many aussie teams have some sort of presence at www.arse.org.au. So your question might be better directed there

while you're there, be sure to check out the AustralAsian League (AAL) and Monday Night Racing (MNR).

both racing leagues are open to drivers or all abilities, with or without a team..

CLP

if you already have a wheel that you're happy with, then you could consider the Aussie made Advantage1 pedals. http://www.advantage1.com.au/

they're not "cheap" but they're extremely well made. You're highly unlikely to break them during use due to their all steel construction.

I have had a set for a few months now and think they're brilliant.

CLP

hey south aussie,
pop your head into A.R.S.E. ( www.arse.org.au ) as this is where the aussies hang out. There's a drifting group in there, but i don't know how active they are since it's not my thing. Drop by and say hi and see what they have to offer.

I think there's a Adelaide group meet up being organised soon.. so that might interest you too..

CLP

Since you're an aussie you can join in the fun at the Australasian League. ( http://www.australasianleague.com/ )

We're not a "beginners league" but have divisions that range from the elite to the not so elite so you're bound to fit in somewhere. At the moment we're in the middle of a XFR vs UFR series with a 3 hour driver swap racer coming in about a month. Make sure you get in on the action!

Be sure to drop by A.R.S.E. ( www.arse.org.au ) and say hello to all the other aussie racers who you'll no doubt see on the servers and can help guide you with setups etc.

CLP

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=163763#post163763

CLP

i can get the same issue in LFS (game contuinues, but video locks for a second or too).

however i know what the issue is that causes mine

quite simply, it happens when the hard drives spin up. this situation arises when the power saving kicks in and spins down the hard drive(s) to save power. At this point everything is fine. Later on (a few laps in LFS) the output freezes and i can hear the drives spin back up (presumably something, perhaps LFS, needs to write to the disk). Once that procedure finishes the game returns to normal. if this is the problem then it should also be quite easy to diagnose .. just listen for hard drives starting up when you're cursing your computer for locking up (you may have to curse quieter than usual however )

If this is your problem then the "fix" is quite easy. Before firing up LFS make sure that you go to the power saving applet in the control panel and make sure the hard drives aren't allowed to be turned off

Hope this helps you
CLP

Quote from sil3ntwar :

could alt+f4 exit the game? I dont believe that combo is being used and i always push it when i want to exit but i keep forgetting it does nothing

it already does do something
alt f4 takes you to cockpit view

CLP

Would it be possible to trigger a script at a prespecified time? (or a script to call another script at a specified time) or is that beyond the scope of the system (and/or possibly more suited to an insim application)?

the application i'm thinking of is in a league setting and would be used to generate race control messages at the appropriate times. eg

@7:30pm
/rcm 30 minutes until qualifying
/rcm_all

@7:45pm
/rcm 15 minutes until qualifying
/rcm_all

etc....

Cheers,
CLP

framerate (?)

CLP

Quote from tristancliffe :

Certainly did - but the fast kink in the old straight was too severe (nearly killing Häkkinen, but due to an emergency tracheostomy with a pen he only suffered deafness in one ear, and even that improved), so they made the track duller to cope.

Actually, not true.

The shorter circuit is used for the local V8 race while the longer circuit is/has been used for the international races (eg F1 and the single 6 hour race held on new years eve a number of years ago)

The fast kink on the longer circuit (linking Jones and Brabham straights) had a bunch of raised kerbs that don't show up on that track map that tightened up the corner and forced cars to slow (at least a bit!) .. in fact, those kerbs are still there!

The newer, shorter version has a flat out kink which seems to be much more dangerous due in part to the lack of run off. So it's certainly not "duller" in that particular area!

IMO the longer track which included the off camber S bend near Gate 5 and the stag corner at Gate 6 was a much more interesting circuit

CLP

Last edited by clp, Tue 28 Mar 2006, 23:42.

Quote from Vilante 11 :

I got so excited I went and bought my S2 licence

Congrats and welcome
make sure to stop by www.arse.org.au and www.australasianleague.com

CLP

Quote from seinfeld :

every game i join its always 1- 10 laps, im after some real racing like 30
anyone know of some servers that actually have these races?

http://www.australasianleague.com/
with discussions happening here:
http://www.arse.org.au

open to racers in australia/NZ/asia



we're currently in the middle of a FOX series which takes place every 2 weeks. In the off weeks we hold single races in various categories. Length of races is normallly around the 40 lap mark.

up and coming races are:
Formula V8 at Aston Grand prix (30 laps)
FOX race at fern bay green reversed (55 laps)

most series races we have 3 full divisions of 20 racers which provides good racing. feel free to drop by and say hi

Cheers,
CLP

i'm a groundwater modeller/consultant

I develop computer simulations of a variety of groundwater related issues such as Salt interception schemes for the government and dewatering schemes for mining companies.

CLP

I run 1920x1440 on my primary 21" CRT and 1600x1200 on my secondary 19" CRT

since the original post was in relation to web design..

one of my all time pet annoyances is web sites/designers that insist on maximising my browser window.. i mean, seriously, .. do they really think i want to run a browser in a 1920x1440 window? illepall

CLP

Buy a cheap video cassette.. crack it open via your preferred destructive method. Inside there you will find a strip of spring steel that you can cut/form to the correct shape to fit into the actlabs shifter. (from memory there's enough material in there for 2 actlabs springs)

these seem to be much more durable than the genuine actlabs version too

hope that helps

CLP

my guess is that you've locked your brakes at some point, creating a thin/flat spot on your tyre. this is the section that punctured, while the rest looks fine

Cheers,
CLP