N2 Pit Stop Problems

Hello! I have been racing on N2 for a while now, but not at full legnth until the patch gave me a save game feature. I can race with the others on the track, but I get my ***kicked in the pits. I always seem to drop about 10 positions when pitting. It seems my pit crew always takes about 5 sec. to start working on the car. Am I doing something wrong? I have been trying to stop where the lower right part of the board with my car number is visable through the windsheild. Any suggestions? Thanks for any help! John Ross

Quoted text (9 lines)

>I have been racing on N2 for a while now, but not at full legnth until the >patch gave me a save game feature. I can race with the others on the >track, >but I get my ***kicked in the pits. I always seem to drop about 10 >positions when pitting. It seems my pit crew always takes about 5 sec. to >start working on the car. Am I doing something wrong? I have been trying >to >stop where the lower right part of the board with my car number is visable >through the windsheild. Any suggestions? Thanks for any help!

John, Make sure you keep the brakes applied until you hear the impact wrenches as the tire changers start working on the right sides. Also, if you hit your pit stall a little off, the pit stops take a little longer. Here's a suggestion until you can hit your pit stall perfectly: After you've stopped, hit the F10 key to switch to arcade view and note where the car stopped. Switch back to in-car, exit the pits and try it again. Keep doing this until you can hit your stall consistently. I actually brake early and gently going in and roll the car the last few feet. You may lose a few tenths, but it's much better than having to back up if you overshoot your pit stall. It's really crucial in N2 using the in-car view, since you don't have that nice little timer to tell you the pit stop is in progress. Dave Sparks IWCCCARS Project: [link lost in import] Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html Hawaii Handle: davids

: I have been racing on N2 for a while now, but not at full legnth until the : patch gave me a save game feature. I can race with the others on the track, : but I get my ***kicked in the pits. I always seem to drop about 10 : positions when pitting. It seems my pit crew always takes about 5 sec. to : start working on the car. Am I doing something wrong? I have been trying to : stop where the lower right part of the board with my car number is visable : through the windsheild. Any suggestions? Thanks for any help! First, I assume you have absolutely no sheet-metal damage. Do you also lose ground when pitting under yellow? There usually is a small delay before you hear the guys starting to work on your car. I would assume that you are really losing your time on the approach to the pits (slowing down too much in the last turn and as you go down the pit entrance approach). Also, you might want to check and make sure you are not too close to the wall when you pull into your stall. I do think that the sim does penalize somewhat for not be squarely in the stall. Pitting under green is a fine art. You need to practice this alot. The goal is to get to your pit stall as fast as you can without violating the pit speed limit. I think this is inforced at the big Orange Tootsie-Roll Pop at pit entrance, or the beginning of the outside pit wall. I know that when I have done it exactly right, I have been able to get out ahead of the the guy who just pitted ahead of me. Or at least I have been able to be right on his tail as we come out. But most of the time I lose ground, because I slowed down too much in the last turn or entering the pit (I definately do not want to get black-flagged). Try following someone into the pit to get an idea on the speed you should be going. Also use the ALT-B (auto-brake) as you enter the last turn before entering the pits. This is not a 100% failsafe "cheat". If you are going too fast it will not be able to slow you down to the pit speed limit as you cross the pit entrance. Though it will help you judge where this line is. All the while you are doing this watch your tach and gearing. Now go out and practice this without the ALT-B. Practice, Practice, Practice. Besides your pit crew needs the practice too. ;-) -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=