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RASCAR: Silverstone

7 posts by 6 people · 10 May 2003 21:24 UTC - 18 May 2003 18:15 UTC

John Simmons 10 May 2003 21:24 UTC#68676
Well, there's really not too much to say about the race. Only seven people showed up. The only incident I know about is when Ed and Ginger got together on lap 1 turn 1. The rest of the race featured Neil whoopin the crap outa the rest of us with times in the 1:26 range while the rest of us were wallowing around in the 1:28's. Ginger tried to pull off a no-pitstop run, but he ran low on gas with just one lap to go and had to pull in for a splash-n-go. It's really too bad we didn't get more of a showing, especially since the track is available for download and all of the rascar drivers could have raced for free. Congrats to Neil for the win with a 59-second interval between him and 2nd place. Oh yeah, I finished the race (in 2nd).
"John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... : Well, there's really not too much to say about the race. Only seven : people showed up. The only incident I know about is when Ed and : Ginger got together on lap 1 turn 1. : : The rest of the race featured Neil whoopin the crap outa the rest of : us with times in the 1:26 range while the rest of us were wallowing : around in the 1:28's. : : Ginger tried to pull off a no-pitstop run, but he ran low on gas with : just one lap to go and had to pull in for a splash-n-go. : : It's really too bad we didn't get more of a showing, especially since : the track is available for download and all of the rascar drivers : could have raced for free. : : Congrats to Neil for the win with a 59-second interval between him : and 2nd place. : : Oh yeah, I finished the race (in 2nd). I did some looking around and have downloaded some tracks. I do not have any converter or NR2k2. Some of the tracks I dl'd work and others do not. Sadly, Silverstone is one that will not load. I can run Monza though. I just dl'd GPL demo and it is doing the same thing my NR2 game does, loads to the splash screen then back to my desktop. Has to be my video settings but I do not know why and I am not sure I even want to mess with them to run older games. I am running XP Pro with an NVIDEA G force2 video card if anyone has any ideas what may be causing this I would appreciate the help. I came in 2nd on a 30 lapper at Daytona today racing on a sierra server, raised my new profile (due to rascar naming conventions) up one on SS courses and had a lot of fun at the same time. I love this new wheel, I was able to avoid some accidents as well as prevent/recover from some almost spins going too high in the corners. All in all I would have to say I am really enjoying this new wheel and seem to be making a much better showing on the track so far. -- McWhom -----------------------------------------------------------------
On Sat, 10 May 2003 21:24:19 GMT, John Simmons <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (19 lines)>Well, there's really not too much to say about the race. Only seven >people showed up. The only incident I know about is when Ed and >Ginger got together on lap 1 turn 1. > >The rest of the race featured Neil whoopin the crap outa the rest of >us with times in the 1:26 range while the rest of us were wallowing >around in the 1:28's. > >Ginger tried to pull off a no-pitstop run, but he ran low on gas with >just one lap to go and had to pull in for a splash-n-go. > >It's really too bad we didn't get more of a showing, especially since >the track is available for download and all of the rascar drivers >could have raced for free. > >Congrats to Neil for the win with a 59-second interval between him >and 2nd place. > >Oh yeah, I finished the race (in 2nd).
Is "cutting" some of the corners frowned upon? In a few corners at Silverstone, there is this mossy pavement on this inside of the turns. I often cut through there-esp. on the turn before the final straight... John DiFool
"John DiFool" wrote... > <snip> > Is "cutting" some of the corners frowned upon? In a few > corners at Silverstone, there is this mossy pavement on > this inside of the turns. I often cut through there-esp. > on the turn before the final straight... If it's paved, it's part of the racetrack. <g> Jan. =---
In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...
Quoted text (9 lines)> > Is "cutting" some of the corners frowned upon? In a few corners > at Silverstone, there is this mossy pavement on this inside of the > turns. I often cut through there-esp. on the turn before the final > straight... > > John DiFool > >
Well, I don't do it because it tends to upset the car a bit, and none of the guys I watched during the replay were doing it.
I never take any short cuts - except when in the process of performing an elegant crash. I feel it's legitimate to put 2 wheels over the kerb as long as two are on the track. This really only applies to a couple of turns. Regards "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (14 lines)> In article <[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] says... > > > > Is "cutting" some of the corners frowned upon? In a few corners > > at Silverstone, there is this mossy pavement on this inside of the > > turns. I often cut through there-esp. on the turn before the final > > straight... > > > > John DiFool > > > > > > Well, I don't do it because it tends to upset the car a bit, and none > of the guys I watched during the replay were doing it.
That's a good question... With the exception of when I screwed up, I stayed off the berms, but I have no doubt I could have knocked a BUNCH of time off by using them. But I didn't know that the 'feeling' was about this so I stayed off unless it was by accident. Larry "John DiFool" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (29 lines)> On Sat, 10 May 2003 21:24:19 GMT, John Simmons <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Well, there's really not too much to say about the race. Only seven > >people showed up. The only incident I know about is when Ed and > >Ginger got together on lap 1 turn 1. > > > >The rest of the race featured Neil whoopin the crap outa the rest of > >us with times in the 1:26 range while the rest of us were wallowing > >around in the 1:28's. > > > >Ginger tried to pull off a no-pitstop run, but he ran low on gas with > >just one lap to go and had to pull in for a splash-n-go. > > > >It's really too bad we didn't get more of a showing, especially since > >the track is available for download and all of the rascar drivers > >could have raced for free. > > > >Congrats to Neil for the win with a 59-second interval between him > >and 2nd place. > > > >Oh yeah, I finished the race (in 2nd). > > Is "cutting" some of the corners frowned upon? In a few corners > at Silverstone, there is this mossy pavement on this inside of the > turns. I often cut through there-esp. on the turn before the final > straight... > > John DiFool >

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