Electronic vehicle race simulator

An electronic vehicle race simulator comprising a speaker, means for delivering to said speaker a variable frequency signal for causing said speaker to produce a sound resembling the engine speed of a vehicle, voltage controlled oscillator means including first and second oscillators for varying the frequency of said signal to increase the pitch of said sound to indicate a higher engine speed, means for displaying numerical data representative of engine speed at any given moment, said display means being controlled by said variable frequency signal and said display means causing a higher number to be displayed in accordance with said higher engine speed by means of said display means being controlled by said variable frequency signal, means for delivering a noise producing signal to said speaker, means for selecting a predetermined frequency value for said first oscillator, and means controlled by said first oscillator for gating said noise producing signal to said speaker when the frequency of said first oscillator has increased to said predetermined value.

An electronic drag race simulator comprising a casing having a panel, a group of lamps including first, second, third, fourth and fifth yellow lamps, a green lamp, said lamps being arranged in a generally straight line relation, means for energizing said lamps in sequence starting with said first yellow lamp and ending with said green lamp, means in said casing for producing a sound representative of the speed of a vehicle engine, a gear pushbutton switch, means associated with said gear pushbutton switch for disabling said sound producing means if said gear pushbutton switch is depressed and released before said green lamp has been energized, a gas pushbutton switch for causing, when actuated, said sound producing means to increase the pitch of said sound to represent a higher engine speed, means for selecting one of a plurality of predetermined pitches representative of engine speeds not to be exceeded, means for detecting when the selected predetermined pitch has been exceeded, and means for disabling said sound producing means at any time said gas pushbutton switch causes said sound to exceed a predetermined pitch.

An electronic drag race simulator comprising display means, manually-actuatable means, means for producing a relatively low frequency signal, means responsive to said relatively low frequency signal for providing a digital value on said display means corresponding to a relatively low speed of an engine, means controlled by said manually-actuatable means for increasing the frequency of said signal to a higher value so that said display means shows a digital value corresponding to a higher engine speed, said manually-actuatable means including a pushbutton switch, depressing said pushbutton switch causing said frequency to increase to cause said display means to show said digital value corresponding to said higher engine speed, and means for initially causing said display means to show a digital value that cannot be exeeded when depressing said pushbutton switch.

An electronic drag race simulator comprising a casing having a panel, a group of lamps, means for energizing said lamps in sequence, display means, means for initially causing said display means to provide a numerical reading indicative of a particular predetermined maximum engine speed that has been selected, means providing a variable frequency signal which includes a frequency indicative of said predetermined maximum engine speed that has been selected, manually-actuatable means for initiating said sequential energization of said group of lamps, an additional lamp, and means responsive to said signal for energizing said additional lamp when said predetermined maximum speed has been exceeded.

An electronic drag race simulator comprising a casing, gear position display means, engine RPM display means, light means for indicating the start of a race, sound producing means for providing sounds resembling various engine speeds, means for showing on said RPM display means a digital value corresponding to the engine speed at any given time, a gear pushbutton switch for controlling said gear position display means, a gas pushbutton switch for controlling said sound producing means and said RPM display means, a start pushbutton switch for initiating the energization of said light means, and means requiring both said gear pushbutton switch and said start pushbutton switch to be closed in order to initiate energization of said light means.

An electronic drag race simulator comprising a casing, gear position display means, engine RPM display means, light means for indicating the start of a race, sound producing means for providing sounds resembling various engine speeds, means for showing on said RPM display means a digital value corresponding to the engine speed at any given time, a gear pushbutton switch for controlling said gear position display means, a gas pushbutton switch for controlling said sound producing means and said RPM display means, a start pushbutton switch for initiating the energization of said light means, a start pushbutton switch, said light means including a plurality of yellow lights and a green light, and means initiated by the closing of said gear pushbutton switch and said start pushbutton switch for causing sequential energization of said yellow lights followed by the energization of said green light.