just read about this: http://www.fastcar.co.uk/04570 ... 88285189/uk-freerace.html

At first i was thinking cool but then i learned its practically a destruction derby where they destroy almost new nissan 350/370z's around what looks like a drift course. illepall
Apparently they have a secret backer?? Yeah right it sounds as dodgy as they come, maybe the serious fraud squad should be taking a look at their finances!

edit: seems Nissan are paying them to destroy their cars! me & my suspicious mind, lol
thx for the link

Last edited by anttt69, Fri 5 Feb 2010, 19:56.

wrong thread but meh

Fed up of virtual motorsport, always wanted to go racing for real?
Well look no further than Sprinting & Hillclimbing one of the cheapest forms of motorsport in the UK & abroad.

Competitors compete against the clock on a closed course. Shelsely Walsh being one of the most famous venues. With machinery ranging from classic mini's to hybrid single seaters that could out run F1 cars, there is a class for everyone.

How can i get involved? i hear you ask. Well i have the answer right here. The car i competed in last season is up for hire for an event or you could buy it off me & run the whole season. Contact me for more details.

http://www.simonlewis.com/imag ... idge-Shelsley-July-92.jpg
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1462701.htm

Dont worry it was just one of those things, it involved an english man & an aussie who both must have been half asleep at the time. It was quite bizarre, i watched it back like ten times & the English guy still wouldn't admit that he did anything wrong.

err £24 maybe more.....

Oh jeez, i was all looking forward to the new season & getting my A licence but in true iRacing fashion computer says NO!. Take my advice & dont race with the aussies/japs @ 3pm in the afternoon. I was mid pack coming off T1, saw an accident started to slow 'bang' some one thought they would keep going flat out despite a car spinning down the track out of control :doh:. Half the field got wrecked & this was a road race.

Will you be representing england Dave in the club finals? They could use a few more quick division 1 drivers.

was bored this afternoon, S77 LFS for only £189 + vat + transfer fee

https://www.regtransfers.co.uk ... teid=0&criteria=s2lfs

If they could be bothered to release anything this century they might be able to afford one.

Quote :

- Drafting now actually reduces your car's downforce, not just drag.

this balances it out & makes them look amateurish though.
imagine the difference this will make for certain classes of oval racing.
I hope the inertia changes are for the better.

Cant believe there's no thread for this years comp. Any LFS'ers doing this?
The competition is very tough.

Quote from Intrepid :

Sim racing requires little dedication...

Not true, i would call hours of practice dedication.

I went as a friend had some free tickets. There was a noticeable increase in sim racing around the place. 5 or 6 stands running static cockpits + iRacing were there.(i got a free cap) Also a company with a whole group of rigs setup 3 triple screen rigs up front flanked by 4 single screen rigs allowing seven player racing action for the public to watch & have a go.

Various fast lap competitions with decent prizes. one being a trip to a 24hr race in the states. I also witnessed a beast of a motion simulator, which moved a driving platform via three enormous hydraulic rams, this thing was huge. You could have put a house on top of that thing & it would have kept on going. Unfortunately the queuing was disorganized & my frequent visits did not yield results.

i will put a few pics up later

it is like real racing apart from:

• The Sounds
  
• The Vibrations
  
• The Smells
  
• The G-forces
  
• The Locations
  
• The Costs
  

in essence its a long way from the real thing.

anyone attempting this, this year?
also does the g25 work on ps3? in the academy demo?

my card is for sale.

9800gt £65 delivered

Quote from NSX_FReeDoM :

LFS and iRacing, which one has better physics engine?

Try them both, then judge for your self.

Quote from JeffR :

This is one case where the option of turning collision off in such situations might be a good idea, even if it's not realistic. Some arcade type racing games do this

Which planet are you on?

Quote from UncleBenny :

Drivers are picked for Pro based on their iRating and SR, its a 70/30 split so SR is not as important, but it still helps to have it as high as possible. I'm currently rated above many faster guys just because of my high SR.

I have found SR to be very important as it is the biggest leveler in the overall standings. For instance drivers with 3xxx irating are mixed in with 4xxx & 5xxx rated drivers purely because of the difference in SR. I dont think this is right as any 3xxx drivers are just gona get their asses handed to them if they make it to Pro.

I'm not sure what they can do to improve it but the current system favors those who have been iRacing the longest.

Quote from Gills4life :

Are there any special offers going with iracing that gives you any extra content other than the base package? I am considering a purchase...

there is the Dallara offer & if your lucky the radical promo might still be going.
check out the radical sportcars website

also: holiday promo code 3 months for $14 PR-HOLIDAY-09

Last edited by anttt69, Mon 11 Jan 2010, 20:10.

update: i now have it working apart from the text is all blurry & it chops off the bottom of the screen so i cant use task bar . I have created some custom reso's & fiddled with nvidia control panel but still cant see or use the task bar.

any ideas?

thats the problem i dont know which input is which & i dont have the manual.

9800gt, dvi to hdmi cable, acoustic solutions lcd26805hd

How do i get windows to recognise that i just plugged it into a TV?

Seems i have two people interested yesterday & now nothing?
pinokid13 & redman if your interested please post here or send me a PM.

Thanks.

It will have to go on ebay otherwise.

Quote from pinoykid13 :

Can you ship it to California? and whats 60 quid in us Dollars?

International post would be more so i would add £5 to the price.

Quote from R3DMAN :

is it any better than my 8800GT XFX Nvidia card?
if so, and your local ill have it

Yes it is better. I could post it to you.

Quote from brt900 :

could i work it sli with my 512mb 9800gtx+

Essentially it is the same card with the same architecture so i would hazard a guess @ yes. maybe google around a bit to see if it has been done before.

i think its unbranded but i will find you a picture.

http://www.overclockedpcs.com/ebay/9800gt.png

very similar to that