Thanks all. I think I've got it now.
On point 1: Delay - I must not have been within the confines of the yellow lines, hence the delay.
On point 2: Abort PitStop. I guess I'll just have to drive more gently and cause less damage, thus reducing my "repair" time and overall pit time.
But the "refuelling" part interests me. Will it always refuel to the % you start the race with or is LFS smart enough to know that if I don't need fuel to finish the race it won't add any?
Say I'm doing a 10 lap race, and it's 1.3% per lap, then theoretically I would only need 13% fuel for the full race. But if the race requires a pit stop, and I plan to stop somewhere between lap 6 and 8, would it be best to put the least amount necessary, say about 10% (with a small allowance for change in strategy during race) to get that far. Thus the refuelling time during a pit stop is minimised as it will only fill up to 10% rather than 13%? Or, as I asked earlier is LFS smart enough to know that if I have 13% at the start, that I don't need to refuel during a pit stop between laps 6-8 to complete 10 laps.
Is this the kind of detail that can be altered in game via F12?
Thanks
P69
On point 1: Delay - I must not have been within the confines of the yellow lines, hence the delay.
On point 2: Abort PitStop. I guess I'll just have to drive more gently and cause less damage, thus reducing my "repair" time and overall pit time.
But the "refuelling" part interests me. Will it always refuel to the % you start the race with or is LFS smart enough to know that if I don't need fuel to finish the race it won't add any?
Say I'm doing a 10 lap race, and it's 1.3% per lap, then theoretically I would only need 13% fuel for the full race. But if the race requires a pit stop, and I plan to stop somewhere between lap 6 and 8, would it be best to put the least amount necessary, say about 10% (with a small allowance for change in strategy during race) to get that far. Thus the refuelling time during a pit stop is minimised as it will only fill up to 10% rather than 13%? Or, as I asked earlier is LFS smart enough to know that if I have 13% at the start, that I don't need to refuel during a pit stop between laps 6-8 to complete 10 laps.
Is this the kind of detail that can be altered in game via F12?
Thanks
P69
Pit Stops - stoopid noob questions
I have some questions re: Pit Stops. They may be stupid.
1. To do a pit stop during an online race, do you just drive up to the yellow markings, stop and wait for something to happen? Or do you have to press a key / button to initiate it? A couple of times I have found myself waiting for 5+ seconds for something to happen. Is that delay right, or have I maybe not been within the yellow lines, then moved in / up and the pit stop action starts? BTW - I have done the training course on Pit Stops, but it doesn't always seem to happen so automatically in a race.
2. Can you abort a pit stop early? i.e. if I don't want to repair minor damage or add any fuel (because I have enough to finish the race, is there a key or button to end the stop early? Or do you have to sit it out until everything is done?
Thanks
Purp69
See you on the track.
1. To do a pit stop during an online race, do you just drive up to the yellow markings, stop and wait for something to happen? Or do you have to press a key / button to initiate it? A couple of times I have found myself waiting for 5+ seconds for something to happen. Is that delay right, or have I maybe not been within the yellow lines, then moved in / up and the pit stop action starts? BTW - I have done the training course on Pit Stops, but it doesn't always seem to happen so automatically in a race.
2. Can you abort a pit stop early? i.e. if I don't want to repair minor damage or add any fuel (because I have enough to finish the race, is there a key or button to end the stop early? Or do you have to sit it out until everything is done?
Thanks
Purp69
See you on the track.
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