Quote from BlueFlame :

Sorry Alex, but you're arguing a lost battle. I don't see how a Lada can be in the least bit exciting. It's ugly, it's thin, it's a deathbox.

I think the last world sums up the part the argument is about. Driving a "bad" car at slower speed gives more excitement than driving a safe modern car with that same speed.

It's simply because you think you are going to die all the time. Driving a modern and 24 year old Toyota feels completely different. In the old car you got more respect for the car, the steering is heavy and the car is lighter, and not the other way around. You can feel the road. Down a motorway 120 km/h feels absolutely insane, when in a modern car you feel completely numb.

The gameplay in the video looks shit, I was honestly very disappointed with that when I saw it yesterday. The sounds and the movements are not really there, and the driving looks just awful and static, might be the camera though. Or it might just be my too high expectations, because the original Mafia was so great and that GTA IV just raised the bar on arcade car handling and everything. I don't care if people consider it the most over rated game ever, it's not, it's awesome (if you don't care about how your cousin wants to go bowling and drinking with you all the time). I'm sure we all are expecting a more sophisticated and stylish mobster version GTA IV.

But let's hope they are still far away from release. Cutscenes and athmosphere seem to be spot on. I hope they can finish up the most crusial part, the gamelay itself.

Yeah that's how it goes, police and the governments around the world will let you use a illegal drug all you want for that one special day a year. Think, people think!

Taking few seconds with Google not searching horse on midget action but something else makes you always a bit smarter. Well, not smarter, but you might learn something.

LFS User Account Name: Blackout
LFS Racer Name: M.Pesonen
Team: Lucky Pirates
Race Number: 13

Last edited by Blackout, Wed, 27 May 2009 08:02.

That dusty Nikon stopped me, poor camera.

*acting surprised*


Wooah this is awesome, can't wait for this thing I never knew about!

Quote from Intrepid :

With only 20 cars the FIA and FOM can't afford to have 5-10 cars bin it at T1 which is very likely to happen in China with a tightening first corner. So it's more of a commercial decision than a safety one even though the track is pretty damn wet

I can understand a start behind a safety car, like a flying start, but driving behind it for lap after lap I can't. Let them go already!

Start behind the safety car. Is there really that much water?

Trust me, this is the truth I tell you!

The truth is that the guys at VW were concerned that the LFS version of the Schirococoo didn't live up with the NFS set standard and top speed of 420 km/h and cornering forces of 5,7G.


Where do people get these hallusinations, facts and false truths I don't know. But my sources are legit.

Last edited by Blackout, Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:48.

Waiting to see the weights, but Red Bull and especially Vettel was impressive. I think he only made one fast lap both in Q2 and Q3, takes some nerves.

Quote from Shotglass :

im guessing brain freeze

Yeah, that's what too much ice cream does you.

Quote from Scrabby :

uhm, i have a "normal" speed apacer card and can just keep shooting. Mind that i NOT keep holding the shutter release but just click it myself (it's even faster then holding it)

Well that is not a fast burst, I can't press the button three times a second I'm sure.

It's funny how all cards from 6 to 45 mb/s can be labeled as the highest 6th class cards. Well, now I know better. Maybe I keep this for shooting landscapes or something less moving stuff.


edit. mmm...nice retro Zetor. Is the vignetting real, or just photoshop?

Quote from Toddshooter :

Its probably your memory card that is holding your burst back. I know my D80 will shoot at least 8-10 shots in RAW before it starts to pause because of my crappy memory card. But if I put in my really crappy card it pauses after only 4 shots.

Yes, probably the reason, didn't realise they are not all the same cards after all in the highest speed class. The camera should be able to do unlimited 3 fps shooting, this card gets stuck after that three. Shitty Verbatim with their affordable mediums. Guess I need to get a quicker card some day.

You mean too low as too fast? Because I'd imagine that was the reason the blur is not that good, he was doing much slower than any of the cars...those shots game out even worse imo, plus the bike isn't lined up properly for the plane of whatever is called. It sure is hard, was nice trying it though.

Last edited by Blackout, Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:17.

You and your summer hax.

Well you should have had your window down and been hanging outside the car of course, show some commitment! But still some nice pictures I give you that.

Was trying to do some panning practice today myself, first with a train and then with some cars doing about 80 km/h. Nice spot in the way that you can see the cars coming very far, but the traffic was just so damn slow at the time. Waiting for the cars was too boring, taking my folding chair with me and sit there for a traffic peak next time.

I think this was maybe the best shot I got. I know its quite static, and I'm a total noob but the driver is sharpish and the backround is kinda blurry, and the wheels are not distorted like on most of my other shots. Although I should have been closer to the road for a proper picture. Didn't want to distract anyone so I wasn't.

But the thing I like with the picture is the way he just glanced at me like I was the fool and not him. Must been a bit cold.



Things I learnt today: My Nikon D60 is not really good at taking a burst of more than three pictures, it just can't do it. Good to know, maybe it makes me better. Panning is hard and the frustration of having your camera fail at you and missing a great shot is awful.

edit. ..more I look at the shot worse it looks.

Last edited by Blackout, Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:41.

^^ FFS S14 it's 50 hours of voluntary work for free, not free work for your lifetime.

Love the panic.

I think it would be good for your young people. Over here we got "work training" in schools, instead of school you go to some place to work for a week. I think it was fun, you got to know new things and stuff, and got some more perspective on life. No heavy works of course, more like something young people do as summer jobs.

And of course, we also have compulsory military service. You do you get paid. About 5 euros per day, and get free food, clothes and shelter, but it's still more like free work for minimum of 4320 hours. But of course, you do learn more than just kill your opponents and get even more perspective how things, people and world works, and more likely, how stuff doesn't.

Interesting how things are different, if your country asks you for something it's 1984 omfg gtfo all over the place.

Quote from Gills4life :

I think if it rains they should race. Not abandon it. It's what they are paid to do whatever the weather. So what if it makes it very hard to drive? They are meant to be the best in the world.

The rain was extreme, and the reason the race was not continued was the bad lightning conditions. Greedy Bernie got what he deserved for moving the race so late in the afternoon.

You guys did notice the Vista ban news was posted April the 1st?

Some shots of my friend's Austin Mini from 1964. Can't wait taking some pictures when it passes mot and can be driven somewhere with more worthy backround.






Was just testing my camera, and I'm pleased with it so far. Need to take a some sort of cloth for the dust next time though.

Last edited by Blackout, Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:00. Reason : noticed that the pictures were huge!

Makes more sense now.

Yes, I hope it's nice. It seems I'm good accidentally buying presents for myself, last time I bought a monitor for Christmas (old one was dying) and now the camera is arriving at my birthday.

Ummm....what are they actually? Radio, intercom, air-condition unit...alarm clock?

Well, I should be getting this thing today by mail.

"WTF, you support England? You really are a dumb blond!"

Quote from trebor901 :

And hopefully Brawn GP will become the factory Mercedes team in F1.

Hah...Brawn doesn't really have the resources like Mclaren after after Honda quit. Didn't they just sack plenty of their working staff? I honestly can't see them going on dominating the field for more than first half of the season, the big guys will catch up soon with sheer manpower. If not this season, the next.

Lewis making a move and changing team is probably pure bs. The source is more than questionable for starters. Plus, I really doubt Lewis is sort of man who jumps ship at the first trouble. Hard years will make him more hardworking, hungry, and more humble and more deserving champion - the underdog everyone loves (Brawn GP at the moment).

Quote from audimasta :

In the vid from germany you can clearly see that Fern Bay will have a makeover in this patch. "New" graphics and more forgiving kerbs. Finally

Please read the thread before starting rumours. See quote below.

Quote from Chaos :

this video is from the Czech Republic

Those are textures from the LFS Database, big thanks to the authors of those, we use them because of the added contrast... on the 301 there is an overhead projector with only 1024x768 resolution and during the day it was hard for people, who don't know the track, to find their way around as it was dark>tarmac, dark> grass, now its dark>tarmac, light>grass/sand...