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From: Byron Forbes <hosh@ar.com.au>
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Yeah, this is true. The program seems to give people enough time to complete their lap
once time expires. Wait till you try a race at the Ring! This is another thing we need a
patch for because waiting over 8 mins for a start at the Ring is insane, especially when
your ALL waiting and no one is on the track!

Glen Scurr wrote:
> 
> Typically, when the practice clock has ticked down to 0 people start typing
> "practice over, back to pits please" and stuff like that.  But it seems to me
> that it doesn't make any difference, even if everyone is off the track there is
> still a delay after the practice clock has ticked down to 0.
> 
> So should I just keep driving until the computer forces me to the next stage?
> I don't think it saves any time if everyone pits out, the computer seems to go
> at it's own pace anyway.
> 
> So don't get mad if people are still on the track after practice is over.  I
> think the computer moves things along when it's ready regardless of what's
> happening on the track.
> 
> Am I right in this?
> 
> glen

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