rec.autos.simulators

GPL: Where to find online races....

Thomas Heinema

GPL: Where to find online races....

by Thomas Heinema » Mon, 07 Sep 1998 04:00:00

Soooon we all will be able to battle eachother
in the "greatest game of all time".

And let me tell you, there will bee need for a place
where we can hang out and meet up for online races...
(We will need ALOT of practise before we can enjoy
the upcomming racing leauges ;)

From what ive seen in the simracing community,
it hopefully wont take long before we have such a site.

Anyway just an Idea!
Thomas Heineman

Ken Tarv

GPL: Where to find online races....

by Ken Tarv » Wed, 09 Sep 1998 04:00:00

@cts.com
Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators

I've thought about this also...i was thinking that we should start a #GPL
channel on an Undernet IRC server for racers to find each other.

Problem is, how many people actually know how to use IRC? (Although it's
really easy).



>Soooon we all will be able to battle eachother
>in the "greatest game of all time".

>And let me tell you, there will bee need for a place
>where we can hang out and meet up for online races...
>(We will need ALOT of practise before we can enjoy
>the upcomming racing leauges ;)

>From what ive seen in the simracing community,
>it hopefully wont take long before we have such a site.

>Anyway just an Idea!
>Thomas Heineman

-Ken Tarvin
San Diego, CA
Formula_1 on NROS
Andrew MacPhers

GPL: Where to find online races....

by Andrew MacPhers » Wed, 09 Sep 1998 04:00:00

I only use IRC for meeting fellow Flanker pilots online, otherwise I'm an
IRC newbie even after a year or more. Someone just pointed me at mIRC,
told me what server numbers to punch in and voila, no problems. If I can
do it anyone can :-)

The chatroom has various peaks and troughs of use, coinciding with
Euro/East coast/West coast evenings usually, but GPL should be a little
more popular than the rather propellor-headed delights of Flanker, so I
think this idea could work very well.

ICQ can be used to similar ends, but it's not the same at all.

Andrew McP

Grant Reev

GPL: Where to find online races....

by Grant Reev » Thu, 10 Sep 1998 04:00:00


> > Problem is, how many people actually know how to use IRC?
> > (Although it's really easy).

> I only use IRC for meeting fellow Flanker pilots online, otherwise I'm an
> IRC newbie even after a year or more. Someone just pointed me at mIRC,
> told me what server numbers to punch in and voila, no problems. If I can
> do it anyone can :-)

> The chatroom has various peaks and troughs of use, coinciding with
> Euro/East coast/West coast evenings usually, but GPL should be a little
> more popular than the rather propellor-headed delights of Flanker, so I
> think this idea could work very well.

> ICQ can be used to similar ends, but it's not the same at all.

> Andrew McP

I've used IRC (Undernet) for like 3 years or so, and also ICQ too.
ICQ is excellent for finding people who are online, but it sucks
the big fat one for any kind of multiperson chat. That's where IRC
would rule. I'd frequent a #GPL channel if people started***
out in the channel waiting for others to show up.
But yes, trying to figure out the times where people would actually
be there is a bit of a mission... especially when you live in an
unusual timezone :) (+1200GMT)

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