Quote from Boris Lozac :

I would just change one thing if you ever make a new version
At the end, i would just change "getting beaten by a milisecond" and put "to win or loose by a milisecond.... that's racing".. i think that would sound better..

This movie tries to state that in LFS (and real racing too I think) it's more important to have a good close race than actually winning it. I've had a few finishes like the one in this movie after fights that lasted for rounds and rounds, in the end it doesn't really matter if you win or if you fought for 10th place. Your heart beats like mad, you're sweaty and you just had so much fun!

Quote from AndroidXP :

What I find even more amazing is how you get 490bhp out of a 2.0 litre turbocharged inline 4.

You know Rallyracing cars? Most are WRC cars without the restrictions and then some more fintetuning. They are going into the 600bhp these days, also 2000cc inline 4's.

It's amazing what you can do with turbo's.

And 140 BHP out of an 1.8 is nothing special I would think. My Alfa Romeo 33 has an 1.7 with 135 bhp stock and you can make it do alot more quite simply.

Quote from zeugnimod :

1:1,96

Im leading.

Watch out or the green army is going to get you!

Quote from breadfan :

n many european countries, the fuel economy is measured in "how many litres of fuel do you need to drive 100km"

I know, it doen't really mather what system you pick. In this case, because I didn't know if everyone sees their stats in metric system, I chose for this method because it is the same "formula" as miles/gallon, which I thought was the standard in "imperial" countries.

Last edited by imprezzer, Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:27. Reason : something went wrong quoting :)

Quote from marzman :

1:6.2

I thought that the results would be pretty close so a big surprise, maybe because you drive the uf1 alot.
but:
I have another explanation: you won 6 races of 451 finished while I won 121 out of 950. I think you need to push the loud pedal somewhat further down

In these hard times for car enthousiasts were you can be frowned upon for having a car with a real engine (and going bankrupt, that is), I thought I'd look up what my fuel efficiency was in our most beloved sim, looking at the total amount of driven kilometers and total amount of fuel burnt. In my case it happened to be:

1:2,972 (2,972 km/L) or:
8,386 (miles/gallon)

Time for a new Tree-lovers contest: who is the cleanest driver

got one in the edited screenshots section:http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=498699#post498699

Had a rough day at the bump and jump server, after some wins and some crashes it got really mad and this was the result: I think i'm dead...

Last edited by imprezzer, Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:22.

really mature discussion above

But, back to topic yes. If this actually works it would be rather nice, and might save you some bucks for a Track-ir. I think I'll try it some time, see if it can come close to a track-ir setup but I have my doubts. The system of turning to left but having to keep facing the screen is a bit strange at first but most get used to it. It becomes a second nature. You know the test they did once were they gave a man some spectacles that showed everything upside-down. After a short period he was used to it and saw everything normal. Human brain is a wonderfull thing, although on this forum it sometimes doesn't show...

It works, you just don't want to have someone walking in your room because you look like an idiot

edit:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtRW8XCDBz8
and there is a lot more to watch if you search for track-ir.

Last edited by imprezzer, Sat, 26 May 2007 10:19.

In my view a very realistic experience is a part of the enjoyment. some parts of real racing don't have to be simulated because they take up a lot of time that most of us don't have but I think a more realistic approach to for instance starting and changing gears would be better. That is what I like about NetKar, however I don't play that near as much as LFS.

In terms of things like the view you use, I don't think that matters alot, I always drive from the in-car view but the experience doesn't really change.

edit: tristan says it better then me...

the actual wheel is the same as from my first wheel, I believe it was called rally master or something from Trust.

Wait, This is the wheel I'm talking about. It's obvious that the base is different, don't know what that might be.

With that wheel I played NFS Porsche Unleashed and GPL, got me into simracing actually

Kemot, I tried one for you. I'm not the best so hope you like it a bit

edit: did one more, I'm beginning to like this

Last edited by imprezzer, Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:46.

I've set my DFP to 820 degrees, I don't know how I got that value, probably a mistake a long time ago

I think it's great that LFS adjusts the lock-to-lock value's when you get a real-racecar but for the road cars i love the 820 degrees. It gives me great control. It also makes sure you are a smooth racer, because it's not as easy to get away with all the tail-throwing-throttle jamming style that is quite fun but not really fast.

In racer, which I use for touring mostly I use the full 900 degrees while in RBR 500 does the trick for me.

I was having great fun till lap 22, when I had to get some fuel in. getting back on track at last place I was waiting for the others to do the same, but they didn't. For a few laps I tried to close the (huge) gap but I realised it wouldn't work so I drove the last 10 laps easy to the finish.

Apart from this mistake in my strategy I had e great first race with OLFSL and I'd like to thank all that are putting so much effort in it to let us have a great time!

I might be wrong here but I thought that stiffening the rear would make it even more tailhappy. I think you'd have to stiffen the front or lower the rear...

Quote from bal00 :

Thing is though, nobody would be using the open roof car if it was heavier (or just as heavy) and less aerodynamic.

This is exactly why they don't race them IRL. Although it would mean making the topless version rather useless, it would probably be the most realistic thing to do.

However, I always have a lot of quite slow fun with these machines, and I couldn't really be bothered with it.

Quote from ajp71 :

From experience with Morgans IRL:

Roof down + aero screens is the fastest combination.
If full windscreens are forced then a canvas or fibre glass top is best.
Windscreens with the hood down are slowest.

Total weight difference: about a kilo of fabric

I think this is true for a morgan since it's constructed already as a cabrio. However with a car like the UF1 -or most road cars with a cabrio version for that matter- they have to chop the roof of, but because the roof was a important part for structural integrity they have to strengthen(read add weight) it on the chassis.

Last edited by imprezzer, Sun, 7 May 2006 22:24.

first trie at rendering. Something else...