Is it just an omission or did they actually never pit in '67? There's
no way to fix something as minor as a flat tire and your race is over
even though there's really no damage - and no fuel strategy, no option
to start with a light fuel load...
Is it accurate for the time or did they just not bother with anything
for pit stops..
Youre right, it is slightly annoying that you cant pit to fix a minor
thing. I do believe they did that in those days. However, AFAIK, races were
run without fueling stops. They just carried enough fuel to last the entire
race. Fuel strategy wasnt invented back then - Ross Brawn would have been
jobless ;-)
I believe the above to be correct - if I am not (which is frequently the
case) please correct me.
Soren Sarstrup
Birmingham UK
Andre
>Is it just an omission or did they actually never pit in '67? There's
>no way to fix something as minor as a flat tire and your race is over
>even though there's really no damage - and no fuel strategy, no option
>to start with a light fuel load...
>Is it accurate for the time or did they just not bother with anything
>for pit stops..
But it was very irritating to find that pitting was not available because,
back Then, pitting was more common than you would believe unless you checked
the statictics. If drivers weren't pitting for tyres (very unusual unless
An Incident had occurred) they were pitting for Things To Be
Fixed...suspensions, electrics, brakes, oil, fuel, brake fluid, etc.
So to answer your question, "yes", pitting WAS a common aspect of
GPs....way, way before the pitstop became mandatory. And it is irritating
that this feature is not available and that when you do suffer a bent
suspension rod or a puncture you can't have it attended to and continue the
chase.
--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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-Juha
--
The only time I get called into the pit is when I jumped the start.
BTW, anyone know what the penalty for jumping the start is? Do I have
to wait a certain time or do I have to wait until the whole field has
passed me so I'm last? Haven't figured this one out.
Cheers,
/Martin
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Before you buy.
Flintstone's technology, but it works. . .
--DK
PS The above is of course, a bald lie.
> But it was very irritating to find that pitting was not available because,
> back Then, pitting was more common than you would believe unless you
checked
> the statictics. If drivers weren't pitting for tyres (very unusual unless
> An Incident had occurred) they were pitting for Things To Be
> Fixed...suspensions, electrics, brakes, oil, fuel, brake fluid, etc.
> So to answer your question, "yes", pitting WAS a common aspect of
> GPs....way, way before the pitstop became mandatory. And it is irritating
> that this feature is not available and that when you do suffer a bent
> suspension rod or a puncture you can't have it attended to and continue
the
> chase.
> --
> Regards,
> Bruce Kennewell,
> Canberra, Australia.
> ---------------------------
> > Am I missing something somewhere or is there simply no reason for the
> > pits in GPL other than to have a place to take off from in
> > practice...?
> > Is it just an omission or did they actually never pit in '67? There's
> > no way to fix something as minor as a flat tire and your race is over
> > even though there's really no damage - and no fuel strategy, no option
> > to start with a light fuel load...
> > Is it accurate for the time or did they just not bother with anything
> > for pit stops..
But a damn good one :-)
>> Flintstone's technology, but it works. . .
>> PS The above is of course, a bald lie.
>But a damn good one :-)
.... it was sorta a cheap way out of doing o work on the pits, there cold at
least be a few men when penalties are about and I'm sure that even if you
were 20 odd laps down they'd at least attempt to fix your car. It was the
norm at the time, or am I way off as usual?
In the late 60's everyone joked about the astronauts looking in terror at
their gauges and seeing "Electrics by Lucas"
Slot
>The only time I get called into the pit is when I jumped the start.
>BTW, anyone know what the penalty for jumping the start is? Do I have
>to wait a certain time or do I have to wait until the whole field has
>passed me so I'm last? Haven't figured this one out.
The penalty for both cutting a corner and jumping the start is an
automatic DQ - no appeal, yer done, go home.....
>Flintstone's technology, but it works. . .
>--DK
>.... it was sorta a cheap way out of doing o work on the pits, there cold
at
>least be a few men when penalties are about and I'm sure that even if you
>were 20 odd laps down they'd at least attempt to fix your car. It was the
>norm at the time, or am I way off as usual?
