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> > I am starting to feel a little more confident about my driving ability
and
> > would like to soon join some online races.  I have started doing short
AI
> > races to try and get a better feel for it.  One thing I am curious about
> is
> > vehicle reliability.  I already had an Eagle fail on me on the first lap
> of
> > Spa.  I have heard that the Brabham is reliable, the Lotus not, and
> > apparently the Eagle not.  What about the other makes?  Does this tend
to
> be
> > a big factor or not?

>   The Lotus and Eagle are fragile cars.  If you are not lifting the
throttle
> when upshifting, then you will surely blow the engines.  The Ferrari and
> Cooper are probably more reliable, but still with poor technique and
> constant banging up and over the rev limit will damage any GPL engine.
>   Especially with the Lotus, you'll also need to pay attention when the
car
> gets airborne.  If you don't lift off the gas...POOF!  Another dead motor.
> Good Luck.  Take care online.  Your best defense when racing online is to
> try and be smooth.  If you are NOT weaving all over through the turns,
then
> the others will have much more confidence in you.
> Enjoy
> dave henrie

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> Joel Willstein

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> "If you can leave black marks on a straight from the time you exit a
corner
> till the time you brake for the next turn
> , then you have enough horsepower."
> Mark Donohue

> > > I am starting to feel a little more confident about my driving ability
> and
> > > would like to soon join some online races.  I have started doing short
> AI
> > > races to try and get a better feel for it.  One thing I am curious
about
> > is
> > > vehicle reliability.  I already had an Eagle fail on me on the first
lap
> > of
> > > Spa.  I have heard that the Brabham is reliable, the Lotus not, and
> > > apparently the Eagle not.  What about the other makes?  Does this tend
> to
> > be
> > > a big factor or not?

> >   The Lotus and Eagle are fragile cars.  If you are not lifting the
> throttle
> > when upshifting, then you will surely blow the engines.  The Ferrari and
> > Cooper are probably more reliable, but still with poor technique and
> > constant banging up and over the rev limit will damage any GPL engine.
> >   Especially with the Lotus, you'll also need to pay attention when the
> car
> > gets airborne.  If you don't lift off the gas...POOF!  Another dead
motor.
> > Good Luck.  Take care online.  Your best defense when racing online is
to
> > try and be smooth.  If you are NOT weaving all over through the turns,
> then
> > the others will have much more confidence in you.
> > Enjoy
> > dave henrie

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> > Understood, but the question that I am really trying to get answered is
if
> > there is any significant difference in the reliability of the different
> > chassis.

>        Yes,  I gave you two ends of the spectrum.  The Loti and Eagles
blow
> easily.  The Ferrari is a tank.  You should be able to figure the rest are
> somewhere in the middle.
> dh

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> > Dave answered that part.  If you over rev any of them they will blow, but
> the Lotus and Eagle are
> > the most sensitive.

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> > ChrisC

> > F1 GPLRank -30.16

> >Do random failures still happen in 'intermediate-long' races?

> According to Kaemmer and Cassidy there is no such thing as random
> failures in GPL.

> I still don't believe them :)

> Andre