Online racing question part II....

OK, it looks like I'm sold on Papyrus' stuff. Thanks for the input... I'll preface this by saying I've run a whole bunch of different racers on PC, Playstation and N64. I'm new to online though (haven't even done it yet). A couple more general questions referring to both Nascar 3 and GPL (newbie- very, very newbie): 1) Is it generally easy to get into an online race? How is it done? Are there special websites or people who host a lot of races? 2) Are there some people who get online just to smash you out of a race? (hoping not) The reason I'm asking is because I'm looking for fun, but I'm pretty serious about doing it right. 3) I have a cable modem.... I assume this will help, but, well, you know.. never assume, right? 4) Are there races hosted with "easier" settings (such as higher crash resistance) for new racers? 5) Is there any way to create tracks for either sim? Well, I have a lot more questions but I don't want to try your patience too much. Thanks for your help- I've found newsgroups to be great places to find the information I'm looking for from the people directly involved. Cheers! Andrew

Hi Andrew and welcome to online racing. I know nothing about N3; others will help you I'm sure. To answer your questions about GPL: 1) Visit http://vroc.net/ ; you will find all your answers to get online. 2) Unfortunatally, you'll find some once in a while. After you feel confortable about holding your line and race safely, I would suggest you join a league. 3) Your cable modem will not only allow to join races with a great connection, you'll also be able to host races, providing you have the hardware to support it. 4) Some races are posted has "For newbies". Generally, in short or inter races, a "shift-R" is allowed to get you back into a race after a crash. In Pro and Grand Prix, that's it...your dead =:-D 5) There is a converter out that allows you to use GPL with tracks from ICR, N2, N/ and N Legends. You'll find all this information, again, here http://vroc.net/ See you on VROC. Andrew Turner wrote:

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> OK, it looks like I'm sold on Papyrus' stuff. Thanks for the input... > > I'll preface this by saying I've run a whole bunch of different racers > on PC, Playstation and N64. > I'm new to online though (haven't even done it yet). > > A couple more general questions referring to both Nascar 3 and GPL > (newbie- very, very newbie): > > 1) Is it generally easy to get into an online race? How is it done? Are > there special websites or people who host a lot of races? > > 2) Are there some people who get online just to smash you out of a race? > (hoping not) > The reason I'm asking is because I'm looking for fun, but I'm pretty > serious about doing it right. > > 3) I have a cable modem.... I assume this will help, but, well, you > know.. never assume, right? > > 4) Are there races hosted with "easier" settings (such as higher crash > resistance) for new racers? > > 5) Is there any way to create tracks for either sim? > > Well, I have a lot more questions but I don't want to try your patience > too much. Thanks for your help- > I've found newsgroups to be great places to find the information I'm > looking for from the people directly > involved. > > Cheers! > > Andrew

Hi Colin, Actually, I live in New Jersey, USA.... Been to England and France, though. Loved it. Regards, Andrew Colin Harris wrote:

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> Andrew - I'm assuming you're in the UK, like me. If so, and you're wanting > to learn N3/GPL, please don't hesitate to contact me via my ICQ number > below. I'm certain I can help you out. > > -- > > Colin Harris > ColinHarris in N3/NL > Proud co-owner - CLONE N.Legends league > http://members.chello.se/clone/index.htm > ICQ 25485061

Andrew - I'm assuming you're in the UK, like me. If so, and you're wanting to learn N3/GPL, please don't hesitate to contact me via my ICQ number below. I'm certain I can help you out. -- Colin Harris ColinHarris in N3/NL Proud co-owner - CLONE N.Legends league http://members.chello.se/clone/index.htm ICQ 25485061