rec.autos.simulators

*NO* railriding is allowed! Monza, Monaco, wherever. Don't do it!

If you have any railriding laps on your list, please get rid of them
and re-submit a valid list of times. People who we (ie the admins) are
suspicious about will get e-mailed, and *may* get deleted. So check
them times now, folks!

(NB: Slipstreaming race laps are fine, though.)

--
David. (GPLRank handicap: -2.05)
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really."
(Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

True, but clock-smashed laps aren't allowed either. What I'm saying is,
check your laps, people!

--
David. (GPLRank handicap: -2.05)
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really."
(Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

Maybe something like the replay analyser can verify the lap.  I
know that GP2 lap did a similar sort of thing in GP2 leagues.

Just a few thoughts

Chris

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This precise topic (particularly with regard to possible WR laps) is
currently under discussion on the admins' mailing list. There may be
action soon...

--
David. (GPLRank handicap: -2.05)
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

Also, what is the St Eldreds Cup? I couldn't seem to find an actual
explaination of it at the web site?

Thanks,
Garth

It's driving with damage off and running your car along the
guardrails.  Monza's first turn is the most obvious spot, but there
are a few others in the game. It's a totally unrealistic kiddy arcade
way of driving that wouldn't be possible with damage on, nor would it
be acceptable behavior in league racing.  Anyone getting personal
bests using this technique is really cheating themselves of the
satisfaction of driving a clean lap.

The St Eldreds Cup is a....uh....mmm....more attainable goal than the
Papyrus Benchmark for...uh.... up and coming future GPL hero's, yea,
that's it.

--
Don Scurlock
Vancouver,B.C.
GPLRank -4.30

Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site
http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

I have to wonder... is railriding really the fast way around??? Certainly
we've all found ourselves caught in the guardrail in the early laps, and
"salvaged" a busted lap, but isn't it faster to drive it cleanly?

Michael.

-Tony-

I did have an explanation of this from Casey Jones, though I cannot seem
to find it now.  

Pure fantasy that one. :)
--
Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington)

No person's opinions can be said to be
more correct than another's, because each is
the sole judge of his or her own experience.

Damn, after that last post I suppose I had better explain this now.  :)

It is potentially possible in GPL to make use of some of the guard rails
at certain tracks to improve your cornering speed and hence get a
quicker lap time.  Frowned upon bigtime.

A highly reverred personality, almost iconic, due to his dogged
determination over the past 18+ months to find ways of becoming a racer
of note (to him anyway, to us he already is this) within the annals of
GPLrank and GPL in general.  Because of this it was bestowed upon him
his own personal GPLrank score of 0 - ie neither +/- no matter what his
current overall score was.  Other races would then be able to compare
their own score/time with St Eldreds to see how well they were
progressing in relation to the Great Man.  In effect, he became the 2nd
benchmark by which all others could see how they were progressing in
this fantastic sim.
--
Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington)

No person's opinions can be said to be
more correct than another's, because each is
the sole judge of his or her own experience.

Bendito;

Andre

Never argue with an idiot.  He brings you down to his level, then beats you
with experience...
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--
Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington)
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No person's opinions can be said to be
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the sole judge of his or her own experience.