I think it safe to say these features are based upon the abilities (or lack of same) of today's Cup crews to make changes in these areas.

The adjustments reflect the NASCAR rules ... also note no rear bars at tracks 1.5 miles or bigger. I have a picture descriding how these things handle .....  :lol:

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This has helped a lot and I seem to get a little faster every time I fire up the mod.  Another small question.  I didn't see any information on shocks in your first post.  Are you planning on doing a writeup on shocks and how best to use them for aero setups?

I deliberately left the shock component out of the article since the shocks used by Cup teams are well beyond the game's capabilities. In real life teams will use front shocks to hold the front down and doing that in game just isn't really practical due to limitations. Shocks now are less traditional shocks to absorb impact, etc and more aerodynamic devices.

My best advice for shocks in game is to use them as you would traditional shocks and dial in comfort and weight transfer rates rather than aero considerations.

Brian

Something that might be worth testing out on the shocks.  In theory (and theory is often different than reality), if you setup the front shocks with moderately low compression (ie slow bump) and a moderately low rebound for the slow settings, that should allow the nose of the car to sink under braking and not push back up.  Then for the fast setting you would dial in for the cars ability to handle bumps in the track.

Along the same line of thinking, if you set the slow bump and rebound on the rear shots relatively hight, then that should push the back end up under braking and keep it there longer under acceleration, helping to keep the nose down and the wing up in the air.

For the ovals you would also want a bit more bump and rebound for the slow settings on the right side tires and very weak/low settings on the left side.

Again, this is theory and I haven't had any time to test this at all, so it may or may not work as intended.

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In watching Nascar on Speed, they are constantly talking about how the COT cars are set up with very soft front springs and large bump stops and body stops. In the sim. the bump stops are limited to something like .5". (I don't remember exactly.) The stops shown on TV look like they are maybe 3". I know you guys have worked hard to make this a realistic mod so I must be missing something. Oh they also talk about how the cars are loose. Man! I would like to be able to get one of these loose!
J B Lansing

The adjustment for the bumpstops is 1" max in the game. That's all the adjustment you have but that's not all the bumpstop you are using. there is extra there only it's not adjustable.

Brian I sent you a PM about some setup issues that go along with this guide. Just wondering if you got it?

Got it thank you  :)