I believe it was FOX that also had the incredibly stupid graphical representation of aero effects during NASCAR races. Compared to that, Digger is a GREAT idea.

I liked the Bob Varsha quote during the F1 race regarding the Piquet truck test. "Apparently F1 has become a stepping stone to the Camping World Truck Series."

I'll be on around 9:30pm Eastern tonight. Tell me where to be and I'll be there.

I'm not opposed to all meeting up on a server outside the US - Race Center or FOX Racing for example. My network card doesn't discriminate.

Good to see another user on this side of the pond!

I can attest to the fact that LOTA runs great leagues. Also, I'm starting a UF Baby-R league next Wednesday. The link for signups and more info is in my sig.

Quote from westfield bend :

ah yes, racing around a short grass/dirt oval. I once made a layout on the grass at aston.

would be interested.

I made a half grass/half paved oval using AS2R. It sounds like you did the same. It was great fun to race online, but in order to avoid the "wrong way" message on the back straight I had to set the server to cruise=yes

IMO, the Ratbag games went downhill each release after DTR: Sprint Cars. DTR2's late models could easily turn winged sprint-like times at Knoxville and that completely ruined it for me.

Install a huge rear wing. It won't fix your problem, but at least you'll fit in with all the other '91 Civics out there.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Potentially. I would have thought that both devs and users would prefer real content over fictional.


I suppose this entirely depends on how easy and expensive it is to get real tracks scanned. I can't see the devs making a real track without scanning it, tbh. I could see Eric getting some inspiration for a fictional track of his own creation again, if he did a few real ones in a row. It's got to be more creative to start from scratch, and more of an achivement to see hundreds of people racing around your design.

It's possible that Eric has been working on a fictional track or two since the release of S2 way back when. Then he put it/them on hold when this Rockingham thing came up. So we still could see a fictional track or two eventually in S3. Of course nobody knows for sure.

Quote from Tomba(FIN) :

Let me go make a thread of me going to WC

Let's hope Kayne doesn't ruin THAT moment.

I have an HTC Ozone that I'm very happy with. Not a great browsing phone, but it does email and RSS nicely. It fits better in my pocket than my old razor did. Plus all those lovely free windows mobile apps, google maps, games, etc.

I think the "S3 is one track and one car ... for now" approach is good news. Otherwise we'd have to wait ages for an S2-sized chunk of content - 11 cars and 3 tracks.

Glad to help

Quote from Mp3 Astra :

I'm sorry to stoop to such a low level of intelligence, but has anyone else noticed a little rhyming pattern here? Scirocco and Rockingham... OMGZORSSSS. I hope someone else hasn't already said that.

Okay, I'm done. Back to sensible speculation.

It crossed my mind too that we're waiting for the devs to drop a pair of rocs on us.

This calls for a stakeout of every future BTCC event, every event at Rockingham, heck, every petrol station and car parts store in the UK in an effort to get more LFS spy photos.

In your "driver" setup screen in LFS, do you have the h-pattern gear shift set to h-shifter or something like that? Make sure it doesn't still say sequential.

Also, be sure that you're driving a car that has an h-pattern transmission. LFS won't let you use an h shifter to shift a sequential box.

There's a check box in the config screen to say "hold the key down" or something like that. You need to have that checked.

When you "shift" in notepad, you should see the letter assigned to the gear keep repeating.

Good to hear! I'm getting old too, but the determining factor for me is my kids' bedtime. Please follow the link to sign up.

Hi all,

I'm starting up an "independent chapter" at Race2Play (private league in R2P-speak) featuring the UF Baby-R. The 45% intake-restricted UFR, conceived by (and used with permission from) Concept Racing, is all tire and no power - great for tight racing. The series will run on alternate Wednesdays starting on October 7th. Click for more information.

The league is open to everyone, please take a look.

Quote from UncleBenny :

Probably doesn't affect you road racers as much, but iRacing has FINALLY found the photo finish issue that was giving wins to the second place guy instead of who was in first.

That's interesting. So at the big restrictor plate tracks, did you have a huge pack of cars jockeying for a close second place?

Quote from Crommi :

...I added this season's schedule in attachment which should explain it...

Thanks for posting the schedule, that helps those of us on the outside a lot. I'm wondering, are there many people who "slum it" in the lower series even though they could race in higher ones? I like racing slower cars more than the fast ones and I can't see myself wanting to go much past the D license events.

Quote from dawguk :

Also, what's the deal with regard to teams having to use both tyre compounds, like this year? Does that mean at least one pit stop will be compulsory?

Yes, the two compound rule is still in effect for 2010 unfortunately.

Quote from danowat :

I always sit down

Years of living with Women has conditioned me this way!!!

I always sit down since I'm the one who cleans the toilet. I guess that's a double strike against me - improper positioning and doing housework. If it's any consolation, I still pee on bushes and trees when I'm in the woods.

Quote from DaveWS :

I think its more a case of the tyre squeal sounds are too high, like in all cars IMO.

FWIW, when I saw the TDI Jettas in real life at Mid Ohio, you could only hear the tires, the engines are really quiet.

Word is that Danica is "almost certainly" going to try a limited schedule of ARCA (Daytona only most likely), trucks, and Nationwide next year, while still running in the IRL.

http://jayski.com/cupnews.htm#news-danica

Should be interesting.

Quote from Becky Rose :

What a guy.

Between taking the old Jordan/Midland outfit to strong form and sacrificing their biggest talent for the good of the sport and the personal interests of his own driver, I have to say, i'm starting to warm to the Force India team.

Apparently the loss of a really good driver doesn't bother him? Money (or allegedly, forgetting about a past debt) is all well and good, but you can't go out and buy a talented driver if you're Force India.

I suppose he didn't have much choice though.