Quote from Quint999 :

You've seriously got to be kidding with that statement.

No.

Quote from Quint999 :

Maybe so, but come on, to me the only people that make riddiculas sweeping statements like that are Zealots themselves. And now i've just done the same thing

Iracing has its faults, the system has its faults, along with every other sim on the market.

Some will like the SR / IR / TT, some wont, i personally would prefer to keep the SR for the ladders / pickups & have something less restrictive with private leagues / proper team racing, time will tell.

My experience is it promotes cleaner racing particularly as you move up the classes, i doubt you'll ever get truly clean racing in any sim without intense human admining 24/7 and i cant imagine many admins would relish that thought.

The point being made to Intrepid is that you need to stick with it, once you drag yourself out the destruction derbies of the Rookie Solstice and Legend, it gets a little better, unfortunately it doesnt really get better until you spend a little more money for the Skips or Late Models.

If you dont want to do that, then Iracing isnt for you, it hardly makes those that are there and sticking with it Zealots.

Point of order: If you consult your OED (you have an OED?) you will find:
Evangelical = Being fervent in advocating something. Yes, I meant that.
Zeal = Great energy or enthusiasm for a cause or objective. Yes, I meant that too.
Zealot = A fanatical and uncompromising follower of a religion or objective.
You confused zeal with being a zealot which I'm not and I don't think I accused anyone of being.

Quote from anttt69 :

This needs to be moved to the events section

Quite right. Would a kindly forum guru do that for me? Thanks.

Quote from Jertje :

Forums, to me, are for two things: gaining some kind of knowledge, and arguing with people on the internet!

It's not meant as an "I'm right and you're wrong" thing when I start replying to people, but I can't help myself and I love to chat with people about their ideas and arguments, I don't see it as particularly destructive or defensive.

I've said plenty of times that the sim isn't for everyone, and that it has its flaws, but I still reserve the right to argue with people on their points

And you're quite right, but there are contributors that cannot seem to accept when someone says 'I don't like it'. Intrepid has stated quite categorically that he doesn't like iRacing but he's regaled with 'Keep trying it until you DO like it' I've only come across this 'evangelical zeal' in regard to iRacing.
At least here is one LFS forum thread that hasn't resorted to flaming.

@The Moose: Wise words.

Quote from Mille Sabords :

You did not add any extra chicane there, did you ?

No, no nothing sneaky this time.

Oh, I forgot to mention, the setup is RACE_S only. This is because not everyone is happy with some people's sets

I have to smile when the pro iRacers come on like Born Again Christians. (with apologies to BACs) If you don't like it you haven't tried it long enough! We have seen the light! To each his own. The only ones that can justifiably be shot at are the ones that criticise yet HAVEN'T tried it and that goes for anything, be it games, cars, cakes, and those awful Swedish salt covered liquorice 'sweets'.
Oh, and I draw the line at homosexual practices, I know I wouldn't like that without trying it!

For those of you that enjoy, or would like to enjoy, the Dead Men Racing team racing evening we're trying something a little different. A team race over one hour.
Format:

• Two drivers per team. Teams are chosen by our insim programme which pairs the slowest PB with the fastest PB so there is no favouritism!
  
• Three 10 minute (approx) sessions each, making a total of five pit stops
  
• Fuel will be calculated to last approximately 10 minutes (we'll do tests beforehand) and refueling will be the same amount.
  
• Venue: South City Chicane route.
  
• Car: XRT; Setup: RACE_S
  
• Ventrilo is pretty well necessary as you'll need to keep in contact with your partner.
  
• Details here:
  

Sunday 30th November.
Starting 8pm, suggest getting on the server at 7:30pm GMT
Think you could do it? It should be a great evening.

Last edited by Doorman, Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:54.

Quote from Gentlefoot :

I just don't want to pay £20 for a suck. So I need some persuasion.

This has been said many times in many forums (forii?) iRacing tracks are the best! No getting away from it. Car physics is a subjective thing. For me. slightly better than LFS and not as good as nKPro. The single thing that has put me right off is the bloody iRating/Safety Rating thing.
I DO understand the reasoning behind it, I DO understand it goes some way to keep racing clean but it iRritates the hell out of me to be penalised by putting a wheel on the grass or for having the temerity to be punted up the ass by someone that doesn't know where the footbrake is! I tried to swallow it and go along with the 'if you are crashed IRL you'd have to pay for the damage regardless of whose fault it is and this is iRacings way of making you pay' brigade but I can't. I can't put up with races timed to suit Americans. I can't put up with not being able to race against friends. So sadly, despite being daft enough to buy every goddam track and car on offer, most of which I'll never be able to race on, I gave up on it.

/draws breath.

....and relax.

Quote from Gentlefoot :

OK, I'm thinking about trying iRacing for a month or two. Anyone here think they can persuade me it's worth it?

It's like all these things, you suck it and see. I sucked it, saw it and spat it out.

Quote from zeugnimod :

I'd still like to see where I said/you got the impression that I am a "cockpit hater".

Did I quote you? Besides, what does this smiley denote? :gnasher:

Last edited by Doorman, Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:56.

Quote from The Very End :

Wow, listen on mr. awesome, the man who drives beyond the real thing!
Serious, grow up, a matter of choise does not mean I hate anything. Your attitute as disgusting, and I hope you and your mr. too serious friends would rot a nice place.

There, enough of my rant, but tired of these warmongers that belives a game is anything like the real thing, and therfor that people chose to drive with the way they want in the game makes them crappy players.

There ya go again. You've made the same post a thousand times.

Quote from The Very End :

+1

:gnasher:

And you.

Quote from zeugnimod :

:gnasher:

You are firmly on record as a cockpit hater. No need to post every time the subject comes up.

Quote from obsolum :

You make it seem like it's some sort of Nazi regime, Todd I haven't seen that many people banned so far, and only very few kicked. Sure there's rules, but in my opinion they can all be summed up as: use your common sense. This means things like intentional wrecking, driving the wrong way, being offensive to other drivers, unsportsmanlike behaviour etc... are not tolerated. Other than that there aren't really any special rules if I remember correctly. Just hop on and join the fun! No emphasis on pace, like you said. Besides, we have people of all calibers in the dMr ranks, from pretty darn fast to ... well... dMrDoorman But we're all serious about racing; we're not just mucking about. We enjoy fair racing and close battles And forced cockpit view is on

I think you just elected yourself Dead Men Racing's PR head honcho!

Quote from AndroidXP :

Geez spank, yuor speling sucks!!!!!! :rolleyes:

Nuthin rong wif his speelinf, its his graamer wot am bad

Quote from dawesdust_12 :

I thought it was "Lifes a bitch, then you marry her!"

How deceived I've been.

I didn't think you could say 'bitch' on here.

Quote from dawesdust_12 :

....meaning spending my next 3 paycheques on things for other person). My funds have depleted me!

Life's a bastard, then you die!

That's a 'no' then.

Sorry for the bump but was there ever an answer to this problem?

Too Spanish.

Quote from wsinda :

Yes, and we all know that gays are wife-herding, sheep-humping, drug-dealing homicidal maniacs, don't we? :rolleyes:

No, I didn't know that.

Forgive me, but as an outsider I've been watching these races and I'm full of admiration for all those taking part. One poor soul that joined to take over lagged so badly he had to disconnect. It must have been gutting for him.
Anyway, keep it going chaps, you're doing a fine job!

Quote from ImportFantasy :

Picture as requested.

You spoil 'em rotten.

Quote from superstix :

I already have downloaded it!!! its great, i'm just saying it helps if there are screenshots

Now you've got it, you make some screen shots. See if the time spent faffing about = the time it take to d/l

It's a layout file for god's sake!

What does it take to down load them and try them?