/me signs in

pw's sent, signup closed.

Quote from VoiD :

Did I miss something..? 25 minutes till practice, six people on server and there´s still no password sent out...

nope, just testing the host with some AI's

UTC Clock on the page btw, www.turbofun.tk

Quote from Gener_AL (UK) :

Also is there any news on host/server your using, maybe give it a test at weekend or smth?

Yes, LFS Suomi C

Hello again fellow TBO fans :eclipseeh Here's the signup thread for the #liveforspeed TBO round 5, week 15.
I'll be gone for the weekend so the signup list won't be updated during that time. Try to keep track yourself in the meantime to see if there's still room left (max 32)

We'll try a different host this time to see if it helps for those timeouts


The race is open for everyone to keep the number of racers above 15 (below this, and we'll try again next week). Racers will be accepted to the race in the order they've signed up in, so be quick. Sign-ups will be accepted until 17:30 UTC, race day (monday) - at this time, server and password information will be sent out in a forum PM.

The schedule for race day will be as follows:
At 18:30 UTC the track is decided and practice starts.

• 15 min Practice
  
• 20 min Qualifying
  
• 5 min break
  
• ~20 min Race 1
  
• 5 min break
  
• ~40 min Race 2
  

Rules: Required 3% intake restriction for FXO, visit http://www.turbofun.tk/ for the rest of the rules, the points system and other stuff.

Last edited by vari, Mon, 6 Apr 2009 17:24.

Quote from zeugnimod :

I'm in depending on the server.

Quote from Da Hoe :

server doesnt like me
good race everyone

Quote from kamo2000 :

Server doesn't like anyone i never lag out..this time 4 times.. i never finished a race...so Today server was crap.

Quote from VoiD :

its nearly undrivable...

Cars warping arround ~2 meters (caused some lag-crashes), wrong grid in race2, random disconnects of random people...

Cya, thanks for racing and get a proper server next time!

Quote from Mp3 Astra :

Server was cruel to me as well. I spent most of race 1 looking at lag bars, as mine was always in the red. Amazingly I never timed out.

Quote from MataGyula :

1st race the rears boiled on me :|
2nd race timeout FFFFUUU-

Alright, it looks like we really need to try a different host and we're working on it.

It's really strange though, I've spent ages on that host without a single disco ever, Finland seems to have an immunity

As Casse can't no longer update the list, I'll do it here

EDIT: PW's sent, signup closed

Last edited by vari, Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:29.

/me signs in

Quote from zeugnimod :

Get a different ****ing server.

Seriously, EVERY other server is fine but I get ****ing disconnected every ****ing 10 minutes.

Every other server is fine? like IRC? Have a look at this, I seriously think your problems are elsewhere.

This just today:

[08:11] * +SR|zeugnimod ([email protected]) Quit (Ping timeout)
[09:06] * +SR|zeugnimod ([email protected]) Quit (Ping timeout)
[11:34] * +SR|zeugnimod ([email protected]) Quit (Ping timeout)
[11:49] * +SR|zeugnimod ([email protected]) Quit (Ping timeout)
[12:39] * +SR|zeugnimod ([email protected]) Quit (Ping timeout)
[14:38] * +SR|zeugnimod ([email protected]) Quit (Ping timeout)

IRC is also probably the last thing to drop the connection if there are issues. PING PONG event is only every 6mins and 40secs.

Last edited by vari, Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:42.

Quote from Gener_AL (UK) :

sorry couldn't post earlier about missing tonights racing, seems i am an uncle again

Apparently there's a slight delay with sending the pw, should arrive shortly now though

edit: sent

Last edited by vari, Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:08.

Was nice regardless of the bridge pileup but I can see how it didn't work for some.

Bad luck there Gener_Al and O'Brien

Then some optimistic driving which caused the first lap pileup in my opinion and other things but I guess nothing needs to be reported since all involved didn't finish anyway?

Better luck next time I suppose

Yes indeed. Spectating on the host hoping that someone won't show up isn't an option i'm afraid.

Last edited by vari, Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:09.

/me signs up (any day is fine, didn't vote)

Thanks for racing, results are here: http://vari.1g.fi/testrace/

Passwords sent, no more signups accepted. Cya on the host

Hello.

Thanks for racing, Race results can be found here: http://vari.1g.fi/testrace/

Red text means recent important changes

New signups will no longer be accepted after monday 18:30 UTC (an hour before the race). I will send the server password using the forum private message system at that time.

Passwords sent, I won't be reading this thread anymore. Cya on the host


This is the signup thread for the monday test race. Test is necessary to see if there's enough interest to start weekly races in a league sort of fashion. It's also for getting some feedback and to see how the server behaves.

First and foremost this is for the regular people on the #liveforspeed irc channel at irc.gamesurge.net. Edit: Signups open for everyone, accepting people in the order of the signups

The race is planned as follows:

When: Monday 2.3.09 19:30 UTC (10 minute practice starts, sharp. I guess you want to be there a bit before that )
Where: #liveforspeed (located in uk)
Cars: TBO with 3% restriction for the FXO
Track: To be randomized just prior to free practice out of a previously selected 'good ones' (tracklist below)

Free Practice: 10 minutes
Qualifying: 20 minutes
Races: 2 heats first one being a bit shorter than the second. Second heat with reversed finishing order. Whole event should be under 2 hours. Race#1 will be ~20 and Race#2 ~40 minutes.
Breaks: at least 5 min after each session except practice to quali.

This post will be updated when more info comes along

/me signs up. (please be clear if you do, mata )

Signed In:

Couldn't tell:

Race 'Etiquette'

1. If you have overtaken or blocked someone unfairly, do not say sorry, give the position back instead or risk being disqualified later from the points.
2. Be patient..especially in the second race. If you're in front, you will most likely be overtaken, many times. Generally you don't want to lose too much time defending your track position in such case, the rest of the field will catch up making it more difficult. And for the fast guys starting at the back, be patient also. There's good places to overtake 'safely' at, it might not be best strategy to stick your nose in at the first opportunity and risk a collision. (all IMO of course, it's up to you)
3. Don't cut on purpose
4. Don't chat during qualifying/race(s). You can fume or say you're sorry on this thread later

That's it in a nutshell, have a good race

Last edited by vari, Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:00.

EDIT: Got the error you described with Z4, Z and Z10 are fine though.

Last edited by vari, Sat, 3 Jan 2009 18:53.

Quote from tristancliffe :

It didn't until very recently on road cars - the last three or four years. And even then only on the slightly more expensive cars (i.e. those in the £15k+ market. I doubt that the cheap Tatas in the £6k region have such advanced ABS just yet.

Drive a 90s car with ABS and you'll need to use quite long rules to measure how much worse the braking distances will be in most (but not all, I grant you) situations.

I'm gonna raise the gospel flag and just link to this old post

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=1006453#post1006453

(Many other tests support these findings if it should be unsatisfactory in any way )

Last edited by vari, Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:24.

Quote from hrtburnout :

sir, if you had bought an lfs licence, you'd have known *hint*

:ices_rofl

Yes of course, I just put 1 second there as it's commonly used 'by the experts'. Then again it's also clear that it takes longer when the situation is difficult and there's few options to choose from. Funnily enough, an amateur driver often doesn't think in this case and just slams the brakes and then turns the wheel which is exactly the right thing to do in most cases when you have ABS Yet again in some accident reviews it has been so that a driver who is considered to be skillful hasn't reacted for a very long time in any way.

Anyways, you'd have ~2 seconds to react in this case which is plenty in my opinion. (He said it isn't possible at all)

Last edited by vari, Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:34.

Quote from DragonCommando :

Trying to stop a car within 100m at 100km/h isn't possible, even with ABS. I've seen people try to, and it wasn't a pretty scene.

Not tested on same day so some results may seem odd compared to others:

Quote :

- Koenigsegg CCR 31 m:
- Porsche Boxster S = 34.8
- Lamborghini Murcielago = 35.4
- Porsche 911 GT3 = 35.4
- Chevrolet Corvette C5 = 35.5
- Nissan 350Z Track = 35.5
- Honda NSX-R ('02) = 35.7
- Ferrari 360 = 35.7
- Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 36 m:
- Audi TT 1.8T Quattro = 36.1
- Honda S2000 = 36.1
- BMW Z3 Coupe 3.0i = 36.1
- Porsche 911 GT2 = 36.1
- Porsche 911 Turbo (996) = 36.1
- Mercedes CLK55 AMG = 36.3
- Audi RS4 = 36.4
- BMW M3 E46 = 36.4
- Mercedes C43 AMG = 36.4
- Renault Clio Sport V6 = 36.7
- Porsche 911 Carerra ('02) = 36.9
- Mercedes SL55 AMG = 36.9
- Ferrari 575 = 37.0
- BMW Z4 3.0 = 37.0
- Audi S3 = 37.1
- BMW M Roadster = 37.1
- VW Golf R32 = 37.1
- Honda Civic TypeR = 37.4
- Audi S4 = 37.5
- BMW M Coupe = 37.5
- BMW Z8 = 37.5
- Porsche Boxster ('03) = 37.5
- Mercedes 500SL ('02) = 37.5
- Aston Martin DB7 Vantage = 37.8
- BMW M5 E36 = 37.8
- Alfa 156 GTA = 38.0
- Maserati Coupé Cambiocorsa = 38.0
- Renault Megane 38 m
- Ferrari 550 = 38.2
- Maserati 3200GT = 38.2
- Mercedes SLK32 AMG = 38.2
- Lotus Exige = 39.0
- Mercedes C32 AMG = 39.0
- Jaguar XKR Coupe = 39.4
- Lamborghini Diablo GT = 39.8
- VW Gold Gti = 40.0
- Mitsubishi EVO6 = 40.6
- Porsche 911 Carerra4 (996) = 40.6
- Subaru WRX = 41.0
- Lotus Esprit Sport 350 = 41.9
- VW Golf V6 4Motion = 41.9

Exotic cars sure so here's some more 'normal' ones:

Quote :

Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Trend Wagon 80 kW
Opel Astra 1.7 CDTI Wagon Cosmo
Skoda Octavia Combi 1.9 TDI Ambiente
Toyota Corolla 2.0 D-4D 116 Linea Sol Wagon

39,7m
38,9m
41,3m
41,7m

Even with added reaction time of one second it should be far less than 100 meters.

Last edited by vari, Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:38.

Quote from da Hoe :

bormio Time Now. A Lot Easier Than Gröden.
First Worth Postable Time: 2:04,809 http://skichallenge.orf.at/oe?player=dahoe

02:03,955

Last edited by vari, Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:18.

Well done

Last edited by vari, Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:26.

Play/Race?