How many of you actually used 720 degrees steering on road cars (full default steering freedom that is)?
I did (maybe that's why I handle collisions so badly)

Oh and Dougie, you should've just let Juuretis pass you, like I did. He's just too dangerous to race with in a car like LX

And not a single word about that Rescue Car amusingly spinning in the middle of a straight

Quote from evilpimp :

Sucks about T1, Hyntty you went a little too fast in there when I watched the replay and drifted across taylor who didnt have a choice but to push you a little.

Yeah weird it was Hintty that caused all the havoc in T1

Quote from dougie-lampkin :

I think it was Kipsus who pulled straight out in front of me after spinning out, damaging my car...

Nope, I don't remember having any contact with you. But I do want to point out that Stefan acted very tank-like in the T1 (not to mention he spun me out in the first "be careful" chicane), that's just not right..

And I'd like a monetary compensation for that Rescue car thing

I'd like more clarification on times and dates.

That is, time in both 24h and that am/pm thing (I keep wondering "is it morning or evening" every time)

Then there should always be GMT time (or UTC if you prefer). I had to actually look "BST" up on Wikipedia to find out that it's British bla bla bla when it actually is just GMT+1h

Not that I have a huge problem with that but why complicate things?

Seriously, what a lousy bug for a game like LFS.. Hope the devs resolve this issue. I see how moving the mouse every once in a while can hurt the (so few) mouse drivers but hey, do a check if the driver is using a separate set of controllers and whether he's in a race..

And no, I DONT want to just disable the screen saver. What if I'm using the screen saver to do some useful work (eg defragmenting hdd or running BOINC).

Taylor and Hintty must be very kind people. They both said that I'm good after a race, when I obviously am not

I'm going LX4

I've just repaired my shifter. It's NOT THE POT, it's the crappy thin wires, at least in my case. One of the yellow wires just split by itself. Resoldered the ends together and voila, like a brand new.

Deko: I (and surely Hintty/Technique) am waiting for verdict on the SC overtaking.

I will not be there for Round 7, holiday trip to Finland

Quote from hyntty :

b) kipsus slowed down dramatically in the middle of the straight (which wouldn't have been nice if I had been behind him instead of his side)

Neither of you had a significant overlap over me when the SC flag flashed. The only reason I slowed down was to not interfere with both of you as you were still racing - to not cause a crash. And I did look in the mirrors before braking

Quote from Technique :

and to be honest when the adrenaline's pumping I didn't even notice the SC message for a few seconds

That's why I didn't attempt to defend my position as this would've most probably been another silly SC accident

Trying to pass in the fast turns is a sure suicide in most cases - proved by Mutt.

Hintty and Technique both passed me during SC in race 2.

Quote from BlakjeKaas :

that's your own mistake.

Well that's just as ignorant as it gets. And yes, I think replacing those pots would fix the problem. I had the famous "1/3/5 gear" problem and fixed it by doing some mods unrelated to electronics (decreasing free movement of the shaft). That worked for like 3 months. Time for a real solution.

And I want to apologize Stan for bumping him out during SC, glad he quickly recovered

Well here you go - there should be a sticky with a link to the calendar (or did I miss it?)

And no I didn't mean every single competition available, just maybe a couple of short annotations with arguments why they're suitable for beginners (eg no 6 hours races, no very difficult to drive cars, easy tracks etc) that would get updated once a month or so.

I seriously think there should be strict regulations about SC period. Something like 5 pos penalty for each bump (unable to maintain safe distance during SAFETY car) and of course in case of an accident immediate disqualification

I think there should be some kind of "beginners guide to cups" or something. Like what competitions are the most beginner-friendly. What's already available, what will be. I read some of the threads about cups but:
a) there are just too many of them and they all look similar
b) even after reading some about each, sometimes I think "ok, so it's season 3... OF WHAT?"
So a list with short annotations would be nice. And if such info is already available, make it more available coz I haven't been able to find it.

P.S. Oh yeah and I did try the LFS Beginners Cup, far too amateurish and wild for my tastes.

Last edited by kipsus, Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:56.

Quote from dougie-lampkin :

I didn't hit you.
/.../
I did bump you a couple times, but that was when you braked sharply.
/.../
That was unavoidable).

It is you responsibility not to bump into me. And somehow I managed to avoid the "unavoidable"..

Quote :

And those "silly maneuvres" are used to keep the tyres warm. it's called weaving across the track

It's all fine warming you tyres, just make sure you don't loose your concentration.

As for the spinning during SC, the rulebook states:

Quote :

a. Overtaking is strictly forbidden under safety car conditions.
1. If the car ahead of you spins or is otherwise unable to maintain safety car speed,
that car may be overtaken
2. If you overtake during safety car, you must return the position or you will be
assesed a penalty on the restart.

And well if I spin because someone cause an accident during SC? Then find myself last or worse - stuck in the sand? I mean, such situations are not supposed to happen at all (havent seen any in RL), but loosing all your positions doesn't seem fair.

I noticed:

Mutt - far too aggressive when overtaking, constantly bumped me in the beginning.

StefanAlfons - overtaking during SC, overtook at least 2 cars.

OPC ROB - did all kinds of silly maneuvers during SC, bumped me a couple of times, crashed me out of the racetrack (!), then delibeately prevented me from returning to my position, still in SC.

After that I had to do loong pitstop, took a deep breath. Then resumed the race and overtook ROB cleanly.

Use your brakes AND your brain.

After about an hour of practice I got 1.44.8 with some small mistakes and 20% in tank. Pretty OK for someone who has never driven a formula seriously before
One weird thing I noticed that R2/R3 not only last longer than R1 but the handling is better too.

How can I have Pos Chg "-1" when this was my first race?

kipsus - kipsus - R4,R5 and maybe R6,R8