To Ed Martin: NASCAR 2-Pit roads

Ed, In NASCAR 2, will the pit roads be 'straightened' at the tracks where they currently follow the bends in the front straight?

>Ed, > In NASCAR 2, will the pit roads be 'straightened' at the tracks where >they currently follow the bends in the front straight? No. the pit road will still be curved to follow ther contour of the track. This would require a MAJOR rewrite of our track design tools. Ed Martin Producer, Series Director NASCAR Racing League Papyrus / Sierra On-Line, Inc.

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>>Ed, >> In NASCAR 2, will the pit roads be 'straightened' at the tracks where >>they currently follow the bends in the front straight? >No. the pit road will still be curved to follow ther contour of the >track. This would require a MAJOR rewrite of our track design tools.

How about random pit assignments?

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> >>Ed, > >> In NASCAR 2, will the pit roads be 'straightened' at the tracks where > >>they currently follow the bends in the front straight? > >No. the pit road will still be curved to follow ther contour of the > >track. This would require a MAJOR rewrite of our track design tools. > How about random pit assignments?

There's nothing random about pit assignments. With the exception of the defending points champion, pit stalls are assigned based on how you qualify. David Martin

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>> >>Ed, >> >> In NASCAR 2, will the pit roads be 'straightened' at the tracks where >> >>they currently follow the bends in the front straight? >> >No. the pit road will still be curved to follow ther contour of the >> >track. This would require a MAJOR rewrite of our track design tools. >> How about random pit assignments? >There's nothing random about pit assignments. With the exception of the >defending points champion, pit stalls are assigned based on how you >qualify. >David Martin

Yes, and from what I understand, you get to pick your pit stall, after the defending champion, and then the qualifiers ahead of you, have chosen. Is this correct? Kyle Langston PowWow - same

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>> How about random pit assignments? >There's nothing random about pit assignments. With the exception of the >defending points champion, pit stalls are assigned based on how you >qualify. >David Martin

Are you sure about that? I thought that assignments we're done based on how well you qualified but the driver also had the choice of pit stalls. In other words, if you qualified first you would have first dibs to choose any spot other than the 1st one on pit road. Of course you'd want to grab a spot toward the front but at some tracks it would be better to catch a spot which has an opening in the pit wall in front of it. That way no one could block you in. --- Frank ---

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> Are you sure about that? I thought that assignments we're done based on how > well you qualified but the driver also had the choice of pit stalls. In other > words, if you qualified first you would have first dibs to choose any spot other > than the 1st one on pit road. > Of course you'd want to grab a spot toward the front but at some tracks it would > be better to catch a spot which has an opening in the pit wall in front of it. > That way no one could block you in. > --- Frank ---

Pit assignments could be taken 2 ways. You can be assigned one or you could assign your own from those not taken. Still, there is nothing random about it. I don't know all the rules and it may be different at different tracks but it would make sense to me to allow drivers the choice based on how they qualify. There are really only 2 or 3 spots that have an advantage. Those that have more room around them like at the ends and next to the garage entrance and victory lane. David Martin

On Wednesday, June 26, 1996, David Martin wrote... > > Are you sure about that? I thought that assignments we're done based on how > > well you qualified but the driver also had the choice of pit stalls. In other > > words, if you qualified first you would have first dibs to choose any spot other > > than the 1st one on pit road. > > Of course you'd want to grab a spot toward the front but at some tracks it would > > be better to catch a spot which has an opening in the pit wall in front of it.

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> > That way no one could block you in. > > --- Frank --- > Pit assignments could be taken 2 ways. You can be assigned one or you > could assign your own from those not taken. Still, there is nothing > random about it. I don't know all the rules and it may be different at > different tracks but it would make sense to me to allow drivers the > choice based on how they qualify. There are really only 2 or 3 spots > that have an advantage. Those that have more room around them like at > the ends and next to the garage entrance and victory lane. > David Martin

Pit assignments are based on A) the previous year's champion, and B) how you qualify. By this, they are given a choice on where they want to pit. Most tracks people try to pit closer to the front. However, at Talladega and Daytona, the people try to pit slightly farther back, therefore able to attain 55 mph by the end of pit road, for green flag pit stops. This gives them the added advantage of being at full speed much quicker than the person at the front who is at 5-10 mph at the same point. At Sears Point, the drivers try to get into the outside pit location, as at "Gilligan's Island", you incur a 15 second penalty due to the fact you don't take as long to enter the pits. On other tracks, the drivers try for the front straight pits, for obvious reasons, as you get to pit first from the front straight pits. Other drivers must wait until the pace car reaches the back straight pits. It is my understanding that NASCAR will finally revoke the Champion's Pit choice after this year. Hope this straightens out a few things... -- ??Jan Kohl?? ***Diamond Motorsports*** Computer Systems Programmer, USAF Air Ground Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Fl <<http://www.arc.net/users/jkohl/>> US Mirror of "The Pits" <<http://www.arc.net/users/jkohl/thepits/>>