Thoughts of NASCAR cars in next GT game?

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Just wondering, as a NASCAR fan, what most of the GTPlanet.net users thought about PD featuring NASCAR-style stock cars in the next Gran Turismo game.
Yes?. . .
No?. . . Why not?

Remember to keep in mind that these cars don't only "go in circles", but they aslo travel to road courses.

(Sorry if this is in the wrong category of the forums.)
 
No, simply because there are other games dedicated to NASCAR. If that's not good enough then because I don't like NASCAR and whatever I don't like will not be in GT4 becuase I am the king of everthing.

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The addition of Nextel Cup Cars could be a great addition to the GT series. Stock Cars are fairly easy to drive, thus making them noob friendly, especially for online racing. And, an all stock car race on Super Speedway would be a great experience since the racing would be very close, and very fast given half decent drivers.
 
I understand you completely, Dorifto, but what I'd want to see is the NASCAR stock cars racing against a GT40, Viper, and other cars that you wouldn't normally see in a NASCAR game.
And Ev0 brings up a good point about the online gameplay which would make racing tighter and way more competitive. And a neat thing about having the NASCAR cars in the GT series is all of the other tracks that could be raced on, like Laguna Seca, Monaco, Tokyo, Rome, etc.
 
So according to Viper and Dorfito's reasoning, there should be no F1's in GT3 because there are already F1 only games out there. Same goes for rally mode.

One of the things that makes the GT series so popular is the variety of cars. GT prides itself on having everything from Demios to 787Bs, so I think stock cars will fit right in.
 
Originally posted by Ev0
So according to Viper and Dorfito's reasoning, there should be no F1's in GT3 because there are already F1 only games out there. Same goes for rally mode.
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I didnt say that. Dont be puttin words in my mouth. Besides the most fun I've had playing Nascar games is the crashes. :p
 
I suppose riced out imports should be in GT4 as well because there are games for them. :rolleyes:
 
I would prefer to having touring car championships from around the world than having NASCAR's on GT

C'mon there's like 3, 4 new NASCAR games every year.
 
I wouldn't mind a bit if they were included, regardless of how many exclusive stock car games there are already, their game physics would succumb to PD's technology anyway.
 
Seeing NASCAR on the tracks in GT would be cool, but, they would get their doors blown off by a GT40. Now if PD made a game just for NASCAR,that might have some apeal. But, if you do it for one brand,then you would have to do it for them all.Putting 1 or2 in wouldn't be to bad, if they could get the rights to them is a different story.I would rather see the street versions, like the Monte Carlo instead.
 
Originally posted by Sleek Stratos
I wouldn't mind a bit if they were included, regardless of how many exclusive stock car games there are already, their game ph

ysics would succumb to PD's technology anyway.
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Well said. ;)
 
Now as you know, I'm a road racing fan, so the inclusion of NASCAR would either improve or spoil the series. As a "Did you Know," did you know that with the Ford Taurus SHO in Gran Turismo 2, if you get a racing mod for it, you can somehow unlock Mark Martin's Taurus from the 1999 Winston Cup (at the time) series? Only thing is that the lights work, but you cannot get a better engine. And you can't get rear-wheel drive.

I basically think that road racing prowess has made the GT series what it is. It was the same reason I liked Speedvision until NASCAR took over. You know, ruining Le Mans and Petit Le Mans last year (and more of the same this year, I guess). I promise that I won't sound off after being told "you should open up to NASCAR more," but I think Jeff Gordon's DuPont Chevrolet, and maybe the #9 Dodge Intrepid would work. I don't mind oval racing, just that I can't have it like habit.

And as a mini-topic, I think Super Speedway is more of a road course than your basic oval. The Super Speedway needs more banking and maybe longer straights. But for the most part, the Super Speedway 150 is a waste of an hour's worth of endurance racing. Road racing enthusiasts probably would have seen the Midfield Raceway 75 or 100. If PD wants to get serious with ovals, I have these recommendations: As long as the Super Speedway, but with about as much banking as the Test Course. And if it wants to add a course to it, an infield road course with the Super Speedway should give Rolex Sports Car series fans something to cheer about.
 
F1 cars fit into GT much more than nascar because of the tracks. ya NASCAR has road races too, but theyre slower than ACTUAL stock cars on the courses, so obviously they arent really meant for them, and tho there are some oval tracks in GT, the game doesnt focus on them at all. GT is about actual racetracks, and road courses. not saying that they shouldnt put NASCAR cars into the series, but unless they put more tracks that suite NASCAR cars, then it wouldnt be the best of ideas.
 
No NASCAR is right. And like I said in my "Is there discrimination in American racing coverage?" topic, I think NASCAR races some technical road courses. Sears Point is a tough course (except the wussy configuration nowadays), Watkins Glen is... well, Grand-Am is good with it, so I'm not bothered by the New York course anymore, and the NASCAR Trucks used to run Heartland Topeka Park. Topeka was a tough course because I raced it in NASCAR Racing 1999 for the PC. While NASCAR shines on ovals, they pretty much picked some nice circuits other than some of the big name circuits here in America (by the way, Busch used to race Limerock Park).

When I asked if "Sega Super GT/SCUD Race" should finally come to consoles, one person replied "aren't there enough arcade racers already?" Well, someone on this one would say "isn't there enough NASCAR games?" I played NASCAR Thunder 2004 as a demo, and the same "slow as a tank" driving style was eminent. However, the graphics were pretty good. But do I see it in GT4? Only a few cars, not the entire 2003 grid. And I say Jeff Gordon because he's a hell of a road racer. I say the #9 Dodge because it looks cool. And if you can't have one sponsored by some other company, why not one in the car make's livery? But if you want history, either make it one of the number #43 Petty cars of the 70s or one of Dale Earnhardt's black #3 rides. Other than that, Super Speedway and Test Course are all the ovals I need. Maybe one more that combines the two, but that's it.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll try to drift out this Panoz Esperante GT1 around Rome.
 
Bah NASCAR, cars driving in circles how exciting. I despise NASCAR, its just so boring watching cars race around an oval. GT should stick to what its done so far in my opinion.
 
I'm no fan of NASCAR either, but having just a few NASCARS and maybe adding another oval in GT4 would add a new series to game. Remeber it's a game about cars not any particular kind of car.

And John, I see what you want from aspeedway, but PD can't really change the super speedway because I think thats the Motegi circuit, not 100% sure on that but I have heard the Motegi ring called the super speedway.
 
I wouldn't mind a car or two, like the NASCAR type Ford SHO in GT2. It was fun, and handled OK. It didn't have a lot of power, but that's PD for you.
 
Originally posted by JohnBM01
If PD wants to get serious with ovals, I have these recommendations: As long as the Super Speedway, but with about as much banking as the Test Course. And if it wants to add a course to it, an infield road course with the Super Speedway should give Rolex Sports Car series fans something to cheer about.
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agreed - the speedway with 30 degrees of banking and an infield would be awesome.
 
Only it wouldn't, because the real track doesn't have that banking.
 

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