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by **Malc** » Tue, 05 Nov 2002 21:47:48

> > > Speedometer in a race car

> > ..is absolutely critical - moreso in qualifying than a race though, I
guess.

> Rubbish, all you need is a rev counter and a lap timer.

Is there actually a sim that never shows you your road speed?

I should think that it would be a much safer bet for the LFS chaps to just
include a speedo that you can ignore if you want, rather than leave it out
for a little bit of extra realism.
I don't suppose it would be that much extra work to include a speedo _and
tach, and specifically excluding it from the game could affect sales.

Viper Racing has both in the dash, I can't really see any reason why LFS
shouldn't just do the same.

Malc.

by **R Keatin** » Wed, 06 Nov 2002 07:49:25

What I mean is if the car has a speedometer (like the street cars in the
demo) then show it and preferably in the dash. If the car doesn't (like
race cars that may be in the final LFS version), then don't put in a
speedometer.

Funny, not one comment yet on having the displays on the dash rather than
floating about. Guess everyone missed my point.

Russell

> > With the LFS H2 patch, shift-f turns off all the extra stuff on the
screen.
> > This is great and more realistic (except you can't see your speed or
RPMs.)
> > Does anyone know if the final version will have the speedometer and
tach. on
> > the dash? I sure hope so.

> > Russell

> Speedometer in a race car?

by **Goy Larse** » Wed, 06 Nov 2002 08:27:33

> What I mean is if the car has a speedometer (like the street cars in the
> demo) then show it and preferably in the dash. If the car doesn't (like
> race cars that may be in the final LFS version), then don't put in a
> speedometer.

> Funny, not one comment yet on having the displays on the dash rather than
> floating about. Guess everyone missed my point.

This is r.a.s. , we're good at that

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

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by **Malc** » Wed, 06 Nov 2002 09:23:45

I guess you missed the comment I posted 10 hours before then ;-)

Malc.

by **Thor** » Thu, 07 Nov 2002 19:26:08

On Mon, 4 Nov 2002 21:08:04 +1100, "Andre Queree \(Mr Q\)"

>As long as you're going faster than the other guys, it doesn't really matter
>what actual speed you're going at.

Right...but it sure helps when u look at other drivers replays. When u
see one of the "***s" replays turning with 100 km/h u maybe want to
practice that part of the track so u can increase your speed (in my
situation I see several drivers going through the chicane with 110-115
km/h, and I can _never_ go through the same chicane with speeds past 96
km/h :( )

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by **Malc** » Thu, 07 Nov 2002 21:33:54

> On Mon, 4 Nov 2002 21:08:04 +1100, "Andre Queree \(Mr Q\)"

> >As long as you're going faster than the other guys, it doesn't really
matter
> >what actual speed you're going at.

> Right...but it sure helps when u look at other drivers replays. When u
> see one of the "***s" replays turning with 100 km/h u maybe want to
> practice that part of the track so u can increase your speed (in my
> situation I see several drivers going through the chicane with 110-115
> km/h, and I can _never_ go through the same chicane with speeds past 96
> km/h :( )

What you're describing there (or asking for) is telemetry data, not a speedo
in the car.
Telemetry data can be very useful if you make the most of it, but again it's
not essential info while you're racing.
While you're actually in a race, you don't know the speed of the car ahead
in kph, but you can see that they are faster or slower than you. That's
what's important at the end of the day.

Malc.

by J » Thu, 07 Nov 2002 22:56:34

What's the lap timer for?

JensSchumi

>Rubbish, all you need is a rev counter and a lap timer.

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by **Mr Q** » Fri, 08 Nov 2002 06:49:45

So you can tell if your own times (and therefore speed and technique) are
improving or not as you try different lines around the track.

Also so you can tell how much faster or slower your competitors are (if you
can't see them directly).

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