My small contribution:

Quote from Crazy Harry :

Four weeks before, my m8 Ecret666 asked for the full version. After this long time NOTHING NEW happened. WHERE IS THE GAME I PAYED FOR???...

It's very important that you keep taking the medication, Harry.

Thanks, Todd. Your model sounds interesting -- are there details anywhere?

The nature of monkay was.... irrepressible!

On the subject of comedy, Morris is the man, of course, but I have to put in a good word for Monkey Dust. Seth McFarlane meets Kafka, Burroughs, and Bukowski. Anyone else a fan?

I'd like to reply to your post Tristan but I can't read it as I have Tippex in my eyes.

Quote from colcob :

Slightly random thought. Todd has posted in the past, both here and on RSC, about the limitations in current tyre models when combining lateral and longitudinal grip.
If memory serves, its something to do with how if you have a lot of longitudinal slip, ie your using all your long. grip, current models give you less lateral grip than you'd have in real life.

So does that mean that rather than a traction circle, the true picture would be more like a traction octagon or similar? In other words, in practice there is no way to get 100% longitudinal and 0% latitudinal grip out of a tyre?

Model T perhaps? Let's out-classic GTL.

FB, I think he was just picking on the fact that you mispelled "Galilei" in a post where you were telling someone off about how to spell "Copernicus".

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

Ruckus, your ideas sound most interesting and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

Quote from leigh_bedwell :

what about any thrustmasters? like those ferrari licensed ones. i see those going quite cheap on ebay. im looking for sometihng solid, but it doesnt have to be amazing. and i'd rather it play quite wella nd look okay than have all this feedback stuff.

Very happy with my Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 FF, had it for maybe two or three years now, and it's going well. The force feedback is great, plus it's nice to have solid aluminium shifters and aluminium pedal plates. The only problem has been that the plastic baseplate for the pedals cracked, but I stripped the pots and pedals off the wreckage and built a new wooden pedal unit which works fine and allowed me to put in stronger springs, etc.

Quote from Fordman :

Are the UK Drivers not that bothered ( sorry for the wording, its just what i see )

Do I look bovvered?







Seriously, Fordman, good post.

Personally my reasons for not having joined your league or any other league in LFS to date line up with the reasons Kev and others have listed: (possibly foolish) perception that non-aliens would be less welcome, and simply not being able to guarantee attendance at the league race times. I know that must sound nuts to someone in their late teens or twenty-something, and at uni with plenty of time on their hands, but some of us old farts must grab our LFS time at weird and opportunistic hours.

If my online racing life was dominated by wreckers and idiots I probably would have joined a league out of desperation. But in fact with LFS I find that I get lucky remarkably often and find a good server full of polite, sensible, non-arseholes, and proceed to have a great session of impromptu racing.

I guess actually there's one other reason for my not joining a league and that would be previous experience (with other racing games) indicating that the online league experience can still include hotheadedness, idiocy, and bad feelings, just like pickup races. Not always, of course, but often enough to be disappointing.

Anyway, despite the fact that I can't in good conscience sign up for your league, I absolutely wish you all the best with it.

Cheers,
Jason.

Quote from george_tsiros :

Go read feynman's "Character of Physical Law".

I have. You might benefit from reading some of these:


If I could make a further suggestion, you might also find that your intellectual debates are more fruitful if you keep them more civil.

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Last time that happened to me, I ended up spitting out a lot of chunks of windscreen. Kids: If you roll your car, keep your mouth closed!

Thanks Kev, I will try to remember that little gem.

Quote from WorldFamous :

It's mostly all common sense, but it should be required reading for anyone wanting to race open wheelers online. Tin tops are entirely different beasts and people should expect a little bit of push and shove on the road courses at times.

I agree with Eddie (see above). Sure, in real touring cars / stock cars on a real track, some contact is expected and tolerated. But I think that online racers need to be cleaner than clean due to the dangers of lag. It is impossible to guarantee that your "little tap" won't send the other guy into the sand. Therefore don't do it.

Can I get a drinks holder in the FXO?

Quote from Fonnybone :

You say revelution, we say re-evaluation, he says revolution...
weeeeell you know, we all want to change the world.

So would carrying a picture of a) Scawen b) Victor or c) Eric make the original poster more likely to make it with anyone?

Quote from Krane :

ones post

"One's posts." Glad we cleared that up.

Quote :

But, as often happens, the Lotus sees this empty zone along the inside and thinks they can zoom up into it, probably believing this to be the move of a talented racing genius.

Priceless.

I read this page a few years ago when I first played GPL, but I think it remains one of the best available guides to racing etiquette. Re-reading the section on GPL's blind spots, I wonder whether the devs were inspired by this page when implementing LFS's sideways look function.

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Nice post and congratulations, Dan.

Wow, a tool where you can make pages and put up pictures and link to stuff! If only someone had thought of this before.

I'm no expert but I know that the Mulsanne Straight was the first part of the track I ever knew by name so I suspect it's the most famous.

Quote from spankmeyer :

Only in closed leagues, buddy, only in closed leagues.

Indeed. Can you imagine the chorus of votes to restart, just as you get to Flugplatz or so?

Quote from tristancliffe :

...and my girlfriend at the time next to me was already in tears...

I have no right to intrude, but I couldn't help spotting this bit. Did she become no longer your girlfriend as a result of the incident?

Quote from kamkorPL :

Thanks! I didn't know about this!

Ditto.