Good good, I've been experimenting with the front dampers as that affects the way the car exits corners a lot, but I'm not sure how well it would work around Silverstone, as I don't own it ATM.
I'm gonna buy 3 things I think, for the 10% discount (which is a terribly small reduction but meh), and ATM I'm thinking Watkins Glen and Silverstone. Anything else I should get? God iRacing sucks when you buy a year, and still have to spend extra...
I've had a big fiddle with most settings, and I've got it to feel much more to my liking, although it's still by no means easy to drive. No more understeer, and it turns in on the throttle so you need to be careful, but I've attached it if anyone wants a go and gives me some feedback.
I've only tested it on the free tracks and infineon, as well as the skid pan.
Yup, I noticed that, awesomeness.
Well my first impression of the Lotus is pretty good.
The handling is definately very knife edge, but I love it TBH. You can catch slides with some success, and the grip the thing produces at high speed is awesome. Go above 120 mph and the thing is just glued to the road. You can even feel the steering load increase, and it genuinely conveys what I'd expect ground effect to feel like, even if it's botched a bit. At low speed though it's very very slippery and you need to be very precise. One thing I do like, is being able to setup up the differential properly, NO MORE lift off oversteer!!!
The sound is more aggressive than it seemed on the preview video, but it's very thin and there ain't much low midrange meat which I'd expect. It sounds like a 500 cc version of the same engine.
The handling is definately very knife edge, but I love it TBH. You can catch slides with some success, and the grip the thing produces at high speed is awesome. Go above 120 mph and the thing is just glued to the road. You can even feel the steering load increase, and it genuinely conveys what I'd expect ground effect to feel like, even if it's botched a bit. At low speed though it's very very slippery and you need to be very precise. One thing I do like, is being able to setup up the differential properly, NO MORE lift off oversteer!!!
The sound is more aggressive than it seemed on the preview video, but it's very thin and there ain't much low midrange meat which I'd expect. It sounds like a 500 cc version of the same engine.
Internal server error for me atm. How does the lotus compare handling wise to say the Mazda? (Should be quite different onbviously)
Yeah that one, but that was updated before the last 6 hours or so of scheduled racing I believe.
In the last list posted I was 280th, but since then I drove in several more races without many incidents. I'm waiting to see the final standings first though. 
Replied to iRacing thread.
I dunno, I hope they have an idea to bring in drivers who juuust missed out to replace unsubscribed / uninterested members... But who knows.Yeah I should have renewed earlier. I'm looking forward to seeing the latest list though cos I reckon I've only just missed out, and that 80 iRating I've lost could swing it. I emailed support about it last night, still nothing back yet. Also posted a quick thread.
Edit: I've had around 10 months in total of iRacing subscription, which is why I thought 3 heavy weeks would be enough.
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. The system is retarded. Way too much focus on SR. Then that borked race where I lost a lap cost me like 80 iRating (and 20+ or so positions in the iRating rank). The system keeps you completely in the dark as to where you are once you reach 4.99 on C license.Edit: Grats on getting in yourself Samuli.
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No, C license 4.99. But my last 20 sessions have been very clean. I didn't get black flagged or doing anything wrong to lose an entire lap. The blue flag started appearing halfway through lap 1 to suggest I was somehow a lap down... WTG iRacing.
Well, looks like I'm not in. **** it. 35xx iRating, and 4.99 SR... Could have been down to recent race I had which battered my iRating whereby iRacing cocked something up putting me a lap down when I actually finished in 4th place with an awesome field only seconds behind the leader.
Edit: Still a great song now spanks!
Edit: Still a great song now spanks!
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I dunno if you guys know, but I was just racing with arrechee earlier today. I have loads of respect for the guy now after seeing how quick he is in iracing after having only driven for a few weeks. J Tanko is the name.
Great job with this guys, very professional. 
Yes, because there are 1 byte for 8 bits.
Cocky not?
+1, although I think our team commits a similar crime. Anyway, awesome looking lineup, good to see another big team formed to liven up LFS again. Good luck guys.
You wait forever for one bus to come along, then 2 come all of a sudden. 
I was a little bit luckier to win this one though. Volker was in it, on pole obviously, with me 2nd. On lap 2 (iirc) he made an error in the final corner, and I slipstreamed passed down the straight, and then went on to stay infront for 11 laps, until the inevitable happened and I made a small error myself. Luckily I kept a comfortable 2nd until lap 17 where he span off in the treacherous (sp) T3, and handed me the victory (which I almost threw away with 3 laps to go..).
I was a little bit luckier to win this one though. Volker was in it, on pole obviously, with me 2nd. On lap 2 (iirc) he made an error in the final corner, and I slipstreamed passed down the straight, and then went on to stay infront for 11 laps, until the inevitable happened and I made a small error myself. Luckily I kept a comfortable 2nd until lap 17 where he span off in the treacherous (sp) T3, and handed me the victory (which I almost threw away with 3 laps to go..).
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Reason : I can't spell.
At last. After 2 more shocking races earlier today, it's finally clicked together. Led start to finish with a new PB, and no incidents, long may it continue. *prays*
Fine with me. Com'on Scipeh! Stop getting infractions and join! Lol.
I dunno, is it just 3/4 of us interested? It won't be much fun with such few drivers. I'm pretty bored with LFS atm, and this sounded like it could provoke some interest for something different, obviously not.
I bring good news once again. It's now been too long for me to remember since I last won a race, and I've yet to win any so far edit: in the Mazda, despite almost winning the first one I raced in. Anyway, here's a short replay cut of someone outbraking themselves and plowing me off the track on lap 2... 
http://www.mediafire.com/?cznevwyhfcy
http://www.mediafire.com/?cznevwyhfcy
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Hmm, do you have any wheel compensation set (above 0.00) in LFS? Because if wheel turn is set less than 720 degrees in LFS the steering becomes less sensitive around the center if you use well above 0 wheel comp.
I think the reason there is some disparity between me and other iRacers is because my driving style is more suited for LFS. In iRacing you have to drive like Jenson Button, i.e. no mid corner steering wheel corrections, at least in the Mazda.
Yes.
Yes.
iRacing's tracks and tyre physics (which feel pretty good to me, I think the car mechanics are the issue) together with LFS's car mechanics, and I'd be in heaven. I hate going back to LFS's sterile, flat tracks after iRacing sometimes.
FGED GREDG RDFGDR GSFDG