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by **Jim Alliso** » Sat, 19 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Tom,

Have you checked your fuel. I used to put in only 1 or 2 laps more than was
required
and I kept dying near the end at Monza. You should put in maybe 3 or 4 extra
laps of
fuel for a short or intermediate race to be safe. You can use up more or
less fuel then
the setup assumption depending on how hard you push the engine.

Hope that works for you.

> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with
> GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have
> been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there
> (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the
> same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This
> happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the
> end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at
> Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn
> on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level
> which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take
> care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine
> out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on
> the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to
> win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like
> to win with an intact car.

> anyone have any ideas? HELP!

> Thanks,

> tom

by **J.Halse** » Sat, 19 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Sounds like your running out of gas...Never set the fuel to the exact lap
amount,it never lasts under hard driving.

by **Mark** » Sun, 20 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Yeah...You are actually out of gas. Solution??.....Add more gas.LOL......

> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with
> GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have
> been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there
> (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the
> same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This
> happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the
> end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at
> Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn
> on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level
> which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take
> care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine
> out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on
> the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to
> win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like
> to win with an intact car.

> anyone have any ideas? HELP!

> Thanks,

> tom

by **Tom & Jiaw** » Sun, 20 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Oh my God! I never thought of that! I have never had the engine
actually die, it just sputters for a half mile. i would have guessed
that the engine would just quit when it was out of gas. but i do run
with minimal amount of fuel. i will up it a gallon and see what
happens. this explains alot!

thanks a ton. this was really bothering me.

tom

>> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with
>> GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have
>> been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there
>> (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the
>> same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This
>> happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the
>> end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at
>> Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn
>> on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level
>> which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take
>> care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine
>> out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on
>> the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to
>> win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like
>> to win with an intact car.

>> anyone have any ideas? HELP!

>> Thanks,

>> tom

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Sun, 20 Feb 2000 04:00:00

If it's a stutter then you are running out of fuel.
The most likely reason is that you are selecting e amount of fuel indicated
for x number of laps. If your race is 10 laps, take on 12 laps worth of
fuel. Always add a lap or two of additional fuel.

--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
---------------------------

> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with
> GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have
> been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there
> (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the
> same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This
> happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the
> end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at
> Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn
> on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level
> which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take
> care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine
> out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on
> the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to
> win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like
> to win with an intact car.

> anyone have any ideas? HELP!

> Thanks,

> tom

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by **Kirk Lan** » Sun, 20 Feb 2000 04:00:00

When it's sputtering....

1) Make sure you have all smoke/fire/dust settings on at least for this
2) Hit F10 when it starts sputtering.
3) If it's smokin, your motor is toast...if it's not, your outta gas. Take
a moment to look at the Fuel Pressure gauge at the bottom of the F10 screen
as well - it's probably extremely low (normal is 79 PSI - however, it will
run reliably all the way down to like 15 PSI or somethin)

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> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with
> GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have
> been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there
> (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the
> same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This
> happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the
> end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at
> Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn
> on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level
> which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take
> care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine
> out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on
> the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to
> win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like
> to win with an intact car.

> anyone have any ideas? HELP!

> Thanks,

> tom

by **pjgt..** » Mon, 21 Feb 2000 04:00:00

> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with
> GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have
> been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there
> (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the
> same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This
> happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the
> end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at
> Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn
> on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level
> which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take
> care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine
> out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on
> the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to
> win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like
> to win with an intact car.

Hmmm, Tom, sounds like a fuel problem to me?

When you say the engine is blowing, what exactly do you mean?

When the engine *blows*, it actually blows up, and bits of the engine
fly outwards, and the car loses all power immediately and coasts to a
stop with no engine sounds.

I think what you are describing is when the car runs out of fuel.

When this happens the car suddenly starts to lose power, and splutters
and hesitates, It takes longer to accelerate, and does not reach
the same top speed as before, *BUT* it does keep going, albeit at a
slightly slower pace.

Obviously, this problem will usually manifest itself at roughly the same
time during a race, eg: at the end when the fuel runs out!!!

The way to cure this is to put slightly *more* fuel in the car before
the race starts. If the race is say 20 laps, put about 22 laps worth of
fuel in the car. Remember if you crash, or go off the track, miss a
gear, spin or generally do not drive a perfect race, then you will use
more fuel than that stated anyway!!!

Hope this cures the problem for you.

8-)

*Peter* - http://www.cix.co.uk/~peterpc/home.html

by **wheeto** » Mon, 21 Feb 2000 04:00:00

You running out of fuel ????!!! Bog

> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with
> GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have
> been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there
> (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the
> same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This
> happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the
> end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at
> Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn
> on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level
> which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take
> care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine
> out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on
> the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to
> win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like
> to win with an intact car.

> anyone have any ideas? HELP!

> Thanks,

> tom

by J » Tue, 22 Feb 2000 04:00:00

I always fill a bit more than needed according to setup.
I hate that stuttering in the last lap when fighting for positions.

Jens

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by **Jan Hoviu** » Tue, 22 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Hi Tom,

Did anybody out here already tell you that you probably ran out of fuel :>)

--
Jan Hovius

by **Jonathon Gree** » Tue, 22 Feb 2000 04:00:00

>I think what you are describing is when the car runs out of fuel.

>When this happens the car suddenly starts to lose power, and splutters
>and hesitates, It takes longer to accelerate, and does not reach
>the same top speed as before, *BUT* it does keep going, albeit at a
>slightly slower pace.

Actually, it will stop after about a lap and a half. No bang, no exploding
engine animation, no drama, it just all goes very quiet and your car
gracefully coasts to a standstill.

--
JG

by **Doug Hoo** » Tue, 22 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Been there, done that !!!!!

by **Andre Warring** » Wed, 23 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Tom, I guess you simply run out of fuel?

Andre

On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 16:54:15 +0100, Jan Hovius

>Hi Tom,

>Did anybody out here already tell you that you probably ran out of fuel :>)

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