come onto the driving orientated n/g's and spouted off
about how their little stints on Gran Turismo has helped
them become one with their risotto-mobiles.
Well I've been hard at GPL for quite some time. I use a
fastish PC (Celeron 464Mhz + Voodoo2 12Mb SLI + Thrustmaster T2)
and GPL is much, *much* harder to drive than any real car I've
driven. Admittedly I've only ever driven v8 sedans of both types,
a Porsche 911 once and some hi-po Japanese coupes; hardly really ***.
GPL demands more of my brain matter than a swift cruise on
Epping road.
Nurburgring is a concentration puzzle; all 9 - 12 minutes
of it, esp. at the wheel of a loose-as-goose Ferrari 312.
8:45 is a dream as far as I can drive.
I can do it just under 10 minutes which is a miracle of
45 minutes of staring at the tube wondering which of the
174 corners I'm taking right now. 45 minutes is equal
to about 4 laps btw of which only *one* of which would do
me proud. The others would be 12+ minute snoozers. Saying
that, even slowish 10-11 minute drives on the 'ring are
a lot of fun. A whole bunch of 2-3-4'th gear corners
strung together. And the long end straight is wonderful
esp. how you have to lift of in top to make that gentle
left corner.
I look really long down roads and plan two or three corners
ahead. I take some hazy corners very carefully looking for a
run off area. Basically I think before I dive into a corner
which is not how I used to do it before. This occurs in GPL
and in real life. A game about 1967 F1 cars has made me a
more careful driver in real life. Amazing. They should
make L-Platers give this a go.
T.