Just to stop all the confusion about antilock brakes that are going on in this thread (dont actually know why someone hasnt done this yet)

Quote from the highway code section 120 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Tr ... ort/Highwaycode/DG_070304

Quote :

ABS. If your vehicle is fitted with anti-lock brakes, you should follow the advice given in the vehicle handbook. However, in the case of an emergency, apply the footbrake firmly; do not release the pressure until the vehicle has slowed to the desired speed. The ABS should ensure that steering control will be retained, but do not assume that a vehicle with ABS will stop in a shorter distance.

For those who dont know what the highway code is, its basically the rules of the road over here in the UK

Yeah Tiscali are having some "issues" and have been for a while, apparently they are migrating people to other servers in blocks of "ten thousands" (as I remember) and apparently starting next friday, so hopefully *Crosses fingers* the Tiscali users may find some improvment withing two weeks after that date (its gonna take upto two weeks to compleate the migration)

Havent played LFS for a while but im coming up with this same problem every night (between 16:00 - 23:00 GMT) I also had trouble unlocking LFS as it was coming up "No reply from master server" but still taking an unlock from me (but at least that done now), it's not just LFS though its some other programs I kinda need to run. rang ISP (tiscali) and they said "its because of peak hours, we recommend people dont use 'High Bandwidth programs during this time" as I turned around and said "so erm yeah do that mean I cant connect to anything that uses 'high bandwidth' every night for 2 - 3 months?" and the chap I was talking to repeated the above! yeah pants!!

Anyways I was wondering if anyone has come accross a "fix" for this yet? it is really bothering me now (lol) makes me want to change ISP's but cant afford to swap to a better company (grrr)

Thanks in advance

Oh the specs
LFS ver S2V (unlocked)
OS: XP pros SP2
Router: Netgear DM602 (in router mode)
Connection: 2Mb Unlimited Tiscali package

hopefully they will notice no one has logged on before the start time!

Quote from Ayahuasca :

So why should things outside the control of the players (like a dropping connection) be compared to engine damage?

Is'nt 'engine damage' (to some extent) outside the control of a 'real life' racer? I know they weren't the best examples but they were all I could come up with

I dont think so, you dont see any real life championship give DNF points because a hose clip came off a radiator compaired an engine blow do you? IMO its unfair to the people who race the whole two hours and get less points than the people who DNF

Quote from Frankmd :

Because people DNF'ed in higher divisions.

But a DNF is a DNF shouldn't matter what division your in, should score 0 imo.

I must say that the DNF points dont seem very fair, how come people who didnt finish the race get more points than some people who finished the race? I know the worst race will be taken off our scores but it just dont look right on the champion standings having DNF's above the people who drove the whole two hours

hey people!