Pit Stop/Steering Help>>>>>>>>>

This is probably pretty elementary for the experienced players. I just bought the game and I don't understand why the car's steering would go out of control all of a sudden, usually in less than 2 laps. I tried to go to the pit stop but the problem is still not corrected. It seems like the tires were blown since I wasn't in any collision but the pit stop didn't help? Do I need to press any keys for the tire change? I thought it should do it automatically. -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "This ain't video; it's the Real World!" +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

>This is probably pretty elementary for the experienced players. I just >bought the game and I don't understand why the car's steering would go >out of control all of a sudden, usually in less than 2 laps. Bought, really? Assuming that you're talking about F1GP (aka World Circuit), there's a bad crack of it circulating in the boxes, a feature of which this problem is. My suggestion: Take it back to the dealer and request for a fresh copy, or, if you applied the crack yourself, reinstall and *don't* apply the crack. terv: Risto L. -- Chequered flag... Shown to IndyCar drivers, when the race is over. White flag....... Shown to IndyCar drivers, when there is 1 lap to go. Yellow flag...... Shown to IndyCar drivers, when there are 10 laps to go.

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>>This is probably pretty elementary for the experienced players. I just >>bought the game and I don't understand why the car's steering would go >>out of control all of a sudden, usually in less than 2 laps. I tried >>to go to the pit stop but the problem is still not corrected. It seems >>like the tires were blown since I wasn't in any collision but the pit >>stop didn't help? Do I need to press any keys for the tire change? I >>thought it should do it automatically.

Entering the Pit lane is not always as simple as it should be in F1GP as sometimes it drags you in and sometimes you can not turn in (even if you have the pit call turned on). But I don't think this is what you are asking, is it? I guess you are using an analog joystick, so I guess the problem lies there. You cannot blow your tyres in F1GP, so I reckon your joystick is recalibrating itself, or you are doing it unknowingly. I had this problem with my Konix Speedking as it has a recalibration button, but it recalibrated itself sometimes, so I took it apart a fastened the relevant bits so it could not be recalibrated. ******************************************************************************** * Oliver Roberts | //// Amiga 600 |##### F1GP-Ed ##### * * (1st Year Comp Sci Student) | //// 2Mb Chip Ram | Customize F1GP/WC * * | \\\X/// Kickstart 37.350| Aminet: game/misc/ * ********************************************************************************

Has anybody noticed qualifying tyres going off ? I just hit <RETURN> if my first lap wasn't that good and I can quite often get good times on my 2nd/3rd/4th lap on qualifiers. In full grand prix distance races I notice a real drop in performance, but this doesn't seem to be apparent in qualifying. (Using Amiga version of F1GP bought when it first went on sale, I don't know which version this is) Neal Rayner.