Oh and +1

Seen that video before .

I think it does need karts due to the fact, nearly ALL racing drivers have had something to do with them. For example you cant just ask if you can join F1, you have to build you way through the stages (Cadet, Minimax, Junior Max, Senior Max, Junior TKM, TKM Extreme, 125 Gearbox, Biland etc). You dont have to do all of these stages like you could go from minimax miss out junior and go to junior TKM. This is a different engine etc. TKM And minimax and the other maxes are different karts. The cadet is a starting kart but there is a kart for babies! called the Baby Kart. As Luis Hamilton started in Karting he had to make his way through it like this then he was spotted as a good drive then went onto Faster machines. Now hes ended up in F1 with a MASSIVE wage but a debt aswell (Shouldnt take long the ammount of money your on). In karting there are 2 (Or should i say 3) different karts all together,

2 Stroke Engines, The engine size (For example 100cc) is lower but there quicker due to how the work.

4 Stroke Engines, Higher Engine Size (500cc) But the engines are probably around the same.

The wankel engine - Alan , He invented this, a video on his website www.karting1.co.uk, A kart with i think (If i remember correctly) 50BHP, this can beat a Biland round a track, Biland are fast karts but the wankel engine has power at the top end, normal engines have it at the bottom. So really you thrash the engine and it thanks you for it. A Fantastic kart that was Alan! (He Plays LFS and comes on the forum, im sure this thread will attract his attention!)

I see as karts are really the start of the Motorsport on tracks, Not many people jump into cars straight away, Karting lets you get the feel of contact and learning the racing lines. And maybe in the near future you move on? As im sure alot of karters will submit and be invovled in this thread. You would be alot better if you jump into karting for around 6 years than you jump into cars straight away. You wouldnt know the lines, how to set up the car, how to react to an error which would of accured.

MRT - The MRT doesnt really handle like a kart, It seems to not have a feel of a kart or the look. To be honest im not a big fan of it due to the gears are different (Motorbike engine?) and karts dont have F1 Stubs (Which the wheels fit on to) and at the back i can't see an axle? I just can't get the hang of that.

How about a pole being added to the thread? Will give a better idea of who would like what? And shouldnt this be in the suggestions forum?

Any way,

Many Thanks,

Matty (Karts FTW!)

Ill try that other website then. (Trying to get my dad to change network!)

Matt

No one interested?

I just worked out how to use the feature!

Hi,

Ide think it would be interesting to find out for me and others, to compare are internet speed results. As you all probably know, my is rubbish, this would also give us a guidence of what provider to go for and if Wlan or Lan. Also Which would need to be included is your providers name and Bandwith (Up to **Mb). And if your ADSL, Cable, Sat. This Would Give a good Idea for LFS users to see which is the best, for more stable results AND less or no timeouts!

For Example :

Adsl
Up To 16Mb Bandwidth
Lan Cable 10m (Or Wireless Signal Strength)
Downloading Speed : 3036 Kbps
Uploading Speed : 808 Kbps
Aol


The Link To Go Off :

http://www.wugnet.com/myspeed/speedtest.asp
(Remember to Click To Start MySpeed, Which is in the top Left)

Now My Results :

Adsl
Up To 8Mb Bandwidth
Wireless Signal Strength Low>Good
Downloading Speed : 819 Kbps
Uploading Speed : 343 Kbps
Sky Boardband.

Thankyou For your time,

Matthew

Last edited by dmwright, Wed, 8 Aug 2007 16:37. Reason : Adding/Missed Wording

I think you can get it through the website to be honest

thankyou thankyou

lol

I understand what Overclocking means, and what its like now

Hi.

The other day i was in the XFR and i had r2 slick tyres on. I turned round the corner but it turned abit to sharp and clipped a curb. Then it went onto two wheels as i went to save it i went oppostite lock (Only 90 Degrees to the left) and it made a snapping noise. Now i can slightly wobble my wheel, and i can see a bigger gab where the rotator bit is. Ive took abit of it apart and there seems to be nothing broken in there, looking at it, it seems to be something insim the wheel not the box thing. It still works perfectly but it does have a little wobble but it can slightly get annoying. Has anyone ever experienced this with the Logitech Formula wheel? (Its the new style). Ive tested the wheel for force feedback and it all works, it seems like something has popped out or something has come loose?

Many thanks,

Matty

I just have my head tilt on the standard setting BUT i do zoom in abit or Zoom out so i have a space between the side mirror and the edge of my screen. I use that because i have a good view of the track, and the cars around me.

I can't see the edit

Well im 14 and im at school, maybe there could be some sort of guide? Its not the case the settings in the engine. Its the bothering doing it. The game needs to be realistic

Hi,

Ive just had a good suggestion which came across me but ide like to share it with you, just to see what you think. Here i go:

In karting and racing cars engines can differ, For example My kart/car Engine could give out 12.8BHP, but a backmarkers engine who didnt bother to tune his has 11.3BHP. As this does make a vast ammount of difference i was wondering if it has any part in LFS? Like for example you can tune your car engines your self, after so long it needs retunning. I think this would make it alot more interesting and it wouldnt just involve the setup, it involves the car engine aswell?

Matt

Last edited by dmwright, Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:10. Reason : Spelling Mistake

To be honist i wouldnt recommend sky Boardband at all. Im always timing out. It has been getting better but, still i wouldnt recommend it. You also have to buy the Sky package (Television). It costs us £26 with 5-6 Packs (Not Sure) and Internet at £5, which is 8Mb and 40Gb Allowence. The specs are ok, but its the service which counts. Custormer service is up thr wall to, its about as useful as speaking to a brick wall. We would like to have Unlimited Calling service aswell, but custormer service is very C&&p. There is alot of comments in my last posts about Sky in google search on a review centre.

I Hope this helps,

Matt

Hi,

Becky is there anyway i can contact you privatly? As ive tried to Pm you but youve Blocked Personal Messages into your account.

Many thanks,

Matt

Have you Port Forwarded (If not Link Above)

Also if you have unstable internet i recommend 500 Servers,
Good service, and always happy to help, many people who host servers (Buy them) use him.

Franky500, i could be your business advertiser

Matt

Ok,

Ill take all your comments into mind, ill start looking at the websites youve sent (see if it can help me).

Many thanks for all your replies, Its much appreciated,

Matthew

Ok.

Thanks becky, whilist your here, i think your servers are great!

Many thanks,

Matt

Hi Guys,

I would like to learn how to program, but i dont know where to start? (I would like to create racing insim), Please could anybody help a noob here?

Many thanks.

Matty

Edit : Sorry. This should be in the Programming Forum, Just if anybody says Im a bigger Noob!

Last edited by dmwright, Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:25. Reason : ABove

Setups.....

Most people in real life who race karts/cars/other know the setup allways needs to be spot on, to be able to become competitive. When i had demo i was told that himself could do a 1.33 on Hard Track setup in the XFG & Bl1. I asked him to show me and he came back with an answer saying his busy. As we all know setups will always count, but it has to suit you as a driver. There is no point having a very quick setup but your driving styles don't match it. In away its like a puzzle. Like i find when on lfs ive not been on that track with that car for ages, i find my self tweaking the cars setup because my driving style has changed towards the car. It becomes very confusing but in the end you get there.

Matt

Hello,

I created a thread before but it seemed to go abit offtopic. So, if we could keep on topic on this one. Simply this is a new cruising Server which wont just fade away. We are coming very close to releasing it but, we need more team members so where able to kick this all off well. If your interested in this, please visit Northpolecruising.i8.com, if you would like to make a form to join the cruising team, please visit the forum. (there is a link on the webby). This will be simular like CLC or LTC, ive also just been told that the insim isnt far off and it should be done soon. Ill let you all know when im opening it, and when we can get it started and running.

Many thanks for your time and effort,

Matt

Hi,

Another stressful day working on the forum, weve been testing the dedicated host and it seems to be ok but still testing. Insim will not be long now . We still need many more people, At the moment we only have 4.

Matt

Hi,

My system on my laptop is very slow ive tried wipping it out, virus scanning, Rolling back windows, Defrag. I cant it work any quicker but when i purchused the laptop i thought it was pretty quick. I havent got any windows CD's but its allready been preinstalled. Im sure your thinking how is this LFS Related, well in away it is because im going to run 2 servers off it and the insim and i think it might not be able to cope? Is there any clever person who could give me an answer .

Looking forward to your kind replies (Like Usual)

Many thanks,

Matt