GPL - $!**/.... AAAAAARRRFFF!!

I consider myself a really bad driver. But today I finally managed to place my Lotus in Monza on the first row of the grid (1:30:04 - nearly beat my record of 1:29:88). Got a decent start, kept third place. Right in the first lap, as I was approching Parabolica, my Telephone rang. Therefore: I hit the "Pause"-button. Right in the middle of Parabolica. Got back from the phone, looked at my screen, thought to myself: "I'll never will stay on the road!", gave it a try, and... stayed on the road. Still in third place. Or so it seemed. In the next lap; I was closing in towards Clark in second place. Finishing lap 4, I was right behind him and really (I'm so f***ing proud of myself!!!) passed him in the first Lesmo. Started a replay. Totally stunned. In Lap 3 I beat my own record with a 1:29.87; BUT: GPL counted me on POSITION 20, although nobody had passed me. As I watched the complete replay, I saw that GPL had any car passing the Parabolica (where I had hit the Pause-button) also passing me! Has anybody else experienced this? Or should I have known that you never ever are allowed to hit the Pause-button within a race? Disappointed - Reaperle

Sounds similar to what happened to me the other day. I was leading the 'offline' race at Kayalami, when on the fourth lap I see on my pitboard that I am 18th, and to add insult to injury, was getting blue flags waved at me! Another two laps and enough was enough, I packed in. But on looking for clues in the replay my position on the last laps could change from last to first to somewhere in the middle of the field, all in one lap. Surely not another 1.1 bug??? :-( Steve

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>I consider myself a really bad driver. But today I finally managed to place >my Lotus in Monza on the first row of the grid (1:30:04 - nearly beat my >record of 1:29:88). >Got a decent start, kept third place. Right in the first lap, as I was >approching Parabolica, my Telephone rang. >Therefore: I hit the "Pause"-button. Right in the middle of Parabolica. >Got back from the phone, looked at my screen, thought to myself: "I'll

never >will stay on the road!", gave it a try, and... stayed on the road. Still in >third place. Or so it seemed. >In the next lap; I was closing in towards Clark in second place. Finishing >lap 4, I was right behind him and really (I'm so f***ing proud of myself!!!)

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>passed him in the first Lesmo. >Started a replay. Totally stunned. In Lap 3 I beat my own record with a >1:29.87; BUT: GPL counted me on POSITION 20, although nobody had passed me. >As I watched the complete replay, I saw that GPL had any car passing the >Parabolica (where I had hit the Pause-button) also passing me! >Has anybody else experienced this? Or should I have known that you never >ever are allowed to hit the Pause-button within a race? >Disappointed - >Reaperle

i hate the blue flags in gpl, you pass another driver and he drops right back behind you and you styuill get the flags waved at you!!!!!! > Sounds similar to what happened to me the other day. I was leading the > 'offline' race at Kayalami, when on the fourth lap I see on my pitboard that > I am 18th, and to add insult to injury, was getting blue flags waved at me!

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> Another two laps and enough was enough, I packed in. But on looking for > clues in the replay my position on the last laps could change from last to > first to somewhere in the middle of the field, all in one lap. Surely not > another 1.1 bug??? :-( > Steve > >I consider myself a really bad driver. But today I finally managed to

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> >my Lotus in Monza on the first row of the grid (1:30:04 - nearly beat my > >record of 1:29:88). > >Got a decent start, kept third place. Right in the first lap, as I was > >approching Parabolica, my Telephone rang. > >Therefore: I hit the "Pause"-button. Right in the middle of Parabolica. > >Got back from the phone, looked at my screen, thought to myself: "I'll > never > >will stay on the road!", gave it a try, and... stayed on the road. Still

in > >third place. Or so it seemed. > >In the next lap; I was closing in towards Clark in second place. Finishing > >lap 4, I was right behind him and really (I'm so f***ing proud of > myself!!!) > >passed him in the first Lesmo. > >Started a replay. Totally stunned. In Lap 3 I beat my own record with a > >1:29.87; BUT: GPL counted me on POSITION 20, although nobody had passed me. > >As I watched the complete replay, I saw that GPL had any car passing the > >Parabolica (where I had hit the Pause-button) also passing me! > >Has anybody else experienced this? Or should I have known that you never > >ever are allowed to hit the Pause-button within a race? > >Disappointed - > >Reaperle

we had an online race a few days ago and I of course was smacked off and since i was hosting....i watched the race from the view screen.......a nice battle for first developed in our 9 lap Spa race....ferrari in 1st..eagle in 2nd....at about lap 5 the eagle passed the ferrari on the last turn to take the lead......looking at the pit board.....the eagle is placed a lap down.....what the heck is this?...during the next lap....the race grid for first holds but a lap later just before the final turn the ferrari takes the lead but loses it at the final corner to the eagle again as it UNLAPS itself........crosses the line and another peek at the lap board ....the eagle is placed back another lap down....now's he's in the lead and 2 laps down......a very very serious bug......please fix this PAPY...this is not racing.....

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> i hate the blue flags in gpl, you pass another driver and he drops right > back behind you and you styuill get the flags waved at you!!!!!! > > Sounds similar to what happened to me the other day. I was leading the > > 'offline' race at Kayalami, when on the fourth lap I see on my pitboard > that > > I am 18th, and to add insult to injury, was getting blue flags waved at > me! > > Another two laps and enough was enough, I packed in. But on looking for > > clues in the replay my position on the last laps could change from last to > > first to somewhere in the middle of the field, all in one lap. Surely not > > another 1.1 bug??? :-( > > Steve > > >I consider myself a really bad driver. But today I finally managed to > place > > >my Lotus in Monza on the first row of the grid (1:30:04 - nearly beat my > > >record of 1:29:88). > > >Got a decent start, kept third place. Right in the first lap, as I was > > >approching Parabolica, my Telephone rang. > > >Therefore: I hit the "Pause"-button. Right in the middle of Parabolica. > > >Got back from the phone, looked at my screen, thought to myself: "I'll > > never > > >will stay on the road!", gave it a try, and... stayed on the road. Still > in > > >third place. Or so it seemed. > > >In the next lap; I was closing in towards Clark in second place. > Finishing > > >lap 4, I was right behind him and really (I'm so f***ing proud of > > myself!!!) > > >passed him in the first Lesmo. > > >Started a replay. Totally stunned. In Lap 3 I beat my own record with a > > >1:29.87; BUT: GPL counted me on POSITION 20, although nobody had passed > me. > > >As I watched the complete replay, I saw that GPL had any car passing the > > >Parabolica (where I had hit the Pause-button) also passing me! > > >Has anybody else experienced this? Or should I have known that you never > > >ever are allowed to hit the Pause-button within a race? > > >Disappointed - > > >Reaperle

<snip> No I noticed it once when at Monza and I'm still using v1.0 -- Peter Ives

I'm glad it seems to be a very occasional fault. Mind you, I was driving a Brabham in Guy Ligier's '67 colours, so maybe the track marshal's were expecting me to be at the back of the field....;-) Steve >No I noticed it once when at Monza and I'm still using v1.0 >-- >Peter Ives