Re: F1, F2, F3

The cars won't look any different but they will sound different. I'm surprised you can't feel any real difference in speed and acceleration though??? What type of controller are you using? When you are driving do you put the pedal to the metal so to speak?? Is your controller calibrated correctly? Since you're learning, stay away from the Grand Prix cars and concentrate on the F2 and F3 cars. Once you are comfortable with them and are lapping quickly, try the F1 cars. Cheers, ...Colin Lonnie Pack <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:DVM85.5918$[email hidden]... > I realize this is probably the stupidest question anyone has ever asked > about GPL, but I can't help myself. How do I know which one I'm driving? > As a neophyte, I've tried everything from novice to Gran Prix and the car > appears the same even though the Gran Prix feels faster. My times areabout > the same with any one I choose, and the AI seems to pass me just as fastno > matter what I drive, even on long straights. I'm sure I must be missing > something. > >

I realize this is probably the stupidest question anyone has ever asked about GPL, but I can't help myself. How do I know which one I'm driving? As a neophyte, I've tried everything from novice to Gran Prix and the car appears the same even though the Gran Prix feels faster. My times are about the same with any one I choose, and the AI seems to pass me just as fast no matter what I drive, even on long straights. I'm sure I must be missing something.

It sounds like you're changing the race settings from Novice through inter , pro and Grand Prix, this won't change the car you're driving or the AI cars. To drive a different car in training mode is easy, you just select Novice trainer, Advanced trainer or Grand Prix from the main screen where you also select the damage model I think. You need to create a new player setup for actually racing the Novice or Advanced trainer, I can't remember how to do that off-hand but I'm sure someone else here can help you. -- Ian Parker "Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy." <email invalid due to spam> Colin <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8k074o$prl$[email hidden]... > The cars won't look any different but they will sound different. > I'm surprised you can't feel any real difference in speed and acceleration > though??? > What type of controller are you using? > When you are driving do you put the pedal to the metal so to speak?? > Is your controller calibrated correctly? > Since you're learning, stay away from the Grand Prix cars and concentrate on > the F2 and F3 cars. > Once you are comfortable with them and are lapping quickly, try the F1 cars. > > Cheers, > ...Colin > > Lonnie Pack <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:DVM85.5918$[email hidden]... > > I realize this is probably the stupidest question anyone has ever asked > > about GPL, but I can't help myself. How do I know which one I'm driving? > > As a neophyte, I've tried everything from novice to Gran Prix and the car > > appears the same even though the Gran Prix feels faster. My times are > about > > the same with any one I choose, and the AI seems to pass me just as fast > no > > matter what I drive, even on long straights. I'm sure I must be missing > > something. > > > > > >

I could be wrong, but I think you are talking about race length / difficulty when you say novice, GP, etc. When people talk about F2 and F3 they mean using the basic or advanced trainers, which have similar power to weight characteristics as the F2 and F3 cars of the era although they are not strictly F2 or F3 cars. F2 have roughly half the power of F1 and F3 half again. Paul Lonnie Pack <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:DVM85.5918$[email hidden]... > I realize this is probably the stupidest question anyone has ever asked > about GPL, but I can't help myself. How do I know which one I'm driving? > As a neophyte, I've tried everything from novice to Gran Prix and the car > appears the same even though the Gran Prix feels faster. My times areabout > the same with any one I choose, and the AI seems to pass me just as fastno > matter what I drive, even on long straights. I'm sure I must be missing > something. > >

For starters, the F3 cars only have 4 gears. MS "Colin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8k074o$prl$[email hidden]...

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> The cars won't look any different but they will sound different. > I'm surprised you can't feel any real difference in speed and acceleration > though??? > What type of controller are you using? > When you are driving do you put the pedal to the metal so to speak?? > Is your controller calibrated correctly? > Since you're learning, stay away from the Grand Prix cars and concentrate

on > the F2 and F3 cars. > Once you are comfortable with them and are lapping quickly, try the F1cars.

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> > Cheers, > ...Colin > > Lonnie Pack <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:DVM85.5918$[email hidden]... > > I realize this is probably the stupidest question anyone has ever asked > > about GPL, but I can't help myself. How do I know which one I'm

driving? > > As a neophyte, I've tried everything from novice to Gran Prix and thecar

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> > appears the same even though the Gran Prix feels faster. My times are > about > > the same with any one I choose, and the AI seems to pass me just as fast > no > > matter what I drive, even on long straights. I'm sure I must be missing > > something. > > > > > >

Colin. Go to my web site and follow the link entitled how to set up...... All the info is there. MS http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.seery/frameset.html "Lonnie Pack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:DVM85.5918$[email hidden]... > I realize this is probably the stupidest question anyone has ever asked > about GPL, but I can't help myself. How do I know which one I'm driving? > As a neophyte, I've tried everything from novice to Gran Prix and the car > appears the same even though the Gran Prix feels faster. My times areabout > the same with any one I choose, and the AI seems to pass me just as fastno > matter what I drive, even on long straights. I'm sure I must be missing > something. > >

Thanks to all who answered my question. I think I've pretty much got it figured out now. Now if I can figure out how to drive. "m.seery" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:%H395.1945$[email hidden]...

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> For starters, the F3 cars only have 4 gears. > > MS > "Colin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8k074o$prl$[email hidden]... > > The cars won't look any different but they will sound different. > > I'm surprised you can't feel any real difference in speed and

acceleration > > though??? > > What type of controller are you using? > > When you are driving do you put the pedal to the metal so to speak?? > > Is your controller calibrated correctly? > > Since you're learning, stay away from the Grand Prix cars andconcentrate

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> on > > the F2 and F3 cars. > > Once you are comfortable with them and are lapping quickly, try the F1 > cars. > > > > Cheers, > > ...Colin > > > > Lonnie Pack <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:DVM85.5918$[email hidden]... > > > I realize this is probably the stupidest question anyone has ever

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> > > about GPL, but I can't help myself. How do I know which one I'm > driving? > > > As a neophyte, I've tried everything from novice to Gran Prix and the > car > > > appears the same even though the Gran Prix feels faster. My times are > > about > > > the same with any one I choose, and the AI seems to pass me just as

fast > > no > > > matter what I drive, even on long straights. I'm sure I must bemissing

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Can't help you there mate... we don't know for sure either. ;-) Jan. =--- Lonnie Pack wrote...

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> Thanks to all who answered my question. I think I've pretty much got it > figured out now. Now if I can figure out how to drive. > > "m.seery" wrote... > > For starters, the F3 cars only have 4 gears. > > > > MS > > <snip>