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GPL- Help please

Tim Stroth

GPL- Help please

by Tim Stroth » Wed, 24 Mar 1999 04:00:00

A few days ago I posted about something invisible being in the tracks
at GLP. I drove very slowly around the tracks and could find a
repeatable spot (several) in each track where the front and rear
suspention would 'bump' over something in the track. Now it has gone
even farther, this time it tossed my car up off the track and fliped
end over end several times. I really like the feel (when it isn't
hitting things and I think I can get into raceing GLP ifI can get this
solved. I have a replay of this happening if you don't beleive me. I
would really like to figure out what is going on as I think I can be
good at this but I have yet to have a fair shake at racing...

Thanks

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Tim

Ben Colema

GPL- Help please

by Ben Colema » Wed, 24 Mar 1999 04:00:00

I think there are a few bumps on the track in GPL...one I can think of is
coming out of Parabolica at Monza, if you drift wide on exit there is a bump
on the start of the straight.  Not many on the racing line though, so stick
to it.  After a while the bumps don't throw you off the track, your reflexes
will keep you on the straight and narrow.  As has been written here so many
times before, practice makes perfect (or in my case, not as far from perfect
as before).

Ben


>A few days ago I posted about something invisible being in the tracks
>at GLP. I drove very slowly around the tracks and could find a
>repeatable spot (several) in each track where the front and rear
>suspention would 'bump' over something in the track. Now it has gone
>even farther, this time it tossed my car up off the track and fliped
>end over end several times. I really like the feel (when it isn't
>hitting things and I think I can get into raceing GLP ifI can get this
>solved. I have a replay of this happening if you don't beleive me. I
>would really like to figure out what is going on as I think I can be
>good at this but I have yet to have a fair shake at racing...

>Thanks

>remove *spamstopper* to reply via E-mail

>Tim

Tim Stroth

GPL- Help please

by Tim Stroth » Wed, 24 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Ben,
Thanks for the fast reply but there is something that you are not
understanding here. This problems isn't bumbs out of the racing groove
that will make the car wobble a bit and becone unstable untill you
gather it back up, this is something that tossed my car, from the
groove 20 feet straight up into the air at speed. Not something that
just made it wiggle. I full understand that practice makes perfect but
you cannot practice recovering from being flipped 20 feet up in the
air from something that cannot be seen

On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 13:49:58 +1100, "Ben Coleman"


>I think there are a few bumps on the track in GPL...one I can think of is
>coming out of Parabolica at Monza, if you drift wide on exit there is a bump
>on the start of the straight.  Not many on the racing line though, so stick
>to it.  After a while the bumps don't throw you off the track, your reflexes
>will keep you on the straight and narrow.  As has been written here so many
>times before, practice makes perfect (or in my case, not as far from perfect
>as before).

>Ben


>>A few days ago I posted about something invisible being in the tracks
>>at GLP. I drove very slowly around the tracks and could find a
>>repeatable spot (several) in each track where the front and rear
>>suspention would 'bump' over something in the track. Now it has gone
>>even farther, this time it tossed my car up off the track and fliped
>>end over end several times. I really like the feel (when it isn't
>>hitting things and I think I can get into raceing GLP ifI can get this
>>solved. I have a replay of this happening if you don't beleive me. I
>>would really like to figure out what is going on as I think I can be
>>good at this but I have yet to have a fair shake at racing...

>>Thanks

>>remove *spamstopper* to reply via E-mail

>>Tim

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Tim

Ben Colema

GPL- Help please

by Ben Colema » Wed, 24 Mar 1999 04:00:00

OK, I assumed you were thrown off line, resulting in said cartwheel.  If
you're getting thrown as you say, there's a problem with your software I
guess, coz it hasn't happened to me (and I can't recall similar problems
discussed here).  Maybe a reinstall will fix it.

Ben


>Ben,
>Thanks for the fast reply but there is something that you are not
>understanding here. This problems isn't bumbs out of the racing groove
>that will make the car wobble a bit and becone unstable untill you
>gather it back up, this is something that tossed my car, from the
>groove 20 feet straight up into the air at speed. Not something that
>just made it wiggle. I full understand that practice makes perfect but
>you cannot practice recovering from being flipped 20 feet up in the
>air from something that cannot be seen

>On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 13:49:58 +1100, "Ben Coleman"

>>I think there are a few bumps on the track in GPL...one I can think of is
>>coming out of Parabolica at Monza, if you drift wide on exit there is a
bump
>>on the start of the straight.  Not many on the racing line though, so
stick
>>to it.  After a while the bumps don't throw you off the track, your
reflexes
>>will keep you on the straight and narrow.  As has been written here so
many
>>times before, practice makes perfect (or in my case, not as far from
perfect
>>as before).

>>Ben


>>>A few days ago I posted about something invisible being in the tracks
>>>at GLP. I drove very slowly around the tracks and could find a
>>>repeatable spot (several) in each track where the front and rear
>>>suspention would 'bump' over something in the track. Now it has gone
>>>even farther, this time it tossed my car up off the track and fliped
>>>end over end several times. I really like the feel (when it isn't
>>>hitting things and I think I can get into raceing GLP ifI can get this
>>>solved. I have a replay of this happening if you don't beleive me. I
>>>would really like to figure out what is going on as I think I can be
>>>good at this but I have yet to have a fair shake at racing...

>>>Thanks

>>>remove *spamstopper* to reply via E-mail

>>>Tim

>remove *spamstopper* to reply via E-mail

>Tim

Andrew Thatche

GPL- Help please

by Andrew Thatche » Wed, 24 Mar 1999 04:00:00

can you send me a copy?

Andrew Thatcher

schwab

GPL- Help please

by schwab » Wed, 24 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Sounds really wierd... is it at Mexico with all detail off? You might be
hitting tires without realizing it.

also, what is your hardware? What framerates are you getting? All of
this may contribute... but a re-install may be your best bet.

--Dave


> A few days ago I posted about something invisible being in the tracks
> at GLP. I drove very slowly around the tracks and could find a
> repeatable spot (several) in each track where the front and rear
> suspention would 'bump' over something in the track. Now it has gone
> even farther, this time it tossed my car up off the track and fliped
> end over end several times. I really like the feel (when it isn't
> hitting things and I think I can get into raceing GLP ifI can get this
> solved. I have a replay of this happening if you don't beleive me. I
> would really like to figure out what is going on as I think I can be
> good at this but I have yet to have a fair shake at racing...

> Thanks

> remove *spamstopper* to reply via E-mail

> Tim

--
Dave Schwabe
The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site
http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

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