COMPATIBILITY: Race3d applet fails to load

Tested OS/Browser:
                        win 2000 pro(sp4)/IE6
                        XP-pro(sp2)/IE6
                        win 98 SE/ IE6
                        
Tested build: j2re 1.6.0- build 33

Problem:
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The Race 3D applet fails to load. NPE throws in the java console
It works fine with MS VM.

Steps to reproduce:
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1) Install j2re1.6.0-build 33 into the test system
2) Browse http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/index.html

While loading the applet it throws NPE. Tthe following error message is popup
 "There was an error reading the file "tracks/track0.ser.gz".
 [java.io.IOException:Not in GZIP format]
  - If you click on the "YES" button in the error window popup again and again. You
    can not proceed further.
  - If you click on "No" button, it throws the NullPointerException in the java
    console and the applet fails to load in the browser.

The applet loads and works fine using MS VM on the same machine, configs.


Here's the stack trace, logs from Java console:
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basic: Registered modality listener
liveconnect: Invoking JS method: document
liveconnect: Invoking JS method: URL
basic: Referencing classloader:
sun.plugin.ClassLoaderInfo@e5855a, refcount=1
basic: Added progress listener:
sun.plugin.util.GrayBoxPainter@7bd9f2
basic: Loading applet ...
basic: Initializing applet ...
basic: Starting applet ...
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/race3d.zip,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/race3d.zip with
proxy=HTTP @ scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/race3d.zip : 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/race3d.zip : null
network: Sever response: (length: 48933, lastModified:
Sat Feb 23 16:42:43 GMT-08:00 2002, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: application/zip)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/race3d.zip
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = null
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/race3d.zip to File
C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\2ccc8bf8-781b4e7b-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/race3d.zip
============================================
race3D 1.0.3a (February 23, 2002)
  written by David Brackeen
  (###@###.###)

Splash screen, billboard images, and vehicle
  graphics by CMO and Plasma Artworx

Special Thanks to:
  Thorsten Mitschele, Ian Parberry,
  Janice Headley, and my family.
============================================

network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/en-us.txt,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/en-us.txt with
proxy=HTTP @ scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/en-us.txt : 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/en-us.txt : null
network: Sever response: (length: 1348, lastModified:
Wed May 05 00:39:00 GMT-08:00 1999, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: text/plain)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/en-us.txt
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = null
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/en-us.txt to File
C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\36ca94f-7d20e9ef-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/en-us.txt
basic: Loaded image:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/splash.jpg
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/pak.zip, version:
null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/pak.zip with
proxy=HTTP @ scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/pak.zip : 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/pak.zip : null
network: Sever response: (length: 423079,
lastModified: Sun Dec 06 15:23:14 GMT-08:00 1998,
downloadVersion: null, mimeType: application/zip)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/pak.zip
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = null
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/pak.zip to File
C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\65d36158-4b2e7482-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/pak.zip
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
with proxy=HTTP @
scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
: 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
: gzip
network: Sever response: (length: 468, lastModified:
Fri Apr 30 12:48:00 GMT-08:00 1999, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: application/x-gzip)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = gzip
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
to File C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\47de1266-4dfe356a-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/splash.jpg,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/splash.jpg with
proxy=HTTP @ scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
basic: Modality pushed
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/splash.jpg : 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/splash.jpg : null
network: Sever response: (length: 16984, lastModified:
Sun Oct 04 12:15:08 GMT-08:00 1998, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: image/jpeg)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/splash.jpg
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = null
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/splash.jpg to File
C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\11d86f7d-449736af-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/splash.jpg
basic: Modality popped
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz,
version: null
network: Found cache entry for url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
with proxy=HTTP @
scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
: 304
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
: null
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track0.ser.gz
basic: Modality pushed
basic: Modality popped
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track1.ser.gz,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track1.ser.gz
with proxy=HTTP @
scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track1.ser.gz
: 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track1.ser.gz
: gzip
network: Sever response: (length: 817, lastModified:
Fri Apr 30 12:48:08 GMT-08:00 1999, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: application/x-gzip)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track1.ser.gz
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = gzip
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track1.ser.gz
to File C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\2fbf3f45-4ef1869a-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track1.ser.gz
basic: Modality pushed
basic: Modality popped
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track2.ser.gz,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track2.ser.gz
with proxy=HTTP @
scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track2.ser.gz
: 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track2.ser.gz
: gzip
network: Sever response: (length: 899, lastModified:
Fri Apr 30 12:48:16 GMT-08:00 1999, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: application/x-gzip)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track2.ser.gz
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = gzip
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track2.ser.gz
to File C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\17a06c24-11c497e5-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track2.ser.gz
basic: Modality pushed
basic: Modality popped
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track3.ser.gz,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track3.ser.gz
with proxy=HTTP @
scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track3.ser.gz
: 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track3.ser.gz
: gzip
network: Sever response: (length: 987, lastModified:
Fri Apr 30 12:48:26 GMT-08:00 1999, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: application/x-gzip)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track3.ser.gz
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = gzip
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track3.ser.gz
to File C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\7f819903-19ecfe7d-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track3.ser.gz
basic: Modality pushed
basic: Modality popped
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track4.ser.gz,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track4.ser.gz
with proxy=HTTP @
scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track4.ser.gz
: 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track4.ser.gz
: gzip
network: Sever response: (length: 1135, lastModified:
Fri Apr 30 12:48:34 GMT-08:00 1999, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: application/x-gzip)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track4.ser.gz
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = gzip
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track4.ser.gz
to File C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\6762c5e2-780afc04-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track4.ser.gz
basic: Modality pushed
basic: Modality popped
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track5.ser.gz,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track5.ser.gz
with proxy=HTTP @
scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track5.ser.gz
: 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track5.ser.gz
: gzip
network: Sever response: (length: 921, lastModified:
Fri Apr 30 12:48:42 GMT-08:00 1999, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: application/x-gzip)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track5.ser.gz
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = gzip
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track5.ser.gz
to File C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\4f43f2c1-6f618aa8-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track5.ser.gz
basic: Modality pushed
basic: Modality popped
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track6.ser.gz,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track6.ser.gz
with proxy=HTTP @
scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track6.ser.gz
: 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track6.ser.gz
: gzip
network: Sever response: (length: 978, lastModified:
Fri Apr 30 12:48:50 GMT-08:00 1999, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: application/x-gzip)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track6.ser.gz
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = gzip
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track6.ser.gz
to File C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\37251fa0-1b19b113-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track6.ser.gz
basic: Modality pushed
basic: Modality popped
network: Get cache entry, url:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track7.ser.gz,
version: null
network: Cache entry not found
network: Connecting
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track7.ser.gz
with proxy=HTTP @
scaweb1.sfbay.sun.com/129.145.155.90:8080
network: ResponseCode for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track7.ser.gz
: 200
network: Encoding for
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track7.ser.gz
: gzip
network: Sever response: (length: 1426, lastModified:
Fri Apr 30 12:48:58 GMT-08:00 1999, downloadVersion:
null, mimeType: application/x-gzip)
network: Doing download:
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track7.ser.gz
network: Download:encoding GZIP/Plain: = gzip
network: Wrote URL
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track7.ser.gz
to File C:\Documents and Settings\javasoft\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\1f064c7f-154c9350-temp
network: Disconnect connection to
http://www.brackeen.com/home/race3d/tracks/track7.ser.gz
basic: Modality pushed
basic: Modality popped
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-2"
java.lang.NullPointerException
at ac.a8(JAX)
at ae.a8(JAX)
at ac.<init>(JAX)
at ae.<init>(JAX)
at ad.bt(JAX)
at Main.bt(JAX)
at Main.bj(JAX)
at t.bj(JAX)
at t.mouseDown(JAX)
at java.awt.Component.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.postEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown
Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown
Source)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown
Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown
Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown
Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

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