N2: what is that sound...

Sometimes when racing I'll hear a alarm (sounds like a firebell ringing) for a few seconds. What does this signify? Help me...... brian

Imenate danger It means that you are close to getting in trouble. I hear it all the time.

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>Yeah get out of the house as soon as possible!! :-) > Sorry I just had to do that.I haven't had that problem yet. (YET) >> Sometimes when racing I'll hear a alarm (sounds like a firebell ringing) >> for a few seconds. What does this signify? Help me...... >> brian

Yeah get out of the house as soon as possible!! :-) Sorry I just had to do that.I haven't had that problem yet. (YET)

I know the sound you are referring to. It sounds as if the spotter is about to give you an urgent message but then he doesn't say anything. Bart

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>Yeah get out of the house as soon as possible!! :-) > Sorry I just had to do that.I haven't had that problem yet. (YET) >> Sometimes when racing I'll hear a alarm (sounds like a firebell ringing) >> for a few seconds. What does this signify? Help me......

It think you'll find it's just a wake up call to say "look out!" I tend to get it if I turn on somebody by accident Cheers Jed The Pits - http://www.thepits.demon.co.uk

>>Sometimes when racing I'll hear a alarm (sounds like a firebell ringing) >>for a few seconds. What does this signify? Help me...... I think the sound is suposed to represent feedback you sometimes hear on the radio between the spotter and driver during the race.

>Sometimes when racing I'll hear a alarm (sounds like a firebell ringing) >for a few seconds. What does this signify? Help me...... >brian Hello Brian I think you will find it is a deliberate simulation of the "real" radio interference that occurs. As a part time truck driver I often get similar interference while communicating with other drivers and/or the office. Same goes for the click before and after the spotter has spoken, it part of that type of radio communcation. Those who know more on the subject may like to comment. -- Nigel of Lakewood Motorsports (Memeber of the Nascar Offline Racing Series) Nascar Coruba & Coke Chevy Hamilton New Zealand

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>>Sometimes when racing I'll hear a alarm (sounds like a firebell ringing) >>for a few seconds. What does this signify? Help me...... >>brian >I know the sound you are referring to. It sounds as if the spotter is about to >give you an urgent message but then he doesn't say anything. >Bart

My guess has always been that they are trying to simulate two radio transmissions "stepping" on each other.

There are several sounds used for the radio on/off when your spotter goes to say something. One of the radio on sounds, sounds like "be-be-be" :) presumably just to simulate the odd noises that often leak from a real driver-spotter radio. Is this what it could be? The first time I heard it I thought it might be a sound glitch until I looked at the .wav's in the sound data file. Thanks, Jon Guest Guildford, UK http://www.meganet.co.uk/~pegasus/nascar2/

It's simply the "squelch" sounds, with interference. It is, in fact, quite an accurate depiction of the real thing! -- Bruce. "...and if you look back 4 seconds...no, 31 seconds...!" (Murray Walker invents Time Travel, Imola, 27th. April 1997) VRE: http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/vegemiteracing/index.htm The STUNNED MULLET: http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/StunnedMullet/index.htm