I think there was a version of the demo with monza
Try going to http://www.racesimcentral.net/
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Nrburgring and Grand Prix Legends
I don't really want to be contradictory of some of the guys here because
the information is excellent, but be aware that once you get the new
card and your framerate goes up then you will be able to be more
aggressive when handling the car. For instance I step 100% on the
brakes into nearly every corner and then ease off as I sense the wheels
are about to lock up. What you are undoubtedly experiencing here is a
braking problem that is related to your low fps. Once you get that new
graphics card and up your framerate then try hammering those brakes
again and notice how less likely things are going to go wrong.
What you are doing is ok for now, but don't set them in stone just yet.
Wait for that new card and then develop your own style once you have a
decent enough system to play GPL on, otherwise you may find that you
have developed habits that you may have to unlearn in order to become
quick enough to be competitive.
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> MS
8-)
Yes, it is possible to damage the car without hitting walls.
I usually shift just before the redline. If you constantly over-rev the
car, eventually the engine will blow.
They are not turbocharged, but they have a power band after the lower
revs have been passed, that kicks in to accelerate the cars fast.
Current World Record is about 1:03:? My personal best is 1:06. IMHO
anything under 1:10 is pretty good, it took me ages to break the 1:10
barrier.
It *DOES* matter, you must lift off the throttle as you change gear, or
the car will simply over-rev, and eventually the car's engine will blow.
Think about it, you do not keep the throttle planted when you change
gear in a *real* car do you? No, you lift off to lower the revs, (you
are actually matching the revs to the new gear ratio).
8-)
*Peter* - http://www.cix.co.uk/~peterpc/home.html
Also, as you brake the rear end lightens, thus reducing rear grip, which
is why the rear wants to try and spin around, if you have more braking
power at the rear, all you do is lock the rears (which have less
traction anyway due to the weight transfer) more easily?
8-)
*Peter* - http://www.cix.co.uk/~peterpc/home.html
Also try not to brake really late into the corner and accelerate out as
fast as possible. By braking late you unsettle the car, maybe slide a
bit, maybe get off the correct line, which means the car is not ideally
placed to exit the corner.
If you maybe brake a tad earlier, this will mean are not struggling or
fighting the car around the corner, you can maintain your line, you do
not slide or skid, and (usually) you can actually get on the throttle
(smoothly) a little earlier, thus giving you a faster exit speed for the
turn and a faster speed down the next straight.
Generally, the slow in, fast out technique is the best method in GPL.
8-)
*Peter* - http://www.cix.co.uk/~peterpc/home.html
The Lotus *likes* to be driven??? I thought it was like a wild horse trying to
scrape you off on the nearest Armco. Well, in *my* experience, anyway...
:::crawls back into the padded room:::
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> This is called "compression braking". The rear wheels are slowing
> their spin by allowing the engine compression to drive (anti drive?;-)
> them. It's just as bad as setting the brake bias to 100% on the rear
> wheels.
Gary
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> Gary
> It is!
> --
> Regards,
> Bruce Kennewell,
> Canberra, Australia.
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> > GPL is sophisticated enough to have both accounted for.
> > Gary
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> > It is!
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bruce Kennewell,
> > Canberra, Australia.
> > ---------------------------
> > > GPL is sophisticated enough to have both accounted for.
> > > Gary
> Odds are that I replied to a post in this thread but I don't think I
> replied with that sentence. Please be careful of where and how you snip
> messages. If I did say this above, then I apologies. either way, maybe
> you should have left more of the original post so that we could see what
> we are replying to?
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