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....
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.
Screenshots
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