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Danke
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So Max is threatening to pull the plug on the whole deal because every else seemed to be too happy that he was leaving? And here I thought the three weeks between these two races would be boring...
Danke
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So the cap is not in effect in 2010, but "regulations agreed prior to 29 April 2009" are? Off the top of my head, that means:
- KERS is mandatory
- no refueling
- the "standard engine" rules are in effect
- no tire warmers

Right? Just trying to picture the F1 landscape for next year in my head.

Quote from tristancliffe :
I don't think you can claim "victory of the graphs" by the way.

New year-end award category for 2009 - "Lord of the Graphs"
Danke
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Quote from Gabkicks :where the heck did u guys see the Koni challenge race? i went to watch it, and I saw trucks racing on an oval.

You don't have that problem when you're at the track I think Speed will show it this coming weekend.
Danke
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I love low budget racing, so the TDI and ST races were the ones I had circled on the schedule. I'm not sure if you got to see qualifying for the TDI race on Saturday, but more than half the field was up on two wheels at the top of the esses, some guys almost rolled it. It looked like UF1s at Fern Bay.

Most everybody kept it under control for the race. There was a little beating and banging, but less than I expected after watching that series on Speed last year.

The first hour or so of the GS race was good, with the top Mustangs duking it out with that Turner BMW. I do like bigger fields and more variety in the cars (and lower budgets) like the ST class has though.

We did the pit walk before the ST race and that was a blast. All the drivers were signing autographs. The VW guys gave us a shirt and the #29 Honda guys let my son sit in the car on the pitlane for pictures. We lost track of time and found ourselves stuck on the pitlane when during the national anthem. I hope they cut us out of the TV broadcast.
Danke
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Hey, I was there too. I was sitting in the esses most of the time, although I did a fair bit of wandering around too.

Me and my five year old camped there that night and stayed for the TDI Cup guys and the start of the Koni ST race. Good times!
Danke
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Formula Federation Series = FFS
Super Team Formula Union = STFU
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Danke
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If the split happens, I can only assume that Speed will cover the wrong series (the spec racer Cosworth one) or worse yet, neither. I'm sure they're chomping at the bit to add another 3 hours of NASCAR gossip shows anyway.
Danke
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I was a big fan of the original STCC broadcasts, and I'm sure I'd watch these too, although not live. I hardly watch anything live anymore. If it weren't for my DVR I'd never watch any racing at all.
Danke
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This may be of limited use, since it's a different tire company on different cars, but here's what Hoosier recommends for ARCA stock cars.

https://www.hoosiertire.com/arcasp09.HTM

Note that they use inner-liners at superspeedways, as does NASCAR.
Danke
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Quote from Bmxtwins :I do wish NASCAR came here. I belong to a community of Nascar Heat (a really old nascar game that is still out there) and i think a lot of people would come here. The only thing is that iRacing and other companies currently own the rights to NASCAR and I dont think LFS could get a way with it. I wish we could. Unless im mistaken.

I'd like that too. I wouldn't even care if it was offically NASCAR, but LFS just isn't built for stock car racing. No rolling starts, no full course cautions, only one oval track... They could add all those things, but there's never been an indication that oval racing is a priority for LFS.

I played Heat for a long time also, the mods really extended the life of that game. If you want to get more current, ARCA Sim Racing is the best stock car sim that doesn't require a monthly fee, IMO. It's hard to find a pick-up race, but there are lots of leagues.
Danke
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Quote from senn :... (IE cheap auto boxes with "manual mode" *vomit*)

I'd like to pick up on this point. I've been driving manual for years but my wife doesn't. On the rare occasions when I need to drive her van, I leave her stranded with a car she can't drive. So I'm thinking about getting something with a tiptronic/steptronic for my next car, probably either a Mini or a VW Rabbit.

Has anyone used one of the above trannys? Of course the downside of my wife being able to drive my car is that she might like it and leave me with the van.
Danke
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It sounds to me like Barrichello is a willing victim of team orders and he's saying the right things to the press (sounding irate at the suggestion) to further conceal the fact that it WAS team orders.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it.
Danke
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Quote from Byku :What Devs should work about is tyre wear, most road cars will start to lose tyre grip after around 4-5 laps around average track.

+1

Having the grip in tires go away due to wear (rather than just heat) would add a lot to LFS league racing. As it is, as long as they don't pop, you don't even think about wear.
Danke
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Quote from Vain :Going back to the topic of the 2010 F1 season, I'd like to put up a topic for discussion:
What do you folks think about the development of tyre pitstops when you can't refuel?
Since the pitlane is still as long as before but the amount of track time that can be gained by pitting more often diminishes (you can't carry less weight if you two-stop as opposed to one-stopping) I'd hazard the guess that teams will rather be contemplating no-stop versus one-stop strategies than the current one/two(/three)-stop strategies.
Alongside that point, if teams demand tyres that can take 90 minutes of racing, I'd love seeing several tyre manufacturers back in F1. It'd be pretty nice to see some cars/tyres perform better at the start, some better near mid-point and some better at the end.
Also note that from 2010 on tyre warmers will be forbidden. That means stone cold tyres for starts and pitstops (and likely teams that try to move their tyres into the sun before putting them on the car for that extra degree of heat ).

Vain

I can see the shade scandals brewing already - "McLaren has positioned giant umbrellas over the Ferrari pit!" Good point though. I wonder what other "natural" warming devices teams will use. Big guys and spicy food? Where do I apply?

Regarding pit stops, I think the requirement will still be there to run the two compounds, so at least one stop is mandatory.
Danke
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I take it by "not lifting off the gas", you're leaving it floored and braking when you need to. If so, that's really bad news for me, suffering here in combined throttle/brake axis hell. It sure sounds like fun though for people with proper controllers.
Danke
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I'll be curious to hear how you guys like the SRF. That car was the most intriguing part of the original announcement to me.
Danke
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Quote from rexology :Firstly, thanks for a great game which I use as a practice for WRX Club track days.

I personally would have no objection to paying for new track and car upgrades, as I have paid nothing since joining back in 2006. So I think it's time to dip into the pocket and give some back into developing the game further.

+1

How about the reverse? Can I sell back my RAC? It has very low mileage. Bidding starts at $2...
Danke
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Quote from Slartibartfast :PS, and this is not going to go over well, I would expect...

I think Scawen should start charging for cars.

At first I was very surprised when I payed to get the Mazda and tracks to run a series. Then I started to realize that I am OK with paying for something that has a high perceived value. Seriously, I've wasted 60 bucks on a crap meal at an overrated restaurant in the last 30 days alone.

I think Scawen deserves the dough. And, with me not buying the Scirocco, YOU won't have to worry about me taking it out for the odd curiosity spin, and ruining your race.

It's been brought up before, as well as paying for additional tracks. I'd be in favor of it if it meant more high quality content came out faster. But Scavier have said repeatedly that more $ would not speed up the development process. They work at the pace they like and they are not looking to hire anyone else.
Danke
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I'm a little surprized that the "name and shame" clause hasn't been whipped out in this thread. On the other hand, the subject seems to be playing along, so WTH, I'll add my .02.

He drives a lot like AI1.
Danke
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There are only two industries that refer to their customers as users, technology and the drug trade.
Danke
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I don't claim to be a linux expert, but apt-get is an easy way to install applications in Ubuntu and Debian. I'm not sure if qemu is supported, but lots of other things are, like wine, mono, etc.
Danke
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I lost about 60 lbs. (sorry I'm metricly challenged) over the course of a year and a half. My basic plan was simple - only eat when you're hungry. It sounds obvious, but I found that I was eating for lots of other reasons, like:

- It's free and it's sitting in the breakroom at work.
- I don't want to offend Grandma but not having a second helping.
- I had a rough day, I need a bunch of cookies.
- I'm bored.
- This lasanga/burger/pizza is so good that I want more.
- If I don't eat these leftovers soon, they'll go bad and I'll have to throw them away.

Excersize, and as many have pointed out, leading an active life, are important, but for me the big thing was getting the food intake under control.
Danke
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So F1 becomes "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" - the points don't matter. Is Clive Anderson hosting?
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Danke
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Quote from tiagolapa :Yes, they will shut down to add stuff

I'd like to agree with you, but lots of major updates have happened without taking down the master server. Only the game servers (those run on people's PCs and hosting services like 500 servers) and the clients need to be updated.

I don't see that they've listed exactly what the maintenance is. Chances are its something as exciting as applying apache security patches.
Danke
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Somewhere I read that the DSi has 4x the RAM of the DS lite. I don't care about the cameras, although my kids might like to play with them. It's the extra RAM that apparently speeds up web browsing that interests me.

I guess my alternative for a mobile wif-fi web browser would be an ipod touch, which is about $60 more, but probably better suited for the job. I'm not sure I'm cool enough to own an ipod though. I'd have to turn in my grumpy old man card. :geezer:
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