LOL I just think it's funny that people still think that the Corvette is still 'American Muscle' The same goes for the Viper, both are anything but and this 'muscle' persona around American cars is not based on fact, merely carryover from cars 30 years ago! Get some facts on paper and show me that American cars cannot handle and I will go back under my bridge, goodluck though.

The ZR1 is an awesome car, but I have my doubts about a unibody being able to handle that much power and still have the suspension behave like it should. I know Naykid racing switched from the Vette to the Viper because of the horrible Chassis flex found in the Vette when running GT2 IIRC in the states, which they moved to the Speed World Challenge series.

Amazed on what GM did with the new vette really, it's still relatively cheap and outperfoms most every other 'supercar' out there.

That has not been decided yet dalibor79 and will hopefully be decided soon. I am not sure exactly of the potential reasons for 'limiting' the drivers but one that comes to my mind is that the logistics of having people from outside the country can be colossal and possibly something Jay is not ready for just yet. There would have to be many more things that would have to be completed besides the regular stuff that's needed for UK residents to be able to get the person into the country on a permanent basis.

I don't have anything more definite than that, sorry. It has not been decided yet from what I understand.

Quote from niall09 :

I presume that Patch Z was released early because of this?

Early? Who said anything about early? Scawen released Z exactly and precisely when he wanted to

=) Should be good, cmon you S2 guys show these demo people how to race

Quote from PAracer :

The last thing I would do is buy a Chrysler. The SRT-4 isn't a bad car, I just won't buy one. Will four track tires, a tool box, and the other associated parts fit in a Neon? I understand the depreciation that comes along with a new car, I just care more about the perks of being the original owner.

should do, I know people that have

Quote from PAracer :

Glad someone does. I'm looking to move on. The past six years have been fun, but I'm gearing up for a car with a warranty. The magic 8-ball shows a Mazdaspeed 3 in my future.

They are ok =) You could probably find some SRT-4's with 4 years left on their warrenty. I expect if you bought one with a 3 year you could extend it to 7 yet, would still have 3 years left for an 04, they came factory with 7 year warranty's. Get more bang for your buck the SRT than the Mazda, got a buddy that has one. Buying new new is a waste of money, I did it with my ACR and I lost a big chunk of money on it.

Quote from danowat :

Wow, sounds like everyone is being pretty active!!!

No, not everyone, yet =P

Congrats Dan, I don't think I could do it, thats for sure!

This will be a great opportunity for some UK LFSers to show their stuff and get noticed. You will have a 'leg up' on most of the competitors heading into the first races, use that to your advantage and show how LFS is supposed to be run! The CTRA SS crowd, we are counting on you to help with giving all the new drivers to LFS a standard to shoot towards, one that is full of professionalism and respect for fellow racers that is seen on a day to day basis across most every LFS server.

Just because your not from the UK does not mean you should not participate either! I think this is going to bring everyone 'out of the woodwork' and you are going to find some of the best single seater action to be had in online while racing on the V1 servers and watching the online coverage for the V1.

Could I be cheeky and ask anyone and everyone to throw around this quote to their buddies please?

Quote from Jay Marshall :

............
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE USE

What is V1 Championship? WWW.v1championship.com
It’s a free to enter competition to find a naturally talented racing driver……..V1 Championship Limited was founded by motor racing engineer Jay Marshall. Its mission - to create a series of tests that when put together in a competition format will find the best naturally talented racing drivers.

Making the competition free to enter is giving every one the opportunity to show they have what it takes to be the next Lewis Hamilton.

How does the competition work?
The first stages of V1 are a series of tests which include driving a racing simulator* on a pc computer.
For some of the competitors a psychometric test will follow (a multiple choice questionnaire that allows us find out more about the competitors – not just if they are fast on a computer.)

Finally a select group will go forward for testing in karts and cars – this will be determined by the preceding online testing.

The first year winners will go forward for training, testing or racing.
Depending on the age, attributes and experience of the winner, he/she will enter one or more of the following championship/driver programs:
British Karts http://www.s1series.co.uk/
The Racing Steps Foundation http://www.racingsteps.co.uk/
Formula BMW http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/index.html

When does it launch?
Servers go live on 6th July 2008

PS could you post this link with that quote as well please =)

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=847110#post847110

Last edited by Christopher Raemisch, Tue 1 Jul 2008, 08:38.

Insightful? Coming from Todd?

Cmon people 500 messages honestly not enough? It's more than any other forum I have seen, take an hour and give it some maintenance, you don't need 500 PM's that cannot be saved locally on your HHD...

Don't worry this is not an iRacing(iRental) service, you pay your money and the simulator is yours for life =)

Hope to see you soon as an S2 user =)

Welcome aboard Joe!

I would like to point out that we recommend that all reports being submitted have their replay reviewed and verified correct before submitting a report. It will be returned if the replay is wrong, and we don't keep replays for very long, so if they are not attached to a report after a week or so you might not be able to find the correct replay and will have problems completing the report

Quote from JohnUK89 :

Considering removing myself from the dirty dropouts and paying a deposit...will get back to you

Wooo =)

I would love to... I doubt I will be removing myself from my PC over the next few months however

Sounds like to me a cable snapped while winching and the cable swung into his face =(

I have been using syth now for over 2 years in my car. I understand some of the basic basics but I am a bit lost when it comes to polyalphaolefin, (PAO) (class IV) and Ester (class V) based products. What is the difference, what does it mean for the engine if I use an ester based or polyalphaolefin based synthetic?

Here is an oil guide for people to look at who don't understand my questions.

http://www.trustmymechanic.com/motor-oil-bible.pdf

http://shogunoil.com/Shogun_leaflet.pdf

Last edited by Christopher Raemisch, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 15:20.

Quote from Shotglass :

which bit of the english language in the sentence "you will need less power to _maintain_ any given speed with a FWD" is unclear?

In an ideal world you are correct. But with diffs and gear lube there is resistance which slows the driveline down, maybe saying driveline mass will slow it down alone was not accurate =P There is resistance in a driveline so it takes more power to overcome this loss

A FWD or RWD has 1 diff, an AWD system will have 3 so will have 3x the resistance of a FWD.

The mass itself is not the problem, it's the resistance, how much I am not sure, but it will slow the driveline down quicker =) 3x quicker =P thus you need more power to compensate.

Quote from mrodgers :

1996 Nissan Altima, 2853 pounds, 150 hp 2.4L 4 cyl, 4 sp auto trans, FWD - 20-22 mpg



2006 Mazda Tribute, 3487 pounds, 200 hp 3.0L V6, 4 sp auto trans, AWD - 22-24 mpg



Go figure.....



The difference? I live in very hilly territory. Where the Altima spends its commuting at 65 mph with the throttle at halfway to make the hills, the Mazda's throttle is barely touched. Low end V6 torque overrules the 4 cyl in fuel mileage around me.



You have to take into account, where and how you are driving a vehicle when talking fuel mileage....

Very true, but then an AWD system will still have a lower gas milage than the same engine in the same weight vehicle with a FWD or RWD system. How much I don't know, but it will be less which is what we are talking about, not the actual fact of high/low gas milage so if you put that engine in the AWD vehicle, and placed it in a FWD or RWD config, you will have more power and better fuel milage.

Last edited by Christopher Raemisch, Tue 17 Jun 2008, 12:17.

Quote from Woz :

That 30mpg drops VERY quickly when you use the loud pedal though

Even my BWM Mini Cooper dropped to high 10s/low 20s mpg when I played in it.

Hehe, same here, I get 30 down the highway, but if I really start getting on it it drops in the low 20's. If I am on a racetrack..meh... I went through 3/4 of a tank with 15 laps at silverstone...granted it's like 5 miles a lap, but still.

:smack:

Simple physics here guys... AWD's lose up to 35% of their power in the driveline, and they are heavier. That same engine will be more efficient in a RWD vehicle and be even more efficient in a FWD vehicle because of the weight savings in both the spinning mass in the drivelines and the mass to hold that spinning mass in place to get that power to the wheels. AWD's use more fuel per mile than any other vehicle if you used the same chassis/engine and simply made the car either RWD or AWD and removed the excess driveline. Because of the loss of driveline mass you have more power to push yourself forward and less power to counteract the willingness of the driveline to want to stay stationary.

If you have a 200HP engine with AWD it will consume up to 70HP in just the drivelines leaving you with 130 to propel forward. In a RWD 50HP is lost giving you 150 to play with and with FWD you lose 30HP giving you 170 to put to the ground whjich is 50HP MORE power to the ground than an AWD vehicle for the same engine. This is not static however and the faster you go the more power is needed to counteract the mass in the driveline which makes AWD's consume much more fuel at speed than a FWD vehicle.

Now couple this in with the weight savings you will need less power to maintain any given speed with a FWD because the car is now lighter with the same amount of HP. So you get more power to the ground AND better fuel economy no questions about it.


That being said there are things that improve gas millage to make the efficiency through ECU mapping and proper tuning, but this tuning can be done on other vehilces too and AWD's will always be on the bottom end of the spectrum to RWD or FWD cars for fuel economy, they will always eat more fuel than a RWD or FWD car with the same engine and even the same weight for the above stated reasons.

Last edited by Christopher Raemisch, Tue 17 Jun 2008, 08:35.

Quote from chanoman315 :

next friday

Quote from ajp71 :

That is true from some users in some cases but please try and argue that 14 degree peak slip angles (like you'll find in GTR2) aren't out by at least a factor of two.

Eeek I thought street tires didn't even get that much slip before traction loss...

I heard of this type of thing years ago, nothing news worthy here.

Quote from ajp71 :

From what I understand there is no way to race with the Legends car and as you see the system is cleverly designed, using your free credit to buy cars and tracks you don't want without an option to race a proper single seater or sports racing car without paying extra.

Sounds like to me they are trying to imitate the level of elitism found in real racing. Which is exactly the reason why I am playing games in the first place...

Quote from RMachucaA :

Marcos fault.

Ray couldnt go any lower, he went so low as to stay away from marco whos squeezing him down, he got 2 wheels on the apron, resulting in what we saw.

Regardless, its a racing incident.

When he hit the apron this is where the car started to become upset, not before.

It's racing, but he should have had more room.

Quote from DarinSRT :

Well put Nolan.. but you didn't have to kiss any butt here.. It's our pleasure and honor to have your work on our show.. The combo of our voice work with your production and editing makes for some great segments .. some of my favorite to date fwiw..

In regards to the "US accent"..post.. Whatever..lol.. you understand what we're saying don't you ?? We also really had no control over how we were taught to pronounce words.. did you ?? Maybe we needed more brit teachers here to teach us the right way

1/2 the words they say over here are the muddled versions anyways and people in the USA are usually pronouncing the 'english' properly

There wasn't enough room there, Marco should have given more room, you couldn't fit a car in that area and not have an accident because once you touch that line your going for a ride.

Quote from Mattesa :

CTRA Race 1 does seem to be the most popular server of all time.
Anyway, I'm not disagreeing. I dislike iRacing's pricing scheme as well. It's the principle behind it all.

Apparently though if you don't like the way the pricing is your a fanboy though of LFS. I still can't work that one out. I refuse to pay 12x more than I will ever have to pay for something roughly similar and has similar objectives No diggs intended, think we have had enough of those over the previous 46 pages.