It's sometimes funny how to get fast laps...

Hi gpl'ers out there! Last night I participated on an onlinerace hosted by a friend of mine. We were four pilots altogether at Monza with no ai-drivers. After the training I was second on the grid with an 1:30.low, the guy on the pole had an 1:29.high. The race started and the polesitter couldn't get off, he just stood there with smoking tires. So, at the Curva Grande, I was the first. Race continued well for the next twelve laps, but then in the middle of the thir***th (no wonder...;-), my connection to the server suddenly broke for some tenths of a second. I still was in the race, but when I drove out of Parabolica, there where just two letters shown to me, you might guess what: DQ! Shit! So I hit ESC and watched my pals fighting out the rest. But the big surprise for me came up, as I saw who had driven the fastest lap. It was me, with an 1:29.81!. And I swear: Up to that point, I had never had an 1:29! So, this day even had a happy end for me! Sorry for my bad english, but I had to tell you! Keep on driftin' Crash erika.und.joachim.blum.vcf < 1K Download

Just a REALLY OFF TOPIC question but..was this message sent via Notes 5?

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> Hi gpl'ers out there! > Last night I participated on an onlinerace hosted by a friend of mine. > We were four pilots altogether at Monza with no ai-drivers. After the > training I was second on the grid with an 1:30.low, the guy on the pole > had an 1:29.high. The race started and the polesitter couldn't get off, > he just stood there with smoking tires. So, at the Curva Grande, I was > the first. Race continued well for the next twelve laps, but then in the > middle of the thir***th (no wonder...;-), my connection to the server > suddenly broke for some tenths of a second. I still was in the race, but > when I drove out of Parabolica, there where just two letters shown to > me, you might guess what: DQ! Shit! So I hit ESC and watched my pals > fighting out the rest. But the big surprise for me came up, as I saw who > had driven the fastest lap. It was me, with an 1:29.81!. And I swear: Up > to that point, I had never had an 1:29! So, this day even had a happy > end for me! > Sorry for my bad english, but I had to tell you! > Keep on driftin' > Crash

Sometimes big connection "clock smashes" can actually result in a bogus lap time, mainly if your car sort of "leaps forward" on the track. Also, you can sometimes "leap backwards" and this is what can cause a DQ. I turned a #1 qualifying time in a race once during a lap that had a couple of big smashes, but I'm pretty sure that I didn't do that time in reality. -- Doug Gordon (remove "nospam" from e-mail address) Hi gpl'ers out there! But the big surprise for me came up, as I saw who had driven the fastest lap. It was me, with an 1:29.81!. And I swear: Up to that point, I had never had an 1:29! So, this day even had a happy end for me! Sorry for my bad english, but I had to tell you! Keep on driftin' Crash

Looks like you both used netscape.

Best thing is to time the replayed lap with a stop watch and check your time. A high 1:29 following low 1:30s doesn't actually seem surprising. A high 1:28 would say "clock smash" to me but not high 1:29. Cheers, Paul

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> Sometimes big connection "clock smashes" can actually result in a bogus lap > time, mainly if your car sort of "leaps forward" on the track. Also, you can > sometimes "leap backwards" and this is what can cause a DQ. I turned a #1 > qualifying time in a race once during a lap that had a couple of big > smashes, but I'm pretty sure that I didn't do that time in reality. > -- > Doug Gordon > (remove "nospam" from e-mail address) > Hi gpl'ers out there! > But the big surprise for me came up, as I saw who > had driven the fastest lap. It was me, with an 1:29.81!. And I swear: Up > to that point, I had never had an 1:29! So, this day even had a happy > end for me! > Sorry for my bad english, but I had to tell you! > Keep on driftin' > Crash

Hi! No, I use Netscape Messenger 4.5. Is there something wrong with the message? Greetings Crash Mark C Dodd schrieb: erika.und.joachim.blum.vcf < 1K Download

Hi Doug! I'm sure that I drove the time for real, because it was the sixth lap in the race and before that smash happened there weren't any problems with the connection. I was just wondering that I drove this lap in an onlinerace. You know, I usually spend one or two hours every day on hotlapping, mainly in Monza, and I never dropped below the magic 1:30 barrier. And then it "just happens" in a race, without any problems. That's what I mentioned to be funny ;-) Greetings Crash Doug Gordon schrieb: erika.und.joachim.blum.vcf < 1K Download

Sofar I've set all my PB's online. Must be the extra adrenalin, can't really get focussed enough to repeat them offline. So, I'll just have to stick to online racing :). -- Ren van Lobberegt, The Netherlands. Personal site : http://www.toptown.com/INNERCIRCLE/1846/ AMCA web master : http://www.amcaracing.nl/

Well, I set my record lap at Monza last night during an offline race against the AI (I won it by over a second BTW) 1:29.64, beat my best by .01 seconds! Heh Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

You can send via Netscape via Notes 5. Just seemed to look a bit different on my screen. > >Just a REALLY OFF TOPIC question but..was this message sent via Notes 5? > Looks like you both used netscape.