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>I agree.  Pocono definetly was the right track to try the no yellows
>experiment on.

>That was me.  I realized too late that you wanted me to pass you high.
>I got a run off of 3 underneath you and by the time you started to
>move over, I was all ready committed to the inside.  I have not looked
>at the replay yet, but I assume that the rest of the cars were passing
>to the outside which probably put you in the middle and I probably
>didn't give you enough room on the outside.  Anyway, just a racing
>deal.

>Not true, Eldred.  For the last 8 or so laps, I could catch up to you, but
>couldn't find a way to pass, 'cause you stayed on the line & didn't mess up.
>Trust me, I was on your bumper a few times trying to force you into a
>mistake, &
>you didn't cooperate.  ;-/

G

> >How about throwing in some tracks we've missed like Texas and Las Vegas,
and
> >also we could run Coca Cola.

> Well, we haven't run Michigan yet, so that will still be on the 15th.  I
can
> mix in the ones you mentioned.  Coca Cola should be...um,
interesting...<g>

> Eldred
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> > The "fun" factor tends to vanish when you're at least 2 seconds off
everyone's
> > pace.  The only reason I didn't finish last was that people either
crashed
> out,
> > got disco'd, or had to leave for other reasons.

> Not true, Eldred.  For the last 8 or so laps, I could catch up to you, but
> couldn't find a way to pass, 'cause you stayed on the line & didn't mess
up.
> Trust me, I was on your bumper a few times trying to force you into a
mistake, &
> you didn't cooperate.  ;-/

> > I couldn't even keep up with people when I was right behind them,
following in
> > their tire tracks.  I don't understand why, either.  If I slowed enough
to
> make
> > the turn, the car in front pulled away.  If I tried to maintain the same
> speed,
> > my car washed out in the turn.  Frustrating.  I had to actually BRAKE in
turn
> 2
> > to stay in control - I didn't see too many other cars that had to do
that...

> FWIW, from a middle o' the packer, I use 2 different ways to handle the
tunnel
> turn.  Either back off between the last caution light & the 1st marker
(4), &
> coast to the turn, or brake at the next to last marker (2), & get back on
it
> when speed falls to ~145 or so.

> The only other thing I noticed when following you is that you seem to
pinch the
> car down when exiting turn 3, rather than letting it drift to the wall
entering
> the front straight, & you are losing lots of time there. (Tho not enough
for me
> to get by <sniff>)

> Brian

> >I agree.  Pocono definetly was the right track to try the no yellows
> >experiment on.

> Thank you!<g>  Yellows will be back on for Michigan.  Maybe then I could
stay
> on the lead lap...

> Eldred
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>>That was me.  I realized too late that you wanted me to pass you high.
>>I got a run off of 3 underneath you and by the time you started to
>>move over, I was all ready committed to the inside.  I have not looked
>>at the replay yet, but I assume that the rest of the cars were passing
>>to the outside which probably put you in the middle and I probably
>>didn't give you enough room on the outside.  Anyway, just a racing
>>deal.

>That's the problem with not being able to map a chat command to a button on the
>wheel.  I couldn't reach the keyboard to send "pass high". :-(

>I had a similar problem with turn 3.

>I have an uncanny ability to just (barely) catch the very, VERY tip of the
>inside curb coming out of turn 3.  I practiced an hour a night for 3 days
>trying to break that habit but dammit it was like there was a magnet there.

>It didn't really cause me _that_ much trouble, but it can upset the car just
>enough that you have to back-peddal for a split second to stay out of the
>wall.

>-Larry

>I have the same problem.  I use a MSFF wheel and I only have 6 buttons
>to program.  I can't afford to waste chat messages on them.

> > *Only* 6?  I have *2*...<g>

> Two??? I have NONE!!!! ;-)

> I hope that's ok for the rest of you, but I have in-car chat
> turned off anyway and hope to make my actions clear by
> behaviour on the track...

> cheers,

> uwe

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