GP2... wheelspin

I am a long time GP2 racer, like about 6 billion laps. I have been away from it for a long time (year'ish) and installed it the other day. In my past GP2 life, I always used that driver aid where it would not allow the rear wheels to spin out in lower gears, you know the one?? Well, now I want to drive with zero aids. However, for the life of me, I can't keep from spinning the rears in even 3rd gear. I've been racing GPL for sometime over last year and I'm not a throttle masher... but no matter what I do I can't keep this thing from spinning out of the 1st, 2nd, and even some 3rd gear corners... do I need a labotomy?? How are others handling this? I have been running at Spa with a 1st gear ratio of 31 (!!!!) and a rear wing of 8 (!!!) (I used to race with a rear wing of 5!)... no matter what I do I'm spinning out even with very gentle throttle-on. Any hints guys?? I do notice that when you get it right, the lap times are *significantly* faster without the wheelspin aid on... but jeez, I'm having more trouble completing a lap at Spa than I do in even GPL. HELP!! Wheelspin tips?? Thanks GP2 jockeys :) Hammer Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

Hello Hammer, Set your "sensitivity" option in joystick configuration. You want to slow down the response of the gas pedal. I don't remember exactly what the selection is called, but there is a slider in % for each axis. Hope that helps, Jason.

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> In my past GP2 life, I always used that driver > aid where it would not allow the rear wheels to > spin out in lower gears, you know the one?? > Well, now I want to drive with zero aids. > However, for the life of me, I can't keep from > spinning the rears in even 3rd gear. > Thanks GP2 jockeys :) > Hammer > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

-------- Jason Monds "My other car is a Ferrari" http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

One more thing, use "controller driven calibration". Should be a check box in the joystick config screen or the custom config screen. Jason.

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> Well, now I want to drive with zero aids. > However, for the life of me, I can't keep from > spinning the rears in even 3rd gear. > Thanks GP2 jockeys :) > Hammer > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

------- Jason Monds "My other car is a Ferrari" http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

I know this sounds kinda dumb, but maybe you're just pushing too hard. Sometimes in GP2 you just have to accept your own human limitations and slow down a bit. Try to not make the tires squeal in the places where you spin off too much. -A

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>I am a long time GP2 racer, like about 6 billion >laps. I have been away from it for a long time >(year'ish) and installed it the other day. >In my past GP2 life, I always used that driver >aid where it would not allow the rear wheels to >spin out in lower gears, you know the one?? >Well, now I want to drive with zero aids. >However, for the life of me, I can't keep from >spinning the rears in even 3rd gear. I've been >racing GPL for sometime over last year and I'm >not a throttle masher... but no matter what I do >I can't keep this thing from spinning out of the >1st, 2nd, and even some 3rd gear corners... do I >need a labotomy?? >How are others handling this? I have been >running at Spa with a 1st gear ratio of 31 (!!!!) >and a rear wing of 8 (!!!) (I used to race with a >rear wing of 5!)... no matter what I do I'm >spinning out even with very gentle throttle-on. >Any hints guys?? I do notice that when you get >it right, the lap times are *significantly* >faster without the wheelspin aid on... but jeez, >I'm having more trouble completing a lap at Spa >than I do in even GPL. HELP!! Wheelspin tips?? >Thanks GP2 jockeys :) >Hammer >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Share what you know. Learn what you don't.