Quote from Intrepid :

USF1 early concept designs -

Front engine design? :P

This is a story from one my friends,

He told me how this guy would just blast through red lights and jammed traffic without even looking to see if anyone was coming. So my bud asked this person why he does that and his response was along the lines of "Well since I've got such a crappy car, no one is going to want to hit me since they'll definitely have a better car that they won't want to crash into me".

WTF, seriously what the hell is this guy thinking? What if (god forbid) there's another driver around who thinks like that?

Thank you, I could understand what you were doing with that "if" check before but didn't know what the rest was about. Thanks for the help again.

Quote from DarkTimes :

Here is a Python script that does it.

"""Compounds: script to prevent player with ROAD_SUPER tyres from joining a host."""

import pyinsim

def playerJoined(insim, npl):
tyres = (npl['Tyres1'], npl['Tyres2'], npl['Tyres3'], npl['Tyres4'])
if pyinsim.TYRE_ROAD_SUPER in tyres:
insim.send(pyinsim.ISP_MST, Msg='/spec %(PName)s' % npl)
insim.send(pyinsim.ISP_MST, Msg='%(PName)s ^3spectated as using road-super' % npl)

insim = pyinsim.InSim()
insim.bind(pyinsim.ISP_NPL, playerJoined)

try:
insim.connect('localhost', 29999)
insim.send(pyinsim.ISP_ISI, Admin='pass', IName='Compounds')
insim.run()
except pyinsim.socket.error, err:
print 'InSim Error:', err[1]


Looks a little confusing :/

But from what I see here, I can guess it looks up the pyinsim library that you made, defines the 4 tyres on the new player's car from the npl packet and looks to see if any of the tyres match the Road_Super compound. If a player does match the situation it kicks them with a message with the players name that says spectated for using Road_super tyres.

The next section looks like it defines the insim variable from something from your pyinsim library and then I get a little lost after that.

Looks like I have some reading up to do. I didn't even know about Python until today, luckily it looks like it's a free program so i'll be downloading and looking at what I can do with it this week.

This is great if I can combine this with forcing an intake restriction as well for multiple cars

Thank you for the help DarkTimes

I've seen that insim applications are able place handicaps such as intake restriction and weight, but is it possible to limit tire choice? For instance I don't want Road Super tires to be used but other types are ok.

Thank you for any help

Lol i know i was a bad racer for cruising.

Has anyone ever noticed this before when they change they're driver name? Right next to a wall and the driver appears behind it.

I had a blast on the server last night. My favorite was this race though .

This is a problem that i saw in patch Z7 i don't know if it would be any different in Z8 and I have no idea how to recreate this.

Happened to be watching someone elses tire temps when i saw this. The tire temps were flickering from orange back to the actual temps back and forth. If this is a known issue sorry.

Quote from erfrag :

look over there. its "that" guy.

http://www.viddler.com/explore/techeblog/videos/100/

Well I don't recall doing that PR event but whatever. This might be a better vid of a open wheel car on the streets(sorry it's in German)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfBtt5KVMiE

Quote from thisnameistaken :

I bought a bunch of bespoke guitar FX from builders in the USA earlier this year and was all set to order more until I saw the exchange rate. GBP is suffering worse than the dollar at the moment.

1£ = $1.5453

Am I missing something? (taxes?) If I remember right the exchange rate was near 1.8-1.9 back in the summer.

Quote from thisnameistaken :

With your uncanny intuition and fiscal shrewdness, you should be working for the Bank of England.

Nobody else could've expected inflation to devalue currency but you called it.

LOL,

Well anyway hopefully with a devalued dollar other countries would be more inclined to buy "cheaper" american products(not gonna happen we all know our cars suck and we outsource EVERYTHING)

Quote from St4Lk3R :

snip

LOL thats exactly what EA would do.

Anyway, I'm glad we're going to get a high quality car instead of a broken one.

What kind of team are you looking for? Race
Age: 19
Country: United States
Preferred Car/Track: [/B]Any Single Seater at anywhere but Fern bay and South City, Also XRR at Kyoto Oval
Average Laptime on Car/Track: FBM AS1 high 50.xx , FBM AS7 1:59.xx
How Active Are You? At least 3 times a week if not more.
Time Zone: GMT -5

Previous league experience: OneGP F1 series Rd1 6th,Rd12 5th,Rd14 DNF, 14th Overall in Championship (3 way tie) out of 28 positions

Last edited by thatguy, Thu 20 Nov 2008, 03:43.

Whoops sorry my bad,

I'm trying to find the actual rules and regs back can't find them at the moment.

Quote from Intrepid :

I still haven't found anything on a driver testing restriction which would be vital in making it an equal oppurtunity class.

Found it.....

Quote :

There will be three exclusive official F2 test days before the season starts and another two during the season, as follows:
Pre season
May 5 - Snetterton
May 6 - Snetterton
May 18 - Silverstone GP
Mid season
July 7 - Brands Hatch
August (date TBC) - Donington Park
At each of these tests a maximum of 300km may be undertaken.
Testing will also be possible at MSV’s Bedford Autodrome test circuit. This will be restricted to the opportunity for 50km shakedown tests before any event and a maximum of 1000km in the 2009 season.

I was just reading up on this not too long ago

http://www.formulatwo.com/

Apparently the same guy who is running the Formula Palmer Audi series will be running this series as well and will have a similar format(driver training, equal cars, etc).

Quote :

The FIA’s overall concern was that the cost of competing in motor racing at a level to progress directly to Formula 1 today is so high that it prevents many talented drivers from having the opportunity to participate. Compared to rival series, Formula Two will cost significantly less per season whilst allowing drivers to prove their skill and develop their racecraft in identical 1.8-litre Audi-powered turbocharged vehicles, designed by a six man team from Williams F1, led by Director of Engineering Patrick Head.

I can't really explain everything here so I strongly suggest you check the website out. Thoughts?

Formula BMW the max age is 25 (i think) Skip barber there is no limit, except you get put in a seperate class if you are 40 or over.

After looking into the costs, the skip barber series seems more affordable and they provide the car while also making it a learning experience. There was only 6 events for the 2008 season meaning I won't have to travel too much. I don't need to transport a car everywhere and if I didn't have a suit and helmet already, they provide that. If I somehow surprise myself (though I doubt it) there is a fully paid season of Formula Mazda as a prize (read the fine print though, you have to be a teacher and motivational speaker to other drivers afterwards).

It's not like I'm doing this now either, I'm going to wait awhile.

Some helpful info if anyone has sponsors could you let me know what you do for that. For autocrossing now I just get contingincies for just posting a decal on my car, im pretty sure thats not the case for a real sponsor.

Hello,

I've been karting and autocrossing for awhile now but I finally feel that is time to move on to something new. I've always wanted to race in an open wheeler but I am unsure of the costs.

In the U.S I'm limited to (as far as I know)
Formula Mazda
Formula BMW
Formula Ford
Skip Barber


If anyone has any info could you please let me know? Like how much do you travel? how much are spare parts on average? if you race for a team who owns the car instead of you, how did you get on the team? How did you obtain your sponsors?

That's all the questions I can think up of at the moment, I appreciate any info that you guys can give me.

Last edited by thatguy, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 03:03.

Pretty much what I thought, those small replays add up. Then there are the people who do the enduro races and that will add up more. Oh well.

On LFSW now, you can only view the details of a race for any user, but would it be possible for LFSW to also have a replay of the race you want to see the details of?

Don't know what you other guys would think of it, I just like watching other peoples' races. Maybe would also be good for some people who forget to save race replays that they want.

Quote from Hyperactive :

Heh, made a simple illustration of what does it cost to run one season in racing (does not include monthly fees) in each car and how much return you get for a track. Just to make it easier to choose what to run and when...

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Am I the only one who sees a real tiny image when I click that link?

My heart was racing the entire race. I wanted Vettel to win the race so badly and it was nice to see him actually win. Great driving by Vettel

Quote from Mustafur :

I think the Ferrari will be strong here, you can't expect a team to be bad at the same thing two years in a row, and they also stated they Based there car for better kerb control.

I think Vettel might do something special here.

Are you a fortune teller or something?