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Today I tried my first "Intermediate - Short" -AI-race in the only track I
know quite well, Monza, and it really seems to need an effort to keep
a Lotus _alive_, already in the "Advanced" damage model! My camshaft seems
to be quite fragile... :-) I only guess they made a great work in Papy in
modelling cars' unique behaviour...?

Should I start using Honda in Monza, or Brabham througout? In 67 Monza
was won in Honda by Surtees and the whole season was won by Brabham...
Only problem is that I'm so slow in Monza by either of these cars...

I guess using the "intermediate" or even the "pro" really evens the
superiority of Lotus. Any comment by you, "on-line" folks? In what
level do you set the game in on-line races?

Arto

PS I need lots and lots of practice before joining any on-line races... :-/

K.S. Br?nnick

    To answer the original question..  Use what ever car you are most
comfortable with.  All cars will blow up if you maintain a high rpm for an
extended amount of time.  I would suggest that if you stay with the Lotus you
should put either a taller final drive in it or set each gear a tad bit
higher.  This way your rpms will be lower and odds are your engine will last
longer.  You may end up being a tad bit slower but at least you'll finish the
race in one piece.

    As far as the Ferrari..  They do tend to last longer then the Lotus.  But
don't change cars just for the reliability.  Change cars only if one of the
others feel better to you.

just my $0.02 worth
Mike Barlow

Race Communications Association
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Holodyne Engineering

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I've started to shift a bit sooner now and I DO NOT power shift anymore in a
race; only in qualifying for a hotlap.  Practice gaining time by braking a
bit later or using the best line through a corner instead of shifting
without lifting your foot from the accelerator.  You'll gain more time this
way and you'll still be in the race for the final lap.

Hope this helps.

Robert,
Hull Qubec

The Lotus and the Eagle are the most delicate cars in the GPL stable.  
Seems to me like Papy modelled the reliability fiarly accurately.  In a
GP-length race at Spa, about half the AI field dropped out with problems
- all but one Lotus, all the Eagles, and at least one of each of the
other marques.  I think the AI Surtees won the race.

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A while ago I decided to see what happened if I let 19 AI run a GP
length race without me. I of course just ran it on accelerated time and
I don't know if that affected the outcome but by flagfall there was just
ONE car left! It was McLaren in the Eagle.

Cheers!
Graeme Nash

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