Low Speed Turns in F1 2001

I have been trying to learn to handle the low speed turns better in F1 2001. I'm wondering first what Throttle Assistance setting other people are using. I had been using Low after reading on a web site that Low was considered by some to be most nearly equivalent to real world F1 car traction control. But I have found that on very low speed turns at some courses like the hairpins at Catalunya or turns 2 and 3 at the A-1 Ring that it is still very easy to spin. So I tried High and found that at that setting I had very little acceleration coming out of those turns. Out of curiosity I turned it off completely and found that even though it was very easy to make a mistake without it, it felt like I could pull out of the turns more strongly with it off. The problem is that with it off I absolutely cannot tighten the wheel angle beyond the apex of a low speed turn without spinning. Obviously you're not supposed to tighten the wheel beyond the apex, but if you screw up sometimes you have to. Without throttle assistance if I screw up my line and go wide the only way to correct it without a spin is to back off on the throttle slightly, which loses a lot of time. Alternately, I can turn down the differential lock, but that seems like a bad idea. So I'm wondering how other people are coping with low speed turns in this game. Throttle Assistance or not? What are your differential settings? Thanks, Hal

Personally, I use no assistance what so ever. It's a really good challenge to drive without them. I think Low throttle assistance is realistic for today's TC. James "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a2mtie$12ieia$[email hidden]...

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> I have been trying to learn to handle the low speed turns better in F1 > 2001. I'm wondering first what Throttle Assistance setting other people > are using. I had been using Low after reading on a web site that Low > was considered by some to be most nearly equivalent to real world F1 car > traction control. But I have found that on very low speed turns at some > courses like the hairpins at Catalunya or turns 2 and 3 at the A-1 Ring > that it is still very easy to spin. So I tried High and found that at > that setting I had very little acceleration coming out of those turns. > Out of curiosity I turned it off completely and found that even though > it was very easy to make a mistake without it, it felt like I could pull > out of the turns more strongly with it off. The problem is that with it > off I absolutely cannot tighten the wheel angle beyond the apex of a low > speed turn without spinning. Obviously you're not supposed to tighten > the wheel beyond the apex, but if you screw up sometimes you have to. > Without throttle assistance if I screw up my line and go wide the only > way to correct it without a spin is to back off on the throttle > slightly, which loses a lot of time. Alternately, I can turn down the > differential lock, but that seems like a bad idea. So I'm wondering how > other people are coping with low speed turns in this game. Throttle > Assistance or not? What are your differential settings? > > Thanks, > Hal > >

If you haven't already, set your throttle axis sensitivity close to 100% and it should be easier for you to handle the cars at low speed. David G Fisher "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<a2mtie$12ieia$[email hidden]>...

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> I have been trying to learn to handle the low speed turns better in F1 > 2001. I'm wondering first what Throttle Assistance setting other people > are using. I had been using Low after reading on a web site that Low > was considered by some to be most nearly equivalent to real world F1 car > traction control. But I have found that on very low speed turns at some > courses like the hairpins at Catalunya or turns 2 and 3 at the A-1 Ring > that it is still very easy to spin. So I tried High and found that at > that setting I had very little acceleration coming out of those turns. > Out of curiosity I turned it off completely and found that even though > it was very easy to make a mistake without it, it felt like I could pull > out of the turns more strongly with it off. The problem is that with it > off I absolutely cannot tighten the wheel angle beyond the apex of a low > speed turn without spinning. Obviously you're not supposed to tighten > the wheel beyond the apex, but if you screw up sometimes you have to. > Without throttle assistance if I screw up my line and go wide the only > way to correct it without a spin is to back off on the throttle > slightly, which loses a lot of time. Alternately, I can turn down the > differential lock, but that seems like a bad idea. So I'm wondering how > other people are coping with low speed turns in this game. Throttle > Assistance or not? What are your differential settings? > > Thanks, > Hal

That's odd. I had it at 100%, and decided to back it off to the default of 50%. 50% actually felt somewhat better to me. Although now that I think about it I had also finally gotten around to using DXDeadZone to get rid of the dead zones on the throttle and brake axis the day before, so maybe that was what really made the difference. "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> If you haven't already, set your throttle axis sensitivity close to > 100% and it should be easier for you to handle the cars at low speed. > > David G Fisher > > > > "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

news:<a2mtie$12ieia$[email hidden]>... > > I have been trying to learn to handle the low speed turns better inF1 > > 2001. I'm wondering first what Throttle Assistance setting otherpeople > > are using. I had been using Low after reading on a web site thatLow > > was considered by some to be most nearly equivalent to real world F1car > > traction control. But I have found that on very low speed turns atsome > > courses like the hairpins at Catalunya or turns 2 and 3 at the A-1Ring > > that it is still very easy to spin. So I tried High and found thatat > > that setting I had very little acceleration coming out of thoseturns. > > Out of curiosity I turned it off completely and found that eventhough > > it was very easy to make a mistake without it, it felt like I couldpull > > out of the turns more strongly with it off. The problem is thatwith it > > off I absolutely cannot tighten the wheel angle beyond the apex of alow > > speed turn without spinning. Obviously you're not supposed totighten > > the wheel beyond the apex, but if you screw up sometimes you haveto. > > Without throttle assistance if I screw up my line and go wide theonly > > way to correct it without a spin is to back off on the throttle > > slightly, which loses a lot of time. Alternately, I can turn downthe > > differential lock, but that seems like a bad idea. So I'm wonderinghow > > other people are coping with low speed turns in this game. Throttle > > Assistance or not? What are your differential settings? > > > > Thanks, > > Hal

F1 2001: I am doing a Championship , and have arrived at Austria. I too have a hard time, dealing with the 'Goesser kurve' as you describe it. I have adjusted most of the setup parameters, but not the differential lock, which i've left at 35%. My throttle assisentence is set to low. I find, the biggest problem racing the AI, is that they've simply got to much grip at certain highseeed curves, like the 'Niki Lauda' curve at the Austria A1. Regards Otto Nadolny. "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a2mtie$12ieia$[email hidden]... > I have been trying to learn to handle the low speed turns better in F1 > 2001. I'm wondering first what Throttle Assistance setting otherpeople > are using. I had been using Low after reading on a web site that Low > was considered by some to be most nearly equivalent to real world F1car > traction control. But I have found that on very low speed turns atsome > courses like the hairpins at Catalunya or turns 2 and 3 at the A-1Ring > that it is still very easy to spin. So I tried High and found that at > that setting I had very little acceleration coming out of those turns. > Out of curiosity I turned it off completely and found that even though > it was very easy to make a mistake without it, it felt like I couldpull > out of the turns more strongly with it off. The problem is that withit > off I absolutely cannot tighten the wheel angle beyond the apex of alow > speed turn without spinning. Obviously you're not supposed to tighten > the wheel beyond the apex, but if you screw up sometimes you have to. > Without throttle assistance if I screw up my line and go wide the only > way to correct it without a spin is to back off on the throttle > slightly, which loses a lot of time. Alternately, I can turn down the > differential lock, but that seems like a bad idea. So I'm wonderinghow

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> other people are coping with low speed turns in this game. Throttle > Assistance or not? What are your differential settings? > > Thanks, > Hal > >

go to high gear F12001 forum. There you'll find some tweaks. lock