Nascar Racing (how to remove restrictor plate)

Hi, I'm going nuts trying to remove the restrictor plate in Nascar Racing (version 1.2). How do you do it? Please help. jf

: I'm going nuts trying to remove the restrictor plate in Nascar Racing : (version 1.2). How do you do it? Please help. Nelson and his gang charge a HEFTY fine for cheating in NASCAR. Better watch out (ask Jr. Johnson, Ricky Rudd or the Rainbow Warriors). -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Edit the taladega.txt file in the tracks subdirectory. Change the first character in the line that begins with spdwy from 1 to 0. Its good for an extra 25-30 mph on the main straight.

>Edit the taladega.txt file in the tracks subdirectory. Change the >first character in the line that begins with spdwy from 1 to 0. Its >good for an extra 25-30 mph on the main straight. Thank you!

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>: I'm going nuts trying to remove the restrictor plate in Nascar Racing >: (version 1.2). How do you do it? Please help. >Nelson and his gang charge a HEFTY fine for cheating in NASCAR. Better >watch out (ask Jr. Johnson, Ricky Rudd or the Rainbow Warriors). >-- >**************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* > Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

I didn't know it was cheating. jf

> >Nelson and his gang charge a HEFTY fine for cheating in NASCAR. Better > I didn't know it was cheating. It's only cheating if you get caught... Mike

writes: >>: I'm going nuts trying to remove the restrictor plate in Nascar Racing >>: (version 1.2). How do you do it? Please help. >>Nelson and his gang charge a HEFTY fine for cheating in NASCAR. Better >>watch out (ask Jr. Johnson, Ricky Rudd or the Rainbow Warriors). >>-- >>**************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* >> Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. http://www.teleport.com/~mcarver/bus_stop.htm ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Is it possible to remove the restrictor plates on the AI cars? The only reason I haven't removed it on my car is that I don't want to be the only one without it. Personally, I hate Talladega because of the restrictor plates. You can't ever let up on the gas or you lose momentum. Once you get out of the draft you start falling behind. If you get behind the pack you might as well forget it. CT

Yes and no. You *can* make them faster, but, they'll still take a lap or two to hit top speed by increasing the RELS setting. That's not entirely true. Once behind the pack you can use their draft to catch up to them. If they go two wide (or more) you get a much larger draft and can catch up sooner. Mike

What the heck is a restrictor plate? What do they do, and how do you turn them on/off in NASCAR Racing? Please help. -- ______________________________________________________________________________ I Love Cars, Auto Racing, And The Red Hot Chili Peppers --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IndyCar: Go Penske Team! Al Unser Jr., Paul Tracy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASCAR: Go Rusty Wallace and Jeff Gordon! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Kiedis: Vocals Dave Navarro: Guitar Flea (Michael Balzary): Bass Chad Smith: Drums

[snip] Actually, if you inflate your tires to 60 psi and crank the right side shocks to 100% front and about 60% rear, you'll smoke everybody at 100% competition even with a restrictor plate. The car doesn't plant well in the turns, though, so watch out for the walls. That said, I ran that setup without a restrictor plate for the first time last night and simply overpowered it. I couldn't generate enough turning force to clear the trioval, no matter how many times I tried. Anyone have a good record-setting no-restrictor-plate setup for Talladega? Regards, JohnR

>[snip] >>> Personally, I hate Talladega because of the restrictor plates. You >>> can't ever let up on the gas or you lose momentum. Once you get out of >>> the draft you start falling behind. If you get behind the pack you >>> might as well forget it. >>That's not entirely true. Once behind the pack you can use their draft >>to catch up to them. If they go two wide (or more) you get a much larger >>draft and can catch up sooner. >Actually, if you inflate your tires to 60 psi and crank the right side >shocks to 100% front and about 60% rear, you'll smoke everybody at 100% >competition even with a restrictor plate. The car doesn't plant well in >the turns, though, so watch out for the walls. >That said, I ran that setup without a restrictor plate for the first time >last night and simply overpowered it. I couldn't generate enough turning >force to clear the trioval, no matter how many times I tried. Anyone >have a good record-setting no-restrictor-plate setup for Talladega? >Regards, >JohnR I meant that if the pack leaves you behind, you might as well park it. Also, I think that the tri-oval is not quite realistic. In real life the drivers don't seem to have a problem with it. In the game, I have to let up a little to maybe 185 or so just to make it through. I can't imagine making it going about 200 as they did in the old days. CT

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>writes: >>>: I'm going nuts trying to remove the restrictor plate in Nascar >Racing >>>: (version 1.2). How do you do it? Please help. >>>Nelson and his gang charge a HEFTY fine for cheating in NASCAR. >Better >>>watch out (ask Jr. Johnson, Ricky Rudd or the Rainbow Warriors). >>>-- >>>**************************** Michael E. Carver >************************* >>> Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. >http://www.teleport.com/~mcarver/bus_stop.htm >>>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < >]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >>I didn't know it was cheating. >>jf >Is it possible to remove the restrictor plates on the AI cars? The >only reason I haven't removed it on my car is that I don't want to be >the only one without it. >Personally, I hate Talladega because of the restrictor plates. You >can't ever let up on the gas or you lose momentum. Once you get out of >the draft you start falling behind. If you get behind the pack you >might as well forget it. >CT

First, remove the restrictor plate in the track.TXT file, then toward the bottom of the file there is a line that gives the relative AI strength, somewhere around 100 (for 100%). I bumped this up to 120, and now my unrestricted car and the AI cars are pretty evenly matched up. ************************************************************************ * | you what you want to know..OHHH, DONUTS!! * ************************************************************************

A restrictor plate is a plate with four small holes drilled in it. It is secured between the carby and the intake manifold and is designed to limit the amount of air entering the engine and therefore the horsepower the engine can produce. This reduces the speed and in theory makes the races safer. Most drivers believe that it is in fact more dangerous because all the cars have to run in 'trains'. To remove the plate in NASCAR Racing, edit the Taladega.txt file. Change the first charater after SPDWY from 1 to 0. The AI cars will still have their plates attached. Hold on at the tri-oval or have a spare pair of shorts handy. Craig. ****************************************************************************** Canberra, Australia IWCC3 Marker Bindings #2 Pontiac - Rick Higbee Motorsports IGN4 QANTAS Airways #75 Pontiac - Rick Higbee Motorsports IVL Toys-R-Us #43 Pontiac - Rick Higbee Motorsports ******************************************************************************

With all of the questions about the restrictor plate, importing PCX files, setups, etc. maybe we could get a FAQ for NASCAR going (if one is already out there, I haven't seen it). Anybody have any experience putting together a FAQ?