rec.autos.simulators

I'm running 100% length, 99% opponent strength, and using setups from E.
Busch'spage (great setups).  But somewhere around the halfway point, I
always get the "Looks like something turned loose in the motor" message as
I blow.  For example, I've run Rockingham 5 times in a row, and changed my
4th gear ratio to ensure that none of the warning lights ever come on at
top speed - I can still run in the top 5-10 easy.  But. in all 5 races,
I've got the dreaded message between 150 - 250 laps.  I know there is a
random breakdown feature, but 5 in a row doesn't sound like random.  Any
advice????  I'm trying to run a full season.  Thanks.

Barry

I just finished running the first Bristol race in my Championship
Season.  The only time the motor's gone sour on me was during the
previous race at Darlington.  I had a solid 2nd place and the motor
let go on turn 4 of the LAST LAP.  Other than this I haven't
experienced any excessive breakdowns.

If you in fact have set 4th gear so the oil light doesn't light up at
all, then I believe you are doing all you can do to fix the problem.
I in fact have 4th gear set at most of the tracks so the oil light
flickers that the end of each straightaway.  During a long race the
light comes on sooner and remains on for a longer period of time, but
the engine hasn't complained as of yet.

Perhaps the routine that determines when you get a random breakdown is
performed BEFORE the race is begun.  If you run Rockingham 5 times
during a championship season, you must be exiting the race before the
finish when a breakdown occurs.  If the fact that you will have a
breakdown has already been determined, then you may just be forced to
finish the race (or not in the case of the breakdown) and go on to the
next one.

Kyle Langston
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