                                     NCBOOST

                           NASCAR Racing Boost Utility

                              V1.2 - 8 February 1995

   DESCRIPTION
   ==========================================================================
   NCBOOST came about as a stopgap measure to increase the competiveness of
   the AI at Talladega.  It's use will allow for the AI cars to achieve race
   speeds of 203+ at Talladega (vs. 197) and 190+ at Atlanta (vs. 184) with
   max boost and OPPS of 110%.

   USE
   ==========================================================================
   1. Copy NCBOOST to the CARS directory which you would like to boost:
             i.e. \NASCAR\CARS\CARS94.

   2. Running NCBOOST with a number in the range 1-9, as a command line
      argument, will create a new "boosted" DRIVERS2.TXT file.
             i.e. NCBOOST 9

   3. Running NCBOOST with 0 (zero) as a command line argument restores
      the original settings.
             i.e. NCBOOST 0

   WHAT IT DOES
   ==========================================================================
   NCBOOST modifies the performance characteristics (power, traction, and
   drag numbers) of the drivers to produce faster performances.  A boost
   setting of 9 maximizes all of the parameters, setting the top
   performers' power and traction values to reach their maximum (999) and
   the drag to its minimum (1).  The remaining "classes" of drivers have
   their numbers increased appropriately, maintaining their standing with the
   top drivers.

   For instance, Rusty Wallace original DINFO line follows:
             DINFO   2 1 0 475 562 475 562 100 150 475 562 Rusty_Wallace ...

   After running NCBOOST 9:
             DINFO   2 1 0 970 999 970 999 001 030 970 999 Rusty_Wallace ...

   Currently, the main performance classes are hard coded into the
   program.  If you have tweaked a driver's performance characteristics,
   NCBOOST will simply assign them the next higher original "class".

   CHANGES FROM VERSION 1.1
   ==========================================================================
   As this utility is mainly for Talladega, version 1.1 suffered from the
   same malady that unboosted drivers suffered from, that of the leaders not
   passing the backmarkers once they are reached.  Version 1.1 "tightens" up
   the performance classes so as to prolong this from happening.  The effect
   grows tighter as the boost level increases.  Preliminary testing showed the
   leaders "only" 20s (1/2 lap) ahead of the backmarkers after 35 laps, at
   boost level 9.
