rec.autos.simulators

>Dane Johnson has a very neat tool for Nascar Racing called NRHQ. You can
>download it from http://www.vii.com/~danej/

>The software allows you to :check lap times, view replays, and chart them,
>and my favorite "tweak setups". It takes suggestions from you the driver
>such as "loose entering corners", "pushing in middle of turn", etc. and
>gives you choices of what could be wrong with the selected setup. You then
>go and apply the change and the software even writes a new setup with that
>singular change in it.

>You can then go out and try it and if it still needs something else you can
>continue on this way until it feels right.

>My question is, "how many people here would be interested in a version of
>this for GPL?"

> Dane Johnson has a very neat tool for Nascar Racing called NRHQ. You can
> download it from http://www.vii.com/~danej/

> The software allows you to :check lap times, view replays, and chart them,
> and my favorite "tweak setups". It takes suggestions from you the driver
> such as "loose entering corners", "pushing in middle of turn", etc. and
> gives you choices of what could be wrong with the selected setup. You then
> go and apply the change and the software even writes a new setup with that
> singular change in it.

> You can then go out and try it and if it still needs something else you can
> continue on this way until it feels right.

> My question is, "how many people here would be interested in a version of
> this for GPL?"

>> Guys,

>> Dane Johnson has a very neat tool for Nascar Racing called NRHQ. You can
>> download it from http://www.vii.com/~danej/

>> The software allows you to :check lap times, view replays, and chart
them,
>> and my favorite "tweak setups". It takes suggestions from you the driver
>> such as "loose entering corners", "pushing in middle of turn", etc. and
>> gives you choices of what could be wrong with the selected setup. You
then
>> go and apply the change and the software even writes a new setup with
that
>> singular change in it.

>> You can then go out and try it and if it still needs something else you
can
>> continue on this way until it feels right.

>> My question is, "how many people here would be interested in a version of
>> this for GPL?"

>Dane Johnson has a very neat tool for Nascar Racing called NRHQ. You can
>download it from http://www.vii.com/~danej/

>The software allows you to :check lap times, view replays, and chart them,
>and my favorite "tweak setups". It takes suggestions from you the driver
>such as "loose entering corners", "pushing in middle of turn", etc. and
>gives you choices of what could be wrong with the selected setup.

> >Should be a default feature for any upcoming serious sims; while
> >Novice in GPL has a very relative meaning, a setup Assistant would be
> >great for a lot of people, especially since really being to set up a
> >car means a lot of reading and experimentation for a lot of users, and
> >this way it would be much more intuitive.

> I agree. That would be a great way for a "die hard sim" like GPL to
> counter the criticism of being too inaccessible for newbies, without
> having to resort to arcade modes and such.

> Joe

> Two thumbs up here!! Sounds like a great tool!!
> ^Fretts

> > Guys,

> > Dane Johnson has a very neat tool for Nascar Racing called NRHQ. You can
> > download it from http://www.vii.com/~danej/

> > The software allows you to :check lap times, view replays, and chart them,
> > and my favorite "tweak setups". It takes suggestions from you the driver
> > such as "loose entering corners", "pushing in middle of turn", etc. and
> > gives you choices of what could be wrong with the selected setup. You then
> > go and apply the change and the software even writes a new setup with that
> > singular change in it.

> > You can then go out and try it and if it still needs something else you can
> > continue on this way until it feels right.

> > My question is, "how many people here would be interested in a version of
> > this for GPL?"