MASCAR 2: No power - solved

I had a most unusual problem with NASCAR2. For some reason I was several seconds off the pace at Talladega with the default ACE setup. This really troubled me as I figured that with the default settings (97% opps)I should be able to do well with even a default. Low and behold I was reading a few articles here on RAS about some other problems when Jim Sokoloff mentioned something about 'short calibrating' the gas pedal. This involved not getting the gas *all* the way to the floor during calibration so that as a race progresses you don't tire yourself into getting off the gas. This struck a nerve. I *did* calibrate the wheel. That I knew for a fact, but, I hadn't remembered calibrating the pedals. Once calibrated, we had all 700+ horses. Oh, and a pole and win the first time out. Mike -- ___^___ Speed Bump Motorsports... The name says it all. NRL95 #110 Hershey's Kisses Chevrolet Monte Carlo PRO95 #53 Hershey's Kisses Penske PC23/Ilmor D SIMCAR96 #45 Hershey's Kisses Pontiac Grand Prix PRO96 #2 Hershey's Kisses Reynard/Ford/Firestone - Pucker Factor Motorsports IVGA #2027 (membership, not the car!) part of "The Pit Crew" http://www.theuspits.com/

Actually, I was advised to use stiffer shocks all the way around and that did the trick at Talladega. I went from several seconds off the pace to the poll at 100%. Kirn Cromur

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>I had a most unusual problem with NASCAR2. For some reason I was >several >seconds off the pace at Talladega with the default ACE setup. This >really >troubled me as I figured that with the default settings (97% opps)I >should >be able to do well with even a default. Low and behold I was reading a >few >articles here on RAS about some other problems when Jim Sokoloff >mentioned >something about 'short calibrating' the gas pedal. This involved not >getting the gas *all* the way to the floor during calibration so that >as a >race progresses you don't tire yourself into getting off the gas. This >struck a nerve. I *did* calibrate the wheel. That I knew for a fact, >but, >I hadn't remembered calibrating the pedals. Once calibrated, we had >all >700+ horses. Oh, and a pole and win the first time out. >Mike >-- >___^___ Speed Bump Motorsports... The name says it all. >NRL95 #110 Hershey's Kisses Chevrolet Monte Carlo >PRO95 #53 Hershey's Kisses Penske PC23/Ilmor D >SIMCAR96 #45 Hershey's Kisses Pontiac Grand Prix >PRO96 #2 Hershey's Kisses Reynard/Ford/Firestone - Pucker Factor >Motorsports >IVGA #2027 (membership, not the car!) >part of "The Pit Crew" http://www.theuspits.com/

I had a most unusual problem with NASCAR2. For some reason I was several seconds off the pace at Talladega with the default ACE setup. This really troubled me as I figured that with the default settings (97% opps)I should be able to do well with even a default. Low and behold I was reading a few articles here on RAS about some other problems when Jim Sokoloff mentioned something about 'short calibrating' the gas pedal. This involved not getting the gas *all* the way to the floor during calibration so that as a race progresses you don't tire yourself into getting off the gas. This struck a nerve. I *did* calibrate the wheel. That I knew for a fact, but, I hadn't remembered calibrating the pedals. Once calibrated, we had all 700+ horses. Oh, and a pole and win the first time out. Mike -- ___^___ Speed Bump Motorsports... The name says it all. NRL95 #110 Hershey's Kisses Chevrolet Monte Carlo PRO95 #53 Hershey's Kisses Penske PC23/Ilmor D SIMCAR96 #45 Hershey's Kisses Pontiac Grand Prix PRO96 #2 Hershey's Kisses Reynard/Ford/Firestone - Pucker Factor Motorsports IVGA #2027 (membership, not the car!) part of "The Pit Crew" http://www.theuspits.com/

writes: Hi Mike, Philip McNelly wrote an article for SRN that covers this point as well. For more tips, check out the "Full Throttle" section at: http://members.aol.com/simracing/srn06/fullthro.htm Best Regards, Marc Marc J. Nelson Sim Racing News - USA http://members.aol.com/simracing/