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Talladega Tire Wear

14 posts by 8 people · 30 Nov 1997 - 06 Dec 1997

Eddiet 30 Nov 1997#384867
Hello, in the game Nascar Racing 1, I cannot keep the right rear tire from wearing down to the yellow line after only 25 laps. I've tried several different setups with no success. Does anyone have a setup that will help the right rear tire last longer? Thanks. Eddie
Steve 01 Dec 1997#385035
you might be braking too hard entering the corner and loosing left rear tracktion causing the right rear to do all the work. bvut most likely, you are mashing the gas to the firewall to fast coming out of the corners and loosing tracktion with LR and the RR is doing all the work. cant help you with setups cause im a N2 Racer. are you loose going into the corners or out of them alot? ss > Hello, in the game Nascar Racing 1, I cannot keep the right rear tire from > wearing down to the yellow line after only 25 laps. I've tried several > different setups with no success. Does anyone have a setup that will help the > right rear tire last longer? Thanks. > Eddie
Steve 01 Dec 1997#385036
opps. i didnt see that you were asking about talladega. i guess your not braking too hard INTO the corners :) hope your not braking at all hehe the only thing i can think of is that your sliding the back out. i know you have n1 but the shocks must be kind of the same. try raising RF tire pressure; stiffen RF shock; lower LR tire pressure, but i dont thin kyou want to do this for telly cause it will slow you down a bit; or try lowering the LR shocks. that is what i would try. last to first. ss
Eddiet 01 Dec 1997#385037
Nope, I'm not braking at all, I'm not sure, but I don't think I'm loose, my car isn't squealing the tires at all. That's what I can't understand, since I'm not squealing the tires, I should have a good setup, right? You say you're using Nascar 2, let me ask you, how many laps can you go before having to change your tires? I know you can go about 50 laps before having to refuel, but how long can you go with the same tires? Thanks. Eddie
STev 01 Dec 1997#385039
I know you can go about 50 laps before having to refuel, but how long can you go with the same tires? i cant remember off the top of my head, but my tires outlasted my gas by far and i dont think i went 50 laps on one tank i dont think. if your tire4s arent sliddin then one shouldnt be wearing out way faster than the rest. unless maybe your weight is way off. are all your tire pressures maxed? STeve
Eddiet 01 Dec 1997#385040
All the tires are at 60 psi. That's the only way to get the fastest speed. It's mainly my two rear tires that are wearing out too soon. I have 1900 pounds on the front, and 1600 pounds on the rear, and no crossweight. And I can go 50 laps on one tank of fuel, in an 8 cylinder ford engine mainly because I'm not letting off of the accelerator. I have noticed that if I reduce the shock strength on the back wheels, that will reduce the temperatures for the rear tires. But that still doesn't stop them from getting yellow around 25 laps. Any more hints? Thanks. Eddie
STev 01 Dec 1997#385041
sorry. i seem to remeber both my right tires waering out just a little more than the left by the time i have to pit. i dont think my tires ever got yellow before i run out of gas. good luck, maybe some one who races N1 can help :) i have it to but only play 2 STeve
Jim Sokolo 04 Dec 1997#385514
> I can only run 40 on n2 before both rear tires are nearly red. > I think they can run 55 in real racing but only 45 on the computer. Yes, because the Winston Cup boys setup the car appropriately. If they wanted to, they could certainly derive a setup (or driving style) that wouldn't last 40 laps. Part of adjusting the car for a good setup is getting a fast setup that the tires last on, rather than a sprint setup that burns up the tires. ---Jim
STev 04 Dec 1997#385515
If you want to experiment with the "TIRES" line of taladega.txt, you can make the tires last longer. example: TIRES 65534 4500 80000000 65534 4500 80000000 0 The long numbers above are the wear ratings of the tires. Changing the 8s to 9s should make the tires last a few laps longer. The info worked in N1, so it may work here. --------------------------------------------------------------------- wouldnt this be "cheating"???? Steve
Mw421 05 Dec 1997#385672
>I can only run 40 on n2 before both rear tires are nearly red. >I think they can run 55 in real racing but only 45 on the computer. If you want to experiment with the "TIRES" line of taladega.txt, you can make the tires last longer. example: TIRES 65534 4500 80000000 65534 4500 80000000 0 The long numbers above are the wear ratings of the tires. Changing the 8s to 9s should make the tires last a few laps longer. The info worked in N1, so it may work here.
Robert 05 Dec 1997#385673
Jim, does this mean that you / we can setup N2 to get 55 laps before pitting? That's 11 more than I can go on gas right now. -- Robert Johnson ICQ# 1655618 Chieftian On TEN >> I can only run 40 on n2 before both rear tires are nearly red. >> I think they can run 55 in real racing but only 45 on the computer. >Yes, because the Winston Cup boys setup the car appropriately. If they >wanted to, they could certainly derive a setup (or driving style) that >wouldn't last 40 laps. >Part of adjusting the car for a good setup is getting a fast setup >that the tires last on, rather than a sprint setup that burns up the >tires. >---Jim
STev 05 Dec 1997#385674
i dont think it is possible in the game to get that many laps because there just not enough gas. Ss

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