GPL: **** Fastest Lap Records ****

And on the sixth day (of April) Papyrus released the GPL Demo! Everything else before this was just a game :) Here are my records after a few hours (spent mostly on the G3), just to get the ball rolling: Eagle GP G2 G3 Watkins Glen 1:12.91 1:16.62 1:26.23

In the mid-1500s, Nostradamus predicted that on 06-Apr-98 15:41:57, Pat Dotson would write: Nice lap time (GP) Pat ... so far I've manage to do a 1:16:78 in an Eagle GP (no helps). Did it somewhere amongst a three and a half lapper before I spun out --- but man, those three laps were ugly: hitting guard rails, locking up the brakes, fish-tailing all over the track :^( ... at least I didn't get caught in a burning car like I did a couple of sessions before. Well, back to practicing ... elf

Dammm, what is your secret? Vamp

: GP G2 G3 : Watkins Glen 1:12.91 1:16.62 1:26.23 Hee hee! 1:11.63 with a Lotus GP for me! Of course, the guy who runs the Apex claims a 1:09.xx so I've still got some work to do... Finally! A serious driving sim that rewards flamboyance! Martin Nigel Mansell RIP!

> : GP G2 G3 > : Watkins Glen 1:12.91 1:16.62 1:26.23 > Hee hee! 1:11.63 with a Lotus GP for me! Of course, the guy who > runs the Apex claims a 1:09.xx so I've still got some work to do... the Lotus has awesome handling:) i was using that American Racers or what ever it is called (forgot) for the first few hours and was never quite happy with it - but i could never tell if it was me or the car that was causing all the spinning:) i never completed a good lap! then i hopped in teh Lotus, and DAMN it is awesome! it is much more controllable for huge powerslides, i can catch potential spins better, etc. i'm still useless and have only completed 3 laps without screwing up somewhere, but with a 1:11, 1:10.3 and 1:10.1, i don't suppose that's too bad:) now if i can just figure out how to brake and enter corners properly (especially the last corner - i still have no clue how to do that right) i could start getting some decent times. Is anyone getting close to the 1:06's the real GP racers used to do, yet? yeah!:) except the spectators probably think i take my flamboyance a little too far when i go flying into the crowd a couple of times a lap:)

On 06 Apr 98 23:16:11 -0800, "Pat R. Empleo" >In the mid-1500s, Nostradamus predicted that on 06-Apr-98 15:41:57, Pat Dotson

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>would write: >>Here are my records after a few hours (spent mostly >>on the G3), just to get the ball rolling: >>Eagle >> GP G2 G3 >>Watkins Glen 1:12.91 1:16.62 1:26.23

Lotus GP 1:08.14. Pure luck. No faster than 1:11 any other lap.

On Tue, 07 Apr 1998 22:58:53 +1200, Grant Reeve >i can just figure out how to brake and enter corners properly >(especially >the last corner - i still have no clue how to do that right) i could >start >getting some decent times. The last turn is a little tricky, if I***up a lap it's generally there. I've done 1:07s, but Doug Arnao (one of the other testers) has run some 1:06s. I think one of the Papy guys has gone faster yet. Cheers! John

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> > > GP G2 G3 > > >Watkins Glen 1:12.91 1:16.62 1:26.23 > > Dammm, what is your secret? > It must be a late April fools day joke, it MUST be... ;^)

Nope, I've got replays if you want to see them. It was disappointing to hear that people are beating my GP time by 3 seconds. The 1:12 came after only about 15 laps though. I'll get faster tonight :) -- Pat Dotson IMPACT Motorsports

Of course you did get a demo of that lap didn't you? I mean if out of the blue you do a lap that is 3 seconds faster than your best you couldn't help but save the replay for the many fast lap comps that are starting up.

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>On 06 Apr 98 23:16:11 -0800, "Pat R. Empleo" >>In the mid-1500s, Nostradamus predicted that on 06-Apr-98 15:41:57, >Pat Dotson >>would write: >>>Here are my records after a few hours (spent mostly >>>on the G3), just to get the ball rolling: >>>Eagle >>> GP G2 G3 >>>Watkins Glen 1:12.91 1:16.62 1:26.23 >Lotus GP 1:08.14. Pure luck. No faster than 1:11 any other lap.

> >Is anyone getting close to the 1:06's the real GP racers used to do, > >yet? > I've done 1:07s, but Doug Arnao (one of the other testers) has run > some 1:06s. I think one of the Papy guys has gone faster yet. 1:07! I'm assuming that those times are done with access to the garage setup options. The demo doesn't allow access to the garage options so the setup is fixed. Please tell me I'm not six seconds off the pace! :) -- Pat Dotson IMPACT Motorsports

Mine is 1:09:95 with the Lotus Thomas (Scocco) :) dont you just love this sim?!

>I've done 1:07s, but Doug Arnao (one of the other testers) has run >some 1:06s. I think one of the Papy guys has gone faster yet. The above time of course were not with the demo, so I thought I'd download the demo and turn a few laps to see how the times compared. I figured I'd give myself five laps to set a time to compare (and perhaps to give people something to shoot for). Outlap Lap 1 - Spun Lap 2 - Spun (Yike this car is tail happy!) Lap 3 - 1:10.16 Lap 4 - 1:09.48 Lap 5 - 1:09.39 Lap 6 - 1:09.01 My best time in the allotted laps was a 1:09.39, but my sixth was a 1:09.01. My seventh was in the mid 1:08s I'd guess, but I downshifted to first too soon braking for the last corner, locked the rears and spun out :-( I'd say a low 1:08 / high 1:07 shouldn't be too difficult, so I'll watch the time with interest :-) BTW, I saved a replay of the 1:09.01 if anyone wants it, and will upload to alt.binaries.simulators.auto or to the GPL Forum. There'll be faster ones around before long, but it may give people some pointers. Fast and loose _ain't_ the way to go, in fact I think I only hung the tail out once in all those laps and that was accidental. Powerdrifting is important, but not so much that*** the tail out is obvious - you'll hear the drift in the car, but you can't see it from and external view. Cheers! John

>I'd say a low 1:08 / high 1:07 shouldn't be too >difficult, so I'll watch the time with interest :-) Correction, it IS possible. Another few laps and now running 1:08.5 to 1:08.8, with a best of 1:08.11 - looks like a 1:07 is on. Who's gonna be first....? :-) Cheers! John

Nope, didn't save it (didn't know I could), so I've got no proof. It was an UGLY lap anyway--sliding all over the place, barely staying on the track. I'm not much for fast lap comps anyway, so I don't usually save laps. Should have though! Like I said, it was pure luck: I have a Voodoo Rush card, so I'm playing in D3D, and so have had to turn all the details off, which makes it next to impossible to pick up my braking points. I'll wait until the real non-alpha game comes out, and see if I can run a lap worthy of competition.

>I've done 1:07s, but Doug Arnao (one of the other testers) has run >some 1:06s. I think one of the Papy guys has gone faster yet. So I guess you're telling me that my +3 minute lap times just aren't competitive, huh? Damn, I need a faster computer! The frame rate is soooooo sloooooww on mine that I have to start steering a few seconds before reaching each corner, only to discover that the car has already slewed the opposite direction before the next frame gets painted to the screen. At this rate, it would take me a week to find my way once around the Nurburgring! -Ferdinand-

> Correction, it IS possible. Another few laps and now running 1:08.5 to > 1:08.8, with a best of 1:08.11 - looks like a 1:07 is on. Who's gonna > be first....? :-) > Cheers! > John I broke into the 1:08's last night. 1:07 comes tonight :) What is wierd is that I'm about 2 seconds faster with the Lotus than with the other two cars. -- Pat Dotson IMPACT Motorsports

Nah, the fastest guy at gpl.gamestats.com has a time of 1:07.something... Damn, and I STILL spin out... I did move from the auto trans to the manual, much better. Brian Short

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> > > GP G2 G3 > > >Watkins Glen 1:12.91 1:16.62 1:26.23 > > Dammm, what is your secret? > It must be a late April fools day joke, it MUST be... ;^)

>>I'd say a low 1:08 / high 1:07 shouldn't be too >>difficult, so I'll watch the time with interest :-) >Correction, it IS possible. Another few laps and now running 1:08.5 to >1:08.8, with a best of 1:08.11 - looks like a 1:07 is on. Who's gonna >be first....? :-) Not sure I'm first, but last night I did a 1:07.76 :) The replay is online at: http://gpl.gamestats.com/fast_laps/Wat1_07_76.zip -- Pat Dotson IMPACT Motorsports

I think the other cars might be faster on other tracks, this one rewards pure power because of the long straights and the lotus seems to be the more powerfull car, but it's also quite a handful, so I gues it should loose a little bit of it's advantage on tracks like say... the nurburgring? My 0,05$... A. Renault