Hey guys.
Sorry I didn't get any pics of the BMW FFB get-up... I didn't have the cam on the day I did that (Friday), and Sat/Sun it was waaaaaay to busy to get close to (Plus I was watchin the important stuff - the racing on track
).
Anyone else been at the F1 and had chance to get some shots? I'll swap them for some shots of the Red Arrows
Sorry I didn't get any pics of the BMW FFB get-up... I didn't have the cam on the day I did that (Friday), and Sat/Sun it was waaaaaay to busy to get close to (Plus I was watchin the important stuff - the racing on track
).Anyone else been at the F1 and had chance to get some shots? I'll swap them for some shots of the Red Arrows
LFS in BMW F1 Pit Park!
Hi Guys,
Just got back from the F1 at Silverstone. Just wanted to let you know that LFS has joined rFactor as being featured in the BMW Pit Park. It actually comes across a whole lot better.
There's a section of the park (Separate from the driving experiences) that features the 'real tools' used to train F1 drivers. There's a reaction tester, a balance machine, various weight and force machines - and a motion-control chair with (You guessed it) LFS on it.
They were featuring Aston GP Long (I think, you didn't get long to go on it), and almost everyone was crashing at the first long sweeping right hander
Looks like BMW uses LFS a bit more than we might think - hope they give feedback to the guys about the physics and stuff if they use it for training!
Anyway, I'm off to get ready for the Saturday Qualifying - gotta get up early to beat the crowds!
[GURU] LazerFX
Just got back from the F1 at Silverstone. Just wanted to let you know that LFS has joined rFactor as being featured in the BMW Pit Park. It actually comes across a whole lot better.
There's a section of the park (Separate from the driving experiences) that features the 'real tools' used to train F1 drivers. There's a reaction tester, a balance machine, various weight and force machines - and a motion-control chair with (You guessed it) LFS on it.
They were featuring Aston GP Long (I think, you didn't get long to go on it), and almost everyone was crashing at the first long sweeping right hander
Looks like BMW uses LFS a bit more than we might think - hope they give feedback to the guys about the physics and stuff if they use it for training!
Anyway, I'm off to get ready for the Saturday Qualifying - gotta get up early to beat the crowds!
[GURU] LazerFX
Hmmm... Considering I drove with you when you were working a lot of this out - god I don't recall much of it. Then again, driving while pissed after having had a beautiful curry isn't the best way to recall your drive. Or to drive well, either.
I do remember buzzing you with the BF1 while you drove around in slower cars though.
Ahem.
Seriously - this looks like some really good points. I especially like the classes comments. It's true enough that if you have a class race (Le Mans, WRC, BTCC to name a few wildly different class-based races that go on) then each competitor makes the car to within a fraction of the allowable minimum weight and maximum power, as what is the point otherwise?
As to the tyres, well I don't really know enough to say for definite, but at times they do feel too loose, and heat shouldn't make such a difference to feel - it's as though the heat/wear parameters are swapped, so that when the tyre heats up, it's as though it's mega worn...
I do remember buzzing you with the BF1 while you drove around in slower cars though.
Ahem.
Seriously - this looks like some really good points. I especially like the classes comments. It's true enough that if you have a class race (Le Mans, WRC, BTCC to name a few wildly different class-based races that go on) then each competitor makes the car to within a fraction of the allowable minimum weight and maximum power, as what is the point otherwise?
As to the tyres, well I don't really know enough to say for definite, but at times they do feel too loose, and heat shouldn't make such a difference to feel - it's as though the heat/wear parameters are swapped, so that when the tyre heats up, it's as though it's mega worn...
GURU Public Race - 27-Aug-2006, 8PM GMT
I know this is a little late notice, but what the hell...
GURU will be hosting a race tonight, Sun 27-Aug-2006, starting at about 8-ish GMT if you'd like to join...
GTR (FXR, XRR, FZR) on FE Black Rev - 30 laps, no enforced pit, 30 min qualifying.
Anyone wants to join in, turn up on 'GURU Public'!
-- Edit --
There's no such track as Aston Black - I suck :P
GURU will be hosting a race tonight, Sun 27-Aug-2006, starting at about 8-ish GMT if you'd like to join...
GTR (FXR, XRR, FZR) on FE Black Rev - 30 laps, no enforced pit, 30 min qualifying.
Anyone wants to join in, turn up on 'GURU Public'!
-- Edit --
There's no such track as Aston Black - I suck :P
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I'll be there - wasn't there last night, but I'll be there tonight
Mmmm 5-aside BF1's...
OK, scratch that, that'd be more carnage than anything else
But I really want to see this in practice... like, now!
Come on Scawen - you've got support from us
OK, scratch that, that'd be more carnage than anything else
But I really want to see this in practice... like, now!Come on Scawen - you've got support from us
w00t - those Vids look awesome. Sorry I couldn't help sort 'em out tonight (Bloody router problems), but I'm up for joining/helping with the production cup
I should be there - Saturdays have been a bit... difficult for me the past couple of weeks, but this coming Saturday should be free
And It's Go! Go! Go!
And It's Go! Go! Go!
GPU/CPU temp, when running full-tilt in a program like Oblivion, hover around 55C... in LFS, the GPU temp is more around 50C, though CPU is still at about 55C.
I'd be surprised if it's overheating, and the system as a whole does not appear to be running particularly hot - warm to the touch, but as it's a laptop (http://www.targa.co.uk/cms/targa_2_459.php?produkt_id=383 if you're interested) that's to be expected.
I will say that I've run the laptop in extended gaming sessions (8 hours of Oblivion, at least) that stress it far more than this - if you've seen the graphics and CPU requirements of Oblivion, you'll know what I mean - and that haven't given a glitch...
I'd be surprised if it's overheating, and the system as a whole does not appear to be running particularly hot - warm to the touch, but as it's a laptop (http://www.targa.co.uk/cms/targa_2_459.php?produkt_id=383 if you're interested) that's to be expected.
I will say that I've run the laptop in extended gaming sessions (8 hours of Oblivion, at least
) that stress it far more than this - if you've seen the graphics and CPU requirements of Oblivion, you'll know what I mean - and that haven't given a glitch...Hmm... Thanks for the responses, however, as I mention in my original post:
- I'm not OC'd.
- I'm not overheated (I use several monitors to check temps).
- I'm running the latest Catalysts (6.4's), and I see no sense in destroying my ability to run Oblivion (Dropping a good 5-10fps) on the off-chance that it's this that is causing problems in LFS.
Graphical Corruption in LFS Patch U
Hey all... Peculiar one here. I was racing fine in Patch U for a period of some hours, across two servers, with no problems. FPS in the 120-ish region, as normal. Then, suddenly, the system slows down dramatically - down to just 5/10 fps... then, LFS crashes.
I restarted it, but it had big trouble starting - wouldn't open three times - then when it did open, I thought it was OK... menus responded ok, etc. etc. So, I logged back into the server, and saw this:
http://www.lazerfx.co.uk/images/lfs_graphics_glitch.jpg
117kb jpeg, 1280x800
Again, the frame rate was abysmal, but the graphics were the worst thing about it
I've just had this, so I've posted now - I'll re-post to let you know if, after a reboot, it solves the problem. This system is a laptop, and it's not currently running at a high-heat level.
Spec: Turion MT32 (1.8Ghz), 1GB PC-3200, 80GB Samsung HD, External 250GB HD, ATI x700 mobillity 128MB, PC-Card Audigy2ZS. Temps in the green when error occured, ATI power-saving turned off. WinXP SP2, ATI Catalyst 6.4 (Oblivion "Chuck" Patch) - runs Oblivion at 1280x800 at around 25fps outside, so plenty of power to spare.
I restarted it, but it had big trouble starting - wouldn't open three times - then when it did open, I thought it was OK... menus responded ok, etc. etc. So, I logged back into the server, and saw this:
http://www.lazerfx.co.uk/images/lfs_graphics_glitch.jpg
117kb jpeg, 1280x800
Again, the frame rate was abysmal, but the graphics were the worst thing about it
I've just had this, so I've posted now - I'll re-post to let you know if, after a reboot, it solves the problem. This system is a laptop, and it's not currently running at a high-heat level.
Spec: Turion MT32 (1.8Ghz), 1GB PC-3200, 80GB Samsung HD, External 250GB HD, ATI x700 mobillity 128MB, PC-Card Audigy2ZS. Temps in the green when error occured, ATI power-saving turned off. WinXP SP2, ATI Catalyst 6.4 (Oblivion "Chuck" Patch) - runs Oblivion at 1280x800 at around 25fps outside, so plenty of power to spare.
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