rec.autos.simulators

> Next to my computer, I keep a monitor-sized picture of a "crew" huddled
> around a late-60s F1 Ferrari.  When I have a repairable incident, I drive
> slowly back to the pits, slap that picture in front of the moniter, jiggle
> it around "NYPD Blue"-style, whistle for a bit, and then hit Shift-R.

> > Next to my computer, I keep a monitor-sized picture of a "crew" huddled
> > around a late-60s F1 Ferrari.  When I have a repairable incident, I
drive
> > slowly back to the pits, slap that picture in front of the moniter,
jiggle
> > it around "NYPD Blue"-style, whistle for a bit, and then hit Shift-R.

> Where a crane then picks up your car from your pit and dumps you on the
> track, possibly in front of an approaching car.

> Paul
> --
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>    Nortel, London Road, Harlow, Essex. CM17 9NA

> > > Slot

> > What on earth were a British company doing supplying electrics for the
> > American space programme?

> Of course, they didn't. It was just a joke slamming Lucas Electrics at the
> time.
> My personal experience with British cars I owned at the time with Lucas
> electrics wasn't that bad, only one electircal fire, and everything else
> seemed to work okay after a well placed thump every now and again. Not
> really bad compared to the Italian  counterparts of the time.

> Slot

> > everyone
> > > joked about the astronauts looking in terror at
> > > > their gauges and seeing "Electrics by Lucas"

> > > > Slot

> My favorite British sportscar bumper stickers:

> "Why do the British like warm beer?
> They all have Lucas refrigerators!"

> "Lucas --- Prince of Darkness"

> "The parts falling off this car are of the finest British
> manufacture."

> "Help stamp out tall dogs!"

> All in fun! <g>  (former owner of two Mk 1 "bugeye" sprites and two
> Mk1. MG Midgets... I honestly don't know what came over me!)

> Regards,
> Brett C. Cammack
> That's Racing! Motorsports
> Pompano Beach, FL

> :>Really? I didn't know that. I've never got such a penalty. Do you have
> :>an example of a corner you get this in?
> :>
> :>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.
> :>

> : I know you can cut Adenauer-Forst at the 'Ring (that really slow
> : right,
> : so-sharp-if-i-dont-hear-tire-squeal-from-braking-or-gassing-i-know-
> : i'm-in-trouble left, right at the top of the hill after the first
> : bridge) enough to get a penalty, I know there are turns at Zandvoort
> : that can be cut, probably just about any of the tracks

>   Heh - the Ring one is the one that gets me - because I don't know
> the track that well, I often cut that one by mistake...  what a pain.

>   There are almost certainly no cuttable corners at Monza :-)

> --
> Richard G. Clegg       Only the mind is waving
>     Networks and Non-Linear Dynamics Group
>       Dept. of Mathematics, Uni. of York
>      UPDATED WWW: http://manor.york.ac.uk/

>> Not at all. I believe at one race in 67, Graham Hill had a new BATTERY
>> fitted- during the race!

>And so did his car <G>

>MS