Help

Here you'll find an assortment of information on a variety of topics. Please see my GPL FAQs and GPL's ReadMe file for more details.

• GPL Survival Guide
  • Hardware and Platform Essentials
  • GPL on Windows XP
  • Downloads, Racing Online, and More
• Controllers
• Car Setup
• Driving
• Tweaking the AI Drivers
• Add-Ons
• Circuits
• Gauges - by Jeffrey Hunsberger
• Keys
• Bugs

Additional Sources for Help

• Read the GPL Forum on Race Sim Central.
• Join the GPL Mailing List and the VROC Mailing List.
• Read the rec.autos.simulators newsgroup.
   
  You can post a question about your problem at any of the above resources and have a very good chance of having it answered very quickly.
   
• Read my FAQs! In the FAQs, I've answered virtually every question I can think of, and just about every question I've been asked.
• Read the readme.txt file that came with GPL, and the readme files that come with the GPL 1.2 patch. You'll find it in your GPL folder (by default, C:\Sierra\gpl). These files contain answers to many of the questions I've been asked by readers.
• Read the manual and book, "Four Wheel Drift", which came with GPL.
• Read Steve Smith's Advanced Setup Guide.
• If you are trying to decide what hardware upgrades to make for GPL, read my Hardware FAQ.
• If you are having trouble keeping up with GPL's AI drivers, read the Driving and AI sections of my general FAQ.
• If you are having problems with racing other people online, read my Online FAQ.

If you still need help, try the following resources:

• If you have a question about car setup, email Steve Smith.
• If you're looking for people to race with online, go to the Virtual Racers' Online Connection.
• If you need help with a video card, go to the appropriate site listed on my Links page.
• Read the GPL Mailing List and the VROC Mailing List. Join one or both lists and post your question.
• Post your question on the rec.autos.simulators newsgroup.
• Post your question on the Motorsports forum at Sierra Sports.

There are many extremely knowledgeable sim racers on the forum at the APEX and on rec.autos.simulators who would be glad to answer your questions about GPL. It's rare that a satisfactory answer to a sim racing question cannot be found on these resources.

Bugs and Design Issues

If you find a bug in GPL, or have an installation problem, such as an issue with your sound card, please email the Sierra Sports support folks at hardware@sierra.com. Unlike email sent to the address listed in the manual, which only returns an automated response, email sent to this address will get read by a human.

Sierra Sports support is also the place to contact if you have a concern about an aspect of GPL's design. Issues which have been raised to me by readers include the fact that there is no way for you to control the speed of the AI drivers, the fact that it is not possible to choose race length independently from damage model and damage recovery options.

Online issues readers have noted frequently include the fact that there is no way in GPL to limit the number of players allowed to join a race, and the fact that GPL's server lacks a command line interface.

Sierra Sports needs to know if you have concerns about these issues.