IndyCar- Long Beach

Can anyone out there do a lap of sub 57secs on Long Beach? The best I can do is 57.something secs. What should the gear-ratios and wing settings be to do it? And can someone explain how to set up gear- ratios as well? It's beyond me, and nothing like the setup menu in F1GP. Thanks.

writes: I think you need to focus on your driving skills since the DEFAULT FAST setup, even with auto transmission, is good for 54 second laps. Once you use the setup features, a low 53 without wall contact is possible. Check the current internet records: -------------------- Long Beach (1.590 miles) ---------------------------- 0:53.036 107.927 mph 94/11/11 s j y Imre Kolos 0:53.305 107.382 mph 94/11/05 s w y Darrel Cherry 0:53.751 106.491 mph 95/01/24 s j y Peter Burke with dmaage off, people are running mid 52's...

>Can anyone out there do a lap of sub 57secs on Long Beach? The best Apparently I *suck* at Long Beach, and I'm around 55.8. In IICC the leaders ran 52.8 I think. I think you have to have a lot of wing up front and not much in the rear, but gearing isn't tough. I am pretty sure that it's all in the corner exit speeds. -- Brian Wong Product Marketing Engineering

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>Subject: Re: IndyCar- Long Beach >Date: 19 Apr 1995 20:20:20 GMT >writes: >>>Can anyone out there do a lap of sub 57secs on Long Beach? The best >>I can do is 57.something secs. What should the gear-ratios and wing >>settings be to do it? And can someone explain how to set up gear- >>ratios as well? It's beyond me, and nothing like the setup menu >>in F1GP. >I think you need to focus on your driving skills since the DEFAULT >FAST setup, even with auto transmission, is good for 54 second laps. Once >you use the setup features, a low 53 without wall contact is possible. >Check the current internet records: >-------------------- Long Beach (1.590 miles) >---------------------------- > 0:53.036 107.927 mph 94/11/11 s j y Imre Kolos > 0:53.305 107.382 mph 94/11/05 s w y Darrel Cherry > 0:53.751 106.491 mph 95/01/24 s j y Peter Burke >with dmaage off, people are running mid 52's...

How about auto-braking, on or off? I'd also be interested in settings, can someone please post.

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>>-------------------- Long Beach (1.590 miles) >>---------------------------- >> 0:53.036 107.927 mph 94/11/11 s j y Imre Kolos >> 0:53.305 107.382 mph 94/11/05 s w y Darrel Cherry >> 0:53.751 106.491 mph 95/01/24 s j y Peter Burke >>with dmaage off, people are running mid 52's... >How about auto-braking, on or off?

are you kidding? if you are serious in your question above, I can assure you none of the hottests setups in the world would show any difference for you. If youwere joking, then please read the original post again: I am saying hte DEFAULT FAST setup, the choice that came with the game, is good for 53 sec laps - I myself ran a 53.908 with the FAST setup, at that time even with autoshift. Long Beach is NOT a setup track. you need to heat your tires in the lap before you run, and then just let it all out. But you need a few hundred laps on a track to get the feel, and a few thousand in the entire simulation to get good at it. The poeple above have all more than 20,000 laps in, probably more. Autobraking was turned off in lap 2 of my Incar sim carreer ;-) Division of Information Technology | 608-262-0282 1210 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706 |

>I'd say off with the auto braking since it, well, sucks! Gee Sayyed, thanks for including nearly the entire previous post to, well, inform us of that. -- ***************************************************************** *****************************************************************

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>Subject: Re: IndyCar- Long Beach >Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 14:58:02 GMT >>Subject: Re: IndyCar- Long Beach >>Date: 19 Apr 1995 20:20:20 GMT >>writes: >>>>Can anyone out there do a lap of sub 57secs on Long Beach? The best >>>I can do is 57.something secs. What should the gear-ratios and wing >>>settings be to do it? And can someone explain how to set up gear- >>>ratios as well? It's beyond me, and nothing like the setup menu >>>in F1GP. >>I think you need to focus on your driving skills since the DEFAULT >>FAST setup, even with auto transmission, is good for 54 second laps. Once >>you use the setup features, a low 53 without wall contact is possible. >>Check the current internet records: >>-------------------- Long Beach (1.590 miles) >>---------------------------- >> 0:53.036 107.927 mph 94/11/11 s j y Imre Kolos >> 0:53.305 107.382 mph 94/11/05 s w y Darrel Cherry >> 0:53.751 106.491 mph 95/01/24 s j y Peter Burke >>with dmaage off, people are running mid 52's... >How about auto-braking, on or off? >I'd also be interested in settings, can someone please post.

I'd say off with the auto braking since it, well, sucks!

<Long Beach stuff delted> Definitely off. I was running 1:05s with it on, and the first lap I ran with it off, not knowing a single braking point, I hit a 1:02. Now my best is a 0:58...ah well, I always liked ovals anyway :) -- --- _________________________________________ |Adam Williamson |Maintainer of the | |"The views expressed |and total computer | |here do not represent|nut. "Computers | |those of my pet |forever! Pass me | |lemming." |those pills! | |_____________________|___________________|