My Solo ll Corolla with ver very stiff springs is very readable even on the
rough surfaces we race on like old decaying airport concrete. I think it
would be easy to read. Also the BT24 I drove many years ago in a Solo ll
was very easy to read all the gauges on it. Tho it did not have the Repco
V8 it had a Cosworth BDA Formula Atlantic motor in with a redline of over
10,000 RPMs.
Dave
> > You really think that back in 1967, the drivers could see the tach
> numbers
> > on the dash ? It was bouncing up and down and tilting like a madman..
> You
> > really though they could focus on the numbers wrote on the dash ? Heck I
> > know with my Volvo 850T with smooth shocks It was almost impossible to
> > figure the # (I just shifted by sound and visual cues like a clock), so I
> > can see how incredibly shaky it would be back in those days.
> My Solo ll Corolla with ver very stiff springs is very readable even on the
> rough surfaces we race on like old decaying airport concrete. I think it
> would be easy to read. Also the BT24 I drove many years ago in a Solo ll
> was very easy to read all the gauges on it. Tho it did not have the Repco
> V8 it had a Cosworth BDA Formula Atlantic motor in with a redline of over
> 10,000 RPMs.
> Dave
- They are always turned in the dash, so that max/shift RPM is when the
needle is 90 deg upwards. Same goes with all the other gauges, so you
can see them in your peripheral vision. Easy to see if something is
wrong!
- The Smiths Mech tacho has a nice "delay" - it moves in jerks and leaps
- nothing like todays smooth electronic operations. You blip, and when
the engine is slowing down, the needle jerks up- but on smooth throttle,
it is very accurate!
Very nice looking dashes can be found at the***pit shop.
Matt
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To each his own...
>>I drive in chase view - easy to see actual numbers in chase view...
>>>As for blowing motors, how do you see such detailed tach #s?? I can't
>>>make out ANY of the numbers on the tach... too small. I just shift at
>>>about 10 o-clock on the dial. For a bit more help, download the
>>>Brabham***pit at Andy Olley's site
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> They are. And when I sit in the***pit of my real sports car, I can
> definetly see the &^%$ing tach numbers. :)
>You really think that back in 1967, the drivers could see the tach numbers
>on the dash ? It was bouncing up and down and tilting like a madman.. You
>really though they could focus on the numbers wrote on the dash ? Heck I
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You drove a BT24!! ;-) What was it like?? (even with the newer
4-banger)??
-_Dave
> > You really think that back in 1967, the drivers could see the tach
> numbers
> > on the dash ? It was bouncing up and down and tilting like a madman..
> You
> > really though they could focus on the numbers wrote on the dash ? Heck I
> > know with my Volvo 850T with smooth shocks It was almost impossible to
> > figure the # (I just shifted by sound and visual cues like a clock), so I
> > can see how incredibly shaky it would be back in those days.
> My Solo ll Corolla with ver very stiff springs is very readable even on the
> rough surfaces we race on like old decaying airport concrete. I think it
> would be easy to read. Also the BT24 I drove many years ago in a Solo ll
> was very easy to read all the gauges on it. Tho it did not have the Repco
> V8 it had a Cosworth BDA Formula Atlantic motor in with a redline of over
> 10,000 RPMs.
> Dave
Just let me see it in the pits... that's all I'm asking for. I just want
to know which numbers are where... and where those translate to what the
needle says when I blow it up! :-)
--Dave
> > Hey Eric Busch or Randy Cassidy... how about readable tachs in Patch
> > 1.1??
> You really think that back in 1967, the drivers could see the tach numbers
> on the dash ? It was bouncing up and down and tilting like a madman.. You
> really though they could focus on the numbers wrote on the dash ? Heck I
> know with my Volvo 850T with smooth shocks It was almost impossible to
> figure the # (I just shifted by sound and visual cues like a clock), so I
> can see how incredibly shaky it would be back in those days.
> Oh yeah I also guess the resolution of the***pit can't be made better.
> The whole game engine is made that way, I guess it would be hard. Of course
> I think they will go that way for N3 (increasing the base resolution for the
>***pit), so who knows :)
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I just want to *see* the numbers, just for grins...
-_Dave
> >> Hey Eric Busch or Randy Cassidy... how about readable tachs in Patch
> >> 1.1??
> >You really think that back in 1967, the drivers could see the tach numbers
> >on the dash ? It was bouncing up and down and tilting like a madman.. You
> >really though they could focus on the numbers wrote on the dash ? Heck I
> This goes back to my idea of a rotated gauges mod. Most race cars (and I
> assume '67 F1 cars) have their tachs rotated in the dash so that the
> needle is straight up at either shift rpm or max rpm (driver preference).
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> Bill Mette | gateway to our future, we have let
> Enteract, Chicago | it become a brief chapter in our
dave
DD
> You really think that back in 1967, the drivers could see the tach numbers
> on the dash ? It was bouncing up and down and tilting like a madman.. You
> really though they could focus on the numbers wrote on the dash ? Heck I
> know with my Volvo 850T with smooth shocks It was almost impossible to
> figure the # (I just shifted by sound and visual cues like a clock), so I
> can see how incredibly shaky it would be back in those days.
> Oh yeah I also guess the resolution of the***pit can't be made better.
> The whole game engine is made that way, I guess it would be hard. Of course
> I think they will go that way for N3 (increasing the base resolution for the
>***pit), so who knows :)
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> -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard/Nas-Frank>
> -- NROS Nascar sanctioned Guide http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> -- SimRacing Online http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> -- Official mentally retarded guy of r.a.s.
> -- May the Downforce be with you...
> "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise
> how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."
Yes I totally agree. IMHO I think it was just that they didn't had the time
to tweak the game engine and allow such thing (increase resolution on
certain 2d bitmaps). From what I see, N3 will have that.
I can see your point. You still can't blame Papyrus for peripheral vision
;) The widescreen is one genius idea that both increase the FPS and allows
for a better peripheral view.
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-- May the Downforce be with you...
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise
how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."
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DD
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> Jeff "Flex" Flechsing
> LTO Motorsports
I've actually created new tachos for each car in GPL that indicates the
redline. Well what I think the redline is from the maximum power outputs
from the car stats page.
All I've done is painted a white marker on the dial where the redline
should be. Just as if a driver stuck some masking tape to the dial.
It's nothing very attractive or artistic but it does the job, I don't
blow up engines now.
I've made a utility to update the car .dat files yet. But if anyone
who owns a GPL web page wants the updated car .dat files they're welcome
to them.
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