@Torben

I was immediately spectated by the Airio Tracker (is that it?) for spinning too much. I have "Sorry!" hot-keyed to F8. Thank you for your input, brings back some respect for [FM]. I was actually kind of hoping no [FM] members would see this thread, expecting the worst from a member. I don't think you were there, I'm pretty sure it was only Failure and that other person on the track (JeffyG possibly? I can't remember)

I actually raced on the Oval the other day, for a quick 2 races, as I had to do homework. Your long post really helped me understand the other member's actions (which to today before I read your post I still did not understand) but now I see. Thanks.

EDIT: Just read [FM] Goonie's post and the respect went back down. Sorry, Torben, I was rooting for you!

Quote from Torben :

Thank you for that, another good reason to keep your ban up to the max.

no problem, i don't like you servers and i don't want to drive there again
50 years okay?

Quote from ToxicKlay :

A quick tip of advice: If you plan on using this server, prepare to get verbally harassed and such until you are banned. Good luck.

You seriously couldn't be more wrong. Whenever I go on there, they're always happy to help. Failure even gave me bumpdrafting tips over Ventrilo whilst we were bumpdrafting.

A public oval racing server requires strict rules, and strict enforcement of those rules in order to make the racing as smooth and as clean as possible. If you're not willing to follow these rules, then leave the server. Don't object to any instruction they give you, because it is ultimately for the in-race safety and enjoyment of yourself everyone around you.

First of all, Servers belong to admins which means you have to accept your ban. Even if you didnt chat/crash/etc you have to accept it. Be happy, they are doing something for us(hosting server). If I were banned from a server for no reason, I'd accept it. I'm not welcome to that server.

I don't know...

If I was banned from a server, perhaps funnily enough, I wouldn't go back!

Quote from Torben :

Simple thing. Sitting on the right side of the car when there are only banked left turns ahead of you, is simply not advised. You have 70kg on the outside of the turn, when you could have them on the inside, thus kinda pulling you around the turn and not outwards. I haven't seen a single Oval Set in LFS, that is set up to having the driver on the right side. And if you use one of the common oval sets circling around and have your driver on the right side, then you simply will have a disadvantage. What we try to achieve is a big field with drivers who know what they are doing and know what is happening around them. Then Oval in LFS is really good fun.

That may be so, and im quite aware that i am at a disadvantage, but why should i then leave the server? Im far from an oval 'amateur', having raced on the FM servers, most of the time when i got my license and still occasionally now, and also raced in basically a full season of Fischfix's lfscar series, and was always at the very least competitive. being told to leave a server because im putting myself at a disatvanage does not give the best impression of the team in question.

Indeed, i would be much more dangerous if i sat on the left side, never having used that view before in my life, than being 0.01 of a second slower because i sit on the right hand side of the car.

Ehh. What kind of server FORCES you to drive on a particular side? That's just dumb.

Quote from ToxicKlay :

@TorbenEDIT: Just read [FM] Goonie's post and the respect went back down. Sorry, Torben, I was rooting for you!

May i ask why your respect went down again?

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A vote ban is 24 hours, less in some cases. And instead of learning from your mistakes, you come on here and start a thread about never racing on FM servers again LOL Grow up and stop whining.

Goonie has made a fair point there, A vote bad is only 24 hours long.

I'm surprised nobody's come RRanting about how biased the moderators are, for not instantly closing this thread.

This is the LFS forum, not the [FM] forum, and complaints about servers should whenever possible be raised with the servers in question.

I'll close this thread since both the OP and the server operators in question have had their say.. and very cordial it was indeed