GP2 Auto Gears

: >Subject: GP2 Auto Gears : >Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 11:13:51 -0700 : >I noticed that it's possible to use the automatic gear shifter : >even at ACE-level. How many of you 'talented ones' use it? The : >"best lap time"-postings that I've seen here never mention if : >auto gears were used or not. : No talented drivers use any help whatsoever. If you do, then your're simply : no good. This is a sim, right?? I'm not bashing beginners or rookies, but : once you get the hang of staying on the track, stop using ***y steering and : opposite wheel help, and autoshifting! I found that once I turned off steering help I had to learn how to stay on the track all over again. More fun with it off though, you get the feeling you are actually in control of the car. Mark.

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> >Subject: GP2 Auto Gears > >Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 11:13:51 -0700 > >I noticed that it's possible to use the automatic gear shifter > >even at ACE-level. How many of you 'talented ones' use it? The > >"best lap time"-postings that I've seen here never mention if > >auto gears were used or not. > No talented drivers use any help whatsoever. If you do, then your're simply > no good. This is a sim, right?? I'm not bashing beginners or rookies, but > once you get the hang of staying on the track, stop using ***y steering and > opposite wheel help, and autoshifting!

I actually used the auto-gear on ace in GP1 because of the anoying fact of not being able to downshift while accelerating, i guess this is okay if you have a wheel with two gear shift buttons. -- Melbourne, Australia // Telephone.. +61-411-159-829

> No talented drivers use any help whatsoever. If you do, then your're simply > no good. This is a sim, right?? I'm not bashing beginners or rookies, but > once you get the hang of staying on the track, stop using ***y steering and > opposite wheel help, and autoshifting! seriously... can I use F7?. I drive by the keyboard( manual change) and found almost impossible to drive without that help. But with F7 I can consistently do 1:43:xxx in a qalifying lap at hockenheim. Otherwise I think maybe we can specify two or three leagues from beginner to ace depending wich helps is approved. Greetings from Spain by J. Cancillo.

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>> No talented drivers use any help whatsoever. If you do, then your're simply >> no good. This is a sim, right?? I'm not bashing beginners or rookies, but >> once you get the hang of staying on the track, stop using ***y steering and >> opposite wheel help, and autoshifting! >seriously... can I use F7?. I drive by the keyboard( manual change) and found almost >impossible to drive without that help. But with F7 I can consistently do 1:43:xxx in a >qalifying lap at hockenheim. Otherwise I think maybe we can specify two or three leagues >from beginner to ace depending wich helps is approved. >Greetings from Spain by J. Cancillo.

Of course you can, it is a free world and GP2 is only a game. Although it is a good sim, we are no multimillion-salary-full-time driver on a 'career' here. The most important thing is to enjoy it and have fun. That 'fun' factor is define by us though, someone think it SHOULD be no help but be as 'real' as possible but I am sure you can also define that 'fun' as driving around and feeling comfortable with it. Tanker

> > No talented drivers use any help whatsoever. If you do, then your're simply > > no good. This is a sim, right?? I'm not bashing beginners or rookies, but > > once you get the hang of staying on the track, stop using ***y steering and > > opposite wheel help, and autoshifting! Why do you care? If it doesn't hurt you or others then why do you care? The only reason I see is if someone does like they did with 'dega (you know rp off and "I got a 230!!!! and if you can't you suck") if they do that then you have every right to care.