GPL - talk about bad timing

Man, do I have bad timing. Tuesday night, the night before GPL hit the stores here in the USofA, I was driving a few laps around Imola with F1RS when I heard and felt the dreaded snap of my T2 brake spring. I e-mailed Thrustmaster yesterday (Wednesday) for the replacement. Their website says it will take from 7 to 10 working days (is this right?). So, I go to Electronic Boutique on Wednesday. No luck, they don't have it yet. I returned today (Thursday) and was stoked to see it on their New Releases shelf. Snapped up my copy and headed back for work (but not after perusing the two excellent looking manuals). The kicker - tonight I'm flying to Minnesota to be in a wedding! I won't even get a chance to load this sucker on my computer until I return on Monday. Aaarrrrgggghhhh!!! Dave Ewing

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> Man, do I have bad timing. Tuesday night, the night > before GPL hit the stores here in the USofA, I was > driving a few laps around Imola with F1RS when I heard > and felt the dreaded snap of my T2 brake spring. I e-mailed > Thrustmaster yesterday (Wednesday) for the replacement. > Their website says it will take from 7 to 10 working > days (is this right?). > So, I go to Electronic Boutique on Wednesday. No luck, > they don't have it yet. I returned today (Thursday) and was > stoked to see it on their New Releases shelf. Snapped > up my copy and headed back for work (but not after perusing > the two excellent looking manuals). > The kicker - tonight I'm flying to Minnesota to be in a > wedding! I won't even get a chance to load this sucker > on my computer until I return on Monday. > Aaarrrrgggghhhh!!! > Dave Ewing

Well, at least you have GPL, I gotta wait another week or so for the release date here in the UK! At least I don't have a T2 (if I did, I would keep a dozen spare springs), so my springs are just awaiting to pounce on GPL ;-) I hope you get your wheel going real soon, enjoy the wedding, and stop thinking about race cars! Dave Hawnt UK

Dave--I live in Minneapolis, so if you just want to bring the game with you, you can test it out here... :) On Thu, 01 Oct 1998 13:25:00 -0600, David Ewing

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>Man, do I have bad timing. Tuesday night, the night >before GPL hit the stores here in the USofA, I was >driving a few laps around Imola with F1RS when I heard >and felt the dreaded snap of my T2 brake spring. I e-mailed >Thrustmaster yesterday (Wednesday) for the replacement. >Their website says it will take from 7 to 10 working >days (is this right?). >So, I go to Electronic Boutique on Wednesday. No luck, >they don't have it yet. I returned today (Thursday) and was >stoked to see it on their New Releases shelf. Snapped >up my copy and headed back for work (but not after perusing >the two excellent looking manuals). >The kicker - tonight I'm flying to Minnesota to be in a >wedding! I won't even get a chance to load this sucker >on my computer until I return on Monday. >Aaarrrrgggghhhh!!! >Dave Ewing

Bad luck Dave,i feel real sorry for you having to wait a few days.What about us in Australia,at least another week yet before it gets released.Get all the practice you can mate so you can join a league with us. Sid.

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>Man, do I have bad timing. Tuesday night, the night >before GPL hit the stores here in the USofA, I was >driving a few laps around Imola with F1RS when I heard >and felt the dreaded snap of my T2 brake spring. I e-mailed >Thrustmaster yesterday (Wednesday) for the replacement. >Their website says it will take from 7 to 10 working >days (is this right?). >So, I go to Electronic Boutique on Wednesday. No luck, >they don't have it yet. I returned today (Thursday) and was >stoked to see it on their New Releases shelf. Snapped >up my copy and headed back for work (but not after perusing >the two excellent looking manuals). >The kicker - tonight I'm flying to Minnesota to be in a >wedding! I won't even get a chance to load this sucker >on my computer until I return on Monday. >Aaarrrrgggghhhh!!! >Dave Ewing