Friendly setups please?

[Attila Domján]

Hya,

Any chance to put up some setups from more experienced oval racers please? Maybe for Daytona, as this will be the first FD event (i am not sure how much different the setups needs to be from track to track, maybe some advice on this would be good as well lol)

I am a total new noob to oval racing, would be a great help to see some setups which way to start to fiddle with the cars.

Thanks in advance: Atti the oval noob

[Christopher Aponte]

Loooool Atti

well actually you can start with the default, as it is a pretty good setup

[Gareth Hickling]

http://asrsetups.com/index.php

Only a few there so far so please upload guys!

[Bram Hengeveld]

http://forum.racedepartment.com/arca-sim-racing-setups/

[Lars Strydonck]

http://www.dmp-trucks.net/setups/ASR/

DMP sets are really nice for race distances altough maybe a bit tight so playing with a bit of wedge might help.

[Attila Domján]

thx guys

[Will Farrar]

The DMP sets are very nice over a long run, plus they have quali sets there already so you don't need to mess with changing tape between sessions.

[Roy Stevens]

Can some one tell me how to save a setup...iv been sent a few online.i click on save but wen i go back on the next day the setups seem to be gone am i doing some thing wrong ..thx for any help

[Attila Domján]

Originally Posted by Will Farrar

The DMP sets are very nice over a long run, plus they have quali sets there already so you don't need to mess with changing tape between sessions.

I tried the DMP setup for Daytona, it was quite fast and stable indeed, but after 4-5 laps my engine started to overheat and smoking, few more laps and it dies.... loooooool i guess the grill tape was too high on it with over 80%, i am not sure, still noob for stock car setups.

@Roy, sry, i dont know why they disappear, what i saved setups from the link above and copied into the right folders are there permanently.

[Roy Stevens]

ok thx .ill get ill do it that way

[Christopher Aponte]

LOOOOL Atti

with 80% grill it's more for little less gas on the car

the ideal grill @ Daytona is 70% ;)...but be carefull with it in the pits as you rev, so will the temp lol

[Frank Steinbach]

Roy, look for this entry in your player PLR file: "Keep Received Setups"
Change the entry to 3. This way you will keep the setups sent online in your received folder.

[Roy Stevens]

Originally Posted by Frank Steinbach

Roy, look for this entry in your player PLR file: "Keep Received Setups"
Change the entry to 3. This way you will keep the setups sent online in your received folder.

Thank u

[Will Farrar]

For Grille tape, around 65% will do fine for the race and around 90-95% for quali runs.

[Attila Domján]

90-95...? even with 85 i got smoking engine after few laps... ok, qualy is only 4 laps, but do we want to see smoking cars on qualy runs....?

[Christopher Aponte]

LOOOOOOLLL
you still have a bit to learn

qualifying in stock car is only 4 laps as you say...(but they are private, so you won't have any other drivers on the track)..
inlap......2 qualy laps...then outlap ;......so actually the engine needs to hold on only for those 3 laps and yes...by lap 3 a lot of smoke will get out of the car.....

(btw do you remember back then when F-1 had a quali rule that only you are allowed to do only 1 lap?....well imagine something like that for stock cars)

[Attila Domján]

just a quick question: do cars have smoking in real qualy too....? (i guess i know the answer, but i had to ask it )

[Will Farrar]

They don't smoke in RL, it's just something you can do in sims because you don't need to do an inlap. You just do an outlap and then 2 hotlaps. Ignore the smoking during quali, only a problem in the race

[Attila Domján]

ok, 95% grill tape here i come, will try it today, see how much it counts for my Daytona laptime

letsssss SMOKE!

[Christopher Aponte]

SMOOOOKING

in real life after doing lap 3, drivers will shut down the engine immediately to avoid overheating/engine failure....& coast back to the pits

[Sascha Henken]

Originally Posted by Attila Domján

I tried the DMP setup for Daytona, it was quite fast and stable indeed, but after 4-5 laps my engine started to overheat and smoking, few more laps and it dies.... loooooool i guess the grill tape was too high on it with over 80%, i am not sure, still noob for stock car setups.

Then just reduce the Grille Tape Setting by 5 clicks and try again 20 laps with and without draft to ensure your engine is not overheating. Then you have your race setup you can use. With Qualifying you can increase the Grille Tape up to 90-95% to make the max. of 2 Hotlaps. If your engine dies within the 2 laps, then decrease the tape by 5 and try again. But beware the weather temperature changes often so maybe it´s better to create sets for different weather temperature conditions

[Mark A Warmington]

Originally Posted by Gareth Hickling

http://asrsetups.com/index.php

Only a few there so far so please upload guys!

Uploaded mine... Note they are all WIP's and I don't guarantee anything :jumping:

Originally Posted by Attila Domján

I tried the DMP setup for Daytona, it was quite fast and stable indeed, but after 4-5 laps my engine started to overheat and smoking, few more laps and it dies.... loooooool i guess the grill tape was too high on it with over 80%, i am not sure, still noob for stock car setups.

I always try and get away with a setup that is competitive with mechanical grip/performance, rather than rely on the tape. If I can get away with tape below 65% I am happier - as I should be able to run in a draft longer [no need to get airflow to the engine].

This of course means that I am initially slower but I hope to have more life in the car over longer runs..

NB - I am not likely to be the fastest out there.