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S14 DRIFT

14th February 2006, 02:46

what is the max speed that you guys (and gals) have got to?
Today i did about 176mph in the FZR
Is that any good?
I has as little downforce as possible and full tire pressures
Also, i did 186mph in the FO8 Is that any good?

Hallen

14th February 2006, 02:59

What's the point? Going that fast... you are just the first to get to the scene of your wreck.:pillepall

Try this; see how fast you can make it down the straight... and still make the next corner without wrecking.:shrug: This requires a perfect exit from turn 3/4. If you can do 176 that way, then I will be suitably impressed.

Roadie

14th February 2006, 03:03

i got 182 in the FZR...

http://gallery.turbogfx.net/d/253-1/182.jpg

S14 DRIFT

14th February 2006, 03:07

after reading what you said, I went and tried...and failed. i got 168mph and then braked nearly running of the track so 176mph and corner...Impossible:)

RMachucaA

14th February 2006, 03:27

thats why drifters in real life are a dying breed.

FPVaaron

14th February 2006, 05:40

Haha

StanleyCarter

14th February 2006, 07:50

thats why drifters in real life are a dying breed.

:really:

Daedelus

14th February 2006, 08:23

Off-topic, but:
What's with the ungloved hands? No offence, but those look really choppy.

the_angry_angel

14th February 2006, 08:44

Its a "hidden" model, where the racer has no suit.

AtomAnt

14th February 2006, 09:14

AtomAnt

14th February 2006, 09:18

Off-topic, but:
What's with the ungloved hands? No offence, but those look really choppy.

Yah it takes so much time to make a custom glove.

The NASSA fire suit glove.

ajp71

14th February 2006, 09:20

Its a "hidden" model, where the racer has no suit.

This really really pisses me off...

the_angry_angel

14th February 2006, 09:27

This really really pisses me off...What? The fact it exists, my [poor] typing, or the fact that people use it and think they look "leet"?

danowat

14th February 2006, 09:31

Don't you mean l33t? ;)

Dan,

AndroidXP

14th February 2006, 10:29

This really really pisses me off...
Why? This is known for a while now. Basically you can edit your plr file and set the value for the driver model to one of the "spectators". No reason to get pissed about it. :really:

mrfell

14th February 2006, 10:33

meanwhile......back on topic

how fast can you go down blackwood straight AND still make the corner?:scratchch

tristancliffe

14th February 2006, 10:55

Again who actually cares - it's a meaningless test.

What you should ask is who is quickest over a lap. And then you go to LFSW. And THEN you can watch the replays and see what speeds the aliens gets at this point.

But taking off downforce so you can go 10mph faster but end up 10 seconds a lap slower is just :pillepall

I hate the silly helmetless drivers too

WorldFamous

14th February 2006, 12:32

Yes it's meaningless but hitting inpractical top speeds is just a bit of fun, I'm surprised so many people here take exception to it.

tristancliffe

14th February 2006, 12:36

It's not people taking exception to doing it as such, more the fact that it's being asked/stated as if it's the best measure of drivers skill or something.

Vain

14th February 2006, 12:40

Jakg

14th February 2006, 12:53

How dare you doubt this? Only the most skilled drivers of the world can press the gas-pedal until they hit a wall!!! (Or drive in a tri-oval until they are out of gas </personal-I-don't-like-ovals-rant> ;) )

Vainwhen your on your own yes, but in a pack you need to modulate to stop yourself crashing into somebody!

mrodgers

14th February 2006, 13:02

This is alot like the kids around town thinking their car audio systems are "da bomb!" They run around "boom, boom, boom" thinking they are king. Then when they are showing off to me, I ask them to play this CD, and hand them Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon. Again, its "boom, boom, boom", but nothing else. Even the booming isn't as loud because their "bass" CDs don't even create really low bass. Those CDs don't even have as low end bass as real music does, which in reality, even their bass systems are lousy. Then I make them sit in my car and they are totally amazed because they can pinpoint where on the created soundstage David Gilmore seems to be jamming out on the guitar or amazed at the low bass coming from my "tiny" subs are creating. (total wattage of my system is around 75 watts rms and I can outplay and outboom most of the "bass" systems I've come across with me playing REAL music. Rush's YYZ drum solo is a real good one for this :-) )

This analagy follows the same concept as those who think getting maximum speed on the straights equate to being fast. (Not that I'm saying the original poster is saying this. He just seems to be curious of maximum speed and hasn't said anything about racing). The key isn't to go as fast as you can, but to get the maximun speed you can get to at the braking point for the corner. I can easily pull 120 mph in the GTi on Blackwood, but there's no way I can make the corner, where if I hit 118 mph, I'm right past the 100 m mark in the perfect spot to brake and downshift for the corner. That fraction of a second gained by 2 mph speed will equate to losing several seconds in overall lap times as I would miss the apex, have to slow down conciderably in the corner, and need to drop an extra gear to accellerate horribly out of the corner.

Vendetta

14th February 2006, 13:48

lol, i still dont see why you guys care. Your taking it so seriously. Remember this is a game ;)

mrfell

14th February 2006, 14:11

What you should ask is who is quickest over a lap. And then you go to LFSW. And THEN you can watch the replays and see what speeds the aliens gets at this point.

Well NO not really, as that would be another thread!

The purpose of this meaningless thread is a simple question of how fast your setup gets you down the straight and around the corner in control.

Meaningless.....maybe, but so what!

Hallen

14th February 2006, 14:37

Well NO not really, as that would be another thread!

The purpose of this meaningless thread is a simple question of how fast your setup gets you down the straight and around the corner in control.

No it wasn't. Look at the pictures. He hits 176mph right before hitting the gravel trap at the end of the straight. His question was how fast can you get to going down the straight, regardless of making the corner.

It is no big deal, and I suppose it could be fun to try once or twice...

S14 DRIFT

14th February 2006, 18:51

:thumb: i wasnt trying to make a competion, just a simple question and some fun!

"edit" the "ungloved hands" is a player hack
It doesnt make u any fast3r, or give u more credits it just gives u differentt hands and no race suit

Vain

14th February 2006, 18:53

That's not allowed here. Here we only do serious racing and never smile except when we win!

Vain

( ;) )

ajp71

14th February 2006, 20:59

What? The fact it exists, my [poor] typing, or the fact that people use it and think they look "leet"?

It just looks so stupid put my dad (who races a small single seater) off LFS the moment he saw someone in a FOX with the hack :doh: Trying his mate (who also races a single seater) at LFS online he liked the FOX alot and actually spontaniously commented on the detail in the sounds (shows a profesional mechanic). I think there are plenty of people who would be ready to come from GPL/GTR who have now bought rFactor and are seamingly lingering between them all, they've just been put off LFS by something which has made them beleive LFS is not a true simulator, I don't think the individually styled website and menus really help to set the tone (and bring in a load of unwanted ricers). The thing is simply writing it's a sim is of little use after the false advertising used by companies like Codies.

Rotary

14th February 2006, 21:02

718km/h in a GTi - that's 446mph in a GTi

:thumb:

Jakg

14th February 2006, 22:04

718km/h in a GTi - that's 446mph in a GTi

:thumb:i must try Mekanic...

S14 DRIFT

14th February 2006, 22:29

i have mekanic S2 Po2 and when i start LFS it says found LFS then it says NO CAR FOUND?!?! what car do i use?
:shrug:

Ball Bearing Turbo

14th February 2006, 22:38

Even the booming isn't as loud because their "bass" CDs don't even create really low bass. Those CDs don't even have as low end bass as real music does, which in reality, even their bass systems are lousy. Then I make them sit in my car and they are totally amazed because they can pinpoint where on the created soundstage David Gilmore seems to be jamming out on the guitar or amazed at the low bass coming from my "tiny" subs are creating. (total wattage of my system is around 75 watts rms and I can outplay and outboom most of the "bass" systems I've come across with me playing REAL music. Rush's YYZ drum solo is a real good one for this :-) )

Actually, having an extensive background in this area (which you probably do also) I can tell you for certain that some of those CDs, which I used to own in my days of reckless youth, contain frequencies far below what you'll find on those recordings, although I only own the ESL one (that drum solo rocks, I have been a drummer for almost 20 years and have all Neil's work, including instructional DVDs etc, but I digress). I recall one CD in which the predominant "tune" of the song was the twilight zone theme, which was entirely in the 20Hz to 40Hz octave, and at the end there was a sweep in which the wave didn't start to lose form until BELOW 8Hz. I was running a response curve that was -10dB at 15Hz in my car at the time, which made my windows flap like crazy, you could feel the air oscillating outside the car (standing about a foot away) with the window cracked about 2 inches. (I did own an SPL meter to verify this, although the needle was a bit wobbly at those frequencies). You'd never find the subsonic waves at the same levels on a non-synthesised CD, AFAIK.

Back to the "topic":

What's with people always deciding what pointless for everyone?

If every single thread had to meet "approval for relevance" we would rarely have a post LOL.

:tilt:

Ball Bearing Turbo

14th February 2006, 22:40

i have mekanic S2 Po2 and when i start LFS it says found LFS then it says NO CAR FOUND?!?! what car do i use?

There is an entire thread on this in the UNNOFFICAL ADDONS section.

If I was not lazy I would paste a link for you.

But that's not the case. :(

Vendetta

14th February 2006, 22:43

Well, with mecanik i have reached the maximum limit, like 760 mph or something. Without the mecanik, well..i dont really know because most of the time im trying to stay on track :razz: :D

thd

14th February 2006, 22:50

(and bring in a load of unwanted ricers)

Maybe some of the people you call ricers don't want your presence either, but it's not within the control of any of you...

S14 DRIFT

15th February 2006, 01:01

Fast enough?? and I made the corner :heyjoe67_