Introductions

nice you got my rival car then i love being able to beat a lil coupe's in my sedan. enough power to satisfy me and take my friends out for a drive all at the same time. (with them being comfortable)

Name: Juanfra Valero

Occupation: English teacher

Location: near Jerez, Spain

Vehicles currently owned: 2008 Renault Laguna III 2.0 dCI

Vehicles previously owned: 1994 Ford Escort Atlanta 1.6i 16V

How I found about automation: iRacing forum.

About me: I've been interested in cars and racing since I was a kid. As many people of my age (I'm 37), I played Detroit a lot, and I liked it, but there hasn't been anything close until this game.

I'm Joe Stickney aka many other names. I've messed about as a modder, writer and machinima maker. In real life I was a DJ and am now semi retired.
I'm probably best known / infamous as the guy who did the initial LGNPC Seyda Neen mod for Morrowind and then left the idea moldering. I've also done lots of failed mods, machinima based on old time radio which I love and am a lightly published author. I love biz sims and auto sims, however I don't actually own a car right now. I hope you will let me stay anyway.
I love computers and computer science was half my double major in college until I dropped out. For about half a decade I tested and broke the alpha versions of about every MMRPG ever made. In fact my curse is the ability to unintentionally break every game I play. Look for the bug reports and the frustrated responses from the poor devs the day after release!

Name: Ethan "Bunny" Black

Occupation: Unemployed

Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Interests: Online gaming, Management games, Creative games, Art (Music, Drawing and 3D Modelling)

Vehicles Currently Owned: I don't actually own anything yet. Blame that lovely unemployment.

Dream Garage Vehicles: Series 1 Jaguar E-Type, 1949 VW Beetle, Ford Sierra that hasn't rusted to powder yet, Landrover Series II Forward Control.

Previous Vehicles of Interest: Just about anything with a little style and character!

How did you find us? Well, we are us, but how did u find us? Google, facebook, wikipedia etc?: My father actually spotted some videos of the game on a news website today, Kotaku I think was the particular one. After looking at some videos and your site, I decided this was EXACTLY what I want from a game. I pre-ordered and now I'm here!

About:

Hi, I'm Ethan. I'm an avid car fan and wish I could be in the ranks of drivers everywhere. Unfortunately for me, I'm disabled, meaning work is out of the question and as a consequence, so it driving. This hasn't stopped me looking forward to the future. Ever since I was very small, I fantasized about designing and producing my own vehicle designs. Until now no other game looked like it even came lose to the customizability and sheer freedom that Automation appears to have. I, for one, am really looking forward to getting my hands greasy.

See you later!

Name: Casey

Location: Alabama

Interests: Rotary Cars, Gaming, Racing

Vehicles Currently Owned: 88 RX7 Turbo 2, 88 RX7 SE, 86 Trans Am

Dream Garage Vehicles: Mazda FD3S, Mazda RX3, Porsche 930 911 Slant-nose, Ferrari F40, Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe

Previous Vehicles of Interest: Too many

How did you find us? Aussy Xbox Live Friend

About: I've loved cars from as early an age as I was able to pick Hotwheels up and that love has continued into my late 20s. Sadly, I haven't had much desire to get my hands dirty until I hit about 25 so I'm behind the curve there. Trying to make up ground by owning a couple of rotarys.

I've also always been a bit of a gamer, mostly racing and the occasional shooter, but managed to miss out on games like Detroit and Motor City Online.

I studied computer animation in college but sadly don't work in the industry. Automation has me pretty excited because it directly taps into pretty much every facet of life that I enjoy the most. Cars, gaming and creativity.

So far, it is shaping up really nicely, kudos on the great work and a ridiculously fun demo. Now hurry up with the spinning magic triangles!

Name: David A.

Occupation: Exceptions Handler in a Warehouse

Location: Currently the Big Apple

Interests: Computer Hardware/Games

Vehicles Currently Owned: 1996 Plymouth Neon Expresso

Dream Garage Vehicles: Any Porsche Ever, Any Skyline Ever, Any Corvette Ever

Previous Vehicles of Interest: 1996 Saab 900 SE V6 Manual, 1992 Honda Accord 2DR

How did you find us? RockPaperShotgun baby! PC gaming since 1873!!!!!!!!

About:

Been playing racing sims for the longest I can remember. Started with freaking Mario Kart on SNES, up through Gran Turismo 3 (99% ), currently playing Forza 4 and looking to get into iRacing. I have played a little of Gran Turismo 5 but, my wife would probably kill me for getting a PS3 since I'm on my 3rd 360 (don't ask). Anywho, I super hope Automation can live up to its potential cause it would be awesome!

Name: Jonathan West

Occupation: Car Sales Executive

Location: United Kingdom, near Birmingham

Interests: Vehicles, Computer games, Car Racing, Isle of Man TT

Vehicles Currently Owned: 07 Mini Cooper S, 11 Mercedes SLK 200 Blueefficieny Edition 125, 12 Renault Megane Coupe (company car)

Dream Garage Vehicles: Mercedes SLS, Audi RS6 Avant, Lamborghini Aventador

Previous Vehicles of Interest: 2007 Renault Clio 1.6 Dynamique S, 2005 Audi A4 2.0 TDI, 2009 Renault Megane CC

How did you find us? Always hoped there would be an improved version of Car Tycoon from when I was younger, came across Automation and think it's fantastic

About:

Lived near Birmingham all my life (22 years) and always had an interest in cars from when I was young. Probably something to do with my dad being a sales Engineer working with many of the car manufacturers, and before that helping to organise the Motorshow at the NEC. Always enjoyed car racing games and strategy games. Although I find it fascinating to find out more about the cars themselves, one of the main reasons I ended up in car sales really!

Really looking forward to the finished project, and I hope Automation turns out to be the success it deserves to be.

Hi.

Name: Marius Dragomir
Occupation: Android Programmer and Test Engineer(Windows and Mac OS)

Location: Bucharest, Romania

Interests: Games, Programming, Vehicles, Computer Hardware

Vehicles Currently Owned: None, although I use my dad's Dacia Logan whenever I need it.

Dream Garage Vehicles: '73 Datsun 240z, TVR Sagaris, BMW M5 E61 Touring, Koenigsegg Agera R (my god, what a pretty car that is), Peugeot 205 GTi T16, Escort Mk2

Previous Vehicles of Interest: And older Dacia 1300 (a rebadged Renault 12)

How did you find us? Read the article on Autoblog and I saw the youtube video. It reminded me of an old favorite, Gearhead Garage so I decided to check it out.

About: I'm 23 years old and I'm a a big car fan ever since I was a kid. Used to sit near the window at home and identify every single car that passed on road. Now I work in the IT industry at a computer security company and I'm saving money for my dream car project. A '73 Datsun 240Z.

Name: Brian J.

Location: New York, USA

Interests: DRAG RACING!!! cars, video games, learning Programming (C++), stocks/options/futures etc.

Vehicles Currently Owned: (2) 1997 Lincoln Mark VIII (green, silver)

Dream Garage Vehicles: See above + Maserati GranTurismo Sport, Mercedes-Benz CL(55/63) AMG, Bentley Continental GT V8, or any other BIG LUXURY 2-DOOR COUPE

Previous Vehicles of Interest: 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe (first car), 1988 Volvo 740 Turbo wagon, 1994 Ford Taurus SHO MTX

How did you find us? : Autoblog!!!

About:

Found out about the game through autoblog and have been watching the progress ever since. I have an engine simulator that I play around with (Engine Analyzer Pro) but it's pretty "clinical". So to have a game that works just like it, is equally as accurate, AND has those amazing visuals - I was hooked ever since! Can't wait to see the finished product.