GP3 in the wet

Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in the wet, I just can't figure it out, I can't do a lap without spinning. Nick

Simple... run more towards the middle of the track throught the turns and baby the accellerator. Soft suspension and loadsa downforce helps too (if you know it's going to be tipping down, that is). Corner speeds are very low, so you don't have to worry about hitting the bump stops. Good luck, Jan. =--- Careful with that axe, Nick wrote... > Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in > the wet, I just can't figure it out, I can't do a > lap without spinning. > > Nick >

Wet-weather tyres have been known to help ;) I presume you have an anologue acceleration device (pedals, joystick etc)? In which case you just need to put the power down more gently. If I remember correctly, in the wet, you shouldn't get the throttle all the way down until half way through 3rd gear (without driving aids). Also make sure you notice the difference between fully wet track, which is reflective and extremely slippy, and just slightly wet track, which isn't reflective, and has way more grip. "Careful with that axe, Nick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in the wet, I just can't > figure it out, I can't do a lap without spinning. > > Nick >

Traction control also helps greatly, (but only in the McLaren or Ferrari). No seriously it helps if you don't mind cheating a little. Regards, Matt Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Simple... run more towards the middle of the track throught the turns and > baby the accellerator. > > Soft suspension and loadsa downforce helps too (if you know it's going tobe

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> tipping down, that is). Corner speeds are very low, so you don't have to > worry about hitting the bump stops. > > Good luck, > > Jan. > =--- > Careful with that axe, Nick wrote... > > Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in > > the wet, I just can't figure it out, I can't do a > > lap without spinning. > > > > Nick > > > >

And soon it won't be cheating. -Pav "Matt Wilson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Traction control also helps greatly, (but only in the McLaren or Ferrari). > No seriously it helps if you don't mind cheating a little. > > Regards, > Matt > > Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Simple... run more towards the middle of the track throught the turns

and > > baby the accellerator. > > > > Soft suspension and loadsa downforce helps too (if you know it's goingto

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> be > > tipping down, that is). Corner speeds are very low, so you don't have to > > worry about hitting the bump stops. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Jan. > > =--- > > Careful with that axe, Nick wrote... > > > Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in > > > the wet, I just can't figure it out, I can't do a > > > lap without spinning. > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > >

Speaking of this "cheating" What about the traction control on the game. I read in my manual, that it isnt performance inhancing like traction control in real life. I was just wondering how this is so, what is the difference? "John Pavlicek" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:986rnt$mi3$[email hidden]...

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> And soon it won't be cheating. > > -Pav > > "Matt Wilson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Traction control also helps greatly, (but only in the McLaren or

Ferrari).

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> > No seriously it helps if you don't mind cheating a little. > > > > Regards, > > Matt > > > > Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Simple... run more towards the middle of the track throught the turns > and > > > baby the accellerator. > > > > > > Soft suspension and loadsa downforce helps too (if you know it's going > to > > be > > > tipping down, that is). Corner speeds are very low, so you don't have

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> > > worry about hitting the bump stops. > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > Jan. > > > =--- > > > Careful with that axe, Nick wrote... > > > > Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in > > > > the wet, I just can't figure it out, I can't do a > > > > lap without spinning. > > > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

It might sound a bit obvious, but I've found that I'm quite reasonable in the wet at tracks I have lots of experience at, but at other tracks my wet races last about 2 laps :) As Jan said, heaps of downforce, softer setup and different lines help a lot. Cheers -Nick Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Simple... run more towards the middle of the track throught the turns and > baby the accellerator. > Soft suspension and loadsa downforce helps too (if you know it's going to be > tipping down, that is). Corner speeds are very low, so you don't have to > worry about hitting the bump stops. > Good luck, > Jan. > =--- > Careful with that axe, Nick wrote... >> Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in >> the wet, I just can't figure it out, I can't do a >> lap without spinning. >> >> Nick >>

I use soft wets, but with a dry setup. Sounds illogical, but provided you take it easy through the corners you can beat the pack on the straights. And don't accelerate hard until your car is pointing straight ahead. MarkT Careful with that axe, Nick <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in the wet, I just can't > figure it out, I can't do a lap without spinning. > > Nick >

Short shift, accelerate very smoothly and turn the wheel in only a small radius 10-12deg. or less compared to the 20 people use in the dry. I'm getting much better this way, also turning very early and sort of letting it slide is great as it gives you a lot of speed but do not accelerate, just let it roll around a corner. Intermediate conditions are superb fun, you just drive like you do in the dry only more aggressive because you et some mean slides due to dampness but are able to re-control the car easily since it's not very wet. Big secret is the wheel. slow right down and turn it only a small radius. If you turn it a large radius then you sort of putt he wheels sideways and the car pushes forward (it does this in the dry too if you go to max lock (like it does in real life) due to all these ackerman steering effects and whatever else. Keeping the radius small means the tyres will me in maximum contact and traction with the ground making it way easier to turn than going full lock (which is what most tend to do when a small radius isn't working, but if it's not you're just too fast.) A much larger radius around the corner is needed you, (ever drive GP500? Like that!!) since you'll be drifting whether you feel it much or not. As everything it takes practice but these few guidelines saved me seconds the first time I combined them all (as opposed to the hit and miss method I started with). Careful with that axe, Nick <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in the wet, I just can't > figure it out, I can't do a lap without spinning. > > Nick >

Majik <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:O_Cp6.567$[email hidden]... > Speaking of this "cheating" What about the traction control on the game.I > read in my manual, that it isnt performance inhancing like tractioncontrol > in real life. I was just wondering how this is so, what is thedifference? The diffeence in GP3 is that since traction control was not leagal in 1998 this is jsut an "aid" for newbies. It gives you the effect of traction control as in no wheel spin but the car is marginally slower to gain speed to encouraeg you to learn not to use the aid to go faster. In real life, TC minimises wheelspin while maximising acceleration so it's different in that sence. With the intro of TC to ral F1 now, no sim will ever be credited as great now as modeeling TC will make games much easier, to control at least. So this "harder means better" attitude may rule for some time in RAS :-)

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> "John Pavlicek" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:986rnt$mi3$[email hidden]... > > And soon it won't be cheating. > > > > -Pav > > > > "Matt Wilson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Traction control also helps greatly, (but only in the McLaren or > Ferrari). > > > No seriously it helps if you don't mind cheating a little. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Matt > > > > > > Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > Simple... run more towards the middle of the track throught the

turns > > and > > > > baby the accellerator. > > > > > > > > Soft suspension and loadsa downforce helps too (if you know it'sgoing > > to > > > be > > > > tipping down, that is). Corner speeds are very low, so you don'thave

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> to > > > > worry about hitting the bump stops. > > > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > > > Jan. > > > > =--- > > > > Careful with that axe, Nick wrote... > > > > > Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in > > > > > the wet, I just can't figure it out, I can't do a > > > > > lap without spinning. > > > > > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Careful with that axe, Nick <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Any tips or guides out there on how to run GP3 in the wet, I just can't > figure it out, I can't do a lap without spinning. > > Nick Tyre: If its just trickling down then leave on the soft dry tires and get a slide! If it's drizzly, put on soft wets and any bit heavy at all use monsoons. Doesn't sound right but I've had best experience with this. Hard wets are for in-between intermediate and full wet but theres never a real use for them beyond 2-3 laps so theres no point using them. When it is any bit wet monsoons seem to give an extra bite over soft wets, it doesn't have to be monsoon conditions (remember, tyres depend on the state of the track, not the weather! I don't narrower lines help (taking middle of track), that's used in real life as the regular route has rubber laid down which is uncontrollable to drive over in wet, but that's not modelled in GP3 so take as wide a line as you can.