Had some good racing on FE Gold tonight with the dual class formula. Seems to work well although some FO8 drivers need to remember that they approach FOXs so fast that the FOXs don't see them coming.

In the GFC the onus will be on the driver behind to take responsibility and pass cleanly, regardless of what cars are involved.

That was quality fun - I even got a win in the FOX!!

Thx all

I got about 15 of us. Come join

server now set to FE Gold for some dual class mayhem

Come race if you think your brave enough!

OK my video expect (DBP Stoney) has sorted the video problems for me. I will update the Track Guide tonight and download a copy of FF to check all works fine. Will post to let you know when it's done.

Quote from keithano :

Sorry my bad^^ got that, tks

No worries mate its just when there are 40 of you all asking me questions it's a bit of a problem

Quote from keithano :

How many rounds are there in total? I think I can only make my progress through June 16th as I am heading back to Hong Kong for my summer vacation from Seattle. The time will be ideal for me when I am in Seattle, but 04:00 in Hong Kong is likely to be a nightmare. Anyway, let's see ^^

Please go the the forum to check for info like that please mate. http://www.gentlefoot.com/LFS/forum/index.php

OK all I've just totalled up the votes for the day and time of the events and we have a clear winner from your 1st choices. I'm pretty glad about that, saves me having to total up 2nd and 3rd choices.

Option 11 has 9 votes and is a clear winner by 4 votes. Option 2 was the next closest.

So that means the Gentlefoot Formula Challenge will be held at 20:00 GMT on Sunday nights. That equates to 21:00 BST here in the UK.

I will schedule the events for the weeks between the OWRL events so we don't clash.

I will add this information to the forum which is now up and running. All entrants should go and register so I can contact you easier. Through the LFS PM system is a nightmare because I can only send to 5 recipients at a time. We have well over 40 entries now and climbing.

Quote from theirishnoob :

www.whitevanman.ie <<-- good site , tho a work in progress , if you link me ill link you

Cool - I'll have a look through your site later. If there is some crossover then a reciprocated link is a no brainer

Quote from joen :

First of all, good job on the track guide, looks very promising


It's the same format as used on a lot of video sites like youtube and google.

Sure you can add them, but maybe you have to do it by hand if your editor doesn't have any predefined stuff for it.

What would be most convenient and simple (I think) is to upload your videos to youtube for example, and there will be a piece of code right on the page you can use to embed it in your page. It will save you the bandwith as well

example:

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YAUwOwowKBA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YAUwOwowKBA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

you can find this on this page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAUwOwowKBA (see the embed code in the box on the right of the video)

the <embed> tag isn't part of html specifications, it's code that only IE understands. The correct way is to work with <object> tags.

Thanks for the information dude - very useful feedback. I'll experiment with the stuff you suggest. Much appreciated.

Quote from sil3ntwar :

I really dont like the way you've numbered the corners. On your map you've given KY GP 7 corners which is obviously a lot less than there are. You should number all the turns on the map even if you dont talk about them.

The other turns are so simple as to not need any guidance. I don't bother numbering turns that are just flat acceleration zones. If you don't like it write your own guide. lol

Quote from Profi :

In fact I had that one already and reinstalling it didn't help.
Good luck to you finding the FF problem anyway

Sure I will.

Storm_cloud (one of the fastest FO8 driver in the world) gave me some additional tips for Kyoto GP Long. So I've created a section in my forum for the really fast guys to post their tips on the tracks I feature in my guides. His tips have helped me already. Check 'em out.

Quote from DeKo :

i have about every codec known, its just a firefox plugin that doesnt work. just make them in FLV format so everybody who has a flash plugin can view them, which means firefox, opera and IE.

Me mates working on it now. What is FLV format? Not sure I can add those into my website builder program - certainly no FLV format in the list.

Think it might be the tagging that FF doesn't like. Gonna check the HTML with that validator tool.

Quote from Profi :

I'm using Opera and having the same problem with the vids. You might have a piece of IE-only code there... Maybe the codec is just missing here though...

Try getting this codec http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/

Quote from audimasta :

Hey Footy

If there still is space, i would like to join in! Is it a free seat in one of the FO8s? If so, i want one....

I'll add you to the list mate. Go to gentlefoot.com to see information about the event. Sign up in the forum.

GF

Quote from wsinda :

The videos don't work here (Firefox, VirtualDub installed). The WDG validator throws errrors on the format for the EMBED tags ("Error: element EMBED not defined in this HTML version").

Seems like IE is more forgiving in this respect than Firefox.

Seems there's a problem with FF. Working on it.

Quote from joshdifabio :

If you ever have problems with your pages being displayed in certain browsers, I recommend the www.w3.org HTML validator.

http://validator.w3.org/check? ... foot.com%2FLFS%2Ftg1.html

Thanks mate - I'll check it out.

T4 text - aah yes - I took a section out and thought I'd selected everything when I moved it up but missed a bit. Re-publishing now. Thanks for pointing that out guys.

I've got a video expert working on a way of making the clips work better. I would like FF users to be able to see this stuff obviously.

I'm on the case. Nothing like live testing eh!

Quote from kompa :

Great, looks very good! What's the plugin needed for the videos? My FF doesn't even know what to suggest

You may have to wait a few moments before they kick in. There's a lot of data on that page. They are just AVI files and I used the XviD MPeg-4 Codec for compression.

If it still doesn't work try downloading Virtual Dub which is the tool I used to compress them. Page works fine for me.

Finally I've have completed the first track guide. I'd love some feedback so please go to my website - www.gentlefoot.com to see it. It would be much appreciated. I have recently added a lot of content to my site. There is now a full LFS section which you can get to by clicking the LFS logo in the top right hand corner of each page on the main site. Track guides include nice images of each corner and onboard footage of me doing a half decent lap. Also speed traces and track maps.

So far there is only the one guide for the FO8 around KY GP Long. I will add more in time.

My server - GentlefootFormulaRacing is set to this combo and you could also use the FOX if the FO8 is a bit much. It's set up for the Gentlefoot Formula Challenge (GFC) that will launch once patch X is released.

If you are interested in the GFC I have also created a section for it on my site. There is now a forum where you can read about the event and sign up if you want to. There are no details about rules etc yet because I've spent my time building the webiste but it'll be there soon. Need a break for a few days now though Been flat out on it.

I'm hoping a few people may read the guide and then go turn a few laps. It would be interesting to see if it makes people learn the circuit faster.

Anyway, have fun lads. Hope to see you on the server tonight

btw - there's a clip of me in the Golf round Brands Hatch on the About Us page of my main site too. Might be worth a look

Last edited by Gentlefoot, Mon 7 May 2007, 16:36.

OK all I've been working hard this weekend. I built my friends Dad's website on Saturday morning so that's out of the way. I then turned my attention to my own site. I've now added a whole LFS section. This will be the home of the GFC. I've created a forum and all the sections that I will need. Feel free to go and have a look and add it to your favourites Register and make a post in the forum if you like.

I'm not finished for today either. Just about to tot up the votes for the day/time of events and I'll post that information in my forum shortly. Can't schedule the events yet as we need to wait for patch X to be released.

I might even get one of the track guides done today.

Oh yeah and there's a totally cool clip of me at Brands Hatch on the "About Us" page of my main site - check it out.

Anyway, back to the grindstone

GF

Quote from keithano :

that makes me feel upset.. i have less and less chance to compete the championship

btw: glad to see my teammate aboard

btw2: when will the championship likely kick off? and I'd like to see the announcement of tracks soon ^^

Well we have to wait for the 32 man version of LFS to be released even if I were to have finished all the rules, procedures, forums etc etc etc.

Maybe this month, more likely June.

Working on the website now.

Quote from DonTob :

Although i don't know i have the time to prepare for and to take part in many races, i would like to join your league, Gentlefoot, mate! As it seems to need less practice for FOX, i would like to drive this car, but FO8 also would be no problem.
Best day to race for me would probably be sunday afternoon.

OK mate - I've added you. Glad to see another quality entrant.

GF

Quote from ted209 :

Ok, count me in too, love both cars, but put me down for the FOX.

Ed

PS And I vote for Sunday!

Done

Quote from nigelpm :

Count me in too. Don't mind either car.

No probs - I'll stick you in a FOX