rec.autos.simulators

> Does anyone know if fuel consumption in GPL is constant or rpm based? I ran
> a long race at Watkins Glen and set my fuel level in the setup screen to be
> one lap more than the race length. I knew that that amount would cut it
> short so while I was in the lead I short shifted about 1,000-2,000 RPM lower
> than the optimum power band on my Ferrari. I figured that as in real life
> that if I short shifted I would get a lot more mileage out of the car.
> Unfortunately the car still ran out of gas on the last lap while I was in
> the lead. Luckily for me though I was able to cost through the last 5 turns
> and still finish first! :-)

> Anyway if anyone knows about the fuel consumption in GPL and how it works
> please let me know.

> - John

> > Does anyone know if fuel consumption in GPL is constant or rpm based? I
ran
> > a long race at Watkins Glen and set my fuel level in the setup screen to
be
> > one lap more than the race length. I knew that that amount would cut it
> > short so while I was in the lead I short shifted about 1,000-2,000 RPM
lower
> > than the optimum power band on my Ferrari. I figured that as in real
life
> > that if I short shifted I would get a lot more mileage out of the car.
> > Unfortunately the car still ran out of gas on the last lap while I was
in
> > the lead. Luckily for me though I was able to cost through the last 5
turns
> > and still finish first! :-)

> > Anyway if anyone knows about the fuel consumption in GPL and how it
works
> > please let me know.

> > - John

> It was interesting because with short shifting I was loosing about 1
seconds
> a lap over my normal fast lap times.If you figure an average race of about
> 18 laps at the Glen that works out to over 18 seconds wasted to save about
1
> gallon of gas. I think next time I'm going to just fill the car with a few
> extra gallons and forget the short shifting bit! :-)

> - John

> > It's based on Revs, Try not to spin the wheels either it just wastes
> > fuel.

> > > Does anyone know if fuel consumption in GPL is constant or rpm based?
I
> ran
> > > a long race at Watkins Glen and set my fuel level in the setup screen
to
> be
> > > one lap more than the race length. I knew that that amount would cut
it
> > > short so while I was in the lead I short shifted about 1,000-2,000 RPM
> lower
> > > than the optimum power band on my Ferrari. I figured that as in real
> life
> > > that if I short shifted I would get a lot more mileage out of the car.
> > > Unfortunately the car still ran out of gas on the last lap while I was
> in
> > > the lead. Luckily for me though I was able to cost through the last 5
> turns
> > > and still finish first! :-)

> > > Anyway if anyone knows about the fuel consumption in GPL and how it
> works
> > > please let me know.

> > > - John

> In each track in the Tracks folder you'll find a track.ini file. By reading
> this file, it seems to me that the fuel consumption is constant. One lap
> results in a fixed amount of fuel consumption.

> Jon

> > If it is based on revs then why did I run out of fuel? I carefully made
> sure
> > I was doing a lot of short shifting several thousand RPM earlier.

> > It was interesting because with short shifting I was loosing about 1
> seconds
> > a lap over my normal fast lap times.If you figure an average race of about
> > 18 laps at the Glen that works out to over 18 seconds wasted to save about
> 1
> > gallon of gas. I think next time I'm going to just fill the car with a few
> > extra gallons and forget the short shifting bit! :-)

> > - John

> > > It's based on Revs, Try not to spin the wheels either it just wastes
> > > fuel.

> > > > Does anyone know if fuel consumption in GPL is constant or rpm based?
> I
> > ran
> > > > a long race at Watkins Glen and set my fuel level in the setup screen
> to
> > be
> > > > one lap more than the race length. I knew that that amount would cut
> it
> > > > short so while I was in the lead I short shifted about 1,000-2,000 RPM
> > lower
> > > > than the optimum power band on my Ferrari. I figured that as in real
> > life
> > > > that if I short shifted I would get a lot more mileage out of the car.
> > > > Unfortunately the car still ran out of gas on the last lap while I was
> > in
> > > > the lead. Luckily for me though I was able to cost through the last 5
> > turns
> > > > and still finish first! :-)

> > > > Anyway if anyone knows about the fuel consumption in GPL and how it
> > works
> > > > please let me know.

> > > > - John

> Yeah...and that's a LONG way to be coasting...let's see...the 90...the lefty
> before it....the righty before that...the speed trap...big bend...you
> coasted from big bend??  That's more than half a lap!  When you say you
> coasted, did you mean it started sputtering real bad there, or was the
> engine completely dead?  Cause when it starts sputtering, it's not much
> better than coastin'.

> --
> Kirk Lane


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> Tonight I'm leaving
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> > >  I was able to cost through the last 5 turns

> > it's coast, but the thing is that 5 turns at the glen is almost a whole
> lap?