Guys (we are all guys here, aren't we?),
I posted this on rec.autos.simulators and thought you might find it amusing (Randy Cassidy, GPL programmer, did!). It happened only last night....
Well, as a habitual 8th to 9th place qualifier I've never won a race against the AI. Nor come close. So tonight I finally qualify in 2nd place, coming within 0.04 secs of taking the pole at Silverstone-- an all time best for me. At the start I quickly drop back to 4th place, but I'm running clean and work my way back up to 2nd behind Brabham, the leader. Shadowing him closely, intense with concentration and nearly colliding several times, I finally get a run on him coming out of Maggots (Turn 2), slip by on the inside, outbrake him heading into Becketts (Turn 3) and Whoopee! I'm actually leading an AI race! Now I get nervous, start clutching the wheel too tightly, but I stay clean and am soon maintaining a steady 3 second lead over Brabham and Gurney who are
fighting it out for 2nd place. One lap to go and despite several close calls and tardy brakings, I'm still anxiously maintaining my margin. I come cleanly around Abbott and now I've got one straightaway to go, the final corner, and I've won my first race against the AI! I've done it!
Until I shift into 5th and in a flash of flame and flying debris I blow my engine! Now I'm coasting for that last corner, powerless, bobbing my head frantically up and down in an irrational attempt to impart the momentum to my slowing car. Suddenly the finish line is before me, but a scant split second before I reach it, Gurney roars by and takes the win.
By 0.17 seconds.
I'm sure my neighbors must have pondered calling the police after my anguished cry rang out. Damn that Lotus. Damn GPL. Damn it to hell. I'll never win, so what's the point in trying anymore? I refuse to put myself through this anymore.
Then again, I wonder if I would do better with the Eagle....
[This message has been edited by John Nelson (edited 03-15-2000).]
[This message has been edited by John Nelson (edited 03-15-2000).]
GPL: Just Shoot Me
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Junior
, Mar 15 2000 08:53
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