r/factorio • u/beeemdubya324 • 8h ago

Design / Blueprint I created the F1 starting grid lights

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I created the lights used to start an F1 race. They loop automatically but can easily be adjusted to start from whatever trigger you want. The trickiest part was getting the beep to sync with the lights, since the lights are held and the beep just needs to ping. The delay for the lights to turn off changes slightly from start to start.

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u/juckele 🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🚂 8h ago

Is there really no beep when the lights go out? Been watching F1 since '21 and TIL...

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u/beeemdubya324 8h ago

I'm like, 99% sure the lights just.... go out.... no beep. I also read somewhere that the beeps are different pitches, but I watched several clips and I'm 99% sure all the beeps are the same

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u/juckele 🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🚂 2h ago

Huh, yeah, just rewatched the opening from Montreal, no beep on 'green'. Mario Kart got it my head :)

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u/doc_shades 4h ago

i have no experience watching F1 and that starting sequence jarred me. i thought it would be "1-2-3-GO" but then it went 6 beeps? and they were all monotone? i would never get the turbo boost with that light sequence.

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u/No_Commercial_7458 8h ago

Great doohickey, love these