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GPL Online Racing Newbie Tips (long)

Bart Westr

GPL Online Racing Newbie Tips (long)

by Bart Westr » Wed, 21 Oct 1998 04:00:00

I found the text on the blue flag. It is in the readme file:

Blue: The blue flag means that a car is approaching you from behind and may
wish to pass.  This is an advisory flag only.  You are not required to let
the car pass.  In races, the blue flag is only displayed if the car behind
is one or more laps ahead of you.  This usually means that it is a faster
car, so pay more attention to it in races.

All us gentlemen of course act according to the advise.

Bart Westra

John Wallace heeft geschreven in bericht



>>I read somewhere that in 1967 you were not required to move over when
being
>>lapped. He really has to pass you.

>Hmm, I've never heard that. Maybe that is correct although logically
>(Captain) I can't see the sense in it. There is no advantage to the
>car being lapped in keeping the leader behind him, and in fact having
>a faster and agitated car behind you could be pretty worrying lap
>after lap. With nothing to gain I'd let him through, even if the rules
>didn't require it.

>Cheers!
>John

'John' Joao Sil

GPL Online Racing Newbie Tips (long)

by 'John' Joao Sil » Wed, 21 Oct 1998 04:00:00

hehe, I drive an Eagle and I know the wonderful top-end power on that car
really makes you not want to get off the gas at the end of the straight,
I know what you mean though.

My setup for Monza forces me to brake and drop down a gear entering the
Curva Grande, and a few times already I've given up a position fight
there because I know I can't go too deep into that corner, only to see
the guy who was trying to outbreak me overcook it and smash the armco.
He would have had that corner anyways, since I would rather carry the
extra speed through the corner and pass them back going around Della Rogia.

Seeyas on the track.

--John (Joao) Silva




>on you at a fast pace let'm pass. I've found this is a fairly good tactic. I
>can believe how many times I've let someone past me only to have them fly off
>at the next corner! As I side note these people are usually Eagle drivers:)

>Jay


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