usb port should be ok. My only other USB device is a mouse. Power consumption shouldn't be an issue. I run a 480 watt Antec Truepower PSU.

I was playing LFS with my Momo Force (red) today, just casually drifting a gew corners. After the game I disconnected the wheel as I have done a million times (actually this wheel has only seen aorund 10 hours of play in the last few years) and I stored it. I decided about an hour later that I would love to go for another round of drifting. I plugged in the wheel. NOTHING. The LEDS on the wheel did not go on, nor did the wheel auto center as it always does. I restarted the software, restarted the hardware, nothing worked. I don't know what in the world is wrong with it, whether it's dead or not, since I had not been mistreating it or using it roughly at all. Anyone know what could be up?

Quote from Slartibartfast :

I fully intend to create copy of Big Basin Way leaving Saratoga, CA and arriving at the summit once track editors are released. Back in the 70s it was a public race track. The cops kinda left the sportier citizens to their fate and patrolled the roads in town. Sort of a "Well, if they're up there risking it, better than down here." attitude. Times have changed a bit, and there is a cop on every corner now.

Seriously though, one of the best roads ever.

Is this Highway 9 by any chance? I'm actually from nearby (next city over) Cupertino, CA. If you are familiar with the area, and you go down foothill (stevens canyon rd) towards the reservoir, there is a mountain road called Montebello that could provide for some serious fun in LFS. But I think that Calaveras connecting Fremont and Milpitas could be a great road to model.

Quote from marsden1002 :

seen a video on topgear, and "the worlds best drifters" (or at least of japan, use the handbrake to get the car sliding, they then use throttle and changing up & down gears.

But handbrake always sends me spining!

not always.

Anyway. It really depends on the corner. For sweepers, it's a quick turn in and throttle lift to induce oversteer, and hold down the throttle and counter to keep the slide going.

For hairpins I use the feint drift, meaning i heel toe downshift first, the quickly steer away and into the corner.

Quote from HittiS :

My advice, skip that 3:10 and 10 laps without pitting bullshit..its for no use at all if you wanna build a serious team that last for a long time!

Focus on something totally different instead, like:

Personality on your teammembers for example!

Every idiot can drive fast (if you think 3:10 is fast doh), but not every idiot has what it takes to make a team last for a very long time, hope you understand what i'm trying to say between the lines.

Anyhow ... Good luck with your team and hope to see you guys around, cheers!

I agree. Personality is extremely important to building a good team. You can't have a team of self centered dickheads, even if they drive really fast. You guys seem to be one of the only American teams around too. I would love to join an American team.

Quote from Smax :

Hint for next time.

If you press shift and f at the same time all the HUD info disappears and doesn't "pollute" your movie when you're capping it.

At least you got a reasonably smooth capture, I take it you have quite a quick machine?

ahh yes, I used fraps for a 30fps capture I believe it was at 640x480. I'll keep the shift F thing in mind next time.

And yes, I use a 2.3ghz watercooled athlon xp system

Quote from Vendetta :

Might as well just post the replay Dunno, i dont really consider them 'movies', clips like these.


p.s use shift+f

but it had music!

This is pretty much a replay that was recorded in fraps with music playing, and uploaded to google video. I apologize for the quality, google video totally rapes the IQ and all. Just a single drift lap of SO Long Reverse.

http://video.google.com/videop ... 6862&q=live+for+speed

Quote from Clownpaint :

So anyone can join then?

consider that it used to be 3:15

I read that you need a 3:10 on Aston Grand Prix with a GTR car to join. I just ran a 2:56 HLVC valid. Good enough?