rec.autos.simulators

I tried it as well and couldn't get below a 57.

Its got to much understeer on turn in and too much over steer on the
exit for my liking and the wheel lock seemed a little low.

Re. the braking point - full tilt down the straight, I brake at the
fence post just before the hoardings on the wall and I can get into
turn 1 no problem.

Jed
The Pits
www.ukps.com/thepits
www.fwb.gulf.net/~jkohl/thepits

Way too much downforce too. I was getting out-dragged by the computer
cars on the main straight.

Just out of interest Jed, what is your best lap at Long Beach. I think
the record is somewhere about the 52 second mark but I am nowhere near
that. An extra tenth off my best is a major achievement for me !

Well in the good old days of ICR1 Steve and I could easily pop 50's.
Now that The Pits has come about, work and other stuff, I haven't
played ICR2 that much (still some tracks I havent tried!) so I'm
bimbling around doing 56's.

Jed
The Pits
www.ukps.com/thepits
www.fwb.gulf.net/~jkohl/thepits

[snip]

: This track is getting on my nerves; I was hoping to break the "track
: records" for all the tracks, and Michigan and Laguna were pretty easy.
: But I've really met a challenge with this track! I may just take a
: break from it for awhile.

You know sometimes that it is the solution.  You may be too close to the
situation now.  Give it a rest, come back to it in awhile.  You may find
that the important things about attacking the track will still be tucked
away in a corner of your brain and all of the bad things about your
approach will be flushed out.  It happens to me...  So be careful it
could happen to you...

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After much practice I've managed a 52.8 using Michael Wollenschein's
setup from his home page. The key to a really fast lap here seems to
be the start of the right-left-right combination before the back
straight and the right hander at the end of the back straight. Both of
them require a very progressive throttle on the exit to avoid
scrubbing off speed. I have gained a lot of time by changing my
driving style from standing on the throttle and brake to being much
more progressive. My braking distances have decreased, and
acceleration is improved. I'm a happy chap - at least at Long Beach !

God only knows how Michael W. and the others on Compuserve have got
sub-52 second laps though....

: I'd love to see Darrell Cherry's 50.9...

It's been on didnt.doit.wisc.edu for ftp bro :). It should be there,
unless Peter has done some spring cleaning. LEt me know if it's not
there and I'll re-upload it. And, ahem, it's a 50.87 ;).
Late,
  Darrel
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I went to
http://didnt.doit.wisc.edu/Peter/longbeachhot3.html
and it didn't appear to be available there. I'd very much like to see
that lap- the best I can do is a  52.724

Just so I am sure, you did it with ICR2, right? wow.
Good job.

I've done a 151.289 at LB in ICR2 and have the replay if anyone is
interested. Also have a 131.759 at Australia. Love the sim and the
Indycars but spend most of my time in the nascars. I'm in the NASSCAR
WC series.
   Anyone know where I can get a scaled drawing of an Indycar or F1
car? I'm working on designing a***pit.

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