I had similar thoughts regarding that one corner with the bumpy run-up that had most of them going off. It would be terrible if someone were to spin into the gravel and get nailed by another racer making a similar mistake. But as has been said repeatedly with each session, the track is still a bit "green" and most of the other circuits shouldn't be as tricky.
If you'd like to use the AI for practice against online opponents then practice following a pack of Pro AI in close proximity without hitting them. Being a good racer means you're able to look "through" the other cars and focus on your own lines and braking points while also being able to react to their movements and braking. In other words, you should never be looking AT the other cars but past them.
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I'm sure Scawen appreciates comments such as that.
Informative post! I thought this was an Amon tobin song, but finding out that Plug is Luke Vibert is fine by me, too (I also like his tunes).
Squarepusher - Do You Know Squarepusher? is also an epic DnB masterpiece
, though he has alot of incredible tracks.danowat - there's a pretty wide-array of drum & bass styles, such as that you're likely to find in a club, like Roni Size or Dillinja vs something more at home over a pair of good headphones, like Squarepusher or Luke Vibert. There's a ton of generic crap out there, as in any genre of music, but there are also those (such as Squarepusher, IMO) that are not only talented at playing various instruments but also wizards with their musical hardware. Mind you, DnB can also be about constructing quick, intricate beats that will either annoy away the average person with their aggression and shifting nature or blow their mind if they care to listen
. I don't know many people that can stomach Venetian Snares, for example - his music leaves most people dazed and confused 
.My personal recommendation is a used Yamaha RXS-100 in good shape. They're generally rock solid but easy to work on and can be modified quite a bit without spending too much. Depending on the condition of the engine, one in decent shape will manage 65-70 mph without too much trouble. I had an '83 RX-100 that would routinely smoke the fancy new 125 4-strokes despite me having a passenger (though mine was far from stock).
(though mine was far from stock).I can't say this for all Athena cylinders, but a friend of mine had bought an Athena 70cc kit for his NSR50 (with the other necessary upgrades) and we were never able to extract any decent performance out of it. We literally tried everything we could imagine to make sure everything was balanced properly and even gave up to see what a local garage could get out of it, but the performance was always shameful (struggling to 80 kph, whereas the 50 was able to reach an indicated 95 kph on a flat with the two of us).
That's right, there's something about the deep, dark American psyche that causes otherwise healthy and balanced individuals to turn into cold-blooded mass-murderers...Think about it - have you ever been sad or angry enough to literally want to mow down crowds of people you didn't know? Of course not, you have a conscience and you value life. None of the people that have perpetrated these crimes were particularly stable individuals...
It's all a fairly new phenomenon in the history of the U.S. that simply became the popular thing to do if you're depressed and disturbed. Your handiwork is guaranteed to be all over the news for about a week, along with your picture - in the internet age, you can count on being famous world-wide. These individuals idolize those that came before them and desire to be in the "club" founded at Columbine. When those two first killed all of those people, it broke down the invisible barrier that kept people from believing something like it could actually happen. It was horrible, powerful stuff. That kid in Finland, or the one in Germany are just examples of how this phenomenon is transferable to other cultures.
If you want to blame American culture, you can blame their free society, prosperity and emphasis on the importance of the individual for giving these guys the selfish notions that their feelings are important enough to grant them control over the fates of others.
IMHO
It's all a fairly new phenomenon in the history of the U.S. that simply became the popular thing to do if you're depressed and disturbed. Your handiwork is guaranteed to be all over the news for about a week, along with your picture - in the internet age, you can count on being famous world-wide. These individuals idolize those that came before them and desire to be in the "club" founded at Columbine. When those two first killed all of those people, it broke down the invisible barrier that kept people from believing something like it could actually happen. It was horrible, powerful stuff. That kid in Finland, or the one in Germany are just examples of how this phenomenon is transferable to other cultures.
If you want to blame American culture, you can blame their free society, prosperity and emphasis on the importance of the individual for giving these guys the selfish notions that their feelings are important enough to grant them control over the fates of others.
IMHO
Well, if it was between the carb and the air filter then it makes the most sense that it's a further restrictor. If it seemed to be blocking a fair amount of air from coming through then it may be worth upgrading your main jet to match the increase in air with a little more fuel. It'll create a richer fuel mixture (as opposed to what would've been a leaner one) that will help your engine to run even cooler.
As for breaking-in the new parts, there many different opinions on this, but most commonly it's recommended that you limit your throttle usage to around 70-80% for the first 100 or so miles, but also including shorts bursts of full-throttle tossed in from time to time. You essentially want to stress the rings in a wide-variety of situations, but mostly taking it fairly easy.
If you find the bike seems to lack a bit of power, keep in mind that the rings and piston will create a better seal as they wear into conformity, so you might be experiencing a tiny amount of blow-by. Also, it is a 50cc, so if you aren't riding at 100% throttle then you'll notice it. Obviously, if it hasn't improved much once everything is broken in then it's worth investigating.
As for breaking-in the new parts, there many different opinions on this, but most commonly it's recommended that you limit your throttle usage to around 70-80% for the first 100 or so miles, but also including shorts bursts of full-throttle tossed in from time to time. You essentially want to stress the rings in a wide-variety of situations, but mostly taking it fairly easy.
If you find the bike seems to lack a bit of power, keep in mind that the rings and piston will create a better seal as they wear into conformity, so you might be experiencing a tiny amount of blow-by. Also, it is a 50cc, so if you aren't riding at 100% throttle then you'll notice it. Obviously, if it hasn't improved much once everything is broken in then it's worth investigating.
Playing a lot of RBR lately I've had a few moments where a marshall has been much too slow to get out of the way and I've had to adjust my pace + line considerably more than seemed reasonable. That always felt a bit unrealistic to me since I thought everyone knew better by now...guess it's just another example of how brilliantly uncompromising RBR really is . Bird strikes are also one of these extremely rare curveballs thrown at you - I've only experienced one after years of occasional championships.
. Bird strikes are also one of these extremely rare curveballs thrown at you - I've only experienced one after years of occasional championships.I could understand Tristan's point of view in a much different situation, but sinbad's explained it well enough. They're also professional models and, if anything, their beauty (if they've got it) has surely benefitted them throughout their lives, whether they realize it or not.
Indeed - the vast majority of us in North America live our lives largely unharrassed by the government (aside from taxes and the like) and not running from the thought police
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I've found the Sony H2 to perform very well in most situations, particularly for what is now a 2 year-old model. The auto-mode works quite well most of the time, but its true strength, as with a lot of these "hybrid" cameras, is the full-manual mode that allows you a great deal of freedom in fooling around and learning the various settings. This is ideal for someone like me that is interested in photography but has too many other interests to justify dropping $1,000 on a camera (just yet...).
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If you get back on the throttle too early when shifting then the auto-clutch will still be partly engaged and you'll end up slipping it a bit when going into the next gear, which will cause it to heat up quite quickly. You can tell your clutch is heating up too much when you can hear it easing into the next gear instead of banging in right away. Just make sure that a) you lift off the throttle enough between shifts and b) you give the autoclutch enough time to slip it into the next gear before stomping on the throttle again. If your clutch heats up too much and begins slipping, just ease off of the throttle a bit and take it easy with the speed of your shifts until you can tell that the clutch is no longer slipping.
Personally, I'd rather Scawen just make the numbers easier to read than bring the digital speedos back.
BF1's @ KY GP Rev always suffer casualties through T1 and into the next cluster of corners on the first lap of a race. What seems to happen is two of them will end up side-by-side going into the first corner and the outside driver will simply go wide onto the grass, sometimes rejoining the track moments later to take out other racers. I've tried with a full grid, as well as smaller grids down to around 10 AI and the problem is obviously worse with more AI. I've also tried varying fuel loads (for the heck of it) and that didn't change things.
This corner was also an issue with the AI prior to the latest test patches, but hopefully improving their situational awareness will solve a lot of these problems.
This corner was also an issue with the AI prior to the latest test patches, but hopefully improving their situational awareness will solve a lot of these problems.
A few of us around here play Project Reality from time to time, you should check it out
.And I'd love to get into ArmA, having loved and played OFP extensively online, but they decided that you'd need next-gen hardware to actually run it with an average framerate above 16. My 7800 GT wasn't that old when ArmA came out, but it still rendered it useless
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Yup, they drive on the left in Bermuda, which is still a British Colony (though some in power are pushing for independence).
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Tweaky and I play Project Reality sometimes, a "realism-based" mod for BF2. Obviously, some concessions are made for gameplay purposes, but its much more realistic than BF2 and if everyone has a mic and is working together it's very rewarding
.Thanks, this is a much better combination of track and car .
8:28 on my first lap with a few quick grassy adventures [EDIT: and also almost zero opposite-lock...too noisy right now!]. Times around 8:10 - 8:15 should be possible.
.8:28 on my first lap with a few quick grassy adventures [EDIT: and also almost zero opposite-lock...too noisy right now!]. Times around 8:10 - 8:15 should be possible.
It isn't something I've really thought about before but yes, I too tried to make my little die-cast cars accelerate and bounce around in a 'realistic' fashion when I was a little kid. One time I also thought it would be neat to give them all crash damage, so I flattened around a dozen of them with a hammer before my mom arrived 
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.It's a shame AA isn't supported 
. Even at 1680x1050 everything has a blurry appearance (their solution to jaggies, I'm guessing).
Still, I haven't really played UT since the original, so I've been enjoying the demo so far, though I still resent the fact that the Unreal games have never had the nicest aiming feel :thumbsdow.
. Even at 1680x1050 everything has a blurry appearance (their solution to jaggies, I'm guessing).Still, I haven't really played UT since the original, so I've been enjoying the demo so far, though I still resent the fact that the Unreal games have never had the nicest aiming feel :thumbsdow.
My story is very similar, though I think it was the '03 Australian GP coinciding with a GTR (the mod) league race at the same track that really peaked my interest. No matter where the tv cockpit cams came in, the section of track was immediately recognizable. At the time I was blown away and it was then that I realized I could use
sims to help my understanding of real motorsports/circuits.
I find it hard to explain racing to some people because there's so much background and driving knowledge that one needs in order to really appreciate motorsports in their entirety (IMO).
I was wondering how long it would take
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