{"id":427,"date":"2005-03-24T21:13:42","date_gmt":"2005-03-24T21:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/2005\/03\/24\/IWantIWantIWant.aspx"},"modified":"2005-03-24T21:13:42","modified_gmt":"2005-03-24T21:13:42","slug":"i-want-i-want-i-want-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/2005\/03\/24\/i-want-i-want-i-want-2\/","title":{"rendered":"I want, I want, I want!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Alright, you like racing but don\u2019t have sponsors?&nbsp; Does going fast get your blood going but your local constabulary has you on speed dial?&nbsp; Will your mom not let you borrow the car?<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Have no fear, the world of racing sims is here.&nbsp; Home PCs and video game consoles are now up to snuff and can provide you with an in-home experience to rival that of your favorite arcade.&nbsp; If, however, you are not satisfied with simply keeping up with the joneses and want to spray them with tire chum and leave them in your turbulence, pay attention, I\u2019ve got the setup for you.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><A href=\"http:\/\/www.us.playstation.com\/Content\/OGS\/SCUS-97328\/Site\/\">Gran Turismo 4<\/A> with a force feedback steering wheel?&nbsp; Kid stuff.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><A href=\"http:\/\/www.racebasecockpit.com\/index.html\">Microsim Racebase<\/A> with three 17\u201d LCD monitors?&nbsp; Go big or go home.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>If you really want to go the full nine yards you need the <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100110212139\/http:\/\/www.hexatechracing.com:80\/\">Hexatech\u2122 Racing Simulator<\/a>.<\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<P>The <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100110212139\/http:\/\/www.hexatechracing.com:80\/\">Hexatech<\/a>\u2122 experience is as close to a true race experience as you can get: Feel the real G-forces, battle the accurate force feedback steering and exact car dynamics.&nbsp; All placed in a multiplayer arena.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><IMG height=230 alt=hexatech2.jpg src=\"http:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/content\/binary\/hexatech2.jpg\" width=300 border=0><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P>Yep, this bad boy is a motion platform with a full 6 degrees of freedom.&nbsp; There is enough articulation and power in the Hexatech to generate over 2 G\u2019s of acceleration.&nbsp; A <A href=\"http:\/\/www.corvette.com\">Corvette<\/A> with a good suspension setup and sticky tires can exceed 1 G on a good day (I\u2019ll tell you for sure, that\u2019s a ton of fun), so there\u2019s no doubt that if you hook yourself into this racing sim you\u2019re going to feel like you\u2019re really there.&nbsp; Combine the F1-like g-forces with 3 23\u201d LCDs, THX surround sound and a bunch of other cool acronyms and you\u2019ve got guaranteed adrenaline. Heck, if it can impress <A href=\"http:\/\/www.janlammers.com\/\">Jan Lammers<\/A> it\u2019ll be fine with me.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Are they allowed to do that?&nbsp; Sure, FCS cut their teeth by making motion simulators for aircraft.&nbsp; Spun off from Dutch aircraft company, <A href=\"http:\/\/www.fokker-aircraft.info\/\">Fokker<\/A>, FCS has a ton of experience building high-end motion simulators.&nbsp; Having the military as your customer tends to give you license to generate some really, really cool stuff.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>And now for the bad news: you either need to fly to <A href=\"http:\/\/www.sixflags.nl\/walibiworld\/home\/index_en.cfm?lg=en\">Six Flags in Holland<\/A> or pony up $227,000 per station.&nbsp; If, however, you have the bucks and roughly 8000 square feet of floor space you and 19 of your closest friends can get together for some real(ish) hard-core racing.&nbsp; You are 100% less likely to die\u2026 you may, however, puke.<BR>&nbsp;<BR><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100110212139\/http:\/\/www.hexatechracing.com:80\/\">Check out FCS\u2019s Hexatech site<\/a> and be sure to watch the video.<BR><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alright, you like racing but don\u2019t have sponsors?&nbsp; Does going fast get your blood going but your local constabulary has you on speed dial?&nbsp; Will your mom not let you borrow the car? 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