Daytona Qualifying

What is the best line at Daytona for qualifying? Is it the "preferred racing line" in the game or sticking to the bottom or something else?

At 70 degrees at 183.5 will get you the pole 99.9% of the time. The prefered line is very close. Smoothness is the key on your transitions. Pete > What is the best line at Daytona for qualifying? Is it the "preferredracing > line" in the game or sticking to the bottom or something else? > > >

Keeping the car as free as possible in and out of the turns and driving the shortest way around while doing so. You never want to have to pinch the wheel to turn it, as it will scrub speed. -- Biz "Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and the....." - Ash frederickson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:6ruU8.37047$[email hidden]... > What is the best line at Daytona for qualifying? Is it the "preferred racing > line" in the game or sticking to the bottom or something else? > > >

You have two laps. Think about burning fuel to lighten load, and getting as much heat as you can in the tires on the first lap. Hint....it is not the preferred line :-) "frederickson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:6ruU8.37047$[email hidden]... > What is the best line at Daytona for qualifying? Is it the "preferredracing > line" in the game or sticking to the bottom or something else? > > >

I've found that "Tossing the first Lap" isn't _nearly_ as effective in N4/N2002 as it was in N3. In N3, you could _really_ eat the field alive if you mastered this. It just doesn't seem to be worth much any more. -Larry "Bob G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > You have two laps. Think about burning fuel to lighten load, and gettingas

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> much heat as you can in the tires on the first lap. Hint....it is not the > preferred line :-) > > > "frederickson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:6ruU8.37047$[email hidden]... > > What is the best line at Daytona for qualifying? Is it the "preferred > racing > > line" in the game or sticking to the bottom or something else? > > > > > > > >

"Bob G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > You have two laps. Think about burning fuel to lighten load, and gettingas

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> much heat as you can in the tires on the first lap. Hint....it is not the > preferred line :-) > > > "frederickson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:6ruU8.37047$[email hidden]... > > What is the best line at Daytona for qualifying? Is it the "preferred > racing > > line" in the game or sticking to the bottom or something else? > >

I agree, take the long way around on the warmup lap and lap one, then 'finding' the preferred line on the last lap is the way to go. Driving the long way around does 2 things, burns more fuel and lengthens the track to give you more time to 'wind up' the motor and get all the mo going that you can.

Heavens knows we need all the wind-up time we can get with this rules package. Jeez, these cars are slow! -Larry "SimRacer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:l8FU8.2463$[email hidden]... > > "Bob G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > You have two laps. Think about burning fuel to lighten load, andgetting > as > > much heat as you can in the tires on the first lap. Hint....it is notthe

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> > preferred line :-) > > > > > > "frederickson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:6ruU8.37047$[email hidden]... > > > What is the best line at Daytona for qualifying? Is it the "preferred > > racing > > > line" in the game or sticking to the bottom or something else? > > > > > I agree, take the long way around on the warmup lap and lap one, then > 'finding' the preferred line on the last lap is the way to go. Driving the > long way around does 2 things, burns more fuel and lengthens the track to > give you more time to 'wind up' the motor and get all the mo going that

you > can. > >

One problem though--the qualifying setups can often blow the engine before your 2nd lap is complete. -- --------------------- Rob Berryhill "SimRacer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:l8FU8.2463$[email hidden]... > > "Bob G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > You have two laps. Think about burning fuel to lighten load, and getting > as > > much heat as you can in the tires on the first lap. Hint....it is not the > > preferred line :-) > > > > > > "frederickson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:6ruU8.37047$[email hidden]... > > > What is the best line at Daytona for qualifying? Is it the "preferred > > racing > > > line" in the game or sticking to the bottom or something else? > > > > > I agree, take the long way around on the warmup lap and lap one, then > 'finding' the preferred line on the last lap is the way to go. Driving the > long way around does 2 things, burns more fuel and lengthens the track to > give you more time to 'wind up' the motor and get all the mo going that you > can. > > >

We run fixed FAST setups, so this should not be an issue... -Larry "Rob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4fIU8.1255$[email hidden]...

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> One problem though--the qualifying setups can often blow the engine before > your 2nd lap is complete. > > -- > --------------------- > Rob Berryhill > > "SimRacer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:l8FU8.2463$[email hidden]... > > > > "Bob G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > You have two laps. Think about burning fuel to lighten load, and > getting > > as > > > much heat as you can in the tires on the first lap. Hint....it is not > the > > > preferred line :-) > > > > > > > > > "frederickson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:6ruU8.37047$[email hidden]... > > > > What is the best line at Daytona for qualifying? Is it the

"preferred > > > racing > > > > line" in the game or sticking to the bottom or something else? > > > > > > > > I agree, take the long way around on the warmup lap and lap one, then > > 'finding' the preferred line on the last lap is the way to go. Drivingthe > > long way around does 2 things, burns more fuel and lengthens the trackto

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> > give you more time to 'wind up' the motor and get all the mo going that > you > > can. > > > > > > > >

In article <l8FU8.2463$[email hidden]>, "SimRacer" <[email hidden]> writes: >I agree, take the long way around on the warmup lap and lap one, then >'finding' the preferred line on the last lap is the way to go. Driving the >long way around does 2 things, burns more fuel and lengthens the track to >give you more time to 'wind up' the motor and get all the mo going that you >can. I thought winding up the motor means you'll blow the engine on the second qual lap? That's what happens to me every time I use the fixed qual setup. It happened in the RASCAR race, too... :( Eldred Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Stolen vehicle! - Det,MI 1999 Blk Pontiac Grand Am SE, Lic# 947SLS, VIN:1G2NE12EXXM815898 carjacked from Grnfld/W. Chicago 6/30/02.Contact Officer Penn at 313-596-2850.Thanks Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

That's interesting. I'll have to try that out! They must have the front end all taped over or something... -Larry "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <l8FU8.2463$[email hidden]>, "SimRacer" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >I agree, take the long way around on the warmup lap and lap one, then > >'finding' the preferred line on the last lap is the way to go. Drivingthe > >long way around does 2 things, burns more fuel and lengthens the track to > >give you more time to 'wind up' the motor and get all the mo going thatyou > >can. > > I thought winding up the motor means you'll blow the engine on the secondqual

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> lap? That's what happens to me every time I use the fixed qual setup. It > happened in the RASCAR race, too... :( > > Eldred > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Stolen vehicle! - Det,MI > 1999 Blk Pontiac Grand Am SE, Lic# 947SLS, > VIN:1G2NE12EXXM815898 carjacked from Grnfld/W. Chicago 6/30/02.Contact

Officer > Penn at 313-596-2850.Thanks > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> In article <l8FU8.2463$[email hidden]>, "SimRacer" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >I agree, take the long way around on the warmup lap and lap one, then > >'finding' the preferred line on the last lap is the way to go. Driving the > >long way around does 2 things, burns more fuel and lengthens the track to > >give you more time to 'wind up' the motor and get all the mo going that you > >can. > > I thought winding up the motor means you'll blow the engine on the second qual > lap? That's what happens to me every time I use the fixed qual setup. It > happened in the RASCAR race, too... :( > > Eldred >

Hmmmmmm... , I've always assumed(!) that the RASCAR races used the same "fast" setup for qual & race? Eldred? Brian

In article <vMPU8.455$[email hidden]>, "B.Farmer" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Hmmmmmm... , I've always assumed(!) that the RASCAR races used the same >"fast" >setup for qual & race? > >Eldred? > >Brian

Maybe I was thinking about another league race I ran a couple weeks ago. I think I used the standard qual setting there... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Stolen vehicle! - Det,MI 1999 Blk Pontiac Grand Am SE, Lic# 947SLS, VIN:1G2NE12EXXM815898 carjacked from Grnfld/W. Chicago 6/30/02.Contact Officer Penn at 313-596-2850.Thanks Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

You still want to run the longest line with the least amount of wheel turn until the last lap so find a feathuring point that won't abuse the engine so much. Even if you feather say at 95% throttle, it will still heat your tires just that little bit more. Of course, smokin'em in neutral for about 20 seconds in the pits doesn't hurt either. Just makes your pit crew gag for air but who needs them at 'tona anyway. <vbg> -- Tim White INTRAC Motorsports www.birds-i-view.com/intrac "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I thought winding up the motor means you'll blow the engine on the second qual > lap? That's what happens to me every time I use the fixed qual setup. It > happened in the RASCAR race, too... :( > > Eldred >