Others are complaining that they can no longer tell a difference between the ABS settings in the RUF - like it's broken or something. *shrug*

 

I must not be hitting the brakes hard enough, because I'm not noticing much difference from pre-build.

 

It auto changed setup

When I looked at my old setup when I loaded RA

My brakes were at 46.5

I ask tom to check his on his setup

He said same

I think they changed values
And may be due to the traction control?

 

They said they changed the brake bias setup in the RUF's... to a "pressure based" setup.

I have no idea how it is on modern P-cars but I know in my 944, the rear brake bias is set via a pressure limiter valve... basically you get 100% of braking pressure to both front and rear up until you hit a certain pressure, then it stops adding pressure to the rears as you continue to push down on the pedal. Versus traditional proportioning where the rears always get some percentage of pressure relative to the fronts.

Perhaps the RUF is like the 944 and they updated the car in the sim to behave this way?

It sure seems like I am locking the hell out of the fronts everywhere, especially at COTA. Braking HARD and I can't steer anymore. My lap times were about on par with previous laps at RA this week... but I did notice the car didn't seem to want to stop as well. I figured it was partially due to weather, and partially because Tom said that he thought they increased the tire sound volume and I was just hearing it more.

But considering I can't get the damned car to turn at all at COTA... I might just be over-driving the fronts.

 

I got an email back from IRacing regarding the frame rate on COTA simulation. They say they are applying a fix maybe on Monday.

The Ruf and Mazda setup issues have been referred further.

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I am definitely harder on the brakes than you. I noticed that the few times we got close at RA this week that I would have to brake a bit earlier to avoid climbing into your back seat. Clearly you make it up elsewhere. But I seem to dive in deeper on the brakes.

In real-life racing, I've always been that way. I like brakes.

 

That's good news!

As for the handling... we might just need to play with setup a bit. I think futzing with the bias might help with the understeer issue.

 

Maybe it's finally time to upgrade my pedals. My throttle signal has been getting pretty noisy. Anyone using the clubsport V2 pedals from Fanatec? Review?

 

Jim, can you send me an email with the setup you used on COTA the other night. That might be a good starting point for me. Robert DeGroff sent me a screen shot of graphic setup he used, so I am going to try that tonight. I have dual Nvidia Geforce 580GTX cards with 1.5GB each and 12MB ram with liquid cooling, etc. I should be able to handle this track as well as anyone else, even if the 580 is an older card (2010 vintage). I am also going to download the latest 580GTX driver to make sure everything is up to date.

By the way, the schedule on the IRacing site shows Daytona as the next race. When are we at COTA?

 

COTA is the next race. I need to put it in the schedule still.

 

Is practice Sunday and next Wednesday the race? I will be on the road to COTA for PCA Club Race. Well, I will get it next season.

 

I'll let you know tomorrow, I'm picking them up across the border

 

I have had a set of the V2's for a couple of months and i like them. I have a g27 wheel and shifter. The brake pedal needs a lot of pressure to get full braking. I would recommend a driving seat. I have mine on the floor using a desk to hold my wheel and a computer chair. If i hit the brakes too hard my seat actually rolls backward (not the best set up in the world ). I would like to get an Obutto seat someday down the road. But spring is here now and other toys are eating up my budget.

These have not shaved seconds off my lap times (darn it) but they feel better than the G27 pedals i had before. At least i like them enough that i plan on buying the CS wheel set also.

I have heard other people say that the brake pedal load cell sensor can fail, i would consider buying a second one for a spare.

Hope this helps

George

 

I have an early (2011) Obutto chassis with triple monitor mount and race seat. I have been using triple 27" Viewsonic monitors. The chassis makes a difference, but you will have to screw down the pedal set or otherwise secure it so when you put the brake to the floor in a heated moment it don't move. I also have been contemplating changing from G27 Logitech to Clubsport setup for pedals and wheel.

 

I can when I get home from work.