I see there is a user manual in German via pdf but I would like to know if there is also one available in English.
Any offers please??

Well congratulations Rappa. I don't know what else to say. Except was that supposed to be helpful or are you just bragging........?

A good number of the contributions on here SEEM to be from people who have a lot of miles under their belts (in LFS terms), know all the jargon and know all about cars.
I was hoping that this thread was for BEGINNERS and Helpful Veterans.
Is there any chance of another thread for Beginning Beginners please???
I asked for a definition of what is meant by Drifting - how to download a "SETUP", how to make sense of downloading "skins", how to set up a head to head with a friend, how to join a race at a "host".
Any helpful veterans out there please??

many thanks Becky

I see plenty of references to WR and appreciate that it means world record times. Is there any site or thread you can go to so that we can view these times?

Will somebody who can give an LFS definition of what it means when you talk about DRIFTING, do you mean that you don't steer at all and your only change of direction is via the brake or handbrake.....?

Perhaps some of you LFS speed kings understand everything mentioned on this site, whether in long hand or just with jargon but there's still an ongoing NEED for a "jargon buster" thread and perhaps a way of letting the new racers know how to grab a "set up" for their LFS program and even how to download these much vaunted paint jobs. Are they called "skins"?
How can new folks get up and running if they have only the site to learn from without a mate living next door?

I do so agree that LFS needs AI. I have never got onto an online race except head to head with my brother and I would probably be in the way of most of what appears to be fulltime sim racers. With five levels of skill to work through I'm in no hurry to join an online race. It's hard enough for me to understand the jargon which is rife on this site!! Make a little room for the slowcoaches but still enjoy the program immensely!!

My German is not that good. Is there an English translation anywhere please?

thanks very much. I've had to use the two top red buttons on my MOMO wheel instead of the footpedals. Much obliged from me as well.

Excuse me, just what is drag racing please?

I understand being a server at tennis but not motor racing.
Does it mean that I can act as a HOST and invite someone to come and race on "my tracks"?
If so, how is it done please?

Blow you then! I'll just go using a paper and pencil! You remember them, dont' you? We used them before computers.
Anyway, on the subject of ghost cars I have downloaded the Ghost car patch and it says Start WR replay and then hit this button.
How can I hit the button which is only displayed on the desktop when I'm within LFS???
I take it WR means WATCH REPLAY which in my prog is button 1. If I do that while I'm racing I just have to sit and watch my previous laps and not the ghost car at all.

Sorry lads, it's me again!
Is there a patch which will enable me to Keep a record of my own personal bests and not in a race somewhere? There doesn't seem to a menu anywhere within LFS for that although the Smartie Pants can let the world know how they compare worldwide!
I'd like to keep a record of how i'm improving without recourse to a pen and exercise book!!

thanks Kryten. I'll be loading up me flask and sarnies very soon...

Is that a possibility?
I thought I saw a patch somewhere so that I could join a race meeting but watch it. Is that feasible??

On the ONLINE STATs page does a person have to race against someone else before the online stats automatically enters the best lap times?
One cant just fill in the best time I've done on a hot lap at home, I take it.
Also, what is DRAG, and DRAG 8 mean please?

ta ever so madman cz, do your friends just call you mad for short.....?

I'm going slightly batty. Pedals are happy when I run GT Legends or Flat Out but not when I'm in Live for Speed. I can make do with buttons under my thumbs and in automatic gear. This Momo wheel does have a mind of its own on occasions.....

Thanks Kajojek

So far I'm still not having joy after hitting all the "logical" combinations to configure my MOMO wheel which, when it's working is OK. It steers happily enough but the accompanying foot pedals are redundant.
I have got used to using the two top red buttons for "gas" and brake but will still try to get the feet going!
Many thanks to all who have tried to get to behave properly!!

As with any pursuit there is a new language to learn.
Jargon.
It would be nice to know just how to have a quick reference point to spell out these little buzz words....
Someone on this wonderful website must have thought of such a time saving gadget......please!!

thanks Beano, old bean

I'm off to try out that little lot - I will let you know. Ta ever so.

Dear Filur

When I am using FLAT OUT, yes they do, but not with LIVE FOR SPEED. There's a simple solution to this somewhere.

I've got a Logitech MOMO wheel but am forced to use the two top red buttons for Accelerator and Brake. Hardly kosher, but I'm sure you won't let on. Anyone have any idea what I might be doing wrong. I have checked my Windows Game Controller and the box which reads "Combined/Not combined is unticked".
Is there anything else I should be doing?
Please forgive my ignorance on such matters.

1. I would like the addition of a ghost car to race against. I like the split timing help but a ghost running ahead (or behind) of my best time of that car and on that track would be super.
2. I would also like a more permanent record of my best times on the tracks, say my best ten on each track would be nice.
3. Slightly off the topic.
I live in Dorset England and often travel to London. (118 miles)
I would like a program of the route I take from my home to my destination in London and be able to pick the car of my fleet of 18 and drive, hell for leather, with other cars on the road, with virtual damage, solid hits if I thump something and see what my time would be. Maybe even race the route. Just for one route, pre-determined.
Now that to me would be a real challenge.
Normal journey time 2 hours 40 minutes.
With a Formula XR.........???