GPL: Odd little 'Ring problem...help?

I was running the 'Ringtrainer program and I've had it set to start me at the beginning of the long straight before the S/F line for months now. I've joined a league recently and we'll be racing the 'Ring soon, so I fired up the Trainer and tried to switch back to the usual starting point, but it won't do it! I've restored my GPL directory from CD in the last couple of months, so I thought, "It must be set to Read Only", so I changed the attributes on the 'Ring Track folder and tried again, no luck. Can anyone tell me what to edit manually in order to put me back in the default starting position for the 'Ring so I can race with others on-line? Thanks, J. P. Hovercraft

No need JP, pit and starting positions are determined at server level, so you'll be entering the track in the usual places. Jan. =--- J. P. Hovercraft wrote...

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> <snip> > Can anyone tell me what to edit manually in order to put > me back in the default starting position for the 'Ring so > I can race with others on-line? > > Thanks, > > J. P. Hovercraft >

"J. P. Hovercraft" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[email hidden]...

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> I was running the 'Ringtrainer program and I've had it set to start me > at the beginning of the long straight before the S/F line for months > now. I've joined a league recently and we'll be racing the 'Ring soon, > so I fired up the Trainer and tried to switch back to the usual starting > point, but it won't do it! > I've restored my GPL directory from CD in the last couple of months, so > I thought, "It must be set to Read Only", so I changed the attributes on > the 'Ring Track folder and tried again, no luck. > Can anyone tell me what to edit manually in order to put me back in the > default starting position for the 'Ring so I can race with others > on-line?

Hi J. P.! In the Ringtrainer.zip is a file called "track.ini" which Ringtrainer needs for proper function. Ringtrainer won't work with the original track.ini-file that comes with GPL. Copy the enclosed track.ini into the nurburg-folder and fire up Ringtrainer. Once it has started, the original (GPL-) car-position in the pits is automatically set. Quit Ringtrainer, fire up GPL and your car should be dropped in the pitlane as usual ;). HTH! Mail me if you have further problems. Thanks for using Ringtrainer & Best regards Joachim "Crash" Blum

Cool! Thanks, Jan! Then I'll leave it as is (so I don't have to do a full untimed lap in prcatice), and race on. J. P. Hovercraft Jan Verschueren wrote:

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> No need JP, pit and starting positions are determined at server level, so > you'll be entering the track in the usual places. > > Jan. > =--- > J. P. Hovercraft wrote... > > <snip> > > Can anyone tell me what to edit manually in order to put > > me back in the default starting position for the 'Ring so > > I can race with others on-line? > > > > Thanks, > > > > J. P. Hovercraft > >

"J. P. Hovercraft" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I was running the 'Ringtrainer program and I've had it set to start me > at the beginning of the long straight before the S/F line for months > now. I've joined a league recently and we'll be racing the 'Ring soon, > so I fired up the Trainer and tried to switch back to the usual starting > point, but it won't do it! I have an odd little 'Ring problem too. I always crash. Pants

Hi Joachim, Thanks! Both for the reply and for the program itself. It's been a great help in bringing my 'Ring time down...from 12:00 to 9:45 so far. A wonderful contribution to the GPL community. J. P. Hovercraft Joachim Blum wrote:

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> "J. P. Hovercraft" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:[email hidden]... > > > I was running the 'Ringtrainer program and I've had it set to start me > > at the beginning of the long straight before the S/F line for months > > now. I've joined a league recently and we'll be racing the 'Ring soon, > > so I fired up the Trainer and tried to switch back to the usual starting > > point, but it won't do it! > > I've restored my GPL directory from CD in the last couple of months, so > > I thought, "It must be set to Read Only", so I changed the attributes on > > the 'Ring Track folder and tried again, no luck. > > Can anyone tell me what to edit manually in order to put me back in the > > default starting position for the 'Ring so I can race with others > > on-line? > > Hi J. P.! > > In the Ringtrainer.zip is a file called "track.ini" which Ringtrainer needs > for proper function. Ringtrainer won't work with the original track.ini-file > that comes with GPL. Copy the enclosed track.ini into the nurburg-folder and > fire up Ringtrainer. Once it has started, the original (GPL-) car-position > in the pits is automatically set. Quit Ringtrainer, fire up GPL and your car > should be dropped in the pitlane as usual ;). > HTH! Mail me if you have further problems. > > Thanks for using Ringtrainer & Best regards > Joachim "Crash" Blum