Believe me, Fit ole buddy, I know the frustration with which you speak. I myself am totally in shock that the world isn't beating down the door to get to my Wb tuning system, or to try to understand it better.
But there is a thing we say all the time when chatting with new guys who are trying to get a handle on the tuning - "Everybody's different, their driving style, their reaction to driving issues." It is just as hard to build a tune for someone as it is for someone to use another person's tune.
For instance, you and me - you think that TVR and Panoz make good cars. That right there tells me you and I will never be on the same page as far as what is expected from a car's handling characteristics. And you think my cars are tight as a school Marm's butt, most likely.
You are doing good with your Tuning Threads. People are paying attention, or trying to. They appreciate the effort you are putting forth. I've seen the posts.
But it can be a burden. I imagine that you are feeling a bit pressured to keep the thing going, specially when you personally have already gone past the cars associated with that post. And there is the Free Tunes thread - and your obligation to monitor that and keep it updated, the responsibilty of the Pinned Thread. That sort of thing can wear on you. I know...
I looked into the Tuning House pretty hard in the last game. Built a car, did the whole bit with the "Release Thread", taking orders, the whole nine yards. That one experience was enough to let me know I wasn't cut out for that end of the game. It is hard to maintain the level of activity required to get the exposure required to compete in the Tuning Garage world. And test drivers... another issue. Got to get a time high on the leaderboard... a number #1 being the pot of gold.
Now, there is one thing that you excel at - something that can make you a ton of money on the storefronts. Your paint jobs. I would think you would do quite well in that area.
I have thought about it, plotted and planned a couple different campaignes. But when it comes time to kick it off, I just can't get over the hump. Because I know, it is going to get me tied up in the middle of a responsibility that is hard to get away from. Remember my Transmission Tuner? Fifty pages of the dumbest shit you ever saw, but there was the occassional honest question, or intelligent response and you feel a responsibility toward that. Finally I just had to say, I'm done.
I say all that mostly to let you know that I understand how you're feeling. And if you were to dump either of those threads over on the Daught Gnet in favor of some peace, I, for one, would completely understand.
Don't let yourself get painted in a corner.
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