I spot a new S/F line in the infield. Did Kyoto 'North' make it to official combo status? Fingers crossed for that.

Grats Simox!

I won't be able to make the next race either because reasons, but should make the final three rounds no problem.

Apologies for the savage lunge out of the swimming pool Texas. At the time I thought it felt like a good move, but having reviewed the replay, it was opportunistic and I could've been more patient and waited for another corner.

There was a good deal of luck involved in my win today, but I enjoyed myself immensely, cool little track. Sadly I'll miss the next 2 races, but I hope I can still fight for the championship by rounds 8 and 9. Cheers!

Quote from Botswanan Salama :

*Snip*

Are you going to race this weekend? Please say yes!

Quote from michal 1279 :

The post-race activity on the server was phenomenal

It was like SO2R all over again.

Bonus points to @degats for being the only person to get it right first time. (Presumably from seeing the pile up)

Quote from ltras23 :

Appologies to both [TC-R]Adam and [TC-R]Nick for the contacts that happened. I lost composure after unsuccessfully tried to pass [TC-R]Pete several times when i realized you both were becoming quite near and my strategy had been compromised. Untimely pit stop happens which proven disastrous as there wasn't sufficient time to be still ahead of both of you and i started to panic which only makes matter worse. Well deserved.

Sorry it took me post race to say this since I didn't get the chances to say due to the commotions after checkered flag. The rather gloomy and flame war atmospheres didn't feel right and I need time to calm down.

Ultimately, your undoing was not pitting during the SC. You had the pace to win. I enjoyed our scrap, but I couldn't get myself together after the SC restart and was making tonnes of mistakes.

Nice write up. I've got it all to do now to challenge for the championship. Bring it on.

That was frustrating. Rift software crashed and LFS crashed with it. Pitty, I was enjoying my fight back to the front. Apologies to Katila for that tap, misjudged where you were going to brake and that was that.

Quote from Matrixi :

Wouldn't be able to tell it's wireless from the latency.

Some very minor compression artifacts at 30 Mbps in darker shadow'y areas, also tried 70 Mbps but started to notice slight latency even with H265. 30 Mbps is more than fine for sim racing in any case.

Planning to get a Valve Index at some point, the launch price is bit too steep for my wallet.

That's very interesting.

I'm tempted by the Valve Index, but I can't warrant it when I get such a good experience for the price I got my Rift for.

Quote from Matrixi :

Not sure if there's a separate VR test thread, but I tried U6 with Oculus Quest wirelessly using SteamVR emulation (ALVR) and LFS works beautifully, flawless 6 DOF tracking.

For real? How's the latency?

That's rotten luck... A stadium without decent access for trailers, that's wild. Your setup looks really professional, can't help but think it could do with a poster stand or two though to give punters something to lure them in or advertise the name and logo of your venture. You might already have one, I just haven't seen one in your videos.

I hate to see you struggling to realise the full potential of this... I hope your luck changes.

Cut my stream down to include just quali and the race.

Cheers for hosting!

@Nova, can you use the [TC-R] tag in the standings please? Thanks!

Rats, can't make it. iRacing Le Mans 24 hour this weekend.

I always put LFS' ffb down to the tracks, they're way too smooth. The only reason iRacing's ffb feels better is because the tracks are all laser scanned and the bumps and dips are much more noticeable. This isn't to say LFS' force feedback is bad, take the updated Blackwood for instance, at the end of the straights where it's bumpy, the ffb is actually working quite well.

Just me?

Seems the infield has had a fair bit of re-profiling, only really noticeable from the comparisons.

Scawen, you mentioned there's an option to set a fixed time, have you considered a time multiplier too to speed up (or slow down I guess), the passing of time?

Quote from michal 1279 :

I see some new chalk lines, assuming there will be chicanes in that place - Will be they used in KY2/KY3, or will these tracks stay as they are and chicanes would be part of new track configurations?

Hopefully the latter.

Looks great, keep it up!

Quote from bishtop :

it will take a little time for your brain to "reprogram" itself. My 70 year old dad was the same using his for a short while but soon got used to it

I'd be interesting to know if age was actually a factor. It took me some time to get used to VR. The process of feeling comfortable enough in VR to race in LFS took quite a while too.

Quote from Scawen :

It would be cool if TC would try out the new DCon, so we'll know if there are any problems with the new lag recovery system.

What does this new lag recovery system do and when? Will its effects be noticeable?

Quote from Bmxtwins :

I bought a cheaper WMR headset for $100 and it’s been working great. Haven’t tried on LFS though.

I was really impressed with the HP WMR headset when I tried it with LFS. The VR experience was comparable to the Rift or Vive in LFS so people on a budget should not overlook the WMR range.

For the record, I still think the Rift offers the best VR experience in LFS.

Quote from Flotch :

I like the discrete mention of summer regarding the gif ^^. Seasons to come? Imagine driving on tracks with the current season

"Winter in the Arctic circle mode": 24 hour darkness.

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Quote from Eclipsed :

Look at this - Luka pulled an UM21!

Except UM21 would be able to hold it for 43 laps.

Quote from TwinySkyline :

...let's just call it long-term hype...

That's what it is to me. You can get fancy graphics, real cars, real tracks, day/night and other bleeding-edge features in other sims, but it's always LFS that gets me hyped when I see even a modicum of progress, even if there's no fixed release date.

Oh my...

*Screams internally*