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  Aug. 4, 2010 2:20 p.m. tb New Reader

  Does anyone know of a game or program with a realistic version of Pike's Peak?

  I am way behind the times in gaming and racing simulators, but I have read a good article recently about their usefulness. I understand that many worldwide venues have been replicated in varying detail on various platforms, but am unaware of any that specifically have an accurate version of Pike's Peak. Google found me a title called "Dirt" that looks pretty good, but no info about its accuracy...

  I only own a wii and a crappy old dell at this point, so I am sure that I would need to purchase any relevant hardware also. Any suggestions?

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  Aug. 4, 2010 2:25 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

  rFactor has it.

  rFactor Central Pikes Peak

  walterj, playing with the 'preferred username' feature

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  Aug. 4, 2010 2:37 p.m. racerfink Reader

  The Dirt one is pretty accurate

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  Aug. 4, 2010 2:51 p.m. tb New Reader

  Thanks for the tips so far. I will probably study several versions over the next couple of years so any input helps.

  On a related note, what kind of setup does everyone prefer to play on? The pc based simulators are kinda large and pricey, but certainly not prohibitive. A console system seems much smaller, but are they good enough to learn the course layout?

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  Aug. 4, 2010 3:20 p.m. BoxheadTim Dork

  rFactor didn't seem to be that pricey to me when I bought it (keep in mind that unlike with iRacing, you don't have to pay a monthly fee).

  Also, make sure you buy a decent wheel & pedal set if you don't have one already.

  Sanity is vastly overrated.

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  Aug. 4, 2010 3:43 p.m. tb New Reader

  In reply to BoxheadTim:

  I'm not trying to complain about prices, it is all cheaper then a weeks worth of tires... I am just trying to figure out if I need a dedicated setup the size of my couch complete with sparco and cool suit or if i should just go to a big box store and buy a bunch of stuff off the shelf. I suspect the answer is probably both, starting simple and progressing towards serious but I am certainly no expert.

  www.codenamesmith.com

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  Aug. 4, 2010 3:57 p.m. BoxheadTim Dork

  I've survived so far without a 'gaming rig' - granted, I don't do that much sim racing...

  As rFactor is a few years old by now, one of the advantages is that you don't need a super fast, state of the art PC to play it on. I so far used an 3yo AMD dual core with a decent graphics card, that worked OK. I haven't tried my latest CL special (a 2yo Dell with one of the slower Intel quad cores and a 24" monitor, all for under $400) because I don't have a wheel yet, but I'm pretty sure that's going to be OK, too.

  To see if your PC is fast enough, I'd just download the rFactor demo/trial from their website and try it out...

  Sanity is vastly overrated.

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  Aug. 4, 2010 4:04 p.m. Platinum90 SuperDork

  The dirt version is pretty accurate...compare it side by side to in car video, and its more or less correct.

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