rec.autos.simulators

NEW SCHEDULE

Practice: 10:40pm EST
Practice: 20 mins.
Race Time: 11:00 pm EST

Field Limit: 15

Course: Zandvoort
Race: Int Long

Host:
PII-450-128MB
Voodoo Banshee 16MB AGP
ADSL at 1.2Mbps/256k

Considerate, responsible drivers of all skill levels are welcome.

If you can join us, please adjust your graphics/sound settings so that you
maintain a consistent 36 fps to limit client-induced warping.

Also, unless there are serious objections, I'll post qualifying and race
results to this thread after each race...Come get your name in lights!

See you at Zandy!

Official Standings
1   16      D. Lung         LOT     101.9 mph
2   4       J. Rambo       FER     01:15.77
3   10      B. Bowles     FER     -1L
4   14      B. Higdon     COV     -1L
5   13      S. Dude        LOT     -19L
6   19      L. Hogan      LOT     -20L
7   15      V. Eiland      LOT     -27L

Fastest Lap
    19      L. Hogan        LOT     01:26.73

Practice
1   4       J. Rambo       FER     01:30.01
2   10     B. Bowles      FER     01:30.04
3   8       Bosco            COV     01:30.42
4   12     J. Vincent      FER      01:31.69
5   13     S. Dude         LOT      01:31.75
6   16     D. Lung          LOT      01:33.72
7   19     L. Hogan        LOT      01:36.35

Congratulations to all who participated! Join us at Zandy on VROC tonight.
Practice will begin a little earlier at 10:30pm EST. Race Time: 11:00pm EST.
See *you* there!

Ferrari's on pole - I get nightmares about that you know!

Nice one Jack

Cheers

Tony

Cancel those appointments with the shrink, there's a rumor going around that
Graeme is giving up GPL for Karts! See RAS for the inside story...

Never :-)

I need more practice. I can depressedly say that it took me 15 tries to
get beyond the first lap racing the AI at Zandy today.....

--
Cheers!
Graeme Nash

http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk
ICQ# 11257824

1998 Xoom GP2 League Champion

Well, geez, Graeme, *your* AI must have an NPT of something like 0.80!

No wonder it's hard!

Glad to know you're only mortal like the rest of us anyway ;)
--
Mike Buckley    
Cotswold Pig Development Co Ltd
Tel: 44 (0)1472 371591  Fax: 44 (0)1472 371208

WWW:    www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk

Dave Schwab served notice in practice that he was going to be a force to be
reckoned with by taking the pole with a blistering 1:26.38 in his Brabham.

Then the fun began:

One driver got out of position on the grid and was***ed sideways when the
flag dropped.

A second driver apparently suffered a failing engine, prior to the green.

Several impacts and a starting grid FIRE ensued.

All but a small handful of drivers either made contact or conducted one or
more off-road excursions on the first lap. Wild times at Zandvoort!

Despite all this, Chris Cavin brought his Flying Pig home with a comfortable
margin of victory of 53.29 seconds over Brett Reschke in his Ferrari. Cavin
also took fastest lap honors with a 1:27.05.

Come join the fun tonight on VROC. Practice begins at 10:15pm EST (0315
GMT). Race at 11:00pm EST (0400 GMT). Come early, get your absolute best
time in, get to the front, and avoid the mayhem!

Drivers: Please remember to adjust your graphics and sound settings so that
you maintain a steady 36fps to minimize warping. Your fellow drivers will
appreciate it! Thanks.

Grand Prix Legends
Circuit van Zandvoort
Standings

02/23/99

Official Standings
1   12      C. Cavin              BRM  105.9 mph
2   14      B. Reschke         FER  53.29
3   17      B. Bowles            FER  -1L
4    2       J. Dawson           LOT  -13L
5   16      S. Blankenship   LOT  -14L
6    8       J. Plourde            FER  -19L
7   19      J. Gutkin              FER  -21L
8    3       B.                          LOT  -23L
9   13      D. Schwabe        REP  -24L
10  10     J. Willstein           FER  -26L
11   7      H. Brand              LOT  -27L
12  20     J. Vincent            FER  -27L
13  15     R. Lanteigne       FER  -27L

Fastest Lap
    12       C. Cavin               BRM  1:27.05

Practice
1   13       D. Schwabe        REP  1:26.38
2   12      C. Cavin               BRM  1:26.79
3   16      S. Blankenship    LOT   1:26.88
4    7       H. Brand               LOT   1:27.98
5   14      B. Reschke          FER  1:28.92
6   17      B. Bowles            FER   1:29.14
7   20      J. Vincent             FER   1:30.08
8   19      J. Gutkin               FER   1:31.91
9   15      R. Lanteigne        FER   1:32.05
10   8      J. Plourde            FER   1:33.15
11  10     J. Willstein           FER    1:34.80
12  11     B. Stoch               LOT    1:41.18
13   3      b.                           LOT    1:48.96
14  18    S. Holmes            COV    2:01.78

In the race on lap 3 or 4, I made a mistake and dropped a wheel on the
sand under braking for Tarzan and spun away a 2 second lead on Chris. I
got back on track and was going ok until the infamous net "disco." oh
well. It was fun and Chris did a great job.

Maybe see you again tonight! Thanks for the great hosting Jack!

--Dave

Early in the race a three-way battle for the lead unfolded with pole-sitting
Lotus driver Pat Dotson holding the early lead over teammate Hans Buscher
and Ferrari driver Remco Moedt. The three fought fiercely until lap 4 when
Dotson dropped his left rear off, coming out of the always treacherous
right-hander between Hondenviak and Tunnel Oost. Buscher also lost control
as he darted to the right to avoid his teammate Dotson who was sliding back
across the racing surface after a wild ride up the banking outside the turn,
leaving Moedt to charge away with the lead.

Dotson rejoined to begin a heroic effort to reel in the escaping Moedt. As
the chase continued, Dotson was spun on lap 10 entering Tarzanbocht by a
backmarker whom he had passed before entering the turn. Undaunted, Dotson
quickly recovered and proceeded to set the race's fastest lap (1:25.78) in
his successful bid to once again make contact with Moedt. By lap 13, Moedt
and Dotson were again nose-to-tail. The two diced spectacularly for 7 laps
with Dotson unable to overtake Moedt until lap 20 of the 27-lap event when
Moedt dove a little too deeply into Tarzanbocht, allowing Dotson to slip by
on the inside.

A frustrated Moedt retired on lap 23 after tangling with Coventry driver
David Ewing, leaving Dotson to cruise home with the win while lapping the
entire remaining field.

When interviewed in the pits after the race , Dotson's only comment was an
animated "WooHoo!"

Grand Prix Legends
Circuit van Zandvoort
Standings

02/24/99

Official Standings
  1   9  P. Dotson    LOT   107.0 mph
  2   6  M. U'Ren     COV   -1L
  3   0  V. Sorry       LOT    -1L
  4 12  D. Ewing     COV   -2L
  5   4  J. Rambo    FER    -2L
  6 17  B. Bruce     FER    -3L
  7   0  R. Moedt     FER   -5L
  8   8  J. Dawson   LOT   -8L
  9   0  P. Byther     EAG   -9L
10   0  B. Forbes    LOT   -14L
11   0  P.                 FER   -18L
12   7  H. Buscher  LOT   -24L

Fastest Lap
       9   P. Dotson    LOT    01:25.78

Practice
  1   9   P. Dotson    LOT    01:26.46
  2   0  G. Scott        LOT    01:26.71
  3   7  H. Buscher   LOT    01:27.41
  4   0  R. Moedt      FER    01:27.47
  5   6  M. U'Ren     COV    01:28.30
  6   0  P. Byther     EAG    01:29.21
  7 12  D. Ewing     COV    01:29.30
  8   0  V. Sorry       LOT     01:29.42
  9   4  J. Rambo    FER    01:29.69
10 19  B. Bowles   FER    01:29.78
11   0  D. Lung       LOT     01:31.23
12   8  J. Dawson  LOT     01:31.78
13 18  J. Plourde  FER     01:33.46
14 17  B. Bruce    FER     01:35.54
15  0   P.                FER     02:00.21

Join us tonight on VROC! ( http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc/ )

Practice: 10:15pm EST (0315 GMT)
Race: 11:00pm EST (0400 GMT)

Circuit: Zandvoort (Int Long)

Race Limit: 15

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