rec.autos.simulators

by **c5d** » Tue, 09 Jul 2002 04:55:52

Checked the conditions before starting a race and it said current =
Overcast, predicted = Overcast.

Picked dry tyres and on the starting grid and in the race it was raining.

Overcast surely does not mean rain.

Bug??

Clive

by **Gerry Aitke** » Tue, 09 Jul 2002 06:32:59

> Overcast surely does not mean rain.

> Bug??

'Predicted = Overcast', 'predicted' being the operative word.

Gerry

by **none** » Tue, 09 Jul 2002 06:50:29

Sounds right to me. See they don't just simulate the physics well, they
simulate human forecasters very well too.

Checked the conditions before starting a race and it said current =
Overcast, predicted = Overcast.

Picked dry tyres and on the starting grid and in the race it was raining.

Overcast surely does not mean rain.

Bug??

Clive

by **Tony Rickar** » Tue, 09 Jul 2002 07:02:37

I guessed they worked closely with Mclaren on that aspect

by **Crai** » Tue, 09 Jul 2002 07:19:33

I had a situation where warm up was overcast but the race was dry, however
when I got to the grid the track was still wet.
the other cars must have known cos they all pitted later when it dried out.
I ran with drys then passed em when they pitted.

Craig

by **4mla1f** » Tue, 09 Jul 2002 11:02:09

On Sun, 07 Jul 2002 22:02:37 GMT, "Tony Rickard"

>I guessed they worked closely with Mclaren on that aspect

:D good one. they looked particularly amature-ish today.
i'm anxious to read the post-race reports to see what they have to say
for themselves.

by **Damien Smit** » Tue, 09 Jul 2002 16:57:58

They did, but I bet Michelin are a bit red-faced too.

by **Hunkleber** » Thu, 11 Jul 2002 08:47:17

Yeah, this has happened to me a few times, it says dry/dry and the track
is still soaked.

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