Nascar with Car Sets

Ive just started using car sets in nascar & indycar (had never got around to it before), but I have a problem. I'm using the BTCC Car set off 'The pits' (the cars look great!). I've made a BTCC directory unders CARS, put the files there and selected the car set from the driver info/car sets menu. Problem is, when using this car set I can not get into the garage. Has anybody else had similar problems or am I doing something wrong? On another note, I've converted Talladega to ICR2, but find it impossible to drive at any speed.... Scott. D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N C E Scott Peucker --------------------<>--------------------- Corporate Information Systems DEFENCE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Unit. Voice: +61 3 626 7150 Opinions are my own, My boss almost always disagrees with me.

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> Ive just started using car sets in nascar & indycar (had never got > around to it before), but I have a problem. I'm using the BTCC Car set off > 'The pits' (the cars look great!). I've made a BTCC directory unders CARS, put > the files there and selected the car set from the driver info/car sets menu. > Problem is, when using this car set I can not get into the garage. > Has anybody else had similar problems or am I doing something wrong? > On another note, I've converted Talladega to ICR2, but find it impossible to > drive at any speed.... > Scott. > D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N C E Scott Peucker > --------------------<>--------------------- Corporate Information Systems > DEFENCE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Unit. > Voice: +61 3 626 7150 > Opinions are my own, My boss almost always disagrees with me.If you are using a US version of Nascar you must convert the cars set to

the US version. There is a file at The Pits called UK2USV10 that will help you do this.

>Ive just started using car sets in nascar & indycar (had never got >around to it before), but I have a problem. I'm using the BTCC Car set off >'The pits' (the cars look great!). I've made a BTCC directory unders CARS, put >the files there and selected the car set from the driver info/car sets menu. >Problem is, when using this car set I can not get into the garage. >Has anybody else had similar problems or am I doing something wrong? You must be using a Euro car set with a US version of the program or vice versa. Download the set converter from the pits!

> > Ive just started using car sets in nascar & indycar (had never got > around to it before), but I have a problem. I'm using the BTCC Car set off > 'The pits' (the cars look great!). I've made a BTCC directory unders CARS, put > the files there and selected the car set from the driver info/car sets menu. > Problem is, when using this car set I can not get into the garage. > Has anybody else had similar problems or am I doing something wrong? > > On another note, I've converted Talladega to ICR2, but find it impossible to > drive at any speed.... > > Scott. > > D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N C E Scott Peucker > --------------------<>--------------------- Corporate Information Systems > DEFENCE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Unit. > Voice: +61 3 626 7150 > Opinions are my own, My boss almost always disagrees with me. okay. You've probably downloaded from the u.s. site for 'The Pits", in which case you've got the American car set, and that's why you've got the problem with the garage. You can do one of two things. Go to the U.K. mirror site for The Pits and download the car set from there, or, better still, find the us2euro car conversion on one of these sites, if the prog is still there. This program converts us car sets to european and enables you to use the garage. Roy

Join the club. It's like I'm driving on ICE... :( ________ Eldred Pickett I am NOT paranoid. And why are you always watching me?!?

It takes a very steady hand. I have my car trimmed all the way out. The only radical change that I didn't think of, but I found on the net is the shock settings. Put the front shocks at 100% and the rear between 10-0%. If the car starts to push, just let off the gas and wait for it to come back. I really hope this helps. Gary

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> >On another note, I've converted Talladega to ICR2, but find it impossible to > >drive at any speed.... > >Scott. > Join the club. It's like I'm driving on ICE... :( > ________ > Eldred Pickett > I am NOT paranoid. And why are you always watching me?!?

I agree, Talladega is extremely like driving on ice with ICR2. With the front twitching and sliding down the banking constantly. The trick is to setup the car with excessive positive camber (tops of wheels slanting out), and i mean, REALLY excessive to fight the nascar engine and track info to get the speed WE NEED!. Also setup the car with no wings. Start the car with no wings and increasingly adjust the camber so you have enough stability to get around the turns easily, but still enough steering. I would post up all my settings but im damm tired.. Hope this helps!.. it's a blast doing Talladega on icr2! I just want GP2!!!!!!!! ----------------------- J.Smither

One more thing I forgot to add to this thread. Once you get the speed (252-254 range) and qualify, you now have to adjust your gears to save on fuel economy. I have raced there on 100% twice. I lost both times with DNF's (engine failure and gearbox failure). I could have gone farther if I fixed my gear ratios. It'll cost ya on the overall top speed, but'll keep you out front longer. The AI cars will race like NASCARs and you might have a real odd-ball drive winning. In my two full length races, I raced a CART race and an IRL race you wouldn't believe who won.....HIRO won the CART race (and I am the one leading the barrage of bashing against him in the Indy newsgroup). In the IRL race, Scott Harrington won (yeah, I know what you mean!) Gary