rec.autos.simulators

>             Zog

> >What about shifting itself: I find it rather difficult to get the timing right
> >(especially with the LWFF pedals) between releasing the throttle, shift and back on
> >(full) throttle. Every now and then I'm a bit out of phase (so to say) and notice I
> >accomplish the opposite: The gearbox is overrevving way into the redzone. any tips
> >on this one?

> I have the same problem. What we need is a force-feedback shifter, so
> we can ajust the time off-throttle to the actual shifting process. :)

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> Wolfgang Preiss   \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome.

> > (I have the feeling this is why I almost never finish an int. long session: My
> > engine fails at a certain point (lack of power and a very nervous rpm-needle))

> [Please don't be offended if you already knew the following. I'm just making
> sure - and maybe it'll still help someone who just bought the game.]

> Hmm, just check one more thing there. The fuel pressure. That sounds exactly
> like GPL's out-of-fuel behaviour.

>>But I think you will find that double-declutching is a
>>thow-back to very early cars where you had to dis-engage the clutch
>>change into neutral, them dis-engage the clutch a second time
>>to change to the next gear, not sure about the reasons you had to do this
>>though.

> > I have the same problem. What we need is a force-feedback shifter, so
> > we can ajust the time off-throttle to the actual shifting process. :)

> and FF-pedals, for the braking action of course ;-)

> <won't buy a FF wheel until there is an FF pedal unit>