ICR2 Race Time vs. Avg Speed bug?

I did a couple of tests in ICR2 Windows Version: Watkins Glen N2 Conv: Dist: 2.428 mi Race Length: 3 Laps 1 opponent Race Finish: 1st Time (reported and clocked by hand on stop watch): 3m:03.3s Avg Speed (reported): 148.311 mph Calculated Avg Speed: 143.057 mph Michigan: Dist: 2.000 mi Race Length: 3 Laps 1 opponent Race Finish: 1st Time (reported and clocked by hand with stop watch): 1m:45.6s Avg Speed (reported): 206.438 mph Calculated Avg Speed: 204.545 mph So, I am wondering to myself what is the difference, and I cannot figure out why. Anyone got any clue? Is this a windows only problem? I dont think it had anything to dow tih my pace lap or cool down lap cause the calculated is less than the speed reported by the game. I think this is an issue because many offline series dont specify which nuber to send in, the time or the speed. And especially if you send in the speed, I would be inclined to say your sending in "incorrect" information. --Scott -- Scott Gold -- URL: http://home.stny.lrun.com/sgold "If you're gonna do it right, do it the way Scotty does it." -- James Doohan

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>So, I am wondering to myself what is the difference, and I cannot figure >out why. Anyone got any clue? Is this a windows only problem? I dont >think it had anything to dow tih my pace lap or cool down lap cause the >calculated is less than the speed reported by the game. I think this is >an issue because many offline series dont specify which nuber to send >in, the time or the speed. And especially if you send in the speed, I >would be inclined to say your sending in "incorrect" information.

Could it be that you're calculating the speed based upon the published track length, but depending upon your line through the corners, you may in fact have traveled further? The program is probably reporting your actual speed, something that is never done in real life. I could be completely wrong, though. Don McCorkle Libertarian Motorsports

I don't have the Windoze version, but in the DOS ICR and N1, the lengths of the tracks were inaccurate, which gave incorrect speeds. MW

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> I did a couple of tests in ICR2 Windows Version: > Watkins Glen N2 Conv: > Dist: 2.428 mi > Race Length: 3 Laps > 1 opponent > Race Finish: 1st > Time (reported and clocked by hand on stop watch): 3m:03.3s > Avg Speed (reported): 148.311 mph > Calculated Avg Speed: 143.057 mph > Michigan: > Dist: 2.000 mi > Race Length: 3 Laps > 1 opponent > Race Finish: 1st > Time (reported and clocked by hand with stop watch): 1m:45.6s > Avg Speed (reported): 206.438 mph > Calculated Avg Speed: 204.545 mph > So, I am wondering to myself what is the difference, and I cannot figure > out why. Anyone got any clue? Is this a windows only problem? I dont > think it had anything to dow tih my pace lap or cool down lap cause the > calculated is less than the speed reported by the game. I think this is > an issue because many offline series dont specify which nuber to send > in, the time or the speed. And especially if you send in the speed, I > would be inclined to say your sending in "incorrect" information. > --Scott > -- Scott Gold -- > URL: http://home.stny.lrun.com/sgold > "If you're gonna do it right, do it > the way Scotty does it." -- James Doohan

if memory serves.. ICR2 would report your last lap speed as your avg. lap speed.

Are you stating that the 2.000 posted michigan length (and the 2.000 thats in the txt file) is not the same number the game uses to calculate speed? I suppose the game could go by actual distance traveled, but that would definitely defeat the purpose since all drivers technically go different distances, and isn't 2.000 the mean distance around the track anyways? --Scott

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> >So, I am wondering to myself what is the difference, and I cannot figure > >out why. Anyone got any clue? > I don't have the Windoze version, but in the DOS ICR and N1, the lengths of the > tracks were inaccurate, which gave incorrect speeds. > MW

-- Scott Gold -- URL: http://home.stny.lrun.com/sgold "If you're gonna do it right, do it the way Scotty does it." -- James Doohan