NASCAR pits

Can someone tell me how to pit in NASCAR? When I pull into the pit and stop the car, nothing happens....

>Can someone tell me how to pit in NASCAR? When I pull into the pit and stop the >car, nothing happens.... Make sure that you are in your pit and try hitting the brake button again. Or you can run races that are short enough not to require a pit stop. ;) Wayne ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have a cigar, you're gonna go far. - Pink Floyd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

: Can someone tell me how to pit in NASCAR? When I pull into the pit and stop the : car, nothing happens.... Make sure you are stopping in the right place. Once you get it stopped in the right place, the red timer will start in the upper right corner of the screen. I did the same thing until I got used to stopping in the right place. Stew

You may want to try recalibrating your joystick or whatever device you are using for your brakes and gas pedal. It sounds as if you may not be bringing your car to a complete STOP so no pit work. Also make sure you are not slightly to far forward or outside your pit area. Try backing up and see if they will work on your car. Just a couple of guesses. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

>Subject: NASCAR pits >Date: 24 Jan 1995 03:49:28 GMT >Can someone tell me how to pit in NASCAR? When I pull into the pit and stop the >car, nothing happens.... It seems to me that you have to be able to see the crewman holding the pit sign in the left side of the windshield to get things going. If you drive past him, nothing. If you don't get close enough, nothing. If you can't find your pit at all, mine has always been the first stall. You can see the crew standing behind the wall waiting on you. If there are front and back pits, I have always been on the front (and not because of my qualifying abilities!) Oh, if you are talking about the demo, your out of luck. The crew doesn't make the trip to the track. I believe they are still in the shop working on the race setup. 8> jAY ----#18-------#18-------#18-------#18-------#18-------#18-------#28------ Jay Jenkins Just MY You don't see Naval Surface Warfare Center opinion no hearses with Dahlgren, VA 22448-5000 of course. luggage racks. Rusty - Schmusty

Speaking of the pit situation on NASCAR, my manual says that the pits are determined randomly, but I have had the same pit every time I have playe, the first one. Was this just another thing they forgot to put in the game? Heath

Well, you're the lucky one. I get the last pit every time. I tried qualifying, but never got good enough at that to advance.

: ARE YOU LISTENING PAPYRUS!!!! I dont like paying $60.00 to BETA test : programs! Well, guess you didn't learn your lesson after ICR. Doug - Who doesn't even THINK about owning NASCAR!!!!!

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> : Well, you're the lucky one. I get the last pit every time. I tried > : qualifying, but never got good enough at that to advance. > Lucky one I'll say.... I have played this game over and over again and I > ALWAYS get the last pit in the line. So much for the manual, I guess the > manual was written by the same person who designed the Soundblaster 16 > Stereo and Announcers options. :) Neither of those work either! > ARE YOU LISTENING PAPYRUS!!!! I dont like paying $60.00 to BETA test > programs!

Well there is certainly a an option which was planned (pit location), but apparently was to difficult to maintain software wise. Too, bad it would've been fun -- and even more hair-raising than pit stops are now. Don't expect it to be fixed. However what Announcer option are you complaining about. The only announcer there is Ned at the very beginning. I also have fairly decent Stereo with my PAS+, (of course it is a little scratchy -- but I remember before NASCAR came out someone had posted hoping they would include the full range of sounds heard in the***pit like the *** flying up and hitting the undercarriage, so I just pretend that's what all of that static is -- oh, yeh and the static on my radio caused by the altnernator). Either enjoy it or take it back for a refund or give it to a friend (or enemy). -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. <- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Interesting.. I have never had this problem with static on mine on any setting. Not like I ever use sb16 stereo anymore.. I don't even use digitzed sounds. Just takes up way too much processor time. - Rich +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Rich Williams | "Finishing second is like kissing your sister. | +---------------------+ Sure, it's fun, but nothing to be proud of." | +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------+

>The pits thing is minor considering how excellent the game actually is. I >don't understand all of the problems people have the the SB16 driver. I run it >with no problems, and I don't even have an actual SB16. It's only an SB16 >compatible. I'm a bit curious, here, too. I have a genuine SB16 and all the sounds on SB16 Stereo are fine, *except* for the infamous static. This static appears to get worse on SB16 Mono and SB8 Stereo, but improves once again on SB8 Mono. Since the last option is far less CPU intensive and sounds nearly the same, I now use it all the time. Any other observations on this issue? Regards, John

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>>However what Announcer option are you complaining about. The only >>announcer there is Ned at the very beginning. I also have fairly decent >>Stereo with my PAS+, (of course it is a little scratchy -- but I >>remember before NASCAR came out someone had posted hoping they would >>include the full range of sounds heard in the***pit like the *** >>flying up and hitting the undercarriage, so I just pretend that's what >>all of that static is -- oh, yeh and the static on my radio caused by >>the altnernator). Either enjoy it or take it back for a refund or give >>it to a friend (or enemy). >Supposedly, there was supposed to be an announcer in the game itself. I'm glad >it wasn't included tho for 2 reasons. 1) It'd slow the game down considerably >and 2) it would make concentrating on the game much more difficult. > - Rich >+---------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ >| Rich Williams | Home page: [link lost in import: /~doc] | >+---------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ >+---------------------+---------------------------------------------------+

-- John C. McCanless Department of Electrical Engineering University of ***ia

>Doug - Who doesn't even THINK about owning NASCAR!!!!! You have no idea what you're missing. NASCAR *IS* the best racing simulation ever written. Bar none. - Rich +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Rich Williams | "Finishing second is like kissing your sister. | +---------------------+ Sure, it's fun, but nothing to be proud of." | +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------+

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|> : ARE YOU LISTENING PAPYRUS!!!! I dont like paying $60.00 to BETA test |> : programs! |> |> Well, guess you didn't learn your lesson after ICR. |> |> Doug - Who doesn't even THINK about owning NASCAR!!!!! |>

Well, I learned my lesson from ICR: Buying a program from Papyrus isn't a problem at all - I'm sure they'll produce a patch quite quickly. That's a lot better compared to MicroPr*se, where I'm still waiting for patches for Darkl*nds, Master of Or*on... (and I guess, I'll wait forever :-( Herbert PS: Better to buy a BETA version, and get patches, than buying programs with errors that are never corrected... --

Here's an interesting pit problem: While in the lead at Michigan (one that I fought for during the previous 58 laps!), the yellow flag drops (one J. Gordon loses it in 2). As the pits open, I'm right behind the pace car, so I drop into the pits (yep, the 1st pit, of course). As I'm jacked up for right side ***, my car is ***ly shoved into the pit wall and thrown 2 pit spaces down. Now I am shown with wheel damage, and in someone else's pit spot (although my pit crew continue working). Curious (as you might imagine), I check the replay to see what happened. Elliot apparently tried to enter the pits late ( he was high upon exiting 4 and above another car). He flew down towards the pit, crossing the short grass strip that seperates the pit lane from the track, prior to the outer pit wall. This action sets his car loose, and his correction sends his speeding car directly into my front quarter panel. BOOM! Talk about lousy luck. 1:25 in the pits total for me -- thoughts of top 10 finish over (all this in a Champ Season). I saved the replay -- I'll try and upload to the Papyrus BBS for anyone interested. Feature? Another negative of the first pit spot?

Same problem here with that scratchy sound from my PAS16... Other than that the game plays great!!..Bummer on the announcer . Hope to hear more than just ole Ned J. Ben Benson