Another Yank with a negative rank !

Woohoo ! I bought this damn sim the day it came out (in the US anyway), after drooling over the demo and wanting more. But i only really used part time to break up my Nascar love once in a while. About 18 months ago, i started racing it more as more friends got computers and kinda put Nascar aside (i only get about a 1/2hr or so of wheel time a day if im lucky). Today, i am a man. I have walked through the valley of un-socialism and emerged with a -1.44. Yeeehaw ! Now im gonna celebrate with a six-pack o' suds and see if any of my friends remember me still. C'mon Eldred, walk to the light :)

"GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:jnL08.25186$[email hidden]... > Woohoo ! > Today, i am a man. I have walked through the valley of un-socialism and > emerged with a -1.44. Yeeehaw ! Damn, I'm about to go down ANOTHER place.. :-((( Colin (-1.45) Harris :-)

You are a poet and you don't even know it. "Another Yank with a negative rank !" Voltaire

Good stuff. I'll be there myself one day I hope, if only I had more time to practise... :) Rafe Mc On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 01:13:51 GMT, "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Woohoo ! > I bought this damn sim the day it came out (in the US anyway), after >drooling over the demo and wanting more. But i only really used part time to >break up my Nascar love once in a while. > About 18 months ago, i started racing it more as more friends got computers >and kinda put Nascar aside (i only get about a 1/2hr or so of wheel time a >day if im lucky). > Today, i am a man. I have walked through the valley of un-socialism and >emerged with a -1.44. Yeeehaw ! > Now im gonna celebrate with a six-pack o' suds and see if any of my friends >remember me still. C'mon Eldred, walk to the light :) > > >

In article <jnL08.25186$[email hidden]>, "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> writes: > Now im gonna celebrate with a six-pack o' suds and see if any of my friends >remember me still. C'mon Eldred, walk to the light :) I'm not holding my breath. I still have 6 tracks yet to beat the Papy benchmark. Three tracks are killing me: Mexico, Rouen, and Monaco. I just can't seem to get any faster at them. Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote ... > In article <jnL08.25186$[email hidden]>, "GMpartsguy" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > > Now im gonna celebrate with a six-pack o' suds and see if any of myfriends > >remember me still. C'mon Eldred, walk to the light :) > > I'm not holding my breath. I still have 6 tracks yet to beat the Papy > benchmark. Three tracks are killing me: Mexico, Rouen, and Monaco. Ijust > can't seem to get any faster at them. > Eldred, As someone who comes from the same planet at least (and with all of my times within around 1% of the benchmark), I see you're quicker than I am at Monaco and Mexico (0.5 S all together), but your Rouen time needs some work (3.5 S! Problems with the hairpin by any chance?). I won't mention "The German Track" :-( Tony Whitley GPLRank -0.54

In article <a2a2gf$6j3$[email hidden]>, "Tony Whitley" <[email hidden]> writes: >As someone who comes from the same planet at least (and with all of my times >within around 1% of the benchmark), I see you're quicker than I am at Monaco >and Mexico (0.5 S all together), but your Rouen time needs some work (3.5 S! >Problems with the hairpin by any chance?). > >I won't mention "The German Track" :-( You must be MILES ahead of me at the Ring. When I ran my 8:30, I was sure I was going to break into the 20's. I couldn't have driven any faster on a BET, so I'm afraid I may be at my limit there. :-( With Rouen, I have problems EVERYWHERE. The hairpin is a big part of that. I can't get through that lefthander if I'm on the brakes, and I can't wait until I'm through it to start braking. As a result, I brake before the lefthander, and 'coast' up to and through the hairpin. I also can't go flat through the sweeper on the back of the course, and braking/turn-in for Scerie is a crapshoot at best. At one point before I cleared my PB's I had run 2:00-something. Haven't been able to get close since... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote ... > "Tony Whitley" writes: > > >As someone who comes from the same planet at least (and with all of mytimes > >within around 1% of the benchmark), I see you're quicker than I am atMonaco > >and Mexico (0.5 S all together), but your Rouen time needs some work (3.5S! > >Problems with the hairpin by any chance?). > > > >I won't mention "The German Track" :-( > > You must be MILES ahead of me at the Ring. When I ran my 8:30, I was sureI > was going to break into the 20's. I couldn't have driven any faster on aBET, > so I'm afraid I may be at my limit there. :-(There's 8.39 S difference, but this is one of the few tracks where I'm quicker in the Ferrari (my Lotus time is not much different to yours). I reckon the Ferrari is the car of choice when you are more interested in getting round without too many mistakes :-) > With Rouen, I have problems EVERYWHERE. The hairpin is a big part ofthat. I > can't get through that lefthander if I'm on the brakes, and I can't waituntil > I'm through it to start braking. As a result, I brake before thelefthander, > and 'coast' up to and through the hairpin.That's about what I do. I'm more interested in being in some sort of control than being fast. This circuit more than any other I learned to go quick by racing rather than hot-lapping. > I also can't go flat through the sweeper on the back of the course,That's definitely flat, but I seem to turn-in very early (as in, Ohmigod, I'm going to hit the kerb) and then have lots of understeer all the way through the corner. > and braking/turn-in for Scerie is a crapshoot at best.I know what you mean. Again, I brake early to make sure I'm in control. > At one point before I cleared my PB's I had run > 2:00-something. Haven't been able to get close since...I'm not brave enough to delete my PB's. -0.54 is far too close for that! Tony Whitley

if you can't go flat through the sweeper, then a change of setup could help (I know setups aren't the savior, but if you're understeering through there, a different setup could help). It worked for me (but that's a Ferrari, I don't know if the faster cars are supposed to be able to go flat through there) curtis "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <a2a2gf$6j3$[email hidden]>, "Tony Whitley" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >As someone who comes from the same planet at least (and with all of mytimes > >within around 1% of the benchmark), I see you're quicker than I am atMonaco > >and Mexico (0.5 S all together), but your Rouen time needs some work (3.5S! > >Problems with the hairpin by any chance?). > > > >I won't mention "The German Track" :-( > > You must be MILES ahead of me at the Ring. When I ran my 8:30, I was sureI > was going to break into the 20's. I couldn't have driven any faster on aBET, > so I'm afraid I may be at my limit there. :-( > With Rouen, I have problems EVERYWHERE. The hairpin is a big part ofthat. I > can't get through that lefthander if I'm on the brakes, and I can't waituntil > I'm through it to start braking. As a result, I brake before thelefthander, > and 'coast' up to and through the hairpin. I also can't go flat throughthe

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> sweeper on the back of the course, and braking/turn-in for Scerie is a > crapshoot at best. At one point before I cleared my PB's I had run > 2:00-something. Haven't been able to get close since... > > Eldred > -- > Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPLRank - under construction... > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats

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>With Rouen, I have problems EVERYWHERE. The hairpin is a big part of that. I >can't get through that lefthander if I'm on the brakes, and I can't wait until >I'm through it to start braking. As a result, I brake before the lefthander, >and 'coast' up to and through the hairpin. I also can't go flat through the >sweeper on the back of the course, and braking/turn-in for Scerie is a >crapshoot at best. At one point before I cleared my PB's I had run >2:00-something. Haven't been able to get close since...

I myself found that running a 30 lap race in Brabham (basically just coasting through just trying to stay on track) improved my skills at Rouen tremendously. I managed a 2:00:66 lap during the closing stages of the race and the day after managed to improve my Lotus PB by 1.5s after just a couple of laps. I guess driving around in the somewhat easier-to-handle Brabham opened my eyes to driving lines and braking points. I've never really found it easy to drive the Lotus the same way. Somehow the narrow torque band just screams for braking too late and sliding through all the corners. So take the Brabham for a spin. Atleast she knows how to behave herself ;-) -Jari Please remove SPAMLESS before replying via email. Thank you. -- {~._.~} o Jari Ketola - if.iki@alotek - GPLRank: -7.91 ( Y ) : ``I'm not blipping the throttle. ()~*~() : It's... traction control :)�� (_)-(_) . --Greger Huttu

In article <a2i6hp$i9o$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Jari Ketola) writes:

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>I myself found that running a 30 lap race in Brabham (basically just >coasting through just trying to stay on track) improved my skills at >Rouen tremendously. I managed a 2:00:66 lap during the closing stages of the >race and the day after managed to improve my Lotus PB by 1.5s after just >a couple of laps. > >I guess driving around in the somewhat easier-to-handle Brabham opened >my eyes to driving lines and braking points. I've never really found >it easy to drive the Lotus the same way. Somehow the narrow torque band >just screams for braking too late and sliding through all the corners. > >So take the Brabham for a spin. Atleast she knows how to behave >herself ;-)

You think the Brab is easier? I'm not sure about that. To me, it seems narrower, and thus easier to spin. How did it give you a better insight to lines and braking points? Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, EldredP wrote: >You think the Brab is easier? I'm not sure about that. To me, it seems >narrower, and thus easier to spin. How did it give you a better insight to >lines and braking points? It might have been the lack of torque/HP that made the Brabham easier for me. Or the fact that I wasn't actually pushing it to the edge. Or it might have been a decent setup... Probably the sum of all. With Brabham I don't feel like I can "push" the car through corners as I do with the Lotus. I had to find a way to maintain speed through the corners because I actually felt I was going slow if I didn't. In essence I had to drive properly.. Somehow I'm just not able to set my mind that way when I'm in a Lotus.. Weird.. -Jari Please remove SPAMLESS before replying via email. Thank you. -- {~._.~} o Jari Ketola - if.iki@alotek - GPLRank: -7.91 ( Y ) : ``I'm not blipping the throttle. ()~*~() : It's... traction control :)�� (_)-(_) . --Greger Huttu