I don't think the TS server needs a password at all...it's up and running right now, btw.

I think having a "cockpit" is the most important thing after your controller of choice, and when I say "cockpit" i don't just mean the purpose built type pits either, but any setup where your ideal wheel/pedal/seating position is fixed and the same everytime you "strap in".

Wish I had that, hehe.

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I notice with the replay I can get up peoples pedals and gear selections etc. I didn't watch it for too long but noticed it was a bit jerky (no not you guys in the cars) so not sure if I will be able to get any genuine learning from it or just annoyed at the frame rates in the replay.

I don't think we've answered this at all.

You can only get smooth replay for the car that the replay is made from.   The rest will be recorded with their lag included (since it's recorded on client side, you can't help this).  So for educational purposes you really need to acquire the replay for the car you want to study.

Yeah it's very early to say, but it seems to me the performance has dropped a bit with the last update.

I used to run at around 100-120 fps, with drops to 80 or so.  Now it went down to 50 and I had to reduce the faces per frame setting to 1 to claw back to 80-ish with drops to 60.  Could be that they borked up the SLI again, LOL.

Here's what I'm running:

ASUS p8z77-V Deluxe, Intel i5-3570k, Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB, Sound Blaster recon3D
2x GXT670 (Gigabyte), 3x24" Dell @ 5760x1200
SilverStone Fortress FT02B-W, Antec 850W Signature

I'm pretty sure Darren will use the Group A all season...by definition of being in the top half on the results (and it's the overall results if I'm correct)

Marty if you don't bag next week it can only be due to technical issues...

Great racing chaps, I'm really enjoying it - and the company too!

When I saw Guybrush sitting there like a dead duck I was really torn between an evil laugh while driving by, and helping, but helping won out in the end somehow... could be the stupid mistake that'll cost me later

Maybe a warning email would be even better...in case someone misses the forums today
(or warning pm - I think everyone receives pms in email?)

Get rid of track maps   They are highly detrimental IMHO.
You can learn a regular track layout in about an hour or less - but with the map it takes longer, and you won't watch the more important things.
Eventually you need to know the corners without seeing them (when someone in front blocks your view!)

Concentrate on the surrounds, drive the first few laps really slow (as you'd normally do)  watch the trackside marks (most corners have those 300-200-100-50 signs) and watch the track surface for marks:  most cars you can pull up safely if you start 10-20m before the start of the tyre marks.   

I think it's much more productive this way.

Then once you know the track fairly well (you can drive it in your mind - which is also a good exercise) then look at the track map, and identify if your feeling for a corner matches the map.   Sometimes I can work out why a corner seems slower than it is by the map. 

And watch other people's driving (real/sim) the track for tricks.   But I reckon these exercises are really only helpful after you've learned the track layout (the initial one hour session). 

Disclaimer: this won't work in an hour at Nordschleife


Edit:
oh, one more very good exercise can be - even early on - is to follow someone who knows the track well.  Ask them to drive relatively slow, and follow them.  In 5 laps you'll learn a lot.  And I mean a lot.  We've done this sort of thing all the time, and it always works best for quickly learning tracks.   

I'm happy to do this with you if you like, I know pretty much all the track layouts by now   But we need to organise an official practice night - thursday to sunday somewhere, probably.