Finally i did a 1.29.92 at Monza just today, i
have been trying for about 2 months now.
I was almost going to give up on the Eagle
but what a feeling even my wife asked me why
are you so happy and i told her and she said not
that game again, don't you have anything better
to do with your spare time. Anyways i wanted to
tell somebody who's interested and i'm sure most
of you know the feeling from reading the posts on
this NG. Merry Chirstmas everyone and if by chance
you happen to see an Eagle in your rearview mirrors
at Monza waving at everyone thats me. Now if i could
just get in the 1.28's i could give those Lotus's and
Ferrari's a run for thier money.
Steve!
Celebrating a sub-1:30 lap at Monza in GPL
Steve celebrated his first lap under 1:30 at Monza in the Eagle, and others shared their milestones and wives' reactions. Sebastien Tixier proposed a joking Monza skill scale from newbie to ace, and others discussed why Monza is so popular and argued that consistency in races matters more than hotlap times.
Automated summary.
Congrats! I remember the first time I broke 1:30. Still have yet to
see anything below 1:29, but I think I can do it. I'm in the Eagle too
:p
--David Cook
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> Finally i did a 1.29.92 at Monza just today, i > have been trying for about 2 months now. > I was almost going to give up on the Eagle > but what a feeling even my wife asked me why > are you so happy and i told her and she said not > that game again, don't you have anything better > to do with your spare time. Anyways i wanted to > tell somebody who's interested and i'm sure most > of you know the feeling from reading the posts on > this NG. Merry Chirstmas everyone and if by chance > you happen to see an Eagle in your rearview mirrors > at Monza waving at everyone thats me. Now if i could > just get in the 1.28's i could give those Lotus's and > Ferrari's a run for thier money. > Steve!I have been trying for months to break into the 1:29's with the honda. Last
week I gave all the other cars another try at monza for 15 laps, and when I
got to the eagle, I drove a 1:29:95 on lap 8. Giving me a total of probably
25 laps combining all tracks in the eagle. Go figure.
Brian Fox
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>Finally i did a 1.29.92 at Monza just today, i >have been trying for about 2 months now. >I was almost going to give up on the Eagle >but what a feeling even my wife asked me why >are you so happy and i told her and she said not >that game again, don't you have anything better >to do with your spare time. Anyways i wanted to >tell somebody who's interested and i'm sure most >of you know the feeling from reading the posts on >this NG. Merry Chirstmas everyone and if by chance >you happen to see an Eagle in your rearview mirrors >at Monza waving at everyone thats me. Now if i could >just get in the 1.28's i could give those Lotus's and >Ferrari's a run for thier money. >Steve!I think your wife's reaction is very familiar for a lot of us :)
Congrats!
Andre
Congradulations! Although I haven't broke 1:30 yet (1:30:25) I know I will be
estatic when I do! See ya at Monza
Hi Guys
My wife enjoys this game with me !!!!!!!!
She also owns a racing wheel and enjoys a bit of racing to !!!!
But I can share my enthousiasm about another fast lap with her !!!
I guess I'am very very lucky !!!!
Congratulations Steve I ( we ) know the feeling of going under 1:30 at monza
I'am in 1:28 going for 1:27
Geez I love this Game ( and my wife :)
Glenn
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> Finally i did a 1.29.92 at Monza just today, i > have been trying for about 2 months now. > I was almost going to give up on the Eagle > but what a feeling even my wife asked me why > are you so happy and i told her and she said not > that game again, don't you have anything better > to do with your spare time. Anyways i wanted to > tell somebody who's interested and i'm sure most > of you know the feeling from reading the posts on > this NG. Merry Chirstmas everyone and if by chance > you happen to see an Eagle in your rearview mirrors > at Monza waving at everyone thats me. Now if i could > just get in the 1.28's i could give those Lotus's and > Ferrari's a run for thier money. > Steve!Congrats Steve. I know the feeling well. I thought that it was just about
impossible to turn a 1:29 lap at Monza in a Brabham. But I did it once !!
Joel Willstein
Congratulations, but why does everybody love Monza so much, I find it a
bit boring compared to Zandvoort, Mosport, Rouen, Spa and the Ring.
There always seems to be a full grid for Monza on VROC though. Perhaps
it's because it was in the demo.
- Michael
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> > Finally i did a 1.29.92 at Monza just today, i > > have been trying for about 2 months now. > Congratulations, but why does everybody love Monza so much, I find it a > bit boring compared to Zandvoort, Mosport, Rouen, Spa and the Ring. > There always seems to be a full grid for Monza on VROC though. Perhaps > it's because it was in the demo.Quoted text (11 lines)
> > > Finally i did a 1.29.92 at Monza just today, i > > > have been trying for about 2 months now. > > Congratulations, but why does everybody love Monza so much, I find it a > > bit boring compared to Zandvoort, Mosport, Rouen, Spa and the Ring. > > There always seems to be a full grid for Monza on VROC though. Perhaps > > it's because it was in the demo. > Maybe because it is the easiest track to go "fairly" fast on? And because of > the few turns and long straights it is great for competetive racing.Monza seems easy, but when you drive for the 1:27, it suddenly becomes
a very challenging track. Taking Curve Grande as fast as possible,
exiting the 2nd lesmo and trailbraking into Parabolica as much as
possible is very challenging.
In training mode the long straights between start/curve grande and the
2nd lesmo/parabolica are sometimes boring, but for online racing I
find Monza one of the best tracks. Lots of possibilities to overtake.
Andre
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>> Finally i did a 1.29.92 at Monza just today, i >> have been trying for about 2 months now. >Congratulations, but why does everybody love Monza so much, I find it a >bit boring compared to Zandvoort, Mosport, Rouen, Spa and the Ring. >There always seems to be a full grid for Monza on VROC though. Perhaps >it's because it was in the demo. >- MichaelQuoted text (19 lines)
> > > > Finally i did a 1.29.92 at Monza just today, i > > > > have been trying for about 2 months now. > > > Congratulations, but why does everybody love Monza so much, I find it a > > > bit boring compared to Zandvoort, Mosport, Rouen, Spa and the Ring. > > > There always seems to be a full grid for Monza on VROC though. Perhaps > > > it's because it was in the demo. > > Maybe because it is the easiest track to go "fairly" fast on? And because of > > the few turns and long straights it is great for competetive racing. > Also, everybody who play GPL konw monza track lap times , so it' s a track > standard :o) > Everybody konw that +1'30 = newby , 1'29-1'30 = aprentice, 1'28-1'29 = driver , > 1'27-1'28 = pro > , sub 1'27 = ace. :o) > i hope to be soon a pro :o) cause for now i'm a driver :o)These times are for the Lotus and Eagle. If you can do a sub 1'27 in a
Cooper, you're not an ace, you're lying :)
Andre
> These times are for the Lotus and Eagle. If you can do a sub 1'27 in a
> Cooper, you're not an ace, you're lying :)
hehe, good one.
Still can't get under 1:30 in the Eagle though.......
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I didn't say it was easy - especially as my best is in the 1:28's, it's
just that I like to drive flowing curves that link together with changes
of gradient and camber. i.e. the Ring:-)
- Michael
For the Lotus, of course. Low 1'29's with the Honda are incredible laptimes
for me <g> (I've never seen a sub 1:29 with the Honda).
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-- May the Downforce be with you...
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise
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Lucky you! :-)
I can see the ads from lonely GPLers now:
s/w/m enjoys long walks on the track, intimate dinners at a little cafe on
the exit
of the Masta kink, and Sunday drives in the country (at frightening speeds).
Looking for s/w/f with sub-1:30 at Monza and an intimate understanding of
differential settings. I'm a smoker but I'm working on throttle control.
monza
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> Hi Guys > My wife enjoys this game with me !!!!!!!! > She also owns a racing wheel and enjoys a bit of racing to !!!! > But I can share my enthousiasm about another fast lap with her !!! > I guess I'am very very lucky !!!! > Congratulations Steve I ( we ) know the feeling of going under 1:30 atQuoted text (12 lines)
> I'am in 1:28 going for 1:27 > Geez I love this Game ( and my wife :) > Glenn > > Congradulations! Although I haven't broke 1:30 yet (1:30:25) I know I > will be > > estatic when I do! See ya at MonzaI guess it's one of the only tracks where you don't have to be fully
concentrated every single second and it's quite easy to learn too mostly
because everybody knows the track from modern F1 sims.
>It's easy to see just how inconsistent even the fastest guys are with the
>latest version of SpyGirl. When you select a replay, even though you only have
>the one replay, you get to see ALL the lap times that were done in that
>session.
Ah, but that's when they're really going for it and hotlapping. In races
the majority of them are very consistent. See if you can get hold of a
replay of a Champs League race and prepare to pick your jaw up off the
floor :-)
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Cheers!
Graeme Nash
Congrats - but I think you are wrong about needing 1:28s to chase the fast
guys! What you really need is to be able to run nice clean consistent 1:29s
and 1:30s lap after lap after lap ... you get the idea. There are a lot of
hotlappers out there who dont race well simply because they need their line
and ONLY their line to go fast. Thats a bit of a problem when there are
other cars on the track running what they think are their best lines. I
finish in the top three of a majority of the VROC races I run because I can
run 29s and 30s all day long, yet I rarely run a 28. There are guys out
there running low 27's fairly often, and a few of them are consistant ( to
be read as "unbeatable!") but the vast majority of hotlappers are , "1:28,
spin, 1:28, spin, 1:28, wreck" guys who I wave to on the side of the track
when I go "1:30, 1:30, 1:30.........
Congratulations though - and keep practicing!!
Jean-Jaques the Evil Cat
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> Finally i did a 1.29.92 at Monza just today, i > have been trying for about 2 months now. > I was almost going to give up on the Eagle > but what a feeling even my wife asked me why > are you so happy and i told her and she said not > that game again, don't you have anything better > to do with your spare time. Anyways i wanted to > tell somebody who's interested and i'm sure most > of you know the feeling from reading the posts on > this NG. Merry Chirstmas everyone and if by chance > you happen to see an Eagle in your rearview mirrors > at Monza waving at everyone thats me. Now if i could > just get in the 1.28's i could give those Lotus's and > Ferrari's a run for thier money. > Steve! > > >
Jim Allison wrote in message <4PB74.24$[email hidden]>...
speeds).
>Looking for s/w/f with sub-1:30 at Monza and an intimate understanding of
>differential settings. I'm a smoker but I'm working on throttle control.
>Great, Jim! LOL!
A big spin of my beanie propeller to ya.
Kurt
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> >Lucky you! :-) > >I can see the ads from lonely GPLers now: > >s/w/m enjoys long walks on the track, intimate dinners at a little cafe on >the exit >of the Masta kink, and Sunday drives in the country (at frightening[email hidden] (Boswoj) wrote in <rvF74.6419$[email hidden]>:
It's easy to see just how inconsistent even the fastest guys are with the
latest version of SpyGirl. When you select a replay, even though you only have
the one replay, you get to see ALL the lap times that were done in that
session.
--
Don Scurlock
Vancouver,B.C.
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>Congrats - but I think you are wrong about needing 1:28s to chase the fast >guys! What you really need is to be able to run nice clean consistent 1:29s >and 1:30s lap after lap after lap ... you get the idea. There are a lot of >hotlappers out there who dont race well simply because they need their line >and ONLY their line to go fast. Thats a bit of a problem when there are >other cars on the track running what they think are their best lines. I >finish in the top three of a majority of the VROC races I run because I can >run 29s and 30s all day long, yet I rarely run a 28. There are guys out >there running low 27's fairly often, and a few of them are consistant ( to >be read as "unbeatable!") but the vast majority of hotlappers are , "1:28, >spin, 1:28, spin, 1:28, wreck" guys who I wave to on the side of the track >when I go "1:30, 1:30, 1:30......... >I'm not a hotlapper but can hold my own at most races. The times below gave
me a 3rd place in a VROC race at Monza using a Ferrari (starting towards the
back of the grid because I didnt qualify) and with 4th place finishing close
behind me.
Grand Prix Legends
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Lap Times
Ian Parker
18/12/99
Practice None
Race 1 1:41.96
2 1:29.88
3 1:29.85
4 1:28.99
5 1:28.86
6 1:28.75
7 1:28.87
8 1:29.02
9 1:30.21
10 1:28.70
11 1:28.55
So running 1:29's and 30's may be ok for most races, but there are many fast
people out there who are also very consistent.
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Don Scurlock <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> [email hidden] (Boswoj) wrote in
<rvF74.6419$[email hidden]>:
>
> >Congrats - but I think you are wrong about needing 1:28s to chase the
fast
> >guys! What you really need is to be able to run nice clean consistent
1:29s
> >and 1:30s lap after lap after lap ... you get the idea. There are a lot
of
> >hotlappers out there who dont race well simply because they need their
line
> >and ONLY their line to go fast. Thats a bit of a problem when there are
> >other cars on the track running what they think are their best lines. I
> >finish in the top three of a majority of the VROC races I run because I
can
> >run 29s and 30s all day long, yet I rarely run a 28. There are guys out
> >there running low 27's fairly often, and a few of them are consistant
to
> >be read as "unbeatable!") but the vast majority of hotlappers are ,
"1:28,
> >spin, 1:28, spin, 1:28, wreck" guys who I wave to on the side of the
track
> >when I go "1:30, 1:30, 1:30.........
> >
>
> It's easy to see just how inconsistent even the fastest guys are with the
> latest version of SpyGirl. When you select a replay, even though you only
have
> the one replay, you get to see ALL the lap times that were done in that
> session.
>
> --
> Don Scurlock
> Vancouver,B.C.
Well that's not exactly true. If you watch a hotlap race, they are
inconsistent indeed. But that's logical, since hotlapping is all about
finding the limits of racing. During races all hotlappers I know are
very consistent. If they can drive 1.27 laps, they can drive low 1.28
laps during races very consistant with ease.
Andre
>It's easy to see just how inconsistent even the fastest guys are with the
>latest version of SpyGirl. When you select a replay, even though you only have
>the one replay, you get to see ALL the lap times that were done in that
>session.
"Ian Parker" <[email hidden]> writes:
Great!
When I finally manage to squeeze in a 1.29.98 at monza you
have to post something like this.
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> I'm not a hotlapper but can hold my own at most races. The times below gave > me a 3rd place in a VROC race at Monza using a Ferrari > > Race 1 1:41.96 > 2 1:29.88 > 3 1:29.85 > 4 1:28.99 > 5 1:28.86 > 6 1:28.75 > 7 1:28.87 > 8 1:29.02 > 9 1:30.21 > 10 1:28.70 > 11 1:28.55
>These times are for the Lotus and Eagle. If you can do a sub 1'27 in a
>Cooper, you're not an ace, you're lying :)
>
>AndreI'm glad someone mentioned the Cooper.
I can manage low 1:29's in the fast cars and easy 1:30's in the
others but no matter how much I try and after endless different
gearing permutations I just cant break 1:31 in the Cooper.
It simply will not go.
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On 22 Dec 1999 00:18:59 +0100, [email hidden] (Asbj0rn
Bj0rnstad) wrote:
This might cheer you up:
I have a replay of a (well known) "hotlapper" doing low 1:27's lap
after lap, after lap, after lap, after lap, after....
And no...he didn't spin once.
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>"Ian Parker" <[email hidden]> writes: > >> I'm not a hotlapper but can hold my own at most races. The times below gave >> me a 3rd place in a VROC race at Monza using a Ferrari >> >> Race 1 1:41.96 >> 2 1:29.88 >> 3 1:29.85 >> 4 1:28.99 >> 5 1:28.86 >> 6 1:28.75 >> 7 1:28.87 >> 8 1:29.02 >> 9 1:30.21 >> 10 1:28.70 >> 11 1:28.55 > >Great! >When I finally manage to squeeze in a 1.29.98 at monza you >have to post something like this.Yes, there are lots of people who are faster and more conistent than I am, I
was just posting as an example ;)
I can do 27's in an Eagle but they are few and far between, besides I
normally drive the Ferrari !!
A friend of mine can do regular 27's in a Ferrari !!!!!
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> On 22 Dec 1999 00:18:59 +0100, [email hidden] (Asbj0rn
> Bj0rnstad) wrote:
>
> >"Ian Parker" <[email hidden]> writes:
> >
> >> I'm not a hotlapper but can hold my own at most races. The times below
gave
> >> me a 3rd place in a VROC race at Monza using a Ferrari
> >>
> >> Race 1 1:41.96
> >> 2 1:29.88
> >> 3 1:29.85
> >> 4 1:28.99
> >> 5 1:28.86
> >> 6 1:28.75
> >> 7 1:28.87
> >> 8 1:29.02
> >> 9 1:30.21
> >> 10 1:28.70
> >> 11 1:28.55
> >
> >Great!
> >When I finally manage to squeeze in a 1.29.98 at monza you
> >have to post something like this.
>
>
> This might cheer you up:
> I have a replay of a (well known) "hotlapper" doing low 1:27's lap
> after lap, after lap, after lap, after lap, after....
> And no...he didn't spin once.
>
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>Finally i did a 1.29.92 at Monza just today, i >have been trying for about 2 months now. >I was almost going to give up on the Eagle >but what a feeling even my wife asked me why >are you so happy and i told her and she said not >that game again, don't you have anything better >to do with your spare time. Anyways i wanted to >tell somebody who's interested and i'm sure most >of you know the feeling from reading the posts on >this NG. Merry Chirstmas everyone and if by chance >you happen to see an Eagle in your rearview mirrors >at Monza waving at everyone thats me. Now if i could >just get in the 1.28's i could give those Lotus's and >Ferrari's a run for thier money. >Steve!Quoted text (8 lines)
>Also, everybody who play GPL konw monza track lap times , so it' s a track >standard :o) >Everybody konw that +1'30 = newby , 1'29-1'30 = aprentice, 1'28-1'29 = driver >, >1'27-1'28 = pro >, sub 1'27 = ace. :o) >i hope to be soon a pro :o) cause for now i'm a driver :o)On Wed, 22 Dec 1999 22:29:53 GMT, "Ian Parker"
>Yes, there are lots of people who are faster and more conistent than I am, I
>was just posting as an example ;)
>I can do 27's in an Eagle but they are few and far between, besides I
>normally drive the Ferrari !!
>A friend of mine can do regular 27's in a Ferrari !!!!!
I was replying to a reply to your laptimes :)
/quote
Great!
When I finally manage to squeeze in a 1.29.98 at monza you
have to post something like this.
quote/
You are consistent_and_fast alright.
I've seen some replays from SRM, I think (W.Glen?)
If you're the I.Parker I think you are, then ur faster than 95% of the
gpl'ers.
The rest of us: we are just mobile chicanes :p
RH
Alan,
While I can't turn laps faster than 1:32s in the Cooper. I've been in
races where guys have turned 1:29s in the Cooper. Talk about being
demoralized :))
Joel Willstein
LOL, great post
Jens
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same happened to me, coming from the cooper.
In my case it was lap 4 with the nunnini-setups
Jens
>I have been trying for months to break into the 1:29's with the honda. Last
>week I gave all the other cars another try at monza for 15 laps, and when I
>got to the eagle, I drove a 1:29:95 on lap 8. Giving me a total of probably
>25 laps combining all tracks in the eagle. Go figure.
>Brian Fox
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It's quite easy to drive consistantly there
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>Congratulations, but why does everybody love Monza so much, I find it a
>bit boring compared to Zandvoort, Mosport, Rouen, Spa and the Ring.
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