Re: GPL+GPLRank=DRUG!! (Confessions of a Slowpoke)

In article <8i7pii$49but$[email hidden]>, "Ian Riches" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>> >But - he's still around six seconds faster than me at Monaco, not to >mention >> >Spa (4s) and Zandvoort (4s). >> >> You're KIDDING...? >> > >Not kidding. I have a hate/hate relationship with Monaco at the moment. >That *?-+!!$% chicane is responsible for turning a beautiful, 4-wheeled >Ferrari into a 2-wheeled wreck on far too many occasions. And if I do >manage to make it through the chicane unscathed, then I tend to get so >overexcited that I plough straight on at the next corner..... > >Ian

Been there, done that...<sigh> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. 2:12.80 minutes-GPLRank:345 and falling.. 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 new at this so why are all the "crappy :-)" drivers trying to beat this (famous) Eldred guy. In any case, I can see his name on GPLRank and I've got him by two spots. Just did a B2B and its all in the Ring. He destroys me on every other track (except monza and that doesn't really count). Hey Eldred, lets race sometime :-) Christian H. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > >Seventh lap: 9:33 That's taken around 35 seconds off my lap record! I > >vaguely notice that it has got dark, and the rest of the house is rather > >quiet. Reluctantly I shut down the PC, my hand lingering on the wheel asI

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> >drag myself up out of my seat. > > > >Eldred has been overtaken! > > Show-off! <g> > > > > >But - he's still around six seconds faster than me at Monaco, not to

mention > >Spa (4s) and Zandvoort (4s). > > You're KIDDING...? > Not kidding. I have a hate/hate relationship with Monaco at the moment. That *?-+!!$% chicane is responsible for turning a beautiful, 4-wheeled Ferrari into a 2-wheeled wreck on far too many occasions. And if I do manage to make it through the chicane unscathed, then I tend to get so overexcited that I plough straight on at the next corner..... Ian Ian Riches Bedford, UK

Well, it looks like by adding GPLRank to the already dangerously-narcotic-like GPL Uwe Sch�rkamp has created the most addictive substance my body has yet encountered...... I just *had* to keep going at the 'ring last night until I had got a time that would put my ranking ahead of self-proclaimed slowpoke Eldred. First lap: 11:45 Whoops. That'll teach me for trying the 'ring in a strange car (Eagle) rather than my normal Ferrari Second lap: 10:30 Better, but it's back to the Ferrari for me.... Third lap: 10:08 Yep, I do prefer the Ferrari. But this is the sixth time that I've done a 10:08 lap. Why do I keep crashing with such consistency? Fourth lap 10:05 *Success*, my fastest ever - but still not enough to overhaul Eldred. At this point by better half wanders in and sits down to watch. For five seconds. "I don't know what you see in that game", she says, upon leaving, "and why does the engine have to be so loud?". I find myself trying to explain the thrill of a howling, snarling Ferrari - to an empty room. Fifth lap 9:45 Amazing! My mind races to see try and calculate if that's enough to overtake Eldred. The excitement's too much, and my mental arithmetic starts to fail. Anyway - I'm sure I can go a bit faster still.......... Sixth lap: 9:38 Yep - I can go faster! And I'm still having a fair few "moments" per lap. That means I can go faster still. That means another lap is in order........ Seventh lap: 9:33 That's taken around 35 seconds off my lap record! I vaguely notice that it has got dark, and the rest of the house is rather quiet. Reluctantly I shut down the PC, my hand lingering on the wheel as I drag myself up out of my seat. Eldred has been overtaken! But - he's still around six seconds faster than me at Monaco, not to mention Spa (4s) and Zandvoort (4s). You know what that means, don't you............I mean I *could* stop if I wanted to........honest...........I *am* in control.............am I? Ian Ian Riches, Bedford, UK

>Seventh lap: 9:33 That's taken around 35 seconds off my lap record! I >vaguely notice that it has got dark, and the rest of the house is rather >quiet. Reluctantly I shut down the PC, my hand lingering on the wheel as I >drag myself up out of my seat. > >Eldred has been overtaken! Show-off! <g> > >But - he's still around six seconds faster than me at Monaco, not to mention >Spa (4s) and Zandvoort (4s). You're KIDDING...? After going as fast as I could, and only getting a 10:00.90, I got seriously pissed at the Ring, and gave up for a while... Besides, the 2 spins I had wouldn't make up 30 seconds... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. 2:12.80 minutes GPLRank:333 and falling.. Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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><snip very entertaining story> > >>Eldred has been overtaken! > >Eldred, you won't let him get away with this, do you? >Come on buddy, you know you can do it! >Eldred! Eldred! Eldred! > >Andre

(see previous message<g>) C'mon Andre - we BOTH know it's not that hard to overtake *me*... :) Eldred p.s. I'll get him back by the weekend...<fingers crossed> -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. 2:12.80 minutes GPLRank:333 and falling.. Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

I have to say that my favorite car is the Eagle but what you said about the Ferrari is so true. There is only one word that explains the sound a Ferrari makes, "BEAUTIFUL". Across the street where i live there is a brand new red Ferrari and man when it starts up, while lets just say there is nothing quite like it in this world. Steve! "Ian Riches" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8i7clp$49ga7$[email hidden]...

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> Well, it looks like by adding GPLRank to the already > dangerously-narcotic-like GPL Uwe Sch�rkamp has created the most addictive > substance my body has yet encountered...... > > I just *had* to keep going at the 'ring last night until I had got a time > that would put my ranking ahead of self-proclaimed slowpoke Eldred. > > First lap: 11:45 Whoops. That'll teach me for trying the 'ring in a > strange car (Eagle) rather than my normal Ferrari > > Second lap: 10:30 Better, but it's back to the Ferrari for me.... > > Third lap: 10:08 Yep, I do prefer the Ferrari. But this is the sixth time > that I've done a 10:08 lap. Why do I keep crashing with such consistency? > > Fourth lap 10:05 *Success*, my fastest ever - but still not enough to > overhaul Eldred. > > At this point by better half wanders in and sits down to watch. For five > seconds. "I don't know what you see in that game", she says, upon

leaving,

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> "and why does the engine have to be so loud?". I find myself trying to > explain the thrill of a howling, snarling Ferrari - to an empty room. > > Fifth lap 9:45 Amazing! My mind races to see try and calculate if that's > enough to overtake Eldred. The excitement's too much, and my mental > arithmetic starts to fail. Anyway - I'm sure I can go a bit faster > still.......... > > Sixth lap: 9:38 Yep - I can go faster! And I'm still having a fair few > "moments" per lap. That means I can go faster still. That means another > lap is in order........ > > Seventh lap: 9:33 That's taken around 35 seconds off my lap record! I > vaguely notice that it has got dark, and the rest of the house is rather > quiet. Reluctantly I shut down the PC, my hand lingering on the wheel as

I > drag myself up out of my seat. > > Eldred has been overtaken! > > But - he's still around six seconds faster than me at Monaco, not tomention

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> Spa (4s) and Zandvoort (4s). > > You know what that means, don't you............I mean I *could* stop if I > wanted to........honest...........I *am* in control.............am I? > > Ian > > Ian Riches, > Bedford, UK > >

On Wed, 14 Jun 2000 08:34:25 +0100, "Ian Riches" <[email hidden]> wrote: <snip very entertaining story> >Eldred has been overtaken! Eldred, you won't let him get away with this, do you? Come on buddy, you know you can do it! Eldred! Eldred! Eldred! Andre >But - he's still around six seconds faster than me at Monaco, not to mention >Spa (4s) and Zandvoort (4s). > >You know what that means, don't you............I mean I *could* stop if I >wanted to........honest...........I *am* in control.............am I? Sure.. :)

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> >Ian > >Ian Riches, >Bedford, UK > >

I see that I'm not the only one gunning for Eldred (lap times, that is <G>). I was happy with a sub 10 minute at the Ring (just gotcha Eldred by a couple seconds). I'm thinking the Ferrari for my next attempt at the Ring rather than the Lotus. Had a wonderful time at Zandvoort in the Ferrari a couple nights ago (still need 1.5 seconds to catch Eldred though). GPLRank certainly has motivated me to start to learn the other tracks. I hate to see my rank increase every time somebody new joins the list. :( BTW No pressure Eldred, your overall rank should be safe for awhile. Then Maybe I'll set my sights on Ian <G> Ian Riches wrote:

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> Well, it looks like by adding GPLRank to the already > dangerously-narcotic-like GPL Uwe Schürkamp has created the most addictive > substance my body has yet encountered...... > > I just *had* to keep going at the 'ring last night until I had got a time > that would put my ranking ahead of self-proclaimed slowpoke Eldred. > > First lap: 11:45 Whoops. That'll teach me for trying the 'ring in a > strange car (Eagle) rather than my normal Ferrari > > Second lap: 10:30 Better, but it's back to the Ferrari for me.... > > Third lap: 10:08 Yep, I do prefer the Ferrari. But this is the sixth time > that I've done a 10:08 lap. Why do I keep crashing with such consistency? > > Fourth lap 10:05 *Success*, my fastest ever - but still not enough to > overhaul Eldred. > > At this point by better half wanders in and sits down to watch. For five > seconds. "I don't know what you see in that game", she says, upon leaving, > "and why does the engine have to be so loud?". I find myself trying to > explain the thrill of a howling, snarling Ferrari - to an empty room. > > Fifth lap 9:45 Amazing! My mind races to see try and calculate if that's > enough to overtake Eldred. The excitement's too much, and my mental > arithmetic starts to fail. Anyway - I'm sure I can go a bit faster > still.......... > > Sixth lap: 9:38 Yep - I can go faster! And I'm still having a fair few > "moments" per lap. That means I can go faster still. That means another > lap is in order........ > > Seventh lap: 9:33 That's taken around 35 seconds off my lap record! I > vaguely notice that it has got dark, and the rest of the house is rather > quiet. Reluctantly I shut down the PC, my hand lingering on the wheel as I > drag myself up out of my seat. > > Eldred has been overtaken! > > But - he's still around six seconds faster than me at Monaco, not to mention > Spa (4s) and Zandvoort (4s). > > You know what that means, don't you............I mean I *could* stop if I > wanted to........honest...........I *am* in control.............am I? > > Ian > > Ian Riches, > Bedford, UK

On Wed, 14 Jun 2000 08:34:25 +0100, "Ian Riches" <snip very entertaining story> Eldred, you won't let him get away with this, do you? Come on buddy, you know you can do it! Eldred! Eldred! Eldred! Andre Sure.. :)

writes: Been there, done that...<sigh> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. 2:12.80 minutes-GPLRank:345 and falling.. Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

DUDE...go watch Gone In 60 Seconds. I almost DIED at the scene where they're driving all of those BEAUTIFUL Ferraris out of the warehouse...even the sound of each one starting up is just amazing... -- Kirk Lane [email hidden] GPLRank: 229.48 ICQ: 28171652 AIM: Kirker64 (IM me twice so I can reply...using a beta client) "The time has come for me to kill this game Now open wide and say my name" - "Space Lord", Monster Magnet Houndog <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5cH15.9854$[email hidden]... > I have to say that my favorite car is the Eagle but > what you said about the Ferrari is so true. There is > only one word that explains the sound a Ferrari makes, > "BEAUTIFUL". > Across the street where i live there is a brand new red > Ferrari and man when it starts up, while lets just say there > is nothing quite like it in this world. > Steve! > > "Ian Riches" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8i7clp$49ga7$[email hidden]... > > Well, it looks like by adding GPLRank to the already > > dangerously-narcotic-like GPL Uwe Sch�rkamp has created the most addictive > > substance my body has yet encountered...... > > > > I just *had* to keep going at the 'ring last night until I had got a time > > that would put my ranking ahead of self-proclaimed slowpoke Eldred. > > > > First lap: 11:45 Whoops. That'll teach me for trying the 'ring in a > > strange car (Eagle) rather than my normal Ferrari > > > > Second lap: 10:30 Better, but it's back to the Ferrari for me.... > > > > Third lap: 10:08 Yep, I do prefer the Ferrari. But this is the sixth time > > that I've done a 10:08 lap. Why do I keep crashing with such consistency? > > > > Fourth lap 10:05 *Success*, my fastest ever - but still not enough to > > overhaul Eldred. > > > > At this point by better half wanders in and sits down to watch. For five > > seconds. "I don't know what you see in that game", she says, upon > leaving, > > "and why does the engine have to be so loud?". I find myself trying to > > explain the thrill of a howling, snarling Ferrari - to an empty room. > > > > Fifth lap 9:45 Amazing! My mind races to see try and calculate if that's > > enough to overtake Eldred. The excitement's too much, and my mental > > arithmetic starts to fail. Anyway - I'm sure I can go a bit faster > > still.......... > > > > Sixth lap: 9:38 Yep - I can go faster! And I'm still having a fair few > > "moments" per lap. That means I can go faster still. That means another > > lap is in order........ > > > > Seventh lap: 9:33 That's taken around 35 seconds off my lap record! I > > vaguely notice that it has got dark, and the rest of the house is rather > > quiet. Reluctantly I shut down the PC, my hand lingering on the wheel as > I > > drag myself up out of my seat. > > > > Eldred has been overtaken! > > > > But - he's still around six seconds faster than me at Monaco, not to > mention > > Spa (4s) and Zandvoort (4s). > > > > You know what that means, don't you............I mean I *could* stop if I > > wanted to........honest...........I *am* in control.............am I? > > > > Ian > > > > Ian Riches, > > Bedford, UK > > > > > >