another race won in T1. not to take anything away from alonso or hamilton, but i think some rule changes that make the aero differences between clean and dirty air less extreme might be nice, as the way things are now, getting in front early is a major advantage.

i'm up for it. i haven't driven the open wheeled cars much, but i figure the FOX is too slow, and the BF1 is too fast, so the F08 should be the ticket.

Quote from Shotglass :

no what we actually need is an rb4 wrc

agreed. and a long rally track to drive it on.

Quote from DragonCommando :

Well, someone's been having a bad day, damn.

And to some people it is, if it wasn't there'd be no posts here.
(thats includeing the posts like "that isn't HDR", which is kind of the point since it's supposed to fake it)

if you want to waste your time trying to make your graphics card do things it can't, that's fine. my point, which you are still clearly missing (along with some other people's points), is that this is not "must read" material by a long shot.

Quote from Shotglass :

gtrs are endurance cars ... no way anybody would ever put a turbo system thats prone to destroy itself in any car thats supposed to do 24h races

um, porsche 944 turbo?

they always blow fire out the exhaust when downshifting, and aren't particularly known for blowing up, are they?

Quote from DragonCommando :

If it looks bad to you, It's the difference in monitor settings.

Edit: why'd you even bother posting if you have nothing to add?

do i have to spell it out?

ok. here is my addition:

don't label your thread "must read" unless it's actually important, and no, cranking the hell out of your colour settings and making them look stupid isn't important.

is that better?

when i saw "Must Read" in the title, my gut told me not to, and i tried to resist. now i wish i had tried harder.

Fugly RSR?

at least it's parked near palm trees.

for reference, TV is approx 30 fps.

Quote from funnybone2 :

im 12Yrs old and everyone's like whoa! if you met me in RL im very intellegent and NO one can beat me on the PS2. but lfs PLENTY thats why i play

i'll share something with you that i've learned:

there is no "everyone". there may be a few people with the same opinion, or even a lot of people with the same opinion, but as soon as you start thinking about "everyone" having an opinion or thinking a certain way (and i know how tempting it is to view the world that way sometimes), you close your mind to the truth, which is that every person is different, and has their own opinion on things. when you lump everyone together in your mind, you start to only see the things that they have in common, and you stop seeing the things that make them different.

my advice to you is to try not to worry about what people think, and even if a lot of people tell you the same thing, don't jump to the conclusion that everyone thinks that way. just take life "one game at a time", as they say.

i really like the South City tracks, but it might have something to do with being a masochist. i think a lot of people are put off by it being so easy to mangle the car on the the barricades.

maybe a more wide open, grand prix style, city track would be more popular? for example, something that combined some regular city streets with a twisty section (say through a city park) and a fast straight along a waterfront...

nice work scawen.

everything works great for me, and i love the new sounds, with just one exception:

at high speed and open throttle, there is a sort of "throbbing" sound that's a bit irritating. (the the FXR at least - haven't tried the other cars on the new patch yet)

old, old games:

defender, pac-man, battlezone, asteroids, qix, tempest, super sprint, berzerk.

not quit so old:

cyberball, arkanoid

Quote from XCNuse :

no, he was dreaming
"she" probably just had a yellowish shirt on i've seen it before

skin coloured suit, or no suit. does it make a difference? either way, i thought it was lame.

oh, and if it does rain, scott speed will also wreck.

i raced a (presumed to be) chick in an FZR one time. her car skin had fancy scripting of her name on it (can't remember off the top of my head, but it was something suggesting she might be good looking), and her driver was totally naked. between races she would park near a TV camera so everyone could see.

i thought to myself, "she must be really fat in real life."

i'll bet a dollar culthard wrecks again.

Quote from TiJay :

OK, so I just got TVUPlayer and therefore a way to watch live NASCAR races on the Speed channel.

Being English, I have little understanding of NASCAR outside of Talladega Nights, Cars, and NASCAR videogames.

As I've seen a few NASCAR posts here I figured someone could possibly give me a basic explanation of this year's (I think) NEXTEL Cup season?

- How far through the season is it?
- Who are the drivers to watch?
- What have the 'big events' been this season?
- Anything else I need to understand to watch NASCAR

Thanks in advance!

you forgot the "is" in your subject line.

and the answer to your last question is "beer" (but if you are outside the USA, you should probably try light beer if you want to be authentic).

Quote from Stregone :

My bike is the same way. This isn't a pic of mine because I can't afford a digital camera after buying this beast

yes indeedy, bike bling is addictive.

Quote from Dalek0220 :

Yes it is. btw, how do i convert a race setup to a rallyx setup?

different tires. higher ride height. softer springs and dampers. shorter gear ratios. you'll basically be starting from scratch, changing almost everything.

Quote from mrbogeyman :

Thanks It's not that clean anymore....

Yeah, very nice mountain bikes on here too! Especially yours Evilgeek!

heh, thanks. the sad thing is that my mountain bike is worth more than my car, and my car is a bmw!

gotta get my priorities sorted one of these days.

as gentlefoot says, all the settings are interrelated, so drivetrain, suspension and wing settings must all be changed together if you want your car to keep the balance it currently has.

that being said, the FXR is my main car, and i don't bother with qualifying vs race sets... i just have one set for each type of track (fast, medium, twisty), and i've tried to balance them for speed and longevity.

here are my thoughts:

- well distributed braking force is easier on tires than heavily front biased. i put as much to the rear as i can without causing the rears to lock. use the forces view to test your car and find the right bias. do this first. a lot of sets do weird things like use r3's front and r2's back, and i think it's because they are compensating for bad brake setup. i use r2's all around, all the time.

- clutch pack is definitely easier on tires than locked diff.
- well distributed torque is easer on tires than heavily rear biased. adjust diff and torque split together until you get something that turns in the way you want and is stable when you mash the gas (doesn't get too tail happy... a little bit is ok)

- don't use too much camber, it burns out the inside edges of the tires too fast.
- put the tire pressure where the weight is (ie, higher in the front). adjust these settings together until your temps are well balanced front to rear, and the inside and middle temps are the same, or close to the same, and the outside temps a few degrees colder.

- don't use too much wing. it slows you down and overheats the tires. i use 7/0 for fast tracks, and more for twistier tracks. remember to increase your spring stiffness when you increase your downforce to prevent the car from bottoming out in high speed turns.

- other suspension settings wont have much affect on longevity, but remember that if you do change your spings, dampers, arbs, ride height, etc you'll probably need to make adjustments to your camber and tire pressures to get back to the balance you had originally.

hope that helps. somebody tell me if i'm full of it! (always trying to learn more myself.)

i respect drivers who finish the races they start, regardless of where they place or how fast their best lap was. conversely, i don't have much respect for quitters, nor drivers who cause accidents because they don't have the patience to wait for a safe opportunity to pass.

+1

Quote from Dalek0220 :

****ING MAKE A SETUP THAT A DEMO CAN CONTROL ON EVOSTAR TYRES!

i take it you were raised by wolves?