Post by mthomson on May 2, 2016 8:56:49 GMT -5
Race # 1 - Daytona 500 - Feb 18 2001
So I went back and got all the cars from the 2001 Winston cup series, there were about 50+ drivers that year that raced one or more races so I just included the drivers by the end of season standings with the top 42 being included.
The first race obviously is at Daytona, I am only running 25% race length for now as I plan to do years going forward keeping the real drivers included.
I didnt get any screen shots or replays because my nr2003 locked up after the race so i couldn't even lock in the results in game... But luckily im using score4 anyway for my standings and results.
VIDEO coming soon (cockpit video recorded during race)
Race Settings:
25% length
90% AI strength w/ driver ratings updated from year 2000
Cautions on
Full Pace Laps
Race Info:
Unfortunately the race did not end up very competitive because of the AI pitting too early which lead to it being a race relying on Fuel & Pit strategies. The AI were pitting about 3-4 laps before the fuel ran out which ended up making them pit once more than me. Even though I got a 30 second penalty I still won with a 16 second lead over 2nd.
Dale Earnhardt was on pole at 185.943mph, but he had some issues on pit road and couldnt hook up with anyone to draft with he ended up finishing 28th. His son Dale Jr. though had a decent result finishing in the top 10 in P8.
It was a short race and luckily we didnt have any yellows at all, when running in the pack with all the AI it felt a bit more exciting.
Around Lap 10 or so the pack caught up with a lapped car, and the AI suddenly braked hard, luckily I was on my toes and went to the inside passing at least 8-10 cars putting me in the top 5. From there it was all downhill for the rest of the field and I easily drafted off the leaders until I reached clean air. Overall the AI was fast enough to draft behind me so I dont think it was an issue of them being on too low of a percentage.
Results:
To see full results & Statistics just click the Image
So I went back and got all the cars from the 2001 Winston cup series, there were about 50+ drivers that year that raced one or more races so I just included the drivers by the end of season standings with the top 42 being included.
The first race obviously is at Daytona, I am only running 25% race length for now as I plan to do years going forward keeping the real drivers included.
I didnt get any screen shots or replays because my nr2003 locked up after the race so i couldn't even lock in the results in game... But luckily im using score4 anyway for my standings and results.
VIDEO coming soon (cockpit video recorded during race)
Race Settings:
25% length
90% AI strength w/ driver ratings updated from year 2000
Cautions on
Full Pace Laps
Race Info:
Unfortunately the race did not end up very competitive because of the AI pitting too early which lead to it being a race relying on Fuel & Pit strategies. The AI were pitting about 3-4 laps before the fuel ran out which ended up making them pit once more than me. Even though I got a 30 second penalty I still won with a 16 second lead over 2nd.
Dale Earnhardt was on pole at 185.943mph, but he had some issues on pit road and couldnt hook up with anyone to draft with he ended up finishing 28th. His son Dale Jr. though had a decent result finishing in the top 10 in P8.
It was a short race and luckily we didnt have any yellows at all, when running in the pack with all the AI it felt a bit more exciting.
Around Lap 10 or so the pack caught up with a lapped car, and the AI suddenly braked hard, luckily I was on my toes and went to the inside passing at least 8-10 cars putting me in the top 5. From there it was all downhill for the rest of the field and I easily drafted off the leaders until I reached clean air. Overall the AI was fast enough to draft behind me so I dont think it was an issue of them being on too low of a percentage.
Results:
To see full results & Statistics just click the Image