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GPL - What the hell am I doing wrong!?

Haqsa

GPL - What the hell am I doing wrong!?

by Haqsa » Mon, 05 Aug 2002 13:42:05

Try the Lotus and about 4 gal. of fuel.   ;o)


Biz

GPL - What the hell am I doing wrong!?

by Biz » Mon, 05 Aug 2002 20:32:03


> All I can say is WOW!

> I suck at GPL, I've had it since it came out. I love it but I'm slower
> than... well you know.

> Till tonight. Granted I'm not alien class yet but by reading this thread and
> *listening* to the advice here I've finally figured out 4 wheel drift. I
> just turned a 131 at Silver. My fastest ever. I went from 135-136 to a 131
> in 15 laps.

> Thanks guys, any other tips besides practice? BTW I did it in a Eagle with
> the stock setup and 9 gallons of fuel.

You've had GPL since it came out and you're still using the stock setups?  At least go get ALison
Hine's setups from her Eaglewoman site, you can easily knock another sec off of your time using a
decent stable setup.
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Eldre

GPL - What the hell am I doing wrong!?

by Eldre » Mon, 05 Aug 2002 21:55:47



>You've had GPL since it came out and you're still using the stock setups?  At
>least go get ALison
>Hine's setups from her Eaglewoman site, you can easily knock another sec off
>of your time using a
>decent stable setup.

Actually, several people have posted that the default setups are MORE than
capable of going negative...

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John Simmon

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by John Simmon » Mon, 05 Aug 2002 22:20:52





> >You've had GPL since it came out and you're still using the stock setups?  At
> >least go get ALison
> >Hine's setups from her Eaglewoman site, you can easily knock another sec off
> >of your time using a
> >decent stable setup.

> Actually, several people have posted that the default setups are MORE than
> capable of going negative...

> Eldred

I'm in the 18's, but it's been a couple years, and all of my times are
based on actually racing and not hot-lapping.  Defaut setups can get you
into the negatives?  Not this redneck...

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by Jan Verschuere » Mon, 05 Aug 2002 22:53:53

If you're serious about going for the 1m30s mark, I think it's time to
either try some other setups (as suggested) or to try and adapt the default
so they roll better through the corners..

Also, you should start using the technique in the stock car as well. Pays
dividends if you have to push that little bit extra at places like
Martinsville, IMS, the roadies (of course), etc...

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by John Simmon » Tue, 06 Aug 2002 00:15:50



That's okay, but you have to also consider that in NR2K2, tire wear ius
modelled much more aggressively than in GPL.  If you push too hard into
or thru the turns, you'll chew the right front tire up faster than you
normally would.

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by Jan Verschuere » Tue, 06 Aug 2002 00:23:25

Hmmm... yes, but for one I hope I made clear this is for emergency use only
(as it's more difficult due to asymmetric set-up and less forgiving tyres)
and, secondly, I'm talking about drifting, not putting down ***. ;-)

Besides, seeing as it's impossible to set up a good drift if you go in too
hot and drifting out of a turn actually unloads the front of the car, I
don't see how the RF should suffer any more than it already does.

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Eldre

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by Eldre » Tue, 06 Aug 2002 08:41:37



>I'm in the 18's, but it's been a couple years, and all of my times are
>based on actually racing and not hot-lapping.  Defaut setups can get you
>into the negatives?  Not this redneck...

Well, not by me either.  But it CAN be done.

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Hick

GPL - What the hell am I doing wrong!?

by Hick » Tue, 06 Aug 2002 17:22:01

Thanks for all the advice guys. I haven't done many laps this weekend,
but I'm still working towards YASOMTA.
Jan - very kind offer, I may take you up on that.

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Eldre

GPL - What the hell am I doing wrong!?

by Eldre » Mon, 12 Aug 2002 06:57:06






>>>I'm in the 18's, but it's been a couple years, and all of my times are
>>>based on actually racing and not hot-lapping.  Defaut setups can get you
>>>into the negatives?  Not this redneck...

>> Well, not by me either.  But it CAN be done.

>Just because it can be done, doesn't mean there aren't easier ways to do
>it as well...

<smacks Marc with a large trout>
:-)
The reason I said that was that a lot of faster drivers have said that people
make the mistake of 'chasing' setups.  They jump from one to another without
really knowing what's going on.  Therefore, the default setups provide a good
baseline to get the car handling skills down a bit more before venturing into
uncharted setup territory.
Greger's setups may be lightning fast, but they're usually counter-productive
to most of us humans...<g>

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