when turning a corner at a 90 degree turn you'll see a flash of the car in
front of you appear in your side mirror, especially on the
pacelap. it can be really annoying running last and then thinking
"what the hell!!??! I'm being lapped already?" It happens most of the time
at elkart.
No, it's not a bug... The mirrors also show the cars that are on the SIDE of
you, so when you go around a turn, the car in front of you is actually beside
of you for about half a second.. hope that clarifies something for ya!
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>>when turning a corner at a 90 degree turn you'll see a flash of the car in >>front of you appear in your side mirror, especially on the >>pacelap. it can be really annoying running last and then thinking >>"what the hell!!??! I'm being lapped already?" It happens most of the time >>at elkart. >No, it's not a bug... The mirrors also show the cars that are on the SIDE of >you, so when you go around a turn, the car in front of you is actually beside >of you for about half a second.. hope that clarifies something for ya!This is what we call a "working as designed." The mirrors have a wide
angle to allow you to see cars on your side while passing. Our current
mirror technology does not show walls or other trackside objects, so
sometimes you can see cars that are actually in front of you if you are at
right angles to them. Sorry for the confusion.
Rick Genter
Technical Lead, IndyCar Raing II
Sierra On-Line, Inc.
