Re: Full throtle in GPL

On Sun, 14 Jan 2001 15:08:40 -0800, "Alex Cameron" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Is there any way to tell if you are getting full throtle in GPL? To insure I get full throttle, when in the "Calibrate Joystick" screen, I don't push the throttle pedal all the way down when calibrating. This makes it register settings past the 'floor' when racing at full throttle and I know it's wide open. It *does* seem to make a big difference. At least to me... Regards, Brett C. Cammack brettDOTcammack@worldnetDOTattDOTnet (remove the DOTs from my return address to reply privately)

Alex Cameron <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:93sf81$os9$[email hidden]... > Is there any way to tell if you are getting full throtle in GPL? I've just > got a new wheel (BRD F1) and after a normal calibration it dosn't quiteget

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> full throtle, it isn't noticable when driving and my top speed it only > 1-2mph down but it took about 1-2 seconds off my laps. I sorted it by not > fully depresing the peddle when I calibrate in GPL but it got me thinking > there must be people out there not getting full throtle and not realising. > Can any of the replay utilities tell how much throtle you are useing? if > they don't at the moment it would be a very usefull feture, HINT HINT... >

I had this problem with my LWFF but it wasn't an accelerator problem but a dragging brake since if wasn't calibrating right, A tweeker from wingman.com sorted it, can you adjust deadzones, etc... manually? I didn't notice this until I played Rally Championship and the brake lights were on all the time. I imagine though that you are comparing yourself to Huttu and other top hotlappers. These guys seem to manage a few mph's extra due to lines, exit speeds, setups, etc... Compare your laps to anyone in your field and they'll be around the same as you. Practice seems to eek out some speed on the straight, a faster exit from final corner and speed shifting means a lot when hotlapping.

Is there any way to tell if you are getting full throtle in GPL? I've just got a new wheel (BRD F1) and after a normal calibration it dosn't quite get full throtle, it isn't noticable when driving and my top speed it only 1-2mph down but it took about 1-2 seconds off my laps. I sorted it by not fully depresing the peddle when I calibrate in GPL but it got me thinking there must be people out there not getting full throtle and not realising. Can any of the replay utilities tell how much throtle you are useing? if they don't at the moment it would be a very usefull feture, HINT HINT... Alex

My problem : After a while driving (GPL for instance) the full throttle is not available (the pedal reachs the end but not the full throttle). Sometime it hapens imediatly in the begin of the game. The calibration procedure don't resolve the problem. For a while the only thing that works is disconect the pedal cable and reconect him. During same time this works and after a while the same problem arrives. I apreciate any sugestions. TIA MP "Alex Cameron" <[email hidden]> escreveu na mensagem news:93sf81$os9$[email hidden]... > Is there any way to tell if you are getting full throtle in GPL? I've just > got a new wheel (BRD F1) and after a normal calibration it dosn't quiteget

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> full throtle, it isn't noticable when driving and my top speed it only > 1-2mph down but it took about 1-2 seconds off my laps. I sorted it by not > fully depresing the peddle when I calibrate in GPL but it got me thinking > there must be people out there not getting full throtle and not realising. > Can any of the replay utilities tell how much throtle you are useing? if > they don't at the moment it would be a very usefull feture, HINT HINT... > > Alex > >

"GraDee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:93t750$5gr$[email hidden]... > > Alex Cameron <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:93sf81$os9$[email hidden]... > > Is there any way to tell if you are getting full throtle in GPL? I'vejust > > got a new wheel (BRD F1) and after a normal calibration it dosn't quite > get > > full throtle, it isn't noticable when driving and my top speed it only > > 1-2mph down but it took about 1-2 seconds off my laps. I sorted it bynot > > fully depresing the peddle when I calibrate in GPL but it got methinking > > there must be people out there not getting full throtle and notrealising. > > Can any of the replay utilities tell how much throtle you are useing? if > > they don't at the moment it would be a very usefull feture, HINT HINT... > > > > I had this problem with my LWFF but it wasn't an accelerator problem but a > dragging brake since if wasn't calibrating right, A tweeker fromwingman.com > sorted it, can you adjust deadzones, etc... manually? > I didn't notice this until I played Rally Championship and the brakelights > were on all the time. > I imagine though that you are comparing yourself to Huttu and other top > hotlappers. These guys seem to manage a few mph's extra due to lines, exit > speeds, setups, etc... > Compare your laps to anyone in your field and they'll be around the sameas > you. > Practice seems to eek out some speed on the straight, a faster exit from > final corner and speed shifting means a lot when hotlapping. > >It was definatly the calibration I my pb at monza is 1:27.02 and I was doing 29's. Alex

In article <93up13$t5r$[email hidden]>, "Alex Cameron" <[email hidden]> writes: > It was definatly the calibration I my pb at monza is 1:27.02 and I was doing > 29's. I had the same sort of problem after replacing the spring under the throttle in my T2. I'm not sure if it was lack of full throttle or dragging brake, but *something* was wrong. I noticed it right away because the problem was not subtle at first-- I couldn't even spin the tires in first gear. Eventually I got it fixed by disassembling the pedals again and fiddling with the gear on the throttle pot until it was more or less back where it belonged in the middle. Even so, I had the same lack-of-full-throttle condition afterwards, although much more subtly. I just kept recalibrating in GPL, and got different results each time; sometimes premature brake lockup, other times lack of full throttle, etc. One time it finally felt right again, so I left it alone. I'd love to hear a real answer to this one too, if anyone has one. Oh, and I guess that the presence of a calibration setting in GPL means it ignores the one in Windows' control panel? My experience certainly seems to indicate that this is the case, as I got it working fine in control panel, even when it was *way* off in GPL. Marc