newbie races on VROC

Some one was asking about where they could find races for newcomers and 'those of more modest abilities'. They got some sensible advice from the likes of Dave Schwabe and Jesse to get stuck in, drive sensibly and enjoy. I had my first day online with VROC yesterday and despite having flu and driving appallingly most of the time I had a ball. Anyways about, I hosted a few novice level races and it seemed to work well . I would like to say that I intend to host quite a few of these this month at Monza, Glen, and Zandvoort, and that new racers are especially welcome to any race hosted by T.Leighton. That way I might even win! :-) I have an ISDN connection (BT Highway) and when hosting would like to know my ping times to various parts of the world. If anyone notices what VROC is reporting them as, please let me know. Thanks Tim

On a related note, here's a VROC "newbie" question I've been wondering. Is there any way I can fully participate in the practice session and still volunteer to start from the back of the grid? That is, assuming I don't qualify last anyway. :-)

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>Some one was asking about where they could find races for newcomers and >'those of more modest abilities'. They got some sensible advice from the >likes of Dave Schwabe and Jesse to get stuck in, drive sensibly and enjoy. >I had my first day online with VROC yesterday and despite having flu and >driving appallingly most of the time I had a ball. >Anyways about, I hosted a few novice level races and it seemed to work well >. I would like to say that I intend to host quite a few of these this month >at Monza, Glen, and Zandvoort, and that new racers are especially welcome to >any race hosted by T.Leighton. That way I might even win! :-) >I have an ISDN connection (BT Highway) and when hosting would like to know >my ping times to various parts of the world. If anyone notices what VROC is >reporting them as, please let me know. >Thanks >Tim

-- Bill Mette | "A person is smart. People are dumb." Enteract, Chicago | - K MiB

In a way, yes. If you don't hit the green button while the race countdown is on, you will automatically enter race mode, but start from pit road.

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> On a related note, here's a VROC "newbie" question I've been wondering. >Is there any way I can fully participate in the practice session and still >volunteer to start from the back of the grid? That is, assuming I don't >qualify last anyway. :-) >>Some one was asking about where they could find races for newcomers and >>'those of more modest abilities'. They got some sensible advice from the >>likes of Dave Schwabe and Jesse to get stuck in, drive sensibly and enjoy. >>I had my first day online with VROC yesterday and despite having flu and >>driving appallingly most of the time I had a ball. >>Anyways about, I hosted a few novice level races and it seemed to work

well >>. I would like to say that I intend to host quite a few of these this month >>at Monza, Glen, and Zandvoort, and that new racers are especially welcome to >>any race hosted by T.Leighton. That way I might even win! :-) >>I have an ISDN connection (BT Highway) and when hosting would like to know >>my ping times to various parts of the world. If anyone notices what VROC is

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>>reporting them as, please let me know. >>Thanks >>Tim >-- >Bill Mette | "A person is smart. People are dumb." >Enteract, Chicago | - K MiB