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Pitstop (a.k.a. Team Psion)

Intro

Pitstop is the ultimate motor racing strategy game for Psion and Symbian platforms. You're put in charge of a Formula 1 Grand Prix team. Starting off with a new car, sponsorship and two keen drivers, your task is to develop the car, keep staff and sponsors happy, balance the books and, most of all, win championship points and prize money!

If you're looking for an arcade driving game that you can play in odd minutes, this is not for you. If, on the other hand, you're a fan of Grand Prix motor racing and would love to play out races and generally get involved in an extremely accurate simulation, then Pitstop is just the ticket....

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Downloading

For the Nokia 9500/9300 communicators

You can download v2.33 of Pitstop here as pitstop_9500.sis (249k). Note the extensive help within the program, you'll need it. Motor racing is a complicated business! This installation contains the 2005 team and driver databases, though see the notes at the top of the help file. Also, note that this version has no sound effects, due to continuing technical issues.
v2.33 includes a fix for the program working at proper speed on ALL non-English units;Update, v2.32 fixes a problem with speed on French and Dutch machines; Bug fix: v2.31 fixes a problem with the 'Fast forward' mode persisting.

If you haven't already done so, you'll also need to install the OPL runtime, which gives your communicator the ability to run games and applications written in the OPL language. You'll also need the extra MediaServer OPX. Please get feedback and reports of any bugs to me as soon as possible!

Please contact me as soon as possible with any bug reports or comments. As ever, the program's fully working shareware, but registered owners do get the chance to customise the team and driver names.

For the Nokia 9200 series communicators

You can download v2.33 of Pitstop here as pitstop_9210.sis (426k). Note the extensive help within the program, you'll need it. Motor racing is a complicated business! This installation contains the 2005 team and driver databases, though see the notes at the top of the help file.
v2.33 includes a fix for the program working at proper speed on ALL non-English units;Update, v2.32 fixes a problem with speed on French and Dutch machines; Bug fix: v2.31 fixes a problem with the 'Fast forward' mode persisting.

I've also done a detailed User Guide (pitstopguide.pdf, 280K) to the game.

If you haven't already done so, you'll also need to install the OPL Runtime patch, which gives your communicator the ability to run games and applications written in the OPL language. You'll also need the extra MediaServer OPX. Please get feedback and reports of any bugs to me as soon as possible! As ever, the program's fully working shareware, but registered owners do get the chance to customise the team and driver names.

For the Psion Revo

You can download Pitstop v2.01 for the Psion Revo range here as pitstop201.zip (410k). Once grabbed and unzipped, please read my README.TXT file if you're unsure about installing software on the Revo.

Note that Pitstop for Psion Revo still uses the pre-2003 'three hot laps each' qualifying system. v2.01 also contains a trivial fix to the SIS file (v2.00 reported itself in Control panel as 'Piano'!).

Herewith the Year 2005 team and driver update databases (thanks to Philip Carlisle) for Pitstop. Just put the two .dbf files in your main \System\Apps\Pitstop folder, overwriting the previous ones.

For the Psion Series 5/5mx

The Series 5/5mx original version (largely similar gameplay, although Pitstop does contain a number of detailed improvements) was licensed commercially to Psion Computers for their Series 5 Games Arcade but is now available direct from me. Each game is pitched for the slower Series 5 'classic' processor, but you can download patches here to get them to play properly on the faster Series 5mx etc.

Note that Team Psion still uses the pre-2003 'three hot laps each' qualifying system.

Herewith the Year 2005 team and driver update databases (thanks to Philip Carlisle) for Team Psion. Just put the two .dbf files in your main \System\Apps\TeamPsion folder, overwriting the previous ones.

Reviews

From the review by John Woodthorpe: "It's frustrating, enjoyable, difficult and great fun. Definitely the star of the pack for me!"

Registering Pitstop

Please register using a cheque, PayPal or your credit-card on-line on the web.

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