I've never had that happen... sorry
Sometimes during races I'll lose a gear... I lost 4th in my race at
California with under 30 to go. I had to run in 3rd gear the rest of
the race - lost a couple of laps to the leader...
On Sun, 29 Apr 2001 03:09:43 GMT, "Robin"
>Has anyone else experienced the engine losing RPM at Talladega in N4? It
>happens randomly but usually after turning a few laps in a test session (I
>hate 'dega but I need the practise... ergo test session to perfect my line
>through the corners) the rpm of the engine drops to under 6000 rpm for about
>3 laps or so for no apparent reason and then climbs back to within normal
>race pace for the rest of the session. All gauges are within proper ranges
>(i.e.: temp, oil and water... pressures... etc) and I haven't brushed the
>wall either.
>This phenomenon occurs while racing the AI as well and it is annoying to
>lose the draft due to this and then getting lapped because I couldn't catch
>up. I was wondering if there is any parameter in the .ini files or some such
>buried tweak that would alleviate this problem. It's not my controller
>because I've recalibrated it many times and have used the "don't depress the
>accelerator all the way" method as well. I have a newly refurbished TSW with
>new pots and I have tried my brothers' TSW as well with the same results.
>I haven't raced 'dega online as I didn't feel I was consistent enough at
>that track not to make a mess of things for other people so I have no idea
>if this problem will crop up online as well. If anyone else has experienced
>this I'd love to know if you found a solution or just to know I'm not alone
>would be good.
>TIA,
>Robin