Running by myself, I was able to get about 19 laps in before having to
pit. I was under the assumption that cars in the draft burn more fuel
because of the higher RPMs.
I finished with a predicted 2 laps left in fuel.
Can anyone explain this?
> > What's the fuel usage difference between those in the draft and those
> > that aren't? I ran a race earlier where the fuel was above 1X, and I was
> > shocked that the 5 drivers in the pack were able to cross the line with
> > a running motor.
> > Running by myself, I was able to get about 19 laps in before having to
> > pit. I was under the assumption that cars in the draft burn more fuel
> > because of the higher RPMs.
> > I finished with a predicted 2 laps left in fuel.
> > Can anyone explain this?
Sean
Jason
P.S. Thx for clueing me in; I'll use this strategy in my next race.
> >AFAIK, no racing game models the finer points of fuel consumption,
neither
> >from longer gearing, nor from short-shifting, nor from catching a draft,
not
> >even from yellow-flag laps, and neither for AI cars nor human drivers.
Your
> >mileage, IOW, prolly DOESN'T vary....
> N2k3 definitely takes RPM into account when it comes to fuel
> consumption. How it does its calculations I dunno, but I do know you
> get better gas mileage at Pocono, for instance, if you stay in 4th
> gear instead of downshifting to 3rd.
> Jason
> >AFAIK, no racing game models the finer points of fuel consumption,
neither
> >from longer gearing, nor from short-shifting, nor from catching a draft,
not
> >even from yellow-flag laps, and neither for AI cars nor human drivers.
Your
> >mileage, IOW, prolly DOESN'T vary....
> I don't know about that. In Nascar Thunder 2004 the AI cars can run a
> lap or two longer than me without pitting for fuel and I'm wondering
> if it's because they are drafting more than me.
> >AFAIK, no racing game models the finer points of fuel consumption, neither
> >from longer gearing, nor from short-shifting, nor from catching a draft, not
> >even from yellow-flag laps, and neither for AI cars nor human drivers. Your
> >mileage, IOW, prolly DOESN'T vary....
> N2k3 definitely takes RPM into account when it comes to fuel
> consumption. How it does its calculations I dunno, but I do know you
> get better gas mileage at Pocono, for instance, if you stay in 4th
> gear instead of downshifting to 3rd.
> Jason
The reason cars in the draft made it longer with fuel was because they
were lifting off of the throttle more than cars that weren't, even
though they may have been carrying more RPM's overall...
> > >AFAIK, no racing game models the finer points of fuel consumption,
neither
> > >from longer gearing, nor from short-shifting, nor from catching a
draft, not
> > >even from yellow-flag laps, and neither for AI cars nor human drivers.
Your
> > >mileage, IOW, prolly DOESN'T vary....
> > N2k3 definitely takes RPM into account when it comes to fuel
> > consumption. How it does its calculations I dunno, but I do know you
> > get better gas mileage at Pocono, for instance, if you stay in 4th
> > gear instead of downshifting to 3rd.
> > Jason
> RPM matters quite a bit, but I think "throttle usage" is very
> important.
> The reason cars in the draft made it longer with fuel was because they
> were lifting off of the throttle more than cars that weren't, even
> though they may have been carrying more RPM's overall...
>P.S. Thx for clueing me in; I'll use this strategy in my next race.
Jason
Herwig
I'm honestly not 100% certain if drafting to save fuel works tho, as I
don't have any ovals installed anymore.
Jason
Without this info, it's all a guessing game...
-Larry
> >IMHO this was already the case with NASCAR 1 (!)
> Yeah, there were variables affecting fuel usage in Indycar 1/2 and
> Nascar 1. I'm trying to go easy on Steve here. =)
> I'm honestly not 100% certain if drafting to save fuel works tho, as I
> don't have any ovals installed anymore.
> Jason
And it wasn't before??
