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I was surprised that is a thing in some manual cars. In every car I see, the gear stick stays where it is after you switch gears. If you switch gears to 1 then
by shultays 3y ago
I was surprised that is a thing in some manual cars. In every car I see, the gear stick stays where it is after you switch gears. If you switch gears to 1 then it stays on 1, it does not go back to center/neutral position. If you want to move it to two, you first move it to neutral position and then move to 2.
edit: I thought it was returning back to neutral state in the video, I was wrong
- stavros 3y agoIt goes back to neutral in some cars? That sounds like a "shift by wire" thing, as usually the shift stick directly changes gears, and thus stays where it is. I've never seen it go back.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoSorry, I read in your profile that you're an amateur F1 driver. Are you willing to give more info on that, as it sounds pretty interesting.
- stavros 3y agoAh, sorry, that's right before "liar" and lots of people miss the joke.
- fragmede 3y agoAw. Car racing is a lot of fun, and there are a lot of multimillionaires browsing this forum. You can get a used F1 car for less than a million, so it's not inconceivable that someone here could actually be one. It goes karting, Formula 4, Formula 3, Formula 2, and then formula 1. Karting is relatively accessible, < $10k. Amateur formula one is then only a million to start and then a couple hundred grand a year upkeep.
- stavros 3y agoI'm sure a few are, but I drive a hatchback :P Badly.
- vlachen 3y agoAny car can be a race car at least once.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoPaul Walker would confirm.
- olyjohn 3y agoAny car can be a race car, period. I used to do track days in my Honda Fit. And there are actual competitive classes for them. If you want to get on the track, bring what you've got. I've seen people bring minivans to track days before.
- olyjohn 3y agoAmateur Formula One? Is that really a thing? How do they class the cars? Every year the cars are different due to rule changes. Unless everybody has a used F1 car from the same year, it seems like the cars could be pretty unmatched.
- shultays 3y agoAh I think I misunderstand the video, I thought it was returning automatically. But then the stick indicates the current gear, what is the point of a second screen? Convenience?
- stavros 3y agoI guess just so you can see it more easily on the dashboard, though I've always used my hand to check (that way I don't need to take my eyes off the road).