Worn glasses since I was about 2 years old.

One eye is 20/20 the other is like 20/30 or some such.

5 laps.

I can't stand sitting for very long and if I'm racing when the parents are home, I'm lucky to finish that much.

Wow, that was long.. and excellent!

It's been a couple busy days so I haven't really had time to try this stuff out

Here I am ready to head on and give it a shot. Too bad I hyper-extended (or whatever the term is) my right ankle yesterday landing my bike wrong, so now lifting my right foot is a major PITA.

Hopefully tomorrow...

Quote from word. :

you missed the apex of a few corners there. And you didn't get a good run across the start line when you started your lap, and you didn't even complete a valid lap.

I think you could easily do a 1:36 if you just pracitce more at being consistant. Slow down and you will go faster (if you know what i mean). You are trying to hard, relax. Don't make mistakes, they cost you a lot of time. missing an apex will likely cost you 1 second or more. also running onto the dirt costs about 1 second.

Did you watch the world record replay?

Here is a little guide of how I drive XFG on blackwood:

1) coming across the start line you should be doing 140km/h (87mph).

2)Turn 1: Brake at exactly 100m. I have had a lot of practice and can now brake at 80-90m, but you should aim for 100-110m. After you hit the apex at turn one its full throttle through the chicane. Don't life off (you are). It is very important to get a good exit out of the chicane, as this give you a good run down the back straight.

3)The turn after the back straight. Brake at about 120-125m. Don't turn in too late and miss the apex. Cut the apex and use full power after the apex.

4) the right and left turn: you did these very well.

5) The right turn (2nd to last corner): brake at 60m

6) final turn: don't brake here, just lift off the throttle for a bit.

Quote from e2mustang :

I did 5 laps for you on the combo.I swear i havent been on this 1 for 2 years,but i think it will be helping you a lil,even tho my lines are not perfect.Watch the replay,than try the set
EDIT: forgot to tell,turn off the abs or whatever it called, brake help

Excellent. I'll try these after school

Quote from skstibi :

hehe... Hello from a friendly face
If I could figure out a time that I could be on a server with you, I would give you a bunch of tips and show you a few tricks

Now that would be sweet . I have no life so I'm pretty much open any time between 3:15pm and 5:30pm and 7-9:30, eastern time. Dunno how that works out with your timezone over there

Alright gave it a shot turning the wheel less. Didn't really help

I was also using my own setup here as Owens didn't help much either..

I've attached my setup and a replay for you

Quote from cmckowen :

Okay first really big mistake you are making is you are turning way to much with your wheel and breaking traction. You will know when you do this as the tyre noise will change from a scrubbing noise to a more squeel like noise...and you leave pretty skid marks Only thing this will do is slow you down and loose all front end grip and that is not what you are after in front wheel drive

Not so sure on your setup you are using so i have attached my one which is not super sonic but i find easy enough to drive into the 33's. Also you can try http://setupfield.teaminferno.hu/ for setups aswell.

Watch the WR i attached as well and you will be able to see the most extreme brake points and speeds managed around the corners so you can get an idea what to aim for. Trust me no one is going to do a lap like that over night! So just keep trying and working up to what you see in the replay. You can stick this replay in your LFS/spr/ folder.

You can also pick up the lines that are different and the brake and throttle control aswell because this makes a huge difference aswell.

I reckon give this a quick go and then save us a replay, press 2 after you have done a lap, valid or not. You will find it in your LFS/spr/ folder under what you called it. Then we can give you some more detailed suggestions on your driving.

Best of luck, hope to see your times improve soon!

Awsome, thanks you. I'll try it asap!

Quote from Nitrofurano :

Try one thing: reset your braking points to earlier times, corner with just a maximum 1/4 of wheel turn, aim for the apex and use all the width of the track. Keep doing that as you brake later and later, until you reach the limit.

Oh, and use that curbs.

Hmm, I'll give it a shot.

Quote from lizardfolk :

Stig you remind me of someone. Did you ever play ToCA 3?

I must have a twin then, cuz that wasn't me

I had gotten sick of the guy behind me hitting me at every corner only to go wide so I could pass again. Rinse/repeat. Well he's bearing down on me for the finish line and win so I figure I'll get a bit of revenge. I slam on the brakes only to find out he's pulled beside me :banghead:

Quote from Takumi_lfs :

wow?? is your gfx card artefacting?

I still remember when i bought this 6600GT new it happend me too..
But there was a option called Hardware or something.. u have to turn it on.. But im not sure if its still there because i cant find it anymore.

It's workin on it

Looks a lot better usually, but the free recording software didn't help for the video making

(ATi Raedon 9600 Pro)

Hey guys.

When racing online I pretty much only use the XFG, I just can't drive the XRT any way but sideways so I only use it for RallyX and Dorifto. Being a demo noob, I'm obviously at BL1. I'm constantly seeing people run in the 1:34 range and can't for the life of me figure out how. The best I do is high 1:37's but it's usually in the 1:39 range.

Today I ran five laps for you to see, can you help me figure out where those 3-4 seconds are hiding? Any obvious consistant problems with my lines?

What RPM should I be shifting at? I usually go when the shift light tells me to. Where should I launch? I can't seem to find that either, I either spin the hell out of 1st gear or bog down. (Yes in the vid I did launch in reverse.. ..no that doesn't usually happen).

http://youtube.com/watch?v=F8thBJsAcXY

Quote from harjun :

do not want cause you no get cause you no s2 license

There's a difference between "Do not want" and "May not has"

Quote from Michel 4AGE :

You're not downloading anything, are you ? For me it works just fine but then, when someone here from my family is downloading, it gets pretty difficult for me to even get the server list lol, it takes forever.

I'm not and my parents' computer isn't doing anything

Well, connecting with Counter-Strike: Source was painfully slow but once I was in it was fine.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Internet knacked your end?

Not that I can tell. Everything else seems to work alright, lemme try to connect with a different game..

It worked perfectly fine this afternoon, but I seem to have dropped it on the floor or hit it the wrong way since then.

I bring up the list of games. It takes the better part of forever but I hang on. Find my server of choice and head in, ready for some action. Again, it takes forever. Get in there and boom I'm looking at the server options screen again. Only difference is the words in the top left of my screen "Lost connection to host". After a few attempts I leave it alone and come back to it to no avail.

UPDATE.

Aquired these today.



Also found out the other day that the parents are gonna drive it in the winter, but I'm getting more and more sure it'll be mine when I get my license.

Quote from squidhead :

throttle control is the key,man...throttle control

Exactly. WOT is gonna get you too far, but letting off too much will bring you back to traction. Takes a bit of practice.

Do want.

Quote from J@tko :

Playerzone is usually quite a clean server, as is another whose name i cannot remember. Im not saying that there are no crashers, but some people do exagerate the problems of demo servers. which do u use?

I use the first Rallycross one I can find that'll let me use the XRT and has at least one other person there

Quote from J@tko :

what demo server were you on - most of them are fine..... apart from the odd crasher, but he is usually banned pretty quick. And most demoers are intellegent enough to know that the person setting fastest laps is not usually a crasher.

What demo servers are you on?

Quote from herki :

A bit too harsh for my taste. Imagine slipping off the clutch (happend to me, even once in real life, not while racing, just with my everyday drive :shy. The current penalty (drive-through -> spectate) is enough.

Agreed, we all make mistakes. I just try to stay out of everyone's way if my finger slips off the clutch.

Quote from Mikkel Petersen :

saab, quality straight outta sweden.

+1

Jakg, ya may have a point there..

Quote from theirishnoob :

its a saab 9000 , an ok... porne to many problems ( mainly rust ) why not just buy a mustang or something half decent like that for under 9k ??

Because I don't have anywhere near nine grand. It's a $500 car, it ain't perfect. Plus, let's see you drive a Mustang in winter here. Insurance is going to rape me enough with a base model sedan, just what I need is a sports car. I can't afford to feed a Mustang, or buy parts for one. $90 will make this car roadworthy, and this is (almost) exactly the car I want.

I think that covers it..

Quote from theirishnoob :

why not save up your money and just drive that saab " into the ground " then buy a better one and/or a differant car


also do's that car need to pass any tests ( i.e in ireland cars have to do the NCT - national car test ) ??

The only possible thing that would compell me to do anything of the sort would be the autotragic in there. I don't understand your thinking...

It just needs to pass state inspection. It'll pass perfectly once I fix the corner light.

Just gonna throw this list up because I'm bored and let y'all know how things are going with getting "my" 9k on the road

To Do List:
-[s]Barely runs[/s] Replaced Direct Ignition Cassette
-Idle issue
..........-Bad gas
..........-IAC Valve
..........-Battery
..........-Spark Plugs
..........-Battery
-Pass. Fender
-Pass. Turn signal
-ABS/Brake rotors
-Driver Door Seal
-Improve or fix my ghetto BOV.
-*Rust containment
-*Major detailing
..........-Forever Black
-*Exhaust tip
-*Replace 2 summer tires
-*Faded badges
________
Running total:
1996 Saab 9000CS: $500
Direct Ignition Cassette: $0
Passenger Fender: $40
Passenger Turn Signal: $0
Total: $540

________
Key
*Optional at least for now.
Problem
..........Possible Solution(s)

Last edited by thestig99, Fri 28 Sep 2007, 01:05.

I'll make three here.