UKGPL Season 16 (2008) - Spa (1967) - 65 mod - Aug 12

[NickyIckx]

 
@ Clive , thx , was a lucky lap to me . don’t wanna know what  those Alien`s laptimes are ,coz would make me feel old and rusty , hehe.

Well ,give 7zip a try , it could handle rar and zip etc. , works like charme.
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html


 
@ Screwcutter ,  by my knowledge , none online-gamer is using wireless stuff at all .
                             even wireless keyboard  and mouse  are not acceptable to them.

[Storm_Cloud]

Hi,

I'm not new to racing GPL, or racing online, but I am new to racing GPL online. I haven't touched GPL for about two years but I've been racing in Live For Speed a lot so hopefully I will be able to behave myself!

Hopefully see you on Tuesday!

[Clive Loynes]

Welcome SC.

I can't keep track of you you all are these days.

What's wrong with using your own name is what I want to know.  (Says the brother of Galiesh Darksoul  )

[Storm_Cloud]

Nothing wrong with using real names (mine is Dave Southword btw) but I've always used that tag in LFS so I like to keep my online persona consistent.

[Clive Loynes]

Hi Dave,

Good to have you aboard.

I have added you to the UKGPL2008 grouping on GPLRank so you should be able to track what the rest of us are up to.

Nicky has posted the best time so far with a mid 3:39 in a Ferrari.  Evil has been off getting plastered all weekend so hasn't posted anything in the Cooper and my best effort in the BT7 is a mid 3:41.

I notice that you have a -12 rank in the 67s so you shouldn't have too much of a struggle with the 65s.

Good luck

[flyingkiwi69]

Just to add my take on the wireless issue...I run wireless for all my online gaming and have no problems whatsoever with the wireless side of things...it works a treat with no additional lag to the cabled pc.  Bear in mind though that if you have more than one device connecting wirelessly to the access point that you may indeed have issues.  Like some one else in the family connecting to skype in the middle of a race!!!  What I do have a major issue with however is mobile internet, but - and hopefully this stays good for my racing this week - lately the connection seems to have improved a little.

In case anyone is interested my current setup is on a Asus G1 notebook connected wirelessly to a wireless router (acting as an access point not a router) that is connected by cable to a PC that is doing internet sharing through a usb connected mobile internet modem...not your average setup I know...but it works...

Having said all that I don't advise wireless if you have an alternative if you do use it make sure it's secure, I use WEP which although less secure has better compatibility with the kids PSPs and Nintendo DSs...Good luck!

See you all tomorrow night!
Jon

[EvilClive]

I got back from my weekend of debauchery, just in time for a DIV1 race at Oulton, and stayed concious just long enough to complete it!!! so Spa in 65's was out of the question !!!
Won't get a chance to try some laps at Spa until tonight, but did about 5 "tester" laps last week and got the Cooper slug down to 3:43's. Not sure where I would find another 2 secs or more, but I was not looking that hard.
Maybe, I have to super inflate the tyres and remove all rolling resistance???...fit  rocket boosters??? or arrange a tow rope ??

[Clive Loynes]

Well ,give 7zip a try , it could handle rar and zip etc. , works like charme.
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

So is it the .exe that I download?

[Clive Loynes]

I.............................Not sure where I would find another 2 secs or more, but I was not looking that hard.
Maybe, I have to super inflate the tyres and remove all rolling resistance???...fit  rocket boosters??? or arrange a tow rope ??

Just knock everybody off as usual mate. 

[EvilClive]

Well, that is always the fall back stragety

[EvilClive]

is there some program for learning the track.
i found only GPL Track Trainer, but seems it is prepared only for Nurburgring.
i mean program where you can start racing from anywhere in track.
also
is there some utility to add Ghost lap doring training?

must improve in SPA

I try to learn a new circuit by concentrating on maybe getting the first two turns at racing speed, and surviving the rest of the lap by driving very carefully  ( or using Shift-R, but this will mess up tyre temps, so better to go slowly and stay on the circuit!!)
By the time you have completed a few laps like this , your tyres will be warm and you will be attacking the first two corners at racing speed  AND you will have been memorising the rest of the circuit.
Once you are getting through the first two corners add corners 3 and 4, concentrating on getting into the corners smoothly and exiting them under control.
Don't rush to drive all the turns at 100%, better to complete consistant lap times and be confident that the car and the track are going in the same direction.

[Ken Murray]

is there some program for learning the track.
i found only GPL Track Trainer, but seems it is prepared only for Nurburgring.
i mean program where you can start racing from anywhere in track.
also
is there some utility to add Ghost lap doring training?

must improve in SPA

Here is the Utility Clive mentioned.

http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?t=289050

But also as he says you don't want to use it for Spa. I find Spa requires a nice smooth rythm that can only be learned by driving the full course, and it isn't that long anyway. In a 65 there is only 2 or 3 corners anyway!!

The Track Start utility is very useful for places like Nurburgring, Solitude, Isle of Man etc etc, all Clives favourite tracks.   

It will be essential for the forthcoming Targa Floria and Isle of Man full length tracks currently under construction.

[Ken Murray]

is there some program for learning the track.
i found only GPL Track Trainer, but seems it is prepared only for Nurburgring.
i mean program where you can start racing from anywhere in track.
also
is there some utility to add Ghost lap doring training?

must improve in SPA

Here is the Utility Clive mentioned.

http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?t=289050

But also as he says you don't want to use it for Spa. I find Spa requires a nice smooth rythm that can only be learned by driving the full course, and it isn't that long anyway. In a 65 there is only 2 or 3 corners anyway!!

The Track Start utility is very useful for places like Nurburgring, Solitude, Isle of Man etc etc, all Clives favourite tracks.   

It will be essential for the forthcoming Targa Floria and Isle of Man full length tracks currently under construction.

Forgot to mention I had to re-post the Utility because the original had gone with the RSC crash earlier this year, so you need to go to the end of the thread.

[NickyIckx]

So is it the .exe that I download?

Hi Clive , yes , exe should be the right one .

[Jack O'Ferrall]

It seems probable that we won't be able to use the 65 distance tomorrow, so the race distance will then be the usual 9 laps.

Don't worry about the times being posted, even if you're on 4mins or so, that's still sufficient to get around on the same lap as the leader, as long as you can be consistent at that time.  There are advantages to racing with faster drivers, as you can then watch them on the replay!  

You won't be required to enter the pits for any reason, even after a reset due solely to driver error.  Drivers should however be very cautious at the start at Spa- at the beginning of Eau Rouge the field will slow down rather more than you might expect, and the middle and back of the grid should be aware of this.  Leave a large gap at the bottom of Eau Rouge, then add more, and also be aware that warp problems are more frequent at the start of races.  Even the senior races can have problems at the start of Spa.

Whatever happens at the start or during the race, please attempt to finish, and take as many resets as you require.  Though Spa is a long track this is a long race- if you are going to be lapped, maintain your line, don't drive off the track and don't worry about blocking the leader in corners.  If you slow slightly once the leader has pulled out to overtake, that is sufficient.  However, there may be further cars following the leader that will then appear.

Though I haven't got the schedule yet, the tracks for season 16 will be eight originals (not Kyalami, Monaco or Nurburgring) and East London and Brands Hatch.

I would like everyone to use the same chassis in all races once the season starts, so this preseason race is also a chance to claim a particular chassis.  If it's possible, I'd also like to have a team competition by chassis, with at least two drivers per car.

If you're using the defaults from the link above, they can be made quicker at Spa by altering the ratio from 7/31 to perhaps 9/31, though you'll then have to adjust the gears back to something approaching the final drives of the defaults, according to taste.  I set the cars up similarly for all circuits so that they were consistent, but Spa is perhaps more different from the other circuits than most.

Lastly, you have to have enough fuel in your car to finish the race.  Once you've finished qualifying, ensure that you've switched to race fuel- even if you haven't finished qualifying on your race fuel setup, as you should have!