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  1. JZStudios said:
    It's not dirt, but damn it's pretty.
    https://youtu.be/JUKiB0iVUHg
    As mach as we all LOVE Slap, this was.... moderately decent. Imagine that in DR.

    Some effects (water) are nice.  The foliage is just awful, @urgaffel and co. do amazing work in making the environment seem so alive and real.  I think any 'bling' we may be feeling from this video is how the gfx engine handles.  

    The thing I noticed is all the camera angles, its just seems so fresh.  

  2. Ok, I would have to say that was nearly the best Gymkhana yet (besides the first with the Subie, of course :wink:)  And it was only 100 miles from where I live, may have to visit that site some time.  

    Too bad about him getting kicked out of Australia when trying to secure filming locations.  So funny that the land of MAD MAX frowns so much on hooning

  3. Obviously I'm not a WRC game fan, but I will try our WRC6, just because rally and looking for MORE RALLY stages, etc.  I'm not afraid to say I like other games too :neutral: 

    Here is something that interests me:

    https://youtu.be/vF9iR3g8QMc

    I like this from DiRT1 and I miss the side by side racing (not a WRX fan).  It would be great to have something similar, without breaking a trademark or infringement.



  4. According to Twitter, they have all went home before race because of various commitments.  

    Seems a bit strange to drag all those people there, pack up and leave just prior to the racing.  Lot of people for a few photos and interviews, IDK maybe logistics required it.

    I think im just confused 

  5. cjl9 said:
    ...and I'm downloading Obduction. That might take me away from DR for quite a while. If it's like Riven, Myst and the others in the series.
    I've been playing around with the controversial (not to me) Star Citizen for a while.  Its filling in that void of incremental and continuous dev releases.  Also there is some gossip there too.  Also its kind of a nice break from my intense focus on racing games.  Still playing them, SC breaks often and gets a bit frustrating being an Alpha but hey, I would dye to have a broken alpha of the next DiRT game. 

  6. KickUp said:
    I assumed that there would be some purpose to there visit, unlikely it's just a pr visit to promote a 4 month old game (for console anyway, even older for pc).
    Yep. This is very unlikely. There will be a... 'purpose'. 
    Yup Brittany possesses a rich cultural and historic heritage: castles, fortified towns, museums, towns full of art and history, standing stones...so many places and things to discover....
    You forgot wine.
    Not forgotten, it's well known own that the French like to wine....
    cough cough Ogier cough cough running order.. :)


  7. 789ifyz said:
    tbtstt said:
    I assumed that there would be some purpose to there visit, unlikely it's just a pr visit to promote a 4 month old game (for console anyway, even older for pc).
    Yep. This is very unlikely. There will be a... 'purpose'. 
    Ooooh look, actual gossip in the gossip thread!
    OMG THE WORLD'S GONNA END!!!
    QUICKLY, someone derail the thread.

    erm, umm... Got it! Subaru


    I hear they are looking over a yellow WRC 22b STI for Rallycross inclusion

  8. JZStudios said:
    tbtstt said:
    JZStudios said:
    In any case, I'm only 21, and the economy here sucks so hard that I can't even afford to try to go to college to try and move out. And you can't afford to move out on your own.
    That sounds very familiar. I'm in the minority among my friends in that I stayed at home longer in order to accumulate enough money to pay for a deposit: most moved out and started renting and, once you're in the rent trap, it's hard to get out of it.

    Still, you are paying a lot less for fuel than we are, so that should cheer you up! :smiley:
    I suppose. Tucson is pretty cheap for fuel. Little while ago it was back down to $1.80/gallon Which is still high considering all the gas sources we could tap on American soil.
    I've also heard that the British economy is better than Americas, so even with those high taxes and all you guys have more spending money, then again that was also a few years ago.
    gfRally said:
    @JZStudios
    If we are tossing numbers around, over the hill are 1-5million dollar homes (castles?), doesn't do me any good, except raises my property value some. 
    You said you had a cheap house.
    And how do we know your house isn't lowering theirs? ;)

    Here is a pic of my "cheap house" 



    Like I said, i have no problems, and no teeth

  9. @JZStudios


    I live in suburbia in a quirky (everyone knows everyone), quaint old town, main business was a large saw mill in the late 1800's and the town is well preserved and economy is great here.  

    If we are tossing numbers around, over the hill are 1-5million dollar homes (castles?), doesn't do me any good, except raises my property value some.  

    There are plenty of homes around here that average $250-$500k.  I spent less because I wanted an older, home I like the way they are built, I have had very little maintenance issues, none like you guys are explaining - eeeek!  

    No offense but, I don't live in some poor area like you are implying, I just live simple.

  10. tbtstt said:
    JZStudios said:
    tbtstt said:
    JZStudios said:

    Nope

    so, I have now finished uni, and am currently in the process of saving up a lot of money for next year. Here's my problem though, I'm undecided what to spend it on:

    Option 1- A two month trip from coast to coast in the USA, going pretty much everywhere, including an attempt on Seb Loeb's Pikes Peak world record in a hire car. Something I've wanted to do for a while

    Option 2- A rally car and my first season in the BTRDA as a driver

    decisions decisions.... 
    I'd say save up for two years. I have a friend who made it through college and saved just about every penny, almost 5 years later he's got almost everything 100% paid off, including his house, so pretty soon he'll have all his paycheck to spend on hobbies.
    Ha, I take it you are in the US @JZStudios? I worked whilst in college and Uni so I didn't have to take any student loans out. I left uni with no debts so I could immediately start saving funds for a deposit on a house. I finally had enough to buy one last year: I'll be 58 when I finish paying for it. 
    Yeah, we only pay for ourselves here. Don't know how old you are now, but if it takes that long whatever you went to college for seems.... well... My friends about 30 and will have everything paid off in about 5 years, and that's with buying other things, like house renovations and a studio. Expensive house renovations. Like, stupid expensive.
    I'm 34 now, was 33 at purchase. From the little reading I've done, I think there is a considerable difference in property prices between the US and the UK. The house I bought is a pretty compact two bedroom semi detached house: it was £260,000 and that was just before local property prices spiked again. 

    Holy cow, thats a lot for the US.  I have a smallish house with some nice acreage and a 2 car detached garage.  Paid way way less than that but its a 110 year old house so I have had to do some renovations (cosmetic) finished up inside now working on outside, but I DIY everything so I have saved a lot on labor.  Its been fun, but I am tired, hope next year to be done.  But I am 43 and I will have have it paid off when I am 65, seems like a long road ahead.  

  11. PaloSamo said:
    Toyota was beyond difficult, we were told the reason when we visited, but unfortunately it's not our place to repeat why! But from what we gathered Toyota was 0% chance from day 1
    Are they making a video game themselves? 
    No i think there were committed to another video game.
    Nope

    so, I have now finished uni, and am currently in the process of saving up a lot of money for next year. Here's my problem though, I'm undecided what to spend it on:

    Option 1- A two month trip from coast to coast in the USA, going pretty much everywhere, including an attempt on Seb Loeb's Pikes Peak world record in a hire car. Something I've wanted to do for a while

    Option 2- A rally car and my first season in the BTRDA as a driver

    decisions decisions.... 

    Well, if its the US i can give you lots of info from my previous trips, including pikes peak.  I would be torn between the two options as well.  You could catch a dismal (compared to UK/EU) RallyAmerica event

  12. Asked the question to @KickUp if there was more money in the budget for DR would there have more cars/manufactures that didn't say no in rally.

    Response was, "sure."

    My point is, if money wasnt tight we could have seen more, but i think being frugal money was spent obviously on the 'best bang for the buck'.

    So... to do the opposite of a wish list, who would NOT have wanted thier cars in DR?  Who would be a difficult manufacture? 

  13. MrDeap said:
    I think most don't consider the crumple zone on car & how the car safety cage rigidity really change between a hatch & a sedan.

    The car safety cage act the same as a bridge structure & have to withstand impact. Car structure & design aren't modeled randomly.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhdx2HTH7to

    The problem with a hatch is the rigidity. Sure on a rally car you can remove the chair & put a large sway bar, cage whatever... But on a road car you can't really do it well, but still... Have to be modded...


    I don't typically street race my road car (is a NA 2.5) its just fun to drive, but as my daily, I like the convenience of a hatch.  Camping is easy to pack for, I can occasionally grab some lumber, etc.  I went from a large SUV to this for gas mileage (10mpg :neutral:  to 23mpg) so the hatch made the transition a little easier.
     
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