rec.autos.simulators

by **Daxe Rexfor** » Mon, 11 Jan 1999 04:00:00

>I mostly drive the Eagle and BRM and can get
>both around at 140 in CG with my joystick. Wheel and pedals i cant get
above
>120 or the car slams the armco. I did once get around it faster but i had
to
>slow to 115 and bring it back up to 140. The hot lappers can do it so what
am
>i doing wrong. Must be something. Any advice (other than practice and
>re-calibrate cause i am doing/did these) would be greatly appreciated.

I went from a joystick to the MSFF wheel and noticed my lap times droppped
also, not in GPL (had the wheel already when I got it) but in VR and
others. What I think is the case is that you tend to turn in earlier and
more gradually with a wheel than a joystick, causing yourself to hit the
apex too early, which would account for the need to slow as you exit the
corner. You can compensate by waiting a little longer than you think you
should to start your turn in and turning a little faster. Depending on your
joystick, whether or not it had a separate throttle, turning with your
joystick can lay off the throttle a little bit right when you start turning,
which sort of naturally keeps your speed up until the turn-in.

Or something like that,

~daxe
"religion is remedial spirituality"

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by **Schlom** » Tue, 12 Jan 1999 04:00:00

I used the fire buttons for acceleration and braking so i dont think that
affected it any. But i just got done with another 50 laps at monza and
improved my times some. Ill try what you said and see if i get even faster. I
finally craked 1:35(with the wheel of course) , so im doing better

by **Michael E. Carve** » Wed, 13 Jan 1999 04:00:00

% >Depending on your
% >joystick, whether or not it had a separate throttle, turning with your
% >joystick can lay off the throttle a little bit right when you start turning,
% >which sort of naturally keeps your speed up until the turn-in.

% I used the fire buttons for acceleration and braking so i dont think that
% affected it any. But i just got done with another 50 laps at monza and
% improved my times some. Ill try what you said and see if i get even faster. I
% finally craked 1:35(with the wheel of course) , so im doing better

You may want to alter the steering lock in the car's setup.

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