I made some 'backdates' to this track to add just a little more historical accuracy.  As the original readme states "(Watkins_Glen_1990 is not meant to be an exact replica of the track as it was in 1990.)" so I changed some things to try to get it closer.

I got permission from JR Franklin to do these and sent him the files but I think since the track was already released, he didn't want something that would throw a wrench into the works and is probably too busy to make it v1.1 or something like that.

These files are for use with the track as it sits on the Delta server so using this version with the original will cause you to get an error when logging into their server so make sure you know what you are doing and how to unistall this "patch".

Install -
Unzip or 'unrar' this archive into your "Watkins_Glen_1990" folder

Uninstall - 
Get into your "Watkins_Glen_1990" folder and delete or rename the "watkins_glen_1990.ptf"
Delete the "track.ini" file
Now rename the "Orig_track.ini" to "track.ini"

Thx to Tim Wheatly for the no loop track and to  JR Franklin and Riviera71 for letting me adjust their version of it!!


Why bother with this??? (aka what's different and what makes this one more accurate to 1990?)
Track.ini fixes - 	Correct track length (2.428) for the Glen without he inner loop
		Correct track record for 1990 (Dale Earnhardt's 1990 lap instead of Dale Jarrett's 2003 lap)
		Correct number of turns (7 instead of 10)
		Adjusted pit road speed to be 5 under the pace speed (keeps people honest online)
On track fixes (.ptf) - 	There were no concrete patches in the turns in 1990 so they are gone
		There are braking markers entering T5
		No paved strips off T7 so you can kick up dust like they did back in 1990

Things I wanted to do but didn't/couldn't...  :-(
		I wanted to put the cone chicane at the pit entrance that existed in 1990 to slow the cars down but I can't figure out how to make it so people cutting the chicane would get a 15 second penalty.  So instead of the chicane, I dropped the pit road speed limit to 5 under the pace speed to control the speeds entering the pits.
		I wanted to remove the little solar collector lights because I'm not sure if they existed back then
		I wanted to try to smooth out some sections of the track that have ripples but if you've seen my Sears Point track, you know I'm better off leaving them as they are!!  LOL


Q - Can we look forward to some of these fixes in a different version so we can all enjoy them instead of just when we run at Delta???
A- I'm going to ask JR Franklin and Riviera71 again if I can use their track to make a 1991 version so there won't be any conflicts so as of now, I don't know that answer.

Any questions?  Visit www.delta-simracing.com and use the green button to get to the msg board.  Once there, post or email and I'll get an answer.

Thx for racing!  Have fun!
ZM
www.deltasimracing.com


