Your first Bf drive

[Rappa Z]

What was ur first bf1 race/ drive like. Heres mine:

OMFG!!!!!way too fast! And the brakes are insane! I can't believe i'm doing it!
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[Ball Bearing Turbo]

I'm still waiting to leave work in 30 minutes.... Feed the boys dinner, and download the patch.

[ajp71]

So fast :D Fairly easy to drive you've just got to get used to it and the road cars feel so slow after it.

[Stellios]

Grinning like a bloke thats just been given something big, manly and noisy. First lap of blackwood i thought 'why isnt the car spinning out in 1st gear' then i seen the traction control setting. Next thought was OMG WTF is with the brakes they rock.

I was on teamspeak with some mates at the time and they were telling me to shut up as i was laughing with joy.

[Greboth]

its so cool, tried blackwood, was like OMFG, then was on aston and that was amazing, theres so grip.
I think im in love lol.

Edit : My brake pedal is now known as the "make ur eye balls come out if sockets pedal" it is seriosuly mad how fast that thing stops.

[NetDemon01]

I thought it was tons of fun! The very first thing I did when I started up LFS was change to the new track layout and take out the BF1 :-) Was really fun, and really fast!

[Hyperactive]

The BF1 is 100% pleasure at some faster tracks and without TC :smileypul

Just 100% pleasure. Never thought that I could enjoy F1 car more than my beloved XRR ;) (that will change.. :D)

[robps]

Just got off a server with a friend on South City Classic, he was in the FZR, and I was in the BF1, I was having a great time pulling up next to him with him going full tilt, and then stomping on the gas pedal and looking at him go all tiny in my mirrors.

SO1 is also one hell of a bumpy track in an F1 car as well, never really noticed then before :tilt:

[Racedriver76]

Its an awesome car... uhh racecar sorry.

My first ride was just jaw-dropping. Stopping power of that thing is truly amazing.

Just drove 25 laps on Aston GP. With R3's on two stints, the ride was hectic, yet very comfortable still. You almost always knew where you had the car, and it would only behave loose when in 1st or 2nd gear.

[chunkyracer]

I just did a couple of laps in SO classic and it was quite fun... The car is jumping all over the place, the sense of speed is great, and the braking is fantastic!! I really think that this car is going to be a favourite to many LFS racers...

[Rappa Z]

mine rides loose when on curbs.

[Vendetta]

the new aston config, which isnt the north one (forgot the name) is insaaaaane with the bf1!! i love the one part after the long straight, where the car is hugging the curb at like 150+..love this car :)

[indo420]

lol my hands were shaking...

HOOOLLLYYY SHAAATTTT!!!

[Kajojek(PL)]

After driving this beast for 2 hours straight I was so tired that didnt touch it again this day. I love it, but still rather drive FOX and now GTR's.:)

[Seahorse]

Crushed my eyeballs into the back of my skull. Talk about quick...:thumb:

[GT Touring]

Simply Awesome- the TC is nice as it makes this to drive fast easy and it is far easier than the Fo8, and so blinding fast.
but to get a real WR i bet is godlike to my cherub ability here.
it is almost docile in its behavior, and in turns, but one wheel off, just a hair a blade of grass and DISASTER! well done devs...
this is a gem the replays look fabulous the driver head leaning the car movement- this is THE F1 simulator no game comes close to make you feel you ar like IDE, when you are dreaming Alonso/Mika/Schumi/Prost/Senna/KImi-
I got 58.08 on Blakwood after 5 laps,
simply stunning you have to have your head on to get this one right...
perhaps it came out at a good time, just when every one since S1 could actually drive the F08, now the King!
i love this
I love LFS again!

[vellanet]

Gotta love how you have to knock it back 2 or 3 gears instead of 1 if you just touch the brake or let off for a sec.

[CudaMan]

I'm no Schumacher, but I thought I'd share my first laps with the BF1... the very first corner put a huge smile on my face, and you'll see why in the replay. :D

Second stint I put on R2s and upped the DF (might've gone the wrong way on that, but I wanted to feel the ultimate grip from the car :)). The BF1 can recover from some pretty serious slides, which surprised me. Good fun. :nod:

[jayhawk]

I will probably get tomato(e)s thrown at me, but the BF1 is FAR easier to drive than the F08. Went ten laps around BLackwood and only spun out once. With the F08 I would spin out ten times in one lap!

[TaiFong]

I will probably get tomato(e)s thrown at me, but the BF1 is FAR easier to drive than the F08. Went ten laps around BLackwood and only spun out once. With the F08 I would spin out ten times in one lap!

Difference? Traction control!

[jojo531]

I will probably get tomato(e)s thrown at me, but the BF1 is FAR easier to drive than the F08. Went ten laps around BLackwood and only spun out once. With the F08 I would spin out ten times in one lap!
can i throw bananas? :D

my first experience of drive BF1 is just like drive a twin V12 engine xfg...fast but stable..thanks to the TC..maybe there will be more and more players join our community...

[WGooden]

The fo8 feels perfect now, wow. :D


and the bf1, amazing. :up:

[spyshagg]

first i started with no TC... man, that was fun..... the grip is insane.

then i turn TC on.... that noise it makes is just awsome! awsome! it feels like real rubber!
TC is cool but it loses lot of fun. Its pedal to the metal.


Now i see why its dificult to overtake in F1.... because there's no time at all! corners arrive soooo quick its just crazy!

[MataGyula]

driving it without TC is great fun, but others driving with TC are leaving me far behind :P I wonder if the WR's are made with TC ...

[farcar]

The fo8 feels perfect now, wow. :D

I agree - this is now my favorite open wheeler despite the appearance of the BF1. You can actually drive the thing rather than being in a constant state of paranoia that it will snap at you for no reason.

The BF1 is a blast, but isn't really my style when it comes to racing. I prefer being able to slide cars around a bit, and to have time to plan passing / defensive manouvers and be aware of the cars around me.

In the BF1, you don't have time to do anything except HANG ON!

I think my LFS racing will still be dominated by the tin tops (especially now that I can dirve the RWDs).

This is not a complaint, just a preference. I'm chuffed that the BF1 car is in the game.:)

[Gabkicks]

id always known the performance of f1 cars was amazing... but to experience it in lfs is just left me a bit overwhelmed at first. :) the races are very violent due to the newbies but after a few weeks battles should be closer and cleaner.:tilt:

i was really impressed most with the braking. I had high expectations and i was still way impressed with the braking.

[mrodgers]

You know, for months, everyone was complaining that no one raced the slow cars. "It's GTR this, F08 that!" "Much better racing in the road cars as their slower and the racing is closer." Etc. Now, everyone is going banana's over the BF1 and it's almost all that's being driven. I find this amusing, sorry :D .

Me? Nah, definitely not my type. I didn't like the F08 and I don't like the BF1. Not that I'd complain that it's there. That's great I think. My home is in the FZR and it is just awesome now. With the new physics and tires, no more simple mistakes being fatal to your race. I still managed to spin it out when I expected it to spin, but no more spinning when it should have been totally recoverable. Great job devs!!!

I tried the BF1 at As National, one of the new AS tracks, and at Westhill just after running the FZR there for a few hours. That thing is so blazingly fast, I don't have enough time to make the next corner. As for grip, I've heard nothing so far but "man the grip!" "awesome grip!" etc, but I couldn't get the thing not to understeer and plow through the corner. Braking also, I couldn't keep from locking up. It may have been because as I exited one corner, in a fraction of a second, i was already past the next corner. I'll just stick to the GTR's and other tin tops and wait for the novelty to wear off :D .

As for the future direction of the BF1, I don't think it will follow the same path as the F08 did, where it became almost an oval only car. It will have a much bigger following, but folks will stray back to what they always ran before as well as others starting to run stuff like the LX4/6 that they didn't in patch Q.

Have fun you all in the BF1. I'll be waiting for you all.

[MyBoss]

lol, drive the UF1 for a couple laps, and then take the BF1 for a ride on the same track. w00tisj

[Jakg]

its so cool, tried blackwood, was like OMFG, then was on aston and that was amazing, theres so grip.
I think im in love lol.

Edit : My brake pedal is now known as the "make ur eye balls come out if sockets pedal" it is seriosuly mad how fast that thing stops.i just cant believe that a. im using the default sets, and b that they get 3g's under braking, i watched myself driving westhill, and it looked just like an f1 race, all the kerbs so smooth and shooting past at 180 mph!

[Madman_CZ]

i drove this baby first on kyoto gp, and wow! with slight modifications due to understeering to the set i was able to flay around the track.. most impressive was the corner after going through the tunnel at the cross over, the little right hander. First lap i took it with caution but second lap i was risking it and took that corner nearly flat out, i think with a descent set it can be taken flat out.... was a pleasure to drive it tho....

:D
mad

[spankmeyer]

First reaction... I'm scared to drive this! The speed was quite intimidating at first since I hadn't touch LFS for a few weeks at all and then jumped straight to BF1. :)

[Greboth]

I tried the bf1 on aston grand prix this morning and the smiles you get from that. I didnt and still dont know the curcuit to well but was jsut amazing tothrow it round that track,

[Rappa Z]

waannna get shocked? BF1/SO long/cockpit view=WTF?

[hrtburnout]

I tried some races at Westhill. Oh my God! What a blast!!!!! :faint:

[Honda360]

The BF1 is easy to drive for keyboard with TC! The only problem is that the car is to fast for my framerate. :shrug:

[Vain]

Ehem, you're a demoracer, Honda360. *point* No BF1 for you.

Anyway, my first BF1 stint was on KY GP. Started in a practice session, noticed that there is TC, disabled the TC, restarted, and started with a long burnout through the first gear (no, no donuts, just straight until some speed is achieved). The first hit to 300km/h was of course impressive. After the second or third lap things were easier and I began getting consistant with 0.5secs difference between the laps or so.

Vain

[Rappa Z]

The BF1 is easy to drive for keyboard with TC! The only problem is that the car is to fast for my framerate.

*poke* cracker!

[Jakg]

*poke* cracker!your gonna flame me for this, but at school i use cracker (too many firewealls to unlock LFS any other way, plus i am on lots of diferent machines and that ould kill my available unlocks!) so i upgraded the copy on my stick to S, and im back as a demo racer, so i run the cracker, and BAM, it doesnt work! so either that user is using a different pc/user account, or hes making it up, either way, no more crackers for a while methinks!

[Rappa Z]

your gonna flame me for this, but at school i use cracker (too many firewealls to unlock LFS any other way, plus i am on lots of diferent machines and that ould kill my available unlocks!) so i upgraded the copy on my stick to S, and im back as a demo racer, so i run the cracker, and BAM, it doesnt work! so either that user is using a different pc/user account, or hes making it up, either way, no more crackers for a while methinks!


u still bought it... at least once. That's enough

[Ball Bearing Turbo]

The BF1 could officially be known as the "automatic endorphin releasing machine" if you ask me. Before this patch, I was not a fan of OW cars at all, now I really like all of them. But driving the BF1 at any SO track is so violent and visceral it's mildy alarming at first! And thereby somewhat addicting if you ask me. I've never driven any "sim" that even comes close to the seemingly tangible tactile forces LFS seems to communicate now, and the BF1 makes me wince in my seat and grunt like a troll, causing odd reactions from my wife.... But the car demands verbal reaction now & then as you fire it at the curb, thinking you'll end up right where you should, but not really having time to be cognizant about recent and future happenings to any significant degree...

I've not watched many F1 races, but needless to say I have generated a new found awe and respect for F1 drivers. I can't beleive people actually do that on a real track, subject to the real forces on their bodies. That is absolutely incredible to me. The many F1 fans on here will think "no sh*t sherlock" probably having viewed many an in car cam, but to an F1 N00b it's really something. Glancing at the speeds and seeing the wheel shake rattle and roll is a raw, exhilerating experience.

Excellent move getting this car into LFS, it makes LFS shine IMO. :D:D:D:D:D

[Hallen]

I will probably get tomato(e)s thrown at me, but the BF1 is FAR easier to drive than the F08. Went ten laps around BLackwood and only spun out once. With the F08 I would spin out ten times in one lap!

If you like open wheel cars, then you HAVE to go back and drive the FV8 now. It is a dream too. Very much easier to drive, sticks much better, and feels a lot like the FOX did before. It is very fun now. You still have to be careful with the throttle, but it is not nearly like it was before.

The BF1 is simply insane. I couldn't keep up with the car. But, after 30 or so laps at AS GT, I was feeling pretty good with it. To drive this car well, will take a lot of work. But the sheer gut wrenching, reaction time testing thrill of it for now is good enough. What a blast.:D

[NotAnIllusion]

Much fun especially with plenty of head movement, really immersive having to concentrate with the head bouncing all over the place. Didn't like the OWs before increasing the head movement values, now they're really entertaining :D

[TiJay]

The brakes! The speed! Just amazing...

[ATC Quicksilver]

Racing seems poor on AS North atm because no-one understands you can't pile into t1.

But on the ATC server we had great races at Aston National, the BF1 if fantastic and i set my pb today only .30 off the WR pace. But what caught my eye was this shunt in a race, at the fastest part of the track...its quite spectacular... :thumb:

http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=2B0E57951382A4EB

[JeffR]

The reaction depends on if you've driven other games with F1 cars. Just like in real life, you can get aclimated to some pretty fast paced stuff. I hate to admit this, but one thing that the arcade series Need For Speed had going for it was a sense of speed, and some fast manuevering. Having played F1C99-02, and the formula in rFactor before, I found the BF1 a welcome addition to LFS. The 2nd car I drove in version 2T was the LX6 (I used to own a Caterham).

[SlamDunk]

My eyes were having difficulties in adjusting to the SPEED of the thing, my jaw was on the floor, my hands were shaking, my breath was on hold and my mind was warping and fearful at the same time. That's pretty much how it went for me... my first try with BF1 and in South City classic (SO1), I don't think I'll never forget that first time :D Rocketing along the tight city streets was actually frightening at those speeds. What a RUSH :D

Lunatic of a car that F1... further strengthening my impression that real-life F1 drivers are insane :p

[Honda360]

*poke* cracker!
I'm not a cracker! I don't know why below my name 'demo racer' is written? How I can change this? Have I register with my LFS name (the_stig01)?

Thnx..

[the_stig01]

I saw I was login with my demo account name. I'm sorry...

Btw,
One negative point of the BF1, the car is like a machine. Faults are easy to correct..

[bbman]

Turn off the TC and try again... :D Then come back and tell us how it went... :razz:

[Rappa Z]

I saw I was login with my demo account name. I'm sorry...

Btw,
One negative point of the BF1, the car is like a machine. Faults are easy to correct..

ok corrected. sry.

[indo420]

BF1 "able to outrun your fiancee screams"

wow it is really fast. i was amazed to be the first person on the track to get a 59 around blackwood. just a awsome car. and a great sim! ive been playing for what almost a week now. the bf1 just made it 60X better IMO ive been looking for a F1 sim. and it seems like one hasnt been made since 2003... well ahhh heck! im sold lol. we bought two accounts so bud420 and i can race together. this game as pretty much all of it. if it had drag cars like teh funny cars and top fuel dragsters. then nascars well hell it would cover everything.

i think the drag cars would be very very fun.

nascars would be fun around the ovals if there was more then one oval!

the drifting is rather fun. had teh show some noob power and take a FF around the track drifting with the handbrake lol!

i like this game, well rounded ,well designed and planned.

[peejayh]

This blinkin' Sauber is, in colloquial English, what is called the bees knees.
Has this program finally cornered the market the most favourite sim in the world?
Goodness knows what some of the hot laps are going to be like when some of the hot "boy racers" really get the hang of it in a few weeks time!!!

[richo]

The handling at high speed is fantastic , you can attack the corners with precision and it feels wicked . Low speed for me atm with the few sets i have feels understeery and lazy, it just wants to push followed by sluggish oversteer that makes the car feel unconnected to the road.

Still an awesome weapon and heaps of fun , love the F08 now though its a FOX on roids lovely stuff

[soflaimports]

no WAY a car can drive like this...

[Gabkicks]

you must have never watched f1? or did you not mean that literaly?:scratchch

[soflaimports]

you must have never watched f1? or did you not mean that literaly?:scratchch

No I meant it for real. Wow I've been living under a rock. :(

[Blackout]

Drove first proper race (about 1 hour) in BF1 and it was a blast! My race was ruined by unfortunate accident in the first laps but still driving around Ky nat was great. Very rewarding when you start to get the corners right :)

[soflaimports]

I just noticed when playing with the AI on Blackwood down the long strech that their cars back end start shaking violently at high speeds.. why doesnt mine do that?