Thread: F1 Paddle Shifters, Come To Indy Cars
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Old 19 Feb 2004, 23:20 (Ref:879909)   #13
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Re: Re: Re: F1 Paddle Shifters, Come To Indy Cars
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Originally posted by racer69
But the majority of IRL drivers come from a road-racing background.

GP Racer - I disagree about H-patterns being a safety issue. There were no complaints for 80 odd years until Indycars went sequential in what, 1995?
For 80 odd years there wasn't much choice but the H-shifter. Now technology has made something better, well, maybe better.

I wonder if any accidents were caused by a missed shift on an H-pattern? I think its highly probable, although I'm quite sure no driver would admit it!
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