splinter

Most of the old codgers cant even hear their bloody phone ring or a knock at the door, when they're sat in their cosy little sitting rooms eating scones and watching Bargain Hunt or Songs of Praise, let alone a few cars on the track half a mile away. It's probably more likely though the younger 'newly-wed' couples who are complaining, and have just moved into the area. The husband probably gets upset after a 'hard graft' on a Sunday, when he's stopped mowing his lawn and trimming his bush, and he can hear the distant sound of a few Hot Rods and the like, entertaining the hundreds of people and young kids who pay there hard earned wages each week to go and watch. As the crow flies I live about 1.5 miles from the Buxton track, only time I can hear the racing at all, well in the distance, is when the BriSCA boys are on (yeah I know I should be there!) and that's only if the winds blowing in the right direction. What do all these people want?? To live in constant silence!! It's such a shame about silly Health & Safety laws, Insurance rules, Environmental Health issue, EEC rules, Local Councils, Greedy Leasing Land owners, etc, etc. as if keeping a track running for year after year wasn't hard enough. It just seem inevitable that any track within 1000 yards of housing is going to close eventually. So enjoy them while you can!

have you fixed your prob yet?? - go to the rfactor config, in your start menu and select a different resolution, (higher or lower) it should fix it, if not it could be direct x needs re-installing, or you need a better graphics card. I built my PC over 2 years ago (did spend a sh*tload on a graphics card though) and I can still run the game smoothly with virtually all the graphics settings turned right up. Even when I had 70 Nascars on track it was still driveable!! I wouldn't recommend it though, lol. I also have 1024 mb ram, which is probably recommended nowadays for most things. If your getting a new PC for gaming, just make sure it has decent ram, and an expensive graphics card. Unfortunatley these are the most expensive things in a PC with the graphics card alone costing £250 - £350 for a really good one. Best in game, putting your settings at midway-high on the average PC.

So when are these little things gonna start turning up at my local go-kart track???

All sounds brilliant. If only someone could knock up a BriSCA F1 to sit in, and spend a few hundred quid on pc's, Large LCD's screens, pedals, steering wheel & seat (X 4) then link em all together!! That little lot would easily cost in excess of £15,000! ...not really worth it for the return, even hiring equipment would cost a hell of a lot. of course, you could do it on the cheap, but it wouldn't last very long at a stock car track!! As for the big screen, it would be great if a bit of advertising could be done on there, (if it's not already been arranged!)

Yep he did on last bend

A rough placement pic of HQ if it were still there...why didn't they just build the road...under the track......??!!!! [attachmentid=8679]

Reminds me of "Stunt Car Racer"........(many moons ago!)

You do know a lot is owed to Dragon for his Models and Tracks in this game? So by saying "at least he is getting somewhere" is just a little ironic, considering how much Dragon has released for this game. As i always say, we know Sparky is very talented and clearly has the skill to release a project, he just takes on too many different project at a time, where as Dragon takes on one, finishes it, then moves on. That is all it takes. Most of us couldn't even be bothered wasting our breath/keys making any kind of comment about that crap written on 13th April 2006

Cheers albz, brilliant stuff ...until it stopped half way through!!!, you teaser

A very shy bloke goes into a city bar and sees a stunning blonde sitting at the other end. After an hour of gathering up his courage he finally goes over to her and asks, tentatively, "Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?" To which she responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, "NO, I won't sleep with you tonight!" By now, the entire bar is staring at them. Naturally, the guy is hopelessly and completely embarrassed and he slinks back to his table. After a few minutes, the woman walks over to him and apologises. She smiles at him and says, "I'm sorry if I embarrassed you. You see, I'm a graduate student in psychology and I'm studying how people respond to embarrassing situations." To which he responds, at the top of his lungs, "What do you mean £120 quid!"

Banger Legends!!!

A man walks into a hamburger shop and orders a regular meal. Later, the waitress brings his meal to him. He takes a bite out of it, and notices there's a small hair in the hamburger. He begins yelling frantically at the waitress, 'Waitress, there's a hair in my hamburger! I demand to see what is going on!' So, the waitress takes him back where the cook is and to his demise, he sees the cook take the meat patty and flatten it under his arm pit. The man says, 'That's disgusting!' The waitress replies, 'You think that's disgusting you should see him make donuts.'

Why Women Are Like Football Pitches: There is a vast difference in grounds with regards to length and width, thus varying the quality of the play. Pitches vary from the well-grassed to the completely bald. Remember it is possible to score at both ends. Tackling from behind is not always an offence - check with ground owner. Be careful, as after a few pints a ground appears to be of Premiership standard but in reality would not even be eligible as a council dumping ground. Only some grounds offer five-a-side facilities. Don't ever make public your desires to play at Wembley, also never mention pitches previously visited. Extra time is dependent on subsequent pitch bookings. If the ground does not seem to have under-soil heating suggest calling the game off, possibly even contact coroner. When building a team it is always nice to finish with Seaman at the back. Wet pitches allow for long sliding tackles. Always ask before leaving the pitch and entering the tunnel. Conversely, DO NOT expect to be allowed to come straight from the tunnel to the goal mouth and score. That can leave an awful taste in the mouth of the pitch owner and may prevent further use of the ground. Personal morals may be compromised by local derbies. It is illegal to play on small, unturfed pitches. From time-to-time the goal may be obstructed by a highly absorbent goalie. Russian grounds are frequently more grassy. French grounds are frequently very nice to look at, however there can sometimes be an awful smell from the terraces which don't get hosed down as often as they should. Very few grounds are found with executive boxes. Be wary of grounds with room for coaches. Always be on the look out for grounds that host ladies football two evenings a week. Pitches with a waterlogged end, can be out of bounds for up to 5 days a month, although this can be longer if you [b][color=red]FILTERED[/color][/b] the owner off by continually asking to play up the good end instead. Players will have to agree personal terms with the club, before being allowed to play on the turf. Don't forget that if you use your hands in the area you may be penalised. As the spot can be very indistinct on some pitches, you may need to Ask the pitch owner to help you locate it. It is a good idea to re-mark it in white each time you play. If there is a strong wind you need to be careful which end you choose. Use your subs wisely so that you have a hard man on for the climax Of the game. You shouldn't bring him off too soon. It is best not to admit to having played on a plastic pitch

Looks perfect! Darken the red on the roof a bit maybe.

Looks brilliant Nick, track width seems better, and you got some good pics of the back straight now as well. I think this could be the best track in the game! Especially if you're able to get the extra visual detail of the houses, etc in the background (if poly's allow) All the posts need bending a bit more though! They had about 40 years of stockcars hitting em. and I'll post them things off when I get home tonight.

THANKS MATE???? SPENT 6 HOURS DOING THIS SKIN ONLY TO GET GAZZUMPED!!!!!!! you can send it to me hazy , i'm in need of a f2 with a white roof #331 That really sucks when that happens!! (for whatever reason) Even more so when you've spent 6 hours on it! and someone else may have spent 10-15 minutes on a poorer quality job. Hope it can be modified and re-used by someone else

Looks brilliant!

Splinter, You have mail! Porn or racing, either video wil be fine hope wife doesnt read this I hope you got the right one now

What's the point in them if you can't get in em!

I got a bit of a video of it on my PC. Think the missus thought it was a porn vid, lol. Can transfer it if you let me know where you want it uploading to.

Time once again to review the winners of the Annual "Stella Awards." The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's (in NM). That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, successful actual lawsuit cases in the United States. 5th Place (tie): Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000. by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son. 5th Place (tie): 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. 5th Place (tie): Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed, to the tune of $500,000. In my opinion this is so outrageous that it should have been 2nd Place! 4th Place: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500. And medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard and was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun. 3rd Place: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500. after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. 2nd Place: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses 1st Place: This yeas runaway winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, (from an OU football game), having driven onto the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go into the back & make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mrs.Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded her $1,750,000. Plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete morons around.

No, they were having a dispute about how to attach their cars for the Saloon Stox Wheelbarrow race...of course they had a prang you berk! Then what the hell were they doing arguing about it on track? If a driver pisses you off, stick them in the tyres Having said that...it isn't bangers. No Erik, you put them in the wall, oh yer. The wall at your track is tyres! The tyres have to be less painful to hit than a brick wall! yeah rite, they just bounce you straight back into the racing line, often on yer roof! If they were that safe, all tracks would have them.

Don't know what they're all on about...looks great to me! PS, "make the main 114 smaller and move it forward a touch"

PS... Some accurate RACING LINE track lengths, if required: Barford: 325 yards Belle Vue: 280 Metres Birmingham: 330 Metres Buxton: 380 Metres Coventry: 303 Metres Cowdenbeath: 400 yards Hednesford: 420 yards Kings Lynn: 340 Metres Knockhill: roughly 1/3 of a mile Mildenhall: 280 yards Northampton: 396 Metres Sheffield: 340 Metres Skegness: 310 Metres Swindon: 360 yards Venray: Stated as 520 Metres (Wimbledon: 390 yards)

I thought the "little lad" was in reference to the shortish guy on the track until you mentioned that arrow Take it, that's liitle Pete Scrappy, on a school outing!?? I meant you Pedz...dont know why I was thinking of him, lol