Idea for weekly Grand Prix Legends league
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Correct you are, Don! Brain fade ... Let's go for next Wednesday, Jan. 31.DChaps wrote:I don't think there is a Wed. Feb 3 this year. Next Wed. would be Jan. 31 and the one after that would be Feb 7. Sorry to be a pain in the ass.pk500 wrote: Let's target a start of 10:30 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, Feb. 3.
Ok, I'll stick with Ferrari. I will be Eddie Irvine to Randy's Michael.
Take care,
PK
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"First on the throttle, last on the brakes." - @MotoGP Twitter signature
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Well I've installed the 2004 Demo along with GEM+/Igor.
It took me about 1 hour to tweak my force feedback settings to keep the steering wheel from causing my whole desk to shake. After that, I find that every time I quit a session or a race GPL crashes.
Anyway, I tried the Lotus with default setup for the first time and I could only manage a 1:11.1 around Watkins Glen. Perhaps I can play the role of backmarker who ends up deciding the race winner on the 17th lap? So I doubt I could fit well within the league. Maybe I should just stick with non-league races until I am up to speed?
A more pressing issue is I simply don't know how to connect to an online race and how to communicate among the players. Could someone fill me in on that?
Thanks,
Smurfy (a.k.a. Ferhad)
P.S. I'll take any car other than the Lotus.
It took me about 1 hour to tweak my force feedback settings to keep the steering wheel from causing my whole desk to shake. After that, I find that every time I quit a session or a race GPL crashes.
Anyway, I tried the Lotus with default setup for the first time and I could only manage a 1:11.1 around Watkins Glen. Perhaps I can play the role of backmarker who ends up deciding the race winner on the 17th lap? So I doubt I could fit well within the league. Maybe I should just stick with non-league races until I am up to speed?
A more pressing issue is I simply don't know how to connect to an online race and how to communicate among the players. Could someone fill me in on that?
Thanks,
Smurfy (a.k.a. Ferhad)
P.S. I'll take any car other than the Lotus.
Don't worry about that at all. I have been playing this sim off and on since 1998 and I still usually turn laps at the 1:10-1:11 range during a race. You will be just fine.Smurfy wrote:Anyway, I tried the Lotus with default setup for the first time and I could only manage a 1:11.1 around Watkins Glen. Perhaps I can play the role of backmarker who ends up deciding the race winner on the 17th lap? So I doubt I could fit well within the league. Maybe I should just stick with non-league races until I am up to speed?
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Smurfy:
I've run 1:08.9 in hot-lapping, but I'm always in the 1:10-1:12 range during races. That hot lap was a golden moment -- not a regular thing!
You'll have plenty of company at 1:10-1:11, man! Glad you're with us.
Take care,
PK
I've run 1:08.9 in hot-lapping, but I'm always in the 1:10-1:12 range during races. That hot lap was a golden moment -- not a regular thing!
You'll have plenty of company at 1:10-1:11, man! Glad you're with us.
Take care,
PK
"You know why I love boxers? I love them because they face fear. And they face it alone." - Nick Charles
"First on the throttle, last on the brakes." - @MotoGP Twitter signature
XBL Gamertag: pk4425
"First on the throttle, last on the brakes." - @MotoGP Twitter signature
XBL Gamertag: pk4425
Another lesson learned in the life of Randy: Don't make big decisions under the influence of red wine!
I was really feeling low last night and shouldn't have just bailed like that. I would definitely like to stay in the league and I don't want to bail on Don who seems like he'll be a great teammate.
So, sorry for the stupid false alarm. Note to self: don't post late at night, when feeling blue, or when drinking wine!
However, in the clear light of morning, I will also say I'm going to kind of fade into the background noise a bit. If ya'll want me to host or contribute anything in particular to the league beyond just showing up and racing, please let me know. Otherwise, I'm just going to pipe down to avoid stepping on toes or doing things that tick people off, albeit unintentionally.
Randy
I was really feeling low last night and shouldn't have just bailed like that. I would definitely like to stay in the league and I don't want to bail on Don who seems like he'll be a great teammate.
So, sorry for the stupid false alarm. Note to self: don't post late at night, when feeling blue, or when drinking wine!
However, in the clear light of morning, I will also say I'm going to kind of fade into the background noise a bit. If ya'll want me to host or contribute anything in particular to the league beyond just showing up and racing, please let me know. Otherwise, I'm just going to pipe down to avoid stepping on toes or doing things that tick people off, albeit unintentionally.
Randy
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Terry's lineup post from the prior page remains accurate. Still need to hear from the remaining three guys!
Lotus
Piggy
JonVon
Ferrari
DChaps
Randy
Brabham
PK500
Eagle
TCrouch
Unknown/Unassigned
Jamie
Smurfy
Provo
Z and Mix are out. It would be great to get a 10th person so we have five two-car teams. If anyone knows of an interested driver who is roughly in our skill range, let us know!
Thanks,
PK
Lotus
Piggy
JonVon
Ferrari
DChaps
Randy
Brabham
PK500
Eagle
TCrouch
Unknown/Unassigned
Jamie
Smurfy
Provo
Z and Mix are out. It would be great to get a 10th person so we have five two-car teams. If anyone knows of an interested driver who is roughly in our skill range, let us know!
Thanks,
PK
"You know why I love boxers? I love them because they face fear. And they face it alone." - Nick Charles
"First on the throttle, last on the brakes." - @MotoGP Twitter signature
XBL Gamertag: pk4425
"First on the throttle, last on the brakes." - @MotoGP Twitter signature
XBL Gamertag: pk4425
I don't know, in practice I've looped it more than a few times already and have only mustered 3 1:06.8x laps in my first night of practice last night. I did race the AI a few times to get in the habit of running with other cars, since it always seems to change my ability to control the vehicle though
It's good to dice with the AI cars for practice. The main thing is to be aware that network lag can really hose you if you're side by side in the middle of a corner. Just a bit of lag can create contact where none existed. So it's generally better to pass in a straight line or at least be on opposite sides of the road when you do
But still, if you can pound out 1:06 hotlaps and throw the car off the track, you should be able to do 1:08-1:09 in race trim without pushing yourself or the car beyond your limits, which is going to be better than what I can do.
In my 'heyday' in the GPL leagues several years back, I encroached into the 1:07's a few times in my Ferrari at the Glen, but typical race laps where I drove within myself were closer to 1:09-1:10, with the occassional bobble adding onto even that.
The main thing (and this is true for all racing, but especially true in GPL), is to find a 'comfortable' race pace where you can drive within yourself and post consistent laps. People who try to hotlap their way through races don't usually succeed, especially if the races are longer. So don't fret about your spinoffs while hotlapping. You'll still be the guy who's hard to catch just driving within your comfort zone.
Randy
But still, if you can pound out 1:06 hotlaps and throw the car off the track, you should be able to do 1:08-1:09 in race trim without pushing yourself or the car beyond your limits, which is going to be better than what I can do.
In my 'heyday' in the GPL leagues several years back, I encroached into the 1:07's a few times in my Ferrari at the Glen, but typical race laps where I drove within myself were closer to 1:09-1:10, with the occassional bobble adding onto even that.
The main thing (and this is true for all racing, but especially true in GPL), is to find a 'comfortable' race pace where you can drive within yourself and post consistent laps. People who try to hotlap their way through races don't usually succeed, especially if the races are longer. So don't fret about your spinoffs while hotlapping. You'll still be the guy who's hard to catch just driving within your comfort zone.
Randy
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Yes. Complete schedule posted on page 1 of this thread.RandyM wrote:Btw, what's the race schedule like? Is Kyalami the first race?
Take care,
PK
"You know why I love boxers? I love them because they face fear. And they face it alone." - Nick Charles
"First on the throttle, last on the brakes." - @MotoGP Twitter signature
XBL Gamertag: pk4425
"First on the throttle, last on the brakes." - @MotoGP Twitter signature
XBL Gamertag: pk4425
Guys, I didn't know that the Eagle was quite as good a car as it is when I decided to run it in the series. It doesn't seem quite fair to me if people are running consistent 1:09 and 1:10's in a race, and I'm rolling out 1:06's and 1:07's. It just becomes a race to see if I screw up for the most part until people pick up speed and get quicker. Piggy can already beat me, and Randy can if I blow it, but I didn't know that the Eagle was such a straight line speed demon. Where's Adam when we need him
But seriously, I'm contemplating running the Cooper instead since I can still turn a quick lap in it, but the car isn't overpowering. It's either that or the Honda.
But seriously, I'm contemplating running the Cooper instead since I can still turn a quick lap in it, but the car isn't overpowering. It's either that or the Honda.
Nothing special that I had to do, man, as long as you've installed the bandwidth patch. I had issues with carsets at first, but if you run defaults, nothing special at all. I just fired up IGOR, clicked on the DSP server and entered the password, siam007, and I was off and running.Smurfy wrote:Since I'm the newcomer, I think I should go with the Cooper - Kinda like entering F1 with the old Minardi team
Is there anything special I have to do on Igor to set the DSP server or to join a chat group?