red flashing number in the RPM gauge

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A Spec Racer

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hey on arcade mode AND similation mode....i noticed that there's a little red number with a plus symbol next to my gear number (inside the RPM GAUGE) and sometimes it turns on with a gear # like 1 - 6 and the plus symbol does too....and a few seconds later it will blink and my car will rocket about 20 mph faster
what i noticed about this is that when im playing on two players and my brother is ahead of me....it blinks when i need to catch up (when im right behind him)
and it never does it when im in first place (on arcade mode)
most cars do this...
do any of you know why and what those numbers are for ? or what they mean?
 
Don't know about the boost in speed - suspect that's the arcade catch-up mode.

The red number is the suggested gear for the next corner, and generally flashes when you should brake. It's good for getting started, but once you develop your own style you'll find you're different in a few places, and may brake earlier or later.
 
but why does my car go fast when it blinks ?
my toyota gt1 road car usually goes 240 mph (1127 hp)
and when the numbers blink it rockets from 240 to 260 sometimes 270
and by then i'll have to turn (on the test course)
 
Blah indeed - does the boost speed thing happen in simulation mode?

As I mentioned, Arcade mode has a 'catch-up' feature, which due to my lonely gamer existence I have never actually seen (I don't need your sympathy - just your money)
 
it does this in simulation mode too , even when im in first place
when it does this..the car gets louder , sounds more agressive and u can hear , feel , and see the difference in speed.
it seems kinda like u press a nitrous button or something
in arcade mode...it doesnt do it when ur in first
on simulation it does it whenever
 
Hang on - you mentioned this happened while you were following your brother - sounds like you were drafting him. Could that be it?
 
well i was racing against my brother...i had my trusty supra
and he had the viper GTS and well the supra is faster than the viper....so when he was behind me.....his numbers would blink and he would just shoot forward like if i was a red light that had just turned green.
another time he used the supra and i used the toyota gtone road car and i was behind him this time...and my numbers blinked and my MPH numbers went from 240 to 270
the numbers on the gauge moved FAST from 240 to 270
 
Please note I have refrained from any references to the inside of Nicole Kidman's thigh for this reply.

Okay - as a car drives along the road, it pushes its way through the air, right?

So, directly behind the car, as it drives along, there's a spot with less air, because it's been displaced by the car (a low pressure area, if you will).

As the car goes faster and faster, this area with less air gets longer and longer, because the car displaces more and more air as it goes faster and faster.

If you're in another car following the first car, and you can get into this low pressure area, you can go faster (gearing allowing) because you're encountering less air (or less wind resistance).

This means you can go faster than the guy in front, as he has to push all the air out of the way. You don't, so you can go faster, and with some luck, overtake.
 
naw that cant be it cuz we dont stay behind each other..
i stay on one side of the white line and he stays on the other.

but u have a good point....i wouldnt of thought of that.
im gunna experiment on that.i'll let yah know the results
 
Originally posted by A Spec Racer
naw that cant be it cuz we dont stay behind each other..
i stay on one side of the white line and he stays on the other.

but u have a good point....i wouldnt of thought of that.
im gunna experiment on that.i'll let yah know the results
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Well, as I mentioned, the higher the speed the wider the area that you'll get the draft - if you're doing 260 kmh, the area will be quite wide. That's the only thing that comes to mind.

You might get other suggestions when more of our American friends are out of bed.
 
i didnt say 260 kmh
i meant MPH

but still....on simulation mode it does this when im in first and there are no cars infront of me....also i've noticed it doesnt just do it when im going super fast... also does this when i take off after turning a corner...even does it when the race beginsg (at the start)
when im like in 2nd gear it flashes and my car gets louder.
hey im in america =o\
i live in Los Angeles , California ( USA )
its 3:02am right now but ima go to bed now
thanks for the info
 
I always thought the flashing red number next to the current gear display was what gear you should around the corner your about to enter.

Depending on the car, speed, ratios, tire wear etc it will give the recommended gear for that corner. Thats the way i interpret it anyway and it seems to work for me.

haven't noticed the speed increase or anything though...
 
but it flashes too when im using AUTOMATIC Transmission..
so why would it tell me what gear to put it in if i cant do nothing about it ?
and i notice the speed boost especially when im going about 240 mph and i rocket to 270
 
Yeah, it'll do that with the auto as well - gives you an idea when and for how long to brake.

The higher the speed the wider the draft area - so if it was 260mph (!) then the potential area for drafter is bigger than at 260kmh.

Immediately after I posted it occured to me to check where you were from - sorry about that :embarrassed:
 
Originally posted by A Spec Racer
hey i experimented....it does have a draft.....
but that doesnt explain why it does it in simulation mode too =o\
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The draft works in both modes - it happens in real life, so it would be in the simulation mode. When you watch actual car racing, particularly open wheelers, you'll see a fair bit of drafting.

I think you're getting confused with the 'catch-up' feature in the arcade mode, which is quite different to drafting. As mentioned, I don't have any experience with it in GT3, but assuming it's similar to other games if you're behind you'll get a bit of a temporary horsepower and grip boost to help you catch up to your opponent.
 
I'll repeat everyone else who knows what they are talking about and took the time to post a reply:

The red number is the indicated gear you should be in.
It is always there, for automatic or manual, and is supposed to be the gear the computer thinks you should take based on the criteria already mentioned.
It will start flashing when you need to break, because otherwise you will miss the turn.
You must be imagining any increase in speed, unless and I just thought of this, and so I will stop my sentence and try and make it clearer:

When the car redlines, and gets to a certain point your speed will, drop, and you won't be able to pass a certain speed because it will always climb back up, but then drop some.
In a turn however, I'm not sure why, you can go over this dropoff point. This is extremely noticable on Test Course, redlining into the turn, your car might continue to climb past where it was earlier dropping off on the straight aways.
Anyways, that's all I have to say.
 
I beg of you all to GIVE UP. Repeating the same thing over and over will get the same results over and over. There are some who just lack clue.

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Only experience can grant clue. Time grants experience. God grants time. Thus, God is the source for clue. Seek God young child, and you shall understand the mystery behind your problem.

~LoudMusic
 
Originally posted by vat_man
Please note I have refrained from any references to the inside of Nicole Kidman's thigh for this reply.

Okay - as a car drives along the road, it pushes its way through the air, right?

So, directly behind the car, as it drives along, there's a spot with less air, because it's been displaced by the car (a low pressure area, if you will).

As the car goes faster and faster, this area with less air gets longer and longer, because the car displaces more and more air as it goes faster and faster.

If you're in another car following the first car, and you can get into this low pressure area, you can go faster (gearing allowing) because you're encountering less air (or less wind resistance).

This means you can go faster than the guy in front, as he has to push all the air out of the way. You don't, so you can go faster, and with some luck, overtake.
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Yes that is what the Indy and Nascar pilots / racers call "the catapult"
If you stick in too close to the tail of the leading car, you spoil his stability because you create a turbulence at his wake which lifts his back. If you follow him about half a car's lenghth then you benefit from his vortex and when it comes to a point that you came too close to his tail simply overtake him. :cool:
 
Originally posted by A Spec Racer
it does this in simulation mode too , even when im in first place
when it does this..the car gets louder , sounds more agressive and u can hear , feel , and see the difference in speed.
it seems kinda like u press a nitrous button or something
in arcade mode...it doesnt do it when ur in first
on simulation it does it whenever
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nitrous....yummmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
 
Hi all,
I have read the posts, and would like to offer up the AT shifting technique in the sim mode, which may very well work in the arcade mode, IMHO. BTW this is not a lost cause. Ok, in GT3 as in real life you have the automatic transmission. This is designed to do all the shifting by means of a torque converter. We all know this. What you may not know is that you are able to tell the transmission to shift by taking your foot of the gas and quickly stepping back on it. This shifting is more noticable going up or down an incline. Say you want to go up a hill faster, you tap the gas and you change to lower gear with more torque and go up the hill faster and the opposite is true going down a hill. In GT3 you shift by holding the R2 button constantly till you see the next higher gear displayed then take your finger off and replace it. Then you go through that gear and see the next gear displayed and do it again, and so on. You would also be able to do it using the tach and once it hits the redline, you shift. I will tell you that this technique has helped me get through some of the S licenses. Also if I had known about it earlier it would have been easier. It has the effect of giving you a boost of speed. Any way that is my 2cents.
Troy
 
Originally posted by A Spec Racer
but it flashes too when im using AUTOMATIC Transmission..
so why would it tell me what gear to put it in if i cant do nothing about it ?
and i notice the speed boost especially when im going about 240 mph and i rocket to 270
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that's cuz you can tap the brakes and drop a gear or two for better accel.
 

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