In the start of races I try to be careful, I'm not one of those that tries to win the race in the first corner, though there is occations where I am a bit more aggressive than usual.

The past weeks I've realised that I have been to easy to pass during race, I haven't really fought for the position, I don't know if it were because I didn't have the speed, confedition or the experience. But I have changed my driving style a big the last weeks.
Become more aggressive, though I still think I'm a fair racer, its just that now I'm actually fighting to defend my position. Unless the other driver clearly is much faster and have the inside when entering a corner.


Edit: To keep on topic.
No, it doesen't, unless there is something special that happends, like a stupid accident.
It did before though, but as I have become more experienced I have been more hardened.

Last edited by MyBoss, Mon 25 Jun 2007, 16:11.

This is an actual league race.
The race lasted over 21mins and the finish were this close.

http://www.heartofracing.com/m ... es/gallery/album/a_30.jpg

Quote from DeKo :

those are one of the most hilarious motor racing clips ive ever seen. what fanny went one day "oohhh, big bright red double deckers on an oval would be a good idea "

would be cool on Aston Cadet

Can we get this in LFS? pretty please

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1pz ... ;mode=related&search=

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wJN ... ;mode=related&search=

http://youtube.com/watch?v=q4R ... ;mode=related&search=

lol, stop spamming my inbox jaims pirate:

Quote from br0nd :

There has been a topic made that involved something like this, and now I need you opinion if it was my fault or his.

Story:

I joined a server and the track was Blackwood. It was in the middle of the race. I came out of the pits (FOX) and waited until the cars went flying past me. After that I got on the track and started to drive. Once I got towards the end on the long stretch in Blackwood, a car pulls up behind me and I get a blue flag so I pull over to the right side. Then right when I do that, the guy trys to pass me and goes to the right as well accelerating. He hits me and spins out.

Whos fault is it?

I felt bad afterwards so I need you opinion on whos fault was it?

Thanks,

Honest mistake maybe, but imo, if the guy that has the blue flag intends to let the other guy pass him without problem then the blue flagged car shoudn't switch sides on a straight. Its much easier for the car behind to see whats happening if the other car isn't doing anny sudden moves.

:wave2:

www.heartofracing.com

[OBS] How to apply - Read the bottom

Requirements:
You have to be experienced (not superfast), drive in a fair and safe way and generally not be an ass.
You have entered leagues and finished them. (links please)
Bonus:
Good with setups.
If you have any skills other than LFSing, like rendering, photoshoping, websitemaking, videomaking and so on.

General info about the team:
We are entering the next season of the BoTT series.
We are a bunch of experienced racers, though no aliens. lol
We are not super serious. BUT, we are serious when racing.
We enjoy league racing.
Our youngest member is born in 1988, and our oldest member is born in 1973, so age isn't any problem. :grouphug:
In August the team will be one year old.

[PS]
Send me a PM on this forum with the info you think is relevant. Don't do it in this thread
I'm not going to reply to everyone, so if you don't receive a response don't send a new PM.

One thing, if you apply, then it would be great if someone else could confirm in this thread that you are a nice guy.

Quote from wheel4hummer :

There's plenty of room on the server for spectators. I highly doubt there would be more then 37 people watching. And, you could always broadcast streaming video...

Well, people chatting, leaving and joining the server during race wouldn't deem for what I call safe racing in a serious league.

Quote from wheel4hummer :

Why do you need a program for this? Can't you just write it down on a piece of paper?

Anyway, no-one is going to make a program specifically for you. Some people on the LFS forum have lives you know (I'm not one of them, I'm just lazy). Also, this is not a mod request forum.

1: More professional
2: He offered money for it.

Sportsmanship up your a**


A joke
Yeah, I have to say that 4/5 of my races are a thrill, so I can't complain about the standard in LFS.

Quote from drinklime :

look, this is what im talking about, and the guy on the inside is clearly at fault:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7E1TQSKPsk

Good ilustration, and I agree.

I think that would end in carnage.

Inexperienced racers in the big GTR class, and the little GTR class on the same public server would surely end in tears.

Quote from jamesrowe :

OMGZ00R! It is Kimi How are you doing little girl?

Also, congratz HR. DR will race you soon sometime, of course beat you like MG did too

You and which army?

Quote from Greboth :

Ofcourse I do Keep bumping into your team mates but never you

Race you soon though

Yeah, stop bumping us, lol

Quote from DeadWolfBones :

Does this mean Gabkicks is going to have access to better setups for the LOTA series now? Oh noes!!

lol, not really. Setups isn't our strongest side, luckily, or else we wouldn't even be able to keep the car on the track. lol

Nice.

Looks like a good website you got there to

A few updates today

Turner isn't part of the team annymore, he have been inactive since january
and haven't responded in any of the mails I've sent so I guess he quit LFS

But we have strenghten ourselves with new racers, HR | Heitmann,
and HR | Tiger have both been members since January/Februaryish.

And today we can proudly announce that we have a new member.

HR | Gabkicks

Hes from USA, and a forum whore. He is the only one
in the team that is outside of EU, but I guess the time
difference won't be a big issue.
He have loads of experience, and he allso participates
in various leagues. He have been around since 2003,
which is a long time, lol (I know).


Welcome to the team Gab, hope you'l have some fun with us


Heart of Racing:
HR | Kjønnøy (Norway)
HR | Enersen (Norway)
HR | T.D.Ophus (Norway)
HR | Kimi (England)
HR | Heitmann (Norway)
HR | Tiger (Norway)
HR | Gabkicks (USA)


PS: We are still looking for members.
We currently don't take applicants, but if you think you got what it takes (experience and fair driving) you can give it a shot.
PM me or something. (sidenote, I'm only going to reply to those I think will fit in)

Quote from Alan Dove :

notice the 'lol' at the end of my post....aka funny ha ha... my comment was not meant as some self fulfilling ego boost regarding karting.

hehe, irony isn't meant for the internet :-P

Quote from Alan Dove :

just karting???

That's why 7x F1 WDC can't seem to keep his filthy hands away from it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-RKuxaA1Y4

lol

Exactly what is that prooving?

Is it prooving that Karting is just as good as F1 because Schumi finds Karting fun (like most of us)?

Quote from NikoP :

yeah, i'll test soon, and also i created this to see how much i spam in a day :hide:

lol, you can see that in your profile

Guys, don't turn this into a flame war thread.

It have had good and serious discussion this far. Don't sink so low and call eachother names, if you do the thread becomes useless and I'm going to get a mod to lock it.

I really think this is an interesting thing. But because everyone seems to have their own style of driving and if someone disagree it seems like the other fella is a duschebag.

Quote from Alan Dove :

fisichella did squeeze someone can't remember who, and CONTACT was even made....

Yep, in the turn AFTER that.


Annyway, as someone allredy stated. It depends on the corner, the lenght of the straight after the corner, the next turn, the banking of the corner and so on.

Quote from AlienT. :

Just to keep this a topic for discussion rather than a statement does anyone else regret the LFS user name they initially chose? If so what would you have called yourself instead and why?

I did, it was Alt-Ctrl. Changed it to my last name, Kjønnøy

Quote from AndroidXP :

But that's what we were talking about the whole time, no? Granted, I'd also leave space if someone is one, two or even three tyre lengths behind my front bumper, but anything after that is fair game IMO. The normal significant overlap rule for inside overtakings does obviously not apply for outside ones - there you need much more overlap to not be squeezed. In your first posts you made it sound like you'll squeeze everyone who even dares to go on the outside, no matter how much overlap he has. Guess that's clarified now.

I thought that too. But looks like we might have the same thoughts afterall.

Quote from robps :

The system we will be using has that feature, and it was almost ready for public testing - but Patch X and the improved InSim were announced which meant, like the CTRA system, our system had to be rewritten. We have a stop-gap solution on CD2 which has a driver white-list (thanks to the_angry_angel) which we hope will help. Drivers will have to prove themselves on CD1 first though, so it's obviously not a perfect solution.

Just a request. Can you do it so people can't join in mid race?

I know its just for people that have just joined the server, but annyway.