For some reason i got low FPS. Constant 12.1 and it drops down with more cars on the track. Previously before i did my format i had pretty much constant 80+ no matter what.

Current spec:

Radeon X850XT PEII
1gig PC3200
SB Audigy 2
P4 3.0 HT
Raptor 10,000RPM SATA HD

All the latest driver and windows updated as before. Cant see why im getting 12 FPS yet games like rFactor, GTL, GTR are all 70+

I had the same problem. Get catalyst 5.11. The newer ati drivers will kill your framerate for some reason.

Get the latest drivers from Ati, version 6.2. These fix the problem of the versions 5.12-6.1 which would greatly reduce your fps in LFS.

Thanks, the latest drivers sorted the problem!