26 Feb -- Phillip Island (Australia)
01 Apr -- Imola (Italy)
22 Apr -- Assen (Netherlands)
06 May -- Monza (Italy)
13 May -- Donington Park (Great Britain)
28 May -- Miller Motorsports Park (United States)
10 Jun -- Misano Adriatico (San Marino)
01 Jul -- Motorland Aragon (Spain)
22 Jul -- Brno (Czech Republic)
05 Aug -- Silverstone (Great Britain)
26 Aug -- Moscow (Russia)
09 Sep -- Nurburgring (Germany)
23 Sep -- Portimao (Portugal)
07 Oct -- Magny Cours (France)

Last edited by Forbin, Tue, 6 Mar 2012 03:42.

This just in: NASCAR personnel and fans melt in the rain, descended from Wicked Witch of the West

Mainstream American sports? :sleep1:

/hipster

Yup. I made Expert for the 2012 season but I'm taking a break from it this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X9-tlExWXc&t=3m18s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m5YTTwdZnM

Last edited by Forbin, Mon, 3 Oct 2016 18:53.

Quote from Mr. Apex :

-> Forbin

Simplicity can be a quality.

Due to it's simplicity, VTEC is very reliable. And well, it wouldn't be economical to run the sharper cams all trough the rev range. The lower revs are for cruising.

And frankly: The increase in torque and power and the sound is what makes for the VTEC experience. If you want a light engine, VTEC is your choice.

You just reiterated what I said. It's not a performance feature but a fuel economy feature.

It's ridiculous to admire such simple variable valve timing in a performance vehicle. It doesn't improve the performance of the engine at higher RPM's, it just ruins it at lower RPM's as clearly shown in the dyno curve above.

Mitten - Similar Sense

MUCH higher quality here: http://mynameismitten.tumblr.com/music

I think it's a shame when a premier series (F1, MotoGP, etc.) limits technological advancement.

Overall, I think FIM has a pretty good system now. In Moto2, they have spec engines and spec ECU's and prototype frames to let talent rise to the top without too much influence from engineering dominance. This results in some pretty good racing. Then in MotoGP, they let the teams go nuts, with the best rider they can find, on the best bike they can build. This results in astonishing displays of engineering and riding skill, and does not necessarily preclude good racing. Spec tires kinda limit what they can do, though, unfortunately.

1. MotoGP
2. Moto2
3. Moto3
4. WSB
5. WSS (PJ Jacobsen is a local hero where I'm from, I've seen him do some club races)

I don't really care about 4-wheel stuff.

See also: twine.

You can tell one oval from another?

I've actually been on the Pocono oval, but only very briefly as part of one of the infield road circuits. Mostly that part is just used as a toilet by NASCAR fans.

Last edited by Forbin, Sat, 3 Dec 2011 03:29.

Quote from Cornys :

Generaly, Internationaly Sanctioned events are ran with stricter rules of racing and American Sanctioning is a little freer with in-race administration, and generaly is more geared towards excitement for those in attendace more so than those in the cars.

The biggest thing for me is that American events tend to be artificially geared towards excitement, and that cheapens the whole experience. Exciting moments become far less exciting when they happen every 5 minutes in every race. There is a point where "exciting" becomes "normal/mundane" and that point is largely a function of frequency. You need plenty of boring moments to balance it out. Quality over quantity.

International events are guilty of this too (F1 is a major example) but I think to a lesser extent.

Motorbike racing in the US is probably the most International-like type of Pro racing we have, although there are ongoing efforts to Americanize it.

Club-level roadracing definitely focuses more on the driver's enjoyment and pure competition.

Quote from e2mustang :

i love america ! we lost power for 22 hours coz of 5 inches of snow. GOD !!! I wouldnt even care if no power but the heat,at night brrrrrrrrrr.but again once i slept in -27 c in hungary when it was record cold and the heat didnt reach the other side of the bed well that was interresting. so i can handle cold,but still..

26 hours here. Indoor temperature was about 55F/13C before the power came back on.

Quote from E39M5POWER :

Im now looking for another just like it,and going crazy waiting for my first track day.

Where are you in VA? I have some friends in the NoVA area who ride trackdays a lot. One of the guys owns his own shop.

http://www.trackdaycustoms.com/Home.html

Not to excuse this potential bug, but why are you even using the visible line? It's a bad habit to get into. Pick out your own reference points. It'll make you faster.

I read the OP as:

"Hey guyz, I know you keep telling me to be patient, but I'm here to tell you I'm very impatient, and I think by telling you this Scawen will take pity and release the FWD econobox. I know we already have 3, but I want this one!"

Heathers - Margie

The whole album is freaking amazing.

http://www.heathersmusic.net/music/

Quote from Tox Laximus :

:sleep2:

Go watch some World Record laps and see how much they "cheat." (http://www.lfsworld.net, click on "S2 Hotlaps," click the "WR's" tab, and click on a lap time)

Here's an example (no longer a WR, you get the idea): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kACdhgzNmjc

Note how smooth I am with everything I do, especially my line, steering, and throttle.

There's only one reason you can't approach their pace: you're a beginner, which means you have a lot to learn. You don't know the line and you don't have a good feel for the car. Get some practice in and maybe you'll start turning times within 2 seconds of the World Record.

If you think you're hot shit because you can beat the AI on Pro, guess again.

Last edited by Forbin, Mon, 5 Sep 2011 16:39.

Quote from Jonathon.provost :

WTF are you talking about you don't even know what race it was
and actually that driver didn't even win

Why does it matter what race it was? It's a race. The objective is the same for all of them. Go fast without screwing up and hope that's fast enough to win. You screwed up, so you lost. Someone else was maybe slower than you but faster than the rest, didn't screw up as badly as you, and won.

Where's the problem here?

This is racing. You make a mistake, you pay for it, sometimes with a DNF. What makes you think you deserve a second chance after screwing up so badly?

Last edited by Forbin, Thu, 1 Sep 2011 14:12.

Quote from Jonathon.provost :

I know when I had a big race once, I can't remember what one sorry, and I think it was a 2 hour event in the FOX but I flipped at the 1 hour 30 mark and there wasn't a safety car.
I was fighting for the lead and wouldn't you be pissed off that you couldn't continue as there was no tows or safety cars.

Of course. But that's racing.

The driver behind you may have been slower but didn't make a major mistake, and therefore deserved the win. The fastest driver who kept their cool and had the right pit strategy won the race. The purity of the sport was preserved.

Last edited by Forbin, Thu, 1 Sep 2011 13:58.

Quote from xaotik :

In that sense, a racing simulator does not require driver models much less driver models wearing helmets and suits, properly modeled race-car cockpits with roll-cages and fire extinguishers, tracks with tyrewalls, sand/gravel traps, etc. All it needs it's a rudimentary fictional vehicle that obeys simulated laws of physics as accurately as possible and two parallel lines that define a circuit with complete disregard for simulating the experience of racing, not caring if race tracks actually look like actual race tracks or race cars actually look like actual race cars or that racing situations resemble actual racing situations.

Sounds good to me. All I see when I'm racing, even in real life, is the path of the track, my line through it, any necessary reference points along the way, and any vehicles in my way. Nothing else matters. Everything else is a distraction.

Frankly, I'm a bit annoyed by the emphasis racing sims place on emulating real life, namely real life cars, real life tracks, real life procedures (e.g. safety car). All that does is limit creativity and diminish the purity of the experience. You have this totally open world where anything is possible. Just apply proper physics so everything feels right, and go from there.

Last edited by Forbin, Thu, 1 Sep 2011 13:44.

Quote from shashdev :

Well the helmet is used, but he's never crashed with it on and it's never fallen or anything. I inspected it and there weren't any scratches or dents and it's DOT and Snell approved. It's also only like a couple years old. It was too good a deal to pass up.

It's your head. Far be it from me to tell you how to spend your money.

Does sim racing have any of the same safety hazards as real racing?