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Caffeine Dealer · 9th June 2012, 3:59 PM

I took the 3 months for $12 and got a free Skippy when i picked up iRacing.
Have a look around to see if that deal is still available?

AthlonMan · 9th June 2012, 4:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohbugger

To me the biggest problem with online racing is that people forget that there is a car modeled around them. They think that once the car they have passed or are racing with has disappeared from their screen that they can move however they like on the track forgetting about the whole back end of their car.

That reminds me. Make sure you turn spotters on to full in the options. They'll let you know precisely when a car is on your outside or inside and when you're clear. It works really well.

sparky206 · 9th June 2012, 5:16 PM

Finally gave up on FFB on my wheel today. I've never thought it felt right and drove for years without it on my momo. I got the shits when it kept unsettling the car on the bumps at IOWA, and i run it on a very low level. Turned it off and its like the bumps arent even there, the car just glides over them. Added a bit of centering force in the drivers and i find im much more precise with my inputs.

Most of the time i was just fighting against the FFB anyways

Caffeine Dealer · 9th June 2012, 5:36 PM

Logitech i assume?

That was the first thing i noticed when i changed to the Fanatec. The FFB was not attempting to rip my arms off on the smallest of bumps anymore lol.

marty_s13 · 9th June 2012, 6:03 PM

6.45pm Mustangs anyone?

HAHA! Yeah nice of some idiot to give me a 4x on the warm up lap, had to slow to let the leader pass or I would have got black flagged and he smashed into my rear. Car was fine luckily. The guy was accelerating up behind me and braking late all the way through the warm up to try and intimidate me I assume and I was just waiting for some stupid crap to happen. He spun on the 3rd lap.

All up though I came 2nd so not too bad.

Krustymokester · 9th June 2012, 11:50 PM

So had a bit of spare time and decided to paint up a Star Mazda.

This is the result so far.

iRacingSim_2012_06_09_23_37_23_287 by Rhettro Photography, on Flickr

iRacingSim_2012_06_09_23_39_44_913 by Rhettro Photography, on Flickr

Caffeine Dealer · 10th June 2012, 1:35 AM

Looks good Rhett

Maybe a touch lighter on the top section though?

Schumi275 · 10th June 2012, 9:35 AM

That's not a bad paint job mate. Updating trading paints now and looking forward to seeing you in a race to catch how it looks.

Krustymokester · 10th June 2012, 9:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schumi275

That's not a bad paint job mate. Updating trading paints now and looking forward to seeing you in a race to catch how it looks.

Thanks Shumi, it is uploaded for all the world to see.

Frenchpom · 10th June 2012, 10:45 AM

That's looks great krusty, nice job. What program are you using to create those paint jobs? I'm half tempted to give it a crack (and fail).

Krustymokester · 10th June 2012, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frenchpom

That's looks great krusty, nice job. What program are you using to create those paint jobs? I'm half tempted to give it a crack (and fail).

I use Photoshop Elements 10 but I also have Paint Shop Pro X2 as well as it has some features that PSE 10 does not have.

PS Start with basic colours then as you get better you can start doing more with it, watch some youtube videos on how to use it and it is quite easy after awhile.. If you are looking for Logos I use www.seeklogo.com and if you can not find it on there, then you search further using old mate Google.

marty_s13 · 10th June 2012, 11:19 AM

Looks good, the internode logo looks a bit out of place with the grey though. A transparent one would look better I think and if the wording gets lost in the paint job just leave the main orange logo and get rid of the text.

Krustymokester · 10th June 2012, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marty_s13

Looks good, the internode logo looks a bit out of place with the grey though. A transparent one would look better I think and if the wording gets lost in the paint job just leave the main orange logo and get rid of the text.

Yep, I have just fixed that, will post a screenshot in a minute

Here we go.

iRacingSim_2012_06_10_12_31_04_950 by Rhettro Photography, on Flickr

iRacingSim_2012_06_10_12_31_42_095 by Rhettro Photography, on Flickr

And for those interested, this is what is on my helmet.

iRacingSim_2012_06_10_15_59_46_307 by Rhettro Photography, on Flickr

Optimus. · 10th June 2012, 1:56 PM

That looks bloody nice Rhettro!

Will I be seeing it in the SM race in 35min?

marty_s13 · 10th June 2012, 2:44 PM

yeah looks awesome!

Tried the rope idea to make my chair stable. Doesn't really work, too hard to get the right tension when tying it up and it still tilts back a bit.

Think I'll just leave it recalibrated for the Mustang, seems to be working well.

Speaking of Mustang, anyone for the 4.45 and 6.45 sessions today?

9th June 2012, 3:59 PM	#8671
Caffeine Dealer Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern Rivers Posts: 1,852	I took the 3 months for $12 and got a free Skippy when i picked up iRacing. Have a look around to see if that deal is still available? __________________ Rig 1: Xeon 2620, MSI X79, 16Gb GSkills 2133, Crossfire GB 7950's, TJ07, Agility 120gb. Full custom H20 Rig 2(Racing Sim): i7 3770k, 16gb Vengence white, ASrock Z77 Extreme-M, GB 7870, OCZ 60GB SSD, ~~Custom Water Cooling~~, SUGO9 m-ATX Case Rig 3: Hackintosh

9th June 2012, 5:36 PM	#8674
Caffeine Dealer Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern Rivers Posts: 1,852	Logitech i assume? That was the first thing i noticed when i changed to the Fanatec. The FFB was not attempting to rip my arms off on the smallest of bumps anymore lol. __________________ Rig 1: Xeon 2620, MSI X79, 16Gb GSkills 2133, Crossfire GB 7950's, TJ07, Agility 120gb. Full custom H20 Rig 2(Racing Sim): i7 3770k, 16gb Vengence white, ASrock Z77 Extreme-M, GB 7870, OCZ 60GB SSD, ~~Custom Water Cooling~~, SUGO9 m-ATX Case Rig 3: Hackintosh

9th June 2012, 6:03 PM	#8675
marty_s13 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Adelaide Posts: 2,835	6.45pm Mustangs anyone? HAHA! Yeah nice of some idiot to give me a 4x on the warm up lap, had to slow to let the leader pass or I would have got black flagged and he smashed into my rear. Car was fine luckily. The guy was accelerating up behind me and braking late all the way through the warm up to try and intimidate me I assume and I was just waiting for some stupid crap to happen. He spun on the 3rd lap. All up though I came 2nd so not too bad. Last edited by marty_s13; 9th June 2012 at 7:54 PM.

9th June 2012, 11:50 PM	#8676
Krustymokester Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Thursday Island Posts: 1,979	Star Mazda Paint Job So had a bit of spare time and decided to paint up a Star Mazda. This is the result so far. iRacingSim_2012_06_09_23_37_23_287 by Rhettro Photography, on Flickr iRacingSim_2012_06_09_23_39_44_913 by Rhettro Photography, on Flickr __________________ \| CPU: Intel i7 3770K 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) Quad Core CPU (Ivy Bridge) \| CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro \| MB: ASUS Sabertooth Z77 \| PSU: Thermaltake EVO Blue 850W\| RAM: G.Skill Trident X F3-2400C10Q-32GTX \| \| Graphics: ASUS HD6950 2GB \| Controller: Fanatec CSW \| Monitors: 3 by ASUS VE278Q & FingerVU 706 Touch Screen\| KB: Razer Deathstalker Ultimate \| Headset: Razer Megalodon 7.1 \| M-Spec Shift Light \|

10th June 2012, 1:35 AM	#8677
Caffeine Dealer Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern Rivers Posts: 1,852	Looks good Rhett Maybe a touch lighter on the top section though? __________________ Rig 1: Xeon 2620, MSI X79, 16Gb GSkills 2133, Crossfire GB 7950's, TJ07, Agility 120gb. Full custom H20 Rig 2(Racing Sim): i7 3770k, 16gb Vengence white, ASrock Z77 Extreme-M, GB 7870, OCZ 60GB SSD, ~~Custom Water Cooling~~, SUGO9 m-ATX Case Rig 3: Hackintosh

9th June 2012, 5:16 PM	#8673
sparky206 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlingford, Sydney Posts: 1,203	Finally gave up on FFB on my wheel today. I've never thought it felt right and drove for years without it on my momo. I got the shits when it kept unsettling the car on the bumps at IOWA, and i run it on a very low level. Turned it off and its like the bumps arent even there, the car just glides over them. Added a bit of centering force in the drivers and i find im much more precise with my inputs. Most of the time i was just fighting against the FFB anyways

10th June 2012, 9:35 AM	#8678
Schumi275 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Newcastle Posts: 310	That's not a bad paint job mate. Updating trading paints now and looking forward to seeing you in a race to catch how it looks.

10th June 2012, 10:45 AM	#8680
Frenchpom Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Adelaide Posts: 551	That's looks great krusty, nice job. What program are you using to create those paint jobs? I'm half tempted to give it a crack (and fail).

10th June 2012, 11:19 AM	#8682
marty_s13 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Adelaide Posts: 2,835	Looks good, the internode logo looks a bit out of place with the grey though. A transparent one would look better I think and if the wording gets lost in the paint job just leave the main orange logo and get rid of the text.

10th June 2012, 1:56 PM	#8684
Optimus. Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,076	That looks bloody nice Rhettro! Will I be seeing it in the SM race in 35min?

10th June 2012, 2:44 PM	#8685
marty_s13 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Adelaide Posts: 2,835	yeah looks awesome! Tried the rope idea to make my chair stable. Doesn't really work, too hard to get the right tension when tying it up and it still tilts back a bit. Think I'll just leave it recalibrated for the Mustang, seems to be working well. Speaking of Mustang, anyone for the 4.45 and 6.45 sessions today?