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by **Bria** » Thu, 04 Feb 1999 04:00:00

It might be due to the framerate reduction at the start of a race with 19 AI
cars (use alt-f to view fps counter) - this can change the level on control
you have significantly

If you use one of the 2x staggered grids (like modern F1) available from the
VROC site, your framerate will be much improved off the line and through the
1st couple of turns. My startline FPS went from 23-25 to 34-36 fps starting
at the back of a full grid at Rouen using these grids (PII 450, 128MB, 12MB
V2, 800x600, all forward graphics, just cars in mirrors, detail bias at 1/4
from left)

Brian

by **Mike Barlo** » Fri, 05 Feb 1999 04:00:00

> > Agreed. It's lower frame rate, cold tires, and nerves.

> Don't forget you may also have more fuel on board for a race session?
> and certainly more adrenalin?

I missed the original post So I may be off topic or at least off camber
with this reply.

While Qualifying, Yes, You need only as much fuel onboard to make 4
laps. Pit out, 2 laps to get the tires hot, 1 lap for a fast qualifying
speed. For the race you want the same thing... Just enough fuel to
make all the laps in the race (just a bit more just in case). As far as
the adrenalin... (IMO) If you have a lot of adrenalin pumping through
your vains, Your trying to hard. While racing you should be as
comfortable as possable. If your not relaxed then your tence, If your
tence all the time then you'll constantly be making small mistakes. Any
one of witch will be fatal. If your comfortable, You'll make
consecutive lape times and will be able to pick out the trouble
spots/drivers easyer and know what action to take.

Then again, Getting toooooooooo comfortable will be just as deadly.

Just my $0.02 worth
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by **SteveBla** » Sat, 06 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Well, I just got my new 450 Celery fired up. It was framerate, after all.
Starts are soooo much better now, even with full fields and graphics turned
up(not ALL the way, though). Even hotlapping, where I THOUGHT I was getting
good enough FPS(30+), is better. It's obvious to me now that it's VERY
important to get a SOLID framerate. Small fluctuations will get you. Big
fluctuations will DOOM you. So forget about cold tires and fuel loads, and
watch that FPS counter.

Steve B.

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by **Peter Gag** » Sat, 06 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Don't forget you may also have more fuel on board for a race session?
and certainly more adrenalin?

8-)

*Peter* #:-)

by **Tony Kloosterma** » Sat, 06 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Wonder if you change the setting for your race setup so that it is in sinc with
the number of laps you are racing. Otherwise it goes to the default full race
length. This may be what is casuing the problem.
Hope that helps.
Tony

> I practice for an hour, get a good starting position, and when the race
> starts, my car does NOT behave like the car did during practice. I found
> this to be true in Nascar1.
> I use the same setup both in practice and race. why is this?
> Isn't this damn sim hard enough without this crap? I'm pissed. The car
> slips all over the track, way more than it does in practice. I run the same
> revs in the turns with the same gears, and the "race" car is like driving on
> ice. I HATE THIS.

by **Daxe Rexfor** » Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:00:00

I find that the inability to hear my own revs clearly also messes up what
I'm doing. In the absence of actualy seat-of-the-pants feel, that is an
important factor in keeping the darn car on the road.

daxe

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