Cool comm box team! Looking forward to tune into it

Poster has been updated with correct Air Attack cars this time! And more refinement

Had a little free time while making the main promotional poster, so here's something something!





The Aston Event Logo and the reimagined TRR Endurance logo are full resolution Imgur images - you may right click and save image

Last edited by MicroSpecV, Wed, 25 Mar 2020 08:52.

Quote from nikopdr :

Sure, I'd be up for this challenge

It's possible to race against higher ping players as there are a few faster south american drivers frequenting GTI and FOX (hi RP) and it's possible to drive quite close and have nice racing going on but it requires both to be a bit more fair than usual as any contact with over 200ms ping difference can cause some issues when contact occurs, as taps do tend to multiply in force if one of the cars has bad luck and updates path just at the wrong time it has it's own risks, but when there is enough skill at play everyone should be able to estimate the lag behaviour when manoveuring around the track

I second this, I have high ping and have had several really nice battles anywho. @OP here's some examples - take note my ping ranges from 210 to 300 here

#88 Air Attack Newsroom Racing
Car: FZR

Drivers:
Sean "Nova" Lee (AA| AOR Nova)
Frank "Fwanky" Sinchety ([6S] Fwank)
Tom "Demon" Speed (AS| Demon)(provisional)
Santtu "Fatal" Sara (AA| Fatal)

https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/1954293#post1954293

Last edited by MicroSpecV, Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:12.

Quote from Eclipsed :

I hate to dissapoint you,but that configuration is known as Fern Bay Cadet (F11) - unfortunatelly the unofficial layouts thread has lost it's graphics,so there are barely any references left about it.
RTFR has run this configuration 4 times already,first appearance was back in 2011 in 13th RTFR with RB4,while one of the events hosted a race with XRR - track felt quite suited too.

No worries, I'll edit the header to include this info!

Quote from MicroSpecV :

Astonishingly, this is the 20th layout! I'd like to once again thank everyone who has been supporting this mini layout series and offering up ideas and using the layouts. Never would I have thought I'd craft 20 of these, let alone 2! Race on!

The Fern Bay circuit has always had a tarmac zone just past the main straight of the Club layout. Making use of it births a new course - Club Long! For older racers, a similar configuration using the guise Fern Bay Cadet would have been routed this way.
This course, which is an extended version of the standard Club configuration that takes drivers down the left through the 180 degree right corner behind the trees before emerging onto the now longer start/finish straight!

A track with many overtaking opportunities and a slipstream delight, choose your car to race!

*Reversed layout included in attachment

Recommended vehicles
GTi
FBM
TBO
Every other car!




Cheers


⸗ The reward is in the passion

Check out my TC Layoutting series!
http://forum.city-driving.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?fid=13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONFy_8kqPj4
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AA™| AOR Nova

Last edited by MicroSpecV, Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:16.

Quote from Chaos :

Hello devs,

(BTW being a performance engineer I noticed that in LFS, on cars which have underfloor downforce, there is no change in it if you play with ride height - IRL this does a lot and the "rake" angle is a major part of GT car's setup)

Looking forward to hearing from you guys

Don't get me wrong, adjusting the AOA of the rear to rake the car out is something I've been exploring since last year and I'm sure it does.... something.

For me, I thoroughly disapprove of the mario karting/rear wheel steering/powersliding character of yhe handling model that makes the cars go quicker around corners. I've raced in other sims and used a full-motion rf1 cockpit before, and I till today cannot properly get around sliding cars around corners. Especially in high downforce cars like the GTRs or Formulas.

Hence, I've been playing around with rear ride height to give the car more front grip and adjusting the spring rates and abr to make the rear stable. I've had both success and failure with this apptoach, sometimes it works wonders and feels like I'm driving a totally different car in a different handling model - I qualified 4th for a VERL Kyoto FO8 race, which I normally can't with the pace up front.

It's a numbers game and most certainly not affected by any downforce physics at all (not that LFS has simulated downforce levels or active air flow capabalities). But rake does work to some extent. Just need the patience to wrap the head around how to set the car up, and baring in mind this would need a different driving style (it suits my original style, hence I feel right at home).

/edit
This is a lap using my custom raked set; I use mouse, so notice the stability and corner exits and lack of rear sliding. It's a laptime I would never be able to replicate when using the WR set.

Last edited by MicroSpecV, Sat, 7 Mar 2020 01:44.

Quote from Gills4life :

I just had another go and i think i made it sound more like a real ChampCar .. again sorry i keep going back to this sound because i keep finding more ways to get it sound like the real thing. i don't think i can get it sounding any closer now though i will just leave it now after the 4th version :Kick_Can_

Apologies for the major throwback and thread revival but nice engine notes from V4! I have also made a new version strictly for external footage, which sounds like.... this




Enjoy

Quote from TFalke55 :

you're great Gills4life this fourth version is great on my mind i realy like it, great job, thank's for your efforts mate!

Last edited by MicroSpecV, Wed, 4 Mar 2020 04:40.

This is a revamp of a custom layout first pioneered by cargame then the Master Race Car (MRc) team for the [MRc] FBM Saturday event this Saturday, 29th February. A refurbished chicane, retaining walls and an overall fast and snappy layout makes for close racing with plenty of overtaking spots!


Recommended vehicles
FBM
GTi
FZR
Every other car!




Cheers


⸗ The reward is in the passion

Check out my TC Layoutting series!
http://forum.city-driving.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?fid=13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONFy_8kqPj4
Join Apex Online Racing today!
https://apexonlineracing.com/community/

AA™| AOR Nova

Last edited by MicroSpecV, Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:01.

The 6hrs Endurance at Kyoto has concluded! Thank you to the commentary team and Pete for the stream.
Qualifying saw the number 88 machine in 7th, reaching the lofty heights of 2nd by the first sector at the start.
Consistency in the opening stints saw an average of 5th, however unfortunate incidents saw us fall back and finish in 9th by the race end.

Thank you to all drivers who took their time out and participated in this event, and to our car's drivers, namely, AA|Demon, AA|Berdy and Guest Super-sub driver, [6S] Fwank.
Watch the race start here!



Battle for 2nd Krin vs Pedro, 4th Nova vs Fast, Ayoub

Last edited by MicroSpecV, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 06:20.

Appreciated!
Some of the emphasis on Cholover's name branding has been removed in preference for my main title sponsor. Hope it won't affect too much

Hey Rock! Are you able to upload the TRR event skin overlay as a png (transparent) 2048x2048 here? As the PC I'm running LFS on and doing the skin is unable to properly run Psd without chugging.

If it's possible, that'd be much appreciated! Thank you!

#88 Air Attack Racing
Car: FZR

Drivers:
Sean "Nova" Lee (AA| AOR Nova)
[redacted] "Berdy" [redacted] (AA| Berdy)
Tom "Demon" Speed (AS| Demon)

Additional
Franky.S (Fwanky)

Last edited by MicroSpecV, Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:43.

Final Driver's Championship as of Round 9, LRL Season 1

As we roll into 2020, I'd like to thank everyone for your continued support! This year may be a slow one for me, hence I don't expect much as of late in terms of time to make new layouts.

Ideation takes time and I'm sure I will have the opportunity to craft more circuits. With the ongoing work being done by the Scavier team, I look forward to porting over the layouts or creating new, more dynamic ones to complement the lighting system next year.

I hope you have enjoyed my layouts, and, once again, thank you!

Nice!

Hi, a long time ex-LCS admin here, but I think the procedure remains the same - if you didn't get a verification email, try re-registering with a new account. If that still doesn't give you a confirmation email, contact Dion or Mate (I guess) via Discord. If all else fails, catch an admin on duty in the server and ask them.

There should be a forum where you can post a question as well. Good luck on your cadet application

Quote from Marino108 :

Hello,

How much is aerodynamics developed in LFS?

I have read that drafting affects downforce and engine cooling. There is also the phenomenon of side drafting.

Thank you,
Marino

For LFS, as far as I know from experience, you lose downforce in corners following another car and also gain speed tucked in their tow on the straights. Braking efficiency is reduced when following a car closely. Since LFS doesn't have engine temperature, being in the draft doesn't affect that aspect.

Regarding side drafting, there seems to be no effect, as for now. Whether the physics and aerodymanic model will alter coming the next update will stand to be seen.

yes no

Quote from CrollexX :

Ok, this is getting outrageous. Every single one of my races gets ruined because of the AI. I'm just taking a corner and boom an AI rams into me, I spin, of course nothing happens to the AI, and from 2nd place I'm in 7th. I get that this game's focus is on multiplayer, but I legit can't do a quick singleplayer race because the AI is going to ruin all of my fun.

The AI on LFS race on a pre-determined race path set in code. They rarely veer off the racing line, only if the player's car (you) is directly in front of them. Only then, do they recognize there is an object ahead of them, but even then it takes a good second for them to react. That path is also set quite narrow - if you squeeze an AI car just a little bit off line, they will back out, slow to a stop and cause a pile up.

The AI do not have very good side-to-side spatial awareness, hence, if you are on any of their quarterpanels and have little overlap, it is highly likely you will be spun out if you make any sudden movements because of their slow reaction.

This is also the reason why LFS AI seem to be the most "robotic" - similar to early versions of F1 2015 where you see the cars travelling like a bullet train in single file.

Quote from Shirtkicker :

see a basic road map of South City - simply for hype purposes of course

Definitely.... definitely!

Mercedes are the 2019 Constructors Champions as of Suzuka with ex-LFS racer Valtteri Bottas winning from Vettel and Hamilton!






Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen collide in Turn 1 at the start



Lando Norris and Alexander Albon collide in chicane



Vettel undercuts Hamilton in early 2-stop, holds on to P2



Carlos Sainz finishes in strong P6, Sergio Perez crashes out on final lap with contact with Pierre Gasly

Last edited by MicroSpecV, Sun, 13 Oct 2019 09:12.

Quote from vitaly_m :

You dropped your microphone?

By the way, I have a question about how do we judge...

On blocking it's pretty clear in almost every racing series, goes similar like "The
driver may choose to protect his or her line so long as it is not considered blocking. Blocking is defined as two (2) consecutive line changes to “protect his/her line”.

You're right about blocking Moving more than once (weaving) is not cool and it loses you speed...

On the right amount of overlap, it varies between leagues, type of car and official adjudication, but the most used (or indirectly adopted) rule is the B-pillar rule - if the nose of the car is not alongside or past the B-pillar of the car, "the leading car may resume its racing line without fear of contact."

In road legal or GT cars that would be at the door handle/rear door frame or basically the driver's seat; in open wheelers it is slightly more open to how you view it but it would theoretically be between the helmet area and the airbox.

So if the car is not fully alongside till that said point the car in front has right to the corner and can decide if the overtaker deserves to be given room to the corner.



You can see this when you go onboard with me versus Botev, where he pokes only his nose or front winf inside and I shut the door firmly in his face. If a car was around the vicinity of the B-pillar space would be given proceeding the initial defensive maneuver.

Again, this is a mix of the general racing conduct and my interpretation of the vague side of the overtaking etiquette - some drivers may be kinder and more fair while others may be more decisive and aggressive (think Jenson Button - Kevin Magnussen)