[RANT]Well, seeing that the WR is from Sept. 09, which is well after release of any related physics updates not seeing any 1:33s after the patch (which one exactly?) is either blurting utter tosh or down to only driving with (very) inexperienced drivers (looking for easy prey, that guy?)... Also, there are 186 people who got into the 1:33s who also bothered to upload their hotlap, which means there are loads of people who can do that online especially when they can utilize the draft to get an extra speed advantage over driving alone...[/RANT]
Sorry, the text above is in no way intended to discourage you... On the contrary, given that you're not hindered technically you should get into the 103 %-times easily... 103 % of the WR is about 1:35.72, so already not that far away... But, Blackwood and XFG - being one of the few demo-combos - is well visited and known, so that time likely still not cut it in a race... You should be aiming for losing not more than half a second per minute lap time... Getting such a lap time consistently will get you a decent position in a race already... So, thats a 1:34.5 then... You being in the 1:36es means that you're doing something basic wrong (sorry, you are) - either the line or the braking or both... The good news is though that once those bad habits are eradicated, you should see your times tumble very fast indeed...
But as pointed out, with a replay we could analyze best what's wrong and where you could/should gain the most improvement...
Sorry, the text above is in no way intended to discourage you... On the contrary, given that you're not hindered technically you should get into the 103 %-times easily... 103 % of the WR is about 1:35.72, so already not that far away... But, Blackwood and XFG - being one of the few demo-combos - is well visited and known, so that time likely still not cut it in a race... You should be aiming for losing not more than half a second per minute lap time... Getting such a lap time consistently will get you a decent position in a race already... So, thats a 1:34.5 then... You being in the 1:36es means that you're doing something basic wrong (sorry, you are) - either the line or the braking or both... The good news is though that once those bad habits are eradicated, you should see your times tumble very fast indeed...
But as pointed out, with a replay we could analyze best what's wrong and where you could/should gain the most improvement...
They (presumably Toyota) didn't want to host F1 anymore, and even if they did, I doubt they already cleaned up the mess the typhoon brought last month...
Oh, and :chairs: for hating Suzuka...
What's wrong with that? They speak nothing but the truth...
Since it's the only (official) F1 game on those consoles...
I know, I just couldn't help myself there...
Sorry!Scawen did the UFs...
Are you being intentionally thick? For your example to make any sense you would have to ask if anybody would hire you as an accounting clerk if you have a history of tax evasion on record... So, if you are deemed a hazard to yourself and others on the road, why should you be allowed to drive on a track?
How is making "stars" adhere to the law like anyone else restricting their freedom in any way?
On the off chance that it rains tomorrow Button will drive away with the F-duct...
But damn impressive lap by Alonso - I think he himself doesn't know how he did it...
You've got to drive it in reverse - now that's challenging...
But damn impressive lap by Alonso - I think he himself doesn't know how he did it...
You've got to drive it in reverse - now that's challenging...
Reminds me of the (now defunct/hibernating?) Head-to-Head Racing Series, except there was only one car per track and no layout was used...
Since Alex Horn made that video I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't a clip from a RL flyby... I have yet to hear anything even remotely similar from the present sound engine, neither in terms of intensity nor volume...
Fanatec has the best bang for the buck, easily... Their Clubsport Pedals are in the league of ECCI and Frex, but cost only part of their price... I hear their wheels are very good as well... Fanatec has a problem with QC though, that's undeniable... Support is quite good and can help you - Fanatec usually is very forthcoming should the wheel be faulty, they often send spare parts or replace the wheel if there's a bigger problem... They are slowly getting on top of their issues, and once those are solved too Fanatec is looking into a bright future...
Logitech is the king of mass market wheels, not without reason... Their products are well thought out and mostly reliable... Pedal longevity is their achilles heel though, potentiometers may need recurring cleaning later in life...
You can't really go wrong with either of those brands, and it's up to you how much money you're willing to spend on it... I would advise to a wheel with 900° of rotation though - it's just more immersive than (a bit more than) a quarter of a turn either way...
Logitech is the king of mass market wheels, not without reason... Their products are well thought out and mostly reliable... Pedal longevity is their achilles heel though, potentiometers may need recurring cleaning later in life...
You can't really go wrong with either of those brands, and it's up to you how much money you're willing to spend on it... I would advise to a wheel with 900° of rotation though - it's just more immersive than (a bit more than) a quarter of a turn either way...
I'm a bit underwhelmed by that track map... Track height extremes right on both ends of the start/finish straight, the rest more or less bang on in the middle and all the corners look like they'll be flat, the only few altitude changes all happening at straights... 
When I heard hilly, I immediately thought Algarve... But I guess making a corner itself uphill or downhill, let alone originality is too much to ask from Tilke... I just hope my doubts are completely unfounded and that it turns out way better than what it looks like in the draft...
When I heard hilly, I immediately thought Algarve... But I guess making a corner itself uphill or downhill, let alone originality is too much to ask from Tilke... I just hope my doubts are completely unfounded and that it turns out way better than what it looks like in the draft...
Maybe not strictly racing, but apparently mighty fast as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cX-3F3uBrc&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cX-3F3uBrc&NR=1
You can edit the .dds as already mentioned, but beware that it applies to ALL FXRs, UFRs, XFRs and XRRs... As the FZ interiors aren't done yet, your changes to the FZ_interior.dds would also change the FZ50s...
Oh, and just so you know: it's to distinguish the GT cars from the Prototypes in the dark, drivers will be blinded either way once they start to intimidate with full beams...
So one foot now is exactly the same that it was in the middle ages?
Why have you not taken the time to read up on how metres and kilograms were originally defined (which ironically is just a click away from the very site you linked to) instead of just throwing the (to remove any uncertainties) amended definitions into the discussion?
I really like the new transmissions... 
I got the downshifts without clutch down pretty much straight away, but the synchroed cars take soooo long to engage the higher gear without a clutch...
Once wear and damage is implemented (from the different crunching sounds I heard that shouldn't be that hard to implement), it'll make for great (strategic) racing...
Only thing I'm missing: currently the gearbox sounds are cockpit-only... We all heard crunching gears sometime in our life on the road - we know that's quite loud... In addition, I know from personal experience that the gearboxes on race cars are very loud - so loud in fact that you can hear a shift over the engine sound at the stands...
I got the downshifts without clutch down pretty much straight away, but the synchroed cars take soooo long to engage the higher gear without a clutch...Once wear and damage is implemented (from the different crunching sounds I heard that shouldn't be that hard to implement), it'll make for great (strategic) racing...
Only thing I'm missing: currently the gearbox sounds are cockpit-only... We all heard crunching gears sometime in our life on the road - we know that's quite loud... In addition, I know from personal experience that the gearboxes on race cars are very loud - so loud in fact that you can hear a shift over the engine sound at the stands...
Really? I found the driving school was very basic and just scratching the surface, and while a great tool for beginners I haven't seen anything a seasoned simracer wouldn't have heard a thousand times before already...
Of course it is - but legally speaking, Ferrari did no such thing... They never said "let him past" and the whole team - whether it be Massa himself, Smedley or Domenicali - made sure not to say anything that could incriminate them (further)... All the "evidence" would be circumstancial, not really enough for the FIA to act on it - but god knows they didn't need that in the past to deal out severe penalties...
If towing the team leader for the whole day and letting him go on the last few hundred metres in cycling is completely legit an unpunished, why should it be punished in F1? You see how irrelevant it is to cite rules from other sports?
Ey? Calling Hamilton in for tyres in Australia when he says they're still good? Two teams ordering their drivers to slow down for fuel problems in Istanbul which then go on and do blisteringly fast laps? Not to forget the whole (exaggerated) "wing-gate"... Sorry, you either have a very short memory span or you really have no idea what's going on in front of your eyes...
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I don't know why anybody really is surprised by Ferrari's actions? Ferrari always had a clear no. 1, always will have... Alonso was faster the whole race (the whole weekend even) and is way ahead in the championship, getting him in front of the slower Massa without them holding each other up was the only way to ensure victory over an already charging Vettel...
No chance of a crash between teammates, no holding each other up and allowing a competitor to close in even faster and keeping the championship hopes of at least one of their drivers intact - even if you guys don't want to hear about it, it was the smart thing to do for Ferrari... Let's face it, every team does it, only difference to today is Ferrari did it in a very obvious way...
No chance of a crash between teammates, no holding each other up and allowing a competitor to close in even faster and keeping the championship hopes of at least one of their drivers intact - even if you guys don't want to hear about it, it was the smart thing to do for Ferrari... Let's face it, every team does it, only difference to today is Ferrari did it in a very obvious way...
Did I just see glasses on Alonso? Never knew he had those...
I can't think of many things scarier than the engine shutting off at over 200 mph...
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