Yes, I also remember seeing a thread about your incident. So although I've never raced against you, it's good to see you're back!

Quote from Mille Sabords :

I would not push it too far, time is on my side with LFS developpement speed
I'm looking for an off the shelf product to buy in a nearby store, so that I get at least a few days use before retaliation... Being in Switzerland it looks like logitech / PS2, 3 products are more likely to be found.
My budget could be higher but what is important is how much I spend cowardly now.
Fanatec as I read is 300€, too big to sneak in even if I will most certainly miss a clutch + shifter. One step at a time... maybe FFB off to start with.
Do these things rumble under use? How loud (never seen one) - dishwasher, fridge or blender?

Here's SRT's review of the Logitech Driving Force GT. Apparently it's not too noisy. He says the wheel "loves LFS".

Quote from Mille Sabords :

I may be looking for a wheel (not sure yet as it implies doing so while wife and kids are away on holidays - consequenses may help me understand the true meaning of force feedback )I would like a little noise as possible - any tips? Is that GT wheel quiet / how does it compare with other wheels?I am willing to compromise a lot for silence as it may be the difference between use / no use of the wheel...Any other suggestion, not too expensive wheels as this may be a waste of money, on the quiet side?Thanks

Yay, finally! I was wondering when you'd get one. As they say, it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

I have no experience with this wheel, but I hear the Fanatec 911 is very silent, at least compared to the G25, due to its belt drive. If that fits within your budget I'd recommend looking into it. IMO a manual shifter and clutch adds a whole ton to the gaming experience and immersion (I'm a G25 user)

Congrats!

I'm really excited about this! I recently downloaded the 1.02 demo and I'm still having a blast just driving around on my own. The physics and FFB are totally awesome in my opinion. Let's just keep our fingers crossed that the online code is good and that people start playing regularly!

By the way, have the system requirements changed since 1.02?

Quote from floodan :

Is that where they filmed the movie "billy Elliiot" (think thats the name of it)?

looks mutch like that place anyway

My impression is that it looks like 90% of all English streets.

It won't be long now...

Thank you! I'll experiment with it later

I was looking for another camera mod. Does anyone remember that mod released a while ago where the head movement inside the car was improved a lot? It looked great when driving over bumps and stuff.

If anyone has a link or remember the name, please PM me or post here.

Did you manage to fix the problem? My throttle has started acting up as well.

EDIT: fixed it. I had to open my pedal case anyway to slice off a few mm from the nixim brake mod. While I was in there I removed a whole lot of dust and crap from the pots, although I didn't unscrew and properly clean them. However now it's working as new again!

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I wish he would have accepted your invitation to race aganist you, Darin. You would have tought him a lesson, I'm sure.

In fact I think sim racing requires more stamina, coordination and reflexes than any other genre of games. Long live the sport of sim racing!

Here's mine.

Or wait a minute.. would the force feedback be stronger if you set it to 540 in the profiler rather than using the method I described above, for the GTR cars for instance..? I've never tried, so I wouldn't know...

Quote from buedi :

I use the "Real Life" Values. But it annoys me to stop the Game, go to the Profiler and set the new Lock whenever I change a car. I suggested several Times that LFS should do that, like Richard Burns Rallye did that on the PS2 with the DFP. But I never got heard and I think that it will never be implemented.

You don' have to do that, though. Just set it to 720 degrees both in Profiler and LFS, and wheel turn compensation to 1.0, and it will automatically set it self up correctly for any car.

Aw, this was tempting..! A bit far to travel, though, just for a short event..

By the way your link seems to be broken.

Watching! nice broadcast

Quote from obsolum :

Man... That Jessica really has a huge rack!

Great show

Comment of the day!

But seriuosly, I think this was another great instalment. I also like the way they are going with hiring special reporters for the different games. If they do this for other games as well (rFactor, iRacing ++) then Darin and Shaun could have more time to focus on reviews and (maybe) even have time to resurrect the live broadcasts..

Very nice!! Keep it up.

Quote from VoiD :

Count me in

Sorry, I won't be there after all. I, too, am going to try my luck in the DmR race. You could join too, though!

I agree, how about giving the LX4 a shot? It's a fun car that I haven't driven for ages.

Who's up for some TBO racing tonight at 8PM, CET?

Quote from toper :

I miss days when RAC was also avaible on race 2

I remember we used to drive the RAC in CTRA Race 2.. everyone else were driving LX6. ah, those were the days.

Where the heck did you go, by the way? You went away for like 5 months or something all of a sudden..?

Quote from Dajmin :

I object to my insurance costing more than the car itself

This is "full coverage" insurance I presume? Normally that's not worth it unless you have a pretty expensive car..

But yeah, insurance prices are ridiculous in Norway too. I want a RWD car with decent power-to-weight ratio. Since a big engine --> expensive insurance, that means I'm looking for a small, sporty RWD car. Yet all those cars are way too tiny for me to fit in. (I'm 200cm) So no car for me.

By the way, Jakg, you should get one of these. :P

Quote from dougie-lampkin :

I think you may be on to something

Or you could say that Scavier has saved the planet from approximately 400,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions, which is about 1% of Norway's total annual emissions.

(Using the simplification that 1 liter fuel ~ 1 kg fuel --> 2 kg CO2)

Quick, someone call Mythbusters!

Marty O'Donnel! (The Halo music composer)