NH - Beat The Heat

Ok, I need some help here. Am at Lowes and have to finish 3rd or better to advance. Almost as soon as I get control of the car, Jeff Burton and company blow by me. If I block them, they just pass me on the outside or inside. And once by me the just pull away. They ( All of the suckers ) just leave me sitting there. Blow by me on the curves and pull away on the straights. Am I missing something? This game was fun up until frustration set in. 1. Yes, my wheel is calibrated for full throttle. 2. No, I am not pressing the wrong pedal. 3. Yes, my machine has enough power to run it. ( PIII 933 ) Made it through the other challenges fairly easily. Question: I have all the aids ( that I can find ) off. Why does this thing act as if I am pressing the brakes when entering the turns in B.T.H.? Thanks, Robert

That's my point. I am not lifting. The dang thing is slowing of it's own accord and they are blowing by me. Maybe it's this ActLabs wheel. Their site said " Windows ME drivers soon ". Maybe I should wait and see how it acts then. I really don't think it's the problem, but hey, it couldn't be me!! :-) Oh, I don't remember how it was in Win98, but my ActLabs Force USB paddles stopped working and the light for button 12 is on solid. I have the RS shifter in neutral. Is this normal? Robert "Shane Lowry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8rgg4l$46j$[email hidden]... > bth runs in arcade mode ... so the handling is very relaxed compared tothe > expert/ hard core modes ... you pretty much dont have to lift in thecorners > ... keep it flat and you should be able to get third without too much > trouble > > shane

On Wed, 4 Oct 2000 18:13:39 -0500, "Robert" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Ok, I need some help here. > >Am at Lowes and have to finish 3rd or better to advance. Almost as soon as >I get control of the car, Jeff Burton and company blow by me. If I block >them, they just pass me on the outside or inside. And once by me the just >pull away. This one was fairly hard compared to the rest of them and I think I can possibly help you with the very start. (There are more frustrating ones coming, though...) The flying start is especially pesky at this track since it dumps you right before the two little lefts before turn one. If you anticipate it too much, you will try to turn your wheel before you get control from the game and lose momentum in the split second while you are turning the wheel straight again. Try this: leave the wheel perfectly straight when it gives you control and quickly turn a little to the left when you get the control. It allowed me to keep up with the pack into the first turn, and if I stay on the bottom, I can actually get past a few cars right there. NH has very pronounced draft modelling. Loews is a track where you can use this to keep up and also to pass. Remember you aren't going to get a DQ (or a canned spin) for cutting through the grass a little bit if there's no room on the bottom of the track, especially down the front 'straight.' HTH, ~daxe

bth runs in arcade mode ... so the handling is very relaxed compared to the expert/ hard core modes ... you pretty much dont have to lift in the corners ... keep it flat and you should be able to get third without too much trouble shane Robert <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:QQOC5.1121$[email hidden]... > Ok, I need some help here. > > Am at Lowes and have to finish 3rd or better to advance. Almost as soonas > I get control of the car, Jeff Burton and company blow by me. If I block > them, they just pass me on the outside or inside. And once by me the just > pull away. > > They ( All of the suckers ) just leave me sitting there. Blow by me onthe

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> curves and pull away on the straights. > > Am I missing something? This game was fun up until frustration set in. > > 1. Yes, my wheel is calibrated for full throttle. > 2. No, I am not pressing the wrong pedal. > 3. Yes, my machine has enough power to run it. ( PIII 933 ) > > Made it through the other challenges fairly easily. > > Question: I have all the aids ( that I can find ) off. Why does this

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> act as if I am pressing the brakes when entering the turns in B.T.H.? > > > Thanks, > > Robert > > >

"Robert" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5BPC5.1222$[email hidden]... > That's my point. I am not lifting. The dang thing is slowing of it's own > accord and they are blowing by me. ^^^^ Thats IT! you shouldn't be racing with an Accord...Try a Monte or Grand Prix or Taurus.... sorry I couldn't resist... good luck figuring that one out! dave henrie >

> > Oh, I don't remember how it was in Win98, but my ActLabs Force USBpaddles > stopped working and the light for button 12 is on solid. I have the RS > shifter in neutral. Is this normal? I don't have that wheel hooked up right now, but I think button 12 is the one that's an on/off button (SPST), not a momentary contact button. The paddles won't work if the Shifter is plugged in unless you do the mod on T&R. -- Slot www.slottweak.com Tweaks & Reviews

Robert I am having the same problem as you :) I got to the 6th level in BTH pretty easily, but in the Lowes race where you have to be fast in the traffic to get 3rd I just can't keep up. I am also flat everywhere and the AI are faster through the turns and down the straight!! I also noticed that the car was slowing down for the turns by itslef. If I lifted while turning into the corners it would slow me down even more. I have since stopped playing BTH and am just racing single races in hardcore mode. This is a lot more to my liking, cause I can beat the Pro AI if I am driving well, and the car feels so alive it's great ;-) I have a Hyper, so this problem isn't controller related. I really don't know how people can get past this level, or how they can get Gold trophies on all of them. -- Ivo On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Robert wrote: > That's my point. I am not lifting. The dang thing is slowing of it's own > accord and they are blowing by me. > > Maybe it's this ActLabs wheel. Their site said " Windows ME drivers soon ". > Maybe I should wait and see how it acts then. I really don't think it's the > problem, but hey, it couldn't be me!! :-) > > > Oh, I don't remember how it was in Win98, but my ActLabs Force USB paddles > stopped working and the light for button 12 is on solid. I have the RS > shifter in neutral. Is this normal? > > Robert > > > "Shane Lowry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8rgg4l$46j$[email hidden]... > > bth runs in arcade mode ... so the handling is very relaxed compared to > the > > expert/ hard core modes ... you pretty much dont have to lift in the > corners > > ... keep it flat and you should be able to get third without too much > > trouble > > > > shane > > > > >

I have just completed a guide for all the scenarios. It will be posted soon at BHMS. -- Barry Clay www.bhmotorsports.com "Robert" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:QQOC5.1121$[email hidden]... | Ok, I need some help here. | | Am at Lowes and have to finish 3rd or better to advance. Almost as soon as | I get control of the car, Jeff Burton and company blow by me. If I block | them, they just pass me on the outside or inside. And once by me the just | pull away. | | They ( All of the suckers ) just leave me sitting there. Blow by me on the | curves and pull away on the straights. | | Am I missing something? This game was fun up until frustration set in. | | 1. Yes, my wheel is calibrated for full throttle. | 2. No, I am not pressing the wrong pedal. | 3. Yes, my machine has enough power to run it. ( PIII 933 ) | | Made it through the other challenges fairly easily. | | Question: I have all the aids ( that I can find ) off. Why does this thing | act as if I am pressing the brakes when entering the turns in B.T.H.? | | | Thanks, | | Robert | | |

Whew. I finally managed to beat this sucker. Put Mr. Andretti into the wall right in front of Mr. Intimidator and stole me a bronze. Tried all of the suggestions posted here and I couldn't make 'em work. I got lucky as those guys caught the " Lappers " and managed to put him in the wall. Seems like a shame to have to resort to cheating in order to advance. Still, after about 100+ attempts, I would have taken a " Act Of God " to get by this one. Robert "BClay" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:jY8D5.13177$[email hidden]... > I have just completed a guide for all the scenarios. It will be postedsoon > at BHMS. > >