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by **Christian Girou** » Fri, 27 Aug 1999 04:00:00

Hi everyone,
I was doing an offline race last night at Monza with
19 pilots. I qualified 2nd on the grid. At Curva Grande i was third, i kept
my concentration high since the Eagle behaved so-so on cold tires.

After the Vialone i was thinking "great still third, i'm doing fine", then i
lost the car in the Parabolica !!! I hit shift-R, then made a "stop & go" in
the pits (i understand that's the way they do it with online race and that
being my goal in the future).

I climbed my way up from 20th. to finished 7th. after a 21 laps race. I also
took the fastest lap (1'29,57"). I was a bit frustrated by my mistake in the
Parabolica, but after cooling down, it was a great way to practice passing
cars....

GPL is high up there on immersion with Longbow 2 & Apache-Havoc, for me that
is....

Thank you Papyrus...

Regards,

C. Giroux.

by **Dave Hawn** » Sat, 28 Aug 1999 04:00:00

> Hi everyone,
> I was doing an offline race last night at Monza with
> 19 pilots. I qualified 2nd on the grid. At Curva Grande i was third, i kept
> my concentration high since the Eagle behaved so-so on cold tires.

> After the Vialone i was thinking "great still third, i'm doing fine", then i
> lost the car in the Parabolica !!! I hit shift-R, then made a "stop & go" in
> the pits (i understand that's the way they do it with online race and that
> being my goal in the future).

> I climbed my way up from 20th. to finished 7th. after a 21 laps race. I also
> took the fastest lap (1'29,57"). I was a bit frustrated by my mistake in the
> Parabolica, but after cooling down, it was a great way to practice passing
> cars....

> GPL is high up there on immersion with Longbow 2 & Apache-Havoc, for me that
> is....

Hehehe, use the Longbow next time.... you are sure to win!
Dave Hawnt UKGPL

by **McKafr** » Sat, 28 Aug 1999 04:00:00

imagine a 100% race at any track, .... I start the race with 50% fuel ... at
midrace, i stop somewhere and Shift-R ...

I am again with 50% of fuel ...

is this fair ? is a 0.0 sec pit stop ....

someone using this ?

McKafre De La Rosa

PS: I never drive 100% races, it is only a question ...

by **Richard G Cleg** » Sat, 28 Aug 1999 04:00:00

: imagine a 100% race at any track, .... I start the race with 50% fuel ... at
: midrace, i stop somewhere and Shift-R ...

: I am again with 50% of fuel ...

: is this fair ? is a 0.0 sec pit stop ....

: someone using this ?

Heh - I'd considered it since I typically crash off every third lap at
a course like Monza I only really need ever have three laps of fuel in
the car. Don't do it of course because it would be cheating.

--
Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving
Dept. of Mathematics (Network Control group) Uni. of York.

www: http://manor.york.ac.uk/top.html

by **Jeff Vince** » Sat, 28 Aug 1999 04:00:00

On Fri, 27 Aug 1999 07:44:30 GMT, Doug Schneider

>> snip
>> > After the Vialone i was thinking "great still third, i'm doing fine", then i
>> > lost the car in the Parabolica !!! I hit shift-R, then made a "stop & go" in
>> > the pits (i understand that's the way they do it with online race and that
>> > being my goal in the future).
>> snip

>Is this standard on-line eitiquette? First I've heard of it and I haven't been
>doing it.

It's the practice in the GPLWS league. It's a balance between PRO
races (with no reset and no recourse if you warp-crash or get crashed
out by another's actions) and just plain INT settings (the standard
reset doesn't give much of a penalty). I haven't seen it in pick-up
VROC races.

"But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

by **Vince Fishe** » Sat, 28 Aug 1999 04:00:00

>> snip
>> > After the Vialone i was thinking "great still third, i'm doing fine", then i
>> > lost the car in the Parabolica !!! I hit shift-R, then made a "stop & go" in
>> > the pits (i understand that's the way they do it with online race and that
>> > being my goal in the future).
>> snip

>Is this standard on-line eitiquette? First I've heard of it and I haven't been
>doing it.

> Zog

This is indeed what some online leagues are implementing now, and indeed
i have been doing it in some friendly online races too, because i feel
that the shift r is too big a copout if the fault was all mine.If it was
caused by somebody else then i might not do this :-)
I was in a race yesterday at kyalami in the lead ,coming round the last
corner my engine died,as if a piston had gone or something, so i pulled
into the pits stopped and then pressed shift r and carried on to finish
4th.
I think its a great idea but im sure many wouldnt bother,but it gives me
peace of mind. I had always felt like i had cheated if i had done well
in a race where i had had to use shift r, and now i dont have to.
--
Vince Fisher

by **Doug Schneide** » Sun, 29 Aug 1999 04:00:00

I wish I could tell who's fault it really was half the time. Did I wink in in front
of the other driver or vice-versa? Nothing more frustrating than dogging a driver
lap after lap and they finally lose it in a corner, so you go by giving them a wide
berth and next thing you know they materialize directly in front of your car. Oh
well, I guess we've still got a ways to go before this is perfect, but it sure is
fun.

Zog

> >> snip
> >> > After the Vialone i was thinking "great still third, i'm doing fine", then i
> >> > lost the car in the Parabolica !!! I hit shift-R, then made a "stop & go" in
> >> > the pits (i understand that's the way they do it with online race and that
> >> > being my goal in the future).
> >> snip

> >Is this standard on-line eitiquette? First I've heard of it and I haven't been
> >doing it.

> > Zog

> This is indeed what some online leagues are implementing now, and indeed
> i have been doing it in some friendly online races too, because i feel
> that the shift r is too big a copout if the fault was all mine.If it was
> caused by somebody else then i might not do this :-)
> I was in a race yesterday at kyalami in the lead ,coming round the last
> corner my engine died,as if a piston had gone or something, so i pulled
> into the pits stopped and then pressed shift r and carried on to finish
> 4th.
> I think its a great idea but im sure many wouldnt bother,but it gives me
> peace of mind. I had always felt like i had cheated if i had done well
> in a race where i had had to use shift r, and now i dont have to.
> --
> Vince Fisher

by **Magnus** » Sun, 29 Aug 1999 04:00:00

>says...

>> > snip
>> > > After the Vialone i was thinking "great still third, i'm doing fine", then i
>> > > lost the car in the Parabolica !!! I hit shift-R, then made a "stop & go" in
>> > > the pits (i understand that's the way they do it with online race and that
>> > > being my goal in the future).
>> > snip

>> Is this standard on-line eitiquette? First I've heard of it and I haven't been
>> doing it.

>I've never heard of it - it's enough of a penalty to have to slow to a
>stop, then end up with cold tires and a full tank of gas having to get
>back up to racing speed!

>Anyway it would be impossible to enforce.

It will not. In the SRM Challenge http://www.simracingmag.com/ we will use
that method. You can just look on the replay to see if anyone as done wrong.
No problem at all.

/Magnus

by **Doug Schneide** » Mon, 30 Aug 1999 04:00:00

> >says...

> >> > snip
> >> > > After the Vialone i was thinking "great still third, i'm doing fine", then i
> >> > > lost the car in the Parabolica !!! I hit shift-R, then made a "stop & go" in
> >> > > the pits (i understand that's the way they do it with online race and that
> >> > > being my goal in the future).
> >> > snip

> >> Is this standard on-line eitiquette? First I've heard of it and I haven't been
> >> doing it.

> >I've never heard of it - it's enough of a penalty to have to slow to a
> >stop, then end up with cold tires and a full tank of gas having to get
> >back up to racing speed!

> >Anyway it would be impossible to enforce.

> It will not. In the SRM Challenge http://www.simracingmag.com/ we will use
> that method. You can just look on the replay to see if anyone as done wrong.
> No problem at all.

> /Magnus

I'm pretty sure he meant in pick-up races, not league.

Zog

by **Eldre** » Mon, 30 Aug 1999 04:00:00

>imagine a 100% race at any track, .... I start the race with 50% fuel ... at
>midrace, i stop somewhere and Shift-R ...

>I am again with 50% of fuel ...

>is this fair ? is a 0.0 sec pit stop ....

>someone using this ?

I've done it accidentally - meaning I didn't PLAN it that way. I started a 21
lap race once withoug checking my fuel. After about 5 laps, I remembered that
I was using a setup for about 11 laps... When the engine faltered, I pulled
over, and hit Shift-R. At that point, I really didn't have a CHOICE.
However, I think the benefits of running with a lower fuel load would be offset
by having to STOP, then start again on cold tires...

Eldred

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by **Eldre** » Mon, 30 Aug 1999 04:00:00

>> GPL is high up there on immersion with Longbow 2 & Apache-Havoc, for me
>that
>> is....

>Hehehe, use the Longbow next time.... you are sure to win!
>Dave Hawnt UKGPL

WOuldn't that depend on the weapons load? You could LITERALLY blow away the
competition...<g>g

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