GPLRank Nations Cup: This is the Thanks I get?

I don't mind being slow...I accept it...but....I am embarrassed that my lap times bring the USA's ranking down...So lately I have been re-running the GPL tracks to bring my times down. And I have. At almost every track. So far without attacking the Ring yet, I've improved my GPLrank by abut 15%. Still bloody awful but....it's progress. So after knocking two more seconds off my handicap, I went to the Nations Cup to see if my efforts had improved the standing of my country... Not only did we NOT IMPROVE...We slipped BACK almost another second... MAN! What does a guy have to do for his Country? hehehehehe dave(I'm right behind a Finn!) henrie -- dave henrie Free the ICR2 source code!

[sheepishly raises hand] uh, yep, that would be me, the new guy from the usa who just completed a lap at each track so I could have a rank (and what a rank it is!). I'm working on my laps. I shaved two seconds off my Monza time in the last three days, if it's any help... ah the shame, the shame. Maybe they'll have me in Upper Kudisch. ;) "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vmv86.264670$[email hidden]... > I don't mind being slow...I accept it...but....I am embarrassed that my > lap times bring the USA's ranking down...So lately I have been re-running > the GPL tracks to bring my times down. And I have. At almost everytrack. > So far without attacking the Ring yet, I've improved my GPLrank by abut15%. > Still bloody awful but....it's progress. > So after knocking two more seconds off my handicap, I went to theNations > Cup to see if my efforts had improved the standing of my country... > Not only did we NOT IMPROVE...We slipped BACK almost another second...MAN!

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> What does a guy have to do for his Country? hehehehehe > dave(I'm right behind a Finn!) henrie > > > > -- > dave henrie > Free the ICR2 source code! >

In article <vmv86.264670$[email hidden]>, "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> writes: > What does a guy have to do for his Country? hehehehehe Yes, I agree, the Nations Cup is egregiously unfair to Americans. We seem to have far too many dabblers who drag down our rank (yes, yes, I know what my own rank is...). :) I think the Cup should be changed so only the top 10 (or so; the specific number isn't that important) drivers from each country count. That's what I'd do anyway. Not that I'm complaining or anything. It's all in fun, right? RIGHT? :-) Marc

If your handicap is really large then you aren't included in the nation cup average. The cut-off is +200 I think. The nation's average will probably drop when you have a bunch of guys just coming in below the 200 cut-off. Ken Marc Fraioli wrote:

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> In article <vmv86.264670$[email hidden]>, > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> writes: > > What does a guy have to do for his Country? hehehehehe > > Yes, I agree, the Nations Cup is egregiously unfair to Americans. > We seem to have far too many dabblers who drag down our rank (yes, yes, > I know what my own rank is...). :) > > I think the Cup should be changed so only the top 10 (or so; the > specific number isn't that important) drivers from each country count. > That's what I'd do anyway. Not that I'm complaining or anything. > It's all in fun, right? RIGHT? :-) > > Marc

-- Ken MacKay Halifax, Canada GPL F1 Handicap +64.63 GPL F3 handicap +367.41 "Just when I think I've heard the stupidest thing ever, you keep talking." Hank Hill

Does that mean the 20 or so Slovenians I created with a +300 rank are not counted? ;) Cheers Cos Ken MacKay <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > If your handicap is really large then you aren't included in the nationcup

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> average. The cut-off is +200 I think. The nation's average will probably > drop when you have a bunch of guys just coming in below the 200 cut-off. > > Ken > > Marc Fraioli wrote: > > > In article <vmv86.264670$[email hidden]>, > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > What does a guy have to do for his Country? hehehehehe > > > > Yes, I agree, the Nations Cup is egregiously unfair to Americans. > > We seem to have far too many dabblers who drag down our rank (yes, yes, > > I know what my own rank is...). :) > > > > I think the Cup should be changed so only the top 10 (or so; the > > specific number isn't that important) drivers from each country count. > > That's what I'd do anyway. Not that I'm complaining or anything. > > It's all in fun, right? RIGHT? :-) > > > > Marc > > -- > Ken MacKay > Halifax, Canada > GPL F1 Handicap +64.63 > GPL F3 handicap +367.41 > "Just when I think I've heard the stupidest thing ever, you keep talking." > Hank Hill > >