See tristan, each reply that you post up just proves my point even more. Keep on talking about how sh*t I am, how hopeless, how I won't get to F1 and how idiotic I am as a person. At least that way, you're sitting on yer arse while I'm actually making continuous effort to get into racing.

Quote from tristancliffe :

Hmmmm. I am quite quick in LFS (considering how infrequently I play it at the moment), and I'm getting a lot better in real life. Remember, whilst you talk about racing and getting into F1, and getting stupid ideas about sponsorship, I am out there racing.

Would I be envious of you if you got pretty much ANY paid drive? Of course, and I've been open about that from the start. But right now there is nothing to be envious of - you've done a kart race. Whoo.

Well, considering that you have over 8k posts, I'd say you're doing more talking that racing and for your information, as I'm writing this post, I'm actually working on my driver profile and have already created a helmet design and will start on my own website tomorrow. So you're 26 and still in F3!? sheesh! thats old and considering Sato who started karting at 19 and got to F1, I'd say my chance of getting to F1 is waay stronger than yours, oh yeah, and I'm 17 btw so according to the average of how long it takes a driver to get to F1 and a bit of luck which we all know about, I should be between 21-22 when I get to F1 whilst with you, your best bet is 28 (which if we were honest is too old to start in F1) and thats if you race in GP2 next year and smash the competition which I believe won't happen since you can't even win an F3 race and at clubman level.

Oh yeah! I thought I should mention to you, my performance was either equal or better than my competitors in those few karting races I've done when they've been racing karts for over 6 years, among them, a couple of national rotax champions and thats karts, little machines that I don't really focus on much.

See tristan, I never wanted to mention all of this, despite the fact that I was so effin pissed about your harsh remarks and I did let out a bit in that post but only stated that you're being very discouraging but when you like to take swipes at people, when people respond that 9/10 times they will reply with harsh hurtful comments. I thought you'd know, I mean, you're 26 aren't ya? should know these kind of things.

Last edited by Leprekaun, Tue, 6 Nov 2007 18:04.

Quote from tristancliffe :

If you followed F1 you'd see a) how quick he was last year b) how many difficulties he had at the start of this year and c) how much quicker he got at the end.

But you obviously don't have time to follow F1 with your heavy training schedule and self-promotion for sponsorship to get to F1 yourself. I look forward to seeing you compete against him

You know, I'm sick of your bs. My bro told me about something that sometimes, certain drivers who are envious that perhaps there is another younger guy who seems to have the facilities to get into racing and actually has a proper chance getting somewhere like F1. Oh yeah, and then theres just that fear of losing to that person so better be sure that I demoralise him to make sure he doesn't get in.

I'm not as stupid as you think and you may think I'm paranoid but I can clearly read between the lines of your recent posts so tristan, go on then, demoralise me some more but I suggest to you that you try and focus on getting quicker to ensure maybe a slither of a chance against others.

Oh yeah! sorry, just 1 more thing, compare the post count . I don't think I need to add anything to that.

Last edited by Leprekaun, Tue, 6 Nov 2007 16:42.

just quickly glimpsing at posts here, whats so special about Kovailainen really? I mean, Fisichella definitely was equal to him. IMO, theres nothing special about Kovailainen.

Well, the main reason why I made this topic was obviously to find out if I can get them to be both at optimum as I stated in my original post but another reason is because of race distance. As Forbin stated, the tires go from cold, to optimum and (sometimes) over optimum and then cool down again. What I'm worried about is when the tyre starts cooling down again mid race. I just though that if the core is cold, that means that I would be in a position where the surface temperature starts to freeze and then it would seem almost impossible to get them to optimum temperature because the core of the tyre is cold. Thats what I'm worried about and it would just make sense that if the core temperature is around optimum that the tyre would maintain the temperature since the core is more less the main part of the tyre however, to get the core at optimum, the surface temperature has to be sacrificed since it soars nearly 30 degrees above optimum. I think the best way to find out really is to test which I'll do soon.

Hi all! I've had this problem for a long time where either I get the core temperature to be at optimum (bright green) but have the surface bright red or have it so that the surface is at optimum and the core is freezing(blue) so how can I get them to both be at optimum?

IMO, Renault for sure. Briatore will probably try to keep Kovalainen and kick out Fisichella which is something I wouldn't be happy about but I'm sure if Alonso won 2 titles with them, he would try and see about his 3rd with them again. Even though the Renault didn't perform quite well as it has in the last 2 years, I felt that they were stronger in the last few races of the season so I'm sure with some extra motivation of the possibility of their hero returning, they'll make their 08 car something special again .

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Hmm. I'm tempted to buy GTL now just to have a go with more interesting cars. Is GTL StarForce-infected? I remember the demo was, and that put me off buying it.

or in other words : I want to get the *cough* pirate *cough* version so I want to know if its protected.

well, what I was asking for was maybe if you guys were already familiar with this issue and know an exact solution to it, not just putting out ideas that you've never tried or have heard that works for sure. I never said that I wouldn't open it up but I want to know about things that I should look out for when I open it up and if you can possibly specify where the squeaking is coming from.

Seeing as this thread was quite pointless, although I appreciate the idea a few here mentioned of using WD40 which is something to consider so a thank you to you . I will call Logitech sometime this week to ask them if they know a way to fixing it.

I appreciate the comic humour you and Kev have, however, you lads are milking it now and while I found it hilarious at the beginning, it gets annoying after a while so stick to topic please .


SPAM FTL!

I was thinking of using a lubricant but I don't want to risk it until I'm sure of what the problem is.

Hi all! well, last night, something worrying started happening. My clutch pedal started squeaking every time I released it quickly. The clutch still works properly but I do want to stop the squeaking so anyone else know how to fix this or have had it before? Thanks!

Last edited by Leprekaun, Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:22.

Well, this is the skin that I made for the Colin McRae Memorial Rally. Its free for anybody to use.

Fantastic car really, truly amazing. I'm definitely interested in competing in such a league.

I think the league should run on strictly S2 tracks (incl. new Blackwood), maybe run on one S1 track like SO Long but thats it really. As Storm said, the kerbs just wreck the car at Fern Bay.

Last edited by Leprekaun, Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:50.

Quote from garph :

Sounds like you'd be taking an already small niece market game and making it into an even smaller niece market game. If I'm understand you right it would take a lot of time, effort and people to even make the car let alone race it.

I can't see it ever happening, sorry

Well, like I said in my post, I've talked to Victor directly on Skype and he said its an idea to consider so its not an impossibility.

Harjun, honestly, these kind of "I want to be in a team" posts really don't get you anywhere proper with teams because IMO, if you want to join a proper team where you know the drivers are well mannered and have been around for a while, invites is the way to go. Whenever I want to join a team, I choose specific teams. My first attempt was with DBP or Driven By Passion which initially, was formed by myself and mkinnov8 but then a load of complications lead me to leave the team. My second attempt was with T7R or Triple 7 Racing but apparently, I decided to join at a bad time when the team was being renovated, new team managers and so on so they told me that the possibility of me getting into the team would be slim at the time and that I would have to be somewhat patient about it but in the end, it just fell apart. In the end, I got an invitation from Dynamic Racing where a good few of my mates raced so I accepted it and I'm now a DR member.

Point of this story is prove yourself as a driver on the track, which I'm sorry to say Harjun, you really don't seem to put the effort in, and keep on the lookout for teams that you think the drivers are good guys and, if you care about that kind of thing, they've got speed.

I mentioned an similair idea to Victor except the difference is that each team would have a budget and the devs would have made the parts themselves already and its up to the team's budget of earning credit (or $ in real life terms) through winning races and championships to spend more on their cars, allowing them to make faster machines. As well, the teams system would be quite close to real life, you'd have a set of mechanics who would deal with purchasing and making further developments on the mechanical and electronic side of the car (e.g.: engine, gearbox, suspension, hydraulics, differential, etc.) and then an Aerodesigner who would do research on the various aerodynamic designs available and choose the most efficient and then a team head who would provide the budget and would make the ultimate decisions when it comes to actually purchasing the parts or not. Then, a cool added extra, there can be prices for drivers. For example, a driver like Biggi or Bawbag would cost say 3 Mil. to hire and then someone like me, 250,000 or something.

Victor actually considered my idea and he said he would think about implementing in future. I think this idea could take LFS waay above the competition.

I like your concept too Intrepid but I'm just thinking that for it to be fair, the developers would have to do some serious protective programming to prevent other teams hacking the game and gaining access to the other teams' cars, thus using it to their advantage but hey, I suppose if that happens, you could have LFSFIA to deal with it.

Well, if you want to know when the first high nosed or "shark nose" car came out, I believe it was the '91 Benetton. I could be wrong tho

Last edited by Leprekaun, Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:38.

Nice car. Reminds me of the JGTC 350Z from the front. Juicy specs too , 473 HP will certainly give the big boys, Ferrari and Porsche, a run for their money. Just need to wait to see how it handles.

yeah, just downloaded it last night myself. Cool game . Need to get a more powerful PC for it tho.

Quote from tristancliffe :

I am willing to put a three figure number (£xxx) on you NEVER getting a paid drive in anything I would consider decent - FBMW, FRenault, F3, F1 etc... Sorry, but you have the wrong attitude, a complete lack of experience (Irvine was racing at quite a young age, and Hill was a decent bike racer whilst still young), no money, no realisation that no company will give you ANY money until you are winning...

But if you prove me wrong you have my envy.

Oh, jeez! Cheers Tristan! way to go for encouragement

Yeah, I know in the top half of Ireland, they're maaad about the rallying and the bottom half, circuit racing. I understand where you're coming from ajp but just because most F1 drivers have done karting, that doesn't mean someone who hasn't can't get there. Look at Hill and Irvine, they never done professional karting, just like the position I'm in now, they decided to jump into car racing straight away without any previous serious karting experience. True, Hill had the benefit of having the name of his father, Graham but that doesn't necessarily mean it was a walk in the park for Hill and I'm sure it was quite tough for Irvine as well so just because theres a ton of people who did it one way, it doesn't mean that another way can't work. At the end of the day, what I want to know is and while there may be chance that I won't get there, I want to be in the comfort of knowing that I tried and that I REALLY tried my hardest to get there but just fate didn't have it in for me.

I've pretty much decided that it won't be possible for me start this year so while aiming to compete next year, I will focus on getting my brother in FBMW, school and personally focusing on how I can make a stellar proposal for next year. Theres a karting event thats going to be held in a couple weeks time where first prize is a Rotax RM1 kart, 2nd Rotax Max Senior Kart (CRG Road Rebel Chassis + ROTAX FR125 Engine) and 3rd is just the ROTAX FR125 Engine. Unfortunately, due to exams, I wasn't able to compete in the last few rounds and the final is in a couple weeks but I'll be contacting the head of the track at Ghibli and ask him if I could possibly be put down as a reserve if a driver doesn't show up and if I can win the RM1, I'll sell it to put it towards getting money for FBMW.

Well tristan, my personal financial situation prevents me from even doing the course. It costs 1,980 Bahrani Dinars which is 3,671 Euros which I don't have and before you suggest that I should get a job, they pay peanuts here in Egypt, it would take me 4-5 years to maybe get close to that money and family, not gonna happen because my dad reckons I should just get sponsorship so tell me Tristan, am I sitting on my f*cking arse doing nothing!?

Quote from garph :

It's in danger of turning into the storey of the greatest F1 champion to never actually race.

Time to stop talking and start racing I think.

Well, perhaps if you made the effort to read my posts, you'd understand why its difficult for me to start.

Quote from J.B. :

And BTW the German and UK BMW championships are merging next year and are appearing with F1 instead of DTM and whatever it was in the UK. Wonder what that will do for costs...

Merging, eh? . If I can find some way then to get in this trainer series this year and hopefully, hopefully, hopefully (for the third time ) kind of get promoted to something like that. Man! that would be just perfect! the drivers in that will be watched by the right people