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One of the disapointments of GP2 is that the gravel only slows you
down, but doesn't make the engine stall.  

I'm wondering if any clever coder out there is looking into
a patch that maybe cuts the engine after a predetermined
time period in the gravel. This would add some extra spice to
the racing .

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What should happen is that the wheels just dig in deeper until you get
to the point where you realise that you are just making things worse.
At that point you turn the engine off.

An easy "patch" for this is to just stop trying to get back to the
circuit if you feel that you don't deserve to <g>

Richard

You're not moving....no cooling airflow to the engine....engine very
quickly overheats and expires (especially as you're revving the guts out
of it trying to get out of the gravel).

Cheers!
John

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On Mon, 12 Aug 1996 22:54:05 +0100, John Wallace

How long would it take for the engine to overheat to that extent?
Especially considering that they can be stationary in the pits for 30
or more seconds if there's a problem (admittedly with no revving).

As far as I can tell, cars that get stuck in gravel traps are either
plain stuck or the driver doesn't get the clutch depressed in time &
it stalls because of that. If the engine actually expired, wouldn't we
get a "Berger" <g>

Richard

I remember Coulthard's overheating when he was stuck in the gravel
earlier this year - Spain I think it was. Actually the drivers do rev
the engine in the pits, quite a lot in fact. This is done to prevent the
plugs oiling up, and constant "blips" of the throttle are required.

Basically plain stuck I think. An overheating expiration would be rather
more memorable....

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Whatever it was I just said was probably just personal opinion
rather than the official view of my employer.

Is it just me, but I'm sure that when gravel traps first became
prevalent in F1 just about every car that entered them stayed there.
Now they seem to be able to drive straight through them. Different
gravel being used?

Richard

The Original "gravel traps" were actually "sand traps",I think,.
That's why...when you actually slid into one,there was no way you were
going to get out if it!....The cars just sank up to their bellies and
sat there with both rear wheels spinning in almost mid-air.
I believe it was found that the gravel dissipated the speed more
smoothly...
rgs
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Luca