Time off from GPL

I've had a long break from GPL (like several months :-(, but I've finally handed in my project, got a job sorted and fixed the drivers on my wheel (the answer was to add the legacy SB drivers to Autoexec). Since then I've been playing GPL again almost solidly for a week :-), and despite being out of practice with it I've taken a total of seven seconds out of my GPLRank, at Spa, Monaco and Rouen; and I've taken the Coventry below 8:48 at the 'Ring twice, with spins on both laps, against a PB (Lotus or Eagle) of 8:40. Not complaining, but why haven't I lost my touch? Anyone else had anything similar? In the meantime I have learnt to race a radio control 'pan car' (kinda like an LMP-675; some piccies on www.geocities.com/jp_hodgson/rc.html ) but that's not exactly the same... Oh well, happy lapping! Jonny GPLRank now +50.12 IIRC

I would say you haven't lost your touch because GPL reacts realisticly to your inputs, therefore the car does what you would expect. If you jump into your real car after going on a cruise ship for a month, you shouldn't be surprised that you can stay on the road ;) Jason. Jonny Hodgson wrote:

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> > I've had a long break from GPL (like several months :-(, but I've > I've taken > the Coventry below 8:48 at the 'Ring twice, with spins on both laps, > against a PB (Lotus or Eagle) of 8:40. > > Not complaining, but why haven't I lost my touch? > > Oh well, happy lapping! > Jonny > GPLRank now +50.12 IIRC

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Jason Monds <[email hidden]> wrote on 04 Jun 2001: > I would say you haven't lost your touch because GPL reacts > realisticly to your inputs, therefore the car does what you would > expect. If you jump into your real car after going on a cruise > ship for a month, you shouldn't be surprised that you can stay on > the road ;) Yep. If you go for a [push-]bike ride after leaving your bicycle in the garage all winter, you wouldn't expect to fall off, would you? Another tribute to GPL's physics, I s'pose. -- David. (GPLRank handicap -5.92; Monsters of GPLRank h/cap +272.44) The GPL Scrapyard: http://scrapyard.9ug.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

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> Jason Monds <[email hidden]> wrote on 04 Jun > 2001: > > > I would say you haven't lost your touch because GPL reacts > > realisticly to your inputs, therefore the car does what you would > > expect. If you jump into your real car after going on a cruise > > ship for a month, you shouldn't be surprised that you can stay on > > the road ;) > > Yep. If you go for a [push-]bike ride after leaving your bicycle in

the > garage all winter, you wouldn't expect to fall off, would you?Another > tribute to GPL's physics, I s'pose. Sure, but breaking my lap records in a 1000 hp/tonne monster... ? And I'm falling off plenty, thanks, just as always! ;-) Jonny

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> > David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Jason Monds <[email hidden]> wrote on 04 Jun > > 2001: > > > > > I would say you haven't lost your touch because GPL reacts > > > realisticly to your inputs, therefore the car does what you would > > > expect. If you jump into your real car after going on a cruise > > > ship for a month, you shouldn't be surprised that you can stay on > > > the road ;) > > > > Yep. If you go for a [push-]bike ride after leaving your bicycle in > the > > garage all winter, you wouldn't expect to fall off, would you? > Another > > tribute to GPL's physics, I s'pose. > > Sure, but breaking my lap records in a 1000 hp/tonne monster... ? > > And I'm falling off plenty, thanks, just as always! ;-) > > Jonny > >

It is an interesting fact, but a proven fact nonetheless, that improvement dosn't really happen during practice, but in the 'downtime' between practices. Sounds to me like you needed a break to get better. KFG

Actually sometimes some time off is just what the doctor ordered, it often gets rid of some of the temporary bad habits you may have developed, and you drive the car more naturally, with the benefit of your previous experience.. (was that one sentence?) btw. I have a 1\10th Tamiya F1 with the Sauber body (gotta do something about that) It really scoots with just a stock motor in in, though it's probably a little heavier than your presumably 1\12th scale LMP? Jonny Hodgson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I've had a long break from GPL (like several months :-(, but I've > finally handed in my project, got a job sorted and fixed the drivers > on my wheel (the answer was to add the legacy SB drivers to Autoexec). > > Since then I've been playing GPL again almost solidly for a week :-), > and despite being out of practice with it I've taken a total of seven > seconds out of my GPLRank, at Spa, Monaco and Rouen; and I've taken > the Coventry below 8:48 at the 'Ring twice, with spins on both laps, > against a PB (Lotus or Eagle) of 8:40. > > Not complaining, but why haven't I lost my touch? Anyone else had > anything similar? In the meantime I have learnt to race a radio > control 'pan car' (kinda like an LMP-675; some piccies on > www.geocities.com/jp_hodgson/rc.html ) but that's not exactly the > same... > > Oh well, happy lapping! > Jonny > GPLRank now +50.12 IIRC > >

David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... <snip> > Yep. If you go for a [push-]bike ride after leaving your bicycle in the > garage all winter, you wouldn't expect to fall off, would you? Another > tribute to GPL's physics, I s'pose. > Careful, You'll have DGF to deal with if you praise GPL's physics... -- -Ace- (GPLRank -24.33) **remove BRAIN before replying**

In article <[email hidden]>, "Jonny Hodgson" <[email hidden]> writes: > >Since then I've been playing GPL again almost solidly for a week :-), >and despite being out of practice with it I've taken a total of seven >seconds out of my GPLRank, at Spa, Monaco and Rouen; and I've taken >the Coventry below 8:48 at the 'Ring twice, with spins on both laps, >against a PB (Lotus or Eagle) of 8:40. Two questions: Are you any relation to Russell Hodgson? That would explain your skill.<g> Two, do you have the replays from those laps? I've done a 8:54 in a Cooper, 8:53 in an Eagle, and 8:43 in the Lotus - all clean. I'd like to see how you can do that 8:48... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +24.63...F2 +151.26... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Kai Fuller <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:RkUS6.23302$[email hidden]... > Actually sometimes some time off is just what the doctor ordered, itoften > gets rid of some of the temporary bad habits you may have developed,and you > drive the car more naturally, with the benefit of your previousexperience.. Yeah, kinda know what you mean ;-) > btw. I have a 1\10th Tamiya F1 with the Sauber body (gotta dosomething > about that) It really scoots with just a stock motor in in, thoughit's > probably a little heavier than your presumably 1\12th scale LMP? Actually it's a 10th - an Associated RC10L3. 1200g, and it's pretty rapid with a 16x3 modified! www.geocities.com/jp_hodgson/rc.html Jonny

EldredP <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Two questions: Are you any relation to Russell Hodgson? That wouldexplain > your skill.<g> Nope, not knowingly... it's a rather common Yorkshire surname, which is where my dad's from. > Two, do you have the replays from those laps? I've done a 8:54 in aCooper, > 8:53 in an Eagle, and 8:43 in the Lotus - all clean. I'd like tosee how you > can do that 8:48... I've got the old 8:40 - IIRC it features about three 'moments' (some light wall-bouncing!) although no spins, but it was one of those 'charmed' laps - I particularly remember the first bridge after Soddingprivet Hedgenschtop (sorry, Kallenhard!) where I had it sideways on the brakes and somehow held it! I can email it to you if you want - the reply address used here? 1.79 meg... Alternatively, if I break that time in the near future (which'll be in a Coventry I suspect) I'll save that. I spent much of my early GPL time at the 'Ring, so it might be one of my better tracks relatively speaking. Jonny

In article <u9US6.43214$[email hidden]>, "Kevin Gavitt" <[email hidden]> writes: >It is an interesting fact, but a proven fact nonetheless, that improvement >dosn't really happen during practice, but in the 'downtime' between >practices. > >Sounds to me like you needed a break to get better. If that's the case, then shouldn't you see the same 'enhancements' at a track that you haven't driven in a while? Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +24.63...F2 +151.26... 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]>, "Jonny Hodgson" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>I've got the old 8:40 - IIRC it features about three 'moments' (some >light wall-bouncing!) although no spins, but it was one of those >'charmed' laps - I particularly remember the first bridge after >Soddingprivet Hedgenschtop (sorry, Kallenhard!) where I had it >sideways on the brakes and somehow held it! > >I can email it to you if you want - the reply address used here? 1.79 >meg...

Ok, if there weren't any spins, then it's probably similar to my laps. I thought you'd made up time from 2 spins...<g> Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +24.63...F2 +151.26... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

EldredP <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <[email hidden]>, "Jonny Hodgson" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >I've got the old 8:40 - IIRC it features about three 'moments'(some > >light wall-bouncing!) although no spins, but it was one of those > >'charmed' laps - I particularly remember the first bridge after > >Soddingprivet Hedgenschtop (sorry, Kallenhard!) where I had it > >sideways on the brakes and somehow held it! > > > >I can email it to you if you want - the reply address used here?1.79 > >meg... > > Ok, if there weren't any spins, then it's probably similar to mylaps. I > thought you'd made up time from 2 spins...<g> 8:38.96 in the Cov after I posted that, on about Lap 4 with no real drama. Woohoo, that's almost another two seconds off my GPLRank! I've got the replay this time... Jonny

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <u9US6.43214$[email hidden]>, "Kevin Gavitt" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >It is an interesting fact, but a proven fact nonetheless, thatimprovement > >dosn't really happen during practice, but in the 'downtime' between > >practices. > > > >Sounds to me like you needed a break to get better. > > If that's the case, then shouldn't you see the same 'enhancements' at atrack > that you haven't driven in a while? > > Eldred > -- It's not an uncommon experience for me. KFG

It's a "Zen" thing guyz!! :-) "Kevin Gavitt" wrote:

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| | "EldredP" wrote: | > | > Kevin Gavitt" writes: | > | > >It is an interesting fact, but a proven fact nonetheless, that | improvement | > >dosn't really happen during practice, but in the 'downtime' between | > >practices. | > > | > >Sounds to me like you needed a break to get better. | > | > If that's the case, then shouldn't you see the same 'enhancements' at a | track | > that you haven't driven in a while? | > | > Eldred | > -- | | It's not an uncommon experience for me. | | KFG | |

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"Thom j." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:FlDT6.37254$[email hidden]... > It's a "Zen" thing guyz!! :-) > Ooooooom, Oooooooooom, Raaaaaaaange. KFG