SCGT: cars flip

I was just fooling around with SCGT today and a Porsche GT-1 hit me head on and both of our cars actually flipped over. Anyone else experience this? Racer X Veteran Sim Racer Victory Lane- http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1423/

I haven't but about the Porsche GT-1 flipping reminded me of the Road Atlanta race just this past year when it got airborn by itself on a straight and did a complete somersault and landed back on its wheels but was pretty damaged and hit the wall eventually i believe. Amazing how something with that much downforce could turn into an airplane with just enough air under its nose. Anyone here going to be at the CART opener in Homestead other than myself? Adam >I was just fooling around with SCGT today and a Porsche GT-1 hit me head on and >both of our cars actually flipped over. Anyone else experience this? >Racer X >Veteran Sim Racer >Victory Lane- >http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1423/

I've never got remotly close to flipping! I've gotten my front end maybe a foot off the ground, that's it. I wanna flip and see what it's like on SCGT though! Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

On the main straight, go the wrong way and hit an on coming Porsche GT-1 head on after the start/finish line. Racer X Veteran Sim Racer Victory Lane- http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1423/

It's not so amazing when you consider the speed that Porsche was travelling, and how reliant it is upon the aerodynamics to hold it to the ground at those speeds. Get some air under it at those speeds, with the light weight of those cars and WHOOSH........... -- Nathan Wong http://www.nectar.com.au/~alfacors Alfa Romeo - Super Touring - Club Cars http://fullspeed.to/astc Australian Super Touring Championship News and Information

At the Petit Lemans....no kidding! I was standing about 50 yards or so away when that happened. Yannick Dalmas (w/a 2 lap lead) was drafting someone closely over the crest on the back straight, lost his downforce, and went on a BIG-TIME flyer. A back 1& 1/4 flip, over 20 ft. high, at about 150mph. YIKES! Bet he wasn't counting on that. And he walked away (no doubt to go change his shorts). Not much left of that gorgeous car, though. As for SCGT, I haven't managed to flip, or even to crash the other cars more than once or twice, even intentionally. I've tried using them instead of brakes, just to see what the AI would do, and they just shrug it off. Bent MY car, but they just cruise on. Tough ***s. A bit TOO tough. SB remove "edy" from address for email

I finally flipped and did I ever flip good! I did about 5 flips in the Panoz at night! My headlights survived the crash somehow.... <g> Hit some oncoming traffic head on, did a end over end for about 2 flips and then barrel rolled through the grass. Anyone wanna see the replay? Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

> It's not so amazing when you consider the speed that Porsche was > travelling, and how reliant it is upon the aerodynamics to hold it to > the ground at those speeds. Get some air under it at those speeds, > with the light weight of those cars and WHOOSH........... hmm, light weigth, Adam? :-) Anyone see pics of John Nielsen's famous Le Mans Flip in the 85 (?) Sauber C-5 C1 car? :0 Matt -- ----------------------------------------- Matthew Knutsen "The Art of Legends" - GPL add-ons www.cheekracing.electra.no/GPL/simrace1.htm -----------------------------------------

On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 08:51:30 +0100, Matthew Knutsen >hmm, light weigth, Adam? :-) Actually, that was me. I put my post above Adam's text (too lazy to fix it up :-) Nope, I can't recall that one... -- Nathan Wong http://www.nectar.com.au/~alfacors Alfa Romeo - Super Touring - Club Cars http://fullspeed.to/astc Australian Super Touring Championship News and Information

How bout Geof Brabham's major shunt at Road Atlanta, before the put in the chicane before the hump. He rolled the Nissan GTP car in an itty bitty ball. Dave

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> On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 08:51:30 +0100, Matthew Knutsen > >hmm, light weigth, Adam? :-) > Actually, that was me. I put my post above Adam's text (too lazy to > fix it up :-) > >Anyone see pics of John Nielsen's famous Le Mans Flip in the 85 (?) > >Sauber C-5 C1 car? :0 > Nope, I can't recall that one... > -- > Nathan Wong http://www.nectar.com.au/~alfacors > Alfa Romeo - Super Touring - Club Cars > http://fullspeed.to/astc > Australian Super Touring Championship > News and Information

John Morton didn't have any problem catching air and flipping at Lime Rock also in the Nissan GTP. That shunt was responsible for the current track reconfiguration...........Didn't here to much from John after that. Dino

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> How bout Geof Brabham's major shunt at Road Atlanta, before the put in the > chicane before the hump. He rolled the Nissan GTP car in an itty bitty > ball. > Dave > > On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 08:51:30 +0100, Matthew Knutsen > > >hmm, light weigth, Adam? :-) > > Actually, that was me. I put my post above Adam's text (too lazy to > > fix it up :-) > > >Anyone see pics of John Nielsen's famous Le Mans Flip in the 85 (?) > > >Sauber C-5 C1 car? :0 > > Nope, I can't recall that one... > > -- > > Nathan Wong http://www.nectar.com.au/~alfacors > > Alfa Romeo - Super Touring - Club Cars > > http://fullspeed.to/astc > > Australian Super Touring Championship > > News and Information

I tried this. I was wrecked of course although I never flippd. The strange part was that the other car just carried on racing as though there was no problem. Hmmm Mark >On the main straight, go the wrong way and hit an on coming Porsche GT-1 head >on after the start/finish line. >Racer X >Veteran Sim Racer >Victory Lane- >http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1423/

WOW! I just had a big ol' flip last night testing out that crash model again! 10 flips baby! I hit head on with a car on the front stretch, flipped, and landed on another car and started flipping hard again! heheheheh

>How bout Geof Brabham's major shunt at Road Atlanta, before the put in the >chicane before the hump. He rolled the Nissan GTP car in an itty bitty >ball. IIRC, Brabham also tumbled the Nissan big time on the front straight at Road America during a testing session. -- Bill Mette | "A person is smart. People are dumb." Enteract, Chicago | - K MiB