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noslin:
i want minimal in the cockpit.  no gauges, just TB button and mag switch.  is that it, what else should i consider?   ill put oil  light and shift light on motor prob so they are in front of me and can see them. but your busy driving and cant look at anything anyways.   i figure vitals is up to the crew chief and as a driver your busy with b/o, stage, launch etc and not gonna be checking things. i never did in my door car, i just did driver duties.   

so, whats simple cockpit.  where would you put the kill switch at for mag.  im driving with left and dealing with brake, tb button etc on right hand.   would you use a big kill button?  gonna run vertex mag.

i want it so if something happens, i can slap the dash and kill engine and whatever else needs to be done.

ty
dean

Draw 3D:
You're going to need a master power switch as well. On mine, I tried various locations for my switches and ended up on the steering wheel so that I can access all in one place and easy to see.


Here's a picture of mine with the layout being top left (red button) is trans brake, top right (green button) is air shifter, bottom right is starter, middle is main power switch with light below it letting me when power is on and bottom left is mag switch.

JrFuel Hayden:
My only comment is make sure the TB button can't be hit by accident, I know racers that have that problem, sometimes when they get new/bigger gloves.
Draw 3D looks like if you warp your hands around the wheel you could accidently hit the button after you launch or have steer the car out of trouble.
Jon 

gazgab:
red trans brake, green shiftnoïd
switch 12V hot in run and black push: starter.

I can send you the plan because it's drawing myself.

gazgab:
plan

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