Quote from Forbin :

A common misconception. If you have a WR, you know how to fracking drive, plain and simple. Most WR holders have the know-how to turn a WR set into a race set and be very competitive with it.

I concur. We had Hawku on for our hour race this week and he absolutely took apart racers that are regarded as pretty quick. He lapped the whole field of 20 in an hour of SO4.

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

How is it harsh? They buy an amazing piece of kit to have the great FF, the shifter, the 3 pedal unit and the (up to) 900 degrees of lock.

(The logical part of my brain would say that people would use what the car has in game (i.e xfg 720), which (for me at least) is the fastest.)

However they use the same amount of lock that you get on a Momo (which let's face is is a legendary wheel) and could have made/bought a seperate shifter or FF shifter (joystick) for a fraction of the price. (And a LARGE proportion of them use auto clutch so the 3rd pedal is rendered useless)

Unless my ignorance has reached new levels, I stand by 'moron'

You really have no sense of humour do you?

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

"Real Life" values for me.

Anyone who bought/buys a G25 and uses like 240 degrees of lock is a moron.

Moron is a bit harsh, I would say 'gamer'

Quote from deggis :

...Aren't proper nouns usually capitalized?

That's not fair. Not everyone has a shift key y'know.

So is it ready for the great unwashed? Or will we have to say goodbye to Jaap?

Quote from AlienT. :

Whats with everyone using hidden text? Is this the new fashion these days

Anyway I want to report that a Canadian by the name of Shooter has broken into my Garage and stolen my skippy...cry cry! Anyone knowing his wherabouts please call 999

The swine! The next time he comes on our server we'll detain him for you.

Quote from deggis :

At least until 2013....

There wont be a 2013, haven't you heard

Quote from BlueFlame :

Shareth not bitter words, shareth only bitter ale my son!

No one gets their hands on MY ale!

Quote from BlueFlame :

You better HOPE she's not reading these forums now boy! hahaha

No worries on that score. You only need one dope per household!

Quote from hyntty :

Well if you can beat it, I guess you'll be the next wc...

I didn't say I could beat it did I?

Quote from BlueFlame :

Oh, of course, your dating a finnish chick aren't you? You gotta up the rep for us Brits man! :P

Yeah, been 'dating' her for 25 years! Not quite the 'chick' she used to be though.

I would dearly love to see the end of PBs being displayed. Let them be shown only to the driver in question and/or then in the results table along with the lap it was done on. My reason for wanting this is that it is distracting, as is the fusillade of smilies, well dones, w00ts and weyheys. PBs are great, we all like to get them, but displaying them is of no real interest to anyone but oneself.
/Meh mode=off


EDIT: This shouldn't be in this thread. Could some kind gentleman move it to an appropriate thread? Thanks

Last edited by Doorman, Sun 5 Oct 2008, 21:28.

I have a sauna in my house and we have it at 90°-95°. About 5 minutes-cold shower-another 5 minutes-another cold shower then cold beer! Ihana!
I must say I was surprised at 'only' 18 minutes @ 110° for a world championship.

Good luck chaps. Mind the straw bales!

I'm not being negative because I like your ideas, it's just that I have it on good authority that straw bales aren't allowed in motor racing, but they are allowed in motorcycle racing. Just a thought.

Quote from hrtburnout :

Oh come on.

Mr. Dildo, could you describe your problem a bit more detailed?

He can't find the switch?

Dead Men Racing run a single combo for a week. For example, this week it's RACs at Aston National reversed. The week ends on Thursdays with a one hour race, after which a new combo is chosen. If you like well ordered racing, give us a try. (Read the entry screen before clicking 'Yes' )

What? No one up in arms about Nick Heidfelds penalty?

Not to mention Barricello's fine.

Quote from Shotglass :

well yes... it currently is very american but the point where its _too_ american is when the driver model has a belly... bits of cheese on the visor and sits in an suv or pickup on an oval

You forgot the gun rack in the cab and a dead deer slung across the hood!

Quote from Hyperactive :

But it wouldn't work because of few things:
- penalties would be given by ai, or scripts and triggers. There is huge chance that majority of penalties on first laps would be harsh or unneeded as well as decent amount of all penalties as well because ai can't make a difference between accident avoidance, loss of control, accidental cut by just few millimetres and straight-forward cutting with no intention to even stay ont track.

It would be the same for everyone. Also it would very likely, after a period of assimilation, cut out that mad scramble for places at T1. We are supposed to be in control after all!

Quote from Hyperactive :

Tire stacks are an ok system, they clearly show where you can go. Although it would be even better if the tyre collision physics were much better and also bigger tire stacks were available.

I get more whinges about tyre stacks being 'on the racing line' when clearly they are not, than anything else. This, I think, is because LFSers have come to regard cutting as legitimate.
We'll just have to bumble along as usual until a solution is found. In my opinion an answer is necessary if LFS is to 'grow up'

Quote from Shotglass :

pickup truck racing? this is getting a bit too american

getting?

You're quite right, stewards interpret the rules. Basically, they're looking for the piss takers or the downright dangerous!
Maybe in LFS we need our governing body,the Devs, to state what they think is 'legal' and put in place a method of punishment much the same way as speeding in the pitlane, failing to pit etc. but ditch the arcadey messages splashed across the screen. (that's a different subject though) Even if it was a server option like no resetting or compulsory pitting at least it would stop the ongoing, never ending 'cutting' debate.

EDIT: It would eliminate the need for tyre stacks as well.

Quote from [DUcK] :

so you're saying, if in real life, there was this corner that you had to cut, and everyone knew it was stupid to, but to win, you had to, that you wouldn't do it? that's just stupid.
it's got nothing to do with the people of lfs, there are some people who drive just to drive, there are some who race to win. the people that race to win, will bend the rules untill they snap, to win. this includes cutting. the chicanes in lfs for cutting, is like shoving a big mudcake infront of a fat kids face. ofcourse you're going to cut them, since most of them are taken flat out.
the point of this thread is that the chicanes should be made more proper, so people actually have to brake and slow down for them. then we would also get less damage, because you'd take them at a slower speed, unlike the flat out ones that are in lfs now. that's what they are for in real life anyway, to slow the track down.

2c

I think what he's saying is, that in real life at point on a track, i.e. a chicane, where liberties are taken, i.e. cutting (cutting is regarded as having all four wheels off the track. At least two wheels are to be on the track. The kerb is not the track.), a steward is stationed. If he notices a driver cutting deliberately that driver will/could be given a warning. If he does it again he will/could be black flagged! His race will/could be over. The stewards would have discretion. RAC Competitions rules. I don't know about the rest of the world.

Threaten him. Best in the long run. If your threats are effective that is. How big is he?

I don't know why you're all getting so worked up about it. It's not a sport, it's an entertainment! You know, like American idols and Britain's got talent