OK Eldred, you MADE ME drop 1.5 secs

I have to admit, I haven't pursued GPL as perhaps I should, even Eldred's times were far below mine. But his recent sucess spurred me into putting more laps into just Monza to try and figure out where I stink...well perhaps I should say, where I don't stink..a much smaller number. Started Brking earlier and holding the downshifts til the car is good and settled and I've cut over a second and half off my pb. Still have a ways to go just to get to the awful stage, but this is the most progress I've made since I junked my old T2 wheel. Thanks Eldred and all you who helped him...and me! dave henrie

Yeah, same here. I followed the advice given to Eldred and have managed to come down to 1:30.27 at Monza. Still a long way to go, but I can now do consistent, comfortable 1:31.xx laps without crashing. Times on other tracks have come down as well, especially at Spa. Thanks Eldred. Bob

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> I have to admit, I haven't pursued GPL as perhaps I should, even > Eldred's times were far below mine. But his recent sucess spurred me > into putting more laps into just Monza to try and figure out where I > stink...well perhaps I should say, where I don't stink..a much smaller > number. Started Brking earlier and holding the downshifts til the car > is good and settled and I've cut over a second and half off my pb. > Still have a ways to go just to get to the awful stage, but this is > the most progress I've made since I junked my old T2 wheel. > Thanks Eldred and all you who helped him...and me! > dave henrie

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> I have to admit, I haven't pursued GPL as perhaps I should, even >Eldred's times were far below mine. But his recent sucess spurred me >into putting more laps into just Monza to try and figure out where I >stink...well perhaps I should say, where I don't stink..a much smaller >number. Started Brking earlier and holding the downshifts til the car >is good and settled and I've cut over a second and half off my pb. > Still have a ways to go just to get to the awful stage, but this is >the most progress I've made since I junked my old T2 wheel. >Thanks Eldred and all you who helped him...and me! >dave henrie

What?!? You're using ME as a target to shoot for? Just how slow ARE you, Dave?<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Let's just say I'd make a great anchor for any team..... dave henrie

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>Yeah, same here. I followed the advice given to Eldred and have managed >to come down to 1:30.27 at Monza. Still a long way to go, but I can now >do consistent, comfortable 1:31.xx laps without crashing. Times on other >tracks have come down as well, especially at Spa. >Thanks Eldred. >Bob

Hehe - You're welcome, Bob. But, I'm just one driver bemoaning my slow times... Now, if I could just get better at the OTHER tracks... So far in my championship season, I have 1 win(monza), 1 6th place(Watkins), and NO other top 12 finishes... Mostly 13-15 place... More practice is DEFINITELY needed. Hey, I'm off until next year...<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Very droll. LOL!