I didn't realise there were so many GPLenders out there. I agree it is easily the best racing game ever produced, and that 5:30 around the Nurburgring is just insane.
BTW what is everyones GPL rank handicap. Mines +21. (if you don't know what this is go to
http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/ and join. It basically calculates how far your lap times are away from Papyrus' benchmark times. The world record is -90 so you can see I still have a long way to go.)