Depth perception screwed or do I just stink at racing?
06-12-2016, 12:16 PM
#16
06-12-2016, 03:18 PM
#17
Sounds like your modulation circuit breaker keeps getting tripped. Shoes with soft inserts might be the solution ,if all else fails go for a foot massage. Take a look at your diet too, avoid anything with peanut butter. LOL just kidding .....just need to keep practicing , it will come back to you.
06-12-2016, 05:57 PM
#18
I'm sure it's a mixture of practice and eye sight. Lol
06-12-2016, 06:59 PM
#20
Daylight is the same for me. It's not that I can't see back there, I can just fine (at least I think lol) it's just not the same connected feeling I have when driving it down the front straight and the midfield.
06-12-2016, 07:22 PM
#21
People can say practice all they want, it will help to a point, but you wouldn't tell a blind person that they need practice because that would be pointless. Try covering one eye and then driving around the track. It's harder than you think.
06-12-2016, 10:22 PM
#22
06-13-2016, 06:01 AM
#23
Tech Adept
i race on a big out door 1/8 scale sized track.
i use to have an issue with seeing at night races. track shadows blended in
with the bumps and jumps in spots. they hang a few more lights that helped a little.
they got new pipes, they went from black to white. it's crazy how much that change
made the track view so much better. in the day and at night.
i use to have an issue with seeing at night races. track shadows blended in
with the bumps and jumps in spots. they hang a few more lights that helped a little.
they got new pipes, they went from black to white. it's crazy how much that change
made the track view so much better. in the day and at night.
06-13-2016, 09:01 AM
#24
I raced a ton from my late teens in to my very early 30's, and as long as I didn't break, I'd consistently finish top 5 in the A no matter what I was racing. I didn't race for several years, then slowly started picking back up. I'm almost 42 now, and can say first hand that eyesight is an issue. Smaller tracks aren't much of a problem - I managed to TQ and win my first several stock buggy races last summer (after taking 10 years off from buggy). Then I tried racing on a slightly larger track with more going on (jumps, chicane) on the back stretch. Everything was kind of a blur, car was painted flat black, so that made it even more difficult. The bummer is, my eyesight fluctuates due to a medical condition, so glasses aren't an option. RC has been my main interest from age 4, so this has been a pretty big deal to me. I imagine I'll start taking crawling a little more seriously as time goes on. Or try and get the locals in to large scale, lol.
All that said, don't neglect practice and staying sharp when it comes to setup. After my long leave, I'd all but forgotten how to tune a car or set my radio up to my liking. That's coming back. Also, don't paint your car in colors that blends in with the track.
All that said, don't neglect practice and staying sharp when it comes to setup. After my long leave, I'd all but forgotten how to tune a car or set my radio up to my liking. That's coming back. Also, don't paint your car in colors that blends in with the track.
06-13-2016, 09:34 AM
#25
Depth perception.
If you don't wear glasses try some polarized sunglasses, or better yet get the kind that have interchangeable lenses so you can use the amber or other lighter tints. Polarized lenses help a bunch with depth perception.
Something I learned over years of flying RC: As much as one might like a certain paint job and wheels, black wheels and body is as bad as it gets for seeing what the car is doing, same with other neutral/earthy colors. A solid body color you can easily see, and a bright contrasted color for the wheels can help a lot.
Us....elders..... need everything we can get.
If you don't wear glasses try some polarized sunglasses, or better yet get the kind that have interchangeable lenses so you can use the amber or other lighter tints. Polarized lenses help a bunch with depth perception.
Something I learned over years of flying RC: As much as one might like a certain paint job and wheels, black wheels and body is as bad as it gets for seeing what the car is doing, same with other neutral/earthy colors. A solid body color you can easily see, and a bright contrasted color for the wheels can help a lot.
Us....elders..... need everything we can get.
06-13-2016, 09:52 AM
#26
i race on a big out door 1/8 scale sized track.
i use to have an issue with seeing at night races. track shadows blended in
with the bumps and jumps in spots. they hang a few more lights that helped a little.
they got new pipes, they went from black to white. it's crazy how much that change
made the track view so much better. in the day and at night.
i use to have an issue with seeing at night races. track shadows blended in
with the bumps and jumps in spots. they hang a few more lights that helped a little.
they got new pipes, they went from black to white. it's crazy how much that change
made the track view so much better. in the day and at night.
OP: How big is this track? And how tall is the drivers stand? 99% of American off road tracks, have pathetic drivers stands. And what color dirt is it? And what color body/wheels/wing are you running? These all make more of a difference than many will admit.
06-14-2016, 10:36 PM
#27
Medina is only a medium sized 1/8th scale track. But yeah, the white pipes are nice.
OP: How big is this track? And how tall is the drivers stand? 99% of American off road tracks, have pathetic drivers stands. And what color dirt is it? And what color body/wheels/wing are you running? These all make more of a difference than many will admit.
OP: How big is this track? And how tall is the drivers stand? 99% of American off road tracks, have pathetic drivers stands. And what color dirt is it? And what color body/wheels/wing are you running? These all make more of a difference than many will admit.
06-15-2016, 06:52 AM
#28
Find a nice big place to practice because it doesn't have to be at the track. Place some pop cans or something to mark a spot. Drive your vehicle as close as you can to those markers without hitting them. After you get comfortable, increase your distance and continue on.
06-15-2016, 02:19 PM
#29
I get the same kind of thing, not sure if just old (glasses and they work fine) but tracks are just so damn big! My local track has (had) jumps and stuff at really nasty angles to see properly. Cost me a fortune getting it wrong on the jump.
Track was only about 4ft wide.
I thought it was just me!
Track was only about 4ft wide.
I thought it was just me!
06-15-2016, 03:50 PM
#30
I get the same kind of thing, not sure if just old (glasses and they work fine) but tracks are just so damn big! My local track has (had) jumps and stuff at really nasty angles to see properly. Cost me a fortune getting it wrong on the jump.
Track was only about 4ft wide.
I thought it was just me!
Track was only about 4ft wide.
I thought it was just me!