How to start playing?



1. These are the simplest steps for you to drive the GPL 2020 Demo as quickly as possible. When you have used the installer, use the link GPL 2020 Demo on your desktop, or go to your Windows Start menu and look for the GPL 2020 Demo entry to start the demo. Or if you have downloaded the zip version, unpack the zip and start the demo by double clicking on the gpl2020demo.exe file.

2. In general, GPL uses the green button to go forward and the red button or <Escape> key to go back. The first time you start the demo, you will need to select and calibrate your controls and set your screen resolution as shown in steps 3, 4, and 5.

3. Click the Options button. Click the right arrow button until the Controls Menu is displayed.

Click the Steering field and turn your steering wheel to select it.

Click the Throttle field and depress your throttle to select it.

Click the Brake field and depress your brake pedal to select it.

Click the Shift Up field and depress your shift up button to select it.

Click the Shift Down field and depress your shift down button to select it.

4. Click the Calibrate Joystick(s) button.

Turn your steering wheel all the way to the left, then all the way to the right, then back to center.

Fully depress then release your throttle pedal.

Fully depress then release your brake pedal.

Click the OK button to return to the Controls Menu.

The GPL 2020 Demo supports modern Force Feedback wheels, gamepads and keyboards.

Tip: When you configure your wheel for the first time, it may happen that you cannot assign your Brake even so the demo detects it. If this happens, assign for example the >B< key (or any other key) on your keyboard just to be able to exit the Controls Assign window. Then click on the Calibrate Joystick(s) button. The Brake Axis 1 will display Unassigned, but even so you will be able to push your brake pedal and the calibration menu will show it. Calibrate your Steering, Throttle, Brake and Clutch, then click the OK button. Go back to the Joystick Calibration menu. Now you will be able to assign the brake pedal instead of the >B< key. Click on the Calibrate Joystick(s) button again. Calibrate your Steering, Throttle, Brake and Clutch again, then click the OK button.





5. Click the right arrow button until the Graphics menu is displayed.

The demo initially starts with the OpenGLv2 rasterizer for the 3D accelerator . You may find that the Direct3D7v2 rasterizer works better depending on your PC`s configuration. You have to test what works best on your system. For details please read the next paragraph.

for the . You may find that the works better depending on your PC`s configuration. You have to test what works best on your system. For details please read the next paragraph. Select your screen resolution in the drop down list. If your screen resolution isn't displayed in the list, select the nearest available resolution.

Click the green button to return to the Main menu.

6. Click the green button to enter the Track Select menu in the Training mode for practice driving. If the Training mode is not displayed, click the right arrow button until it is.

7. Click the green button to enter the Track Session menu.

8. Click the green button to enter the car and drive it. You will be in the 1965 Lotus 33 on the Road America track.

9. When finished driving, press the keyboard <Escape> key and then press the keyboard <Enter> key to exit the car and return to the Track Session menu. If and when you crash, press the <Shift> and <R> keys together to return to the track.

10. GPL does not run in a normal PC window so follow these steps to exit the demo: Click the red button, OK button, red button, red button, then any key.



This demo comes preloaded with a demo driver profile GPL Demo2020. You can create a new player with your name by going to the main menu Player Info and click the New button.



