While I suppose I could just quietly slip away, I have some sense of
"community" in this place, so just as one generally says "good night" when
leaving a party, I would like to say goodbye.
I've followed r.a.s. on and off since 1995 or so, through the early days of
the ICR2 bugs, the birth of "The Pits", the hype leading up to GP2, the
revelation of GPL etc. etc. It was pretty easy as a grad student, and quite
entertaining, to idly browse around, add my two cents worth, and I
especially enjoyed the discussions of the actual "meat" of the simulations
with others who occasionally stick their noses into heavy books full of
bizarre greek characters.
In the halcyon days following the release of GP2, I found myself awake into
the wee hours of the morning running full races, tweaking setups, then
logging onto r.a.s. to get some more tips. I followed the real GP season
with my own races in GP2.
I missed the initial thrill of GPL, as I was "computer challenged", being a
notebook user. I've now been able to run it for the last year, but I have
had nowhere near the amount of free time I had for GP2, and consequently it
remains for me a pleasant diversion, something I pick up for half an hour at
a time to drive some thrilling laps. I cannot devote enough time to post
and improve a GPLrank, online races are few and far between, and I am so far
removed from the leading edge that it doesn't really matter to me if someone
can drop a DFV into a Brabham. Therefore, much of the discussion on r.a.s.
is of only passing interest to me (or perhaps, I am of only passing interest
to the majority of the r.a.s. discussion!).
My free time for sims has dwindled to the point that I spend more time
discussing them than driving them. This is a rather odd situation. So, to
free up some more time for the things I like to do (mountain biking,
simming, sleeping) and the things I have to do (work) I'm going to pull my
plug on usenet. It has been a lot of fun, and there are quite a few
characters in this group with whom I have had many excellent discussions.
Keep the rubber on the road and the shiny side up.
cheers,
Stephen
Stephen,
now that's a bit of a shocker!
I've been here much less time than you. All this time I've always
considered you as part of the furniture around here. Hearing that you
are leaving means the place will feel much emptier.
You'll be missed, but you'll be back soon enough, I do not doubt that at
all. I expect to see you again when the need to set caster in Nascar 4
will arise!
-Gregor
Bye Stephen,
Wish you all the best in your future endeavours, and maybe we will see
you again sometime..
Cheers,
Ron
Stephen Ferguson <[email hidden]> wrote in article
<[email hidden]>...
> While I suppose I could just quietly slip away, I have some sense of
> "community" in this place, so just as one generally says "good night"when
> leaving a party, I would like to say goodbye.
>
>
Stephen, it will be a sad loss to lose you from this NG. I can say that
whenever i see a post by you I will read it as I know whatever you say will
be interesting.
It is also nice to have someone with different PC setup (laptop in your
case) then the majority, to share their experiences running sims on their
system.
Hopefully you will find the time to come back sooner rather than later.
Chris
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"Stephen Ferguson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> While I suppose I could just quietly slip away, I have some sense of
> "community" in this place, so just as one generally says "good night" when
> leaving a party, I would like to say goodbye.
>
Take care, Stephen.
Have fun sleeping!
--Steve Smith
Stephen Ferguson <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
> While I suppose I could just quietly slip away, I have some sense of
> "community" in this place, so just as one generally says "good night" when
> leaving a party, I would like to say goodbye.
>
> I've followed r.a.s. on and off since 1995 or so, through the early daysof
> the ICR2 bugs, the birth of "The Pits", the hype leading up to GP2, the
> revelation of GPL etc. etc. It was pretty easy as a grad student, andquite
> entertaining, to idly browse around, add my two cents worth, and I
> especially enjoyed the discussions of the actual "meat" of the simulations
> with others who occasionally stick their noses into heavy books full of
> bizarre greek characters.
>
> In the halcyon days following the release of GP2, I found myself awakeinto
> the wee hours of the morning running full races, tweaking setups, then
> logging onto r.a.s. to get some more tips. I followed the real GP season
> with my own races in GP2.
>
> I missed the initial thrill of GPL, as I was "computer challenged", beinga
> notebook user. I've now been able to run it for the last year, but I have
> had nowhere near the amount of free time I had for GP2, and consequentlyit
> remains for me a pleasant diversion, something I pick up for half an hourat
> a time to drive some thrilling laps. I cannot devote enough time to post
> and improve a GPLrank, online races are few and far between, and I am sofar
> removed from the leading edge that it doesn't really matter to me ifsomeone
> can drop a DFV into a Brabham. Therefore, much of the discussion onr.a.s.
> is of only passing interest to me (or perhaps, I am of only passinginterest
> to the majority of the r.a.s. discussion!).
>
> My free time for sims has dwindled to the point that I spend more time
> discussing them than driving them. This is a rather odd situation. So,to
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> free up some more time for the things I like to do (mountain biking, > simming, sleeping) and the things I have to do (work) I'm going to pull my > plug on usenet. It has been a lot of fun, and there are quite a few > characters in this group with whom I have had many excellent discussions. > > Keep the rubber on the road and the shiny side up. > > cheers, > Stephen > >'Bye Stephen and all the best for the future.
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Stephen Ferguson <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> While I suppose I could just quietly slip away, I have some sense of
> "community" in this place, so just as one generally says "good night" when
> leaving a party, I would like to say goodbye
>"Stephen Ferguson" <[email hidden]> wrote
> My free time for sims has dwindled to the point that I spend more time
> discussing them than driving them.
Hey say this to me! I don't have much time anymore, so I understand your
situation. I haven't updated my GPLRank is months, simply because well I
race once or twice per week GPL! :(
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Stephen Ferguson wrote:
>
Another old-timer drops out........
See you around Stephen
Beers and cheers
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