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Pit Stop/Steering Help>>>>>>>>>

spin

Pit Stop/Steering Help>>>>>>>>>

by spin » Fri, 10 Jun 1994 01:31:09

This is probably pretty elementary for the experienced players.  I just
bought the game and I don't understand why the car's steering would go
out of control all of a sudden, usually in less than 2 laps.  I tried
to go to the pit stop but the problem is still not corrected.  It seems
like the tires were blown since I wasn't in any collision but the pit
stop didn't help?  Do I need to press any keys for the tire change?  I
thought it should do it automatically.

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Risto Lankin

Pit Stop/Steering Help>>>>>>>>>

by Risto Lankin » Fri, 10 Jun 1994 15:06:40


>This is probably pretty elementary for the experienced players.  I just
>bought the game and I don't understand why the car's steering would go
>out of control all of a sudden, usually in less than 2 laps.

Bought, really?  Assuming that you're talking about F1GP (aka World Circuit),
there's a bad crack of it circulating in the boxes, a feature of which this
problem is.

My suggestion:  Take it back to the dealer and request for a fresh copy, or,
if you applied the crack yourself, reinstall and *don't* apply the crack.

terv: Risto L.
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Oliver Rober

Pit Stop/Steering Help>>>>>>>>>

by Oliver Rober » Fri, 10 Jun 1994 19:28:49


>>This is probably pretty elementary for the experienced players.  I just
>>bought the game and I don't understand why the car's steering would go
>>out of control all of a sudden, usually in less than 2 laps.  I tried
>>to go to the pit stop but the problem is still not corrected.  It seems
>>like the tires were blown since I wasn't in any collision but the pit
>>stop didn't help?  Do I need to press any keys for the tire change?  I
>>thought it should do it automatically.

Entering the Pit lane is not always as simple as it should be in F1GP as
sometimes it drags you in and sometimes you can not turn in (even if you
have the pit call turned on).

But I don't think this is what you are asking, is it?  I guess you are using
an analog joystick, so I guess the problem lies there.  You cannot blow your
tyres in F1GP, so I reckon your joystick is recalibrating itself, or you are
doing it unknowingly.  I had this problem with my Konix Speedking as it has
a recalibration button, but it recalibrated itself sometimes, so I took it
apart a fastened the relevant bits so it could not be recalibrated.

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N Rayner ShadowRea

Pit Stop/Steering Help>>>>>>>>>

by N Rayner ShadowRea » Sat, 11 Jun 1994 01:43:06

Has anybody noticed qualifying tyres going off ? I just hit <RETURN> if
my first lap wasn't that good and I can quite often get good times on my
2nd/3rd/4th lap on qualifiers.  In full grand prix distance races I
notice a real drop in performance, but this doesn't seem to be apparent
in qualifying.

(Using Amiga version of F1GP bought when it first went on sale, I don't
know which version this is)

Neal Rayner.


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