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DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



I'M COMIN' FOR YOU BONNETT, YOU FUCKER

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told you so :smuggo: :smuggo: :smuggo:

DEEP STATE PLOT fucked around with this message at 02:23 on Apr 19, 2014

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Prettypanda
Nov 11, 2008


:whatup:

JingleBells
Jan 7, 2007

Oh what fun it is to see the Harriers win away!

Cannot Find Server posted:

I'M COMIN' FOR YOU BONNETT, YOU FUCKER

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told you so :smuggo: :smuggo: :smuggo:

:negative:

Don't think I can get anymore out of that car, was hoping to find something other than the Civic, but scrolling through the overall leaderboard was just pages of Civics. That and my TVR time on Sunset are both final I think, not going to get chance to improve them.

Bloody Typical
Oct 27, 2005

Hey, keep the noise down Jerk, this is a residential area.
Dunno how you guys did that with those Civic's... but keeping with the Honda theme for that track:

1:39.474 [C425] Honda Prelude

There's a couple more tenth's in there somewhere but gently caress that noise, had to make it RWD as well as I can't do a FWD car fast.

1:26.618 [R3 800] Gallardo LP570

Just snuck that one under PSBonnet's Speed12 time :v:

Both times are on the leaderboards.

GentlemanofLeisure
Aug 27, 2008
A lot of people who have been participating have said they're unable to make times due to the holiday weekend, so if no one protests, I think we can extend this week until Wednesday the 23rd at midnight central us time.

GOD IS BED
Jun 17, 2010

ALL HAIL GOD MAMMON
:minnie:

College Slice
Sweet, now I can get a time on the board at least.

MalleusDei
Mar 21, 2007

I think I might be a little late, but here are my times anyway:

R3 - ACR Viper '08 - 1:29.928 - 9,694 on the Leaderboard
C425 - 944 T - 1:44.104 - 7,386 on the Leaderboard

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



So I was thinking, after this competition is over, it'd be totally rad to have a night where we do like 5 laps at each track with the cars and rules we've been using. Anyone else down?

Bloody Typical
Oct 27, 2005

Hey, keep the noise down Jerk, this is a residential area.
Yeah that sounds like a plan

GentlemanofLeisure
Aug 27, 2008
Alright, sorry for falling behind, but here are the results for week 3
pre:
A Stock Suzuka West

I PrettyPanda I		1:23.108	Ferrari F430
whatcubed3		1:23.877	Ferrari F430
PSBonnett               1:24.249        Porsche 997 RS
TypicalGBS              1:24.434        Porsche 997 RS
Basticular              1:25.421	Ferrari F430
Eperitus                1:25.969        Porsche 997 RS
Qres			1:35.359	Ferrari F430
JXPrime                 1:39.193        Seat Leon SC


S700 Road Atlanta Full

I PrettyPanda I         1:23.001	Honda NSX-R GT
whatcubed3              1:23.805        Honda NSX-R GT
TypicalGBS              1:23.950        Lotus Evora T124
Cubivore                1:24.857        Honda NSX-R GT
PSBonnett               1:24.944        Ferrari F40
Basticular              1:25.647        Pagani Zonda
Eperitus		1:27.296	Ferrari 430 S
Qres			1:29.620	McLaren MP4-12C
JXPrime                 1:39.554        Pantera(!)

(!) denotes dirty lap
And the results for week 4
pre:
R3 800 Sunset Full

I PrettyPanda I  	1:24.493	Sesto Elemento
Cubivore		1:25.010	Noble M600
PSBonnett		1:26.262	Noble M600
TypicalGBS		1:26.618	Gallard LP570
whatcubed3		1:28.269	#08 Gallardo
Eperitus		1:29.928	Dodge Viper '08
Qres			1:38.236	#40 Ford GT Mk7


C425 Alps Stadplatz Reverse

I PrettyPanda I         1:36.990	Honda Civic '97
Cubivore		1:37.246	Honda Civic '97
PSBonnett		1:37.796	Honda Civic '97
whatcubed3		1:38.823	Honda Civic '97
TypicalGBS		1:39.474	Honda Prelude
Eperitus		1:44.104	Porsche 944 T
Qres			1:46.984	Ferrari 365 GTB4


(!) denotes dirty lap
And the :siren: Final Standings :siren: (Spreadsheet) Points awarded 12-1 for finishing 1st-12th, lowest 2 times dropped per driver.
pre:
Driver                  Points

1. I PrettyPanda I	72
2. Cubivore		67
3. whatcubed3		62
4. PSBonnett		55
5. TypicalGBS		54
6. Eperitus		40
7. Qres			34
8. Basticular		31
9. Xander I Crews	15
10. JXPrime		14
11. w0lrah		12
12. AzMiLion		11
So PrettyPanda and Cubivore, PM me or message me on Live with your email address, and I'll send you your code for XBox Bucks.

Thanks for everyone who participated!

MalleusDei
Mar 21, 2007

GentlemanofLeisure posted:

Thanks for everyone who participated!

Thanks for doing the admin work!

I might be able to find an hour or two to lap some night, but I'm doing a class for work, so I don't have a ton of free time at the moment.

ultimateforce
Apr 25, 2008

SKINNY JEANS CANT HOLD BACK THIS ARC
I finally brought a Microsoft wheel to get some more life out of Forza and when I left off the gas the game automatically brakes for me.

What do I need to fix? I am going to just assume this is a common problem.

Dr. Faustus
Feb 18, 2001

Grimey Drawer

ultimateforce posted:

I finally brought a Microsoft wheel to get some more life out of Forza and when I left off the gas the game automatically brakes for me.

What do I need to fix? I am going to just assume this is a common problem.
A lot of people put something behind their brake pedals on the MS wheel to make the brake springier and harder to press down. Something like a small piece of stiff foam. Google it and see if you can come up with something easy, it's possible your brake pedal is registering as depressed because it's not returning all the way back to zero.
That's all the advice I've got, sorry.
I kept my MS Wheel alive with epoxy and model part splines and white lithium grease when a paddle shifter broke. I definitely want something nicer.

ultimateforce
Apr 25, 2008

SKINNY JEANS CANT HOLD BACK THIS ARC
Did another test with the driving data on.

If the gas pedal returns to home the brake pedal registers 50%. :smith:

Dr. Faustus
Feb 18, 2001

Grimey Drawer

ultimateforce posted:

Did another test with the driving data on.

If the gas pedal returns to home the brake pedal registers 50%. :smith:
gently caress. I'd just get in there and poke around and see if there's anything visually amiss, and try to restore it. Otherwise, could you find just the pedals anywhere?

ultimateforce
Apr 25, 2008

SKINNY JEANS CANT HOLD BACK THIS ARC
I guess I'm cracking it open. Hoping for a mysterious no weird brake setting.

I just bought this setup used so there's not much of a warranty.

Dr. Faustus
Feb 18, 2001

Grimey Drawer

ultimateforce posted:

I guess I'm cracking it open. Hoping for a mysterious no weird brake setting.

I just bought this setup used so there's not much of a warranty.
Yes, the MS Wheel has an inglorious legacy. It was recalled due to a problem with the power system overheating and causing smoking. Those of us who had them had to send them in (often while sending in our broken 360s, too) and getting back someone else's repaired one.

I haven't checked, but since they've been discontinued for so long, you can find them used all over the place. What condition they're in, well, you just found out the hard way I think. It's a crap shoot. I have a spare that I took it off a buddy who no longer has a 360.

I've moved on to the XBox One and FM5 though, so I have them in storage. I've learned to drive with a controller (I only ever did that in arcadey games like NFS) and am just waiting to have the spare cash to grab an XBox One wheel, of which there are only two reasonable options right now.

Good luck with your pedals, you may find a mechanical issue you can fix yourself. I hope so.

Sometimes, Google/YouTube solves everything.

ultimateforce
Apr 25, 2008

SKINNY JEANS CANT HOLD BACK THIS ARC
LIFE STINKS.

Dr. Faustus
Feb 18, 2001

Grimey Drawer

ultimateforce posted:

LIFE STINKS.
YEAH YEAH

ultimateforce
Apr 25, 2008

SKINNY JEANS CANT HOLD BACK THIS ARC
I fixed the pedals with an expertly placed piece of vacuum hose. Now I am going TANK SLAPPER CRAZY. Holy moly I am driving like poo poo with the wheel.

Dr. Faustus
Feb 18, 2001

Grimey Drawer

ultimateforce posted:

I fixed the pedals with an expertly placed piece of vacuum hose. Now I am going TANK SLAPPER CRAZY. Holy moly I am driving like poo poo with the wheel.
Excellent work, friend.

Don't worry. Set the steering to simulation and make sure you tune your cars. You'll get the hang of it.
270 degrees seems to work best, make sure it's set properly in the settings.

ultimateforce
Apr 25, 2008

SKINNY JEANS CANT HOLD BACK THIS ARC
There are wheel settings?

Dr. Faustus
Feb 18, 2001

Grimey Drawer

ultimateforce posted:

There are wheel settings?
There are. You'll find them, just google because I can't remember.

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



The 24 Hours of Le Mans is next weekend. Are there enough people interested to do a Le Mans race at some point this week? 1 hour or something with a split of LMP and GT cars like we did last year?

Also we'll be chatting in #nascar on synIRC during the 24 next weekend, as that channel has (somehow) become the default channel for all non-IndyCar and non-F1 races, so if you want to watch it and hyuck it up with a bunch of sleep-deprived idiots, feel free to join! Hopefully the 24 is as exciting as last year's was, except with 100% fewer deaths.

GutBomb
Jun 15, 2005

Dude?

Cannot Find Server posted:

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is next weekend. Are there enough people interested to do a Le Mans race at some point this week? 1 hour or something with a split of LMP and GT cars like we did last year?

I am very interested in this.

GentlemanofLeisure
Aug 27, 2008
Count me in.

Flint Ironstag
Apr 2, 2004

Bob Johnson...oh, wait
Depending on when, I can do that. I am rusty as hell at this game, but miss my goon racing. Hopefully my work schedule would not get in the way.

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



Well 7:00pm Eastern is the latest I can show up since I work nights. I can do any day of the week, though.

Bloody Typical
Oct 27, 2005

Hey, keep the noise down Jerk, this is a residential area.
Yeah count me in for this as well.

PeppysDilz
Oct 9, 2011
Hey Gents, Forza 4 GTCC has still been racing weekly Wednesdays at 9PM CT. We'd really like to get some new members, we are: decent racers, a good group of guys who value friendship (we're not bronies tho), and some of us are comedians.

In any case, try us out tonight!

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3657519

8/13/2014 C-Class Vintage - 9PM CT
C425
Cars older than 1980
No Forza Aero
'Sport' tires maximum

Tracks:
Maple Valley Full
Road Atlanta Full

PeppysDilz
Oct 9, 2011
8/20/14 GTCC spec posted.. Mid engined B500!

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3657519&pagenumber=1#lastpost

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



I'd give it a try if only my work schedule did not prevent me from doing so.

PeppysDilz
Oct 9, 2011
9/10/14 B500 2012+ Hot Hatches

No forza aero.
Sport tires.
Random tracks.
Come race!

GutBomb
Jun 15, 2005

Dude?
I miss a lot of the old tracks and a few of the old cars. I'm interested in hosting some dice racing on tracks not included in fm5 tonight around 9 eastern until I get tired. Anyone interested?

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



I'm interested but I'll be at work.

WienerDog
Apr 8, 2007
Resident Rocking Dachshund

GutBomb posted:

I miss a lot of the old tracks and a few of the old cars. I'm interested in hosting some dice racing on tracks not included in fm5 tonight around 9 eastern until I get tired. Anyone interested?

Sure, why not?

I could use some Infineon and Suzuka.

wolrah
May 8, 2006
what?
Got a meeting with the boss and Friday meetings tend to involve a lot of rum so I might not have made it home yet, but if I have I'll be online. Haven't actually raced since my housemate finished his Ricmotech cabinet build so this could be a lot of fun.

GutBomb
Jun 15, 2005

Dude?
Ok I'll be jumping on a little bit after 9:30

The lobby is up. Find it in friends. Gt GutBomb303

GutBomb fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Sep 13, 2014

GutBomb
Jun 15, 2005

Dude?
Anyone else coming? It's just me and wienerdog so far

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GutBomb
Jun 15, 2005

Dude?
I've got a Fanatec GT2 wheel (and some other sim-racing gear) for sale in SA Mart: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3680665

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