SRO is shut down

SRO closed their doors. This is from their page: SimRacing Online is closing its doors! To our users: We regret to inform you that SimRacing Online will discontinue services effective immediately. I have recently taken a job with Papyrus Design Group in Watertown, MA. Papyrus, as you know, manufactures NASCAR Racing products, and in that capacity they are subject to a variety of strict licensing contracts and limitations that, by nature of my employment with Papyrus, makes it impossible for me to be directly involved or responsible for this site. Before you go blaming Papyrus for anything, let me assure you that they have gone well out of their way to try and find a compromise that would allow me to continue with SRO. However, the legal department could not come to an agreement with NASCAR, and thus SRO must be shut down. I thank all of you for your patronage of SRO. You have helped prove that a one-stop resource for simulation racing is not a fairy tale, but a reality. Other sites will pick up where SRO blazed the trail. To those who have supported us through thick and thin, thank you -- without you, SRO would have been impossible. Again, thank you. Keep in touch. Yours, Tony Johns Papyrus Design Group ?1997 SimRacing Online Bummer...they had some of the best cars... -- http://www.netins.net/showcase/mpete/nascar.html Mike's Nascar World Stop on by, what can it hurt?

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> SRO closed their doors. This is from their page: > SimRacing Online is closing its doors! > To our users: > We regret to inform you that SimRacing Online will discontinue services > effective immediately. I have recently taken a job with Papyrus Design > Group in Watertown, MA. Papyrus, as you know, manufactures NASCAR Racing > products, and in that capacity they are subject to a variety of strict > licensing contracts and limitations that, by nature of my employment with > Papyrus, makes it impossible for me to be directly involved or > responsible for this site. Before you go blaming Papyrus for anything, > let me assure you that they have gone well out of their way to try and > find a compromise that would allow me to continue with SRO. However, the > legal department could not come to an agreement with NASCAR, and thus SRO > must be shut down. > I thank all of you for your patronage of SRO. You have helped prove that > a one-stop resource for simulation racing is not a fairy tale, but a > reality. Other sites will pick up where SRO blazed the trail. To those > who have supported us through thick and thin, thank you -- without you, > SRO would have been impossible. > Again, thank you. Keep in touch. > Yours, > Tony Johns > Papyrus Design Group > ?1997 SimRacing Online > Bummer...they had some of the best cars... > -- > http://www.netins.net/showcase/mpete/nascar.html > Mike's Nascar World > Stop on by, what can it hurt?

Thanks for all the hard work and effort Tony!! Isnt it possible, though to turn, over SRO to someone that is not affiliated directly with PAPY? If someone out there has the server space and can keep the reputation of SRO, please keep this site up and running! Thanks! -David Gary-

>SRO closed their doors. This is from their page: >SimRacing Online is closing its doors! [snip] >Bummer...they had some of the best cars... Mike, Just as a clarification, while SRO has closed, IWCCCARS lives on in its new home at the US Pits. We moved the site several weeks ago, before Tony started his new job at Papyrus. We'll keep on producing new cars as long as you keep asking for them. Dave Sparks IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars/index.html Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html Hawaii Handle: davids

Yeah I was just typing to fast on the first letter...I corrected myself on the other... -- http://www.netins.net/showcase/mpete/nascar.html Mike's Nascar World Stop on by, what can it hurt?