rec.autos.simulators

GPL: anyone else still racing a trainer?

David Mast

GPL: anyone else still racing a trainer?

by David Mast » Tue, 20 Oct 1998 04:00:00

I haven't seen any of us "bragging" about how fast we are in the lowly
trainer.  Too embarresed, eh?  :-)

I can't seem to get any faster than about 1:55 at Monza with a basic trainer.
I did manage one Eagle lap at 1:54.54.   Generally I'm only good enough to
qualify 7th.  I've tried various setups but guess I don't have the hang of it.
I find that the AI cars track nicely through all the turns and are generally
braking later than me and carrying an extra 4 to 9 mph, turn-dependent,
whereas I am about 2-5 mph faster on the straights, car-dependent.  Part I
attribute to the short travel of my CH Pro Pedals brake.  Hard to modulate it
without locking (I've dropped to 52% front bias to help).  Part I attribute
to my ineptitude :-)  I did find that when I moved up to faster cars then
moved back down, my reflexes had improved.

Any advice?

John Moor

GPL: anyone else still racing a trainer?

by John Moor » Tue, 20 Oct 1998 04:00:00

keep practicing, I drove the demo in gp3 for weeks, then moved to gp2 for
many weeks more and now I can drive the gp car just fine. 1:29 at Monza



Mark E. Moone

GPL: anyone else still racing a trainer?

by Mark E. Moone » Tue, 20 Oct 1998 04:00:00

David:
        You are going the wrong way with brake bias to avoid rear lockups...
try 60 front. Your street car probably is set to about 70 front.  Set
the differential to 85/30 with 2 clutches or 85/45 with 3 clutches. Set
the rear toe higher. Set the front toe at zero, or toed in a little bit.
Let me know how this works.

MM


> I haven't seen any of us "bragging" about how fast we are in the lowly
> trainer.  Too embarresed, eh?  :-)

> I can't seem to get any faster than about 1:55 at Monza with a basic trainer.
> I did manage one Eagle lap at 1:54.54.   Generally I'm only good enough to
> qualify 7th.  I've tried various setups but guess I don't have the hang of it.
> I find that the AI cars track nicely through all the turns and are generally
> braking later than me and carrying an extra 4 to 9 mph, turn-dependent,
> whereas I am about 2-5 mph faster on the straights, car-dependent.  Part I
> attribute to the short travel of my CH Pro Pedals brake.  Hard to modulate it
> without locking (I've dropped to 52% front bias to help).  Part I attribute
> to my ineptitude :-)  I did find that when I moved up to faster cars then
> moved back down, my reflexes had improved.

> Any advice?


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