rec.autos.simulators

by **Matt Larki** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 05:53:59

Does it? Maybe I'm just crap, but apart from the gears (some cars have 6,
others 7 forward gears) I haven't spotted the difference when I drive them
myself.

I quite like the fun of out-qualifying Schumacher in a Minardi, but it add's
an extra edge if I know that the car is hampered by the software in the game
too!!

btw, I unlocked the Medical Car by getting a gold lap in the "school" at
Hockenheim - where can I unlock the trainers and safety car?

Cheers!

Matt

by **Damien Smit** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:25:43

So you're just as fast in a Minardi as in a Renault? I know I'm certainly
not...

Yes, the cars are different.

by **Milo Johnso** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:54:08

In one of the menus you can have the cars as in real life or set them to all
be the same.

by **Jason Moy** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 13:08:54

On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 20:53:59 -0000, "Matt Larkin"

>Does it? Maybe I'm just crap, but apart from the gears (some cars have 6,
>others 7 forward gears) I haven't spotted the difference when I drive them
>myself.

>I quite like the fun of out-qualifying Schumacher in a Minardi, but it add's
>an extra edge if I know that the car is hampered by the software in the game
>too!!

I find the difference between my times in the Ferrari and the Minardi
with similar wing settings and the gearing adjusted appropriately is
about 2 seconds on a typical track (i.e. 1:30-ish lap time).

Jason

by **Jason Moy** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 13:11:01

On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 20:53:59 -0000, "Matt Larkin"

>Does it? Maybe I'm just crap, but apart from the gears (some cars have 6,
>others 7 forward gears) I haven't spotted the difference when I drive them
>myself.

>I quite like the fun of out-qualifying Schumacher in a Minardi, but it add's
>an extra edge if I know that the car is hampered by the software in the game
>too!!

Also, I should add that the Minardi has less horsepower/torque. If
you run the same setup in the Ferrari and then go to another car,
you'll find that the top speed in the rpm/kmph graph is lower. Most
engines also cannot rev nearly as high as the Ferrari. Finally, it
could be my imagination, but I find the Jordan's to be wide as hell,
or at least I have trouble turning in neatly.

Jasno

by **Matt Lark** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:21:14

> In one of the menus you can have the cars as in real life or set them to all
> be the same.

I thought this only reset the AI cars to be spread across the field,
rather than the car I am driving.

If there is a performance hit, there should be something about this in
the manual, as some people (rightly or wrongly) will NEVER drive a
(Ferrari / Williams / McClaren) because of team rivalries etc.

Does anyone know what characteristics are different between the
different cars then? And do the setups that I use have to be tailored
to each different race car?

Matt

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