You're welcome

IMO, Nascar Heat has the best AI solution. You simply run a clean lap as fast as you can. This creates a ghostcar file (.GCF) for that specific track (and mod), which then are used as "guide" for the AI cars. They don't follow this path exactly, but usually stay within two meters of the center line. The AI also uses the setup you used when creating this .GCF

If LFS could implement such a thing, you could creat good custom AI's for any track in no time at all.

Ok, here it is. The North American race can start exactly six hours after the European race, which should result in these times:

EDT (Eastern Dayligh Time, New York):
9:30 Server opens
9:45 Qualify
10:00 Race

CDT (Central Dayligh Time, Chicago):
8:30 Server opens
8:45 Qualify
9:00 Race

PDT (Pacific Dayligh Time, Vancouver):
6:30 Server opens
6:45 Qualify
7:00 Race

This is the latest possible for the North American Admin, and I think it should prove to be allright for most

Will talk to the server admin for North America right away
I'll get back to you.

Quote from Becky Rose :

Pit Spotter! Racing online without it should be penalised by castration !
http://www.kegetys.net/lfs/

I agree. It's a great help and should be implemented in the game by default

Yes, a confirmation mail is sent withing 24 hours, usually a lot faster. I can tell right away that your application didn't come torugh. Try not using the form, but just send a plain email with the info needed

Quote from Cropsy :

I've been looking for a league like this, will be signing up soon. Just out of curiosity, why are you only using the shorter tracks?

edit: none of the pictures seem to be working on the site...

The pictures arent there cause I have no "DTM pics to put there yet
Will post them as soon as there has been a few practice runs.

The shorter tracks are seldom run (everyone race at the long Aston and Kyoto tracks in the GTR class cars) and I also fear that we might not be a big crowd racing on weeknights. So I chose the shorter tracks to tighten the fields a little

They should be. All times listed on the schedules are GMT (Zulu time). American server will host the races at 7pm EST, which is 23:00 Zulu (Daylight Saving Time accounted for).
Visit www.timeanddate.com when in doubt

And... You could just keep an eye on the count down. When it's 15 minutes to race, you should be able to enter the server

There will also be a mirror of this series for the American/Canadian crowd. Everything will be axactly the same, but on times that better suit drivers on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Easy to do it yourself with this:
http://www.electracode.com/4/j ... y%20English%20Version.htm
Have fun

The only feature I missed (and still miss) is a replay viewer that allows for demo users to watch full S2 replays. It would be so much more easy to convince some people that LFS is worth every penny.

SCORE is proud to announce the Fake DTM series.
Easy to understand race format - 100km and two mandatory pitstops.
One car only allowed - The FXO GTR will be used for this series.
Carefully selected tracks - All the shortest tracks in LFS is being used.

First race is due Tuesday, May 2:nd on South City classic. See you at the grid at 21:30 Central European Time. Welcome!

- Al Heeley -
I think that was this month most informative post. Keep it up please

Problem is that the regular LFS "Team" is nothing but a clan, like you see them in Counterstrike or Unreal Tournament. Personally I think it's silly to call these "clans" a team, when they really are racing clubs.
But a "virtual" team with two cars flying about the same colors, just like in real life motorsport, sure, I'd be up for that.

The pitstops as they are now, are almost like real ALMS (GT racing in general?) pitstops, but reverse. They Fuel the car first, and while they do that, no one else can touch the car. Once they are done refueling, they start changing tires, doing repairs and such.

In for example DTM and F1 they do the whole thing as fast as possible, and in DTM they are down to 5 - 7 seconds for a pitstop, changing 4 tires and pumping in 24 (about) liters of fuel. Doing no repairs unless they absolutely have to.

This site is what helps me do my setup these days. Since I can't cope with most posted setups out there, I have to make my own. In return, not many like my setups much, but I am about as fast as most the guys (the real humans, not the aliens who drive 5 seconds faster than anyone).

Thank you so much Eric, Victor and Scawen for this patch. I have only driven about 30+ laps yet, but I think I can tell right away that my favourite cars (the GTR's) are much more even now. And the increase in grip makes close racing so much fun. Awesome job all of you

My well thought trough rules wishlist:

1) Drive Trough for crossing pit line on exit.
2) Drive Trough for passing under yellow.
3) Drive Trough for hitting from behind. *
4) Time Penalty for constant cutting.
5) Time Penalty for ignoring blue flag. **

* There would of course have to be some realy clever coding involved in this, but I've seen it in other games. If repeted enough times (say three times or five times) the Drive Trough turns into a disqualfication (kick from server?).

** The blue flag should have two modes. One static and one waved (as in real life). Static blue flag is only telling there is a faster vehicle behind. Waved blue flag is telling you have X number of "nodes" to find a place to leave room.

These are things that would make any league admins life a little easier

All in all, I would welcome any automated enforcements of real world rules. The pit exit is one and a drive trough for passing under yellow is another. I guess I'd like the sim itself act as real time marshal and sort out the penalties there and then, so the league admin doesn't have to call for a judge and jury everytime someone has done anything wrong

- Priitmek -
There are more XRR in the seires besides mine. To the best of my knowledge there are seats available for this event

Thanks for answering Cawwa and Scoop

I'm going to go with Cawwa on this one. Since he's from Sweden as I am, it'll feel good to defend the blue and yellow colors together.
But Scoop, if you really like to comepete in this event, there are a number of drivers over at SCORE still looking for a co-driver. Link in signature

I'm looking for a driver to help me complete the three hours of Westhill scheduled on SCORE in 14 days (Sunday, April 23:rd). You should be able to handle the XR-GTR fairly (that means keeping it on track), but you don't have to be blinding fast. Any takers? Please post reply in this thread.

Well there are at least one pit area not being used at Aston, so I bet there will be at least one more layout there in the future. And it has been suggested that Kyoto could have a really long layout if we could get the National and GP layouts combined into one.
I would like to see more tracks and and track locations in the future, but for me this is secondary. It's more important to get the cars physics and damage finished first.

But that's a prefect example actually
If I see the blue flag first time shortly before the righthander into the chicane at Blackwood, I keep my line trought the chicane and then go as fast as I can on the straight. Chances are that the lapping car behind me will use me to slipstream down the straight, and by going just a little wide in the right hand turn, I let the faster car by without losing so much as a second.
That's how it should be done, but sadly, there are much to many impatient fast guys and much to many nervous new guys on the same tracks.

This is taken from the SCORE GT-Challenge rules. It has proven to work out fairly well so far.

About general overtaking:

Quote :

§04 - Overtaking
§04A - Overtaking is the responsibility of the overtaking car. Pushing cars out of the way is not tolerated and if deemed deliberate, it will result in a lifetime ban from SCORE.
§04B - Overtaking during Yellow Flag is prohibited. If the Yellow Flag appears you must stay in line. Even if you're about to lap a slower opponent and even if you think it's safe to overtake.

About the blue flag:

Quote :

§07 - Blue flags
The blue flag must be respected. Failure to respect the blue flag will result in one warning and if repeated, a ban. The blue flag does not mean you have to come to a complete stop. You should however let a lapping car by at the first available spot. Generally this is done by going wide in a turn and leave room on the inside, or keeping to one side of the track at straight's.

IMO it doesn't have to be more complicated than that.