Do not simply slam the tallest gear. Charlotte requires a balance between acceleration off Turn 4 and top speed at the end of the front stretch.
Set your RPM limiter to 9,400 RPM. In the draft, you will hit 9,200 RPM at the start/finish line. Out of the draft, you should see 8,900 RPM entering Turn 1. Adjust the 5th gear up (lower number) if you are hitting the limiter before the braking zone. nascar 15 charlotte setup
You loaded the setup, but you are still slow. Here is the fix matrix. Do not simply slam the tallest gear
| Problem | Feeling | Fix in Setup (Without pitting) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Tight Center | Car refuses to turn in middle of corner. | Reduce RF Bump Shock by 2 clicks. Or increase Rear Bar to 200. | | Loose Off | Rear slides out when hitting gas on exit. | Increase Left Side Weight to 54.0%. Or soften RR Rebound to 10. | | Bounce on bumps | Chassis skips over Turn 4 seam. | Soften LF Bump to 6. Increase LR Rebound to 14. | | Slow in Dogleg | Car pushes up the track past the center line. | Increase Cross Weight to 51.8%. Add 0.5 psi to RR tire. | | High Tire Temps (RF above 230°F) | Visible red ring in garage. | Reduce RF Camber to -3.5°. Increase RF Spring to 775 lbs. | Set your RPM limiter to 9,400 RPM
If you are coming from iRacing or Forza, note that NASCAR '15 (based on the NR2003 engine) uses Tire Warmth Multipliers that are aggressive. Charlotte is a "green track" in the sim by default, meaning:
If you want, I can convert this into exact in-game numeric values for your current car setup or craft a qualifying vs. race setup table for NASCAR 15 specifically.
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