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by **Eldre** » Thu, 01 Jan 2004 12:26:54

>Being the GPL master that you are you shouldnt have ANY problems keeping
>up. This short series really suits your "steady" driving style.
>Keeping it on track will geet you a pretty good finishing position.
>Anywhere near 1.16 and under control and youre in pretty good shape.
>(hey didnt oster just say that) :).

GPL master?!? Who lied to YOU? :-)

Where's the link to Kyalami and Mosport again? I just tried it at LeMans.
I'll need some time to get used to the twitchy steering. I'm finding it too
easy to get into a tank-slapper... :-(
Also, how do you change to a Mustang? I couldn't see where it would let me
change that.
I just realized that the Kyalami and Mosport must be the PWF tracks...doh.
Ok, I'll see how badly I suck at Kyalami...<g>

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by **Eldre** » Thu, 01 Jan 2004 13:52:05

>I just realized that the Kyalami and Mosport must be the PWF tracks...doh.
>Ok, I'll see how badly I suck at Kyalami...<g>

I ran 3 laps before the 'jaggedness' of the display gave me a headache. Best
time was a 1:21.9. I upped the resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768. That made
it a little better. I got to a 1:20.3. Yeah, I know - *way* off pace. I
still have issues with framerate. I'm only getting about 30 fps, and I don't
think that's enough to do anything well. I'll 'assume' that my low framerate
it tied to whatever problem I saw with a low 3dmark number. I still don't know
what's causing that, so it looks like I'm SOL...

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by **David G Fishe** » Fri, 02 Jan 2004 05:42:07

Try turning the draw distance waaay down. 5% even. Turn off trackside
objects as well.

David G Fisher

> >I just realized that the Kyalami and Mosport must be the PWF
tracks...doh.
> >Ok, I'll see how badly I suck at Kyalami...<g>

> I ran 3 laps before the 'jaggedness' of the display gave me a headache.
Best
> time was a 1:21.9. I upped the resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768. That
made
> it a little better. I got to a 1:20.3. Yeah, I know - *way* off pace. I
> still have issues with framerate. I'm only getting about 30 fps, and I
don't
> think that's enough to do anything well. I'll 'assume' that my low
framerate
> it tied to whatever problem I saw with a low 3dmark number. I still don't
know
> what's causing that, so it looks like I'm SOL...

> Eldred
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by **Larr** » Fri, 02 Jan 2004 06:09:06

Good idea about the car copy. I'll do that now...

-Larry

> > Now that I'm in the 15's consistently, it's time for me to attack ONE
> > corner at a time in different ways to see if I can change that. My
> > most likely suspects are:
> > 1. Turn 1 (or is it 2 ?) This is the corner _after_ the kink you
> > have to slow down for on the straight. The sharp right-hander.

> Same here, havent found the right entry-point, I know its a fast corner
> but I have to slow done too much.

> > 2. The sharp right-hander after the 'kink' to the left. This is the
> > section right after the turn indicated above. I can _almost_ go
> > through there full throttle after getting the car set, but I think my
> > entry needs a little work. I can't decide whether it's best to go to
> > 5th prior to this corner or not, still working on that. I'm right at
> > the end of the revs in 4th when approaching, and downshift to 3rd for
> > this corner. 3. The very sharp, 2nd gear left-hander right after the
> > above corner. I KNOW I need to work on my entry here. Need to try
> > late entry and early entry both to see which is best.

> Try going faster through the "kink" in stead - if all goes well, I shift
> to 5th right after the kink.

> > 4. The esses. I'm ok once I'm in there, but I think my entry could
> > be better.
> > 5. The right-hander you brake for at the end of the straight. There
> > are about a dozen ways to approach this turn and I still don't know
> > which one is best. I'm laying *** the brakes at the second sign
> > and slowly downshifting to 3rd. Never really saw any time
> > improvements going to 2nd. I've toyed with braking later than the 2nd
> > sign, but it's hit or miss (literally LOL!). Making it to the 3rd
> > sign before braking is impossible. I've tried it a dozen times, and
> > end up in the grandstand every time.

> > I'd love to find another second but I don't know if I have enough
> > time...

> > A BIG hint here - The visibility out of the Mustang is far superior to
> > the Corvette. I felt like I had blinders on in the Vette.

> > I'll be running the #10 canned car for lack of anything else... I can
> > switch if it confilicts, as long as it's a Mustang.

> Larry & all others - please use your normal carnumbers as it would create
> a real mess otherwise with the standings. (You can always copy an
> existing car and change the info for it)

> cheers jurjen

by **Eldre** » Fri, 02 Jan 2004 08:04:17

>Try turning the draw distance waaay down. 5% even. Turn off trackside
>objects as well.

Assuming that works. what do I then use as brake markers? That's always the
trade-off... :-(

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by **Haqsa** » Fri, 02 Jan 2004 08:07:11

The car in front of you? ;o)

by **David G Fishe** » Fri, 02 Jan 2004 17:55:37

I did my best time so far tonight, breaking into the 112's with a 112.7.

David G Fisher

by **Larr** » Sat, 03 Jan 2004 02:31:48

You were going to send me that lap :)

-Larry

> I did my best time so far tonight, breaking into the 112's with a 112.7.

> David G Fisher

> > Getting there... :)

> > LAP TIME
> > 1 75.413000
> > 2 75.624000
> > 3 76.856000
> > 4 75.632000
> > 5 74.891000
> > 6 75.756000
> > 7 74.985000
> > 8 75.190000
> > 9 75.071000
> > 10 74.957000

> > -Larry

by **Haqsa** » Sat, 03 Jan 2004 02:53:31

I would like to get a copy of that too if you don't mind. I have a 1:12
replay from Achim but it's on the converted Kyalami. I want one on the PWF
Kyalami so I can get a look at the track markers that people are using.
TIA.

by **Mitch_** » Sat, 03 Jan 2004 03:42:40

..l..

Im still in the 14's but I think I had to push harder than I will in the
race.

Mitch

> I did my best time so far tonight, breaking into the 112's with a 112.7.

> David G Fisher

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by **Eldre** » Sat, 03 Jan 2004 06:04:23

>Im still in the 14's but I think I had to push harder than I will in the
>race.

You guys are amazing. I'm not even within 107% of your times... :-(

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by **Mitch_** » Sat, 03 Jan 2004 07:44:22

Dont kidd yourself E those guys wont be turning 1.12's in the race :)

>>Im still in the 14's but I think I had to push harder than I will in the
>>race.

> You guys are amazing. I'm not even within 107% of your times... :-(

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by **Larr** » Sat, 03 Jan 2004 23:43:40

I'm going backwards, so I'm taking a day off...

I'm in the 15's (usually low 15's) fairly consistently, but I'm finding that
if I try any harder I end up back in the 16's. I KNOW where I'm losing the
time (the kink after the long straight where you have to hard brake and
downshift into 3rd, and the sharp right-hander coming onto the long
straight). I believe I'm losing a good second in those two corners...

I know I'm driving deep enough (second sign) into the first one. Any
further and I end up in the Grandstands in a rather spectacular fashion :)

-Larry

> ..l..

> Im still in the 14's but I think I had to push harder than I will in the
> race.

> Mitch

> > I did my best time so far tonight, breaking into the 112's with a 112.7.

> > David G Fisher

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by **Larr** » Sat, 03 Jan 2004 23:45:15

So long as I don't slow them down with my back bumper, that's all I care
about.

Getting booted out is my biggest worry at this race. I've got SO much time
in it it will be devestating to be knocked out like that.

I may just take a prov for qual to stay at the rear at the start, and then
get into it once things are spread out a bit. It's a long race so there is
plenty of time.

-Larry

> Dont kidd yourself E those guys wont be turning 1.12's in the race :)

> >>Im still in the 14's but I think I had to push harder than I will in the
> >>race.

> > You guys are amazing. I'm not even within 107% of your times... :-(

> > Eldred

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by **Haqsa** » Sun, 04 Jan 2004 00:00:10

Which kinks are you talking about? There are only two turns that I would
describe as kinks and they are both flat out. The first one would be turn
3L, which is the Jukskei sweep. It can be taken flat out, I have (other
people's:) replays to prove it. The other is the kink going up the hill
towards the s/f line. That is flat out even in GPL.

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