GPLRank Nations' Cup - British Isles Challenge...

Interesting, this. Looking at the Nations' Cup standings, we have: 3rd - Wales - ave -10.075 13th United Kingdom - ave +39.368 15th - Ireland - ave +41.516 16th - Scotland - ave +42.972 23rd - England - ave +62.917 No entries for the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man (whihc aren't part of the UK, so can't go there). Looks like the Welsh separatists are doing well, but the rump English are having a nightmare (Brian). UK doing reasonably (at least I'm helping them now I've improved!). Hungary still lead from Slovenia, and at the bottom only Denmark's average of over +100 keeps the US out of the ignominy of last spot. (Damn. :-) ) -- David. (GPLRank handicap: +8.85) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

Calling all Danish GPL Drivers! Take the week off work, fire up GPL, and improve those times!!! -- -Ace- (GPLRank +1.83) David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Interesting, this. Looking at the Nations' Cup standings, we have: <snip> > > Hungary still lead from Slovenia, and at the bottom only Denmark's > average of over +100 keeps the US out of the ignominy of last spot. > (Damn. :-) ) >

In article <8l2kbh$i0p$[email hidden]>, Ace <[email hidden]> writes >Calling all Danish GPL Drivers! Take the week off work, fire up GPL, and >improve those times!!! <gauntlet> I think this is what they just did to achieve those times in the first place. :) </gauntlet>

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>David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Interesting, this. Looking at the Nations' Cup standings, we have: ><snip> >> >> Hungary still lead from Slovenia, and at the bottom only Denmark's >> average of over +100 keeps the US out of the ignominy of last spot. >> (Damn. :-) ) >> > > >

-- Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington) No person's opinions can be said to be more correct than another's, because each is the sole judge of his or her own experience.

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> >Calling all Danish GPL Drivers! Take the week off work, fire up GPL, and > >improve those times!!! > > <gauntlet> > > I think this is what they just did to achieve those times in the first > place. :) > > </gauntlet>

LOL!!! I wonder if their bosses will give 'em any *more* time off? -- -Ace- (GPLRank +1.83)

>> >Calling all Danish GPL Drivers! Take the week off work, fire up GPL, and >> >improve those times!!! Be happy ( all you non Finns! :) that I appeared in GPLRank! I think that the country of guys like Greger Huttu needed me... ;) Arto ( my handicap seems to be 241.290... :-/ )

On Thu 20 Jul 2000 03:13:52pm, Phil Lee wrote: <snip> >Stefan's surprising handicap got me curious. I just had a look >at his times. He has a 7:56 for the Ring, a 1:20 for Kyalami >which in my experience are very respectable if not downright >fast times. At each of the remaining 9 tracks he has a best >time of 10:00.<snip> Unless he's actually *driven* a 10 minutes dead at all the tracks, he shoulcn't be on GPLRank in the first place. Obviously, artifically worsening your score isn't as bad as artificially improving it, but it's highly unfair on the other Swedes because of the Nations Cup. -- David. (GPLRank handicap: +2.68) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

> LOL!!! I wonder if their bosses will give 'em any *more* time off? > -- > -Ace- > (GPLRank +1.83) Our bosses are taking this situation very seriously, just wait and see.... The world will be shocked one of these days, Danish GPL'ers are gathering in force and will soon be not last but.... second to last ;) Leaving the mighty US drivers in the dust. Seriously, the first "calling all danish gpl'ers" post in this NG a couple of weeks ago started a lot of things... Danish GPL website, danish online racing every single night for the past weeks ( not bad considering we are 8-10 guys ) and soon the glorious Danish GPL championship.... PS: just checked, and our beloved neighbour Sweden has claimed the last spot thanks to Stefan B�ckstedt clocking in with the quite extreme rating of +4436.98... we are victorious :) Mikkel (GPLRank +33.76)

"Mikkel Gram-Hansen" <[email hidden]> wrote: > >PS: just checked, and our beloved neighbour Sweden has claimedthe last spot >thanks to Stefan B�ckstedt >clocking in with the quite extreme rating of +4436.98... we arevictorious Stefan's surprising handicap got me curious. I just had a look at his times. He has a 7:56 for the Ring, a 1:20 for Kyalami which in my experience are very respectable if not downright fast times. At each of the remaining 9 tracks he has a best time of 10:00. Stefan must be the only driver in GPL history to have a faster time at the Ring than at Watkins Glen :) Cheers Phil ---- GPL F1 Handicap: +62.44 GPL F2 Handicap: +149.93 ----------------------------------------------------------- Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com

Danish GPL website, danish online > racing every single night for the past weeks ( not bad considering we are > 8-10 guys ) and soon the glorious Danish GPL championship.... I hope that you guys don't work for Danish bacon. I can't race without a decent breakfast first <G> MS > > PS: just checked, and our beloved neighbour Sweden has claimed the lastspot

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> thanks to Stefan B�ckstedt > clocking in with the quite extreme rating of +4436.98... we are victorious > :) > > Mikkel > (GPLRank +33.76) > > > >

In article <8l6u12$jup$[email hidden]>, Mikkel Gram-Hansen <[email hidden]> writes

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>> LOL!!! I wonder if their bosses will give 'em any *more* time off? >> -- >> -Ace- >> (GPLRank +1.83) > >Our bosses are taking this situation very seriously, just wait and see.... >The world will be shocked one of these days, Danish GPL'ers are gathering >in >force and will soon be not last but.... second to last ;) Leaving the mighty >US drivers in the dust. > >Seriously, the first "calling all danish gpl'ers" post in this NG a couple >of weeks ago started a lot of things... Danish GPL website, danish online >racing every single night for the past weeks ( not bad considering we are >8-10 guys ) and soon the glorious Danish GPL championship.... > >PS: just checked, and our beloved neighbour Sweden has claimed the last >spot >thanks to Stefan B�ckstedt >clocking in with the quite extreme rating of +4436.98... we are victorious >:) >

Wow! Is there a roller-skating version of GPL we've not been told about. :) -- Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington) No person's opinions can be said to be more correct than another's, because each is the sole judge of his or her own experience.

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>On Thu 20 Jul 2000 03:13:52pm, Phil Lee wrote: > ><snip> >>Stefan's surprising handicap got me curious. I just had a look >>at his times. He has a 7:56 for the Ring, a 1:20 for Kyalami >>which in my experience are very respectable if not downright >>fast times. At each of the remaining 9 tracks he has a best >>time of 10:00. ><snip> > >Unless he's actually *driven* a 10 minutes dead at all the tracks, he >shoulcn't be on GPLRank in the first place. Obviously, artifically >worsening your score isn't as bad as artificially improving it, but >it's highly unfair on the other Swedes because of the Nations Cup.

Stefan B�ckstedt has been deleted from GPLRank. What Stefan B�ckstedt did was blatantly hack his player.ini to force GPLRank to give him a handicap. Doing this totally disregards the basic concept, and the spirit, of the GPLRank benchmark, which is that it's a rating of your OVERALL mastery of gpl. His actions also completely disrepect another important part of GPLRank, that it is based on the honor system, on the honestly and integrity of the gpl community, that people will ONLY edit their player.ini to DELETE clock smashed times from online racing. -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -4.30 Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

In article <8l6u12$jup$[email hidden]>, "Mikkel Gram-Hansen" <[email hidden]> writes: >Our bosses are taking this situation very seriously, just wait and see.... >The world will be shocked one of these days, Danish GPL'ers are gathering in >force and will soon be not last but.... second to last ;) Leaving the mighty >US drivers in the dust. *Mighty* US drivers? Mighty shitty, if you include ME... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +70.45 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.