GPL trainers?

Once again excuse my ignorance...I keep seeing talk of the trainers...specifically the "Lotus trainer"....I am not aware of how to use this car...is it a download from somewhere? I have been trying to tame the beast...but if it comes in training mode.....maybe this is GPL lingo I havent picked up on yet?............Thanks, Lee You cant legislate fate...get over it

On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 16:34:24 GMT, "KS Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Once again excuse my ignorance...I keep seeing talk of the >trainers...specifically the "Lotus trainer"....I am not aware of how to use >this car...is it a download from somewhere? I have been trying to tame the >beast...but if it comes in training mode.....maybe this is GPL lingo I >havent picked up on yet?............Thanks, > >Lee

In GPL you have three car "class" options. The "Trainer", the "Advanced Trainer" and the "Grand Prix". Without getting too technical they are rated by power and grip. The Trainer has the least power and least grip, the the Advanced Trainer has more power and more grip but not as much as the Grand Prix car. Mostly you see these cars referred to as F2 (Advanced Trainer) or F3 (Trainer) or F1 (Grand Prix) Unfortunately the Trainers are not really that much easier to drive than the GP cars, and all are equally difficult to drive fast IMO. The Trainers are a little easier to get to grips with as you do not have the huge power and torque of the GP cars. Remember to give yourself a couple of laps to warm up your tires as the grip level increases substantially. Maxx

See the subject titled "interview with Maxx" right above this one, great article. Switching to the FD class has really made the sim more enjoyable for myself. Also a real nice web site. Good Luck J. Janasov KS Lee <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:kwrV6.134687$[email hidden]... > Once again excuse my ignorance...I keep seeing talk of the > trainers...specifically the "Lotus trainer"....I am not aware of how touse

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> this car...is it a download from somewhere? I have been trying to tame the > beast...but if it comes in training mode.....maybe this is GPL lingo I > havent picked up on yet?............Thanks, > > Lee > > You cant legislate fate...get over it > > >

On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:11:46 -0400, "J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>See the subject titled "interview with Maxx" right above this one, great >article. Switching to the FD class has really made the sim more enjoyable >for myself. Also a real nice web site. > > >Good Luck >J. Janasov

Thanks J.J. I was going to mention FD as what I think the real "Trainer" should have been but iut's quite an involved subject. The guys at that site are in the process of putting together a full explaination of how to get setup in FD, how to adapt setups, how to adapt driving style etc. .. Maxx

[ Personal Information ] carNumber = 4 ; preferred car number driverNationality = 26 ; nationality of the driver driverRating = 1 ; driver rating drivingView = 1 ; driving view firstName = F3 ; first name of the player helmetColor = 0 ; helmet color lastName = Formel3 ; last name of the player lastTrackSelection = spa ; last track visited team = 4 ; team Change the: driverRating = 1 ; driver rating 1=f3 2=f2 3=f1 Then you can do races with F2 and F3 cars too Tip: create two new profiles in gpl and change them to f2 / f3. SZ

in driver.ini in your player folder sorry.....

Thanks Stefan...thats the part I couldnt figure out..is to how to get them to race as F2, F3 etc Lee You cant legislate fate...get over it Stefan Zscharnack wrote in message <40wV6.407$[email hidden]>...

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>[ Personal Information ] >carNumber = 4 ; preferred car number >driverNationality = 26 ; nationality of the driver >driverRating = 1 ; driver rating >drivingView = 1 ; driving view >firstName = F3 ; first name of the player >helmetColor = 0 ; helmet color >lastName = Formel3 ; last name of the player >lastTrackSelection = spa ; last track visited >team = 4 ; team > > >Change the: driverRating = 1 ; driver rating >1=f3 >2=f2 >3=f1 >Then you can do races with F2 and F3 cars too >Tip: create two new profiles in gpl and change them to f2 / f3. >SZ > >