Lapping flat out on fast ovals

[samsepi0l]

I want to get everyones opinions/suggestions on fast ovals.

There are several ovals that with the right setup, you can literally take the whole track flat out, or almost flat out.

Some that I have observed are Michigan, Darlington (converted from N1) and Atlanta (converted from N1)

When I do this my engine temps sometimes get really high and start blinking on the display.

To resolve, typically I pull a little wing out of the car to make it faster on the straights, which causes me to have to lift a little more. This seems to usually make the laptimes a little faster, and it seems to help lower the engine temps as well.

Anyone else have an opinion or suggestion on this?

[Dennis]

Longer gears => lower revs => lower engine temp

[samsepi0l]

Longer gears => lower revs => lower engine temp

Do you think that if I am running flat, I should be removing wing so that I can give up "unnecessary" downforce to go faster on the straights though?

[kakukri]

Do you think that if I am running flat, I should be removing wing so that I can give up "unnecessary" downforce to go faster on the straights though?

It depends on the track. Michigan (the original ICR2 one) or Indianapolis requires some downforce, while Talladega or Daytona is all about top speed, so on those tracks:
- wings set to minimal (lower drag)
- tire pressure set to maximum (lower rolling resistance)
- longer gears to cool the engine and also allow the car to accelerate when it gets into slipstream.

[samsepi0l]

I don't have Daytona (can you send me it?)

I don't think that was part of N1.

[kakukri]

Daytona was converted from N3 (at least the one I know), you can find it here in the icr2.net archives.