% What a refreshingly honest report. It's ***ing isn't it! And, hey, it
% probably took me 30 days to get to 1:08 at The Glen, so you're doing well.
% But for anyone, the point is: just do as well as you can do. The neat thing
% about GPL is that you just can't do that without contemplation,
% concentration, and control. It's sort of "the thinking man's sim"...not
% unlike the real thing!
The real key to GPL, is the same key to real racing. Smoothness...
Work on being smooth and consistent first and speed will eventually
come. I think way too many folks try for speed first and find
themselves furstrated. I remember when I could only do the rare 1:10 at
the Glen. I saw the best times of 1:07 & 1:06 and I felt, "no way, I'll
never manage that". But instead of trying to go faster I started to
work on driving smoothly and then the consistent 1:07's came. Worked
harder on being smooth, and I was dipping in the 1:06's on occasion.
Now I can make the occasional 1:05's (and no this isn't on a Lotus, but
an Eagle). Of course now there are hot shots out there hitting the
1:04's, just like in racing, there will always be someone faster.
One thought on the hotshot flyers in GPL. How many of these drivers
could sustain these speeds for the full length of a Grand Prix event?
Generally speaking, achieving so fast times will abuse and overheat the
tires. Over the course of a long or full length race the tires would
eventually be too hot to grip anymore. Plus, I don't think GPL models
tire wear. At such high temperatures, I am sure those tires would
eventually go away.
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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
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