[DeTomaso] NPC - Eyeball view of driving an F1 car

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

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*Photo Here for list members
http://www.teamsolcal.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1762&pid=112567#pid112567
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*Found that Ferrari claims that their wheel is 100,000 ponds or US $156,000*
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This is really cool. here are the functions and you can see the article on
the site.

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1 Information from the FIA and the marshals (such as a yellow flag)
2 N = Neutral
3 D = Drink button
4 Pr = Problem (leaves a cookie on the data acquisition system)
5 Diag X = Deactivate sensor
6 BB = Brake balance
7 Ack = Acknowledge
8 Box = Pit stop
9 BP = Bite point of the clutch
10 Diag Y = Deactivate sensor
11 R = Radio button
12 BO = Boost (extra revs to overtake)
13 PL = Pit lane speed limiter
14 Preload = Basic differential setting
15 Setting of the differential at the entry of a corner
16 Setting of the differential at the exit of a corner
17 Cruise = Cruise control when running behind the Safety Car
18 RPM = Max revs of the engine
19 Tyres = To confirm tyre choice for next pit stop
20 Clutch
21 Fuel = To adjust fuel mixture
22 Pedal = To adjust the sensitivity of the throttle
23 Left paddle, to change one gear down
24 Right paddle, to change one gear up
25 Two hand controlled clutch paddles

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On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 6:20 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

> I asked about that when at the USGP F1 race at Indy when visiting with the
> Red Bull team (who were not the powerhouse they are today).  I'll send you
> somethimg later today, but yes, they use them all. So much that it seemed
> dangerous to me.  Those steering wheels cost from 50,000 to 80,000 each.
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> Michael
> On Oct 20, 2011 10:25 PM, "Tom Shinrock" <tmshinro at aol.com> wrote:
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>> I thought this was pretty neat.
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>> http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/19/see-what-an-f1-driver-really-sees-while-racing/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing8%7Cdl20%7Csec3_lnk3%7C105921
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>> Wonder what all the buttons do that are on the steering wheel (or more
>> correctly I wonder if the driver really uses them all).
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>> Tom
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