GP2 - Classic races

I just ran a 100% distance race at Silverstone. What follows is absolutely true... Qualified second as Hill, Schumacher was on pole. Got away well, ahead of Schumacher but Berger was faster away, and we spent the first few laps trailing him. I broke through, Schumacher followed in same manoeuver. Lap 19 Schumacher pitted, I too was on a 2-stopper and I pitted lap 20. I was out about 20 secs ahead of him [he must have spun or something] and Coulthard led, who then pitted and handed me back the lead. Back in front I found Schumacher and I were setting similar lap times. Lap 38 and I was ready to pit on 39, then the red cross came across my pit signal; my strategy clashed with team mate Coulthards!! The yellow light replaced the cross and as I pitted I saw Coulthard leaving the stall just in time. Schumacher pitted too, and upon exitting we were still 20 secs seperated. On lap 51, coming through the Priory complex, I noticed a message on my display: 'OIL LEAK'. It was my 1st reliability problem, but I was a stone's throw from the pits and I waltzed in. I was fixed up in about 15 or so secs, but Schumacher was 17 secs out in front by now. I went flat out, full hammer and started knocking huge amounts of time off him, and I tried so hard that I spun at Copse, skidded all over at Bridge [quite often], hit the gravel at Priory, and regularly rode the kerbs at Maggots with my 'plank'. Lap 58 of 60 and I was 2.8 seconds behind him, racing my heart out. I caught him after he locked up passing a backmarker and I went through at Priory [I had visions of '95, as I fully locked up and we almost touched wheels]. He moved over to give me room and hit the kerb too hard, flying onto the gravel, but soon found the track again. For the next couple of laps he followed me closely and we crossed the line 2.3 seconds apart. What a race!!! I'm gonna like this game! Gotta get back to racing... Dave B.

>Good report Dave, it is great to see somebody enjoying the game and >not just posting where is it/I got it/how do you change tyres >messages. To top it all, it just happened again at Imola, but I was chasing Coulthard, and the incident happened at around midway through the race, in a collision with one of them 'green things' [Larousse I think]. Mine do that too, but I think it's my contact lenses. I also pull stupid faces when I'm trying to race due to high concentration levels.

> What a race!!! I'm gonna like this game! > Gotta get back to racing... Sound cool - I havent tried a full race distance yet, I'm still working on my Monza and Imola setups. I then go and test them out in a Quick Race and see if I can keepp up with the leaders. BTW, at skill were the AI drivers on? I race at Semi-Pro at the moment, and can anly just keep up with the mid-field. Julian _____________________________________________________________________ University of Oxford

>I just ran a 100% distance race at Silverstone. What follows is >absolutely true... >What a race!!! I'm gonna like this game! >Gotta get back to racing... Good report Dave, it is great to see somebody enjoying the game and not just posting where is it/I got it/how do you change tyres messages. You know that you have been driving as hard as possible when you have stared for so long your eyes dry out. (or is it just me?) Regards and keep racing Adrian **************************************************************** WARNING** Views expressed here may be complete twaddle **WARNING ****************************************************************

Do you subconciously lean your head when you go around corners too. My girlfriend informs me I do and thinks its very funny Jeff

says... I do the same and my wife finds much amu***t in it...I guess I do too when I catch myself doing it (which is fairly often. Aaron

Do you really think that GP2 and girlfriends are compatible in the long run? -- Suck The Goat

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> says... > >Do you subconciously lean your head when you go around corners too. My > >girlfriend informs me I do and thinks its very funny > >Jeff > I do the same and my wife finds much amu***t in it...I guess I do too > when I catch myself doing it (which is fairly often. > Aaron

It's when you start leaning your head to one side going down the long straights to get the extra power (aka Schumacher and Irvine at Hockenheim) that you have to start worrying! Al

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> >>You know that you have been driving as hard as possible when you > >>have stared for so long your eyes dry out. (or is it just me?) > >Mine do that too, but I think it's my contact lenses. I also pull > >stupid faces when I'm trying to race due to high concentration levels. > Do you subconciously lean your head when you go around corners too. My > girlfriend informs me I do and thinks its very funny > JeffMy brother tried to hold my head still when I was

playing it: I couldn't drive!