What kind of racing would you like to see added to LFS?

[Cue-Ball]

This is just a "dare to dream" exercise. I know the devs already have their hands full working with what we've got. But, I thought it would be fun to think about what we might like to see in the future.

Here are a few things I'd like to see...

http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/september04/corr/images/schmitt_tn.jpg
off-road stadium racing. This would be similar to the rally racing that's in the game, but with some big jumps added in for flavor. Big V8 trucks with huge suspension travel and 33" tires required. :)

http://www.motorsportunderground.com/Jpage/Webpp/pages/Wheelies/Nova%20wheelie.jpg
Proper drag racing. This means at least one V8 car, good size slicks, and a working christmas tree and staging lights on a full 1/4 mile track. I want to see a time slip (with 60' times, trap speeds, etc) so I can rub it in my friend's face.

http://home.pon.net/hunnicutt/images/70TA_race.jpg
1960's Trans-Am type racing. Basically, old American musclecars slugging it out on the track. If there's ONE kind of racing I'd like to see in LFS, this is it. Add in a few decent car models and most people probably wouldn't look twice at GT Legends.

What would you guys like to see?

[hrtburnout]

http://www.carsurvey.org/images/ford_transit_1.jpg
White van racing. This can be really funny to race against the UF1.
It's unique in a racing sim as far as i know.

[Gunn]

Sedans and Coupes BTCC-style
Historic (a couple of 1950/60-ish race/sports cars with fair handling and fair performance).

[BlackSpider]

I'd like to see Caravan racing. Miss that from the 'Old days'

[bobvanvliet]

In holland, we used to have backwards racing... People mounted their gearboxes the other way around and stuff and it was very entertaining to watch... :razz:

[Vultureke]

Go-Kart/Karting races would be fun.
Offcourse we have the MRT and it feels a lot like driving a Go-Kart.
But driving a Go-Kart, going max 120KM/H on a small circuit and even a Trackeditor (for the Go-Kart circuits only) would be fun :)
Ah well...dreaming...

[ayrton senna 87]

karting for sure, proper 100cc ones!

they would be very hard to simulate i think, with the chassis flex providing a huge part of the grip and altering the handling characteristics.

rental karts however would be easier, solid chassis and a small amount of castor, similar to a UF

something like a JICA (in attachment), maybe a Formula A and ICA hurrah for ICA! would be great

and a whilton mill track

[Qurpiz]

Karting, that's the only one I feel like needing to be added. 2-3 different powered go-karts, and one Buckmore Park-type environment.

[Bob Smith]

Trucks! Bikes! 3-wheelers?

[(SaM)]

Horses.

[mantis9]

monkeys riding dogs..

yacht racing..

hamsters

[L(Oo)ney]

Bus racing. :hyper:

[snewham]

only go-karting like will said.

[Metalstar]

Karting definately. It would be really hard to simulate properly but would be great if they pulled it off :)

[Bob Smith]

Horses.
If you can fit wheels and a V8 to them I'll give them a go.

[Kegetys]

Pedal cars. The faster you'd pump the accelerator and brake the faster you'd go

[snewham]

Pedal cars. The faster you'd pump the accelerator and brake the faster you'd go


or not

[(SaM)]

Pedal cars. The faster you'd pump the accelerator and brake the faster you'd go

Bestest idea! Though DFP users wouldnt be able to do 1 lap even with a new wheel..

[snewham]

best idea? wtf, that is easily the worst idea that's been mentioned.

[DodgeRacer]

best idea? wtf, that is easily the worst idea that's been mentioned.
Sarcasim son...it was sarcasim...:P



I'm patiently waiting for the rally expansion, I think their rally physics are already very good (other than ff) but once they expand on that I think it'll be hot stuff.

[Unclefloug]

http://www.carsurvey.org/images/ford_transit_1.jpg
White van racing. This can be really funny to race against the UF1.
It's unique in a racing sim as far as i know.

lol van racing wld b a reat laugh, theres two vans in the uk vw cup they look so outta place but do ut up a good fight lol!

[Jardier]

I would like to see in LFs some sports car prototypes

[flightlessvacuum]

Transporters!

[Shotglass]

id like to see some nice bobby car downhill racing ... im too much of a wimp to do it in real life so i need a game that simulates it :)

[MorfeasFX]

I'd love to see a race mode like flatout where the smartest and fastest and more aggresive racer wins! Just like wreckers party....no rules at all and no pit in or pit stops available. Let the party begin! I love avoiding crashers.:tilt::nana:

[mrfell]

how about truck racing?

[BWX232]

Bigger dirt type tracks.. LFS dirt physics seem to be pretty good and very fun.. A bigger dirt track would be cool.

[Huru-aito]

Superkarts (http://www.mondial-karting.com/250cc/photo1.jpg) :tilt:

Proper rallycross (http://www.hansen-motorsport.se/Bilder%20Xsara%20WRC/EC04-Portugal%20Citroen%20Xsara%20orginal.JPG) with cars producing more than 500 bhp :trampolin

Rally (http://www.ilkansivu.net/Neste_Rally_Finland_2003/109_0938_EK_14_Ouninpohja_2_Markko_Martin_ja_Micha el_Park_Ford_Focus_RS_WRC_03.jpg) :Eyecrazy:

[sinbad]

Grass-roots racing cars.

Sidecars :)

4 door saloon cars of varying performance levels and drive type.

A games arcade in South city with games like Sega rally, Ridge Racer and Daytona USA in it.

Hillclimbing.

A greyhound track near to the games arcade.

[tristancliffe]

Shopping Trolley Racing

And the downhill gravity powered stuff driven by 6 year olds (I forget the name of this sport).

[mr_x]

banger racing (real banger racing cars/tracks aswell)

FWD 4 door saloons like BTCC and WTCC

V8 super cars


and didnt top gear start off van racing?? lol i just remember them doing some really strange stuff with vans and caravans (eg caravan conkers) maybe attach caravans to the FXR and try breaking the caravan speed record on the drag strip, that is if your caravan doesnt disintegrate first :D

[Misko]

24h lawnmower racing :D

[Bob Smith]

24h lawnmower racing :D
And one bonus point for every tonne of grass you cut. ;)

[Shotglass]

And the downhill gravity powered stuff driven by 6 year olds (I forget the name of this sport).

i think its way more fun when gown ups do it with bobby cars

http://www.msc-polizei-bs.de/seifen/news/n06/sk6.jpg
http://www.funsporting.de/Sports/crazy_sports/Bobby_Car_Racing/bobby-car.jpg
http://www.funsporting.de/Sports/crazy_sports/Bobby_Car_Racing/bobby-car2.jpg
http://www.flugplatzblasen.de/mediac/400_300/media/bobby.jpg

[Kencan]

Originally Posted by tristancliffe
" And the downhill gravity powered stuff driven by 6 year olds (I forget the name of this sport)."

I think you are referring to soap box derby racing.
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p592.htm

Oh yeah, forklift racing!

[DodgeRacer]

well if we're goin crazy...:P

I'd like an offical car like we've all done with LFS tweak, awd, slick tires, like 800hp tons of downforce all that crazy stuff :D

*in a mini of course

[Woz]

http://www.carsurvey.org/images/ford_transit_1.jpg
White van racing. This can be really funny to race against the UF1.
It's unique in a racing sim as far as i know.

Race against the UF1, F08 more like. Everyone knows that the white van is the fastest thing on the road. You can be on the motorway at any speed in the UK and one of these will still be on your bumper flashing you to get out the way :)

[Stargazer]

Although it may seem like a bit of a silly, power crazed idea, I would love to see some Monster Trucks simulated. I personally love the rather over-the-top-ness of them, and if nothing else, it would be a great way to test and expand on the extreme end of the game engine's physics.

I'm very much looking forward to the rally expansion, and also like the idea of the off-road trucks in an earlier post.

Hmm.. I see a theme emerging!

I guess I'm looking for a bit of variety - I remember back when the very first demo came out, that one of the mission statements included comments about plans to include all different types of vehicles.. buggies, karts, 6 wheelers etc (unless my memory is lying to me heh). So far though, there hasn't really been much of that at all, and fair play for catering to the proportional target audience and all, but I would love to see something rather more experimental than what we have so far.

[spoop]

Rally, rallycross bothers me. A nice rally suv like those tourags and mitsubishis would be nice.

Stadiums trucks would also be could, there could be a configurable stadium with preset layouts of you could make your own.

[Breizh]

Hillclimbing.
The LX8 & its GTR version.

[gorman2040]

Yep, for me the best we can have is rally and off road racing (thinking of 4x4 evo & flatout).
SUV and truck racing is so rare that it could brought some new racers to LFS if introduced :D.

[L(Oo)ney]

Although it may seem like a bit of a silly, power crazed idea, I would love to see some Monster Trucks simulated. I personally love the rather over-the-top-ness of them, and if nothing else, it would be a great way to test and expand on the extreme end of the game engine's physics.


Bigfoot!

I want bigfoot in LFS!!one111

Aswell as bus racing, i can't be the only one who wants to race busses?

We could even have a little mini game, go under 50mph and a suicide bomber will blow your bus up! Last person still going win's. (Joke people, joke.)

[wheel4hummer]

Soapbox derby* :P, Late-Model**, Demolition Derby***, Sprint-car****


*http://www.conejovalleyymca.org/trailblazers/photos/soapbox_cars/cvcar4.jpg **http://www.amsoil.com/latemodelracing/images/home.jpg ***Who actually needs an example? ****http://www.panchosracingproducts.com/Pictures/frontpage01.jpg

[Mikkel Petersen]

I would actually like to see truck-racing in LFS, it would definately be lots of fun!

[Hoellsen]

Sportsprototypes for me. Any kind, really, but preferably Group C or early to mid 70s style.

[Bob Smith]

Soapbox derby
*http://www.conejovalleyymca.org/trailblazers/photos/soapbox_cars/cvcar4.jpg
OK whoever designed that white one went to lengths to make that vehicle uber-unaerodynamic. Skillz.

[rich uk]

Rally.

Dune buggies (as said by scawen in pre S1 maybe pre 0.2 :))

[BWX232]

Pike's Peak hill climb.. :thumb: Just watched coverage on SPEED Channel.. That would be cool.

[RMachucaA]

late 80's BTCC cars... hmmmmm

[Racer Y]

hi. I would like to see drag racing versions of the current LFS cars...
well I dunno about the formulas and the MRT, but the other ones
would be cool as pro-stock and funny car versions.

[Theafro]

soapbox derby? i used to do a fair amount of racing with gravity before i could afford to pay for fuel!

big hill + box + wheels + string steering = silly,silly speeds and a very high chance of injury :)

seriously tho'

Hillclimbs + sprints are a VERY underrated part of motorsport and are very worthy of inclusion into LFS

a section of open road would be nice too, just plain ordinary country road for rally and sprint purposes (nice to just cruise aswell)

[Cue-Ball]

a section of open road would be nice too, just plain ordinary country road for rally and sprint purposes (nice to just cruise aswell)

I agree. I think that my favorite racing game ever was Need for Speed SE (long, long ago). While it wasn't realistic, it had mostly winding country roads and freeway tracks, rather than the usual "race tracks" that most sims use these days. Racing along a mountain road with traffic moving in both directions is great fun. Unfortunately, I don't think LFS could match this experience since there is no support for this type of traffic model as far as I know.

[FunkedUp]

Dirt Oval
Could be sprint cars / midgets / late model or we could just run with the rallycross cars.
Would be a real easy track to design. Maybe 1/4 mile, slight banking. Great close racing and sideways fun.

[Crash Dummy]

Truck racing for sure. Simpley awesome stuff.

[xapexcivicx]

Taxi missions. Drive from south city-blackwood.


:)

Just kidding. But I want interconnected levels. LOLZNFSU2

[Fordman]

:D http://www.redshoes-archive.com/info.php?ID=12048&cat=254

How much fun :thumb:

[Nick_ll]

- LMP/LMGTP
- Truck racing

[Gunn]

Hardcore XFG racing. Do you have what it takes?

[Hallen]

heheheheh very funny ideas here guys.:pillepall But ya know that the more stuff they try and stuff into the program, the less stuff will be spot on perfect. Nothing would ever really get fully finished.:(

While we are dreaming though, I throw my vote in for LMP 1 & 2 prototypes :D:nana: :schwitz: :trampolin

[Nick_ll]

Again make that LMP and LMGTP. Simple reason:
LMP1 == big roadster proto
LMP2 == small roadster proto
LMGTP == big coupe proto

Of course "big" and "small" refer more to the weight than anything else for those things, but still, the LMP1 and LMGTP are things that can compete together whereas LMP2 is really more in another class.

[Ted Hung]

Hardcore XFG racing. Do you have what it takes?
HAHAHAHAH fricken hilarious.

seriously, this thread is so funny with all these wacky suggestions.

[RMachucaA]

late 80's touring cars\dtm\grand american (IMSA), some of the BEST racing there has ever been on this earth.

OHOHOHOHO! almost forgot.... racing trucks like these:

[mike11973]

actual f1 cars producing 950bhp with redlines of 19500 rpm capable of braking from 200+mph to 0 in under 3 seconds. The f08 is not that (nor do I think it was ever intended of being it).

http://f1.allianz.com/azf1/dp/cda/template.html?JServSessionId=o9zp665qk1&url=0,,661092-44,00.html&isEvaluating=1&js=1&flash=6

[mike11973]

also add the ability to over-rev and blow your engine.

[(SaM)]

also add the ability to over-rev and blow your engine.

This is the 'Type of racing you'd like to see added' thread, not the improvement suggestions.
And you can already over-rev your engine and damage it but it isnt easy because all cars have rev-limiters. Tho you can try shifting from 5th to 1st to over rev the engine and notice the damage.

[Zoltuger]

some form of v8 supercar- big 5.0L NA V8 engine, in a heavy 4 door design... a nice complement to the FXR and XRR
drag racing would be awesome, but restrictions would need to be in place to prevent a top fuel dragster entering westhill...
oh and i like the pedal car idea.

[Slartibartfast]

CanAm, karts, and downhill skateboarding.

[Vendetta]

Upside-down formula car racing :D

[Hooligan[UK]

Wacky race's with Penelope pitstop , and dick darstedley laying down oil slicks,we need more loops and chuck in some pedestrians for good measure.

[mike11973]

This is the 'Type of racing you'd like to see added' thread, not the improvement suggestions.
And you can already over-rev your engine and damage it but it isnt easy because all cars have rev-limiters. Tho you can try shifting from 5th to 1st to over rev the engine and notice the damage.

oops...you are right...this isnt the improvement thread. I will have to try what you said...I was thinking in terms of GPL as far as the damage is concerned...then again those were based on much older cars which most likely were able to be blown much easier than modern day engines.

[Takumi_Project.d]

Sidecars :)

that's by far the best suggestion i've ever heard. if LFS ever went down the motorcycle route, this could be cool. choice of an automatic sidecar partner or another player having to control the weight shift of the second person would simply rock.

[Zoltuger]

just hope that your partner isn't super laggy. that would make things interesting

[MGBoy]

Monster trucks. I think the LFS physics engine would be great for this, if you used actual LFS cars with physics and damage to drive over!

[X-Ter]

I like multiclass racing. GT racing with at least two classes on tracks, maybe even more. We allready got the 500bhp cars so if we could have three 300bhp cars as well, it would be nice. I'd start a "Super GT" series any day and do some real 3 hour racing :)

[Henrik[SWE]]

more ralycross tracks and cars for it.. and some big jumps..

[F1Racer]

Wacky race's with Penelope pitstop , and dick darstedley laying down oil slicks,we need more loops and chuck in some pedestrians for good measure.


HAHA, yeah. Cars that can lay smoke screens, oil slicks etc. To fend off those behind him.
James Bond tyre rippers for those who like to scrape paint alongside you.

That would be sooo much fun. (no weaponry though - just defensive gadgets).


Van racing gets my vote also, that would really be so cool and do-able.

[mr_x]

anyone ever play Death Rally... i had that game, was rated 18+ and i was playing it when i was about 10 years old i think (if i remember right) lmao something like that would rock!

[amp88]

Another vote for CanAm from me.

http://www.bobwhyms.com.au/img/history/91730.jpg
http://www.atspeedimages.com/pebble98/porsche_917-30.jpg

1100+bhp Porsche 917/30

[hrtburnout]

that's by far the best suggestion i've ever heard. if LFS ever went down the motorcycle route, this could be cool. choice of an automatic sidecar partner or another player having to control the weight shift of the second person would simply rock.

A sidecar is just a 3 wheeled car with a lot of caster, so i think it's easy to do :)

(to the people developing lfstweak: hurry up! i can't wait!)

[aDRENOcHROME]

Did somebody say hillclimb? Vote me in.

Check out 'Climb Dance' (Ari Vatanen @ Pike's Peak) :thumb:
http://www.gofastvideo.com/gallery/album/view/15/free-racing-videos/rally+videos.html

[Tweaker]

actual f1 cars producing 950bhp with redlines of 19500 rpm capable of braking from 200+mph to 0 in under 3 seconds. The f08 is not that (nor do I think it was ever intended of being it).

http://f1.allianz.com/azf1/dp/cda/template.html?JServSessionId=o9zp665qk1&url=0,,661092-44,00.html&isEvaluating=1&js=1&flash=6

200 KM/H, not mph ;)

And it says it takes 4.1 secs from 200 KM/H to 0 for the F1 BMW.

If a car stopped from 200+MPH in under 3 seconds, my god, would you have enough blood in your head?

[Janus]

200 KM/H, not mph ;)

And it says it takes 4.1 secs from 200 KM/H to 0 for the F1 BMW.

If a car stopped from 200+MPH in under 3 seconds, my god, would you have enough blood in your head?

Yes, it is KPH, but...

"when performing a full stop from 200 km/h, a standard-production BMW takes 4.1 seconds and covers 118 metres before coming to a standstill"

The road car does it in 4.1.

"Fifty-five metres is the braking distance a Formula 1 car travels when performing a full stop from a speed of 200 km/h. The process takes 1.9 seconds and creates deceleration forces of up to 5 G"

[Roadie]

how about something simple like motorcycles? Superbikes and what not..

[L(Oo)ney]

Motorbikes are not simple to simulate, if it was simple, we would have had a decent motorbike sim by now. ;)

Would love any motorcycle in LFS, we would need bike tyres first though..

[Roadie]

well its already almost simulated... ive seen 2 wheel XF's going at it, they lean and everything just like a real motorcycle. LFS would just need the gyroscopic effects, which it lacks.

[geeman1]

These one got already mentioned, but i'd really love to see them in LFS

1) V8 muscle cars
2) F1 class formula cars
3) really powerfull racing cars, something like 600bhp or 800bhp or even more. 490 just is not enough :P

[Eldanor]

Already said, but here goes my support :)

- Formula 1
- Trucks
- Something like DTM, but using A8, S-Class, and 7 Series style cars GTR versions :hyper:

These one got already mentioned, but i'd really love to see them in LFS
I'm still laughing with that blog-words article of your site. Great.

[5th Earth]

Well, I'm rehashing, but let's see...

Group B-type rally cars--especially the ones made just as the class got banned
Can-Am racers
"muscle" cars--something with a crappy leaf-spring solid rear axle
rwd competitor for the UF1--I'm thinking VW Karmann Ghia clone
Old-style formula racers--bullet body, skinny tires, no downforce

[LawVS]

I'd love to see hill climbing events in LFS as they're really short and sweet! :D

In terms of cars, trucks would be awesome to see at Blackwood! Also, Le Mans Prototype Cars are the next step for S3 imho. Also, proper karts get my vote too.

[GeForz]

OHOHOHOHO! almost forgot.... racing trucks like these:
i want them, too!

[psy00]

KARTS KARTS KARTS :trampolin

[NotAnIllusion]

Head-to-head Rally of Champions (Perhaps the most famous location is the Gran Canaries) style racing on a purpose built track.

[nitro racer]

Proper Drag Racing Cars :thumb:
Ones with oh lets say...7000HP!
Top Fuel, Funny Car
or even Pro Modified Versions of the cars already on the game.

http://www.santapod.co.uk/g_gallery_detail.php?PhotoID=9
http://www.santapod.co.uk/g_gallery_detail.php?PhotoID=10

check the pics to see what i mean!!

or the Rolex Grand-Am championship :)

http://www.toyota.com/motorsports/images/grandam/main.jpg

and maybe even....

TRUE Supercars :nod:

that means= Mclaren F1, Ferrari Enzo, TVR Speed 12 Etc

http://www.fast-autos.net/mclaren/f1lm13.jpg

[Boris Lozac]

I think Karts would be the best addition.. !!

[ajp71]

Stupidly powerfull cars (F5000, CanAM) and full race engines, light, highly stressed, high reving, power on the cam and less torque (BDA, DFV, Chevy V8 etc.), not just this modern production tat we've got at the moment in all but the FO8 :)

[Shademaster]

I would really like to see Touge Races! Nothing but absolutely nothing beats blasting through the mountains at breakneck speeds! Just look at one of those Best Motoring International touge videos for proof.

woh...

Vid of what I mean:

http://www.superhonda.com/video/togue200class.wmv
*219mb

[WorldFamous]

I'd give pretty much anything to have a prototype sportscar in LFS, preferably an LMP1 in both GTP and spyder form.

Considering how effortless it is to setup a multiclass race it's a shame we can't currently recreate the full atmosphere of a real sportscar event. The FO8 is nearly as powerful but not designed to take the knocks and scrapes that the protos do when lapping traffic.

[geezer45]

American LeMans (ALMS) style cars, especially the Audi R8! And the cars from GTR (ain't I cheeky :p) LFS will show conclusively how it's done!! But yeah, high-powered endurance cars, especially the single-seaters power houses!

Edit: potentially offensive image removed ...

[BWX232]

Also implement the damage modelling as per the 'r8_crash' image.

Giggidy giggidy alright!!


I remember that race... heheh.. nasty crashes..

[GT Touring]

alot have been out thinking Supertrucks- and it is my favorite idea www.truckracing.de www.forlmulatruck.com www.buggyra.com !!!!!!!
then ofcourse the Solid axle, leaf spring crazy ness, like mad max's falcon, or The Trans-am racers of the 69-73 era wowza.

three wheelers! that is fun, like the Morgans of the 30's or a JZR/BRA/Triking type, of course sidecars would be rad, especially if you have ragdoll physics and can get them launched from the bike- heh heh

[Unclefloug]

@geezer45: i do hope u realise that the image of the 'r8_crash' is the accident which claimed the life of Michele Alboreto, i would apprecaite if u could remove it, i don't think it was a suitable image

thanks
floug

[WGooden]

Karting for sure, and any dirt oval car would be alot of fun.

[Racer Y]

What about something like this? I never seen these cars race, I just thought they looked cool in the photos :)

[Batterypark]

I'd like to see some clean racing added to LFS :o

[Shotglass]

What about something like this? I never seen these cars race, I just thought they looked cool in the photos :)

hmmm nice picture of real life tyre deformation

[L(Oo)ney]

@geezer45: i do hope u realise that the image of the 'r8_crash' is the accident which claimed the life of Michele Alboreto, i would apprecaite if u could remove it, i don't think it was a suitable image

thanks
floug

:really: Why exactly isnt it suitable?

Because someone died? - Well, it doesnt show his body, so i see no problem with it.. Its just a wrecked car as far as im concerned..

@ Racer - Without the wing yeah..

[DeXteRrBDN]

OHOHOHOHO! almost forgot.... racing trucks like these:

and

- Formula 1
- Trucks
- Something like DTM, but using A8, S-Class, and 7 Series style cars GTR versions :hyper:


it's all I want

[bmich67]

a serie like f1 and no adjustment set up .a fixxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx setup

[FEANOR]

I would mind seeing the Radical SR8, V8 saloon cars, formula fords. I also wouldnt mind seeing some hill climb tracks, some more street circuits and more GP style tracks (think of tracks over 3.5km but under 8km).

[keebler]

Hill Climb / Downhill racing

Google "Inital D" for inspiration

maybe not so much drift style, but definately the format

[Vain]

I'd like to see more rally tracks.
At least enough to make a nice league with them.

Vain

[kamkorPL]

Hillclimb please. :)

[BlackEagle]

MONSTER TRUCKS :D

they are amazing, i want to crush expensive sport cars :D

[BWX232]

MONSTER TRUCKS :D

they are amazing, i want to crush expensive sport cars :D
That would actually be fun, and I think LFS physics would do great with that kind of racing/crushing...

[ajp71]

I would really like to see Touge Races! Nothing but absolutely nothing beats blasting through the mountains at breakneck speeds! Just look at one of those Best Motoring International touge videos for proof.

woh...

Vid of what I mean:

http://www.superhonda.com/video/togue200class.wmv
*219mb

Falling asleep... spent 20 minutes watching drifters take on hillclimbing, rather bizare really, a semi-serious program, about drifting, not really alot to setting a car to drift, no suprise which car won.

[Madman_CZ]

hmm hillclimb would be cool but i cant imagine online with 20 people all racing on the same piece of gravel...maybe if the opponents cars were ghosted this could work kinda like a time trial hillclimb.....

would be fun though


mad

[geezer45]

Sorry floug (or anyone else) if I offended you, I didn't realise the context in which the photo was taken. If I had known, I certainly wouldn't have posted it. I just did a google search looking for images of the r8.

Anyway, I have removed the offending image.

[Kashopi]

- More rallycross tracks and cars
- Karts
- Formula 1

[The Orange Mage]

MONSTER TRUCKS :D

they are amazing, i want to crush expensive sport cars :D

Perfect! I can relive my days of Microsoft's Monster Truck Madness in style!

[(NOZ)RockyZ]

Banger racing is a great idea, grip racing with all the strict rules is fun and all that but sometimes its fun trying to pass your oponent by grinding them up against the wall or fishtailing them.

The very sad thing about lfs is LAG, lag causes cars to fly thousands of feet into the air just because of a slight touch of another car, maybe LFS can work a little bit on the crash behaviours so it won't do that.

Togues would be GREAT for lfs, all the cars including the forumula cars would be great for hill climbing, the whole elevation change thing is an awesome idea, LFS did really well when they made the bridge in SO and also some of those bumps in FE rally, but I was thinking like a hill climb with a lot of sharp corners. It would be challenging and add a lot more fun to LFS!

[ego-R]

Dirt oval.

[glassonionz]

I like a destruction derbi like game in the carpark, and you can play it with any car of the game. The cars must have all damages the game has, with a "overall damage bar", with this bar full at 100% the player is out.

Another option if the Damage Bar can not be possible, is to make a rule that if a car cant reach -per example- 20Km during last 10 segs, its out. It could be fantastic to make team wars, leagues and destruction races in general.

Good luck for all, GlassONionZ

[cannonfodder]

All-dirt versions of the rallycross tracks.

[Crash Dummy]

Truck racing.. As in the 5 ton type with 1500hp or whatever wacky amount of power they put out.
Point to point hill climb events would be great too.

[Honey]

my whishes:
- mountain road circuits ("initial-d" style) like japanese and spanish tracks of colin mc rae series with some broken tarmac (like RL mountain roads)

- free run: a configuration for all tracks to remove all barries -> that is: standard, reverse, free run.

- bikes (that's a dream for now ok...) let's remember that "4 wheels r 2 much" mod, showed us LFS is quite ready for bikes

- a BMW Z4 like car but AWD in the range of fxo/rb4 or lx6 (this would increase lx6 servers :) by introducing a "noob" car in the same range)

:)

[JohnMid1098]

Banger racing is a great idea, grip racing with all the strict rules is fun and all that but sometimes its fun trying to pass your oponent by grinding them up against the wall or fishtailing them.

The very sad thing about lfs is LAG, lag causes cars to fly thousands of feet into the air just because of a slight touch of another car, maybe LFS can work a little bit on the crash behaviours so it won't do that.

A proper short oval track would keep speeds down, reducing the effects of lag on collisions. Proper barriers, rather than the autox billboards, would probably not cause the insane launches you see on the car park.

[HWX_eXcluded]

It's not so much a request for a new car, but a track: A track with more elevation changes so that you'd have to lift off the throttle not to go airborn too much. Imagine a track placed at a mountain, with first half of the race going mainly uphill but with some brief downhill stints, some really tight corners mixed with slightly wider, banked curves. And once you're through the first half, let the downhill begin!!! massive slopes with sharp bends, varied banking and radius.. it would be intense. I can see the need for driving strategically, keeping tires in check because of haaard downhill braking that pushes the car :) It would also show a bigger difference in weight of the cars. more powerful but heavy cars will do the climb a bit better, and have higher speed in the downhill, but will have to brake a lot earlier because of their weight.. Gah I want it.

[ksa_land]

Hi,

this is what I want do see in the LFS-future:

Motocross
MotoGP like
Sandbuggies or something like that
dirtbikes
old stockcars (destruction derby like)
lamborgini-ferrari like cars
musclecars
truckracing
....
maybe something like this (http://www.sportcycle.co.uk/)

[ajp71]

Motocross
MotoGP like


I can't see bikes being simulated, engines yes but not the handling dynamics, I don't think they'd be worth the bother, most people do not have the right controlers, and TBH if it's going to be a sim it would require a full bike sized thing like you see in arcades. A car is easy to get the right input with as a cockpit stays fixed and a wheel can be fixed to an ordinary desk.

[SladiVadi]

You'd need some cool input devices!
:moped::bananalla

[Unforgiven]

The one and only thing I really really want in LFS is.......

The Mother of all racetracks
The one the only and the Original
Nurburgring

[HWX_eXcluded]

You'd need some cool input devices!
:moped::bananalla

I have the Thrustmaster Freestyle bike handlebars, but they have a big center deadzone and shared axis on the throttle/brake, so that's not of much use for simulations. It's a blast using it in Star Wars Episode 1 Pod racer though!!! And in Midnight Club II, with the bikes (Most fun arcade action I've had on 2 wheels since.. well forever)

[Blerpa]

Old 70s-like prototypes

LMP1/P1 prototypes

LMP2/P2 prototypes

small road legal prototypes (like the Radical vehicles)

Van racing

Powerboat F1 and Offshore race boats

Lawnmower racing :D

[Stregone]

Lawnmower racing :D

Earn credits mowing the grass around the tracks!

[Salamonster]

Lotus obviously takes soapbox racing pretty seriously. See here (http://www.grouplotus.com/generic/generic.php?page_id=320&page=17)

[jaripk77]

Rally. Real stages, not track with few laps.:yummy:

Ford Sierra (http://www.kaitainen.net/detailgallery.php?haku=Ford%20Sierra%20RS%20Coswor th&ti_id=5)
BMW M3 (http://www.kaitainen.net/detailgallery.php?haku=BMW%20M3&ti_id=5)
Ford Focus WRC (http://www.kaitainen.net/detailgallery.php?haku=Ford%20Focus%20WRC&ti_id=5)
Toyota Corolla GT (http://www.kaitainen.net/detailgallery.php?haku=Toyota%20Corolla%201600%20G T&ti_id=5)