What is happening to some people in the Sarthe enduros?

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Yes, it seems to be a wheel-lockup type problem is to do with the game's physics engine.

It seem that when driving on La' Sarthe, going at high speeds and sudden braking causes the physics engine, to lockup and follow a somewhat eratic line, thinking that it has already followed the pre-set intergrated straight. (This is what causes early braking problems...):nervous:

Furthermore, following a direct-set path, the engine will continuesly follow what it thinks is there, which when in fact this is where it does the wall-hugging along the straights...👎

It seems that the constant uneveniess in the escalation and so-forth, will result in the engine having a some-what fatigue problem. :dunce:
 
I dont care what any of you say, its a bug, and winning is more about luck than B-spec skill or tweeks on your car.

I had the minolta, -5 from max hight, super hards, S4 Turbo, +1 click onto auto gearbox. Cars in the pack, Jag, 787B, Sauber, and another minolta. 3 speed.

Lap 1-2 was a little hard, overtaking the leaders (sauber and 787B) but after i did get ahead, i was gaining time. I pitted at lap 6, and joined in second place. After another lap i was back in first, with the Sauber pitting. The 787B as still right up my arse, but he pitted on lap 8.

Lap 12, i came into the pits again, and came out 1st. This to me ment i was quicker. I was doing fine, gaining 5+ seconds per lap.

Lap 27 ish. My car hits the wall and it goes down hill from there. Every lap after that, i hit the wall, untill lap 30, when i quit.

Tryed the F1 car, pitting every 3 laps. I would come out 2-3th every time i pitted. Then on overtaking on the straight, would spin out .... AGAIN.

Funny thing is, if i race A-spec, i could win my miles ..... no way i can race for 24 hours though.
 
You know, after reading through this thread, I'm starting to reconsider doing these two enduro's now that they are my last 2 to complete :nervous:
 
Yeah I managed sarthe I in the formula GT with longer gear ratios but on sarthe 2 he is doing really well until he hits that wall. ****s me off (I aint drivin 24h)

Just the same

Cheers
T4 GTR
 
Ermac26
You know, after reading through this thread, I'm starting to reconsider doing these two enduro's now that they are my last 2 to complete :nervous:
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I've only got one enduro to do and its the La Sarthe II for the speed 8
 
I think the speed makes Bob do this to some extent. Do not slap any turbo upgrades on the cars, and this behaviour should decrerase with 2/3, making it possible to win. Always do the first two or three stints by yourself, to ensure a lead. And check up on Bob every now and then, and if his running behind, or being slower than the pack for some reason, step in and drive a couple of stints on your own.
 
LandoAWD
Raise...ride...height...


I have not had this problem, even when using a 6000 point B-spec Bob (since then he has improved). I just rasied the height 10 clicks or so before racing from where I would keep it driving a smooth track.
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Mine is 8495 point b-spec Bobby

Cheers

T4 GTR
 
Well i think im winning the battle, but i fear ill lose the war. I "think" i have stopped the head banging on the walls, but i also think im running too slow now. Using the Minolta, i raised it -5 from the top (100 / 100) and made the suspention as hard as they will go. I also removed the Turbo, running the stock (apart from oil) engine, and 3 notches on the auto gearbox. I can go 8 laps before i have to pit in, the 787B goes 10 =/ For some reason, his pit stops are shorter than mine too, and always comes out infront.

Im running on 3 race skill with about 6600 points. Overtake on. Field: 787B R92CP, Pug, Minolta and the GT40.

I REALLY dont want to A-spec this, although i could of ten times with the ammount of time wasted trying to B-spec it.
 
Just imho but could it poss be something to do with downforce? I'm using the Audi R8 and it's hitting c220mph on the Mulsanne straight. With all the downforce levels at max it must be sucked totally to the ground. One jerky movement by retard bspec man means the front grips like a mad b@stard and drags the car into the wall... But GT Pro's explaination at the top of this page sounds far more clever so I'll go with him(!)
 
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Just imho but could it poss be something to do with downforce? I'm using the Audi R8 and it's hitting c220mph on the Mulsanne straight. With all the downforce levels at max it must be sucked totally to the ground. One jerky movement by retard bspec man means the front grips like a mad b@stard and drags the car into the wall... But GT Pro's explaination at the top of this page sounds far more clever so I'll go with him(!)
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If you read the thread on the best car Presarolo or R8 you will find that raising the ride height a bit on Sarthe prevents bottoming out and helps keep the car on the road. I just won this race in the R8 in both A and B Spec by several laps. When in B-Spec, I was able to keep it in Fast (number 4) mode and Overtake the entire time and did not go off the track ever on the Mulsanne straight.
 
All well and good but has anyone actually had Bob stuck in the sand trap at indianapolis corner. He just kept hitting the tires,reversing, repeat. I left him 4 laps up and found him 70odd laps down the next morning.
 
Hmm, I ran this race only once, with Polyf1 open wheel, set on 3 skill, bspec over 8k, and only thing i did was raise the ride height 5mm ( front and rear evenly) maybe? I wasn't completely avoiding bottom out, but was hitting about 200 to 214 top speed, and won by many laps.
 
from what ive seen its the car bottoming out and the b-spec driver over correcting,i used a C9 for both of these and just added a big turbo,at first he crashed so all i did was raise the ride all the way(just the height) and take the downforce down to 1/4 and it wont crash
 
i had this problem for a long time. at least for 15 times i attempted it with different cars and various set-ups. but now, thanks to your help i did it.

the 787b with stage 4 turbo and roll cage made it.
ride height: 100/105
tires: H/SH
downforce: just get it down to about 1/4

bob didn't stop crashing but it's reduced to a minimum which is enough to win 1 lap in front of the 2nd 787b.

thanks again for your help
 
it only happens to me with the fgt in red using ducks settings.
all other colors ( like castrol white green rad, bumble bee, blue etc) work fine.
who knows.
 
i'm 9hrs into the Sarthe II endurance.....

using the #36 Minolta Toyota - with stage 4 turbo.....no downforce, reeeaaaally soft suspension [not that you can tell] and the ride hight up to maximum.....

bob done all the driving, he's randomly hitting the walls, but not as often as he has on previous attempts.....

i'm [well, he's] 2 to 3 mins in front of the Mazda 787b....and that's set on 3 + overtake......
 
A Speced Sarthe II, yet to complete Sarthe I in A Spec, hope to soon.
No point B specing the Sarthe enduros, to many gliches, however you set your car up.
 
well it's working for me......

21hrs into it, 2lap lead over second place......

i don't have the time/patients to sit in front of the ps2 for a solid 24hrs....even if i pause it every few hours, lol
 
I've run both the Sarthe I and Sarthe II enduros several times now, always 100% B-spec, always with the Formula Gran Turismo. I saw no problems at all on Sarthe I, winning by around 16 laps. I've seen it glitch several times on Sarthe II, but still always won the race by 6 or 7 laps. A nuisance but not a major issue as far as I'm concerned.
 
im racing sarthe 1 24h, at 11hours, with a R89C. I had the a car refreshing thingy done before the race but i did not install a rollcage, and now that i've travelled approx. 2500km the car is getting twitchy at high speed. from what i've read on these forums thats probably because the car needs a refreshing thingy again and i should have installed the rollcage before the 24hour enduro.
my question being: am I screwed or can i still win the race?

thanks.

nearly 17 hours now and it looks like its going to hold
 

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