It's been nearly two years since the last Open Endurance Cup. I intend to bring it back, starting in December or January with a four or five race season with races on (16th Dec 18,) 13th Jan 19, 10th Feb 19, 10th Mar 19, 7th Apr 19, 5th May 19. More information shall follow soon. If you have any ideas or wishes for OEC IV, state them here.
The race was exhausting.
I think the longest real straight might have been the start/finish-straight... Anyways this caused a lot of concentration errors on my end. I was lucky that my first one did not take Niko out (I hated the flatspots I had after this) and that my biggest mistake came close to the end, so I did not loose any position. However with my decision not to pit, I must have confused the drivers around me. My car bottomed out in lefthanders but felt ok in righthanders hence drivers behind me seemed to be unsure weather to pass me or not. Sorry to Soini & Co for this.
I had to shower afterwards, but it was fun to race again and a Top 10 result was unexpected. Overall I'm happy with this round.
Also big kudos to everyone on track around me! Wheather I was in a battle for position, lapping someone or being lapped by someone everyone left room to survive and seemed to be very fair, even when I was not too smart with the spot I tried to defend/let the leaders through.
Congrats to the podium.
I think the longest real straight might have been the start/finish-straight... Anyways this caused a lot of concentration errors on my end. I was lucky that my first one did not take Niko out (I hated the flatspots I had after this) and that my biggest mistake came close to the end, so I did not loose any position. However with my decision not to pit, I must have confused the drivers around me. My car bottomed out in lefthanders but felt ok in righthanders hence drivers behind me seemed to be unsure weather to pass me or not. Sorry to Soini & Co for this.
I had to shower afterwards, but it was fun to race again and a Top 10 result was unexpected. Overall I'm happy with this round.
Also big kudos to everyone on track around me! Wheather I was in a battle for position, lapping someone or being lapped by someone everyone left room to survive and seemed to be very fair, even when I was not too smart with the spot I tried to defend/let the leaders through.
Congrats to the podium.
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I hate those saussage curbs. 
Sorry. I'm missing this round as well. Good luck and have fun to everyone starting.
[offtopic]Apart from the bureaucratic work, probably you'd love to make some updates to replicate this, I guess
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LFSW name: TFalke55
In-game name: HoR.Falke
Full team name: Heroes of Racing
Nation: Germany
I think I will be able to join you on track from round 2 onwards.
In-game name: HoR.Falke
Full team name: Heroes of Racing
Nation: Germany
I think I will be able to join you on track from round 2 onwards.
Problems to reach the lfs websites from Serbia
Hello everyone,
the Live for Speed fan page got a question recently if lfs.net was actually down. From my point it seemed ok, but for M. Radonijc it did not improve, so he asked to ask on the forum (so I only act as a proxy over here) if anyone has an idea where his problem could come from. The conversation took place over at Facebook on the fan page for LFS. https://www.facebook.com/LiveForSpeedFanpage/posts/2014636735221343
Thanks
the Live for Speed fan page got a question recently if lfs.net was actually down. From my point it seemed ok, but for M. Radonijc it did not improve, so he asked to ask on the forum (so I only act as a proxy over here) if anyone has an idea where his problem could come from. The conversation took place over at Facebook on the fan page for LFS. https://www.facebook.com/LiveForSpeedFanpage/posts/2014636735221343
Thanks
I spilled coffee on my notebook and had to bring it to a workshop. I won’t make tonight’s round. 
Username: TFalke55
Driver Name: (including tag): HoR Falke
Team name (If none leave blank): Heroes of Racing
Car (RB4, FXO, XRT): XRT
Driver Name: (including tag): HoR Falke
Team name (If none leave blank): Heroes of Racing
Car (RB4, FXO, XRT): XRT
LFSW name: TFalke55
In-game name: HoR Falke
Full team name: Heroes of Racing
Nation: Germany
In-game name: HoR Falke
Full team name: Heroes of Racing
Nation: Germany
I shared the news on facebook, on twitter and in the RaceDepartment forums. ISRTV.com seems to have deleted all LFS posts/threads. I don't remember any of my other accounts. 
Edit: And I shared it on two team forums.
Edit: And I shared it on two team forums.
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Reason : I twittered...
Oh... That's a real shame!
The difference is that Rockingham was modelled by Eric (within his workflow), based on the TLS data gathered from APR Services, who only delivered the point cloud.
I did some research. Sadly Rhineland-Palatinate does not provide an digital elevation model for free. For this context the only usefull free products of the state department of surveying and geoinformation are the digital orthophotos. Each pixel is georeferenced in ETRS/UTM32 and 40cm by 40cm sized, so you coud use it to trimm the xy-geometry.
EDIT: I removed the link as I realised you need to be registerd and egliable to use the data to download it. The other way would be using the WMS, but that is quite a pain, as the geoportal already was...
Considering the method, 6,5% off is astonishingly good.
I'm aware of the laserscans for AC and iR. The difference is that for a laserscan you need to cooperate from the beginning with the company, so all necessery negotiations will already have completed when the surveyers are contracted for the scan. Here we have someone dedicated to complete the project all by himself with the slight hope that the developers of the game being able and willing to include it to the game. This also makes it different to rF, where the users add the tracks etc themselves while dedicated people provide the data. I believe from this difference consequences could derive and all the legal stuff would need to be solved before a drivable version could be released.
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I'd love to drive the track again in a game I like. But I have some concerns on legal problems. I don't know what trademarks and copyrights belong to the Nürburgring 1927 GmbH & Co. KG. The likeness of the track could be one of those things.
You said the geometry of the track comes from an SVG and that it would be a perfect match on Google Earth? How did you check that exactly, if I'm allowed to ask. I can immagine that the SVG might be a basis for the axis of the road just with a constant width given to it. Also the SVG might be drawn from a map with unknown heritage (What map projection was used?). since it is also generalised I would think it was a miracle if it fit perfectly.
You said the elevation is taken from that map you attached. I don't know how far Rhineland-Palatinate (the German federal state the Nürburgring belongs to) is in terms of the open data initiative as part of INSPIRE*, but maybe they have already released a digital elevation model (usually ASCII-Files with xyz-coordinates in (x&y in ETRS/UTM32 and z in DHHN16**) based on airborne laserscanning in 1m resolution in a 1m times 1m grid. That would probably help the accuracy of the elevation and geometry a lot since the graph of the diagramm probably is generalised too much.
*Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Coucil, **German hights reference system
You said the geometry of the track comes from an SVG and that it would be a perfect match on Google Earth? How did you check that exactly, if I'm allowed to ask. I can immagine that the SVG might be a basis for the axis of the road just with a constant width given to it. Also the SVG might be drawn from a map with unknown heritage (What map projection was used?). since it is also generalised I would think it was a miracle if it fit perfectly.
You said the elevation is taken from that map you attached. I don't know how far Rhineland-Palatinate (the German federal state the Nürburgring belongs to) is in terms of the open data initiative as part of INSPIRE*, but maybe they have already released a digital elevation model (usually ASCII-Files with xyz-coordinates in (x&y in ETRS/UTM32 and z in DHHN16**) based on airborne laserscanning in 1m resolution in a 1m times 1m grid. That would probably help the accuracy of the elevation and geometry a lot since the graph of the diagramm probably is generalised too much.
*Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Coucil, **German hights reference system
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I will stream my perspective from V8 Racing League 2017 season finale in half an hour: http://www.twitch.tv/tfalke55
Since there is a total of one sign-up, the league is cancelled.
I'm sorry, but I couldn't make it today.
[cancelled] Barley Juice Team Challenge 2017
The Barley Juice Team Challenge 2017 is a five round long competition for teams. It is the spiritual successor of the Team Challenge by Zone30.
Calender:
18.10.2017 18:00 UTC: XRT @ BL1 - 33 laps
01.11.2017 19:00 UTC: UFR @ WE1r - 28 laps
15.11.2017 19:00 UTC: LX4 @ SO6 - 38 laps
29.11.2017 19:00 UTC: FOX @ AS2 - 45 laps
13.12.2017 19:00 UTC: FXR @ FE3 - 38 laps
Time table:
xx:00 UTC - 15 minute qualifying session
xx:20 UTC - approx. 45 minute race
In every race a mandatory pitstop has to be served by every competitor.
Rules:
Please, act according the Rules of Clean Racing. The organisers reserve the rights to punish competitors and/or teams after the event for violations of these basic rules.
Scoring:
The top three finishers of a team score points. The winner receives 40 points, the runner-up 39 points, while a fourtieth placed driver receives 1 point. To score points, at least 50% of the winner's race distance must be completed.
Sign-ups:
To sign up, reply to this post using the following form:
Calender:
18.10.2017 18:00 UTC: XRT @ BL1 - 33 laps
01.11.2017 19:00 UTC: UFR @ WE1r - 28 laps
15.11.2017 19:00 UTC: LX4 @ SO6 - 38 laps
29.11.2017 19:00 UTC: FOX @ AS2 - 45 laps
13.12.2017 19:00 UTC: FXR @ FE3 - 38 laps
Time table:
xx:00 UTC - 15 minute qualifying session
xx:20 UTC - approx. 45 minute race
In every race a mandatory pitstop has to be served by every competitor.
Rules:
Please, act according the Rules of Clean Racing. The organisers reserve the rights to punish competitors and/or teams after the event for violations of these basic rules.
Scoring:
The top three finishers of a team score points. The winner receives 40 points, the runner-up 39 points, while a fourtieth placed driver receives 1 point. To score points, at least 50% of the winner's race distance must be completed.
Sign-ups:
To sign up, reply to this post using the following form:
[b]<Team name>[/b]
- <In-game name>, <LFSWorld name>, <Nation>
- <In-game name>, <LFSWorld name>, <Nation>
- <In-game name>, <LFSWorld name>, <Nation>
...
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Reason : I forgot the rules.
LFSW name: TFalke55
In-game name: HoR Falke
Full team name: Heroes of Racing
Nation: Germany
In-game name: HoR Falke
Full team name: Heroes of Racing
Nation: Germany
Before I forget, you need to provide infrastructure: A server for the league to take place, a (basic) ruleset.
EDIT: You also need to promote your league so people know it is happening. Social media is a place you can get people from (twitter, facebook, youtube)
EDIT: You also need to promote your league so people know it is happening. Social media is a place you can get people from (twitter, facebook, youtube)
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Well, basically if you want to create a league, you go into the LFS Racing/Leagues & Events section and start a new thread where you present your league, ideally with a detailed calendar. Next you hope that people (sign-up and) show up. Additionally you can add your league to the LFS calendar by going to www.lfs.net/leagues and click on the "Add your league" button.
Sorry for ragequitting...
@Kid, sorry for that contact early on
@Kid, sorry
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