IRL Indycar Series

[racer69]

hmmmm.....i bewildered as to how i won the Hard Charger Award..

I qualified third for the Indy500 on Pro, take the lead at the end of lap 1, lead lap 2, crash lap 3 and retire, then it comes up i have got the hard charger award and unlocked 3 more trading cards......another film clip and a new paint job (like all the others though, totally devoid of signwriting )

[MichaelH]

I think I won that without really realising how, too. Also won at Texas on pro last night despite the fact that the race ended under yellows with me third in line behind Lazzaro and Barron. They seemed to pull over in the last 50 yards, it was strange to say the least.

[the man]

Some reson I find it really easy to win on the speedways and the superspeedways such as Indy, California, etc but on the small ovals such as Richmond, Gateway, Pheonix etc I run last even with the setup sheets I found off the internet, Any help would be great
thanks

[Damon]

I traded this in for F1 2003 and don't regret it. It was great to begin with but bored me pretty quickly.

[gttouring]

i stil need help on master class setups- the linked posted before is not working anymore

[MichaelH]

I'm still playing this; still enjoying it.

But the set up intricaties remain alien to me! Don't care really, I've adjusted something through practise so I can win pretty much anywhere now...except Pikes Peak. That one's a *******.

[gttouring]

i have had it for a week- and can't win- I have one pole at Kansas though- i don't even know what i did, and I don't have garage options at any track but INDY is this normal??

[crozier74]

I can win pretty much anywhere now...except Pikes Peak. That one's a *******.

Really? That's one of my favourite tracks!! But I hate Richmond!!! I'll PM you my setup for Pikes Peak soon. With it you should be able to take the corners flat if if the tyres are working well, and so you should win with ease!

Here's a list of all the tracks, from top to bottom in terms of how much I like them & how much success I've had on them:

Miami
California
Pikes Peak
Kansas
Indianapolis
Nazareth
Michigan
Chicagoland
Texas
Kentucky
Phoenix
Nashville
Gateway
Richmond

I'm not really a huge IRL fan, but this is definitely my favorite racing game so far (but I'm gettig GPL for Xmas!). BTW, I won the IndyCar Series on full laps & Pro difficulty about 2 weeks ago for the 1st time after 3 attempts!

[gttouring]

can someo one PM me some set ups?

[OVERSTEER]

I almost won a full length Indy 500 but Arie Lyendyke, or however you spell the sods surname, tried to nudge me in the turn 3 wall, he was a lap down as well! I recovered but it prevented me from catching Sam Hornish to win, I was gutted, especially when my strategy allowed me to get 3 laps back, i'll win it one day!

[MichaelH]

Originally posted by crozier74
Really? That's one of my favourite tracks!! But I hate Richmond!!! I'll PM you my setup for Pikes Peak soon. With it you should be able to take the corners flat if if the tyres are working well, and so you should win with ease!

Thanks man, that would be greatly appreciated . I struggle mostly at Pikes Peak (can qualify well but lose it in the race), Gateway (ugh!) and Nashville (always seem slow there but not certain why) Richmond is very hard to qualify well on but by launching the car down the inside you can get to the front quite quickly in my experience.

Miami
California
Pikes Peak
Kansas
Indianapolis
Nazareth
Michigan
Chicagoland
Texas
Kentucky
Phoenix
Nashville
Gateway
Richmond

mine would read...

Chicagoland
Kansas
Indy
Richmond
Kentucky
Nazereth
Miami
California
Michigan
Phoenix
Texas
Nashville
Gateway
Pikes Peak

[gttouring]

so set ups please! we are all begging

[Down F0rce]

Feel free to have a look at my Indianapolis setup

Current best with these settings: 38.20 @ 235.60MPH

Pressures
FL - 32
RL - 43
FR - 42
RR - 48

Springs
FL - 70%
RL - 80%
FR - 70%
RL - 80%

Dampers
FL - 50/45
RL - 60/55
FR - 50/45
RR - 60/55

Ride Height
FL - 55
RL - 55
FR - 55
RR - 55

Gears
1 - 84
2 - 143
3 - 197
4 - 214
5 - 242
6 - 250

Camber
FL - -0.0
RL - 0.4
FR - -0.4
RR - -0.5

Toe In
FL - 0.4
FR - -0.4

Wings
F - 2
R - -4

[MichaelH]

Originally posted by gttouring
so set ups please! we are all begging

I still don't do the advanced set ups...I jut play with wing angle and fuel level

It seems to do me, on all but the circuits I've already moaned about.

[gttouring]

The indy set up from downforce- thanks
that gearing! ugh is it slow to get up to speed, funny on a big track like Michigan it doesn't work at all- must be the curved 'straights' and banking- best i could do was get up to 219 there with that gearing- Indy worked like a charm though thnaks!

[OVERSTEER]

Originally posted by Down F0rce
Feel free to have a look at my Indianapolis setup

Current best with these settings: 38.20 @ 235.60MPH

Pressures
FL - 32
RL - 43
FR - 42
RR - 48

Springs
FL - 70%
RL - 80%
FR - 70%
RL - 80%

Dampers
FL - 50/45
RL - 60/55
FR - 50/45
RR - 60/55

Ride Height
FL - 55
RL - 55
FR - 55
RR - 55

Gears
1 - 84
2 - 143
3 - 197
4 - 214
5 - 242
6 - 250

Camber
FL - -0.0
RL - 0.4
FR - -0.4
RR - -0.5

Toe In
FL - 0.4
FR - -0.4

Wings
F - 2
R - -4

I'll try that setup myself, did you get that laptime on the masterclass for maximising performance? The fastest lap I managed on that test was 232.01 MPH

Any suggestions on setups for Pikes Peak? I'm totally lost on set up and the thought of tooling around at the back doesn't excite me.

[Down F0rce]

No, I was doing a "test drive". You can use that setup in the masterclass though, should get gold quite easily.

As for Pikes Peak, I havnt really tried any setups for it. I might have a go tonight, actually...

[crozier74]

so set ups please! we are all begging

OK, here goes.

Indianapolis

P.B.: 3?.?? secs

Managed to do 234.86 mph in Masterclass, so you should just be able to break 235.05 mph. I've got the gold in the past, but unfortunately I'm not too sure that this is exactly the same setup I haven't tried DF's setup yet, but try both his and mine, maybe even a combination of the two, to see what gets the best results for you. Note: This setup will give the car a slight tendency to turn to the left, as in the real IRL.

Pressure

34 PSI 36 PSI
40 PSI 48 PSI

Springs

70% 70%
80% 80%

Dampers

50%/45% 50%/45%
60%/55% 60%/45%

Ride Height

25 mm 28 mm
25 mm 28 mm

Gears

81 mph
141 mph
195 mph
211 mph
243 mph
250 mph

Camber

0.4 -0.5
0.6 -0.5

Toe In

0.3 -0.6

Wings

1
-4

Give it a shot, and tell me how you get on

[crozier74]

OK, here's my Pikes Peak setup for you.

Pikes Peak

P.B.: 19.06 secs

With this setup you should be able to take all corners flat out once the tyres are up to temp, and as long as you can do that consistently in the race and break free from the pack you should be able to pull away and win quite easily Don't panic when you see sparks coming from the undertray, it's just a condition of running the ride height low, which you need for downforce

Pressure

32 PSI 42 PSI
32 PSI 42 PSI

Springs

70% 70%
90% 90%

Dampers

55%/50% 55%/50%
65%/60% 65%/60%

Ride Height

10 mm 10 mm
10 mm 10 mm

Gears

76 mph
114 mph
141 mph
173 mph
200 mph
211 mph

Camber

0.1 -0.4
0.1 -0.4

Toe In

0.3 -0.6

Wings

24
42

Try it out

[crozier74]

Having looked at DF's Indy setup, it looks like the one major difference between ours is in the ride height - his is high, mine is medium. I like to have stability in the corners, and perhaps DF's is lacking in that, but I do find that I struggle for speed down the straights a bit, particularly in a race situation. Maybe try something of a compromise - in the 30s or 40s. Also, if you do go for a higher ride height, make sure you pump up your 5th gear maximum, otherwise on a 142 mph max you will be quite likely to hit the limiter at the end of the straights, which you don't want. Ideally you should be just 1-2 mph below the limit at the end of every straight. Hope this helps a bit

[gttouring]

DF- right on with the set up- the first few tries the car was just blazing and i was all over the track, after a few praccy runs it was just right i was smooth and got PIPPED for the pole!!! 234.98- Helio came in with a 235.07
stupid helio.
the pike peak did me well too thanks Cro- but man when the car gets humming and you come up to back markers (or when you have to pit the first round i always go a lap or 2 down why is that?) it is madness fast. have you noticed the back markers you really won't hit but when you are leaving the pits the AI refuses to change lines and rams you, so upsetting. i am convinced minimum distance must be 1/4 or you have little chance to win a race, the longer it is the better i do it seems.
I won at fontana at 1/2 length- man it was tense who knew a game as 'unpolished' as IndyCar series could make such tense and good races?

[crozier74]

Agreed with almost all of the things you said there, GT

when you have to pit the first round i always go a lap or 2 down why is that?

Do you mean you have to pit one or two laps earlier than everyone else, or that you drop back 1-2 laps? If it's the former, I know what you mean. It always happens to me on most tracks, particularly those where I'm lapping much faster than everyone else, out on my own. This is probably because the others can use the drafting, 6th gear and 3 fuel setting when they're running in packs. But if it's the latter, I don't really get it ??? Pitting is usually one of my strong points, I can gain about 4s per stop through a quick entry and good pit work. Or maybe you bit the wrong end of a yellow flag?

the pike peak did me well too thanks Cro- but man when the car gets humming and you come up to back markers it is madness fast.

Ta muchty Yeah, "madness fast" is a pretty good description of it I've blown many a race win in races where I'm by miles the fastest out there, only to collide with an errant backmarker around lap 150, and PPIR is one of them

i am convinced minimum distance must be 1/4 or you have little chance to win a race, the longer it is the better i do it seems.

Maybe that's 'cos everyone else crashes off and allows you to sail through to victory Only kidding But seriously, yeah, you can't really have a good proper race over 10/20 laps, especially if it's broken up by pit stops. 1/4, 1/2 and full races are much more fun

who knew a game as 'unpolished' as IndyCar series could make such tense and good races?

For me this quote almost sums up this whole game. Although I don't really get the "unpolished" bit (I think it's gameplay and graphically wise it's about as good as there is), it just shows how underrated this game is, yet when compared to "legends" such as GT3 it provides so much better racing, and is so much more fun

[Down F0rce]

Originally posted by crozier74
... compared to "legends" such as GT3 it provides so much better racing, and is so much more fun

Agree with you 100% on that one. IndyCar Series has the best racing of anygame I've played. Only F1C online comes close

[gttouring]

The level of Polish in NASCAR thunder 2003/2004 is so great, these are incredible Oval racer games, as physics is based on the same car, and tweaked per set up, I don't see why more attention couldn't be paid graphically to IRL game, especially the In car as it is by far the easiest to drive in, the other views are so very twitchy, and a closer view of the car would be nice, the 3rd person shot is a mile off the car, comparing the tracks to some in Nascar which share many tracks the NASCAR games come out ahead, I wonder if it is a matter of EA being a bigger operation than codemasters? after all the codemasters TOCA games rule the roost with physics and overall playability (especially #2) i feel they fell just shy of a true masterpiece inthe INdycar series. I highly recommend it, and you must practice at it, although easier the rewards reaped are like those i found in GPL (the sarcrilage I know- but after getting into the 1:29's [now in the 1:28's inconsistenly] in gPL MOnza, i was as ecstatic as getting to 38.xx seconds at Indy.)

[OVERSTEER]

I managed to win my first Indy 500 last night thanks to the set up that DF posted on here, I won with a two lap margin back to Sarah fisher, fastest lap speed in the race was 233.98 MPH