Good job with using the search

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=21535

Btw, what are the times that you XFR guys are driving?

Btw, what are the rules about driving on the non-banked part of the oval?
In nascar you're allowed to drive over it, even if you want to pass someone, because it's part of the track.
I was wondering if the UXRL admins think like that too because I don't wanna get a penalty afterwards.

Quote from Dru :

lol - yup that looks like cutting to me - anyway how could you drive like that don't your tyres get really dirty and you struggle to take the next bends anyway??

Well, there's a big straight after it so the tires do clean a bit, but to be honest I don't think that by cutting the track this way you'll win a lot...

Here some fantastic footage of yesterdays v8 supercar race. It shows a good fight between Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nn_UrgSJsc

I also didn't have a drop in fps. But I do kinda notice that the FPS is more stable. The huge peaks and drops are gone now.

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Well it's going to be pretty dull driving a lap as long as that with the grid in single figures, so yeah I hope so too.

FTR Mike: So far I haven't even cracked the 1:48s. I see you're only half a second off WR pace, so you might win this one after all.

Yeah thats true that I'm only half a second away from the WR with a full tank, but that doesn't help me a lot since I'm 1.5 seconds away from the XFR WR, so I'm not really feeling that comfortable yet.
I do feel comfortable about Blackwood next week, seeing as the UFR WR is faster then the XFR

And good to see you're back Psymonhilly

Last edited by mikey_G, Mon 26 Mar 2007, 11:56.

Quote from TypeRCivic :

WTF are you talking about.......Take your DUMB shit else where! Dont reply reply with some gay shit like that, dont say anything, just move on with your shit.......... ****ing Gay People.......:mad:

You sir are a twat :monkey:

edit:was a long post with rambling but nvm


Anyways good luck to people who drive the UFR because the WR is 1 second slower then the XFR, so I guess the win will go to you kev

Last edited by mikey_G, Sun 25 Mar 2007, 23:16.

The only "injuries" I ever had was my right foot because of a n00bish style of heel and toe + 4 hours of doing that.
Couldn't really walk after that

But fortunately it made my style better now

Quote from Zachary Zoomy :

great another patch! I bet V6 will be out tomorrow

Nobody forces you to download it...

Oh , like that. Sorry wasn't reading good enough
But I don't know really. I read something about that the side loads are different, but I didn't really get that explanation. I'll try to find a better answer but I hope someone on the forum will come up with one.

edit:
Closer gear ratios help clutchless shifting too


offtopic:
yay, finally summertime

Last edited by mikey_G, Sun 25 Mar 2007, 01:07.

Quote from AndroidXP :

And the reason for that is...? Does the collar need to be designed sturdier that makes it harder somehow? The reason helical versus straight isn't enough for me, because that alone is no reason at all

Straight cut gears can handle higher loads which means more reliability and more power.

Quote from AndroidXP :

That video has me a bit baffled too, do these cars have something additional installed to make the clutchless shifts easier? I mean, aren't you normally supposed to lift of the throttle a little to remove pressure from the transmission? That guy in there stays fully on the loud pedal and just shifts up without moving his feet one bit.

They use really durable transmissions in v8 supercars which allows them to do this. Some people like Greg Murphy even up and downshift w/o clutch, but it seriously wears down the gears quickly. In the enduro races they always use the clutch.
They also don't have synchronizers in the transmissions which makes clutchless shifting "easier".

LFS certainly made me faster on the track and I think everybody can get faster with it, but only if you have a good and clean driving style. If you just jerk the car around the track and you're more then 4 seconds slower then the wr I wouldn't recommend you to go on the track.

Best thing I can recommend you is buying a good racing technique book and practice in LFS. After that watch a lot of onboard racing videos, read the book again, and then go on the track. You should just really "get it" why a racing car does this or that, and after that I'm sure you'll be a lot better irl.

I kinda feel like Fox Mulder showing people that it exists , but here is proof for the unbelievers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4xyTHsPFfk

If you click the username, you can view more videos where they do clutchless shifting.

I usually make them sharper and play with the saturation a bit. This is all done with picasa because im too lazy to install photoshop on my mac again.

Here is one for you G

Last edited by mikey_G, Fri 23 Mar 2007, 16:55.

Made some pics. To save bandwidth I've only selected a few and you need to click them.

Race 1:
Kev outbreaking himself in T2

Justin getting it on with Laca

Justin overtaking again

Race 2:
Butz taking the lead

Me and Laca

Kev watching too much in his m ... tead of watching the road


And mike going for the second double win

Tonight were 2 good races for me again, no mistakes and easy driving.
It kinda sucked when I finally reached kev in the second race to see him go off the track, but thats racing.
I do would like to ask macset and freeliner to be a little more friendly to the person who is driving next to them. freeliner pushed me onwards the grass twice but luckily I was able to not go off.

So, good racing and I'll see ya guys next week on kyoto.


edit: The server was quite laggy. It took like half a minute for pb messages to show up and 10 seconds for fastest laps confirmation. Hopefully someone will improve that for next race.

I guess it's gonna be another small field tonight

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Yeah you say that now, then you'll be all 1:45.0 every lap.

Sunday I was able to do that, but I kinda lost my racing mojo :sadbanana

Quote from Dru :

Mike, the way you are driving at the mo, you could probably win with a UF1

Hmm, I just might

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Oh dear, I've just looked at the times most people are doing and I'm about a second off. Must get some practice in today or I'm going to get shamed...

Lap times won't be the main issue of the race. It's all about letting your tires survive.

Quote from CSU1 :

Hes here is'nt he

Sharp observation

I hope it will be a nice race tonight. I did a race simulation last night and with the current setup it's looking pretty good for ZWR

huh?