25-02-2019, 01:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 25-02-2019, 01:08 AM by Mark Atkinson.)
Hello Eric,
That will teach an A7 newbie like me to try and identify a car, I remember the chap with the green car telling me he had run it in a major historic event in Europe, then recalled the wrong one!
I overlooked something in my last post. I think you would be wise to avoid modifying the red paddle switch with a remote wire. It may just cause a problem with you officials, because doing so would effect the functionality of a universally recognised and understood piece of safety equipment, so it may not work when needed - beware the law of unintended consequences.
Going back to my pictures, the single seater has a neat solution with a kill switch, but, not visible in the picture, some such cars have the location of such dash mounted masters marked on the cars external coaming directly above the switch, which is very clear to all. I always thought this a better solution than placing the switch deeper into the cars cockpit.
The funny thing is, sometimes when scrutineering, I would occasionally see cars at multiple events, but it would not fall to me to inspect them, then, when eventually they did, I would find that no visible kill switch or appropriate markings indicated the position or function. I would always ask the drivers to mark them up clearly before going on track, only to get a grummpy "no one else bothered about this before'!
Regards, Mark
Hello Douglas,
These are pictures taken by my little boy, I am sure he will be delighted for you to use his picture, so please do.
Regards, Mark.
That will teach an A7 newbie like me to try and identify a car, I remember the chap with the green car telling me he had run it in a major historic event in Europe, then recalled the wrong one!
I overlooked something in my last post. I think you would be wise to avoid modifying the red paddle switch with a remote wire. It may just cause a problem with you officials, because doing so would effect the functionality of a universally recognised and understood piece of safety equipment, so it may not work when needed - beware the law of unintended consequences.
Going back to my pictures, the single seater has a neat solution with a kill switch, but, not visible in the picture, some such cars have the location of such dash mounted masters marked on the cars external coaming directly above the switch, which is very clear to all. I always thought this a better solution than placing the switch deeper into the cars cockpit.
The funny thing is, sometimes when scrutineering, I would occasionally see cars at multiple events, but it would not fall to me to inspect them, then, when eventually they did, I would find that no visible kill switch or appropriate markings indicated the position or function. I would always ask the drivers to mark them up clearly before going on track, only to get a grummpy "no one else bothered about this before'!
Regards, Mark
(24-02-2019, 08:57 PM)Douglas Alderson Wrote: Mark can I use the photo of the dash badge on the blue car on my website...
Hello Douglas,
These are pictures taken by my little boy, I am sure he will be delighted for you to use his picture, so please do.
Regards, Mark.