NASCAR RACING

What are some of your best qualifying times for the tracks on NASCAR, (i.e. Taladega, Atlanta etc..)

> What are some of your best qualifying times for the tracks on NASCAR, > (i.e. Taladega, Atlanta etc..) My best qualifying time on Talledaga has been about 189.875MPH. Has anyone gotten better than this.

How about 214.xxx? Brought up the opponent strength to 107%, qualified 15th and won the race by 16-17 second margin. The only way to do this is by disabling the restrictor plate. Go to the nascar\tracks directory and edit taladega.txt. Look for the line that begins with "SPDWY". Change the "1" to a "0" in the first of the three numbers. Be sure to fasten your seatbelt. You'll be running about 225mph going into the third turn.

>My best qualifying time on Talledaga has been about 189.875MPH. >Has anyone gotten better than this. Can't remember the exact time, but I can qualify just above 194mph. If I remove the restrictor plate, my times will jump by an extra 25+ mph. I'm sure people can go faster than this because I haven't yet mastered my setup for Talladega. Has anyone compiled a list of Nascar Hotlaps Yet? (Like the ICR Hot Laps) It would be interesting to compare times. -- <http://yarrow.wt.com.au/~sjackson>

>> What are some of your best qualifying times for the tracks on NASCAR, >> (i.e. Taladega, Atlanta etc..) >My best qualifying time on Talledaga has been about 189.875MPH. >Has anyone gotten better than this. Well, since I upgraded to v1.2, I've used the setup of ACE12 and have gotten qualifying times of 191mph.

: > : > What are some of your best qualifying times for the tracks on NASCAR, : > (i.e. Taladega, Atlanta etc..) : My best qualifying time on Talledaga has been about 189.875MPH. : Has anyone gotten better than this. I've qualified at about 194/5, but this ain't much good from what I see - people list 200+.

: I've qualified at about 194/5, but this ain't much good from what I : see - people list 200+. That sounds as if they've disabled the restricor plates. I don't see how you can go faster than 198 with the plates. And if thats the case they should be able to get around 215. Take a look at the record of 212 by Bill Elliot. That was done I think the year before the plates were implimented at Daytona and Taladaga. BTW. Can some one help me out? I've tried to get faster by reducing the size of the front air dam, but the strangest thing happened. I got slower acceleration times? I exited turn one at 183 same thing as with the air dam at 5", but with it 3.5" I accelerated to only 193 compared to 196. How's this? I mean wouldn't 3.5" be less drag than 5". I was thinking it had something to do with the wieght shift, but I couldn't figure it out. This is anoying because I'm qualifing in the middle of th pack than having to fight my way to the front. Same thing happens at Michigan where I happen to have the fastest race day setup. -- ************************************************************************* Kris Kolman University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering ************************************************************************* "Prepare Warp Speed ... Standby Transport Drive" Lt (jg) Anthony Brown CEO USS SARACEN NCC-1492 Lt (jg) Rick Marcus CEO STARBASE EPSILON Subcommander Talvis tr'Khevill Romulan Liason STARBASE DS12 ************************************************************************* "Any of you boys see an aircraft carrier around here?" Kris "Sabre" Kolman *************************************************************************

with the cheat i gotten around 214.254....pole!

How do you disable the restrictor plates?? -- *********************************************************************************Todd's world, home of Bucky the rat, Brewers, Brats, Beer, and Bucks. ********************************************************************************

>> What are some of your best qualifying times for the tracks on NASCAR, >> (i.e. Taladega, Atlanta etc..) >My best qualifying time on Talledaga has been about 189.875MPH. >Has anyone gotten better than this. 192.8 in SVGA mode on Version 1.2

My best under version 1.2 is 193.000 6th position...i'd say the pole is impossible at this point.

With version 1.2 and no cheats, I can usually qualify around 194-195, plenty for pole position. My Formula T1 wheel has improved my performance in both NASCAR and ICR alot. Pole is not impossible, it just takes time playing with setups and memorizing the track. Pay special attention to exit speeds out of the turns...they increase dramatically with a smooth hand and the right line. Rick

Evidently. The paragraph above was written before I even KNEW there was such a thing as 1.2. Thanks, y'all, for wising me up. My super car from 1.1 is about 10mph slower in 1.2 ... But can still keep up with 100% opponents in practice, at least, with very skillful (or is it lucky?) drafting. Keep it floored! Catch ya later.

Just ran a 196.685 with a VERY simple setup... start with "ACE", then just pump up the tires as fat as they'll go (60), and level EVERYthing out (no weight shift to back or side, no stagger, front dam as high as it'll go (5) and spoiler as low as it'll go (40), cut fuel back to 3gal, and just follow the *** tracks. Oh yes, one more thing. Make 4th gear one notch "taller" (that is, set it on 3.40). Nice smooth ride, but it takes the full three laps to get all the way up to speed. Have I said too much?

I've qualified at 194.787. Hard to believe somebody did 200+. Kelvin

(James Hayes) says: >I've qualified at 194.787. Hard to believe somebody did 200+. >Kelvin i've already qualified at 198 mph. and i also think it is impossible to go 200+ mph if someone did over 200 mph i would sure like to talk with that person. he must have one hell of a set-up

It's called racing without the restrictor plate. Get a hammer and bang -- IWCC/IGN/IWR #70 AC/Delco Chevy Monte Carlo Gold Star Racing

bandwidth with: You did this with v1.2 of the sim, or 1.1? 1.1, I can believe it -- I've gone 201mph with that version. If you're going 198 with 1.2, I need to talk to you about lending me some setup help! Director - Internet Winner's Circle Championship R.A.S.N. Flame-Fisherman and Official Mark Martin Apologist(tm) #6 #17 #18 #37 #71 Winston Cup/#38 #60 #74 #77 Busch/#52 IWCC/#88 SRF

-=> Quoting Cr Ridley <cridley >i've already qualified at 198 mph. and i also think it is impossible to >go 200+ mph if someone did over 200 mph i would sure like to talk with >that person. he must have one hell of a set-up CR<> It's called racing without the restrictor plate. Get a hammer and CR<> bang that baby off, you'll see. I've turned 214 mph laps.....no I've turned 214+ as well w/o the plate, BUT even when I set the opponent strength to its max (115/120% or whatever) I still lap them. I've gone back to the plate but with the 1.2 patch my top is 189 -- help!! DW fan #1 ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12

Just one note relating to this thread... I noticed the outside temperatures have a dramatic effect on times. I set the outside temps to 120, and it increased my qualifying times by 3-4 MPH. The odd thing is, it doesn't seem to affect the rest of field's times, making that pole position much easier. So, speeds alone do not indicate a great set-up, w/o temp information to back it up. I consider this a "cheat", and still use random or at least reasonable temps, as good fair competition and gameplay is much more exciting than winning by several laps. But just thought some of you might like to know. Rick

-=> Quoting Cr Ridley <cridley >i've already qualified at 198 mph. and i also think it is impossible to >go 200+ mph if someone did over 200 mph i would sure like to talk with >that person. he must have one hell of a set-up CR<> It's called racing without the restrictor plate. Get a hammer and CR<> bang that baby off, you'll see. I've turned 214 mph laps.....no I've turned 214+ as well w/o the plate, BUT even when I set the opponent strength to its max (115/120% or whatever) I still lap them. I've gone back to the plate but with the 1.2 patch my top is 189 -- help!! DW fan #1 ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12