Unfortunately I had to miss the last race, and the December races. I'm back and hoping to be able to race tomorrow if there's room on the server.

This track is surprisingly not too difficult for the RAC, at least in offline mode ... may be a little different with a bit of traffic. Nice little circuit though.

I'll be going past J25 of the M25 and have a spare seat, if you can put up with 2 very well behaved kids in the back. I'm not sure I'll be hanging around for long after the event though.

LFS Username : bozo
Real Name : Andrew Turner
Team : Driven By Passion
Eligible (Hotlap of AS6 in under 2:50.18) : bozo_AS6_FXR_24921.spr
Preferred Number : 207

I can make the 25th.

I don't think the choice of track is too much of an issue. On the simulators everything feels very different to driving the same combo on a PC. It would be good to choose a track that is reasonably well known, so that there is less time needed to learn which way the track goes.

The projected screen and the rather weird FOV (well, different to what I'm used to) make it difficult to just jump into a car and drive it the same.

I can meet up in the Hut beforehand. I wont be eating there though if we start at 1pm, since they were exceedingly slow to get our food ready last time.

Quote from tristancliffe :

19. bozo (plus two spectating children that he'll probably use as weapons of distraction)

Just spotted this. My plan A has been foiled

Sunday is much better for me.

Quote from tristancliffe :

Bozo + 2 kids = 3 spaces.

Sorry, I didn't make it clear. Just 1 space, the kids aren't race drivers (yet!).

Last time at the venue there were a couple of simulators set to test a different game. My kids had a go on those when nobody else was using them. They'll be fine to just watch, and have a go on a separate machine if any were available on the day.

Wow, I attended Bob Smith's event with my 2 kids. They were asking me at the weekend if they could go there again. I then stumble upon this post for the first time.

Count me in. One of the Sunday dates would suit me best, and I like the sound of food afterwards. There's a pub serving food just down the road, I seem to remember.

I won a trophy last time, but looking at the list of those interested this time, my ambitions are rather modest.

Well, I did get some practice on this combo, and I was getting a half-decent pace. Unfortunately I'd forgotten about a certain Christmas party tomorrow night, so I'm afraid I'll need to skip this one. Sorry

Quote from shimanofr :

I can not join the websit olfsl? and you?

It's working fine. Try http://www.lfs-league.com/

I suffered from a mixture of a bad setup and lack of practice. Hope to rectify both in time for the next round.

I was hit by a number of drivers on the second lap of race 2, with drivers trying to pass at the earliest opportunity even though that resulted in a number of collisions, not just with myself. I've checked the replay and none of the collisions warrants further investigation, but it would be better to see more consideration from drivers overtaking during the opening laps of the feature race.

A blown tyre with 3 laps to go ended the feature race for me. My pit crew must have been on a tea break, the time it took them to return my car the the track!

Team: On Your Bike

Driver 1: bozo
Driver 2: ant

Last edited by bozo, Thu, 6 Nov 2008 18:51. Reason : new team, additional driver

Not much conversation this time around. I had to move heaven and earth to get online in time for my pool 3 race. Managed an extra bit of practice due to the host oversleeping or something, and then had a stonking race. I was in 2nd for much of the time, but then had Dzban catching up rather quickly. I didn't put up too much of a fight as I didn't want to lose time. I remained in 3rd for the rest of the race, with Rolf keeping me on my toes at roughly 2 seconds behind me.

Starting 4th on the grid definitely helped me to keep clear of trouble.

Nice dialogue you had there with yourself

It is back and I've got the details for my race, thank you.

Website is down at the moment.

Quote from Becky Rose :

I've done Silverstone a few times, but not since the Mansell era. You have like road access to the track these days!

That was the last time I went also. Mansell in a Ferrari overtaking for 3rd place coming into Stowe. Massive cheer from the crowd. I was on the grass bank next to a stand at Stowe, but the view from there was good.

We parked some 3 miles away from the circuit on the grass verge, having first turned the car around. At 7am that was where the queue was backing up to. We walked into the circuit quicker than those sitting in the queue, and considerably quicker after the race. I think there's more 1 way roads these days.

Looks like you've found your 1:04 now Ant. I know you'll be aiming for a 1:03 now though!

Sorry for leaving the server so suddenly earlier. My takeaway arrived much earlier than expected and I was dashing for the door.

I fully agree with Speedway. When you know what type of riding you're going to be doing (road / off-road), speak to somebody in your local bike shop. They will guide you towards some alternatives, then get some test rides arranged.

If you end up going for a mountain bike, I would seriously warn against getting any kind of suspension. On cheaper bikes it will be worse than useless. If most of your riding is going to be on tarmac with just a little offroad, a hybrid could be the best option. Fat knobbly tyres are no fun when most of your riding is on tarmac, they just create drag.

Quote from jwardy :

he was the only driver in the previous seasons i could have quite a good race with , everyone esle sort of zoomed off lol

Yes, but judging by your recent pace, I'm going to have to up my driving to keep up this time around. Plenty of time yet, so I have faith that I can get to grips with the FZ50, and sort a decent skin.

Quote from danowat :

1e) Reset:

- Resetting is NOT allowed, if you are stuck, or inverted you may Shift-S back to the pits.

Isn't Shift-S for spectate, and Shift-P for pits? I'm not sure whether the stuck driver needs to spectate, or can return to pits and start again.

Quote from jwardy :

Bozo Where are you ??

Give me a chance, I've only just spotted there's activity going on in the Road Sport forums

I'm going back to the car I drove in the original series, the FZ50. Probably. When I practice for the first event if I find I'm too far off the pace I'll be switching back to the RAC. At least with the RAC I know that although I'll be slow, I can enjoy the driving experience!

License name : bozo
Ingame name : A.Turner
Car : RAC
Team : On Your Bike

Last edited by bozo, Thu, 6 Nov 2008 18:52. Reason : Team

Quote from jwardy :

errr if anyone has a replay check my car around the 52 mins mark lol that wasent a mistake that was a duuuuhh moment

I've not seen the incident, but I do remember Beano taking your 3rd position quite late in the race. Must have been your duuuuuhh moment!

I'm Mr Consistency. Started 5th, finished 5th, and kept a consistent pace throughout. I did at one stage pass Beano when he ran wide on the first long right hander before the twisty section. That was a place he was having some problems as I saw a few yellows when following from a distance. He retook the position after the pitstops, and after that the speed differential of those ahead meant that I could only wait for a mistake, but nobody made any of significance.

I liked the format of the session, 2 mixed class races on track. Drivers were very polite too, which always adds to the occasion.

A shorter track will make everything even more interesting, I'll be looking out for the next event.

Quote from jwardy :

Havent seen you around for a while , where you been hiding?

I've been messing with MRTs recently, but in a rather warped way I'm looking forward to getting the Race About out of the garage next weekend. Be good to race alongside some familiar faces again.

LFS license: bozo
Online screen name: bozo
Car*: RAC
Do you accept the rules: Yes

LFS Screen Name: bozo
LFS User Name: bozo
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Email Address: bozo@2purple.net

I can make all rounds except for round 3.