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Martinsville: Fix for Killer Pacecar

Mick

Martinsville: Fix for Killer Pacecar

by Mick » Thu, 16 May 2002 02:48:14

Hey,
 I was wondering if any of the track "data" guys have tried either
constructing a "new" Martinsville, or Converting the "Nascar 4"
Martinsville to NR2002, to see if it may cure the crazy pacear problem?
Also, a guy on the Sierra forum had a great idea of making the pacecar
"morphable" like the ai cars, or the guy at the end of pit road.. I
personally don't know how to do any of these things, but just trying to
find a cure so our league can run Martinsville online, next time
around.. Thanks for your time. Mick
Paul

Martinsville: Fix for Killer Pacecar

by Paul » Thu, 16 May 2002 07:48:06

My league has successfully run two races at Marty with no troubles at all.
Occasionally when the yellow comes out, the pace car will drive down pit
lane for 1 lap instead of being on the track (where it belongs) and then it
will exit the pits and lead the pack on the track.  As long as the race
leader uses his F2 window (toggled to 'live') and stays behind where the
pace car should be on the track, all has been well.  I think the bug rears
it's head when guys drive at race speed when the pace car is on pit lane
during cautions rather than on the track.

-Paul Eigsti
-League & Server admin
Western States Racing League
www.wsrlracing.com

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Blak

Martinsville: Fix for Killer Pacecar

by Blak » Thu, 16 May 2002 10:00:28

Npe, we've tried several time to race there and its basicly imposible, the pace car flies around the track at 160 mph...lol

| My league has successfully run two races at Marty with no troubles at all.
| Occasionally when the yellow comes out, the pace car will drive down pit
| lane for 1 lap instead of being on the track (where it belongs) and then it
| will exit the pits and lead the pack on the track.  As long as the race
| leader uses his F2 window (toggled to 'live') and stays behind where the
| pace car should be on the track, all has been well.  I think the bug rears
| it's head when guys drive at race speed when the pace car is on pit lane
| during cautions rather than on the track.
|
| -Paul Eigsti
| -League & Server admin
| Western States Racing League
| www.wsrlracing.com
|
| My e-mail address is false.
| Please reply to this news group.
|
|

| > Hey,
| >  I was wondering if any of the track "data" guys have tried either
| > constructing a "new" Martinsville, or Converting the "Nascar 4"
| > Martinsville to NR2002, to see if it may cure the crazy pacear problem?
| > Also, a guy on the Sierra forum had a great idea of making the pacecar
| > "morphable" like the ai cars, or the guy at the end of pit road.. I
| > personally don't know how to do any of these things, but just trying to
| > find a cure so our league can run Martinsville online, next time
| > around.. Thanks for your time. Mick
| >
| >
|
|
|

Blak

Martinsville: Fix for Killer Pacecar

by Blak » Thu, 16 May 2002 10:00:54

woops hit send to soon, and it put everyone 2 laps down and wiped out half the field..

| My league has successfully run two races at Marty with no troubles at all.
| Occasionally when the yellow comes out, the pace car will drive down pit
| lane for 1 lap instead of being on the track (where it belongs) and then it
| will exit the pits and lead the pack on the track.  As long as the race
| leader uses his F2 window (toggled to 'live') and stays behind where the
| pace car should be on the track, all has been well.  I think the bug rears
| it's head when guys drive at race speed when the pace car is on pit lane
| during cautions rather than on the track.
|
| -Paul Eigsti
| -League & Server admin
| Western States Racing League
| www.wsrlracing.com
|
| My e-mail address is false.
| Please reply to this news group.
|
|

| > Hey,
| >  I was wondering if any of the track "data" guys have tried either
| > constructing a "new" Martinsville, or Converting the "Nascar 4"
| > Martinsville to NR2002, to see if it may cure the crazy pacear problem?
| > Also, a guy on the Sierra forum had a great idea of making the pacecar
| > "morphable" like the ai cars, or the guy at the end of pit road.. I
| > personally don't know how to do any of these things, but just trying to
| > find a cure so our league can run Martinsville online, next time
| > around.. Thanks for your time. Mick
| >
| >
|
|
|

Paul

Martinsville: Fix for Killer Pacecar

by Paul » Thu, 16 May 2002 10:08:33

Humm.... I guess we were "just lucky" through two 35% length races, then.
:-)

-Paul Eigsti
-League & Server admin
Western States Racing League
www.wsrlracing.com

My e-mail address is false.
Please reply to this news group.


> woops hit send to soon, and it put everyone 2 laps down and wiped out half
the field..




> | My league has successfully run two races at Marty with no troubles at
all.
> | Occasionally when the yellow comes out, the pace car will drive down pit
> | lane for 1 lap instead of being on the track (where it belongs) and then
it
> | will exit the pits and lead the pack on the track.  As long as the race
> | leader uses his F2 window (toggled to 'live') and stays behind where the
> | pace car should be on the track, all has been well.  I think the bug
rears
> | it's head when guys drive at race speed when the pace car is on pit lane
> | during cautions rather than on the track.
> |
> | -Paul Eigsti
> | -League & Server admin
> | Western States Racing League
> | www.wsrlracing.com
> |
> | My e-mail address is false.
> | Please reply to this news group.
> |
> |


> | > Hey,
> | >  I was wondering if any of the track "data" guys have tried either
> | > constructing a "new" Martinsville, or Converting the "Nascar 4"
> | > Martinsville to NR2002, to see if it may cure the crazy pacear
problem?
> | > Also, a guy on the Sierra forum had a great idea of making the pacecar
> | > "morphable" like the ai cars, or the guy at the end of pit road.. I
> | > personally don't know how to do any of these things, but just trying
to
> | > find a cure so our league can run Martinsville online, next time
> | > around.. Thanks for your time. Mick
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
> |

Isotrip

Martinsville: Fix for Killer Pacecar

by Isotrip » Thu, 16 May 2002 20:31:07

I have raced two 50% length races at Marty, one with the flying Pace Car of
death and one where it acted perfectly normal.

Nothing in any of the files had been tampered with either time. Although to
be fair I have not ran Marty since installing the Patch.

- Isotrip?


> Humm.... I guess we were "just lucky" through two 35% length races, then.
> :-)

> -Paul Eigsti
> -League & Server admin
> Western States Racing League
> www.wsrlracing.com

> My e-mail address is false.
> Please reply to this news group.



> > woops hit send to soon, and it put everyone 2 laps down and wiped out
half
> the field..



> > | My league has successfully run two races at Marty with no troubles at
> all.
> > | Occasionally when the yellow comes out, the pace car will drive down
pit
> > | lane for 1 lap instead of being on the track (where it belongs) and
then
> it
> > | will exit the pits and lead the pack on the track.  As long as the
race
> > | leader uses his F2 window (toggled to 'live') and stays behind where
the
> > | pace car should be on the track, all has been well.  I think the bug
> rears
> > | it's head when guys drive at race speed when the pace car is on pit
lane
> > | during cautions rather than on the track.
> > |
> > | -Paul Eigsti
> > | -League & Server admin
> > | Western States Racing League
> > | www.wsrlracing.com
> > |
> > | My e-mail address is false.
> > | Please reply to this news group.
> > |
> > |


> > | > Hey,
> > | >  I was wondering if any of the track "data" guys have tried either
> > | > constructing a "new" Martinsville, or Converting the "Nascar 4"
> > | > Martinsville to NR2002, to see if it may cure the crazy pacear
> problem?
> > | > Also, a guy on the Sierra forum had a great idea of making the
pacecar
> > | > "morphable" like the ai cars, or the guy at the end of pit road.. I
> > | > personally don't know how to do any of these things, but just trying
> to
> > | > find a cure so our league can run Martinsville online, next time
> > | > around.. Thanks for your time. Mick
> > | >
> > | >
> > |
> > |
> > |

Mick

Martinsville: Fix for Killer Pacecar

by Mick » Fri, 17 May 2002 02:25:40

Our league tried to run it both before and after the patch.. Each time the pace
car went nuts.. We sat everyone down and explained about not passing the pacear,
after taking the yellow flag, and all that.. But to no avail.. Even if the lead
lap cars don't pass him, if a lapped car gets a lap back, that'll set him off
when they go to get back on the lead lap. The only way it works, is if you have
basically a perfect race, with the yellows flying at just the right time.. We
did make it through one or 2 cautions with no problem, but he eventually got
us.. It's too bad, that's a great track when it works right..

That's why I was wondering if Dave Noonan's track converter might be able to
convert N4 Marty to 2002.. Or maybe Fred (WhiteFalcon) could try building a new
Marty, to see if the pacecar would act the same... Anyone know either of these
guys, and could ask them about it?


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