First GPL online session... sorry.. I just had to post it ;p

Ok.. Im sure some of you are getting tired of people telling you about there first online race but... I just have to tell someone ;p lol... anyway... Im sure noone cares about it but still hehe.. So, first of all noone was hosting race on my favourite track ( Watkins Glen ), or, there was one but I got a ping of 1100 and something so I joined a race at Kyalami. I qualified 5th of 17, a 1:22 something in a ferrari. not too bad i felt, since I never really have raced at the track. Then on the grid there were cars appearing and disappearing all the time, so i just drove straight forward hoping I didnt hit anything. I had a small spin and while I was spinning I for a little time looked backwards. at that time I saw a car comming flying at me high in the air. i continued to spin around so I dont know where he ended up but it sure was scary. after 5 laps I was in 4th, just behind someone, but his car was warping (is that the word ) all over the place so I didnt dare go to close to him, I just stayed right behind him for a couple of laps... then suddenly he spun off :))) at the end of the race lots of people got disconnected but I still finished in third. *Im so proud* hehe =) Frank

Welcome to the online experience Frank! My first online race was in Nascar2 on TEN. I don't know what hurt more, the 3 foot grin I had on my face or the iron grip I had on the joystick (what! no wheel!). I don't remember a lot of the details (hmm, something about running into a big pileup in turn 1, lap 1 maybe) but I remember it as being a very unique experience. Frank R Vangen <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Ok.. Im sure some of you are getting tired of people telling you aboutthere > first online race but... I just have to tell someone ;p lol... anyway...Im > sure noone cares about it but still hehe.. > > So, first of all noone was hosting race on my favourite track ( Watkins > Glen ), or, there was one but I got a ping of 1100 and something so Ijoined > a race at Kyalami. I qualified 5th of 17, a 1:22 something in a ferrari.not

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> too bad i felt, since I never really have raced at the track. Then on the > grid there were cars appearing and disappearing all the time, so i just > drove straight forward hoping I didnt hit anything. I had a small spin and > while I was spinning I for a little time looked backwards. at that time I > saw a car comming flying at me high in the air. i continued to spin around > so I dont know where he ended up but it sure was scary. after 5 laps I was > in 4th, just behind someone, but his car was warping (is that the word )

all > over the place so I didnt dare go to close to him, I just stayed right > behind him for a couple of laps... then suddenly he spun off :))) > at the end of the race lots of people got disconnected but I stillfinished > in third. > *Im so proud* hehe =) > > Frank > >

Yeah Frank, we all do remember our first time... <g> One thing though....I noticed that all people were warping in your case. Often that means that YOU'RE the one who's warping. Keep an eye on that... Remco "Frank R Vangen" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Ok.. Im sure some of you are getting tired of people telling you about there >first online race but... I just have to tell someone ;p lol... anyway... Im >sure noone cares about it but still hehe.. > >So, first of all noone was hosting race on my favourite track ( Watkins >Glen ), or, there was one but I got a ping of 1100 and something so I joined >a race at Kyalami. I qualified 5th of 17, a 1:22 something in a ferrari. not >too bad i felt, since I never really have raced at the track. Then on the >grid there were cars appearing and disappearing all the time, so i just >drove straight forward hoping I didnt hit anything. I had a small spin and >while I was spinning I for a little time looked backwards. at that time I >saw a car comming flying at me high in the air. i continued to spin around >so I dont know where he ended up but it sure was scary. after 5 laps I was >in 4th, just behind someone, but his car was warping (is that the word ) all >over the place so I didnt dare go to close to him, I just stayed right >behind him for a couple of laps... then suddenly he spun off :))) >at the end of the race lots of people got disconnected but I still finished >in third. >*Im so proud* hehe =)

Yeah I know... Im very aware of it... but I think at the start of the race I was surely not the only one... and I think only 4 of the 17 racers finished the race - the others got disconnected - or disconnected them self when the retired. But Im only on a 64kb single isdn so... the ping for the race was over 330 as well.. there were some races in the low 100ms but they were only on tracks I dont know... Is it any hope for racing online with only a 64kbps ? I mean it must be very irritating for the other drivers when Im warping all over the place :( ... but, there nothing I can do about it really - except stay away from online racing... Frank "Remco Moedt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > Yeah Frank, we all do remember our first time... <g> > > One thing though....I noticed that all people were warping > in your case. Often that means that YOU'RE the one who's > warping. Keep an eye on that... > > Remco > > > "Frank R Vangen" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Ok.. Im sure some of you are getting tired of people telling you about

there > >first online race but... I just have to tell someone ;p lol... anyway...Im > >sure noone cares about it but still hehe.. > > > >So, first of all noone was hosting race on my favourite track ( Watkins > >Glen ), or, there was one but I got a ping of 1100 and something so Ijoined > >a race at Kyalami. I qualified 5th of 17, a 1:22 something in a ferrari.not > >too bad i felt, since I never really have raced at the track. Then on the > >grid there were cars appearing and disappearing all the time, so i just > >drove straight forward hoping I didnt hit anything. I had a small spinand > >while I was spinning I for a little time looked backwards. at that time I > >saw a car comming flying at me high in the air. i continued to spinaround > >so I dont know where he ended up but it sure was scary. after 5 laps Iwas > >in 4th, just behind someone, but his car was warping (is that the word )all > >over the place so I didnt dare go to close to him, I just stayed right > >behind him for a couple of laps... then suddenly he spun off :))) > >at the end of the race lots of people got disconnected but I stillfinished > >in third. > >*Im so proud* hehe =) >

ISDN is great for online racing, don't worry. I guess this server was overloaded in that particular race. A latency of 330ms is good enough, as a matter of fact, up to 500ms is doable, or even 650ms if the quality is near perfect (i.e. no lost packets). Remco "Frank R Vangen" <"frupp"@enter.vg> wrote:

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>Yeah I know... Im very aware of it... but I think at the start of the race I >was surely not the only one... and I think only 4 of the 17 racers finished >the race - the others got disconnected - or disconnected them self when the >retired. But Im only on a 64kb single isdn so... the ping for the race was >over 330 as well.. there were some races in the low 100ms but they were only >on tracks I dont know... Is it any hope for racing online with only a 64kbps >? I mean it must be very irritating for the other drivers when Im warping >all over the place :( ... but, there nothing I can do about it really - >except stay away from online racing...