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I believe you... however the mid 1:30s they're talking about is 1:30.5xx not
1:35.xxx (sort of a your vs you're thingy that I thought you were milking!)

:-)

As ever outright speed is very important, but staying within your
limits is more so. I would say that in all the online races we've had
so far, more races have been lost through driving errors than have
been won through fast driving. Remember that even offline the AI
adjust to be in line with your pace, so you need to be consistently
fast to beat them. That was the 32 laps I did consecutively, running a
full Grand Prix at Monza with 19 AI. After all 32 laps in the 1:30
range, I was in fourth place a couple of seconds behind the leading
three, and closing at 1/10 - 2/10 per lap. I locked up at Parabolica
and slid into the gravel - race over. You need to drive very close to
your limit to be in with a chance of a win, but always know where the
limit is.

So a new GPL fastlap competition maybe? Best time to complete 10 laps
or 20 laps? That, IMO, was one of the best features of SODA, showing a
quickest time at each circuit for completing five laps as opposed to
just one.

Cheers!
John

thanks again,

j

p.s. - give me the ferrari, or give me death!

I checked out your GPL setup on Win98 FAQ.  Very nice.
I was actually able to get the demo going to play Monza :)

The only glitch I found was that the program might 'crash'
if I crashed the car.  Now if that isn't realistic, what is? Hehe.

Ciao,
Jason.

Example?? Indycar Racing II
Nazareth speedway... I was able to run 180 mph racelaps, and I was going to
the limit, and there was another guy who went way way faster. I questioned
myself how did that happen, but as I learned how to setup a car I got a lot
quicker with a lot more balance in the car wich resulted in the beginning
of this year a new track record and a racewin in the 40+ drivers ICR2
league the IEC wich is the best in the world... this is obvious that a
setup does matter, also everyone has it's own style, and if you make a
setup to your style, you will improve and improve every race you ride...

I myself will switch from ICR2 to GPL somewhere in November, and will start
learning how to setup, learn the tracks, and get from a backmarker to
(hopefully) a front runner like in ICR2...

Greetings

#8 Rudy deWit
Team Lightning Bolt - the best ICR2-TEAM on the net

Bart Westra
Best Monza untill now 1:32.19 using ECCI CDS2R
    johnjnelson heeft geschreven in bericht

        My fastest lap in the demo is 1:32.65. That's with wavering,
opposite
        lock slides thru 1, 3,4, and 7, flat out everywhere else. I'm using
a
        TSW Formula, T-paddle shifters, no aids, a P200 plus Voodoo2 with
        most graphics off. I probably have 100 hours on this sim. I can't
        imagine how some of you guys are*** on to the high slip-angles
        you are. It's like you got some qualifying ***, or something. I
        think I'm very close to my limit. I know some people have
        extraordinary talent, but it almost seems like you have some
        mechanical advantage. Is it set-ups in the Beta? I run the demo
only.
        At wit's end, Sam

    Funny, Sam. 132.65 is my fastest time at Monza too, and I just can't
seem to go any faster either. Many spins and crashes trying different
approaches to each turn. I'd love to try a TSW-- I'm using my old T2 here. I
think persistence is the name of the game, but on the other hand, sometimes
if you walk away for a while and come back fresh, your concentration level
seems more focused and you run fast with less effort.
    Keep at it,
    John