The lfs dev team seriously needs a security admin, cause this is gettin plain embarrassing.... (4 serious bugs and now this)

Quote from The Moose :

X-System down on SS1

it's called detox period moose

Quote from Xior :

Haha

But thanks, but then you see all buttons.. and text, and they got nothing in the screen only the cars

First of all, read the manual.

and secondly, read the buttons in shift-u mode....

Quote from KeiichiRX7 :

the values DWB came up with have been added to my notes, i just need the replays to take a look at them more closely

I had autosave on, so when i'm back home ill attach all of them here.

They should also do something about the people in race control, cause right now it's filled with stupid monkey's.

Quote from wark :

You use the signal to tell the guy behind you to pass on the OPPOSITE side (they always point to where you're going to go yourself).

You can see this in a lot of Nordschleife videos on YouTube. I've never seen them used in an actual race, but that's probably because the only races I watch with different classes on the track at the same time are Le Mans series.

Signals can be really useful in LFS. (If bound to the mouse or wheel...)

As per the OP: -1, but I'd like to be able to press the same signal button again to turn it back off, à la push-push. (instead of using an extra off button).

Thats interesting, because I've read in a few racing books that it's the other way around. But I'll try to spot it on youtube later this afternoon.

If you wanna read from right to left, learn some hebrew shit or something, don't flip the decals....
And also choose some more "spectacular" shots. In here i just see cars driving. I;m not a big drift fan, but you might just impress me with 3 cars doing a drift around a corner in a formation, who knows.

Quote from Poffter :

Racing SIMULATOR

You do use your indicators when racing road cars sometimes on some tracks. They mean on the track what they mean in real life, "I'm going this way, use caution". To even contemplate over peoples understanding of indicators is well, beyond me.

mostly they are meant as a point-by, like in pass me on this side

btw, can you backup your claim?

Last edited by mikey_G, Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:15.

yeah, someone made a thread about it a while ago...

All 3 races were pretty good, but I hope some drivers will get a warning, because this is starting to look like the btcc more and more....

ans7812, why don't you just leave the thread before you say even more stupid things. Seriously, do yourself a favor...

It always helps to learn from real racing, so maybe some excerpts from a racing book can help the whole multi-class racing thing a bit.

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III. Races with Multiple Classes of Car.
The big difference in this type of race is that you may be racing for the lead in your class when another car, or group of cars, appears in your mirror, about to lap you. Typically, they are racing for the lead in their class, going 5 seconds per lap faster than you. You don't want to hold them up by getting in the way, but you sure don't want to slow up and lose time to the competitors in your own class.
In professional sportscar racing, where this frequently happens, the rulebook states that you should give way to the faster class of car. This doesn't necessarily mean that you pull off the racetrack, you just make it easier for the faster cars to get by without overly handicapping yourself. The faster cars should have no trouble getting by on the straights even if you stay on the normal racing line. Ideally, they would like to pass you and get back on-line before the next corner, and when the timing works out this way, passing is no problem. Just as often, the faster cars don't get by you on the straight but are closing ferociously in the braking zone and corner. If you see this developing and you're racing hard for position in your class, give them the car-width and a half at the apex. You won't have to slow down too much to make this happen without spoiling the race in either class.
If you are uncompetitive in your class or running a minute behind the car ahead, you can spare more road--and more laptime--to help faster cars through.
On some circuits, the race organizers may ask the drivers of slower classes of cars to keep to a certain lane on the high-speed straights or on the banking. You'd be expected to finish the corner leading onto the straight by tracking out to the edge, then working your way carefully to your lane. At the end of the straight you can work your way back out to the turning point if there is no traffic. If a faster car is going to get there at the same time, you'll have to stay where you are and enter the corner off the optimum line, which is going to require an adjustment to your braking and turn-in points.
When you are yielding to faster cars, unless specifically instructed by the race organizers, drive the normal line down the straights. Be sure to check your mirrors at the beginning and end of every straight. If, on checking your mirrors, you judge that they won't catch you until the following straight, stay on-line through the corner so as not to lose any time to your competitors.



Cooperating

In all of these iffy passing situations, it takes a lot of anxiety away from the overtaking driver if it's obvious that the slower car ahead is going to yield the line. Wondering whether the driver alongside is going to yield or turn into you is uncomfortable.

The Point-By
One way to alert the faster driver that you're yielding is to point to the side where you're going to leave room. This move is known as the "point-by", and it isn't a command for the overtaking driver--it's merely a suggestion. The overtaking driver may have already made the decision to pass on the other side, so don't be surprised if you point one way and you are passed on the opposite side. For the passing driver, the value of the point-by is not so much the suggested direction, but the fact that you know he or she is around.
DON'T point if you don't mean it. If you're at the turn-in point and you point inside to signify that you're prepared to leave room at the apex, don't then go for the apex and shut the door. The overtaking driver may not have gone for the pass in the corner except that you encouraged it by pointing. Going for the normal line has the effect of suckering in, then taking out your competitor. We've seen it many times: in fact, we've named it the "Point-Bomb."

I think some additional knowledge about multi-class racing and the use of point-by's (through the use of the blinkers) can establish a better trust and respect between drivers of different classes, because in a multi-class endurance race you're going to see each other A LOT.

Last edited by mikey_G, Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:34.

I remember a lot of people asking for live weather settings when driving on a track. I guess CTRA succeeded in that
But I do agree, the high wind kinda sucked last night.

That looks great icyocean. I've actually been wanting to write something like that, and the timing page of formula1.com, but just making it better and more flexible . Maybe I should give luaLFS a try

What about making the information known when the last race on the current circuit finishes? That way you prevent the thing ajp71 is talking about, and still allow people to share setups for the next track.

it surely looks nice, but i've made a rev light myself which had the exact same functionality and only costs 5 euro's

btw, didn't know that your rev light, which was made by todd cannon, also supported lfs

I only saw race 1 yesterday, ,which was awesome, but when I get home r2 and 3 will be "waiting" for me

congrats on gettin national A dru, you old fart

I had the same problem the whole day. I tried to use each individual dns server of my isp, but they all couldnt resolve anything lfs related, but thankfully opendns worked for me.

There are a lot of ideas and plans about h-shifters on rscnet, i'm sure you'll find something good there.

Quote from Greboth :

Why is it anymore possible that McLaren, or an employee of McLaren, recieved a 800 page document about Ferrari than it is that Ferrari have made false allegations for a personal gain. Maybe McLaren did receive the document, maybe not. Maybe Ferrari are using dirty underhand tactics, maybe not.

ok, it's because he's black....

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

I'm saying Ferrari set all this up because McLaren are scorching this year and with a coloured kid behind the wheel. Hope it all blows up in Ferrari's face.

You should get a better brain to mouth filter, cause whats coming out of it now is pure crap

you can always try some DIY shock therapy

everything looks pretty good, except the wood texture which makes the car look like the ideal pimp-mobile