Re: GPL: Must haves

Colin Harris wrote: > Reasons would be nice, too..... > This should be an intere I would have to say Goodwood (I use it as my test track) Snetterton Le Mans Sarthe Indy (gotta have an oval) Crystal Palace I haven't had time to get all of the newer tracks but from what I've seen they are just getting better.

Ok, if you had to, really HAD to, only have 5 add on tracks for GPL, which would they be? Reasons would be nice, too..... This should be an interesting thread :-) -- Colin ICQ 25485061 FFRL Triv: http://www.chbr18476.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ FFRL: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fastfood/ffrl/index.html

On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 02:05:17 GMT, "Colin Harris" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Ok, if you had to, really HAD to, only have 5 add on tracks for GPL, which >would they be? Reasons would be nice, too..... >This should be an interesting thread :-) Err.. Adelaide - just released, but a superb track, especially for online racing. Great rythm. Bathurst - I love the downhill section, very challenging track Snetterton 67 - allways been a favorite of mine, has the most 'realistic' racing track atmosphere Jokimaa - rallying in a Lotus 49 :) Bremgarten - great sensation of speed in the forest section. Hard to master but very rewarding. Castle Combe - Graphically the best addon track so far. So many addon tracks out there, and they are just getting better and better. And yes, I mentioned 6 tracks, so what :) Andre

Colin Harris <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws xBST7.6311$[email hidden]... > only have 5 add on tracks for GPL, Imola Oesterreich Ring Solitude Riverside USGP Michigan I'm putting Michigan in because I think you should have at least one oval, just for the sake of it. The other 4 because they are the most entertaining tracks, both for driving and racing. Bye, Leo

Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPL available anywhere ? It would probably be like driving a bananna peel in a giant toilet bowl, but it should be fun :) -Larry "Leo Landman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9vqvq8$s24$[email hidden]...

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> > Colin Harris <[email hidden]> schreef in > berichtnieuws xBST7.6311$[email hidden]... > > > only have 5 add on tracks for GPL, > > Imola > Oesterreich Ring > Solitude > Riverside USGP > Michigan > > I'm putting Michigan in because I think you should have at least one oval, > just for the sake of it. > The other 4 because they are the most entertaining tracks, both for

driving > and racing. > > Bye, > Leo > >

Colin Harris <[email hidden]> wrote on 19 Dec 2001: > Ok, if you had to, really HAD to, only have 5 add on tracks for > GPL, which would they be? Reasons would be nice, too..... > This should be an interesting thread :-) 1) Solitude - blew me away when I first saw it. By far the best addon track available then, and still right up there. Still the best tree graphics of all the tracks (thanks to a certain rally game!). 2) Le Mans Sarthe - in the first place, it's Le Mans; and secondly it's my favourite type of track - fast and flowing, with plenty of passing opportunities. And as for slipstreaming along the Mulsanne... 3) Bathurst - ridiculously narrow in places, and incredibly difficult to get right, but incredibly rewarding when (if!) you do. 4) Milano - the best of both worlds - a banked section to give an oval feel, but the "quasi-Monza" road section prevents the utter boredom that "left left left" can bring. Fabulous circuit for a BRM spec race, I kid you not. 5) Castle Combe - given that this is my favourite British circuit in real life, it would probably have made the list if it was only half- decent. Thankfully it's a lot better than that. The "rough-edged" approach to its appearance works superbly. A triumph. -- "We are not very far from fascism. In fact, Mugabe has endorsed fascism in his rule" - Takura Zhangazha, Zimbabwean political scientist. The GPL Scrapyard returns (slowly): http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com

In no particular order: Remcoring, Bumptrack, Clermont Ferrand, Mille Miglia and Pantsring.... Remco On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 02:05:17 GMT, "Colin Harris" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Ok, if you had to, really HAD to, only have 5 add on tracks for GPL, which >would they be? Reasons would be nice, too..... >This should be an interesting thread :-) >-- > > >Colin >ICQ 25485061 >FFRL Triv: http://www.chbr18476.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ >FFRL: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fastfood/ffrl/index.html > > >

You forgot Silly jump by Mark Beckman. A must have. To discover there is a ceiling in GPL. ;-) "Remco Moedt" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message news: [email hidden]...

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> > > In no particular order: > > Remcoring, Bumptrack, Clermont Ferrand, Mille Miglia and Pantsring.... > > > Remco > >

In article <2aeU7.22944$[email hidden]>, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)" <[email hidden]> writes: > Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPL available > anywhere ? > > It would probably be like driving a bananna peel in a giant toilet bowl, but > it should be fun :) Oh, so *that's* what you're looking for! Why didn't you say so? Get thee to the Pants Ring then! ;-D http://www.sportplanet.com/gpl/html/tracks/trackprojects/pantsring/pantsring.htm Marc

On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 04:54:22 GMT, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPL available >anywhere ? I haven't tried it, but Trenton should be very good for an oval. Get it at http://www.theuspits.com, go to the GPL section and click on the GPL Tracks list. The only oval I like in GPL is Indy, first because Clark and Hill drove there (ok, stupid reason) and secondly because the corners of Indy are actually challenging :) Andre

cyrille vanlerberghe <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9vt913$hjqbb$[email hidden]... > You forgot Silly jump by Mark Beckman. A must have. To discover there is a > ceiling in GPL. ;-) > Pants Ring is good for finding the ceiling also. =) Now, what would be cool is if they could fix Pants ring so that when you take to the sky, you could land it cleanly. You hit some kind of lip that catches the car on the way down on the wall even though it appears to be smooth. hehe. Yeah, yeah...i'm always looking for other ways to pass time... -- - Will DeRivera - GPL Rank 105.63, damn the 'ring! - http://www.numic.net - http://www.luxt.com

Hehe. I know the Pants-Ring. That's why I specified "Truly Well Done", and it's also where I developed the phrase "like driving a bananna peel in a toilet bowl" :) But thanks for the link. I lost my copy to the dreaded VIA 686B Corruption Bug, and needed a fresh one anyway :) Thanks! -Larry <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9vtac4$ce9$[email hidden]... > In article <2aeU7.22944$[email hidden]>, > "Larry \(The Other Larry\)" <[email hidden]> writes: > > Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPLavailable > > anywhere ? > > > > It would probably be like driving a bananna peel in a giant toilet bowl,but > > it should be fun :) > > Oh, so *that's* what you're looking for! Why didn't you say so? > Get thee to the Pants Ring then! ;-D > >http://www.sportplanet.com/gpl/html/tracks/trackprojects/pantsring/pantsring .htm > > Marc

Doesn't seem to be there. The one site that did have an Oval (Daytona, no less) apparantly is gone now... I didn't see any indy listing either. Thanks, though! -Larry "Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 04:54:22 GMT, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPLavailable

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> >anywhere ? > > I haven't tried it, but Trenton should be very good for an oval. > Get it at http://www.theuspits.com, go to the GPL section and click on > the GPL Tracks list. > The only oval I like in GPL is Indy, first because Clark and Hill > drove there (ok, stupid reason) and secondly because the corners of > Indy are actually challenging :) > > Andre

Indy needs to be converted from either N3 using Dave Noonan's track converter or from the original Indy Expansion for Indycar 1 after first converting it to ICR2 using Gerhard's converter. I bought Dave's converter but don't have N3 to test it out. I do have NL and the Ontario (Indy clone in California) conversion is a lot of fun, altho it needs a draw-ahead fix. "Larry \(The Other Larry\)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<MVsU7.32689$[email hidden]>...

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> Doesn't seem to be there. > > The one site that did have an Oval (Daytona, no less) apparantly is gone > now... > > I didn't see any indy listing either. > > Thanks, though! > > -Larry > > "Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 04:54:22 GMT, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)" > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > >Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPL > available > > >anywhere ? > > > > I haven't tried it, but Trenton should be very good for an oval. > > Get it at http://www.theuspits.com, go to the GPL section and click on > > the GPL Tracks list. > > The only oval I like in GPL is Indy, first because Clark and Hill > > drove there (ok, stupid reason) and secondly because the corners of > > Indy are actually challenging :) > > > > Andre

>Pants Ring is good for finding the ceiling also. =) Now, what would be >cool is if they could fix Pants ring so that when you take to the sky, you >could land it cleanly. You hit some kind of lip that catches the car on the >way down on the wall even though it appears to be smooth. hehe. Yeah, >yeah...i'm always looking for other ways to pass time... If we could also take out the middle wall, we could have a nice halfpipe sorta thing. :) ----------------------------------------- Dan Belcher Webmaster, http://www.gplworld.racesim.net/simcrash

Thanks! -Larry "jason moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Indy needs to be converted from either N3 using Dave Noonan's track > converter or from the original Indy Expansion for Indycar 1 after > first converting it to ICR2 using Gerhard's converter. I bought > Dave's converter but don't have N3 to test it out. I do have NL and > the Ontario (Indy clone in California) conversion is a lot of fun, > altho it needs a draw-ahead fix. > > "Larry \(The Other Larry\)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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> > Doesn't seem to be there. > > > > The one site that did have an Oval (Daytona, no less) apparantly is gone > > now... > > > > I didn't see any indy listing either. > > > > Thanks, though! > > > > -Larry > > > > "Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 04:54:22 GMT, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)" > > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > > >Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPL > > available > > > >anywhere ? > > > > > > I haven't tried it, but Trenton should be very good for an oval. > > > Get it at http://www.theuspits.com, go to the GPL section and click on > > > the GPL Tracks list. > > > The only oval I like in GPL is Indy, first because Clark and Hill > > > drove there (ok, stupid reason) and secondly because the corners of > > > Indy are actually challenging :) > > > > > > Andre

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> >Pants Ring is good for finding the ceiling also. =) Now, what would be > >cool is if they could fix Pants ring so that when you take to the sky, you > >could land it cleanly. You hit some kind of lip that catches the car on the > >way down on the wall even though it appears to be smooth. hehe. Yeah, > >yeah...i'm always looking for other ways to pass time... > > > If we could also take out the middle wall, we could have a nice halfpipe sorta > thing. :)

Whoa. I just imagined how cool it would be to modify the pants ring into a mini half-pipe shaped Avus-like track. The S/F line could be at the bottom of the bowl, then the track could proceed upwards until the banking reached 90 degrees, then there could be a 180 degree left-hand turn back down the banking. Not sure if i'd want a full pipe with banked turns on both ends or just one big banked turn and then a flat hairpin on the other end. Either way that would rule for online play. =) You could even make it so that it's impossible to do a lap unless you angle your car to leave the pipe on the banked end and land it on the other side. Man.... Jason