oh ok, so the key is to be in a custom view. Thanks!

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hit V, go to options - view, and change the X,Y, & Z values, there is also rotation and whatnot, and make sure you set it to show the cockpit and not onlty the wheels

hmm, when I go to options - view while in cockpit view I don't see where I can adjust the X,Y,Z values of the cam position. I see something about mirror offset but that does not seem to do anything. I also see options for pitch angle (and some other angle) but nothing explicitly about the x,y,z position.

Any other advice? Sorry for the noob questions.

Hi,

Is there a quick and easy way to adjust the vertical offset of the camera in cockpit view? I've been driving the FOX recenty and I feel like the camera is a tad bit high. I'd like to lower it a bit.

thanks,
eddie

rofl. good one

That video is just beautiful.

A salute to my radio hero's Ron and Fez..its XM racing:

I always find it somwhat comical (and scary) when people talk about "racing on the street". If you want to race, take it to the track.

Have you tried autocrossing? Thats a good test of how good a driver you are (that and seeing how well you can assemble a sea of orange cones into a racing circuit).

Or: I'm not sure what track is close to LA but I'm sure there has to be plenty. I've seen tracks with open track days where street cars (no roll cage) can do trial trials.

Or: Give karting a shot. THe initial investment can be as little as $2000 for a used setup (not little if you are broke but compared with other forms of "real" racing thats dirt cheap)

In any case, don't race on the street. You could very well wind up killing somone.

As a new LFS fan (I just bought the license ), I just wanted to see what the consensus was regarding the fact that LFS seems to have more of amatuer racing feel. I actually really enjoy the "club" racing feel the game seems to have and the fact that I'm not driving a legendary car on a legendary track. There are plenty of games where you can do that, LFS seems to fill the void.

Funny how I think this perspective may be somewhat counter-intuitive from a marketing standpoint. LFS is closer to reality (in terms of the real racing you could actually do) so perhaps that of the charm for me.

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no.. hes right, we hear no 'rock' sounds of rocks being thrown around inside the wheel well, right now we just have a ruffle sound..

Yup, this sums it up. There is sound, but its all wrong. Keep in mind that a race-prepped car has no sound proofing material as it has been removed to save on weight. I have some audio from the inside of my old rally car, Ill post a link to it later so you can hear what it really sounds like.

hehe, actually I'm avoiding other people's setups for now. I figure by creating my own fast setup, I'll learn a lot more about the handling characteristics of each car and eventually get the fastest setup for my driving style. Its tough not to go download some good setups but I'm trying to resist

Heh, I'm sure I'll be going for the full license. I'm currently stuck at the 1:38 mark on the Demo track in the XTR. Once I get down to the respectful 1:33 range then I'll man up. I actually like low powered cars alot because you really need to drive well to keep the speed up, less room for mistakes imo.

I've got a 5 year history with racing sims and recently came back from a hiatus looking for a new sim. Saw LFS got a ton of votes on the RSC favorite sim poll and figured I'd see what all the hubbub was about. So far I love this game, the online play is very well implemented. I like how its got that "pick-up" game implementation. I'm very close to buying the full license..the only thing that is stopping me is that I've still got a lot to get out the FWD car on the demo track.

Just downloaded the demo and tried out the rallycross stage. I like the car handling but there is no sound while on dirt. We should be hearing the pings and rattles of dirt and gravel being thrown into the wheel wells and underbody. It should be LOUD! Having rallied without a broken intercom, you can trust me on that.