rec.autos.simulators

(Karrie Thorne) writes:

>> I also realize that my driving habits may be contributing to  my
>> problem.  I try to concentrate on driving the best line and letting
off
>> the gas early on the straights so I can power through the turns, but
>> with other cars on the track I tend to do things that wear tires out
>> faster.

>This sounds a bit like my style as well. No solutions I'm afraid, I'm
>trying to keep the screeching down to a minimum to reduce tire
>wear. Anyway, a friend of mine and I used to race head to head in
>Indycar quite a bit. He was usually faster than me, but *I* was the
>one that was having major tire problems. I think I was quite a bit
>more heavy handed in the turns than him. I'm trying to master
>Atlanta in Nascar at the moment, and tire wear is causing me
>some grief. Sometimes I'll get a lovely line through the bends
>and be cruising round at 161, others I'm screeching at 145!!

>But, it's great to have a sim that models this sort of driving
>style 'realistically' !!!

>Stuart.

>--
>Stuart Booth

> > I also realize that my driving habits may be contributing to  my
> > problem.  I try to concentrate on driving the best line and letting off
> > the gas early on the straights so I can power through the turns, but
> > with other cars on the track I tend to do things that wear tires out
> > faster.

> This sounds a bit like my style as well. No solutions I'm afraid, I'm
> trying to keep the screeching down to a minimum to reduce tire
> wear. Anyway, a friend of mine and I used to race head to head in
> Indycar quite a bit. He was usually faster than me, but *I* was the
> one that was having major tire problems. I think I was quite a bit
> more heavy handed in the turns than him. I'm trying to master
> Atlanta in Nascar at the moment, and tire wear is causing me
> some grief. Sometimes I'll get a lovely line through the bends
> and be cruising round at 161, others I'm screeching at 145!!
> Stuart.

>Atlanta is the track I use the most and my first pit is about 10 laps
>ahead of everybody else.  I have improved upon the ACE setting in this
>regard, but there must still be room for improvement.

>I am averaging 175 mph at Atlanta with a 179mph best.(joystick)

>If you call the PAPYRUS technical advice phone # , will they give you
>the definative setups for various tracks?  I realize that some people
>enjoy the garage tinkering, but I just want to race!

>Would anyone like to divulge a setup that gives better speeds than I am
>getting with also better tire life?

>I also realize that my driving habits may be contributing to  my
>problem.  I try to concentrate on driving the best line and letting off
>the gas early on the straights so I can power through the turns, but
>with other cars on the track I tend to do things that wear tires out
>faster.

>TIA

> > > I also realize that my driving habits may be contributing to  my
> > > problem.

> > This sounds a bit like my style as well. No solutions I'm afraid, I'm
> > trying to keep the screeching down to a minimum to reduce tire
> > wear.

> Apart from your driving it could be that your setup is good but
> you have _too much_ steering lock which has the effect that the car
> gets very sensitive.