You can prove how competitive your team is be entering drivers into the GFC races. The GFC has now been running a team competition for the last couple of seasons.

There is an overall championship and a championship for each class (FOX and FO8).

A team can enter as many drivers as they like into each class but only the top two finishers from each class will score. So a team wishing to maximise their chances of points would enter 4 drivers, 2 in each class.

The competition is becoming more and more competitive.

I look forward to seeing some of you fledgling teams joining the great, clean racing you will enjoy in the GFC.

see www.gentlefoot.com/GFC.html and http://www.gentlefoot.com/LFS/forum/viewforum.php?f=36

GF

Quote from Mackie The Staggie :

Hey pretty damn decent mate, you could proberly get a few sponsourships from some of the tracks like, just one little tiny thing....




.....Where Scotland?

Fife is there because there are a few events at Knockhill.

It was so much fun the other night a few of us are gonna do the same thing again tonight at 21:00 UK time if anyone is up for some more quality racing around this challenging layout.

Quote from james12s :

good idea, also were abouts are you in the uk as from the venues you seem to be in kent, i live like halfway between lydden and brands hatch lol

You guessed it. I'm in Caterham - kent/surrey border but so far found no events in Surrey.

Quote from STROBE :

Brilliant idea - I've recently wished there were something like this when pondering whether I can get to any circuits with my camera.

Bug report: selecting any race types in County Durham returns a result for Silverstone.

ooops - must have entered that data wrong - thx for letting me know.

Nice turnout

A few of us are practicing for an upcoming GFC race but all are welcome. A few extra numbers will really help us prepare. The nurburgring like Fern Bay Black Reverse too

Anyone who wants to join it's Gentlefoot.com#2.

Quote from sinbad :

Looks really handy actually, although it doesn't tell me that British Superbikes are racing at Oulton Park on Monday. It seems to think that because it started (the race weekend) on the 3rd, the event is in the past.
Just a little bug I suppose, never a fan of black backgrounds either tbh but that's just me.

Yeah thanks for spotting that mate. - there is a bug with the event date/now comparison. I noticed that too but thought it was only missing events on the same day. If you uncheck the 'Do not show motorsport events in the past' checkbox you can see the event is there.

I think I need to do some cleverer logic when an event runs for more than 1 day too.

Will get it sorted this weekend hopefully.

I used to have this problem. Me and a mate would decide we wanted to go and watch some motorsport of a weekend and so we would look at the Brands Hatch site, the Goodwood site and maybe BARC.net or the Lydden Hill site to find out what was on and how much it would cost etc. We might even look at Easytrack for trackdays if we wanted some free entry.

It gave me an idea to create a web based database of all UK motorsport events that would allow the user to search by event type, county or all events at a particular venue.

I have now created the http://www.motorsportevent.co.uk website that does just that. I am adding more events all the time. Got all the main events on there now I think. Just need to find some more obscure ones like short oval racing and stuff like that.

Hope you find it useful.

ARBS make most difference to understeer/oversteer when you have the suspension fully loaded up - i.e. mid corner and exit. If you are suffering from corner entry oversteer you should try 1 click more front bump, or maybe even slightly more rear rebound.

Another thing that drammatically effects balance is the diff. Less coast lock = more oversteer at turn in. More power lock and you get that snap oversteer at exit. To tune the power locking listen to the engine revs. If they rise slightly as you put the power on then you have got it about right. If there is no rise in the engine pitch just before the back snaps out on you then reduce the power locking a bit. If you can here the wheels spinning but no oversteer results then you haven't got enough power locking.

Tyre temp balance only becomes really important over a long race where as the tyres temp balance changes over the race you have periods of understeer and periods of oversteer. Changing balance.

I always try and set up my GFC race sets so that the handling balance is consistent over the full heat cycle of the tyres. It's always safer to set the car so that the fronts run a bit hotter than the rears so that if you have a change in balance it is most likely to result in understeer as you over heat one of the front tyres.

If you over heat the rears on something like the FOX or FO8 then this causes real probs as you begin to oversteer more you generate even more heat in the rears and you spiral into uncontrollable oversteer very quickly. It can take as much as 2 or 3 laps of very careful (and slow) driving to get the temps back down again.

This is in contrast to having too much heat in the fronts which means you can still push fairly hard without scrubbing the front. Generally this costs you less time.

Might sound like a stupid question but you are using patch Y of LFS aren't you?

Only 2 or 3 places left on each grid for these two races next Sunday. This is a classic circuit for this dual class format and always proves to be a tough race that favours more experienced drivers.

Entries are still drip-dripping in so get in there quick if you are considering entering

GF

I think these rumours aren't helped by some website running a google adwords campaign with the following ad:

"Want Live for Speed S3?
Download Live for Speed S3 PC Game Only $20/Yr! - Live for Speed S3 PC "

I've seen them appear on my main site, in particular my setups page - www.gentlefoot.com

Haven't clicked thru so not sure why they are saying this.

GF

Entry lists have now been created. About 10 spots left in each race if any drivers/teams would like to be a part of this from the getgo.


Entry List Forum Section:
http://www.gentlefoot.com/LFS/forum/viewforum.php?f=10

Quote from Fuse5 :

baah.
I would love to pick up SS racing, but im not in the UK, so no can do.
The races would start at 10pm my local time, and due to still being a student in school, sunday night racing is not an option for me.

Might be able to join in June for a couple of races, but then again, there is no point in signing up for the whole season when i can only participate in single races. By when the entry list will be full.

/personal rant.

The GTTC events start 3 hours earlier than the GFC so maybe that would suit you better. Although I understand you would prefer the single seaters but there is great racing to be had in the GTRs and TBOs too.

To All:

I'm just about to start putting the entry lists for the first races together so if you still haven't entered now would be a good time.

These successful leagues will get underway again on 16th April. The start of a new seasons are a great time for new drivers and teams to join these competitions and enjoy some of the cleanest racing you'll find anywhere. Not to mention the unique challenge of racing in this dual class format.

Entry for these events will open on the evening of March 30th (this Sunday). I send out an email from gentlefoot.com letting all my forum members know when entry is open. This gives them the best opportunity to get their entries in immediately and avoid missing out on the first race. There have always been at least 38 entrants for the first races of the seasons so it important to enter quickly to avoid disappointment.

I would urge anyone keen on joining this season to sign up to the forum now to ensure you know as soon as entry opens. Here are all the links you need.

Forum registration:
http://www.gentlefoot.com/LFS/ ... profile.php?mode=register

GFC General Info:
http://gentlefoot.com/GFC.html

Forum Index:
http://gentlefoot.com/LFS/forum/

Testimonials: (what do the current drivers think?)
http://gentlefoot.com/testimonials.html

In the forum you can find all the rules, entry and race procedures. You can also view incidents that have happened in previous races and see how they were dealt with. This facility is what keeps the standards in the Challenge events so high.

I look forward to seeing a few new faces this season.

This event is cancelled.

Only 1 week to go until this event now.

GF

I'm dying to play at the moment but simply don't have time right now. Before when I had time and I'd been playing regularly I was losing the motivation but now I can't play I'm well up for it lol.

Want to turn some laps at some point today. I'm ill with a cold so think I should treat myself if I get a chance today

Quote from Glenn67 :

Simple to explain really the easier it is to live (have a roof over your head and put food on the table) the more self centered and shallow we become as a society.
The new generation is like the rich kids of a self made millionare dad, the dad has alot of character the kids have none

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Quote from Glenn67 :

True character and respect for fellow man flourishes and is most pronounced in adversity, history has a habit of repeating, which is why there is and always will be busts following boom times no matter how much the reserve banks play with monetary policyit's the dark side of our nature.

And I always thought the economic cycle was due to the natural lag involved in the effect of economic changes on one another. Ofcourse all economic trends relate to human nature in some way but I'm not so sure I agree that our social interactions with each other as individuals has any effect on the economic cycle

Details of this event are now available here:

www.gentlefoot.com/otherevents.html

You can enter either by using the web/email form or by PMing me in the gentlefoot.com forum.

only 3 spots left.

7 grid slots left with one week to go.

6 grid slots left with exactly one week to go.