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[kodandaram]

Yeah i have almost got all things working now.I have almost given up on trying the 98 game , 'coz i told you that the wheel jinks to the left whenever i turn left - so any solutions - if no then i gues i will have to give you 2001 game times; by the way i set a 1.45.4xx (not equal opp spread) at spa in JVs car and eau rogue is always flat ...too easy in the game ..havn't tried the original but can you please sort my steering prob ???

[Gemini]

kodandaram,

how you are doing on Bus stop chicane, I find it really hard

when I try to use the kerbs the car jumps violently

did you try more laps with high fuel load? I did half of race distance (before I really disintigrated my Jaguar at Stavelot) yesterday and noticed that after let's say 8-10 laps, there is a problem with a ride height, it start to bottom heavily at Eau Rouge, and this make the speed drops when about 20 kph

[Yelnats]

kodandaram, I used to have the same problem with my steering which it occured on the straight and could launch me into the weeds on the left. I sprayed the pot with WD40 and it is much better but now gives a slight twitch to the left on occasion when turning right which I can usually handle. I had the same problem with GP2 so I think in my case it's not related to the software.

Frederick, as you may have noticed in my previous post, few simmers here want to reset all there game parameters for this fun hot lat competition so I have suggested we try setting the OPPOSITION SPREAD to ALL THE SAME and run a dummy qualifying run to get out team-mates time and use this as our benchmark. Doing this doesn't invalidate any of our old times but by stating our times in relation to our equalised team-mate we remove all variable like carsets and track sets from the mix because our team-mates will be running with the same variables.

See my earlier post if you want to try this, it speeds up the team-mate by at least one second even if he is Micheal Scumacher so he becomes a tough target to beat.

[kodandaram]

Well guys ever since my crash ..oops i mean ever since my PC crashed and i put it back together i have never felt more comfy with my game GP3 !!
Really really cool man i am having a gala time here !
I have been running Rubens car and i know what you mean by saying you jump over the kerbs while exiting the busstop chicane ..it used to happen to me and it still does sometimes ..i even manage to bang into the barriers sometimes on the exit but since the last four days (since i was reliving the action) i found the perfect line thru the exit ..u can go absolutely flat out ..its difficult to explain -
Make sure that u do not i repeat do not run over the kerbs after entering the chicane ( ie the ones that are on the left side ...not on the entry but after the entry u have those kerbs on ur left ...don't run over them ..) u can kiss them but do not clatter over them ...id u do so u can take a line that will see u flat thru the exit ..so after entering the corner and avoiding those kerbs position ur car quickly (while getting on the power ) in such a manner that ur right wheel should just about run over the exit kerbs on the right while simultaneously ur left wheels should kiss the kerbs on the left be carefull not to run over either of the kerbs on the left and right fully ..put it this way ...ur car should run over the left and right exit kerbs only partially simultaneosly...hope u could understand ! oh by the way i did experience the bottoming out prob in the race at eau rogue and totalled my ferrari while midway thru the corner - i guess u have to increase the ride height ! onto monza !!

[Peter Perfect]

I just installed the 1.13(?) patch for GP3 and noticed in the release notes that one of the problems they fixed concerned steering wheels that twitched or veered to the left. Could this be a fix for those having problems?


Anyone had a look at the GP3 2000 addon pack yet?


Is it worth setting up a hotlap compo once enough people have it?
At least then everyone will be using the same carset and physics.

[Gemini]

Originally posted by kodandaram
! onto monza !!

Anyone can suggest a place to download new Monza layout, or we drive on old one. Some time ago I downloaded new track that looked very nice but CC kept crashing on the first chicane... with the rate 3 cars per lap, anyone can suggesst reliable new track file, thanks

[Yelnats]

I'm sorry to say will be out of competition for a while, my old Thrustmaster finally died of multiple failures uncluding all the springs gone, (useing external Bungies). Steering bungie failed so often I gave up on it, Incurable left twitch steering problem that it has had even with GP2 and is only slightly helped by WD40. Also wear in the wheel mounting mechanisim causeing 25 cm wobble in the wheel. This unit has been used by three drivers for about three years so I suppose it's really nine driver years old and I can't blame it for failing.

Any recommendations for a sturdy replacement? Force feedback is not required unless anyone thinks it will make me faster as the only wheel I tested (Microsoft) felt phony in the extream a couple of years ago when I tried it.

Final best time for a while (Until Christmas?) was 1:26.68 at Monza with 1998 setup and track my equalised competitor turned a 1:25.65 and I was on a better time lap than that when a steering twitch put me off the track in the chicane.

New wheel needed badly!

[Yelnats]

Flash! I just visited the TSW wheel site and found an interesting solution to wheel twitch problems. To quote TSW

'Before changing pots though, be sure to first look in your windows SETTINGS then GAME CONTROLLER options app. In the ADVANCED or CONTROLLER ID tab, you will find a check box for Poll With Interrupts Enabled. That box should be UNCHECKED, as having a checkmark in that box will also cause erratic calibration similar to a failing potentiometer'

It's too late for me to test the interrupt cure as I gave my decrepid wheel away because it was so frustrating, in particular the steering twich problem! :eek

[kodandaram]

Yeah man the ****ing CC's don't have any idea whatsoever as to which way the track extends...i mean hitting the barriers at the first chicane is just part of the problem they then go on to the extent of running along the side of the track until they are entering the curve and then bounce back onto the track - it leads to drivers like Panis , trulli et al leading the race albeit for a short while ..
Does anyone have a track with wider kerbs better graphics and a better layout ??

[Will]

Originally posted by Yelnats


Final best time for a while (Until Christmas?) was 1:26.68 at Monza with 1998 setup and track my equalised competitor turned a 1:25.65 and I was on a better time lap than that when a steering twitch put me off the track in the chicane.

New wheel needed badly!

I 'm on a mission to get pole in Monza on Ace level with '98 cars/tracks 9 (v. 1.13) but have always fallen fractionally short to Hakkinen (consistent low 1:25 guy) on each occasion. However today I had my golden opportunity- track was drying, dry line was developing, crossed start finish line with just 5 secs to go, all that was needed was a careful drive cos there was enough grip for a mid 1:26 with the pole currently standing at 1:28.1 and all the important cars had run out of laps. The stage was set for Damon Hill's (my car ) finest hour, putting the Jordan on pole position, that would have put Murray Walker into hyperdrive. The pressure was too much- I spun at the first chicane