rec.autos.simulators

I converted SBDT's Laguna Seca to work in F1C, added a laguna.gdb file, set
the race length and pit strategies appropriately, stored a default setup for
the AI, etc. but in a quick race they always run out of fuel on lap 5.  How
do you prevent this from happening?

One way is to edit the AIW file in the track's directory.  Use any text
editor to open the file and look under the [Waypoint] heading.  There
will be a line something like "FuelUse=" and a number.  You will have to
use trial and error to figure out what number is accurate for your
track.  I have been doing test runs at 5-10 lap intervals and adjusting
as needed.  

Yes that looks like that could be it.  I forgot this was a GTR track
originally, not an F1 track.  If I divide "FuelUse" by "lap_length" for most
of the F1 tracks it comes out to about 20 somethingorothers/meter, whereas
the number is about half that in the laguna.aiw file.  So they are probably
only carrying about half as much fuel as they need.  Also looks like I need
to adjust some other things.  Thanks.

Just to confirm, using a formula of "FuelUse = lap_length x 20" in the .aiw
file seems to work fine.  I just ran a 15% race with the AI and they had no
fuelling problems.  I really should have run a longer race but didn't have
time, and forgot about the fuel use factor setting in the menus.
Nevertheless this stopped them from running out of fuel on lap 5 and the
above formula is pretty consistent with the couple of other F1 tracks that I
looked at.  Now I'm off to go convert a few more GTR tracks...

BTW converting F1 2002 tracks is not as hard as some people make it.  You
don't need subdirectories of the track file unless you are going to make the
track different in different seasons or you want a different .gdb file for
each season.  I just dumped the laguna directory from GTR into the circuits
directory in F1C, adjusted the paths in the .scn file, copied the .gdb file
from Indy and adjusted it to be correct for this track, changed the filter
line in the .gdb file to make it valid for all four seasons, and of course
now I see the aiw file has to be adjusted also.  Once you know what to do it
takes about 5 minutes each.  The only potential problem I see is multiplayer
racing on converted tracks.  If everybody converts them differently I don't
think they will match up.