DIRT and Rally Racing.... come learn the ...

I'm getting quite pissed at the comments which state that DIRT isn't ''realistic'' enough, I mean seriously has no one come across proper rally racing, it's quite popular in the UK? I know rally racing isn't big in the US and the americas, but a lot of comments seem to be so ignorant. Firstly the cars are supposed to turn on a sixpence, i.e. very easily, it's the nature of rally racing that the cars have to handle brilliantly or else you're dead, crashed over a cliff edge. Remember these cars have to go down straights at 110mph and then take a hairpin at 30mph instantaneously. They're not stiff nascar cars which feel like they would need an airport runway to do a 3 point turn.Below are videos of rally racing and how the cars handle, it shows that DIRT is realistic, it's car damage model is also excellent. Rally Racing Video 1
Awesome video of a rally master 8)
EDIT: Watch the videos before posting The problem comes when you compare rally racing to nascar or track racing, two completely different forms of racing.  Oh and DIRT is awesome. :D DIRT and Rally Racing.... come learn the ...
keep telling yourself that...DIRT and Rally Racing.... come learn the ...
[QUOTE=''Rebel108'']keep telling yourself that...[/QUOTE]Watch the videos and you'll realise you owned yourself. :|
rally drivers tap the brake or use the hand brake to do these spectacual drifts but on dirt u dnt need 2 use the brakes at all. dnt get me wrong, ill still end up getting it
Excellent post. I was just playing DiRT and realized that the cars were VERY touchy. See the hands in the video of the drivers and in turns they are all over the place. BTW that video was awesome as well. It is crazy when the guy drives down a straight with people all lined off to the side and running off the road lol. DiRT is an AWESOME game. I am def. Buying it. I got the wheel just 2 days ago (If you live in canada, get it from Futureshop until the 31st for only 100CND (60 bucks off!). The wheel is really fun with this game.
I just downloaded the DiRT demo this morning and was definitely impressed.  The first track I tried was with the Evo though because what I know of Rally is that the Evo won Colin Mcrae (?) a million championships or something.  So I tried it and wow, the dirt track and Evo were terrible.  So slippery and floaty.  But then I tried the dune buggy and had a blast, then the Impreza and had fun as well.  Maybe its just the Evo?  The buggy handled beautifully on a dirt race track.
[QUOTE=''fenwickhotmail'']rally drivers tap the brake or use the hand brake to do these spectacual drifts but on dirt u dnt need 2 use the brakes at all. dnt get me wrong, ill still end up getting it[/QUOTE]It's slightly simplified for the controller, remember that unlike a steering wheel in which you can do a full lock in under a second an analog stick is just not the same. 
i agree with hoobinator Dirt is an awesome game and ive only played the demo i cant wait for it to come out the crash pyshics are incredible i just like driving into the barriers to watch how realisticly they react with your car and the enviroment! =]
i love the game but the only thing I can complain about is when I crash and the car starts flipping in the air is like its trying to pull is self down and land on the wheels again, instead of landing on the roof. its like a magnet sometimes. other than that its an awsome game and i cant wait for it to get released, ive already played the demo trough like 20 times. just cant get enough of DiRT
I agree... well on the part about Dirt.  Your post is interesting though, you show your concern for ignorance regarding a certain type of racing and then downplay NASCAR... that seemed unecessary, but oh well.I really enjoy playing Dirt with the controller, but it feels pretty terrible with the steering wheel.  I don't know how to describe it,  but I always end up overcompensating.  It feels like there's some sort of mouse acceleration but applied to steering, and it's terrible.  I don't have this problem with Forza.  I'll play with the controller settings some more and see if I can get it figured out.  The force feedback effects are GREAT with this game.
rally racing games' have never been my cup of tea, even though i love realistic sim racers on pavement.
I'm with ya dude! I'm a long time fan of the Colin McRae series (well any rallye game honestly) and rallye racing in general and DiRT is one of the best rallye games to come around in a long, long time. After playing the demo I have even more love for this game. I really could careless what people have to say about DiRT or rallye racing in general, as long as I get my copy! June can't come soon enough.
[QUOTE=''TheSystemLord1'']I just downloaded the DiRT demo this morning and was definitely impressed.  The first track I tried was with the Evo though because what I know of Rally is that the Evo won Colin Mcrae (?) a million championships or something.  So I tried it and wow, the dirt track and Evo were terrible.  So slippery and floaty.  But then I tried the dune buggy and had a blast, then the Impreza and had fun as well.  Maybe its just the Evo?  The buggy handled beautifully on a dirt race track.[/QUOTE]I didn't think that Evo was too slipperly on the uphill race, infact I think it handled perfectly; maybe you're just not used to playing rally games.
I think the handling is a little too off. There is no way on earth an Evo could stop that short on a loose surface in real life, that is defying the laws of physics. It is a good game though.
[QUOTE=''Hoobinator'']The problem comes when you compare rally racing to nascar or track racing, two completely different forms of racing.[/QUOTE]Here in America, there is oval racing on dirt (A lot of the NASCAR drivers come from that background). It's basically the same as taking a long, left handed sweeper on the mountains without elevation changes. Those people know the basics of sliding on dirt... although I know rallying is more demanding. Plus dirt track models are very heavy, unlike the stripped down 4WD cars used in the WRC.
ive been knowing this.and dirt will be the best racing game ever.
[QUOTE=''MyopicCanadian'']I agree... well on the part about Dirt. Your post is interesting though, you show your concern for ignorance regarding a certain type of racing and then downplay NASCAR... that seemed unecessary, but oh well.I really enjoy playing Dirt with the controller, but it feels pretty terrible with the steering wheel. I don't know how to describe it, but I always end up overcompensating. It feels like there's some sort of mouse acceleration but applied to steering, and it's terrible. I don't have this problem with Forza. I'll play with the controller settings some more and see if I can get it figured out. The force feedback effects are GREAT with this game. [/QUOTE]How was he downplaying Nascar?  All he said was that Rally and Nascar are two very different types of racing styles.  The comment on the three point turn on a runway hanger is not negative, it's just stating that the steering is different and Nascar only requires you to turn left, you're not sliding all over the place. 
i thought the demo was fantastic, much better than forza 2 demo.
[QUOTE=''misfit_780'']i agree with hoobinator Dirt is an awesome game and ive only played the demo i cant wait for it to come out the crash pyshics are incredible i just like driving into the barriers to watch how realisticly they react with your car and the enviroment! =][/QUOTE] I will buy it if they remove the bloom , improve the framerate and remove the jaggies in the environment.
[QUOTE=''turgore''][QUOTE=''misfit_780'']i agree with hoobinator Dirt is an awesome game and ive only played the demo i cant wait for it to come out the crash pyshics are incredible i just like driving into the barriers to watch how realisticly they react with your car and the enviroment! =][/QUOTE] I will buy it if they remove the bloom , improve the framerate and remove the jaggies in the environment.[/QUOTE]  Remove the bloom? You dont like realism then? ANyway... SICK game... i love it. Buying it for sure. Would like to see a Rallisport 3 tho...

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