Drafting

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Hey guys,

Is it just me, or does it seem like the effect of drafting is exaggerated in GT5 (and in GT4 for that matter)? I mean I'm just comparing from watching racing on TV, but even at Le Mans you don't see people launching past each other on the straight.

I don't know, it never seemed right to me.
 
I agree with you. I know drafting does help you gain speed but it seems you are gaining to much speed just from drafting.
 
Yeah, and it really messes with your gearing when your trying to setup a car where the potential for drafting is high.

hmmm
 
Maybe PD got the numbers wrong ;)
 
Yeah not even F1 cars draft to the degree that normal supercars do in gt5. Remember F1 cars have aerodynamics that cut through the air cleanly yet punch a massive hole through it. I mean im drafting a Nissan GTR (07) and im driving another GTR and i run out of gears. they have got something wrong.
 
the draft to me is realistic on here i mean have you ever tried drafting without a turbo and seen the difference
 
There have been many threads about this. And yes, the slipstream affect is MUCH stronger than it is in real life. I truly believe this was a conscious decision made by PD to try and make the racing more exciting. I wish they would at least have the option to turn it down to realistic levels, similar to what they do with track grip (real vs low).

I mean, take the bloody PDI kart and get in somebody's slipstream. You suddenly launch forwarded like the kart doubled in power and your speed increases by about 15-kmh! :lol: It's ridiculous. In a KART! It's a good thing this game doesn't simulate walking or every time somebody walked in front of you, you'd be sucked into the backside of the person in front of you.
 
It's honestly a bit broken, the gain you get with nascar and supercars is insain. But I remember doing the final iA license recently and I didn't get any slipstream at all =_=
 
Zalathas
It's honestly a bit broken, the gain you get with nascar and supercars is insain. But I remember doing the final iA license recently and I didn't get any slipstream at all =_=
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Maybe they are only realistic in the licenses :confused:
 
MLR_DAnGeR_KiiD
the draft to me is realistic on here i mean have you ever tried drafting without a turbo and seen the difference
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????

What does turbo have to do with drafting?
 
It's called slipstreaming.

Drafting reminds me of beer for some reason.
 
indeed, something "creates a draft" being pulled by that draft is called "slipstreaming" aka drafting doesn't exist :P
 
Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Still sounds like incompetent English though
 
I think Drafting is an Americanism.... There are loads of terms for it, some people even call it "using the tow"
 
A 'draft' is also term used to refer to air blowing through a narrow space. i.e. "There's a draft in here." Hence the term 'drafting'.

Of course draft is also a term used to refer to the depth of a boat's hull below the water line. Not to confuse you or anything. :D
 
Don't know...

I think I first learned the term "slipstreaming" watching F1 when I lived in UK. Sounds more "professional".

'Drafting' sounds more like slang to me. Maybe it suits Nascars better, but I would not use it for F1 cars...

Oh well, it's the same thing anyway. :-)
 
TheFlyingKiwi
Yeah not even F1 cars draft to the degree that normal supercars do in gt5. Remember F1 cars have aerodynamics that cut through the air cleanly yet punch a massive hole through it. I mean im drafting a Nissan GTR (07) and im driving another GTR and i run out of gears. they have got something wrong.
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Modern F1 cars are designed to close the airflow behind them as soon as possible, and also to disrupt the flow enough that a car behind them doesn't get smooth air over their front wing. There's very little 'usable air pocket' behind the lead car.

Supercars aren't designed that way -- there's no reason to. It's in the builder's best interest to close the air behind the car smoothly so it can put up better top speed numbers, and it's not a big concern how large an air pocket they create, except in terms of drag coefficient.
 
Yer it is ridiculous but what can you do
 
jjaisli
A 'draft' is also term used to refer to air blowing through a narrow space. i.e. "There's a draft in here." Hence the term 'drafting'.

Of course draft is also a term used to refer to the depth of a boat's hull below the water line. Not to confuse you or anything. :D
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And to confuse things further, both of those are 'draught' in English, as is the description of beer pulled from the cask or the act of pulling it, and each piece in the game of draughts (or checkers, perhaps).

'Draft' in English is only (or rather, mostly, since I'm bound to have forgotten something obscure) used for a rough initial working of something - a sketch or a draft essay - or bank drafts, which are funds-guaranteed payments, or conscription.

Edit: And to get vaguely back on topic, yes, the effect is strongly exaggerated in GT5.
 
Let's not even talk about being 'drafted' into military service. Or even a draft horse. Or a drafting table. :D
 
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