G25 shifter feels so fragile I'd never let my friends use it. The shifter feels like it should only be used by someone who has paid for it - no one else will give it the same respect.

Bah - it's on at the same time as OWRL MRT. Damn.

Quote from Crashgate3 :

I asked for Guitar Hero: World Tour and judging by the size of the box, my parents have got me the full set with the drums and mic.


Haha, this makes me sound about 12, I'm nearly 30

I asked for, and received, a lightsaber for Christmas last year. I'm 35.

LFS mug - yes.

Model car version of the LFS motors which can be painted in any skin of your choosing as an optional extra - would spend a fortune on.

Crap track. If they can replace it with Road America, or even better Montreal (although I guess they won't go to Canada on Labor Day) then it could be a good thing.

In LFS - winning my first league race which was a FO8 race at SO Long in OWRL. Specifically just rounding the last corner and realising that I couldn't mess it up, that was a great feeling.

Quote from G!NhO :

He is just showing his appreciation for them by making a thread for them, isnt that good?

Yeah that's nice. He was helped out and now everyone else knows what nice guys these two chaps are. Nowt wrong with that.

Quote from Arrow. :

Messy (AMB) shown the door

Messy's attitude and manners towards competitors and organizers of late
on and off the track have been disrespectful and rude. We at XFusion Racing Team
dont condone this behaviour and this not the kind of image we want to have as a team.

What did you do this time?

If it is not one of the GTR cars then it will be a joke series. FO8 cars following a non-downforce wheezer like the VW is ridiculous. Lap times on a long Aston config would be over one minute slower, so tyre temperature would be a massive issue.

Can't believe you're having a poll on this, or that such unsuitable cars were included.

Quote from Becky Rose :

I've never been in favour of sticking the quick guys at the front. That's why I didnt do it in the STCC, but F1 isn't about the spectator, it's about those with the money wanting to come out on top, so whatever solution the teams come up with you can be sure McLaren + Ferrari wont agree to it unless they can see themselves qualifying constantly in the top 4.

F1 should not be about the spectator - it's too important for that. It is a competition to discover the best driver in the fastest, most historic series. It's about following in the footsteps of Schumacher, Senna, Jones, Lauda, Brabham, Clark, Hill, Fangio. It's not about Lewis Hamilton running up the grid towards Stuart Hall carrying a Joker which he can play to reduce his Championship Qualifying Addition Coefficient by 50% for one race.

Quote from NotAnIllusion :

That said, the definitive release date and lack of test patches feels like there won't be huge changes in 0.6A

Maybe no huge changes, but additions maybe? More new content?

They need to introduce a claiming rule and let a bunch of GP2 teams buy Ferraris and McLarens for peanuts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... 0Nbd4&feature=related

Proper songs with lyrics and a classic bassline (and the Theory of Relativity in this particular song, but that's not mandatory).

Oh come on now, surely you lot know enough about F1 politics by now. Standard engines is a threat, a bargaining chip if you like. The FIA are saying, "come up with something to save a lot of money or we'll do this".

It's like the outlandish threats that your wife dishes out - "Put the bins out and if you forget to then I'll cut your balls off"

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

I just feel that it promotes a competitive (which also brings agressive) comparison and competition between the top flight of drivers. Some of whom, (but by no means all) are people with a lamp-post stuck so far up their ass, they think the sun shines out of their nostrils.

"omg do u no who i am?"
"No, who are you?"
"i am lfs forum best driver now gtfo n let me past"

That's just an example, and hopefully you can all understand why I said that, but thanks for not mauling me.

I can only think of one person who is like that, but I don't think he will be in the running for any awards.

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

If I may be so bold as to offer my :twocents:, I don't think all this 'best driver' award stuff should be classed as an 'Award'. Most improved - Yes.

Best driver, to me, simply implies someone either has more money for better equipment (Hey, the best drivers don't use mouses on P3 based systems now, do they?), or far more time to practise.

But either way, best of luck to all the nominees' in their respective categories.

I don't think a driver's speed is a direct function of the amount of money he spends on his kit - otherwise everyone with a G25 would be WR holders.

If a driver chooses to put more effort in then good luck to him. Being a top driver is not just about going fast - determination, eye for detail, race craft, calmness are all required ingredients too.

It's all been suggested before and if it not on LFS's development radar I would be gobsmacked.

Tyre simulation has some way to go yet though, but that can go hand in hand with a more sophisticated environment.

I quit smoking after 12 years puffing away by using magic tablets. If you want to quit then march down to your GP and demand Champix.

Take these tablets and 5 days later you are a non-smoker. I kid you not it really is that easy.

Schumi came back from his broken leg in Malaysia in 99 and took pole by something stupid like 2 seconds, so it's not necessarily the end of the world.

Big rule changes and a quick team mate add to the challenge though.

Quote from gezmoor :

Go with the MotoGP points IMO. Allows for more emphasis on winning and placing high but also gives an incentive to gain the extra place most of the way down the grid. With points/medals only awarded to the top 3-5 placers all the rest wouldn't bother racing each other

MotoGP Points

1st: 25 points
2nd: 20 points
3rd: 16 points
4th: 13 points
5th: 11 points
6th: 10 points
7th: 9 points
8th: 8 points
9th: 7 points
10th: 6 points
11th: 5 points
12th: 4 points
13th: 3 points
14th: 2 points
15th: 1 point

Interestingly 2008 WDC would have ended up like this with the MotoGP scoring (change compared to actual placing):

Hamilton: 268 (+0)
Massa : 258 (+0)
Kubica : 217 (+1)
Kimmi : 216 (-1)
Heidfeld : 197 (+1)
Alonso : 188 (-1)
Heikki : 171 (+0)
Trulli : 124 (+1)
Vettel : 118 (-1)

No change in the overall winner but some interesting swaps further down the list.

MotoGP does not place extra emphasis on winning:

25 divided by 2.5 = 10

20 divided by 2.5 = 8

16 divided by 2.5 = 6 (rounded down )

Gold medals is fine, but I would do it a bit differently:

Winner gets 12 gold medals
2nd gets 8
3rd gets 6
4th gets 5
and so on.

most gold medals at the end of the season wins the championship

British GP 1991 - was nearly ran over by Sir Stirling Moss on a scooter ("Sorry old boy!" he said to me as he whizzed past).

Got my own back on celebrities a year later when I nearly ran over Sir Norman Wisdom. My reward for sparing his life was one of his trademark trips as he walked off.

Rick Wakeman refused to buy a melon off me as it was 8p cheaper in a shop 2 miles away.

I was interviewed by the BBC for a kids consumer programme because the shop I worked in had the most expensive crisps on the Isle of Man. It was never broadcast.

It'll happen - mark my words.

(Definitely going to bump this thread if smellocards turn up in the next 10 years - I'm going to look like a genius)

You should know how many revs you pull at a given point. If you are not pulling what you expect then you either have engine damage or you messed up the last corner.

Get rid of the clutch heat indicator and replace it with smoke in the cabin. Of course, when S3 goes final, mainstream PCs will have a smell addon card (like a GFX card) which will simulate that special smell only a burning clutch has.

Quote from MR_B :

And because you can't see what you've just written So you never know if the next letter you write is in the correct place!

@Storm Cloud - You should have heard the laugh I had just now! There was the devil's name written all over it! Are you a righty(conventional bore), a lefty(awesome) or both? (a cheat) As your avatar has a pipe in your left hand but a match in your right

Maybe the picture was mirrored for aesthetic reasons. I do usually hold my pipe in my right hand (oooooh Missus)