N4 has anybody flipped from catching too much air?

I was racing the ai at dega, setting up to go into 3 I turn down on somebody on my inside. The car spins quickly sliding backwards, gets onto the flat, and the rear end lifts up to at least 45degrees and then lands nose first and settles back on all 4. just wondering if anybody flipped yet just from catching air.

Have you watched the replay from chase view? Sounds like the roof flaps kept you from flipping - I'm wondering if they are visible in the replay. That would be pretty cool! "havmick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I was racing the ai at dega, setting up to go into 3 I turn > down on somebody on my inside. The car spins quickly sliding > backwards, gets onto the flat, and the rear end lifts up to at least > 45degrees and then lands nose first and settles back on all 4. > just wondering if anybody flipped yet just from catching air.

"havmick" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Just wondering if anybody flipped yet just from catching > air. No, but I flipped from running up on a kerb at Watkins Glen at a speed slightly faster than I usually take the corner in question at. Very, very strange. - George

Yes, the replay shows the deploying.. very realistic looking "Rob Adams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:uQEi6.1367$[email hidden]... > Have you watched the replay from chase view? Sounds like the roof flapskept

Quoted text (12 lines)

> you from flipping - I'm wondering if they are visible in the replay. That > would be pretty cool! > > "havmick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I was racing the ai at dega, setting up to go into 3 I turn > > down on somebody on my inside. The car spins quickly sliding > > backwards, gets onto the flat, and the rear end lifts up to at least > > 45degrees and then lands nose first and settles back on all 4. > > just wondering if anybody flipped yet just from catching air. > >

In the player.ini file (I think) you can disable the roof flaps so you'll go flipping instead... It's cool to play with, but I wouldn't want to race that way... Mike Cliff Roman <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:96fb02$njq$[email hidden]...

Quoted text (7 lines)

> Yes, the replay shows the deploying.. very realistic looking > > "Rob Adams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:uQEi6.1367$[email hidden]... > > Have you watched the replay from chase view? Sounds like the roof flaps > kept > > you from flipping - I'm wondering if they are visible in the replay.

That

Quoted text (13 lines)

> > would be pretty cool! > > > > "havmick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > I was racing the ai at dega, setting up to go into 3 I turn > > > down on somebody on my inside. The car spins quickly sliding > > > backwards, gets onto the flat, and the rear end lifts up to at least > > > 45degrees and then lands nose first and settles back on all 4. > > > just wondering if anybody flipped yet just from catching air. > > > > > >

Had an almost identical incident to what you're describing, and while my car did come back down flat, it was still bouncing a bit, turned sideways and then caught air again and started barrel-rolling. Was quite stunning to watch. Definitely sounds like the physics of a car catching air are way better than the demo. Even when your roof flaps deploy, it isn't always going to save you if you're skating across the grass at 180mph and hit one of the access roads... and definitely not going to help you much if you're doing that same thing sideways... But at least sliding in the grass is easier on the tires... ;-) -John On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 23:30:28 GMT, [email hidden] (havmick) wrote: > I was racing the ai at dega, setting up to go into 3 I turn >down on somebody on my inside. The car spins quickly sliding >backwards, gets onto the flat, and the rear end lifts up to at least >45degrees and then lands nose first and settles back on all 4. > just wondering if anybody flipped yet just from catching air.

**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** Not yet... I believe that's a Nascar Heat Exclusive:) -Larry (ducking) "havmick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I was racing the ai at dega, setting up to go into 3 I turn > down on somebody on my inside. The car spins quickly sliding > backwards, gets onto the flat, and the rear end lifts up to at least > 45degrees and then lands nose first and settles back on all 4. > just wondering if anybody flipped yet just from catching air. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *** Usenet.com - The #1 Usenet Newsgroup Service on The Planet! *** http://www.usenet.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** I remember one VERY bizarre race with the demo, via IRF, where the host had jacked up the track adhesion at Michigan to the point where you never touched the brakes at all. The Lap times were, well, amusing :) The cars stuck so hard, and went so fast, that several times when in a corner I would wiggle the wheel to the left a little to hard to avoid something and the right side would glue down, and the left side would lift in the air and I'd go tumbling down the race car, flipping door to door several times. It was a wild race :) -Larry "George M. Smiley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:wuFi6.116$[email hidden]...

Quoted text (14 lines)

> > "havmick" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > Just wondering if anybody flipped yet just from catching > > air. > > No, but I flipped from running up on a kerb at Watkins > Glen at a speed slightly faster than I usually take the > corner in question at. Very, very strange. > > - George > > >

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *** Usenet.com - The #1 Usenet Newsgroup Service on The Planet! *** http://www.usenet.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=