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by **davesideway** » Wed, 08 Aug 2001 05:03:30

"Those who've played GPL for a few years should get a shock round
the road courses.> Doug"

A Shock as they destroy everyone!!! easily lapping them showing what GPL has
taught them in comparision to the old N3 rednecks....

by **davesideway** » Wed, 08 Aug 2001 05:05:14

Jim Clark would get 2-3 races per set including 4hrs practice per
event......around 700miles per set, 350 for Graham Hill or the heavy gas
drivers :) peterson, rindt etc

> > Actually, it's a misnomer to say that GPL doesn't have a tyre-model.
It's
> > calculating the grip the tyre gives based on it's angle to the direction
> of
> > travel, speed of rotation, pressure, tire temperature (etc) so of course
> it
> > has a tyre model. It would be more accurate to say that N4 has a
*better*
> > tyre-model since it models tyre wear. GPL doesn't have a 'tyre-wear'
> model.

> I may be wrong... but isn't this in part due to the durability of GPL-era
> tires? I understand that one set of tires could last a *very* long time
> compared to modern ones so wouldn't tire-wear be an unnecessary thing to
> model in detail for GPL?

by **Pierre Robitaill** » Wed, 08 Aug 2001 08:41:57

> > >> And we'll start referring to NASCAR "tires" when you start
> > >> referring to GPL "tyres", OK?

> > Actually...GPL has tires AND tyres. The Goodyears are "tires" and the
> > Firestones (or Dunlops if you have that patch) are "tyres". My big
> question
> > though is, is it gasoline or petrol in those tanks? :)

> At Watkins Glen it's gasoline- everywhere else it's petrol. :-)

hmm... what about Mosport? ;)

by **Eldre** » Wed, 08 Aug 2001 10:41:26

I dunno - better drivers over there? Maybe the UK reviewer could just handle
the cars better...<g>

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by **Rafe McAulif** » Wed, 08 Aug 2001 12:49:05

Or what happens when you run too hard and "tire".

by **Target** » Wed, 08 Aug 2001 13:02:05

I've hardly ever run GPL. I'd like to see you try and lap me.
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by **Olav K. Malm** » Wed, 08 Aug 2001 16:25:14

> I wonder if that points to a fundamental difference between gamers in
> the US and in the UK and Europe. I guess I would expect that any open
> wheel sim would go over much better over there. Here we are infested by
> Gen X arcade gamers who don't want to learn anything more complicated
> than Quake. I probably shouldn't say that, since I run a Quake-related
> web site myself, but it's true. Even just trying to convince my LAN
> buddies to try sims has been an uphill battle. All they want to play is
> Day of Defeat (a Half-Life WW2 mod, in case you haven't heard of
> it).

Day of Defeat is great. After some frustrating online N4 racing, it's
very nice to shoot up someone real good. And my flatmate and I have
our computers next to eachother so we play on the same team with good
cooperation. The opposition doesn't have a chance again that :)

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by **rik anthra** » Wed, 08 Aug 2001 21:57:37

> >> Anyway - while you're waiting for WSC - go play N4 and learn what a
tyre
> >> model is. Those who've played GPL for a few years should get a shock
round
> >> the road courses.

> >HAHAHAHA!!
> >You're funny!
> >:)

> His funny WHAT? :-)

> Eldred
> --

Errrr, thanks EP.

by **Eldre** » Thu, 09 Aug 2001 02:12:46

>> His funny WHAT? :-)

>> Eldred
>> --
>Errrr, thanks EP.

No problem...<g>

Eldred
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by **davesideway** » Wed, 08 Aug 2001 23:24:19

My - 72.5 GPLrank should allow that :) if i could stand the boredom of
touring round in circles :)

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