Greetings Fellow Race Fans....
I purchased NASCAR2 the other day and can't figure out how to turn on
the informaton screen that NASCAR1 had ever time you crossed the
Start-Finish line. In NASCAR1 it gave your lap speed, current
position, laps left, etc... This panel was located in the upper left
hand corner of the montior...
Does NASCAR2 have such a thing or is it my installation?
Thanks
Donald
They removed the pit board, and I'm pissed about it. I really liked
that feature of Nascar1. Using the ALT-O option to have your spotter
call out lap times/speeds just doesn't cut it.
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Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/
> >They removed the pit board, and I'm pissed about it. I really liked
> >that feature of Nascar1. Using the ALT-O option to have your spotter
> >call out lap times/speeds just doesn't cut it.
> I agree with you. I still look for the pit board every lap when i'm playing
> Nascar2. The new graphics are impressive, but Papy left out some
> gameplay details.
I agree with you. I still look for the pit board every lap when i'm playing
Nascar2. The new graphics are impressive, but Papy left out some
gameplay details.
>I purchased NASCAR2 the other day and can't figure out how to turn on
>the informaton screen that NASCAR1 had ever time you crossed the
>Start-Finish line. In NASCAR1 it gave your lap speed, current
>position, laps left, etc... This panel was located in the upper left
>hand corner of the montior...
>Does NASCAR2 have such a thing or is it my installation?
Pick one or more: Model Rockets (competition-NERCB) / PCs (even Atari!) /
Papyrus ICR-ICR2-NCR / Who needs a life when you have multiple non-lives?
I know, but I had just grown accustomed to having it there. I still
look up after each lap.
--
Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/
The last race I went to (Nascar Phoenix) I bought a scanner to listen to
the drivers. And to be honest with you, spotters, crew chiefs, and
drivers hardly talk at all. Occasionally they will and most of the time
when the pass someone, but not all the time. Sometimes they give
interval times between the leader and their team, but not lap times.
Now if Nascar 2 had that, it would be great!
FYI,
John
I "listened in" on 5 races this year and the crew chiefs and drivers
typically only talk to each other when it's neccessary. Partly because
they want the driver concentrating on the race as much as possible and
not chatting when it's not needed - and partly because other teams
could be listening in (they don't want to give away too much).
Spotters, on the other hand, will talk all day long if the situation
calls for it. That is to say, if there is a car on either side, they
always let the driver know. If they didn't, I'm sure they wouldn't
have their job too long.
I have heard lap times given alot. They usually say something like
"32.6, the leader's doin 32.9". Jeff Gordon is one in particular that
I have heard ask stuff like this. I've also heard Jeff ask his crew
what line another driver is driving. Jeff asked what line T. Labonte
was driving at this year's fall C***te race.
If any of you go to a WC race (or any other race for that matter) in
the future, do yourself a favor - rent or buy a scanner. It really
enhances the experience. I find myself wishing I could "tune in" when
I'm watching on TV. Not only do you get the drivers and crews, you get
MRN radio coverage, the TV coverage (both of which have no commercials
- you listen to the announcers / crew during the breaks, which can be
pretty humorous at times). Also, you can tune in the Nascar officials
frequencies and know immediately why the caution is out, or who is
getting black flagged and why (how do you think the TV coverage knows
about all of that stuff). So what am I saying??? Scanners are cool! I
couldn't imagine going to a race without one.
Richard Grant
- regrant on Hawaii
