thnx for the help, i've come a little way since the origional post and the project is getting much more complicated, just in case anyone is interested here are some details:

g25 input
system clock decides what you can see through the virtural sun roof (sun, moon, stars, etc...)
sound of real engines (ferrari 308, gti 2.0l 16v, dodge coronet) so far
force feedback for speed sensation
opengl cluster as well as a real VW MKIII VR6 cluster running in real time

i will post the javascript when it is closer to being completed, just you you know the precision of the simulation is not a big factor in the porject, but i do want a small sence of reality.

hello all i'm making a simple drag racing simultaion using MAX/MSP for a project at a design school. the important part of the assignment is how i handel video and audio in the program, what i need help with is an algorythm that could somewhat simulate acceleration.
current inputs
throttle
rpm
gear ratio
final drive ratio
i would think this is all i need for a decent simulation but i could be wrong, any and all help would be greatly apreciated. oh and i almost forgot, max natevly supports java script, if there are any max gurus out there that know how to impliment any other language that would be better i'll take what i can get.
thnx in advance