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Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (known as just Dirt 2 outside of Europe) is a racing game released in September 2009, and is the sequel to Colin McRae: Dirt. This is the first game in the McRae series since his death in 2007. It was announced on 19 November 2008 and features the late Colin McRae as well as Ken Block and Travis Pastrana. The game features many new race-events, including stadium events. Along with the player, a mobile home car travels from one event to another, and serves as ‘headquarters’ for the player. It features a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to diverse and challenging real-world environments. The game takes place over four continents: Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. The game includes five different event types: rally, rally cross, trailblazer, land rush and raid. This World Tour sees players competing in multi-car and solo races at new locations, from canyon racing and jungle trails to city stadium-based events, and also includes a new multiplayer mode.

A demo of the game was released on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace on 20 August 2009. The demo appeared for the PC on November 29 2009, it features the same content as the console demo with the addition of higher graphic settings and a benchmark tool.

Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is an official sponsor of Ken Block, Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra of the Subaru Rally USA.

Dirt 2 will be one of the earliest games to launch with DirectX 11.

I was one of the lucky people to get a free CD key for Dirt 2 buy purchasing one of the new 5000 series ATI video cards. The game will be available for download from Steam as soon as the game is launched. Get your own Dirt 2 CD Key today!

I’ve found that the best way to get a Colin McRae: Dirt 2 CD Key is through legitimate means, that way you don’t have the hassle of illegal software, or the worry of malware.

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For Christmas Rose is going to get me a racing wheel. Going for the Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo wheel, it’s pretty much awesome with great force feedback even in the pedals, and a 6 speed shifter (very important to me! What’s the point of a driving sim if it doesn’t feel like you’re driving?) Anyways I also wanted to build a computer gaming chair / racing sim. So this is the concept I’ve come up with! PVC pipe will help me keep the cost down, I’m going to get a PVC welder / bender so that I can make it super strong and get the curves I want. The two light blue sides I want to make out of one piece as with the two green ones on the bottom. Also plan on mounting a 5.1 surround sound setup on here… I’ll post again when I have the full picture. Still working on learning some 3D design things so this is pretty basic, but I’ll get a concept up with the seat and mock up wheel, keyboard, computer, speakers, seat, etc.

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So I’ve been looking around and the Logitech G27 wheel isn’t the best deal I’ve come across… it’s a nice wheel, but I found another company Fanatec that makes superb wheels and pedals with force feedback… Turns out I can get a much higher quality wheel with more force feedback in the pedals and wheel for $200 instead of the $300 for the G27 plus it comes with two different sets of shifters I’ve heard the 6speed is quite stiff… which is good! Anyways so that is what I’ve been looking at… I also want to get a plastic welder and make a roll cage design gaming chair with PVC pipe! Should be pretty much awesome!

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I’ve often found myself writing about problems or ideas when I need to make a decision, or think I might be making the wrong decision. I’ve been looking at the Logitech G25 racing wheel for a couple of years now… I distinctly remember when it came out… finally a racing wheel with a 6 speed shifter now THAT is appealing. I know that a lot of people in the racing simulation genre love the sequential shifter because it more closely emulates what is in the cars… That is all fine and dandy, but nothing quite comes close to the feel of a 6 speed H pattern shifter. It makes me feel more like I’m doing something worthwhile as I drive, not just slapping a stick. I’m actually glad I never got the G25 since I’ve heard the shifter is sort of a limp noodle to play with, the G27 is a little firmer which is nice, if nothing else it is a good platform to start from.

Why do I say start from? Well at some point I really want to build a full on racing simulation box/chair I’ve got it planned out pretty well… and when I get bored with the G27 or wear out the shifter I have been considering taking it apart and using the electronics of it and building another shifter box with an actual short throw shifter, pneumatic shifter release (so that it only releases the stick when the clutch pedal is fully depressed), and even a hand brake mounted beside the seat.

My problem with all of this is the question “Do I really want to spend SOOO much money on the G27 just for a six speed shifter especially when I plan on building one myself later on?” So this is where my current conundrum is… I’d like to be able to play some racing simulation games with force feedback… but at what cost? I also definitely want to build my own gaming rig… not just for racing, the seat shakers I plan to mount at the feet and seat would be fun for any game, along with an adjustable bucket seat and roll cage design. I have a trick for how to build it too! Since I don’t know how to weld with metal I was going to build it out of PVC pipe and use a PVC welder to construct most of it.

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