IndyCar Racing: hard time with road tracks ?

Hi, After a few month of training on ovals I am now able to get the pole and to win some races (except in Nazareth...). Particularly in Michigan where I set impressive records ( > 230 mph ) using the ACE settings. I am now training on raod tracks (concentrating first on Long Beach) still with the ACE settings. It looks I can not do better than 1'05"which is very far from the pole... I do not understand why I am getting so different results using the ACE settings ? Does anyone have a similar experience or suggestion ? (I am using AUTO SHIFTING and AUTO BRAKING)

Hi, I just downloaded the NASCAR demo from Papyrus ftp site When I try to run it I get the error message : "Unable to load ROL(1). Incomplete installation ?" Any hint about this ? (I can't wait to see that demo...)

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> Hi, > After a few month of training on ovals I am now able to get the pole and to > win some races (except in Nazareth...). Particularly in Michigan where I set > impressive records ( > 230 mph ) using the ACE settings. > I am now training on raod tracks (concentrating first on Long Beach) still > with the ACE settings. It looks I can not do better than 1'05"which is very > far from the pole... I do not understand why I am getting so different results > using the ACE settings ? Does anyone have a similar experience or suggestion ? > (I am using AUTO SHIFTING and AUTO BRAKING)

Keep auto-shifting ON (I still use it!). But turn off auto-braking. Also, I found the the FAST setup will really give reasonable results against 100% opponants. Then the secret to road courses, is not stopping. It is better to go slow & smooth, than lightning fast/hit_the_wall/stop/start again. Also, until you get used to the tracks, slow down way before you think you need to in the corners. In time you will learn the track. Compared to World Circut, the IRC tracks are VERY easy to memorize. They are also harder to drive :-)

Yep, ovals are easy. No braking. Ok, to get a decent time, you really have to ditch the auto-braking, especially at longbeach. With the ace setup, I think I have done a 56 sec lap, with a custome setup my record is 54.924 I think. Are you using a joystick? If so, steer with left-right, use one button for accel, one for brakes. It will take a while to work out the braking points, but once you do, you'll enjoy the game more anyway.

: >After a few month of training on ovals I am now able to get the pole and to : >win some races (except in Nazareth...). Particularly in Michigan where I set : >impressive records ( > 230 mph ) using the ACE settings. : : Yep, ovals are easy. No braking. : : : >I am now training on raod tracks (concentrating first on Long Beach) still : >with the ACE settings. It looks I can not do better than 1'05"which is very : >far from the pole... I do not understand why I am getting so different results : >using the ACE settings ? Does anyone have a similar experience or suggestion ? : >(I am using AUTO SHIFTING and AUTO BRAKING) : : Ok, to get a decent time, you really have to ditch the auto-braking, : especially at longbeach. With the ace setup, I think I have done a 56 sec lap, : with a custome setup my record is 54.924 I think. Are you using a joystick? If : so, steer with left-right, use one button for accel, one for brakes. I'd advise differently. I use 2 Joysticks. One for Steering, reverse, and Gear-Shifting, and another for Acceleration and Braking. I find that this set-up works and gives me times in the 58.xx at Long Beach. I don't have the $$$ for even a cheap Steering wheel (I am at college and ALL of my money is in the hands of the bookstore!) Jeffrey K. Stier : : It will take a while to work out the braking points, but once you do, you'll : enjoy the game more anyway.

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|> : |> : Ok, to get a decent time, you really have to ditch the auto-braking, |> : especially at longbeach. With the ace setup, I think I have done a 56 sec lap, |> : with a custome setup my record is 54.924 I think. Are you using a joystick? If |> : so, steer with left-right, use one button for accel, one for brakes. |> |> I'd advise differently. I use 2 Joysticks. One for Steering, reverse, |> and Gear-Shifting, and another for Acceleration and Braking. I find that this |> set-up works and gives me times in the 58.xx at Long Beach. I don't have the |> $$$ for even a cheap Steering wheel (I am at college and ALL of my money is |> in the hands of the bookstore!)

Well, you are probably interested in my joystick configuration: I use the stick for steering and acceleration/brake, and the buttons for gear-shifting. (reverse is somewhere on the keyboard...) Take a look at the 'fast lap list' - it's definitely not a handicap :) Herbert --

: Hi, : I just downloaded the NASCAR demo from Papyrus ftp site : When I try to run it I get the error message : : "Unable to load ROL(1). Incomplete installation ?" : Any hint about this ? (I can't wait to see that demo...) Check contents of .zip archive:-> you see a directory structure but pkunzip doesn't create this from this archive use pkunzip -d ^ restores directory structure of .zip archive (or do it manually) Frank