GPL Monza pitboard

Excellent. The pitboard is very, very annoying. I don't like having to wait to see my lap time. Thanks a lot. Dave DmndDave >A couple of little tricks you can try if you're not happy with the current >pitboard position at Monza.

Just a thought...The spacebar is used to activate the raising of the driver's arm, why not an option to view an additional pit-sign anywhere on the track instead?...A nice little recall feature. Cheers! Marc

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> So much for historical accuracy. > > Excellent. The pitboard is very, very annoying. I don't like having to wait > > to see my lap time. Thanks a lot.

-- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

>So much for historical accuracy. Neither is driving with a Joystick Todd.

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>Now for those of you who aren't so bothered by realism (or simply believe >that you have very fast mechanics <g>), change the same line to: >pit_board = 30.2 300.0 -100.0 100.0 ; dlat of board, dlong of board, >dlong LOS start, dlong LOS end (last 2 not used) >The pitboard will now appear on the left shortly after crossing the >start/finish line - but it will be showing the time for the lap just >completed!

Thanks for that man. I did a 1:30.62 today but by the time I saw it on the pit board stopped rewound the replay it only got to a lock up on the last corner and stopped so all I had of the lap was the last 10th of the lap. From then on everytime I thought I did a good lap I would stop and check it. The thing is if it wasnt that fast you have to do a whole lap before you can try again. Had to settle with a 1:30.89. Todd.

So much for historical accuracy.

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> Excellent. The pitboard is very, very annoying. I don't like having to wait > to see my lap time. Thanks a lot. > Dave > DmndDave > >A couple of little tricks you can try if you're not happy with the current > >pitboard position at Monza.

-- Regards, Bruce. ----------

> So much for historical accuracy. LOL. YESSSSSSSSSSS!

Good idea. Perhaps the "P" key could also be used for the same thing? I am curious as to the reason for the "rasing of the arm" feature. I initially thought that it may be (a)the way of signalling to the pits that you were coming in next time around, or (b)asking a slow driver to get outta the ***y way or(c)waving to your loyal group of fans, who would cheer like ***y when the arm went up! However, now that pitting has been confirmed as not part of the game-plan, that's out of the equation. Any ideas? > Just a thought...The spacebar is used to activate the raising of > the driver's arm, why not an option to view an additional pit-sign > anywhere on the track instead?...A nice little recall feature. -- Regards, Bruce. ----------

Too true, Richard. As far as I've been able to determine the pit board was always hung from the pit "wall"....that's where the timers were, not over the other side of the track or down the road a bit.

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> You can take these things too far though. If people are happy to compromise > the accuracy for improved ergonomics then is that reall such an affront? > Those of us who want the accuracy can still have it after all <g> > btw - IMHO the board appearing at the pit wall is rather more accurate than > having it appear on the opposite side of the track exiting the Parabolica > ;-)

-- Regards, Bruce. ----------

rasing = raising (***y Windows 95!) -- Regards, Bruce. ----------

> rasing = raising (***y Windows 95!) Hey!..By the looks of one of your previous posts I thought you had Win98...Guess you actually have Win95 and IE4's (in)Active Desktop. ;) -- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

> I am curious as to the reason for the "rasing of the arm" feature. A drying feature in the event you forgot to apply antiperspirant. -- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

Look really closely at his fist, he might be giving the finger! :) LOL! Every little bit helps! it must have been pretty bad in those driver suits on a hot day back then! (even worse today I would bet!) Later, John

>> I am curious as to the reason for the "rasing of the arm" feature. >A drying feature in the event you forgot to apply antiperspirant. LOL! Good one. To be serious though: how about signaling other drivers that you are in trouble? Perhaps they will make even the AI understand so they don't bang into you!

Really GREAT! Thanx!

HA! Win95 at home (using N'scape) and Win98 at work (using IE 4.?). So at home I get the punctuation correct, but with crappy speilling, whilset at werk the speilink iss grate ***te pucnutatin ez schite.

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> > rasing = raising (***y Windows 95!) > Hey!..By the looks of one of your previous posts I thought you had > Win98...Guess you actually have Win95 and IE4's (in)Active Desktop. > ;) > -- > Marc J. Nelson > The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com > * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

-- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

LOL!! What about my left armpit? It's ***y horrendous in there!

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> > I am curious as to the reason for the "rasing of the arm" feature. > A drying feature in the event you forgot to apply antiperspirant. > -- > Marc J. Nelson > The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com > * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

-- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

> What about my left armpit? Ctrl+Alt+Del ;) -- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

Oh, *VERY* helpful!! :o)

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> > What about my left armpit? > Ctrl+Alt+Del > ;) > -- > Marc J. Nelson > The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com > * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

-- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

> > What about my left armpit? > Ctrl+Alt+Del > ;) Yes, or driving the course the other way should help too. I've always loved waving to oncoming traffic ever since I was a toddler!