I totally agree. The only PC racing games I've ever enjoyed are LFS and fFactor. Go get the demo of Live For Speed and have a few online races, it will change the way you think about driving games. http://www.lfs.net/ http://www.rfactor.net/ Personally... I'm waiting patiently for GT5 on PS3 (I'm a couch gamer, not a PC gamer)
I think if you are Going for bike racing, then go for Road Rash (old is the best) If you wanna go for car racing try NFS (underground) And for multiplayer go for twisted metal.
I like typing racer! You have a little car that has to cross the finish line, competing with three other racers, and also you have to type a paragraph, the faster you type, the more your car advances