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My reasoning of why GPL is so dam hard!!long post

3 posts by 3 people · 08 Nov 1998 - 18 Nov 1998

You make some good points. I'm not sure why, but my biggest problem in GPL is not slowing down enough for corners. When I am at the correct speed and take the corner perfectly it never subjectively feels as though I took it quickly enough. A particular example is Club corner at Silverstone - I really have to force myself to take that corner slowly enough, so as to not understeer off. - Michael
Larry 13 Nov 1998#434176
Me too... The physics may be right, but they just aren't transmitted well to the driver :( A lot like flying a radio controlled helicopter. Anyone in here who has been/is in that suicidal hobby knows what I'm talking about :) You are making hundreds of tiny, minute control corrections, and yet the heli isn't giving you any feedback at all because you are not in it. Makes it quite a challange, I'll tell ya! -Larry > I'm not sure why, but my biggest problem in GPL is not slowing down enough > for corners. When I am at the correct speed and take the corner perfectly it > never subjectively feels as though I took it quickly enough. A particular > example is Club corner at Silverstone - I really have to force myself to > take that corner slowly enough, so as to not understeer off.
Mapson 18 Nov 1998#435172
Quoted text (7 lines)>Me too... >The physics may be right, but they just aren't transmitted well to the >driver :( >A lot like flying a radio controlled helicopter. Anyone in here who has >been/is in that suicidal hobby knows what I'm talking about :)
Never done that, but I see your point. And it does sound somewhat suicidal- ever, in a state of unpreparedness, have the thing come right at ya? I've often wished some sort of stylized 3-axis "G" force indicator was available for us. I know that the actual drivers didn't have such a thing... but then, we don't get the most important physical feedback real drivers get from inertial forces.

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