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GPL Monaco

Scottie Smit

GPL Monaco

by Scottie Smit » Sun, 23 May 1999 04:00:00

Damn, is it just me or is driving this track like driving on ice? Man, hard
to stop and hard to go.  lol

Scottie

Schlom

GPL Monaco

by Schlom » Mon, 24 May 1999 04:00:00

Trust me...its not just you!  I find myself in the wall quite often there...

Chris

Mikey the Slowpok

GPL Monaco

by Mikey the Slowpok » Mon, 24 May 1999 04:00:00

|>Damn, is it just me or is driving this track like driving on ice? Man,
hard
|>to stop and hard to go.  lol
|>
|>
|>Scottie
|>
|
|Trust me...its not just you!  I find myself in the wall quite often
there...
|
|Chris

...and the lamppost, and the haybales, and overlooking the construction site
of the coming Loews Hotel.

My problem is that I do not have enough car control yet to thread the needle
just out of the tunnel. I have to slow waaay down to make it at all. Jeez.

John Courtn

GPL Monaco

by John Courtn » Mon, 24 May 1999 04:00:00



I hate that damn chicane after the tunnel, (you'd think they could give
us a little more clearance on those hay bails!) can't ever seem to do
that right!  I think I'll go try it again later!

Later,
John

Derek Jone

GPL Monaco

by Derek Jone » Tue, 25 May 1999 04:00:00

I wonder what cars you are driving.

It is indeed a very difficult track but it is amazing when you get up to speed
and can race with the AI cars even for just a few laps.

Best move I ever made in GPL as a whole and especially Monaco was to go to
Alison Hine's (Eagle Woman) web site http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/ and get
her Honda Murasama setups http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/setups.htm .
Not the most charasmatic car but will here setups and get the new engine sounds
from Patricks' web site http://homepage.tinet.ie/~expatjen/patsound.htm it is
some experience.

Run the Honda with Alisons setup and just take it easy for a while. Use the
torque and avoid the top end power band for the majority of the lap and you
will soon be up to speed.

Enjoy

Derek


> Damn, is it just me or is driving this track like driving on ice? Man, hard
> to stop and hard to go.  lol

> Scottie

Trey Beh

GPL Monaco

by Trey Beh » Tue, 25 May 1999 04:00:00


>My problem is that I do not have enough car control yet to thread the needle
>just out of the tunnel.

Mine too. And we're in good company, if you saw this year's Monaco GP. At least
three times cars had to "straighten out" that chicane by driving through the
overrun.

There's nothing wrong with that. It's often said that to go fast you sometimes
have to drive slow.

Trey Behan

Scottie Smit

GPL Monaco

by Scottie Smit » Tue, 25 May 1999 04:00:00

I'm using the Lotus and I've tried the Ferrari also. After a few(around 30 I
guess) laps I'm finally getting the hang of it. So far my best is a
1:30.something(consistent 1:31s), slow but gaining...

Scottie


>I wonder what cars you are driving.

>It is indeed a very difficult track but it is amazing when you get up to
speed
>and can race with the AI cars even for just a few laps.

>Best move I ever made in GPL as a whole and especially Monaco was to go to
>Alison Hine's (Eagle Woman) web site http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/ and
get
>her Honda Murasama setups http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/setups.htm .
>Not the most charasmatic car but will here setups and get the new engine
sounds
>from Patricks' web site http://homepage.tinet.ie/~expatjen/patsound.htm it
is
>some experience.

>Run the Honda with Alisons setup and just take it easy for a while. Use the
>torque and avoid the top end power band for the majority of the lap and you
>will soon be up to speed.

>Enjoy

>Derek


>> Damn, is it just me or is driving this track like driving on ice? Man,
hard
>> to stop and hard to go.  lol

>> Scottie

Jack Ramb

GPL Monaco

by Jack Ramb » Tue, 25 May 1999 04:00:00

But to put it in perspective, the really quick GPL guys are at or near 150
mph (240 km/h) through the Monaco chicane. For the rest of us, it's
practice, practice, practice! :)

Jack Rambo

www.RaceLive.com/GPaL



>My problem is that I do not have enough car control yet to thread the
needle
>just out of the tunnel.

Mine too. And we're in good company, if you saw this year's Monaco GP. At
least
three times cars had to "straighten out" that chicane by driving through the
overrun.

There's nothing wrong with that. It's often said that to go fast you
sometimes
have to drive slow.

Trey Behan

Toni Lassi

GPL Monaco

by Toni Lassi » Tue, 25 May 1999 04:00:00

A popular quote went something like: "With the old chicane, you would
just have to aim the car to a certain spot, and pray. If you did
absolutely anything with the car you wouldn't make it."

Neil Rain

GPL Monaco

by Neil Rain » Tue, 25 May 1999 04:00:00



> >My problem is that I do not have enough car control yet to thread the needle
> >just out of the tunnel.

> Mine too. And we're in good company, if you saw this year's Monaco GP. At least
> three times cars had to "straighten out" that chicane by driving through the
> overrun.

Well, the new chicane is totally different - it's much nearer the
tunnel, and is much slower.

The old chicane was (literally) a deathtrap, as it's (just) possible to
go straight through it at high speed - I believe Bandini was actually
killed there in the '67 GP.

That's why simracing was invented!


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