Has anyone tried running the NASCAR cars on the track in Australia? I would think
driving those tanks around those chicanes would damn near impossible.
> Has anyone tried running the NASCAR cars on the track in Australia? I would think
> driving those tanks around those chicanes would damn near impossible.
In actual reality? Yes. They were on the Indycar race program last year,
it made for a very good race, as far as I remember.
Greg Hingerty
> Has anyone tried running the NASCAR cars on the track in Australia? I would think
> driving those tanks around those chicanes would damn near impossible.
It's fun. You just have to slow down properly before attempting any tight
corners. I'd rather race with a bunch of humans though, 'cuz the AI are a
bit twitchy on the track.
Mike
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> Date: Sun, 19 MAY 1996 18:29:50 > Newgroups: rec.autos.simulators > Subject: NASCAR in Aus. > Has anyone tried running the NASCAR cars on the track in Australia? I would think > driving those tanks around those chicanes would damn near impossible.In reply:..... I converted the Australian track from Indy2 to
Nascar and indead found it tuff to drive. To tight for the
heavy Nascar cars... couldn't pull up or hold it off the
walls.
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Nigel of Lakewood Racing
Lakewood Computers
New Zealand
GC> > Has anyone tried running the NASCAR cars on the track in
GC> Australia? I would think driving those tanks around those
GC> chicanes would damn near impossible.
I thought that to start with - and it's not easy. Still, a fair bit of
practice and a LOT of changes to the setup Gerhard (?) offered with the
converter has made some useful progress for me.
GC> I actually find them alright around Australia. I have pretty well
GC> mastered the track in ICR2 and actually find it easier to drive the
GC> tanks around than the Indycars. The braking distances are somewhat
GC> comparable because of the slower speeds of the nascars.
I've not mastered it by any means, but put in some 76-77 mph laps
"fairly" consistantly - though the paintworks been pretty battered!
Braking distances though seem FAR longer - I'm having to hit the anchors
when I can barely even see the first marker board for the corner, let
alone the turn-in after fast bits such as the pit "straight". And need a
big steering lock to get around the tight turns near the end of a lap,
so the cars a little twitchy in a straight line.
Much for fun than any oval though.....Laguna's the other place I want to
get the hang of in one of these tanks.
Cheers!
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* RM 1.3 U0414 * But I thought YOU did the all backups!!
>Much for fun than any oval though.....Laguna's the other place I want to
>get the hang of in one of these tanks.
Laguna's a fun track for NASCAR. The two biggest problem areas are the
corkscrew (no surprise) and judging the braking distance into T2 after the
long front straightaway. I haven't practiced a lot there, but other than
the ovals, I think it's the best track for the 3500 lb'ers, lots of runoff
room if you overcook it, and a limited amount of concrete to mess up the
sheetmetal.
Dave "davids" Sparks
Sequoia Motorsports
>I actually find them alright around Australia. I have pretty well
>mastered the track in ICR2 and actually find it easier to drive the tanks
>around than the Indycars. The braking distances arfe somewhat comparable
>because of the slower speeds of the nascars.
"Tanks"!!!
Good description. They certainly feel like that after an Indycar
session...
Stuart
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Stuart Booth
Somewhere in Godalming, England, UK
Also try Mid-ohio and Elkhart Lake.... They're quite good also. Plenty of room to
wander off the road without an immediate concrete wall. Plus, the Nascar vehicle gets
going "just a wee bit fast" on some of those nice long straights.
Mike
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>Much for fun than any oval though.....Laguna's the other place I want to
>get the hang of in one of these tanks.
Laguna's a fun track for NASCAR. The two biggest problem areas are the
corkscrew (no surprise) and judging the braking distance into T2 after the
long front straightaway. I haven't practiced a lot there, but other than
the ovals, I think it's the best track for the 3500 lb'ers, lots of runoff
room if you overcook it, and a limited amount of concrete to mess up the
sheetmetal.
Dave "davids" Sparks
Sequoia Motorsports
