Is the length of Michigan Int'l Speedway incorrect in ICR2?

Here is a question I hope someone can clear up for me. I recently purchased a copy of Cart Racing (ICR2) and have been trying my hand at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). I saved a few hot laps and noticed a strange result: the lap times and average speed did not seem to jibe for a two mile track which MIS is supposed to be. Instead it seems ICR2 is making MIS out to be 2.02 miles. An illustration: Two days ago I managed a lap time of 31.985 seconds. ICR2 gave the corresponding average speed as 227.350 mph. By my calculations, the correct average speed for a two mile track should have been 225.106 mph. (i.e. 2*31.985/3600). Is something amiss here? Any thoughts on this anomaly would be appreciated. Bob Leore

I've known this for quite a long time and I think this problems exists on all the ovals (tracks that display speeds instead of times) except maybe Milwaukee for some odd reason. This is why I personally stress lap times over lap speeds. For example, at the 2.029 California Speedway, Mauricio Gugelmin's 30.316 sec 240.942 mph lap is said to be 241+ in ICR2. Hope this helps! God bless, Loren ICR2 California Speedway record holder http://members.aol.com/UnserFan1/

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>Here is a question I hope someone can clear up for me. I recently purchased >a copy of Cart Racing (ICR2) and have been trying my hand at Michigan >International Speedway (MIS). I saved a few hot laps and noticed a strange >result: the lap times and average speed did not seem to jibe for a >two mile track which MIS is supposed to be. Instead it seems ICR2 is >making MIS out to be 2.02 miles. >An illustration: >Two days ago I managed a lap time of 31.985 seconds. ICR2 gave the >corresponding average speed as 227.350 mph. By my calculations, the >correct average speed for a two mile track should have been 225.106 mph. >(i.e. 2*31.985/3600).

This is a known property of all the ovals in ICR2/CART (except mabe Milwaukee for some reason). You can tell that it's happening without even doing any calculations. Most laps will have faster average speeds than your top speed on the straights. This is, of course, impossible in real life. -Bill -- Bill Mette | "A person is smart. People are dumb." MCSNet, Chicago | - K MiB