GPL: Yay! Under 9 mins at the 'Ring. :)

Well, after a couple of days at this track, I've reached the stage where I'm starting to know what's coming up next while racing on this track, as opposed to being totally clueless and spinning out or being far too tentative. I'm still spinning out occasionally and still being too tentative, but this 174-turn behemoth is no longer looking as daunting as it was only yesterday. I wish I had a photographic memory, though! I finally broke 9 minutes in the last race, simply because I didn't have any major disasters. Funnily, though, at Pflanzgarten after a slight excursion off track, I lost my force feedback (first time this has ever happened). This probably cost me 5 seconds or so. Hence, I was happy with my 8:51 because it means that 8:40's are now within reach. And after 8:40's come 8:30's and then 8:20's and then ... dream on. :) Bendito;

Yep. I did an 8:57, then in 3 days it was an 8:45, then in 2 weeks I did a real good run and did an 8:27. As long as you keep the car going you'll be in the 8:30's in no time :) Thanks, Alex Bendito <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8op83s$4a1$[email hidden]... > Well, after a couple of days at this track, I've reached the stage whereI'm > starting to know what's coming up next while racing on this track, as > opposed to being totally clueless and spinning out or being far too > tentative. I'm still spinning out occasionally and still being too > tentative, but this 174-turn behemoth is no longer looking as daunting asit > was only yesterday. I wish I had a photographic memory, though! > > I finally broke 9 minutes in the last race, simply because I didn't haveany

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> major disasters. Funnily, though, at Pflanzgarten after a slight excursion > off track, I lost my force feedback (first time this has ever happened). > This probably cost me 5 seconds or so. Hence, I was happy with my 8:51 > because it means that 8:40's are now within reach. And after 8:40's come > 8:30's and then 8:20's and then ... dream on. :) > > Bendito; > >

Bendito <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8op83s$4a1$[email hidden]... > Well, after a couple of days at this track, I've reached the stage whereI'm > starting to know what's coming up next while racing on this track, as > opposed to being totally clueless and spinning out or being far too > tentative. I'm still spinning out occasionally and still being too > tentative, but this 174-turn behemoth is no longer looking as daunting asit > was only yesterday. I wish I had a photographic memory, though! > > I finally broke 9 minutes in the last race, simply because I didn't haveany

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> major disasters. Funnily, though, at Pflanzgarten after a slight excursion > off track, I lost my force feedback (first time this has ever happened). > This probably cost me 5 seconds or so. Hence, I was happy with my 8:51 > because it means that 8:40's are now within reach. And after 8:40's come > 8:30's and then 8:20's and then ... dream on. :) > > Bendito;

I got there recently too, a tough job to get there isn't it? Yet somehow when you finally finish a sub-9 lap you think....hmmmmm...... that was easy:-) I find the secret to the Ring is that three are a few blind tuns which can be taken flat out, learn where they are and you'll be flying.... I used to back off or drop a gear in some of these places.... cost me mucho seconds.... Oh well.....on to 8.30 barrier now :)

In article <8oqobn$s7n$[email hidden]>, "9Wright7" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>I got there recently too, a tough job to get there isn't it? >Yet somehow when you finally finish a sub-9 lap you think....hmmmmm...... >that was easy:-) > >I find the secret to the Ring is that three are a few blind tuns which can >be taken flat out, learn where they are and you'll be flying.... >I used to back off or drop a gear in some of these places.... cost me mucho >seconds.... Oh well.....on to 8.30 barrier now :)

Which turns? Inquiring minds want to know... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +50.77 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <NFWr5.3252$[email hidden]>, "Alex Kihurani" <[email hidden]> writes: >Yep. I did an 8:57, then in 3 days it was an 8:45, then in 2 weeks I did a >real good run and did an 8:27. As long as you keep the car going you'll be >in the 8:30's in no time :) > I ran an 8:55, 8:52, 8:57 in consecutive laps. I've only been under 9:00 *once* since then, in at *least* 50 more laps... :( Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +50.77 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Have you tried the Cooper as opposed to the ferrari again? I went back to it last night and it really seemed alot more forgiving with much less tendency to spin. I've only gotten under 8:30 once, but have been getting alot of 8:33s lately. rms [email hidden]

Myself I can not watch replays at the Ring. I can race the ring, just can not watch the replays, they make me seasick! Like Doom/Quake/Duke3d all over again. I try to avaoind that! I too find that if I push myself at the Ring I end up mowing. So I guess I will have to try not pushing and it might take a sick day from work :-O. SLG [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote:

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>In article <ywrs5.4123$[email hidden]>, "Roger Squires" ><[email hidden]> writes: > >>Have you tried the Cooper as opposed to the ferrari again? I went back to >>it last night and it really seemed alot more forgiving with much less >>tendency to spin. I've only gotten under 8:30 once, but have been getting >>alot of 8:33s lately. >> >>rms >>[email hidden] > >Not sure if you're talking to me... >My latest Cooper time as of 8/19 is 9:00.67. If I drive to stay on the track, >I'm too slow. If I try to pick up the pace, I'm mowing the grass. I've >watched(and watched, and watched) replays on several tracks(Not just the Ring) >and I really don't see how you guys DO it... > >Eldred - totally puzzled >-- >Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 >Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett >GPL hcp. +50.77 > >Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you >with experience... >Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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