Talladega - Drafting

A question for the more serious racers: During a race is it considered more effective while coming up thru the field . to stick with a drafting partner even if ya hafta get outta the gas here and there to keep from killing him. Has anyone noticed if you try this if ya can catch up to the lead pack faster than trying to hot dog it and run all alone. Or is the simulator not that technical. I'm getting slaughtered on the restarts after cautions and usually don't have the laps left to get back up there. I'm tired of running 10th. <G> Thanks..... Andy Andy _________________________ www.***comm.net

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> A question for the more serious racers: > During a race is it considered more effective while coming up thru the > field . to stick with a drafting partner even if ya hafta get outta > the gas here and there to keep from killing him. Has anyone noticed if > you try this if ya can catch up to the lead pack faster than trying to > hot dog it and run all alone. Or is the simulator not that technical. > I'm getting slaughtered on the restarts after cautions and usually > don't have the laps left to get back up there. I'm tired of running > 10th. <G>

Have you tried bump-drafting? I find that my chances of catching the pack are highest if I employ this technique. All I do is give the car in front of me a nice shove down the back stretch and sometimes right before the tri-oval. You can get in trouble, and I wouldn't recomend it if you have the damage turned on. Later, Matt

>Has anyone noticed if >you try this if ya can catch up to the lead pack faster than trying to >hot dog it and run all alone. Or is the simulator not that technical. It does include drafting in the simulation. I don't use it that much, but if I draft for a couple seconds coming up behind someone, it seems much easier to pass them. The other benefit of drafting is fuel savings - so the strategy you describe may work well in a long race with multiple pit-stops, but probably not that well over short numbers of laps. Joe

Matt, Ehhhh.... thanks for the tip but I usually run with damage ON hehehe.....bad enough your glued to a desk running it without cheating even more with the damage off right? I mean where is the risk? :) Andy

>> During a race is it considered more effective while coming up thru the >> field . to stick with a drafting partner even if ya hafta get outta >> the gas here and there to keep from killing him. Has anyone noticed if >> you try this if ya can catch up to the lead pack faster than trying to >> hot dog it and run all alone. Or is the simulator not that technical. This is because the drag is divided over the 2 cars rather than one car so you both get a bit of an advantage. You can see this in F1GP too as anyone who's played linked will know. Another advantage is that is following a computer car very closely you get what the computer had deemed an ideal racing line, otherwise you still loose bit here and there. Max