Sure mate - sign up on the forum and I'll add ya. There are still reserve places left.
www.gentlefoot.com/LFS/forum
Best thing to do is hook up with a group of tight knit racers that you know you can trust. I always tend to race with people I know on the GFC server. And then when other people join, they see that we are all driving properly they tend to do the same. If not they get kicked.
Good points there. The thing about real life racing is that if someone 'shuts the door' on someone who is attempting to stick it down the inside, whether they have adequate overlap or not (level before the apex), if contact is made it's usually the outside car that bounces off the outside of the track and into the tyres or whatever. In LFS however, this doesn't always seem to be the case and contact often results in both cars spinning wildly.
I think that is part of the reason there are more problems with this in LFS than real life racing.
Sure, if the driver sticking it down the inside doesn't have overlap you are within your rights to 'slam the door' but if contact is made you will probably lose time and maybe positions anyway so to me doesn't make sense.
The way I approach it is this. If they've got down the inside of me I won't slam the door (unless I don't know they are there). Instead I will tuck in behind them and attempt a pass at the next available opportunity.
If someone is slightly in front of you, they do not change their line or speed and you hit them then the collision is clearly your fault.
If they are slightly in front of you and then they suddenly change direction and you have no time to react and contact occurs then it is their fault for driving in a dangerous manner (swerving).
On the other hand, if they brake earlier for a corner than you are expecting and they have not changed their position on track then it is your fault for not giving yourself enough room to allow for such things.
Ofcourse blocking is allowed. Say you come off a corner together and you are behind. You go for the inside line but the driver in front moves slowly across to cover you and this forces you down the outside, this is fine.
If on the other hand they don't notice you going down the inside until the last moment and then suddenly swerve to block you and this results in contact then I would consider this dangerous driving also and not a fair block. To swerve back the other way and block again afterwards is a definate no no.
Blocking should be done in such a way as to not cause contact. If a driver is already up to your rear wheel then you've missed the chance to block and have to accept that they have that track position.
Depends how it's done.
If you are trying to pass someone around the outside of a bend at the exit and you have not made it fully alongside them then that person is quite within their rights to use all of the track they need for the exit. This is the normal racing line. This is know as a 'squeeze'. A sensible driver who is being squeezed should back off to avoid an accident.
If on the other hand the car trying to pass on the outside at exit gets fully alongside and the driver moves over and makes contact or forces them onto the grass this is known as 'side swiping' and is considered dangerous driving in real world motorsport so you shouldn't do it in LFS either.
Can someone buy me a Porsche 993 please? I want a flat 6 boxer engine but my parents won't buy it for me even though I told them how good they are. I have a Honda Civic 1.5 V-TEC-E at the moment but it just doesn't have the features of the 993. 
Lets try and get online on the server on Saturday sometime mate. I'll give you a setup and show you the lines, explain the rules. So long as you are careful (sounds like you will be) it doesn't matter how slow you are.
Aah - great news! Lets hope the problem doesn't suddenly start again.
Really! That's very interesting. I did restart the server on the 2nd day after the X release and changed the name and the welcome message. But I also restarted it the evening X was released to increase the number of slots.
I will look into this.
GF
No worries mate.
One of my members has the same problem connecting. Think it might be port related. Hoping to get it sorted. As for times. Races are at 20:00 GMT which in the US is probably in the early afternoon sometime.
damn mate you've let the cat out of the bag. I didn't want to introduce the black arts until season 2.
OK mate - thx for letting me know.
Have a look at the website. There is all the information you need on there including rules, events calendar, pre and post race chat, judicial decisions and footage of incidents and a qualifying video.
www.gentlefoot.com/LFS/GFC.html
Reserve Places Still Available
I still have 11 places left on the reserve list for the GFC if anyone is interested. I have one probable dropout already for Sunday's race so there could be 12 spots.
Visit gentlefoot.com/LFS/forum to enter.
GF
Visit gentlefoot.com/LFS/forum to enter.
GF
Good question. I didn't know this was the case and am kinda glad I didn't choose any short circuits for the Gentlefoot Formula Challenge this season which is a 32 car grid league.
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You'll be quite welcome and we are running a rookie championship too so still something to compete for even if you're not the quickest.
I would suggest you try the FOX and get some laps in sometime this week though. They are quite different from TBO and GTR classes but I personally find them more fun to drive. If you like it, feel free to enter. And don't be put off by the reserve list. Last race I just managed a 20 car grid from 27 entries. There are likely to be a similar number of no shows for this one too.
GF
I've noticed slightly more understeer at turn in with the added preload. I dialled it out by reducing the coast locking slightly.
Shame you don't like open wheelers. GFC event has just started - first race this Sunday and there are still places available on the reserve list. I expect quite a few dropouts and reserves usually get a drive.
32 car grid. Go to gentlefoot.com/LFS for more info.
GF
32 car grid. Go to gentlefoot.com/LFS for more info.
GF
I hope not. Getting the tyres to the required temps is part of the skill of hotlapping.
Happy birthday ZWR dudes. Nice to see some of you lads on the GFC server.
Wow! 5 pages of discussion about the reset option. Is that the only thoughts anyone has on the new patch?
Personally I like having no reset. There are too many crashers on public servers and the reason people crash so much is that there is little penalty for doing so. This option results in a chance of more of a penalty at least.
I like the preload very much - seems to make the cars behave much more naturally at corner entry. It improves braking too.
I noticed when racing the split time and best lap times only appear as you cross the splits or finish. Is this an option? I prefer to be able to look at the split when it is convenient for me to do so and not necasarily at the moment I pass the timing beam.
Same in quali - it only shows your grid position when you cross the line. Is this an option too?
Personally I like having no reset. There are too many crashers on public servers and the reason people crash so much is that there is little penalty for doing so. This option results in a chance of more of a penalty at least.
I like the preload very much - seems to make the cars behave much more naturally at corner entry. It improves braking too.
I noticed when racing the split time and best lap times only appear as you cross the splits or finish. Is this an option? I prefer to be able to look at the split when it is convenient for me to do so and not necasarily at the moment I pass the timing beam.
Same in quali - it only shows your grid position when you cross the line. Is this an option too?
Final? That's confidence for ya? Hope you touched wood
I was gonna sign up but it's a day before a GFC event and I would be silly to do so.
May join you some other time
May join you some other time
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