Brakes in GP2

Hi there, I now have GP2 for three days and I enjoyed every minute of it....well not actually EVERY minute....there's one thing that keeps frustrating me and that is the braking of my car. When I brake at the points the CC are braking, I keep getting locked wheels almost everywere. This results in very quickly worn of tyres, and is causing me some trouble because of the loss of grip during the races. When I'm braking a bit earlier, not full brakes, but a bit gentlier, the problem almost dissapears, but then the CC just take me over on the inside. I tried different kinds of braking balances, but the wheel locking just stays. What can I do about it? Might it have anything to do with me using a keyboard instead of an analog input device ? Thanks in advance. See Ya, Eddy

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> Hi there, > I now have GP2 for three days and I enjoyed every minute of it....well > not actually EVERY minute....there's one thing that keeps frustrating me > and that is the braking of my car. > When I brake at the points the CC are braking, I keep getting locked > wheels almost everywere. This results in very quickly worn of tyres, and > is causing me some trouble because of the loss of grip during the races. > When I'm braking a bit earlier, not full brakes, but a bit gentlier, the > problem almost dissapears, but then the CC just take me over on the > inside. I tried different kinds of braking balances, but the wheel > locking just stays. What can I do about it? Might it have anything to do > with me using a keyboard instead of an analog input device ? > Thanks in advance.

U bet cause the keyboard is full on when u hit the key. On high downforce cars the drivers start *** the brakes and gradually lift off to counteract the lack of downforce as the car slows. -- 1?

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> Hi there, > I now have GP2 for three days and I enjoyed every minute of it....well > not actually EVERY minute....there's one thing that keeps frustrating me > and that is the braking of my car. > When I brake at the points the CC are braking, I keep getting locked > wheels almost everywere. This results in very quickly worn of tyres, and > is causing me some trouble because of the loss of grip during the races. > When I'm braking a bit earlier, not full brakes, but a bit gentlier, the > problem almost dissapears, but then the CC just take me over on the > inside. I tried different kinds of braking balances, but the wheel > locking just stays. What can I do about it? Might it have anything to do > with me using a keyboard instead of an analog input device ?

I use a joystick, and brake by pulling back on the stick. This means I can enter most corners and brake with the CCs without getting lockup (on Semi-Pro level). Try a joystick or pedals and your problem will disappear - you need analogue throttle and brakes to get good car control - using the keyboard I was always spinning the rear wheels under acceleration and locking the fronts under braking. Julian _____________________________________________________________________ University of Oxford

Maybe you should try to press the brake key and just before it locks the wheels, start pulsing them, instead of fully pressing them. That might avoid the locking with a keyboard.

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>When I brake at the points the CC are braking, I keep getting locked >wheels almost everywere. This results in very quickly worn of tyres, and >is causing me some trouble because of the loss of grip during the races. >When I'm braking a bit earlier, not full brakes, but a bit gentlier, the >problem almost dissapears, but then the CC just take me over on the >inside. I tried different kinds of braking balances, but the wheel >locking just stays. What can I do about it? Might it have anything to do >with me using a keyboard instead of an analog input device ? >Thanks in advance. >See Ya, Eddy

I think it probably is keyboard braking. With an anologue controller you can release brake sa little as you slow down to counter a loss of downforce. You could try adding more downforce at the point where the wheels sre locking i.e. more wing, lower rideheight, softer springs, softer antiroll bars. Mark _________________________________ "..every lap I think `Oh bollocks! This is dreadful..`" Damon Hill __________________________________