Car Damage

Since a few weeks I drive with damage set to realistic. Sometimes my car breaks down after a lap or 10, sometimes after 20, but I can't imagine finishing a 68 lap race without my car breaking down. I know a couple of things that can prevent damage: - don't hit anything :) - make the gear ratios taller - no speedshifting I drive Lotus. I know that the Lotus is the most fragile car of GPL, but I love the power of the Lotus. Don't want to drive anything else. Are there other things that can cause damage? Do the spring and differential settings or other settings have an influence on car damage? Andre

What kind of failure's are you getting Andre?? The only other thing I can think of that may cause damage is downshifting too early. Jan. ------

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>Since a few weeks I drive with damage set to realistic. ><snip> >Are there other things that can cause damage? Do the spring and >differential settings or other settings have an influence on car >damage? >Andre

I allways blow my engine.... It doesn't happen if I drive VERY carefull, but then I don't get those fast laps... Andre On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:16:51 +0200, "Jan Verschueren"

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>What kind of failure's are you getting Andre?? >The only other thing I can think of that may cause damage is downshifting >too early. >Jan. >------ >>Since a few weeks I drive with damage set to realistic. >><snip> >>Are there other things that can cause damage? Do the spring and >>differential settings or other settings have an influence on car >>damage? >>Andre

Watch your starts as well, the few seconds that you may be over-revving the engine on starts can have an effect later on in the race. Other than that, make SURE you shift a hair before the redline. Just a few over-the-redline shifts during a race can kill the Lotus. Don't do any speedshifting whatsoever, it's death. You really have to take care of the Lotus if you want it to last. LOL. Zog

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> I allways blow my engine.... It doesn't happen if I drive VERY > carefull, but then I don't get those fast laps... > Andre > On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:16:51 +0200, "Jan Verschueren" > >What kind of failure's are you getting Andre?? > >The only other thing I can think of that may cause damage is downshifting > >too early. > >Jan. > >------ > >>Since a few weeks I drive with damage set to realistic. > >><snip> > >>Are there other things that can cause damage? Do the spring and > >>differential settings or other settings have an influence on car > >>damage? > >>Andre

Ok, let's see you drive then. E-mail is unscrambled. Jan. ------ >I allways blow my engine.... It doesn't happen if I drive VERY >carefull, but then I don't get those fast laps... >Andre >On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:16:51 +0200, "Jan Verschueren" <Snip>