THE PITS!!! AND GPL!

Hey all! I just popped over to http://www.theuspits.com and checked out the News page, as I often do. Well, they hit 1 Million hits... and YOU MUST check out the link to their 1Mil celebration!!! There is a TON of stuff... including: OH MY GOD!! A N2-ICR2 to GPL track converter!!! Forgive me for totally freaking out, but COOL!!! Now we can race on the old flat ovals... from ICR2, they have Phoenix and Loudon (bad choice, Milwaukee would have been better, because it actually existed back then and rear-engined Indycars raced on it... Loudon was just woods and moose shit back then). From N2, you can have Hickory, Homestead, Loudon and the (modern) Watkins Glen). Man, I can't wait to try it! Haven't yet, as I am at work! LOL! :-) They also have a "Superpatch" that has most of the GPL graphics and sound packages out there on the web in one cohesive package. AND they finally have a GPL Review... suffice it to say, GPL fans will be pleased!! For anyone who doubted Jan Kohl and crew because they liked EA SCGT, well, take a look at this stuff and rethink what you thought. Enjoy! Let me know if this stuff (converter) works!! --Dave -- Dave Schwabe The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

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>OH MY GOD!! A N2-ICR2 to GPL track converter!!! Forgive me for totally >freaking out, but COOL!!! Now we can race on the old flat ovals... from >ICR2, they have Phoenix and Loudon (bad choice, Milwaukee would have >been better, because it actually existed back then and rear-engined >Indycars raced on it... Loudon was just woods and moose shit back then). >From N2, you can have Hickory, Homestead, Loudon and the (modern) >Watkins Glen). Man, I can't wait to try it! Haven't yet, as I am at >work! LOL! :-)

It all works great! Also check out the Dubai track, conversions are one thing, totally new tracks are something else...... Online racing moves to a new dimension! Thanks Dave Noonan. :))) -:http://simracing.com/ccg/

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>Hey all! I just popped over to http://www.theuspits.com and checked out >the News page, as I often do. >Well, they hit 1 Million hits... and YOU MUST check out the link to >their 1Mil celebration!!! There is a TON of stuff... including: >OH MY GOD!! A N2-ICR2 to GPL track converter!!! Forgive me for totally >freaking out, but COOL!!! Now we can race on the old flat ovals... from >ICR2, they have Phoenix and Loudon (bad choice, Milwaukee would have >been better, because it actually existed back then and rear-engined >Indycars raced on it... Loudon was just woods and moose shit back then). >From N2, you can have Hickory, Homestead, Loudon and the (modern) >Watkins Glen). Man, I can't wait to try it! Haven't yet, as I am at >work! LOL! :-) >They also have a "Superpatch" that has most of the GPL graphics and >sound packages out there on the web in one cohesive package. >AND they finally have a GPL Review... suffice it to say, GPL fans will >be pleased!! >For anyone who doubted Jan Kohl and crew because they liked EA SCGT, >well, take a look at this stuff and rethink what you thought. >Enjoy! Let me know if this stuff (converter) works!! >--Dave >-- >Dave Schwabe >The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site >http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

YES!!!YES!!!!!YES!!!!!!!!!!! The converter works flawlessly!!!!! Congratulations to Dave Noonan,this adds much to GPL.Racing the ovals with no downforce is difficult,feels like a non- winged sprint car!My only question now is,when will we get to convert the rest of the tracks?I want Laguna Seca in the Lotus! Thanks again Dave and the USPITS!

Hi Dave, it works perfect. Try it soon. Cool thing. Dirk http://members.tripod.de/dmu http://www.simracinggermany.de :

Words cant describe! Thanks much!! Charles Guru_Hans [link lost in import: /***.com] [link lost in import]

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>Hi Dave, >it works perfect. Try it soon. Cool thing. >Dirk >[link lost in import] >[link lost in import] >: >>Enjoy! Let me know if this stuff (converter) works!! >>--Dave >>--

Dave sure did a great job! Very sharp graphics. Fun fun fun! About the new online dimension.....I could be wrong, but is it so that there is no startflag? And that grid could be very funny on a online race :-) Very close. But still, thanks Dave and the USpits, up to the 2000000! (should be the next week or so....) Remco

I didn't see anything about the converter. Where exactly is it mentioned? -- ========================================================= John Simmons - Redneck Techno-Biker (Zerex12) http://www.members.home.net/jms1/index.html John Simmons - Barbarian Diecast Collector http://members.home.net/jsimm/diecast_index.html IGPS (Season 2) Director http://207.104.111.77/igps2/igps2.html If you want to send me email, go to either of the URL's shown above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. =========================================================

Hell, I want a little of the opposite too! Nburgring on ICR2 is what I want! Imagine how fast Spa_Franchorchamps would be in a Champ car also... heh. I am heading to the Pits right now to pick up the converter! =) Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

Follow the link to the ! million celebrations from the NEWS page... -- All the best, Edwin Solheim *remove SPAM-GUARD in address to reply* The Paddock - a legendary site.... <http://home.c2i.net/thepaddock> John Simmons skrev i meldingen ...

Fantastic!!!! Brilliant!!!! Asolutely Amazingly Wonderfully ............ Wow!!! :-) New tracks :-) Whahey :-) Btw - could only get Loudon, Phoenix and Watkins Glen. Thanks a million, Cheers, Paul

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> Hey all! I just popped over to http://www.theuspits.com and checked out > the News page, as I often do. > Well, they hit 1 Million hits... and YOU MUST check out the link to > their 1Mil celebration!!! There is a TON of stuff... including: > OH MY GOD!! A N2-ICR2 to GPL track converter!!! Forgive me for totally > freaking out, but COOL!!! Now we can race on the old flat ovals... from > ICR2, they have Phoenix and Loudon (bad choice, Milwaukee would have > been better, because it actually existed back then and rear-engined > Indycars raced on it... Loudon was just woods and moose shit back then). > From N2, you can have Hickory, Homestead, Loudon and the (modern) > Watkins Glen). Man, I can't wait to try it! Haven't yet, as I am at > work! LOL! :-) > They also have a "Superpatch" that has most of the GPL graphics and > sound packages out there on the web in one cohesive package. > AND they finally have a GPL Review... suffice it to say, GPL fans will > be pleased!! > For anyone who doubted Jan Kohl and crew because they liked EA SCGT, > well, take a look at this stuff and rethink what you thought. > Enjoy! Let me know if this stuff (converter) works!! > --Dave > -- > Dave Schwabe > The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site > http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

Saw the post and HAD to get a look at it myself. Results in! Just did (part of)a 30-Lap pro race at Loudon with a full field of GP cars(qual 5th w/a guessed setup; Clark was on pole w/a 29.07). WOW! Wheel to wheel, front to back, lap after lap. There are a few glitches, such as being able to visually imbed your wheels partway into the wall before making contact, some problems with camera angles in the replays, and poor Jo Siffert strangely impaled his car on the pit wall after pulling in slowly during practice, burst into flames and sat there cooking for the longest time. But Loudon looks great, much better than it does in ICR2, and if a solution for the missing starter flag can be found, this will be great online! And you can already see that N3 is gonna KILL for close-quarters racing. Just to compare, I went back and tried Loudon again in ICR2 right after. Close, fun racing, but NO contest. BTW, Clark's Loudon pole of 29.07 equals 131mph, compared to the 175 or so they run in ICR2. The track seems much bigger at the lower speed. God bless you Dave Noonan!!!!!!!!!! (and all at www.theuspits.com, too!) Steve B. remove "edy" from address for email

Spa in a champ car would be almost insane. I dont even want to think about the ring. Tho Zanvoort would be a hoot in a Champ car. Dave

I'm dying to check out the N2 tracks with GPL but can't get through to The Pits GPL section. I tried their European site but it did not contain the Track Editor :( Since the file is only 700K could someone post it to alt.binaries.simulators.autos ??? Would appreciate it! David Cook wrote...

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> Fantastic!!!! Brilliant!!!! Asolutely Amazingly Wonderfully ............ > Wow!!! :-) > New tracks :-) > Whahey :-) > Btw - could only get Loudon, Phoenix and Watkins Glen. > Thanks a million, > Cheers, > Paul > > Hey all! I just popped over to http://www.theuspits.com and checked out > > the News page, as I often do. > > Well, they hit 1 Million hits... and YOU MUST check out the link to > > their 1Mil celebration!!! There is a TON of stuff... including: > > OH MY GOD!! A N2-ICR2 to GPL track converter!!! Forgive me for totally > > freaking out, but COOL!!! Now we can race on the old flat ovals... from > > ICR2, they have Phoenix and Loudon (bad choice, Milwaukee would have > > been better, because it actually existed back then and rear-engined > > Indycars raced on it... Loudon was just woods and moose shit back then). > > From N2, you can have Hickory, Homestead, Loudon and the (modern) > > Watkins Glen). Man, I can't wait to try it! Haven't yet, as I am at > > work! LOL! :-) > > They also have a "Superpatch" that has most of the GPL graphics and > > sound packages out there on the web in one cohesive package. > > AND they finally have a GPL Review... suffice it to say, GPL fans will > > be pleased!! > > For anyone who doubted Jan Kohl and crew because they liked EA SCGT, > > well, take a look at this stuff and rethink what you thought. > > Enjoy! Let me know if this stuff (converter) works!! > > --Dave > > -- > > Dave Schwabe > > The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site > > http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

And it all works in VROC - did some racing today - great :-) See you all on the new tracks :-) Cheers, Paul

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> Saw the post and HAD to get a look at it myself. Results in! > Just did (part of)a 30-Lap pro race at Loudon with a full field of GP cars(qual > 5th w/a guessed setup; Clark was on pole w/a 29.07). WOW! Wheel to wheel, > front to back, lap after lap. There are a few glitches, such as being able to > visually imbed your wheels partway into the wall before making contact, some > problems with camera angles in the replays, and poor Jo Siffert strangely > impaled his car on the pit wall after pulling in slowly during practice, burst > into flames and sat there cooking for the longest time. But Loudon looks > great, much better than it does in ICR2, and if a solution for the missing > starter flag can be found, this will be great online! And you can already see > that N3 is gonna KILL for close-quarters racing. > Just to compare, I went back and tried Loudon again in ICR2 right after. > Close, fun racing, but NO contest. BTW, Clark's Loudon pole of 29.07 equals > 131mph, compared to the 175 or so they run in ICR2. The track seems much > bigger at the lower speed. > God bless you Dave Noonan!!!!!!!!!! (and all at www.theuspits.com, too!) > Steve B. > remove "edy" from address for email

> I'm dying to check out the N2 tracks with GPL but can't get through to > The Pits GPL section. I tried their European site but it did not contain > the Track Editor :( > Since the file is only 700K could someone post it to > alt.binaries.simulators.autos ??? Would appreciate it! Hi David Not quite sure which file you're talking about, I just checked and couldn't find any broken links, please let me know ASAP so I can fix it :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy Admin European mirror site

Apparently the US site was overloaded. I did finally find what I was looking for both via e-mail, and on the European 'Pits site (I was looking in the wrong place). Thanks!

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> > I'm dying to check out the N2 tracks with GPL but can't get through to > > The Pits GPL section. I tried their European site but it did not contain > > the Track Editor :( > > Since the file is only 700K could someone post it to > > alt.binaries.simulators.autos ??? Would appreciate it! > Hi David > Not quite sure which file you're talking about, I just checked and > couldn't find any broken links, please let me know ASAP so I can fix it > :-) > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > Admin European mirror site

> Apparently the US site was overloaded. I did finally find what I was > looking for both via e-mail, and on the European 'Pits site (I was > looking in the wrong place). Phew, thought for a while there that I'd actually made some kind of mistake when updating yeasterday, but I guess it has to come sooner or later (yeah right :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy

Sorry... on the news page... I don't know if you got this already, but its: http://www.theuspits.com/1m/index.html Look for it near the bottom of the page. --dave

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> I didn't see anything about the converter. Where exactly is it > mentioned? > >Hey all! I just popped over to http://www.theuspits.com and checked out > >the News page, as I often do. > >Well, they hit 1 Million hits... and YOU MUST check out the link to > >their 1Mil celebration!!! There is a TON of stuff... including: > >OH MY GOD!! A N2-ICR2 to GPL track converter!!! Forgive me for totally > >freaking out, but COOL!!! Now we can race on the old flat ovals... from > >ICR2, they have Phoenix and Loudon (bad choice, Milwaukee would have > >been better, because it actually existed back then and rear-engined > >Indycars raced on it... Loudon was just woods and moose shit back then). > >From N2, you can have Hickory, Homestead, Loudon and the (modern) > >Watkins Glen). Man, I can't wait to try it! Haven't yet, as I am at > >work! LOL! :-) > >They also have a "Superpatch" that has most of the GPL graphics and > >sound packages out there on the web in one cohesive package. > >AND they finally have a GPL Review... suffice it to say, GPL fans will > >be pleased!! > >For anyone who doubted Jan Kohl and crew because they liked EA SCGT, > >well, take a look at this stuff and rethink what you thought. > >Enjoy! Let me know if this stuff (converter) works!! > -- > ========================================================= > John Simmons - Redneck Techno-Biker (Zerex12) > http://www.members.home.net/jms1/index.html > John Simmons - Barbarian Diecast Collector > http://members.home.net/jsimm/diecast_index.html > IGPS (Season 2) Director > http://207.104.111.77/igps2/igps2.html > If you want to send me email, go to either of the URL's > shown above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. > =========================================================

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

It seams due to overwhelming response The Pits may be a little slow! Glad you enjoys the new "toys" -- Jim Dunphy The Pits http://www.theuspits.com To err is human, to moo is bovine. >I'm dying to check out the N2 tracks with GPL but can't get through to >The Pits GPL section. I tried their European site but it did not contain >the Track Editor :( >Since the file is only 700K could someone post it to >alt.binaries.simulators.autos ??? Would appreciate it! >David Cook >wrote... >> Fantastic!!!! Brilliant!!!! Asolutely Amazingly Wonderfully ............ >> Wow!!! :-) >> New tracks :-) >> Whahey :-) >> Btw - could only get Loudon, Phoenix and Watkins Glen. >> Thanks a million, >> Cheers, >> Paul >> > Hey all! I just popped over to http://www.theuspits.com and checked out >> > the News page, as I often do. >> > Well, they hit 1 Million hits... and YOU MUST check out the link to >> > their 1Mil celebration!!! There is a TON of stuff... including: >> > OH MY GOD!! A N2-ICR2 to GPL track converter!!! Forgive me for totally >> > freaking out, but COOL!!! Now we can race on the old flat ovals... from >> > ICR2, they have Phoenix and Loudon (bad choice, Milwaukee would have >> > been better, because it actually existed back then and rear-engined >> > Indycars raced on it... Loudon was just woods and moose shit back then). >> > From N2, you can have Hickory, Homestead, Loudon and the (modern) >> > Watkins Glen). Man, I can't wait to try it! Haven't yet, as I am at >> > work! LOL! :-) >> > They also have a "Superpatch" that has most of the GPL graphics and >> > sound packages out there on the web in one cohesive package. >> > AND they finally have a GPL Review... suffice it to say, GPL fans will >> > be pleased!! >> > For anyone who doubted Jan Kohl and crew because they liked EA SCGT, >> > well, take a look at this stuff and rethink what you thought. >> > Enjoy! Let me know if this stuff (converter) works!! >> > --Dave >> > -- >> > Dave Schwabe >> > The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site >> > http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

Never mind...I had a friend with a cable modem get it for me....he only got 8K/sec, though...I can post it if nobody (especially David Noonan, great job, and The Pits, great site) has any objections... -- Kirk Lane ICQ: 28171652 >I'm dying to check out the N2 tracks with GPL but can't get through to >The Pits GPL section. I tried their European site but it did not contain >the Track Editor :( >Since the file is only 700K could someone post it to >alt.binaries.simulators.autos ??? Would appreciate it! >David Cook >wrote... >> Fantastic!!!! Brilliant!!!! Asolutely Amazingly Wonderfully ............ >> Wow!!! :-) >> New tracks :-) >> Whahey :-) >> Btw - could only get Loudon, Phoenix and Watkins Glen. >> Thanks a million, >> Cheers, >> Paul >> > Hey all! I just popped over to http://www.theuspits.com and checked out >> > the News page, as I often do. >> > Well, they hit 1 Million hits... and YOU MUST check out the link to >> > their 1Mil celebration!!! There is a TON of stuff... including: >> > OH MY GOD!! A N2-ICR2 to GPL track converter!!! Forgive me for totally >> > freaking out, but COOL!!! Now we can race on the old flat ovals... from >> > ICR2, they have Phoenix and Loudon (bad choice, Milwaukee would have >> > been better, because it actually existed back then and rear-engined >> > Indycars raced on it... Loudon was just woods and moose shit back then). >> > From N2, you can have Hickory, Homestead, Loudon and the (modern) >> > Watkins Glen). Man, I can't wait to try it! Haven't yet, as I am at >> > work! LOL! :-) >> > They also have a "Superpatch" that has most of the GPL graphics and >> > sound packages out there on the web in one cohesive package. >> > AND they finally have a GPL Review... suffice it to say, GPL fans will >> > be pleased!! >> > For anyone who doubted Jan Kohl and crew because they liked EA SCGT, >> > well, take a look at this stuff and rethink what you thought. >> > Enjoy! Let me know if this stuff (converter) works!! >> > --Dave >> > -- >> > Dave Schwabe >> > The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site >> > http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

I can't get a halfway decent connection to the file on either site...no more than 400 BYTES per second...the rest is OK.... -- Kirk Lane ICQ: 28171652 >I'm dying to check out the N2 tracks with GPL but can't get through to >The Pits GPL section. I tried their European site but it did not contain >the Track Editor :( >Since the file is only 700K could someone post it to >alt.binaries.simulators.autos ??? Would appreciate it! >David Cook >wrote... >> Fantastic!!!! Brilliant!!!! Asolutely Amazingly Wonderfully ............ >> Wow!!! :-) >> New tracks :-) >> Whahey :-) >> Btw - could only get Loudon, Phoenix and Watkins Glen. >> Thanks a million, >> Cheers, >> Paul >> > Hey all! I just popped over to http://www.theuspits.com and checked out >> > the News page, as I often do. >> > Well, they hit 1 Million hits... and YOU MUST check out the link to >> > their 1Mil celebration!!! There is a TON of stuff... including: >> > OH MY GOD!! A N2-ICR2 to GPL track converter!!! Forgive me for totally >> > freaking out, but COOL!!! Now we can race on the old flat ovals... from >> > ICR2, they have Phoenix and Loudon (bad choice, Milwaukee would have >> > been better, because it actually existed back then and rear-engined >> > Indycars raced on it... Loudon was just woods and moose shit back then). >> > From N2, you can have Hickory, Homestead, Loudon and the (modern) >> > Watkins Glen). Man, I can't wait to try it! Haven't yet, as I am at >> > work! LOL! :-) >> > They also have a "Superpatch" that has most of the GPL graphics and >> > sound packages out there on the web in one cohesive package. >> > AND they finally have a GPL Review... suffice it to say, GPL fans will >> > be pleased!! >> > For anyone who doubted Jan Kohl and crew because they liked EA SCGT, >> > well, take a look at this stuff and rethink what you thought. >> > Enjoy! Let me know if this stuff (converter) works!! >> > --Dave >> > -- >> > Dave Schwabe >> > The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site >> > http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

Yes, it works perfectly, Dave. Can't say that driving a B24 around Loudon particularly interests me....Sears Point and the Glen (I used NR2) are more appropriate. I tell myself that I'm in a race for Classic F1!!! Indianapolis would be interesting, mainly for the novelty effect, as it would closely approximate the mid 1960s rear-engined cars before aerodynamic aids.

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> Enjoy! Let me know if this stuff (converter) works!! > --Dave > -- > Dave Schwabe > The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site > http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

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