rec.autos.simulators

I've had this thing about a year now and every time I (tried) to play it and
be any good its ended up driving me nuts and acting like a bear with a wasp
up its bum. I used to get so pissed-off by my off-track antics that  I would
inevitably take a huff, blame "goddamned unrealistic" physics and delete the
*** asap.

But while tootling about in Le Mans (one constipated game going nowhere)
during the Christmas break I, in a moment of drunken stupidity  re-installed
GPL again for something to do.

Now I've decided to take a whole new arse first approach to getting up to
slow-mo speed with this thing by asking (begging?) fer some "glued to the
road" tips in my quest fer GPL respectability amongst you my peers or
er....if any of you know of certain utilities that'll help me in my search
fer frontwheel stickability by cheating.

Ian
GPL ***...again.

No cheats available to stick the car to the road afaik, but what you can do
is use the engine changer utility to put an F3 or F2 engine into an F1
chassis. More grip + less power = easier to drive.

A setup trick to make the front of the car more *** in turn-in response
(generally speaking) is to run softer dampers at the rear then at the front.

Jan.
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You won't get any respect for cheating!

What you should do is start off by practicing in the trainer, until you can
handle it.  Then move up to the advanced trainer!

The thing to remember, these cars did not have the benefits of wings to
keep them stuck to the track!

The full spec cars have a lot of torque, which is difficult for novices to
handle!

So, practice, practice, and practice.

One thing that helps is to practice some laps without using the brakes!  Of
course, you will be slower, but you should be a lot smoother with the car.

Remember, take it easy!  These cars are very powerful!

enjoy the sim!

-
brian  

                    bob

Are you quite sure that's the right way around? I've been working on
the principle that softer suspension at back or front would increase
the balance of grip (if any!) to the end you soften.??

(Not that any setup change helps me in the least - I have just GOT to
learn to brake smoothly and progressively in total absence of feedback
from brake pedal. Anyone got foam *** wedged under it?).

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Laurence Wilmer

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Jan.
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Eldred
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Anyway, the object of the exercise is to force you to plan/look ahead and
concentrate on your sense of speed, rather than drive the track
geographically. The latter, as  you pointed out in another thread,  can be
dangerous if through a racing situation you lose sight of your "marker".

Ideally, you would use the marker not to control your actions, but rather as
a reminder for the action, the actual execution being controlled by your
sense of traction and speed.  It's bit of a leap of faith and it does take a
lot practise to acchieve, but it pays big dividends when you're trying to
apply pressure or dealing with varying vehicle characteristics (as in long
races where the startline weight is significantly higher than in
qualifying/practise).

-
brian

Hmm...sounds complicated.  Well, back to the track, I guess... :)

Eldred
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I take some vacation, have some fun partying and I come back to see THIS??
THAT?? Argh...

Oh the humanity!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)  :-(   ;-D

You've passed me!

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