I heard it was caused by a severe storm or something?
-LoganC-

Ya you're right, I do post about these WAYYY too much. Well, now I won't!
Before, I never really noticed a need for "heel/toe," but it wasn't until just about a day or two ago that I saw the need. When shifting down for corners, I'd get down too low in gear and RPM would drop, tires would skid...ect and I lost all my breaking power, then when exiting, I had no other power to fall back on. I tried the hell/toe thing and it seemed to help, the gear held you back more somehow and when exiting, I was able to just shift up and good to go.
Not sure if that is when you are supposed to use it, but it seemed to work.
I was going to buy a DFP like 5 days ago, cause it was $132.99. But after shipping and taxes it was around $200. I think I'll have to wait.
-LoganC-

Now I know that a lot of you have a nice set of pedals, a nice wheel, and skill to go along with it! Well, some people do not have nice stuff! And I was one of them!
Well, the other day I changed that! I made myself a VERY nice set of pedals, which include a Clutch!!!!
That's right, Gas, Break AND clutch.
Now, they may not be perfect, look good, or even be analogue for that matter, but the point is that.......umm...that they work!
You see, I was used to steering with mouse and gas/brake with keyboard, well now....now nothing has changed, well not really.
Anyway, without further ado, I give you what you all have been waiting for!!
MY WORKING PEDALS!!!!
-LoganC-
Pedals 1
Pedals 2

I also made a video of me using them!

Pedal Video

I forgot about my shifter idea. I guess I'm too caught up in my pedals! All I can do is hope that my shifter is half as good as my pedals!!! lol
-LoganC-
http://i26.photobucket.com/alb ... 3/Pedals.jpg?t=1183166108

Ya, I trust him. He is a very nice person.
but I am a bit worried lol
-LoganC-

Quote from arco :

Wth! You use your feet on that? Amazing!

Ya, it actually doesn't feel too bad! It's better than using my keyboard! Oh, wait! I am! lol
-LoganC-

Wow, those are very nice pedals, and they look great setup like that.
I would do that if I had G25 pedals, or even if I had analog pedals!
I use my digital keyboard pedals!(attached) They may not be as fancy as some others, but they work!
-LoganC-

No, well maybe I worded it wrong. The jack actually came FROM the car!
A hose went in just behind where the drivers head rest is, and it made a jack come from the bottom of the car and pushed it up! Then the tires were changed..ect.
I don't really know much about racing, so i have no idea about the differences. The one that I really don't understand is between Indy and F1?

BTW, the show that I saw the jack from the car was on OCC. (American Chopper) lol They spent a day at the track and were allowed to be part of the pit crew! maybe I missed something.
-LoganC-

I thought it was a jack that came from the bottom of the car for lifting it up to change the tires and such. They stick an air hose just above the drivers head there and the pressure pushes the jack out. No? Cause I saw it happen, or at least I thought I saw it happen!
-LoganC-

When i started playing good ol' Tetris again. The one for the Super Nintendo. When I really started playing it a lot, I could sit down and start watching T.V. and all I needed to see was one shape, and then I would start day dreaming of Tetris. Imagining blocks and thinking about where they would go. That is when I decided I should stop. It was interfering with school work.
Anyway, my point is that if you focus on something, ANYTHING long enough and concentrate hard enough, you some learn the skill or ability to some extent.
Anyone get that with tetris? but I also feel that way with watching the F! races.
BTW, what's the difference between F1 and Indy?
-LoganC-

Quote from Taavi(EST) :

I see it fine, http://www.lfsworld.net/?win=stats&racer=faster111

How do you get the exact page like that to come up? Use firefox and tried it, and it stayed at www.lfsworld.net, like it should. But how do you get the specific URL?
-LoganC-
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Answered my own question. I just replaced my name with his! lol

Last edited by LoganC, Sun 17 Jun 2007, 03:17. Reason : Stupid me...

To me it seems to be Shift+U then follow car. Because I see no laptimes, or any HUD items.
But I didn't know about changing the view like that. I'll have to try it.
-LoganC-

Great, Thanks! I really appreciate the quick response.
At least it will give me time to improve my time!
-LoganC-

I reached the CD1 target time, took quite a while and a LOT of tweaking of the setup! I was very close though! One wrong shift could have ruined it! (1:44.35) !
I got the little Target PB thing, but yet, I still can't join CD2. Are the licenses manually updated? Or are they only automatic for previous W LFS Lapper times?
Anyway, it's a great idea and I look forward to some good clean racing. Soon hopefully. I'd hate to have to try and beat it again!
-LoganC-

Wow! That's really coming along well! I'm still waiting for my Shifter knob! But the one you have looks very nice! BTW, where did you buy those micro switches? How much were they and what model? They look VERY good! Seems that they would work well!
-LoganC-

ya, I'd like to know too!
I was also thinking about that. if you click his name, he can see his other videos. he has one of a real car dash board, but the tach. only goes to 8, so it's not much good for the higher end cars.
-LoganC-

Something like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nggmr7WICuQ

Well, as you can see, it can be done, but with a great amount of work and knowledge I believe.

I have no idea for anything else, but I too would like to know.
-LoganC-

Quote from deggis :

LXs are the least used cars. What difference would LX8, LX10 or LX33½ make?

They would be used even more less?

I do understand your idea, but when the red plate gets pulled down, it's just going to rest on the ball of the stick, which will still allow it to move. Though, I like the way you think and might try some similar designs and see what i can come up with. Thanks for the input though.
-LoganC-

Wow, that is a VERY good Idea!
I could just route the circut from the clutch to go into the Shifter first, so that when the electricity goes through from being stepped on, it would "unlock" the gate! That's a very good idea.
but it sounds easier than it will be! I'll defiantly give it a shot though!
Thanks
-LoganC-

Hi, so I thought I'd start a topic about a work in progress.
I will be acquiring a "real" stick shift....shifter?
I'm hoping for a nice 6 speed and reverse, but I may only be able to get 5 speed and reverse. Either way, I'll be making it a 7 speed with reverse H gate.
Here's the thing. The box will be made from just white pine probably, but how am I going to get it to revert back to neutral when out of gear. A spring should work fine, but mounting it without it getting in the way might be slightly difficult. I'll be buying a VERY cheap USB game pad and have each on of the buttons a gear.
I'll also post a tutorial about it on www.instructables.com

Any suggestions of any sort? I'm very excited about this project, and i hope it will turn out!
-LoganC-

What is the average time between patches?
Like from W-X? From P-Q?
I know it changes, but the average time?
-LoganC-

Quote from 11SuLLy11 :

And he is saying this and he is currently online at [CLC]

Haha I knew That this would happen! I said as soon as I joined the server, I bet somebody will get me for this on the forum! lol

But I had to give it another chance. And you know, it's not so bad. There's no worrying about ruining someones else's race, and it defiantly helps you learn tracks and corner speeds. Not only that, but it was fun to see what your best time was around the track with so many "Obstructions." But, i eventually got bored and quit.
Maybe Patch X will bring more racers/ racers back to the S2 servers?
-LoganC-

I went on one to see what the commotion was about. I don't get it? If you want to do that, just keep your speed limiter on and drive a couple of laps around a track on the same side of the road?
I prefer the racing!
And, I thought that there would be more servers in S2. But the Demo has more. Has S2 always only had about 50 servers, or is it just kind of a down time?
-LoganC-

Quote from [TDRT] Solaris PL :

So, I didint win... Cg's LoganC Be good racer in S2... GL!


Greeetz!

Thank you! And good luck to you!

Also, A VERY big thanks to DieKolkrabe! So here it is:
THANKS!!!
Now, I am dieing to do what I have wanted to for a while now. Give that ol' BMW a spin!
See you on the track!
-LoganC-