Re: GPL Rank - WHERE ARE YOU?

On Wed 07 Jun 2000 04:40:40pm, Tony Whitley wrote: >I am alone in being able to get round the 'Ring reasonably quickly >(just under 9" Nine *seconds*??? You mean 9', surely (I hope!) >) but unable to get the hang of Mexico (just under 2")? You're certainly not. Lots of people, me included, hate Mexico with a passion. It's horrible, horrible, horrible. There's one nice corner and one fast straight and the rest is a chore. Ugh. -- David. "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

"cyrille vanlerberghe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message <snipped stuff> > Yep! We love to lurk, hidden in the darkness of GPL lower levels... ;) > Cyrille Vanlerberghe > GPLrank #264 (sloooooow but can only progress :-) ) Hey! Someone slower than me! So they do exist! Thanks for making me feel a lot better Cyrille. Sorry if this makes you feel worse... Ian Ian Riches Bedford, UK

Chris, I don't rank, but I AM rank. Does that count? Michael Lowery Chris Bloom wrote:

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> > I've been trying to compare my times to other contributers to > RAS yet I am having a tough time finding them. Is everybody > using a differant name in the rankings? > > Someone mentioned here a while back that only the people in RAS > race GPL. Well, 90% of the names at GPL rank I have never seen > mentioned here. > > Chris > > * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * > The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!

[email hidden] (Chris Bloom) wrote in <[email hidden]>:

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>I've been trying to compare my times to other contributers to >RAS yet I am having a tough time finding them. Is everybody >using a differant name in the rankings? > >Someone mentioned here a while back that only the people in RAS >race GPL. Well, 90% of the names at GPL rank I have never seen >mentioned here. > >Chris >

Well, I'm down at number 238........ I Need a lot more practice at the 'ring. My current best is 10:08 in the Ferarri, but I've only managend three laps there so far. Ian Ian Riches Bedford, UK

I've been trying to compare my times to other contributers to RAS yet I am having a tough time finding them. Is everybody using a differant name in the rankings? Someone mentioned here a while back that only the people in RAS race GPL. Well, 90% of the names at GPL rank I have never seen mentioned here. Chris * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!

> > Someone mentioned here a while back that only the people in RAS > race GPL. Well, 90% of the names at GPL rank I have never seen > mentioned here. > > Chris Obviously this someone was wrong.

Kevin Gavitt wrote in message ...

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> >> >> Someone mentioned here a while back that only the people in RAS >> race GPL. Well, 90% of the names at GPL rank I have never seen >> mentioned here. >> >> Chris > >Obviously this someone was wrong. >

I noticed mostly unfamiliar names, too. This group must have a LOT of lurkers. Kurt

Obviously this someone was wrong.

This would indeed be a welcome addtion.

Kurt Steinbock <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : drq%4.883$[email hidden]...

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> > Kevin Gavitt wrote in message ... > > > >> > >> Someone mentioned here a while back that only the people in RAS > >> race GPL. Well, 90% of the names at GPL rank I have never seen > >> mentioned here. > >> > >> Chris > > > >Obviously this someone was wrong. > > > > > I noticed mostly unfamiliar names, too. This group must have a LOT of > lurkers. > > Kurt > >

Yep! We love to lurk, hidden in the darkness of GPL lower levels... ;) Cyrille Vanlerberghe GPLrank #264 (sloooooow but can only progress :-) )

Ian Riches wrote:

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> > [email hidden] (Chris Bloom) wrote in > <[email hidden]>: > > >I've been trying to compare my times to other contributers to > >RAS yet I am having a tough time finding them. Is everybody > >using a differant name in the rankings? > > > >Someone mentioned here a while back that only the people in RAS > >race GPL. Well, 90% of the names at GPL rank I have never seen > >mentioned here. > > > >Chris > > > Well, I'm down at number 238........ > > I Need a lot more practice at the 'ring. My current best is 10:08 in the > Ferarri, but I've only managend three laps there so far. > > Ian > > Ian Riches > Bedford, UK

Yep, the 'Ring's killing me too. Best time of 10:45, puts me overall at #261 of 266 at +249.31. But at least my 'Ring time is only .12 second behind Dave Henrie! Think we're both driving Dodge's out there. Oh Dave..... -- Chuck Kandler (GPL Handicap of +249.31) K&S Racing http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195

You just need practice. A week ago, before GPL Rank came along, my best time at the Ring was 10:58. I'm now down to 9:09. Unfortunately, when I signed up on Saturday I was 46th. Now I'm ranked 211th. This is despite improving my handicap from +145 to +84.15 since Friday. Oh well, I'll guess I'll have to go back to the Ring tonight. At least GPL Rank is making me drive the Ring which I had all but ignored before. Cheers Phil GPL Handicap: +84.15 secs * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!

Ian Riches <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : 8hlikp$3d9n5$[email hidden]...

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> "cyrille vanlerberghe" <[email hidden]> wrote in > message > > <snipped stuff> > > > Yep! We love to lurk, hidden in the darkness of GPL lower levels... ;) > > Cyrille Vanlerberghe > > GPLrank #264 (sloooooow but can only progress :-) ) > > Hey! Someone slower than me! So they do exist! > > Thanks for making me feel a lot better Cyrille. Sorry if this makes you > feel worse... > > Ian > > Ian Riches > Bedford, UK >

I am glad to make you happy! I am in fact a pious follower of St Eldred of world RAS fame, and I hope to be one day as fast as he is. But beware! I plan to practice at the 'Ring tonight, and plan to shave at least a minute (yes! one minute must be the time lost in 5 of my many crashes there ;) ). cheers, Cyrille Vanlerberghe Paris, France

Phil Lee wrote:

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> > You just need practice. A week ago, before GPL Rank came along, > my best time at the Ring was 10:58. I'm now down to 9:09. > Unfortunately, when I signed up on Saturday I was 46th. Now I'm > ranked 211th. This is despite improving my handicap from +145 > to +84.15 since Friday. >

Need practice? Boy, you can say *that* again! <g> I set that PB yesterday morning, down from 11:02 in an Eagle before. Switched to a Brabham (much easier to turn) and stayed in 2nd gear probably about 80% of the lap. Finally made it around without a major incident and chopped off a whopping 17 seconds. Kudos to those who came up with this GPLRank idea, it is great. Too bad there isn't a similar way to rank F2 and F3 drivers as well. -- Chuck Kandler (GPL Handicap of +249.31) K&S Racing http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195

Where is Eldred? I've was planning on putting him in my buddy list but couldn't find him. I too hope to be as fast as Eldred some day, maybe in another year or so. For now I'm trying to get my Spa time below 3:30 (imagine complaining of a 3:23!). Don't be shy of posting your time at GPL rank. I have yet to run on 5 of the circuits but plan to give each a try by next week so I can get a rank. I expect the Ring alone will put me over 200. So have no fear as at least for the next several months I expect to be near the bottom of the list. Lead on St Eldred. <g> Ken MacKay Halifax, Canada (oh no two post in one week, I'm going to lose my lurker status) RAS lurker since 1998 cyrille vanlerberghe wrote:

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> Ian Riches <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : > 8hlikp$3d9n5$[email hidden]... > > "cyrille vanlerberghe" <[email hidden]> wrote in > > message > > > > <snipped stuff> > > > > > Yep! We love to lurk, hidden in the darkness of GPL lower levels... ;) > > > Cyrille Vanlerberghe > > > GPLrank #264 (sloooooow but can only progress :-) ) > > > > Hey! Someone slower than me! So they do exist! > > > > Thanks for making me feel a lot better Cyrille. Sorry if this makes you > > feel worse... > > > > Ian > > > > Ian Riches > > Bedford, UK > > > > I am glad to make you happy! > I am in fact a pious follower of St Eldred of world RAS fame, and I hope to > be one day as fast as he is. > But beware! I plan to practice at the 'Ring tonight, and plan to shave at > least a minute (yes! one minute must be the time lost in 5 of my many > crashes there ;) ). > cheers, > Cyrille Vanlerberghe > Paris, France

Ian Riches <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8hksut$36sgt$[email hidden]... > > I Need a lot more practice at the 'ring. My current best is 10:08 in the > Ferarri, but I've only managend three laps there so far. I am alone in being able to get round the 'Ring reasonably quickly (just under 9") but unable to get the hang of Mexico (just under 2")? Tony Whitley 69.50

Ken, i am waiting impatiently to see all of your laptimes. But I am afraid that you are faster than me. Pfff! SPECIAL MESSAGE: Fervent call to our mentor EldredP Please, St Eldred, post your times in GPLRank! We need them. You will then be the new human benchmark (papy's times are way toooo fast, not to mention Greger Huttu who really is superhuman) that all the slow GPL racers of the world have been waiting for. Cyrille (former RAS lurker) Ken MacKay <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : [email hidden]... > Where is Eldred? I've was planning on putting him in my buddy list butcouldn't > find him. I too hope to be as fast as Eldred some day, maybe in anotheryear or > so. For now I'm trying to get my Spa time below 3:30 (imagine complainingof a > 3:23!). > > Don't be shy of posting your time at GPL rank. I have yet to run on 5 ofthe > circuits but plan to give each a try by next week so I can get a rank. Iexpect > the Ring alone will put me over 200. So have no fear as at least for thenext > several months I expect to be near the bottom of the list. Lead on StEldred.

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> <g> > > Ken MacKay > Halifax, Canada > (oh no two post in one week, I'm going to lose my lurker status) > RAS lurker since 1998 > > cyrille vanlerberghe wrote: > > > Ian Riches <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : > > 8hlikp$3d9n5$[email hidden]... > > > "cyrille vanlerberghe" <[email hidden]>

wrote in > > > message > > > > > > <snipped stuff> > > > > > > > Yep! We love to lurk, hidden in the darkness of GPL lower levels...;) > > > > Cyrille Vanlerberghe > > > > GPLrank #264 (sloooooow but can only progress :-) ) > > > > > > Hey! Someone slower than me! So they do exist! > > > > > > Thanks for making me feel a lot better Cyrille. Sorry if this makesyou

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> > > feel worse... > > > > > > Ian > > > > > > Ian Riches > > > Bedford, UK > > > > > > > I am glad to make you happy! > > I am in fact a pious follower of St Eldred of world RAS fame, and I hope

to > > be one day as fast as he is. > > But beware! I plan to practice at the 'Ring tonight, and plan to shaveat > > least a minute (yes! one minute must be the time lost in 5 of my many > > crashes there ;) ). > > cheers, > > Cyrille Vanlerberghe > > Paris, France >

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> > Kudos to those who came up with this GPLRank idea, it is great. Too bad > there isn't a similar way to rank F2 and F3 drivers as well. > > -- > Chuck Kandler > (GPL Handicap of +249.31) > K&S Racing > http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195

This would indeed be a welcome addtion.

I was under the impression St Eldred ;) had also posted his times and have been busy trying to find his name in the list. Maybe he has another name. Chris In article <8hlljd$i7o$[email hidden]>, "cyrille vanlerberghe" <[email hidden]> wrote: > >Ian Riches <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : >8hlikp$3d9n5$[email hidden]... >> "cyrille vanlerberghe" <cyrille.vanlerbergheNOSPAM@le-figaro.com> wrote in >> message >> >> <snipped stuff> >> >I am in fact a pious follower of St Eldred of world RAS fame,and I hope to >be one day as fast as he is. >But beware! I plan to practice at the 'Ring tonight, and planto shave at >least a minute (yes! one minute must be the time lost in 5 ofmy many

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>crashes there ;) ). >cheers, >Cyrille Vanlerberghe >Paris, France > > > >

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[email hidden] (cyrille vanlerberghe) wrote in <8hlljd$i7o$[email hidden]>:

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>I am in fact a pious follower of St Eldred of world RAS fame, and I >hope to be one day as fast as he is. >But beware! I plan to practice at the 'Ring tonight, and plan to >shave at least a minute (yes! one minute must be the time lost in 5 >of my many crashes there ;) ). >cheers, >Cyrille Vanlerberghe >Paris, France

Speaking of which, we still don't see Eldred at GPLRank. I'm VERY curious, especially after seeing his decent Spa lap. He probably doesn't want to mess with his hard earned reputation as one of the slowest guys around. Eldred...Oh Eldred -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -1.90 Come see how you rate, at the GPLRank site http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

I'm betting he is like me...aside from slower than molasses...I haven't run all the tracks with my current driver name. What is his last name again...sorry mind fade here. When we did our Slugs at the Ring event, his driver name was epickens or whatever the heck his name is..(sorry Eldred..;> ) dave henrie Don Scurlock wrote:

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> > [email hidden] (cyrille vanlerberghe) wrote > in <8hlljd$i7o$[email hidden]>: > > >I am in fact a pious follower of St Eldred of world RAS fame, and I > >hope to be one day as fast as he is. > >But beware! I plan to practice at the 'Ring tonight, and plan to > >shave at least a minute (yes! one minute must be the time lost in 5 > >of my many crashes there ;) ). > >cheers, > >Cyrille Vanlerberghe > >Paris, France > > Speaking of which, we still don't see Eldred at GPLRank. I'm VERY > curious, especially after seeing his decent Spa lap. He probably > doesn't want to mess with his hard earned reputation as one of the > slowest guys around. Eldred...Oh Eldred > > -- > Don Scurlock > Vancouver,B.C. > GPLRank -1.90 > > Come see how you rate, at the GPLRank site > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

Dave Henrie wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

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> I'm betting he is like me...aside from slower than molasses...I >haven't run all the tracks with my current driver name. What is his >last name again...sorry mind fade here. When we did our Slugs at the >Ring event, his driver name was epickens or whatever the heck his name >is..(sorry Eldred..;> ) >dave henrie >

Dave, I swear, Eldred WAS on the list last Saturday, when I first signed in. But now he's gone. He's an international man of mystery, too. Kurt

On Thu 08 Jun 2000 06:58:56pm, cyrille vanlerberghe wrote: >Hey? David, could you tell me which one is the nice corner in >Mexico? I certainly don't remember any of them being nice... ;) The Peraltada, the banked hairpin before the pit straight. >This must be the same thing as in Monaco: all the corners want to >wipe me out of the track! <G> I know the feeling. I once did a 1:28 at Monaco, but only by bouncing off every bit of Armco in the place. If I ever try that in a race, I won't make the second lap... -- David. "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

Eldred's out of town this week. He'll probably surface this weekend. He's still letting real life interfere with his racing. :( Rick "Kurt Steinbock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:W0B%4.1680$[email hidden]...

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> > Dave Henrie wrote in message <[email hidden]>... > > I'm betting he is like me...aside from slower than molasses...I > >haven't run all the tracks with my current driver name. What is his > >last name again...sorry mind fade here. When we did our Slugs at the > >Ring event, his driver name was epickens or whatever the heck his name > >is..(sorry Eldred..;> ) > >dave henrie > > > > > Dave, I swear, Eldred WAS on the list last Saturday, when I first signed

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> But now he's gone. > > He's an international man of mystery, too. > > Kurt > >

Hey? David, could you tell me which one is the nice corner in Mexico? I certainly don't remember any of them being nice... ;) This must be the same thing as in Monaco: all the corners want to wipe me out of the track! <G> Cyrille David Buttery <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : [email hidden]...

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> On Wed 07 Jun 2000 04:40:40pm, Tony Whitley wrote: > > >I am alone in being able to get round the 'Ring reasonably quickly > >(just under 9" > > Nine *seconds*??? You mean 9', surely (I hope!) > > >) but unable to get the hang of Mexico (just under 2")? > > You're certainly not. Lots of people, me included, hate Mexico with a > passion. It's horrible, horrible, horrible. There's one nice corner and > one fast straight and the rest is a chore. Ugh. > > -- > David. > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, > really." > (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

On Wed, 07 Jun 2000 07:04:38 -0700, Phil Lee <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>You just need practice. A week ago, before GPL Rank came along, >my best time at the Ring was 10:58. I'm now down to 9:09. >Unfortunately, when I signed up on Saturday I was 46th. Now I'm >ranked 211th. This is despite improving my handicap from +145 >to +84.15 since Friday. > >Oh well, I'll guess I'll have to go back to the Ring tonight. >At least GPL Rank is making me drive the Ring which I had all >but ignored before. > >Cheers > >Phil

A word from your master statistician: We are over 400 registered users right now, after a mere week of going "official" after a leaked beta tester. ;-) I managed to beat my previous PB at the ring by 6 secs just to get up in my buddy rankings (mostly comprised of my league fellows). Uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) Ever wondered what's wrong with the world? http://bnetwork.com/ PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

On Wed, 7 Jun 2000 16:21:43 +0200, cyrille vanlerberghe <[email hidden]> wrote: > >I am glad to make you happy! >I am in fact a pious follower of St Eldred of world RAS fame, and I hope to >be one day as fast as he is. LOL!!! Posts like this are making it all worth while... St. Eldred of the Holy Snail ;-) Has he even registered yet? I think I should check out that search feature I added a couple of days ago ;-) Uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) Ever wondered what's wrong with the world? http://bnetwork.com/ PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

Nice to know I'm not alone. I do remember that the old Mexico GP (early 60's) was even worse and widely hated by the drivers. Just an airfield with some straw bales and very bumpy, not to mention that the engines couldn't cope with the altitude. Tony Whitley BTW I posted my nine second lap on alt-binaries.simulators.autos ;-) Actually, that's how long many of them last - down to the first corner and straight into the barrier. cyrille vanlerberghe <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8homnr$a4k$[email hidden]...

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> Hey? David, could you tell me which one is the nice corner in Mexico? I > certainly don't remember any of them being nice... ;) > This must be the same thing as in Monaco: all the corners want to wipe me > out of the track! <G> > Cyrille > > David Buttery <[email hidden]> > > > > >I am alone in being able to get round the 'Ring reasonably quickly > > >(just under 9" > > > > Nine *seconds*??? You mean 9', surely (I hope!) > > > > >) but unable to get the hang of Mexico (just under 2")? > > > > You're certainly not. Lots of people, me included, hate Mexico with a > > passion. It's horrible, horrible, horrible. There's one nice corner and > > one fast straight and the rest is a chore. Ugh.

> >Geez, I feel like that Eddie the "Eagle" olympic ski jumper a few years >back.... > >Eldred Hey Eldred, no offense! I was just mocking about. Unless your name is Huttu there's bound to be someone faster. ;-) Cheers, Uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) Ever wondered what's wrong with the world? http://bnetwork.com/ PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61