Holiday GP races

3 races - one over Thanksgiving, one on Dec 26, one on Jan 1. The possibilities are all 3 GPL races, or 2 GPL and one N2K2 race. Boxing day and New Year's races are sort of a tradition<g>, so those will probably stay as GPL races. Possible GPL tracks: Spa, Zandvoort, Nurburgring, Snett67, Zeltweg. Possible N2K2 tracks: Dover, Watkins, Atlanta, IMS. I believe that a 9am eastern time on Dec 26 and Jan 1 worked out fine before for the Euros as well as those in North America. What about the Thanksgiving race? Since Euros don't celebrate, I'm considering that Sunday(Dec 1) at 9am. That one *may* be a Nascar race. I haven't decided yet. Questions, comments, suggestions? Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:+6.19 N2002 Rank:+18.91 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

On 23 Nov 2002 04:36:07 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: >Questions, comments, suggestions? Yaaaaay. Didn't get to race your last set of GP's, hopefully I can fit these into my scehedule. =) Jason

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> 3 races - one over Thanksgiving, one on Dec 26, one on Jan 1. The > possibilities are all 3 GPL races, or 2 GPL and one N2K2 race. Boxing day and > New Year's races are sort of a tradition<g>, so those will probably stay as GPL > races. > > Possible GPL tracks: Spa, Zandvoort, Nurburgring, Snett67, Zeltweg. > Possible N2K2 tracks: Dover, Watkins, Atlanta, IMS. > > I believe that a 9am eastern time on Dec 26 and Jan 1 worked out fine before > for the Euros as well as those in North America. What about the Thanksgiving > race? Since Euros don't celebrate, I'm considering that Sunday(Dec 1) at 9am. > That one *may* be a Nascar race. I haven't decided yet. > Questions, comments, suggestions? > > Eldred >

I think you should keep the GPL tracks to something that came with the game. I have Snett (I think), but not zeltweg. Besides, people have a lot more "practice" under their belts for the original tracks. Are you setting up with GP rules, or are you using intermediate with GP lengths (to allow use of shift-r). For the NR2K2 track, I'd much prefer Dover or Watkins Glen. Atlanta and IMS are too big.

In article <[email hidden]>, John Simmons <[email hidden]> writes: >I think you should keep the GPL tracks to something that came with >the game. I have Snett (I think), but not zeltweg. Besides, people >have a lot more "practice" under their belts for the original tracks. >Are you setting up with GP rules, or are you using intermediate with >GP lengths (to allow use of shift-r). > Standard GP rules - you crash, you're out. I was originally only going to suggest original tracks, then I thought of those addons as an afterthought. The amount of practice for original tracks makes sense, as does the fact that everyone doesn't HAVE Snett or Zeltweg. Plus, I think some people have graphics/lockup problems with the addons. I'll just go with original tracks. Maybe I'll add Watkins Glen to the list instead. >For the NR2K2 track, I'd much prefer Dover or Watkins Glen. Atlanta >and IMS are too big. Too big? I hadn't considered that. I was thinking about the larger tracks because there's more room for error, as opposed to a bullring like NHIS or Phoenix. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:+6.19 N2002 Rank:+18.91 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> In article <[email hidden]>, John Simmons > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >I think you should keep the GPL tracks to something that came with > >the game. I have Snett (I think), but not zeltweg. Besides, people > >have a lot more "practice" under their belts for the original tracks. > >Are you setting up with GP rules, or are you using intermediate with > >GP lengths (to allow use of shift-r). > > > > Standard GP rules - you crash, you're out. I was originally only going to > suggest original tracks, then I thought of those addons as an afterthought. > The amount of practice for original tracks makes sense, as does the fact that > everyone doesn't HAVE Snett or Zeltweg. Plus, I think some people have > graphics/lockup problems with the addons. I'll just go with original tracks. > Maybe I'll add Watkins Glen to the list instead. > > >For the NR2K2 track, I'd much prefer Dover or Watkins Glen. Atlanta > >and IMS are too big. > > Too big? I hadn't considered that. I was thinking about the larger tracks > because there's more room for error, as opposed to a bullring like NHIS or > Phoenix. > > Eldred >

I like the shorter tracks because everything happens faster. :)

Will these races be open to everyone? Passworded? Do I need to register somewhere? Also, I hope you can finalize the tracks soon, because I am going to need a lot of practice between now and then to be able to keep up with you guys. "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > 3 races - one over Thanksgiving, one on Dec 26, one on Jan 1. The > possibilities are all 3 GPL races, or 2 GPL and one N2K2 race. Boxingday and > New Year's races are sort of a tradition<g>, so those will probablystay as GPL > races. > > Possible GPL tracks: Spa, Zandvoort, Nurburgring, Snett67, Zeltweg. > Possible N2K2 tracks: Dover, Watkins, Atlanta, IMS. > > I believe that a 9am eastern time on Dec 26 and Jan 1 worked out finebefore > for the Euros as well as those in North America. What about theThanksgiving > race? Since Euros don't celebrate, I'm considering that Sunday(Dec 1)at 9am.

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> That one *may* be a Nascar race. I haven't decided yet. > Questions, comments, suggestions? > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPLRank:+6.19 > N2002 Rank:+18.91 > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then

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In article <arrmli$ldod0$[email hidden]>, "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> writes: >Will these races be open to everyone? Passworded? Do I need to >register somewhere? Also, I hope you can finalize the tracks soon, >because I am going to need a lot of practice between now and then to be >able to keep up with you guys. > The NASCAR race(if there is one) will be run by the invite list I already have. The GPL races have always been open, but I reserve the right to eject any driver who is acting like an ass... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:+6.19 N2002 Rank:+18.91 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

On 25 Nov 2002 04:53:05 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: >The NASCAR race(if there is one) will be run by the invite list I already have. > The GPL races have always been open, but I reserve the right to eject any >driver who is acting like an ass... Damn, guess I might as well skip out. =( Jason

"EldredP" wrote... > <snip> > The NASCAR race(if there is one) will be run by the > invite list I already have. > The GPL races have always been open, but I reserve > the right to eject any driver who is acting like an > ass... I was going to plead for an open, pasworded NASCAR race, as John doesn't sound very positive towards one-off entries into RASCAR on the homepage, but then I remembered the race number - carfile hassle. How about a compromise... one time entries get assigned numbers 201, 202 to, say, 205 and a generic paintjob, provided by one of the master painters in here. The RASCARians can then keep these cars in their car folder to accomodate future guest drivers. Any word on the carset effort, BTW? Jan. =---

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> 3 races - one over Thanksgiving, one on Dec 26, one on > Jan 1. The possibilities are all 3 GPL races, or 2 GPL > and one N2K2 race. Boxing day and New Year's races are > sort of a tradition<g>, so those will probably stay as GPL > races. > > Possible GPL tracks: Spa, Zandvoort, Nurburgring, Snett67, > Zeltweg.

<ding!> Did someone mention the magic word? <g> > Possible N2K2 tracks: Dover, Watkins, Atlanta, IMS. No particular preference. > I believe that a 9am eastern time on Dec 26 and Jan 1 > worked out fine before for the Euros as well as those > in North America. Yes, that's 3pm here... good time to start a race. > What about the Thanksgiving race? Since Euros don't > celebrate, I'm considering that Sunday(Dec 1) at > 9am. Fine. Something like 1-3pm on the day itself might work too (7-9pm over here), when's Thanksgiving? Novermber 27th? -Lot of Euro leagues run on Wednesday or Thursday, though. Jan. =---

Jan said: Any word on the carset effort, BTW? Jan. --------------------------------------- I made a carset from my HD. All I did was cut/paste what I thought were all the new cars. www.zzbusch.com/files/rascar.zip It's 9 MB's Tell me if I missed any. Your welcome ;-) -- Richard "ZZ" Busch Member: Screamers Racing League CORS RASCAR GPL Rank + 17.415 MoGPL Rank + 345.986 N2002 Rank + 7.695 http://www.ZZBusch.com ---------------- Busch Motorsports: Remember racecar is racecar spelled backward ----------------- Busch Carpentry: A good carpenter can nail anything -----------------

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> Jan said: > > Any word on the carset effort, BTW? > > I made a carset from my HD. All I did was cut/paste > what I thought were all the new cars. > > www.zzbusch.com/files/rascar.zip > > It's 9 MB's > Tell me if I missed any.

Thanks Richard! Jan. =---

In article <BzrE9.19167$[email hidden]>, "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> writes: >> Possible GPL tracks: Spa, Zandvoort, Nurburgring, Snett67, >> Zeltweg. > ><ding!> Did someone mention the magic word? <g> >What, Nurburgring? >> Possible N2K2 tracks: Dover, Watkins, Atlanta, IMS. > >No particular preference. Leaning towards Watkins Glen...

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> >> I believe that a 9am eastern time on Dec 26 and Jan 1 >> worked out fine before for the Euros as well as those >> in North America. > >Yes, that's 3pm here... good time to start a race. > >> What about the Thanksgiving race? Since Euros don't >> celebrate, I'm considering that Sunday(Dec 1) at >> 9am. > >Fine. Something like 1-3pm on the day itself might work too (7-9pm over >here), when's Thanksgiving? Novermber 27th? -Lot of Euro leagues run on >Wednesday or Thursday, though.

Thanksgiving is Thursday, the 28th. Running at 1-3 on Thanksgiving would mess up people who go to dinner, and would also affect Canadians(who don't celebrate?). Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:+6.19 N2002 Rank:+18.91 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> Thanksgiving is Thursday, the 28th. Running at 1-3 on Thanksgiving wouldmess > up people who go to dinner, and would also affect Canadians(who don't > celebrate?). > > > Eldred Whaaaa??? the Cannucks are not Thankful to have us as neighbors???? :) dave henrie

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>Possible N2K2 tracks: Dover, Watkins, Atlanta, IMS. > >I believe that a 9am eastern time on Dec 26 and Jan 1 worked out fine before >for the Euros as well as those in North America. What about the Thanksgiving >race? Since Euros don't celebrate, I'm considering that Sunday(Dec 1) at >9am. >That one *may* be a Nascar race. I haven't decided yet. >Questions, comments, suggestions?

Ok, here we go! Sunday, Dec 1: 10am eastern NASCAR at the Glen 100% race 30 minute practice No yellow flags Racers limited to the invite list already created for RASCAR. I'll post a reminder later this week. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:+6.19 N2002 Rank:+18.91 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.