N4 tonite - what a mess

The Papy server was running a daytime Daytona. Cloudy and 65. Full field of 43 cars. I qualified 18th. 55 ping and 100 quality. I was hit FOUR times before start finish. Rammed from behind 1/2 through the pace lap that launched me off track. As I was spinning I was hit again. Driving on the grass to get back to the track near the pits I was rear-ended - in the grass! I was spun on to the track and clobbered head on. I never reached the green flag. Pace laps are dangerous on-line, nevermind actual racing. There has to be a better way... ************************************ Dave Pawlikowski [email hidden] www.cushdrive.com www.luftwaffe-experten.com ICQ - 103134094 "Ah, the Luftwaffe.. The Washington Generals of The History Channel." Homer Simpson ************************************

Not if you race with good drivers. As stated in many posts just recently, you must chose good servers with good drivers or you will get slammed everytime! Practice races nightly in leagues are probably your best bet!! Good Luck,,, Thom_j. "Karaya One" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:f%au6.2452$[email hidden]... <snipped> | Pace laps are dangerous on-line, nevermind actual racing. There has to bea | better way...<snipped again>

you can also race with beginners - just make sure that they are serious - and not just there to play demolition derby. serious beginners are amateur (obviously) but at least they're not ruining races on purpose. "Thom j." wrote:

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> Not if you race with good drivers. As stated in many posts just recently, > you must chose good servers with good drivers or you will get slammed > everytime! Practice races nightly in leagues are probably your best bet!! > Good Luck,,, Thom_j. > > "Karaya One" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:f%au6.2452$[email hidden]... > <snipped> > | Pace laps are dangerous on-line, nevermind actual racing. There has to be > a > | better way... > <snipped again>

IF you want to race on public servers with 43 cars AND you want to complete the pace lap, qualify in the first row. There is no other way. :) The *better* way is to race league. -Phasor "Karaya One" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:f%au6.2452$[email hidden]... > The Papy server was running a daytime Daytona. Cloudy and 65. Full fieldof > 43 cars. I qualified 18th. 55 ping and 100 quality. > > I was hit FOUR times before start finish. Rammed from behind 1/2 throughthe

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> pace lap that launched me off track. As I was spinning I was hit again. > > Driving on the grass to get back to the track near the pits I was > rear-ended - in the grass! > > I was spun on to the track and clobbered head on. > > I never reached the green flag. > > Pace laps are dangerous on-line, nevermind actual racing. There has to be

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> better way... > > > ************************************ > Dave Pawlikowski > [email hidden] > www.cushdrive.com > www.luftwaffe-experten.com > ICQ - 103134094 > "Ah, the Luftwaffe.. The Washington > Generals of The History Channel." > Homer Simpson > ************************************ > >

I will probably catch heck from the purists for saying this, but I have always liked the DTR starts. Computer controlled to the green flag. Nobody lagging back and charging. No one swerving back and forth trying to "warm-up" the tires. Just keep your right foot on the floorboard and when the green flag flies your off to the races. JMHO... mike

It'd be a nice feature to add to the online races - computer controlled pace lap :) On 23 Mar 2001 02:27:19 GMT, [email hidden] (Race1530) wrote:

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>I will probably catch heck from the purists for saying this, but I have always >liked the DTR starts. Computer controlled to the green flag. Nobody lagging >back and charging. No one swerving back and forth trying to "warm-up" the >tires. Just keep your right foot on the floorboard and when the green flag >flies your off to the races. >JMHO... >mike

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Actually, we need computer controlled RACES :) -Larry "George Lewis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > It'd be a nice feature to add to the online races - computer > controlled pace lap :) > > On 23 Mar 2001 02:27:19 GMT, [email hidden] (Race1530) wrote: > > >I will probably catch heck from the purists for saying this, but I havealways > >liked the DTR starts. Computer controlled to the green flag. Nobodylagging > >back and charging. No one swerving back and forth trying to "warm-up"the > >tires. Just keep your right foot on the floorboard and when the greenflag

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> >flies your off to the races. > >JMHO... > >mike > > > > -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- > http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----

I dunno about that... I've been racing enough in N4 to know the AI is pathetic in alot of situations! We might have just as many wrecks - MORE if you compare against good human drivers... On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 07:51:16 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Actually, we need computer controlled RACES :) > >-Larry > >"George Lewis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> It'd be a nice feature to add to the online races - computer >> controlled pace lap :) >> >> On 23 Mar 2001 02:27:19 GMT, [email hidden] (Race1530) wrote: >> >> >I will probably catch heck from the purists for saying this, but I have >always >> >liked the DTR starts. Computer controlled to the green flag. Nobody >lagging >> >back and charging. No one swerving back and forth trying to "warm-up" >the >> >tires. Just keep your right foot on the floorboard and when the green >flag >> >flies your off to the races. >> >JMHO... >> >mike >> >> >> >> -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- >> http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >> -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- >

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