Re: GPL online - did I miss something?

No it's not normal. 29's will win some races at Monza. 28's are pretty common. 27's are rare and I've only seen one 26. In article <[email hidden]>, Doug Schneider <[email hidden]> wrote: > I recently found the time to get back into some on-line GPL racing.Did > a whack of practice laps first to get the feel again. Joined a raceat > Monza, posted a 1.29.12 and sat back, relatively happy. Fourteen > drivers in the race, I end up 13th on the grid. Mostly Eagles, > virtually all of them posting low 1.28s, pole sitter posts a 1.27.Guy > behind me in a Lotus with a mid 1.29 is wondering WTF. We race, I > thread through the usual turn 1 crap, pass a few cars. Within about a > lap, I got Eagles blowing by me like I'm standing still. The winner > posts fastest lap, a 1.26. I'm asking in chat if this is normal these > days, you gotta run 1.27s just to be there, all I'm getting back is > "hehe, hehe". I've only been gone a few months, so maybe someregulars > can tell me, is this normal? > > Doug > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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> I recently found the time to get back into some on-line GPL racing. Did > a whack of practice laps first to get the feel again. Joined a race at > Monza, posted a 1.29.12 and sat back, relatively happy. Fourteen > drivers in the race, I end up 13th on the grid. Mostly Eagles, > virtually all of them posting low 1.28s, pole sitter posts a 1.27. Guy > behind me in a Lotus with a mid 1.29 is wondering WTF. We race, I > thread through the usual turn 1 crap, pass a few cars. Within about a > lap, I got Eagles blowing by me like I'm standing still. The winner > posts fastest lap, a 1.26. I'm asking in chat if this is normal these > days, you gotta run 1.27s just to be there, all I'm getting back is > "hehe, hehe". I've only been gone a few months, so maybe some regulars > can tell me, is this normal? > > Doug >

jeez...and I won a race the other night with a 1.30.xx average. That sounds like a pretty quick bunch of racers you fell in with<g>. -- don New GPL Program Covers for Converted Tracks: http://www.ianparker1.clara.co.uk/clara.net/i/a/n/ianparker1/webspace/gpl/

I recently found the time to get back into some on-line GPL racing. Did a whack of practice laps first to get the feel again. Joined a race at Monza, posted a 1.29.12 and sat back, relatively happy. Fourteen drivers in the race, I end up 13th on the grid. Mostly Eagles, virtually all of them posting low 1.28s, pole sitter posts a 1.27. Guy behind me in a Lotus with a mid 1.29 is wondering WTF. We race, I thread through the usual turn 1 crap, pass a few cars. Within about a lap, I got Eagles blowing by me like I'm standing still. The winner posts fastest lap, a 1.26. I'm asking in chat if this is normal these days, you gotta run 1.27s just to be there, all I'm getting back is "hehe, hehe". I've only been gone a few months, so maybe some regulars can tell me, is this normal? Doug

Hehe hehe. Yeah, in some races you need a low 28 to be competive. If you look at the Monza hotlaps, you'll find that a 1:27.80 will put you on a 85th spot... Guess it's because Monza is very popular, and now people are very competive at it, it's even more popular. On other tracks however, not much has changed. Remco Doug Schneider <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I recently found the time to get back into some on-line GPL racing. Did >a whack of practice laps first to get the feel again. Joined a race at >Monza, posted a 1.29.12 and sat back, relatively happy. Fourteen >drivers in the race, I end up 13th on the grid. Mostly Eagles, >virtually all of them posting low 1.28s, pole sitter posts a 1.27. Guy >behind me in a Lotus with a mid 1.29 is wondering WTF. We race, I >thread through the usual turn 1 crap, pass a few cars. Within about a >lap, I got Eagles blowing by me like I'm standing still. The winner >posts fastest lap, a 1.26. I'm asking in chat if this is normal these >days, you gotta run 1.27s just to be there, all I'm getting back is >"hehe, hehe". I've only been gone a few months, so maybe some regulars >can tell me, is this normal?

I was in that race too. I sat LAST because I posted my PB (I've had GPL for only about 3 months) of 1:30.3. My god! I just won a race by driving consistant 1:31's yesterday, and now I was being whooped. Well anyways, just trying to keep up with the pace, I spun a few times, wore out my tires, and then retired with suspension damage. Thanks, Alex Doug Schneider <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I recently found the time to get back into some on-line GPL racing. Did > a whack of practice laps first to get the feel again. Joined a race at > Monza, posted a 1.29.12 and sat back, relatively happy. Fourteen > drivers in the race, I end up 13th on the grid. Mostly Eagles, > virtually all of them posting low 1.28s, pole sitter posts a 1.27. Guy > behind me in a Lotus with a mid 1.29 is wondering WTF. We race, I > thread through the usual turn 1 crap, pass a few cars. Within about a > lap, I got Eagles blowing by me like I'm standing still. The winner > posts fastest lap, a 1.26. I'm asking in chat if this is normal these > days, you gotta run 1.27s just to be there, all I'm getting back is > "hehe, hehe". I've only been gone a few months, so maybe some regulars > can tell me, is this normal? > > Doug >