Anyone know of SODA sites? I'm particulary looking for setups - whatever
I've tried so far makes the car behave like a pig. OK, with the
suspension very lose on the back and all weight in the front the car is
about drivable, but still pretty slow. Any ideas?
>Anyone know of SODA sites? I'm particulary looking for setups - whatever
>I've tried so far makes the car behave like a pig. OK, with the
>suspension very lose on the back and all weight in the front the car is
>about drivable, but still pretty slow. Any ideas?
Use the default setups and more throttle!!!! Do you have rear drive cars in
Finland??? (Do you Drive?:-)) Then this should be an easy deal. Friday night
we received 4" of wet snow (here in Minnesota), so just for fun I took out
my rusty old Chevy Suburban (2 wheel drive full size truck, kinda like an
overgrown station wagon) and went out for a rip ;-). Anyway to effectively
get around corners, I could only be going about 20 Miles per hour (33 KPH
???) and had to PITCH the truck (Get the ass end swung out sideways) about
30 feet before ever getting to the corner, so the truck is pointed sideways
(it was real late, not much other traffic ;-)) & then start giving it
throttle so that the rear wheel started pushing the truckin what is now a
straight line thru the corner. It takes timing & practice, but SODA models
this sensation soooooo well. Anyway, just like the posts: How do I go faster
in GP2, N2 etc: practice, practice, practice. If you're going to change
anything in the setups, just play with the horsepower, until you get a
handle on it. Also I learned all track in the buggy, before ***ing them
with 800 HP!
Hope this Helps,
Happy Lappin'
Wade Tschida
I suggest you learn this sim by starting off with the buggy - with less
horsepower, you're less likely to spin it, and you can throw it around the
track a lot more.
The most important thing is to learn how to setup a wheel drift. You do
this by turning the wheel hard in the direction of the turn and either
letting off the throttle or tapping the brakes to get the front tires to
hook up. The back end should begin to slide around. Now comes the tricky
part: Get back into the throttle as the rears begin to slide sideways and
use the throttle to steer the vehicle through the corner. You may have to
chase the rear end occasionally if you give it too much throttle, if it
really starts to get away from you, back out slightly. Never get out of the
throttle completely or you'll spin for sure.
Tires are also very important. You'll find the the mud tires (deep tread)
are easier to control under most circumstances because of the excessive
drag. Once you get the hang of it, start experimenting with the other tread
designs.
BTW, there's supposed to be a strategy book out there soon with some
helpful hints from the beta testers. I haven't seen it yet, but from what I
heard from the author, it should be very good.
Dave Sparks (TEN ID: davids)
IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars/index.html-ssi
OSCAR Racing Series: http://www.synapse.net/~crankstr/oscar
