Quote from logitekg25 :

<pizza>
me and my friends

Who the hell cuts pizza that way? I can understand if it were Sicilian...

Everyone knows you can't get decent pizza more than 50 miles outside New York City or Chicago anyway.

Granted, I've had some pretty shitty, pre-made pizza in New York...

Lies. The 6800GT was offered in both AGP and PCI-E.

Way I see it, intentionally handicapping yourself because you want a "realistic experience" is bollocks. You race to win any way you can within the rules. You want to use button clutch? Be my guest. You want to use a slower and more accident-prone H-shifter? I'll be more than happy to pass you. That's like joining a stock-based racing series that allows suspension upgrades and refusing to use them on principle because "it's a stock-based series."

On the matter of macros, I'm a bit conflicted. I agree that they clearly go against the intent of the sim. And if they are explicitly banned in a particular competition, then you have no right to be using them. However, if they are legal and you come up with a solution that gives you an edge, via software or hardware, who is to say your creativity cannot be rewarded?

Last edited by Forbin, Fri 5 Nov 2010, 20:34.

A friend of mine races a Honda RS125 GP bike. Her dad does all her maintenance and can often be seen wrenching on it in the paddock.

Recently, she bought a 2008 Honda CBR600RR race bike. When she's riding that, her dad walks around the paddock with a wrench asking other people if they need anything.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Agreed. Transmission loss on a chain driven bike should be substantially less than a car (for which the 15% figure is often said to be typical for a 2WD).

Yes, I meant 85% efficiency, 15% losses.

Anyway, tell me where I'm wrong here.

2008 Yamaha R6
Crank: 127.3 HP (see link below)
Wheel: 109.7 HP (see pic below)
Efficiency: 86%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_YZF-R6

Quote from J@mes :

Well a lot more than 160bhp/l is possible, e.g. the BMW S1000RR which makes 190bhp from a 999cc inline four...

Indeed. If it's naturally-aspirated road-going bone-stock HP/L you're looking for, look no further than a race-replica motorbike engine.

600cc 4-cylinders are making around 105-110HP at the rear wheel, bone stock. Figure about 85% drivetrain losses. That makes 130HP at the crank.

216HP/L

Quote from Dygear :

With these requests so common, how about we just come up with a generic reply that we can copy and past into the message reply box?

Nonsensical responses work fine.

The combustible key is counterproductive to carbonic carpentry in continuous colors.

Last edited by Forbin, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 17:27.

Quote from anttt69 :

God knows what im going to have to tell the poor git who bought it off me.

I'd say you're morally obligated to give the buyer his money back.

Quote from TehPaws3D :

I've found everything, And completed it twice ( What can I say, Modern warfare 2 on veteran took a hour, And online to get to 60 took 6 hours so.. meh )

Still, Greatly fun game, Will have to look I alot of places I skipped.

First version I ever downloaded was 0.1E in early October, 2002. So not quite the very beginning (i.e. 0.04 in August), but damn close.

I was a senior in high school. Someone on MCO (Motor City Online, a racing MMO) mentioned LFS. I played racing games with a flight stick back then. MCO got closed the following year, though after trying it again briefly shortly before, I didn't miss it. I was like, "damn, the physics in this game suck compared to LFS."

Back in my day, we only used 3 gears to keep the GTT's supremely laggy turbo spooled up! You think the turbos are laggy now...

You wouldn't believe the trails of smoke pouring off tires at the end of Blackwood's back straight... No tire temps, no fuel consumption, no cockpit sound muffling, extremely basic suspension modeling where car camber = wheel camber, no bump stops... I could go on.

Last edited by Forbin, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 04:34.

Quit it with the "S" word.

Quote from MAGGOT :

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Drunk at a wedding.

David Boreanaz?

Quote from shiny_red_cobra :

I'd love to see a picture of the inside of your computer, simulation.

Yeah, there is no separate chip for the on-board graphics. It's integrated into the northbridge.

You need to disable the integrated video in the BIOS.

Quote from Dajmin :

Yeah, but you can't really compare a new car with one that came along 45 years ago. But back in the day that was stuff to lust after. They were all steel and still used big carbs. Of course new tech is going to make it obsolete, that's why we have research. The only thing they haven't improved is looks. How many of the current models will still have people wanting them in 2050?

Why not? Both are available for sale today. The only thing the Mustang has over a Corrolla is style. On all other fronts, the Corrolla wins (performance, price, reliability, fuel econ, comfort, safety, etc.).

Even my 1998 Ford Ranger 3.0 V6 (compact pickup) is on par with the original Mustang in terms of performance. And it didn't cost me $10,000.

The only people who want a 1965 Mustang are people who had one as a kid but sold it and became nostalgic, and posers.

Me? I spent a decent amount of my formative years in my dad's 1994 BMW 325is, of which I had temporary ownership for a short period. My older brother currently owns it, but should he move on to something else, I may be inclined to buy it from him. And if not, I may buy a different E36 in the future. Probably not, but the urge will be there.

Quote from Dajmin :

That's the Shelby

This is the pinnacle of Mustang:


1965. Drop-top. No low-profile tyres, no wind tunnels, no safety features of any kind. Seatbelts if you were really lucky. Effing raar

The original Mustang was also slow as balls.

"As for straight-line performance, R&T's 210-horsepower 289/four-speed car did about what the editors expected: 0-60 mph in nine seconds (vs. 11.2 for an automatic 260), a standing quarter-mile of 16.5 at 80 mph, 110 mph all out, and 14-18 mpg."

You get equivalent straight line performance out of a base model Toyota Corolla these days. And forget corners.

Quote from Zay :

Lately Ive been listening to more classic rock, here are a few:
Teenage Wasteland-The who

At least get the name of the song right.

Quote from evilgenius :

Mad Max ! I recommend, old but oh well brilliant, especially part 2.

Mad Max 1 was very, very lame. I was ready to turn it off 40 minutes in but decided to give it a chance, see if it got any better or more interesting. Then the credits rolled.

This one gets a resounding "meh..." from me.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Without more information you're only going to get sarcastic answers like Forbin's.

Facetious? Well, I do say, this accusation is quite preposterous. I was merely attempting to relieve this chap of the burden of possessing a functional computer, lest he again insult the work of one Eric Bailey.

Quote from DeadWolfBones :

Forbin was being an ass. Don't do what he said. :P

I prefer "donkey," thanks.

Quote from Inouva :

Almost win, so cloooose bawahahahahah

Yeah, I had a pretty good idea where this was going. Judging by the fact that the OP's common sense of computing is severly lacking, I'm willing to bet his skills at modifying the game art are similarly lacking, making this an ultimately pointless thread, regardless of any moral or legal issues.

Last edited by Forbin, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 16:53.

It's already on your computer. Go to Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt. Type this in:

format C:

This unlocks the editing mode.

Exhibit A:

I used low tire pressures to get a little more mechanical grip so I could use less wing. This got me the WR but I was eventually beaten by someone with higher pressures. IIRC, I was faster in the corners but he ended up being fast enough on the straights to make up for it.

Anyway, as a result of the low pressures, the optimal slip angle of the tires was rather high. I was often hitting as much as 2 degrees of lateral slip. That's why it looks like I'm "drifting."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PThQ38gyfQo

Exhibit B:

Low pressures were not conducive to consistent grip on this track (too much heat) so I used higher pressures. The end result was a much lower optimal slip angle, such that the car always appears to be pointing exactly in the direction of travel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5jxMiTrm9s

Bear in mind, no matter what video card you get, you're going to be pretty heavily CPU limited.

Wow, that's a blast from the past.