Quote from tristancliffe :

Updated. Thanks. I don't know his username though

http://www.lfsworld.net/?win=stats&racer=kdempsey

How about Keith Dempsey? As far as I know he was guest driver in the Legends Racing race just like Niki, isn't he credited?

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

but Holland has totally revived me by reminding me how football is meant to be played. If they keep playing like that, they could easily go all the way.

WOOOOHOOOOOOOO !!!

:drink::wow::banana::woohoo::huepfenic:bannana_p :clapclap::bannana_g:ices_rofl

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

Be careful, it will fall down with the slightest gust of wind and roll down the street.

LOOOOL!!! Best ever one-sentence summary of Portuguese football, permanent!

:heartFL)P(ie)

Happy birthday guys!

Quote from Fuse5 :

God you are so hilarious.
Should the whole community be ROFL'ing about your awesomeness now?

We all love zeug!

Seriously though, lighten up dude.

Edit: On-topic then... better get used to the "of"... internet f's up any language, can't seem to stop it.

Last edited by traxxion, Thu 5 Jun 2008, 15:03.

Quote from SilverArrows77 :

Also dont some countries have a restriction of 250kph for their cars? and notice the standard car here is rated as exactly 250kph.

Maybe BMW havent gone further with engine tuning for this model as it already approaches this 250 kph limit, and maybe isnt marketed as a performance car, so achieves better compatibility (and reduce costs) to engine speed restriction laws across different countries. (just a wild guess)

250kph limitation can be (and as far as I know is) easily done by a rev limiter. Calculating the maximum engine power so it equals the resistance on the vehicle at a speed of 250kph seems a bit far fetched to me

On-topic: why not give them a quick call Victor? I'd be curious to hear what they make of it

Many thanks for all the kind comments!

Quote from Bean0 :

I recall that the Panda was a gift from his Father-in-law's company to another high powered guys family.

Jin flashback/Sun flashforward at the same time.

Yep, that was my interpretation too, was a purposefully confusing plot as far as I'm concerned.. flashbacks (Jin) and flashforwards (Sun) blended nicely to make it seem like it was one and the same story. Great stuff

The two attached images should be self-explanatory I think

Short summary: (I think) there's a small bug in the way LFS writes a username to the mpr file. As you can see on lfsw.jpg the license name for Rudy is "Rudy van Buren". In the screenshot of the MPR file (mpr.jpg) you can see it's "Rudy van buren" in the replay.

This can cause problems when you're trying to use license names to check of it's a team mate or not.. so it would be nice to see this fixed!

René

EDIT: Running patch Y20

Last edited by traxxion, Tue 3 Jun 2008, 08:04.

Happy birthday guys!

Talent injection for F1RST Racing!

31-05-2008 - F1RST Racing have recently been able to add another two great talents to their drivers lineup! Rudy van Buren and Patrick "M4ver1ck" Kubinji, two youngsters with talent and passion for the game are ready to take their new liveries to the finish lines!

The Dutchman Rudy van Buren (which is also his LFS license name) has improved to be a passionate and dedicated driver in the little time he's been active in LFS. He has developed great skills in the process and has shown to be a true winner. Nowadays he is a multiple world record holder and a recent win in the LFS World Series was the icing on the cake. We're very happy to have Rudy on the team and are looking forward to working together!

Patrick Kubinji from Germany, who might be better known as M4ver1ck, has displayed great skills in a large variety of cars. From last season's top notch XR GTR races in the Masters of Endurance to recent wins in the TPS CityLiga with the Formula V8, RaceAbout, etc. On top of his racing skills he has proven to be a great team player and we're therefore delighted to have him amongst us!

We're sure these two youngsters have the skills and talent to bring F1RST Racing another step forward. So a warm welcome from everyone on the team, we wish you a pleasant flight

R. vd Kooij

Source: http://www.1stracing.nl/v2/news.php?newsitem=61

Congrats guys

Quote from Bawbag :

Yea well he's not pushing his bicep up is he!!!!

Ehh we both are :nerd: <-- glasses for Raylien.

Quote from mcintyrej :

I bet in the following races they'll strap a t-bar camera to Kimi in the hope that he'll show off some more reactions like that.

He had one this race, Premier Live shows it. I have a complete race coverage with onboard footage only, but it switches to Räikkönen just a tad too late; when the damage is already done..

Quote from Rudy van Buren :

i didnt look good enough for the pics of rene best one here

http://85.17.151.89/205500001- ... 800/205525793_6_bKyv.jpeg

Argh, I was so glad that one missed in your initial post
Well, that's carnaval for ya At least I have the bigger biceps of the two, lol!

Quote from zeromussov :

lol @ second pic rene

Hahahah, I knew you were going to post exactly that carnaval picture

Quote from Rudy van Buren :

Well there we go then...

I like this one better

:ices_rofl Can't help but laugh my ass off

"Duuude" hahahahah!

Quote from thisnameistaken :

I have a feeling it will be remembered as a fluke result on a novelty circuit in the wet, and once we get back to proper racing circuits the Ferraris will resume their dominance and forget it ever happened.

My thoughts exactly

Quote from hrtburnout :

"Forbidden You don't have permission to access /images/posts/Michael Schumacher/2004/Schumacher-Coulthard-001.jpg on this server."

Try clicking in the address bar and press enter?

Quote from J@tko :

Well, no-one has, so here's a new one:

http://blogf1.co.uk/images/pos ... umacher-Coulthard-001.jpg

Coulthard's characteristic jaw-line invites for leap-frogging

Last edited by traxxion, Fri 23 May 2008, 11:06. Reason : added quote

Quote from danowat :

I generally get 56mpg out of my car, it will be interesting to see how many extra mpg's hypermiling techniques will give.

I'm not sure if this is what you mean with the term hypermiling, but I managed to get 18% more mileage in my Peugeot 306 1.4 (petrol). Went from an average 850km on a (~64L) tank to a - to me -astonishing 1100,8 km. Was well surprised by what driving-by-head instead of by-heart can do! I made a list for a similar discussion on our team forum, thought I might as well post it here. With the crazy fuel prizes these days I think everyone will be interested in trying to get a better mileage our of a fuel tank...

Quote :

Here's some of the stuff I did to get a lower fuel consumption:

1 shift up uber early, a good estimate was gear = speed/10.
2 shift up uber fast too, this way you'll avoid losing both engine and vehicle speed
3 brake very late for stopping lights and etc.. just to keep the option of a green light, or other immediate crossing opportunity open (ie. not having to slowdown and most importantly speed up again)
4 always try to keep the car rolling when approaching stopping lights or other crossings.. resistance is highest when you try to get the car in motion after a standstill
5 when approaching a crossing or traffic light, etc. let the car roll out in gear. In this case the wheels even drive the engine, instead of the other way round, so assuming my MMS is programmed to not inject fuel when no power is asked (every new-ish vehicle is programmed this way) this is a much better fuel saving method then letting it roll in neutral gear. You can optimise this method by using every gear while rolling out, so 5-4-3-2-1. You know when to shift down when you feel the engine starts getting a grip on the wheels again (preferrably a tiny bit before this point of course).
6 when accelerating, try to apply as little throttle as possible, but don't exaggerate: too little throttle (e.g. when engine starts shaking) makes for a worse combustion and thus increases fuel consumption!
7 slipstream trucks and busses on the highway to the extent that (mostly female) passengers wanted to get out soon as possible
8 keep a high cornering speed to avoid having to speed up after every turn (this is where the fun has to come from when you are on an other than that incredibly dull save-the-environment-and-my-money-tour)
9 with regards to the above: try to drive the ideal (race) line through corners. this means higher corner speeds are possible and - if driven fluently - results in less stress on the vehicle's supsension and tyres (less resistance -> better mileage)
10 shut down the engine immediately when you arrive at your destination
11 don't start the engine until you're actually ready to drive
12 keep electricity consumption as low as possible (preferrably don't charge phones in your car, only switch lights on when absolutely necessary, etc.) this way your alternator can run on a lower intensity which results in lower fuel consumption. best would be to use no radio either, but that would really kill me. During this challenge I had it loud as always :P
13 keep windows closed as much as possible; less aero drag means less fuel consumption
14 last but not least: don't drive too fast. I never did faster than 120 km/h on this tank, not even on highways. Normally I at least have one trip where I drive 150+ for longer periods of time. This of course means higher revs, but much more important: much higher air resistance (this increments exponentially over higher speed). So keeping a slower pace on the highways (and preferrably in the slipstream of bigger vehicles) can save you massive amounts of fuel. I also did lower speeds on the normal roads: just about 78 km/h where 80 is allowed, etc. (all this sometimes to the annoyance of the cars behind me, but then I thought about how many times I have been stuck behind a slowpoke and it actually felt good :P)

Please note that some of the applied methods of course have negative effects on other parts of the vehicle or my money (ie. drive through the red light (€130) on an empty crossing, just to avoid having to speed up again, or take a 90 degree left turn with 80 km/h for the same reason... (suspension and tyre wear: €€€), etc.)

Just for the record I'd like to put a little disclaimer here: if you try some of these (potentiall dangerous) methods and something goes wrong, please don't blame me!

Last edited by traxxion, Fri 23 May 2008, 09:04.

Quote from Ian.H :

So you can create 20k binaries, but require 200Mb+ (installed) of .NOT dependencies? doesn't seem that logical to me

Regards,

Ian

You seem to have an immense urge to post your opinion whether or not it has anything to do with the discussed topic.
I think the .NET suggestion by BurnOut is a very logical one, looking at the OP's question (ie. regardless of what you think about "M$" or ".NOT").

Last edited by traxxion, Wed 21 May 2008, 09:24.