Re: First online GPL full GP

Heh, heh...What were you driving? "Jon Andersen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:X3ol5.13308$[email hidden]... > Yo! > > I tried a full GP at Watkins Glen online today. > > At the starting grid, I noticed a strange hardware problem. My PC hardware > was OK. My personal hardware (my body) was not OK. My knees and elbowswere > shaking to an extent that made me wonder if I was able to drive at all. > > Somehow I got a very good start. After 10-20 laps, the shaking wasreplaced

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> by heavy sweating. My shirt was wet, and my face was dripping. > > Brake early, do not hotlap. Don't take any chances. > > Right. > > I was in the lead. My elbows were starting to shake again. Lead by 10 > seconds. I had my mind set on my braking points. Sadly, I didn't take into > account the effect of less fuel as the race progressed. At lap 39, my

brakes > suddenly locked up, due to the lesser amount of fuel, as I came over the > crest before the Loop. Result: Spin, and 6 seconds lost. > > At lap 45 I did the same mistake again. This time I found myself lookingat > the world upside down. Exit race. Damned! I wish the car had biggerwheels, > so that I could continue, driving upside down. > > It could have been worse. I could have crashed out at lap 107. > > Full GP races are fun. You don't need to be fast as Greger Huttu to have a > chance of winning. If you stay on the track, you will move one placecloser

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> to the victory as the faster guys crash out, or are having some mechanical > problem. I'd recommend every GPL lover to try a full GP race somtime. The > adrenaline kick is awesome. > > Happy GPL-ing everyone. > > Jon Andersen > > > > > > > > >

> Heh, heh...What were you driving? I was driving the Lotus. Jon Andersen