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2012 Updates

Build Release Notes: 05-07-2012

Simulation:
Fuel Limiting in Hosted Session

– Fixed a bug that gives all cars the fuel limit that the first type of car has when initially simulator.
– Fixed the tech inspection hang-up issue for the Nascars.

Spotter
– Make the messages about damage only play when chattyness is set to high.
– Make the leader/pace position messages only play when chattyness set to medim.
– Adjust the suspension damage message to require more damage before reporting.
– Make SPCC_N21 to SPCC_N99 messages optional, so international translations can override them as needed.

New Tire Model
– Prevent the surface temperature from exceeding the burn temperature of rubber. Will help keep the tire from getting too greasy when too hot.

Cars
– Fixed the issue where low detail settings would result in very low polygon fingers in the new driver model.

Cadillac CTS-VR
– Prevent bumpstop gap from being able to be set negative, which can cause the car physics to crash inside the garage.
– Improved the baseline/fixed setup.

Chevrolet Corvette C6R
– Prevent bumpstop gap from being able to be set negative, resolving a setup crashing the garage.
– Implemented a minimum ride height of 55mm, per IMSA rules.
– Updated all iRacing setups to comply with the new ride height rules.

Chevrolet Impala
– iRacing setups for more tracks.

Chevrolet Impala Class B
– iRacing setups for more tracks.

Chevrolet Silverado
– Updated Charlotte, Dover and Kentucky fixed setups.

Dallara IndyCar
– Fixes for some tire issues and putting the side force center in a better place, which impacts the saveability at really high speeds.
– New setups for Brands Hatch, Infineon, Mid Ohio, Road America, Spa Francorchamps and Suzuka.

Ford Falcon V8SC
– Correct the rev limiter rpm.

Ford GT
– Updated baseline setup.

HPD ARX-01c
– Fixed problems where driver model would display incorrectly in replays.
– Updated fixed setups with less fuel.

Street Stock
– Improved the NTM tire.
– Updated the USA and Charlotte setups.

Williams FW31
– NTM tire tweaks.
– Adjust the front to rear bias of the high, medium and low downforce aerodynamic maps based on newer, better data received from Williams.
– Force the car to 5 degrees of caster, removing the option from the garage.
– Heave spring bumpstop gap better matches Williams data.
– Updated all iRacing setups.

Motegi Twin Ring
– Fixed a bug where first two standing start positions where past the s/f line and causing them to get a black flag.
– Added missing curbing.

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