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GPL: Qualifying oddity?

3 posts by 3 people · 08 Nov 1998 - 08 Nov 1998

Graeme Nash 08 Nov 1998#433214
Hi all, Today I decided to attempt a full 68 lap Grand Prix at Monza in GPL. In the first qualifying session I recorded a time of 1m28.8 which I thought would be good enough for pole position in the race. Clark and Hill tried in several times in vain to improve their 1m29.2's but they seemed to have no answer. It was going great for me until 20 minutes were left in the second session. Then someone got a 1m28.2...... Who was this mysterious driver? Gurney? Brabham? Bandini? Hulme? Oh no. It was Jochen Rindt in his Cooper/Coventry! His previous best was a low 1m30 I believe, and it seems a bit odd to me that this guy in his underpowered car could go over a second quicker than Mr. Jim Clark in his much quicker Lotus. Anyone else experienced slightly odd results? Cheers! -- Graeme Nash You know what to do with "don't_spam_me"... http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk/ ICQ# 11257824 "--- Well ---- I'm dashed ---- If I ----- know!"
Vitzthu 08 Nov 1998#433215
I haven't had the same sort of experience because I mainly do on-line racing and haven't really ever practiced/raced at Monza... (more like South Africa, Mexico, Canada, Holland/Netherlands, America). I was wondering, did you save a replay with his qualifying lap? Is it possible that he drafted someone for a chunk of the lap? Just a thought... cheers, Gian.
Quoted text (31 lines)> Hi all, > Today I decided to attempt a full 68 lap Grand Prix at Monza in GPL. In > the first qualifying session I recorded a time of 1m28.8 which I thought > would be good enough for pole position in the race. > Clark and Hill tried in several times in vain to improve their 1m29.2's > but they seemed to have no answer. It was going great for me until 20 > minutes were left in the second session. > Then someone got a 1m28.2...... > Who was this mysterious driver? Gurney? Brabham? Bandini? Hulme? > Oh no. It was Jochen Rindt in his Cooper/Coventry! His previous best was > a low 1m30 I believe, and it seems a bit odd to me that this guy in his > underpowered car could go over a second quicker than Mr. Jim Clark in > his much quicker Lotus. > Anyone else experienced slightly odd results? > Cheers! > -- > Graeme Nash > You know what to do with "don't_spam_me"... > http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk/ > ICQ# 11257824 > "--- Well ---- I'm dashed ---- If I ----- know!"
Roo 08 Nov 1998#433216
On Sun, 8 Nov 1998 21:02:22 +0000, Graeme Nash
Quoted text (12 lines)>Clark and Hill tried in several times in vain to improve their 1m29.2's >but they seemed to have no answer. It was going great for me until 20 >minutes were left in the second session. >Then someone got a 1m28.2...... >Who was this mysterious driver? Gurney? Brabham? Bandini? Hulme? >Oh no. It was Jochen Rindt in his Cooper/Coventry! His previous best was >a low 1m30 I believe, and it seems a bit odd to me that this guy in his >underpowered car could go over a second quicker than Mr. Jim Clark in >his much quicker Lotus.
The AI cars get better if you clock some really good times. But why Rindt... I have no clue. How was the race?

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