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Server is up now:RASF1 pw:ras 40% race 20 minutes practice, then 12 laps(20 minutes, I think) qual, then 10 min warmup. Have fun! Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> Server is up now:RASF1 > pw:ras > 40% race > 20 minutes practice, then 12 laps(20 minutes, I think) qual, then > 10 min warmup. > Have fun! > > Eldred

Only three drivers showed up. I'm a little bummed. My GPL leagues are dying on me and I can't find an F1C league with drivers either. I may have to go over to the dark side and buy one of the NASCAR titles just so I can have someone to race with. And I have damn near zero interest in driving NASCAR vehicles around in ever decreasing circles. (Sorry, I know there are a legion of NASCAR fans out there, and I have tried to like it, but after N2 and N3, I just can't make myself like anything about it.) I'm going to go and sit in the corner now, drink some beer and watch some US NFL teams beat on each other, and feel sorry for myself. :-( -- Darryl

Darryl, Wait til you get the Trans Am physique installed. You will probably switch faster then you think. EL

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> EldredP wrote in news:[email hidden]: > > > Server is up now:RASF1 > > pw:ras > > 40% race > > 20 minutes practice, then 12 laps(20 minutes, I think) qual, then > > 10 min warmup. > > Have fun! > > > > Eldred > > Only three drivers showed up. > > I'm a little bummed. My GPL leagues are dying on me and I can't find > an F1C league with drivers either. > > I may have to go over to the dark side and buy one of the NASCAR > titles just so I can have someone to race with. And I have damn near > zero interest in driving NASCAR vehicles around in ever decreasing > circles. (Sorry, I know there are a legion of NASCAR fans out there, > and I have tried to like it, but after N2 and N3, I just can't make > myself like anything about it.) > > I'm going to go and sit in the corner now, drink some beer and watch > some US NFL teams beat on each other, and feel sorry for myself. :-( > > -- > Darryl

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On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:35:13 GMT, Darryl Johnson <[email hidden]> wrote: >I may have to go over to the dark side and buy one of the NASCAR >titles just so I can have someone to race with. *yawn* Jason

Sorry, I had hoped to show up but what with the holidays and relatives there was no time. I won't be able to make Magny-Cours either, but I think I can make it to Silverstone. 'Tis the season, and all that... "Darryl Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lTpyb.2623$[email hidden]... > > Only three drivers showed up. >

In article <lTpyb.2623$[email hidden]>, Darryl Johnson <[email hidden]> writes: >Only three drivers showed up. > >I'm a little bummed. My GPL leagues are dying on me and I can't find >an F1C league with drivers either. Well, *that* sucks...I guess F1C isn't as popular as we thought. Either that, or I've pissed off too many people in the past few months... :-( Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> In article <lTpyb.2623$[email hidden]>, Darryl Johnson > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >>Only three drivers showed up. >> >>I'm a little bummed. My GPL leagues are dying on me and I can't find >>an F1C league with drivers either. > > > Well, *that* sucks...I guess F1C isn't as popular as we thought. Either that, > or I've pissed off too many people in the past few months... :-( > > Eldred

I've been laid up with a knee injury for the last 3 weeks, otherwise I'd be bringing up the rear. Go into multiplayer and recruit some fast drivers. There are people who would love to drive on a server with a fast connection. Larry

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> In article <lTpyb.2623$[email hidden]>, Darryl Johnson > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Only three drivers showed up. > > > >I'm a little bummed. My GPL leagues are dying on me and I can't find > >an F1C league with drivers either. > > Well, *that* sucks...I guess F1C isn't as popular as we thought. Either

that, > or I've pissed off too many people in the past few months... :-( 3.30am on a monday morning is just too late for me :( KK

> I've been laid up with a knee injury for the last >3 weeks, otherwise I'd be bringing up the rear. Damn! Sorry to hear that... > Go into multiplayer and recruit some fast drivers. >There are people who would love to drive on a server >with a fast connection. I might just do that...thanks for the idea. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Maybe switch from F1 to ETCC? I for one BARELY have time to practice so going to an F1 car is just to great a change for me to adapt quick enough. The ETCC mod could also help bring the feild closer. Mitch "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > I've been laid up with a knee injury for the last > >3 weeks, otherwise I'd be bringing up the rear. > > Damn! Sorry to hear that... > > > Go into multiplayer and recruit some fast drivers. > >There are people who would love to drive on a server > >with a fast connection. > > I might just do that...thanks for the idea. > > Eldred > > > --

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> In article <lTpyb.2623$[email hidden]>, Darryl Johnson > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Only three drivers showed up. > > > >I'm a little bummed. My GPL leagues are dying on me and I can't find > >an F1C league with drivers either. > > Well, *that* sucks...I guess F1C isn't as popular as we thought. Either

that, > or I've pissed off too many people in the past few months... :-( Well Neil and I had a fun time. Practice times were just a few tenths apart, and qualifying times were about .05 apart. The race was a blast. Our lap times were within a few tenths of each other for many laps, and the racing was tight, especially early on. Looks like two real F1drivers in the replay. I uploaded the replay to http://home.comcast.net/~davegf/ in case anyone wants to see what they are missing out on. Check out the first five laps at least. If the regulars show up, and if we could add another 3-4 drivers, we could have a great time. Lap after lap of driving against someone like Neil in an F1 car is about as good as it gets for me in sim racing. In an F1 rocket :-o , trying to lap within a few tenths of your previous lap, while being careful not to make the slightest mistake, is a really fantastic sim racing experience. David G Fisher

What??? Nooooooooo!!! :-) David G Fisher "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3rLyb.62910$[email hidden]...

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> Maybe switch from F1 to ETCC? I for one BARELY have time to practice so > going to an F1 car is just to great a change for me to adapt quick enough. > The ETCC mod could also help bring the feild closer. > > Mitch > > "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > I've been laid up with a knee injury for the last > > >3 weeks, otherwise I'd be bringing up the rear. > > > > Damn! Sorry to hear that... > > > > > Go into multiplayer and recruit some fast drivers. > > >There are people who would love to drive on a server > > >with a fast connection. > > > > I might just do that...thanks for the idea. > > > > Eldred > > > > > > -- > >

when do you all race? "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> In article <lTpyb.2623$[email hidden]>, Darryl Johnson > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Only three drivers showed up. > > > >I'm a little bummed. My GPL leagues are dying on me and I can't find > >an F1C league with drivers either. > > Well, *that* sucks...I guess F1C isn't as popular as we thought. Either

that,

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> or I've pissed off too many people in the past few months... :-( > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Member > Screamers Racing League > IICC League > GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 > ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 > Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress > N2k3 rank:in progress > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <teQyb.992$[email hidden]>, "jon" <[email hidden]> writes: >when do you all race? Sundays ad noon eastern. Server RASF1 Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <3rLyb.62910$[email hidden]>, "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> writes: >Maybe switch from F1 to ETCC? I for one BARELY have time to practice so >going to an F1 car is just to great a change for me to adapt quick enough. >The ETCC mod could also help bring the feild closer. I haven't loaded any mods yet. I guess I'm a Luddite who prefers the original unmodified games. I still don't have any extra graphics loaded in GPL...<g> What's the learning curve on them ETCC thingies...? Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: >If the regulars show up, and if we could add another 3-4 drivers, we could >have a great time. Lap after lap of driving against someone like Neil in an >F1 car is about as good as it gets for me in sim racing. But most of us aren't that good, David. When Lary and I were in the same race it was usually a case of who made the fewest(or least damaging) error.<g> But, if everyone who signed up ran, that would be a full field. But, what *is* the maximum number of drivers who could race online? Is it limited to 22? Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> In article <3rLyb.62910$[email hidden]>, > "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> writes: > >>Maybe switch from F1 to ETCC? I for one BARELY have time to practice >>so going to an F1 car is just to great a change for me to adapt quick >>enough. The ETCC mod could also help bring the feild closer. > > I haven't loaded any mods yet. I guess I'm a Luddite who prefers the > original unmodified games. I still don't have any extra graphics > loaded in GPL...<g> > > What's the learning curve on them ETCC thingies...? > > Eldred

Not me, I joined in just to get some seat time. THe Eff1 cars go into hybernation once the big mods start rolling out. dave henrie

Switching to a touring car mod would be fine with me. I'm not going to be able to make it any more often, but at least there will likely be more people showing up. OTOH we only have a few races left, so I'm not sure it makes any sense to switch now. I think we should finish the schedule and then use the time slot for either ETCC or TPTCC. "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3rLyb.62910$[email hidden]...

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> Maybe switch from F1 to ETCC? I for one BARELY have time to practice so > going to an F1 car is just to great a change for me to adapt quick enough. > The ETCC mod could also help bring the feild closer. > > Mitch > >

> What's the learning curve on them ETCC thingies...? Compared to the F1 cars its like a sunday drive. If you are new to the circuits, its way easier with those since you can analyze your coner line for a few secs before you actually reach the corner. At least that's what I found. The online races are generally closer since the cars are closely matched and I think require a bit less practice to drive properly. -- josh boudreau josh at kfoo dot net

"Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3rLyb.62910$[email hidden]... > Maybe switch from F1 to ETCC? I for one BARELY have time to practice so > going to an F1 car is just to great a change for me to adapt quick enough. > The ETCC mod could also help bring the feild closer. >[snip] I agree with what Dave says later in this thread - the F1 cars are way more challenging and to run as close as we do for so many laps is awesome :) To get a big field, I guess we may have to switch to touring cars but if that is eventually the case then I would definitely recommend TPTCC - it's streets (pun) ahead of ETCC in just about every respect, particularly online. Would be nice to see a few more at Magny for the F1 stuff next Sunday - you're missing a blast ;) Regards

>To >get a big field, I guess we may have to switch to touring cars but if that >is eventually the case then I would definitely recommend TPTCC - it's >streets (pun) ahead of ETCC in just about every respect, particularly >online. Oh hell - I don't even know which mods are for which GAMES... "Can't tell your players without a program...!" Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <[email hidden]>, "David G Fisher" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >If the regulars show up, and if we could add another 3-4 drivers, wecould > >have a great time. Lap after lap of driving against someone like Neil inan > >F1 car is about as good as it gets for me in sim racing. > > But most of us aren't that good, David. When Lary and I were in the samerace > it was usually a case of who made the fewest(or least damaging) error.<g> The setup is really critical with the F1 cars. > But, if everyone who signed up ran, that would be a full field. But, what*is* > the maximum number of drivers who could race online? Is it limited to 22? > > Eldred I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing it's limited to 22. David G Fisher

"EldredP" wrote: > Oh hell - I don't even know which mods are for which GAMES... > "Can't tell your players without a program...!" > > Eldred C'mon Eldred - get with it! TPTCC - Touring cars for Nascar 2003 (Corvette & Mustang car shapes so far) Pretty damn good IMHO. As for no mods for GPL now you *are* joking us right Eldred? I couldn't play GPL in original form, but with the mods it is right up there with anything 5 years its junior... Cheers Tony

In article <[email hidden]>, "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>> But, if everyone who signed up ran, that would be a full field. But, what >*is* >> the maximum number of drivers who could race online? Is it limited to 22? >> >> Eldred > >I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing it's limited to 22. >

Not like we've ever had that problem... :-( Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <_X7zb.17925$[email hidden]>, "Tony Rickard" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>"EldredP" wrote: > >> Oh hell - I don't even know which mods are for which GAMES... >> "Can't tell your players without a program...!" >> >> Eldred > >C'mon Eldred - get with it! > >TPTCC - Touring cars for Nascar 2003 (Corvette & Mustang car shapes so far) > >Pretty damn good IMHO.

Ah, ok - thanks! >As for no mods for GPL now you *are* joking us right Eldred? I couldn't play >GPL in original form, but with the mods it is right up there with anything 5 >years its junior... Nope, I'm not joking. I have a different skid sound that I can hear better, but other than that I'm running the game stock out of the box. No other graphics or sounds. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> >As for no mods for GPL now you *are* joking us right Eldred? I couldn't > >play GPL in original form, but with the mods it is right up there with > >anything 5 years its junior... > > Nope, I'm not joking. I have a different skid sound that I can hear > better, but other than that I'm running the game stock out of the box. > No other graphics or sounds.

I don't know if you have time for GPL these days, but at least check out this site for a before & after shot of GPL then and now and have a look at the add ons if you get a chance. http://gpladdons.m4driving.sm/index_eng.htm Most importantly for me is the GPL dashes are IMHO the best around - the stock dash looks, well horrid these days. A good comparison of dashes old & new are here: http://gplpp.com/index.htm Under Cars My Cars Ferrari (or whatever you choose) Cockpit Well worth 2 mins just to see what you are missing! Cheers Tony

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <[email hidden]>, "David G Fisher" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >> But, if everyone who signed up ran, that would be a full field. But,what > >*is* > >> the maximum number of drivers who could race online? Is it limited to22?

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> >> > >> Eldred > > > >I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing it's limited to 22. > > > > Not like we've ever had that problem... :-( > > Eldred

Sorry Eldred, I love the server, cars & drivers but too many other things going on right now (getting married/looking for job/studying/Christmas). I understand you're in pretty much the same boat, I don't know how the heck you do it... -Phasor

In article <C6wzb.552604$pl3.303851@pd7tw3no>, "Phasor" <[email hidden]> writes: >Sorry Eldred, I love the server, cars & drivers but too many other things >going on right now (getting married/looking for job/studying/Christmas). I >understand you're in pretty much the same boat, I don't know how the heck >you do it... Nobody says I do it *well*...<g> Yep, I have all of those as well, except the marriage won't be for a year or more. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <%ohzb.18202$[email hidden]>, "Tony Rickard" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>I don't know if you have time for GPL these days, but at least check out >this site for a before & after shot of GPL then and now and have a look at >the add ons if you get a chance. > >http://gpladdons.m4driving.sm/index_eng.htm > >Most importantly for me is the GPL dashes are IMHO the best around - the >stock dash looks, well horrid these days. > >A good comparison of dashes old & new are here: > >http://gplpp.com/index.htm > >Under Cars >My Cars >Ferrari (or whatever you choose) >Cockpit > >Well worth 2 mins just to see what you are missing! >

Ok, those are good shots. But since I'm still running an ancient system, I'll have to make due with what I have now. But I bookmarked those sites...<g> Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" wrote: > >Well worth 2 mins just to see what you are missing! > > > > Ok, those are good shots. But since I'm still running an ancient system,I'll > have to make due with what I have now. But I bookmarked those sites...<g> Well, if you are running the EA sims or NR2003 then you can load a lot of GPL graphics and sound mods and still get 36fps. Some of the addon tracks need a bit more horspeower but you bags of potential I am sure. Cheers Tony