This combo just feels so incredibly nice! :) I've really enjoyed the practice races these past nights, and I think the long 'un this week will be a blast.
Say what you like about the FZ5, but I think it's very well suited for close racing. Even if you upset the balance slightly or come off the ideal racing line in "close combat" you'll still have a decent chance at recovering control and avoid disaster. It's pretty forgiving IMO (although the tires will burn if you mess around too much, of course.)
:D I suspect there'll be some that will disagree with that. Who was it on my headphones that said "I just can't get my head round this car!"
I have a cunning plan for this week. I'll trundle round gently while everyone else does their tyres in and crashes. Then I'll sail over the line without a scratch. Sorted! Put me down for 10 points bob. :norty:
Quote from: Doorman;248971:D Put me down for 10 points bob. :norty:
10 pints? :cheers: Certainly Doorz, but you shall be very poorly :rolleyes:
Well yes, I know there's some controversy about the car. :D
There's only four things I dislike about this combo ... tyres.:sideways:
Quote from: Doorman;248971:D I suspect there'll be some that will disagree with that. Who was it on my headphones that said "I just can't get my head round this car!"
it was me
i think you took it the wrong way, i was struggling with the car trying to get up to speed, as lameduck knows over the last 2 days, i was constantly in the 2.00 and just could not find any speed, then last night managed a 1.58, i did not mean i dislike the combo just i was finding it very hard:g:
I don't know if I like this combo or not. I did not really like it at first, I used the set which I had used in a previous FZ5 @ KY NAT combo, but this was way too understeery. Yesterday I downloaded a new setup which is much better, however the strange thing is that though it feels much better, my lap times didn't improve. *shrugs*
I like this combo as well, learning how to drive without a mouse here is an interesting challenge.
I'm still 2 seconds off my mouse PB but I idscovered yesterday that the crazy oversteery set I was using was not fit at all for my un-skills...
I have been using Sean / Gnomie's set for a few laps, maybe a bit understeery but incredibly more stable and less frustrating.
I guess my mouse sets will have to go, I just realised that I was using my instant mouse countersteer moves (TM) and heavily oversteery sets to travel fast.
Time to learn how to drive :)
Are you reading this Aquilifer? :D Mille, you thought you enjoyed LFS before, now a whole new world has opened up to you, Welcome.
Oh, and it's nice to see you post on our forum, once again, welcome. :)
Quote from: Mille Sabords;249111I like this combo as well, learning how to drive without a mouse here is an interesting challenge.
I'm still 2 seconds off my mouse PB but I idscovered yesterday that the crazy oversteery set I was using was not fit at all for my un-skills...
I have been using Sean / Gnomie's set for a few laps, maybe a bit understeery but incredibly more stable and less frustrating.
I guess my mouse sets will have to go, I just realised that I was using my instant mouse countersteer moves (TM) and heavily oversteery sets to travel fast.
Time to learn how to drive :)
Enjoy the ride! :D
I just found that we could use thread rating feature to rate our combos instead of using poll feature. Since thread ratings are not popular here, it would not create any confusion.
If we used polls then the thread starter would need to make a poll for the thread. But with thread rating the starter would not need to do anything, since every thread can be rated now already. Also, what is a great thing, thread rating looks like it would automatically calculate the average rating, whereas with polls we would need to do some calculations. Also threads can be sorted based on rating - we could easily find the favourites.
So follow me and give your stars to this thread! :D
Good idea! :) I've voted now.
I just simply failed to stop in the pitbox. :taz: :lmfao: When I left Ventrilo I said I had heard of this pitstop bug, but that it had never happened to me. Well, the bug was in my head, but still the first time. I watched the replay, and three times a row I drove the car far over the box.
Quote from: romus;249220I just simply failed to stop in the pitbox. :taz: :lmfao: When I left Ventrilo I said I had heard of this pitstop bug, but that it had never happened to me. Well, the bug was in my head, but still the first time. I watched the replay, and three times a row I drove the car far over the box.
John Rees - please pass on the 'Wally of the Week' trophy to Romus :roflmao:
Well, despite this not being one of my favourite combo’s. I had a great, race long battle with Gnomie. I just pipped him to the post, courtesy of a better pit stop. :D
An overheating front right induced a bit too much understeer at times, requiring me to back off to get the temps back under control. The only problem was Gnomie’s car large in my rear mirror. :blink:
Great race. :thumb:
Well that was an absolutely terrific race. :) I started third, and this time I was only overtaken by two people in the first couple of corners. (yes, that's good by my standards. :D ) Deetz and me were fighting the entire race from start to finish. He was in front, and I was trying to find openings and overtake, but didn't succeed until after like 40 minutes or something. Then he pitted while I kept going a few laps, and when I left pits he was in front of me again. It stayed that way until the end, and the best man won.
All honour to Deetz for the win! But I do feel that I should have been able to make the pass earlier than I did. There were some openings that I didn't manage to take advantage of. It's good to have some room for improvement, though! :)
On a more general note, I have to say that the past month while I've been racing with you guys has been by far the best racing I've ever had. Every night there's close, hard and fair racing to be had on the server. Couldn't be any better!!
Grrr... even the reviews sound fun.
Missed it again... Thursday is probably my most unreliable day of the week scheduling wise.
I'm not so keen on FZR @ Aston whatever, it seems way too fast for me, but here are a few more stars for FZ5!
Quote from: OldBloke;249222John Rees - please pass on the 'Wally of the Week' trophy to Romus :roflmao:
The trophy has arrived. I can read many familiar names on the name plate. Who´s next?
Quote from: Mille Sabords;249233Grrr... even the reviews sound fun.
Yeah. That was a great race. I can't remember everybody I raced. But Oldie, DeeSlider and Somebody where around me all the time. I did not have a single lap without fighting.
Awesome! (almost like iRacing :roflmao:)
Quote from: vobler;249248Yeah. That was a great race. I can't remember everybody I raced. But Oldie, DeeSlider and Somebody where around me all the time. I did not have a single lap without fighting.
Awesome! (almost like iRacing :roflmao:)
Don't get me started on iRental :devil:
Sounds like you all had a blast:D
I have a question seeing as you will be away at your Lan party this weekend will there still be a team race on Sunday? If not what will I do? I think I shall have a brandy and off myself from sheer boredom:crying:
Most of us will be home by then, but whether we will have re-assembled the computers following our excursions will be another matter.:)
Quote from: Mille Sabords;249256Don't get me started on iRental :devil:
Lets hear what you have to say? Seems to me you know a lot about it?
Quote from: Toddshooter;249268Sounds like you all had a blast:D
I have a question seeing as you will be away at your Lan party this weekend will there still be a team race on Sunday? If not what will I do? I think I shall have a brandy and off myself from sheer boredom:crying:
Not all of us live in England. Me and Aquilifer in Finland, Vobler and Gnomie in Norway, Iron Hungary, Obsolum Belgium, Seany in Ireland, DeeSlider in Wales and who did I forget? Then all regular visitors. There should be some sort of racing anyways on Sunday night (night for me =).
Enjoyable race for me.
I think I finished the race pretty much same position as I started, some where around 6th. Couldn't keep up with the guys ahead of me, Deetz, Gnomie etc, I don't know how they where making there tyres behave :). I had to brake earlier and come off the power on some corners more than I did during the short races to keep temps in check. I saw John gain a bit on me a few times, but I think he was taking care of the tyres too.
Been some great racing this week very nice combo.
congrats to the winners :cheers:
Quote from: romus;249282Not all of us live in England. Me and Aquilifer in Finland, Vobler and Gnomie in Norway, Iron Hungary, Obsolum Belgium, Seany in Ireland, DeeSlider in Wales and who did I forget? Then all regular visitors. There should be some sort of racing anyways on Sunday night (night for me =).
I know you all live in different counties but to us here in Canada thats just a short drive away:D I thought for sure you would all be there. I wish Dave and I could have a Lan but he's 20 hours away. And he's in the same Province:sad:
Quote from: Toddshooter;249294I know you all live in different counties but to us here in Canada thats just a short drive away:D I thought for sure you would all be there. I wish Dave and I could have a Lan but he's 20 hours away. And he's in the same Province:sad:
:) I've once driven to Paris from Oulu, northern Finland, and it took us 54 hours with caravan car with no other stops than changing from winter to summer tires. Sure in central europe it would feel easy to go from country to country, but at least Finland and Hungary are quite far away from UK.