Thank you for applying to join the AirAttack Racing Team / AirSupport Racing.
We are a primarily demo license-centric team based in Live for Speed (LFS), with multiple active host servers and a strong member base. With a long history of server hosting, event participation and team affiliation, we remain as one of LFS's longstanding racing teams.
We can trace our roots back before the dawn of the new millennium. In 1999, an FPS style aviation console game called "AirAttack" debuted, featuring all types of aerial combat. Gathering a unique, but small community of passionate gamers and auto enthusiasts alike, these same bunch of people 5 years later migrated to, and began participating in online racing on Live For Speed around 2005. Thereafter, in August that same year, AirAttack Racing was founded.
[Some founding AA members: Punchy, Sooty, Mysteron, GroundHog, Maccwed, Walrus, Truckle, Pim, Lucage, Luke, Zoom, Anti, Aacws, and many more]
The exact period we started hosting our own LFS servers is vague, but archived forum posts on previous domain, airattack.co.uk, date our hosting debut in October of 2005 with two servers: Demo and S2. Ever since then, our focus shifted entirely to LFS, as more players joined the forums to discuss LFS events, sim-racing, server moderation tools and all things automotive-based.
Our well-known benchmark statistics tracker, "Airio" did not come to public fruition until 2009 when AA member EQ Worry developed the software on AirAttack servers and eventually released it for public use, modification and future growth, of which currently forms the Airio as we know today.
A lull period in 2013 saw much of AirAttack's founding members fall inactive, and shortly after did our website and forums, waving farewell to the airattack.co.uk domain name. Briefly, Genuine Racing and Ready2Roll team took us under their wing and allowed us a sub-forum on their website, which aided us in continuing our well-established server operations with 6 demo-only servers in total: 2x GTI, 2x FBM, Rallycross and one events server.
Towards the end of 2013 "airattackteam.com" was attained, and in 2014, then-active members established a new team website and refurbished the team and its branding. During this time, team spirit was prominent both in game and in the real world, as new members took over bill paying, general management and maintenance of AirAttack and its logistics. A full overhaul of the team roster and leadership brought back life into the team once again.
In June 2018, in a bid to inspire more young racers and gamers into LFS and sim-racing, team leaders Vim and Nova (Sean) founded AirSupport as a Junior team for AirAttack. AirSupport's primary goal is to teach and guide members about the moderation aspect of servers such as good judgement, handling conflict on track, teamwork and self improvement, while also supporting each individual in their progress up the ladder in sim-racing.
AirSupport also provided a tiered system which further incentivized hard work and dedication, where previously most only relied on Airio ranking as a gauge of seniority. Now, not only does AirSupport provide a cohesive environment for growth and development, but the scheme has proved greatly beneficial in shaping the next generation of racers in both LFS and other platforms, while giving crucial managerial skills to all.
During the pandemic in 2020, AirAttack continued to evolve its server offerings with the revival of our S2 server and later introducing an S3 modded cars-based server. As a team, we continue to proactively develop our operations and provide our members with the options to excel where they'd like to. We now operate demo servers for Rallycross, GTi, FBM and events as we always have, but now also support thrill-seeking licensed racers with our S2 Multiclass and S3 Mods servers.
Today, AirAttack as a 16-bit aviation game is long gone, but the heritage remains on Live for Speed thanks to continued support by current members and supporters. Without it's you, AirAttack would not be where it is today. We've only just begun.
Visit us at www.airattackteam.com
Team Management - Point of contacts (updated 03 Oct 2024)
Overall Team Lead - Rane
AirSupport Lead & Team Advisor - Nova (Sean)
AirSupport Assisting Lead - Pukyy
Head Moderator & Technical Lead - Firestarter
Assisting Technical Lead - Ivanov
Web & HR Matters - Seven
Finance/Treasurer - DeltaS4
Senior Advisor - JoRuss
Emeritus Team Lead - Vim Fuego
Emeritus Technical Lead - EQ Worry
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Outgoing AirSupport Assisting Lead - Berdy
We are a primarily demo license-centric team based in Live for Speed (LFS), with multiple active host servers and a strong member base. With a long history of server hosting, event participation and team affiliation, we remain as one of LFS's longstanding racing teams.
We can trace our roots back before the dawn of the new millennium. In 1999, an FPS style aviation console game called "AirAttack" debuted, featuring all types of aerial combat. Gathering a unique, but small community of passionate gamers and auto enthusiasts alike, these same bunch of people 5 years later migrated to, and began participating in online racing on Live For Speed around 2005. Thereafter, in August that same year, AirAttack Racing was founded.
[Some founding AA members: Punchy, Sooty, Mysteron, GroundHog, Maccwed, Walrus, Truckle, Pim, Lucage, Luke, Zoom, Anti, Aacws, and many more]
The exact period we started hosting our own LFS servers is vague, but archived forum posts on previous domain, airattack.co.uk, date our hosting debut in October of 2005 with two servers: Demo and S2. Ever since then, our focus shifted entirely to LFS, as more players joined the forums to discuss LFS events, sim-racing, server moderation tools and all things automotive-based.
Our well-known benchmark statistics tracker, "Airio" did not come to public fruition until 2009 when AA member EQ Worry developed the software on AirAttack servers and eventually released it for public use, modification and future growth, of which currently forms the Airio as we know today.
A lull period in 2013 saw much of AirAttack's founding members fall inactive, and shortly after did our website and forums, waving farewell to the airattack.co.uk domain name. Briefly, Genuine Racing and Ready2Roll team took us under their wing and allowed us a sub-forum on their website, which aided us in continuing our well-established server operations with 6 demo-only servers in total: 2x GTI, 2x FBM, Rallycross and one events server.
Towards the end of 2013 "airattackteam.com" was attained, and in 2014, then-active members established a new team website and refurbished the team and its branding. During this time, team spirit was prominent both in game and in the real world, as new members took over bill paying, general management and maintenance of AirAttack and its logistics. A full overhaul of the team roster and leadership brought back life into the team once again.
In June 2018, in a bid to inspire more young racers and gamers into LFS and sim-racing, team leaders Vim and Nova (Sean) founded AirSupport as a Junior team for AirAttack. AirSupport's primary goal is to teach and guide members about the moderation aspect of servers such as good judgement, handling conflict on track, teamwork and self improvement, while also supporting each individual in their progress up the ladder in sim-racing.
AirSupport also provided a tiered system which further incentivized hard work and dedication, where previously most only relied on Airio ranking as a gauge of seniority. Now, not only does AirSupport provide a cohesive environment for growth and development, but the scheme has proved greatly beneficial in shaping the next generation of racers in both LFS and other platforms, while giving crucial managerial skills to all.
During the pandemic in 2020, AirAttack continued to evolve its server offerings with the revival of our S2 server and later introducing an S3 modded cars-based server. As a team, we continue to proactively develop our operations and provide our members with the options to excel where they'd like to. We now operate demo servers for Rallycross, GTi, FBM and events as we always have, but now also support thrill-seeking licensed racers with our S2 Multiclass and S3 Mods servers.
Today, AirAttack as a 16-bit aviation game is long gone, but the heritage remains on Live for Speed thanks to continued support by current members and supporters. Without it's you, AirAttack would not be where it is today. We've only just begun.
Visit us at www.airattackteam.com
Team Management - Point of contacts (updated 03 Oct 2024)
Overall Team Lead - Rane
AirSupport Lead & Team Advisor - Nova (Sean)
AirSupport Assisting Lead - Pukyy
Head Moderator & Technical Lead - Firestarter
Assisting Technical Lead - Ivanov
Web & HR Matters - Seven
Finance/Treasurer - DeltaS4
Senior Advisor - JoRuss
Emeritus Team Lead - Vim Fuego
Emeritus Technical Lead - EQ Worry
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Outgoing AirSupport Assisting Lead - Berdy