rec.autos.simulators

by **jah_warrior8** » Tue, 18 Dec 2001 17:16:18

Well, I finally broke down and got GPL. After hearing you guys rave about it
for the past who knows how long, I thought I'd see first hand what all the
fuss is about. Sorry for doubting you guys... Man, this is a blast. My lap
times really suck, but I'm having fun at Monza for now.

I have the 1.201 update, GPLRA, the glide patch (still stuck with a voodoo
banshee card). Are there any other 'critical' patches/updates/utils that I
should get?

Thanks for ruining my life :)

Jah_warrior86
--------------
GPL rank: there's gotta be an infinity symbol here somewhere ;)

by **Jeff M. Ingra** » Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:28:16

Check out this page. It's a beginner's guide to Grand Prix Legends. I was
just like you and very recently was able to get Grand Prix Legends to work
with my Geforce 3 card. Now I see what I've been missing!!!

There are links here to the many patches.

Jeff

http://www.slottweak.com/gplintro.htm

by **Uncle Feste** » Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:56:36

> GPL rank: there's gotta be an infinity symbol here somewhere ;)

There is. Dave Henrie owns the copyright. :-P

--

Fester

by **Dave Henri** » Tue, 18 Dec 2001 23:23:41

> > GPL rank: there's gotta be an infinity symbol here somewhere ;)

> There is. Dave Henrie owns the copyright. :-P

Right you are Uncle and I sick my lawyers after ANYONe who attempts to
drive as slowly as me.
dave(non-moving chicane)henrie

by **Eldre** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 04:35:04

>Man, this is a blast. My lap
>times really suck, but I'm having fun at Monza for now.

And that's what counts...<g>

Eldred
--
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
GPLRank - under construction...

Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you
with experience...
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **Scott Lyma** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 05:56:16

You're not the only one, I ordered a copy through purplus.com last night.
Now that I finally have a new computer (old one was a P133) I reinstalled
the demo with the OpenGL upgrade and was basically blown away! Just with
that it looks like a practically new release, so I can't wait to see what
all the car and track updates/addons look like. Now I'll have to decide if
I need to get a wheel/pedal setup or stick with my trusty joystick of 6
years. My SS rating for N4 is currently a 7, so the old joystick can't be
too bad!
--
Scott Lyman
Mechanical Engineering Student
Michigan Technological University

by **Jan Verschuere** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 06:13:24

Now this is the kind of attitude we like to see here on RAS. <g>

That's what it's all about and, IMHO, it gets better the better one gets.

Well, learning the supplied tracks will do you for a while. Then I think the
next step to achieve full blown ***ion should be to go to www.vroc.net
and start racing online. This will introduce more tracks and encourage a
system upgrade. After which you could start to think about getting some
snazzy scenery and cars and so on. ;-)

Hey, no problem!

Jan.
=---
"Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

by **Alex Kihuran** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 06:24:16

Hey Scott, I see you go to MTU, so I was wondering if you went to the Lake
Superior Pro Rally this year. Sweet event, at least it looks like it is. I'm
going to make the trip up someday, but in the meantime I go to rallies
around here in PA.

Just wondering, as I knew Houghton was the collegetown for MTU and the
rally.

Thanks,
Alex

> You're not the only one, I ordered a copy through purplus.com last night.
> Now that I finally have a new computer (old one was a P133) I reinstalled
> the demo with the OpenGL upgrade and was basically blown away! Just with
> that it looks like a practically new release, so I can't wait to see what
> all the car and track updates/addons look like. Now I'll have to decide
if
> I need to get a wheel/pedal setup or stick with my trusty joystick of 6
> years. My SS rating for N4 is currently a 7, so the old joystick can't be
> too bad!
> --
> Scott Lyman
> Mechanical Engineering Student
> Michigan Technological University

> > Well, I finally broke down and got GPL. After hearing you guys rave
about
> it
> > for the past who knows how long, I thought I'd see first hand what all
the
> > fuss is about. Sorry for doubting you guys... Man, this is a blast. My
lap
> > times really suck, but I'm having fun at Monza for now.

> > I have the 1.201 update, GPLRA, the glide patch (still stuck with a
voodoo
> > banshee card). Are there any other 'critical' patches/updates/utils that
I
> > should get?

> > Thanks for ruining my life :)

> > Jah_warrior86
> > --------------
> > GPL rank: there's gotta be an infinity symbol here somewhere ;)

by **Scott Lyma** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 06:41:20

I've never made it yet, just read about it in the school paper. A lot of
the teams stay right here in town, and this year I went with a couple of
friends to one of the local hotels and checked out some of the cars while
they were registering at the hotel. We even talked to a few crewmen, but
they couldn't chat for too long with the busy weekend ahead and all. One of
these years I'll have to check it out for real...
--
Scott Lyman
Mechanical Engineering Student
Michigan Technological University

> Hey Scott, I see you go to MTU, so I was wondering if you went to the Lake
> Superior Pro Rally this year. Sweet event, at least it looks like it is.
I'm
> going to make the trip up someday, but in the meantime I go to rallies
> around here in PA.

> Just wondering, as I knew Houghton was the collegetown for MTU and the
> rally.

> Thanks,
> Alex

> > You're not the only one, I ordered a copy through purplus.com last
night.
> > Now that I finally have a new computer (old one was a P133) I
reinstalled
> > the demo with the OpenGL upgrade and was basically blown away! Just
with
> > that it looks like a practically new release, so I can't wait to see
what
> > all the car and track updates/addons look like. Now I'll have to decide
> if
> > I need to get a wheel/pedal setup or stick with my trusty joystick of 6
> > years. My SS rating for N4 is currently a 7, so the old joystick can't
be
> > too bad!
> > --
> > Scott Lyman
> > Mechanical Engineering Student
> > Michigan Technological University

> > > Well, I finally broke down and got GPL. After hearing you guys rave
> about
> > it
> > > for the past who knows how long, I thought I'd see first hand what all
> the
> > > fuss is about. Sorry for doubting you guys... Man, this is a blast. My
> lap
> > > times really suck, but I'm having fun at Monza for now.

> > > I have the 1.201 update, GPLRA, the glide patch (still stuck with a
> voodoo
> > > banshee card). Are there any other 'critical' patches/updates/utils
that
> I
> > > should get?

> > > Thanks for ruining my life :)

> > > Jah_warrior86
> > > --------------
> > > GPL rank: there's gotta be an infinity symbol here somewhere ;)

by **Biz** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:26:39

you mean its not called the POR anymore? I went every year while I was a student at Tech.

Chris Carncross
Class of '91
Mechanical Engineering

> Hey Scott, I see you go to MTU, so I was wondering if you went to the Lake
> Superior Pro Rally this year. Sweet event, at least it looks like it is. I'm
> going to make the trip up someday, but in the meantime I go to rallies
> around here in PA.

> Just wondering, as I knew Houghton was the collegetown for MTU and the
> rally.

> Thanks,
> Alex

> > You're not the only one, I ordered a copy through purplus.com last night.
> > Now that I finally have a new computer (old one was a P133) I reinstalled
> > the demo with the OpenGL upgrade and was basically blown away! Just with
> > that it looks like a practically new release, so I can't wait to see what
> > all the car and track updates/addons look like. Now I'll have to decide
> if
> > I need to get a wheel/pedal setup or stick with my trusty joystick of 6
> > years. My SS rating for N4 is currently a 7, so the old joystick can't be
> > too bad!
> > --
> > Scott Lyman
> > Mechanical Engineering Student
> > Michigan Technological University

> > > Well, I finally broke down and got GPL. After hearing you guys rave
> about
> > it
> > > for the past who knows how long, I thought I'd see first hand what all
> the
> > > fuss is about. Sorry for doubting you guys... Man, this is a blast. My
> lap
> > > times really suck, but I'm having fun at Monza for now.

> > > I have the 1.201 update, GPLRA, the glide patch (still stuck with a
> voodoo
> > > banshee card). Are there any other 'critical' patches/updates/utils that
> I
> > > should get?

> > > Thanks for ruining my life :)

> > > Jah_warrior86
> > > --------------
> > > GPL rank: there's gotta be an infinity symbol here somewhere ;)

by **Scott Lyma** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:58:33

The SCCA Pro Rally is the official name according to the MTU Lode. How was
it when you went?
--
Scott Lyman
Mechanical Engineering Student
Michigan Technological University

> you mean its not called the POR anymore? I went every year while I was a
student at Tech.

> Chris Carncross
> Class of '91
> Mechanical Engineering

> > Hey Scott, I see you go to MTU, so I was wondering if you went to the
Lake
> > Superior Pro Rally this year. Sweet event, at least it looks like it is.
I'm
> > going to make the trip up someday, but in the meantime I go to rallies
> > around here in PA.

> > Just wondering, as I knew Houghton was the collegetown for MTU and the
> > rally.

> > Thanks,
> > Alex

> > > You're not the only one, I ordered a copy through purplus.com last
night.
> > > Now that I finally have a new computer (old one was a P133) I
reinstalled
> > > the demo with the OpenGL upgrade and was basically blown away! Just
with
> > > that it looks like a practically new release, so I can't wait to see
what
> > > all the car and track updates/addons look like. Now I'll have to
decide
> > if
> > > I need to get a wheel/pedal setup or stick with my trusty joystick of
6
> > > years. My SS rating for N4 is currently a 7, so the old joystick
can't be
> > > too bad!
> > > --
> > > Scott Lyman
> > > Mechanical Engineering Student
> > > Michigan Technological University

> > > > Well, I finally broke down and got GPL. After hearing you guys rave
> > about
> > > it
> > > > for the past who knows how long, I thought I'd see first hand what
all
> > the
> > > > fuss is about. Sorry for doubting you guys... Man, this is a blast.
My
> > lap
> > > > times really suck, but I'm having fun at Monza for now.

> > > > I have the 1.201 update, GPLRA, the glide patch (still stuck with a
> > voodoo
> > > > banshee card). Are there any other 'critical' patches/updates/utils
that
> > I
> > > > should get?

> > > > Thanks for ruining my life :)

> > > > Jah_warrior86
> > > > --------------
> > > > GPL rank: there's gotta be an infinity symbol here somewhere ;)

by **Alex Kihuran** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 09:04:43

Nope, they stopped calling it POR in the early 90's I think? I'm only 14,
and my first rally was in 93, so it's a bit beyond my time :)

Thanks,
Alex

> you mean its not called the POR anymore? I went every year while I was a
student at Tech.

> Chris Carncross
> Class of '91
> Mechanical Engineering

> > Hey Scott, I see you go to MTU, so I was wondering if you went to the
Lake
> > Superior Pro Rally this year. Sweet event, at least it looks like it is.
I'm
> > going to make the trip up someday, but in the meantime I go to rallies
> > around here in PA.

> > Just wondering, as I knew Houghton was the collegetown for MTU and the
> > rally.

> > Thanks,
> > Alex

> > > You're not the only one, I ordered a copy through purplus.com last
night.
> > > Now that I finally have a new computer (old one was a P133) I
reinstalled
> > > the demo with the OpenGL upgrade and was basically blown away! Just
with
> > > that it looks like a practically new release, so I can't wait to see
what
> > > all the car and track updates/addons look like. Now I'll have to
decide
> > if
> > > I need to get a wheel/pedal setup or stick with my trusty joystick of
6
> > > years. My SS rating for N4 is currently a 7, so the old joystick
can't be
> > > too bad!
> > > --
> > > Scott Lyman
> > > Mechanical Engineering Student
> > > Michigan Technological University

> > > > Well, I finally broke down and got GPL. After hearing you guys rave
> > about
> > > it
> > > > for the past who knows how long, I thought I'd see first hand what
all
> > the
> > > > fuss is about. Sorry for doubting you guys... Man, this is a blast.
My
> > lap
> > > > times really suck, but I'm having fun at Monza for now.

> > > > I have the 1.201 update, GPLRA, the glide patch (still stuck with a
> > voodoo
> > > > banshee card). Are there any other 'critical' patches/updates/utils
that
> > I
> > > > should get?

> > > > Thanks for ruining my life :)

> > > > Jah_warrior86
> > > > --------------
> > > > GPL rank: there's gotta be an infinity symbol here somewhere ;)

by **jah_warrior8** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:00:18

Hi again,

I just turned a 1:33.945 at Monza and was wondering if this is about what my
times should be after driving for a little while. Also, I'm using the
brabham and am wondering what the best car to learn on is?
I guess I could start trying to learn the other tracks eventually though
seeing as I can't make a lap on any other track yet :-)
Thanks all for the links

Jah_warrior86

by **Pat Dotso** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:43:21

1:33 is pretty good! Keep it up. 1:30 is sort of
a milestone at Monza. If you can run 1:30's, you
can do OK online.

Lot's of people like to start with the Coventry
(Cooper). Lotus is about the fastest, but it
is also the hardest to drive.

--
Pat Dotson

> Hi again,

> I just turned a 1:33.945 at Monza and was wondering if this is about what my
> times should be after driving for a little while. Also, I'm using the
> brabham and am wondering what the best car to learn on is?
> I guess I could start trying to learn the other tracks eventually though
> seeing as I can't make a lap on any other track yet :-)
> Thanks all for the links

> Jah_warrior86

by **Biz** » Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:05:54

Well its not the only SCCA Pro Rally.... :) It used to be called the POR for "Press On
Regardless", and of course I assume it still has stages all over the UP(at least in the Copper
Country area), when I was there it was Rod Millen and his 4-wheel drive RX-7, and there was someone
big in an Audi Quattro but for the life of me I can't remember his name. There was(hopefully still
is) quite a good rally in PA called Tiadoughton(sp?) that I used to go and work stages at, plus
Chillicothe, OH, (Sundowner)etc...

Chris Carncross

PS-I was Class of '90, see what happens when you start getting older....

> The SCCA Pro Rally is the official name according to the MTU Lode. How was
> it when you went?
> --
> Scott Lyman
> Mechanical Engineering Student
> Michigan Technological University

> > you mean its not called the POR anymore? I went every year while I was a
> student at Tech.

> > Chris Carncross
> > Class of '91
> > Mechanical Engineering

> > > Hey Scott, I see you go to MTU, so I was wondering if you went to the
> Lake
> > > Superior Pro Rally this year. Sweet event, at least it looks like it is.
> I'm
> > > going to make the trip up someday, but in the meantime I go to rallies
> > > around here in PA.

> > > Just wondering, as I knew Houghton was the collegetown for MTU and the
> > > rally.

> > > Thanks,
> > > Alex

> > > > You're not the only one, I ordered a copy through purplus.com last
> night.
> > > > Now that I finally have a new computer (old one was a P133) I
> reinstalled
> > > > the demo with the OpenGL upgrade and was basically blown away! Just
> with
> > > > that it looks like a practically new release, so I can't wait to see
> what
> > > > all the car and track updates/addons look like. Now I'll have to
> decide
> > > if
> > > > I need to get a wheel/pedal setup or stick with my trusty joystick of
> 6
> > > > years. My SS rating for N4 is currently a 7, so the old joystick
> can't be
> > > > too bad!
> > > > --
> > > > Scott Lyman
> > > > Mechanical Engineering Student
> > > > Michigan Technological University

> > > > > Well, I finally broke down and got GPL. After hearing you guys rave
> > > about
> > > > it
> > > > > for the past who knows how long, I thought I'd see first hand what
> all
> > > the
> > > > > fuss is about. Sorry for doubting you guys... Man, this is a blast.
> My
> > > lap
> > > > > times really suck, but I'm having fun at Monza for now.

> > > > > I have the 1.201 update, GPLRA, the glide patch (still stuck with a
> > > voodoo
> > > > > banshee card). Are there any other 'critical' patches/updates/utils
> that
> > > I
> > > > > should get?

> > > > > Thanks for ruining my life :)

> > > > > Jah_warrior86
> > > > > --------------
> > > > > GPL rank: there's gotta be an infinity symbol here somewhere ;)

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