GPL: how do you get some service around here ?

Hi Now that I got my joystick deadzone settled, I am able to run laps after laps without the reset button :) so a new problem cropped up I am now running low on fuel which somehow shows itself by reducing power to the car ( ? ) anyway, I pit to get some fuel parked just before my name and wait and wait and wait.................... what do I need to do to get some service ? and how do I know if my wheels got changed ? do I need to tell them " coming in for pitstop " ? -- regards =========================================== Singapore

You don't get service or wheels changed in the pits in GPL. You have to take enough fuel for the whole race. If you use SHIFT-R, you get the car repaired, new tires and fuel. -Jan Otto

There are no such thing as pitstops in GPL,. You need to hit ESC to return to the pitscreen. The only time you use the pits in the race is when you get a stop and go penalty. I suppose stuttering when you begin to run out of fuel is when the fuel pump is starting to suck air. -Bj?rn

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> Hi > Now that I got my joystick deadzone settled, > I am able to run laps after laps without the reset button > :) > so a new problem cropped up > I am now running low on fuel which somehow > shows itself by reducing power to the car ( ? ) > anyway, I pit to get some fuel > parked just before my name > and wait > and wait and wait.................... > what do I need to do to get some service ? > and how do I know if my wheels got changed ? > do I need to tell them " coming in for pitstop " ? > -- > regards > =========================================== > Singapore

There's this thing sitting around on your desk called a manual. Have a look. I guarantee it'll take less time to find your answers there than it will to wait for a newgroup response. All this is not meant to be a flame or a snide answer.

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> Hi > Now that I got my joystick deadzone settled, > I am able to run laps after laps without the reset button > :) > so a new problem cropped up > I am now running low on fuel which somehow > shows itself by reducing power to the car ( ? ) > anyway, I pit to get some fuel > parked just before my name > and wait > and wait and wait.................... > what do I need to do to get some service ? > and how do I know if my wheels got changed ? > do I need to tell them " coming in for pitstop " ? > -- > regards > =========================================== > Singapore

>what do I need to do to get some service ? >and how do I know if my wheels got changed ? >do I need to tell them " coming in for pitstop " ? When you're stopped, you need to whistle. Default key is Alt-W... Remco

in for pitstop " ? No Remco, Alt+W stand for "wave to the mechanics" :)) Markus

>in for pitstop " ? >> When you're stopped, you need to whistle. Default key is Alt-W... >> Remco >No Remco, Alt+W stand for "wave to the mechanics" :)) >Markus I thought Alt+W stood for "What the F---?" <g> __ Put your message in a modem, and throw it in the ***-sea... remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Always get sufficient fuel in the car to complete a race. There are no facilities as such in the pits. if you have insufficient fuel in the car to complete a race or crash out, you can hit shift+R to restore the car to driveable. This has it's limitations though. You will be back to full fuel load (The original load when the race started) and be on cold tyres. Not a good recipe near the end of a race. Note also that pro races and above will not allow you to do this. Regards Mark

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> Hi > Now that I got my joystick deadzone settled, > I am able to run laps after laps without the reset button > :) > so a new problem cropped up > I am now running low on fuel which somehow > shows itself by reducing power to the car ( ? ) > anyway, I pit to get some fuel > parked just before my name > and wait > and wait and wait.................... > what do I need to do to get some service ? > and how do I know if my wheels got changed ? > do I need to tell them " coming in for pitstop " ? > -- > regards > =========================================== > Singapore

ROFLMAO Scott PA-Scott -- Scott B. Husted ICQ# 4395450

Mark are you sure it isn't "wave" to the fans?? ;0) CatchYa on GSB... Thom_j. > in for pitstop " ? > > When you're stopped, you need to whistle. Default key is Alt-W... > > Remco > No Remco, Alt+W stand for "wave to the mechanics" :)) > Markus

Do you know how to read the manual? -- Best regards, Bruce. ====== The Stunned Mullet........seriously satirical stuff! http://welcome.to/the_stunned_mullet =============================================== >Hi >Now that I got my joystick deadzone settled, >I am able to run laps after laps without the reset button >:) >so a new problem cropped up >I am now running low on fuel which somehow >shows itself by reducing power to the car ( ? ) >anyway, I pit to get some fuel >parked just before my name >and wait >and wait and wait.................... >what do I need to do to get some service ? >and how do I know if my wheels got changed ? >do I need to tell them " coming in for pitstop " ? >-- >regards >=========================================== >Singapore

In the 60's cars did not generally refuel. They had sufficient on board for the race duration. It has only been in the last few years that refuelling has been re-introduced into F1. It is a sad fact of life nowadays that GP's are now won and lost in the pit lane. Previous to this, refuelling was banned in the early 80's on grounds of safety. Hmmm..... Cut to Eddie Ervine and Jos Verstappen........ Mark

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> Does this also means that in the real > races, they did do refuel ? > When did they actually start doing the refuel > thing in F1 ? > As far as I could remember, F1 races have refueling. > | Always get sufficient fuel in the car to complete a race. > There are no > | facilities as such in the pits. if you have insufficient > fuel in the car to > | complete a race or crash out, you can hit shift+R to > restore the car to > | driveable. This has it's limitations though. You will be > back to full fuel > | load (The original load when the race started) and be on > cold tyres. Not a > | good recipe near the end of a race. Note also that pro > races and above will > | not allow you to do this. > | > | Regards > | > | Mark > | > Hi > | > > | > Now that I got my joystick deadzone settled, > | > I am able to run laps after laps without the reset > button > | > :) > | > > | > so a new problem cropped up > | > I am now running low on fuel which somehow > | > shows itself by reducing power to the car ( ? ) > | > > | > anyway, I pit to get some fuel > | > parked just before my name > | > and wait > | > and wait and wait.................... > | > > | > what do I need to do to get some service ? > | > and how do I know if my wheels got changed ? > | > > | > do I need to tell them " coming in for pitstop " ? > | > > | > > | > -- > | > regards > | > Leong email : > | > =========================================== > | > Singapore > | > > | > | > |

Does this also means that in the real races, they did do refuel ? When did they actually start doing the refuel thing in F1 ? As far as I could remember, F1 races have refueling. | Always get sufficient fuel in the car to complete a race. There are no | facilities as such in the pits. if you have insufficient fuel in the car to | complete a race or crash out, you can hit shift+R to restore the car to | driveable. This has it's limitations though. You will be back to full fuel | load (The original load when the race started) and be on cold tyres. Not a | good recipe near the end of a race. Note also that pro races and above will

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| not allow you to do this. | | Regards | | Mark | > Hi | > | > Now that I got my joystick deadzone settled, | > I am able to run laps after laps without the reset

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| > :) | > | > so a new problem cropped up | > I am now running low on fuel which somehow | > shows itself by reducing power to the car ( ? ) | > | > anyway, I pit to get some fuel | > parked just before my name | > and wait | > and wait and wait.................... | > | > what do I need to do to get some service ? | > and how do I know if my wheels got changed ? | > | > do I need to tell them " coming in for pitstop " ? | > | > | > -- | > regards | > Leong email : | > =========================================== | > Singapore | > | | |

It used to happen a lot in the 1950's but the practice gradually died out. Then Brabham started doing mid-race refuelling during the 1982 season. By 1983 all the teams were doing it but it was banned for 1984 on safety grounds. It was re-introduced for 1994 and beyond. -- Cheers! Graeme Nash http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk ICQ# 11257824 ________________________________________________________________________________ "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" (Calvin & Hobbes)

Yeah...find the fuel pressure gauge (does anyone still have the URL of that page with the dashboard layouts?) and watch it as your fuel runs out...with about 2 laps (at a average track, not Spa or The Ring) of fuel left, it will start dropping from normal (since I run the Brabham, 79 PSI) but will not leave any other signs until about 3-5 PSI, when it FINALLY starts sputtering. You then have about a minute or so worth of fuel left, if even that...hey, at least your car won't catch fire (if it does, for about a second!) :D -- Kirk Lane ICQ: 28171652 >There are no such thing as pitstops in GPL,. You need to hit ESC to return >to the pitscreen. The only time you use the pits in the race is when you get >a stop and go penalty. I suppose stuttering when you begin to run out of >fuel is when the fuel pump is starting to suck air. >-Bj?rn >> Hi >> Now that I got my joystick deadzone settled, >> I am able to run laps after laps without the reset button >> :) >> so a new problem cropped up >> I am now running low on fuel which somehow >> shows itself by reducing power to the car ( ? ) >> anyway, I pit to get some fuel >> parked just before my name >> and wait >> and wait and wait.................... >> what do I need to do to get some service ? >> and how do I know if my wheels got changed ? >> do I need to tell them " coming in for pitstop " ? >> -- >> regards >> =========================================== >> Singapore

ROTFL!

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> Hi > Now that I got my joystick deadzone settled, > I am able to run laps after laps without the reset button > :) > so a new problem cropped up > I am now running low on fuel which somehow > shows itself by reducing power to the car ( ? ) > anyway, I pit to get some fuel > parked just before my name > and wait > and wait and wait.................... > what do I need to do to get some service ? > and how do I know if my wheels got changed ? > do I need to tell them " coming in for pitstop " ? > -- > regards > =========================================== > Singapore

This confirms it. He's 10 years old tops! > Does this also means that in the real > races, they did do refuel ? > When did they actually start doing the refuel > thing in F1 ? > As far as I could remember, F1 races have refueling.

It's not reducing power to the car. You'll notice the engine is "coughing", sometimes giving you power sometimes not (apparently this fuel starvation was a problem with the Lotus design even when it wasn't out of fuel). You'll wait probably for a few years, since pitstops for fuel or repairs were not modelled. You can "simulate" it yourself if you like, just stop in your stall then hit Shift-R, this will replace your tyres, replenish your fuel and repair damage. Cheers! John

The URL is http://www.voicenet.com/~jeffreyh/gpl/gauges.html , and it's a very useful site. -- Ian Parker ICQ 21772592 > Yeah...find the fuel pressure gauge (does anyone still have the URL of that > page with the dashboard layouts?) and watch it as your fuel runs out...with > about 2 laps (at a average track, not Spa or The Ring) of fuel left, it will > start dropping from normal (since I run the Brabham, 79 PSI) but will not > leave any other signs until about 3-5 PSI, when it FINALLY starts > sputtering. You then have about a minute or so worth of fuel left, if even > that...hey, at least your car won't catch fire (if it does, for about a > second!) :D > -- > Kirk Lane > ICQ: 28171652