Physics [split from network thread]

[thelusiv]

Thanks for the excellent links, stenyak. I wonder if we could simulate camber change in suspension by making the hinge points on the car between each set of wheels, so that suspension compression of one side will mean negative camber is increased, and extension will increase positive camber. It may still be tricky to get this right, but wouldn't that be more correct? Or have I got it backwards?

VDrift's tire model is indeed difficult to tune, and many of VDrift's tires have simply been copied from the tires the Racer cars came with when they were imported. It wouldn't hurt, on down the road, to experiment with alternative tire models and see if perhaps a simpler model would work as well and be easier to tune. For now I feel that what we've got isn't all bad, so I'd say upgrading the tire model is a low priority.