512S

Not sure where else to ask this question, maybe wrong thread, but in the last Cavallino 185 Shetty was shown on page 18 in the 512s with a shifter on his right, on page 15 there was what appeared to be a mirror on the roof. My question, did this car have a periscope type mirror? When, and if where they bared from competition?

My more serious question is, do all right seat cars have right seat gear shifts? I was under the assumption the gear box control always remained in the middle and did this have an effect on reliability?

 

Sorry for spelling and typos, getting used to this new iPad and cannot edit as of yet

 

The real mistake was buying an iPad

 

Each and every prototype car I've ever seen, sat in or driven has the shifter on the right. Regardless of the seating orientation. Until they went to paddles, that is.

CW

 

and yes the 512 s did have the periscope mirror on the top.

 

My Macbook was in for a problem and I needed something. impulse buy.

even if you sit in the right side? weird, seems the linkage would be off?

 

simply called a "side shifter"

 

would that not just add one more "link" to reliability? seems like it would add more stress to an already stressed component in an endurance racer, not to mention more weight for the link. Hell, what do I know, I am a simple lawyer, not a mechanic not engineer. I am sure they already discussed this.

Thanks guys for you prompt answers.