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From: pjgtech@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Peter Gagg")
Subject: Re: Grand Prix Legends... I ESS. YOU. SEE. KAY.
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 17:22:59 GMT
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> Ergo... Got the retail version..
> Did pretty good at the Glen...
> Thought I would try VROC...
> I am humbled..
> Make me feel like Sylvester the Cat trying to catch Speedy Gun 
> Zolas..
> You guys know who you are...
> I need more practice...
> You know what else I need?
> More practice...
> and 2 blonde beach bunnies...
> But I'll start with the practice...
> I don't need any practice for the "bunnies"
> Any pointers?

There is no secret, no cheat, no quick fix and no shortcut to getting 
good/fast at GPL. (I should know I've had this this thing since the 
day after the first demo came out, and I'm still struggling to be 
consistently fast, but I still love the challenge!)

The pointers you are after are these:

- Practice, practice, and then practice some more. Boring I know, but 
it is the *ONLY* way to learn how to drive these cars properly. Forget 
everything you ever learned in any other sim/game, With GPL you start 
at the bottom and work your way up from scratch. We all have, even the 
World record holders with the fastest laps, we all know what it feels 
like to continually throw the thing off the road, but practice *DOES* 
make perfect (well nearly anyway!)

- Start on the easier tracks, (Monza) and in an easier car (Coventry) 
d/l some set-ups and fast replays from the net, look and learn, and 
get in as much practice as you possibly can.

- By all means drive on vroc, doesn't matter how slow you may be, just 
be considerate to all the other faster (and slower?) drivers who are 
on the track with you, and no-one will mind your laptimes.

- Smooth = fast. Try to gradually increase your laptimes slowly, 
just concentrae on keeping the car on the road and in a straight 
line (except when going around corners of course!) you will *NOT* 
break any world records at first! just concentrate on beating your 
*own* best times, and the laptimes will come down faster than you 
think?

- Have fun.....

8-)

*Peter*   #:-)
