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Old November 10th 04, 09:32 PM
DJSpeedy
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Default Ok now THIS is weird!

To wit - comparing my times at Monza in GPL (stock) and N2K3 (Noonan
conversion). I find that I am 1.5 seconds faster, but not in the sim you
might think....my GPL Monza time to date is 1:32.728, and in N2K3 it's
1:30.200. That's about 1.5 seconds difference there...

I'd have thought I'd be faster in GPL and not N2K3. I had not run the track
in N2K3 before either, but obviously knew how to drive the track though my
GPL experience.

But I'm still puzzled as to how I am faster on that track in a stock car
rather then an open wheeler.

Things that make you go "hmmm....."



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Old November 10th 04, 10:08 PM
elrikk
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"DJSpeedy" > wrote in message
...
> To wit - comparing my times at Monza in GPL (stock) and N2K3 (Noonan
> conversion). I find that I am 1.5 seconds faster, but not in the sim you
> might think....my GPL Monza time to date is 1:32.728, and in N2K3 it's
> 1:30.200. That's about 1.5 seconds difference there...
>
> I'd have thought I'd be faster in GPL and not N2K3. I had not run the

track
> in N2K3 before either, but obviously knew how to drive the track though my
> GPL experience.
>
> But I'm still puzzled as to how I am faster on that track in a stock car
> rather then an open wheeler.
>
> Things that make you go "hmmm....."



Um .. .. .. 35 years, or so, of autotech advances , downforce, etc.

Elrikk



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Old November 10th 04, 10:09 PM
Mike Beauchamp
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Maybe N2K3's track isn't exactly to proper scale?


"DJSpeedy" > wrote in message
...
> To wit - comparing my times at Monza in GPL (stock) and N2K3 (Noonan
> conversion). I find that I am 1.5 seconds faster, but not in the sim you
> might think....my GPL Monza time to date is 1:32.728, and in N2K3 it's
> 1:30.200. That's about 1.5 seconds difference there...
>
> I'd have thought I'd be faster in GPL and not N2K3. I had not run the
> track
> in N2K3 before either, but obviously knew how to drive the track though my
> GPL experience.
>
> But I'm still puzzled as to how I am faster on that track in a stock car
> rather then an open wheeler.
>
> Things that make you go "hmmm....."
>
>
>



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Old November 10th 04, 10:27 PM
Andi Cole
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Hmm exactly, that's 2.5 seconds difference, even quicker/slower than you
thought.

Andi.


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"DJSpeedy" > wrote in message
...
> To wit - comparing my times at Monza in GPL (stock) and N2K3 (Noonan
> conversion). I find that I am 1.5 seconds faster, but not in the sim you
> might think....my GPL Monza time to date is 1:32.728, and in N2K3 it's
> 1:30.200. That's about 1.5 seconds difference there...
>
> I'd have thought I'd be faster in GPL and not N2K3. I had not run the

track
> in N2K3 before either, but obviously knew how to drive the track though my
> GPL experience.
>
> But I'm still puzzled as to how I am faster on that track in a stock car
> rather then an open wheeler.
>
> Things that make you go "hmmm....."
>
>
>



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Old November 10th 04, 10:37 PM
Timmy Ferrell
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> might think....my GPL Monza time to date is 1:32.728, and in N2K3 it's
> 1:30.200. That's about 1.5 seconds difference there...
>
> I'd have thought I'd be faster in GPL and not N2K3. I had not run the
> track
> in N2K3 before either, but obviously knew how to drive the track though my
> GPL experience.
>
> But I'm still puzzled as to how I am faster on that track in a stock car
> rather then an open wheeler.

Try this for an experiment...
Get a GPL version of Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
The times will probably be in the 1:00 minute area for a 1967 GP car..
A good time in N 2003's version of the Brickyard (included in the game...
not a converted version) will be in the low .50 sec range.
I think that's just the increase in raw horsepower.
Timmy


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Old November 10th 04, 11:43 PM
Steve Whitty
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"DJSpeedy" > wrote in message
...
> To wit - comparing my times at Monza in GPL (stock) and N2K3 (Noonan
> conversion). I find that I am 1.5 seconds faster, but not in the sim you
> might think....my GPL Monza time to date is 1:32.728, and in N2K3 it's
> 1:30.200. That's about 1.5 seconds difference there...
>
> I'd have thought I'd be faster in GPL and not N2K3. I had not run the
> track
> in N2K3 before either, but obviously knew how to drive the track though my
> GPL experience.
>
> But I'm still puzzled as to how I am faster on that track in a stock car
> rather then an open wheeler.
>
> Things that make you go "hmmm....."
>


roughly 400+ horsepower, no wings and hard compound treaded cross-ply tyres
versus 700+ horsepower,downforce and soft compound slick tyres

steve


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Old November 11th 04, 12:21 AM
JP
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Steve Whitty > wrote in message
...
>
> "DJSpeedy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > To wit - comparing my times at Monza in GPL (stock) and N2K3 (Noonan
> > conversion). I find that I am 1.5 seconds faster, but not in the sim

you
> > might think....my GPL Monza time to date is 1:32.728, and in N2K3 it's
> > 1:30.200. That's about 1.5 seconds difference there...
> >
> > I'd have thought I'd be faster in GPL and not N2K3. I had not run the
> > track
> > in N2K3 before either, but obviously knew how to drive the track though

my
> > GPL experience.
> >
> > But I'm still puzzled as to how I am faster on that track in a stock car
> > rather then an open wheeler.
> >
> > Things that make you go "hmmm....."
> >

>
> roughly 400+ horsepower, no wings and hard compound treaded cross-ply

tyres
> versus 700+ horsepower,downforce and soft compound slick tyres
>
> steve
>
>


Yes, but the power/weight ratio about equals out hp differences. I'd go
with Mike's idea; track creation differences.
After all, it isn't real asphalt we're talking about here <g>



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Old November 11th 04, 02:08 AM
Biz
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Not at all weird really.

Twice as much HP, much better rubber, some downforce as opposed to almost
none in 67 F1...and 35+ years of technical advances in brakes, etc...


"DJSpeedy" > wrote in message
...
> To wit - comparing my times at Monza in GPL (stock) and N2K3 (Noonan
> conversion). I find that I am 1.5 seconds faster, but not in the sim you
> might think....my GPL Monza time to date is 1:32.728, and in N2K3 it's
> 1:30.200. That's about 1.5 seconds difference there...
>
> I'd have thought I'd be faster in GPL and not N2K3. I had not run the

track
> in N2K3 before either, but obviously knew how to drive the track though my
> GPL experience.
>
> But I'm still puzzled as to how I am faster on that track in a stock car
> rather then an open wheeler.
>
> Things that make you go "hmmm....."
>
>
>



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Old November 11th 04, 03:14 AM
John DiFool
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:09:18 -0500, "Mike Beauchamp"
> wrote:

>Maybe N2K3's track isn't exactly to proper scale?
>
>


Should be the exact same scale, since it is just the
GPL version converted to NR. Now someone told
me recently that the cars in NR had been scaled up
just a tad, and the new GTP mod will have more
realistically-sized cars...

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Old November 11th 04, 03:15 AM
John DiFool
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:37:53 GMT, "Timmy Ferrell"
> wrote:

>> might think....my GPL Monza time to date is 1:32.728, and in N2K3 it's
>> 1:30.200. That's about 1.5 seconds difference there...
>>
>> I'd have thought I'd be faster in GPL and not N2K3. I had not run the
>> track
>> in N2K3 before either, but obviously knew how to drive the track though my
>> GPL experience.
>>
>> But I'm still puzzled as to how I am faster on that track in a stock car
>> rather then an open wheeler.

>Try this for an experiment...
>Get a GPL version of Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
>The times will probably be in the 1:00 minute area for a 1967 GP car..
>A good time in N 2003's version of the Brickyard (included in the game...
>not a converted version) will be in the low .50 sec range.
>I think that's just the increase in raw horsepower.
>Timmy
>


A good time at Indy '67 in a GPL car is around 53 seconds...

 




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