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4 posts by 3 people · 20 Nov 1999 - 21 Nov 1999

I was doing some laps at Mexico City today and turned in a 1:52.00 in the Lotus (a rather startlingly good time for me). But it doesn't show up in Best Laps. This kinda thing ever happen to anyone else? I'm running 1.2 by the way. Kurt
Yep, if you cut a corner too much. Inside Mexico's track.ini, there are four checkpoints listed which must be passed through, otherwise the lap won't count: turn 2, turn 3, hairpin, complex before Peralta. The fun really starts when some online race servers turn the checkpoint-checking off... -- Richard 'Ricardo' Nunnini http://website.lineone.net/~richardn - mirror in case the ISP chokes - http://nunnini.homepage.com/
Quoted text (8 lines)>> This kinda thing ever happen to anyone else? >Yep, if you cut a corner too much. Inside Mexico's >track.ini, there are four checkpoints listed which must be >passed through, otherwise the lap won't count: turn 2, turn >3, hairpin, complex before Peralta. The fun really starts >when some online race servers turn the checkpoint-checking >off...
Interesting! I took a look at the replay, and I do dip into the grass with a tire or two here and there -- didn't look like shortcutting to me, but there you are. Damn. That was a good lap for me. Thanks for your explanation, Ricardo! Are there "checkpoints" in all the tracks? I'd never heard of this. Regards, Kurt Steinbock
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hmmm Strange. I'd just been looking at a replay where I set a PB lap, with no cut corners at rouen, and its not been registered in my best laps for the car I was using (Brab). Kinda weird. Anyway Ricardo youre wrong because if a lap does show in replay or on pitboard, then it is a recorded lap. No question about it. The idea that the best lap isnt recorded cos you cut a corner doesnt even stand up one second, the lap wouldnt show period. Kurt Steinbock a crit dans le message
Quoted text (21 lines)>>> This kinda thing ever happen to anyone else? >>Yep, if you cut a corner too much. Inside Mexico's >>track.ini, there are four checkpoints listed which must be >>passed through, otherwise the lap won't count: turn 2, turn >>3, hairpin, complex before Peralta. The fun really starts >>when some online race servers turn the checkpoint-checking >>off... >Interesting! I took a look at the replay, and I do dip into the grass with >a tire or two here and there -- didn't look like shortcutting to me, but >there you are. >Damn. That was a good lap for me. >Thanks for your explanation, Ricardo! Are there "checkpoints" in all the >tracks? I'd never heard of this. >Regards, >Kurt Steinbock

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