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by **The Black Cat =^..^** » Tue, 09 May 2000 04:00:00

On Mon, 08 May 2000 20:28:20 +0100, Phil Flack

>Never - quite the opposite in fact: my jaw locks up, eyes stay wide
>open, and I stop moving completely so much that my brain kinda moves
>about in my head, if that makes any sense..

I do that at Bristol in N3. There is so much going on so constantly
that I just stop blinking. I know what you mean, however. I think
all of us have been in a sim race zone where things seem to slow down
and you just FLOOOOOOOOW through the race.

But most of the time, I lean my whole body in the turns. I also talk
to the other drivers, usually with language that makes me glad no one
else is in the room...

by **Phil Le** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

It definitely does in GP500. I also lean into corners with the XTerminator
controller.

In GPL I don't tend to lean so much. What I do find myself doing is
gripping the wheel too tight. I end up with hand ache after a few laps.

Cheers

Phil

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by **Bill Met** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

>> Does anyone else do this while (sim)racing? I don't even notice
>> it myself. Maybe I'm taking it a little bit too seriously:o)

>It definitely does in GP500. I also lean into corners with the XTerminator
>controller.

>In GPL I don't tend to lean so much. What I do find myself doing is
>gripping the wheel too tight. I end up with hand ache after a few laps.

The "death grip" is definitely my biggest problem. Every other lap I
have to tell myself to relax my grip. Out of curiosity Phil, do you have
a FF wheel? I don't. I've often wondered if I end up gripping the wheel
tighter and tighter because I'm unconsciously trying to get more feedback
through my hands.

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by **Zoll** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

I don't think so... as long as it does not roll on the floor...

;-)

Zolli

by **Chuck Kandle** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

My head? No. My whole body, yes. I'm not exactly a little guy, but
this poor chair goes thru hell, especially 500 milers on oval
tracks.<g> Come to think of it, I bet the whole floor goes thru hell
when I lean... Think that's bad? A buddy I know once broke his wheel
he was so "involved" in a sim race! Can't say I've gotten that bad
yet. LOL

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by **Don Burnett** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

Most definitely, I probably use a little too much body language .
My wife and daughters give me fits about it :)

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by gr » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

My head rolls too, but what i notice more is that I dont get time to
blink.

In firs2 i could look around, check the crowd, read the instrument s
etc, now I am so busy concentrating on the driving aspect, I have to
time my blinks in the strights.

This is a sim that makes it really intense especially in hotlapping

by **Thomas Soerense** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

I lean my upper body into turns. I do the ***clenching thing.
I have had sore thigh muscles at work from the tension the
evening before. Also when I draft someone at Monza I stick my
head out to the right side to see if its safe to pass. It
doesnt help much lol

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by **Tim Vanhe** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

I keep my breath an entire lap around the Ring. After 3 laps or so I have no
problem keeping my head still. At least that's what people tell me. I'm not
aware of that for some reason.

by **jk..** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

Uh...too much info.... ;]

What's her name, anyway? ;]

Cheers!

Jan Kohl
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by **Phil Le** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

Yes I do. I use an LWFF and also find that the death grip is my biggest
problem. When I relax I drive much smoother. The only problem is that when
I try to relax I become more tense.

Cheers

Phil
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by **GTX_SlotCa** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

It was a tough old CH Flightstick. You have to understand that this guy
always tried to appear kind of dignified. He was quite indignant, though, as
he got up and me, my wife and his wife were laughing so hard that tears came
out of our eyes.

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> Hehe.......I can just imagine how funny it must have been. I
> only hope he didn't take the joystick & computer with him on his
> backwards flip!

> Chris

> In article <_qER4.7566

> >emotion. I'm also not *** equipment ;-) But... a few
> years back I had
> >a friend over that wasn't into ***. I let him try Red
> Baron. He flipped
> >side to side in the chair a few times, holding the joystick in
> the air,
> >sometimes at arms length. Finally, pulling out of a dive, the
> joystick rose
> >until it was over his head and behind him, like he was pulling
> in a fish,
> >and he fell backwards, chair and all.

> >--
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by **Eldre** » Thu, 11 May 2000 04:00:00

>But most of the time, I lean my whole body in the turns. I also talk
>to the other drivers, usually with language that makes me glad no one
>else is in the room...

Yep - been there, done that. It's amazing what a game brings out of you... :)

Eldred
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by **Eldre** » Fri, 12 May 2000 04:00:00

>My girlfriend has made me aware that when I am racing GPL, GP2,
>N99 or whatever else, my head leans in the direction of the turn
>I am taking! She thinks this is rather amusing!

>Does anyone else do this while (sim)racing? I don't even notice
>it myself. Maybe I'm taking it a little bit too seriously:o)

>Chris

I've caught myself leaning into turns before. I feel a little silly when I
realize this, but I live alone, so no one's there to laugh at me...<g>

Eldred
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by **Peter Hoope** » Fri, 19 May 2000 04:00:00

Sorry I'm late into this one but I couldn't let it pass without comment as
it rings so true to me...

I remember once when I was really into an offline league race in Nascar 2 I
had been closely following a car for lap after lap lining it up for a pass
that I actually looked behind me to see if I was clear to try a pass to the
inside :O((

As soon as I had done it I had to pause the race as my sides were splitting
from laughing so much at what a nutter I was......

Peter Hooper

> >My girlfriend has made me aware that when I am racing GPL, GP2,
> >N99 or whatever else, my head leans in the direction of the turn
> >I am taking! She thinks this is rather amusing!

> >Does anyone else do this while (sim)racing? I don't even notice
> >it myself. Maybe I'm taking it a little bit too seriously:o)

> >Chris

> I've caught myself leaning into turns before. I feel a little silly when
I
> realize this, but I live alone, so no one's there to laugh at me...<g>

> Eldred
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you
> with experience...
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