Quote from mclarenmatt :

Somebody else from Sittingbourne!

I will let you know when i eventually get a car lol, will be a while yet.



Congratulations on a brilliant answer.

1) Worst cars on the road? I think your forgetting Hyundai, Proton etc.
2) That's why the Transit Van has been the best selling van for years!?!

Come back when you know what your actually going on about

lol dont you remember kemsley racing ???

Quote from mclarenmatt :

Jack, get a Ford Fiesta (any "new shape" model from 1998 onwards)! A 1.2 or a 1.4 should be fine on insurance.

They look good basic, they have the reliable Zetec engine, Ford themsleves are pretty good with any problems imho, doesn't guzzle petrol and will get you from A to B basically

I plan on getting one soonish (when i have the money), i passed my theory yesterday
All i gotta do is wait for my test at the end if August lol.

maybe ill see ya around

lol i have another good idea(this happened after having a read of the'you know youve been playing too much lfs thread), you could get a hatchback that was similar to the xfg and have it painted like your version of the ukct skin lol, and maybe try to mound the g25 wheel in it lol

nope it is just a test of lapper, and so people can get used to the pre qual system, comon if it was the top 30 only do you think i would be this calm, lol

lol there is also this to consider

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Alto

(evil grin)

had 2 of these on different holidays, my mum calls them little fart boxes lol

edit2:now this really is an option, but i suggest you get down the gym and do a bit of weight lifting, no pas you see, a real mans car
http://search.autotrader.co.uk ... _pr=1000&max_mileage=

Last edited by james12s, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 10:23.

actually dan that is again a good one, older, not really modded by people etc

edit:just had a thought, something like a dahwoo nexia

lol my attitude would be it may be a skoda but atleast i can afford to buy something other than insurance lol, im probably gona have either a land rover or a mini as my first car,

tbh people may mock a skoda but because its not a common young driver car the insurance will be alot cheaper

atm a diesel is not really worth it fuel cost wise, i dunno bout insurance but diesels will be in excess of 1.6litre to be anywere near effective tbh, anything smaller is stupid, i would also stay away from the cars that are often done up cos they cost more to insure even if not modded, i know someone who paid less to insure him, at 17, on a 3.5litre v8 range rover than a 1 litre nova, if you do get a cheap car try it on a policy with a fixed value etc, may effect it may not depends ont he insurer.

edit: have a look at a mini, can tremember how tall you are but im nearly 6ft and have driven a mini(private land) was a little uncomfortable but its not hard work to mount the seats further back, i think you v=cna get kits to do it

whereas im 38th so mine is about as small as the amount of patience and skill i have for that track

i just got to say ive never loled so hard about a thread before, i can just imagine the conversation with the idiots in argos, well thats what there like at me local argos

Quote from Pleeboy :

Hi, as I was abroad, I missed the signups :weeping:
So I'd like to be on the reserve list (I also logged onto the CR forum)
LFS User Account : Pleeboy
LFS Racer Name : Pleeboy
Team : None
Race number : any

I've got another problem: I can't make a replay of a fast round, record is 1:22.36

Grtz Teun

PS it's 1:22.03 now ;-)

dont need to be quick, look at mine in the main signup thread, all it does is register that you are interested

exactly 4 strokes are relible and can take alot of abuse and rebulding them is so easy, i rebuilt them all the time

thats rare, ive never seen 2 stroke hire karts in the uk or abroad

Quote from Jakg :

Although he's right (I usually only ever need brakes twice or so on the track) do NOT try it. I used to race on the same track twice a month for about 2 years and only once I really knew the track (i.e. 3-6 months) did I try the "lets not brake for this corner idea". Once I tried this, I ended up doing the entire race trying either not braking (and throwing the kart into the bend with the tyres screeching to hell, which was suprisingly fast) or to slam the brakes on at the last second and to use the locked wheels to cure all understeer. Not ideal techniques, I admit, but when you've got somone on your tail, catching them out with a little bit of sideways action after braking late tends to cause them to lose time. I actually perfected a technique of not braking throughout the entire track (which I needed the next race as the brakes were f00ked).

EDIT - In short - Don't try it unless you know the track well :P

EDIT 2 - The kart with the brakes that were fooked was a totally different kart to the last one, and had been in storage for a while - our team got the "short straw" in taking it, and we did surprisingly well in it. I've never broken a kart (that wasn't already flaming a little or had a slipping clutch when I got in)!

i do this all the time at my uncles track, the only place i every use the brakes is coming of a long straight or maybe just a dab coming into the very tight, chicane/hairpin mix

Quote :

As you may or may not have read in the odds and ends thread, we are awaiting EVERYONES hotlap submission and confirmation of team entries and team names before publishing the final 50.

Then we can also start making PR stuff like what I made for season 1 entries, but this time it can be done BEFORE the season

ah ok yh forgot about that

now that we have the 50 and entrys are closed are you gonna make the entry list, as it says'This list will be updated after the sign in is closed.', which is now

ah ok, does she race lfs as well then ??

lol fair enough, how about if you put a slightly cheaper one in hers

Quote from jaws99 :

Be very smooth, don't slide at all. I imagine you'll be using slow 4-strokes so keeping your momentum and the engine revs high is crucial

Also, I would adivse you to wear a thick jumper as it bloody hurts if you get hit and you don't ahve the luxury of a rib protector, the amount of times i've had massive bruises on my back is ridiculous.

yh the biggest rule especcially in hire karts is keep the revs up, it keeps the centrefugal clutch engaged or at least near it

Quote from Dajmin :

nVidia here. Currently a 7900GS Extreme.
I want to upgrade to 8-series but they're still a little out of our price range

you can get an 8600gts from novatech for 46 quid

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.jsp?NOV-86GTS

Quote from niels1 :

testing Testing 1, 2, 3, 4, ..........................

Edit : Yups Working

5,6,7,8.............

gotta be clapton for me

yh if you think that it will be just like lfs, you will fail but if you take more of a driving style and racecraft from lfs then it will work or should

Quote from gacek1 :

Nvidia 8600 GTS 256mb

same here, the inno 3d ichill one

dan12s is gettnig the same soon, im fitting it for him