It's a cranky old game alright!  I don't own a single DOS game that is as picky and difficult as POD.  They tried so hard to create a Windows 95 game with all the features that they made it too fussy and too specialized.

Anyway I have got it working perfectly with Dege's P4 exe.  It runs a treat.

I have got it working (under Windows 98lite) with Metabyte's stereo wrapper so that I can play it with stereo glasses.

But, alas, I cannot get ForceFeedback to work anymore.  It always locks up the system no matter what combination of patches and exes I try.

Oh well.  It works beautifully anyway.  And FF is not really necessary to enjoy the game.