USAC 74 Bugs, glitches, driving tips, etc.

Raul Jereb wrote:

77

Is this a FFB issue or a general handling issue? 
Did you compare it against #8?

Jason White wrote:

Raul Jereb wrote:

77

Is this a FFB issue or a general handling issue? 
Did you compare it against #8?

I think its FFB. No, I didnt try #8...

Give #8 a try, they should feel the same

Jason White wrote:

Give #8 a try, they should feel the same

I will, tomorow.. rough day today...

Pace car out running laps in practice session ?

John Fuqua wrote:

Pace car out running laps in practice session ?

That is intentional, we will be having a human pace car driver in the 500.

Jason White wrote:

Is this a FFB issue or a general handling issue? 
Did you compare it against #8?

So, all McLarens 16C have the same "issue", if its an issue at all: Stiffnes of the wheel is much softer than in other cars. I have to adjust it in wheel setup/properties (DFGT). I tested other McLarens, Eeagles 74/72.. since it can be solved outside rF, I wouldnt treat it as a bug.

Raul Jereb wrote:

Jason White wrote:

Is this a FFB issue or a general handling issue? 
Did you compare it against #8?

So, all McLarens 16C have the same "issue", if its an issue at all: Stiffnes of the wheel is much softer than in other cars. I have to adjust it in wheel setup/properties (DFGT). I tested other McLarens, Eeagles 74/72.. since it can be solved outside rF, I wouldnt treat it as a bug.

Are you sure you aren’t just experiencing oversteer in the McLaren Cs as opposed to understeer in the other cars?

Jason White wrote:

Are you sure you aren’t just experiencing oversteer in the McLaren Cs as opposed to understeer in the other cars?

It appears right from the start in GV, exiting pits, slow speeds, same as fast ones..

well, since all 16Cs have the same thing, it could be some special "feature" expressed in softer wheel..
the thing is, while in my "regular" wheel setup, it is too soft for driving, allmost no force at all, which is something I dont like. I really cant tell if its something intentional or just an bug.

first to say
I very nice touch to let our "late" Bob Wilson drive the pace car

man he would  have love that!



refering to the cars
the phsyics should be the same as the late 73 cars is it?
despite of the new wings?

i miss the boost settings to max manifold pressure to 80 inches for qualifying
no stagger options and all others like in 73

just test with 2 eagles 74 73 late spec with 80 inch pressure ans smaller wings
wings 19 17 , the 73s wont hit the 310kph while the 74s goes over 320
so they changed alot but so much drag??? compare to 74 with same engine boost???




and i feel indeed difference between the mclarens and eagles
( never like the macca also in 73, in other words  wont suit me doesnt mean its wrong)
but only the physics man know how he  made this can answer this but difference
has to be or are we wanting a LE !!??
cars should be much closer and the mclaren wil not be dominated as last year
if you follow the books!

as i can remember well  Alberto said the 73 Mclarens were harder to drive compare to the smooth eagles

read the guide in the 1973 mod about behavior !

Austin Johnson wrote:

Jason White wrote:

Austin Johnson wrote:

Foyts Coyote has a missing speedo or tach in car it's just a white round gauge with no numbers or pointer..

No gauge is missing; the silver one is referencing a gauge/control in the Coyote that we can't really replicate functionally, if I remember correctly.

Michael how in the world do you drive with all that on the screen

No shit! Mirrors might work right if he's not trying to replicate NASA Mission Control on the screen.

Raul Jereb wrote:

Jason White wrote:

Are you sure you aren’t just experiencing oversteer in the McLaren Cs as opposed to understeer in the other cars?

It appears right from the start in GV, exiting pits, slow speeds, same as fast ones..

well, since all 16Cs have the same thing, it could be some special "feature" expressed in softer wheel..
the thing is, while in my "regular" wheel setup, it is too soft for driving, allmost no force at all, which is something I dont like. I really cant tell if its something intentional or just an bug.

Check the "Upgrades" window.

Scott Urick wrote:

Check the "Upgrades" window.

I set all cars to same "upgrade" which is Reelfeel plugin.. except #73 McL which leaks any of upgrade options.

Quote :

well, since all 16Cs have the same thing, it could be some special "feature" expressed in softer wheel.. 
the thing is, while in my "regular" wheel setup, it is too soft for driving, allmost no force at all, which is something I dont like. I really cant tell if its something intentional or just an bug.

It could be down to the geometry of the suspension, though it is the same as in 1973 mod. I will move the steering arms for a heavier response of the FF.

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i miss the boost settings to max manifold pressure to 80 inches for qualifying
no stagger options and all others like in 73 
just test with 2 eagles 74 73 late spec with 80 inch pressure ans smaller wings
wings 19 17 , the 73s wont hit the 310kph while the 74s goes over 320
so they changed alot but so much drag??? compare to 74 with same engine boost???

I will make a readme available in the next days, USAC limited boost pressure to 80 inches in qualy and while it was free for the race, the total amount of fuel was also cut down so the teams had to run with much lower pressures than previous year. Advancement in wings and much softer tires (Now they did almost double as many stops as at the beginning of 1973 because of the 40 gallons tanks instead of 75) mean the cars were not much slower. As for the stagger, I discovered they basically used a single measure for each type of track because bias plies were so irregular and hard to get to exact stagger measures. There was no such thing as 0.25 inches differences you could choose from, that appeared later with radials.

I'd like to try the RealFeel plugin, is it downloadable from anywhere ?, also highly doubt this is a bug but coming into corners right in the grove but push into the wall midway thru turn, tried different settings in the Garage, so far nothing helps, can't get a time lower than 49's, tried the McLaren's, Eagles, Coyote, just bad driving on my part hopefully.

i wonder why the cars keep sinking into the walls
most HSO mods does

other mods don't so did you guys add collision gmts to the car body / wings and rims/wheels???
cant find them......

this also influence the hit detection which you can have weird experiences specialy online with high pingrates

Scott Urick wrote:

Austin Johnson wrote:

Jason White wrote:

Austin Johnson wrote:

Foyts Coyote has a missing speedo or tach in car it's just a white round gauge with no numbers or pointer..

No gauge is missing; the silver one is referencing a gauge/control in the Coyote that we can't really replicate functionally, if I remember correctly.

Michael how in the world do you drive with all that on the screen

No shit! Mirrors might work right if he's not trying to replicate NASA Mission Control on the screen.

Dude, you know I'm a man on a mission!

John Fuqua wrote:

I'd like to try the RealFeel plugin, is it downloadable from anywhere ?, also highly doubt this is a bug but coming into corners right in the grove but push into the wall midway thru turn, tried different settings in the Garage, so far nothing helps, can't get a time lower than 49's, tried the McLaren's, Eagles, Coyote, just bad driving on my part hopefully.

My best time is a 48.xxx in an Eagle right now. As for the push in the turns, you can't run these flat out you have to lift in the corners.


Quick question, Is there a difference between the cut down 73 wings and the new 74 spec wings?

Yes, 43 inches now instead of 55, but the more advanced profile makes them give as much downforce.

Jason Fitch wrote:

John Fuqua wrote:

I'd like to try the RealFeel plugin, is it downloadable from anywhere ?, also highly doubt this is a bug but coming into corners right in the grove but push into the wall midway thru turn, tried different settings in the Garage, so far nothing helps, can't get a time lower than 49's, tried the McLaren's, Eagles, Coyote, just bad driving on my part hopefully.

My best time is a 48.xxx in an Eagle right now. As for the push in the turns, you can't run these flat out you have to lift in the corners.


Quick question, Is there a difference between the cut down 73 wings and the new 74 spec wings?

Yes, I do lift in the corners, push right into the wall, especially in 1 and 3, understandable since I'm lifting from around 200 ish, but not in 2 and 4, need a good setup to try, as is to me McLaren is easiest to drive, did get into the high 48's in #3

David is running a practice server right now, FYI...

John Fuqua wrote:

Yes, I do lift in the corners, push right into the wall, especially in 1 and 3, understandable since I'm lifting from around 200 ish, but not in 2 and 4, need a good setup to try, as is to me McLaren is easiest to drive, did get into the high 48's in #3

John, yes you do need to lift for the corners, BUT . . . . . the trick to making them turn is back off and get your speed reduced BEFORE entering the corner and ever so gently be reapplying the throttle into-through-out of the corners -- every corner. The art of the situation is figuring out and knowing just how much throttle to apply through each of the corners and not swap ends.

Scott's Speed Shop will be open as soon as the track opens and I'll be available to meet anyone online who would like some help with setups and/or learning these cars at the speedway. As before, I won't pass out setups, but I will suggest adjustments based on your feedback and help with finding the unique line for each of the four corners. All I ask is that you have TeamSpeak working so we don't spend all the time typing back and forth.

Just look in the back of Gasoline Alley for white-haired, sunburnt guy in the lawn chair under the Carling Black Label umbrella with a cooler full of beer next to the street legal Novi. (Attention Admins: This is not a shameless advertisement until I figure out how to make money on the deal.)

Better yet, just PM me and tell me when you'd like to meet and I'll let you know when I can be there.

Here's to the best of luck for everyone in the Month of May!

Michael Drechsler wrote:

Dude, you know I'm a man on a mission!

When you touch the wall with Parnelli, the FR wheel desapears, more precise, it dives into the wall for its full width... it looks like you lost your wheel, which is not true.

Raul Jereb wrote:

When you touch the wall with Parnelli, the FR wheel desapears, more precise, it dives into the wall for its full width... it looks like you lost your wheel, which is not true.

Wheels passing into walls in this mod has been an issue for a while; we have had difficulty pinning it down.  We are at the point where we view it as a bit of forgiveness that is welcome over a 500 mile contest.