I think in 1986 it was possible to use different tire compounds on front and rear, is this correct, and when was this banned?
It was possible and also with this mod. Use the tuning menu to acticate it. Edit! Actually it's not possible to use it in RF2. I forgot to add it to LE mod. WIll update in next version Don't know when it was banned
Your mod is excellent and desperately needs a proper trackpack. But for now I’m going to be using 1988 trackpack, and Brands Hatch and Osterreichring historical 1.0 to sub for Silverstone and Suzuka once I figure out how to ignore pit speed limits without it getting a visit from the race marshals! I’ll be running a series live and multiplayer once testing and learning the cars is done - probably 2-4 weeks from now will be round 1. Of course, anyone who is interested in joining me will be able to - the server is publicly online as “Ghostdog Racing League” and free practice all week is open to all - expect the changeover to 86 mod in the coming week. There is a link to the discord and our website in the MOTD for the server for anyone wishing to enter and register a car next season. Expect races every other Sunday at 1930GMT - keep an eye on the site/discord for announcements! Hope to see many of you there - we have plenty of slots open as we only have about 5 entrants. Remainder of grid will be filled with AI (they perform miles better than the 88 mod AI already!) but naturally my dream is an all-human grid! As I progress through the season, I will be happy to share updates, feedback and showcase the mod on my twitch and YouTube account. I hope you don’t mind the self-promo, but I really do feel like this mod needs an audience and it will be good to see any bugs coming up too!
Great to hear AI works well! Haven't tested on many tracks yet Great idea for league. Would love to join if I have time.
Come along. Same for anyone else - all skill levels accepted! It’s been brought to my attention the discord link is broken. Fixing the web page with the right link is in hand - but my friend and site admin is enjoying personal time with his family (and rightfully so) . In the meantime, link for my discord is here if your having trouble with signups or want more info: http://ghostdogf1.gavinkelly.co.uk/ https://discord.gg/ussTtMk
I had a link to a youtube video in which Gerhard Berger talked about running different tire compounds on the front and rear of his car after winning his first GP at the 1986 Mexican GP. Unfortunately, the youtube user's account that posted that video was terminated. So it was definitely allowed in 1986 but I don't know when it was no longer allowed. BTW, I really enjoy this mod. Thanks for all your hard work. It was the first year that I started watching F1 on TV.
Here's a video in which Murray Walker talks about Ayrton Senna pressing the boost button on his steering wheel to get an extra 0.2 bar of turbo pressure:
I finally got a chance to try this out it’s a great mod very challenging and very nice graphics chief you are a very talented person ;-)
There’s footage of the 1988 Brazilian GP and it’s mentioned during the pre-race that Senna was using two different tyre compounds then as well. I’m not sure at which point all four tyres were forced to be one compound but it was after that season for sure!
Theyd have to be careful with the boost settings - you still couldn’t exceed 2.5bar, so effectively this would be a momentary button to open the boost to maximum allowable. I can see why you’d only want that for short times - the fuel consumption at full Boost must be rediculous!
Up until 1987, there was no limit on boost pressure. In 1987, it was limited to 4.0 bars and in 1988, 2.5 bars. Then turbos were banned in 1989. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Formula_One_regulations
Great mod and a handful to drive. Any chance of a historic edition someday? It's strange to see Ivan Capelli winning a race and watching Ayrton Senna at P20.
We are using this mod for an upcoming league. Does anyone know how to enable the "car select" option in the qualifying and warmup sessions? Currently, we can't use the qualifying engines because you can only choose upgrades in the practice session on our server. The option is locked in qualifying/warmup/race. This means if you choose the qualifying engine in practice so you can use it in qualifying, there is no way to take your place on the grid and switch your engine back to the race engine for the race. So you would have a very short 2-4 lap race until your engine explodes... I thought there would be some server setting that would allow "car select" and access to the tuning menu in all sessions.
Can't you mimic the different engines by implementing different boost maps? Wasn't there a mod, maybe a formula based too, that had this feature? Must be one from a long time ago as I really don't remember which mod it was...
