Gavin Thomas wrote:
>
> Welcome to online racing Bruce :)
>
> Online isn't bad, but LAN is just FANTASTIC!!!.
A LAN GPL race will happen in Indianapolis on March 12th.
For more details visit:
http://drive.to/gpl
It's a long way from home for Bruce, but he is
welcome too :)
--
Pat Dotson
IMPACT Motorsports
http://www.impactmotorsports.com/pd.html
Thank you for that info, Sid.
--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Sid Chapple <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> G'day Bruce. Alot of the guys from the ASRG
> http://www.powerup.com.au/~philmak/ASRG.htm get together for a Lan day now
> and then. The last one was a couple of months ago , we had guys coming
from
> Melbourne , Canberra , Queensland and NZ. Go have a look at the ASRG and
> sign up for the upcoming season and then hopefully get along to our next
Lan
> day too.
> Sid.
>
> "Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > Thanks, Gavin.
> > Perhaps I'll have the chance to try a LAN event at some
stage......here's
> > hoping, anyway.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bruce Kennewell,
> > Canberra, Australia.
>
>
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Thanks, Gavin.
Perhaps I'll have the chance to try a LAN event at some stage......here's
hoping, anyway.
--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Gavin Thomas <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Welcome to online racing Bruce :)
>
> Online isn't bad, but LAN is just FANTASTIC!!!.
>
> Even when theres just 5 or 6 of us racing, its great fun, and thats in
only
> Intermediate races. None of us are consistant enough for longer ones yet
;).
>
> Highly recommend a LAN game.
>
> Gavin Thomas
>
> www.sharknose.freeserve.co.uk
>
>
>
> Bruce Kennewell <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > Well.....I've had my first tastes of racing against human opponents and
> > cannot say that I was overly impressed by the experience.
> > First adventure was Osterreichring; full-on GP cars and there were five
> > starters, which dropped to three when the flag dropped. I was last on
the
> > grid and made sure that I kept my start to a gentle lift-off rather than
a
> > full-on shuttle launch: I didn't want to risk stuffing anyone into the
> > wall.
> >
> > Everything was fine...the guy in the lead shot away into the distance
and
> I
> > tailed the second-stringer for a lap, seeing what effect the latency (~
> 600)
> > had on him. Apart from some odd "weaving" it was okay but when I tried
to
> > pass him into turn one he slowed so much that I braked heavily, lost it
> and
> > ended up on the grass! No matter....I then enjoyed the chase, caught
and
> > passed him (and he deliberately pulled to the left to leave room to
> > overtake.....nicely done) and I then got disconnected on he last lap!!
> >
> > No problems.......next attempt was Zandvoort (I LOVE this track!) in F2
> > cars. Fifteen laps and there were five or six starters. Again I was last
> on
> > the grid. Flag drops and once again I kept clear of any start-line
> > shenanigans and headed into the first turn tailing the field. Suddenly
> I've
> > moved up a place as a car goes off, then another place is taken as
another
> > car warps all over the place. At the end of lap one I'm in second place
> and
> > at the end of lap two the lead car pulls into the pits and I'm leading,
> with
> > a fifteen-second lead!! Slow and steady becomes the pattern for the
rest
> of
> > the event.
> > After 12 laps I have a 6 second lead over second place and
> > suddenly.....ZAP!....disconnected!
> >
> > Observations? Racing human drivers introduces a high level of
> > unpredictability and naturally, after racing AI for 18 months, this
> provides
> > a freshness to the sim.
> > However, another form of unpredictability I can do without: wondering
> where
> > in God's name a car in front of or behind me is going to be every
> > split-second as it dances it's way across the track, warping left-right
> and
> > centre. I can certainly do without disconnections too.
> >
> > However, those gripes aside, I enjoyed the experience but I cannot say
> that
> > it (racing on the Internet) is better than sex.
> >
> > But having said that, I would like to have a LAN setup (and this has
been
> > mooted by a group of acquaintances) with 20 drivers in the one room. A
> full
> > weekend of racing......Two one-hour practice sessions each morning with
> the
> > full, GP length race, each afternoon. Now that WOULD be something!
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bruce Kennewell,
> > Canberra, Australia.
> > ---------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
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LOL!
I'll try and get to something a bit closer, Pat, but thanks for the
invitation! :-)
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Pat Dotson <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Gavin Thomas wrote:
> >
> > Welcome to online racing Bruce :)
> >
> > Online isn't bad, but LAN is just FANTASTIC!!!.
>
> A LAN GPL race will happen in Indianapolis on March 12th.
> For more details visit:
>
> http://drive.to/gpl
>
> It's a long way from home for Bruce, but he is
> welcome too :)
>
>
> --
> Pat Dotson
> IMPACT Motorsports
> http://www.impactmotorsports.com/pd.html
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G'day Bruce. Alot of the guys from the ASRG
http://www.powerup.com.au/~philmak/ASRG.htm get together for a Lan day now
and then. The last one was a couple of months ago , we had guys coming from
Melbourne , Canberra , Queensland and NZ. Go have a look at the ASRG and
sign up for the upcoming season and then hopefully get along to our next Lan
day too.
Sid.
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