What I usually do nowdays is booting a modern linux livecd/rescuecd.
A modern linux can mount NTFS readwrite and also resize partitions.
So, connect both drives and a cdplayer, boot a F8 cd. Run "dd if=/dev/olddrive of=/dev/newdrive bs=4096", wait a long while. Then use gparted to resize the partitions to wanted size.

Note that gparted might not be able to resize all gigs in one run, so you have to boot windows to run chkdisk and then back to gparted.


I dont like to buy eur60 programs I use only once. OpenSource rocks.

Lets all post warez sites
Im sure the LFS team loves that

Usually I do run as high locking I can steer on coast, this is to make excessive engine breaking safe (or I will push the inner wheel backwards giving a spin). If I run high locking on power, the tyres dont last too long for me, but (read my sig) power steer is fun. The RAC with a locked diff does not steer at all, you slide it until it points at the exit and power out.

Locked diffs are quite common in RL, and the tyres take the damage, not the axels (since the setups makes the cars behave like gokarts but with alot more front/rear weight transfer)

I only race myself, and I only race for fun, so I don't bother about physics exploits by me or other drivers.

I'm quite sure nobody in in their senses would put a locked diff on a race car for normal track racing if a better construction was homoglated.

For V8SC its a nice cost restrictor (or just pushing the effort to the suspension setup), and I think it might give better racing for the spectators as well as sorting out the men from the boys (forcing the driver to fight understeer with oversteer(see sig)

Its a fun fun setup challenge to lock the diff and make the car drivable again (almost not possible on some cars)

While I do like the realism of the current way, my neighbours don't.

And if I adjust all cars to sound as much that realism is thrown out the window anyway.

Q: Is it possible to control sound level from insim? (then I know what my next hack will be)

I'm alot faster in the tail happy cars when I get an unobstructed view (like hood,roof, bumper and formula-helmet cam) It helps me see even small degrees of slide (much like when you can see the side of the car in chase cam).

So for a competetive series I surely see the reason to block selectable views as a server option. On the other hand, until I get enough bribes into santas swiss bank account that I get a force dynamics machine in the sock I want to be able to use it (I have not used it at all for a long while but I have only been driving the cars with a soft slide (opposed to snappy slide))

When there is affordable equipment giving the seat of the pants feel, I'm all for scrapping it.

Chase cam is good for replays, for real time I can't even stand it in GTA.

From the V8 supercars rulebook.
8.6.2 The final drive must contain a spool made of Ferrous Material and the complete rear axle assembly must not incorporate any differential action.

If this is not locking, how does it work. (No guessing please I want references)

The Formulas are kind of drivable in the dirt if you deflate the tyres and soften the suspension alot. Its realy fun in multiplayer trying to drive safe overtaking when the opponents spin.

I usually crash trying to chat. I quite often crash reading chat, infact when I played MCO we sometimes sent messages to eachother like "this will make you crash".

It would be sweet to have the rpm limiter selectable in setup (and a power curve where over reving would be beneficial) or a car without it (LX4 locost edition maybe) I just love a challenge.

Quote from evosports :

the other question....why drift in an F1 car?

Why not? Its fun.

Quote from Fat-Alfie :

Well, can I get a refund of my £24 then, as this is no longer the game I paid for.

What? You still has the game you payed for on you harddrive, S2X (unless you forgot to do a backup). Noone is forcing you to upgrade (unless you want to play those happy with Y online)

Sorry for getting so excited I missed reading The Moose.

Last edited by heson, Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:54. Reason : being redundant

Quote from JTbo :

Only trouble is that wall is 1m away from pedals, but also pedals are completely other side of table so hard to do such fixes in this setup

I would make a thin (but sturdy) frame 1m*40cm from wood to put between the pedals and the wall. Some sturdy cardboad of same size would do fine or two nails straight into the floor (but you might regret those in a few years)

My race related injuries are severe muscle pains in the lower back (for when I set the ffb on full to enjoy a nice workout).
Jaw and teeth pains form hard biting (maybe I should get a mouthpiece like I saw Mattias Ekström has in the DTM races)
I also get aind in my left leg from hoovering above the clutch (or break pedal when driving lfb)

+5 Funny

Missing options:
* I love the XRT - Thats why I got S2.
* XRT too fun for demo.
* The demo is so much more complete with the FB02 than the XRT

Let Xmas be Ymas!
"Dear Santa,
even though I have been a naughty boy I would love an S2 voucher."

Quote from Hyperactive :

Well, tbh, if you need 200hp to pass you either
a) pass in wrong place
b) do it wrong
c) both (probably)
d) c-option

What are you passing on rural roads? Tractors?

Answer is A but it's the only place so it's there or wait another 10km. Tractor no, from 30kph you don't need alot of hp to accellerate as fast as the tyres can handle, but old men/ladies in hats.

No worries, Magny is 6 months away

No, no drift car, but I would like a more durable copound or wider rear tyres for the FZ50.

In city driving 200 is more than enough, but for overtaking at the short straights at rural roads you migth want alot more.

My friends chipped s80 t6 (biturbo inline 6) got >300hp and >400Nm torque and he wants more.

This will probably be very good for McLaren and Kovalainen.

Quote from ajp71 :

The simplest cheapest common result of light over revving accidents are bent valves, or if you're unlucky pistons and if you really cock it up a hole in the engine. Seeing as engine changes are not permitted IRL endurance racing series you are looking at a several hour job (assuming the block was fine), that wouldn't be worth considering in anything shorter than a 24 hour race. So for LFSs sake it's not relevant and finally looking after the car will actually mean something. Hopefully suspension repairs can be increased again for the next patch

There are engine fixing done in RL racing but not to damage currently coded in LFS. When the simulation is detailed enough we will get engine repair back (for problems that are fixable, like readding water to an overheated engine, power cykling a buggy ECU etc.)

Oh I forgot one minor, shouldn't it be possible to bump start the car if I stall it? Currently it doesn't like to engage gears while the engine isn't running.

I'm in!

I'll sum up my experience:
+all changes :lovies3d:

Except:
- My beloved FZ50 doesn't feel the same at all (mostly the engine)
- :cry: I so loved (the unrealistic) F11 menu, made setup tuning so much faster. :cry:

To work on:
When I overheat the clutch in my car it sticks until I overload it, then it slips and I have to lower revs alot to get it to stick again (more like a tyre than the current torque limiter implementation). With this behaviour it would be easier to nurse a bad clutch until it cools down again, since you could notice the difference between grip/slip. But I havn´t overheated a race clutch.

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On the speedo removal I say: It's easier to remember gear and high/low/mid-revs than gear + speed. So thats the method Im using to avoid overshooting it in the turns.
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Soon comes Y-mas with nice gift from Scawen, Eric & Victor

Quote from hrtburnout :

It looks like he was driving in the wet, so the lap could've been a lot faster!

Yes but if they run dot-tyres (*) it might be good with some watercooling.

* I dont know if they did, but they should if they say road car.