GPL Ramp Angles, Diff Ratios, Clutch Headaches -- Anybody got Aspirin?

Regarding GPL, I can't understand ramp angles, differential ratios and clutches. After ump*** re-reads of the strategy guide, such is the confusion in my brain, that I might as well be reading about damp anglers deferentially turning down their radios. As for limited slip diffs and open and locked states, I may as well be reading about a new style of chastity gear. Any help is most appreciated. Thanks for your patience. Charles

Oh good. Someone else who's lost. Me too, but I was too embarased to say :-) Check out Alison Hine's page. She explains it a bit better. http://www.simracing.com/~alison/gpl/index.htm [address restored] Simon Page. Please remove the usual from my address to reply! Simon Page [link lost in import]

>Regarding GPL, I can't understand ramp angles, differential ratios and >clutches. After ump*** re-reads of the strategy guide, such is the >confusion in my brain, that I might as well be reading about damp anglers >deferentially turning down their radios. As for limited slip diffs and open >and locked states, I may as well be reading about a new style of chastity >gear. LOL! Joe

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> Regarding GPL, I can't understand ramp angles, differential ratios and > clutches. After ump*** re-reads of the strategy guide, such is the > confusion in my brain, that I might as well be reading about damp anglers > deferentially turning down their radios. As for limited slip diffs and open > and locked states, I may as well be reading about a new style of chastity > gear. > Any help is most appreciated. Thanks for your patience.

Rather than try to tell you what the are, I'll try to tell you what I think they do. For starters, if you are having trouble staying on the track, the absolute easiest setting is 85/30 with the number of clutches set to 1. That setting will minimize wheel spin coming out of a turn, and minimize rear wheel lockup while braking. For extra stability while braking, increase front brake bias above 60%. The first number in the ramp angle setting controls the rear wheels when on the gas, the second number controls when coasting. The effect of an 85/30 ramp angle setting has is to allow the rear wheels to spin independently when getting on the throttle, and keep the rear wheels locked from spinning independently while braking. Higher numbers equal more independent spinning, while lower number keep the wheels locked together more, and more clutches makes the wheels lock more. Those settings should make it easier to stay on the track. As you learn the tracks, you may want to start adding clutches. One some tracks I've started raising the coast angle to help slide the rear end around turns. Someone please correct me if I got anything wrong here! :) -- Pat Dotson IMPACT Motorsports http://www.impactmotorsports.com/pd.html

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>The effect of an 85/30 ramp angle setting has is to >allow the rear wheels to spin independently when getting >on the throttle, and keep the rear wheels locked from >spinning independently while braking. Higher numbers >equal more independent spinning, while lower number >keep the wheels locked together more, and more >clutches makes the wheels lock more.

I might be wrong here but ... I think that the ramp angles determine the speed of your rear diff to lock and the number of clutches determine how much of lock your rears have. Lower the RA, the more quickly the transition from free diff to locked diff happens and vice versa. Hena