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Tim

Rascar:Texas

by Tim » Tue, 01 Apr 2003 03:43:09

This is odd; if you recall, in N2002 it was way easier to blow and engine by overrevving, or pinging it.  In N2003, that may have
been minimized, but the long term affect has increased?

wierd

--
Tim White
www.intracmotorsports.com


> At the final caution, I took the opportunity to pit and leave the
> computer to go to the bathroom.  As you might guess, I was in a
> fairly big hurry when I got back because I was in real danger of
> going a lap down.

> I plopped myself down in the chair and my foot stabbed the gas pedal
> while I was sitting there in neutral.  The motor revved pretty high
> and was banging against the rev limiter, and I thought I was gonna
> lose the motor yet again.  However, it managed to hold itself
> together and I finished the race.

> I agree with Larry, the random damage is truly too random, and it
> doesn't appear to take enough actual abuse or race conditions into
> account.

> Someone said they were going to use automatic *** on the road
> courses, but that won't help. Someone was using automatic *** in
> one of the prior races and still lost the ***.

Eldre

Rascar:Texas

by Eldre » Tue, 01 Apr 2003 11:45:58



>> You sure about that?  If you pass someone who's pitting, you still get the
>> "Stay behind #xx" message from your spotter.  Which means you've passed
>under
>> yellow, and are subject to the black flag.  I'll have to test that out...

>> Eldred

>Once the pitting car has crossed the pitroad line, it's okay to pass
>him.  However, I wouldn't do so until they've actually gotten onto
>pit road.

Right - that was my original point.  That's why people slow down suddenly on
the track.  They're trying to keep from passing a pitting car, and getting
flagged.  And since the pit road speed limit is usually 5-10 mph slower than
the pace speed, you get that 'accordian effect' as people jam on the brakes...

Eldred
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Brian Oste

Rascar:Texas

by Brian Oste » Tue, 01 Apr 2003 23:49:53






>> >You can't get a blackflag for passing someone thats pitting if you stay on
>> >the track. You can get a blagflag if you enter pitroad and pass a car that
>> >stays on the track before you enter. The cars that stay on the track need to
>> >get past the beginning of pit road so that cars pitting don't get a
>> >blackflag.

>> You sure about that?  If you pass someone who's pitting, you still get the
>> "Stay behind #xx" message from your spotter.  Which means you've passed under
>> yellow, and are subject to the black flag.  I'll have to test that out...

>> Eldred

>Once the pitting car has crossed the pitroad line, it's okay to pass
>him.  However, I wouldn't do so until they've actually gotten onto
>pit road.

Actually I think N2003 has gotten better about this.  Against the AI
at least once a car commits to pit road I have been able to speed
right up to the pace car (or the last car) and I do not get any
spotter warnings or a BF.

This whole BF thing came up after Bristol.  Bristol is the hardest
track to keep from getting a BF when you pit.  The pace car goes so
slow that once you drop down to pit road, even if you maintain the
same speed the smaller radius makes it very easy to pass the pace car
(or other cars on the track).  You really have to conciously watch
your entrance to pit road at Bristol.  Again F2 is your friend in this
situation.

Brian Oster


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