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- From: tax@tolsun.oulu.fi (Samuli Takala)
- Subject: Re: Indianapolis 500
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.001845.1946@ousrvr.oulu.fi>
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- Organization: University of Oulu, Finland
- References: <1992Nov3.125942.15996@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au> <1e4jtcINNjv1@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 00:18:45 GMT
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- In article <1e4jtcINNjv1@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> kbw@po.CWRU.Edu (Kevin B. Williams) writes:
- >
- >In a previous article, ccdvu@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au () says:
- >
- >>>Just wondering if anyone out there has any hints for improving my car's
- >>>performance in this (admittedly old) game...
- >>>
- >>>I've managed to tweak the Penske Chevy to the point that I can get consistent
- >>>217 mph laps, with top speeds near 238 at the end of the long straights.
- >>>
- >You should be able to tweak the Chevy some more....I got mine to run 223mph
- >laps with a top speed of 241 or so (can't really look right :)
- >
- Try Lola/Buick (or what was the middle one). I've done with it 239mph laps,
- top speed unknown (speedometer can't show such speeds).
- Of course you cannot get very far with this car, either your tires lose their
- grip or the engine blows up.
-
- >Check gear ratios, tire size difference,tire material (I use softs on 3 of the
- >four tires for more grip since I use so little wing.)
- >
- >With these settings I can win the 10 lap race with only 3 or 4 cars still on
- >the lead lap.
- >
- Lola/Buick is good for short races, but when I'm driving 60 or 200 laps, I
- usually use just slighty modified Penske/Chevy. I set the wings so that they
- are both 5 notches from the upper end and adjust the front right tire pressure
- to 28. This car is easy to drive and still quite competitive. If you drive
- with this you mey not be able to hold the lead all the time, but timing your
- pitstops right you should have no problem finishing first.
-
- >Kevdog
-
- Samuli Takala, tax@tolsun.oulu.fi
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