: Hi,
: Can someone tell me what the difference is between the different chassis,
: engines and tyres in ICR2? What is the best combination of
: chassis/engine/tyres, or does this all depend on your driving style?
: In ICR2 you can also change the temperature of the track, but what is the
: best temperature for hotlapping/racing?
The answer to your 1st question is going in the upcoming IRCII FAQ:
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Goodyear tyres, the qualifying tire, firestone and goodyear are then
basically the same for race lastability.
Peneske is the race chassis for non-ovals, Reynard is quicker but
harder to drive {less stable rear end}.
Lola is the Oval chassis
Cosworth is the oval engine i think {12,800-13,000 best rev level}
Mercedes probably the best non-oval engine {12,800-13,000)
honda the best of both worlds engine i believe {12,800-13,200} red
lines at 13,500 but i believe it starts losing power after 13,200.
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The following comes from a post to AOL by Chad255786
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The Chassis, Engines, Tires performance values of the real Indycar World
Series are the basis for ICR II.
This means:
Lola: Just slightly the best overall chassis. Best on ovals and
superspeedways, slight stability problems on some road courses that
affects tire wear and handling over the course of a fuel load.
Reynard: Better than the Lola on road courses, confident, stable on
ovals but a little heavier and produces more drag making the lola
overall, a better sled.
Penske: I can't figure if Papy setup the Penske to be like the season
end Penske which finished EVER so close to Pruett at Michigan or the
Chassis that got beat by the Speedway tour bus at Indy. Anyway.
Penske: Solid road course performer where it was easiest of all 3 to
handle/ wear tires over the whole season. Sucked on ovals until very
late in the season (when the `96 undercarriage and suspension pieces
were added) because the car lost so much speed in turns and experienced
sometimes *** buffering/handling when in a pack of cars and
slipstreaming occurred.
Engines:
Ford: Best overall. Improved low-end torque over the `94 engine
package. Solid high-end power for ovals/superspeedways. Prone to more
breakdowns than the other engines.(fact in ICR II and real life*****)
Mercedes: Weak at high ends compared to Honda and Ford. Good low range
power and better power band than Ford. VERY reliable.
Honda: Okay at low ranges(coming out of turns on a road course) Great,
Great top power for the ovals. This engine is the choice of anyone
trying to set one lap records at Michgian etc...
Tires:
Goodyear: Good grip.average durability. Best on road courses. not as
sticky as the Firestones.
Firestones: Better on ovals than the Goodyears because of their better
grip and longer durability (Ask S. Pruett at Indy when he SKIPPED a tire
change during the race to get back a lap. Damn impressive) Firstones
were good on the road courses but they didn't get a win. No real reason
why.
SO: These are the facts relating to the `95 season. I have it on good
authority (tech guy at Papy explained this when I call their office
recently) that these are the patterns the game will emulate.
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One Caveat: If I remember correctly (can't find a post to comfirm it),
ICR2 tied the "redline" limit of the engines to the chassis not to what
engine is in the car. Can anyone confirm this?
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