GPL Questions

Hi, I've been practising quite a lot in GPL and am at the stage where I'm about in the middle of the field of AI cars (I usually qualify around 5th in a field of 10 or 10th in a round of 20). The big question now is: - apart from accelerating faster out of the corners and breaking later, is there anything I can do to the car setup to make it quicker? I'm guessing the former will have to come with more practice and concentration (hopefully). I found reducing the amount of fuel and adjusting the steering ratio quite helpful but I've left most of the other settings as they were. I read somewhere that you should check the tire temperatures and make adjustments to the camber and tire pressure accordingly. Whenever I look at the 3 temperatures they always seem to be almost the same (a couple of degrees out) so I'm not sure if these adjustments will do more harm than good. Perhaps if I start playing with the other settings (like suspension) the temps might change more dramatically? - I've been driving the eagle because I think it sounds better than the other cars and seems to be more enjoyable (for me, anyway). Will I need to switch to a different car if I want to go faster? Thanks, Mike.

> - I've been driving the eagle because I think it sounds better than > the other cars and seems to be more enjoyable (for me, anyway). Will I > need to switch to a different car if I want to go faster? A lot of people recommend the Ferrari, as it's the easiest "fast" car to drive. The Lotus is the fastest car in the game, but it's harder to drive. 1st gear is virtually useless unless you use an external utility to make the gearing taller. It's been a while since I last messed with GPL, but during a recent re-install of my entire system, I tried the Ferrari and was getting decent lap times with it at Kyalami, although short of my previous negative times.

On Oct 27, 7:53 pm, Mr T <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Hi, > > I've been practising quite a lot in GPL and am at the stage where I'm > about in the middle of the field of AI cars (I usually qualify around > 5th in a field of 10 or 10th in a round of 20). The big question now > is: > - apart from accelerating faster out of the corners and breaking > later, is there anything I can do to the car setup to make it quicker? > I'm guessing the former will have to come with more practice and > concentration (hopefully). I found reducing the amount of fuel and > adjusting the steering ratio quite helpful but I've left most of the > other settings as they were. I read somewhere that you should check > the tire temperatures and make adjustments to the camber and tire > pressure accordingly. Whenever I look at the 3 temperatures they > always seem to be almost the same (a couple of degrees out) so I'm not > sure if these adjustments will do more harm than good. Perhaps if I > start playing with the other settings (like suspension) the temps > might change more dramatically? > - I've been driving the eagle because I think it sounds better than > the other cars and seems to be more enjoyable (for me, anyway). Will I > need to switch to a different car if I want to go faster?

I’d recommend that you get GPL Replay analyzer at http://gplra.pike.nu/ You can look at your speed, lateral acceleration and slip angle. Compare your laps with World Record replays found at GPLRank at http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/php-pub/gplrank.php Find other GPL related links at GPLLinks at http://www.gpllinks.org/ You might find that you’re not using full traction in the corners or not using enough of a slip angle. But usually concentrating on exit speed from the corners and proper line are the first priorities and later braking is the last.