Thanks guys Wow-Bob...GREAT tool....thanks soooo much for making such a useful item and sharing it with us! I think one of "other" tools I found was an "older" version of your tool.

Really great...helps a novice like myself understand things a little better

Cheers!

Yeah, I realize that the "portal" idea wouldn't be very realistic....but, we are on computers...and why not take advantage?... It's not liked you'd "have" to use the feature if you didn't want to. I will look into the custom corse setup that was mentioned.

Cheers

Well, I'm not that good yet.....middle of the road. But FAR better than I was a couple weeks ago when I started. That is due to practice and the GREAT help and support that I've received form some really good people That's just made the game THAT much more fun. Truthfully, I find some of the "middle-of-the-road" players (like myself)...to be some of the worst to race with. I don't mind people doing "silly" things....but I DO hate when someone "unrealistically" plows into you in T1 and usea you as a cushion so that they can take the turn faster than they should....slide into you sideways....they bounce straight...and your in the grass

I have FASTER racers on my tail...and getting under me ALL THE TIME . They aren't racing realistically. In a real race, your don't just plow into a car because your faster....you wait for the proper moment and pass him CLEAN.

When I have a racer behind me that is CLEARLY fast than me....I let him pass. This keeps the race going smooth...and is better than trying to "block" him...and then one of us (if not both) end up off the track.

Sometimes the FAST racers are SO concern with there lap time and the competition that they are WORSE than a noob!

And sometimes the FAST racers are just good guys, that help you out...race clean...and even let you get the best out of a turn, to avoid a crash. These are truly FUN players and make this game really worth while.

We all should try to be a little more like some of those cats

For what it's worth

It would be nice in singleplayer mode, if we could as some sort of "portal marker". You could then place 1 marker before a turn...at whatever distance...and then one after the turn. Then you could keep practicing the turn without having to go around the entire track. This would be VERY helpful in learning key sections.

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Also, when a race contains mixed classes of cars...we should get an "over-all" place ranking....and a "class" place ranking. This would be realistic and allow a fun mix of cars...then everyone wouldn't just pick the "faster" model.

Just some ideas

I agree, I would like to see some proto's as well. I live in Sebring Florida...and we have the "12 hours of Sebring", which is part of the "American Le Mans Series". They race P1, P2, GT1 and GT2. Seems to be a standard grouping.

I've seem a couple of the setup analyzers that are floating around....is there not one that can read the LFS setup files? It would seem (to me) that this would be the way to make one of these analyzers work. Open up a setup file with the program..and all the info is in there...you can see the effects...and change them and save them right there. Doesn't that make sense? Instead of having to manually input all the info..and keep going back and forth between LFS and the analyzer.

Is there not something like this out there?

Ah, that's what I missed....my first thought was to stop in the pit lane...and tried it....but nothing...guess I wasn't lined up...lol.

Of course, you usually get the penalty as your crossing the line (at least I do...lol) So, I guess at that point I've got to come back in the next time around.

Thanks man, I did try a thread search...but just got TONs of "unrelated" stuff....was overwhelming...

Thanks

ps...Huge MMA fan here too!

Hi,

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do when I get a "stop-go Penalty".
Where am I supposed to stop at?

Sorry for the noob question

Thanks again guys....those were some good suggestions. Some I have tried....with more or less success. The only reason I asked about the lines, was that I had seen a precious racing game/simm that had a "learning" mode which actually gave you a line to follow.

I haven't used one of the analysers yet...so I guess that should be my next step....I'll try wsinda's first....since it was suggested

...and I too, have found it usefull to go through tricky spots in reverse.
I really was looking for some ideas on how to approach this simm...since I am new....and you guys have given me LOTS of good things to try!

Thanks again

Scott

Great! Thanks for the info guys.


Scott

Hi,

Is there a display of somekind that shows the optimum track lines for each track? I find that watching good drivers doesn't always show the actually path, due to lag.

Any thing out there to help a "noob" racer here

Scott

Thanks Davo...I had read that before...but I obviously missed something


Scott

Gunn, I do have them in my "skins" folder...but they don't all show up. For example...there's a "General Lee" skin out there....I attempted to upload it....was told that I didn't need to....it IS in my forlder....so I choose a track....choose the correct car for the skin...and it's not there?

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Scott

Well, some of the skins that I attempted to upload....had already been uploaded by others....but I do seem to be able to choose them..they don't show up?

Why is this?

Scott

Thanks Shotglass...that got me closer....I got the throttle to work....but, now I can't seem to keep the brake as a button. It won't let me have that combo.

Any suggestions?

How is your setup configured?

Thanks,
Scott

Is there anyway to get the "Throttle Lever" on the MS sidewinder flightstick to work the accelerator in the game?

I'm using one of the buttons for the gas now....but it's an "All or nothing" sort of deal...it makes it tough in turns....since the gas is full on.

Any advise?

Thanks,
Scott

Hi,

The game recognizes my MS Sidewinder joystick/flightstick....but, it won't let me use the throttle for my accelerator. Is there a way to get this to work? If not, you should program this in. Not everyone uses a stearing system....and I have notices that several users have the MS sidewinder as well.

Thanks,
Scott