Nascar Heat-Steering Question

Having put in quite a few hours with Nascar Heat, I have a problem with the steering. I am using a MSFF wheel, but the car is twitchy and pulls to the left, or is difficult to keep in a straight line. Instead the vehicle sways, and so consequently knocks into other cars when trying to pass them, when I am trying my best to keep out of their way. I have read all the documentation both on line and in the manual but can not resolve the problem. I hope someone can guide me. I have already tried the following 1) disabled 'interrupt with polls' in control panel 2) tried both super sampling and the other option next to it which is also meant to smooth the steering (the name of which escapes me). 3) tried both linear and non linear steering option 4) played with every overshoot setting and dead zone setting 5) used max on Force Feedback setting and centering option (I have also played with the centre wheel option in the games' option file). 6) used a number of set ups I've found on the net. As a matter of info, this is played on an Athlon 900 with V5500 3dfx card (so its not a graphics issue). Hoping that someone can point me in the right direction PJ

First you MUST realize that the car is SUPPOSED to pull to the left. Everything about the setup is designed to get the car through the turns quicker. and that means the car WANTS to go left even on the straights, add to that the fact that most tracks have at least some slight banking even on the straights and you have another reason why the car wants to dive to the bottom. Now Heat does have one item that will help you...It is a 'trim tab' key. which lets you set a certain amount of counter-steer into your wheel automatically. Once you get it balanced out..you pretty much go smoothly down the straight. I would say only use that if you must...you'll get far better results from continual practice til the pull isn't even noticed... Unfortunately, I've never used the trim tab. So I don't know what key combination enables it....:( Check the patch readme...maybe it' in there. dave henrie "Paul Jager" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:P9J96.106448$[email hidden]... > Having put in quite a few hours with Nascar Heat, I have a problem withthe > steering. > > I am using a MSFF wheel, but the car is twitchy and pulls to the left, oris

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> difficult to keep in a straight line. Instead the vehicle sways, and so > consequently knocks into other cars when trying to pass them, when I am > trying my best to keep out of their way. > > I have read all the documentation both on line and in the manual but can > not resolve the problem. I hope someone can guide me. > > I have already tried the following > > 1) disabled 'interrupt with polls' in control panel > > 2) tried both super sampling and the other option next to it which is also > meant to smooth the steering (the name of which escapes me). > > 3) tried both linear and non linear steering option > > 4) played with every overshoot setting and dead zone setting > > 5) used max on Force Feedback setting and centering option (I have also > played with the centre wheel option in the games' option file). > > 6) used a number of set ups I've found on the net. > > As a matter of info, this is played on an Athlon 900 with V5500 3dfx card > (so its not a graphics issue). > > Hoping that someone can point me in the right direction > > PJ > >

Paul, It is supposed to do this. It is simulating the actual pull to the left the a real Stock car feels. This is called stagger and it's effect on your handling. There is s setting in the garage.. (you must have the patch installed) that will allow you to tweak this pull until it is totally gone. The adjustment is called "trim". If all else fails go to the Heat newsgroups and read up. Good Luck! "Paul Jager" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:P9J96.106448$[email hidden]... > Having put in quite a few hours with Nascar Heat, I have a problem withthe > steering. > > I am using a MSFF wheel, but the car is twitchy and pulls to the left, oris

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> difficult to keep in a straight line. Instead the vehicle sways, and so > consequently knocks into other cars when trying to pass them, when I am > trying my best to keep out of their way. > > I have read all the documentation both on line and in the manual but can > not resolve the problem. I hope someone can guide me. > > I have already tried the following > > 1) disabled 'interrupt with polls' in control panel > > 2) tried both super sampling and the other option next to it which is also > meant to smooth the steering (the name of which escapes me). > > 3) tried both linear and non linear steering option > > 4) played with every overshoot setting and dead zone setting > > 5) used max on Force Feedback setting and centering option (I have also > played with the centre wheel option in the games' option file). > > 6) used a number of set ups I've found on the net. > > As a matter of info, this is played on an Athlon 900 with V5500 3dfx card > (so its not a graphics issue). > > Hoping that someone can point me in the right direction > > PJ > > >

Thanks to everyone who's replied to my post - I'm pleased that you've obviously understood how some of us in the UK are a little ignorant when it comes to Nascar set-ups and driving technique, but we really want to learn in order to appreciate a sport that I think is infinately more exciting now than F1. PJ "Gary Hasley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:947sk9$ptb$[email hidden]...

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> Being you have Nascar Heat you have Direct X 7A. It may be a driver > problem, try MS for updated drivers. My Thrustmaster would twitch in the > straight a ways and updated driver cured it. > Paul Jager <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:P9J96.106448$[email hidden]... > > Having put in quite a few hours with Nascar Heat, I have a problem with > the > > steering. > > > > I am using a MSFF wheel, but the car is twitchy and pulls to the left,

or > is > > difficult to keep in a straight line. Instead the vehicle sways, and so > > consequently knocks into other cars when trying to pass them, when I am > > trying my best to keep out of their way. > > > > I have read all the documentation both on line and in the manual butcan

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> > not resolve the problem. I hope someone can guide me. > > > > I have already tried the following > > > > 1) disabled 'interrupt with polls' in control panel > > > > 2) tried both super sampling and the other option next to it which is

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> > meant to smooth the steering (the name of which escapes me). > > > > 3) tried both linear and non linear steering option > > > > 4) played with every overshoot setting and dead zone setting > > > > 5) used max on Force Feedback setting and centering option (I have also > > played with the centre wheel option in the games' option file). > > > > 6) used a number of set ups I've found on the net. > > > > As a matter of info, this is played on an Athlon 900 with V5500 3dfx

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> > (so its not a graphics issue). > > > > Hoping that someone can point me in the right direction > > > > PJ > > > > > >

Dont use TRIM !!! imhumbleo trim is for wusses looking for shortcuts in the garage :) Seriously, racing on ovals is all about freeing up the car in the turns When you add trim you slow, to some extent, the car in the corners Also, its a fallacy that you should be 'relaxing' on straightaways anyway Instead, work on learning how to handle the car better on the str8s IMO the more your car pulls left, the better you are improving on your setups :) Get back in that garage you mechanic you !!! Paul Jager <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:jrL96.106541$[email hidden]... > Thanks to everyone who's replied to my post - I'm pleased that you've > obviously understood how some of us in the UK are a little ignorant whenit > comes to Nascar set-ups and driving technique, but we really want to learn > in order to appreciate a sport that I think is infinately more excitingnow > than F1.

Being you have Nascar Heat you have Direct X 7A. It may be a driver problem, try MS for updated drivers. My Thrustmaster would twitch in the straight a ways and updated driver cured it. Paul Jager <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:P9J96.106448$[email hidden]... > Having put in quite a few hours with Nascar Heat, I have a problem withthe > steering. > > I am using a MSFF wheel, but the car is twitchy and pulls to the left, oris

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> difficult to keep in a straight line. Instead the vehicle sways, and so > consequently knocks into other cars when trying to pass them, when I am > trying my best to keep out of their way. > > I have read all the documentation both on line and in the manual but can > not resolve the problem. I hope someone can guide me. > > I have already tried the following > > 1) disabled 'interrupt with polls' in control panel > > 2) tried both super sampling and the other option next to it which is also > meant to smooth the steering (the name of which escapes me). > > 3) tried both linear and non linear steering option > > 4) played with every overshoot setting and dead zone setting > > 5) used max on Force Feedback setting and centering option (I have also > played with the centre wheel option in the games' option file). > > 6) used a number of set ups I've found on the net. > > As a matter of info, this is played on an Athlon 900 with V5500 3dfx card > (so its not a graphics issue). > > Hoping that someone can point me in the right direction > > PJ > >

Paul and any others that are new to Nascar. Once you get a feel for Nascar Heat or Nascar 4, go to the following website and clik on the nascar 4 icon. You will get a VERY in depth and detailed look at not only setting up a Winston Cup car, but how to drive the dang thing as well. VERY Informative. www.sascar.com. Great work and I'd like to congratulate the author for a very informative article. Keep in mind, we Yanks have the steering wheel on the left side of the car, so when he talks about driver's side etc..you'll have to flip-flop that in your head... dave henrie