Why is this clutch there. Does it make any difference?
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>>Why is this clutch there. Does it make any difference? >So...that if hard engine braking while downshifting and cornering >causes the rear end to come around on you .... >u can shove in the clutch to tighten it back up....... >there is one good use for u............ >im sure u can think of some more........ >if u actually have driven a real automobile with a clutch >before...that isSo...that if hard engine braking while downshifting and cornering
causes the rear end to come around on you ....
u can shove in the clutch to tighten it back up.......
there is one good use for u............
im sure u can think of some more........
if u actually have driven a real automobile with a clutch
before...that is
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> >>Why is this clutch there. Does it make any difference? > >So...that if hard engine braking while downshifting and cornering > >causes the rear end to come around on you .... > >u can shove in the clutch to tighten it back up....... > >there is one good use for u............ > >im sure u can think of some more........ > >if u actually have driven a real automobile with a clutch > >before...that is > Well, I have driven a real automobile with a clutch > before, and its most handy use seems to be _shifting gears_ (duh). > I know speedy drivers like to shift without using the clutch, but I > thought that only worked near a certain rpm. So what's the > word? Did real f1 drivers back then regularly use the clutch to shift? > rob.>Why is this clutch there. Does it make any difference?
I take it you mean for GPL. I have a clutch on my units and it
not only makes for more realism but I tend to be able to get
of the mark quicker without a lot of wheel spin by slipping
the clutch a bit. Also if I spin out I can get my foot on the
clutch and the engine doesn't stall.
Starting from the grid I can put my foot on the clucth, select
first gear and then rev the engine to 2-3000 RPM. Drop the
clutch and I'm off.
Nigel
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Nigel of Lakewood Motorsports
(Memeber of the Nascar Offline Racing Series)
Nascar Coruba & Coke Chevy
Hamilton
New Zealand
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> >Why is this clutch there. Does it make any difference? > I take it you mean for GPL. I have a clutch on my units and it > not only makes for more realism but I tend to be able to get > of the mark quicker without a lot of wheel spin by slipping > the clutch a bit. Also if I spin out I can get my foot on the > clutch and the engine doesn't stall. > Starting from the grid I can put my foot on the clucth, select > first gear and then rev the engine to 2-3000 RPM. Drop the > clutch and I'm off. > Nigel > -- > Nigel of Lakewood Motorsports > (Memeber of the Nascar Offline Racing Series) > Nascar Coruba & Coke Chevy > Hamilton > New ZealandCan you stall your engine in GPL?
on my units and it
Well hard too say Trev. I would be going way out on a limb if
I was to say it will make you faster. I have been in the habit
of clutch even for N2 because my shifter wouldn't work unless
I hit the clutch pedal.
In GPl, if I spin out (I do that a lot) I can get my foot on
the clutch and the rear wheels can then free-wheel enabling me
a better chance of getting the car under control again.
My clutches are varible so you can ride the clutch from a
stand still and get a better of the mark take off. You still
have high rpm's with minimal rear wheel spin.
Nigel
Nigel of Lakewood Motorsports
(Memeber of the Nascar Offline Racing Series)
Nascar Coruba & Coke Chevy
Hamilton
New Zealand
> Did real f1 drivers back then regularly use the clutch to shift?
Yes, AFAIK they did. AFAIR indycar drivers don't use the clutch to
shift.
bye,Daniel
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Daniel Lichtenberger, Vienna/Austria
