When I complete a lap in GPL, the pit board comes out and shows the time
of the previous lap, not the one I've just finished.
It occurs to me that I have become used to it, but I don't really like
it. Is it a setting that can be changed, or what?
Glenn
Essentially, it's done that way in GPL because that's the way it was
done in 1967. Don't forget, this is in the days before electronic
timing and scoring, and the whole thing was done manually by someone
sitting on the pit counter with a stopwatch. When the driver crossed
the S/F line, the person doing the timing would pass the lap time to
the person manning the pitboard who would then dig into his box of
numbers and put the appropriate time on the board. The driver would
get the info next time by the pits. In that era, without electronic
timing and pit-to-car radio communications the driver was always a lap
behind in knowing what his lap times were. So, in effect, GPL is
remaining true to the era.
Ian
>When I complete a lap in GPL, the pit board comes out and shows the time
>of the previous lap, not the one I've just finished.
>It occurs to me that I have become used to it, but I don't really like
>it. Is it a setting that can be changed, or what?
>Glenn
>When I complete a lap in GPL, the pit board comes out and shows the time
>of the previous lap, not the one I've just finished.
>It occurs to me that I have become used to it, but I don't really like
>it. Is it a setting that can be changed, or what?
>Glenn
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>>This is something I've been meaning to clarify.
>>When I complete a lap in GPL, the pit board comes out and shows the time
>>of the previous lap, not the one I've just finished.
>>It occurs to me that I have become used to it, but I don't really like
>>it. Is it a setting that can be changed, or what?
>>Glenn
>That's the way it is in real life. How fast do you think they can read
>the stopwatch, write it down, and tell the pit board guy and how fast
>can he write in chalk? .00001 tenths of a second? A driver always gets
>a board for the lap previous to the one he is just finishing now
>unless there is a spot on the track the crew can see about 20 seconds
>prior to the pit board location. In that case they may do their timing
>there.
So when he came around to complete the lap the pit board would display his
time/position for the preceeding lap.
I believe that it is possible to change this in GPL but am not personally
aware of how it's done.
--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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-NK
: Essentially, it's done that way in GPL because that's the way it was
: done in 1967.
It's the way pit-boards are now too. The mechanics have to have time
to put the numbers on the board.
:>This is something I've been meaning to clarify.
:>
:>When I complete a lap in GPL, the pit board comes out and shows the time
:>of the previous lap, not the one I've just finished.
:>
:>It occurs to me that I have become used to it, but I don't really like
:>it. Is it a setting that can be changed, or what?
:>
:>Glenn
--
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/
You can do this by editing the track.ini files,
look for the line pit_board = ,
The first and second numbers determine where
he stands in the track area (longitude & latitude).
You have to place him further past the start/finish line than
normal.
The main problem is finding a suitable place for him to stand
i.e. not in the braking area for the first bend.
So far I have only tried it on monza but it works great,
I've e-mailed it to Glenn to try, if anyone else want's it
e-mail me and I'll send it to you
Mark
> Glenn
> It is possible to see the current lap time on your pit board
> by moving the little guy with your pit board.
> You can do this by editing the track.ini files,
> look for the line pit_board = ,
> The first and second numbers determine where
> he stands in the track area (longitude & latitude).
> You have to place him further past the start/finish line than
> normal.
> The main problem is finding a suitable place for him to stand
> i.e. not in the braking area for the first bend.
> So far I have only tried it on monza but it works great,
> I've e-mailed it to Glenn to try, if anyone else want's it
> e-mail me and I'll send it to you
> Mark
> > This is something I've been meaning to clarify.
> > When I complete a lap in GPL, the pit board comes out and shows the time
> > of the previous lap, not the one I've just finished.
> > It occurs to me that I have become used to it, but I don't really like
> > it. Is it a setting that can be changed, or what?
> > Glenn
On Wed, 5 Apr 2000 23:53:53 +0100, "Mark Aisthorpe"
>You can do this by editing the track.ini files,
>look for the line pit_board = ,
>The first and second numbers determine where
>he stands in the track area (longitude & latitude).
>You have to place him further past the start/finish line than
>normal.
>The main problem is finding a suitable place for him to stand
>i.e. not in the braking area for the first bend.
> So far I have only tried it on monza but it works great,
>I've e-mailed it to Glenn to try, if anyone else want's it
>e-mail me and I'll send it to you
>Mark
--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
---------------------------
> On Wed, 5 Apr 2000 23:53:53 +0100, "Mark Aisthorpe"
> >Glenn
> >It is possible to see the current lap time on your pit board
> >by moving the little guy with your pit board.
> >You can do this by editing the track.ini files,
> >look for the line pit_board = ,
> >The first and second numbers determine where
> >he stands in the track area (longitude & latitude).
> >You have to place him further past the start/finish line than
> >normal.
> >The main problem is finding a suitable place for him to stand
> >i.e. not in the braking area for the first bend.
> > So far I have only tried it on monza but it works great,
> >I've e-mailed it to Glenn to try, if anyone else want's it
> >e-mail me and I'll send it to you
> >Mark
Mark
> On Wed, 5 Apr 2000 23:53:53 +0100, "Mark Aisthorpe"
> >Glenn
> >It is possible to see the current lap time on your pit board
> >by moving the little guy with your pit board.
Does anyone have coordinates for the other tracks too?
Would save me a lot of trial and error...
Andre
On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:37:22 +0100, "Mark Aisthorpe"
>Mark
>> Mark, what numbers do you use for Monza?
>> On Wed, 5 Apr 2000 23:53:53 +0100, "Mark Aisthorpe"
>> >Glenn
>> >It is possible to see the current lap time on your pit board
>> >by moving the little guy with your pit board.
pit_board = 11.0 1200.0 -100.0 100.0
It would be great if some kind, generous, intelligent soul figured out
the coordinates for all the rest of the tracks.
>Does anyone have coordinates for the other tracks too?
>Would save me a lot of trial and error...
>Andre
>On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:37:22 +0100, "Mark Aisthorpe"
>>Ok I've e-mailed the track.ini to one other person so far,
>>but thinking about it I might as well just post it hear.
>>At Monza, change the pit_board = to
>> pit_board = 21.0 275.0 -100.0 100.0
>>Mark
>>> Mark, what numbers do you use for Monza?
>>> On Wed, 5 Apr 2000 23:53:53 +0100, "Mark Aisthorpe"
>>> >Glenn
>>> >It is possible to see the current lap time on your pit board
>>> >by moving the little guy with your pit board.
