GPL Rank - Waiting For GP3

Since I'm in the wrong part of the world and GP3 won't be available locally until Aug.21st (grrrr), I decided to pass the time by trying this GPL Rank business. I fired up GPL to look at my lap records and was amazed, and maybe slightly embarrassed, to discover that I had only turned laps at three tracks - Watkins Glen (since it was in the demo), Mosport (since I'm a Canuck), and a couple of laps at Monza (since it's mentioned on this NG fairly often). All those other tracks and I've never tried them! I think I may have tried the 'Ring but didn't even complete a full lap. So, I decided to devote an evening to each track, just so I could 'get on the board' at GPL Rank. After seeing all those other tracks for the first time, what really struck me was how well GPL presents the atmosphere of that era. Sure, part of it is the cars - I was used to the modern point 'n' squirt F1 rockets in F1 2000 - but also the lack of safety features at the tracks, spectators lounging right at the curbs, minimal advertising, etc. And it was great to see the old configuration of some tracks, like Silverstone. Man, I wish we didn't have soooo many chicanes these days at the current F1 tracks. The old ones 'flowed' so well. I was kind of disappointed when I got to Mexico and didn't see any machine-gun-toting security types with angry dogs - I remember a race report in an old Road & Track which had a photo showing this, ummm, *serious* approach to crowd control. So a big thanks to all the folks who've put together and maintain GPL Rank, not only for the great concept but also for re-kindling my interest in GPL. Hmmm, I'll bet the existence of GPL Rank has resulted in more laps of the 'Ring being driven world wide than would ever have been done otherwise! ...Klinn P.S. - my apologies to fellow Canadians if I've lowered our standing in the Nations Cup! <grin>

[email hidden] (Klinn) wrote in <ky5j5.7642$[email hidden]>: >P.S. - my apologies to fellow Canadians if I've lowered our standing in the >Nations Cup! <grin> Hey Colin, your actually doing pretty well, you probably improved our standing. Sounds like your ready to experience the best part of GPL, online racing. Check out: http://vroc.net/ and join us. -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -5.09 Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

I could drag Canada down a bit in the standings if I chose to register as a Canuck. I grew up there (moved to California when I hit 25). Now I classify myself as a Yank but who knows, I'm feeling kinda lonely for the old country. Chris article <2IDj5.26408$[email hidden]>, "Mike White" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> > Don Scurlock <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8F87E28AAdscurlock@news... > > [email hidden] (Klinn) wrote in > > <ky5j5.7642$[email hidden]>: > > > > > > >P.S. - my apologies to fellow Canadians if I've lowered our

standing in > the > > >Nations Cup! <grin> > > > > Hey Colin, your actually doing pretty well, you probably improvedour > standing. > > Sounds like your ready to experience the best part of GPL, onlineracing.

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> > Check out: http://vroc.net/ and join us. > > > > -- > > Don Scurlock > > Vancouver,B.C. > > GPLRank -5.09 > > > > Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site > > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/ > > > > > > No matter how much Canada got hurt, I know the USA had preferred I

was from > somewhere else. > > However since my GPLRank was +5xx.xx yesterday, and +4xx.xx today, bymy > calculations my GPLRank should be negative in just a few days, and -1xx.xx > is just a week away. > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Don Scurlock <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8F87E28AAdscurlock@news... > [email hidden] (Klinn) wrote in > <ky5j5.7642$[email hidden]>: > > > >P.S. - my apologies to fellow Canadians if I've lowered our standing inthe > >Nations Cup! <grin> > > Hey Colin, your actually doing pretty well, you probably improved ourstanding.

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> Sounds like your ready to experience the best part of GPL, online racing. > Check out: http://vroc.net/ and join us. > > -- > Don Scurlock > Vancouver,B.C. > GPLRank -5.09 > > Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/ > >

No matter how much Canada got hurt, I know the USA had preferred I was from somewhere else. However since my GPLRank was +5xx.xx yesterday, and +4xx.xx today, by my calculations my GPLRank should be negative in just a few days, and -1xx.xx is just a week away.

Well, I'm tempted to try the online thrills, but I'm worried about this pathetic 'laggy' dial up connection I suffer with. Given its lack of performance in other situations, I think I'd be warping from corner to corner. If I make mistakes, I want to know that *I* made them, not lost control because of the line/modem/ISP/whatever. Secondly, I'm not very consistent yet. Yeah, I could solve that by dedicating more time to GPL but hey, there's too many other neat things to tinker with, even a few which are <gasp> non-computer related! <grin> ...maybe if I ever get a DSL or cable connection... ...Klinn "Don Scurlock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8F87E28AAdscurlock@news...

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> > Sounds like your ready to experience the best part of GPL, online racing. > Check out: http://vroc.net/ and join us. > > -- > Don Scurlock > Vancouver,B.C. > GPLRank -5.09

Take it from a fellow cannuck, you don't need cable or DSL for VROC. You only need about a 19200 bps connection for joining a race. I spent most of Friday night (and Saturday morning) racing with my 33.6 modem through sympatico. Latencies were 200-400 for most servers and good quality. Check out the vroc website on how to tweak the modem DUN. There is also a disco patch for GPL which may help. On-line racing is amazing. In two different races I actually had people slow down to let me catch up after a spin so we could race again. Great stuff! The consistency thing is a good idea (you don't need to be fast but you do need to be in control) Ken MacKay Halifax, Canada GPL Handicap +88.79 Klinn wrote:

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> Well, I'm tempted to try the online thrills, but I'm worried about this > pathetic 'laggy' dial up connection I suffer with. Given its lack of > performance in other situations, I think I'd be warping from corner to > corner. If I make mistakes, I want to know that *I* made them, not lost > control because of the line/modem/ISP/whatever. Secondly, I'm not very > consistent yet. Yeah, I could solve that by dedicating more time to GPL but > hey, there's too many other neat things to tinker with, even a few which are > <gasp> non-computer related! <grin> ...maybe if I ever get a DSL or cable > connection... > > ...Klinn > > "Don Scurlock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8F87E28AAdscurlock@news... > > > > Sounds like your ready to experience the best part of GPL, online racing. > > Check out: http://vroc.net/ and join us. > > > > -- > > Don Scurlock > > Vancouver,B.C. > > GPLRank -5.09

> On-line racing is amazing. In two different races I actually had peopleslow > down to let me catch up after a spin so we could race again. Great stuff! I've had that in most of the VROC races I've been in, your right it is indeed "Great Stuff". Racing each other is what its all about !. Take Care S�an ----------------------------------------------- Ashes to ashes funk to funky We know Major Tom's a junky Hung out in heaven's high Hitting an all time low...