25 she asked how much i spent on it...

and i: 30 dollars...

My wife went with me and helped me get it home.

night_owl2007 · 14 February 09, 22:34

well my girlfriend lives in the US and i in England (long story, dont ask!) , so i couldnt feel the daggers when i told her id spent so much on the G25, but could feel some sharp pinpricks the next day, her and them damn voodoo effigies of me!

CX650 · 14 February 09, 22:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by night_owl2007

my girlfriend lives in the US and I in England (long story, don't ask!)

I guess I'm fortunate that my chosen Lady is 'only' 140 miles away then.

night_owl2007 · 14 February 09, 22:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by CX650

I guess I'm fortunate that my chosen Lady is 'only' 140 miles away then.

haha 140, got you well beaten by a few thousant miles... argh im acting like thats a good thing

, sat night i should be out with her now

have to ask you sometime about how she's 140 miles away, dont wanna run too far off topic, got enough pins in the voodoo doll of me as it is!

CX650 · 14 February 09, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by night_owl2007

have to ask you sometime about how she's 140 miles away, dont wanna run too far off topic, got enough pins in the voodoo doll of me as it is!

PM will be fine mate.

Pizzaman · 14 February 09, 23:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by CX650

Who are you calling an old fart? you young whippersnapper!

Hey you are NOT EVEN old enough to be my father

at least not in OUR standard of years...

TICTOC · 14 February 09, 23:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by k8tbar

Still, GTL let me "drive" those cars that drove me, and pretty soon, it took me over.......... uncomplicated run or two around Nordschleife Tourist.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamminJames

Try 67 Machwerk in Gtr2 for a real treat....

Or try this.... http://www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=11066

k8tbar · 15 February 09, 02:40

Holy smokes! Having a wheel and pedals is like learning the game all over! I was up until 3 a.m. last night just trying to dial the MOMO in, and now it looks like all those set-ups I labored so long over are about as useless as slicks on a Yugo. Y'all are right about one thing, however, my poor wife is already rueing the day that she brought this sucker home. Love you baby!

Give me a couple of weeks to get on track again , and if there's to be a Greybeard Derby, I will want a number.

Thanks!

CX650 · 15 February 09, 03:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pizzaman

Hey you are NOT EVEN old enough to be my father

at least not in OUR standard of years...

Ooh bugger! I'm not allowed to tell you off then? Half my fun is gone!

night_owl2007 · 15 February 09, 15:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by k8tbar

Holy smokes! Having a wheel and pedals is like learning the game all over! I was up until 3 a.m. last night just trying to dial the MOMO in, and now it looks like all those set-ups I labored so long over are about as useless as slicks on a Yugo. Y'all are right about one thing, however, my poor wife is already rueing the day that she brought this sucker home. Love you baby!

Give me a couple of weeks to get on track again , and if there's to be a Greybeard Derby, I will want a number.

Thanks!

haha what part of my warning did you not understand mate?

it'll take you a few weeks to adjust to the wheel, its learning all over again and your poor wife will be browsing the s*x toys catalogue!

i give you a month and your times will be chopped heavily!!

Petrolmania · 15 February 09, 15:14

Yup, I agree and getting my G25 over my DFP made me learn again. (Also made rfactor drivable!) and now I set the shifter up RHD and once again am a "new driver"

My, this simstuff is fun!!

Congrats and welcome to the fold!

12 February 09, 02:47	#1
k8tbar Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	Thanks I'm old. Or at least somedays I feel that way. I was introduced to GTL by accident (I bought GTR2 for my youngest, and GTL came along free with package). But once I saw the cars available in GTL, I was suddenly again a seventeen year-old idiot full of the lust for speed, albeit one that tried to forget how poorly my parent's 1964 Ford Galaxy (no heat, no radio) satisfied that lust. Still, GTL let me "drive" those cars that drove me, and pretty soon, it took me over. Fortunately, I now recognize that I can't compete with y'all, or even my own best self, when put to the test of racing in sim world. Human reflexes, such are they are, fade with age, as do so many memories. But I can't describe how absolutely fabulous it is after a long day of being a flak-jacket for clients just to crank up an old Jag or Austin and take an uncomplicated run or two around Nordschleife Tourist. Not racing to win, not driving for time, but just driving. For fun. Pretty much the same concept I had at seventeen, just with better hardware and no cops. To those of you that have used your fantastic computer skills to generate these magnificent cars and tracks just so some knucklehead like me can turn a few laps each night and thereby get over the day, I am truly grateful. That's it. Thanks.

12 February 09, 02:55	#2
Wessy Uploader Join Date: Jun 2006	Welcome Welcome, and glad you're enjoying yourself. As you start learning more, and I'm sure you will, then perhaps take a look at the Power & Glory Mod for GTR2. Now that is fun ! Wessy

12 February 09, 03:23	#3
JamminJames Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gilmer, Texas	Glad to have you aboard. I can relate to being older(55). I've only been a member here for a couple months and this group of guys here are simply the best. Don't worry you'll pick up speed and even if you don't just to drive around all the tracks is a blast. Try 67 Machwerk in Gtr2 for a real treat....

12 February 09, 09:32	#4
redi Superator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: On a thin crust covering a huge ball of hot molten stone whizzing through space Age: 40	Welcome, and enjoy the site and the game I agree that driving around tracks just for the sake of driving is a pleasure on its own . Maybe some day you'll feel confident enough to try some competition, and when you do, you may consider getting online and drive around with some other people. Perhaps not for competition (yet), but driving around with others, watching the real good virtual drivers and having a chat is real fun. Check out Gamers Crib for some friendly online racing and leagues.

12 February 09, 14:47	#5
CX650 Grumpy old Git Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dorset UK	Greetings and felicitations from another oldster.

12 February 09, 15:10	#6
Roger TT/3 Join Date: May 2003 Location: England Age: 54	Hi ho! Welcome Plenty of "grown ups" here I was drawn into GTL because of the cars, then I found that the racing was good and the on-line racing was even better. Don't worry about reflexes - us old guys have cunning on our side

12 February 09, 15:12	#7
night_owl2007 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Liverpool, England Age: 37	great stuff, i love it when sim racing gets new converts... tho i bet the wives and girlfriends arent at all happy and tho i dont play GTL, i do have the GTL-GTR2 mod for GTR2 and i love the legends cars myself...dont get me wrong i love some of the modern cars, but theres something about classic cars that does it for me! and yeah tho i try to be quick and im very competitive in any type of car, i can understand the idea of just having fun and not trying to be the fastest and so on... it makes it more fun and less hard on your nerves!! you didnt mention if you had a wheel? but if you have the money to get yourself a quality wheel, maybe a G25-then you'll be having the most fun you could have with your clothes on! trust me! and yeah i'd like to salute the modders and skinners and game developers too... they all do a great job and make this hobby so fun! thanks! oh one final point, yeah the majority on here are real good people, really helpful and friendly... whether your sim is GTL or GTR2 or whatever... its a pleasure to use this site! damn if that didnt seem like im brown nosing!

13 February 09, 05:01	#8
Petrolmania Easily Distracted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anarkist Garage, Cyberspace. Age: 49	GTL is THE game. I completely understand your sentiments. I live in a country completely devoid of interesting cars and it's nice to "drive" the cars I dream of when I buy British Car magazines.

14 February 09, 01:03	#9
k8tbar Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	One of y'all must have called my wife, because my beloved bride has just provided me with a MOMO racing wheel as a Valentine's day present. Maybe she was sick of my repeated whining and moping about having to play the greastest driving game ever using a ten+ year-old Microsoft Sidewinder, or maybe she loves me. Who care's? I'm back in the game.

14 February 09, 03:32	#11
AndreiRS Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Porto Alegre - Brasil Age: 23	hmmm haha, when i got my g25 she asked how much i spent on it... and i: 30 dollars...

14 February 09, 10:10	#13
tarkus07 Donated Join Date: Jan 2008	Welcome to the group, wish you the best with your new "toys".

14 February 09, 10:19	#14
sunalp2 Grease Monkey Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne. Age: 61	I think there are more old farts here, with flagging reflexes, than you would imagine.

14 February 09, 10:27	#15
tarkus07 Donated Join Date: Jan 2008	I think we should start considering doing a "Masters League".

14 February 09, 21:38	#18
Pizzaman Minifreak & Muscleman Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Groningen Centre of the Universe	How about an old fart league then?

14 February 09, 22:34	#21
night_owl2007 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Liverpool, England Age: 37	well my girlfriend lives in the US and i in England (long story, dont ask!) , so i couldnt feel the daggers when i told her id spent so much on the G25, but could feel some sharp pinpricks the next day, her and them damn voodoo effigies of me!

15 February 09, 02:40	#27
k8tbar Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	Holy smokes! Having a wheel and pedals is like learning the game all over! I was up until 3 a.m. last night just trying to dial the MOMO in, and now it looks like all those set-ups I labored so long over are about as useless as slicks on a Yugo. Y'all are right about one thing, however, my poor wife is already rueing the day that she brought this sucker home. Love you baby! Give me a couple of weeks to get on track again , and if there's to be a Greybeard Derby, I will want a number. Thanks!

15 February 09, 15:14	#30
Petrolmania Easily Distracted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anarkist Garage, Cyberspace. Age: 49	Yup, I agree and getting my G25 over my DFP made me learn again. (Also made rfactor drivable!) and now I set the shifter up RHD and once again am a "new driver" My, this simstuff is fun!! Congrats and welcome to the fold!