Requiring steering sensors in the car

[haagar]

It would be pretty simple to adapt one of the current data acquisition sensors (like the shock travel sensors) to monitor the steering wheel position.

With this it would be easier to tell if someone really drove the car towards the wall or actually got loose.

 

[Sean D, shondoo]

And it's a damn shame that things like this even have to be discussed. Big business has ruined all aspects of sportsmanship and doing the right thing. Any championship won this way is empty at best and any competitor worth his or her salt wouldn't want one that way.

Sean D

 

[JIMBO]

Just run a unmanned car

 

[snowbunny]

How about little black boxes and voice recorders too.

 

["Dr. Dirt"]

Just run a unmanned car

Thanks James, I needed that today!

 

[The Counterfeiter]

It would be pretty simple to adapt one of the current data acquisition sensors (like the shock travel sensors) to monitor the steering wheel position.

With this it would be easier to tell if someone really drove the car towards the wall or actually got loose.

It would have to be coupled to a sensor in the seat section of the driver's firesuit! -

 

[Silly Savage]

this would be more helpful for performance rather than to see if someone intentionally drove out of the groove.

 

[haagar]

this would be more helpful for performance rather than to see if someone intentionally drove out of the groove.

How would this be helpful for performance?

If teams thought it would be a useful tuning tool then they would probably already have them on the cars.

 

[turbo ken]

If you ever drove an f/c or altered you would know that won't work, the steering isn't as precise as you may think, and you don't precise steering on one, it will get you in trouble real quick (over correcting).

 

[haagar]

Sorry. When I said tuning tool I meant as far as seeing how the drivers input may have affected the car on the prior runs. Not as an actual adjustment that affects the performance of the car.

 

[turbo ken]

Sorry. When I said tuning tool I meant as far as seeing how the drivers input may have affected the car on the prior runs. Not as an actual adjustment that affects the performance of the car.

If that did any good as a tuning tool they would have had it years ago, besides they would also have to have something that precisely locates where the car is on the track, and they would also have to know precisely where the groove is on every inch of the track.

 

[Gary H]

You could do the same thing measuring directional G-force.

 

[Toby]

Quite a few already have linear or rotary pots to measure steering position. Its not a pretty graph. Like mentioned earlier by Skloss, the steering is constantly moving. Using Lat G with steering might help. Yet really until you know left and right tire grip, you won't know if the steering was a voluntary or reactive movement.

 

[turbo ken]

Quite a few already have linear or rotary pots to measure steering position. Its not a pretty graph. Like mentioned earlier by Skloss, the steering is constantly moving. Using Lat G with steering might help. Yet really until you know left and right tire grip, you won't know if the steering was a voluntary or reactive movement.

Very well said Toby.

 

[Doug]

As Toby said there are a number of cars out there that already monitor steering input, but it’s kind of like the chicken or the egg… Which came first tire slip, or steering input.

Now I’m not a fan of NFC or T/F but if the guy wants to intentionally drive out of the groove to lose a round so bit it! I can’t imagine most drivers would ever want to even think about doing that.

 

[Randy]

It would be pretty simple to adapt one of the current data acquisition sensors (like the shock travel sensors) to monitor the steering wheel position.

With this it would be easier to tell if someone really drove the car towards the wall or actually got loose.

And thinking like this is why we are in a recession.