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Post by raybee1970 on Jan 17, 2013 12:43:01 GMT 2
Was racking my brains trying to figure out why I only had 1st - 3rd gear, no 4th?  LOL...yeah, that's the thing with some cars, especially older ones. Not all of them were 4 speeds. Did you know that a Whelen Modified is a 3 speed, but only uses 2 gears? They put the three speed transmission in it, but take one gear out, since they mostly run short tracks with it. SO even though its a 3 speed transmission, its only got high and low gear due to the removed gear. Back when they ran road courses like Watkins Glen and Lime Rock, they'd put a 4 speed transmission in, then take one gear out to make it have only 3 gears. That way they had a low gear, high gear and overdrive (technically speaking) which made it better for road racing with those types of cars. And of course nowadays you see Corvettes and Camaros that may come with the 6 speed transmissions. But when it comes to NASCAR, the majority of them besides the modifieds are running the usual 4 speed, but Indycars and many road racing cars will use more gears (like 5 and 6 speeds)...but if you were to get into a dirt late model, it may only have 2 gears... and a sprint car like World of Outlaws may only have one gear (which is why you see them having to be pushed off to get them started) So going from car to car, you guys may want to remember that many types of racecars will have different transmissions and gearing and can vastly affect setups... since naturally a 3 speed setup is going to be different than a 4 speed setup.  |
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Post by CruiseCtrl on Jan 17, 2013 21:07:54 GMT 2
I posted the following in the wrong thread  so I copied the topic and conversation to the right one   cruisectrl: "Was racking my brains trying to figure out why I only had 1st - 3rd gear, no 4th? Even re-installed patches Then decided to read the Readmes LOL! In fact everyone should read, Ron gives some very good tips on driving these Turns out there was nothing wrong with the car,, the kurtis has a 3 speed tranny, ferrari and mercedes 4, maserati 5, " Today at 3:43am, cruisectrl wrote: Was racking my brains trying to figure out why I only had 1st - 3rd gear, no 4th? Raybee1970 wrote; "LOL...yeah, that's the thing with some cars, especially older ones. Not all of them were 4 speeds. Did you know that a Whelen Modified is a 3 speed, but only uses 2 gears? They put the three speed transmission in it, but take one gear out, since they mostly run short tracks with it. SO even though its a 3 speed transmission, its only got high and low gear due to the removed gear. Back when they ran road courses like Watkins Glen and Lime Rock, they'd put a 4 speed transmission in, then take one gear out to make it have only 3 gears. That way they had a low gear, high gear and overdrive (technically speaking) which made it better for road racing with those types of cars. And of course nowadays you see Corvettes and Camaros that may come with the 6 speed transmissions. But when it comes to NASCAR, the majority of them besides the modifieds are running the usual 4 speed, but Indycars and many road racing cars will use more gears (like 5 and 6 speeds)...but if you were to get into a dirt late model, it may only have 2 gears... and a sprint car like World of Outlaws may only have one gear (which is why you see them having to be pushed off to get them started) So going from car to car, you guys may want to remember that many types of racecars will have different transmissions and gearing and can vastly affect setups... since naturally a 3 speed setup is going to be different than a 4 speed setup. " Attachments:
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Post by CruiseCtrl on Jan 17, 2013 21:30:21 GMT 2
If it is allowed,, I would like to change cars to the #105 Ferrari |
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Post by spike on Jan 17, 2013 21:59:35 GMT 2
If it is allowed,, I would like to change cars to the #105 Ferrari Drive whatever ya like buddy |
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Post by rpjones on Jan 18, 2013 2:19:17 GMT 2
actually the kurtis only had a 2 speed but it was hopeless at road racing with that. Also the brakes are weak on all cars 4 inch wide tires of hard rubber. and using the tranny to help slow up is necessary different style of racing. |
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Post by rpjones on Jan 18, 2013 2:23:18 GMT 2
oops, have we hijacked this thread to the wrong event. help! moderator |
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Post by DaveO on Jan 18, 2013 5:11:21 GMT 2
oops, have we hijacked this thread to the wrong event. help! moderator Hey Ron, All is now in the correct thread.. Nice to see you active again. Congrats on your win @ Kyalami. |
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Post by spike on Jan 19, 2013 22:01:54 GMT 2
Race is in 1 hour
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Post by spike on Jan 20, 2013 0:12:23 GMT 2
RACE RESULTS
Track: Monza T
Laps: 15
Realism: Hardcore
AI Strength: Medium
Rules: None
Pos Car Driver Result Best Lap Laps Led
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1 268 RPJones 31:24.124 118.912 11
2 271 Spike +24.324 118.983 4
3 105 cruisectrl +38.003 121.352 0
4 372 Patch DNF 119.053 0
5 Grumpy DNF
Fun race guys too bad we had a mini pileup ;D
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Post by rpjones on Jan 20, 2013 21:00:07 GMT 2
yes, the Crash made a close race look like it wasn't close  hope we do this again. this was the first actual online race i ever did with the mod. |
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Post by spike on Jan 20, 2013 22:19:21 GMT 2
yes, the Crash made a close race look like it wasn't close hope we do this again. this was the first actual online race i ever did with the mod. Yeah after hitting you @ full speed I had full front spoiler damage ;D . I hope to run these again in another special event sometime down the road. You were laying down some phenomenal laps. |
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Post by donaldson on Jan 21, 2013 21:49:52 GMT 2
anyone know who the pole winner was?
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Post by spike on Jan 21, 2013 23:09:08 GMT 2
anyone know who the pole winner was? RPJones. |
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so I copied the topic and conversation to the right one 
hope we do this again. this was the first actual online race i ever did with the mod.