Actually Won a race in GPL!

After about a hundred attempts starting last on the grid (to make it more interesting) I won with some breathtaking overtaking manourves at monza. Then i gets to the newspaper atricle showing my name as won with the fastest lap and starting back of the grid. (Then ***y forgets which keys to press to screen dump) oh well only another 100 times more but having a blast trying. -- all opinions expressed while drunk, stoned and flying through clouds.

Great Sig! >After about a hundred attempts starting last on the grid (to make it more >interesting) I won with some breathtaking overtaking manourves at monza. >Then i gets to the newspaper atricle showing my name as won with the fastest >lap and starting back of the grid. (Then ***y forgets which keys to press >to screen dump) oh well only another 100 times more but having a blast >trying. >-- >all opinions expressed while drunk, stoned and flying through clouds.

On Sat, 2 Jan 1999 15:46:53 +0800, "Pat Megroin" >After about a hundred attempts starting last on the grid (to make it more >interesting) I won with some breathtaking overtaking manourves at monza. >Then i gets to the newspaper atricle showing my name as won with the fastest >lap and starting back of the grid. (Then ***y forgets which keys to press >to screen dump) oh well only another 100 times more but having a blast >trying. . I won one from the back at Monza too. I made my wife come in and look at the Newspaper, then photographed the screen! I idn't know you could record the screen. How?? Sam

Sam Senior wrote Press "Printscreen". it will save it as a *.pbf file in your GPL folder. Click once on it and drag/drop on the program called "pbf2tga.exe". it will now be as a tga file, which you can load with any 2d graphic software ;) -= Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard/Nas-Frank> -= NROS Nascar sanctioned Guide http://www.nros.com/ -= SimRacing Online http://www.simracing.com/ -= Official mentally retarded guy of r.a.s. -= May the Downforce be with you... "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

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> On Sat, 2 Jan 1999 15:46:53 +0800, "Pat Megroin" > >After about a hundred attempts starting last on the grid (to make it more > >interesting) I won with some breathtaking overtaking manourves at monza. > >Then i gets to the newspaper atricle showing my name as won with the fastest > >lap and starting back of the grid. (Then ***y forgets which keys to press > >to screen dump) oh well only another 100 times more but having a blast > >trying. > . I won one from the back at Monza too. I made my wife come in and > look at the Newspaper, then photographed the screen! I idn't know you > could record the screen. How?? > Sam

Hehehe, press the 'print screen' key, this save's a 'pbf' file to your 'gpl' directory, you then use the 'pbf2tga.exe' to convert the 'pbf' saved file to a 'tga' graphics file that you can then view/modify/print in a graphics package (PaintshopPro). During GPL usage, pressing 'printsceen' will save any viewed track or menu screen to disc. Have fun..... Dave Hawnt (UK)

So it seems to be possible to win the AI!? At least two cases now! Did you use the sim from the box? Without no tweaking of the AI? Congratulations! And it is so consolating to hear that it can be possible... ;-) Arto

Not only did i win with no aids at all, but using a $10 joystick and no ai tweaks. Tell you it has been a nightmare learning to drive the cars with no aids with me joystick. Wish i hadnt sold me wheel. (just half a mill too much and the cars doin dougnuts). ha -- all opinions expressed while drunk, stoned and flying through clouds.

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>> On Sat, 2 Jan 1999 15:46:53 +0800, "Pat Megroin" >> >After about a hundred attempts starting last on the grid (to make it more >> >interesting) I won with some breathtaking overtaking manourves at monza. >> >Then i gets to the newspaper atricle showing my name as won with the fastest >> >lap and starting back of the grid. (Then ***y forgets which keys to press >> >to screen dump) oh well only another 100 times more but having a blast >> >trying. >> . I won one from the back at Monza too. I made my wife come in and >> look at the Newspaper, then photographed the screen! I idn't know you >> could record the screen. How?? >> Sam >Hehehe, press the 'print screen' key, this save's a 'pbf' file to your 'gpl' >directory, you then use the 'pbf2tga.exe' to convert the 'pbf' saved file to a >'tga' graphics file that you can then view/modify/print in a graphics package >(PaintshopPro). >During GPL usage, pressing 'printsceen' will save any viewed track or menu screen >to disc. Have fun..... >Dave Hawnt (UK)

Hey, thanks, guys, if I ever win another one, I'll know what to do. However, I have tried many, many times to reoeat a win, no joy. I can run at about the same speed as AI, but inevitably, after a few laps, when I catch up to the field, there is a contact with somebody, and I'm out. When I was running a P200, they would leave me standing at the start. With a PII 400, now, I got grip at the start. Don't ask me how. I had Monster 2 in both machines. Using no tweaks, no aids. TSW wheel helps, I think. I got plenty of respect for you guys doing well with joysticks. My recommendation: More Silicon! Cheer, Sam