WOOHOO!

Just did my first sub-10-minute lap of the 'Ring! Yes I know that's crap, but considering I don't have time to do hour-long runs or anything like that, 9m53 will do fine for me. First timed lap out (GPL rarely manages much more than 3 laps of Nrburg on my computer due to overheating probs - thinking of investing in a decent 3D-card), driving my newly-renamed Cooper-Maserati, using Alison Hine's great car setup. Would have been a much better lap if I hadn't spun a few times at Hatzenbach and Schwedenkreuz, and if I hadn't stuffed it in the fence at the Antoniusbuche. Sorry for spouting on, I guess no-one is that interested - but it feels GREAT!! --

At least you know the turn names :-) I use my own names like. 1. Fast downhill part 2. Slow jump 3. Shrub/twisty part. 4. First bridge turn 5. Second bridge turn 6. Third bridge turn -- go slow or lose a tire :) You don't want to hear my entire list, right? hehe. Jason.

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> Just did my first sub-10-minute lap of the 'Ring! Yes I know that's crap, > <snip> Would have been a much better lap if I hadn't spun a few times at > Hatzenbach and Schwedenkreuz, and if I hadn't stuffed it in the fence at the > Antoniusbuche. > Sorry for spouting on, I guess no-one is that interested - but it feels > GREAT!! > --

-- -------- Jason Monds "My other car is a Ferrari" http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

Congratulations Ian! Getting the Ring nailed down is very satisfying so I sure *can* understand your e***ment, keep it up and you will find that the Ring becomes one of the best tracks in GPL. Personally the Ring is my favorite track, and I'm still amazed that anyone had the balls to model such a complicated track in a sim, simply amazing to be able to race at the Ring with 18 other online racers, kudos to Papyrus for making this possible! Keep racing that Ring. Seeyas on the track. --John (Joao) Silva

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>Just did my first sub-10-minute lap of the 'Ring! Yes I know that's crap, >but considering I don't have time to do hour-long runs or anything like >that, 9m53 will do fine for me. First timed lap out (GPL rarely manages much >more than 3 laps of Nrburg on my computer due to overheating probs - >thinking of investing in a decent 3D-card), driving my newly-renamed >Cooper-Maserati, using Alison Hine's great car setup. > Would have been a much better lap if I hadn't spun a few times at >Hatzenbach and Schwedenkreuz, and if I hadn't stuffed it in the fence at the >Antoniusbuche. > Sorry for spouting on, I guess no-one is that interested - but it feels >GREAT!! >--

Go get 'em, Ian! I still remember my first sub-ten too. The sub-nine's even better! About that sub-eight........... The 'Ring; you gotta love it! Worth the price of the game alone. Steve B. remove "edy" from address for email

says... The Ring and Spa were the main reason I bought GPL in the first place! - Michael

Jason, hehe... that's the way I know the course too... if someone asked me to *name* a section by name... well, I'd be doomed! :-) -_Dave

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> At least you know the turn names :-) > I use my own names like. > 1. Fast downhill part > 2. Slow jump > 3. Shrub/twisty part. > 4. First bridge turn > 5. Second bridge turn > 6. Third bridge turn -- go slow or lose a tire :) > You don't want to hear my entire list, right? hehe. > Jason. > > Just did my first sub-10-minute lap of the 'Ring! Yes I know that's crap, > > <snip> Would have been a much better lap if I hadn't spun a few times at > > Hatzenbach and Schwedenkreuz, and if I hadn't stuffed it in the fence at the > > Antoniusbuche. > > Sorry for spouting on, I guess no-one is that interested - but it feels > > GREAT!! > > -- > -- > -------- > Jason Monds > "My other car is a Ferrari" > http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups > (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

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

Jason, 2. Slow jump 3. Shrub/twisty part. 4. First bridge turn 5. Second bridge turn 6. Third bridge turn -- go slow or lose a tire :)<< I know each of the places ure referring to! The shrub twisty part is the most satisfying! Rob ;)

Yeah, I couldn't agree more. I finally drove a 8:05.xx with a big mistake that costed me about 3 ot 4sec in the last corner (don't you just love when you***the first or the last corner?) 8-) this weekend. Well, I can't wait to get my hands on Nordschleife again next weekend (I can only simrace on weekends) as I will try to break into 7:5x 's d8-) Making an almost perfect lap around Ring is nearly better then sex ;-) And I finally found a setup that suits me around the track. Tadej Krevh Lotus Internet Racing http://welcome.to/LotusRacing > Congratulations Ian! > Getting the Ring nailed down is very satisfying so I sure *can* understand > your e***ment, keep it up and you will find that the Ring becomes one > of the best tracks in GPL.

If you don't mind my asking, what chassis were you using? The reason I ask is that my own best time in my Eagle is 8:22 and I've done 3 or 4 different sessions with 8:22's but this seems to be pretty close to the best I can get on the Eagle without some serious overdriving or lawn mowing (I think I can shave maybe 5-8 secs more with continued practice) but I've raced online with some great Lotus drivers who seem to be in the 8:10's and even hosted a race where WW did a jawdropping 8:03! So I was just curious if you did the 8:05 in a Lotus or in another chassis, I'm hoping to hear of other low times in some of the other chassis and that 8:15 is not some invisible non-Lotus barrier :-) Making a perfect lap around the ring is pretty nice, but I don't know about "better than sex" hehe maybe close :-) Seeyas on the track. --John (Joao) Silva

I was using a Lotti. I know WW did 8:02 with Eagle. I did 8:19 with Brabham, but that was one lame lap(even spun on one occasion) . I think Brabham can do sub 8min :-) Just my thought. Before this weekend I couldn't get sub 8:20 with Lotti. When I finally memorized the track, I started pushing (20sec in 170 corners is about 0.1sec per corner, not much, eh? :-)) and got quite easily in 8:0x, then I did almost perfect lap but screwed it at the last corner. Doh! ( It was still an 8:05.099 lap :) Tadej Krevh Lotus Internet Racing http://welcome.to/LotusRacing

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>If you don't mind my asking, what chassis were you using? >The reason I ask is that my own best time in my Eagle is 8:22 and >I've done 3 or 4 different sessions with 8:22's but this seems to be >pretty close to the best I can get on the Eagle without some serious >overdriving or lawn mowing (I think I can shave maybe 5-8 secs more >with continued practice) but I've raced online with some great Lotus

drivers >who seem to be in the 8:10's and even hosted a race where WW did >a jawdropping 8:03!

I've run 8m07 in the Ferrari and I know that a sub-8m05 lap is possible. If I get it all together for one lap I'm fairly sure I could scrape 8m02. I've also seen an 8m02 in the Eagle and Wolfie has run 8m11 or something like that in the Coventry. I'll be going back to the ring when I get my new PC. At the moment even when it is running as well as it possibly can I get a small hard disk access every few turns. Not really detrimental to laptimes but annoying all the same. -- Cheers! Graeme Nash http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk ICQ# 11257824 1998 Xoom GP2 League Champion

Ahh thanks for the info, much better to know a 8:02 is possible, I'll just have to keep practicing, good thing practice at the ring is a blast, I'll try and squeezing out those .01 sec in each corner throughout the lap, just seems that everytime I get a good lap going, I tend to back off towards the end to try and keep from ruining it, have to work on that. Thanks. Seeyas on the track. --John (Joao) Silva

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>I was using a Lotti. I know WW did 8:02 with Eagle. I did 8:19 with Brabham, >but that was one lame >lap(even spun on one occasion) . I think Brabham can do sub 8min :-) >Just my thought. >Before this weekend I couldn't get sub 8:20 with Lotti. >When I finally memorized the track, I started pushing (20sec in 170 corners >is about 0.1sec per corner, not much, eh? :-)) and got quite easily in 8:0x, >then I did almost perfect lap but screwed it at the last corner. Doh! >( It was still an 8:05.099 lap :) >Tadej Krevh >Lotus Internet Racing >http://welcome.to/LotusRacing >>If you don't mind my asking, what chassis were you using? >>The reason I ask is that my own best time in my Eagle is 8:22 and >>I've done 3 or 4 different sessions with 8:22's but this seems to be >>pretty close to the best I can get on the Eagle without some serious >>overdriving or lawn mowing (I think I can shave maybe 5-8 secs more >>with continued practice) but I've raced online with some great Lotus >drivers >>who seem to be in the 8:10's and even hosted a race where WW did >>a jawdropping 8:03!

Wow great to hear, good to know what is possible. Thanks for the info, looks like I need to keep practicing :) Seeyas on the track. --John (Joao) Silva

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>I've run 8m07 in the Ferrari and I know that a sub-8m05 lap is possible. >If I get it all together for one lap I'm fairly sure I could scrape >8m02. >I've also seen an 8m02 in the Eagle and Wolfie has run 8m11 or something >like that in the Coventry. >I'll be going back to the ring when I get my new PC. At the moment even >when it is running as well as it possibly can I get a small hard disk >access every few turns. Not really detrimental to laptimes but annoying >all the same. >-- >Cheers! >Graeme Nash >http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk >ICQ# 11257824 >1998 Xoom GP2 League Champion