ah yes well spotted. (4pm now) :sleep2:

darn this addiction

Last edited by anttt69, Fri 6 May 2011, 15:07.

Down for maintenance last two hours.

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We are apply sim and web updates

We expect to be back by

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0900 1300 2300

1300? its nearly 2pm here?

Quote from unseen :

For me anyway, I had run through all the combos and cars so many times that there was just no fun in it anymore. The limited content killed it.

Have you read about the new test patch? All possible combos/routes around the existing circuits have been unlocked, so we now have about twice as many combos to race on.

S3 is in the making, we'll just have to be patient. If you cant wait, there are lots of other sims out there.

Cheapest way to try it will cost you $5.

Btw does anyone have a renewal code for existing members going spare?

damn missed it

Quote from DeKo :

So, if you're so smart, how do you suggest a fault system? Humans constantly disagree about who caused an accident, so how do you expect a computer to do it?

So far there have only been suggestions of improvements to the system. So we are talking of low level simple things such as:

1. Scaling the points to the severity of impact/contact. i.e. a light tap only receives a 1x or 0x as light contact happens quite a lot at club level & is part & parcel of racing.
2. When someone looses control, drivers who end up hitting that person (due to someone else's error) do not receive negative SR. The system already knows when you have spun/left track/hit something, so its quite easy to implement.
3. If you loose control & then crash into someone you receive a double hit of neg SR, they dont take an SR hit.

You cant cheat the system because you will always sustain damage trying to do so.

Its not much, but it is the beginning of an intelligent SR system.

Quote from NSX_FReeDoM :

The reason why the system punishes both drivers is because there is no way an automated system can fairly determine who is at fault.

It already does determine certain things that can be used to assign blame.
See above. It's not impossible. Just imagine the scope they would have if the system knew when you'd locked your brakes, the normal racing line, turn in points etc.

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If you treat SR like that then it becomes clear why it is the way it is

Thats a big IF. Also this is not real life, it is a simulation. SR is supposed to be a measurement of how safe a driver YOU are, not of how lucky or unlucky you might be. I agree that over time it will balance itself out, but some racers wont stick around long enough for that to happen.
It's like making an excuse for something that can be solved/fixed/improved, then sitting back & letting s**t happen.

Last edited by anttt69, Sun 1 May 2011, 20:03.

Quote from Racer X NZ :

needed to develop "an Australian sense of humour"....
.....the BBC needs to lighten up a bit

It seems that prince Philip already has an Australian sense of humour. Some of those comments are bloody hilarious .

I think that its you, that needs to lighten up a bit. nz

Quote from Ball Bearing Turbo :

It really isn't dumb, what's dumb is that you're not seeing the big picture.

Ironically, the SR system that you are discussing is actually quite narrow minded & short sighted. It chooses to be "dumb" when it could quite easily be intelligent.
I believe that there is no need to punish everyone involved in an accident just because the devs are to lazy/scared to add some code that assigns or absolves blame.
Some simple algorithms have already been discussed (that work in theory) but it seems that for the moment, iRacing have chosen not to go down that path. I sincerely hope that the SR system does get developed, as it really takes something away from the casual sim racer (it puts people off iRacing & is quite enraging).
The SR system has so much room for improvement, it would be "stupid" not to.


p.s.- Quali sessions yield greater rewards than TT's.

Last edited by anttt69, Sun 1 May 2011, 09:50.

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Her sister's alright too, bet she's filthy.

I'm betting she's the most popular girl in the palace tonight.
:jawdrop:

nice to see V1 back.

Could someone post up the new season schedule. Thanks

Hey Scawen can we drop the number plates off the GT cars, it makes them look silly.

Quote from vistaman :

video from 0:40.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u65OeDZty7g

where did he get those textures?

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due to a service error on amazons ec2 servers, iracing.com, inracingnews, and iracing tv are currently down and will be back online once service is restored.

$1.65 = £1
Those night shots look sweeet. Still a long way from complete tho. Missing glowing brake disks, backfires, external light sources/moon etc.)
Visibility in the C6R looks scary.

Last edited by anttt69, Fri 22 Apr 2011, 19:21.

Quote from boothy :

Still waiting (patiently) for Oulton Park :rolleyes:

+1.
Hoping that Spa will be the 2nd night track.

You can have my gts250 for £45, if i can find a replacement.

Night racing! yes , waiting another 3 months for driver swaps not so good .

850 bhp Subaru! Time attack @ Brands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPKjb80fOPc&NR=1

I hope to see some nice blogs about your day out at Ferrari.
Gratz .

Quote from danowat :

And there hasn't been a "proper" MG for a dogs age, but by damn they've slapped their badge on some shite cars in the past, MG Maestro?, MG Montego? LMAO

The MG Maestro 2.0 is a surprisingly good car. Have you ever driven one?

Although i agree putting an MG badge on a Montego was a bridge to far.

nm

Last edited by anttt69, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 17:07. Reason : found it

Is it possible to renew your subs using only a gift voucher?. I was thinking of banking some dollars in the form of gift vouchers whilst the exchange rate is favourable.

or will paypal let me buy $ or turn my balance into $?

Any changes in the pipeline for the pricing structure?
Also when is the April build due?

Good news! thx Scawen

Is there any chance of an official release for our favourite new layouts? such as KY extra long for all the endurance leagues. Im guessing that we wont be able to run full blown races on these free roam edited layouts?? (or can we)

Would be cool if the community could vote for their top 3 new layouts & then have them included in LFS for real so we can race & hotlap on them.

You could buy S1 first to see if you like it. A wheel is a must as it adds to the immersion. good 2nd hand wheels can be found on many sites/forums