GPL 1.1 new default set-ups are great

Thanks Papy!! Thanks to the people who toiled for many hours to give us very driveable and nice set-ups for all of the cars on all of the tracks. When I switched to 1.1, I was so interested in the FFB and playing around with that, and then figuring out what was happening with the slo-mo effect, I didn't bother to check out the new default set-ups until very recently. They are excellent for a beginner and, I believe, since 98% of a good lap time is skill not set-up, that they could be used to get some very impressive lap times in the hands of the expert drivers out there (of which I am unfortunately not one). Marc -- **************************************************************************** Marc Collins Computers will never equal humans until they make mistakes and blame them on other computers. ****************************************************************************

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> Thanks Papy!! Thanks to the people who toiled for many hours to give us > very driveable and nice set-ups for all of the cars on all of the tracks. > When I switched to 1.1, I was so interested in the FFB and playing around > with that, and then figuring out what was happening with the slo-mo effect, > I didn't bother to check out the new default set-ups until very recently. > They are excellent for a beginner and, I believe, since 98% of a good lap > time is skill not set-up, that they could be used to get some very > impressive lap times in the hands of the expert drivers out there (of which > I am unfortunately not one).

They certainly are superb for online racing, as it's much easier to be consistent with them. I haven't been able to match my best 1.0 hotlap at the Glen (1:05.5) with the 1.1 setups, but I'm now doing very consistent 1:06s and 1:07s in races, which is much better than doing a 1:05 and then crashing on the next lap! Last night I had a superb race at Spa where I set off third with a bunch of much faster drivers behind me (they arrived late!), then the first two guys span off (as I came through Masta I was confronted with a wall of grey smoke when one guy span off!). I led the race all the way through to La Carriere on the last (5th) lap, when Mark Mercer made an aggressive move down the inside - we clashed, and I somersaulted into the banking! I still got second, and after the race I discovered that my fastest lap was a 3:29 - over 3 seconds slower than everyone else! Being able to stay on the racing line and not crash makes it much more difficult for the others to get past, and the 1.1 setups are great for that!

Can't argue about taste... I wouldn't want them on my simulated car even if you paid me to use them, but that's just my opinion. Jan. ------ >Thanks Papy!! Thanks to the people who toiled for many hours to give us >very driveable and nice set-ups for all of the cars on all of the tracks. ><Snip>

I am looking forward to 1.2, so we will have "true" lap times to compare. I can't believe that my lap times are slower by 3-5%....but maybe!?!?! It is almost sure that your lap times will be affected by the timing irregularities in 1.1, so just hold on--you may be faster than you think!!! (Let's hope it's not slower!!!) Marc. > > Thanks Papy!! Thanks to the people who toiled for many hours to give us > > very driveable and nice set-ups for all of the cars on all of the tracks. > > When I switched to 1.1, I was so interested in the FFB and playing around > > with that, and then figuring out what was happening with the slo-mo effect, > > I didn't bother to check out the new default set-ups until very recently. > > They are excellent for a beginner and, I believe, since 98% of a good lap > > time is skill not set-up, that they could be used to get some very > > impressive lap times in the hands of the expert drivers out there (of which

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> > I am unfortunately not one). > They certainly are superb for online racing, as it's much easier to be > consistent with them. > I haven't been able to match my best 1.0 hotlap at the Glen (1:05.5) > with the 1.1 setups, but I'm now doing very consistent 1:06s and 1:07s > in races, which is much better than doing a 1:05 and then crashing on > the next lap! > Last night I had a superb race at Spa where I set off third with a bunch > of much faster drivers behind me (they arrived late!), then the first > two guys span off (as I came through Masta I was confronted with a wall > of grey smoke when one guy span off!). > I led the race all the way through to La Carriere on the last (5th) lap, > when Mark Mercer made an aggressive move down the inside - we clashed, > and I somersaulted into the banking! > I still got second, and after the race I discovered that my fastest lap > was a 3:29 - over 3 seconds slower than everyone else! > Being able to stay on the racing line and not crash makes it much more > difficult for the others to get past, and the 1.1 setups are great for > that!

Marc, the latest version of GPL Spygirl, ver 1.1 now has a function in it to confirm lap times. I check my saved hotaps with it, and so far they have all been correct, it measures it to more decimal places than GPL too hope this helps Davey_Willo > I am looking forward to 1.2, so we will have "true" lap times to compare. I > can't believe that my lap times are slower by 3-5%....but maybe!?!?! It is > almost sure that your lap times will be affected by the timing > irregularities in 1.1, so just hold on--you may be faster than you think!!!

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> (Let's hope it's not slower!!!) > Marc. > > > Thanks Papy!! Thanks to the people who toiled for many hours to give

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> > > very driveable and nice set-ups for all of the cars on all of the > tracks. > > > When I switched to 1.1, I was so interested in the FFB and playing > around > > > with that, and then figuring out what was happening with the slo-mo > effect, > > > I didn't bother to check out the new default set-ups until very > recently. > > > They are excellent for a beginner and, I believe, since 98% of a good > lap > > > time is skill not set-up, that they could be used to get some very > > > impressive lap times in the hands of the expert drivers out there (of > which > > > I am unfortunately not one). > > They certainly are superb for online racing, as it's much easier to be > > consistent with them. > > I haven't been able to match my best 1.0 hotlap at the Glen (1:05.5) > > with the 1.1 setups, but I'm now doing very consistent 1:06s and 1:07s > > in races, which is much better than doing a 1:05 and then crashing on > > the next lap! > > Last night I had a superb race at Spa where I set off third with a bunch > > of much faster drivers behind me (they arrived late!), then the first > > two guys span off (as I came through Masta I was confronted with a wall > > of grey smoke when one guy span off!). > > I led the race all the way through to La Carriere on the last (5th) lap, > > when Mark Mercer made an aggressive move down the inside - we clashed, > > and I somersaulted into the banking! > > I still got second, and after the race I discovered that my fastest lap > > was a 3:29 - over 3 seconds slower than everyone else! > > Being able to stay on the racing line and not crash makes it much more > > difficult for the others to get past, and the 1.1 setups are great for > > that!