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what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

Rich

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Rich » Sat, 15 Nov 2003 15:48:48

Already have leMans, ***bath, Reims, Hockenheim and what comes with GPL.
Looking for suggestions on others. Thanks ahead!
Ashley McConnel

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Ashley McConnel » Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:15:38

Is there a Paul Ricard for GPL?

Ash
http://www.racesimcentral.net/


Darryl Johnso

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Darryl Johnso » Sat, 15 Nov 2003 23:16:53


I'd go to the GPL Track Database and just work my way through the
tracks, looking at the maps. There's that track in East Germany --
Avus? -- that is nothing but a long straight, hairpin corner, and a
long straight back again to another hairpin.

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HTH,
--
  Darryl

Rich

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Rich » Sun, 16 Nov 2003 02:30:31



> > Already have leMans, ***bath, Reims, Hockenheim and what comes
> > with GPL. Looking for suggestions on others. Thanks ahead!

> I'd go to the GPL Track Database and just work my way through the
> tracks, looking at the maps. There's that track in East Germany --
> Avus? -- that is nothing but a long straight, hairpin corner, and a
> long straight back again to another hairpin.

>     http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> HTH,
> --
>   Darryl

oops I forgot to mention I have that one too.
Its hard to judge by those maps how long the straights are because their
scales are not always entirely accurate.
Download, trial and error I guess.

I haven't had a lot of success trying to keep up with the AI cars unless I'm
drafting, and I was wondering whether this is normal.

only manage about 204 using the available setups.
How do those AI cars go so fast? Anyone?

Malc

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Malc » Sun, 16 Nov 2003 03:05:48


> I haven't had a lot of success trying to keep up with the AI cars unless
I'm
> drafting, and I was wondering whether this is normal.

> only manage about 204 using the available setups.
> How do those AI cars go so fast? Anyone?

The gpl AI don't use the same physics model that you do, and their top
speed is determined by the 'hype' not the car's ability.

The best I can recall managing was 209mph at Milano in a Honda while
slipstreaming (drafting) an Eagle.

Actually that's not quite true, I've gone faster in a Bronda at Spa, but
it wasn't in a race (or even a draft ;-))

Malc.

Jan Verschuere

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Jan Verschuere » Sun, 16 Nov 2003 03:56:31

Off the top of my head I'd list Anderstorp, Snetterton67, Riverside,
Zeltweg, Grenslandring, Bathurst and Chimay (has thread the needle chicanes
in the longest sides of the rectangle, though) as having decent sized
straights.

But the daddy of GPL straights has got to be the back straight at Solitude
with its "dont blink", absolutely flat in 5th hump/kink and sphincter cramp
inducing brakingzone for Schatten at the end. A straight which seperates the
men from the boys, IMO.

Jan.
=---

Larr

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Larr » Sun, 16 Nov 2003 05:48:08

Try an oval.

Just when you think you're done, you're back where you started!

-Larry


Ruud Dingeman

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Ruud Dingeman » Sun, 16 Nov 2003 14:16:10


> Already have leMans, ***bath, Reims, Hockenheim and what comes with GPL.
> Looking for suggestions on others. Thanks ahead!

Ridgehill (you should definitely try Ridgehill!), Buenos Aires 67 (#
15), VIR (***ia), Dessauer, Salzburgring is great fun too.

Regards, Rudy
(GPLRank -16)

Steve Smit

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Steve Smit » Sun, 16 Nov 2003 21:25:32

Reims, Le Mans


Magnus

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Magnus » Mon, 17 Nov 2003 06:17:05


> Its hard to judge by those maps how long the straights are because their
> scales are not always entirely accurate.
> Download, trial and error I guess.

All tracks have their lenghts displayed too so the map plus that
should give you a decent idea :-)

You can actually sort your results on track length too..

Cheers!

/Magnus T

- - - - GPL Track Database - - - http://magnust.d2g.com - - - -

Ruud Dingeman

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Ruud Dingeman » Mon, 17 Nov 2003 06:35:05

Um, Steve, you might wanna read your answer again  (and/or use the
really big font type for geezers,  grin  ;)

Regards, Rudy

> Reims, Le Mans


>>Already have leMans, ***bath, Reims, Hockenheim and what comes with GPL.

Steve Smit

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Steve Smit » Mon, 17 Nov 2003 07:14:38

Oopsies, sorry, didn't see that.  Shoulda, woulda, dint.  I was wondering
why the obvious weren't there.  (And what abt. Avus, or do I have to go back
and read 'em all over again.)


hot-rodded BRM.



> Um, Steve, you might wanna read your answer again  (and/or use the
> really big font type for geezers,  grin  ;)

> Regards, Rudy

> > Reims, Le Mans


> >>Already have leMans, ***bath, Reims, Hockenheim and what comes with
GPL.

Ruud Dingeman

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Ruud Dingeman » Mon, 17 Nov 2003 09:57:28



> hot-rodded BRM.

?!?   Erm, and you were smoking what exactly at the time?    <g>

Regards, Rudy
(GPLRank -16)

Steve Smit

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Steve Smit » Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:39:05

Send me yer addy and I'll send you the replay.  Better yet, send me some of
Amsterdam's finest, and I'll send you the hack.  [Just KIDDING, Mr.
Ashcroft!]




a
> > hot-rodded BRM.

> ?!?   Erm, and you were smoking what exactly at the time?    <g>

> Regards, Rudy
> (GPLRank -16)

Ruud Dingeman

what road circuits in GPL have nice long straights?

by Ruud Dingeman » Tue, 18 Nov 2003 16:16:30


Amsterdam's finest? Hmmm...  Ok!

<Dumps a truckload of Ajax footie hooligans on Steve's doorstep, who,
not used to such ungentlemanly treatment, start gnarling and looking for
the nearest person to turn into a vegetable - Oh look, looks like
they've found out how to take out Steve's doorhandle already>

<G>  Well, you DID ask for it...   I'm from Tilburg in the Deep South,
btw!  ;)

Regards, Rudy
(GPLRank -16)


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