[simpits-tech] Flight Racing Sims?

[Brian Sikkema]

I think you might be right. I just checked, and Reno Air Racing was being
developed by "Victory Interactive" and Xtreme Air Racing was made by
"Victory Simulations." That's a major coincidence, if not grounds for a
lawsuit. So it looks like that is the case.

Brian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Bailey" <mattb at rtccom.net>
To: "Simulator Cockpit tech list" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 12:25 AM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Flight Racing Sims?


> Hmmm that Reno Air Racing looks like Xtreme Air Racing. I do seem to
recall
> the name changed, I'm pretty sure those are the same game. FWIW, I wasn't
> very impressed with the demo but this was on a 500mhz, I've been told it's
a
> whole different game on a decent system.
>
> A while back a friend of mine did some nice Reno scenery for X-Plane,
> complete with accurate pylons (he used an aerial photo, I believe). Me and
> another X-Plane'er raced "original" and racing WWII planes (among other
odd
> things) and let me tell you, it was a blast! Particularly when the race
was
> tight, although even just zipping around the pylons at near ground level
was
> exciting. There were several instances on my end of wingtips dragging on
the
> ground and props striking. Trying to get back to the runway from almost
zero
> altitude after a prop strike was interesting. :) I also took an RV-3
around
> the course a few times (zippy little homebuilt, http://vansaircraft.com )
> that was pretty fun. And X-Plane isn't even a dedicated racing sim!
>
> -Matt Bailey
>
> On Tuesday 16 September 2003 06:44 pm, you wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > Is anyone out there building a pit for a flight racing sim? I think it
> > would be a really fun project (And not too complicated, either).
> >
> > I remember seeing a sim in development at www.renoairracing.com, but it
> > appears to be vaporware, which is too bad, it looked really promising.
> > There's an article with some screenies here:
> > http://www.aafo.com/flightsims/reno/index2.htm
> >
> > Another one I found that did hit the market, but is a couple years old,
is
> > here: http://www.xtremeairracing.com/ The interesting thing about these
> > guys is they actually have a P-51 cockpit for sale! The full-up working
pit
> > is waaaay more expensive than I would pay (They say $70k for a full-up
> > high-end system, and that uses a flat-panel for all the guages. But the
> > basic pit, which would probably be a great starting point for a home
sim,
> > is only $4k.
> >
> > I personally love the idea of air racing, I would *love* to get some
time
> > in a sim like this... I might just have to build one! (after the Merc,
of
> > course ;)
> >
> > Brian
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