rec.autos.simulators

Just got NASCAR2 for Christmas and I am having a few problems (probably driver
errors):

1. I run into the walls all the time going around turns. The front of the car just seems
to snow plow right into them (understere?) I am using a wheel and pedals. The wheel
seems to be very, very responsive. Lowering the lock to about 8% doesn't seem
to make a big improvement but using ARCADE mode does. Is it the car or me? What
do I have to set up on the car to lessen understere (or is it overstere?) Perhaps
I am not braking enough yet when I do brake I seem to slow down too much.

2. Where can I get one zip file of setups for all tracks? The sites I have seen so far
require you to download 16 files!

3. Even when I don't crash into a wall, the other drivers out run me as if I am standing
still (on all the tracks I have tried so far). Are the default setups for each track
any good?

4. Do these cars have posi-traction? If so, why do I fishtail when I peel out?

Joe Cacciatore

much.

You're probably driving to hard and fast into the turns, expecting too
much out of your current setup.

I believe most of these sites still have setups for Nascar1, most of
which don't work too well with Nascar2.  You better off downloading
individual Nascar2 setups and trying them out, tweaking them as needed.
 You can get some from my web page among others.

Generally the default setups aren't that great, but they are useful
when you are just starting out.  You may want to drop the opponent's
strength level so that the computer cars are running laps similar to
yours until you improve.

--

Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative
Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

Winston Cup cars have a "Detroit Locker" rear end. Under throttle, it
acts like a locked spool, and off throttle, it acts like an open diff.
(Similar to posi-traction, but more lockup.) Posi-traction is NOT the
same as traction control, and no Winston Cup car has traction control.
(There was some speculation, primarily to sell magazines IMO, that
certain cars had a form of traction control last year. I personally
don't buy it.)

The key point though is even with a locked diff, if you can spin BOTH
rear tires, you will be able to fishtail and/or do donuts with the
car.

---Jim Sokoloff, Papyrus