CART PR--Preferred Racing View?

As a newbie to the racing sim genre, I'm interested in what view you all use during the race. It would seem that the***pit would be the purist place to set your view, but I can see things better from just outside, up and behind the car. When I'm in the***pit, I unconsciously raise my head up to better my perspective--walls and turns seem more difficult to judge compared to the outside view. What do you 'pros' do???? Dan P. _______________ Remove 99 in my address to reply

I only run from the***pit view for the most realism. The only time I hit arcade view is when I'm damaged, and wanna see if my bumper fell off <g> -- Don Burnette I-65 Racing Dburn on Ten

Hi Dan, While you can see more of the track from higher up, it's more difficult to tell how the car is behaving. While you are in the ***pit the whole screen shifts, and you can very rapidly determine the nature and extent of slides. When you are behind the car, you have to look for your car moding relative to the scenery. With everything moving (and a smaller visual target) it is much more difficult to determine if/when your car has started to slide, and how much to correct. In short, arcade view is actually more difficult to drive, at least once you have learned the circuit. Cheers! John

>In short, arcade view is actually more difficult to drive, at least >once you have learned the circuit. That's what I was going to say - the only thing the arcade views are good for in my opinion is learning the road courses... once you learn the "sequence" of lefts and rights, it's no longer useful because it's almost impossible to get your turn in points and lines correct and consistent... (also brake points, but I'm not a die hard, so I always have to use auto-braking on the road courses...) - Mike. ==================================================== Mike Holthouse - Indianapolis, IN I'm sick of spam!! To e-mail me, remove the "x"... ====================================================

Dan, I'm no pro,but I prefer to drive in the***pit mode,since this is the closest to the real thing as we can get. Driving from the arcade views is easier,especially for the newbie,but in the long run you are not doing yourself any favor. If your interested in simulation racing,then stick with the***pit view and practice,practice,practice. Joel Willstein

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>>As a newbie to the racing sim genre, I'm interested in what view you >>all use during the race. It would seem that the***pit would be the >>purist place to set your view, but I can see things better from just >>outside, up and behind the car. When I'm in the***pit, I >>unconsciously raise my head up to better my perspective--walls and >>turns seem more difficult to judge compared to the outside view. What >>do you 'pros' do???? >>Dan P. >Dan, > I'm no pro,but I prefer to drive in the***pit mode,since this >is the closest to the real thing as we can get. Driving from the >arcade views is easier,especially for the newbie,but in the long run >you are not doing yourself any favor. If your interested in simulation >racing,then stick with the***pit view and >practice,practice,practice. >Joel Willstein

I appreciate the responses---I tried the***pit view for about 15 minutes and then gave up. Just find it hard to see things, especially finding corners. I have played one track exclusively--Cleveland. So I know the track inside out. Still I'm finding it hard to ID turns when I come to them. Frankly, I think the graphics leave something to be desired. I've got a Orchid Righteous/Mystique combo and a PII 266 so I've got the best graphics the game can provide. Still....those jagged walls, indistinct corners are really a problem. Maybe I need to spend more time in the***pit. I will admit, you do get a better feel for car handling and the race experience in the car. I wish MS had the state of the art graphics so I could see better. D3D doesn't cut it for me. Dan P. _______________ Remove 99 in my address to reply

Man, get the heck out of Cleveland! I agree with you on that track. Try Long Beach or Portland, and you'll notice immediately that the corners are easier to see, you can "pick your apex" much easier, etc. --- ML