Was going to retire, but now...

Yesterday I said I was going to retire from sim racing because I need some money to pay the downpayment on my new car. But after thinking about it all night, i felt that it is not worth paying 8K down on a 20K car. So screw that, even if I sell my computer stuff, I would still be 2500 short. So oh well, I am back in the sim racing world. But now i am different, I would strictly run GPL (or GP3 when it comes out) Another reason for me to come back is that I started to play GPL earlier tonight. I just love the way I can drift all over the damn track (although most of the time I spin out). Also the tracks back in the 60s are breath taking. I still don't know how people can take the chicane at Monaco flat out. That is just plain scary, thank god it is only a sim.. Today I spent about half an hour practicing at Monza, I found the stock setup has a BAD UNDERSTEER!!! The car would barely turn. I have to pump the ARB by at least 80% before the car can take a turn. Oh yeah did someone able to take the Ascari Curve and Curve Grande flatout? I heard rumors about people taking those 2 turns flat out. For me personally, I don't think it is possible. UNLESS you want to taste the wall/grass. Anyway my finally point is that my computer is not for sale anymore (sorry!) SCGT and GPL are sold to EldredP (looks like i have to find myself another copy on ebay hahaha) but i do have 1 thing i still want to sell. One of those Thrustmaster ACM card. It is in good working order. I just can't use it now because my stupid ass sound card won't let me work with it. I have tried many different settings. Since I am going to USB Force feedback wheel real soon anyway. So I am not even going to bother with it. If you are interest in the ACM card, e-mail me. make me an offer

I sold my copy to him. That's no big deal. I will grab another copy off ebay. That's how I got my first one

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> >EldredP sold your copy of GPL? Uhhh... >a) If you want to keep on playing GPL, why do you sell your copy? >b) Eldred, why on earth do you want to buy a second copy of GPL? >Just curious here. > >Anyway, this message made a lot more sense than the one you posted >yesterday :) > >Andre >

. Oh yeah did someone >able to take the Ascari Curve and Curve Grande flatout? I heard rumors about >people taking those 2 turns flat out. For me personally, I don't think it is >possible. UNLESS you want to taste the wall/grass. > Noone can take Curva Grande flat, but Ascari certainly can. Not too difficult, as long as you have the right setup and enter the corner well. But why are you selling GPL if you are going to keep racing????

>well, I am back in the sim racing world. But now i am different, I would >strictly run GPL (or GP3 when it comes out) Finally you got your sense back! :) > >Another reason for me to come back is that I started to play GPL earlier >tonight. I just love the way I can drift all over the damn track (although >most of the time I spin out). Also the tracks back in the 60s are breath >taking. I still don't know how people can take the chicane at Monaco flat >out. That is just plain scary, thank god it is only a sim.. Imho the Monaco chicane is the most dangerous part from all the tracks in GPL. It takes a lot of practice to get it right, but once you have the feeling for it, you can do it again and again. Or so they say.... >Today I spent about half an hour practicing at Monza, I found the stock >setup has a BAD UNDERSTEER!!! The car would barely turn. I have to pump the >ARB by at least 80% before the car can take a turn. Oh yeah did someone >able to take the Ascari Curve and Curve Grande flatout? I heard rumors about >people taking those 2 turns flat out. For me personally, I don't think it is >possible. UNLESS you want to taste the wall/grass. CG can't be taken flat out, allthough it can be taken at a very high speed. Just tap the brakes a little bit before entering CG, slide to the right, keep the throttle neutral, and just when you pass the tree on you right, get back on the gas and drift to the right. This is the basic technique, study a lot of replays from those alien fastlappers to see how it should be done.

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>Anyway my finally point is that my computer is not for sale anymore (sorry!) >SCGT and GPL are sold to EldredP (looks like i have to find myself another >copy on ebay hahaha) but i do have 1 thing i still want to sell. One of >those Thrustmaster ACM card. It is in good working order. I just can't use >it now because my stupid ass sound card won't let me work with it. I have >tried many different settings. Since I am going to USB Force feedback wheel >real soon anyway. So I am not even going to bother with it. If you are >interest in the ACM card, e-mail me. make me an offer

EldredP sold your copy of GPL? Uhhh... a) If you want to keep on playing GPL, why do you sell your copy? b) Eldred, why on earth do you want to buy a second copy of GPL? Just curious here. Anyway, this message made a lot more sense than the one you posted yesterday :) Andre

Weirdo.... Can I give you a good advice? Don't start selling things from the minute you get tired of them! <G> Everybody gets frustrated by gpl sometimes, especially in the beginning. I haven't played it for 1/2 a year because I found it was too damn hard, now I'm more ***ed than ever before. Imagine what could have happent if I've sold it!

I still don't know how people can take the chicane at Monaco flat | out. Look at where you are going, not at the walls you are trying to avoid - as soon as I started doing this I found I crashed there a lot less often. Oh yeah did someone | able to take the Ascari Curve and Curve Grande flatout? I heard rumorsabout | people taking those 2 turns flat out Curve Grande no, well I've never seen it done, Ascari - every time even with a bad setup, unless you screw up the entry. The trick is to turn in tight to the left BEFORE the racing line darkens (seems to be more grip there as if its slightly banked on the inside) you dont need full lock either. -- Cheers, Robin Lord - Trance DJ & Sim Racer. http://www.oppositelock.co.uk N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends

I bought the second copy for a friend. I need *someone* I can beat in a race...<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

I really hope your friend won't beat you after a couple of days practicing, that would really be bad for your m***:) Andre

Hehe, actually I disagree. I hope he does beat you Eldred. Coz no matter how many replays of other guys or tips you receive, all this pales in comparison to being able to watch someone else drive. To be able to see how hard they're braking, how they deal with handling the car, what the limits of the car are when they drive compared to when you drive, where they are finding extra speed compared to you. It's got to be a benefit in the long term. So for your sake Eldred I'm hoping he's Huttu2. :) -- Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington) No person's opinions can be said to be more correct than another's, because each is the sole judge of his or her own experience.

Thanks, Andre - just ruin my day...<g> Nah, he wouldn't do THAT..(I hope). If that happened, then I probably *would* quit... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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>Hehe, actually I disagree. I hope he does beat you Eldred. Coz no >matter how many replays of other guys or tips you receive, all this >pales in comparison to being able to watch someone else drive. To be >able to see how hard they're braking, how they deal with handling the >car, what the limits of the car are when they drive compared to when you >drive, where they are finding extra speed compared to you. It's got to >be a benefit in the long term. So for your sake Eldred I'm hoping he's >Huttu2. :)

?! Well, I've run races online, and I've chased YOU around Silverstone. In almost every instance, I've been totally outclassed. It doesn't seem to help. There's not much you can learn as your opponents rocket off into the distance...<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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>>Well, I've run races online, and I've chased YOU around Silverstone. In >almost >>every instance, I've been totally outclassed. It doesn't seem to help. >>There's not much you can learn as your opponents rocket off into the >>distance...<g> >> >>Eldred > >Yeah, but I was thinking that if you could actually watch what they are >doing to attain that extra control/speed then maybe you will notice a >difference between your style and their's, as opposed to viewing a set >of pixels on the screen. I was assuming of course that you can >physically be in the same room as your friend to compare driving styles >here. :)

Oh, ok. I thought you just meant following them around the track... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.