Third times a charm? YASOMTA!

I tried posting this message twice yesterday and it still hasn't appeared anywhere. I posted through mhogaming at around 3 pm, and again through google around 10 pm. Both times I think my "transitioned" internet provider - Comcast - was at fault. Things are looking better today so I'm going to try one more time. Please forgive me if the other two posts eventually show up also. ;o) ======== I stayed home from work today because I wasn't feeling well (I guess the holidays finally caught up to me), so of course what's better to do, when you are feeling too sick to go anywhere, than play GPL? I jumped in the Eagle and practiced at Monza for a while, and after a few laps started getting the same 1:31.xx times that I have been seeing for the last month or so. Based on GPLRA I knew that I needed to work on low speed corner exits, so I concentrated on that some more and managed to rip out a few high 1:30.xx laps. Good, but still not as good as my PB which was 1:30.50. So I watched a few replays and realized that, although my braking points weren't off by much, I could probably refine them a little, and since I wasn't progressing much on corner exits, why not work on braking points? I realize that most people would say that is the last thing you need to work on, and that is why I haven't paid them much attention, but with continued practice my braking distances have decreased a lot lately, so I started moving them slowly up. Well I ran about two laps in the 1:50's because I blew the entry to the Curva Grande so badly, then a 1:32, them OMG a 1:29.89!!!! I lost my composure so badly I blew the next lap and quit. I did have the presence of mind to save the replay, and looking at it in GPLRA I still don't understand how I did it. I was a few mph low in most of the right handers, but I outbraked the Papy replay at every corner and made up the difference that way. And this after months of working on corner entry and exit speeds and only occasionally getting below 1:31. Well anyway I am looking forward to being able to get some consistency in to what I have learned, because I think that if I could somehow put some good corners together with the better braking, I could get into the 1:28's. OTOH, now that I am below the Papy benchmark I will probably instead go work on Watkins Glen (1:07.xx) or Silverstone or Kyalami, for both of which I am floating along at around 107%. Anyway, it took nearly 6 months, but I finally did it!! Now pat me on the back please. ;o)

"Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a17b1p$of1n1$[email hidden]... Anyway, it took nearly 6 > months, but I finally did it!! Now pat me on the back please. ;o) > <Pat pat> Congratulations!

Anyway, it took nearly 6 <Pat pat> Congratulations!

Good Job !!!!!! "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a17b1p$of1n1$[email hidden]...

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> I tried posting this message twice yesterday and it still hasn't > appeared anywhere. I posted through mhogaming at around 3 pm, and again > through google around 10 pm. Both times I think my "transitioned" > internet provider - Comcast - was at fault. Things are looking better > today so I'm going to try one more time. Please forgive me if the other > two posts eventually show up also. ;o) > > ======== > > I stayed home from work today because I wasn't feeling well (I guess the > holidays finally caught up to me), so of course what's better to do, > when you are feeling too sick to go anywhere, than play GPL? I jumped > in the Eagle and practiced at Monza for a while, and after a few laps > started getting the same 1:31.xx times that I have been seeing for the > last month or so. Based on GPLRA I knew that I needed to work on low > speed corner exits, so I concentrated on that some more and managed to > rip out a few high 1:30.xx laps. Good, but still not as good as my PB > which was 1:30.50. So I watched a few replays and realized that, > although my braking points weren't off by much, I could probably refine > them a little, and since I wasn't progressing much on corner exits, why > not work on braking points? I realize that most people would say that > is the last thing you need to work on, and that is why I haven't paid > them much attention, but with continued practice my braking distances > have decreased a lot lately, so I started moving them slowly up. Well I > ran about two laps in the 1:50's because I blew the entry to the Curva > Grande so badly, then a 1:32, them OMG a 1:29.89!!!! I lost my > composure so badly I blew the next lap and quit. I did have the > presence of mind to save the replay, and looking at it in GPLRA I still > don't understand how I did it. I was a few mph low in most of the right > handers, but I outbraked the Papy replay at every corner and made up the > difference that way. And this after months of working on corner entry > and exit speeds and only occasionally getting below 1:31. Well anyway I > > am looking forward to being able to get some consistency in to what I > have learned, because I think that if I could somehow put some good > corners together with the better braking, I could get into the 1:28's. > OTOH, now that I am below the Papy benchmark I will probably instead go > work on Watkins Glen (1:07.xx) or Silverstone or Kyalami, for both of > which I am floating along at around 107%. Anyway, it took nearly 6 > months, but I finally did it!! Now pat me on the back please. ;o) > > > >

Good stuff. Now all you need to do is post a YASOMTA for Silverstone hehehe :) Rafe Mc On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 11:55:04 -0500, "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I tried posting this message twice yesterday and it still hasn't >appeared anywhere. I posted through mhogaming at around 3 pm, and again >through google around 10 pm. Both times I think my "transitioned" >internet provider - Comcast - was at fault. Things are looking better >today so I'm going to try one more time. Please forgive me if the other >two posts eventually show up also. ;o) > >======== > >I stayed home from work today because I wasn't feeling well (I guess the >holidays finally caught up to me), so of course what's better to do, >when you are feeling too sick to go anywhere, than play GPL? I jumped >in the Eagle and practiced at Monza for a while, and after a few laps >started getting the same 1:31.xx times that I have been seeing for the >last month or so. Based on GPLRA I knew that I needed to work on low >speed corner exits, so I concentrated on that some more and managed to >rip out a few high 1:30.xx laps. Good, but still not as good as my PB >which was 1:30.50. So I watched a few replays and realized that, >although my braking points weren't off by much, I could probably refine >them a little, and since I wasn't progressing much on corner exits, why >not work on braking points? I realize that most people would say that >is the last thing you need to work on, and that is why I haven't paid >them much attention, but with continued practice my braking distances >have decreased a lot lately, so I started moving them slowly up. Well I >ran about two laps in the 1:50's because I blew the entry to the Curva >Grande so badly, then a 1:32, them OMG a 1:29.89!!!! I lost my >composure so badly I blew the next lap and quit. I did have the >presence of mind to save the replay, and looking at it in GPLRA I still >don't understand how I did it. I was a few mph low in most of the right >handers, but I outbraked the Papy replay at every corner and made up the >difference that way. And this after months of working on corner entry >and exit speeds and only occasionally getting below 1:31. Well anyway I > >am looking forward to being able to get some consistency in to what I >have learned, because I think that if I could somehow put some good >corners together with the better braking, I could get into the 1:28's. >OTOH, now that I am below the Papy benchmark I will probably instead go >work on Watkins Glen (1:07.xx) or Silverstone or Kyalami, for both of >which I am floating along at around 107%. Anyway, it took nearly 6 >months, but I finally did it!! Now pat me on the back please. ;o) > > >

Well done! :-) "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> skrev i en meddelelse news:a17b1p$of1n1$[email hidden]... >OMG a 1:29.89!!!!

"Haqsau"wrote... > <snip> OMG a 1:29.89!!!! Nice one Hal, congrats. Jan. =--- "Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

"Haqsau"wrote... Nice one Hal, congrats. Jan. =--- "Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

"Rafe McAuliffe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Good stuff. Now all you need to do is post a YASOMTA for Silverstone > hehehe :) > > Rafe Mc That looks to be a tad bit harder than 1:30 at Monza, but it is definitely on my list. That's a great track for a noob like me, a bunch of drag races with some corners in between. ;o)

"Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote...

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> "Rafe McAuliffe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Good stuff. Now all you need to do is post a YASOMTA for Silverstone > > hehehe :) > > > > Rafe Mc > > That looks to be a tad bit harder than 1:30 at Monza, but it is > definitely on my list. That's a great track for a noob like me, a bunch > of drag races with some corners in between. ;o)

For me, the ultimate in "slow in, fast out" tracks. Strange, I always understood Silverstone was one of the fastest tracks but in GPL it's very slow. Patience, patience, patience is the key here.