I'm a member of the GranTurismoX.net forums (site currently down) as well as an Admin/Race Admin there. Many of the serious racers from the old school GT1/2/3 and even GT4 comps have started racing LFS together on a private server (Green Tavern Racing) as members of the GrantursimoX [gtx] team.

Great fun. Many of us have met each other in r/l and attend motorsport events, car shows, autox, and other related car activities together.

Thanks Hankstar

Question 1: Give your own definition of Health.

Physical, mental, and emotional well being

Question 2: In your own words, what is “Physical Activity”?

Any activity which increases your heart rate to your Target Heart Rate based on your age and level of activity.

Question 3: Give an example of a healthy person.

Anyone of any age who is not obese, suffering from any preventable illness, and is physically active.

Question 4: What are some ways to be physically active?

Walking is one of the best exercises there is. Don't park close to the store entrance...walk. Don't take the escalator...use the stairs. Your heart will thank you.

Question 5: On a scale of 1-10, how “healthy” would you rate yourself?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Been a little under the weathe ... but feeling better now...

Question 6: How physically active are you?

See Question 5: answer...currently taking it easy, but will be resuming my walking regimen soon.

Question 7: What are factors do you think are important to be “healthy”?

See Question 1: answers

Question 8: Why do you think people Exercise?

For a variety of reasons, some rational, some not.

Question 9: If a person is physically fit with a good diet but has low self esteem and doesn’t like to socialise, does that make him healthy?

No. Mental and emotional well being has an effect on physical well being.

Question 10: What factors do you think can affect someone’s good health?

Many factors outside the realm of one's control; accidents, debilitating disease, war, pestilence, being a victim of other peoples' stupidity.

I have already conditioned my family to realize when I don't answer my phone, I'm either a) Driving my car or b) Racing on an LFS server. It is why voicemail exists. They know I'll get back to them.

When I enter an LFS server, IM's are off, email auto-receive is off, IRC is closed...about the only thing that may be open besides LFS.exe is LFS World in a browser window and maybe the STCC page...

As far as conflicting events, such as an eBay bid deadline and a scheduled race, I try to have some situational awareness when I'm prioritizing.

Superbly put, joen!

Here's a guy who draws a car pretty decently... :hypnotize
(apologies if this is a repost)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PUE9inJLVY

I come from the Gran Turismo racing community (don't laugh...it's a huge and very competitive group, even if it is light years behind LFS in terms of "simulation").

As a Race Admin, OLR (a euphemism for what the GT world calls online racing) forum admin, and active iLink (GT3) and LAN (GT4) racer, one of the great concerns was always cheaters. In traditional OLR, drivers would submit times for a hotlap or race, the Race Admin would compile the results and declare the winner. In the early days, there was no definitive way to detect cheaters...suspicious times required a "walk through" of the lap in question, declaring apex speeds, gears, etc. and it was often tedious to declare a submitted time clean or foul.

Later, we had the Dex Drive and then the SharkPort which allowed saved replays to be emailed to Race Admins/Stewards for review, and cheating became more difficult to get away with.

Ultimately in this community, most forums/boards adopted a 2 strike policy. If you were caught cheating once, you were given 1 strike, not including any "punishment" for the infraction itself (loss of points, DQ's from an event, etc.) On the 2nd strike, you (you screen name) were permanently banned from further competition at that forum, and often word got to other forums that you were "not to be trusted" by any means.

The bottom line is, Gran Tursimo RA's, Stewards, Admins, moderators and drivers learned that this loss of credibility was the biggest deterrent to cheating.

DeTomaso Pantera

Porsche 928 GTS

Porsche GT3 RS

Quote from overpowered :

Just another noob saying hi.

Hey, I know this guy

Howdy op

This week's...

SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)

Only dog servants (which is what I am, as opposed to a dog owner) can understand the loss of a good friend...same with cat servants.

So very sorry for your loss, Kiss me. At least you will have the memories of stella...

Here's a little something that may give you (and others that have lost a pet) a bit of respite from the grief:

Cheers 7051

As a rookie driver myself, may I suggest having a look at the STCC server 1b. It's short races with the UF1 (Minicooperish FWD), and though quite competitive, occasionally you can get in with some other rookie drivers and really develope your LFS driving skills.

See you on the tracks!

Howdy XCNuse,

The phenomena you are seeing here is not unusual at all, as far as the growth of members and posting madness.

New people always present a mix of n00bishness and/or future contributing membership. There are many ways to combat the Department of Redundancy Dept. posts, especially when dealing with folks who don't take the time to read FAQ's, stickies, or (heaven help us) utilize the search function, but unfortunately human nature being what it is, they don't often work.

I've seen forums that tried post moderation for specific sub-forums, but this leads to overworked moderators, and a plethora of "Why did it take x hours for my post to show up" threads in the Q&A sections. It works for awhile, but ends up being a strain on the Mods and regular members.

One of the most effective ways to deal with this, as a regular member, is to take a leadership role. Don't spam a useless or redundant thread; that just alienates folks and contibutes to the mess. If it's a useless thread, best not to reply at all in it. If it's redundant, try posting a link to a more pertenant thread, or a thread that has covered a topic more completely.

They say a place is what you make of it. As regular members and/or Mods and Admins, we can all do our little parts to make this place better.

It seems like you're looking for a free ride.

If you are truly an aficionado of racing simulations, then a few hours on the demo, online or offline, would tell you the the core physics are superb, and the "risk" of dropping £24 and expecting to be disappointed with the "fast" cars is completely unwarranted.

Step up. Pay the Devs. They've earned it.

Thanks for the Welcome, Skippy!

Currently an LFS rookie, but I'm sure that'll change soon enough. :heyjoeani

See you folks on the tracks!

Today's DT...

Nice one Chano
9/10

58 is open (as of this post)

Please put down NoQuarter for 58

First let me apologize to the non-USA mates at the LFS Forums for subjecting them to a US issue. I feel that it is important enough to post so that all may be enlightened about this issue, in case it occurs elsewhere, and so the USA mates can make an informed decision about this issue.

The following letter was posted this morning over at rennlist.com, which I frequent. Please take a moment to read this and sign the petition, if so inclined, and pass it on.

Quote :

Mastectomy Hospitol Bill in Congress

If you know anyone who has had a mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. Let's give women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after surgery.

It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important...please take the time and do it!

Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important legislation for all women.

Please send this to everyone in your address book.. If there was ever a time when our voices and choices should be heard, this is one of those times.

If you're receiving this, it's because I think you will take the 30 seconds to vote on this issue and send it on to others you know who will do the same.

There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the "drive-through mastectomy" where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.

Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web page with a petition drive to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on.

PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not give more than your name and zip code.

http://www.lifetimetv.com/heal ... st_mastectomy_pledge.html

This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and family; and on behalf of all women, THANKS.

My own mother is a 25 year breast cancer survivor, from the days when radical mastectomies were the norm. Even though treatment has progressed considerably, the trauma, both physical and mental, should be reason enough to stop the Medical Insurance Lobby from turning this into a "cost before care" issue.

Thanks for reading

Ed/NQ

'Nuther 3/10 for the Lancia
6/10 for RevengeR's smushed Banana

Quote from tinvek :

Manners help a lot, ask to be let past, don't demand it and if you can bind a "blue flag get out of my way" type message to a key, you can certainly do the same with a "thank you :-) " to use after they have let you past !

Superb!

Old school Gran Turismo racer here...GT3 iLinking and GT4 LANing.

At this point, I'd say I've saved the price of a PS3; currently about US$500-800, depending on where you shop.

Not to mention, discovering real Sim Racing and real Sim physics.