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by **Eldre** » Fri, 04 Aug 2000 04:00:00

>Just HOW did it?
>I keep struggling to get under 1.30 at Monza.

>What does the trick?

Uh, Lotus? That's the only thing I can think of... I tried the braking with
the Ferrari, but it didn't help as much.
But, there are still people faster than me with the COOPER. So...there you
go... :)

Eldred
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by **Eldre** » Fri, 04 Aug 2000 04:00:00

writes:

<insert Elvis voice>
Thank you, thank you very much...

Rob, If I find a way to make up *30* seconds in one weekend, I wouldn't know
what to do. I'd probably have a heart attack....
BTW, congrats on the wedding (does she like GPL?<g>)

Eldred
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by **Eldre** » Fri, 04 Aug 2000 04:00:00

>> I'd like to thank Andre for pressuring me to left-foot brake, F1 2K for
>giving
>> me a new sim to practice it in, Alison Hine for her Lotus setups. I'd also
>> like to thank the distinguished members of the academy...<g>

>What, no sniffing, no tears and no mention of God ?

>Sheesh, you have a lot to learn Eldred :-)

Hey, there's no crying in racing!!! Well, except for Mika and Rubens... :)
...And I'm an atheist...<g>

Eldred
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by **Uncle Feste** » Fri, 04 Aug 2000 04:00:00

> An hour at the Ring? What are you, a ***? :)

No... you're just on a *roll*!!

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by **hanse..** » Fri, 04 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Thanks for responding (being a celebrity and all :-)) Now i'm thinking
i should pick up F1-2k instead of gp3. Gotta work on the left foot
stuff. I think i'm going to do what you did as I've got a good setup
(ch-pedals) and am instead using my lwff with a squash ball. What do
you think of f1-2k? What's a good price for it? I'm always pissed off
at GPL but I think a combination of track knowledge and left foot
braking could catapult me up the charts? BTW I'm still ahead of you at
Spa :-P

Chris "TheMightyPuck" Hansen everywhere else.

>writes:

>>How long did it take you to make the switch form right to left foot? I
>>suppose I'm going to have to do the same <sigh>

>When I first tried it in GPL, I could only do it at Monza. That's where the
>1:30.53 came from. When I tried it recently, I couldn't stay on the track.
>Then I got F1 2K from Ebay. I tried it in that sim(I was pissed at GPL). I
>figured - EVERYTHING is new, so it couldn't hurt. After I came back to GPL, it
>didn't seem so hard then...<shrug>
>I'd say switching braking gained me about a second or so on each track. The
>leaps I took last night must have been due to the Lotus - HAD to be.

>Eldred
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by **Michael Youn** » Fri, 04 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Just wait 'til he sees the light on FF. :-)

You know, I really like the sound of these words: "Told ya so!"

Michael.

by **Jeff Vince** » Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:00:00

I'll have whatever he's drinking <pointing to grinning idiot> :)

Good work, Eldred. (And thanks for the dedicated server!)

"But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

by **Jim Alliso** » Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Oh oh, I really must get cracking on that Nurburgring. This will never do!
:-) (65.36)

***y marvelous Eldred!! You da man!!!

by **Eldre** » Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Well, excuse me for thinking I had actually figured something OUT... I tried
some more tracks tonight with the Lotus, and I couldn't re-create the 'zone' I
was in last night. I ran Silverstone, Monaco, Watkins Glen, and Nurburgring.
At the Glen I lowered my PB for the Lotus by .32, but my Ferrari time is still
better. At the other tracks, I couldn't even get CLOSE...<sigh> I had a
'clean' lap at the Ring that was still 10 seconds SLOWER than my PB.
Oh well, it couldn't last *forever*.

Eldred
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by **Eldre** » Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:00:00

You're welcome!

Eldred
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by **Eldre** » Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:00:00

writes:

I think I paid $19 or $20 for F1 2K, including shipping.
I refuse to comment about Spa...<g>

Eldred
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by **Gary Stephenso** » Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:00:00

> Hey, there's no crying in racing!!! Well, except for Mika and Rubens... :)

Please don't forget Roberto Moreno!

Me too

Gary

GPL hcp. +one_bazillion_gazillion (and eating lots of Wonka bars to get
that handicap down!)

by **Gary Stephenso** » Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:00:00

> I'd say switching braking gained me about a second or so on each track. The
> leaps I took last night must have been due to the Lotus - HAD to be.

Let all of us backmarkers thank David Buttery! I believe he was the one
who encouraged Eldred to try the Lotus. Thanks David...not!

Gary

by **Robin MacMaho** » Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:00:00

So, you were channeling Clark?

Robin
--Robin is Racin'--

by **Steve Garrot** » Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:00:00

It is odd I have done this type of 'Revelation' driving twice now. It
is like I am in a certain mode and I can dump a second or two at a
track. Come to think of it I think it happens when I return to the
Lotus after driving another car. Hmmm, maybe by pushing myself in a
slower car I set my self up for better laps in the Lotus? Who knows,
last night I did PBs at Monza, Mexico, Spa, and Mosport. It is also
when I have a night like this that I know that I am just not spending
enough time wth GPL. The other odd thing is that I tend to be able to
only race for a short amount of time before my I just can not drive at
a track any more that night. Happened at Spa last night. I was online
racing Spa and the last race just went to (*&#, so I was done for the
night.

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>Well, excuse me for thinking I had actually figured something OUT... I tried
>some more tracks tonight with the Lotus, and I couldn't re-create the 'zone' I
>was in last night. I ran Silverstone, Monaco, Watkins Glen, and Nurburgring.
>At the Glen I lowered my PB for the Lotus by .32, but my Ferrari time is still
>better. At the other tracks, I couldn't even get CLOSE...<sigh> I had a
>'clean' lap at the Ring that was still 10 seconds SLOWER than my PB.
>Oh well, it couldn't last *forever*.

>Eldred
>--
>Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999
>Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
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>Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you
>with experience...
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