GPL- Tip, throttle and smash

Right well, The good ol' GPL barrier has been hit again. I could probably improve easily on a few tracks as I've just run a few quick rounds on them just to post to GPL rank but on others I'm stuck. Monza and Kyalami re he ones I focusing on, I can do 1.29's and consistent 1.30's at Monza, and 1.22's with more consistent 1.24's at Kyalami. I;m way off, any hints at all. I've watched replays and all that but i just can't understand how some people make the car react in the way they do. I'm sure all you negative GPL Rank people have plenty tricks up your sleeve.

On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 18:48:03 +0100, "GraDee" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Right well, The good ol' GPL barrier has been hit again. >I could probably improve easily on a few tracks as I've just run a few quick >rounds on them just to post to GPL rank but on others I'm stuck. > >Monza and Kyalami re he ones I focusing on, I can do 1.29's and consistent >1.30's at Monza, and 1.22's with more consistent 1.24's at Kyalami. I;m way >off, any hints at all. I've watched replays and all that but i just can't >understand how some people make the car react in the way they do. >I'm sure all you negative GPL Rank people have plenty tricks up your sleeve.

Sure do, allthough I still don't have a negative handicap (+2.1, DAMN THE RING!) Go to http://lightsoutracing.simplenet.com/ . Study the excellent trackguides, and especially read the 'driving tactics'. Very, very usefull. Andre

Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 18:48:03 +0100, "GraDee" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Right well, The good ol' GPL barrier has been hit again. > >I could probably improve easily on a few tracks as I've just run a fewquick > >rounds on them just to post to GPL rank but on others I'm stuck. > > > >Monza and Kyalami re he ones I focusing on, I can do 1.29's andconsistent > >1.30's at Monza, and 1.22's with more consistent 1.24's at Kyalami. I;mway > >off, any hints at all. I've watched replays and all that but i just can't > >understand how some people make the car react in the way they do. > >I'm sure all you negative GPL Rank people have plenty tricks up yoursleeve.

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> > Sure do, allthough I still don't have a negative handicap (+2.1, DAMN > THE RING!) > Go to http://lightsoutracing.simplenet.com/ . > Study the excellent trackguides, and especially read the 'driving > tactics'. > Very, very usefull. > > Andre

Yowza! Nice one Andre!!! Thanks.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Andre Warringa) writes:

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>On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 04:26:01 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: > >>> I guess I'm just too dense to get it. I've read those guides, and >>the ones on >>> Nunnini's site - didn't help. I must not be 'feeling' what the car >>does very >>> well... > >Really Eldred, those guides are excellent... they helped me a lot. >Anyway, I still didn't receive your replays, mail them if you're still >interested... > >Andre

AOL is too 'whacked' to let me attach a binary to a NG message, and my other ISP kept flaking out... I was going to transfer the file from work, but I forgot. I'll try to do it tomorrow. Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +52.52 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, MaXX <[email hidden]> writes:

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>I see your PBs at Monaco are in Ferrari as is, try the RH setup and >see how you go, also just try the ring and see what you think. >Also, try Zandvoort, I did find the guide useful for the first couple >of turns which I wasn't taking very well. > >MaXX >

<sigh>...okayyy... :) Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +52.52 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Sure do, allthough I still don't have a negative handicap (+2.1, DAMN >THE RING!) >Go to http://lightsoutracing.simplenet.com/ . >Study the excellent trackguides, and especially read the 'driving >tactics'. >Very, very usefull. > >Andre

I guess I'm just too dense to get it. I've read those guides, and the ones on Nunnini's site - didn't help. I must not be 'feeling' what the car does very well... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +52.52 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: > In article <[email hidden]>, AndreWarringa

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> <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Sure do, allthough I still don't have a negative handicap (+2.1, DAMN > >THE RING!) > >Go to http://lightsoutracing.simplenet.com/ . > >Study the excellent trackguides, and especially read the 'driving > >tactics'. > >Very, very usefull. > > > >Andre > > I guess I'm just too dense to get it. I've read those guides, and

the ones on > Nunnini's site - didn't help. I must not be 'feeling' what the cardoes very

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> well... > > Eldred > -- > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPL hcp. +52.52 > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then

beats you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply. > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Maybe we get the superstars to give on line lessons. You know "meet me at xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx at 10 on Wednesday". Chris --who is slowly setting everything in place for GPL world domination (starting with a nice soft place to land when I fall flat on my face) In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: > In article <[email hidden]>, AndreWarringa

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> <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Sure do, allthough I still don't have a negative handicap (+2.1, DAMN > >THE RING!) > >Go to http://lightsoutracing.simplenet.com/ . > >Study the excellent trackguides, and especially read the 'driving > >tactics'. > >Very, very usefull. > > > >Andre > > I guess I'm just too dense to get it. I've read those guides, and

the ones on > Nunnini's site - didn't help. I must not be 'feeling' what the cardoes very

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> well... > > Eldred > -- > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPL hcp. +52.52 > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then

beats you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply. > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 04:26:01 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: >> I guess I'm just too dense to get it. I've read those guides, and >the ones on >> Nunnini's site - didn't help. I must not be 'feeling' what the car >does very >> well... Really Eldred, those guides are excellent... they helped me a lot. Anyway, I still didn't receive your replays, mail them if you're still interested... Andre

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>> >> Eldred >> -- >> Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 >> Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett >> GPL hcp. +52.52 >> >> Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then >beats you >> with experience... >> Remove SPAM-OFF to reply. >> > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy.

Eldred, I think you are talking first about the Light Out guides. I've read 2 or 3 of the guides and tried to follow the advice but v.v.v. difficult in less you have a lot of patience (I don't) plus if they don;t suite your style of driving you'll be trying to do things that just don't feel right. I think if you just read them, make note of one corner that you feel or know you are not getting quite right and try that method they would maybe work for you. HOWEVER, the Ferrari setups I find are V. Good IMO. Obviously they may just suite me. After driving the Lotus only at Nurburg "struggling" to get around I ran the Ferrari and it felt much more contollable (although a touch slower in parts). I've only really done 2 flying laps and the 2nd was my new PB of 8:41 (prev 8:44 in Lotus) and that was a little tentative. Also Good at Monaco, knocked over a second off PB and can get through the chicane more often than not flat in 5th, also knocked a second off Mosport without much bother. RH (Lights Out) tends to spend more time in higher gears than most (setups configured accordingly) so that might take a little getting used to. I see your PBs at Monaco are in Ferrari as is, try the RH setup and see how you go, also just try the ring and see what you think. Also, try Zandvoort, I did find the guide useful for the first couple of turns which I wasn't taking very well. MaXX On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 09:10:26 GMT, [email hidden] (Andre Warringa) wrote:

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>On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 04:26:01 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: > >>> I guess I'm just too dense to get it. I've read those guides, and >>the ones on >>> Nunnini's site - didn't help. I must not be 'feeling' what the car >>does very >>> well... > >Really Eldred, those guides are excellent... they helped me a lot. >Anyway, I still didn't receive your replays, mail them if you're still >interested... > >Andre