Re: AVUS for GPL!

On Wed 11 Oct 2000 05:46:36p, Tim Vanhee wrote: >Dunno if anyone saw this yet: It's a beta version of the avus track for >gpl. It gets my vote for most boring track of the century! >It's just 2 very looooooong boring straights connected with a hairpin >and a steep banked corner.<snip> It would be fun for drag races... In any case, I don't see why it's any more boring than Indy... <takes cover hurriedly> -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.33) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

> It definetly should be shorter. The straights are _way_ to long. > I know this was/is a real life track but anyway. It went straight > forward for 4 minutes. You could just put a brick on the throttle > and go have lunch or something and still have time to comeback > and take the corner.. I think I'd bore of it fairly quickly, but the online drafting on the straights could be quite fun if everybody kept a lid on it enough to stay together. -Chris- **Jesus saves sinners and redeems them for valuable cash prizes** Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

"Tim Vanhee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MP0F5.3695$[email hidden]... > Dunno if anyone saw this yet: It's a beta version of the avus track forgpl. > It gets my vote for most boring track of the century! > It's just 2 very looooooong boring straights connected with a hairpin anda > steep banked corner. It feels like driving on a highway (except for the > banked corner, I wish every highway had one). Actually it is washighway... >http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/empowerment/134/Track_Projects/AVUS/avus.h > tml > Have to agree with you. _Extremely_ boring... sorry to say ...

Dunno if anyone saw this yet: It's a beta version of the avus track for gpl. It gets my vote for most boring track of the century! It's just 2 very looooooong boring straights connected with a hairpin and a steep banked corner. It feels like driving on a highway (except for the banked corner, I wish every highway had one). Actually it is was highway... http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/empowerment/134/Track_Projects/AVUS/avus.h tml

Frank Roger Vangen <[email hidden]> wrote: > Have to agree with you. _Extremely_ boring... > sorry to say ... I think if the author decides to change it into the shorter 8-something kilometre configuration(which was actually used the one time AVUS hosted an F1 championship race), and manages to come up with somewhat authentic surroundings to the circuit, it could be OK. Not the ultimate test of race-car driving skill, but then again, neither is Talladega, which many apparently like. -- J. Sakari Salonen / [email hidden]

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> Frank Roger Vangen <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > Have to agree with you. _Extremely_ boring... > > sorry to say ... > > I think if the author decides to change it into the shorter 8-something > kilometre configuration(which was actually used the one time AVUS hosted

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> championship race), and manages to come up with somewhat authentic > surroundings to the circuit, it could be OK. Not the ultimate test of > race-car driving skill, but then again, neither is Talladega, which many > apparently like. > > -- > J. Sakari Salonen / [email hidden] >

It definetly should be shorter. The straights are _way_ to long. I know this was/is a real life track but anyway. It went straight forward for 4 minutes. You could just put a brick on the throtle and go have lunch or something and still have time to comeback and take the corner..

On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 19:53:55 +0200, "Frank Roger Vangen" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Have to agree with you. _Extremely_ boring... >sorry to say ... In solo mode yes... but how will it be online with 20 cars? Especially with a shorter straights version? Imho it will make a very challenging oval then... Andre

On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:46:36 GMT, "Tim Vanhee" <[email hidden]> wrote: I agree with you, a very silly project that =could= have been very neat. I got rid of this thing fast. The only thing it was good for, fine-tuning stick or wheel settings. The banked-corner is pretty nice. If both turns had the same bank, and cut down the 7 mile straights(!!) to about 1/2 - 3/4 mile, it might be nice. Oh, not to mention getting A/I cars to move, and get yank that guy floating in mid-air :) Matt

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>Dunno if anyone saw this yet: It's a beta version of the avus track for gpl. >It gets my vote for most boring track of the century! >It's just 2 very looooooong boring straights connected with a hairpin and a >steep banked corner. It feels like driving on a highway (except for the >banked corner, I wish every highway had one). Actually it is was highway... >http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/empowerment/134/Track_Projects/AVUS/avus.h >tml >

There's a linefeed in the url. Try this: http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/empowerment/134/Track_Projects/AVUS/avus.html Alan Coates schrieb:

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> > Tried the link, but just get an error from fortunecity. Do you have to be a > member? > Alan > > "Tim Vanhee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:MP0F5.3695$[email hidden]... > > Dunno if anyone saw this yet: It's a beta version of the avus track for > gpl. > > It gets my vote for most boring track of the century! > > It's just 2 very looooooong boring straights connected with a hairpin and > a > > steep banked corner. It feels like driving on a highway (except for the > > banked corner, I wish every highway had one). Actually it is was > highway... > > > http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/empowerment/134/Track_Projects/AVUS/avus.h > > tml > > > >

Tried the link, but just get an error from fortunecity. Do you have to be a member? Alan "Tim Vanhee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MP0F5.3695$[email hidden]... > Dunno if anyone saw this yet: It's a beta version of the avus track forgpl. > It gets my vote for most boring track of the century! > It's just 2 very looooooong boring straights connected with a hairpin anda > steep banked corner. It feels like driving on a highway (except for the > banked corner, I wish every highway had one). Actually it is washighway... >http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/empowerment/134/Track_Projects/AVUS/avus.h > tml > >

Personally, I like it. Sure, it may be a little long, but if the finished product is historically accurate, it would be a fine addition to the collection. Also, that banked turn is a -hoot-! I spent a half-hour blasting through it, doing power spins to turn around and blasting right back through it the other way. It also bodes well for the possible construction of the banked Monza (nudge, nudge, wink, wink). J. P. Hovercraft --------------------- Tim Vanhee wrote:

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> Dunno if anyone saw this yet: It's a beta version of the avus track for gpl. > It gets my vote for most boring track of the century! > It's just 2 very looooooong boring straights connected with a hairpin and a > steep banked corner. It feels like driving on a highway (except for the > banked corner, I wish every highway had one). Actually it is was highway... > http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/empowerment/134/Track_Projects/AVUS/avus.h > tml

On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:43:28 +0100, "Alan Coates" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Tried the link, but just get an error from fortunecity. Do you have to be a >member? you have to add "tml" because the link / line is broken in two halves..

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>Alan > >"Tim Vanhee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:MP0F5.3695$[email hidden]... >> Dunno if anyone saw this yet: It's a beta version of the avus track for >gpl. >> It gets my vote for most boring track of the century! >> It's just 2 very looooooong boring straights connected with a hairpin and >a >> steep banked corner. It feels like driving on a highway (except for the >> banked corner, I wish every highway had one). Actually it is was >highway... >> >http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/empowerment/134/Track_Projects/AVUS/avus.h >> tml >> >> >

-- Cheers RP E-mail: rp at post1 dot com

Oops! yeah, sorry for that! RoNnie Pedersen <rp@*SPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMBAKEDBEANSSPAMSPAM*post1.com> schreef in berichtnieuws [email hidden]... > On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:43:28 +0100, "Alan Coates" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Tried the link, but just get an error from fortunecity. Do you have to bea

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> >member? > > you have to add "tml" because the link / line is broken in two > halves.. > > >Alan > > > >"Tim Vanhee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:MP0F5.3695$[email hidden]... > >> Dunno if anyone saw this yet: It's a beta version of the avus track for > >gpl. > >> It gets my vote for most boring track of the century! > >> It's just 2 very looooooong boring straights connected with a hairpin

and > >a > >> steep banked corner. It feels like driving on a highway (except forthe > >> banked corner, I wish every highway had one). Actually it is was > >highway... > >> > >http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/empowerment/134/Track_Projects/AVUS/avus.h

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> >> tml > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Cheers > RP > > E-mail: rp at post1 dot com

Frank Roger Vangen <[email hidden]> ... > > "Tim Vanhee" <[email hidden]> wrote ... > > Dunno if anyone saw this yet: It's a beta version of the avus track for > gpl. > > It gets my vote for most boring track of the century! > > It's just 2 very looooooong boring straights connected with a hairpinand > a > > steep banked corner. It feels like driving on a highway (except for the > > banked corner, I wish every highway had one). Actually it is was > highway... > > >http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/empowerment/134/Track_Projects/AVUS/avus.h > > tml > > > > Have to agree with you. _Extremely_ boring... > sorry to say ... Well I've had fun watching a replay in which I reached 931 mph and I don't know what altitude... There are one or two glitches in the track design :-) -- Tony Whitley GPLRank +12.8