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Kinja'd!!! "Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
09/04/2015 at 13:31 • Filed to: None

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This weekend will be the first where a driver uses a digital dash. Next year they will be mandated for all cars but Kurt Busch is deciding to start running it now to figure it all out before Daytona which is smart. It’s only taken them more than a decade to catch up with the other major racing series around the world.

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DISCUSSION (5)


Kinja'd!!! BigBlock440 > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
09/04/2015 at 14:34

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Why do they need to use a digital dash? What advantage would that gain?


Kinja'd!!! Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > BigBlock440
09/04/2015 at 14:37

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Lots more information can be sent to the drivers. This year it’ll only show what the analog gauges would tell you but next year it will be able to show all sorts of telemetry to the drivers like the digital dashes in WEC and Indy cars


Kinja'd!!! SubiSanchez > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
09/04/2015 at 16:14

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Will they finally have a speedometer for pitlane?


Kinja'd!!! WiscoProud > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
09/04/2015 at 16:24

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What was the reasoning behind not using a digital dash? Tradition?


Kinja'd!!! Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > WiscoProud
09/04/2015 at 16:54

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I believe so yes. Also the analog gauges were a bit lighter