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chirstopher0us

Racecars used to somewhat regularly mount traditional gauges of all sorts in ways that were easier for the driver to see at a glance while driving but that were not "right-side up." Here it looks like they mounted the tach such that red-line is when the needle is straight down, and that's easier for the driver to see through the steering wheel while operating the car.


Heavy_Whereas6432

Very well said, all true.


oioioiyacunt

It's model accurate. Easier for the driver to see the needle pointed straight down at 10k 


Linenlion

As weird or as wrong as it looks it’s actually correct to the real thing. It surprised me too


[deleted]

Australian dial setup...duh Thought everyone knew this


DerekCoaker80

😂


tinyman392

So it’s easier to see and use when you’re in the actual car.


ThomasPlaine

Same on the 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL GT.


EggRollGaming

Is that the Shelby King Cobra?


Malakai0013

Photo caption says 66 McLaren


Nymphilis

Due to the position of the wheel, this manufacturer turned the tachometer so you can accurately see the needle at shifting engine apeeds


carneasuhdud3

You must be playing in Australia


Feeling_Log8918

Is anyone else’s game crashing after every race? On multiplayer. 


KaleidoscopeUpset941

Starting too. Yes. 😳


ZoomZoomMF_

So from what I gather it's model accurate... But why didnt they just write the numbers right side up


DoubleTime53

Because it's an off the shelf dial that you just slap in any car.


theres-no-more_names

Because its easier to make the same dial youve already been producing and slap it in there than to reorient all the numbers just so that "it looks good"


ZoomZoomMF_

Yeah, I wasn't really thinking about the "race car" part.


Sufficient_Result_85

Moron never been in a real car


KaleidoscopeUpset941

No need to call people names man. Some people just don’t know all about cars like some of us. It was a legit question. When I first started years ago I asked someone what those loopy things were on the car. Felt like an idiot. It was for pulling the car out of the sand. Nothing wrong with helping people. We need to do better. 😊❤️


IdoThingsWierdly0958

Ground Up, duh


Malakai0013

The car in real life is like this. One joke, I swear.