Quote from Vain :

Because in Half Life there are also vehicles - with stunning physics!!!!

Vain

Oh... I didn't know that...

I learn a new thing everyday lol

Quote from Mazz4200 :

Actually, thats not entirely true. Brooklands was the first oval built with banked turns (1907). The first Oval race was in 1896 at the Rhode Island State Fair.
"Oval track racing began at about the same time as professional sports, when promotors found that the public would pay to see sporting events, a situation that offered promotors a chance to make a buck or two. Oval racing soon became a professional sport." (quote) "Vintage Oval Racing" by Don Stauffer

Not that i'm the least bit bothered when or where, (or indeed, getting into an argument about it )

Still, it's a shame when old tracks with so much history and charisma such as Brooklands, ends up like this:-

Isn't Google Earth just great!!

Quote from george_tsiros :

Yeah, created quite a stir back in '98. Amazing game. won many game-of-the-year awards. Some publications (on and off-line) went so far as to name it 'best game of all time'.

That's all great but why compare Half-Life and LFS???

Quote from Greboth :

Top one is the special edition one (cant remember who tuned it though) but is a nice car i agree.
I like RX-7 FD CLICKY
Also shelby mustang gt 350 CLICKY One of the few american v8 muscle cars i like

I'm glad you agree.

That mustang is in GT Legends, if i'm not mistaken?

Good first attempt... Well done!!

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Messerschmidt 175.

http://www.pcsystems.com/messerschmitt/kr175.jpg

Nice!!

Quote from Rtsbasic :

An AGP graphics card is a very good investment even if its going into an old system, because it can be carried into a new one. 90% of computers made in the last 10 years have AGP slots.

Personally I'd recommend either an Nvidia 6600 based card, or an ATI Radeon 9600 based card. Both offer excellent value for money and can be had for around £50.

Now that's the answer i've been looking for... Thanks everybody for all your help!!

Now i need a steering wheel with pedal, preferably with a Differential gear shift but i don't think there are many... so a sequential will do if there are no Diffs

Quote from tristancliffe :

Lancia Stratos.

But a close second is the new Keonigsegg, until they put a wing on the back and make it civilised again.

I am assuming you watched Top Gear?? That's why they put a wing on it... I haven't seen it with a wing and i did try to Google it but when i saw it on Top Gear... It was and still is an amazing looking/performing car!!

Quote from Fir3spell :

Hi again
First of all, thank you a lot for your help
Well, i always use sequencial box but for the BF1 (Bmw Sauber) i need to use automatic because the car is too damn fast and for example: in a time of 10 seconds you need to change almost 4 or 5 gears... or when decelerating.. so i can't get concentrated on the track because you are always changing gear so i use automatic only in the BF1. Do you use sequencial on the BF1?

It depends on what type of race i am in!! On Oval i use Manual as i mostly want to stay in highest gear for more RPM but say if im on a course with lots of corners i.e. City, i use Auto.

Quote from r4ptor :

The thing I learned from Half-Life is that modding is not to be underestimated.

But I also learned that modding shouldn't be overestimated either (like rFactor IMO is doing).

Modding, as I've experienced it, is best suited when done as complete solutions. Ie. Counter-Strike mod. Although modding in smaller scale can be fun and interesting, it seems to be too frustrating for the players to not only keep up with whats the latest upgrades etc. but also to find other players with similar interests.

This was the case 6+ years ago and still is.

Ps. I don't consider altering sounds & textures as modding, although it is "MODified". To me, modding is when it affects others - like creating new tracks, new car specifications etc.

I miss official tracks (especially F1 tracks), but If having them would mean I also would have to cope with X number of other tracks, then I prefer LFS as it is now.

Isn't half-life an Action/Adventure/Quake-style game??

Quote from Vendetta :

would be alot easier to find a favorite server than search through the list

Great idea!!! I was just thinking about one too!

Quote from sgt.flippy :

It's a common way of protecting a radio from theft. I don't know exactly how the new radio in the focus looked like, so I searched a bit for it. The old way of stealing a car radio in a ford, were those 4 little holes in it, you just had to have a special tool for it, to press inside the holes, and the radio would come out, so it was rather easy to get it out. Looking at the new radio, it seems it doesn't have that old mechanism. So maybe it became impossible to get the radio out from the front, so no more need for the removable buttons.

I'm not sure, and I have no way of backing this up, but this is my theory.

EDIT
http://images.google.be/imgres ... 6hl%3Dnl%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG

Here is how you used to get the radio out. If you're a car radio thief... They even tell you how easy it is to make it yourself. That's why it needed the removable buttons. I don't see any holes on the new radio, so I guess they now have a better protection for thieves, mechanicly.

Lol... That's dangerous for anybody with a ford that as made before around 06!!

Quote from Stellios :

Lambo Gallardo, very sexy car.

Pagani Zonda F, its just the sex

2005 Ford Mustang, so a good looking car, and the V8 rumble is enough to make me wet myself

1969 Dodge Charger, what do i need to say, old school baby!

I just have to agree with you on them!!

Cool... Thanks!

BUMP!! Cmon Guys!

Tristan, best of luck at your new team!!

We already know what cars you/your parents drive... but now i want to know what car/car's are your favourite???

Mine is the Nissan Skyline R34... It may not be the fastest car ever but it's just... WOW... take a look at these links!!

http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/06/ztune05_03_1024.jpg

http://www.edmunds.com/insidel ... tures/articleId=105699#14

Hehehe, bloody amateurs... You can't bloody get a good quality virus from anywhere these days

Quote from filur :

Get yours downstairs for a few minutes.

My dad would go mad if i stared disconnecting this PC lol and i'm only 14 so lagging a PC down the stairs and into the furthest room from the stairs is quite tiring, not to mention, messy!!

Quote from filur :

These specs on a Dimension 4400 doesn't mention any AGP slot, however, this specification of the chipset suggest it supports AGP4x. So if you do actually have AGP since the chipset should support it, it's still only running in 4x, whereas a modern AGP card would want to run in 8x.

In my opinion, you've waited too long for a performance upgrade, too many core things about your PC are outdated (400mhz FSB, AGP4x). Still, if you have AGP you could buy a decent graphics card which you could bring along for a completely new PC.

If you'd download everest, click "Report", do a "System Summary only", "Plain text", when it's finished hit "Save to file", save and attach the file to a post here, giving advice would be simpler (knowing what you have and what you don't).

I can't as i don't have an internet connection up in my room as our router went back to my dad's old company... He starts his new one tomorrow so i may be in luck of getting one again!

Quote from filur :

spsamsp, PCI-E is still so new you can buy a brand new computer without it, a PC from several years ago will not have PCI-E, PCI-E and PCI are two extremely different things.

Ok... But as long as i have AGP them i am fine, right??

Quote from DEVIL 007 :

How you can if you dont have a PCI-E slot? You mentioned something about your PC being 4-5 years old.

I am very confused lol... my friend's computer seems to be older than mine and he has them... i am using my downstairs PC in my office for LFS etc so my PC is upstairs in my room and i cba to have a look lol... I may post about if i have them or not later but i swear i saw them when i fitted my new HD!!

Also... about the PCI and PCIE intergration, i know that the PCI doesn't fit with PCIE because of the added little piece on the end

Last edited by spsamsp, Sun 14 May 2006, 14:00.

Quote from sgt.flippy :

I agree with you, but the build quality of ford is actually a lot better than some people think. We never had real problems with our car, one technical error in the computer, and there is something else wrong, but we think that's the towing ball thingies fault, not the car. We also have some rust on the inside of the door, but when it was discovered, ford wanted to take a look at it itself, so that's good too. My brother in laws ford has no problems whatsoever, except for the radio but he broke that himself

He spilled a drink on the radio, and wanted to wipe it off, and we took out the security bar, and he wiped it clean, but he accidently pulled one of the metal connections, now it has bad connection, but we fixed it again

Hehehe... I think the idea of the removable buttons is great!!! but it doesn't seem to be on the new focus???

Quote from DEVIL 007 :

3.5 mm plug?What you are talking about please?
See attached pic.I made a quick one.

Gotcha!! Forget the 3.5mm plug... i was talking about a sound card connected into a PCI slot... i use PCIE for things like extra USB 2.0 ports and wireless network adapters...

Quote from wheel4hummer :

I think that once S2 is final, there will be so many cars that you need a scrollbar. I hope we get more tracks too. Long ones, like FE Black.

I sure do hope so!