It looked best before he bought it.

I think you're gonna need a lot more than cryptic speechwriter rhetoric and catch phrases to convince me that the government wants to enslave me and everyone else.

Quote from Sueycide_FD :

What the devil lmao

Well, I like Chinese food... and I don't believe in throwing away fortunes.

Quick inventory of some of the stuff in the immediate area of my tower, monitor and keyboard:

batteries
folding pocket knife
stop watch
2 watches
a computer fan and various connectors/leads/adapters/wires
a pile of Chinese fortune cookie fortunes
a roll of tape
big Swiss army knife
rubber bands and assorted twisty ties
10-15 assorted SCCA stickers/decals
SCCA rulebook
tape measure
2 instruction manuals for things I don't recognize
a coffee mug with pens, pencils, a pair of scissors, a screw driver, and a cap gun revolver (orange)
various timing sheets and race results sheets from sessions and races of varying dates
a job application I never got around to filling out
an Altoids can containing a manual pencil sharpener and shavings
cards from various holidays and family members and friends
1 physics book
2 books on the armed forces
my cell phone
2 Skip Barber racing school folders containing paperwork
1 folder marked SCCA Licensing containing race license paperwork and records
a blue squishy ball that I assume is for squeezing
a small reminder card from my dentist about an appointment a year ago
a half-dollar coin
a can of silicone oil spray
and a MadCat mech statue that sits on top of my computer case

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For the DP I found that I had to back up to 55% brake bias before the rears stopped locking first.

Quote from CoolColJ :

Ben Collins killed everything

Doubt it. They probably just didn't want anyone beating Stig.

Quote from Nathan_French_14 :

What Forza have you been playing??

Forza 3's tires behave like concrete. Extremely low slip angle threshold (you can especially see this manifested in the steering - you barely need to turn the wheel even in 900 degree mode). Weight transfer is also minimal, the cars have too much grip and corner too fast, and only the most powerful supercars will get loose if you just mat the gas at the apex. The game also drifts for you, even if you use a wheel.

Quote from JJ72 :

I don't think G suit will do, fighter pilots in heavily banked turns are fighting vertical Gs, but F1 drivers in corners face pure laterial G, the neck simply won't coupe with it. well before dedicated training and some freak of nature prove otherwise.

A support could be constructed that would cup the helmet in a turn and support the head. Make it slick so they can still turn the head easily to look through turns. If properly constructed, it wouldn't restrict the view either.

The problem is what's inside the head. Don't even wanna think about what the brain looks like in a lateral 8 G turn.

Quote from oscarhardwick :

Congratulations on making me read all that again :| dunno why tbh.

Because it's freaking epic?

Quote from PMD9409 :

F1 @ VIR. I've seen it all now.

Not quite. Someone needs to host F1 versus Solstice at VIR Patriot, or Charlotte Infield road course (the autocross-sized one).

Very excited for the Grand Am series. They will probably add a Rolex GT car soon. I hope it's the Lamborghini that's going to debut in January. :drool:

Latest word from Steve Myers says the new build, plus the F1, MX-5 etc may be released Wednesday.

Quote from Danke :

I've heard of week 13, but I've never been through one. Is it like the 24 heuers du fun? No SR hits? Is it like (gasp) LFS demo servers?

The most fun thing to do in week 13 is to spectate bottom split Legends races.

lulz will be had.

Quote from aroX123 :

Looks pretty nice in my opinion

I love those wheels.

Quote from The Very End :

comon sence

Quote from The Very End :

comon sence

Quote from The Very End :

comon sence

Quote from The Very End :

comon sence

'Kay. :P

3 weeks to go and still no word on a US bundle?

If he was knackered then he'd have a harder time keeping it down.

Racing with glasses doesn't help.

He did real good though. He beat the normal driver's qualify time from this year, and he would've qualified 1st in his age bracket (30-44, expert class). That car is not capable of doing 1:20s like the front runners, that's for sure.

Quote from Racer X NZ :

Full body scanners at airports could increase your risk of skin cancer, experts warn.
The X-ray machines have been brought in at Manchester, Gatwick and Heathrow.
But scientists say radiation from the scanners has been underestimated and could be particularly risky for children.
They say that the low level beam does deliver a small dose of radiation to the body but because the beam concentrates on the skin – one of the most radiation-sensitive organs of the human body – that dose may be up to 20 times higher than first estimated.
http://uncensored.co.nz/2010/0 ... skin-cancer-experts-warn/

Visible light.

Define it for me, please.

Quote from Danke :

I know a lot of people here aren't crazy about the feel of the Soltice, but it felt a lot like an XRG to me, which is a good thing in my book. I'll try my first real race sometime later this week.

The Solstice is one of the most real feeling cars in iRacing. I would go so far as to say it is perfect... (in terms of accuracy - it's not that awesome of a car )

Quote from pearcy_2k7 :

hm mustang feels alot better and i've tried Zandavort (sp?) both felt ok still a bit strange almost feels like driving blind after all the help you get with LFS also gears are really bugging me, not only the gear change but you don't seem to get a great selection of gears either!

On the FR500S the top of 6th gear is set for about 220 MPH. Both 5th and 6th are overdrive gears, and 4th is 1:1.

But thankfully, unlike the Solstice (which also has terrible gearing), the Mustang has boatloads of torque. So don't worry if you have 3800 RPM at the apex - you'll still get a good launch. See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxxM4q8OSTo

Quote from anttt69 :

Nice to hear about Suzuka, anyone know whats next in the pipeline?

You means after the Japanese tracks, or next to be released? That's Dover I think... then Spa.

Quote from JJ72 :

the replay only shows sprays from the players car though, limitation on console hardware maybe?

Actually that's running on PC, on low-ish settings or so I hear.

Quote from Whitmore :

You have full control over the crucial parts, but you can't run over other pitcrew - your steering is restricted.

You can run over the front jack man by not stopping in time.

This is the strangest... argument? I've seen on here yet.

Quote from CoolColJ :

Interesting physics glitch

http://i52.tinypic.com/2jfcbvd.gif

Looks like that car ain't quite happy with the way it's bein' wheeled.

Quote from Hotdogxx60 :

Keep up the good work CoolColJ and others, this is the first place I come to for my GT news.

Better than GT Planet.

There's probably going to be a bundle. I'll get that.

Quote from legoflamb :

If there would be a feature to leave out for focus on more important features, it should be the photo mode.

I will keep my expectations of the track generator low.

Infineon Raceway - lovely.