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N4 Qualifying Questions

SG

N4 Qualifying Questions

by SG » Sun, 18 Mar 2001 01:38:04

Hi Dave,

Sorry, but you have been misinformed.
NASCAR does not require teams to qualify with a full tank of gas, but the
weight of the car prior to qualifying must be the same as if the car was
loaded with a full tank of gas. If teams elect not to use a full tank, they
must add weight to the car (usually lead weights) to maintain the proper
overall minimum weight of the car.

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All the best,
SG

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MP

N4 Qualifying Questions

by MP » Sun, 18 Mar 2001 01:34:23

Sorry for the double post. I blame Easynet:-(

- Michael

Alan Conceic

N4 Qualifying Questions

by Alan Conceic » Sun, 18 Mar 2001 03:08:42

Depends on the track. At Atlanta, Watkins Glen, and Vegas (for instance), they
get a single lap. At Daytona or Talladega (again, examples), they get two.

Nope. You can't lower the fuel level.

-
 Alan

SG

N4 Qualifying Questions

by SG » Sun, 18 Mar 2001 03:05:26

Hi Dave,

Sorry, but you have been misinformed.
NASCAR does not require teams to qualify with a full tank of gas, but the
weight of the car prior to qualifying must be the same as if the car was
loaded with a full tank of gas. If teams elect not to use a full tank, they
must add weight to the car (usually lead weights) to maintain the proper
overall minimum weight of the car.

--
All the best,
SG

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Dave Henri

N4 Qualifying Questions

by Dave Henri » Sun, 18 Mar 2001 09:58:52

  Alright,  you guys....  I've mentioned this before and I guess I'll just
have to go say it again...don't confuse the issue with facts!!!!
:)
  So lets just say the car must weigh that and without a method in
today's sims to adjust the weigts, then we must 'accept' the full fuel
tank as the best possible compromise...
dave henrie

MP

N4 Qualifying Questions

by MP » Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:27:39

I'm new to N4, trying it as a change from GPL. I'm finding it quite hard
to qualify in the top 10 at 100% AI, but that's not surprising.
Hopefully I can find some good setups soon as I don't have the time for
setup tweaking.

A couple of questions though;

- Do the real NASCAR drivers only have one shot at one lap in
qualifying, with no chance to warm up the tyres?

- I can't seem to lower the fuel level for qualifying, have I missed
something?

Thanks,

- Michael

MP

N4 Qualifying Questions

by MP » Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:35:57

I'm new to N4, trying it as a change from GPL. I'm finding it quite hard
to qualify in the top 10 at 100% AI, but that's not surprising.
Hopefully I can find some good setups soon as I don't have the time for
setup tweaking.

A couple of questions though;

- Do the real NASCAR drivers only have one shot at one lap in
qualifying, with no chance to warm up the tyres?

- I can't seem to lower the fuel level for qualifying, have I missed
something?

Thanks,

- Michael

Dave Henri

N4 Qualifying Questions

by Dave Henri » Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:53:09



  You get about 3/4ths of a lap to get heat in your tires..Good Luck :)
  Nope..All Winston Cup cars qualify AND start a race will a full tank.
This is to
try and level the playing field for those teams with buckets of cash and
those with
wheelbarrows full.    If you want to work on light fuel load setups..i.e.
how your car
handles when less than full, you can only do that in testing...Some drivers
setup a car
so that full and heavy it is a wallowing pig...but their setup begins to
shine once some fuel
is burned off...this type of setup is best at tracks where long green
runs(i.e. no accidents)
are common..
dave henrie
Robert Platt

N4 Qualifying Questions

by Robert Platt » Sun, 18 Mar 2001 00:01:31


> > - I can't seem to lower the fuel level for qualifying, have I missed
> > something?
>   Nope..All Winston Cup cars qualify AND start a race will a full tank.

Actually this is not correcct WC cars qualify with 5 gallons of gas in the
car, I also have learned recently that they measure the weight of the cars
to make Nascar rules of 3400 pounds before gas is added so this makes me
think they don't have to add weight to the cars after so little gas is added
since the car has to weight 3400 lbs before gas is added.
Ed Medli

N4 Qualifying Questions

by Ed Medli » Mon, 19 Mar 2001 23:13:14

Cup cars have to weigh the minimum (3500lbs??) without respect to the driver
or fuel. If you notice, every winning car is immediately weighed without the
driver when a race ends.


Nas1

N4 Qualifying Questions

by Nas1 » Tue, 20 Mar 2001 07:23:13

http://www.jayski.com/pages/faqrace.htm
36. Maybe this will clear it up for.
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SG


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