Playing in the dirt (GP2)

Hi, What do you think of the trouble one has to go through to get out of the dirt. I think it sometimes it is verry anyoing how difficult it is to get out of the sand. Please reply !! Gabrie \|||/ O O =======uUUU=====U=====UUUu========= Gabrie van Zanten Netherlands [link lost in import: /~gabrievz] ==========oooO=====Oooo============ ( ) ( ) \ ( ) / \_) (_/

writes: Have you seen a F1 race? Do they get out of the sand easy. You want a SIM? You got a SIM. Mike

: What do you think of the trouble one has to go through to get out of : the dirt. I think it sometimes it is verry anyoing how difficult it is : to get out of the sand. You're lucky you can get out at all. 99% of the time, the cars in real life do NOT get out of the sand. Witness Damon Hill at Silverstone among MANY others.

: : What do you think of the trouble one has to go through to get out of : : the dirt. I think it sometimes it is verry anyoing how difficult it is : : to get out of the sand. : You're lucky you can get out at all. 99% of the time, the cars in real : life do NOT get out of the sand. : Witness Damon Hill at Silverstone among MANY others. Cars don't go too far with a broken wheel, either.... Ben.

Well if it was real life you would be stuck there. Better to be able to get out than be a speactator.

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> Hi, > What do you think of the trouble one has to go through to get out of > the dirt. I think it sometimes it is verry anyoing how difficult it is > to get out of the sand. > Please reply !! > Gabrie

Maybe it's even harder in reality ! As far as I know Microprose has done quite some investigating on how Formula 1 cars act in order to make GP2 look as real as possible. -- Greetingz from Neerkant, Holland (it's probable raining here.... as usual)

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> writes: > >Hi, > >What do you think of the trouble one has to go through to get out of > >the dirt. I think it sometimes it is verry anyoing how difficult it is > >to get out of the sand. > >Please reply !! > >Gabrie > Have you seen a F1 race? Do they get out of the sand easy. You want a > SIM? You got a SIM. > MikeYes it is annoying.

There is a solution: brake earlier, turn in earlier, practice more. Mike (not the same one)

Hi Gabrie: I agree with you. It's a MAJOR pain. But this is a simulator, so that is the way it's supposed to be. I do wish the corner marshals would give me a little more time before they hoisted me out. Larry

>>What do you think of the trouble one has to go through to get out of >>the dirt. > I agree with you. It's a MAJOR pain. But this is a simulator... I was glad to find out I COULD get out of the "traps". Real F1 cars seem to get stuck in them quite often.

>>>What do you think of the trouble one has to go through to get out of >>>the dirt. >> I agree with you. It's a MAJOR pain. But this is a simulator... >I was glad to find out I COULD get out of the "traps". Real F1 cars >seem to get stuck in them quite often. In real life you get stuck and do not come out. I have found that it helps to hold the clutch in to keep the revs high, and then dump into 1st or reverse, and then repeat as necessary until you are out of the trap, or grass. -Kevin

Hi Gabrie, I usually find that reversing out of the sand is the easiest way to get out! Give it a try. It helps if you have the track plotted in your mirrors so you can see where you're going. Also, Turn off F3: Steering help, and learn to use the "spin recovery gear" for those situations where you can't reverse out. Hope this helps John Robinson -------------------------------------------------------------- Programmer, Car Nut, and beginner wood-worker --------------------------------------------------------------