Reminder - Rouen GP

Sunday, Sept 2, 9am Eastern See you there! Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +366.59... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Sorry, I'll be watching Montoya win his 1st GP :) EldredP wrote: > Sunday, Sept 2, 9am Eastern > See you there! > > Eldred >

Sorry, I'll be watching Montoya win his 1st GP :) > Sunday, Sept 2, 9am Eastern > See you there! > Eldred

Eldred, If you see this before your GP in Vroc are you passwording the race? I see you testing now @ 8:46am Tia Thom_j.

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| EldredP wrote: | | > Sunday, Sept 2, 9am Eastern | > See you there! | > | > Eldred | > |

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>Eldred, If you see this before your GP in Vroc are you >passwording the race? I see you testing now @ 8:46am No password - practice starts in 8 minutes... -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Otay... :) "EldredP" wrote: | No password - practice starts in 8 minutes... | >Eldred, If you see this before your GP in Vroc are you | >passwording the race? I see you testing now @ 8:46am --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.273 / Virus Database: 143 - Release Date: 8/16/2001

[email hidden] (EldredP) writes: > Sunday, Sept 2, 9am Eastern > See you there! And the lucky winner is Jan Versomething (Sorry 'bout that). Actually, while everyone else managed to run themselves off the road, Jan soldered on in a badly damaged car (Damaged by an overly eager crasher wanted to rejoin the action on the track.) until everyone else had retired. A whopping 20 laps into the race, he was the only one left. Congratulations. -- -asbjxrn

Congrats Jan! ...and on that FCH Ring race too! -- "Racing! - Science for the action minded." mark "Asbj�rn Bj�rnstad" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > [email hidden] (EldredP) writes: > > > Sunday, Sept 2, 9am Eastern > > See you there! > > And the lucky winner is Jan Versomething (Sorry 'bout that). > > Actually, while everyone else managed to run themselves off the road, > Jan soldered on in a badly damaged car (Damaged by an overly eager > crasher wanted to rejoin the action on the track.) until everyone else > had retired. A whopping 20 laps into the race, he was the only one > left. > > Congratulations. > -- > -asbjxrn

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>And the lucky winner is Jan Versomething (Sorry 'bout that). > >Actually, while everyone else managed to run themselves off the road, >Jan soldered on in a badly damaged car (Damaged by an overly eager >crasher wanted to rejoin the action on the track.) until everyone else >had retired. A whopping 20 laps into the race, he was the only one >left.

I was pissed. The combination of Piotr's final statements and a couple of ill-timed clock smashes totally messed up my concentration. Of course, it had to happen in the run-up to the hairpin...<sigh> I didn't even save my part of the replay to review... Jan - send me the newspaper, please. Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Yes Congrads!! Next time [if there is one?] I think I should practice a bit before racing....lol Did ok until I blew my engine.. "Poof!!" :( "mark jeangerard" wrote:

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| Congrats Jan! | | ...and on that FCH Ring race too! | | -- | | "Racing! - Science for the action minded." | | mark | "Asbj�rn Bj�rnstad" wrote: | > Congratulations. | > -- | > -asbjxrn

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| > > Sunday, Sept 2, 9am Eastern | > > See you there! | > | > And the lucky winner is Jan Versomething (Sorry 'bout that). | > | > Actually, while everyone else managed to run themselves off the road, | > Jan soldered on in a badly damaged car (Damaged by an overly eager | > crasher wanted to rejoin the action on the track.) until everyone else | > had retired. A whopping 20 laps into the race, he was the only one | > left.

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Err... I sort of didn't save it, sorry. Do have the results export if that's any use to you. We only got about 1/3rd of the way in (and that's only 'cos I thought you were still running so I continued when Asbjorn first told me), so I wrote it off as a bust. When driving I don't have time to read any chat... I noticed an exchange, but didn't read it, what happened? Jan. =--- "Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn. "EldredP" wrote...

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> <snip> > I was pissed. The combination of Piotr's final statements and > a couple of ill-timed clock smashes totally messed up my > concentration. Of course, it had to happen in the run-up to the > hairpin...<sigh> I didn't even save my part of the replay to > review... > Jan - send me the newspaper, please.

Thanks much, but you should have stressed the word "lucky"... I could have stuffed it 10 times over with the condition my car was in and every other contender was either taken out or stuffed it himself. I had a rather hectic first lap. I got a good start and trusted Roger to go side by side through that first kink. Unfortunately Roger either didn't expect me to make a fight of it (gave him only half the track) or misjudged my position relative to him (there was some warp involved). Our get together had a knock on effect for other drivers, for which I apologise, but somehow I scraped through mostly unharmed. Nevertheless, knowing the way I set up my car it's rather vulnerable to unstability under braking through damage, I took it easy into Scierie... at which point someone came screaming passed. This same person then shot across the apex of the bend across the track again and off the other side. I proceded to drive the turn as normal and was then struck by this car again... whether he was trying to recover or just bounced back, I don't know, but this time I copped some real damage and I was all over the place when I used the center pedal. Apart from coming unstuck on several occasions, I managed to keep a rythm which was about 1 sec per lap slower than Asbjorn (the class of the field again), untill he finally ended his run through a concentration lapse. At only just over Int/Pro "Long" distance we can hardly call this a GP "win". Think we should have a re-run of this one. Jan. =--- "Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn. "Asbj�rn Bj�rnstad" wrote...

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> <snip> > And the lucky winner is Jan Versomething (Sorry 'bout that). > > Actually, while everyone else managed to run themselves off > the road, Jan soldered on in a badly damaged car (Damaged by > an overly eager crasher wanted to rejoin the action on the > track.) until everyone else had retired. A whopping 20 laps > into the race, he was the only one left. > > Congratulations. > -- > -asbjxrn

Thanks, prouder of the 2nd one as I'm slightly more deserving of it, IMO. For one... I had to beat you to get it (don't tell anyone I had 70 extra HP though ;-)). Seven and a half seconds in the end... pretty intense. ;-) Too bad about the date mix-up on the Rouen race... you could have kept Asbjorn honest and on his toes, allowing us to get more laps in. Jan. =--- "Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn. "mark jeangerard" wrote...

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> Congrats Jan! > > ...and on that FCH Ring race too! > > -- > > "Racing! - Science for the action minded." > > mark

"Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> writes: > Thanks much, but you should have stressed the word "lucky"... I could have > stuffed it 10 times over with the condition my car was in and every other > contender was either taken out or stuffed it himself. Strange thing, it usually the talented that are the lucky ones... > sec per lap slower than Asbjorn (the class of the field again), untill he > finally ended his run through a concentration lapse. I'm not sure about the class of the field thing, M Peters qualified a second faster than me, and he ran a sec a lap faster than me in the first three laps, then he got bored or blew up, I don't know. He was sitting by the side of the road as I passed him. After that I was on my own for most of the race. Passed one backmarker and braked a bit too late after the long straight once. Thought; hey this seems to go ok, 1/3 of the race gone and I'm way ahead, but this is where the hard part (keeping concentration) starts, and promptly upshifted instead of braked for T2. Tried to save it, but ended up in the trees and lost the left rear. > At only just over Int/Pro "Long" distance we can hardly call this a GP > "win". Think we should have a re-run of this one. Hmm. Winning after 1/3 of the distance is called outclassing, not "hardly a win." And as Eldred has said that he hates the track with a passion, I'm not sure he'll agree to a rerun. -- -asbjxrn

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Asbj�rn Bj�rnstad) writes: >> At only just over Int/Pro "Long" distance we can hardly call this a GP >> "win". Think we should have a re-run of this one. > >Hmm. Winning after 1/3 of the distance is called outclassing, not >"hardly a win." And as Eldred has said that he hates the track with a >passion, I'm not sure he'll agree to a rerun. If I *do* re-run it, I'm NOT driving that Lotus again...augh! Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Asbj�rn Bj�rnstad) writes: >> At only just over Int/Pro "Long" distance we can hardly call this a GP >> "win". Think we should have a re-run of this one. > >Hmm. Winning after 1/3 of the distance is called outclassing, not >"hardly a win." And as Eldred has said that he hates the track with a >passion, I'm not sure he'll agree to a rerun. If I *do* re-run it, I'm NOT driving that Lotus again...augh! Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> writes: >At only just over Int/Pro "Long" distance we can hardly call this a GP >"win". Think we should have a re-run of this one. > Anybody else think this too? I was so nervous each lap(I hate this track). The car kept wanting to spin out, and it was all I could do to keep from crashing every turn. My fastlap was only 2:07, while yours was 2:02. Damn, I'm off the pace there... :( Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Err... I sort of didn't save it, sorry. Do have the results export if that's >any use to you. We only got about 1/3rd of the way in (and that's only 'cos >I thought you were still running so I continued when Asbjorn first told me), >so I wrote it off as a bust. > >When driving I don't have time to read any chat... I noticed an exchange, >but didn't read it, what happened?

I think he blew an engine. He made a couple of comments about it as I was going through turns 1 and 2. Like, "Oh well, I'm out - blown engine. Have a good race." Then his disconnect message came up. When I came out of 3, leading to the lefthander before the hairpin, I got 2-3 clock smashes. It messed up my concetration, I blew my braking point going to the hairpin, and got impaled on the tires... :( Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

If you *do* re-run I wont run the Lotus either & I'm going to do a little practicing this time too.haha Plus hopefully no blows up! :( Ok Eldred we're ready :).. Gentlemen start ur Vroc! Vroom! "EldredP" wrote: | If I *do* re-run it, I'm NOT driving that Lotus again...augh! | | Eldred --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.276 / Virus Database: 145 - Release Date: 9/3/2001

I'll race any track except the "Ring" GP Eldred! :) You all chose & I'll just run it :) Personally I dont find Rouen real hard but I am wacky .'o)~ btw I was only doing 2:06+s at the best in the race Eldred, so dont feel bad!! :) It seems that Jan V & Asbj�rn B are aliens.. <g> "EldredP" wrote: | Anybody else think this too? I was so nervous each lap(I hate thistrack). | The car kept wanting to spin out, and it was all I could do to keep from | crashing every turn. My fastlap was only 2:07, while yours was 2:02.Damn, | I'm off the pace there... :( | | Eldred | -- "Jan Verschueren"writes: | >At only just over Int/Pro "Long" distance we can hardly call this a GP | >"win". Think we should have a re-run of this one. | > | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.276 / Virus Database: 145 - Release Date: 9/3/2001

Actually, I'm an AI program written by a 14-year old. Jan. ;-) =--- "Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn. "Thom j." wrote... > <snip> > It seems that Jan V & Asbj�rn B are aliens.. <g>

The one track where I just CAN'T drive the Lotus. Ferrari all the way for me baby! Rafe Mc On Tue, 04 Sep 2001 11:24:34 GMT, "Thom j." <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>If you *do* re-run I wont run the Lotus either & I'm going >to do a little practicing this time too.haha Plus hopefully no >blows up! :( Ok Eldred we're ready :).. Gentlemen start ur >Vroc! Vroom! > >"EldredP" wrote: >| If I *do* re-run it, I'm NOT driving that Lotus again...augh! >| >| Eldred > > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.276 / Virus Database: 145 - Release Date: 9/3/2001 >

I'm usually ok with the Lotus there Rafe but since I didnt turn one lap before practice started it was a "shame on me!" ya know? I'll run the BRM-Tank next time.. hahaha "Rafe McAuliffe" wrote: | The one track where I just CAN'T drive the Lotus. Ferrari all the way | for me baby! | | Rafe Mc | |"Thom j." wrote:

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| | >If you *do* re-run I wont run the Lotus either & I'm going | >to do a little practicing this time too.haha Plus hopefully no | >blows up! :( Ok Eldred we're ready :).. Gentlemen start ur | >Vroc! Vroom! | > | >"EldredP" wrote: | >| If I *do* re-run it, I'm NOT driving that Lotus again...augh! | >| | >| Eldred

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EldredP wrote in message <[email hidden]>... > >If I *do* re-run it, I'm NOT driving that Lotus again...augh! > >Eldred >-- C'mon, you know you want to.... I keep intending to join one of these races but it's so damn hard from down here! Ben....who would drive his Brabham

Hmmm ,maybe a handicapped 'BRM only' full GP race at Rouen then? After that, we can all have a go at SOS 1937 multiplayer race ;) Rafe Mc On Wed, 05 Sep 2001 02:23:38 GMT, "Thom j." <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I'm usually ok with the Lotus there Rafe but since I didnt turn one >lap before practice started it was a "shame on me!" ya know? I'll >run the BRM-Tank next time.. hahaha > >"Rafe McAuliffe" wrote: >| The one track where I just CAN'T drive the Lotus. Ferrari all the way >| for me baby! >| >| Rafe Mc >| >| >"Thom j." wrote: >| >| >If you *do* re-run I wont run the Lotus either & I'm going >| >to do a little practicing this time too.haha Plus hopefully no >| >blows up! :( Ok Eldred we're ready :).. Gentlemen start ur >| >Vroc! Vroom! >| > >| >"EldredP" wrote: >| >| If I *do* re-run it, I'm NOT driving that Lotus again...augh! >| >| >| >| Eldred > > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.276 / Virus Database: 145 - Release Date: 9/3/2001 >

"O" I bet EldredP will just love this idea!! A full GP BRM Rouen :) hmmmm? sounds interesting tho'... aka "Tanks invade Rouen!" Its coming to your local theaters soon!! :) "Rafe McAuliffe" wrote:

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| Hmmm ,maybe a handicapped 'BRM only' full GP race at Rouen then? | | After that, we can all have a go at SOS 1937 multiplayer race ;) | | Rafe Mc | | |"Thom j." wrote: | | >I'm usually ok with the Lotus there Rafe but since I didnt turn one | >lap before practice started it was a "shame on me!" ya know? I'll | >run the BRM-Tank next time.. hahaha

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I like the idea... then again, I'm weird. ;-) Jan. =--- "Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn. "Thom j." wrote...

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> "O" I bet EldredP will just love this idea!! A full GP > BRM Rouen :) > hmmmm? sounds interesting tho'... aka "Tanks invade > Rouen!" Its coming to your local theaters soon!! :) > > "Rafe McAuliffe" wrote: > | Hmmm ,maybe a handicapped 'BRM only' full GP race at > | Rouen then? > | > | After that, we can all have a go at SOS 1937 > | multiplayer race ;)

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Rafe McAuliffe) writes: >The one track where I just CAN'T drive the Lotus. Ferrari all the way >for me baby! > My Rouen PB is 2 seconds faster with the Lotus than with any other car. But, for some reason, I simply could NOT hold on to the green beast Sunday... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>I like the idea... then again, I'm weird. ;-) > >Jan. >=--- >"Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn. > >"Thom j." wrote... >> "O" I bet EldredP will just love this idea!! A full GP >> BRM Rouen :) >> hmmmm? sounds interesting tho'... aka "Tanks invade >> Rouen!" Its coming to your local theaters soon!! :) >> >> "Rafe McAuliffe" wrote: >> | Hmmm ,maybe a handicapped 'BRM only' full GP race at >> | Rouen then? >> | >> | After that, we can all have a go at SOS 1937 >> | multiplayer race ;)

Yes Jan, you ARE weird...<g> But, I can't stand the BRM either - to run a BRM at Rouen would be MADNESS... I'd sooner run a full GP at Monaco. I don't have SOS37 either... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <3b95659d$[email hidden]>, "Ben Coleman" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>EldredP wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >> >>If I *do* re-run it, I'm NOT driving that Lotus again...augh! >> >>Eldred >>-- > >C'mon, you know you want to.... > >I keep intending to join one of these races but it's so damn hard from down >here! > >Ben....who would drive his Brabham >

Hard to join, as in not at a reasonable hour? Or hard to join, as in, the pings are too high? Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Reasonable hour. In general I can get pings to the US around 400, which is good for racing, though beyond 500 things get a bit sketchy. Ben EldredP wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

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>In article <3b95659d$[email hidden]>, "Ben Coleman" ><[email hidden]> writes: > >>EldredP wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >>> >>>If I *do* re-run it, I'm NOT driving that Lotus again...augh! >>> >>>Eldred >>>-- >> >>C'mon, you know you want to.... >> >>I keep intending to join one of these races but it's so damn hard from

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>>here! >> >>Ben....who would drive his Brabham >> > >Hard to join, as in not at a reasonable hour? Or hard to join, as in, the >pings are too high? > >Eldred >-- >Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 >Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett >F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... > >Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you >with experience... >Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, "Ben Coleman" <[email hidden]> writes: >Reasonable hour. In general I can get pings to the US around 400, which is >good for racing, though beyond 500 things get a bit sketchy. > Well, that sucks. What time is 9am eastern in your time zone? Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

I'm pretty sure it's the midnight after which has so far unfortunately coincided with an early start the next day and/or boozy Sunday afternoons. Ben EldredP wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >In article <[email hidden]>, "Ben Coleman" ><[email hidden]> writes: > >>Reasonable hour. In general I can get pings to the US around 400, whichis

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>>good for racing, though beyond 500 things get a bit sketchy. >> > >Well, that sucks. What time is 9am eastern in your time zone? > >Eldred >-- >Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 >Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett >F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... > >Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you >with experience... >Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.