Not much anymore

[Y2kGoofball]

Hey all

not much being said anymore now thay pushed back the date!!!

Y2k

[Dylan]

i wish i played it when i was at the summernats

[Y2kGoofball]

Yeah ...

probably the only time before this Christmas you would have got to play it!!

Y2k

[Mickcals]

:hat:well you can play v8 challenge when it comes out at the end of March:hat:

:hat:and what cars do you what me to make for v8 challenge so i get the pictures ready :hat:

[MattB]

hmm, l heard the game wont be released to april 19th? is that true???

[Y2kGoofball]

I heard March 20, so probably around that time yes.

The reason is that EA are releasing the game with the 2002 cars in it already because someone must have realised that 2001 cars are a bit old now

Y2k

[AccadaccA]

Yes, this is what I have read too, for being the delay.
LOL, it'll be 2003 before they finish changing the cars to 2002 standards. ^_^


Gawd I hope they realize that FAI didn't sponsor the Bathurst podium last year, "Cougar" bourbon did, and who knows what this year holds? They'll get the cars done, announce yet another release date then sit back cellebrating until they read this post and stop the release again to redo the track textures to suit the year. DOH! Sorry fellas. heh Well, it seems to have happened with the cars.

The blue FAI foot bridge / podium area was the first thing I noticed with that lot of V8Challenge screenshots. :nono:

http://v8shakes.racerplanet.com/images/gallery/sm001.jpg

So that was obviously based on 2001 or (earlier) photographs of the Bathurst track. :( I wonder when they actually started making this game?

[Y2kGoofball]

you know acca your totally right!

I wonder when they started to make the tracks at least before they released that they were doing it??

Y2k

[MattB]

it would of been smart to leave the ad banners as one of the last things to do.

they had to make models of the tracks and cars, but doesn't mean they had to texture all the ad banners.

ie: they could of left the Bathurst podim ad's white, until they knew when the game will be released, and give it the approriate ad.

[AccadaccA]

Oh well, we'll just have to keep releasing upgrades :D

[Mickcals]

:hat:The reason why they haven't realsed it is becuse of the bugs that EA haven't sort out yet:hat:


:hat:I dont think that they are upgrading the cars from 2001 to 2002 because they would of changed the screenshots:hat:

[MattB]

goodpoint mickals, but EA havent updated the site since the 18/01/02.......that say enough?

BTW< love how u use the :hat: :hat:

how many times have u guys seen this pic???
http://www.v8challenge.com/images/coming_soon.jpg

[Y2kGoofball]

I dunno - EA have had test days at Sydneys Wonderland (u should know where that is Matt!), Bansktown and the Summernats just to name 3 off the top of my head.

They found out problems with them there and fixed them.

And from what I have seen on other forums it would sound more like textures than bugs, because if it takes EA 6 months (after they would have "finished it"), bugger knows how many tests and how many people jumpin in the seat to test it... would make EA seem a bit cheap on this game.

Plus one guy (Acca u know the guy - the guy who got ripped off his info by that other guy on another forum) is selling about 100 copies of the original 2001 textured games shortly, and he has heard they will be releasing a 2002 verison.

So if they are having bug problems how come this guys company is selling 100 copies?? They surely wouldnt release 100 + copies of a faulty game to the general public (I mean even though he owns that business still means his general public cause he dont work at EA)

And according to him one of his friends has a copy of the game and he's been playing it with no hassles.

I suppose I cant guarantee the integrity of this info but he seems to know what h's on about - after all his company is dedicated to Racing simulation games.

Y2k

Ps Matt just to make me look special - :idea: :crowd: :crowd: :hat: :hat: :hat: Hope u like it!!!

[MattB]

bankstown? holy shitE!!!! bankstown is like 10mins away from my house, and l miss out on playing V8challenge....wat a rip


PS: l do know were wonderland is Matt(y2k).;)

[Y2kGoofball]

Yeah man - it was at bansktown for like 2 days or something and I know it's 10 mins from your house cause it would have been 20 from mine!!!

Y2k

[monaro]

i'm going tommorow to the adelaide 500 so i'll check out if they have a version like at summernats.

er hum, hrt 1, 2 for quallies, 1st in race one, when are you ford boys gonna clean up your act

[MattB]

Originally posted by monaro
i'm going tommorow to the adelaide 500 so i'll check out if they have a version like at summernats.

er hum, hrt 1, 2 for quallies, 1st in race one, when are you ford boys gonna clean up your act


hope u get to play it monaro:D


ford clean up there act? noway....there's always somethng falling off those ''things''

[AccadaccA]

Yes, HRT qualified first and second but let's not forget the K-Mart Commodore qualified thrid :D

It dang near finished that way too.

At Bathurst last year those K-Mart Commodores were by far the best sounding cars in the event and on practice the two days prior they went the hardest. Truly awesome power houses to see up close.
As with all V8 Supercars, you get whiplash just trying to watch them pass you by. Close up and mobile, photography was a friggin' joke. No way man. Like shooting a moving target, you need to aim ahead.

For anyone who has ever thought of going to Bathurst do so. It is a must!!! No matter where you live in Oz. I travelled 1,400kms from Queensland and Nite drove 4,000kms from Perth.... alone.

Go once and you'll be bitten by the bug that draws you back every year.

[monaro]

yeh, i just posted the results for tommorow in the main forum :D

about bathurst, i wish i could say the same for my dad, and in fact the whole male side of my family. He went in about 1994 and brought home a dick johnson hat!!!!!! of course being 7 i had no idea and i wore it for a couple of months *uhhhhh*
the whole male side of my family know bugger all about cars, exceopt for changing oil, tires, coolant, power steering fluid etc.

actually my dad sort of like fords cos he is a harness racing driver and his colours are black with silver stars so thats why he likes gibson motorcrap, if he only knew.............

[Y2kGoofball]

Yeah and lucky for me I live at the foot of the blue mountains so it's a 2 hour drive on the highway for me (and Matt wouldnt have much further to drive either)

But lucky for me I'm a club 1 member so I get in with the HRT and have all these privilliges throughout the season (like for $500 I can have a hot lap and lunch with Skaife or Bright at any track excluding Bathurst (and Adeliade I think)

So I'm going this year - cant wait

Y2k

[AccadaccA]

Originally posted by Y2kGoofball
.... like for $500 I can have a hot lap and lunch with Skaife or Bright ..... Whoa, too cool -^
Originally posted by Y2kGoofball
.... So I'm going this year - cant wait.
Excellent! Keep in touch and I see ya there.

[Mickcals]

:hat:Wonderland and you didnt tell me:mad: :hat:

:hatwe couldof gone together Y2K, but you didnt tell me :hat:

[MattB]

y2k, l'm going to eastern creek for the V8supercars this year with a few friends........

l know ur practically rite next to eastern creek(kinda like me;) ). are u going this year? mite see u there:D

[wareznimph]

hey guys

i was the one who said about the 100 copies,

they will be the final code not a bugged incomplete code.

reality systems will be getting the final copies and selling them possibly b4 the release date.

if any of you uys want to play v8 challenge by all means contact me and i can organise a games day, a couple of $$ and we can get a few machines hooked up in the simulators

if any of you know where fairfield is in sydney??

well this is where you can come and play, we are advertising for the cockpits but we have v8 challenge running on them.

icq me me or email me and i will get some info and we can setup a day on a weekend and all come and play.

sikboy_6969@yahoo.com.au
icq:-65211058
www.reality-systems.com.au

[Y2kGoofball]

Firstly - Mickcals I didnt know until it was too late. That was their very first publicity stunt so it wasnt publicied. So i didnt know until after that.

Wares - yeah I thought it was someone round here that mentioed that.

Y2k