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Had N1, bought N2, now have GP2....and autocross with the real thing.

What seems to be missing, and I noticed this when starting to try GP2, was
that in N2 you cannot lock the brakes. GP2 correctly locks the fronts as
the speed (and aero downforce) decreases, and you need to let off the
brakes to make the turn. In real Winston Cup, the front downforce isn't as
dramatic, but how about a feature to allow 'overbraking', tires locking up,
 and flat spotting the tires? In real racing, it's the one way I've ruined
lots of tires.
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   -Tom

: Had N1, bought N2, now have GP2....and autocross with the real thing.

: What seems to be missing, and I noticed this when starting to try GP2, was
: that in N2 you cannot lock the brakes. GP2 correctly locks the fronts as
: the speed (and aero downforce) decreases, and you need to let off the
: brakes to make the turn. In real Winston Cup, the front downforce isn't as
: dramatic, but how about a feature to allow 'overbraking', tires locking up,
:  and flat spotting the tires? In real racing, it's the one way I've ruined
: lots of tires.

I think Papyrus intends to include this in their new sim engine.  Which
is the backbone of the yet to be released Grand Prix Legends.  (Damn,
sure wish Papy had some folks that still lusted for CART around, would
love to have seen these improvements incorporated in ICR3.)

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...and I also read that it will be possible to spin the wheels, get
airborne,
and that a "moving perspective" feature will be included. For example,
when the car gets airborne, the***pit will drop down a bit to indicate
the loss of grip.