GPL demo: Lotus car setup question

I recently downloaded the GPL demo, and I've been driving the Lotus around Watkins Glen. Although I can appreciate the realism and 'feel' of the car, I haven't been able to drive a really fast lap just yet. My best time so far is 1.10.43, but I mainly get times around 1.12.00 and above (if I don't spin, that is!). By the way, I use a MS Freestyle Pro, which is pretty un-orthodox I suppose. You have to tilt the thing in mid-air for steering! I'll get me a wheel someday... I'm sure there's a lot of room for improvement in my driving, since I only just started playing GPL. But I downloaded a 'below 1.04' replay somewhere, to see how it's done, and it struck me that the Lotus in the replay seemed to have better grip than my 'standard' Lotus. The car seemed more responsive to braking, and more stable at high speed corners (less tyre 'screaming'). So is a different car setup a must, or can these killer laptimes also be achieved with the default setup? I also downloaded some different setups, but I don't know where to put the .lo1 file. Is a special editor needed here? Any help is appreciated. Ice D

The car sticks better due to different shock-spring-ride height combinations. And the .lo1 file is to be put in the x:\sierra\GPL\players\Your Name\Setups\watglen directory. Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

> The car sticks better due to different shock-spring-ride height combinations. > And the .lo1 file is to be put in the x:\sierra\GPL\players\Your > Name\Setups\watglen directory. Thanks. I was looking for a .lo1 file in that directory (to overwrite), but that doesn't seem necessary. Ice D

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>I recently downloaded the GPL demo, and I've been driving the Lotus around >Watkins Glen. Although I can appreciate the realism and 'feel' of the car, I >haven't been able to drive a really fast lap just yet. My best time so far is >1.10.43, but I mainly get times around 1.12.00 and above (if I don't spin, that >is!). By the way, I use a MS Freestyle Pro, which is pretty un-orthodox I >suppose. You have to tilt the thing in mid-air for steering! I'll get me a wheel >someday... >I'm sure there's a lot of room for improvement in my driving, since I only just >started playing GPL. But I downloaded a 'below 1.04' replay somewhere, to see >how it's done, and it struck me that the Lotus in the replay seemed to have >better grip than my 'standard' Lotus. The car seemed more responsive to braking, >and more stable at high speed corners (less tyre 'screaming'). >So is a different car setup a must, or can these killer laptimes also be >achieved with the default setup? I also downloaded some different setups, but I >don't know where to put the .lo1 file. Is a special editor needed here?

With the default setup I've somehow managed a 1:05.78 at WG and a 1:29.11 at Monza, so faster times are possible. If you're using automatic gears then your braking is seriously hampered when changing down. By making the move to manually gears you improve your braking as well as your acceleration. Until recently I was using automatic gears but since changing to manual I would say I've saved around 1 second per minute of lap time almost immediately. --- David Goodwin

Low 1:06 is the best an average driver can do in the WG demo. Tadej

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> I recently downloaded the GPL demo, and I've been driving the Lotus around > Watkins Glen. Although I can appreciate the realism and 'feel' of the car, I > haven't been able to drive a really fast lap just yet. My best time so far is > 1.10.43, but I mainly get times around 1.12.00 and above (if I don't spin, that > is!). By the way, I use a MS Freestyle Pro, which is pretty un-orthodox I > suppose. You have to tilt the thing in mid-air for steering! I'll get me a wheel > someday... > I'm sure there's a lot of room for improvement in my driving, since I only just > started playing GPL. But I downloaded a 'below 1.04' replay somewhere, to see > how it's done, and it struck me that the Lotus in the replay seemed to have > better grip than my 'standard' Lotus. The car seemed more responsive to braking, > and more stable at high speed corners (less tyre 'screaming'). > So is a different car setup a must, or can these killer laptimes also be > achieved with the default setup? I also downloaded some different setups, but I > don't know where to put the .lo1 file. Is a special editor needed here? > Any help is appreciated. > Ice D