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From: Byron Forbes <hosh@ar.com.au>
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LOL. Go do some more laps. Believe me, the better sim racers have done zillions of laps
in numerous sims. There is no magical way to get better. After a few zillion laps you
simply get the feel.

Paul Jager wrote:
> 
> My question is 'Am I the worst driver playing GPL?'
> Been playing  it since release in the UK. Great game and
> I have practised every night, with all the right gear (using my MSFF wheel)
> and recommended set-ups downloaded from the net (and a very fast computer,
> so not excuses there). BUT, I am still so poor compared to some of the posts
> that I read here.
> 
> If I can run Silverstone in 1.37 in the 'Cooper', I've done well, but trying
> to consecutively run 20-30 laps is impossible without crashing. And as for a
> race, passing cars usually results in me hitting them, (them hitting me) or
> me then being too fast to enter a bend and crashing.
> 
> I'm not bleating about the situation - its definitely me not GPL, I just
> wanted to let off steam.
> If I'm not going to win anything in GPL, perhaps I can win the 'Worst GPL
> Driver' award (unless anyone can top my pathetic record????)
> PJ

-- 
 Byron Forbes
 Captain of Team Lightning Bolt

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    and

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