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 CONTENTS
SOFTWARE LICENSE .......... Inside Front Cover Driver Pull-Down Menu ................... 17

Race Pull-Down Menu ..................... 20

INTRODUCTION ................................................. 4
What is Full Throttle? ............................... 4
What You Need To Run Full Throttle ...... 5
Requirements In Detail ............................. 5
INSTALLATION ................................................... 7
SIMULATION SCREEN BASICS ............. 33
Before You Begin ...................................... 7
Running From A Floppy Disk .................. 7
Installing Full Throttle ............................... 8
Vehicle Pull-Down Menu ................. 22
Delay Box Pull-Down Menu ............ 25
Randomize Pull-Down Menu .......... 29
Statistics Pull-Down Menu ............. 30
Utility Pull-Down Menu ................... 31
Starting Line Simulator Screen ..... 33
Results Simulator Screen ............... 35

Starting Full Throttle ................................. 9 TUTORIAL ......................................................... 37

Running Under Windows ........................ 10 Full Throttle Basics ................................. 37

After Installation Error Messages .......... 11 Using The Keyboard To Race ................ 38

Program Memory Requirements ............ 11 Programming A Delay Box ..................... 40

Increasing DOS Memory ......................... 12 Learning How To Shift & Save Files ..... 41

Handicap Racing ...................................... 42

PROGRAM OVERVIEW .................................... 14 Random Events ........................................ 44
Main Program Screen Basics ................. 14 Importing DragStrip Files ....................... 44

Using The Mouse Or Keyboard ............. 15 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .............. 45

Beginning A Full Throttle Simulation .... 16 MAIL/FAX SOFTWARE SUPPORT FORM ...... 47
PULL-DOWN MENUS ............................... 17 KEYBOARD CONTROLS ................. Back Cover

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Larry Atherton of Motion Software wishes to thank the many programmers and
beta testers who contributed to the development of this program. And a special thanks to Lance Noller for
his yearlong dedication to this project, his patience, his amazing talent, and his desire to make this pro-
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him, Kent Gaulter at Windsor Logic for his willingness to drop everything for Motion Software, and to Jan
Noller for keeping the big picture in focus.

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INTRODUCTION
IN A HURRY: If you can’t wait to start your
Motion-PC Full Throttle simulation, feel free
to jump ahead to Installation on page 7.
After installation, please review the Full
Throttle Tutorial on page 37 to quickly dis-
cover how Full Throttle works and how to
use its many features. And don’t forget to
read the rest of this manual when you have
time.
What Is Full Throttle?
Full Throttle is a sophisticated starting-line
and full-track drag-racing simulation that runs
on any 486 or Pentium equipped IBM-com-
patible PC. This fun-to-use program will help
anyone develop and fine tune the skills
needed to be a consistent 1/4- or 1/8-mile
drag-race winner. But Full Throttle is much
more than a simple trainer. It can simulate a
wide range of racing conditions for individual
practice, competition against the computer
(using various skill levels), and you can even
race against your friends in side-by-side
events.
Other reaction-timer products, either soft-
ware or hardware, limit themselves to simu-
lating the “Christmas Tree” and starting-line
events. While many races are won or lost at
the starting line, there is much more to drag
racing than just starting-line reaction times.
Full Throttle contains not only the most accu-
rate and versatile starting-line simulation, it
also accurately evaluates shifting skills and
the ability to react quickly to top-end condi-
tions, especially off-throttle braking used in
“bracket” racing events. Full Throttle even
allows you to import vehicles designed and
built in the Motion-PC DragStrip and run them
“through the gears,” down the quarter mile.
Full Throttle can provide a “feel” for the de-
mands of driving virtually any vehicle.
Full Throttle keeps precise track of all start-
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ing-line, shifting, throttle position, reaction
times, and race ET (elapsed times) for each
driver. It does this by utilizing extremely ac-
curate timing signals generated by the crys-
tal-based circuitry inside every PC. Much
more than keying off of the internal “clock”
(the intervals between simple clock timing
pulses are much too long), Full Throttle har-
nesses the precise low-level system timers
that generate a high-speed “pulse” for the
microprocessor. These timing signals, repeat-
ing millions of times per second, permit ac-
curate measurements of intervals as short as
one ten-thousandth of a second. But despite
the complexity of the code needed to mea-
sure and evaluate such precise timing inter-
vals (C++ and hand-tuned assembler), Full
Throttle was designed, from the ground up,
to be remarkably easy to use.
Full Throttle incorporates many features
that make configuration and operation a snap.
For example, you can setup many common
drag-race scenarios using “QuickStart.” This
feature let’s you click on your choice of start-
ing-line-only or full-track scenarios, Pro or Full
tree, then literally in seconds you can be
Full Throttle allows you to setup virtually
any race scenario in just seconds using
simple, pull-down menus.
 Introduction To Full Throttle
Race starting-line and full 1/4-mile events
with Pro- or Full-Tree bulb sequencing.
Records and analyzes all reaction times.
“staging” your vehicle at the starting line. The
main screen shows each driver’s personal
and vehicle specifications, either human or
computer. Simply click on the driver’s “TAB”
and all relevant specs are instantly on dis-
play. As mentioned earlier, Full Throttle is
also capable of recreating a wide variety of
complex racing scenarios, such as handicap
racing against vehicles with specific ET’s and
dial-ins, delay-box settings, transmissions,
times in gear, and even various random prop-
erties (such as variations in roll-out, etc.).
These complex racing setups can be saved
and retrieved at any time. It’s even possible
to save your vehicle/driver configuration on a
floppy disk, take it to a friend’s computer,
and race against his best setup.
In a nutshell, Full Throttle is the only com-
plete drag-racing reaction timer that includes
the challenge of shifting and reacting to top-
end situations. The driver is evaluated not
only for starting-line performance, but also
for how precise shifts and other events are
performed in response to an on-screen tach,
shift light, and a relative car-to-car position
indicators. At the end of each race all reac-
tion times, ETs, dial-in’s, and other important
information is clearly displayed. And at the
click of a mouse, a complete record of the
driver’s changing skill level can be viewed
and printed. Full Throttle is the only program
that not only improves your drag racing skills,
but also provide hours of fun for you and
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your friends.
What You Need To Run
The Motion-PC Full Throttle
Here is an overview of the basic hard-
ware and software required to run the Mo-
tion-PC Full Throttle:
• A 486DX-66 or faster or a Pentium-based
IBM®-compatible computer with a 3-1/2-
inch floppy disk drive and at least 640K of
RAM (random access memory).
• DOS, version 5.0 or later.
• 1Mb free hard disk space.
• A color monitor and video card of VGA or
better graphics capability.
• A mouse is not required but simplifies
program operation.
• A printer (optional, needed to obtain print-
outs of driver statistics).
Requirements In Detail
Computer: An IBM-PC compatible computer
equipped with a 486DX-66 or faster or a
Pentium processor (see below). A 3-1/2-inch
disk drive is required to install Full Throttle.
Note: Since virtually all computers that were
originally equipped with 5-1/4-inch disk drives
were not capable of displaying VGA graph-
ics, a 5-1/4-inch disk version of this software
is not available.
Processor/System Requirements: The fast
precision timers and rapid screen updating in
Full Throttle require at least a 66Mhz 486DX
or faster processor for proper operation.
Running on a slower processor may result in
hesitation in the tachometer needles or
progress bars. In addition, slower processors
may affect the accuracy of reaction-time and
elapsed-time displays. The following PC sys-
tems have processors that are fast enough
to allow the Motion-PC Full Throttle to oper-
ate properly:
• All systems with Pentium II, Pentium Pro,
and Pentium processors. Full Throttle will
also operate properly on most 486DX sys-
 Introduction To Full Throttle
tems rated at 66Mhz or faster clock rates.
The following systems do not have proces-
sors fast enough to allow the Motion-PC Full
Throttle to operate with optimum accuracy:
• All 486SX, 386DX or SX, 286, or 8088
systems.
System Memory: Your system should have
a minimum of 640K of installed memory, with
542K available for DOS programs. See Pro-
gram Memory Requirements on page 11 for
more information about system memory re-
quirements.
DOS: The Motion-PC Full Throttle program
requires DOS 5.0 or later (6.22 or later is
recommended to minimize the possibilities of
memory conflicts and optimize program op-
eration).
Windows: The Motion-PC Full Throttle is not
a Windows program, although it will run in a
DOS-program window within Windows 3.0 or
later or under Windows95/98. Refer to your
Windows documentation for instructions on
running DOS programs in the Windows envi-
ronment (also see pages 7, 10, and 11 for
additional Windows operational notes).
Video Monitor: The Motion-PC Full Throttle
requires a VGA graphics capable monitor and
display card (640 x 480, 16 color). VGA
graphics is now considered the basic “low-
end standard” for IBM-compatible computer
systems. The Motion-PC Full Throttle will not
Here is a typical AUTOEXEC.BAT file that loads hardware drivers and executes
SET SOUND=C:\PROGRAM\CREATIVE\CTSND
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0
SET BLASTER=A220 I10 D0 H5 E620 T6
PROMPT $p$g
C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM <-- Mouse Driver Loads Here
PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DOSKEY /BUFSIZE=2048
SET TEMP=d:\temp
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run on EGA- or CGA-only graphics systems,
like those manufactured in early XT and AT
computers. If your system is equipped with a
80486DX or later processor, it probably has
VGA capability and will run the Motion-PC
Full Throttle.
Mouse: A mouse is not required to use the
Motion-PC Full Throttle, however a standard
mouse is supported and makes program
operation even easier. Mouse drivers must
be loaded during DOS bootup to enable
mouse operation within the Motion-PC Full
Throttle, see illustration and caption below
for more information on DOS mouse drivers.
Printer: You can print out a statistics sheet
of any Full Throttle driver with many PC
printer. The Motion-PC Full Throttle assumes
that your printer is attached to LPT:1, the
first parallel printer port. If your printer is con-
nected to another port (i.e., a serial port),
your system must be properly configured to
support serial printing (by using the MODE
command or other DOS printing-redirection
software). Refer to your DOS manual for more
information on configuring system printers.
Important Note On Laser Printers: Some
laser printers require special software drivers
that allow them to communicate with specific
programs (like Windows®, WordPerfect®,
etc.). The Motion-PC Full Throttle does not
support laser printers that require software
drivers to enable basic printer functions.
configuration commands
during DOS startup. The line
“C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM”
loads a mouse driver for
DOS operation. A command
similar to this is required if
you wish to use the mouse
during a DOS-only or
Windows session with the
Motion-PC Full Throttle.
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INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you encounter prob-
lems during installation or running the Mo-
tion-PC Full Throttle, refer to Error Messages
and Program Memory Requirements on page
11.
USING FULL THROTTLE THE FIRST TIME:
After installation, please review the Full
Throttle Tutorial on page 37 to quickly dis-
cover how to setup, launch, and race your
vehicle. Make sure you read the rest of this
manual when you have time; it contains in-
formation that will help you get the most from
Full Throttle.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
ALL SYSTEMS
1) Do Not Write-Protect (Lock) The Distribu-
tion Disk. Make sure the lock tab (located on
the upper right corner of the diskette) covers
the small window. If the window is open, the
disk is write protected and you cannot install
the Motion-PC Full Throttle.
2) If at all possible, install the software onto
the (default) drive and directory suggested
by the SETUP program included with this
software.
ALL SYSTEMS/DOS REQUIREMENTS: You
must be running DOS version 5.0 or later
(Windows 95/98® incorporates DOS version
7.0+), and you need at least 640K of RAM
memory with 542K (555,008 bytes) available
for DOS program executables. Please refer
to Program Memory Requirements on page
11 for help measuring system memory and
increasing available program space.
WINDOWS® 3.0, 3.1, or 3.11: Exit Windows
and install the Motion-PC Full Throttle at the
DOS prompt. If you experience any problems
running Full Throttle within Windows 3.x, exit
Windows and run Full Throttle from DOS.
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WINDOWS 95/98®: If you have any prob-
lems installing the software after simply
double-clicking on “SETUP.BAT” on the dis-
tribution disk or by running “Add/Remove Pro-
grams” in the Windows95/98 Control Panel
(found under Settings in the START menu),
reinstall the Motion-PC Full Throttle after re-
starting your system in the MS-DOS Mode
(choose “Restart the computer in MS-DOS
mode?” from the Windows Shut-Down menu).
If installations problems persist, see Installa-
tion Error Messages later in this chapter for
help.
Additional Windows Installation Notes: If
you encounter installation problems there may
be incompatible drivers or commands in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS files, or
you may have insufficient conventional
memory to run the installation program and/
or the simulation. Please refer to Program
Memory Requirements on page 11 for help
measuring system memory and increasing
available program space. If you are a knowl-
edgeable user, try commenting out any non-
essential statements, restart your system, and
try the installation process again.
PREPARING TO RUN FULL THROTTLE
FROM A FLOPPY DISK
You can setup version 2.8.7 of the Mo-
tion-PC Full Throttle to run directly from your
3-1/2-inch floppy drive (without installing any
software on your hard drive), however, pro-
gram operation will be considerably slower.
FOR NORMAL HARD-DISK INSTALLA-
TION, PROCEED TO THE NEXT SECTION:
INSTALLING FULL THROTTLE.
If you still prefer to run this program from
a floppy disk, we recommend that you first
make a working copy of your distribution disk
(not required for hard-disk installations). The
 Program Installation
Motion-PC Full Throttle is supplied on 3-1/2-
inch media, formatted double density (720K
bytes), not HD (high density). You will need
one additional blank, double-side, double-den-
sity, 720K disk to build a working copy.
Perform the following steps after your
system has started (the following steps as-
sume that your computer is equipped with a
single 3-1/2-inch floppy drive):
1) Place the Motion-PC Full Throttle distri-
bution disk in your “A” drive.
2) Type the following command:
DISKCOPY A: A:
(Be sure to enter one blank space be-
tween “DISKCOPY” and “A:” and another
space between “A:” and the second “A:”).
Then press Enter and follow the instruc-
tions on your screen.
3) You will have to swap disks between the
Full Throttle (SOURCE) disk and a blank
(TARGET) disk in order to complete the
copy process. Make sure you select the
TARGET and SOURCE disks carefully,
because your computer will erase any files
on the TARGET disk while transferring Full
Throttle files.
4) When the copy process is complete, store
the original distribution disk in a safe
place.
5) Now copy the DOS file
“COMMAND.COM” to your working copy
of the Motion-PC Full Throttle disk by per-
forming the following steps:
a) Place your DOS start-up disk in your
floppy drive and type:
CTRL C
That is, press and hold the “CTRL” key
then press the “C” key, finally release both
keys
b) Now type:
COPY COMMAND.COM B:
Then press Enter and follow the on-
screen instructions, using your working
copy of the Motion-PC Full Throttle disk
as the Destination disk.
6) When COMMAND.COM has been cop-
ied to your Motion-PC Full Throttle work-
ing disk, you are ready to begin the in-
stallation process. With the working copy
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in your floppy drive, continue with instal-
lation in the next section.
INSTALLING FULL THROTTLE
NOTE: The files included on the Motion-
PC Full Throttle disk cannot be directly trans-
ferred to your hard dive. You must use the
provided SETUP program for proper installa-
tion. The following steps assume that your 3-
1/2-inch floppy drive is labeled as drive “A”.
If it is the “B” drive in your system, substitute
“B” for “A” during the installation procedure.
Follow these steps to install the Motion-
PC Full Throttle:
1) Start your computer system. When the
operating system is loaded, place your
Motion-PC Full Throttle disk into your 3-1/
2-inch floppy drive.
(Windows 3.x Users: Use the File Man-
ager to display the contents of your floppy
drive, then double-click on SETUP.BAT.
Skip to step 4, below.
(Windows95/98 Users: Either use Add/
Remove Programs in the Control Panel,
or use the Windows Explorer to display
the contents of your floppy drive then
double-click on SETUP.BAT. Skip to step
4, below).
2) At a DOS screen, log onto the drive con-
taining the Motion-PC Full Throttle disk by
typing:
A:
followed by Enter.
3) Begin the installation process by typing:
SETUP
followed by Enter.
4) Read the pre-installation notes displayed
on screen, then press Enter to begin the
installation program.
5) After you have read the SETUP sign-on
screen press Enter or click on Continue.
6) SETUP will now display the drive name
on which the Motion-PC Full Throttle pro-
gram files are located (called the source
drive):
Source: A:\
Accept the source by pressing Enter or
clicking Continue.
 Starting The Full Throttle Reaction Timer
7a) SETUP now displays the default destina-
tion directory on your hard drive into
which the program files will be loaded:
Destination: C:\FULLTH28
Accept the destination directory by press-
ing Enter or clicking Continue.
7b) If you wish to run the Motion-PC Full
Throttle directly from the distribution
floppy disk, rather than installing it onto
your hard drive, enter the same drive
name (A:\) for the destination drive and
press Enter or click Continue. If you
choose this option, the Motion-PC Full
Throttle will run considerably slower.
8) When the SETUP program requests, en-
ter your name or the name of your com-
pany, then press Enter or click Continue.
9) File transfer begins. When complete,
SETUP will notify you of a successful in-
stallation. If you encounter installation
problems, refer to Error Messages later in
this chapter. Press Enter or click Con-
tinue and you will see any post-installa-
tion notes included with the program. Af-
ter you have read the messages, simply
press Enter to begin the Motion-PC Full
Throttle for the first time (for subsequent
Full Throttle startups, refer to the instruc-
tions in the next section Starting The
Motion-PC Full Throttle). Note: You may
review the post-installation notes at any
time by typing:
README
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To start the Motion-PC Full Throttle
under Windows95/98 using the Windows
Explorer, first locate the FULLTH28
subdirectory on your hard drive in the
left window pane. Click on FULLTH28 to
display the file list shown in the right
pane. Start the Motion-PC Full Throttle
by double-clicking on the “FTRT” or
“FTRT.EXE” file (see arrows).
while in the FULLTH28 subdirectory on
your destination disk.
STARTING FULL THROTTLE
The Motion-PC Full Throttle is located in
the FULLTH28 subdirectory on the destina-
tion drive (or an alternate directory that you
selected during the installation process). For
floppy-only installations, the program is lo-
cated in the root directory of your working
floppy.
To start the Motion-PC Full Throttle follow
these simple steps:
1a) Hard Drive Installations
DOS: At the “C:\>” prompt enter the
command:
CD \FULLTH28
Then press Enter. Continue with step
2.
WINDOWS: Locate the FULLTH28
subdirectory in the File Manager or the
Windows Explorer and double-click on
the FTRT.EXE file located within that
subdirectory. The program will start. If
you encounter startup problems, refer
to RUNNING UNDER WINDOWS, be-
low.
1b) Floppy-Only Installations
After you boot your system with a DOS
startup disk, insert the Motion-PC Full
Throttle disk in your floppy drive and
log to that drive:
A:\
followed by Enter.
2) Start the program by typing:
FTRT
Then press Enter.
 Solving Installation/Startup Problems
RUNNING FULL THROTTLE
UNDER WINDOWS
The Motion-PC Full Throttle is a DOS-
based program, however, it is designed to
run under Windows95/98. Full Throttle does
not require restarting Windows95/98 in the
MS-DOS mode. When a proper PIF file ac-
companies Full Throttle in the installation di-
rectory (see additional instructions below), Full
Throttle will run correctly within the Windows
environment.
Windows 3.x Note: If you experience any
problems running this program under Win-
dows 3.x, exit Windows and run Full
Throttle from the DOS prompt.
To ensure stable operation, always run
Full Throttle in the full-screen mode (not within
a reduced window). Here are some additional
tips for optimum Windows operation:
Read Windows Documentation
There is no substitute for reading the
documentation that is supplied with Windows
(either printed or available from the on-screen
help system). Refer to sections that cover
running DOS programs in the Windows envi-
ronment.
A PIF File Is Required For Windows95/98
Motion-PC Full Throttle will run under
Windows95/98, however, because of the
many system-level functions performed by this
software, a PIF (Program Information File)
file is required for trouble-free operation un-
der Windows (no special requirements are
needed to run Full Throttle under DOS). A
Windows95/98 PIF is supplied with Full
Throttle (it's called FTRT) and it is read by
Windows during program startup (if you can-
not locate the Full Throttle PIF file, or startup
problems persist under Windows95, see the
next section Recreating A Windows95 PIF
File for assistance). The PIF provides spe-
cific instructions to optimize Full Throttle op-
eration while running under the Windows en-
vironment. This file is installed in the
FULLTH28 directory along with other Full
Throttle program files. As long as the PIF file
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remains in the program startup directory and
Full Throttle is started from this same direc-
tory, Windows will access the PIF file and
the information it contains. To start Full
Throttle, simply double-click on either
FTRT.EXE or on the PIF from within the
FULLTH28 directory. See the instructions in
Starting Full Throttle From A Desktop Icon
(below) if you wish to start Full Throttle from
a icon on your desktop.
Recreating A Windows95 PIF File
If Full Throttle will not run properly under
Windows95, or if you wish to recreate a PIF
file with the correct parameters for proper op-
eration under Windows95, perform the fol-
lowing steps:
1) Using the Windows Explorer, locate the
FTRT.EXE file in the FULLTH28
subdirectory (the FTRT.EXE file is labeled
“Application” not “Shortcut” by the Win-
dows Explorer.
2) Right-click the mouse on the FTRT.EXE
file and select “Properties” from the pop-
up menu.
3) Click on the “Program” tab and make sure
“Close on exit” is checked, then...
4) Click the “Advanced” button and make
sure that only the top selection “Prevent
MSDOS based programs from detecting
Windows” is checked (uncheck all others).
Then click “OK.”
5) Click on the “Screen” tab and make sure
“Usage” is set to “Full Screen.”
6) Next, click on the “Misc” tab and uncheck
“Allow screen saver,” check “Always sus-
pend,” and move “Idle sensitivity” to “Low.”
Finally, uncheck the “Alt + Enter” keyboard
shortcut at the bottom of the “Misc” tab.
Then click “OK.” This closes the proper-
ties box and creates a PIF shortcut in the
FULLTH28 subdirectory with the name
FTRT.
7) Start Full Throttle by either double click-
ing on FTRT.EXE or the PIF file to have
Windows95 use the properties selected
above. See below for instructions on cre-
ating a desktop icon for easily starting Full
 Solving Startup/Memory Problems
Throttle.
Starting Full Throttle From A
Desktop Icon In Windows
Windows 3.xx: Copy any icon by clicking
and holding the left mouse button on an icon,
then press the CTRL key and drag the icon
to a new location. Use “Properties” under the
file menu to change the attributes to run the
FTRT.EXE file in the FULLTH28 subdirectory.
Windows95/98: Simply click the right
mouse button on the FTRT.EXE file (this is
the file labeled “Application” not the “Short-
cut” located in the FULLTH28 subdirectory)
and choose Create Shortcut from the pop-up
menu. Then, simply, drag the shortcut to your
desktop; rename if desired.
INSTALLATION ERROR MESSAGES
If the SETUP program encounters a prob-
lem, it can display the following error mes-
sages:
Distribution disk is write protected....
SETUP has determined that the installa-
tion disk is write protected. Slide the lock tab
so that it covers the square hole in the upper
right of the disk (with the label facing you)
and restart the installation.
Full Throttle Execution Halted...
Program has not been properly installed.
Reinstall the program using the original dis-
tribution disk.
Cannot Read Sector... or File Allocation
Table Bad...
SETUP cannot complete the installation
due to a hardware problem with your instal-
lation disk or computer system. Contact Mo-
tion Software support at 714-255-2931; Fax:
714-255-7956 (Email: support@motion-
software.com).
AFTER INSTALLATION
ERROR MESSAGES
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Full Throttle Execution Halted...
If the Motion-PC Full Throttle will not start
and displays the “Full Throttle Execution
Halted” message, the program has detected
that essential files are missing or the com-
puter environment has changed since the
original installation. Please reinstall the pro-
gram using the original distribution disk.
FTRT May Not Run Well Unless It Is In
The MSDOS Mode. Do You Want To...
Windows displays this message when you
press the “Race” button (sample message
box shown here), indicates that Full Throttle
is running within Windows95 without the
proper PIF file properties activated. Refer to
A PIF File Is Required For Windows95/98
and, if necessary, Recreating A Windows95
PIF File on the previous page for instructions
on using Full Throttle under Windows95.
Full Throttle was unable to run...
If you click on the “Race” button and noth-
ing happens or you receive the error mes-
sage “Full Throttle was unable to run...”, there
is insufficient conventional memory in your
system to run the Motion-PC Full Throttle.
See the next two sections Program Memory
Requirements, and Increasing DOS Memory
for more information.
PROGRAM MEMORY
REQUIREMENTS
If you click on the “Race” button and noth-
ing happens or you receive the error mes-
sage “Full Throttle was unable to run...”, there
is insufficient lower memory in your system
to run the Motion-PC Full Throttle. The infor-
mation presented in this section will help you
analyze and correct lower-memory problems.
The Motion-PC Full Throttle requires a
minimum of 542K (555,008 bytes) of free
 Solving Memory Problems
memory to perform both race configuration Memory Type Total Used Free
and starting-line and/or 1/4-mile simulations. ———————— ———— ———— ————
Obtaining 542K or more of free lower memory Conventional 640K 64K 505K
requires the use of DOS 5.0 or later. This Upper 151K 151K 0K
and later versions of DOS can load portions Reserved 384K 384K 0K
of the operating system (and related drivers) Extended (XMS) 31,593K 161K 31,432K
into the Upper Memory Blocks, effectively ———————— ———— ———— ————
freeing up lower memory for other programs. Total memory 32,768K 760K 32,008K
If you run the Motion-PC Full Throttle within Total under 1 MB 791K 249K 542K
the Windows 3.1x or Windows95/98 environ-
ments, you will probably have sufficient lower Largest executable program size 542K (555,008 bytes)
memory to run any Motion-PC simulation. Largest free upper memory block 0K (0 bytes)
NOTE: To obtain the benefits of additional MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
lower memory under Windows95/98 you must
run Full Throttle in an MS-DOS prompt win- The last lines contain the relevant infor-
dow—activated by simply clicking on the pro- mation about free lower memory. The third
gram icon or by double-clicking the FTRT.EXE line from the bottom reads “Largest execut-
file—don’t run the simulation in the MS-DOS able program size xxxK (xxx,xxx bytes).” The
Compatibility Mode. Generally, less memory memory space displayed must be 542K
is available to DOS programs when your sys- (555,008 bytes) or larger for the Motion-PC
tem completely exits Windows95/98. Full Throttle to run on most IBM-compatible
Even under a properly installed Windows systems. If your indicated memory is less than
environment, insufficient lower memory to run 542K, exactly equal to 542K, or only slightly
the Motion-PC Full Throttle may exist if spe- larger than this number, and the simulation
cial drivers or terminate-and-stay-resident pro- refuses to run when the Race Button is
grams are loaded. Examples of drivers that clicked, try using some of the techniques
can reduce lower memory are some label- described next to increase the allocation of
printer drivers, CD-ROM drivers, sound-board DOS-available memory in your system.
drivers, and other software needed for spe-
cialized hardware installations. INCREASING DOS MEMORY
A utility supplied with DOS 5.0 and later
versions will display system memory statis- If nothing happens when you press the
tics. If you are running Windows 3.1x or DRAG button or you receive the error mes-
Windows95/98, open an MS-DOS prompt win- sage “Full Throttle was unable to run...”,
dow (Win3.x: click on the MS-DOS icon in Motion-PC Full Throttle does not have suffi-
the MAIN window; Win95/98: Select “MS- cient memory available in the lower memory
DOS Prompt” from the Program menu under area for this DOS-based program to run (less
START). Then type MEM at the DOS prompt. than 542K as displayed by the MEM com-
mand, described above). The following pro-
At the DOS prompt type: cedures may help you expand executable
memory size and run the simulation.
MEM If you are not running Windows95, use
the VER command to determine the version
Then press Enter. of DOS on your system (if you have Win-
dows95, you are using DOS version 7.0
You will receive a listing similar to the follow- developed specifically for Windows95/98, skip
ing: ahead to page 13).

At the DOS prompt type:

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 Solving Memory Problems
VER
Then press Enter.
You will receive an information line similar to
the following:
DOS Version 6.22
Refer to the appropriate information below
depending on the version of DOS installed
on your system.
—DOS Versions earlier than 5.0: You must
upgrade your system to a later version of
DOS. We recommend the latest version cur-
rently available, at least 6.22 or later (or
upgrade to Windows95/98). DOS versions 6.0
and later include a utility called MEMMAKER,
described below, that simplifies memory op-
timization.
—DOS Version 5.x: DOS version 5.x has
the capability of moving part of the operating
system and other drivers into the upper
memory blocks. However, only DOS versions
6.0 and later can do this “automatically” by
using a utility called MEMMAKER. If you are
not familiar with the CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files and their commands,
you should ask your computer dealer for
assistance and/or upgrade to DOS version
6.22 or later or Windows95/98 or later. If you
are an experienced PC user, you can add
the following commands to your CONFIG.SYS
file (if they are not already present) and re-
start your system:
device=C:\dos\himem.sys
device=C:\dos\emm386.exe noems
dos=high
For additional information, refer to the docu-
mentation supplied with your version of DOS
(specifically, look for “Freeing Conventional
Memory” and “Running MS-DOS In The High
Memory Area”).
—DOS Version 6.0 and later: DOS version
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6.x is supplied with a utility called
MEMMAKER that will automatically setup the
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to
optimize lower memory space. MEMMAKER
can be found in the DOS subdirectory on
your boot device. Refer to the documentation
supplied with your version of DOS for addi-
tional help using the MEMMAKER command
and optimizing lower memory. Type “HELP
MEMMAKER” at the DOS prompt to obtain
on-line help for this command.
—Windows95/98 Users: If you are experi-
encing operational problems with the Motion-
PC Full Throttle under Windows95/98 or later,
make sure you are not running in the “DOS
Compatibility Mode” (a DOS-only environment
that Windows95/98 exits into from the “Re-
start Computer in MS-DOS Mode” prompt on
the Shut Down menu). To run the Motion-PC
Full Throttle from within Windows95/98 and
take advantage of as much conventional
memory as possible, simply locate the
FULLTH28 subdirectory (using Windows Ex-
plorer, see page 9 for help) then double-click
on the FTRT.EXE file located within that
subdirectory.
If you still experience insufficient memory
problems running under Windows95, software
drivers or other terminate-and-stay-resident
programs may be loaded in the lower memory
area. Use the MEM command (described
earlier in this section) to evaluate system
memory. If you are an experienced user, you
can disable unnecessary drivers included in
the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
Refer to the documentation supplied with
Windows95/98 for additional information on
modifying the CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files and for tips on opti-
mizing system memory. You may also refer
to the tech support area on our website
(www.motionsoftware.com) for additional in-
formation on solving memory problems. If you
do not wish to change system files, contact
your computer dealer and ask for help in con-
figuring your system to provide additional con-
ventional “lower” memory for DOS applica-
tions.
FULL THROTTLE
D e v e l o p e d B y M
Reaction Timer Simulation
o t i o
OVERVIEW
MAIN PROGRAM SCREEN
BASICS
Race
Configuration
Note: If you can’t wait to give Full And Statistics
Menus
Throttle a try, jump ahead to the
Tutorial on page 37. When you have Driver
time, review the following material to Selection
Tabs
find out more about the Main Pro-
gram Screen and pull-down menus. Driver And
This information will help you get the Driver-Specific
Categories
most from Full Throttle.
The Main Program Screen con- Race-Specific
Category
sists of pull-down menus, program
operation buttons, and a comprehen-
sive display of driver, vehicle, and
race configuration selections. All components
and specifications required to simulate virtu- 5)
ally any starting-line or full-track racing sce-
nario are displayed in their appropriate cat-
egories.
The Main Program Screen is composed of
the following elements:
1) The Title Bar displays the name of the
program.
2) The Menu Bar contains the headings for
all the pull-down menus. The six left-hand
choices are the main configuration cat-
egories, and the final right-hand choice
provides access to the Utility menu. 6)
3) The Race Configuration And Statistics
Menus are the six left-hand choices in
the Menu Bar. These easy-to-use, pull-
down menus allow you to select drivers,
starting-line or full-race events, tree tim-
ing, vehicle specifications, delay-box set-
tings, random features, and driver statis-
tics.
4) The Utility Menu allows saving, retriev-
ing, and deleting Full-Throttle race con-
figuration files. You can also clear all on- 6)
screen choices from the Driver and Race
Categories in preparation for entering a
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Main Program Screen
Menu Bar Title Bar
Utility
Menu
Info/Tech
Support
Run
Simulation
Exit
Program
Delay-Box
Lane Assignments Math
Calculator
new race scenario.
The Driver Selection Tabs indicate
which driver-specific properties are cur-
rently displayed (the currently selected
driver is highlighted). Full Throttle sup-
ports up to four drivers (either human or
computer), and the name of each driver
will occupy a unique tab position. Any
actions taken that affect drivers, such as
changes in skill level or removing a driver
from the Full Throttle race environment,
act on the driver that is currently-selected
(highlighted) in the Driver Selection Tab.
The Driver And Driver-Specific Catego-
ries list the vehicle, delay-box, and ran-
dom properties for the currently-selected
driver. The indicated selections are cho-
sen from menus in the Menu Bar; no
values are entered directly into any of
the on-screen categories. Check marks
in the left margin indicate when each cat-
egory is complete. When all on-screen
categories have been checked, the race
simulation can begin.
The Race-Specific Category lists the
selected event type (starting-line or full-
track), race type (heads-up or handicap),
 Main Program Screen Basics
the tree sequence (Pro or full-tree), and
bulb timing (0.400- or 0.500-seconds be-
tween lights). The indicated selections are
chosen from Race pull-down menu; no
values are entered directly into any of
the on-screen categories. Check marks
indicate when this category is complete.
7) The Lane Assignments indicate which
drivers are currently assigned to each
lane. Lane assignments are accom-
plished with the last two choices in the
Race pull-down menu; driver names are
not entered directly into the on-screen
categories. Check marks indicate when
this category is complete.
8) When all Driver and Race Selection Cat-
egories have been completed and check
marks are displayed in all categories,
press the Race Button to begin the race
simulation and switch to the Starting-Line
Simulation Screen (described on page
33).
9) The Exit Button quits the Motion-PC Full
Throttle program and returns to DOS or
Windows.
10) The Info Button provides a quick source
for basic reference information and tech-
support contacts.
USING THE MOUSE OR KEYBOARD
TO MAKE MENU SELECTIONS
To illustrate typical mouse and keyboard
operations within Full Throttle, begin by en-
tering a new driver from the Driver pull-down
menu. Activate the menu by:
Using The Mouse
(Note: A mouse driver must be loaded during
DOS bootup to activate mouse functions.
Refer to page 6 and the documentation sup-
plied with your mouse for additional informa-
tion).
1) Move the mouse to the Driver menu name
in the Menu Bar.
2) Click and hold the left mouse button. This
opens the menu.
3) Drag the mouse pointer down and over
the selection of your choice; in this ex-
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ample choose Add New Driver..., then
release the mouse button.
Note: To close the menu without making
any selection, drag the mouse pointer up
into the Title Bar then release the mouse
button.
4) When the New Driver dialog box opens,
enter a driver name, then click on Human
or Computer Controlled (if you select a
Computer Controlled driver, click on the
desired skill level).
5) Then click on OK to close the New Driver
dialog box and complete the addition of a
driver. You will notice that the new driver
name has been added to the next avail-
able Driver Selection Tab and is currently
highlighted (on-screen properties display
the current configuration for the added
driver).
6) If you wish to abort the addition of a new
driver while the New Driver dialog box is
still open, click Cancel (instead of OK).
Using The Keyboard
1) Press and release the Alt key to highlight
the Driver menu in the menu bar. Acti-
vate other main menus—e.g., Race, Ve-
hicle, etc.—by pressing the Right-Arrow
or Left-Arrow keys after the Driver menu
heading has been highlighted.
Note1: If you do not see a highlight in the
menu bar when you touch-and-release the
Alt key, your computer probably has a
monochrome (B&W) or incompatible
graphics system not supported by the
Motion-PC Full Throttle. You must obtain
a color monitor and VGA graphics card to
use this program.
2) Use the Up-Arrow or Down-Arrow keys
to open and scroll through the menu
choices, in this example move the high-
light to Add New Driver...
Note: To close the menu without making
a selection, press the ESCape key.
Note2: If a menu selection directs you to
a submenu—a small arrow points to the
right at the end of the menu line—use the
Right-Arrow key to open the submenu.
When you have highlighted Add New
 Using The Mouse And Keyboard
Driver, press Enter to make the selection.
3) When the New Driver dialog box opens,
enter a driver name, then press TAB to
move to the Driver Type area. Use the
Arrow keys to select Human or Computer
Controlled (if you selected a Computer
Controlled driver, press TAB to move to
the Skill Level area and use the Arrow
keys to select the desired skill level for
the computer driver).
4) Finally, press TAB key to move the high-
light to the OK button and press Enter to
close the New Driver dialog box and com-
plete the addition of a new driver. You will
notice that the new driver name has been
added to the next available Driver Selec-
tion Tab and is currently highlighted (on-
screen properties display the current con-
figuration for the added driver).
6) If you wish to abort the addition of a new
driver while the New Driver dialog box is
still open, TAB to Cancel (instead of OK)
and press Enter.
7) If you wish to change the currently-selected
driver (applies only when more than one
driver is present), press the SPACE-BAR
to select any driver in the Driver Selec-
tion Tabs.
your system does not have sufficient avail-
able memory below the 640K boundary to
run the simulation. See the Program Memory
Requirements, and Increasing DOS Memory
on page 11.
Beginning A Full Throttle Simulation With
The Keyboard: After all driver and vehicle
specifications have been selected (all check
marks next to the Main Program Screen
categories are displayed), press the TAB key
to move the highlight to the Race button, then
press Enter to begin the starting-line and full-
track simulation.
Note: If the Starting-Line Simulator Screen
does not appear, instead you see the error
message “Full Throttle was unable to run...”,
your system does not have sufficient avail-
able memory below the 640K boundary to
run the simulation. See the Program Memory
Requirements, and Increasing DOS Memory
on page 11.
NOTE: For information on staging and
launching your vehicle in Full Throttle,
please refer to the Tutorial on page 37 or
the keyboard guide on back of this
manual.

Both Mouse and Keyboard Users: When

an item has been selected from of any of the
Race menu choices (except the last two)—
and the Race menu is opened again—dots
in the left hand column of the menu indicate
the current menu selection.

BEGINNING A FULL THROTTLE

STARTING-LINE SIMULATION

Beginning A Full Throttle Simulation With

A Mouse: After all driver and vehicle speci-
fications have been selected (all check marks
next to the Main Program Screen categories
are displayed), simply click on the Race but-
ton to begin the starting-line and full-track
simulation.
Note: If the Starting-Line Simulator Screen
does not appear, instead you see the error
message “Full Throttle was unable to run...”,

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 Driver Pull-Down Menu Overview
DRIVER
PULL-DOWN MENU
• Quick Start... This first Driver menu choice
provides a fast way to establish a racing
scenario and get to the starting line. Choos-
ing Quick Start will open a dialog box with
three main selection categories: Drivers,
Race Type, and Starting Tree Type. Simply
make one selection from each category, click
OK, and your ready to race.
Note: For a full explanation of each of these
choices, refer to the Race menu description
on page 20.
If you choose Full 1/4 Mile within the Race
Type category, drivers will be assigned an
automatic-shifting ’55 Chevy that runs 10.5
ETs. This is identical to the first vehicle listed
in the Use Typical Vehicles submenu (see
page 22 for more information on vehicle se-
lection and specifications).
• Add New Driver... This Driver menu choice
lets you add another driver profile to the
current Full Throttle race environment. There
can be a maximum of four drivers present at
any one time. Choosing Add New Driver will
open a dialog box with three main catego-
ries: Name, Driver Type, and (for computer-
controlled drivers) the Skill Level.
Name Enter a name for the driver. A maxi-
mum of ten characters is permitted. The
name (when added) will be displayed in
the next available space in the on-screen
Driver Selection Tab. To simplify the iden-
tification of drivers, name human competi-
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tors Human1, Joe, Bill, or other easily
recognizable “human” names. Computer-
controlled drivers should be named Com-
puter1, CompPro, CompStocker, etc.
Driver Type Select whether the driver will
be human (yourself or a friend at the con-
trols) or computer controlled. If you select
a computer-controlled driver the last cat-
egory—Skill Level—becomes active.
Computer Driver Skill Level Allows you to
select the competency of the computer-
controlled driver. A selection of Rookie
will produce a driver starting error of 0.100-
second and shift times of 0.200-second.
(Note: actual “tree” reaction time would be
the driver starting error plus the tree bulb
delay, e.g., 0.100 + 0.400 = 0.500 R/T).
Intermediate computer drivers will have
0.050 starting error and shift times of
0.050. Professional computer drivers will
cut 0.010 lights and shift 0.020 from per-
fect. Perfect drivers will have 0.000 (zero
starting error) perfect shift times. Start off
racing against the easier Rookie and In-
termediate level drivers, then try to beat
the Professionals (it’s virtually impossible
to beat Perfect drivers in head-to-head
competition; although you can win in handi-
cap events if your “perfect” competitor
breaks out).
To complete your selection, click OK. To close
the New Driver dialog box without adding a
new driver, click Cancel.
• Delete Current Driver... This Driver menu
choice lets you remove the currently-selected
driver from the Full Throttle race environment.
Before choosing Delete Current Driver, make
sure that the driver you wish to remove is
highlighted in the Driver Selection Tab (see
page 14 for the on-screen location and func-
tion of the Driver Selection Tab). After select-
ing Delete Current Driver, Full Throttle will
present a confirmation box, asking you to con-
firm the removal of the currently-selected
driver. Clicking Yes will permanently remove
the currently-selected driver. To close the
Delete Driver confirmation box without delet-
ing the currently-selected driver from the Full
 Driver Pull-Down Menu Overview (cont’d)
Throttle race environment, click No.
• Edit Computer Skill Level... This Driver
menu choice lets you modify the skill level of
the currently-selected computer-controlled
driver. Before choosing Edit Computer Skill
Level, make sure that the computer-controlled
driver that you wish to modify is highlighted
in the Driver Selection Tab. After selecting
Edit Computer Skill Level, Full Throttle will
present a dialog box that lists all of the pos-
sible skill levels, (the current skill level will be
selected). Rookie will produce a driver start-
ing error of 0.100-second and shift times of
0.200-second. Intermediate computer driv-
ers will have 0.050 starting error and shift
times of 0.050, also. Professional computer
drivers will cut 0.010 lights and shift 0.020
from perfect. Perfect drivers will have 0.000
(perfect) starting and shift errors. Change the
skill level by clicking any choice. To com-
plete your selection, click OK. To close the
Edit Computer Skill Level dialog box without
changing the skill level, click Cancel.
• Save Driver Specs To Disk... This menu
choice saves the specifications of the cur-
rently-selected driver onto your computer disk.
Before choosing Save Driver Specs To Disk,
make sure that the driver you wish to save is
highlighted in the Driver Selection Tab (see
page 14 for the on-screen location and func-
tion of the Driver Selection Tab).
Note: All of the specifications listed in the
upper portion of the on-screen Driver Cat-
egories (labeled as Individual Driver/Vehicle
Configuration:) will be saved in the driver file,
including the Driver Name, Type, Skill, Ve-
hicle Specs, Delay-Box Settings, and Ran-
dom Properties.
After selecting Save Driver Specs To Disk,
Full Throttle will open a dialog box that al-
lows you to enter a filename, disk drive, and
directory for the currently-selected driver file.
First, enter a filename. For easy identifica-
tion, it is best to choose a name that is iden-
tical or similar to the current driver name.
Choose up to eight letters and/or numbers
(avoid using special keyboard characters in
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filenames; they may not be legitimate file-
name characters). If you click Save, the driver
file will be saved in the directory in which Full
Throttle was installed (a .DRV extent will au-
tomatically be added to the filename).
Note: If you would like to store driver files in
another location, first confirm that the appro-
priate disk drive is selected in the Drive Box
(if you need to change drives, single-click on
the down arrow next to the Drive Box to
open a list of available drives, then single-
click on the desired drive letter to complete
this selection). To locate the desired direc-
tory in the Directory window, double-click on
the root directory (e.g., C:\), then double click
on the desired directory. You can jump to
any directory by pressing a keyboard key that
matches the first letter of the directory (e.g.,
to locate the racefiles directory, press the “r”
key until racefiles is highlighted). When you
have highlighted the desired directory, click
on Save to save the currently-selected driver
file in the chosen directory.
Keyboard Users: Use the TAB and ARROW
keys to move through the desired selections
in Filename, Drive, and Directory lists. Press
Enter to accept or highlight your selection.
Then, press Enter while the Save button is
highlighted to save the currently-selected
driver file into the chosen directory.
• Retrieve Driver Specs From Disk... This
menu choice retrieves driver specifications
(loads previously saved driver files) from your
computer disk into Full Throttle. Full Throttle
can have a maximum of four drivers active at
any one time, so before choosing Retrieve
Driver Specs From Disk, make sure that there
are no more than three drivers currently dis-
played in the Driver Selection Tabs (see page
14 for the on-screen location and function of
the Driver Selection Tab). If all four of the
Driver Selection Tabs currently contain driv-
ers, you must Delete one of the drivers to
make room for the driver you will add using
this function (if you wish to save a driver con-
figuration before it is deleted, Save Driver
Specs before you Delete).
Note: When you retrieve a driver, you will
 Driver Pull-Down Menu Overview (cont’d)
load all of the specifications listed in the up-
per portion of the on-screen Driver Catego-
ries (labeled as Individual Driver/Vehicle
Configuration:), including the Driver Name,
Type, Skill, Vehicle Specs, Delay-Box Set-
tings, and Random Properties.
After selecting Retrieve Driver Specs From
Disk, Full Throttle will open a dialog box that
allows you to select a disk drive, directory,
and specific file from any drive location in
your computer system. The initial location
displayed is the directory in which Full Throttle
was installed. If the driver file you would like
to retrieve is located in this directory (a list of
driver “.DRV” files will be shown in the File-
name window), simply click on and highlight
the desired filename, then click on Open to
complete loading the driver file.
Note: If you would like to retrieve driver files
from another location, first confirm that the
appropriate disk drive is selected in the Drive
Box (if you need to change drives, single-
click on the down arrow next to the Drive
Box to open a list of available drives, then
single-click on the desired drive letter to com-
plete this selection). To locate the desired
directory in the Directory window, double-
click on the root directory (e.g., C:\), then
double click on the desired directory. You
can jump to any directory by pressing a key-
board key that matches the first letter of the
directory (e.g., to locate the racefiles direc-
tory, press the “r” key until racefiles is high-
lighted). When you have highlighted the de-
sired directory, a list of all driver files (they
end in .DRV) will be displayed in the File-
name window. Simply click on and highlight
the desired filename in the Filename win-
dow, then click Open to complete loading
the driver file.
Keyboard Users: Use the TAB and ARROW
keys to move through the desired selections
in Filename, Drive, and Directory lists. Press
Enter to accept or highlight your selection.
Then, press Enter while the Open button is
highlighted to retrieve the currently-selected
driver file into Full Throttle.
• Delete Driver Files... This menu choice
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deletes driver specification files—driver files
end in “.DRV”—from your computer disk (to
delete active drivers from the Full Throttle
race environment, see the Delete Current
Driver choice, described earlier). After select-
ing Delete Driver Files, Full Throttle will open
a dialog box that allows you to select a disk
drive, directory, and specific file from any drive
location in your computer system. The initial
location displayed is the directory in which
Full Throttle was installed. If the driver file
you would like to delete is located in this
directory (a list of driver “.DRV” files will be
shown in the Filename window), simply click
on and highlight the desired filename, then
click on Delete. Full Throttle will display a
confirmation box, and if you click OK, the
selected driver file will be permanently re-
moved for your disk drive.
Note: If you would like to delete driver files
from another location, first confirm that the
appropriate disk drive is selected in the Drive
Box (if you need to change drives, single-
click on the down arrow next to the Drive
Box to open a list of available drives, then
single-click on the desired drive letter to com-
plete this selection). To locate the desired
directory in the Directory window, double-
click on the root directory (e.g., C:\), then
double click on the desired directory. You an
jump to any directory by pressing a keyboard
key that matches the first letter of the direc-
tory (e.g., to locate the racefiles directory,
press the “r” key until racefiles is highlighted).
When you have highlighted the desired di-
rectory, a list of all driver files (they end in
“.DRV”) will be displayed in the Filename
window. Simply click on and highlight the
desired filename, then click on Delete. Full
Throttle will display a confirmation box, and if
you click OK, the selected driver file will be
permanently removed for your disk drive.
Keyboard Users: Use the TAB and ARROW
keys to move through the desired selections
in Filename, Drive, and Directory lists. Press
Enter to accept or highlight your selection.
Then, press Enter while the Open button is
highlighted to delete the currently-selected
driver file.
 Race Pull-Down Menu Overview
RACE
PULL-DOWN MENU
• Starting Line: This first Race menu choice
instructs Full Throttle to perform a starting-
line-only simulation. After the program
switches to the Simulation Screen and the
starting tree completes its sequence (see
page 33 for more information about the Simu-
lation Screen), driver reaction times are dis-
played and the simulation pauses, awaiting
user instructions to repeat the starting se-
quence or stop and return to the Main Pro-
gram Screen (see page 14 for a description
of the Main Program Screen). If you want
Full Throttle to model shifting and vehicle per-
formance throughout the quarter mile, select
the Full 1/4 Mile mode, described next.
• Full 1/4 Mile: This Race menu choice in-
structs Full Throttle to perform a starting-line
simulation followed by a full quarter-mile simu-
lation of shifting and vehicle performance. Af-
ter the program switches to the Simulation
Screen (see page 33 for more information
about the Simulation Screen), and the start-
ing tree completes its sequence, the “Tree”
display is replaced by vehicle position indica-
tors. As the vehicles proceed down the track,
engine rpm through each gear is displayed
on right- and left-lane Tachometers. If the
transmission is set to “User Controls,” the
user must shift (by pressing-and-releasing the
SHIFT key) at the appropriate shift points (a
shift indicator will light when the shift rpm is
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reached). At the end of the race, the WINner
and LOSEer are shown, along with starting-
line and shift reaction times. At this point,
another race can be started, or you can end
the simulation sequence and return to the
Main Program Screen (see page 14 for a
description of the Main Program Screen). If
you want Full Throttle to only perform start-
ing-line simulations and not model shifting
and vehicle performance throughout the quar-
ter mile, select the Starting Line mode, de-
scribed previously.
• Pro Tree: This Race menu choice instructs
Full Throttle to use a “Pro” style tree for the
starting-line portion of the simulation. A Pro
tree lights all three amber bulbs simulta-
neously, rather than the amber-amber-am-
ber-green sequence of a “Full” tree. A Pro
tree is often sequenced with a 0.400-second
bulb delay. This delay is the time between
the illumination of the amber bulbs and the
green bulb. In Full Throttle, bulb delay is set
independently of tree-sequence, see the de-
scriptions below for the 0.400 and 0.500 Bulb
Delay menu choices. The Pro tree is gener-
ally used in “professional” classes, like Top
Fuel Dragster and Funny Car, Pro Stock, Top
Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car, Super
Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street. The
Pro tree is usually used in Heads-Up style
racing, where both competitors receive the
green light at the same instant. Handicap
racing, where slower cars are allowed to leave
the starting line first, often use a Full tree
with a 0.500-second bulb-delay sequence.
• Full Tree: This Race menu choice instructs
Full Throttle to use a “Full” style tree for the
starting-line portion of the simulation. A Full
tree lights the three amber bulbs in an am-
ber-amber-amber-green sequence, rather
than the three simultaneous ambers of a “Pro”
tree. A Full tree is often sequenced with a
0.500-second bulb delay. This delay is the
time between the illumination of each of the
three amber bulbs and the green bulb. In Full
Throttle, bulb delay is set independently of
tree-sequence, see the descriptions below for
 Race Pull-Down Menu Overview
0.400 and 0.500 Bulb Delay menu choices.
The Full tree is generally used in “sports-
man” class events, like Stock, Super Stock,
Competition, and other racing events, such
as bracket racing, where slower cars are al-
lowed to leave the starting line first. The Pro
tree is often used with a 0.400-second bulb-
delay sequence in “professional,” heads-up
racing contests, see the Pro Tree menu
choice, described previously.
• 0.400 Bulb Delay: This Race menu choice
instructs Full Throttle to use a 0.400-second
bulb delay for the starting-line tree sequenc-
ing. The 0.400 bulb delay is usually applied
to a “Pro” style tree where all three amber
bulbs lights simultaneously. However, Full
Throttle allows bulb delay to be set indepen-
dently of tree-sequence, so a 0.400-second
bulb delay can also be applied to a “Full” tree
where the amber bulbs light in an amber-
amber-amber-green sequence. A 0.400-sec-
ond Pro tree is generally used in “profes-
sional,” Heads-Up classes like Top Fuel
Dragster and Funny Car, Pro Stock, Top Al-
cohol Dragster and Funny Car, Super Comp,
Super Gas, and Super Street.
• 0.500 Bulb Delay: This Race menu choice
instructs Full Throttle to use a 0.500-second
bulb delay for the starting-line tree sequenc-
ing. The 0.500 bulb delay is usually applied
to a “Full” style tree where the three amber
bulbs light in an amber-amber-amber-green
sequence. However, Full Throttle allows bulb
delay is set independently of tree-sequence,
so a 0.500-second bulb delay can also be
applied to a “Pro” tree where all three amber
bulbs lights simultaneously. A 0.500-second
Full tree is generally used in used in “sports-
man” class events, like Stock, Super Stock,
Competition, and other racing events, such
as bracket racing, where slower cars are al-
lowed to leave the starting line first.
• Heads-Up Racing: This Race menu choice
instructs Full Throttle to activate the green
lights simultaneously for side-by-side competi-
tors. The Heads-Up Racing choice can be
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used with either a Full or Pro tree, using a
0.400- or 0.500-second bulb delay, however,
most Heads-Up racing is run with a 0.400-
second Pro tree. Heads-Up classes match
relatively equal competitors against one an-
other, such as Top Fuel Dragster and Funny
Car, Pro Stock, Top Alcohol Dragster and
Funny Car, etc. For racing events where cars
are not equally matched, refer to Handicap
Racing, described below.
• Handicap Racing: This Race menu choice
instructs Full Throttle to activate the green
lights independently for each lane in side-by-
side competition. In Handicap events, Full
Throttle will compare each competitors Dial-
In (the ET that each competitor believes his/
her car will run) and allows the slower car to
leave the starting line first. The margin of
difference between lanes is set so that if each
driver has the same reaction times and the
car exactly runs its Dial-In time, they will reach
the finish line at the same instant. Handicap
racing is commonly used in “sportsman” class
events, like Stock, Super Stock, Competition,
and bracket-racing racing events. For racing
events where cars are equally matched, re-
fer to Heads-Up Racing, described above.
• Left Lane and Right Lane: These Race
menu choices instruct Full Throttle to assign
any of the drivers listed in the Driver Selec-
tion Tabs to either the right or left lanes within
the simulation. Each of these menu choices
opens a submenu listing all active drivers. A
“dot” is placed next to the current driver as-
signed to that lane. To assign or reassign a
lane to a particular driver, simply select that
driver from the submenu. You can confirm
lane assignments buy referring to Lane As-
signments at the bottom of the Main Pro-
gram Screen (refer to page 14 for further de-
scriptions of the Main Program Screen). If
Random Lane Properties are activated for
both drivers, refer to page 29 for information
on how this affects driver lane assignments.
 Vehicle Pull-Down Menu Overview
VEHICLE
PULL-DOWN MENU
• Use Typical Vehicle: The first Vehicle
menu choice opens a submenu that allows
you to choose from 9 predefined vehicles that
can be used in starting-line and full 1/4-mile
simulations. Before choosing any vehicles
under this menu selection, make sure that
the driver that you wish to apply the selected
vehicle is highlighted in the Driver Selection
Tab (see page 14 for the on-screen location
and function of the Driver Selection Tab). After
a vehicle is selected, specifications for that
vehicle will be displayed in the upper catego-
ries of the Main Program Screen on the cur-
rently-selected Driver’s Tab. Each predefined
vehicle choice loads the following specifica-
tions for use by Full Throttle in a starting-line
and/or full-track simulation:
Vehicle Name
Elapsed Time
Dial-In ET
Roll-Out Time
Braking Deceleration Force (g’s)
Number Of Transmission Gears
Automatic or User Controls Shifting
The Launch Rpm
The Red-Line Rpm
The Time In Each Gear
The Shift Rpm For Each Gear
The newly selected vehicle will replace all
specifications of any previous vehicle that may
have been applied to the current driver.
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• Enter Vehicle Specs: This Vehicle menu
choice opens a dialog box that allows you to
enter or modify any vehicle specifications for
the currently-selected driver (see Figure 4a
on page 42). Before choosing Enter Vehicle
Specs, make sure that the driver to which
you wish to apply the vehicle specifications
is highlighted in the Driver Selection Tab (see
page 14 for the on-screen location and func-
tion of the Driver Selection Tab). The follow-
ing specifications can be entered/modified for
any Full Throttle vehicle (as you enter val-
ues, many fields will display a range-limit line
at the bottom of the dialog box that indicates
the acceptable range of values for that field):
Vehicle Name This is simply a text-based
description of the vehicle. You may enter
a description from 1 to 24 characters long.
Transmission Gears This field determines
the number of gears in the transmission.
Enter from one (a direct drive) to six-
speeds. Click on the down arrow to open
a list of available gears. Click on any
choice to enter the selected number of
transmission gears.
Off-Throttle Decel (g’s) This field indicates
the maximum deceleration (braking force)
applied to the currently-selected vehicle
when you release the accelerator (within
Full Throttle the ALT key acts as the ac-
celerator “pedal”). Off-throttle deceleration
may range from 0.100- to 1.000-g.
Redline RPM This is the maximum speed
for the engine. You cannot set the Redline
RPM lower than any Shift Rpm (Full
Throttle will generate a warning-and-cor-
rective message). If the engine reaches
the Redline Rpm in any gear, vehicle ac-
celeration will drop to zero. However, the
vehicle will not slow down, rather it will
maintain its current speed (providing the
throttle remains applied) until the trans-
mission is shifted or the vehicle reaches
the end of the track. Redline rpm may
range from 100 to 12000rpm.
Shifting Mode This pair of “radio buttons”
allows you to select whether the transmis-
sion is shifted Automatically (by the com-
puter) or if it is User Controlled.
 Vehicle Pull-Down Menu Overview
Note: This field only applies to human-
driven vehicles; computer-controlled ve-
hicles are always shifted by the computer,
with reaction times based on the current
computer skill level set for that driver.
If you select Shifts Occur Automatically,
the currently-selected human-driven ve-
hicle will shift as if it was equipped with an
automatic transmission. Shift reaction
times will be zero. On the other hand, if
you select User Controls shifting, the hu-
man driver will be required to shift the
transmission by pressing-and-releasing the
shift key (the SHIFT key shifts the trans).
All shift reaction times will be recorded
and will affect vehicle performance.
Nominal 1/4-Mile Elapsed Time The “Nomi-
nal” elapsed time for the vehicle through
the 1/4-mile is the ET that the vehicle will
run when staged with zero Roll-Out Time.
Zero Roll-Out Time means that as soon
as the vehicle begins to move, the ET
timer is started. If the vehicle is staged
with a Roll Time other than zero (called
shallow staging), it will—in effect— have
a “rolling start” before it trips the ET timer.
Therefore the actual ET for nonzero Roll-
Times will be lower (quicker) than the value
entered into this field.
Note: When a Motion-PC DragStrip simu-
lation file is imported into Full Throttle, the
text labeling this field changes to “Actual”
1/4-mile Elapsed Time, since the ETs run
in a DragStrip simulation include roll-time
as a factor. Changing any of the vehicle
specifications for an imported DragStrip file
is not recommended, since you will not
maintain an accurate representation of
actual vehicle performance. If you wish to
change vehicle specifications, make the
desired changes in the DragStrip simula-
tion and re-import the new simulation file.
Dial-In Time This is the elapsed time through
the 1/4-mile that you believe this vehicle
will run, when any advantage that the ve-
hicle would gain from a nonzero Roll-Out
Time is taken into consideration. The Dial-
In Time is only used by Full Throttle when
Handicap Racing has been selected (see
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page 21 for more information on selecting
the Handicap mode). During handicap
events, the difference in the dial-in times
between competing vehicles is used to de-
termine the margin of handicap (e.g., a
two second difference in right and left lane
dial-in times will cause the starting tree in
the slower lane to illuminate two seconds
earlier than the faster lane). A vehicle that
runs faster than its dial-in time is consid-
ered to “Breakout,” and lose the race. If
both vehicles Breakout, the vehicle that
breaks-out the least will win the race. If
either vehicle Red-Lights, the vehicle with
the fair start will win, regardless of
breakout.
Roll-Out Time This is the time the vehicle
took to “react” to the throttle and move
forward out of the Stage beam. A vehicle
has stagged “deep” if it is positioned as
far forward as possible (closest to the fin-
ish line) without triggering a “red light”
before the start of the race. Deep staging
will produce the shortest possible Roll-Out
Times. A zero Roll-Out Time means that
the same instant the vehicle begins to
move, the front tire rolled out of the stage
beam and triggered the start of the ET
timer. A vehicle is staged “shallow” if the
front tire is positioned only forward enough
to light both the Pre-Stage and Stage lights
(just sufficient to permit a legitimate start).
Shallow staging produces the longest Roll-
Out Times. A nonzero Roll-Time will—in
effect—give the vehicle a “rolling start” be-
fore it trips the ET timer. Therefore the
measured (or Actual) Elapsed Time for
nonzero roll-times will be quicker. How-
ever, since deep staging positions the
vehicle closer to the finish line, deep stag-
ing can sometimes provide a winning edge
in side-by-side competition.
Note: The “Nominal” elapsed time (see
description above) is the ET that a vehicle
will run when staged with a Zero Roll-Out
Time. When a Motion-PC DragStrip simu-
lation file is imported into Full Throttle, the
name of this field changes to “Actual” 1/4-
Mile Elapsed Time, since the ETs run in a
 Vehicle Pull-Down Menu Overview
DragStrip simulation include Roll-Time as the currently-selected driver/vehicle. To close
a factor. Changing any vehicle specifica- the Vehicle Specifications dialog box without
tions—including Roll-Out Time—for an saving any changes, click Cancel.
imported DragStrip file is not recom-
mended, since you will not maintain an • Load DragStrip File: This menu choice
accurate representation of actual vehicle opens a dialog box that allows you to import
performance. If you wish to change ve- Motion-PC DragStrip simulation files from any
hicle specifications, make the desired valid computer disk on your system into Full
changes in the DragStrip simulation and Throttle. All imported vehicle specs are ap-
re-import a new simulation file. plied to the currently-selected driver. Before
RPM At Shift These seven Rpm fields ac- importing any DragStrip files under this menu
cept the entry of a starting-line Launch selection, make sure that the driver to which
rpm and Shift Rpms for up to six trans- you wish to apply the imported vehicle speci-
mission gears. As you enter Rpm values, fications is highlighted in the Driver Selection
the field highlight jumps between the rpm Tab (see page 14 for the on-screen location
fields and the Time In Gear fields, de- and function of the Driver Selection Tab).
scribed next. Full Throttle will check each Note: When you retrieve a DragStrip vehicle
rpm value to make sure that it is less than file, you will load all of the specifications dis-
the Redline Rpm (maximum Redline Rpm cussed previously under the Enter Vehicle
is 12,000). Specs menu choice. Any previous vehicle
Note: The sum of the Times In Gear plus specifications for the currently-selected driver
the Roll-Out Time must equal the Nominal will be permanently overwritten. If you wish
Elapsed Time; see below for more infor- to save current driver/vehicle specifications,
mation on Time-In-Gear requirements. before importing a new vehicle, refer to Save
Time In Gear These fields accept the entry Driver Specs To Disk, discussed on page 18.
of six Times In Gear, one for each valid Note: Refer to the notes under Nominal 1/4-
transmission gear. The Times In Gear are Mile Elapsed Time and Roll-Out Time, above,
the durations of time the vehicle was ac- for more information about vehicle specifica-
celerating while in each transmission gear. tions from imported DragStrip simulation files.
These values are used to determine the
acceleration profile for the vehicle so that
the movement of the position indicators
and tachometer needles can be as realis-
tic as possible. The sum total of all the
Times In Gear plus the Roll-Out Time must
equal the Nominal Elapsed Time. If they
do not match, Full Throttle will detect the
error and open a corrective-action box that
will give you the option to have Full Throttle
recalculate the Times In Gear—using a
simple increasing-time formula for each
gear—so that they add up properly. If you
are entering vehicle specifications and you
do not know the Times In Gear, simply
put in any time (e.g., enter one second for
each gear), and Full Throttle will recalcu-
late appropriate shift times for you.
After you have completed all entry fields, click
OK to apply the new vehicle specifications to

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 Delay-Box Pull-Down Menu Overview
Control Mode This specification determines
DELAY BOX
PULL-DOWN MENU
• Edit Delay Box Settings: The first Delay-
Box menu choice opens a dialog box that
allows you to specify the starting-line delay-
box timing for the currently-selected driver.
Before making any selections under the De-
lay-Box menu, make sure that the human
driver that you wish to apply the selected
settings is highlighted in the Driver Selection
Tab (see page 14 for the on-screen location
and function of the Driver Selection Tab). To
learn more about Delay-Box function and
programming, refer to the Full Throttle Tuto-
rial on page 37.
The following Delay-Box specifications can
be entered/modified for any human Full
Throttle driver (you can not apply delay-box
timing to computer-controlled vehicles/driv-
ers):
Box On...Box Off Delay-Box settings are
activated by clicking on Box On. If Box
Off is selected, all specifications for the
Delay Box will be dimmed and not affect
the currently-selected driver.
Keyboard Users: Press the TAB key to
move the flashing cursor to the Box
On...Box Off field, then use the arrow keys
to make your selection; press TAB again
to move to the next field.
Delay (seconds) This field determines the
number of seconds delay between the time
you release the SHIFT key after you’ve
stagged your vehicle (at that point in Full
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Throttle the SHIFT key is considered the
“Launch Button”) and the time your ve-
hicle actually begins to move (i.e., the
transbrake is released).
whether the overall Delay-Box timing will
be based on any one of the three amber
bulbs in your lane (called a “Standard
Delay”) or the lane of the slower vehicle
(called a “Crossover Delay”). When Stan-
dard Delay is selected, the Delay-Box tim-
ing will always be based on the illumina-
tion of the selected amber in your lane
(see the next section for selecting the
desired amber bulb). For example, if Stan-
dard Delay is based on the first amber of
a Full tree (i.e., amber-amber-amber-green
sequence separated by 0.500-seconds) a
1.000 second delay (the total time between
the first-and-second and the second-and-
third ambers: 0.500 + 0.500 = 1.000) will
be added to the basic timing that you
entered under Delay (seconds), described
previously. This will allow you to launch
your vehicle the instant you see the first
amber light in your lane (you trigger a start
in Full Throttle by releasing the SHIFT key
after you’ve properly stagged). Your ve-
hicle will not move until 1.000 seconds—
plus the timing entered in Delay (sec-
onds)—has elapsed. On the other hand, a
Crossover Delay is based on the illumina-
tion of the selected amber bulb, regard-
less of the lane in which it’s located. This
allows the driver to “leave” whenever he
sees the selected amber light and not be
 Delay-Box Pull-Down Menu Overview
concerned about which lane will begin the
tree-countdown sequence. When your ve-
hicle is slower, your side of the starting
tree will begin the countdown, so the
Delay-Box system will base its delay on
the selected amber in your lane. However,
if your competitor’s vehicle is slower, you
can simply react to the first time you see
the amber bulb light, regardless of the lane
in which that bulb is located.
Note: Delay box information for both com-
petitors is displayed at the bottom of the
Full Throttle Simulator Screen (see page
33). It shows the Delay (seconds), which
side of the tree on which you should focus
your attention (important for Crossover De-
lays), and on which amber you should re-
act.
Launch Bulb This field determines which
amber bulb illumination triggers Delay-Box
timing. It is assumed that a Full Tree has
been selected (of either the “standard”
0.500-second or 0.400-second bulb-delay
sequencing).
If a Pro Tree has been selected (under
the Race pull-down menu), selections
under Launch Bulb will have no effect,
since all three amber bulbs illuminate at
the same instant.
The time between the illumination of the
selected amber Bulb and the green light
is added to the overall Delay (seconds) to
determine the actual starting delay. For
example, if a Full Tree with 0.500-second
bulb delay sequencing is used, and the
Launch Bulb is set to the first amber, a
1.000-second delay (the total of times
between the first-and-second and the sec-
ond-and-third ambers: 0.500 + 0.500 =
1.000) will be added to the basic timing
that was entered under Delay (seconds),
described earlier. This will allow you to
launch your vehicle the instant you see
the first amber light in your lane (you trig-
ger a start in Full Throttle by releasing the
SHIFT key after you’ve properly stagged).
Your vehicle will not move until 1.000
seconds—plus the timing entered in De-
lay (seconds)—has elapsed.
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After you have completed all entry fields, click
OK to apply the new Delay-Box timing specs
to the currently-selected driver. To close the
Delay-Box Settings dialog box without saving
any changes, click Cancel.
• Calculate Delay-Box Math: This DelayBox
menu choice activates the Delay-Box Math
Calculator, a unique and powerful feature built
into the Motion-PC Full Throttle.
Note: This calculator can also be activated
by clicking on the Math button located on the
bottom-right corner of the Main Program
Screen.
The Delay-Box Math Calculator analyzes the
driving statistics of the currently-selected
driver and provides a fast and accurate
method of determining optimum Delay-Box
settings. To learn more about Delay-Box func-
tion and programming, refer to the Full
Throttle Tutorial on page 37.
Before opening the Delay-Box Math Calcula-
tor, make sure that the human driver for which
you wish to calculate the delay settings is
highlighted in the Driver Selection Tab (see
page 14 for the on-screen location and func-
tion of the Driver Selection Tab).
The following Delay-Box Math Calculator
categories can be viewed/modified for any
human Full Throttle driver (delay-box timing
does not apply to computer-controlled ve-
hicles/drivers):
Driver Reaction Time Statistics The top
portion of the Calculator shows the reac-
tion-time “history” for the currently-selected
driver. The Number of Starts, Minimum,
Maximum, and Average reaction times,
plus the Standard Deviation are displayed
as a summary of the driver’s starting-line
performance.
Note: As used in this context, Standard
Deviation is a statistical evaluation of how
far the next reaction-time event will devi-
ate from the Average Reaction Time. It
indicates how tightly all reaction times are
clustered around the average. When re-
action times are tightly bunched together,
the standard deviation is small. When re-
action times vary widely, relatively large
 Delay-Box Pull-Down Menu Overview
Delay-Box Math Calculator Screen
Driver
Reaction Times
The Delay-Box Math Calcu-
lator analyzes the driving
statistics of the currently-
selected driver and provides
a fast and accurate method Current
Tree
of determining optimum Setup
Delay-Box settings. To learn
more about Delay-Box
function and programming,
Box Timing
refer to the information on Summary
these pages and the Full And
Analysis
Throttle Tutorial on page 37.
standard deviations can be expected.
This summary is calculated from the ac-
cumulated events that have occurred since
this driver’s history began or was last
cleared (see the Statistics menu, on page
30, for more information on driver statis-
tics and clearing accumulated events).
Starting System The next category displays
information about the current starting-line
tree sequence and bulb delay. These char-
acteristics cannot be altered from within
the Calculator screen. If you would like to
change these starting-line variables, refer
to the Race pull-down menu (described
on page 20).
Launch Bulb Selection For convenience,
the amber bulb that starts the Delay-Box
timing sequence (described earlier in this
section) is displayed here. It can be modi-
fied from within the Calculator screen by
clicking on any one of the three possible
choices. Changes made to the Launch
Bulb Selection will take effect only after
clicking the Apply button; pressing Exit
will leave all Delay-Box settings un-
changed.
Calculate Optimum Delay-Box Setting This
is the “heart” of the Delay-Box Calculator.
It is here where you can determine the
optimum delay-box timing for any accept-
able red-light risk.
Since every human driver is less than
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Delay-Box Math Calculator Title Bar
Activate Box And
Apply Timing
Close Calculator
Without Making
Changes
Launch Blub
Display And
Select
Calculate New
Delay-Box
Timing
Calculated Enter Acceptable
New Range Of
Reaction Times
Box Timing Red Light
With Calculated
Percentage
Delay-Box Timing
perfect, there will be a range of reaction
times displayed in the Driver Reaction
Time Statistics category at the top of the
Calculator screen (the currently-selected
human driver must have made more than
one attempt at the starting line since this
driver’s history began or was last cleared).
The indicated Minimum reaction time was
the quickest driver reaction, while the Maxi-
mum reaction time was the slowest. Be-
cause of this range of reaction times, it is
impossible to always pick the perfect De-
lay-Box time. If we choose the Minimum
reaction time on which to base Delay Box
timing, the likelihood of a red light is very
low, but most of starts will be closer to the
Average time and not very competitive.
To find the “safest” Delay box time for the
currently-selected driver, enter a Red-Light
Risk of 0% and click Calculate (if Full
Throttle displays an IMPORTANT mes-
sage box indicating “The average reaction
time exceeds the tree bulb delay,” see
“Exceeds Bulb Delay” IMPORTANT
Message, below).
To be more competitive, you may be will-
ing to accept a higher risk of redlighting in
exchange for better starting-line times. If
you enter a Red-Light Risk of 10%, the
Delay-Box Calculator will find a new De-
lay-Box setting that will allow for consider-
ably better starting-line performance. With
 Delay-Box Pull-Down Menu Overview
this risk level only one of out of ten starts
should produce a foul (red light), provid-
ing the driver stays within the range of
reaction times originally used to make this
calculation (as displayed in the category
at the top of the Calculator screen).
To find this more competitive Delay box
time for the currently-selected driver, en-
ter a Red-Light Risk of 10% and click Cal-
culate.
TIP: To maintain the desired Red-Light
Risk, recalculate a new Delay-Box timing
every 10 to 20 runs to accommodate
changes in the range of driver reaction
times. When you become consistent at the
lights, it often pays to clear accumulated
statistics (see the Statistics menu on page
30), make 10 or 20 practice starts, then
recalculate a new Delay-Box timing. You
can also manually “tweak” the Delay Box
timing by changing the Delay (seconds),
as described on page 25.
After you have completed all entry fields, click
Apply to turn ON the Delay Box and apply
the new timing specs to the currently-selected
driver. To close the Delay-Box Calculator
without saving any changes, click Cancel.
“Exceeds Bulb Delay” IMPORTANT Mes-
sage When you click Calculate, Full
Throttle may display an IMPORTANT
message indicating that the driver’s aver-
age reaction time, plus the vehicle roll-out
time, exceed the tree bulb delay. This
means that the average reaction time for
the currently-selected driver is already
longer than the interval in time between
bulb sequences, so any additional delay
from a Delay-Box would only cause the
driver to perform worse at the starting line.
The cause for this is often trying to launch
your vehicle after pausing slightly when
you see the amber illuminate. This paus-
ing, “guesstimate time interval,” is inaccu-
rate at best. You will be a consistently
better racer by reacting the instant you
see the amber turn on, then using Delay-
Box timing to prevent red lighting.
Here are the steps you need to take to
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solve this problem and produce more con-
sistent starts:
1) Make sure that your driver/vehicle is
the currently-selected driver in the
Driver Selection Tab (see page 14 for
the on-screen location and function of
the Driver Selection Tab).
2) Clear Current Driver Statistics from the
Statistics pull-down menu to remove
previous starting-line timing records.
3) Set up a Starting-Line-Only scenario
with the desired Tree and Bulb Delay
using the Race menu
4) Proceed to the starting line, stage your
vehicle, and focus your attention on the
desired amber (for Full Trees, we sug-
gest you concentrate on the last am-
ber).
4) Launch your vehicle the instant you see
the amber light turn on. You will almost
certainly red light; that’s OK.
5) Repeat your starting-line technique
about 10 to 20 times. You should red
light each time.
6) Now open the Delay-Box Calculator,
enter the desired Red-Light Risk (for
this example, enter 10%), then press
Calculate.
7) The appropriate Delay-Box timing will
be calculated and displayed. To apply
this timing (and turn ON the Delay-Box
if it is currently OFF), press Apply.
8) Now return to the starting line. Launch
your vehicle as before, but now you’ll
notice that the additional Delay-Box tim-
ing will prevent red lights (about 90%
of the time, based on a 10% Red-Light
Risk).
To learn more about Delay-Box function and
programming, refer to the Full Throttle Tuto-
rial on page 37.
 Randomize Pull-Down Menu Overview
RANDOMIZE
PULL-DOWN MENU
• Edit Random Settings: The Random menu
opens a dialog box that allows you to specify
random properties for the currently-selected
driver/vehicle. By introducing a degree of ran-
domness to selected variables within Full
Throttle, you can simulate a wide range of
“real world” conditions.
Before making any selections under the
Random menu, make sure that the human or
computer-controlled driver that you wish to
apply the random settings is highlighted in
the Driver Selection Tab (see page 14 for the
on-screen location and function of the Driver
Selection Tab).
The following Random specifications can be
entered/modified for Full Throttle driver:
Activation Status Random settings are ac-
tivated by clicking Enable Randomness.
If Disable Randomness is selected, all
Random properties will be dimmed and
have no affect the currently-selected driver.
Keyboard Users: Press the TAB key to
move the flashing cursor to the Activation
Status field, then use the arrow keys to
make your selection; press TAB again to
move to the next field.
Random Elapsed Time This Random prop-
erty will enable a limited variation in the
Elapsed Time of the currently-selected
driver/vehicle. Click Random Elapsed Time
to activate this field (Enable Randomness
must be selected, as described above).
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When this field is active, an [X] will be
displayed next to Random Elapsed Time.
When active, you may enter a Maximum
ET Variance of between zero and two
seconds. Variability in ET can be applied
to human and/or computer-driven vehicles
to simulate normal “real world” variations
that occur with even the most consistent
drag race vehicles. ET variations will af-
fect vehicle elapsed times but have no
affect on driver reaction time (see Ran-
dom Roll-Out Time, below).
Random Roll-Out Time This Random prop-
erty will enable a limited variation in the
Roll-Out Time of the currently-selected
driver/vehicle. Click Random Roll-OutTime
to activate this field (Enable Randomness
must be selected, as described above).
When this field is active, an [X] will be
displayed next to Random Roll-OutTime.
When active, you may enter a Maximum
Roll-Out Variance of between zero and
0.500 seconds. Variability in vehicle roll-
out time can be applied to human and/or
computer-driven vehicles to simulate nor-
mal “real world” variations that occur with
even the most consistent drag race ve-
hicles. Since roll-time variations affect how
the fast the vehicle reacts to driver input
at the starting line, roll-time changes will
have a significant effect on measured
driver reaction times. In addition, roll time
influences how much of a “rolling start”
the vehicle obtains at the start the race,
so roll-time variations will also affect ve-
hicle Elapsed Times.
Random Lane Choice This Random prop-
erty will enable random lane selection for
the currently-selected driver/vehicle. Click
Random Roll-OutTime to activate this field
(Enable Randomness must be selected,
as described above). When this field is
active, an [X] will be displayed next to
Random Lane Choice.
Note: For Random Lane Choice to func-
tion in side-by-side competition (Starting
Line Only, Heads-Up, or Handicap Rac-
ing), Random Lane Choice must be en-
abled for both vehicles.
 Statistics Pull-Down Menu Overview
STATISTICS
PULL-DOWN MENU
• Display Current Driver Statistics: The first
Statistics menu choice opens a window that
displays the accumulated statistics for the cur-
rently-selected driver. Before making any se-
lections under the Statistics menu, make sure
that the driver you wish to view is highlighted
in the Driver Selection Tab (see page 14 for
the on-screen location and function of the
Driver Selection Tab).
The following Statistics specifications can be
viewed for any Full Throttle driver (either
human or computer-controlled):
Starting Line Statistics The top portion of
the Statistics window shows the reaction-
time “history” for the currently-selected
driver. The Number of Starts, Minimum,
Maximum, and Average reaction times,
plus the Standard Deviation are displayed
as a summary of the driver’s starting-line
performance.
Note: As used in this context, Standard
Deviation is a statistical evaluation of how
far the next reaction-time event on the
average will deviate from the average re-
action time. It indicates how tightly all re-
action times are clustered around the av-
erage. When reaction times are tightly
bunched together the standard deviation
is small. When reaction times vary widely,
relatively large standard deviations can be
expected.
The Starting Line Statistics summary in
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the Statistics window is calculated from
the accumulated events that have occurred
since this driver’s history began or was
last cleared (clearing and printing driver
statistics will be discussed below).
Shifting/ET Statistics The next category in
the Statistics window shows the shifting
reaction-times and the ET history for the
currently-selected driver. The Number Of
Attempts, Minimum, Maximum, Average,
and the Standard Deviation (see Starting
Line Statistics, above, for more informa-
tion on Standard Deviation) provide a sum-
mary of the driver’s ability to shift precisely
and illustrate overall vehicle performance.
Summary This category in the Statistics win-
dow provides a summary of driver perfor-
mance. Total starting-line events and the
number of red lights are used to deter-
mine the Red-Light Percentage. And total
1/4-mile race starts and total wins are used
to determine the Win Percentage.
• Print Current Driver Statistics: This Sta-
tistics menu sends a complete summary of
current driver statistics and the current ve-
hicle/race configuration to your printer. Be-
fore making this selection under the Statis-
tics menu, make sure that the driver you wish
to print is highlighted in the Driver Selection
Tab (see page 14 for the on-screen location
and function of the Driver Selection Tab).
Note: The Motion-PC Full Throttle program
assumes that your printer is attached to
LPT:1, the first parallel printer port. Refer to
page 6 in this guide and review your DOS
manual for more information on configuring
system printers.
• Clear Current Driver Statistics: This
Statistics menu selection permanently clears
all accumulated statistical data for the cur-
rently-selected driver. Before making this
selection, make sure that the driver you wish
to clear is highlighted in the Driver Selection
Tab (see page 14 for the on-screen location
and function of the Driver Selection Tab).
Note: A confirmation box is presented before
statistical data is actually deleted.
 Utility Pull-Down Menu Overview
UTILITY
PULL-DOWN MENU
• Save Current Full Throttle Settings:
This Utility menu choice saves the current
Full Throttle race environment to any valid
storage device on your computer system. All
specifications listed on the Main Program
Screen within the Driver and Race Catego-
ries will be saved in the environment file (an
.FTL extent will automatically be added to
the filename). The following specifications will
be saved:
Names And Specs Of All Drivers
Names And Specs Of All Vehicles
All Delay Box Settings For All Drivers
All Random Setting For All Drivers
All Race Configurations
Right And Left Lane Assignments
Note: When the saved race environment file
is retrieved (described next), the entire Full
Throttle racing environment will be restored
exactly as it was when the environment file
was created.
After selecting Save Current Full Throttle
Settings, a dialog box will open that allows
you to enter a filename, disk drive, and direc-
tory for the current race environment file. First,
enter a filename. Choose up to eight letters
and numbers (avoid using special keyboard
characters in filenames; they may not be le-
gitimate filename characters and may cause
errors). If you click Save, the driver file will
be saved in the directory in which Full Throttle
was installed.
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Note: If you would like to store environment
files in another location, first confirm that the
appropriate disk drive is selected in the Drive
Box (if you need to change drives, single-
click on the down arrow next to the Drive
Box to open a list of available drives, then
single-click on the desired drive letter to com-
plete this selection). To locate the desired
directory in the Directory window, double-click
on the root directory (e.g., C:\), then double
click on the desired directory. You an jump to
any directory by pressing a keyboard key that
matches the first letter of the directory (e.g.,
to locate the racefiles directory, press the “r”
key until racefiles is highlighted). When you
have highlighted the desired directory, click
on Save to save the race environment file in
the chosen directory.
Keyboard Users: Use the TAB and ARROW
keys to move through the desired selections
in Filename, Drive, and Directory lists. Press
Enter to accept or highlight your selection.
Then, press Enter while the Save button is
highlighted to save the race environment file
into the chosen directory.
• Retrieve Previously Saved Race:
This Utility menu choice retrieves the current
Full Throttle race environment from any valid
storage device on your computer system. All
specifications listed on the Main Program
Screen within the Driver and Race Catego-
ries will be retrieved (Full Throttle Environ-
ment files have an .FTL extent added to their
filename). The following specifications will be
retrieved:
Names And Specs Of All Drivers
Names And Specs Of All Vehicles
All Delay Box Settings For All Drivers
All Random Setting For All Drivers
All Race Configurations
Right And Left Lane Assignments
Note: When the retrieved race environment
file is loaded, the entire Full Throttle racing
environment will be restored exactly as it was
when the environment file was created.
After selecting Retrieve Previously Saved
Race, a dialog box will open that allows you
to select a disk drive, directory, and specific
 Utility Pull-Down Menu Overview
file from any valid drive location in your com-
puter system. The initial location displayed is
the directory in which Full Throttle was in-
stalled. If the race environment file you would
like to retrieve is located in this directory (a
list of all .FTL files will be shown in the File-
name window), simply click on and highlight
the desired filename, then click Open to com-
plete loading the race environment file (it
takes a few seconds to load).
Note: If you would like to retrieve race envi-
ronment files from another location, first con-
firm that the appropriate disk drive is selected
in the Drive Box (if you need to change
drives, single-click on the down arrow next to
the Drive Box to open a list of available
drives, then single-click on the desired drive
letter to complete this selection). To locate
the desired directory in the Directory window,
double-click on the root directory (e.g., C:\),
then double click on the desired directory.
You an jump to any directory by pressing a
keyboard key that matches the first letter of
the directory (e.g., to locate the racefiles di-
rectory, press the “r” key until racefiles is
highlighted). When you have highlighted the
desired directory, a list of environment files
(they end in .FTL) will be displayed in the
Filename window. Simply click on and high-
light the desired filename in the Filename
window, then click on Open to complete load-
ing the file (wait a few moments while the file
loads).
• Delete Previously Saved Races: This
menu choice deletes Full Throttle race envi-
ronment files—these files end in .FTL—from
any valid storage device on your computer
system (to delete the current Full Throttle race
environment active within the program, see
the Clear Current Full Throttle Settings, de-
scribed next). After selecting Delete Previ-
ously Saved Races, Full Throttle will open a
dialog box that allows you to select a disk
drive, directory, and specific .FTL file from
any drive location in your computer system.
The initial location displayed is the directory
in which Full Throttle was installed. If the race
environment file you would like to delete is
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located in this directory (a list of race .FTL
files will be shown in the Filename window),
simply click on and highlight the desired file-
name, then click on Delete. Full Throttle will
display a confirmation box, and if you click
OK, the selected race environment file will
be permanently removed for your disk drive.
Note: If you would like to delete race envi-
ronment files from another location, first con-
firm that the appropriate disk drive is selected
in the Drive Box (if you need to change
drives, single-click on the down arrow next to
the Drive Box to open a list of available
drives, then single-click on the desired drive
letter to complete this selection). To locate
the desired directory in the Directory window,
double-click on the root directory (e.g., C:\),
then double click on the desired directory.
You an jump to any directory by pressing a
keyboard key that matches the first letter of
the directory (e.g., to locate the racefiles di-
rectory, press the “r” key until racefiles is
highlighted). When you have highlighted the
desired directory, a list of all race environ-
ment files (they end in .FTL) will be displayed
in the Filename window. Simply click on and
highlight the desired filename, then click on
Delete. Full Throttle will display a confirma-
tion box, and if you click OK, the selected
race environment file will be permanently re-
moved for your disk drive.
• Clear Current Full Throttle Settings: This
menu choice clears all current Full Throttle
race settings and removes any “dots” next to
menu selections (program returns to a clean,
“startup” condition). If you wish to save the
current race environment before clearing all
selections and variables, choose Save Cur-
rent Full Throttle Settings (described previ-
ously). This menu choice has no effect on
race environment files saved on your hard or
floppy drives.
 Full Throttle Simulation Screen Overview
STARTING-LINE AND
FULL-TRACK
SIMULATION SCREENS
Note: If you can’t wait to give Full
Throttle a try, jump ahead to the
Tutorial on page 37. When you
have time, review the following ma-
terial to find out more about Simu-
lator screen displays. This informa-
tion will help you get the most from
Full Throttle.
After all driver and vehicle speci-
fications have been selected (all
check marks next to the Main Pro-
gram Screen categories are dis-
played), you can select the Race button to
begin the starting-line and full-track simula-
tion.
Note: If the Starting-Line Simulator Screen
does not appear or you receive the error mes-
sage “Full Throttle was unable to run...”, your
system does not have sufficient available
memory below the 640K boundary to run the
simulation. See the Program Memory Re-
quirements, and Increasing DOS Memory on
page 11.
The Starting-Line Simulator Screen is dis-
played first (shown above). It contains the
Starting Tree, Lane Assignments, Tachom-
eters, Shift-Light Indicators, and other ele-
ments to simulate a starting line at a profes-
sional drag strip. The Full-Track Simulator
Screen (illustrated on page 35) is displayed
during and after a race. It shows the Race
Progress Bars and Differential Indicator, WIN/
LOSE Indicators, Post-Race Reaction and
Elapsed Time Analysis and other race vari-
ables. Here are the main elements on the
Starting-Line Simulator Screen shown above:
1) The Starting-Line “Christmas” Tree
displays a simulated starting tree. De-
pending on selections made from Main
Program Screen menus, the Tree will
simulate a Full or Pro light sequence,
with 0.400- or 0.500-second bulb delays.
The top-most lights indicate the Pre-
Stage position of each vehicle. When il-
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luminated, they show that the vehicle in
in the indicatd lane has reached the pre-
stage position and is close to the final
stage position for the race. The Stage
lights show that the vehicle has reached
the final position where the race can
begin.
Note: Although it is possible to continue
to roll forward at a real drag strip and
stage “deep,” within Full Throttle your
vehicle is ready to race when the Stage
light is illuminated (deep and shallow
staging are possible by changing the Roll-
Out Time for your vehicle, see pages 23
and 29).
The next three light are Amber and sig-
nal the beginning of the start sequence
for the race. An amber-amber-amber-
green sequence is used for a Full Tree,
while all-ambers-at-once followed by the
green is a Pro Tree sequence (for more
information on tree sequence, see the
Race menu on page 20 and the Full
Throttle Tutorial on page 37). The Red
light indicates that the vehicle in that lane
rolled out of the stage-light beam before
the Green light illuminated (a “foul” start).
2) The Left And Right Lane Assignments
show the name(s) of the driver(s) for the
current race and the lane(s) assigned to
each driver. Lane assignments are es-
tablished with the Race menu, see page
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20. Random lane assignments are also
possible (see Random Lane Properties
on page 29 for more information on Ran-
dom Events). Glance at the lane assign-
ments before each race to make sure
you are pressing the correct Throttle and
Launch Keys (refer to the back page of
this manual for more information on
Throttle, Launch, and Shift Key assign-
ments and review the Tutorial on page
37 for more information on racing in Full
Throttle).
3) Reaction Time and Elapsed Time Indi-
cators are located just below the Lane
Assignments for both the right and left
lanes. They display the driver’s reaction
times and vehicle elapsed times at the
end of each race.
4) The Foul-Start Indicators are located
between the Reaction Time and Elapsed
Time Indicators (above the tachometers)
in each lane. Since the starting tree “dis-
appears” when both drivers leave the
starting line, the Foul-Start Indicators let
each driver know whether their start was
legitimate (green) or foul (red).
5) The Delay-Box Settings show whether
the delay box is active for the indicated
driver. If active, the Delay (seconds), the
Launch Bulb, and the Control Mode
(Your tree in the Standard mode and
Their tree in the Crossover mode) are
displayed. For more information on De-
lay-Box modes, see page 25.
6) The Tach And Shift Lights are displayed
in both lanes. The staging rpm, launch
rpm, and shift rpms are all accurately in-
dicated. When the Shifting Mode is set
to User Controls (see page 22 and 23),
rather than Automatic, the driver(s) will
be timed on their reactions to the shift
light (indicates the shift rpm has been
reached). Shift reaction times will be dis-
played at the end of the race: Positive
times indicate late shifts, negative times
indicate early shifts. Vehicle performance
will be degraded by slow or early shift
times.
6) The Simulation Restart/End Choices
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provides a reference for using the R key
to terminate or restart a simulation. Nor-
mally, you press the R key (think of it as
Return To Where You Were) after a race
was completed to reset the simulation
and start a new race. However, you may
also press the R key before the end of a
race, but after either vehicle leaves the
starting line, to terminate the current race
and restart the simulation. Also, pressing
the R key before a race begins will re-
turn control to the Main Program Screen.
For example, if you wish to stop a race
mid-stride and return to the Main Pro-
gram Screen (to, say, change a vehicle
specification), press the R key twice, the
first press resets the simulation, the sec-
ond returns to the Main Program Screen.
7) The Available Memory box indicates the
remaining free space in the lower 640K
DOS memory area (this program runs in
entirely in the DOS program memory
area). If this number drops below 5000,
you may experience problems running
Full Throttle simulations. Refer to Pro-
gram Memory Requirements, and In-
creasing DOS Memory on page 11 to
increase program memory in your sys-
tem.
When a starting-line simulation is com-
pleted, or after both vehicles have acceler-
ated from the starting line in a Full 1/4-Mile
simulation, the Results Simulator Screen will
be displayed (see illustration at the top of the
next page). Here are the main elements of
this screen. Several elements are also dis-
played on the Starting-Line Simulator Screen,
discussed previously:
1) The WIN/LOSE indicators show which
lane won and lost. A red-light (foul) start
will always result in a loss. If, on the ex-
tremely rare occasion, both vehicles
reach the end of the track at the same
precise moment, or have a zero win/loss
margin of in Handicap races, a TIE will
be declared. This can only occur when
Full Throttle determines that both vehicles
achieved exactly equal times, measured
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to within one ten-thousandths Results Simulator Screen
of a second. Right Lane Reaction Time
Foul-Start Left Lane
2) Reaction Time and Elapsed Assignment And
Indicator Assignment
Elapsed Time
Time Indicators are located
Win-Lose
just below the Lane Assign- Indicator Win-Lose
Indicator
ments and just above the WIN/
LOSE Indicators for both right Reaction Starting
and left lanes. They display Time Times
And
driver’s reaction times and ve- Race Shifting
Stats Times
hicle elapsed times at the end
of each race. Dial-In,
Breakout,
3) The Reaction Times And Delay Box Win/Lose
Race Stats are displayed be- Settings Margin
Race Progress
low the WIN/LOSE Indicators. Available Simulation Bars And
Memory Restart/End Differential
They provide a comprehensive Choices Indicator
analysis of driver and vehicle
performance, both at the start-
ing line and throughout the 1/4-mile in (see page 29), this time will vary within
full-track race events. These race timing a range).
statistics are described in the following Starting Reaction Time: This is the
three sections. same value displayed in the R/T box near
4) Starting Times is the first group of race the top of the screen. It is shown here to
statistics and indicates the following: illustrate how this time is calculated. It’s
Launch Bulb: This is the amber bulb equal to the sum of the reaction times
that Full Throttle detected was the trig- displayed above it:
ger for launching the vehicle (applies only Driver Reaction Time
to Full-Tree Bulb sequencing; Pro Trees + Delay Box Time
will always display First bulb). For ex- + Roll-Out Time
ample, if the driver focused on and re- = Starting Reaction Time
acted to the second amber light, Full Bulb Delay: This is the current time in-
Throttle will detect this event and display terval between bulb illumination events
Second in this field. on the starting tree. 0.500-seconds is the
Driver R/T: This is the actual time be- common Bulb Delay for a Full Tree
tween the illumination of the triggering amber-amber-amber-green light se-
bulb (as displayed in the Launch Bulb quence. 0.400-seconds is the normal
field, above) and the instant the driver Bulb Delay for Pro Tree all-ambers-at-
lifted his finger off of the SHIFT key to once followed by green light sequence.
launch his vehicle. Consider this human Total Start Error: This is the total start-
reaction time. ing error for the displayed lane in sec-
Delay Box: This is the time programmed onds. It is calculated by:
into the Delay box that contributes to the Starting Reaction Time
Total Starting Reaction Time. – Bulb Delay
Roll-Out Time: This is the time the ve- = Total Start Error
hicle took to “react” to the throttle and It indicates the margin from perfect (or a
move forward out of the Stage beam. zero Total Start Error) for legitimate starts
This time is normally equal to the value (positive numbers) or foul starts (nega-
entered into the Vehicle Properties tive numbers) in seconds.
Screen (see page 22), however, with 5) Shifting Times are the second group of
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a race and indicate the following:
Shift R/T: These times indicate margin
from perfect (or a zero Shift Time) for
each gear shift. Positive numbers indi-
cate the driver pressed the SHIFT key
after the Shift Light illuminated (shifted
late), and negative numbers indicate the
SHIFT key was pressed before the Shift
Light illuminated (shifted early). Vehicle
performance will be affected by early or
late shifts, especially in lower gears where
vehicle acceleration is high. Early or late
shifting in higher gears (on multiple-speed
transmissions) will have less negative
effect on vehicle ET.
Total Shift R/T: This is the “absolute”
total of all shift errors. “Absolute” means
that negative numbers are not subracted,
but added to the total shift error. Vehicle
performance will be affected by Total Shift
error; the greater the shift error, the
slower the vehicle will run. However, shift
errors in the lower gears, where vehicle
acceleration is high, will have a particu-
larly pronounced effect on ET.
6) Dial-In, Breakout, And Win/Lose Mar-
gin make up the last group of statistics
presented at the conclusion of a race
and indicate the following:
Dial-In: This is the time the driver thinks
the vehicle will run based on qualifying
performance testing. This time is entered
into the Vehicle Properties Screen and
remains fixed during simulated races. It
can be modified by choosing Enter Ve-
hicle Specs under the Vehicle pull-down
menu from the Main Program Screen
(see page 22).
Elapsed Time: This is the time it took
the indicated vehicle to accelerate out of
the stage-light beam and trip the finish-
light beam. The Elapsed Time is also dis-
played at the top of each lane in the
Reaction Time and Elapsed Time Indica-
tor Boxes.
Breakout Time: The Breakout Time is
only relevant in Handicap racing events
(see pages 22 and 23). A positive Break-
out indicates how many seconds quicker
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the vehicle ran than the chosen Dial-In
Time. A negative Breakout Time occurs
when the vehicle runs a slower ET than
the chosen Dial-In. In handicap racing,
competitors attempt to run as close to,
but not faster than, the Dial-In Time (try-
ing to maintain a negative or zero Break-
out Time). In a Handicap event, a driver
looses if he runs quicker than his Dial-In
Time. However, if both drivers breakout,
the one who runs closest to his Dial-In
Time is the winner, unless he Red-Lights,
which produces an automatic disqualifi-
cation.
Win/Loss Margin: This is the total win-
loss margin, in seconds. Positive num-
bers indicate margins of victory, and
negative numbers indicate margins of
loss. In the event of a foul-start (red light)
on the part of either racer, the Win/Loss
Margin is not displayed, since the RT and
ET of the disqualified racer are invalid.
7) Race Progress Bars and Differential
Indicator: The Progress Bars for each
lane provide an “overhead” view of ve-
hicle position and progress throughout
entire the 1/4-mile (these simulator
screen elements are only visible for Full
1/4 Mile events, see page 20). Vehicle
movement and acceleration is accurately
modeled (in real time) by Full Throttle for
vehicles running slower than 20-seconds
to Top Fuel Dragsters that run almost
4.0-second ETs at over 350mph. The Dif-
ferential Indicator is particularly useful in
displaying close side-by-side events. It is
graduated in a logarithmic scale, so it is
easy to detect win/loss margins as small
as two or three inches at the finish line.
The vehicle in the winning lane is shown
with a black progress bar, the loser is
indicated in red.
8) The Simulation Restart/End Choices
provides a reference for using the R key
to terminate or restart a simulation. Press
the R key after a race is completed to
reset the simulation and start a new race.
Press the R key again to return control
to the Main Program Screen.
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Reaction Timer Simulation
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TUTORIAL
FULL THROTTLE
TUTORIAL
Note: If you can’t wait to give Full Throttle a
try, or you would like to get a quick look at
some of the capabilities of this very powerful
starting-line and full-race simulation software,
you’ve come to the right place. This tutorial
provides the basic knowledge you need to
start racing and improving your reaction times.
Review the information in Overview (page
14) to find out more about Full Throttle menus
and Simulator Screen displays.
Welcome to Full Throttle, a sophisticated
starting-line and full-track drag-racing simu-
lation. This powerful software can simulate a
wide range of racing conditions for individual
practice, competition against the computer
(using various skill levels), and you can even
import Motion-PC DragStrip files and race
against your friends in side-by-side events.
Full Throttle consists of an accurate and
versatile starting-line simulation that will evalu-
ate your reaction time skills in side-by-side,
heads-up or handicap racing. And Full Throttle
is the only complete drag-racing reaction time
simulator that includes the challenge of shift-
ing and reacting to top-end situations. Full
Throttle will give you a “feel” for the demands
of driving virtually any vehicle, from a stock
“door slammer” to a Top Fuel Dragster. We
are sure that you will find that Full Throttle
not only improves your drag racing skills, but
also provides hours of fun for you and your
friends.
FULL THROTTLE BASICS
Using Full Throttle is easy. The program
functions very much like other Motion-PC
simulations. It consists of “front-end” menu
screen, called the Main Program Screen (see
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i o n S o f t w a r e , I n c .
page 14 for more information on using pull-
down menus) that allows you to configure
the driver, vehicle, and race environment.
Then pressing the Race button switches to
the Starting-Line Simulator Screen (see page
33) to begin the starting-line and racetrack
simulation. You can return to the Main Pro-
gram Screen at any time to make changes to
any vehicles or the race environment, then
simply jump back into the race simulation to
test the new configuration.
The following tutorial will guide you through
both the basics and some of the advanced
features of Full Throttle. When you have
completed the tutorial, you will have an un-
derstanding of basic program function and
many of the advanced capabilities of this
software. In order to get the most from Full
Throttle, read the Overview chapter (page
14) to discover additional capabilities of Full
Throttle.
Before we begin, it is assumed that you
have successfully installed Full Throttle on
your computer system. If you’ve experienced
installation problems, refer to Installation Er-
ror Messages on page 11, Frequently Asked
Questions on page 45, and to the Tech Sup-
port area of our website for the latest infor-
mation on Full Throttle.
Now, let’s get started:
1) Fast QuickStart And Using The Race
Control Keys: After Full Throttle starts,
you should see the Main Program Screen
and empty Driver/Vehicle/Race Environ-
ment categories. Open the Driver menu
and choose Quick Start... (for keyboard-
only tips, refer to page 15). A dialog box
(shown in Fig. 1a) allows you to quickly
setup several race scenarios. For now,
accept the defaults and just click OK.
The Main Program Screen (shown in Fig.
1b) will now display a single, human
driver in the Driver Selection Tab (see
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page 14) named “Driver1.” A ’55 Chevy
with an automatic-shifting transmission
has been assigned to the driver, and the
race environment consists of Starting-
Line Only, Pro Tree, 0.400 Bulb Delay,
in a Heads-Up configuration.
Now click on the Race Button to open
the Starting-Line Simulator Screen
(shown in Fig. 1c). (If this screen fails to
open, or an error message is displayed,
refer to Program Memory Requirements
on page 11). Refer to the illustration on
the next page as a control-key reference
for staging and launching your vehicle. Fig. 1a—Open the QuickStart dialog box
Follow these simple steps: from the Driver menu. Accept all choices
and click OK.
a) Press and hold the ALT key for the
Left lane. This will increase engine
rpms somewhat, allowing your ve-
hicle to move forward and stage. Do
not release the ALT key when your
vehicle lights both the Pre-Stage and
Stage lights; you will not “roll through
the lights.”
b) Press the Left Lane SHIFT key to
increase engine rpms to Launch
speed. This will also start a random
delay interval of between 0.5- and 4-
seconds before the amber lights will
illuminate (this simulates the random
nature of a human starter). Fig. 1b—The Main Program Screen after
c) When the random interval concludes, closing the QuickStart box. Begin the
the Pro Tree will light all three am- simulation by clicking the Race button.
bers. To launch your vehicle, release
the SHIFT key.
d) The WIN/LOSE indicator will notify
you whether your start was Fair or
Foul. Reaction time statistics will be
displayed in place of the Tachom-
eter for your lane. For more informa-
tion about the displayed reaction
times, refer to page 35.
e) Restart the starting-line simulation by
pressing the R key.
Repeat the simulation several times until
you become familiar with the control keys.
Try to improve your reaction times with-
out red-lighting. Fig. 1c—Here Full Throttle simulates a Pro
2) Race Against Computer And Alter Skill Tree with a 0.400-second bulb delay in the
Level: After you have practiced the start- Starting-Line Only mode.

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Vehicles in Full Throttle are staged,
KEYBOARD CONTROLS FOR HUMAN DRIVERS launched, and shifted with the ALT
and SHIFT keys. The left-hand keys
Left Lane Right Lane control the Left Lane and the right-
Control Keys Control Keys hand keys control the Right Lane.
Press and hold the ALT key to
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increase engine rpms and move
Tab Q W E { } | your vehicle forward to stage. Do
A S D L : " Enter
not release the ALT key when your
vehicle is staged; you will not “roll
SHIFT SHIFT
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through the lights.” Then press the
Cntl ALT ALT Cntl SHIFT key to increase engine rpm
to Launch speed. After a random
delay, the amber lights will illumi-
1–Stage (press to stage) nate. Release the SHIFT key to
And launch your vehicle. For vehicles
2–Throttle (keep depressed with multiple-speed transmissions
during race)
under User Control, press-and-
3–Set Launch Rpm (press and hold) release the SHIFT key to shift into
Then
4–Launch Vehicle (release) the next gear. The shift-light will
Then indicate when the shift rpm has
5–Shift Trans (press-and-release)
been reached for each gear. If you
wish to decelerate during a race
(e.g., to avoid breaking out) release the ALT key (it acts as the throttle).

ing line, return to the Main Program tion Screen and test yourself against the
Screen (press the R key until the main new, “invigorated” computer competitor.
program screen appears). Open the If it is still too easy for you to beat the
Driver menu and choose Quick Start... computer, you may increase the difficulty
again. This time click on Single Driver level to Professional (hard to beat) or
vs. Computer in the top Drivers box Perfect (impossible to beat).
(shown in Fig. 2a). Then click OK. Re-
start the simulation (click the Race But- PROGRAMMING A DELAY BOX
ton) and try several simulated starts as
you compete against a computer-con-
trolled vehicle.
When you can beat the computer more
often than it beats you, return to the Main
Program Screen. Make sure the com-
puter-controlled driver Computer1 is
highlighted in the Driver Selection Tab. If
it is not, click on the name Computer1
to highlight it (you can also use the
SPACEBAR to toggle between active
drivers). Then choose Edit Computer Skill
Level from the Driver pull-down menu.
The Computer Skill Level dialog box
(shown in Fig. 2b) allows you to change
the skill level of any computer-controlled
driver. In this case, select, Intermediate, Fig. 2a—Reopen the QuickStart dialog
then click OK. box and click on Single Driver vs. Com-
Now, return to the Starting-Line Simula- puter. Then click OK and return to races.

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Fig. 2b—Select the Edit Computer Skill
Level choice from the Driver menu.
Choose Intermediate, click OK, and return
to races.
3) Setup Delay Box Using The Delay-
Math Calculator: Now that you have
made a number of attempts on the start-
ing line, you are probably aware that you
cannot launch your vehicle (by releasing
the SHIFT key) as soon as you see the
amber lights illuminate. If you do, you
will probably red light. In addition, it’s very
difficult to “judge” the time interval that
you must wait after you detect the amber
bulb illuminating before you release the
SHIFT key. In fact, studies have indicated
that humans are not very consistent at
guessing time intervals. Humans are,
however, rather good at reacting consis-
tently to a stimulus, like the illumination
of a light. So, if you could just react
immediately when you see the light, you
would be more consistent. In order to do
this and not redlight, you must introduce
a precise delay between the time you
react and the time your vehicle leaves
the starting line. The instrument that
generates this delay is called, appropri-
ately enough, a Delay Box, and it has
revolutionized drag racing.
Full Throttle contains a Delay Box that
accurately simulates boxes used in pro-
fessional drag racing. Here are the steps
to determine the delay interval, program
the box, and activate the delay (it’s easy,
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just follow along):
a) Return to the Main Program Screen
and make sure that Driver1 (you, the
human driver) is selected in the
Driver Selection Tab. Then choose
Display Current Driver Statistics from
the Statistics pull-down menu. This
display (shown in Fig 3a) is a sum-
mary of your starting-line attempts
and reaction times. After reviewing
the information, close the display,
then choose Clear Current Driver Sta-
tistics from the same Statistics
menu. This will clear all accumulated
statistics in preparation for Delay Box
programming.
b) Press the Race Button and return
to the starting-line simulation. This
time, react (by releasing the SHIFT
key) as soon as you see the amber
lights turn on. You should red light;
that’s OK. Rerun the starting line
simulation at least ten more times,
each time reacting as soon as you
see the amber lights illuminate.
c) Return to the Main Program Screen
and click on the Math button. The
Delay-Box Math Calculator makes
setting up a delay box easy. Notice
your starting line performance listed
near the top of the screen (shown in
Fig 3b). Then focus your attention
on the lower part of the Calculator
screen. Here you can enter an ac-
ceptable red-light risk percentage.
For this tutorial, accept the 0% de-
fault. Press Calculate and notice that
a Delay-Box setting has been calcu-
lated based on your starting line re-
action times. Press Apply to turn ON
the Delay Box and close the Math
window.
d) Return to the Starting-Line Simulator
Screen and notice the Delay-Box
Settings are displayed in your lane
(shown in Fig 3c). Stage your ve-
hicle and leave as soon as you see
the ambers illuminate. You should not
red light. Additional delay box time
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Fig. 3a—The Statistics screen shows the
accumulated reaction times for the driver
highlighted in the Driver Selection Tab.
4)
Fig. 3b—The Delay-Box Math Calculator
makes setting your Delay-Box timing
easy. Follow the steps in this tutorial.
Fig. 3c—The Delay-Box is active and its
settings are shown on the Starting-Line
Screen under the Results display.
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has prevented a red light but allows
you react as soon as you see the
ambers turn on.
f) Try several starts, then go back and
enter a 10% red-light risk. Recalcu-
late and Apply the new delay-box
timing. Back at the starting line, your
average reaction times should im-
prove, however, you will probably red
light every now and then (if your
reaction times are consistent, about
1 out of 10 starts will produce a red
light).
LEARNING HOW TO SHIFT
AND SAVE FULL THROTTLE FILES
Full 1/4 Mile, Printing Race Stats, And
Saving Full Throttle Files: With the
Delay-Box timing dialed in for your spe-
cific reaction times, let’s save the Full
Throttle race environment.
Return to the Main Program Screen and
choose Save Current Full Throttle Set-
tings from the Utility menu. Enter a
filename, in this case choose tutor1, and
click Save. Any time you wish to retrieve
this Full Throttle setup, simply choose
Retrieve Previously Saved Race from the
Utility menu.
It is also possible to save just a single
driver configuration. Make sure Driver1
(you) is highlighted in the Driver Selec-
tion Tab, then choose Save Driver Specs
To Disk from the Driver menu. Enter
tutor1 as the filename, then choose Save
(driver files are saved with a .DRV ex-
tension, while Full Throttle environment
files have a .FTL extent).
Let’s take advantage of the current De-
lay-Box settings and setup a Full 1/4 Mile
event in which you must shift the trans-
mission during the race. Make the fol-
lowing selections:
a) Make sure Driver1 is highlighted in
the Driver Selection Tab. Choose
Enter Vehicle Specs from the Vehicle
pull-down menu. Set the Shifting
Mode to User Controls (shown in Fig
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Fig. 4a—The Shifting Mode for Driver1
(the human driver) was changed to User
Controls to enable manual shifting.
4a), then click OK.
b) Choose Full 1/4 Mile under the Race
menu.
c) Now, click the Race Button to re-
turn to the Starting-Line Simulation
Screen . Launch your vehicle as
usual, then watch the shift light next
to your Tachometer. When it turns
red, press-and-release the shift key
(keep that ALT key depressed; it’s
your throttle!).
d) As you move through the 1/4-mile,
the progress of each vehicle is shown
in the Progress Bars, and a close-up
look at the winning/loosing margin is
shown in the Differential Indicator in
the center of the screen (for more
information on these screen ele-
ments, see page 36). In the example
shown here, see Fig. 4b, the left lane
won by about 12 inches.
After you’ve run several Full 1/4 Mile
events, return to the Main Program
Screen. Take another look at your accu-
mulated statistics by making sure Driver1
is highlighted in the Driver Selection Tab,
then choose Display Current Driver Sta-
tistics from the Statistics menu.
Finally, close the Race Statistics display
and select Print Current Driver Statistics
from the Statistics menu. A comprehen-
sive listing of driver performance, vehicle
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Fig. 4b—During this Full 1/4-Mile race,
Driver1 won by only 12-inches, clearly vis-
ible on the Differential Indicator.
configuration, and the current race envi-
ronment will be sent to your printer (Full
Throttle assumes your printer is con-
nected to LPT1: port. See page 6 for
more information on setting up printers
and printer compatibility.).
HANDICAP RACING
5) Handicap Racing: So far, we’ve only
raced against another vehicle of equal
performance. Many drag racing events
match unequal vehicles in Handicap rac-
ing, where the slower vehicle is given a
head start toward the finish line. This type
of racing presents an entirely new set of
challenges for the driver. As you try this
simulation, you may feel like you’re start-
ing over from scratch, but just follow these
steps and you’ll soon be at home with
Handicap racing:
a) Return to the Main Program Screen
and select Clear Current Full Throttle
Settings from the Utility menu. This
clears all driver, vehicle, and race
specifications and returns the pro-
gram to a clean, “startup” condition.
b) Select Add New Driver from the
Driver menu. Enter your name for
the Driver Name, make sure Human
is selected, then click OK.
c) Select the ’72 Hemi Cuda under Use
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Typical Vehicle on the Vehicle pull- f) If you wish to program the Delay Box
down menu. for this new Handicap setup, follow
d) Once again, select Add New Driver the same steps you used previously
from the Driver pull-down menu. (on pages 40 and 41): 1) Clear your
Enter CompPro for the name, then vehicle/driver Statistics, 2) Setup a
select Computer-Controlled with a Starting-Line Only Race, 3) React to
Skill Level of Professional. the amber as soon as the bulb you’ve
e) Now let’s select a vehicle for the com- selected illuminates (it can be the
puter-controlled driver. First, notice first, second, or third amber), 4) Af-
that the currently-selected driver in ter several red-light starts use the
the Driver Selection Tab switched to Delay-Math Calculator to find the
the latest addition: CompPro. Keep
in mind that all driver and vehicle
menu selection choices are applied
to the currently-selected driver. Open
the Vehicle menu and assign
CompPro a ’55 Chevy.
f) Notice that the top three categories
on the Main Program Screen have
been checked off as complete. How-
ever, the Race Characteristics and
Lane Assignments have yet to be
filled in. These choices are all made
from the Race menu. Open the menu
and make these selections, one af-
ter the other: Full 1/4 Mile, Full Tree,
0.500 Bulb Delay, and Handicap Fig. 5a—All on-screen categories, includ-
ing Lane Assignments, have been com-
Racing. Then open the menu again
pleted (notice the check marks next to
and assign yourself to the Left Lane. each category). Click the Race Button to
Finally, put CompPro, the computer- proceed to the Starting Line.
controlled driver, in the Right Lane.
g) All categories have been checked
(shown in Fig. 5a), so click on Race
button to move to the starting line.
The tree sequence and the starting
“feel” will be completely different.
Practice for awhile. You have to wait
quite a period of time after the last
amber lights before you can launch
your vehicle to avoid red lighting.
Note: If your vehicle, or the computer-
controlled vehicle, consistantly run
under their Dial-In time (they
breakout, as shown in Fig. 5b),
change the Dial-In in the Vehicle Fig. 5b—If your vehicle, or the computer-
Specification dialog box (under the controlled vehicle, consistantly run under
Vehicle menu) to a lower number their Dial-In Time (they breakout), change
than the displayed ET by about the Dial-In to a number slightly quicker
0.100-second. (lower) than the displayed ET.

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optimum Delay, then 5) Reset the
Event Type to Full 1/4 Mile (under
the Race menu) and test out the new
Delay-Box timing at the track.
RANDOM EVENTS
AND IMPORTING DRAGSTRIP FILES
6) Importing Motion-PC DragStrip Vehicle
Simulations And Adding Random
Events: Full Throttle allows you to im-
port vehicles that you’ve built in the
Motion-PC DragStrip simulation. Drag-
Strip vehicles can be “driven” in Full
Throttle to “get a feel” for what it would
be like to race these simulated vehicles
on a real drag strip. Even if you don’t
own the DragStrip simulation, you can
still try importing DragStrip files, since
several (.DRG) files have been included
with Full Throttle:
a) Return to the Main Program Screen
and make sure your Driver Name is
highlighted in the Driver Selection
Tab. If you’ve been following along
with the tutorial, you should have the
’72 Hemi Cuda selected as your
vehicle. Choose Load DragStrip File
from the Vehicle pull-down menu.
b) Highlight the CUDAMTN file listed in
the Filename Window then click OK
to load the DragStrip file. This new
version of the ’72 Cuda has a 650ci
“Mountain Motor” with nitrous-oxide
injection that produces nearly 1600hp
(about 400 more horsepower than the
previous setup). Also the 3-speed
transmission has been replaced with
a 5-speed ProStock air-shifting box.
c) Open Enter Vehicle Specs under the
Vehicle menu to display the Vehicle
Settings dialog box (shown in Fig 6).
Notice that “DragStrip Import” ap-
pears next to the Vehicle Name.
Notice also that the Shift Rpm for all
gears is 8250rpm; remember that
number, it will help you judge when
the red shift light will illuminate. Make
sure the Shifting Mode is set to User
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Controls, then click OK to close the
Specs screen.
d) Return to the Starting-Line Simula-
tion Screen and enjoy some serious,
fast-action Handicap racing.
Full Throttle can also introduce a degree
of “randomness” into several aspects of
the drag racing simulation, including
variations in Elapsed Times, Roll-Out
Times, and Lane Assignments. These
random attributes simulate run-to-run
changes in track conditions wind, tem-
perature, and some of the other “vagar-
ies” of drag racing. Here’s how to acti-
vate these properties:
a) Return to the Main Program Screen
and make sure your Driver Name is
highlighted in the Driver Selection
Tab. Select Edit Random Settings
from the Randomize menu.
b) Click Enable Randomness and click
Random Elapsed Time (an [X] will
appear) then enter 0.050. Repeat this
for Random Roll-Out Time. Then click
Random Lane Choice. Click OK.
c) Highlight the CompPro driver and
repeat the same Random settings.
d) Back at the starting line you will find
that the random events make the
racing even more realistic and chal-
lenging. Enjoy.
Fig. 6—The Vehicle Setting dialog box
displays the specifications for a vehicle
imported from the Motion-PC DragStrip
simulation.
 Frequently Asked Questions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The following information may be helpful
in answering questions and solving problems
that you encounter installing and using the
Motion-PC Full Throttle. If you don’t find an
answer to your problems here, review the
latest information posted in the Tech Support
section of the Motion Software website:
www.motionsoftware.com. You may also send
in the Mail/Fax Tech Support Form on page
47 (Motion Software provides Mail/Fax tech-
nical service to registered users only—mail
in your registration card today). We will re-
view your problem and return an answer to
you as soon as possible.
INSTALLATION
Question: Received an “Error Reading
Drive A (or B)” message when attempt-
ing to run or install the Motion-PC Full
Throttle. What does this mean?
Answer: This means DOS cannot read
the disk in your floppy drive. The disk
may not be fully seated in your drive or
the drive door (or lock arm) may not be
fully latched. If you can properly read
other disks in your drive, but the Motion-
PC Full Throttle distribution disk pro-
duces error messages, try requesting a
directory of a known-good disk by enter-
ing DIR A: or CHKDSK A: and then per-
form those same operations with the
Motion-PC Full Throttle disk. If these op-
erations produce an error message only
when using the Full Throttle disk, the
disk is almost certainly defective. Return
the disk to Motion Software, Inc., for a
free replacement (address at bottom of
Fax Tech Support Form on page 47).
Question: Encountered a “Motion-PC Full
Throttle Has Not Been Properly In-
stalled...” error message when trying to
run Full Throttle. Why?
Answer: This means that files required
by the Motion-PC Full Throttle were not
found on your system. Reinstall Full
Throttle using the SETUP program from
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the original distribution disk. Refer to
page 7 in this booklet for installation help.
GENERAL OPERATION
Question: When I click on the “Race” but-
ton I see the words “Full Throttle was
unable to run...” What’s the problem?
Answer: There is insufficient lower
memory in your system to run the Mo-
tion-PC Full Throttle. Refer to the infor-
mation presented on page 11 (Program
Memory Requirements) to help you ana-
lyze and correct DOS-memory errors.
Question: I notice that periods within num-
bers are “automatically” turned into com-
mas while using the Motion-PC Full
Throttle. I also noticed that some calcu-
lations made using these numbers are
incorrect. How do I correct this problem?
Answer: Your computer has been con-
figured for operation within some Euro-
pean and/or other (non-US) countries.
This is accomplished by the addition of
a Country=xxx command to the
config.sys file loaded by DOS (or Win-
dows95/98) during system startup. Add-
ing “REM ” (REM followed by a space)
to the beginning of this instruction line
and restarting your PC will prevent
reconfiguration for foreign operation—
your PC will be default to US-mode—
and all Motion-PC software will function
correctly. You can use any text editor
(e.g., Notepad within Windows) to modify
the config.sys file (config.sys is located
in the root directory of your boot device).
Question: I am having problems loading a
Motion-PC DragStrip file into Full
Throttle. Are there some “tricks” to using
this feature?
Answer: Perform the following steps to
load Motion-PC DragStrip files:
1) Select Load DragStrip File from the
main Vehicle pull-down menu. This
opens the file-selection pop-up win-
dow.
2) Select the disk drive on your system
Frequently Asked Questions
that contains Motion-PC DragStrip
files by clicking the down-arrow next
to the Drive box (located in the lower
left of the Load DragStrip window).
After highlighting the drive letter, use
the up and down arrow keys to select
the drive letter of your choice.
3) Next, direct your attention to the Di-
rectory pane located above the Drive
box. If you wish to load DragStrip files
that are not located in the Full Throttle
subdirectory, make sure the root di-
rectory is displayed by double-click-
ing on the drive-identifying letter at
the top of the list (e.g., C:\). The
subdirectories on that drive will now
be listed below the drive identifier.
Pressing any letter key will cause the
highlight to jump to the first
subdirectory that begins with that let-
ter. So, press “D” (repeatedly, if nec-
essary) to jump to “DRAG2” or
“DRAG28” subdirectory, depending on
the latest version of the Motion-PC
DragStrip simulation that is installed
on your system.
5) When the correct subdirectory has
been highlighted in the left pane,
double-click on the selection (or press
Enter) to display subdirectory contents
in the right Filename pane. Only
DragStrip test files ending in “.DRG”
will be listed.
6) Highlight the desired vehicle test file,
then click on OK (or press Tab to
move the highlight to the OK button,
then press Enter). The selected ve-
hicle test file will be loaded into Full
Throttle for “on-track” testing.
7) You can inspect and edit imported
vehicle specifications by choosing Edit
Vehicle Specifications from the Ve-
hicle pull-down menu.

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MAIL/FAX TECH SUPPORT
Please use this form (or a copy) to obtain technical support for Full Throttle from
Motion Software, Inc. Fill out all applicable information about your system configura-
tion and describe your problem as completely as possible. We will attempt to
duplicate the problem and quickly respond to your question. Mail or fax this form and
any Driver Statistics printouts to the address below. Note: We will only respond to
problems from registered users—if you are not registered, please take a moment and
fill out the registration card supplied with your software.

Your Phone ( ) _______-__________ Your Fax ( ) _______-___________

Your Name _____________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________ Apt. or Building ____________

City _______________________________ State ______ ZipCode ______________

Brand of computer _________________________ CPU _________ Speed ________

Floppy ❏—5-1/4 ❏—3-1/2 Size of hard drive __________ Amt of RAM __________

Available Dos Memory (use MEM command, see page 5, 8 & 9) ________________

Are you running Windows ❏—Yes ❏—No If yes, what version ________________

If NOT running Win95/98, enter DOS version (type VER at DOS prompt)__________

Version of Full Throttle software (see backside of Disk Label) ___________________

Please describe the problem you encountered with the Motion-PC Full Throttle and,
if necessary, the menu choices and Starting-Line conditions the may be related to the
problem.
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Motion Software, Inc., 535 W. Lambert, Bldg. E, Brea, CA 92821-3911
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,,,,
,,,, KEYBOARD CONTROLS FOR HUMAN DRIVERS
Left Lane Right Lane

,,,,
Control Keys Control Keys

~ 1 2 3 4 _ + Del

Tab Q W E { } |

A S D L : " Enter

SHIFT Z X C < > ? SHIFT

Cntl ALT ALT Cntl

,,,,
1–Stage (press to stage)
And
2–Throttle (keep depressed
during race)

3–Set Launch Rpm (press and hold)

Then
4–Launch Vehicle (release)
Then
5–Shift Trans (press-and-release)

Vehicles in Full Throttle are staged, launched, and shifted with the ALT and
SHIFT keys. The left-hand keys control the Left Lane and the right-hand keys
control the Right Lane. Press and hold the ALT key to increase engine rpms
and move your vehicle forward to stage. Do not release the ALT key when
your vehicle is staged; you will not “roll through the lights.” Then press the
SHIFT key to increase engine rpm to Launch speed. After a random delay,
the amber lights will illuminate. When the appropriate amber bulb lights, re-
lease the SHIFT key to launch your vehicle. For vehicles with multiple-speed
transmissions under User Control, press-and-release the SHIFT key to shift
into the next gear. The shift-light will turn red, indicating when the shift rpm
has been reached for each gear. If you wish to decelerate during a race (e.g.,
to avoid breaking out) release the ALT key (it acts as the throttle).

Motion Software, Inc., 535 West Lambert Road, Building “E”

Brea, California 92821-3911
Voice: 714-255-2931, Fax: 714-255-7956
Web: www.motionsoftware.com Email: support@motionsoftware.com
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