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GPL Lap Time Indicator

Glenn Lan

GPL Lap Time Indicator

by Glenn Lan » Sun, 10 Jan 1999 04:00:00

I've been a long time ICR/ICR2 user and have recently purchased GPL.  I've
been enjoying running the Brabahm at Watkins Glen, but the one feature I
really miss that ICR had was being able to see my lap times while I was
practicing, qualifying, or racing.  I don't think GPL supports this option,
however, does anyone have a patch to do this?
Thanks,
Glenn
Paul Jone

GPL Lap Time Indicator

by Paul Jone » Mon, 11 Jan 1999 04:00:00

In practising and qualifying, your pit crew show you a pit board after each lap
showing your time for the previous lap not the one you are now completing. In
races the pb shows you the laps you have remaining and your position and who
was behind and in front and by how much at the end of the previous lap. This
means that the pb data is quite out of date and that you will not get a pit
board at the end of the first lap. At circuits like Spa where you drive almost
a whole lap before you start your first complete lap, you will not see a pit
board for 3 laps - over 10 minutes.
Paul

> I've been a long time ICR/ICR2 user and have recently purchased GPL.  I've
> been enjoying running the Brabahm at Watkins Glen, but the one feature I
> really miss that ICR had was being able to see my lap times while I was
> practicing, qualifying, or racing.  I don't think GPL supports this option,
> however, does anyone have a patch to do this?
> Thanks,
> Glenn

Lutrel

GPL Lap Time Indicator

by Lutrel » Mon, 11 Jan 1999 04:00:00

There was a post with a way to modify the track.ini file so that the pit
board would be just after the finish line and show the lap that was just
completed. I cant remember what was changed or where to get the info, so if
someone else knows maybe they can repost it.
Lutrell

>I've been a long time ICR/ICR2 user and have recently purchased GPL.  I've
>been enjoying running the Brabahm at Watkins Glen, but the one feature I
>really miss that ICR had was being able to see my lap times while I was
>practicing, qualifying, or racing.  I don't think GPL supports this option,
>however, does anyone have a patch to do this?
>Thanks,
>Glenn

Phil Abe

GPL Lap Time Indicator

by Phil Abe » Tue, 12 Jan 1999 04:00:00


>There was a post with a way to modify the track.ini file so that the pit
>board would be just after the finish line and show the lap that was just
>completed. I cant remember what was changed or where to get the info, so if
>someone else knows maybe they can repost it.

Go to the [ pit_lane_0 ] stanza and find the line: pit_board  =  9.0
3953.4  -100.0  100.0  (this one is for Kyalami)..... Change the 3953.4 to
300.0, and ditto for the other tracks. Don't forget to back up ya track.ini
files just in case.

Happy Lappin'
Phil


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