Bob has nightvision?

[.star.]

Im curious, im not at a level to try yet but lets say 24hr race on nurburgring. if you put bob in the FGT or hell even the HKS Evo, can he see at night?

bit of a random thought but it came up when i raced a friend on 24hr ring and it went dark and he was in the hks evo and he couldnt see ANYTHING lol

 

[SS_1182]

Haha, right away I knew what you were talking about. We just did a time change on the Ring and I had to change cars because I couldn't see anything with the FGT.

 

[Waltermydoinher]

LOL, I knew what you were talking about too. Without thinking about the 24hr format, I entered him in the 24hrs @ Lemans in the FGT. I went to sleep for about 5hrs or so and it was 10pm race time when I checked in to see how old faithful Bob was doing. It was raining, and pitch black but he's doing 220mph on the Mulsanne!! LOL Great Balls of FIRE, this guy is fearless!

 

[RikkiGT-R]

This is where the AI trumps us; they obviously don't need to be able to see the way we do and could drive around in complete darkness with no problem at all.

 

[BTBAM]

LOL, I knew what you were talking about too. Without thinking about the 24hr format, I entered him in the 24hrs @ Lemans in the FGT. I went to sleep for about 5hrs or so and it was 10pm race time when I checked in to see how old faithful Bob was doing. It was raining, and pitch black but he's doing 220mph on the Mulsanne!! LOL Great Balls of FIRE, this guy is fearless!

Same thing happened to me, without the rain. Good to know if you intend to do this race in A-spec with FGT unless you don't mind driving behind someone for the whole night. Not that the pitiful lights in other cars help much.
BTW a.i. does exactly as well in the dark just as good laptimes, i bet no human driver can do that.

 

[WRECKU]

Its no problem for Bob. Mine has done the 24hr Le Mans 6 times. In the rain, in the dark of night, in the intense heat of the day, "Bob SuperHero AI Racer" does it all. His name will go down in history.

Rumor has it Bob may have been trained by Speed Racer.

 

[hilde86]

BTW a.i. does exactly as well in the dark just as good laptimes, i bet no human driver can do that.

Far from it! They even drive faster times in the dark because of the higher oxygen content in the air. And the lights of the cars are so good nowadays that most of the drivers rather drive at night instead of daylight.

 

[rkk01]

Yep - had a mild panic after the start of my first B Spec Le Mans 24hr....

But it was fine - LBH Bob wasn't really driving the car, was he. He's just a rendered part of the cockpit, after all. and the AI cars just go around the circuit "on rails"...

 

[cicohipe]

Yep - had a mild panic after the start of my first B Spec Le Mans 24hr....

But it was fine - LBH Bob wasn't really driving the car, was he. He's just a rendered part of the cockpit, after all. and the AI cars just go around the circuit "on rails"...

Pfft.. that sounds like nonsense to me. I think it's pretty clear to any educated person that bob has night-vision.

 

[Stash!]

Great Thread, i never actually thought of this.. I'm definitely going to enter BOB in a lightless car in a Endurance races and make him the Chuck Norris of driving!

I would feel like GOD!, to have my driver to be able do that

 

[MoneymakerM6]

Same thing happened to me, without the rain. Good to know if you intend to do this race in A-spec with FGT unless you don't mind driving behind someone for the whole night. Not that the pitiful lights in other cars help much.
BTW a.i. does exactly as well in the dark just as good laptimes, i bet no human driver can do that.

The Stig did it!!! But its debatable whether the Stig is actually human or not lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eZt9_7VV-I

skip to 6:40

 

[juanrmattos]

Yup, Yup...

I was pumped up just to be able to finally race the level 35 endurance of Le Mans on B Spec, used one of the FGT and waited a few hours in excitement thinking about the great detail that should have been placed into seeing your driver racing at night, but all of the sudden it was "pitch black"... and like someone quoted above, my guy was flying around the track

I just quit the race and started it again on the Pescarolo C60 Hybride-Judd (Only installed level 3 Turbo, jumped the Tranny to 249 and soft tires), after three back to back 24hr endurance races they have jumped to mid level 37 and I dont even have to monitor them at all (Strength lasts enough for the tires to give out for auto pit) and finish every race leaving 2nd place 18 laps behind.

 

[garbuckle]

My bob is doing the Le Mans 24hr now in the X2010. It does have lights, not that it makes a difference to bob, but it makes the race come alive. I really think it's quite the achievement to have 12 cars running around the track with full lighting, in 1080p, in a full downpour. You can see the reflections off the signs, as your headlights hit them, and the red glow of the brake lights in the mist trailing the cars. It's quite the sight, and I commend bob for being able to drive it lol

For a good laugh, I switched to cockpit mode... it's even harder to see, as the windshield is covered in rain droplets. Barreling through the night at 400+ km/h is mind boggling

 

[juanrmattos]

Yes garbuckle... hilarious, and very enjoyable to see all the reflections, the fireworks coming into the complex and the exhaust flames at the end of the straights when down-shifting. But.... does your Bob gets tired right quick on the X10?, mines would do about three laps at the speed of light and pit in, while on a car like the C60 they all run about 10 laps before loosing their strength.

 

[RODDUZ]

LOL, I knew what you were talking about too. Without thinking about the 24hr format, I entered him in the 24hrs @ Lemans in the FGT. I went to sleep for about 5hrs or so and it was 10pm race time when I checked in to see how old faithful Bob was doing. It was raining, and pitch black but he's doing 220mph on the Mulsanne!! LOL Great Balls of FIRE, this guy is fearless!

Haha. Brilliant!

 

[Submerged]

Far from it! They even drive faster times in the dark because of the higher oxygen content in the air. And the lights of the cars are so good nowadays that most of the drivers rather drive at night instead of daylight.

I gotta say that's one of the most stupid saying I've ever heard. Night-time is generally cooler in the summer. But this wouldn't really lead to a "higher oxygen content" that would give a marked improvement to the drivers.

The only reason why it may seem that most drivers "want" to drive at night, is that they generally get less distracted around them. I assume that they personally prefer to drive at daytime just in case someone has a massive accident and there's debris all over the track...

 

[cicua]

I gotta say that's one of the most stupid saying I've ever heard. Night-time is generally cooler in the summer. But this wouldn't really lead to a "higher oxygen content" that would give a marked improvement to the drivers.

Yes it does. Cold air is more dense that hot air. More air sucked into the engine means more power.

The fastest laps at Lemans 24h is usually made in the early morning hours, and not because the drivers just had morning coffee

 

[Spacegoat]

Great Thread, i never actually thought of this.. I'm definitely going to enter BOB in a lightless car in a Endurance races and make him the Chuck Norris of driving!

I would feel like GOD!, to have my driver to be able do that

Chuck Norris wishes he was half the man B-Spec Bob is.

 

[Stash!]

Chuck Norris wishes he was half the man B-Spec Bob is.

👍

 

[garbuckle]

Yes garbuckle... hilarious, and very enjoyable to see all the reflections, the fireworks coming into the complex and the exhaust flames at the end of the straights when down-shifting. But.... does your Bob gets tired right quick on the X10?, mines would do about three laps at the speed of light and pit in, while on a car like the C60 they all run about 10 laps before loosing their strength.

I haven't noticed, really. I know he pits every 9 laps or so, for fuel. Looking now, what you say is about accurate. He's down to 1/2 tank of gas (about 4-5 laps), and his strength just hit zero. I set my bob to only pit for tires/fuel, so he runs half the time at zero strength lol

I'm surprised he hasn't demolished the car yet, because at the end of some straights, he ends up barreling into the opposition. I do see some banged up rear ends on their cars lol

 

[Shinzah]

I gotta say that's one of the most stupid saying I've ever heard. Night-time is generally cooler in the summer. But this wouldn't really lead to a "higher oxygen content" that would give a marked improvement to the drivers.

Like is already stated, cold air is denser air. Colder denser air, loves to make horsepower. Too cold (Dead of night, 12pm-3am or so) and the engine doesn't produce peak power, but slightly warmer in the sweet spot (4am-8am or so) produces peak power.

All fastest laps at lemans have been set around the break of dawn, its a fact anyone whose watched the race more then once will attest to and research would probably show to be true.

Also, the Peugeots in the last race were all making peak power when their banks blew chunks of cheap french engine parts all over the track. I believe all but one went up under cloak of darkness, maybe two.

The only reason why it may seem that most drivers "want" to drive at night, is that they generally get less distracted around them. I assume that they personally prefer to drive at daytime just in case someone has a massive accident and there's debris all over the track...

Drivers hate driving at night. Theres several more distractions, ground fog, mist and vapours from warm tires, trailing smoke and lights from stands and campfires, slowcars, The glowwing vests of safetyworkers and flagmen and the general darkness. Headlights may have improved, but your still only seeing the relative vicinity and not the big picture. Drivers are happy to drive fast at night if pushed, because its the best time to make up time. Not because of a lack of distractions.

 

[Submerged]

I understand all of that. It was just that the person who first mentioned that there is "higher oxygen content" at night kinda worded it badly to make it seem like the drivers themselves would suddenly get huge amount of oxygen themselves and have faster reaction times and amazingly quicker thought processes which would lead to faster lap times and supposely better driving experience.

I assumed that it was meant that the air would be cooler which would mean that the engine would have more air to play with to create a bit more power.

 

[Darktuna]

Like is already stated, cold air is denser air. Colder denser air, loves to make horsepower. Too cold (Dead of night, 12pm-3am or so) and the engine doesn't produce peak power, but slightly warmer in the sweet spot (4am-8am or so) produces peak power.

All fastest laps at lemans have been set around the break of dawn, its a fact anyone whose watched the race more then once will attest to and research would probably show to be true.

Also, the Peugeots in the last race were all making peak power when their banks blew chunks of cheap french engine parts all over the track. I believe all but one went up under cloak of darkness, maybe two.



Drivers hate driving at night. Theres several more distractions, ground fog, mist and vapours from warm tires, trailing smoke and lights from stands and campfires, slowcars, The glowwing vests of safetyworkers and flagmen and the general darkness. Headlights may have improved, but your still only seeing the relative vicinity and not the big picture. Drivers are happy to drive fast at night if pushed, because its the best time to make up time. Not because of a lack of distractions.

Your Statement is untrue if they get their best laps in the early morning. I work outside at night, 2am-8am. The coldest time of day almost anywhere you live, minus the north and south poles is between 6am-8am. I know this from experience, and www.weather.com.

 

[freight48]

Your Statement is untrue if they get their best laps in the early morning. I work outside at night, 2am-8am. The coldest time of day almost anywhere you live, minus the north and south poles is between 6am-8am. I know this from experience, and www.weather.com.

In the middle of summer when the sun comes out at 7am I doubt that 7-8 is the coldest time of day...

 

[Jet Pilot]

In the middle of summer when the sun comes out at 7am I doubt that 7-8 is the coldest time of day...

He is correct. Even though the sun has come up, it hasn't had the chance to heat up the Earth yet, so it is still cooling down from the night. That's also why the hottest time of the day is typically 3-4 pm, not at noon, even though the sun is highest in the sky at noon.

 

[Reaper85]

lol that will be fun to watch...

i have 2 new cadets and the one is driver lvl 2 and right now he has no vision at all as he got into a muddle on a tightish but fairly wide corner and after a few reverse donuts he finally got on his way ...

 

[Disavowed]

Shinzah is correct in his statements. The cooler denser air helps a lot at night. This is especially true with turbocharged engines. The engines take in more air and the intercooler is also more efficient.

Drivers really do not like to race at night. I still remember my last night race (12hrs Sebring). I was 3 times tenser than during the day. Of the 20 some odd accidents that occurred during the entire race, 16 happened during the night. Now throw in some early morning mist just before the sun comes up and ... well you get the picture. My car ran better at night because we were getting some vapor lock issues during the heat of the day. LoL!

And yes, if I was like Bob, I would have won that race!

 

[Mr. S]

Same thing happened to me, without the rain. Good to know if you intend to do this race in A-spec with FGT unless you don't mind driving behind someone for the whole night. Not that the pitiful lights in other cars help much.
BTW a.i. does exactly as well in the dark just as good laptimes, i bet no human driver can do that.

Hm, don't know - I've set my fastest lap during Le Mans 24h during the night. 3:16'902 in a Peugeot 908 HDI Team Total.

 

[Jean christophe]

It's so obvious the B-specs can see at night and that's neat.👍

My bob B. Robles (Which i nicknamed Bill Robles ) was at 0 Physical and Mental strength? almost never had the slightest problem during night at La Sarthe,but then again,it might be because he was a buff lvl 40 Cool tempered 50% butt kicker in a X2011.

However,when it started raining during my nap,i woke up to the sound of a crash at hour 2 of 24. Had to hurry and change his tires otherwise he'd overdo every corner and hit all walls.

 

[MSTER232]

I don't know if this has been brought up before, and I'm sorry for bringing up a slightly outdated thread, but all AI drivers can drive in complete darkness because they follow a prefixed driving line around the course. In other words, they are programmed to follow the ideal driving line around the course, and as a result they do not need to see the track at all. But the AI are able to change the driving line a little bit if they need to overtake a player (hopefully that player isn't you !) or if someone crashes on the track.

You can have night vision too. You need to turn the driving line on, then just follow it. FYI, the driving line glows in the dark.