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39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

Lannie Schafro

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by Lannie Schafro » Tue, 08 Oct 1996 04:00:00

All,

Man Nascar is getting ***ing! :)  I finally beat my old record.
I went from 39th at Charlette to 1st place in 13 laps with AI set
to 100%.  How does this compare to anyone else?  Just trying to
get a feel of where others are at...

--
Lannie Schafroth

PS OK, maybe I'm bragging too....:)

duncan r mcle

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by duncan r mcle » Tue, 08 Oct 1996 04:00:00


writes:
Dunno about C***te, but try 'Dega at 113% *with* restrictor v1.21.

duncan r mcle

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by duncan r mcle » Tue, 08 Oct 1996 04:00:00


writes:
Go ahead and brag...that *is* some good racin...just tried it myself a
few times...no go...yet <g>.  cheers...duncan.

George Lew

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by George Lew » Wed, 09 Oct 1996 04:00:00



>writes:

>>All,

>>Man Nascar is getting ***ing! :)  I finally beat my old record.
>>I went from 39th at Charlette to 1st place in 13 laps with AI set
>>to 100%.  How does this compare to anyone else?  Just trying to
>>get a feel of where others are at...

>>--
>>Lannie Schafroth

>>PS OK, maybe I'm bragging too....:)

>Dunno about C***te, but try 'Dega at 113% *with* restrictor v1.21.

Do you race anywhere besides "Dega" ???

Go #6 Mark Martin,#16 Ted Musgrave & #99 Jeff Burton - Jack Roush Racing!!
NASCAR Racing!!


http://www.racesimcentral.net/~sean/nascar/nascar.htm <--NASCAR Racing Sim page

duncan r mcle

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by duncan r mcle » Wed, 09 Oct 1996 04:00:00


writes:



Schafroth)
>>writes:

>>>All,

>>>Man Nascar is getting ***ing! :)  I finally beat my old record.
>>>I went from 39th at Charlette to 1st place in 13 laps with AI set
>>>to 100%.  How does this compare to anyone else?  Just trying to
>>>get a feel of where others are at...

>>>--
>>>Lannie Schafroth

>>>PS OK, maybe I'm bragging too....:)

>>Dunno about C***te, but try 'Dega at 113% *with* restrictor v1.21.

>Do you race anywhere besides "Dega" ???

Sure do, pal...everyday.  Just experimenting w/Dega to see how far I
can push the AI, and what changes when moving up the difficulty scale.
Okay?
Mark McCue

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by Mark McCue » Thu, 10 Oct 1996 04:00:00

I don't mean to come off elitist or anything, but I remember when I used
to use what you are talking about as a benchmark of my skill and it
doesn't compare to the level of skill you'll find online.  If you really
want to see what you're worth, you need to come on Hawaii and find out.
AI will teach you how to conduct yourself in traffic, but they are way
too polite.  You push them, they'll give.  Try that online?...well, took
me about 20 laps to pass a guy monday (Yes Bill...You!)  We spent a
great many of those 20 laps door to door, neither willing to give up the
nut!  The AI just don't dig that hard! (g)
I oughta release that replay on home video! (g)

David Spark

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by David Spark » Thu, 10 Oct 1996 04:00:00


>> Man Nascar is getting ***ing! :)  I finally beat my old record.
>> I went from 39th at Charlette to 1st place in 13 laps with AI set
>> to 100%.  How does this compare to anyone else?  Just trying to
>> get a feel of where others are at...

>I don't mean to come off elitist or anything, but I remember when I used
>to use what you are talking about as a benchmark of my skill and it
>doesn't compare to the level of skill you'll find online.  If you really
>want to see what you're worth, you need to come on Hawaii and find out.
>AI will teach you how to conduct yourself in traffic, but they are way
>too polite.  You push them, they'll give.  Try that online?...well, took
>me about 20 laps to pass a guy monday (Yes Bill...You!)  We spent a
>great many of those 20 laps door to door, neither willing to give up the
>nut!  The AI just don't dig that hard! (g)
>I oughta release that replay on home video! (g)

I agree with you. There's a simple little trick to beating the AI - just
brake late going into the corner. They will usually politely move over,
leaving you the inside line. You do have to be careful, because if you
brake too hard, they will come back down on you. You can actually beat the
AI even when the leaders are set to run faster laps than you, if you can
catch them in lap traffic.  As Mark said, it's nothing like racing against
the real thing.

Dave (davids) Sparks
Late Night League
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

duncan r mcle

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by duncan r mcle » Thu, 10 Oct 1996 04:00:00



>>> Man Nascar is getting ***ing! :)  I finally beat my old record.
>>> I went from 39th at Charlette to 1st place in 13 laps with AI set
>>> to 100%.  How does this compare to anyone else?  Just trying to
>>> get a feel of where others are at...

>>I don't mean to come off elitist or anything, but I remember when I
used
>>to use what you are talking about as a benchmark of my skill and it
>>doesn't compare to the level of skill you'll find online.  If you
really
>>want to see what you're worth, you need to come on Hawaii and find
out.
>>AI will teach you how to conduct yourself in traffic, but they are
way
>>too polite.  You push them, they'll give.  Try that online?...well,
took
>>me about 20 laps to pass a guy monday (Yes Bill...You!)  We spent a
>>great many of those 20 laps door to door, neither willing to give up
the
>>nut!  The AI just don't dig that hard! (g)
>>I oughta release that replay on home video! (g)

>I agree with you. There's a simple little trick to beating the AI -
just
>brake late going into the corner. They will usually politely move
over,
>leaving you the inside line. You do have to be careful, because if you
>brake too hard, they will come back down on you. You can actually beat
the
>AI even when the leaders are set to run faster laps than you, if you
can
>catch them in lap traffic.  As Mark said, it's nothing like racing
against
>the real thing.

>Dave (davids) Sparks
>Late Night League
>http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Dave...while I have not raced Hawaii...($$)...I have no doubt that
racing against a full human field is superior to racing against AI.
That said...I must comment on the fact that at higher difficulty
levels, the AI is *certainly* no pushover.  One would expect that as
you step up the ladder in difficulty, you would just see incremental
AI speed increases.  This has not been my experience.  Fire up say
Darlington somewhere between 105-110% and I think you'll be surprised.
Nobody is being 'polite' there.  While I'm awaiting NRL as much as
everyone else...N1 continues to amaze me with overall AI programming.
cheers...duncan.
Terry Hen

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by Terry Hen » Thu, 10 Oct 1996 04:00:00

Even though the AI will run faster they remain fairly unaggressive and very
much predictable. They may appear less polite because it is harder to shove
your nose down low and beat them into the corner. Sure, there are times when
the AI just shuts me out, but you can spot those situations and a lap or so
later that same car will move over.

Terry

JRC8

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by JRC8 » Thu, 10 Oct 1996 04:00:00



David Spark

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by David Spark » Fri, 11 Oct 1996 04:00:00


I don't know that racing a full field of human opponents is superior, but
it sure does present a much different problem, mainly surviving the
inevitable wrecks. <g>

On those occasions when I do race AI, I typically race at 105-110%. I
haven't seen any change in the behavior other than they run faster through
the turns. In fact, just the other night, I was racing AI cars set for 106%
at Martinsville as practice for an upcoming Late Night league race. I
lapped the entire field half way through a 40% race after starting mid-pack
by using the technique I described, i.e. catching the cars in slower
traffic and braking late for the turns.

And by no means, did I intend that as a slight of your ability. Just
finishing a 30% or longer race against the AI, given their proclivity for
severely boneheaded moves, is a sign of a skilled, patient driver. It's
just that they are utterly predictable 99% of the time. Human opponents are
utterly unpredictable 99% of the time. <g>

Dave (davids) Sparks
Late Night League
http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html

Orion Ki

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by Orion Ki » Mon, 14 Oct 1996 04:00:00


says...
ICR2) my car becomes almost uncontrolable. The steering wheel seems only
loosely conected to the car. Uncommanded changes in steering routinely
occur and because of this the short tracks are almost imposible to run.
Is this normal?

Tom King

Lannie Schafro

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by Lannie Schafro » Tue, 15 Oct 1996 04:00:00


Yes, I would love to try it.  I've never dialed into Hawaii.
I don't intend on doing it until it becomes a local call or have
different call sights! :)  If I call in now, my bill would be
horrible... :)

--
Lannie Schafroth

George Lew

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by George Lew » Thu, 17 Oct 1996 04:00:00


>>Do you race anywhere besides "Dega" ???

>Sure do, pal...everyday.  Just experimenting w/Dega to see how far I
>can push the AI, and what changes when moving up the difficulty scale.
>Okay?

How are you at N.Wilkesboro?  Seems the best I can do is a high 112.
Yet they really qualify around 118 or 119 I think.  have you gotten
anything up there?  (In other words, do I just suck here or is the
track messed up somehow in reference to the real life thing)???

Also, I notice we can run 133s and such at Bristol (un-realistic)...

Go #6 Mark Martin,#16 Ted Musgrave & #99 Jeff Burton - Jack Roush Racing!!
NASCAR Racing!!


http://camalott.com/~sean/nascar/nascar.htm <--NASCAR Racing Sim page

David Spark

39th to 1st in 13 laps @100%

by David Spark » Thu, 17 Oct 1996 04:00:00



>>>Do you race anywhere besides "Dega" ???

>>Sure do, pal...everyday.  Just experimenting w/Dega to see how far I
>>can push the AI, and what changes when moving up the difficulty scale.
>>Okay?

>How are you at N.Wilkesboro?  Seems the best I can do is a high 112.
>Yet they really qualify around 118 or 119 I think.  have you gotten
>anything up there?  (In other words, do I just suck here or is the
>track messed up somehow in reference to the real life thing)???

>Also, I notice we can run 133s and such at Bristol (un-realistic)...

>Go #6 Mark Martin,#16 Ted Musgrave & #99 Jeff Burton - Jack Roush Racing!!
>NASCAR Racing!!


>http://camalott.com/~sean/nascar/nascar.htm <--NASCAR Racing Sim page

The sim version of N. Wilkesboro is a little slower than the real track.
Rockingham is also slower than the real track. The rest of the tracks in
the sim are faster than the real track, sometimes a LOT faster.

BTW, the best qualifying time on Hawaii at N. Wilkesboro was 113.570 as of
about a week ago. I regularly run 114's with 18 gallons of fuel now. I
haven't tried a sprint setup yet, so I don't know what's possible, but I'm
sure that 115 - 116 MPH is within range.

Dave (davids) Sparks
Late Night League
http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html


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