rec.autos.simulators

>Did you get my mail Eldred?

> >Have to disagree with the race settings... half a GP with Pro Damage is
not
> >a GP. I believe in raising my game when the going gets tough, not in
> >reducing the challenge. Besides, at half distance at Silverstone I was
only
> >10th or something... <g>.

> >I also believe each track presents it's own unique challenge and so I
feel
> >any track is a possible GP track.

> >I do like the timeslot though... 3pm my time on Sunday would be very
> >convenient, for me. Don't know about people on both sides of the atlantic
> >with families and/or kids in team sports though.

> I can't *imagine* West coasters getting up to run an online race at 6am(on
a
> SUNDAY)...  I have a hard enough time believing *I* get up at 7:30am on
sundays
> to watch the GP's on Speedvision...<g>

> Eldred
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> GPL F1 hcp. +28.80...F2 +151.26...F3 hcp. +373.73

> Never argue with an idiot.  He brings you down to his level, then beats
you
> with experience...
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> >Eldred - wondering how Halle got my address....

> Damn celebrities, lurking in newsgroups and stalking unsuspecting
> community members ...  I hope you can fend her off! :)

> Jan

>I get up at 6AM on Sat to race vroc-f2, then go back to bed :)

>>Eldred - wondering how Halle got my address....

>Damn celebrities, lurking in newsgroups and stalking unsuspecting
>community members ...  I hope you can fend her off! :)

>>I haven't decided when I'm going to run another one...  The holiday time was
>>good because all(most) of the leagues were on break.  When they restart, I'm
>>not sure of a good time for everyone to be able to participate.  Someone
>>suggested Friday evenings, but that would have the Europeans racing at
>midnight
>>or later...
>So? :)

>>Suggestions?

>On a saturday or sunday, around 3CET? Then it's evening here in
>Europe..

> >Another way to deal with the 1 car behind limit - in stationary
situations -
> >is press shift-v repeatedly to move your view to the***pit of the cars
> >that are behind you. This feature is not limited to 1 car behind, rather
it
> >moves the focus. Beware that when cars are passing each other when you
hit
> >shift-v, 1 car may be missed. When you have determined that no cars are
> >around, press control-v to return to your own car and hit the road again.

> I wasn't aware of that.  It sounds useful, but I must admit I've
> actually f****d up doing Shift-R, so it may be too complicated to
> attempt in the heat of battle. <g>  I'd also be afraid that I'd take
> too long and get punted from the race for being motionless...

> I will have to try this in some meaningless pickup race just for the
> sake of experimentation.  Thanks for the tip!