rec.autos.simulators

Heres your chance to voice your opinions!!!
Myself and 2 other people are designing and soon to start construction
on a NEW type of simulators.
You have all seen the F1 type and so on simulators that are good,but
lack the realistic motion of a real race car. That is where we come
in,all of us has a different specialty so merging them makes great
sence.

The first sim we are designing and building will be for drag racing. The
sim will be a full tube chassis(cockpit only) that you will actually
"get into". It will be complete with wheel, pedals,seat,harness and a
special keyboard type panel for all the keystrokes needed to play NHRA
or Burnout plus more. Many options will be availble,for example a smoke
machine to simulate burnouts and going up in smoke. Some of the other
standard features are:
Backward movement= Accelleration
Forward= Braking
Variable Vibration = increase/decreace with engine R.P.M.
Built in Speakers
Touch pad type of mouse
Basic paint colors with more colors as an option
PLUS MUCH MORE

Some of the Options:
Smoke machine
Helmet with built in speakers
Side to Side movement = For crash's
Plus Many More!!!!!!!!!!!

We hope to soon have designs for F1, NASCAR and Aircraft. We also plan
to have a "Generic" unit for different sims.

All sims are being built to take up as little space as nessary,but the
***pit dimesions will be built to fit each gamer's needs.

Here is where you come in!!! We want your input !!!!  What would you
like to see????
What would you like if we built one for you?????????

Price you ask ???? Well that is still being worked out,but we hope to
have the basic units around the $1,000.00 mark. Yea a bit pricey, but
cheaper than buying/building your own race car and the high $$$$ for
travel,spare parts,payroll,etc.

Let me know what you think and your "Wish List" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Troy

Sounds good.  I remember reading about a posting to do with a speaker at
all four corners to aid in the feel of the sim, this would be nice to
see in your construction.

Apart from that, robust and well made, quality is paramount.

All the best,
Craig.

I think I'll concentrate on good visuals - hopefully use a projection
screen, and sound - surround with subwoofers mounted in the seat. I've
read that unless motion is done right that it will take away from the
experience.

BOB

considering that drag racers use the 'on/off' method of throttle usage when it comes
to fuel racing (Top Fuel and Funny Car), i think keeping the throttle limited to
button association was a good move.  they never have the throttle half depressed.
you're either idling, or full blast.  no in between that a pedal could provide you.

-jch

Marty

Hope this helps!

Ben

From original message:

Heres your chance to voice your opinions!!!
Myself and 2 other people are designing and soon to start construction
on a NEW type of simulators.
You have all seen the F1 type and so on simulators that are good,but
lack the realistic motion of a real race car. That is where we come
in,all of us has a different specialty so merging them makes great
sence.

Every road car can generate a resultant force on the occupants in
excess of 1G. Sitting at rest or at constant velocity, there's a 1G
force (down). If the car brakes on a level surface at 0.8G (most any
road car can achieve this), the resultant force is (sqrt (+ 1 (* 0.8
0.8))) or 1.28 G. For a 1 G lateral acceleration on a level surface,
(sqrt 2) or 1.4 G is the resultant force on an occupant.

---Jim

---Jim