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GPL Challenge

FlyinFin

GPL Challenge

by FlyinFin » Sun, 04 Apr 1999 04:00:00

As many of you know (hopefully <G>) Team BHMS has a GPL hotlap section on
the website www.bhmotorsports.com and choose GPL hotlaps/setups link.

I was just glancing through the Top10 lists and there was a noticeable
absence of North American drivers on the lists. I do understand that many
sim drivers prefer ovals or later model cars in general so this may be the
reason for the lack of North-American drivers participating in the GPL
hotlaps. Not a straighforward competition of course but still a very popular
thing among sim drivers and related web sites.

Well, now that the good folks at the Pits, www.theuspits.com have released a
converter for certain ICR2 and Nascar2 tracks to be used with GPL I am sure
we'll see a lot more North-American drivers participating in sending in
hotlaps for the available oval tracks. Our web team got the pages up and
running and there are already times posted by Jure Zagoricnik of Team BHMS
to get the show started. Let's see if the balance will be a little more even
or maybe it will tilted towards the oval specialists!

With friendly greetings to all sim drivers I hope you'll all participate and
start preparing for the launch of Nascar3 hopefully later this year.

On behalf of Team BHMS,

Pekka Heino

Hans

GPL Challenge

by Hans » Sun, 04 Apr 1999 04:00:00

  maybe not being fast enough is the problem?

  Hans


>As many of you know (hopefully <G>) Team BHMS has a GPL hotlap section on
>the website www.bhmotorsports.com and choose GPL hotlaps/setups link.

>I was just glancing through the Top10 lists and there was a noticeable
>absence of North American drivers on the lists. I do understand that many
>sim drivers prefer ovals or later model cars in general so this may be the
>reason for the lack of North-American drivers participating in the GPL
>hotlaps. Not a straighforward competition of course but still a very
popular
>thing among sim drivers and related web sites.

>Well, now that the good folks at the Pits, www.theuspits.com have released
a
>converter for certain ICR2 and Nascar2 tracks to be used with GPL I am sure
>we'll see a lot more North-American drivers participating in sending in
>hotlaps for the available oval tracks. Our web team got the pages up and
>running and there are already times posted by Jure Zagoricnik of Team BHMS
>to get the show started. Let's see if the balance will be a little more
even
>or maybe it will tilted towards the oval specialists!

>With friendly greetings to all sim drivers I hope you'll all participate
and
>start preparing for the launch of Nascar3 hopefully later this year.

>On behalf of Team BHMS,

>Pekka Heino

-~=Darek M=

GPL Challenge

by -~=Darek M= » Sun, 04 Apr 1999 04:00:00

Do not assume that all Americans like ovals better kust because NASCAR is
popular here.
I would gladly send out my fast lap to anyone and everyone if it was good
enough for anyone to care for it.
But with the best of 1.07.4 at the Glen, I don't exactly have anything worth
writing home about. :)

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Schlom

GPL Challenge

by Schlom » Mon, 05 Apr 1999 05:00:00

I totally agree.  I like the road courses much better than the ovals as far as
being fast is concerned.  I can go quite fast at Loudon but i got more of a
charge when i broke the 1:10 barrier at the Glen...or when i did my first sub
3:30 at Spa.  However the ovals give me a chance to use my skill setting up a
car better cause i have more experiance (real and virtual).  

This in no way flames the sites that have oval hotlaps.  I love the idea cause
it gives me a fighting chance to maybe be on the list.  I also think the ovals
provide more exciting racing.  But thats IMHO.

Chris


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