Need Help Avoiding Wrecks!

This is so frustrating! I worked for a good three hours on getting a really good set-up for Rockingham and preparaing for qualification (opponents at 100%). The set-up worked out I great and I qualified 22nd, only to last just 50 laps and finish DEAD LAST! I am so tired of computer-controlled racers taking me out when I'm only trying to hold my line. I simply cannot even come close to finishing a race, even at 50% length, because of wrecks. Other than turning off car damage, how can I avoid this crap? I qualified 13th at Atlanta and have a great set-up for that track (again, at 100% opponent strength). Of course, I could only last 90 laps there before my car was too damaged and I was too many laps down to make finishing worth while. Can anyone help? Kirn Cromur

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> This is so frustrating! I worked for a good three hours on getting a > really good set-up for Rockingham and preparaing for qualification > (opponents at 100%). The set-up worked out I great and I qualified 22nd, > only to last just 50 laps and finish DEAD LAST! I am so tired of > computer-controlled racers taking me out when I'm only trying to hold my > line. I simply cannot even come close to finishing a race, even at 50% > length, because of wrecks. Other than turning off car damage, how can I > avoid this crap?

Well welcome to the woes of racing the AI cars. What you need to do is learn the lines that they take. Where are you being taken out? Is it consistently in the same situation, or does it vary? It is very helpful to know is that once you get your nose below a AI car's RR fender in a turn, 9 times out of 10 they will brake and take a wide line easily letting you by. At a shorter track like Rockingham, this is the best way to pass. You can almost always out brake the AI cars and beat them to the entry point in the turns thus enabling you to pass. Just be patient on the straights and use them to set up your position entering the turns. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/ Hawaii Network UserName: Buschwick (5)

Don't know what to tell ya guy...cept try to drive better! Try multiplayer ....that 50 laps will seem like a long race

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>This is so frustrating! I worked for a good three hours on getting a >really good set-up for Rockingham and preparaing for qualification >(opponents at 100%). The set-up worked out I great and I qualified 22nd, >only to last just 50 laps and finish DEAD LAST! I am so tired of >computer-controlled racers taking me out when I'm only trying to hold my >line. I simply cannot even come close to finishing a race, even at 50% >length, because of wrecks. Other than turning off car damage, how can I >avoid this crap? >I qualified 13th at Atlanta and have a great set-up for that track (again, >at 100% opponent strength). Of course, I could only last 90 laps there >before my car was too damaged and I was too many laps down to make >finishing worth while. Can anyone help? >Kirn Cromur

Keep in mind that if you aren't far enough beside them going into the corners they will act as if you aren't there at all. You have to be at least 1/3 to 1/2 beside them or they will come down/up on you dependent on whether you are entering or exiting a turn. They will also back off if they aren't that far inside/outside of you "Most" of the time. Notice quotes :-). Good Luck Steve +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | All the worlds a stage, | ("'-''-/").___..--''"'-._ | | and there's a comedy playing. | '6_ 6 ) '_. ( ).'-.__.') | | May as well enjoy the show. | (_Y_.) ._ ) '._ '. ''-..-' | | | _..'--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' | +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Go Dale Earnhardt #3 | Go Rusty Wallace #2 | +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Split_S on IRC Split_S on Hawaii sp-s on Warbirds | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+