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OK, a few questions for the new group.... 1) What RPM should I shift at? I have no clue what the powerband is on my Williams ;) 2) Anybody have any magical 'settings' for courses? Everytime I get a car really tricked up for qualifying, I get shafted on the downforce come racetime... 3) What is a good guide for diddling the brake balance? I can't really set it up because the game doesn't allow me to determine which tyres lock first, and to what degree. 4) Why hasn't microprose released new track updates- Hungaroring is thankfully out, but why no Africa or Donnington? 5) Is there any way to get the human-driven car up to a higher power output than 716 (you need the F1ED.EXE to find this out)? No chance of setting any records at Hockenheim in this man's car... 6) If there is an interest, I will e-mail a UUENCODED copy of the F1ED.EXE Later.... Jeff

: OK, a few questions for the new group.... : 2) Anybody have any magical 'settings' for courses? Everytime I get a car : really tricked up for qualifying, I get shafted on the downforce come : racetime... Isn't this what the seperate Qualify/Race setup is for ? Adam

Actually, I don't think there is a difference in the power band of the WC HUMAN driven cars. ie Williams vs the Mclaren.... I have never seen any advantages by switching. I think when your RPM gets to ~11K or 12K it is time to shift. This was one of the parts of WC I find lacking. (also one of the positive points of INDYCAR) On street courses (MonteCarlo) I use maximum wings, & adjust everything for that. On the road courses, I find that wings do help some, but not alot. I find the driving style & the rythem essential. Nothing makes up for good driving. There are no magical settings, as everyone is different. I don't know about this. When you adjust your brake balance, you are adjusting which tires lock first. Adjusting the balance forward will cause the front brakes to lock first. Causing your car to turn sharper. (This effect is only present during braking though.) Good question... I think some people have SHATTERED the record at hockenhiem, by cutting thru some esses... :(

>OK, a few questions for the new group.... >1) What RPM should I shift at? I have no clue what the powerband is on my > Williams ;) look when the computer shifts and add about 500 - 1000RPM. At monaco, set the car up for max downforce, thats 64f 64r and set your gears accordingly, starting with top, keeping the 3, 4, 5,6 very close. This is the easiest track to completely anihilate the computer. can't really set > it up because the game doesn't allow me to determine which tyres lock > first, and to what degree. if you have a lot of tight corners following fast straights set it to the front and it will halp the back turn in. Not in real life tho' but it seems to work for me! -- Wolverhampton University, England.

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> >>5) Is there any way to get the human-driven car up to a higher power output > >> than 716 (you need the F1ED.EXE to find this out)? No chance of setting > >> any records at Hockenheim in this man's car... > >I think some people have SHATTERED the record at hockenhiem, by cutting thru > >some esses... :( > I have no certain track records in my head right now, but I can't imagine > anything else than that the track record is beatable without cutting some > esses. The track is well designed for no wings and that should make your car > go wheeeening by the others :-)

I totally agree: I was able to break the trackrecord by about 1 to 1.5 sec without cutting any chicanes or anything, and i was driving with a power output of 716. Also I run some other cars at 825 to make them competitive. Miki..

>>2) Anybody have any magical 'settings' for courses? Everytime I get a car >> really tricked up for qualifying, I get shafted on the downforce come >> racetime... >At monaco, set the car up for max downforce, thats 64f 64r and Personal opinion of course, but lately I've been reducing the amount of wing on the rear - usually setting it to about 10-15 less than the front. Helps the car turn in that much better... and you can actually use a bit of throttle control to steer. :-)

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>> >>5) Is there any way to get the human-driven car up to a higher power output >> >> than 716 (you need the F1ED.EXE to find this out)? No chance of setting >> >> any records at Hockenheim in this man's car... >> >I think some people have SHATTERED the record at hockenhiem, by cutting thru >> >some esses... :( >> I have no certain track records in my head right now, but I can't imagine >> anything else than that the track record is beatable without cutting some >> esses. The track is well designed for no wings and that should make your car >> go wheeeening by the others :-) >I totally agree: >I was able to break the trackrecord by about 1 to 1.5 sec without cutting any >chicanes or anything, and i was driving with a power output of 716. >Also I run some other cars at 825 to make them competitive.

^^^^ Ah, you're getting somewhere. Running the computer cars at high HP (850-900) will allow you to get an excellent 'tow' down Hockenheim's 4 straights. If you position yourself just right when going into the corners leading onto these straights (you can brake later than the other cars, so positioning even when 175 hp down is no problem) you should reach speeds around 220-230mph down the straights prior to the braking zones - does wonders to your lap time :) Cameron P.S. The same goes for Monza. P.P.S. With the top 10 computer cars running 850+, you dont stand a chance at Hockenheim or Monza (although, as pointed out above, you'll get great personal lap times) but the championship should still be a doddle (you should be able to win all the other races, Suzuka being a close call).