GPLRank gets better and better!

Love the ability to easily compare your performance with another driver... just one click away from seeing which tracks are letting you down compared to them. Actually I just a a Weird GPLR experience. Updated my rank after knocking about half a second from a couple of tracks. And there, right above me in the list is Markus Stiepel, 0.1s faster than me. Only two days ago I had an amazing encounter with MS. We spent about four laps of Monza with him giving me a really hard time... I was struggling to keep *just* enough lead to survive down the straights against his slightly faster top speed. On the last lap we finally clashed at Ascari... viewing the replay showed it was me to blame for hogging the driving line when he had a wheel in front :-( but even though it ended in tears it was an amazing clash. But not so amazing as finding that we're *very* close in GPLR! I'd have guessed we weren't far apart, but it's incredible to see it proved! Andrew McP PS Ok, which one of you UK gits has a +15,000 score dragging our average down to the bottom? :->

Andrew MacPherson wrote: (snipped) > PS Ok, which one of you UK gits has a +15,000 score dragging our average > down to the bottom? :-> This nation's cup business has lead me to consider choosing "Mongolia" when I get around to registering. I don't want to be held accountable for dragging my country down. :-)

On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 19:35:25 -0400, Gault <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >Andrew MacPherson wrote: >(snipped) >> PS Ok, which one of you UK gits has a +15,000 score dragging our average >> down to the bottom? :-> > >This nation's cup business has lead me to consider choosing "Mongolia" when >I get around to registering. I don't want to be held accountable for >dragging my country down. :-) > >

Hey guys, take it easy. The Nation's cup was born out of boredom, not by any desire to induce even more stress into the competition than we already have ;-) Bye for now, Uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp http://www.schuerkamp.de/ (handicap +5.xx) uwe.schuerkamp at telemedia.de for direct mail (from: is spambox) PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

>The Nation's cup was born out of boredom Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great bit of fun... not quite as much fun as watching Holland take penalty-shooting lessons from the Italians, but not far off ;-) Andrew McP

> This is very painfull for me, you know? Sorry. If it helps I wanted them to win...till they missed 4 penalties in a row. Reminded me of watching England :-> Andrew McP

On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 19:54 +0100 (BST), [email hidden] (Andrew MacPherson) wrote: >>The Nation's cup was born out of boredom > >Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great bit of fun... not quite as much >fun as watching Holland take penalty-shooting lessons from the Italians, >but not far off ;-) When you're gonna talk about soccer, can you at least post 'WAY OFF TOPIC' in the header? This is very painfull for me, you know? Andre (indeed, from Holland) > >Andrew McP

My top Belgian spot is down the drain as well... shiiiiitt! -Where am I going to find 17 seconds?? Jan. =--- Tony Whitley wrote...

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> Not me. I wish to announce that my GPLRank handicap is *below* the average > for the UK :-)))))) > > Tony Whitley > GPLRank 45.62 despite 8:59:55 at the 'Ring > > <snip>

On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 16:18:36 +0200, [email hidden] (Uwe Schuerkamp) wrote: >Hey guys, take it easy. The Nation's cup was born out of boredom, >not by any desire to induce even more stress into the competition >than we already have ;-) One thing regarding the Nations Cup - why is there a "United Kingdom", and a Scotland? I can understand Scotland being there if there is also an England, Wales etc, but not to separate Scotland from the rest of the U.K. John

I didn't really have an agenda when I watched the game, but I must say the sheer determination of the Italians won me over. And Italy has been in decline since the Renaissance! They were so smily before the shoot-out it was really uplifting. I wasn't sorry to see de Boer and Stam miss their shots - sour-faced bullies! Simon Andrew MacPherson wrote: > > This is very painfull for me, you know? > > Sorry. If it helps I wanted them to win...till they missed 4 penalties in > a row. Reminded me of watching England :-> > > Andrew McP

Ohhhhh....that was low :) Well at least the Dutch dont fall over like they have been struck by a heard of antalopes when there is an opposing player within a 12 mile radius.... hmmm.... not exactly sportmanlike.... Its not the beautiful game anymore - it has been takin over by oscar winning actors! Tis sad indeed. Ash (Not Dutch or Italian) Andrew MacPherson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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| >The Nation's cup was born out of boredom | | Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great bit of fun... not quite as much | fun as watching Holland take penalty-shooting lessons from the Italians, | but not far off ;-) | | Andrew McP

Not me: +5.19 - -Ace-

Not me. I wish to announce that my GPLRank handicap is *below* the average for the UK :-)))))) Tony Whitley GPLRank 45.62 despite 8:59:55 at the 'Ring Andrew MacPherson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... <snip> > PS Ok, which one of you UK gits has a +15,000 score dragging our average > down to the bottom? :->

On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 12:05:46 +0100, "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Ohhhhh....that was low :) > >Well at least the Dutch dont fall over like they have been struck by a heard >of antalopes when there is an opposing player within a 12 mile radius.... > >hmmm.... not exactly sportmanlike.... Its not the beautiful game anymore > - it has been takin over by oscar winning actors! > >Tis sad indeed. > >Ash >(Not Dutch or Italian)

Nice post, completely agree. It's a shame that especially important games are the most boring ones to watch. I can allready predict that France-Italy will be very boring... Italy defending with all players, France can't get through their defense, and it will end again with 0-0 and penalties... Andre

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> >Andrew MacPherson <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >| >The Nation's cup was born out of boredom >| >| Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great bit of fun... not quite as much >| fun as watching Holland take penalty-shooting lessons from the Italians, >| but not far off ;-) >| >| Andrew McP > >

There's an England, too, you know, but only three or four of us in it. Who'da thunk Riccardo Nunnini was English? -- Colin Harris ColinHarris in N3/NL & VROC Remove "your knickers" to reply > > One thing regarding the Nations Cup - why is there a "United Kingdom", > and a Scotland? I can understand Scotland being there if there is also > an England, Wales etc, but not to separate Scotland from the rest of > the U.K. > > John

Not me: +5.19 - -Ace- Andrew MacPherson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > PS Ok, which one of you UK gits has a +15,000 score dragging our average > down to the bottom? :->

Well, it's understandable they played defensively, being a man down. Holland didn't deserve to win, because they couldn't beat a team of 10 despite having been given 2 penalties during regular play! -- -Ace- Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > It's hard to be objective here, being Dutch, but imho the Italians > didn't deserve to win. Simply because they didn't play soccer, they > only defended their goal with the whole team for two hours. > What would soccer be like if all teams started to play like this? > Then we would only have 0-0 results, and every game would be decided > with penalties... > > Andre

On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 02:52:49 GMT, Simon Goodwin <[email hidden]> wrote: >I didn't really have an agenda when I watched the game, but I must say the >sheer determination of the Italians won me over. And Italy has been in >decline since the Renaissance! They were so smily before the shoot-out it was >really uplifting. I wasn't sorry to see de Boer and Stam miss their shots - >sour-faced bullies! It's hard to be objective here, being Dutch, but imho the Italians didn't deserve to win. Simply because they didn't play soccer, they only defended their goal with the whole team for two hours. What would soccer be like if all teams started to play like this? Then we would only have 0-0 results, and every game would be decided with penalties... Andre

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> >Simon > >Andrew MacPherson wrote: > >> > This is very painfull for me, you know? >> >> Sorry. If it helps I wanted them to win...till they missed 4 penalties in >> a row. Reminded me of watching England :-> >> >> Andrew McP

I'm proud to announce my leadership in GPLRank! amongst malaysian drivers. I should be save until another driver from my country enters the contest :-) Jens On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 13:19:29 +0100, "Tony Whitley" <t o n y . w h i t l e y @ n S t P l A w M o r l d . c o m> wrote: >Not me. I wish to announce that my GPLRank handicap is *below* the average >for the UK :-)))))) > >Tony Whitley >GPLRank 45.62 despite 8:59:55 at the 'Ring > --------------------------------------------- [email hidden] Remove "NOSPAM" before using my email-address JensSchumi homepage at http://members.xoom.com/JensSchu/ Racing simulation, esp. GPL Logitech Wingman FF optimization Classic cars, esp. Morris Minor Radio controlled airplanes

> Not me: +5.19 S'alright, I wasn't planning a witch hunt :-) I was just surprised at the low average given the number of guys (not me! <g>) we've got up at the top end of the list. Andrew McP

Try driving fast - it's fun, you might like it ;-) Tom -- -- Tom Cosgrave http://www.tomcosgrave.com --> Did you have a good world when you died, enough to base a movie on? --Jim Morrison

I don't need to hear that, especially not from you. Let's see your GPLRank, ya wuss. Jan. =--- Tom Cosgrave wrote...

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> <snip> > Try driving fast - it's fun, you might like it ;-) > Tom > -- > -- > Tom Cosgrave > http://www.tomcosgrave.com --> > Did you have a good world when you died, enough to base a movie on? > --Jim Morrison

Erm, nearly right (he says after recovering from watching the match!)

The real question is why did the Scottish drivers enter "Scotland", when the English (and possibly Welsh, for all I know) all entered "United Kingdom"? We _are_ all united, aren't we? ;-)

Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > I don't need to hear that, especially not from you. LOL! > Let's see your GPLRank, ya wuss. I don't have one. I saw the opportunity for a slag, so away I went :-) Tom -- -- Tom Cosgrave [email hidden] http://www.tomcosgrave.com --> Did you have a good world when you died, enough to base a movie on? --Jim Morrison

As the great driver William Wallace once said... "If we have to plow other peoples fields, raise other peoples bastards, wear dresses and all that, at least we can do it as a free people." Boy that Wallace guy...he had guts.... dave henrie "Neil Raine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:sPN75.1529$[email hidden]... > > One thing regarding the Nations Cup - why is there a "United Kingdom", > > and a Scotland? I can understand Scotland being there if there is also > > an England, Wales etc, but not to separate Scotland from the rest of > > the U.K. > > The real question is why did the Scottish drivers enter "Scotland", whenthe

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> English (and possibly Welsh, for all I know) all entered "United Kingdom"? > > We _are_ all united, aren't we? ;-) > > > >

Tom Cosgrave wrote... > > I don't need to hear that, especially not from you. > > LOL! Hehe... > > Let's see your GPLRank, ya wuss. > > I don't have one. I know, I checked. There's some pretty spiffy keyboarders on there... you would have to go some to rank favourably. > I saw the opportunity for a slag, so away I went :-) Be my guest.<grumbles> Jan. ;-) =---

I saw another one Tom. GPL is a real sim for men with real computers <G> Where ya been ya Oirish get? Still squabbling in F1? MS "Tom Cosgrave" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > I don't need to hear that, especially not from you. > > LOL! > > > Let's see your GPLRank, ya wuss. > > I don't have one. > > I saw the opportunity for a slag, so away I went :-) > > Tom > -- > > -- > Tom Cosgrave > [email hidden] > > http://www.tomcosgrave.com --> > > Did you have a good world when you died, enough to base a movie on? > --Jim Morrison > >

And so did his script-writer :-) -- -Ace- <snip>

And so did his script-writer :-) -- -Ace- Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:pdQ75.46626$[email hidden]... > As the great driver William Wallace once said... > "If we have to plow other peoples fields, raise other peoples bastards, wear > dresses and all that, at least we can do it as a free people." > Boy that Wallace guy...he had guts.... > dave henrie <snip>

Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > I know, I checked. There's some pretty spiffy keyboarders on there... you > would have to go some to rank favourably. I don't even race GPL :-) > Be my guest.<grumbles> :-) Tom -- -- Tom Cosgrave [email hidden] http://www.tomcosgrave.com --> Did you have a good world when you died, enough to base a movie on? --Jim Morrison

Tom Cosgrave wrote... > <snip> > > I know, I checked. There's some pretty spiffy keyboarders on there...you > > would have to go some to rank favourably. > > I don't even race GPL :-) Notice the use of the verb "would", young Thomas. Jan. =---

>Who'da thunk Riccardo Nunnini was English? I've been led to believe that's a "stage name" :-) -- Cheers! Graeme Nash