RaceSIM.co.uk & servers.racesim.co.uk (as mentioned above) have now closed. Thanks however for the interest.

Quote from vicbel :

Great to see some options for LFS Servers. However I tried to access the iste and I get a server not found error. Is this venture still providing services?

Thanks for the comments, but I must say the venture is no longer providing services to new clients.

Quote from bunder9999 :

i was told racesim closed down, but our server and it's tcadmin panel is still working...

Clients of RaceSIM have been previously contacted and a general announcement was forthcoming when we can confim closure. The server control panel is still online, but will become offline within the next few days as contracts expire. The actual servers will be down by the 22nd of October.

Thanks to all for your support throughout this venture.

Really still looking forward to this Darktimes.. keep it up

Just a small update today.

SSL certification has been installed and is now operational as expected. The installation of this did cause a small outage in the billing system while everything was correctly configured, but everything is now back online as expected, and your security is protected.

Thank you for your patience.

Thanks for the comments and concern shown. SSL certification is being sorted as we speak, but that was for me impossible without an internet connection for the last four days.

The offending padlock is actually just what is included default with the billing system RaceSIM Servers chose to use. There was no attempt to include something which we didnt have or no attempt to do anything negative to the LFS Community.

The same standard offending line can be seen on the billing systems of many other organisations also without SSL cirtifcation.

Regardless, RaceSIM clients should not that this situation is now in the process of being resolved, and if there are any concerns, then they should be communicated to RaceSIM via the appropriate channels.

I am now back online, and hope to catch up with your tickets shortly. Thanks for your patience.

Its not a terrible Idea, but it has been tried before. To do it, it would require a lot of work and commitment from whoever ran it, it would not be something to lightly step into.

Quote from Timdpr :

'0's before numbers do not count btw:

In your opinion matie .

Tom, please change my number to 26 if that has not already been taken, alternativly please add a 1 to my 03.

Cheers

Still looking forward to it! - May spark my LFS interest again.

LFS Username: mkinnov8
Real name: Kev Higgins (Stoney)
Prefered number: 03
Car: XFG

Reserving myself a place (will notify if I cant make it)

Sorry if I've missed it, this arrow on leaving the pits.. is it/will it be optional with a /command or an option within options etc?

Its not a big issue, but its not exactly difficult to discover if you are leaving the pits in the correct direction or not.

Thanks!

Guess so James. Consider the series complete, results stand as below. Congratulations to those who bothered!

J.Shaw 66
B.Grindle 20
T.Madl 20
R.d.Jong 18
A.Turner 16
B.Tarlton 15
K.Higgins 12
J.Keveaney 11
J.Peace 7
Y. Laprevotte 7
S.Williams 6
N.Demec 3
J.Ward 2

Sorry Tom, if it runs, it'd be on Friday 8th May at around 9pm (UK Time), however, dont worry, I dont think you will miss it, its glairingly obvious that the driver interest here is about as dead as LFS.

I think we all tried hard to complete this season, and it is a shame to end it without running that final round, but at the end of the day, without driver support, that just isnt going to happen.

To anyone still reading, please consider this series over, probably never to return .

As you will be aware, we couldnt run the IMA Open Wheel Challenge last friday, and so here is a poll asking for your vote and input on the decision to decide the championship.

Please vote accordingly.

I am sorry to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances tonights scheduled final round of the IMA Open Wheel Challenge will not take place today.

During the next few days, we will poll if drivers wish to have the race run on friday 8th May 2009, or to conclude the series as over, based upon the results of the previously completed events.

My personal apologies for having to cancil this event, and at such short notice also. Please stay tuned throughout the following week.

Thanks for reading.

Stoney

Moving the time for this season wasnt an option (the move to friday evenings was odd imo), as it moved from a quiet slot to a dead (only for the dedicated) slot.

I wanted to see the series through to conclusion, so, for the last race 9pm it is , hope to see as many there as made it last time, if we get that, ill be pleased and the series can rest in peace.

Quote from enanex :

27 L.Benitez

27 was taken (see just above), so I've put you in as 28. Welcome, hope you make the grid

Quote from pacesetter :

Good to see new drivers racing ....

Registering , getting them to the grid is is a whole different story

Quote from pacesetter :

i better go with 12 since 17s taken

23 J.Bolger

EAK! Thats my bad, I put 17 for B.Tarlton as that is his usual number, but that should be 00, so, 17 is available if you want that.

Rounds 11 & 12 - Westhill International
Friday 1st May 2009

Sprint Race: 20 Minutes
Feature Race: 35 Minutes

Start time: 9pm.

To signup for RaceDay 5, please reply either here on the LFS Forums with the following information:

Real Name & Race Number:
LFS Username:



Current Signups:

03 K.Higgins
00 B.Tarlton
22 J.Shaw
23 J.Bolger
27 B.Grindle
28 L.Benitez

Last edited by mkinnov8, Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:18.

No problem guys. Really, every league will have different proceedures and drivers should make sure they have read up on them (particularly when included in PM's ).

Chris, firstly you spectated, thus reducing your lag. In LFS, leaving the server does not reduce server lag. It may reduce your lag personally, but as you are not on the track, your connection does not tax the connection to the master server. And its mkinnov8, or Stoney is just fine .

The End of Race Proceedure that RaceSIM use, simulates (as much as possible in LFS) real life. There are a few reasons we ask the drivers to complete the slowing down lap:

• If drivers are angry, that slowing down lap gives them one more thing to think about, thus reducing thier anger by the time they get to the pits
  
• In strict leagues, penalties could be issued for non-following of end of race proceedures*
  
• Completing the lap stops the unrealistic "crashing" which occurs at the end of usual LFS races
  
• Completing the lap looks much better for highlights or broadcast
  
• Completing this lap gives Race Control extra time to complete thier work before drivers start leaving.
  

* If we were seriously applying penalties for the after race proceedure rule on this race, this is how that would have gone down, and how the results & championship would have been effected.

Race 1:

Grindle, Lapervotte and Tarlton all drove into the pitlane following the race, where they should have gone to the start/finish line (which doubles as the podium generally in LFS). A +30 Second penalty would have been applied to thier race finish times, and dropped them from thier 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

The race results would have been approx. as follows:

1. 22 J.Shaw
   
2. 27 B.Grindle
   
3. 33 Y. Laprevotte
   
4. 00 B.Tarlton
   
5. 03 K.Higgins
   

In Race 2, 1st, 2nd and 3rd again broke proceedure (this time 1st and 2nd going to the start/finish, but then donut-ing, and 3rd place going to the pitlane. Ironicly, even after 30 added seconds, the positions for this race would have remained as they were.

But, we are not enforcing these rules strictly for this race or the coming one, but that doesnt mean drivers are not expected to follow them

Overall, you all did great and it was quite an easy session to organise. I hope you had fun, and that you will attend the final race of this series in two weeks time, at Westhill.

I was impressed with the quality of driving shown by most if not all on track this evening. There are a few points which could be better, hopefully we can get them sorted out for the next and final round of the series:

• End of Race Proceedure states that at the end of a race each driver must proceed back to the pitlane or the start finish line (for places 1st - 3rd). At the end of Race 1, all drivers returned to the pitlane, the top three should have gone to the grid and awaited instruction. This proceedures does not include Donouts
  

• At the end of Race 2, the top 2 drivers passed the start/finish line to complete donouts where as the 3rd place driver went to the pitlane.
  

• Common courtesy dictates that drivers should remain in the server after a race-ending crash. Staying in the server shows other drivers that you have respect for them, by staying to see the end of thier race. Leaving sometimes gives the impression that when your race is over, nothing else matters. Please remain in the server till the end of the session.
  

Personally, I had a great time! Ok, I finished last twice, but at least I finished, and I really enjoyed some LFS time. See you next round!

Championship Standings after Five rounds*



* Round Four results were never written down by previous administrators. Therefore Round Four has been dropped from the Championship.

Numbers are now just for your names in server, these aid the process of setting the grid.

Those entries above have been PM'ed now, and entries are now closed for this round. I've had a long, hot day and Im having some dinner!

See you at 9pm!

PM's have now been sent to the following confirmed list of entrants:

03 K.Higgins
73 K.O'Keefe
47 C.Wilkinson
12 A.O'Brien
14 D.Saunders
06 L.Sena
22 J.Shaw
21 N.Murray
69 J.Ward

Entries remain open till 1 hour before the start of the session, thats 8pm UK BST. Passwords will be sent to all late entrants after 8pm UK BST.

Good morning Drivers!

Just a short reminder that the event is this evening at 9pm UK BST (Check your timezones please). Please make sure you are on the server for 9pm, as Qualifying will start promptly after 9pm.

Qualifying will take place over an open 15 minute session for the remaining two rounds of the series. If you are not there for the start, you can join in the session when you arrive, but obviously your track time will be compromised, as you will be giving way to those already on laps etc.

Race 1 will start shortly after the qualifying session, upon the Race Directors instruction. Race 2 will start approx. 5 minutes after the end of Race 1, upon the Race Directors instruction.

Drivers are asked to co-operate with the Race Director and should note that all server chat is logged.

You can expect to see published results approx 1 hour after the conclusion of both races, and you will recieve your password to the server, as well as server details as soon as I wake up and get the PC on in the morning.

Hopefully it will be a fun racing session for us all. We are quite relaxed in terms of running these sessions, and as long as we have the faithful co-operation of our drivers, we wont keep you too late on a Friday evening.

....which has now ended im sorry to say. The late running time was to fit in and make our events more accessable for our international team members.

However, in the future you can expect to see a more european timeslot