Soon available : Formula BMW FB02

Scawen · 2nd December 2007, 15:41

Hello Racers!

We are pleased to announce that there will be a new patch before Christmas. This patch will contain AI and physics improvements, updated Blackwood and South City tracks and... a new real car - The Formula BMW FB02!

The story behind the new car is that there is a new UK based company called V1 Championship whose aim is to discover a new racing driver through a series of tests resulting in a place in a team for the winning driver. V1 will be launched in 2008 and shown on TV in the UK. Live for Speed will be used as part of the selection process, before testing in real cars. V1 asked us to create a Formula BMW to make this test as realistic as possible. BMW Motorsport gave us permission to build the car in LFS, so we went ahead and built it.

The V1 car is owned by Fortec Motorsport where V1 is based. Thanks to V1 and Fortec, I was able to get a test day driving the Formula BMW and that helped a lot with the realism of the LFS version of the car.

Many forum users will have been expecting the finished GTR racing car interiors to be included, as that was originally planned for Patch Y. But the Formula BMW caused a change of plans, so those much anticipated interiors aren't quite ready yet. Anyway, the FZ, XR and XF GTR and road car interiors are near complete and will be released as soon as possible.

We can't give an exact date for the release yet but it will be before Christmas. Right now you can watch a video of my test day and footage of the car in LFS. Thanks to DoN for making the video. Click the link below to download it. If it doesn't play on your computer, just visit www.divx.com and install the free DivX player.

www.lfs.net/file_lfs.php?name=LFS_FBMW_LORES.zip (30 MB)
www.lfs.net/file_lfs.php?name=LFS_FBMW_HIRES.zip (69 MB)

Edit: Some download mirrors...

UK:
Hires
Lores

USA:
Hires
Lores

France:
Hi Res
Low Res

/Edit

We hope you enjoy the video and we look forward to releasing the patch, which is currently being thoroughly tested!

rediske · 2nd December 2007, 15:43

wow!

edit:
What a great footage! especially the real video part! great work!
And I finally got to hear your voice for the first time ever!

keep up the good work all the three of you! looking forward to having a new patch real soon!

hrtburnout: seems...

hrtburnout · 2nd December 2007, 15:43

Wow!

edit: Rediske, great minds think alike!

james12s · 2nd December 2007, 15:43

oh yes nice one scawen

noemfie · 2nd December 2007, 15:44

Wooot !!

thd · 2nd December 2007, 15:44

Meep

Nick A · 2nd December 2007, 15:45

Wow, LFS is full of surprises - a new single seater - fantastic! Can't wait to give it a go around the new Blackwood... excellent work Scawen and Eric!

geeman1 · 2nd December 2007, 15:46

EDIT: I watched the video = more trampolins.

GFresh · 2nd December 2007, 15:46

WOW, good work guys!

srdsprinter · 2nd December 2007, 15:46

Wowzers.... Cool Beans Scawen!

three_jump · 2nd December 2007, 15:47

Thank you LFS Devs

Although I feel a bit sad now, that I don't have such a nice x-mas present for you

hrtburnout · 2nd December 2007, 15:48

Scawen has a new haircut

axus · 2nd December 2007, 15:48

Fantastic news! Downloading the video now!

EDIT: The detail on the car is really really really impressive

And note: http://www.lfs.net/page_images/pics/fbm_shot02.jpg the chips in the windscreen. The interior looks stunning too!

HRT SHAUN · 2nd December 2007, 15:49

what a surprise, a freaking awesome one at that

AndroidXP · 2nd December 2007, 15:50

gremwood · 2nd December 2007, 15:52

Yyeaaaaaaah!

Nobo · 2nd December 2007, 15:52

Wow Scawen!! Good news!! Another Formula car

hrtburnout · 2nd December 2007, 15:52

Clutch overheating, engines being able to stall

Ricerguy · 2nd December 2007, 15:53

/me is drooling. wow Im shocked, but happy to hear some news

Maelstrom · 2nd December 2007, 15:53

I guess mot of people were expecting a new LX car!
It's a good surprise

( not that I would spit on an LX car but I kind like surpise

)

Edvin87 · 2nd December 2007, 15:54

yeah nice

hrtburnout · 2nd December 2007, 15:55

! Eric Bailey at 0:17!

Leifde · 2nd December 2007, 15:55

*stares at video downloading at 284kb/s* QUICKER, QUICKER!

Tube · 2nd December 2007, 15:56

sounds good

izard · 2nd December 2007, 15:57

Gonna be a nice Christmas vacation!

ajp71 · 2nd December 2007, 15:57

Wow brilliant news. I'd of thought with a restricted FOX there could be some interesting bike vs. car engine single seater racing as well

(-Mark-) · 2nd December 2007, 15:57

Sweeeet

BullHorn · 2nd December 2007, 15:57

Too late for that, I'm going to the army on Tuesday.

mcgas001 · 2nd December 2007, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scawen

Hello Racers!

We are pleased to announce that there will be a new patch before Christmas. This patch will contain AI and physics improvements, updated Blackwood and South City tracks and... a new real car - The Formula BMW FB02!

The story behind the new car is that there is a new UK based company called V1 Championship whose aim is to discover a new racing driver through a series of tests resulting in a place in a team for the winning driver. V1 will be launched in 2008 and shown on TV in the UK. Live for Speed will be used as part of the selection process, before testing in real cars. V1 asked us to create a Formula BMW to make this test as realistic as possible. BMW Motorsport gave us permission to build the car in LFS, so we went ahead and built it.

The V1 car is owned by Fortec Motorsport where V1 is based. Thanks to V1 and Fortec, I was able to get a test day driving the Formula BMW and that helped a lot with the realism of the LFS version of the car.

Many forum users will have been expecting the finished GTR racing car interiors to be included, as that was originally planned for Patch Y. But the Formula BMW caused a change of plans, so those much anticipated interiors aren't quite ready yet. Anyway, the FZ, XR and XF GTR and road car interiors are near complete and will be released as soon as possible.

We can't give an exact date for the release yet but it will be before Christmas. Right now you can watch a video of my test day and footage of the car in LFS. Thanks to DoN for making the video. Click the link below to download it. If it doesn't play on your computer, just visit www.divx.com and install the free DivX player.

www.lfs.net/file_lfs.php?name=LFS_FBMW_LORES.zip (30 MB)
www.lfs.net/file_lfs.php?name=LFS_FBMW_HIRES.zip (69 MB)

We hope you enjoy the video and we look forward to releasing the patch, which is currently being thoroughly tested!

WOOOOOOOOW Nice work, cant wait

three_jump · 2nd December 2007, 15:58

Live For Speed - The BMW Simulator

2nd December 2007, 15:41	#1 -
Scawen Developer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,971	Soon available : Formula BMW FB02 Hello Racers! We are pleased to announce that there will be a new patch before Christmas. This patch will contain AI and physics improvements, updated Blackwood and South City tracks and... a new real car - The Formula BMW FB02! The story behind the new car is that there is a new UK based company called V1 Championship whose aim is to discover a new racing driver through a series of tests resulting in a place in a team for the winning driver. V1 will be launched in 2008 and shown on TV in the UK. Live for Speed will be used as part of the selection process, before testing in real cars. V1 asked us to create a Formula BMW to make this test as realistic as possible. BMW Motorsport gave us permission to build the car in LFS, so we went ahead and built it. The V1 car is owned by Fortec Motorsport where V1 is based. Thanks to V1 and Fortec, I was able to get a test day driving the Formula BMW and that helped a lot with the realism of the LFS version of the car. Many forum users will have been expecting the finished GTR racing car interiors to be included, as that was originally planned for Patch Y. But the Formula BMW caused a change of plans, so those much anticipated interiors aren't quite ready yet. Anyway, the FZ, XR and XF GTR and road car interiors are near complete and will be released as soon as possible. We can't give an exact date for the release yet but it will be before Christmas. Right now you can watch a video of my test day and footage of the car in LFS. Thanks to DoN for making the video. Click the link below to download it. If it doesn't play on your computer, just visit www.divx.com and install the free DivX player. www.lfs.net/file_lfs.php?name=LFS_FBMW_LORES.zip (30 MB) www.lfs.net/file_lfs.php?name=LFS_FBMW_HIRES.zip (69 MB) Edit: Some download mirrors... UK: Hires Lores USA: Hires Lores France: Hi Res Low Res /Edit We hope you enjoy the video and we look forward to releasing the patch, which is currently being thoroughly tested! Last edited by Bob Smith; 2nd December 2007 at 21:53. Reason: Added download mirrors
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rediske S2 licensed Racername: rediske Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 673	wow! edit: What a great footage! especially the real video part! great work! And I finally got to hear your voice for the first time ever! keep up the good work all the three of you! looking forward to having a new patch real soon! hrtburnout: seems... __________________ 250000 \| rediske.de \| rediske2wheels \| what became of LFS Radio? (2005) \| ...the Scirocco was a lie! Last edited by rediske; 2nd December 2007 at 17:22. Reason: excitement

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axus S2 licensed Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Africa Posts: 2,772	Fantastic news! Downloading the video now! EDIT: The detail on the car is really really really impressive And note: http://www.lfs.net/page_images/pics/fbm_shot02.jpg the chips in the windscreen. The interior looks stunning too! Last edited by axus; 2nd December 2007 at 15:55.

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