Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Beta Testing On Hold

Going through some personal health issues that are knocking me out of commission. Haven't had time in the past week to do any work, and looking like the same until I can heal up.

As a result, beta testing is being put on hold.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

May 08, 2011 Updates #2

Air pressure ranges are current, from Daytona thru Darlington.

Previously noted suspension edits have been completed.

May 08, 2011 Updates

Updated front toe, front sway bar and track bar settings to reflect reality. Also changed air pressure settings, have Atlanta locked in. Still need to add pressure changes to all of the other tracks.

Still in the process of moving a-arm ball joints.

Tested some setups at Atlanta, sourced from NASCAR Racing 4, NASCAR Sim Racing and up through iRacing. Trying to figure which platform I should base the default setups off of. Setups in the latter ported over very, very successfully. Leaning towards those as they're stable and reflect "modern" sim racing, though they are far from authentic in a few major key areas.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

May 04, 2011 Updates

Been working on suspension. Glad I have been, as I've been able to find a fix for a specific tire issue. Down side is that it's a tradeoff between realism and stability, but it's an rFactor issue. Maybe rFactor 2 will model a-arms that are actually connected/attached to the spindle and tire hub.

Sorted out some ride height issues. Still a WIP, but close to being done.

I've also tested out both types of setups and both work great. The soft front springs got me within 0.8 seconds of 2nd qualifying last year. Not bad for not even finalizing grip or the tire itself. It mostly tells me that the RPM/torque band is pretty damn realistic.