GPL: Do you dry manual or automatic?

Hi . Just wanted to know the pros and cons of driving either manual or automatic. Which method would be recommended for novices trying to learn? Thanks.

Learn with automatic to get used to the physics, as soon as your comfortable switch to manual. Manual is much faster. When it shifts in automatic, it waits about an extra half second before sliding it into gear, this was done so that someone can't have an unfair advantage with the auto gearbox. Hope this helps. Jesse

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>Hi . >Just wanted to know the pros and cons of driving either manual or >automatic. >Which method would be recommended for novices trying to learn? >Thanks.

On Tue, 09 Mar 1999 16:49:30 +0800, SARTONO

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>Hi . >Just wanted to know the pros and cons of driving either manual or >automatic. >Which method would be recommended for novices trying to learn? >Thanks.

You may as well go ahead and learn to drive without any driving aids. It's awful at first but ,stick with it. Auto shifting slows you down and doesn't allow you to "steer" with the throttle. Throttle control and gear selection are key elements of GPL. Regarding your other post. Concentrate on doing as many laps as you can without going off , even if you are slow. It sounds silly but if you are constantly off the track you will never get into a "groove". Once you can get around the track consistently without fighting the car you will find that your lap times will begin to creep up. The guys that you see posting incredible lap times have invested copious amounts of time in order to be that fast. I'm assuming you are new to GPL so might I also make these suggestions. - Use the "racing groove" as a guide for your braking points. It is darker in the braking zones. -Turn in earlier than you think. - Get Alison Hine's Coventry setups and use the Cov to train with. It will make you faster in all of the cars. (and it's a great car anyway) - Get online and race with us. It's more interesting than doing lap after lap by yourself. If you join an "open" race , no one expects you to be fast. Just use your mirrors and be curteous. See you at the track.

Well, I just found out why I am so slow... I'm still in automatic transmission... Ugh. I can't drive manual in racing games worth crap, I still blow my motor on ICR2 if I got manual even! Ugh... Do I have to clutch when I shift? Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

Not in GPL , if thats what you are asking. But unlike ICR2 you do have to "lift" the throttle to keep from over-reving.

Dan, No, don't need to clutch (thankfully). BUT you DO have to LIFT when shifting. If not, you'll zing the motor in no time. Just a slight, quick lift is all you need. Try it, you'll get the hang of it! :-) --Dave

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> Well, I just found out why I am so slow... I'm still in automatic > transmission... Ugh. I can't drive manual in racing games worth crap, I still > blow my motor on ICR2 if I got manual even! Ugh... Do I have to clutch when I > shift? > Dan Belcher > Team Racing Unlimited

-- Dave Schwabe The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

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> Well, I just found out why I am so slow... I'm still in automatic > transmission... Ugh. I can't drive manual in racing games worth crap, I > still > blow my motor on ICR2 if I got manual even! Ugh... Do I have to clutch when > I > shift? > Dan Belcher > Team Racing Unlimited

No need to clutch, just feather the throttle ever so slightly. You'll hear when it's OK. Just like a real car. /petern

Not much help with the real car factor there... I'm turning 15 in six days. Heh. But anyway, I tried out manual. I upped my lap time at Monza by 2/10ths of a second and I'm getting 2 mph more on the straightaways. And I am getting pretty good at lifting the throttle just right. Just not at the Nburgring. I crash every 5th corner and blow my motor every 20th... :-( Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

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> >No need to clutch, just feather the throttle ever so slightly. You'll hear > >when it's OK. Just like a real car. > Not much help with the real car factor there... I'm turning 15 in six days. > Heh. But anyway, I tried out manual. I upped my lap time at Monza by 2/10ths > of a second and I'm getting 2 mph more on the straightaways. And I am getting > pretty good at lifting the throttle just right. Just not at the Nburgring. > I > crash every 5th corner and blow my motor every 20th... :-( > Dan Belcher > Team Racing Unlimited

He-he... So when you get to drive a real car you can say "Hey, this is almost as realistic as GPL!" As for changing gears in real life, I guess I should keep my mouth shut. I drive an automatic right now. :-) /petern