MPH'05 Show and Live for Speed

[Fordman]

Hi All,

Heard of Jeremy Clarkson's MPH'05 Car Show? Well this is happening at Earls Court, 17th November to the 20th November.

So whats this got to do with LFS :scratchch

Well, just got an email from Cyberseat, remember these from the karting Event? They have a stand there, and will be running Live for Speed on it. I have been asked to go and support Cyberseat and promote Live for Speed, so hopefully I will be there on the Sat and Sunday.

Just thought I would give you all a heads up if you are intending on going.

Regards

Fordie

MPH ' 05 Car Show (http://www.mphshow.co.uk/)
Cyberseat (http://www.cyberseat.co.uk)

[tristancliffe]

I wasn't intending on going, but I might be interested now!

If I went it'd likely be the Saturday.

Just looked, and there doesn't seem to be any discount for pre-booking (in fact the booking fee makes it more expensive!?). Details below (from the site):

EARLS COURT SHOWS Advanced bookings closing times
Thurs 17th ---------------- Wed 9th at 12pm
Fri 18th ---------------- Thurs 10th at 12pm
Sat 19th ---------------- Fri 11th at 12pm
Sun 20th ---------------- Fri 11th at 12pm

Standard Ticket £20.00 - Entry to show, Zone D seat in the theatre, souvenir show guide†.
Standard Plus £25.00 - Entry to show, Zone C seat in the theatre, souvenir show guide†.
Premium Ticket £30.00 - Entry to show, Zone B seat in the theatre, souvenir show guide† plus back stage paddock tour.

£2 booking fee applies to all tickets. Tickets subject to availability.

[P1lot]

Excellent news!
Make sure they have a force feedback steering wheel this time, and an unlocked copy of S2.
Oh, and a nice big sign above the screen with 'Live For Speed'

[Fordman]

Excellent news!
Make sure they have a force feedback steering wheel this time, and an unlocked copy of S2.
Oh, and a nice big sign above the screen with 'Live For Speed'

I will be taking mine :D

[CrazyICE]

coOL...
miss such events in austria :(

[DasBoeseC]

Cool :thumb:

[Bob Smith]

Great news. Make sure you impress people with your driving skills. ;) And hopefully cyberseat will have some better settings for that funky chair this time.

[tristancliffe]

Fordie, why don't you sent Cyberseat Bob's Easy Race and Easy Road setups, so that the people who drive have a reasonable chance of staying on the road. And make sure the wheel is fixed - the fact that it could move in a big arc made driving more guesswork than artform, and that would apply as much if not more to LFS newbies :D

[Fordman]

Fordie, why don't you sent Cyberseat Bob's Easy Race and Easy Road setups, so that the people who drive have a reasonable chance of staying on the road. :D

I will be taking all the setups I have on my USB Key. At the karting event, if you had asked, I had uploaded my GTI setup to the Cyberseat, but instead of looking, people just jumped and went :D except me :smileypul

[XRRoy]

great move! Looking forward to see reports and pics:thumb:

[tristancliffe]

Didn't drive the GTi there, I was trust into the XRT!!! With no force feedback, a moving wheel, shoes on, and weird movements (I played earlier before it was refined) I was a bit of a joke (as ever).

Still don't know why I got the loudest cheer when I rolled?!?!!?

[JJ72]

god damn it, I will be there on saturday. I mean I MUST!!

[Richard Torp]

A new Vykos...:smileypul :)

Nice Fordie...:)

[durbster]

I can't go this year due to having fulfilled my car-related events quota for 2005, but I went to the first show in 2003 and can recommend it. There were some great cars on display and I had a good old chat with a bloke from Radical (who insisted on telling me I could afford one :D) but the arena show is the main thing and it's great fun. It's basically Top Gear Live.

[Akuma66]

Excellent Stuff, wish I could get there :nod:

[jmkz]

€15000 for the chair.. interesting ;)

[_Rob_]

I may be going.... but at the NEC not Earls Court :(

[DratsaB]

sounds good, dont forget to bring a camera (video/pics) for us over-seas people ;)

[Fordman]

I can confirm that I will be there for the whole weekend. So for people that are going, see you there.

Fordie

[Huru-aito]

Guess what would be cool? Have some celebrity quotes on LFS mainpage..

"I need to have another go!"
-Jeremy Clarkson

I hope you get some celebrities driving it at least (if so, try to take photos)!

[Fordman]

I will be going with my camcorder of course, so yes, I am hoping to capture JC driving it. As this is a prestigious event ( look at the car line up ) you never know who will be in the driving seat.

[Scawen]

Very good news! :)

Well done to Fordman and Cyberseat! :up:

[vladimir]

now you only have to get clarkson to test LFS for TOP GEAR. :nod:

[Mbrio]

now you only have to get clarkson to test LFS for TOP GEAR. :nod:
Yep. Would be interesting to see his reaction. Apparently he's gotten kinda hooked on GT4 because of his back problems, so he might appreciate LFS even better.

[NotAnIllusion]

Nah.. I suspect JC would make mince meat out of LFS (perhaps in some Evil, incorrect way) with his extensive knowledge of -ve comments :p

Better leave it till it's as perfect as it can be.. :)

[Tweaker]

And don't forget to pitch the URL www.liveforspeed.net --- LFS has had great publicity, but this is always the one thing that is commonly missing to get potential viewers ;)

[ATHome]

Might be a bit too late, but what about some nice flyers with some info and the url for people to take with them, as a reminder ?

[LawVS]

ooh! I want to go! :D I might go! Might bring Tux with me again if he can come :)

[Fordman]

And don't forget to pitch the URL www.liveforspeed.net (http://www.liveforspeed.net) --- LFS has had great publicity, but this is always the one thing that is commonly missing to get potential viewers ;)

They wont miss it. Its stamped on my T-shirt :)

[tristancliffe]

I might have to get some of that iron on paper, and a white t-shirt and make my own now...

How good is the colour reproduction on those, like rich blues? Do they come out looking all pale?

To those coming on one day only:

/me hints SATURDAY!!!

[Chris_Kerry]

ooh! I want to go! :D I might go! Might bring Tux with me again if he can come :)

Me and Mark will be going too, I think.

[markredden]

Should be, pending a bit more planning and booking of tickets :)

[Bob Smith]

Hmm, probably a good thing I can't afford to go, I'd just end up in a slagging match with Clarkson if he started bad mouthing LFS. :D

[Chris_Kerry]

This is rubbish, now I understand why I should learn to drive!

Train = £30 Return, London Underground Ticket's, Bus Fare's too and from the local train station.

Unbelievable!

Add the cost of ticket, food, merchandise etc etc.

It's days like this I wish I wasn't a student!!! :(

[latch]

Chris, just work towards a cheap car like a Starion, or anything except a Porsche for that matter :tilt: You'll get places faster with a car too :D

Top news Fordie. Good luck with it :thumb:

[KiDCoDEa]

Fordman and people attending, feel free to use this material for the expo weekend.
You can use this for flyers (as cheap b&w or color photocopies, with 3 flyers per A4 page) and/or small posters to help in promoting lfs:

http://66.98.226.14:65080/Outdoor.gif





http://66.98.226.14:65080/stimulator.gif




http://66.98.226.14:65080/s2formulabw2.gif




http://66.98.226.14:65080/old.gif




http://66.98.226.14:65080/INDECK.jpg




http://66.98.226.14:65080/INDECK2.jpg



http://66.98.226.14:65080/vegas2.jpg




http://66.98.226.14:65080/vegas3.jpg




http://66.98.226.14:65080/vegas4.jpg


for a nice wall background or high banner/flag this pano is very nice imho:

http://66.98.226.14:65080/pan3bw.gif



Please use things as-is and for promoting lfs as aim, or, dont use them at all. both are fine.

have fun guys! :thumb:

[Gabkicks]

now you only have to get clarkson to test LFS for TOP GEAR. :nod::boing: uf you guys could somehow get TG's attention that would be awsome.:D maybe one of u guys could bring a DFP?

[J.B.]

Hmm, probably a good thing I can't afford to go, I'd just end up in a slagging match with Clarkson if he started bad mouthing LFS. :D

Hehe, that would probably be a good laugh. He's not known for being particularly friendly to his audience. If you wear your hat his first question will be where you stole your car/computer/whatever from.

Will there be a TV show from the Event?

[seggons]

@KiDCoDEa: You may want to edit the top couple to 2005 or 2006, whenever you think it will be released :).

[Fordman]

Fordman and people attending, feel free to use this material for the expo weekend.
You can use this for flyers (as cheap b&w or color photocopies, with 3 flyers per A4 page) and/or small posters to help in promoting lfs:

...

Please use things as-is and for promoting lfs as aim, or, dont use them at all. both are fine.

have fun guys! :thumb:

Many Thanks Kid, but I only see a pretty red X

[Vykos69]

:spyoda: Well done, young padawan ;)

[Fordman]

:spyoda: Well done, young padawan ;)

You teach me well :D

[Scawen]

Many Thanks Kid, but I only see a pretty red XHere is a zip file of kid's images.

www.liveforspeed.co.uk/kid_promo.zip

[Fragmatic]

Here is a zip file of kid's images.

www.liveforspeed.co.uk/kid_promo.zip

You're too good to us.

[Fordman]

Here is a zip file of kid's images.

www.liveforspeed.co.uk/kid_promo.zip (http://www.liveforspeed.co.uk/kid_promo.zip)

:thumb: Thankyou Scawen

[Fordman]

Ignore me, I found this handy function called Search. Its really Handy

[Fordman]

Nope, all I found was Hi Res HQ LFS World Logo. I need just the LFS logo Please anybody.

Thanks

Shaun

[Scawen]

If you want the colour one, then i don't think there is a higher resolution one of the current version of it, than the raw files for the LFS loading screen.

But if you are looking for the hollow black and white version, i think that can be found in vector format so you can go to any res.

[Fordman]

If you want the colour one, then i don't think there is a higher resolution one of the current version of it, than the raw files for the LFS loading screen.

But if you are looking for the hollow black and white version, i think that can be found in vector format so you can go to any res.

The one I am looking for is attached, but without the world. I am not GFX Artist, so I cannot get rid of the world without chopping the lines, if anybody else wants a go :Looking_a

[Scawen]

OK... found it here - Kid supplied the logo with transparency.

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=1231

Just in case you can't download them from there, i'll upload them as well.

http://www.liveforspeed.co.uk/S2logo-remix2005.rar

and

http://www.liveforspeed.co.uk/S2logo-remix2005-alphaseparated.rar

[Fordman]

Excellent Thankyou Scawen :thumb:

Now back to work :)

[Fordman]

Hi All,

Quick Question. What do you think of these flyers. They are, when printed will be half A4 size.

These are for handouts.

Fordie

[J.B.]

Well done, young padawan
You teach me well :D
Soon you will be ready to learn the ultimate skill of THE dance. :spyoda:

[CrazyICE]

Hi All,

Quick Question. What do you think of these flyers. They are, when printed will be half A4 size.

These are for handouts.

Fordie
nice, but maybe some more infos like
website and a little text or so...

[KiDCoDEa]

hmm 2 in a A4 is prolly too big, but u try and see what suits u best.

either try to fit 3 on a portrait A4, or 4 on a landscape A4, would be my option, but its your call.
well done editing the 04 to 05 ;)

[Fordman]

Sorry added both now. Last time, the second one won't attach

[CrazyICE]

hmm 2 in a A4 is prolly too big, but u try and see what suits u best.

either try to fit 3 on a portrait A4, or 4 on a landscape A4, would be my option but its your call.
but only images are not enough IMHO

/edit:
make a third with text...what LFS is about and add a screenshot ob the S1/S2 content from
the official HP...

[Fordman]

hmm 2 in a A4 is prolly too big, but u try and see what suits u best.

either try to fit 3 on a portrait A4, or 4 on a landscape A4, would be my option, but its your call.
well done editing the 04 to 05 ;)

I tried various ways, what you said above, and they either come out to squashed, or well, just doesn't look right. I played with a blank peice of A4 paper, and A4 in half, looks just about right.

Thanks, but i missed one :D

[KiDCoDEa]

no dont squash please. thats the most newbish thing u could do and im glad you didnt do it :)

respect the aspect ratio of pics. so when i say fit them in a or b, its like drop them inside a4 and resize (according to dpi of a4 u should prolly upscale) maintaining aspect ratio.

for example:

photoshop
new A4 landscape orientation 150 dpi or 300 dpi
load 4 flyers. ctrl-a each, copy paste each into A4 layers.
pics should be smaller than a4...
resize (upscale) each flyer inside a4 using shift key so u maintain aspect ratio till u maximize paper space.

or use any other techniques that exist to do the exact same. :)
if u really prefer 2 per paper then nevermind what i just said. :)

ps: a 4 flyer in a4 landscape would look like your 2 attachements side by side :) and btw, your attachments are of a lower res than even my original files? those are just previews, not the full scale A4s right?

pps: a way faster way of doing the same would be to use acdsee multiple pics printing. the prog helps u a lot by doing all the tasks for you. direct download link to trial here (http://downloads.acdsystems.com/en/acdsee.exe) (no idea if trial prints)

[avih]

KID, great images :)

[Fordman]

no dont squash please. thats the most newbish thing u could do and im glad you didnt do it :)

respect the aspect ratio of pics. so when i say fit them in a or b, its like drop them inside a4 and resize (according to dpi of a4 u should prolly upscale) maintaining aspect ratio.

for example:

photoshop
new A4 landscape orientation 150 dpi or 300 dpi
load 4 flyers. ctrl-a each, copy paste each into A4 layers.
pics should be smaller than a4...
resize (upscale) each flyer inside a4 using shift key so u maintain aspect ratio till u maximize paper space.

or use any other techniques that exist to do the exact same. :)
if u really prefer 2 per paper then nevermind what i just said. :)

ps: a 4 flyer in a4 landscape would look like your 2 attachements side by side :) and btw, your attachments are of a lower res than even my original files? those are just previews, not the full scale A4s right?

Wooo, slow down Kid. Speak english. Drop this there, and here, and do what :Looking_a I have used Publisher, and have rescaled accordingly to fit both on a A4. I haven;t edited the picture ( size or ratio in PSP ) well, just the Year :) but thats all I done.

[Shotglass]

why 2 pictures on the flyers ? and i think a4 is too big for a flyer (or do you mean 2 pics on one a5 ?) ...
id go with one pic per a5 flyer and a feature list and website link etc on the back

[Fordman]

@Kid, sent you a PM m8 :thumb:

[KiDCoDEa]

as u have some difficulty i pasted them into 300dpi A4 paper, 4 per paper, ready to print out. bmps inside rars.

A4 , 300dpi , landscape orientation, color flys: http://66.98.226.14:65080/fly-color.rar

A4 , 300dpi , landscape orientation, black & white flys:
http://66.98.226.14:65080/fly-bw.rar


if you wanna do differently please ask someone else or try something else, i have other stuff to do now, sorry. i also edited the years. assuming those thumbs are just small scale previews, your publisher efforts would also work out good (even though 2 per page is huge for small flyers).
if u go to any professional solution just hand them the original pics, and let them do the composition after u explain them your aim.
both my version and the original pics still have to be dot-gained before printing. you remind them of that.

[Fordman]

as u have some difficulty i pasted them into 300dpi A4 paper, 4 per paper, ready to print out. bmps inside rars.

A4 , 300dpi , landscape orientation, color flys: http://66.98.226.14:65080/fly-color.rar

A4 , 300dpi , landscape orientation, black & white flys:
http://66.98.226.14:65080/fly-bw.rar


if you wanna do differently please ask someone else or try something else, i have other stuff to do now, sorry. i also edited the years. assuming those thumbs are just small scale previews, your publisher efforts would also work out good (even though 2 per page is huge for small flyers).
if u go to any professional solution just hand them the original pics, and let them do the composition after u explain them your aim.
both my version and the original pics still have to be dot-gained before printing.

Excellent thanks Kid, but I get Page cannot be displayed

[tristancliffe]

Damn forgot to book my tickets - modelling engines on a computer (Ricardo's WAVE) is just too engrossing...

So I'll try my best to get in on the door (arrive early), or if anyone has a spare ticket (cos someone dropped out, or because they just decided to get an extra one for the 'fun' value) then let me know :D

[KiDCoDEa]

i cant do more. if u cant connect please ask someone who can.
im hosting these files since the forum doesnt allow big attachments.

[Don]

Excellent thanks Kid, but I get Page cannot be displayed
it works here

[Krane]

Excellent thanks Kid, but I get Page cannot be displayedEither your router uses those ports (the 65080 bit) or you have blocked all other than the default 80 port for WWW on your firewall.. these should work

Edit: deleted
http://pcuf.fi/~elvis/lfs/fly-color.rar
http://pcuf.fi/~elvis/lfs/fly-bw.rar

[Fordman]

Thanks Krane. Very strange as I could download from there earlier, but not now.

Anyway. Thanks Kid for ALL your help, very much appreciated :Handshake

[v4forlife]

i would be careful if you get a camera on jezza, as on a site ive seen, they point a camera at him, and a convo goes like this
blokes=bl
jezza=jc

bl = go on, say turbo-nutters.co.uk kick ass
jc = ok, turbonutters, all the guys and girls at turbonutters.co.uk...your all gay, every last one of ya.
bl = cool

funny, cause there all ass', but its not a def that you like it or find it funny

[tristancliffe]

T-Shirt made. Pretty damn nice. See you there Fordie, bright and early!

[Fordman]

T-Shirt made. Pretty damn nice. See you there Fordie, bright and early!

What have I done to deserve this :D Looking forward to it Tristan. Hmm, 3times in one year, this needs to stop, people might start talking

Oh btw, my momo will be there. Any sign of a Hacksaw, and I will have you escorted off the premises ROFL

[tristancliffe]

Hacksaw? They're for girls!

I've got a GAS AXE :D

[Gabkicks]

so how did it go?:)

[KiDCoDEa]

errr it starts today, till 20...

[Fordman]

so how did it go?:)

The actual show starts today. I will be there for the weekend ( have a fulltime job so stops me going today and tomorrow )

[Fordman]

For people that are going. It's looking like we will be having a "Fastest Lap Comp" with hopefully £100 going to the fastest driver over the weekend.

Good Luck, and cya there :D

[tristancliffe]

For people that are going. It's looking like we will be having a "Fastest Lap Comp" with hopefully £100 going to the fastest driver over the weekend.

Good Luck, and cya there :D

I could seriously do with £100.

Will it be unlocked, or should I start practicing the XRT again? Which track/car? Can I bring my own setup :P Not that I'm after an unfair advantage, I'm just after £100!

Edit: My God! For the first time ever I've just forwarded one of those chain mail things the girls send, cos it said if I didn't I'd miss out on a big prize tomorrow between 1pm and 4pm, and I need all the luck I can get :something

[axus]

I could seriously do with £100.

Will it be unlocked, or should I start practicing the XRT again? Which track/car? Can I bring my own setup :P Not that I'm after an unfair advantage, I'm just after £100!

Lol. Memorise Bob's easy race sets off by heart. :D

[Fordman]

:d

[seggons]

tristancliffe I have a plan. Slip Fordman a tenner to put the Dirt tires on the car for everyone, then when it comes to your go, put the slicks on. Sure to win unless you spin it :D

[Stellios]

Grammar mistake on that poster ;)

[tristancliffe]

lol @ the poster. It says only your fastest time counts. As if anyone would want their slower times to count.

Did I miss something, cos it still doesn't say the car/track, and I want to know if I need to err, look at pictures, (;)) of FO8's at Westhill or XRT's at Blackwood...

[Fordman]

lol @ the poster. It says only your fastest time counts. As if anyone would want their slower times to count.

Did I miss something, cos it still doesn't say the car/track, and I want to know if I need to err, look at pictures, (;)) of FO8's at Westhill or XRT's at Blackwood...

You will have to wait ( :shhh: ) even I don't know yet

[Bob Smith]

"drive as many times are you like"

Weren't typing this and shouting at someone were you? :p

[deggis]

What about those car skins (on the posters) which have a real brand names and logos on them? Does that bring any legal problems?

[Scawen]

None of the final images we used for the posters and postcards, had real brands or logos on them.

[KiDCoDEa]

Postcards for MPHexpo:

http://66.98.226.14:65080/all4.jpg

[XRRoy]

nice stuff KiD:thumb:

it looks awsome:lovies3d:

[deggis]

It those doesn't bring any attention - nothing does (except live footage of LFS :D).

[tristancliffe]

Well, what a day. Got there at about 10.30 (it opened at 10). Looked around a bit at the nice cars. Saw Jeremy Clarkson's show (with Hamster and Needell) which was awesome. Then spent 8 hours helping at the Cyberseat stand with Fordman (who says hi, but has no internet connection tonight) at JJ72.

I think I've sold LFS to at least half a dozen people, and plenty more are very interested - lots want to check LFS.net out. And plenty of people had a go on the cyber seat - most were poor, but a few got into the 1m50's (XFG at BLGP).

Played with many cars and tracks (unlocked S2 (by Scawen) at P11 stage too!). With the cyberseats updated drivers it feels really good. REALLY good. Speed7 pedals, but only a Logitech Wingman wheel, which ruined it a bit.

Going back tomorrow (trade pass ;)), and apparently Jeremy Clarkson and Tiff Needell are going to see if they can beat the times set by Fordie and me! NO CHANCE :D

Hope to see more of you there tomorrow.

[KiDCoDEa]

OMG at least a REDMomo.
or even a dfp..

[tristancliffe]

They have a momo racing, but don't have the software to make it work (or something). But I've told them about the DFP, and they are going to get one, cos the 900 degree mode will be more natural for non-LFSers, as real cars have slightly more lock than 180 degrees (the Wingman's).

[ayrton senna 87]

shame i cant come sounds fun

[keiran]

Get some pictures if you get anyone like Jeremy Clarkson or Tiff Needell driving as it would be a great promo for Live for Speed :D

Keiran

[tristancliffe]

Oh, we plan to :D And a soundbite or two as well ;)

Clarkson says "LFS is the best racing simulation yet" = £££ (sales of LFS)

[Blackout]

Sounds very good :D

[P5YcHoM4N]

Oh my rod. You so need to get some videos of that D:

Shame there aren't more cyberseats. Could have a 1 on 1 race with them :p

[Bob Smith]

What's the combo that's being used in the competition then?

[felplacerad]

sounds great good job guys

[deggis]

A little on-topic related: http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1722790,00.html. Jemery Clarkson on Gran Turismo 4. :( According to that he liked it but that article doesn't really concentrate on realism subjects...

[tristancliffe]

XFG, Blackwood.

3 mins practice, then one timed lap from a standing start.

And people who have played LFS can't enter. But that's how we found JJ72. The only person on the day (other than me and Fordie) who could beat the AI - we looked at each other and knew he was a LFS regular.

[Tweaker]

A little on-topic related: http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1722790,00.html. Jemery Clarkson on Gran Turismo 4. :( According to that he liked it but that article doesn't really concentrate on realism subjects...

That is so so sad :(

[P5YcHoM4N]

A little on-topic related: http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1722790,00.html. Jemery Clarkson on Gran Turismo 4. :( According to that he liked it but that article doesn't really concentrate on realism subjects...
Yes it does. About midway down he talks about how real the game is, bar the lack of damage.

[dUmAsS]

get clarkson to talk about it on top gear!

[Bob Smith]

XFG, Blackwood.
Lol, making good use of the unlocked copy of LFS then.

I assume people can try any car at any track, if they wish (and those laps have nothing to do with the compeition). ??

[shim]

id love to see the whole Top Gear team have a crack at this.. including the Stig.. :P

[Matrixi]

Haha, that would be neat. The Stig going for pb around blackwood gp with XRT :D I'd seriously love to see that.

[Kryten]

Maybe you could ask for permission to recreate the Top Gear test track for LFS. ;)

[cannonfodder]

Maybe you could ask for permission to recreate the Top Gear test track for LFS. ;)
SECONDED! :cookiemon

[Blues]

Maybe you could ask for permission to recreate the Top Gear test track for LFS. ;)
Yeah...that would be nice :)

[Akuma66]

Maybe you could ask for permission to recreate the Top Gear test track for LFS. ;)

Oh god yes :thumb:

[seggons]

if you want any info/maps etc go here:
http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=185949
I tried, but it never turned out 100%. So if anyone wants to try, it will make alot of people happy :)

[deggis]

And people who have played LFS can't enter. But that's how we found JJ72. The only person on the day (other than me and Fordie) who could beat the AI - we looked at each other and knew he was a LFS regular.
LOL, busted :D

Yes it does. About midway down he talks about how real the game is, bar the lack of damage.
But only some lines... and he talks mostly about how real it looks not how real it feels to drive. Just like in the tv show: he concentrates mostly on non-essential things. :)

[Fordman]

Hiya All. Finally Made it back throught the London Traffic.

I am just sorting the photo's out, and video we have, and I will post a full report.

Scawen + Kid, amazing Posters and postcards :thumb:

Lots to show and tell, so will be back

Fordie

[Hyperactive]

if you want any info/maps etc go here:
http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=185949
I tried, but it never turned out 100%. So if anyone wants to try, it will make alot of people happy :)

Haven't done anything in the "track editor" but there is a video about the track at: ftp://ftp.sysadmin-racing.com/videos/Topgear/ (can't get to the site atm, but I have it bookmarked so the address is right)

Download the video about "the Zonda and the Lambo" and there is the track presentation also, good pics from helicopter! I would have copy/pasted some pics here but don't know how to take screenshots from video... Though it's still hard to get the exact measurements for the widths and lengths of the track... And I think it's too big to fit... :x

[Fordman]

Here is a couple of Pictures for you to look at. Hopefully the last one shows you how busy the stand was. It was like that from early until late, all day long. The Cyberseat is in there somewhere :D

Pic 1 - The sexy posters and the girls
Pic 2 - Tris on the Cyberseat
Pic 3 - JJ72
Pic 4 - The Busy Stand

[tristancliffe]

2.5 hours. Thats how long it took me to do the 45 minute journey from Earls Court to Uxbridge on the way home. 'Power Cut at Earls Court control center'. God I hate public transport. Possibly more than drifters and driver aids. Why oh why can't human beings make a few trains run on time, but we can get unmanned sattelites to 'dock' with comets over a million miles away, come back and land in an area of ocean the size of the the isle of wight?!!!

Rant Over.

Show was good again, but no jezzer action unfortunately. Lots of 12 year old idiots who try to take T1 of blackwood at 100mph without lifting or braking and using full lock. Was painful to watch. And I had to congratulate them afterwards to make them feel good.

But the seat was awesome today. Really gives you a good feeling of what the car is doing, although it struggles with quick oversteer moments (e.g. FO8) as it can't react fast enough.

And who knows, maybe a show in Vienna in February, and E3 in LA in May (exams permitting!). Also, I've been asked to consider design solutions for the seat, which will be nice...

But I need a shower (or bath, yeah!), some grub, and a rest before I tell you all about it.

[Tweaker]

Pic 1 - The sexy posters and the girls
Those posters are looking pretty HOT!!!!!

:shy: :razz:

[Fordman]

4 More

Pic 1 - Honestly there is a driver in the seat

Pic 2 - The Girly having a go in 9" heals :D

Pic 3 - The Dirty Duo

Pic 4 - Again, Tris trying to beat my time :razz:

[three_jump]

Those posters are looking pretty HOT!!!!!

:shy: :razz:

can we get a better pic of the poster??? :D

3j

[Fordman]

And Considering we was at a car show, here are some of the many many cars, that was placed in many many places ( Know the film ROFL )

Oh and a couple of Bike for Scawen.

[Don]

can we get a better pic of the poster??? :D

3j
sure :D

[tristancliffe]

TRYING to beat your time????? I set a faster time than you ;)

[the_angry_angel]

As tweak says those posters are hot ;)

/me regrets not making time to come (no dirty jokes guys) to the show!

Out of interest was LFS unlocked this time, and did they still have that crap wheel?

[Tweaker]

Yeah why are they using that logitech wingman ff ? They should invest in a quality wheel system there :x

[KiDCoDEa]

Scawen + Kid, amazing Posters and postcards :thumb:


thanks.
the postcards are mine, but the posters were done by don. i had no time. Its some of his legal grabs dumped along with the lfs logo. He had no time either or even directions to do something better.

[Fordman]

Yes S2 was unlocked. Also they had sorted out clamping down the wheel, so no movement was there.

Another thing, they spend a day re-coding the motion driver, and as Tris said, this one was the nuts. If felt so real, the movement was better, the seat rose and dropped as you went up and down hills. The steering motion was not as abrupt, and there was a slight rubble as if you was on the road, and better rubbled when you went over the rubble strips.

From the Karting event, I would have to say the Seat is 110 time better

@Kid. I know there was no notice period, like myself, but a GRAND job you all done
@Tweak - They had a Momo there, got delievered Thursday, and it would not fit the steering wheel clamp. They are either going to fit it, or buy a DFP and fit this, or, they are talking about purchasing the new BRD FF Wheel, and fitting this. I mean if you pay £10,000 for a motion Sim, you want the best wheel?

But now we have a break before the next show, and all this is being developed. This show, is only the real 2nd time LFS has been put throught its paces with Cyberseat, and the vast improvement they have done in 1 month is amazing. So, as LFS was and still is a learning Curve, the Cyberseat Team are doing the Same. One thing they did say about LFS, is that it was there Saving Grace. A game that actually has so many outputs, this makes the cyberseat work so well, and they thank us all :)

[KiDCoDEa]

can we get a better pic of the poster??? :D


hmmm... can i get a better pic of the girls? thanks in advance :thumb:

[dUmAsS]

so where are they headed next ;)

[Fordman]

sure :D

DO you have Hi Res of these. I would love the FXO or the XFR as a new background.

Oh Didn;t thank you for your work. Thanks Don :thumb:

[ayrton senna 87]

maybe they can get 20 of them and have a support race for the formula 1, inviting local drivers from each country to race! bernie ecclestone has a slot always, for a bit of target practise!

[ayrton senna 87]

TRYING to beat your time????? I set a faster time than you ;)

tristan you cocky devil

[Fordman]

so where are they headed next ;)

Well there is talk of us going to Vienna, but I think the main one is E3 in May ( Yeh Baby Viva Las Vegas ) but will see

[Fordman]

hmmm... can i get a better pic of the girls? thanks in advance :thumb:

I will check the video that Tris recorded :schwitz: :D

[deggis]

I will check the video that Tris recorded :schwitz: :D
What!??! There's a video?!? :P

[Don]

DO you have Hi Res of these. I would love the FXO or the XFR as a new background.

Oh Didn;t thank you for your work. Thanks Don :thumb:
look at this thread, i posted them there http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=41812#post41812

or maybe its easier to check my posts, as i dont post to other threads often

[JJ72]

Just returned form another long, thrilling, unforgettable day and here's a more detailed summary.

If there's one word that can describe the reaction of the public to the game, it'll be ESTASTIC. We charge 3pounds for a ride with gti on blackwood - one practice lap and one hotlap. And would you believe it there's a constant quene for the whole day, kids, teens, adults, grannies...you name it, although most of them are pounding into barriers hopelessly and keep doing 2minute + laps, they all do it with a big grin on their face, you know there're actually guys who keep saying "this is fantastic, this is fantastic" literally from corner to corner, it's just that exciting to them, as if they have never seen anything like it before (which is of course true!!!)

Trist, Fordman and I were talking to alot of people, who had an instant interesting the moment they see the booth and the action inside, it's a kind of feeling of "I must get it when i gets home." Some parents are kinda keen to let their children play this game, probably for their own pleasure I guess, and as we explain the physics and story behind they are just hooked to the concept.

As we watch on people driving painfully wrong, we occasionally do some demo runs to show them the racing, the cars, the tracks and so on, I think we did put on quite a show and people REALLY acknowledge the difficulty of the game and it is actually possible to be played properly.:D
(the fastest time of the hotlap challenge is 1:48, and three of us all did a 1:41 - I did it when both Trist and Fordman is left :pppp), Fordman did some solid and smooth Gti driving, Trist is going all out on the FOX, and I just picked the most spectacular combinations - FZ5 on Kyoto National, GT turbo on BL rallycross - LX6 on Aston historic reverse , and at last FO8 at SO town, did get more than my fair share of spins I must admit (not too bad as the last time I drive is more than one month ago), but throughout the show there's some nice saves and on the limit laps, the guess are certainly impressed and even more the host - you know it feels like being a star when you are call upon for a demostration run in front of such a crowd. :smileypul

It's stunning how the show attracts different kind of people, there is actually a guy from the Pagani company (YES the one that makes the Zonda), and he was proposing to have this setup one on of their promotion shows, and in all these little talks I overheard a lot of stuff, one particularly interesting one is some investor is actually evaluating the amount of advertising space on the blackwood track, and see how effective they can advertise on those virtual billboards. (I must recommand the wall at the first hairpin, cos everyone smashes in them.)

At the end of the show Fordman and Trist left, and the main crowd despired, staffs from the stand nearby start flooding over the setup and ask for "ONE MORE DRIVE PLEASE??" There was a stand selling Italian Cheese and hams, their cashier guy kept coming over and have a peep while they are at the same time packing their stuff, I then put him on the XFR and he is as joyful as a birthday kid, it's a delight to see people having so much fun with it, really it's an honor to be there representing the game.

As a sidenote I have exchanged contact with the developer of the seat and try to see if there's anything about packaging that I can do, and in the same time do some more runs with it, cos it's such a fantastic invention, ultimate heavenly experience - just can't wait till it becomes more accessible to the public. (10 grand for one isn't exactly economical.)

Here are more photos from the event, and one poorly shot video. I hope you enjoy them 1/10 as I do. :D (sorry there's really no subsitute to being their and drive the thing.)

[tristancliffe]

E3 is in LA not Las Vegas Shaun!

And yes, I VIDEOED the pretty girls playing LFS. And I may have let a spectator (NOT me) zoom in on the girls, and adjust the aim a bit. But only for a few seconds. The other girl saw it, and I very nearly got mobbed.

The postcards and posters were a complete success, and I thank both Don and Kid for their efforts :up:

[bbman]

Well there is talk of us going to Vienna, but I think the main one is E3 in May ( Yeh Baby Viva Las Vegas ) but will see
If you come, I'll definetely be there... :nod:

[Fordman]

Just returned form another long, thrilling, unforgettable day and here's a more detailed summary.

If there's one word that can describe the reaction of the public to the game, it'll be ESTASTIC. We charge 3pounds for a ride with gti on blackwood - one practice lap and one hotlap. And would you believe it there's a constant quene for the whole day, kids, teens, adults, grannies...you name it, although most of them are pounding into barriers hopelessly and keep doing 2minute + laps, they all do it with a big grin on their face, you know there're actually guys who keep saying "this is fantastic, this is fantastic" literally from corner to corner, it's just that exciting to them, as if they have never seen anything like it before (which is of course true!!!)

Trist, Fordman and I were talking to alot of people, who had an instant interesting the moment they see the booth and the action inside, it's a kind of feeling of "I must get it when i gets home." Some parents are kinda keen to let their children play this game, probably for their own pleasure I guess, and as we explain the physics and story behind they are just hooked to the concept.

As we watch on people driving painfully wrong, we occasionally do some demo runs to show them the racing, the cars, the tracks and so on, I think we did put on quite a show and people REALLY acknowledge the difficulty of the game and it is actually possible to be played properly.:D
(the fastest time of the hotlap challenge is 1:48, and three of us all did a 1:41 - I did it when both Trist and Fordman is left :pppp), Fordman did some solid and smooth Gti driving, Trist is going all out on the FOX, and I just picked the most spectacular combinations - FZ5 on Kyoto National, GT turbo on BL rallycross - LX6 on Aston historic reverse , and at last FO8 at SO town, did get more than my fair share of spins I must admit (not too bad as the last time I drive is more than one month ago), but throughout the show there's some nice saves and on the limit laps, the guess are certainly impressed and even more the host - you know it feels like being a star when you are call upon for a demostration run in front of such a crowd. :smileypul

It's stunning how the show attracts different kind of people, there is actually a guy from the Pagani company (YES the one that makes the Zonda), and he was proposing to have this setup one on of their promotion shows, and in all these little talks I overheard a lot of stuff, one particularly interesting one is some investor is actually evaluating the amount of advertising space on the blackwood track, and see how effective they can advertise on those virtual billboards. (I must recommand the wall at the first hairpin, cos everyone smashes in them.)

At the end of the show Fordman and Trist left, and the main crowd despired, staffs from the stand nearby start flooding over the setup and ask for "ONE MORE DRIVE PLEASE??" There was a stand selling Italian Cheese and hams, their cashier guy kept coming over and have a peep while they are at the same time packing their stuff, I then put him on the XFR and he is as joyful as a birthday kid, it's a delight to see people having so much fun with it, really it's an honor to be there representing the game.

As a sidenote I have exchanged contact with the developer of the seat and try to see if there's anything about packaging that I can do, and in the same time do some more runs with it, cos it's such a fantastic invention, ultimate heavenly experience - just can't wait till it becomes more accessible to the public. (10 grand for one isn't exactly economical.)

Here are more photos from the event, and one poorly shot video. I hope you enjoy them 1/10 as I do. :D (sorry there's really no subsitute to being their and drive the thing.)

Excellent Stuff JJ, and finally nice to meet you. OK I can cut half of mine off now ROFL

[Tweaker]

I'd probably drive down to LA to go support LFS if they were at E3 :). I've always wanted to see LFS showoff there :D

[JJ72]

Hell my webhost is in Hong Kong and it's very slow uploading from here, anyone in UK got some webspace? (and I think Fordman had some video taken as well?)

[cannonfodder]

Going back tomorrow (trade pass ;)), and apparently Jeremy Clarkson and Tiff Needell are going to see if they can beat the times set by Fordie and me! NO CHANCE :D
So did they beat you?

[tristancliffe]

The pretty girls tried to go back stage and speak with them, but got kicked out front again, and their other methods to coax them didn't work either. Don't thni kthey tried what you lot are thinking/about to suggest though :p

Either way, we'd have had them beat ;)

[Shotglass]

The pretty girls tried to go back stage and speak with them, but got kicked out front again, and their other methods to coax them didn't work either. Don't thni kthey tried what you lot are thinking/about to suggest though :p

Either way, we'd have had them beat ;)

so neither of the two tried lfs ?

[deggis]

So did Jeremy Clarkson even see the Cyberseat stand?

Picture of Jeremy playing LFS would have been so PRICELESS... :(

[tristancliffe]

I'm not there tomorrow. There isn't a show there tomorrow either. So we missed our chance, but have you any idea how hard it would really be to pursuade Jezzer, Needle or Hamster to actually wander up to a stand and play a computer game? We tried, we failed. :(

Edit - my post looks silly now, but Deggis had asked us to try again tomorrow. Just thought I'd add that so my post makes a teeny weeny bit of sense...

[deggis]

Edit - my post looks silly now, but Deggis had asked us to try again tomorrow. Just thought I'd add that so my post makes a teeny weeny bit of sense...
Yup, I misunderstood cannonfodder's quote. After submitting I realised that the quote was from yesterday :)

[tristancliffe]

Fair enough :p

[JJ72]

Here are the videos:

Tristan helping Fordman setup the seat and Fordman does a gti race against AIs (sorry about the brightnest) (http://www.liveforspeed.racegame.org/datas/MVI_4334.avi)

Me doing a last minute run down So town with the FO8, the guard of the show actually pulled the power so we can stop playing!! (when all the other booths are already packing up.:D ) (http://www.liveforspeed.racegame.org/datas/MVI_4346.avi)

[tristancliffe]

LOL at the ending of your FO8 play. Was the seat okay? I wondered if it would break it, or upset being turned off so suddenly...

[Tweaker]

Heheh JJ, must've been fun playing till the very end, trying to get as much seat time possible in that thing :).

Looks like fun.

[Fordman]

So did Jeremy Clarkson even see the Cyberseat stand?

Picture of Jeremy playing LFS would have been so PRICELESS... :(

Yes they all came up Thursday / Friday night cannot remember which one. But as we said, they was to afraid to have a go, incase of embarassment, which considering they drive anything, is quite funny.

Yes, there is more movie's to come. I have loads ( taken by me and Tris ) on my DigiCamcorder, so will sort that out asap.

But overall, LFS was a HUGH Success there. Lots of interest was generated throughout the whole weekend. While me, Tris and JJ worked hard on the stand, the others had a wonder around at the other sim stands, and they was all empty. We was by far the most popular stand of the show ( Excluding cars :) )

Obviously, the seat attracted people first, but once they had a go of LFS, they simply had to come back for more.

So my Thanks to Tris and JJ for all your help over the weekend :thumb:

Regards

Fordie

[XRRoy]

good job Fordman and the rest of you guys! Good to see that so much people liked LFS:thumb:

[Chaos]

Good job guys! LFS needs this a lot and over time I think we will succeed in getting "our" game in the press :thumb:

[ZeroDexter]

very nice show! grats to all involved
as i'm from vienna, i just HAVE TO be there when you show it here... any ideas on where and when this might be? the donauzentrum (large shopping centre) might be a good place as they always have some kind of presentation or show running..

anyway, I would love to help in everyway I can if you plan to come to vienna - just drop me a PM or mail at zerodexter@chello.at :woohoo:

[Boris Lozac]

Congratiolations guys, well done! :thumb: I can't believe no one from Top Gear, Fifth gear tried the Cyber seat and LFS, woosies.. :D Has anyone even looked at it maybe??

[Fordman]

Has anyone even looked at it maybe??

Yes they all came up Thursday / Friday night cannot remember which one. But as we said, they was to afraid to have a go, incase of embarassment, which considering they drive anything, is quite funny. :D

[Boris Lozac]

:D

Ok :) .. i thought you said that they were at the show, but not at the Cyber seat showroom. So, what were their reactions, and who was there, Jeremy, Tiff? Have they staid a while to watch, or they just walked by..? :)

[marsden1002]

I will be going with my camcorder of course, so yes, I am hoping to capture JC driving it. As this is a prestigious event ( look at the car line up ) you never know who will be in the driving seat.


If JC does drive in the seat, and you do capture it. Tell us what he thinks of LFS.

I have been off LFS for nearly a month now, doe to having my bedroom redecorated and cant get an ethernet cable to where the pc is now. Driving GT4 and it dosnt feel right compared to lfs??


Anyways . . . .

[Scawen]

hehe :D

[tristancliffe]

Is that referring to the comment about GT4, or are you amused by something else?

[Vykos69]

Fordie, well done, and sry I couldnt reply to you last week, but as u now can even better imagine, I have a lot to do :P ;)

[ColeusRattus]

hehe :D

From a programmers perspective, is it good if someone just starts giggling randomly?:Looking_a

[dUmAsS]

From a programmers perspective, is it good if someone just starts giggling randomly?:Looking_a

extremely!

[tristancliffe]

Some of my pics, although my camera/SD card decided to corrupt most of them...

[ColeusRattus]

Some of my pics, although my camera/SD card decided to corrupt most of them...

That Stratos revival thing is ugly :( I saw a report about it on TV, as it was designed by a wealthy german design student. His point was that the stratos could be raced at tracks where the Porsches and Ferraris would lose their front-skirts... seems that his "new" Stratos would suffer the same fate...

[tristancliffe]

Yes, Chris Hrabalek. I've met him, and he's an idiot. No talent, just a love of the Stratos. As such he thinks he can make a modern representation of it. but I also think it looks rubbish.

His Dad owns a large collection of Stratos, including the original prototype and a Group4 Safari version. His Dad, Ernst, is a knowledgable and clever chap - just none rubbed off on his son. And I think 99% of 'Fenomenon' is funded by Ernst too.

Edit - by the way, I thought I should mention that the final design work was not done by Christian, but by someone else. And the company is owned by two other people in conjunction with Christian, so expect other, better projects in the future.

[ja9ae]

Had a go in the seat (which was tight fit! Must get down the gym :schwitz:) at MPH and it was fantastic! I would have liked a harder break pedal and gear paddles in a fixed position, but I'm sure the nice Cyberseat people can tweak those kind of things.

It was also my first go on LFS - and what a way to experience it!

Needless to say, here I am, first working day after the experience and I've already bought by S2 licence ... I don't even own a PC yet to play it on :D

The seat is an excelent promotional tool, although i was too nervous of embarrasment to ask the chap to turn the clutch on :-)

Now I'm gonna be waiting with baited breath for parcel force bringing my PC!

...
I've uploaded the pics I grabbed while I was of the nice metal - didn't get any of the "stratos" after actually looking at it. Not the best treatment really. Was nice to prod the Invicta and have a look of the Gardner Douglas TD470.
Link (hopefully). (http://homepage.mac.com/ja9ae/PhotoAlbum5.html)

[JJ72]

More footage from the actual MPH theatre event.

Subaru doing donuts (http://www.liveforspeed.racegame.org/datas/MPH05047.avi)

Car Sumo!!! (http://www.liveforspeed.racegame.org/datas/MPH05050.avi)

Tiff and Jeremy drifting in two 350Z (http://www.liveforspeed.racegame.org/datas/MPH05051.avi)

Car Soccer!! (http://www.liveforspeed.racegame.org/datas/MPH05054.avi)

[DGBVIPER]

EDIT: Forget all of that, links working now. Thanks JJ :)

[ja9ae]

Holy poop! Look forward to seeing you on track, you reckless impulse-buyer, you!

I havn't yet talked myself out of buying the cool electronic drum kit I saw there too! But I must be strong I need money for a wheel and pedals :)

[Fordman]

Had a go in the seat (which was tight fit! Must get down the gym :schwitz:) at MPH and it was fantastic! I would have liked a harder break pedal and gear paddles in a fixed position, but I'm sure the nice Cyberseat people can tweak those kind of things.

It was also my first go on LFS - and what a way to experience it!

Needless to say, here I am, first working day after the experience and I've already bought by S2 licence ... I don't even own a PC yet to play it on :D

The seat is an excelent promotional tool, although i was too nervous of embarrasment to ask the chap to turn the clutch on :-)

Now I'm gonna be waiting with baited breath for parcel force bringing my PC!

...
I've uploaded the pics I grabbed while I was of the nice metal - didn't get any of the "stratos" after actually looking at it. Not the best treatment really. Was nice to prod the Invicta and have a look of the Gardner Douglas TD470.
Link (hopefully). (http://homepage.mac.com/ja9ae/PhotoAlbum5.html)

First of all. Welcome to the World of LFS. Obviously our sales pitch worked, and the seat done the rest. I am glad that you really enjoyed the experience and I am really glad to see you here.

If you came on Saturday, I had the white T7R t-shirt. If you came on Sunday, I had the red ESL T-shirt on.

Hope you get a PC soon, and if you see me or any of the other S2 drivers here, please don't hesitate to ask for anything.

All the best, and cya soon

Fordman

[ja9ae]

Once you've got all that you'll become obsessed with crazy display ideas like this one (http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=228229), so yeah, save your money! ;)

Ooh, now that's cool. I'll be using a 96in hi-def projected screen to start off with coz that's all I've got - which will be terrible for realism, but it is cool for films :)

Unless I curve the screen around me with a funky lense or something lol.

[wheeler]

I just love this LfS promotional work!

If there's any chance I can help I would like to hear.

[felplacerad]

I just love this LfS promotional work!

If there's any chance I can help I would like to hear.


pixel a lfs logo :)

[keiran]

looked like a great show, they should come up to Scotland prefarably in the North East :smileypul

Keiran

[dUmAsS]

...I don't even own a PC yet to play it on :D

from your website, it looks like we converted you from mac as well ;)

enjoy lfs! :D

[P5YcHoM4N]

Link (hopefully). (http://homepage.mac.com/ja9ae/PhotoAlbum5.html)
Nice photos. As for the cars... what's happening to cars these days. UGLY as hell. What happened to clean sexy loving lines. None of this fugly crap we get now.
More so for that strat... what the flux, why did it even... who in the right mind... ERGH!

Shame about the fact you use Mac. But that'll be changed (and I have a Mac, just don't like it ;) ).

Nice to see LFS is winning the hearts of more people :D

[bbman]

very nice show! grats to all involved
as i'm from vienna, i just HAVE TO be there when you show it here... any ideas on where and when this might be? the donauzentrum (large shopping centre) might be a good place as they always have some kind of presentation or show running..

anyway, I would love to help in everyway I can if you plan to come to vienna - just drop me a PM or mail at zerodexter@chello.at :woohoo:
Don't you think, they'd come to Vienna Auto Show at the Messegelände next year?

@Fordie: When can we get any official statement whether you/cyberseat are coming? :)

[tristancliffe]

Don't you think, they'd come to Vienna Auto Show at the Messegelände next year?

@Fordie: When can we get any official statement whether you/cyberseat are coming? :)

Well, they really want to do both Vienna and LA, but NOTHING is certain yet. It's quite a large cost to have a stand like that at a show, and they want to make it as cost effective as possible. As soon as I/we know, we'll let you know.

[Blues]

what's happening to cars these days. UGLY as hell.
Totally agree to that

[Fordman]

Well, they really want to do both Vienna and LA, but NOTHING is certain yet. It's quite a large cost to have a stand like that at a show, and they want to make it as cost effective as possible. As soon as I/we know, we'll let you know.

Who asked you ROFL Aye, Yes me and Tris are the Cyberseat Team Now :smileypul

[ZeroDexter]

Don't you think, they'd come to Vienna Auto Show at the Messegelände next year?

oh, there's an auto show in vienna? maybe i should go outside a little more often :scratchch

[DasBoeseC]

A big :thumb: to everyone involved!


It is just great to watch people who never got in touch with racing sims before being caught by LFS.....it is simply so adictive :)

[Chazzi]

Hello all, I must say it was nice to try your game out at the MPH'05 show. It is good to see an active forum & interesting site to accompany the game too. The cyberseat was good fun -especially watching the girls bounce round on it!!:D -It was a tight fit for me though..
What was the fastest time set by the end of the day -did my time still stand? (think it was ~1:48.7) Reckon I could go a bit faster with some practice and not bogging down off the line, but I must say I found the game handling to be quite realistic and enjoyed it very much.
Have just got to get a decent computer to run it on now and then I will download it!
Cheers, Charlie.

[Fordman]

Charlie, hmm that name rings a bell here. I think you got fastest time ( not 100% sure though )

Very nice to see you found us here online, and I hope to see you ontrack. Glad you enjoyed the experience and well thats what we was there for to show you there is a "real" game out there.

Welcome to the forum, and welcome to the wonderful world of LFS.

Cya on the grey stuff at some time ( racer name Fordman ) and don't be afriad to ask for setups, help, advise etc etc.

All the best

Fordman

[tristancliffe]

iirc the fastest time was a 1m48 something, so it's highly likely your time was the 'winner'. Maybe Fordie or JJ can remember?

If you came first or second (which I think you will have) then you'll get an email from Cyberseat in a day or two once they've collected their wits.

Glad to see a couple of new members here resulting from the show. I hope you enjoy the demo, and pluck up the courage to make a payment and gain access to faster cars and cleaner racing (the demo is a bit of a free for all at times).

[Fordman]

iirc the fastest time was a 1m48 something, so it's highly likely your time was the 'winner'. Maybe Fordie or JJ can remember?

If you came first or second (which I think you will have) then you'll get an email from Cyberseat in a day or two once they've collected their wits.

Glad to see a couple of new members here resulting from the show. I hope you enjoy the demo, and pluck up the courage to make a payment and gain access to faster cars and cleaner racing (the demo is a bit of a free for all at times).

Tris, a Job well done M8 :Handshake For some reason the name charlie sticks in my mind, tell you what, i have the offical results on my pc at work. 2 Mins I will dial in and find out.

[Fordman]

Well here they are, and Charlie if this is you, then a Momo is on its way

01:48.74 Charlie Galloway
01:49.71 Mark Andrews
01:49.87 Steve Pearce
01:50.00 Jacques Breytenbach
01:52.07 Mark Milton
01:53.79 David Panton
01:53.82 John Field
01:54.13 Kevin Panton

This is the final 8 from the MPH Show. The top 2 get prizes. 1st gets a Momo and Pedals and 2nd gets a Logitech FF ( the new red one ) as 2nd prize, as sponsored by Cyberseat (http://www.cyberseat.co.uk)

Congrats to Charlie on winning the competition and Charlie, look forward to seeing you online on the S2 servers :)

Fordman
One in the Red T-shirt

[Chazzi]

Wow, a friendly forum AND quick replies -you are now in my bookmarks! The wife will probably give me more ballache for being on the 'net more than I currently am but what the hell!
I am a regular on another forum which is based on the car that I own. -There are afew decent members there too (some of whom enjoy taking their car on track) so I may mention LFS on there if you think suitable.

[Boris Lozac]

Wow, a friendly forum AND quick replies -you are now in my bookmarks! The wife will probably give me more ballache for being on the 'net more than I currently am but what the hell!
I am a regular on another forum which is based on the car that I own. -There are afew decent members there too (some of whom enjoy taking their car on track) so I may mention LFS on there if you think suitable.

Offcourse it's suitable.... :) Welcome to LFS!

[Fordman]

Wow, a friendly forum AND quick replies -you are now in my bookmarks! The wife will probably give me more ballache for being on the 'net more than I currently am but what the hell!
I am a regular on another forum which is based on the car that I own. -There are afew decent members there too (some of whom enjoy taking their car on track) so I may mention LFS on there if you think suitable.

Hmm, say good by to your wife and social life Charlie. We have all done the same throughout our time here, and well the family just get used to it. Now you have a Momo, u have an excuse to have a decent PC :) well thats the angle i would aim at LOL

As we said at the show, LFS is more than just a game, its the community behind it that makes it so addictive, and thus you have seen it first hand.

[Chazzi]

Cool, will it be any good for playing LFS? last time I had a 'wheel was for my old PS1 -was great fun with TOCA 2!

[Chazzi]

Looks like I will be torn between buying PC or parts for my car now!

[cannonfodder]

Wow, a friendly forum AND quick replies -you are now in my bookmarks! The wife will probably give me more ballache for being on the 'net more than I currently am but what the hell! Unless of course she ends up liking LFS too! :uglyhamme

[JJ72]

And she ends up better with it :p

Congrats on the win Chazzi, I should really have hide away my driving skills and get that MOMO for myself.....cos I don't have a wheel at home right now!! What a pain.

[XRRoy]

Looks like I will be torn between buying PC or parts for my car now!
i'll do both Charlie, works well:thumb:

I have my pc hardware quite nice now, LFS runs like a charm, so now i'm spending my money on the car again:D

[Fordman]

Cool, will it be any good for playing LFS? last time I had a 'wheel was for my old PS1 -was great fun with TOCA 2!

The Momo is one of the best "Consumer wheels that us Joe Average can afford" :D on the market. I think, no I know you will enjoy it.

[Shotglass]

I think, no I know you will enjoy it.

at least until the pedals start to act up

[Tweaker]

Looks like I will be torn between buying PC or parts for my car now!
What is your system's specs? The great thing about LFS is that most people can play the game, even with 5 year old systems (maybe even older!). Well have fun, it is always nice to see new faces :).

[ja9ae]

from your website, it looks like we converted you from mac as well ;)

enjoy lfs! :D

PC is ordered :)

I love my macs though, but Apple don't exploit the graphics hardware very well I've found. Still, I'm a boffin, so I can never have too many computers!

[P5YcHoM4N]

The Momo is one of the best "Consumer wheels that us Joe Average can afford" :D on the market. I think, no I know you will enjoy it.

Hmm, dunno, I sex my MS wheel up. It's done me well. Only thing they annoys me is the damn pedals, no matter what I do, one always creaks after a few hours :(

PC is ordered :)

I love my macs though, but Apple don't exploit the graphics hardware very well I've found. Still, I'm a boffin, so I can never have too many computers!

Amen to that, which is why I have more PC's then my age, and why I got a Mac in the first place (just so I can say I have one), but if I run all my computers at once. I kill the power in my house :|

[Fordman]

Hmm, dunno, I sex my MS wheel up. It's done me well.

Maybe should of also added, "Can still currently buy from the shops also ":D

[Hyperactive]

Hmm, dunno, I sex my MS wheel up. It's done me well. Only thing they annoys me is the damn pedals, no matter what I do, one always creaks after a few hours :(


OT: I have the pedals as well and imho the squeek comes from the springs attached to the pedals. Exactly said the sound comes from the metal spring mounting inside the plastic pedal axle as the spring moves inside the mounting (sorry can't find any pic). Just put something in between the plastic and metal and it should be ok for some time at least... Best solution is to use those metal covers in diskettes, with little modifications of course :P.

But the wheel is bomb proof. i have dropped my own wheel from 2 metres (carrying in stairs above my head) and no damage, only thing is "once in week" double upshift when pressing the gear change button :)

[P5YcHoM4N]

OT: I have the pedals as well and imho the squeek comes from the springs attached to the pedals. Exactly said the sound comes from the metal spring mounting inside the plastic pedal axle as the spring moves inside the mounting (sorry can't find any pic). Just put something in between the plastic and metal and it should be ok for some time at least... Best solution is to use those metal covers in diskettes, with little modifications of course :P.

But the wheel is bomb proof. i have dropped my own wheel from 2 metres (carrying in stairs above my head) and no damage, only thing is "once in week" double upshift when pressing the gear change button :)
Hmm, will try that metal things when I find some FDDs then, as so far I have tried everything I've been told so far, washing up liquid, some greese, I've cleaned it four times. But I think I scored some new pedals today, as someone I was talking to said he used to have a MS wheel, until he slammed it too hard turning and popled the bearings. So if he still has them they are mine :D
So I might see about turning them into a clutch :p

That double shift is annoying, and I get it on here. It's funny in games with replays though (such as CMR04), as it doesn't pick up the double shift, so I just watched a reply, and half way though where I had double shift it counted as one, and I was redline all the way, then my Engine cut so the car was "floating" around as there was no drive to the wheels, then I must have double shifted again, as the car then ended up in reverse for some odd reason, but the replay still showed forwards motion. Very funny to watch.

[96 GTS]

Hey guys and welcome to LFS :) You will love it here, I'm sure. I've been playing racing sims since I was old enough to use a computer (4 I think,) and Live for Speed is currently the only one I have installed, it's totally, completely and utterly addicting.
Have Fun!! :up:

P.S. About the wife/gf not liking LFS, don't count it out. My girlfriend loves LFS. I just ordered her a Logitech DFP for christmas so she'd stop stealing mine ;)

[deggis]

P.S. About the wife/gf not liking LFS, don't count it out. My girlfriend loves LFS. I just ordered her a Logitech DFP for christmas so she'd stop stealing mine ;)
Where I can order a girlfriend who digs LFS? :D

[dUmAsS]

Where I can order a girlfriend who digs LFS? :D

ebay!

[steve]

I DEMAND more pics of her! :eek: :eek:

[the_angry_angel]

P.S. About the wife/gf not liking LFS, don't count it out. My girlfriend loves LFS. I just ordered her a Logitech DFP for christmas so she'd stop stealing mine You lucky bastard! I keep getting dragged away from the PC atm :o

[tristancliffe]

I DEMAND more pics of her! :eek: :eek:

I think the other one is cuter

:hide: *hides thread from gf*

[Shotglass]

My girlfriend loves LFS.

hmmm so shes unattractive ? (j/k)

[KiDCoDEa]

hmmm so shes unattractive ? (j/k)

:D

[96 GTS]

hmmm so shes unattractive ? (j/k)
Hehe, anything but. I suppose I could post a pic, I guess.

[deggis]

Hehe, anything but. I suppose I could post a pic, I guess.
Take a pic when she is playing LFS. Otherwise we don't believe you. :D

[ColeusRattus]

Hehe, anything but. I suppose I could post a pic, I guess.

GTS' Girfriend: "He, what are you doing?"
GTS: "Er... nothing?"
GTS' Girlfriend: "But what are you doing with that camera?"
GTS: "Photographing you"
GTS' Girlfriend: "Why?"
GTS: "Because you're beautiful... and I want to show you off over the Internet!"
GTS' Girlfriend : *No need to continue, is it?* ;)

[Shotglass]

Hehe, anything but. I suppose I could post a pic, I guess.

i though you already had her as your av...... um i better stop right here right now before this gets out of hand :D

[v4forlife]

sounded like a good time was had by all, and if i didnt blow all my money on my bike, i prob would have popped along. tis nice to see the 'ordinary' public getting into lfs, and hopefully we can get more competative racers, as we can never have enough.

also, if you wanna get to know more of the community, may i suggest checking out one of the 'groups' of the community, be it a team, GURU or CRC, and many leagues allow you to get to know racers better.
have fun all you noobs, lol.

v4

[v4forlife]

indeed, and its about time i start getting some respect for it, lol.

i meant the ones who have lives and such, as opposed to us, who live eat and breath footba, i mean peps, i mean lfs, yea, lfs

[tristancliffe]

I have a spare Momo wheel now (black one). My pedals died, and Munko (if you know him) had just upgraded to a DFP, so I bought his wheel and pedals. I don't need the wheel, and as far as I can tell it's 100% fine.

Let me know if you want it ;)

[P5YcHoM4N]

I DEMAND more pics of her! :eek: :eek:

Gah, I'd rather not. And to be honest, they are both a bit garish.

i though you already had her as your av...... um i better stop right here right now before this gets out of hand :D
Ouch. That's harsh.

[tristancliffe]

No, the hacksawed one is still in daily use!

And the Momo uses an 7 pin D connector, so I guess you can't :(

[keiran]

Tristan you should phone up logitech and try get another set of pedals. Seemingly Logitech are quite good at giving out pedals :D

[XRRoy]

Tristan you should phone up logitech and try get another set of pedals. Seemingly Logitech are quite good at giving out pedals :D
yes they are! they offer some very good support, I had to email them my sn and they just sent an new set of pedals:thumb:

[deggis]

I wonder is it really better business to give new set of pedals to everyone than make a wheel from more high-quality parts that will last longer. :)

[Bob Smith]

Suggestion: give her the auto shifter (Shift G when ingame, easy to toggle on an off) and let her concentrate on the corners. ;)

I've two Momos myself, have yet to have a race against someone with them though, a few of my mates have tried LFS with the wheel, enjoy it, but won't race against me. Which is understandable, I could imagine it being a bit one sided. I would drive a slower car but they struggle enough with the UF1. :D

[Fordman]

Here you go Guys. Some footage from the Show.

http://www.triple7racing.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=54&mode=&order=0&thold=0

Regards

Fordie

PS - Divx

[tristancliffe]

Thats great Fordie!!!!!!

Somehow you've managed to make a boring collection of clips from a motorshow worth watching. Do I really pull so many silly expressions?

[Bob Smith]

Do I really pull so many silly expressions?
No your face just looks like that all the time. :razz:

[joshdifabio]

:sheep:

[steve]

Ok I cut out the best part of the video :O
http://media.putfile.com/hottest-chick-playing-LFS-ever1 :eek: :eek: :eek:

haha who was the guy in that vid flipping off the camera while he was driving? the 2nd guy :P

[XRRoy]

thanks for the footage Fordie:D

[StanleyCarter]

those girls are HAWT!

[eindewege]

I must have made a mistake, you guys sure this is the Live for speed forum? There are more posts here about girls than cars :D

[Tweaker]

Steve rolls da streets of Live for Speed with his pimp hand, I swear.....

[JJ72]

Argh what was I driving at that moment :o, I was driving with my mouth open like petter Solberg do??? Geeeeezzzz.

[P5YcHoM4N]

Argh what was I driving at that moment :o, I was driving with my mouth open like petter Solberg do??? Geeeeezzzz.
But it makes you faster. Rather then the air going around, it goes through o_O

[tristancliffe]

Hmmmm, I think that might have been the FZ50 at Kyoto National against some AI. Good job there weren't many flies about ;)

[v4forlife]

thats alright, i figured out that when im pushing it really hard on my bike or lfs, i stick my tounge slightly out the side of my mouth, dog with its head out the window style

[ayrton senna 87]

the reason why people do that is to show they dont want to be disturbed because they are in deep concentration, similar to when a baby sticks its tounge out at crappy food (sort of).

[Shotglass]

similar to when a baby sticks its tounge out at crappy food (sort of).

so essentially lfs is crappy food ?

[ayrton senna 87]

no