I have a turbo FWD, much like the FXO for a daily driver. I will test it again today but if I point the car exactly strait at a stop I can accelerate without having to touch the wheel =)
It's mainly older FWDs with unequal 1/2 shafts that have the major torque steer problems. Newer FWD's usually don't have too much of a problem if they are designed with a factory LSD.
It's mainly older FWDs with unequal 1/2 shafts that have the major torque steer problems. Newer FWD's usually don't have too much of a problem if they are designed with a factory LSD.
Cool, I know paddock slots will mean that they cannot bring 1/2 their equipment. What does the VIP access grant? Easy access to the media? Scrutineers? F1 Managment?
I know once a team scores a single point FIA will fly their cars to the track for free, I think including equipment too, not sure on that. That in itself is a huge expense. My question is what was this attached to? Was it the Drivers standing or the contructors? I would assume constructors, but I have been wrong many times before.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have taken my SRT-4, which is on par with the FXO(13.8 1/4 witha skidpad around .96 and a slalom over 70mph), out on the track and I have been around Road America for some hotlaps too in the Magnum, Charger, and Crossfire.
It does feel a bit more slippery in the game, but I think that has partly to do with the no-fear situations that happen in games that you pointed to. I think in the sim racing world you can push that much harder and thats where the slipperyness comes from. If you back off a bit and take it easy these cars stick fairly close to how they feel in RL, not exact, but they feel vaguely similar to me.
One instance that felt very similar was when I locked up the inside front coming into a slow lefthander before the big sweeper coming onto the mainstrait at Silverstone GP config. The car pushed wide and as I left off it started rotating again. It felt pretty close to what happens in the FXO under a lockup.
I hit almost 120mph on both the front and backstrait at Silverstone. I didn't have too much of a problem under entry or was that scared but I don't think I was pushing that hard under the braking. I had put in race pads and they didn't bed in properly and I was getting wheelshake under braking so I couldn't use the brakes 100%. But I can definatly see what you mean by the fear of going off, especally when the car is your baby and drive it every day =)
I have taken my SRT-4, which is on par with the FXO(13.8 1/4 witha skidpad around .96 and a slalom over 70mph), out on the track and I have been around Road America for some hotlaps too in the Magnum, Charger, and Crossfire.
It does feel a bit more slippery in the game, but I think that has partly to do with the no-fear situations that happen in games that you pointed to. I think in the sim racing world you can push that much harder and thats where the slipperyness comes from. If you back off a bit and take it easy these cars stick fairly close to how they feel in RL, not exact, but they feel vaguely similar to me.
One instance that felt very similar was when I locked up the inside front coming into a slow lefthander before the big sweeper coming onto the mainstrait at Silverstone GP config. The car pushed wide and as I left off it started rotating again. It felt pretty close to what happens in the FXO under a lockup.
I hit almost 120mph on both the front and backstrait at Silverstone. I didn't have too much of a problem under entry or was that scared but I don't think I was pushing that hard under the braking. I had put in race pads and they didn't bed in properly and I was getting wheelshake under braking so I couldn't use the brakes 100%. But I can definatly see what you mean by the fear of going off, especally when the car is your baby and drive it every day =)
I am curious as to what exactly it means for Mclaren to be thrown out of the contructors championship. What do they lose? Paddock slots? VIP access?
You didn't miss a thing. I turned it off after lap 5 or so and turned it on again on the last lap and the positions were virtually the same. I think one person had changed their postion up 5 and another dropped one.
The T1 incident between the two McLaren drivers was fun to watch as alonso pinched hamilton to taking the runoff area, but it was very uneventful, to be brutally honest I think it would have been more interesting to watch the grass grow. It must be really hard to commentate for these races, nothing really happens.
It was interesting to hear exactly what type of pentalty McLaren was handed though.
LOL it's been so long since I have dealt with absolutes that I totally missed that, nice one =)
It's definatly a good idea. See what happens with the STCC first
Single seaters IMO don't bring as much action as touring cars do, but it would still be fun to watch, unless it's something like yesterdays F1 race, then it's just boring to watch the top ten finish almost exactly like they qualified...
PB is 13.77@101.2 on a 2.113 60' I ran a 2.07 60' at Santapod but there was a good 15MPH headwind that knocked the time down to a 13.80@97 Should have been a low 13.7 high 13.6. I haven't done anything performance wise, just brakes and suspension mounts. Tires were factory aswell.
Slicks will easily put you in the high 13's Chris, should do anyways.
Personally I don't see much of a difference in the VX to the Elise. Same chassis and IIRC same suspension what else do you need?
I can't check pics at work, will check them out next week.
So when we going to the track? I have been on Silverstone and santapod. I still think I will keep up to you in the corners =)
I can't check pics at work, will check them out next week.
So when we going to the track? I have been on Silverstone and santapod. I still think I will keep up to you in the corners =)
Thanks for the input I am still trying to work out all this in my head.
For Becky's sake I wish to say this is NOT CTRA putting this together. There is a possibility of CTRA bringing this onboard but I will need to show a level of competency before the green light is shown.
I had some ideas, some ideas I brought away from what others have said here and elsewhere. I won't devulge what I am going ahead with but it should provide some useful tools for racers to get a handle on racing techniques. I wouldn't expect anything anytime soon coming from this project. I do work full time
I am still trying to work out all this in my head. For Becky's sake I wish to say this is NOT CTRA putting this together. There is a possibility of CTRA bringing this onboard but I will need to show a level of competency before the green light is shown.
I had some ideas, some ideas I brought away from what others have said here and elsewhere. I won't devulge what I am going ahead with but it should provide some useful tools for racers to get a handle on racing techniques. I wouldn't expect anything anytime soon coming from this project. I do work full time
Easiest way is to change the final drive a bit then finish off changing 5th and 6th. Or you could just change final drive, but your 1-4 will be off a bit.
Thanks Tweak =) This is a tough one to be sure. There have been many schools and none of them really kicked off. I do like the idea of video's and I have been mulling over it. I guess I will have to my video making software out again. Training video's is by far the most time efficient. I would also like to add in some 'live' training too.
Racing/Driving School brainstorming
Right, there are other threads about this but this is more of an application thread and here is my question.
What would you, as a driver, want in a racing school? Subjects covered, theories explained, passing techniques. Any idea is welcome =) Format?
1: Surviving T1
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What would you, as a driver, want in a racing school? Subjects covered, theories explained, passing techniques. Any idea is welcome =) Format?
1: Surviving T1
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Well yeah, unless people are willing to pay for it, then I think Becky MIGHT be willing to release, with conditions, but she would know better than me
I thought Becky just had uber mouser skillz
You know James when your at the end of the thread you can always edit your post instead of double posting Just to get another dig in 
Just to get another dig in LOL this thread went OT in a hurry =)
I can think of a couple James that you put "something happened in this race, I don't know what lap or who it was, thanks" If you want I can pull them up
No biggie, just don't let it happen again :tombstone
No biggie, just don't let it happen again :tombstone
Great job, a great improvement over episode 1 =) I will be waiting for your next broadcast. Hopefully something STCC inside =P
I know for the Speed touring cars the SRT-4's were running 250,000USD a car which they had a Hotels were costing them a good 30,000 a race. I don't know other costs, but annual costs are well into the millions, and they were not one of the top teams.
My wife and I went on Sunday. We left after the big formula cars finished. I was getting tired of seeing crashes on warmup laps and the redflags. Like Becky said you see better races just hopping onto LFS. We had just moved into our house the day before and thought our time would be better spent organizing =)
I wish I could have cought up with you all. I figured Sam couldn't get his phone to work, no biggie, will catch you all next time. I was hoping to get someone elses number before you all went to the track, but nobody was exermely forthcoming with numbers and I didn't press the issue too much.
I wish I could have cought up with you all. I figured Sam couldn't get his phone to work, no biggie, will catch you all next time. I was hoping to get someone elses number before you all went to the track, but nobody was exermely forthcoming with numbers and I didn't press the issue too much.
No you do not need to finish on the lead lap for any of the servers. It just usually ends up being that the people that are a lap down are not within the performance window for points to accumulate =P I know I have won points by being a lap down.
Per this thread http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=30851
Increase specatate time for stationary cars to account for lag.
I am two ways on this, I don't like seeing people being disconnected, but on the other hand if they are lagging I don't want to be racing. Thoughts?
Increase specatate time for stationary cars to account for lag.
I am two ways on this, I don't like seeing people being disconnected, but on the other hand if they are lagging I don't want to be racing. Thoughts?
I will say it again and again until my head turns blue. R1 can only be as good as the reports being sent in The more quality reports we get the better the racing will be.
You all are asking us to change something only you, the drivers of the server, can change.
The more quality reports we get the better the racing will be.You all are asking us to change something only you, the drivers of the server, can change.
I checked the replay that you have stored but not submitted(can only submit replays through the CTRA website)
The race ended by a majority vote which everyone, including you, can do. Nobody has any special access to end the races. This was simply more than 50% of the people wanted a track change.
I am going to close this thread,
:edit: Upon Chatting with Xdream I misunderstood his post. He was asking if the Vote end could be removed from the servers. There have been other threads about this and Vote End will stay. Sorry for the misunderstanding Xdream =)
http://www.lfsforum.net/showth ... light=race+restart+voting
The race ended by a majority vote which everyone, including you, can do. Nobody has any special access to end the races. This was simply more than 50% of the people wanted a track change.
I am going to close this thread,
:edit: Upon Chatting with Xdream I misunderstood his post. He was asking if the Vote end could be removed from the servers. There have been other threads about this and Vote End will stay. Sorry for the misunderstanding Xdream =)
http://www.lfsforum.net/showth ... light=race+restart+voting
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Great idea StableX! Hope this pays off, thank you for your motivation to fill the other servers, we are busy working other issues ATM =P
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