rF2 Formula 1 '79 @ Zolder '79 - Sunday 21st of July

Calum McLure · Jul 19, 2013

I'll do some laps tomorrow and maybe sign up for this, assuming I don't get roasted alive in the meantime

Ian Franssen · Jul 19, 2013

I want to be on teamspeak, but my computer won't let me

gate framerate issue when I have teamspeak on. Good thing is that I am looking for a new computer so in the future i'm back online.

No formation laps, just a countdown and than go

Andrew Ford · Jul 19, 2013

i found that: a) i'm very far of the pace in these b) graphics are terrible but
C) the car feels AMAZING AND TRACK IS GREAT. lots of high speed corners.

David Boulianne · Jul 19, 2013

Andrew Ford said:
i found that: a) i'm very far of the pace in these b) graphics are terrible but
C) the car feels AMAZING AND TRACK IS GREAT. lots of high speed corners.

Exact same for me!
i'll keep practicing...
It also seems like the autoclutch does work very well, it keeps kicking when I'm shifting without it...only car that does it...
weird...

Andrew Ford · Jul 19, 2013

David Boulianne said:
Exact same for me!
i'll keep practicing...
It also seems like the autoclutch does work very well, it keeps kicking when I'm shifting without it...only car that does it...
weird...

yes, i found the same with the old f1 classics at monaco. people will say its because the old cars didn't have sequential shifting and auto clutch...however, i think most of us use auto clutch so i would prefer it to work. only way around it seems to be to lift the throttle - it's ok on downshifts but not upshifts where it jolts!

David Boulianne · Jul 20, 2013

Andrew Ford said:
yes, i found the same with the old f1 classics at monaco. people will say its because the old cars didn't have sequential shifting and auto clutch...however, i think most of us use auto clutch so i would prefer it to work. only way around it seems to be to lift the throttle - it's ok on downshifts but not upshifts where it jolts!

Yeah...I wish too...in the meantime I am trying to shift with the clutch pedal...there's a lot to manage with these cars...but the sound!!! wow!
It feels like a rocket! so powerfull!

Matej Lakota · Jul 20, 2013

No auto clutch here, I am doing (better said, trying to do) heel&toe technique ... and that`s probably reason of my slowness

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Pete Bone · Jul 20, 2013

Im up for this, iv had a little practice and this is going to be a challenge.

David Boulianne · Jul 20, 2013

anyone has a stable setup?

Frederic Schornstein · Jul 20, 2013

I just went for Front Wing 10 and Rear Wing 15 or 16, that seems good for me. The upshift is ok without the clutch if you are reasonably straight. It takes some laps to adapt, but its not a problem for me.

Pete Bone · Jul 20, 2013

If im honest im still using the default. Its ok if you release the throttle on upshifts.

Andrew Ford · Jul 20, 2013

anyone know when the server will be up? offline racing is intense with this.very nice

Frederic Schornstein · Jul 20, 2013

The Renaults really have turbos in this mod, that is great, but they are scary and the lap time is slower, because Zolder has so many corners. The sound and the way they drive is a amazing. Compared to that the other cars are nice and friendly.

Dino Paolini · Jul 20, 2013

Sign me up pls

Andrew Ford · Jul 20, 2013

Frederic Schornstein said:
The Renaults really have turbos in this mod, that is great, but they are scary and the lap time is slower, because Zolder has so many corners. The sound and the way they drive is a amazing. Compared to that the other cars are nice and friendly.

does turbo kick in automatically after so many revs? I have very little knowledge about how they work

Piero Favretti · Jul 20, 2013

I should make it.

Frederic Schornstein · Jul 20, 2013

Andrew Ford said:
does turbo kick in automatically after so many revs? I have very little knowledge about how they work

Yes with rising revs the turbo spins up as well and kick in, but you have a lot of turbo lack and it is just working at high revs. I think on faster circuits they can be quicker and they have 6 gears which helps to keep the tubro boost up, but the car is very exhausting to drive compared to the others.

Andrew Ford · Jul 20, 2013

Frederic Schornstein said:
Yes with rising revs the turbo spins up as well and kick in, but you have a lot of turbo lack and it is just working at high revs. I think on faster circuits they can be quicker and they have 6 gears which helps to keep the tubro boost up, but the car is very exhausting to drive compared to the others.

do you mean you find it exhausting or in real life?

Frederic Schornstein · Jul 20, 2013

Andrew Ford said:
do you mean you find it exhausting or in real life?

Yes its a bit exhausting, because you have to drive it 100% on the limit sldiing the rear hat 200kph and so on, because you loose a lot of time out of the slow corners and the balance of the car is worse compared to some others. I really struggled to get one quick lap without crashing

Andrew Ford · Jul 20, 2013

Frederic Schornstein said:
Yes its a bit exhausting, because you have to drive it 100% on the limit sldiing the rear hat 200kph and so on, because you loose a lot of time out of the slow corners and the balance of the car is worse compared to some others. I really struggled to get one quick lap without crashing

I only ask because...I found exactly the same. ha! I do wonder if it's actually good to slide them a bit sometimes too. Villeneuve used to and I suppose you just have to keep the power on as much as possible?