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Theafro
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shame we havn't got the old RSC vBookie going.
Theafro
S3 licensed
sorry to blow my own trumpet but i've just posted a 1.12.07 with consistant mid 1.13s with 50% fuel so i'm confident

but like GF said, it's all about not spending most of the race on you're roof or in the wall.
Theafro
S3 licensed
Theafro
S3 licensed
Quote from spyshagg :i found "slow" is the new "fast" in this track... those tight corners (aka rolling traps) are better made with really low throttle, just using the speed from the bridge with a good trajectory.

1.12.xx this way.. the safe way lol

i just hope i dont crash and take TheAfro with me like the last race lol

shit happens, but even if you do crash, you've gotta carry on. you'll still beat franky, zueg and co
Theafro
S3 licensed
I'm planning for accidents, i've not had too many lately but i reckon i'll put it in the wall a few times, my tecnique relies on heavy throttle through the apex around the wall corner without it i just plough straight on, it's a nerve-wracking corner, but at least i know it'll get everybody else at some point too.
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Theafro
S3 licensed
erm. the wrecking part is worrying enough.......
Theafro
S3 licensed
Just finished my new skin, watcha reckon?
Theafro
S3 licensed
cool, you gotta love free advertising!
Theafro
S3 licensed
i'd advise maybee having a tiny bit of practice at least. it's the toughest GP track yet, even Kyoto national was easier
Theafro
S3 licensed
Just completed a 45 lap test with no flips and only a couple of minor scrapes with the wall, averaging 1.13.40. If i can pull a performance like that out of the bag i'm confident of a podium. a LOT of fast guys are sticking to XFR it seems and i don't think they can keep up with the UFR without constantly pushing the limits and the kerbs. but If they can keep their tyres in good shape it's possible to complete the race without stopping, it seems the UFR is just on the threshhold of it being possible on R3s but you have to go very smoothly.

this is gonna be interesting


shame we don't have any puddles to play with in LFS, maybee later
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Theafro
S3 licensed
A couple of weeks ago, I had my most frightening driving experience ever.I was cruising in the outside lane, and just passing a truck when I drove through a DEEP patch of standing water at about 80 that was hiding under a bridge after a thunderstorm (rest of road was dry) and found myself rather sideways and in a completely different lane to the one i intended to be in. after a little swearing, praying, and fiddling about with the steering wheel (more like flailing about) i'd managed to correct my rather innapropriate attitude and get back up to speed. It doesn't sound scary until you realise that i'd missed the truck by about 3 feet and ended up on the hard shoulder.

Drive safe Dude!
Theafro
S3 licensed
Quote from the_angry_angel :
On a vaguely similar tack, has anyone approached Noble or vice versa?

Do you mean the guy that makes sportscars made out of mondeo bits, or the one who did the supersonic torpedo with 2 phantom jet engines?

either way, i like the idea

IMHO licencing is fine as long as it doesn't cost the dev's any money, or compromise their freedom to do what they see fit. You might get one or two manufacturers on board but sooner it's gonna lead to needless legal complications that i'm sure Scavier want to avoid.

It's nice to see a small sportscar company represented in LFS, and it'd be nice to see more, I really don't give a shit if it's not got ferrari written on it, they don't need any support from LFS, nor does LFS need the their support.
Theafro
S3 licensed
thanks mate! it's on there, along with a few DT versions

i checked out BHM BTW, not there, but i've got it now, thanks all
Theafro
S3 licensed
i'll have a look about, i didn't do a particularly thourogh web search, but i'll give blackhole a try

or vic could put S2P up for download unless it's a space issue, although it IS a bit pointless, I'm just feeling nostalgic (I bet the S2 tyres will feel like crap now )
old version archive
Theafro
S3 licensed
Does anybody know of an archive of old LFS versions, I'm after an early version of S2 to watch a replay but the official archive only has versions of S1
Theafro
S3 licensed
don't worry, I kinda like the GPs and unless you stick me in the 'B' server i'm almost garenteed not to win although i do beat most of ATC every race :P
Theafro
S3 licensed
Good luck with the race dude! it's gotta be better than these crummy GPs
Theafro
S3 licensed
if you're in or just ahead of a pack of cars and you have an accident it might be best to stay still to avoid and mis-interpretations of where you're going but if you're close to the edge of the track and especially if you're on-line, move quickly away from the most likely place for cars to be. If you use you're look buttons and make sure there's nobody within striking distance you'll be safe to move and most people will assume you're gonna move to the closest side anyway.

I've been taken out of races by both courses of action and I think you've just got to use you're judgment and wits. try to get the car off-line as soon as safely possible, and return to the pits with the utmost care (hazard lights are a good idea) and maybee even a few written warnings to the other drivers (if you've got time)
Timed races under 1 hour?
Theafro
S3 licensed
i'm pretty sure this one would be simple to implement. currently you cannot have a timed race under 1 hour long. it would be fairly simple (i'm sure) of simply allowing fractions of an hour to be used.
Theafro
S3 licensed
it's atrting to get a bit warm in here

it's the tension i'm sure, this track kinda puts thew pressure on
Theafro
S3 licensed
We are learning ver slowly as a species.

Quote from Breizh :
Care to compare technological advance over the last century with that of the few centuries, and of the few thousand years before it?

it's not really about technological learning. it's more about learning from the mistakes of the past. Our technological advances are unfortunately the reason we are struggling, we haven't learned use our tools wisely enough.

with technology growing at an exponential rate, we also have to look ahead to see furture problems in a similar way, and so far we've failed dismally to see whats ahead of us. 250 years ago, when the industrial revolution kicked off. nobody was thinking about global warming, or particulate emmisions. and it's only now we can see where the course they set for us all those years ago will lead.

with the increase in technology, comes an increase in effectiveness over the "enemy". as long as people percieve themselves as under threat from those who surround them, they will feel the need to become stronger than their neighbour. as soon as we can realise we don't HAVE to fight each other then we'll be ok. trouble is - there are too many people out there there, utterly convinced that they are RIGHT and the other guy is WRONG ('cos god said so)

If god is omnipotent, WTF do we need religions for? I see god in the trees, the grass, and the rivers, in the bugs and fish, the wonder of this planet we live on is enough of a god for me. and if everybody had the same love for it all that i have. there would be no war, or persecution, no religion to indoctrinate minds into what's good or evil, it's pretty damn obvious to all those who truly love this place.

I love these little rant threads, clears the head a bit
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Theafro
S3 licensed
I wish we could all realise that the earth we're sitting on, is just a giant organsim, hurtling through a galaxy which is itself a humungous living entity hurtling around other galaxies. If you take a look around a little bit, you'll see how fragile every stage in this super-organism really is.

Any war i've ever heard of started as a result of Greed - simple. If we can find a peacefull way to eliminate greed. we can start looking after this place a bit more. Imagine what could be done for the good of the world, if all the scientists working on arms development, were to work on renewable energy sources, farming tecniqes etc. Around 35% of all the scientists in the US work for Uncle sam, and they're not exactly the dregs either, and over $1,000,000,000,000 (1 Trillion) dollars was spent on arms by the US last year. the mind boggles as to what could be done with those resources.

With a bit of work, we can actually start to sort out the problems we may be faced with in the future, it's more than likely that many more will die first. We are learning very slowly as a species.
Theafro
S3 licensed
It looks like these kerbs are gonna be a great equaliser, if you're capable of doing reasonable laps and don't write you're car off every 5 laps you'll be in with a good chance of winning.

I'm moving to UFR for this one tho'. it's a perfect track for them and they're a bit better at staying upright.

just gotta sort the new skin out in time, it's gonna be tough to beat the floyd for sheer coolness.
Theafro
S3 licensed
due to my low alchohol tolerance (i gave up drinking heavily a few years ago) it's a terrible idea for me to drink and drive with LFS (i don't even think about driving with even a half in me IRL) my motor skills and decision making suffer badly.

with smoking (ganja) it's a slightly different story, since my THC tolerance is quite high, i can have a bifta or two and not really worry, my actual driving skills are sometime quite enhanced, but if the race is a close one i find i get the jitters after a while and end up over reacting to the subtlest of stimuli. sometimes with casual spot-races it's nice to drive stoned, but i don't do it with GPs etc.

driving with halucinogens (LSD, LSA, shrooms etc) in the system is particularly interesting. you can feel utterly connected and immersed within the game, but it can lead to terrible bouts of misjudgment and stupidity, usually followed by fits of irrepressable giggling. mushrooms are a bit too trippy to drive with due to intense distortion of visuals, but acid is a lot more subtle, although much stronger.

Amphetamines, (speed, MDMA (E), Red bull) are probably the most suited to racing since they can appear to give you a distinct feeling of increased reactions and reflex response, although judgement can suffer badly. and they're VERY harmfull to you're nervous system)

Please, don't take any of these observations as an endorsement of drug taking/driving, it's really NOT clever and can do you SERIOUS mental damage (trust meillepall) as well as physical damage if you're dumb enough to think you should drive IRL. I've been experimenting with these substances for nearly 10 years now, and to be honest, there are some drugs I wish i'd never toyed with.
Theafro
S3 licensed
it's gotta be better than the carnage and sheer test of will at AS north.

bring on the kurbs! (and tyres ?)
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