I'm more worried about what happens when the flag drops at a start of a race.

1:drivers who use LFS for cheap kicks, taking pleasure in causing mahem
2: Ignore blue flags, and race you into the dirt.
3: make crazy impossible inside move that can only end one way.
4:weave about like crazy to stop them losing the lead.

Stats don't effect my online racing experience, the above does.

Just my opinion



John

If after a crash my car would ruin other's races I pit,( as quick as lag allows)

Failing that and if other drivers are close behind yes stop where you are and close you eyes

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never press Shift + s except when i get to my pit box. Shame on U ppl!! u are pressing that shift + s so easily without getting into a pit box - that spoils my whole gameplay

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NO it can make for much better racing, LFS is not real, cant be as we would all be dead, If i,m wrecked on track at t1 keeping it real after a crash, I bet it would ruin your game play

John

LFS is the biggest bargain I've ever had in PC software, YEARS of fun for £24.!!!.
S3 will cost more, who works long hours for nothing?.
Break the cost down over time and the price is a joke.

not a fanboy just know a bargain when I drive it

Your line looks good, try a few laps and try and avoid the tyre's skidding especially at t1

Dont overdrive the car, large and sudden steering Inputs ,skidding tyres etc..
As Matteman said and the OAP Jackie Stewart said in top Gear" never get on the throttle through a corner untill you know you don't have to take your foot off it".

Wise words and VERY good advice.

Best thing is enjoy your racing ,have a laugh, and practice practice practice, respect the other drivers, it gets payed back big time


John

I've raced Roobie many times good clean driver .

John

glad to see it back up
Public floggings ...thats the spirit

Just wondering if you have list of teams that make use of the barricade.


John

tried to post a replay to the server but it seems to be down.
Is it working for anyone?

http://www.teamccuk.com/wreck/

Cheers
John

I think LFS is very healthy the way it is, dosn't need any group/ organisation to validate that is realistic however you define that.


I payed £24 for years of fun, biggest bargain I ever had in PC software
Word of mouth is very powefull,And I have a very big mouth





John

Is there a problem with the OP question?
I thought we only scored points on track.

John

117676 Miles, better change the oil .
John

FOX and club can be heaven or hell, depending on who is in behind you at t1, racing earlier it was the forked tail variety

Fox is such a stable car to drive ( makes for good racing)then it bites when you dont expect it( makes for many expletives and death threats)

It was like the Opray Winnfrey show last night without the bouncers

John

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I've had a spate of people just religiously holding their line like Rosberg did today in the GP. I'm completely along side them into corners like the right hander after the straight at Blackwood and they just won't yield

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Hi Mike
Are you on the inside at this point, in what way should they yield, and why? would you concede the corner if the roles were reversed.

Interesting subject

John

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I've got an inflatable sheep and a puncture repair kit

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Hehe, reminds me of the joke "How do *Newzealander's practice safe sex".
Paint X's on the one's that kick
*please change to another sheep rich nation as appropriate.

Been Married for 20 years, its about give and take, and avoiding the washing up as much a possible.

John

This will get ugly quick ..close this thread..
Of course its wrong, does this worry anyone in the the current world climate.
Its childish madness

John

One thing we should remember ITS NOT REAL never will or can be.

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Best thing to do is to race others as they race you

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Yes I agree 100% with that but If I implemented it , it would end in a blood bath in some cases.

When would everyone feel its ok to make a pass attempt on the inside?.

1: ahead of the car on the racing line.
2: level with car.
3: half a car behind.
4: just enough behind to read the numberplate.

John

Framerate will vary a lot depending on how many cars are on track, and how many are in front of you .
I have a 3.3G p4 with a GF 6800 GT and can get 30FPS at the back of a full grid, rising to 100FPS+ with no other cars.

John

GPL great memories for me, drifting never felt so good.

The biggest buzz I got from any PC "game" came from GPL.
But times move ..LFS has everything apart from the sound, cars feel great to drive, and since the patch driving smooth almost slow, and seeing the lap times tumble .... great stuff.

Its all there we just need a Patch for the human's.

John

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There is no penalty or other factors involved in the decision, which do you take?

Pit every time... for me winning a race using last lap pit would make me feel like the biggest loser in LFS.

What prize do we get when we win?.

John

Pitting on last lap, gives you around a 7 second lower overall race time ( at ASnat)than the majority that does pit .

Its not tactics its disrespect to you fellow driver's .. VAST majority of races with pit are 20 laps at most, would you say its then wrong to pit on last lap in 20 lap race, or 10 laps? where is the cutoff point where its ok?

There is no way you can defend pitting on last lap.

Winning is everything, but winning fair and square...priceless.

John

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I wrote a novel on the back straight at Blackwood in the UF1000...

The plot was thin and the butler wrecked everyone at t1

I have problems with racing and chatting, I need 100% concentration just racing and anticipating other drivers moves. the fact my KB is about a metre away dosn't help, but the real problem is my brain dosn't multi task very well, wish I had one of those new fancy dual core brains

PS: its a good Idea to wait untill the race is finished to ask for setups.

John

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It depend's on which server you are on. Some oval sever's have some weird rules they expect everyone to follow

LOL sounds just like the UK political parties

John

The sun will come out....tommorow ....bet you bottom dollar.
PS: I hate LFS, no good will come of it.

John

Skin folder is 802mb here.
I race in the insane bracket and I average about 2-5 gig a month, but this includes downloading lots of HD WMP demos.

Have a look ...its stunning stuff http://www.microsoft.com/windo ... ideo/contentshowcase.aspx

LFS is no bandwith hog, no worries there.

John

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@John Penn: The 2 second rule doesn't apply here. We're racing not motorway cruising.

Lol .problem is in many cases were doing neither.
Have been enjoying online racing since GPL in 1998, these cars are a LOT harder to control and yes we got t1 smashes , but in LFS its getting worse not better ,just thinking about AS club at t1 , ohh boy an exercise in futility.

I think it relates to driver's in real life who when the road gets fogged up,
there answer is to go faster to get out of it quicker, and you know what happens next.

I still believe that hitting a car infront of you is ALWAYS your fault unless the driver in front brakes early to cause mischief.

BTW you should try driving on the M8 in rush hour,2 second rule LOL

John

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But when there are 10 rows of cars approaching t1 and a car in front brakes 25 metres too soon, it's their own fault when they get collected

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What does collected mean? what about observing the car in front of you and reacting accordingly,( who decides where the correct point to brake is. ?,
Were racing not hotlapping.

I have been nudged to saftey about 30 times today, I thank the kind drivers for trying to save me . but come on.

John


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