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but this Track REALLY try my  skill in N4
Tried various setup etc and even downloaded some
to try but I am still not getting to grip with it.

I am still jumping around and skidding all over the place
even with the hardest spring,.......
most difficult for me is somehow my braking seems to
induce some drifting , mostly to the left.
Just can;t get it to brake into a straight line........

any help is appreciated ..........

Charlie Buscher
http://www.sscaracing.com

http://www.hgns.org  <-- soon.

I tried putting more to the front but that only locks
up the brakes and reduce braking distance
Any case, any setup you can post ???

unfortunately I am still using my trusty MS sidewinder joystick
IT is still very solid after all these abuses for so many years....
makes me think  about getting the MS wheel
(Although I am MOST disinclined to buy thing MS )

how is the accuracy tracking of the TS wheel ???

--
Skotty Flynn
http://www.nascar-racing-sims.com

Good luck and good racing,
T-Man#66

| The secret to taming the Glenn is to enter slow and exit fast.  I know you
| have heard this before, but it is true.  One of the best ways to learn the
| braking points and line around the track is to watch the replay that Papy
| supplied with the game.  Go to Replays section and load the replay for the
| Glenn.  I literaly watched the replay 20 times in a row to get a good
handle
| on the braking points and the line.  If you do that, you will find that
the
| set up you think is terrible, isn't so bad after all.  If you want to
check
| out a set up that may be suited to your style of driving, go to
| www.torn8oalley.com The set ups also have replays of hot laps to show you
| how the author ran their fastest lap.
|
| Good luck and good racing,
| T-Man#66

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My lap times are handicapped since I use a digital joystick I have no option
but to use the default anti lock brakes that are used by default with
joysticks.  But, having said that, I have managed some hot laps that keep me
in the hunt for a top 5 finish.  Actually, I could opt for not using the
anti lock brakes if I wanted to use either the twist axis or forward/aft
axis of the joystick, but I find that I end up being a hazard to others
because of how twisting/pulling/pushing affects my steering.

Its actaully disgusting how fast Guy Wilson has become. I remember back a
time when Guy was trying to come to grips with GPL.  He was really wild and
spent a lot of time mowing the various lawns of foreign tracks around the
world.  Now I join a race that he is in and I get a real education on how to
race a Stock Car or a Formula 1 car.  It really shows how anyone can go fast
in either of these games.

and yes Guy if you read this I will openly admit that you can beat me now.

Dave

I normally use a wheel, but try to keep in practice with the joystick
since I don't like taking my wheel to lan games.  What I do that seems
to work okay is to put the throttle on the joystick vertical axis and
the brakes on the joystick's throttle slider.  It's still a bit tricky,
but at least this allows for trail braking.  Having throttle and
steering on the stick can be a problem, but since you are steering as
much with the throttle as with the steering wheel anyway, it's not as
bad as it might sound.

| I was in a race where someone ran an extremely fast lap (119 plus) on the
| last lap of about 10 or 12 laps.  This guys was awesome (wish I could
| remember his/her name to give credit here).  I rode with him in the for
some
| laps and man, what a thrill ride, ragged edge the whole time!
|
| My lap times are handicapped since I use a digital joystick I have no
option
| but to use the default anti lock brakes that are used by default with
| joysticks.  But, having said that, I have managed some hot laps that keep
me
| in the hunt for a top 5 finish.  Actually, I could opt for not using the
| anti lock brakes if I wanted to use either the twist axis or forward/aft
| axis of the joystick, but I find that I end up being a hazard to others
| because of how twisting/pulling/pushing affects my steering.
|

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| Its actaully disgusting how fast Guy Wilson has become. I remember back a
| time when Guy was trying to come to grips with GPL.  He was really wild
and
| spent a lot of time mowing the various lawns of foreign tracks around the
| world.  Now I join a race that he is in and I get a real education on how
to
| race a Stock Car or a Formula 1 car.  It really shows how anyone can go
fast
| in either of these games.
|
| and yes Guy if you read this I will openly admit that you can beat me now.
|
| Dave
|
|
| > Also race Guy Wilson or Chris Moses online a few times and
| > see just how badly you really can be... :)

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| I normally use a wheel, but try to keep in practice with the joystick
| since I don't like taking my wheel to lan games.  What I do that seems
| to work okay is to put the throttle on the joystick vertical axis and
| the brakes on the joystick's throttle slider.  It's still a bit tricky,
| but at least this allows for trail braking.  Having throttle and
| steering on the stick can be a problem, but since you are steering as
| much with the throttle as with the steering wheel anyway, it's not as
| bad as it might sound.
|

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I know what you mean though about fellow enthusiats who are willing to help.
If I can plug some guys I know, it would be David "Kessman" Kesterson, Gene
"Geneman" Casey, and the other originators of Torn8oAlley.com .  These guys
are awesome.  Anytime you want to stop by our server for some pick up races,
please do so.  Check out our site anytime, www.torn8oalley.com.

T-Man#66