Newbie tips

Hi guys, I'm new to the NASCAR game. Just finally got figured out how to drive well enough to qualify around 188 or so. I'm having a hard time driving in traffic but I think its just a lack of experience. I was wondering if anyone could give me some setup tips for the car at Talledega. I just can't seem to get it to run any faster and when the flag drops those other guys blow me away. Thanks in advance, Frank Payne

> Hi guys, > I'm new to the NASCAR game. Just finally got figured out how to > drive well enough to qualify around 188 or so. I'm having a hard time > driving in traffic but I think its just a lack of experience. I was > wondering if anyone could give me some setup tips for the car at > Talledega.... Frank, Spoilers to the bottom, tire pressures and shocks to the max, low stagger, low wheel lock and tons of practice. Browse around this newsgroup and some of the sim websites and you'll find quality setups for every track. Good luck. David Thompson

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>> Hi guys, >> I'm new to the NASCAR game. Just finally got figured out how to >> drive well enough to qualify around 188 or so. I'm having a hard time >> driving in traffic but I think its just a lack of experience. I was >> wondering if anyone could give me some setup tips for the car at >> Talledega.... >Frank, >Spoilers to the bottom, tire pressures and shocks to the max, low >stagger, low wheel lock and tons of practice. Browse around this >newsgroup and some of the sim websites and you'll find quality setups >for every track. Good luck. >David Thompson

All of this is good advice, but I just wanted to add something that's made traffic at Talledega easier for me; version 1.2.1 of NASCAR. The effects of drafting are the biggest improvement, and if you're new to NASCAR you're probably running ver1.0 (like I was). Although this makes it harder to pass (the draft effect is diminished) you can run behind other cars without running into them (speed increase is not as great). You can get this patch at most of the NASCAR websites. Have fun, Jeff