NASCAR2 - Information Panel

Greetings Fellow Race Fans.... I purchased NASCAR2 the other day and can't figure out how to turn on the informaton screen that NASCAR1 had ever time you crossed the Start-Finish line. In NASCAR1 it gave your lap speed, current position, laps left, etc... This panel was located in the upper left hand corner of the montior... Does NASCAR2 have such a thing or is it my installation? Thanks Donald

They removed the pit board, and I'm pissed about it. I really liked that feature of Nascar1. Using the ALT-O option to have your spotter call out lap times/speeds just doesn't cut it. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

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> >They removed the pit board, and I'm pissed about it. I really liked > >that feature of Nascar1. Using the ALT-O option to have your spotter > >call out lap times/speeds just doesn't cut it. > I agree with you. I still look for the pit board every lap when i'm playing > Nascar2. The new graphics are impressive, but Papy left out some > gameplay details.

Think about it: Actual NASCAR teams don't use a pit board, unless the radios go down. You are basically getting the same info the real drivers get, and then some (via the function keys).

I agree with you. I still look for the pit board every lap when i'm playing Nascar2. The new graphics are impressive, but Papy left out some gameplay details.

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>Greetings Fellow Race Fans.... >I purchased NASCAR2 the other day and can't figure out how to turn on >the informaton screen that NASCAR1 had ever time you crossed the >Start-Finish line. In NASCAR1 it gave your lap speed, current >position, laps left, etc... This panel was located in the upper left >hand corner of the montior... >Does NASCAR2 have such a thing or is it my installation?

It's gone. :( There is a keyboard command to tell the spotter to report times/speeds every lap. And you could switch the spotter to text mode, so that's *almost* the same thing. F1 can be used to get laps and F2 for position as before. Pick one or more: Model Rockets (competition-NERCB) / PCs (even Atari!) / Papyrus ICR-ICR2-NCR / Who needs a life when you have multiple non-lives?

I know, but I had just grown accustomed to having it there. I still look up after each lap. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

The last race I went to (Nascar Phoenix) I bought a scanner to listen to the drivers. And to be honest with you, spotters, crew chiefs, and drivers hardly talk at all. Occasionally they will and most of the time when the pass someone, but not all the time. Sometimes they give interval times between the leader and their team, but not lap times. Now if Nascar 2 had that, it would be great! FYI, John

I "listened in" on 5 races this year and the crew chiefs and drivers typically only talk to each other when it's neccessary. Partly because they want the driver concentrating on the race as much as possible and not chatting when it's not needed - and partly because other teams could be listening in (they don't want to give away too much). Spotters, on the other hand, will talk all day long if the situation calls for it. That is to say, if there is a car on either side, they always let the driver know. If they didn't, I'm sure they wouldn't have their job too long. I have heard lap times given alot. They usually say something like "32.6, the leader's doin 32.9". Jeff Gordon is one in particular that I have heard ask stuff like this. I've also heard Jeff ask his crew what line another driver is driving. Jeff asked what line T. Labonte was driving at this year's fall C***te race. If any of you go to a WC race (or any other race for that matter) in the future, do yourself a favor - rent or buy a scanner. It really enhances the experience. I find myself wishing I could "tune in" when I'm watching on TV. Not only do you get the drivers and crews, you get MRN radio coverage, the TV coverage (both of which have no commercials - you listen to the announcers / crew during the breaks, which can be pretty humorous at times). Also, you can tune in the Nascar officials frequencies and know immediately why the caution is out, or who is getting black flagged and why (how do you think the TV coverage knows about all of that stuff). So what am I saying??? Scanners are cool! I couldn't imagine going to a race without one. Richard Grant - regrant on Hawaii