I'm not so sure. Engines are much of a muchness these days (especially when compared to the 80s or 90s). He may have just bought an instant front runner - no one can really tell until they hit the track for the first race.

If he is that rich then I imagine he is smart enough to let F1 people run the team and not stick his own oar in.

So, does this calendar fit with LFSCART running the day before?

What time is LFSCART going to run?

Okay, tried the new demo. I am now intrigued. Severe lack of content though in the full package.

SO4R is a fine track. It's no bad thing to have a track where it is hard to overtake.

A few Beamer fans on here. Can I just quickly ask what we think of the E46 330d M-Sport? Found one at my local garage with 30k on the clock for 10 grand and it would be ideal I think for my driving holiday next year as we are going from UK to Belgium for F1 then Rimini the following Sunday for MotoGP.

Any opinions welcome. Enjoyed the test drive, but that was all twisty B-roads, not motorway.

Oh, my top 5 (own experience only):

1) Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
2) Mini (old)
3) all other cars I have owned are crap - Nissan Sunny, Ford Escort 1.3, Vauxhall Astra 1.7D, Peugeot 306 Turbo 1.9D

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.

TC is not only a driver aid, it is a setup option. If you have to turn it off on exit of turns then you haven't set the diff or TC correctly.

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.

I don't think the standard of drivers would be high enough in this league to have a no TC race. I can think of only a few drivers that may enter this league that could actually race the BF1 with no TC.

Racing is different to hotlapping and league racing is different to pickup. A big part of it is not pushing too hard when you're in a fight, which is a skill not many have.

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?

-1 Blackwood is too short for F1. If the series has to go to BL then Rev is marginally more interesting, and the chicane makes more sense as it becomes a safety feature slowing cars down from the long straight before the final corner.

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.