GPLRank feature request

First of all, I'd like to congratulate everyone involved with GPLRank for producing a terrific site. I've got one suggestion for something I'd like to see, however: Since the theme of the site is comparing driver performance against a benchmark, I think that wherever individual lap times are displayed, there should have a "+/- benchmark" column, so it's easy to see how that particular lap stacks up against the benchmark for that track. Just food for thought. Keep up the good work! --------------- Doug :)

where can I find this crazy "gplrank" thing? thanks andrew Doug Olsen wrote:

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> First of all, I'd like to congratulate everyone involved with GPLRank for > producing a terrific site. > > I've got one suggestion for something I'd like to see, however: > > Since the theme of the site is comparing driver performance against a > benchmark, I think that wherever individual lap times are displayed, there > should have a "+/- benchmark" column, so it's easy to see how that > particular lap stacks up against the benchmark for that track. > > Just food for thought. > > Keep up the good work! > --------------- > Doug :)

> where can I find this crazy "gplrank" thing? Try this: http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/index.html ----------- Doug :)

thanks doug! Andrew Doug Olsen wrote:

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> > where can I find this crazy "gplrank" thing? > > Try this: > > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/index.html > > ----------- > Doug :)

You can. Do a "Back to Back comparison" between yourself and a driver named "Papyrus Benchmark". [email hidden] (Doug Olsen) wrote in <lMx%4.9967$[email hidden]>:

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>First of all, I'd like to congratulate everyone involved with >GPLRank for producing a terrific site. > >I've got one suggestion for something I'd like to see, however: > >Since the theme of the site is comparing driver performance against >a benchmark, I think that wherever individual lap times are >displayed, there should have a "+/- benchmark" column, so it's easy >to see how that particular lap stacks up against the benchmark for >that track. > >Just food for thought. > >Keep up the good work! >--------------- >Doug :)

-- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -1.90 Come see how you rate, at the GPLRank site http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

Yep, the site appears to be down at the moment. That's definitely the correct link, though. "Markus Stiepel" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8hmn66$utd$18$[email hidden]...

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> Link doesn't work for me, also tried a ping to 129.70.50.2 request timed > out :( > cya > Maaki > > -- > > > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/index.html > > > > > > ----------- > > > Doug :) > > > > > ________________________________ > Check out my home once in a while: > http://home.t-online.de/home/mstiepel/ > ........still a lot of work to be done > > > >

Link doesn't work for me, also tried a ping to 129.70.50.2 request timed out :( cya Maaki -- > > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/index.html > > > > ----------- > > Doug :) > ________________________________ Check out my home once in a while: http://home.t-online.de/home/mstiepel/ ........still a lot of work to be done

Since it is down how about filling us in on just what it is? So far I get the impression it ranks you by your lap times. the faster the lap time the higher your rank. Is there anything more to it? Doug Olsen wrote in message <7lB%4.10128$[email hidden]>... >Yep, the site appears to be down at the moment. > >That's definitely the correct link, though.

Well, I don't have any affiliation with the site, I'm just a wellwisher, so I won't give you the full pitch, but the basic idea is that a basline time is established by aggregating the lap times of the replays which shipped with GPL. Drivers can upload their player.ini file, which is used to perform a similar calculation, based on their fastest laps at each of the original GPL tracks. This provides a 'handicap' number for each driver, expressing their aggregate lap time relative to the baseline (ie a handicap of +5.78 means you're 5.78 seconds slower than the baseline, and -5.78 means you're 5.78 seconds FASTER than the baseline.) The site then uses these handicap figures to rank the drivers. When you improve one of your times, upload your player.ini again, and the numbers will be re-crunched for you. "Mike Barlow" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:OoB%4.8608$[email hidden]... > Since it is down how about filling us in on just what it is? So far I > get the impression it ranks you by your lap times. the faster the laptime

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> the higher your rank. Is there anything more to it? > > Doug Olsen wrote in message > <7lB%4.10128$[email hidden]>... > >Yep, the site appears to be down at the moment. > > > >That's definitely the correct link, though. > > >

Ok then it's nothing more then a hot lap competition? For F1's only? I have a database that I created. It still needs a bit of work so I gave it to one individuel to finish it. This database could be used for a rankings system as It'll keep track of a whole lot of info. The only problem is that it won't keep track of you're race average laps.. (from the replay analyzer). Speaking of.. I'll have to get ahold of the auther of that aplication to see if he could impliment this :-) The GPL Rank feature thingy that you're describing (in my opinion) should be changed to "GPL hot lap ranking". Doug Olsen wrote in message ... >Well, I don't have any affiliation with the site, I'm just a wellwisher, so >I won't give you the full pitch, but the basic idea is that a basline time >is established by aggregating the lap times of the replays which shipped >with GPL. Drivers can upload their player.ini file, which is used toperform >a similar calculation, based on their fastest laps at each of the original >GPL tracks. This provides a 'handicap' number for each driver, expressing >their aggregate lap time relative to the baseline (ie a handicap of +5.78 >means you're 5.78 seconds slower than the baseline, and -5.78 means you're >5.78 seconds FASTER than the baseline.) The site then uses these handicap >figures to rank the drivers. When you improve one of your times, uploadyour >player.ini again, and the numbers will be re-crunched for you. > > >"Mike Barlow" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:OoB%4.8608$[email hidden]... >> Since it is down how about filling us in on just what it is? So farI

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>> get the impression it ranks you by your lap times. the faster the lap >time >> the higher your rank. Is there anything more to it? >> >> Doug Olsen wrote in message >> <7lB%4.10128$[email hidden]>... >> >Yep, the site appears to be down at the moment. >> > >> >That's definitely the correct link, though. >> >> >> > >

Hi Mike. The url is correct but the site is having problems at the moment. Dougs description of the scale GPLRank uses is accurate, but GPLRank is not a hotlap competition. It's a place where we can all compare ourselves, yes it sounds the same, but it's not. GPLRank does so much that I'd rather not try to explain it all here. Bottom line is that it's turning out to be a lot of fun and a great motivator for people. So please, give the site some time to settle down and come and check it out, I think you'll like it. Don [email hidden] (Mike Barlow) wrote in <CcD%4.9427$[email hidden]>:

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> Ok then it's nothing more then a hot lap competition? For F1's only? I >have a database that I created. It still needs a bit of work so I gave it >to one individuel to finish it. This database could be used for a rankings >system as It'll keep track of a whole lot of info. The only problem is that >it won't keep track of you're race average laps.. (from the replay >analyzer). Speaking of.. I'll have to get ahold of the auther of that >aplication to see if he could impliment this :-) > > The GPL Rank feature thingy that you're describing (in my opinion) >should be changed to "GPL hot lap ranking". > >Doug Olsen wrote in message ... >>Well, I don't have any affiliation with the site, I'm just a wellwisher, so >>I won't give you the full pitch, but the basic idea is that a basline time >>is established by aggregating the lap times of the replays which shipped >>with GPL. Drivers can upload their player.ini file, which is used to >perform >>a similar calculation, based on their fastest laps at each of the original >>GPL tracks. This provides a 'handicap' number for each driver, expressing >>their aggregate lap time relative to the baseline (ie a handicap of +5.78 >>means you're 5.78 seconds slower than the baseline, and -5.78 means you're >>5.78 seconds FASTER than the baseline.) The site then uses these handicap >>figures to rank the drivers. When you improve one of your times, upload >your >>player.ini again, and the numbers will be re-crunched for you. >> >> >>"Mike Barlow" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >>news:OoB%4.8608$[email hidden]... >>> Since it is down how about filling us in on just what it is? So far >I >>> get the impression it ranks you by your lap times. the faster the lap >>time >>> the higher your rank. Is there anything more to it? >>> >>> Doug Olsen wrote in message >>> <7lB%4.10128$[email hidden]>... >>> >Yep, the site appears to be down at the moment. >>> > >>> >That's definitely the correct link, though.

-- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -1.90 Come see how you rate, at the GPLRank site http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

Ron Ayton wrote:

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> > Hi, > One thing that this program needs is the ability for all players to be > catalogued, not just the F1 drivers.. > There are a lot of guys that run F2 or/and F3 only, so is it possible to > add a section for F3 & F2 drivers as well ?? > Most F3 or F2 drivers have seperate player names made up for the F3 or F2 > class of racing, so it would be possible to forward these player files in > the same manner as the F1 player files... > Just a thought, wish list.. :) > Cheers, > Ron

That's right! We can use the same benchmark times, just rope off a separate section for the F2 & F3 drivers. -- Chuck Kandler (GPL Handicap of +249.31) K&S Racing http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195

[email hidden] (Ron Ayton) wrote in <01bfd0f2$d5099020$0100007f@ronayton>:

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>Hi, >One thing that this program needs is the ability for all players to >be catalogued, not just the F1 drivers.. >There are a lot of guys that run F2 or/and F3 only, so is it >possible to add a section for F3 & F2 drivers as well ?? >Most F3 or F2 drivers have seperate player names made up for the F3 >or F2 class of racing, so it would be possible to forward these >player files in the same manner as the F1 player files... >Just a thought, wish list.. :) >Cheers, >Ron

Hi Ron, For starters, the GPLRank website has been built completely by one guy, Uwe Schuerkamp of the Screamers Racing League. There are a few of us helping out with ideas, suggestions, debugging and such, but Uwe, who also works a full time job, is doing all the coding. The feature list of GPLRank is growing like mushrooms on a damp day, and it's truly impressive to me what Uwe is doing. Needed to say that. Although the original included replays, of F1 cars, is what anchors the scale that GPLRank uses, the scale is open ended, and there is no reason that the same scale cannot work just as well for F2 or F3 cars, although the Sub Zero concept of the scale isn't going to work as well. You can do what your requesting right now, to a degree. Creat a new account for your F2/F3 driver, different name and password,(maybe add F2/F3 to the end of your name) and upload the F2/F3 player.ini. Get your F2/F3 racing mates to do the same. Your rank number is going to look pretty bad compared to the F1's but ignore it. Use the Buddy List feature to create a F2/F3 only Buddy List, and there you have it. A seperate F2/F3 area could be a future feature. -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -1.90 Come see how you rate, at the GPLRank site http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

it worked ok for me Andrew Markus Stiepel wrote:

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> Link doesn't work for me, also tried a ping to 129.70.50.2 request timed > out :( > cya > Maaki > > -- > > > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/index.html > > > > > > ----------- > > > Doug :) > > > > ________________________________ > Check out my home once in a while: > http://home.t-online.de/home/mstiepel/ > ........still a lot of work to be done

It's up now...I had to go run laps at several tracks for the first time (and I've had the game since Jan 99!) to get a handicap (Rouen, Silverstone, Nurburgring, Mexico, Spa) and what a handicap it is...currently ranked #275 with a handicap of 231.90! =) Just so you know what a spread my times are...at Monza I'm ranked #199, but at Spa it's like #320-something =) I was amazed; my 10.32 at the Ring was good for a low-300 ranking there! -- Kirk Lane [email hidden] GPLRank: #275, 231.90 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 Markus Stiepel <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8hmn66$utd$18$[email hidden]... > Link doesn't work for me, also tried a ping to 129.70.50.2 request timed > out :( > cya > Maaki > > -- > > > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/index.html > > > > > > ----------- > > > Doug :) > > > > > ________________________________ > Check out my home once in a while: > http://home.t-online.de/home/mstiepel/ > ........still a lot of work to be done > > >

Hi, One thing that this program needs is the ability for all players to be catalogued, not just the F1 drivers.. There are a lot of guys that run F2 or/and F3 only, so is it possible to add a section for F3 & F2 drivers as well ?? Most F3 or F2 drivers have seperate player names made up for the F3 or F2 class of racing, so it would be possible to forward these player files in the same manner as the F1 player files... Just a thought, wish list.. :) Cheers, Ron Don Scurlock <[email hidden]> wrote in article <8F4CA38C5dscurlock@news>... > You can. Do a "Back to Back comparison" between yourself and a driver > named "Papyrus Benchmark".

Well said -- Alan Goss

On Wed, 07 Jun 2000 23:58:59 GMT, Doug Olsen <[email hidden]> wrote: >Yep, the site appears to be down at the moment. > Yep, we had some problems this morning network-wise, the machine itself is still ticking along fine. Sorry for the inconvinience. I'm in the process of looking for a new home for GPLRank in the not too distant future. Cheers, Uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) Ever wondered what's wrong with the world? http://bnetwork.com/ PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

Well said -- Alan Goss