1,15,472 in Adelaide !!!

I drove 1,15,472 in Adelaide. Has someone driven faster? You can find the hot lap from my GP2 page. ++One Stop Strategy presents...++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + + MasaYard's Grand Prix 2 Home Page + + [link lost in import: /~masayard/gp2/] + + + ++++++++++++++++All information of the best F1 simulation++

I personally have done a 1:15.1xx, and the two guys from Team ATB on CompuServe are having a HUGE battle there. The current status is :- Michael Wollenschein : 1:13.2xx Ralf Tzschoppe : 1:13.4xx Yup, 1:13!! I thought I was doing well.... :( Cheers! John PS - All times above are what we call "Water Walking" - that is, no driver help at all. _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ ________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____/ * Sim Racing News * \____|::|__| \ /______:/ \::/ http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/index.htm \::/ \._____\ http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~harmon/simnews

> I drove 1,15,472 in Adelaide. Has someone driven faster? You can find > the hot lap from my GP2 page. Damn! I've only done 1:15.505 ... -- Henrikki (Hena) Hakkanen Tel. +358-(9)0-345 5538 -------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer

What about the sensitivity of the steering (opposite lock etc...). What's allowed and what's not??? Happy racing ;^) Marcus -- Marcus v. Scotti --- Imperial College --- Information Engineering http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/research/information/www/scotti/scotti.html P.S.: What you see is what you paid for...

Heh heh - update! Georg Naujoks posted a 1:12.7xx today......OUCH! Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ ________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____/ * Sim Racing News * \____|::|__| \ /______:/ \::/ http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/index.htm \::/ \._____\ http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~harmon/simnews

No opposite lock help, in fact no driver aids at all. You can set steering lock as you want, and also "low sensitivity zones". Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ ________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____/ * Sim Racing News * \____|::|__| \ /______:/ \::/ http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/index.htm \::/ \._____\ http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~harmon/simnews

Can you pass on any tips for driving without the dotted line aid? I use a T2 with no driving aids at all EXCEPT the dotted line. I just got used to the skidmarks in ICR2 which gave a decent visual clue as to how deep in trouble I am in the turns, and in GP2 I find myself having trouble judging when to turn in without the dotted line. Is the dotted line considered a driving aid or should I work really hard to be able to do decent hotlaps without it? If so, do you have any tips that will help lose my dependance on it? Thanks for any help. Cheers. --John -- ------------------- John (Joao) Silva http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jsilva Seattle, Washington USA.

>> I drove 1,15,472 in Adelaide. Has someone driven faster? You can find >> the hot lap from my GP2 page. >Damn! I've only done 1:15.505 ... Are these times with all help on, off or somewhere between?? -- Richard Cowl

Hi John, The best thing to do is practice - sorry, but that's it. Your mind has to pick up other cues of when to turn in. Whether that is an advert on the wall, a braking marker, so many seconds after the last corner - whatever works for you. This can be VERY difficult, and some corners such as Curva Sito Pons at Jerez are blind, uphill, off-camber AND open out in the middle which is just an absolute nightmare to judge turn-in points and when to start accelerating out. It CAN be done though, it just takes a few laps. Take it VERY safely at first, to allow you to back off if you get it wrong, and soon you will get into a rythmn that will allow you to judge the corners. I tend to work a track one corner at a time, really attacking it and then relatively coasting the rest of the lap before attacking that corner again. I continue that until I can do each corner really well, and have a good understanding of what is possible and what isn't for each corner. Then you can begin to understand where you should be picking up time and adjust the setup accordingly. It usually takes 50- 100 laps, but then you're in good shape to run races, have a good knowledge of the track and setup, and are confident with your driving there. Well.... :) It's not as much of a driving aid as F7, because traction control was totally banned in 1994 ("Draconian penalties" I believe was the FIA's threat to anyone using it), but then I didn't see big white lines painted on the track either! I think we shouldn't have it, but then we're denied the "racing line" which gets worn on the track, so it's not too bad. You decide.... See above. It's just more satisfying to run without it IMO, as it is with all driving aids. The only one I use is F4/F5 when learning a circuit, then remove F5, and finally remove F4 (when I can stay on the track for more than a lap at a time!). Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ ________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____/ * Sim Racing News * \____|::|__| \ /______:/ \::/ http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/index.htm \::/ \._____\ http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~harmon/simnews