RA for SURE!
WHen I drove on it wow, the scenery and elevation changes, the monster backstrait with slower sections of the track make it a great track. Then that last bridge... made my skin tingle heading up to that corner at 90MPH, full throttle waiting for the dip on the far side of the corner and hoping that you put the right amount of steering in to prevent an off on the backside, which cannot be seen =)
If only 1/2 these people show up it will be a fun day =)
I would but already I am looking at a hefty sum just to get up there and back =) 25mpg does have it's drawbacks... but it's worth it when you can hit 60 as fast as a BoxterS =)
Hehe, same here, I think 30 minutes in a kart is all I could handle right now =)
Will have some knackered people by the end of the day =)
I better get into shape! The one and only time I ran karts I was dead tired after ten minutes!!!
ROFL!! AWesome! All you need now is an H shifter =)
I agree to that point aswell, your probably right I am being too harsh, but then it's a harsh world =)
Fighter pilots, don't get me started on them, had one as a CO
Bawbag (google to find the meaning)
I am not specifically trying to attack you. I was trying to let you know that when dealing with people, especially people that have what you want you need to be saying...
"What can I do for you!"
Instead of...
"Can you adjust the schedule because it's hard for me"
The first time was fair enough, but when you asked the second time... do you honestly think that your so good that he would adjust the schedule for you?
You have great talent to go fast in a computer game, I hope, for your sake, that you realize to compete in the real world you are going to need more than just talent to succeed. One of those is a personality that people can work with, and WANT to work with. Nobody is going to want to deal with a person that keeps asking for demands, You need to be saying like I said before, "what can I do for this person to make their task easier" People will not only like that mentality, they will enjoy being around you because they feel that you want to help them. Nobody wants to help someone who say's "gimmy gimmy gimmy, I know I am good so give me what I want"
Think of it through Jay's eyes, would he want to work with a kid that keeps saying "yeah this sounds great! BUT can you change this for me?" The first time maybe, but when you start asking multiple times your seriously going to piss someone off, and that person is going to be holding the key to that car, thats what I was trying to get at.
This is not specifically a personal attack, it's more that the level of frustration I have is so high, seeing someone that has a real chance, saying stupid questions like you just did multiple times. He gave you guys a timeline, just because it's not easy for you doesn't mean squat.
I am 25, too old for this scholarship, and getting to the point that I couldn't get enough experience to run in top level competition and be effective. I am trying to get you to realize a key point that I hope will help you realize your dream, knowing that I cannot as a driver anymore.
Mods please feel free to delete this if it's too aggressive, no harm meant. Starting to reread what I wrote I almost hope they do, almost =)
I am not specifically trying to attack you. I was trying to let you know that when dealing with people, especially people that have what you want you need to be saying...
"What can I do for you!"
Instead of...
"Can you adjust the schedule because it's hard for me"
The first time was fair enough, but when you asked the second time... do you honestly think that your so good that he would adjust the schedule for you?
You have great talent to go fast in a computer game, I hope, for your sake, that you realize to compete in the real world you are going to need more than just talent to succeed. One of those is a personality that people can work with, and WANT to work with. Nobody is going to want to deal with a person that keeps asking for demands, You need to be saying like I said before, "what can I do for this person to make their task easier" People will not only like that mentality, they will enjoy being around you because they feel that you want to help them. Nobody wants to help someone who say's "gimmy gimmy gimmy, I know I am good so give me what I want"
Think of it through Jay's eyes, would he want to work with a kid that keeps saying "yeah this sounds great! BUT can you change this for me?" The first time maybe, but when you start asking multiple times your seriously going to piss someone off, and that person is going to be holding the key to that car, thats what I was trying to get at.
This is not specifically a personal attack, it's more that the level of frustration I have is so high, seeing someone that has a real chance, saying stupid questions like you just did multiple times. He gave you guys a timeline, just because it's not easy for you doesn't mean squat.
I am 25, too old for this scholarship, and getting to the point that I couldn't get enough experience to run in top level competition and be effective. I am trying to get you to realize a key point that I hope will help you realize your dream, knowing that I cannot as a driver anymore.
Mods please feel free to delete this if it's too aggressive, no harm meant. Starting to reread what I wrote I almost hope they do, almost =)
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Jay is nicely trying to say that you need to work to his schedule or else he will pick someone else. There are plenty of people on this forum that could make it and he doesn't NEED the top 3 drivers to have good data to work with, he simply needs 3 competent drivers that will be available during his shedule, which is presumably tight. If you can't work to his schedule go find something else to do, there are plenty of people that are more than willing to meet the scheduling time line and frankly I wouldn't think your exactly that special or unique that Jay would adjust HIS scheduling to meet a kids timeline because the kid can't work out how to get someplace at a certain time.
This is all guesswork and I could be totally off base, but I don't think I am that far off.
To put it as bluntly as I can, either you meet Jay's timeline and be you are able to run in the simulator, or you don't meet the timeline and someone else will happily take that free spot.
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Gran Turismo 2 Intro =)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v= ... uhlAg&feature=related
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v= ... uhlAg&feature=related
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Thats alright then, as long as everyone knows where the comment was aimed to. Wouldn't be the first time someone called me that
Doesn't do anything for me, sorry =P The idea having an engine with no torque is like asking a man to wear his wifes undies when working on his car.
The last one was never a problem was fun to meet everyone in person =)
I don't see the big deal, fair enough if you guys are making judgements on people because you have already seen them face to face but how can you like/dislike someone so much from reading a bit of words on a forum? They may well be totally different than what their writing reveals here on the forum.
On a lighter side cmon people you know 'thisnameistaken' has a light sense of humour and his meanings should be taken lightly =) It'll be a fun day out if you want it to be.
I don't know what people feel about me but Dan I was hoping you would be going, your one of the more vocal people on the forum here and I was hoping to put a face to that name, ahhwell.
I will be going. I live near Oxford and willing to convoy up there. I am also willing to bring up to 4 passengers. It is a long ways off yet, hopefully I will do a mini get together for the Oxford area sometime sooner, nothing big, more like I am going on this date, meet me there if you want to gokart ad daytona type deal.
I have never noticed a problem either. On some tracks the XFG is a tinie tiny bit faster, than on others the XRG is faster. They both have different characteristics and they are never going to be exactly the same as each other in time for each track. They are not that far apart though and any competitent XRG driver can run in the front.
This is the same for the TBO's, it's slightly more noticable now but they are not that dissimilar and are pretty close once you start running with the front runners.
This is coming from my experience running the RB4 in the STCC.
Thanks for the input Jay! Sounds like you could use a little gym time yourself! That lump is normal, just feed it beer and it usually settles down =)
I will have to upload a lap. I viewed the site at work and it must have blocked that section because I had totally missed it. Even for a chance to sit in a simulator would be great, and I live near Silverstone which is even better! The static simulator sounds like a great treat for anyone.
Shame us 'oldies' cannot compete, but it's understandable and nothing unexpected.
:edit: posted up a laptime, it's not the greatest and I can do better, but it's the best I could come up with in the two hours. I have not tried, but is there a possibility for people to update their HLVC laptime on the V1 Championship site?
I see that not many people have put in a lap time, would you want more promotion in LFS than just a forum thread? I am an admin for the CTRA system and we could possibly add some promotion for you into the multiplayer side of LFS. We run a single seater server which uses the FBM and every day we see full grids and there are always people on the server anytime of the day. Through our whole server suite we run approximately 400 races a day. PM me if your interested and we can get the ball rolling. http://www.raceauthority.com/stats.asp
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That and isn't it by age 22 your reactions start slowing down?
25 is too old too =) Apparently I am already past my prime and need to find another hobby...
Haha they say the vette is better than the Viper because it has more cargo space!!! ROFL who buys a car like that looking for cargo space and air conditioning!! =)
ROFL got a kick out of this "So why the second-place finish? Blame the cruelty of the real world. At lower rpm, the exhaust sounds like a tuba having sex with a vacuum cleaner, and the baritone thrum of engine and road at highway speeds gets annoying in a hurry. The trunk volume of 15 cubic feet seems optimistic—a road trip for two will require soft luggage. In a street or track race, the Viper comes out narrowly ahead, but in real life, the Viper’s claustrophobic cabin and noisemaker mechanicals are too much of a handicap to overcome."
I wonder when GM will remember that to handle that kind of HP and forces generated on a racetrack they need a tube-chassis, factory. Chassis flex FTW!! If GM did that I don't think there would be much difference between the two cars. I know of a couple teams that switched from the Vette to the Viper because of the chassis flexing too much and throwing the suspension settings out.
C&D are ok, not like they used to be thats for sure.
Viper's over 1g too. I think you will find thats more down to the tire choice from factory now more than anything. IIRC the Viper is 1.07 in ACR trim, change to a harder set of rubber and your easily under 1g.
Saying that the vette is looking nice and would love to see it in person.
ROFL got a kick out of this "So why the second-place finish? Blame the cruelty of the real world. At lower rpm, the exhaust sounds like a tuba having sex with a vacuum cleaner, and the baritone thrum of engine and road at highway speeds gets annoying in a hurry. The trunk volume of 15 cubic feet seems optimistic—a road trip for two will require soft luggage. In a street or track race, the Viper comes out narrowly ahead, but in real life, the Viper’s claustrophobic cabin and noisemaker mechanicals are too much of a handicap to overcome."
I wonder when GM will remember that to handle that kind of HP and forces generated on a racetrack they need a tube-chassis, factory. Chassis flex FTW!! If GM did that I don't think there would be much difference between the two cars. I know of a couple teams that switched from the Vette to the Viper because of the chassis flexing too much and throwing the suspension settings out.
C&D are ok, not like they used to be thats for sure.
Viper's over 1g too. I think you will find thats more down to the tire choice from factory now more than anything. IIRC the Viper is 1.07 in ACR trim, change to a harder set of rubber and your easily under 1g.
Saying that the vette is looking nice and would love to see it in person.
You did nothing wrong Pine-fin.
As long as the driver did not have any overlap you can defend like that.
If he was even a little bit up the side of you that would be considered blocking and isn't tolerated, but you only defended your position and were right to do so. The other driver should have let off to avoid contact.
Sam is looking at adjusting the regs so blocking and defending are differentiated.
As long as the driver did not have any overlap you can defend like that.
If he was even a little bit up the side of you that would be considered blocking and isn't tolerated, but you only defended your position and were right to do so. The other driver should have let off to avoid contact.
Sam is looking at adjusting the regs so blocking and defending are differentiated.
I agree there, the 'hot hatches' that are made now are nothing to write home about. I mean jeez how can you call a honda civic a 'hot hatch' it may have the looks but it shure doesn't have the power to back that saying up. About the only cars I can think of that come to mind are the SRT-4 and the Mini Works Edition.
Don't Forget the GLH turbo, 14.0 1/4 mile in the late 80's, all without an LSD or even equal length 1/2 shafts!
Welcome in James! I know you have been wanting this for a while, now you got your chance!
I don't think you could find a tighter knit team like UKCT is. We don't just play LFS, we play all sorts of PC games together and whenever someones PC is on they are usually in the TS channel.
Grats again, hope you enjoy and welcome :grouphug:
I don't think you could find a tighter knit team like UKCT is. We don't just play LFS, we play all sorts of PC games together and whenever someones PC is on they are usually in the TS channel.
Grats again, hope you enjoy and welcome :grouphug:
What I put it down to is the gear will not allow you to shift if your full throttle.
What happens in RL is that in a transmission the gears create a "wear" that "locks" the gears onto each other with a load. This is not created from design but happens because of wear. If anyone has drove a Semi or Lorry you really notice this because there are no Syncro's to help with meshing coupled with strait cut gears.
Because you were tring to flat shift the gears should not separate from each other because the load prevented them from sliding apart. You have to let off (IE reduce the load) to get the gears to unmesh.
In a normal road car this is less of an issue because the syncro's allow for some slippage. Another bit that helps is that IIRC road transmissions use beveled gears which by release easier and are easier to drive with less slapping or play.
What happens in RL is that in a transmission the gears create a "wear" that "locks" the gears onto each other with a load. This is not created from design but happens because of wear. If anyone has drove a Semi or Lorry you really notice this because there are no Syncro's to help with meshing coupled with strait cut gears.
Because you were tring to flat shift the gears should not separate from each other because the load prevented them from sliding apart. You have to let off (IE reduce the load) to get the gears to unmesh.
In a normal road car this is less of an issue because the syncro's allow for some slippage. Another bit that helps is that IIRC road transmissions use beveled gears which by release easier and are easier to drive with less slapping or play.
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and sprintcars, and legends, and mini's, and and and =) There are tons of cars that run on ovals =)
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