I personally think that Marrakech (or at least the track) are a bad choice (porto too for that matter). The 2nd race was a joke, I think we had like 3 actual green flag laps which I blame the layout and track width for.

Why not Kyalami if they want a race in Africa...

Oh for Bob's sake...

could you please stop and think about what you are posting?
Yeah sure, there was not evolution since S1. Pit stops, fuel consumption, tire wear, new tracks, clear windows and insim updates (and all the other stuff) aren't worth mentioning at all and didn't add anything to the game play.
I really don't understand you. Scawen is trying to do his very own tire model and thats really not something you do in a few weeks with just coffee or else (and the Ballmer peak isn't a real option) especially when you keep in mind that he hasn't an engineering degree. Give him some credit for trying it and actually taking the time to find a proper solution instead of just trying to botch something together.

I'm not saying that I'm happy with everything when it comes to releasing stuff, but it's not nothing that I wasn't aware off when buying LFS ages ago.

As far as I understood the original post the question was about a simple solid axle with 2 different wheel sizes. If you move that axle at very slow speeds (stationary) you should be able to ignore the friction / slip issues. And there was nothing said about steering

Quote from speedway :

edit: Dreisprung, i havent seen such a horrible documentation in years

fffuuu, it's exactly how it's supposed to be.

Last edited by three_jump, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 18:12.

r_b = radius of the big wheel
r_s = radius of the small wheel (or r_i)
l_w = distance between the wheels
r_c = distance between inner wheel and corner middle point

=>
u_b = 2*pi*r_b
u_i = 2*pi*r_i

r_c = ( ( l_w * u_b) / (u_b - u_i) ) - l_w

If I'm not mistaken. Sadly my scanner ain't working so there is no drawing.

EIDT: Scanner working, badly drawed picture attached...

Last edited by three_jump, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 18:11.

Quote from niall09 :

picture

reminds me of this one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7hxfMHV9A0

my old suspension...

Quote from The Moose :

I've all but given up on even trying to race the 1600 on public servers. It's numpty hell out there.

Well, then it's not a good way to promote the multiplayer

It would be nice if someone could post a setup for the 1600.

Also I tried the multiplayer yesterday and after several attempts I actually made it to a server and really connected... Felt a bit like a normal Blackwood T1 (a couple of years ago) as I never made it past the 2nd corner witout being used as emergency brake. Too bad it was the only (!) busy demo server.

I think i actually even could enjoy nkp driving at this point (apart from the whole HMI design), but sadly I'm not interested in single seaters...

Quote from blackbird04217 :

Well, I haven't touched NetLar Pro for a long time, but I find that it is still as annoying as it always has been - sure the G25 has 900* of rotation, but if the car does not have 900* of rotation it should automatically compensate for that, LFS does this fine, I didn't notice a problem when I tried out iRacing for a month, and rFactor adjusts as well, however to make a simple turn in NetKar I need to turn the G25 207* left or right. I've played with all settings, and they don't have an effect that I can actually see.

this seems to be finally fixed in 1.1, at least i had no probs with my g27.

Is it just me or is the sound (loudness) difference between engine and tires a bit off? (I'm refering to the video link posted above)

Quote from Rudagar :

With regards to Alonso using the throttle to shift down. How does this work? I mean, he's braking as normal but dabbing the throttle to downshift, why is this? To rev match?

Could be rev matching if it was a manual gearbox and not just some electronics gadgets waiting for an electricial signal to do their job. So maybe it is a backup system to tell the e-helpers to do the rev matching when there is no correct signal comming from the clutch.

No idea how accurate this is:

http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/ergeb/2010/03/76.shtml

The Hamilton maneuver was hard on the border, but it was no way a DT. He got a warning for that and thats enough, considering he wasn't actually blocking Petrov, he was trying to get him out of the draft.

Anyway, big Kudos to Hamilton for passing again some cars where others seem to fail. Ferrari had to wait till the moving roadblock Alguersuari went into the pits to get by (this should set Schumachers Melburne performance to a better light). But overtaking seems to be still nearly impossible if you keep in mind that Hamilton got stuck behind Sutil and Massa / Alonso behind Button but were nearly 2 secs faster when they had a free track...



Also there was no single pass in the top 5 drivers... Red Bull being in a league on their own but with the usual safety gap between the cars, Rosberg boring but efficient behind etc. Could have been closer without the McLaren / Ferrari fail yesterday, but I somehow doubt it would have changed much on the result after lap 5...

Btw, Ferrari build quality being italian this season again? I think that were 3 engines being killed.

and some more parts for my car...

Quote from Juls :

Good comprehensive thesis:
http://www.control.lth.se/documents/2007/jsvenPDH.pdf

thanks a lot for this read

Quote from MAGGOT :

The Meteors - Slow Down You Grave Robbing Bastard
The Meteors - Somebody Put Something In My Drink
The Meteors - Bad Moon Rising

for you my fav meteors song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imjxOb40FTU

now playing: Donna Summers - I feel Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TBmeK9Abg

pure comedy

Quote from JCTK :

on a sidenote, not much seems to have been said about Schumacher's ambitous move round the outside into T1. Yes it was a racing incident, but since he was the guy that came from behind making the really late braking move, he should've known very well that there were two cars down there on the inside~?

On german TV they blamed Button for basicly being there... The way I see it Alonso simply ignored Button being next to him and turned into the corner causing him to spin and the rest that happend. Normal racing accident is what is was and surprisingly also what the race marshals (Kristensen) seemed to say by not even investigating it.

Come on, stop bashing Hamilton for an honest reaction instead of the typical public relations "bla bla". Of course he is disappointed, he is there to win not to come 2nd... Just shows that he is very motivated.

No big deal, so move on next week.

EDIT:
But he has partly to blame himself too. As he doesn't need to refuel he could ignore the team when he thinks that the tires are good and just go on

Last edited by three_jump, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:02.

Quote from Mustafur :

That was an awesome race however the greasy conditions where to thank for it, we still have to see how it will be when its dry.

Yes. If you look at the stats from lap 33 on or so (Hamilton pit), you'll notice that any passing (sucessfull) manouvers are practicly not existent. Button and Kubica were set on their positions after lap 10 when everyone changed to dry tires. Having a close pack is ok, even Kubica getting a deserved 2nd, but the fact that nearly noone was even able to make a move after it was dry doesn't qualify for me as a good race. Sorry.

EDIT:
First half was great though

http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/ergeb/2010/02/lc.gif

Last edited by three_jump, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 12:49.

I suspect Bridgestone to accidently mixed up their delivery and therefor F1 is currently using endurance tires. Anyway, I think Hamilton showed that you can push the tires quite a bit and that they won't break down (could be weather / track related though) instantly after you push for more than 2 laps as everyone suspected in Manama. That the soft compound lasts the whole race and is still faster than a tirechange is the other issue that should be looked at.

Btw, I think more people would have pitted if there wasn't the 60 km/h (thank you Charly Whiting) pit limit. If people would loose less time in the pits another strategy would actually make sense...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82372

Good thing we had some bits of water for the first laps to cause a bit of carnage and some sliding cars.

BUT, I think this race was in the most aspects the same as the first one as it showed that everything else that the one obvious mandatory stop for the tire change is the better strategy due cars not being able to overtake each other. The winner pitted on lap 6, changed to the soft compound and finished without having any tire trouble. I don't think that should be possible, even with a car being very easy on the tires. Hamilton was over 1,5 secs faster than Kubica when closing up and couldn't pass and he was about 1 second faster when closing up on Alonso at the end. Sure both are good drivers but with that speed difference it should be at least possible to make a move...

Congrats to Button for being the first with balls and dry tires and winning it while Red Bull might invest some more money for QM

Quote from Shotglass :

isnt it comforting to know that there a companies out there that make decisions to their customers benefit?
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1611067220100316

Thanks Shot... you just broke my irony detector.

EDIT
I have seen Tron again, a visual masterpiece considering it was done in the early 80's.