Quote from tristancliffe :

Why would he need an instructor?

They just don't throw you on the track with other cars by yourself when it's your first time out...most track day events require a ride along instructor for novice/first time drivers...

Quote from jibber :

I think i'll keep my comments to myself this time...

EDIT: Just one question... is it my eyes or do you use zip ties to hold together the parts of the seatbelts that are too long for your setup (the lashes going back from the seat to the cage)? How's that gonna perform for your safety in a crash?

lmao, and he sure saved a lot of weight gutting the interior...is the instructor going to sit on the floor when you eventually go to the track?

different strokes for different folks...but removing the interior of a car is pointless on many levels...it's obvious you want your car to look fast, and not be fast...

Quote from imthebestracerthereis :

Is this is for the 2006 Chevy Colorado?

sexy truck :yummy:

no, lol. that's in the shop car.

have other plans for my truck...just waiting on parts...really want to get it all done by end of december but we'll see how long it takes for the parts to ship...blah

getting closer.

Quote from XCNuse :

And I have a goldfish....


What's your point? See my car? It gets me to work and home every day and that's it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vvLYk93pBk

:riceboy:

Quote from Homeless_Drunk :

Had this system for a month or so...started out mediocre but now its a speed daemon

Started out with an Athlon II X4 620 but I wanted more, so I went and picked up a Phenom II 1055T X6. I had a GTX260 but again, wanted more so I picked up a GTX480. Pretty pleased with this little box...and I do mean little, got it all crammed into a MicroATX case.

Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @ 3.15GHz w/ Stock cooler
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 800
eVGA GTX480
WD Black Series 640GB
In Win Z589T.CQ350TBL MicroATX Case
Corsair HX 750w PSU
92mm Panflow Exhaust Fan

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1246414

Was time for another upgrade...changed a couple things...

Gigabyte GA-880GMA-USB3
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @ 3.36GHz
Kingston HyperX 16GB PC1600 DDR3
eVGA GTX480
Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD
In Win Z589T.CQ350TBL MicroATX Case
Corsair HX 750w PSU
92mm Panflow Exhaust Fan

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2101520

I must say that the SSD drive...I will not be going back to traditional hard drives after this...the performance improvement was worth every penny...haven't played many games other than BF3...but it took over a full minute off BF3 load times (yes, I timed it before and after to confirm)...amazing...

They need to fix the point harvesting...when half your team is just sitting at spawn doing nothing...it hurts my feelings.

Quote from doyal :

Would you be able to post a ruler next to a pound coin so I am able to gauge the size of a centimeter correctly please?

no.



mmhmmmmmmm.

Quote from doyal :

Any chance you could put a £1 coin next to the dime for scale?

Unfortunately since the last time I paid for a product with British currency was never, I don't have any laying around for comparison.

dime for scale. lol.

Quote from tristancliffe :

I'll reiterate the headlines for people that don't want to read your interpretation.

My Dad and I have bought a new Dallara and sold the old one. We're going 'up' a league if you like. I won't deny that I'm very lucky to have a father that wants to go racing as much as I do, and that I get to play driver too.

My Dad has also decided to buy a Ferrari as he's never had one. As a rule of thumb we don't like Porsches, and my teammate has a GT3 RS (that he bought because he missed racing when there was a six week gap in the races). He considered a 360 and a V8 Vantage, but after driving the 430 he felt he had to raise the cash somehow. So the TVR Grantura, the Ginetta and the Exige have been sold. The TVR was too mental, the Ginetta was too small, and the Exige was too boring (although the steering is nice).

I don't know why you get the James May impression, but you're probably about right. Saying hello is probably the best way to start a conversation with a girl. With anyone in fact.

Anyway, I've promised my girlfriend's step-father that I'd take him round a track in the Exige. Now that's gone (or going - it's still in the garage at my parents') I'll just have to do it in the 430. Oh well...

To keep my mum happy, she's gone and bought 6 acres of land and some livestock (Alpacas, Sheep, Chickens... and more to come) for her to play with as she approaches retirement.

Difficult life you live...

my vehicle should be about complete come middle of December...should give me a couple months of cruising in the nice winter weather...hooray.

it's all coming together, hooray!

Quote from logitekg25 :

the best part? Im putting in a 7.4L big block 454 v8 in it. (i know redundant saying 454 and v8)

sounds like a waste of time...go find a cheap lq4...not sure why you would want to put anything but an lsx in there if you're doing a swap...from both a cost/performance standpoint...you can keep it carbed to keep the cost down and you'd be much happier in the end...so would your right foot...

finally started to get my new engine ready..

Quote from jrd.racer :

How long does it take to join a server? Mines just stuck at "joining server"

depends how fast your pc is because it's loading the game in the background...

Quote from Homeless_Drunk :

Disappointing...

25 days for them to fix:

Random crashes to desktop (5+ times last night)
Lag
Lag
Lag
Lag
Lag
Glitching vehicles
Lag
Random flashes on the screen
Lag
Lag
Obnoxious random flashes on the screen
Weird visual anomalies (floating weapons, glitching dead bodies, etc)
Lag
Unable to join some servers even, even empty one...says connection timed out while trying to connect...other empty servers have come back reported as full when trying to connect.
Lag
Lag
Lag
Lag
Lag


Game is pretty piss poor right now, they picked the worlds worst map for the default beta map...

Graphics are pretty tho...

In reply to myself...

...after playing for a few days.

Lag has subsided...

Flashing still occurs, I'm not the only one with this issue...hope that gets resolved.

It's grown on me...I'm not going to order it yet...but once I know the bugs are ironed I'll be adding it to my cart...

Only thing I am really missing is hardcore mode...that's the only way I would play on BFBC2...I really dislike non-hardcore...always found the hardcore servers to be less spammy...and it's just more fun IMO...

Quote from Boris Lozac :

How come man, there are no bugs on the 1337 PC!!11!1!!

That's what I'm playing it on, lol.

The first time I logged into a caspian border server I was greeted with a tank flying across the map like it was launched with a trebuchet...i guess you're right, not buggy at all, lol.

Quote from DeKo :

Is everyone forgetting this is a beta? Of course there's going to be bugs, that's the point. Instead of moaning and arguing about it, report them and they will be fixed for release.

Game comes out in 25 days...I hope the internal build is much more mature that what we're playing...

Disappointing...

25 days for them to fix:

Random crashes to desktop (5+ times last night)
Lag
Lag
Lag
Lag
Lag
Glitching vehicles
Lag
Random flashes on the screen
Lag
Lag
Obnoxious random flashes on the screen
Weird visual anomalies (floating weapons, glitching dead bodies, etc)
Lag
Unable to join some servers even, even empty one...says connection timed out while trying to connect...other empty servers have come back reported as full when trying to connect.
Lag
Lag
Lag
Lag
Lag


Game is pretty piss poor right now, they picked the worlds worst map for the default beta map...

Graphics are pretty tho...

Quote from BlueFlame :

Stretched rubber is the shiiiitttt

Quote from XCNuse :

what's wrong with stretch?

Looks like you couldn't afford the right tires?

Quote :

The mazda 3 is a unibody; there is no frame. We have a front and rear subframe, only for suspension. The floor boards on a 3 are about a quarter inch thick maximum. Welding in a rollbar with a box would be actually worse than having a 6 square inch plate; it puts the load over an area; if I boxed the ends like some people thought was the right way to do, I would have to recut the bar, make a box, put the box right back where it would be.. on less than quarter inch thick aluminum.. which .. would do more damage.

I'm aware that the mazda 3 is unibody...not only would a weld in be safer in the event that you roll over while driving to a car show...but it would make the lil econobox a lot more rigid...but you don't even need the thing as the scca class you'd fall into doesn't require one...also wasn't aware you're worried about "damage"...I don't really consider welding in a cage damage...

Maybe I'm just a function over form guy...if I were to put a big gaudy bar in my vehicle it's going to be secured to the sub-frames and give as much of a benefit as it possibly can...even then I wouldn't even think about it unless it was required...seems you just wanted one for aesthetic purposes...

Quote from XCNuse :

^ who is that question directed to?

You..the tires on your ride are stretched.

...and unless your bar is secured w/ sub-frame connectors I really don't see it doing any good in the car. Any moderate sized hit will rip it out or punch it though the floor without them. Seen that several times first hand.

When are you going to buy some tires that actually fit your wheels?

Quote from Marin2 :

Is there Forza Motorsport for PC, or Nintendo, or ANITHINK else but x box 360?

It's confirmed for PS4 next year and coming to an Android phone near you in November.