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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 08:08 AM
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I'm ------- pissed about pittyinTN. He used my diffuser for a braking point numerous times. Didn't even apologize. Booted me off the track and kept going.
He wasn't taking the race serious enough . He took me out on lap 24 when I was battling for first with TPM and Boost. Knowing that he caused more than one incident makes my decision easy. So we won't have to worry about him anymore.

Thanks to everyone on the restart after I dropped! I was having a lot of fun running side-by-side with curly, lapdog, and sloked for 4-5 laps.

Going to look at the replay this afternoon, get the pictures together and try to do a recap of the race
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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Sucked that my connection is so spotty, but I guess that's what I get for "borrowing" my internet.

I did spectate for a while with various drivers...you guys are waaaaay smoother and more precise with your steering inputs than I am. I know at least some of you (most of you?) are still using controllers -- I don't understand how you can progressively tighten up the steering as you approach a corner, and then smoothly let it out as you roll on the throttle. My thumb pad is too sensitive -- I feel like everytime I move it off dead-center the car is jumping left or right.
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
Sucked that my connection is so spotty, but I guess that's what I get for "borrowing" my internet.

I did spectate for a while with various drivers...you guys are waaaaay smoother and more precise with your steering inputs than I am. I know at least some of you (most of you?) are still using controllers -- I don't understand how you can progressively tighten up the steering as you approach a corner, and then smoothly let it out as you roll on the throttle. My thumb pad is too sensitive -- I feel like everytime I move it off dead-center the car is jumping left or right.
You can adjust that int he game. I picked-up my crappy Xbox wheel for $50 at a used-game store.
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 10:27 AM
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I think we can make it easier on everybody for starting lineup with a easy way to put everybody in the correct order.
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Techsalvager
I think we can make it easier on everybody for starting lineup with a easy way to put everybody in the correct order.
How do you propose we accomplish this?
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 02:27 PM
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Hey Hustler, I bought a crappy wireless xbox wheel and I need help with the settings... it seems off to me. would you be down to help me out?
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 04:07 PM
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tried a nc, cobra, and s2k today. im liking the s2000 the best. the cobra's looser than a 2 dollar hooker on half price tuesday.
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
Sucked that my connection is so spotty, but I guess that's what I get for "borrowing" my internet.

I did spectate for a while with various drivers...you guys are waaaaay smoother and more precise with your steering inputs than I am. I know at least some of you (most of you?) are still using controllers -- I don't understand how you can progressively tighten up the steering as you approach a corner, and then smoothly let it out as you roll on the throttle. My thumb pad is too sensitive -- I feel like everytime I move it off dead-center the car is jumping left or right.
I hope your connection smooths out next time.

I use the joy-sticks, not the thumb-pad, unless that's what you mean. It really just takes a lot of practice, I have to remind myself coming out of most 90* turns to track-out(don't hold the stick all the way) and ease onto the throttle. Smooth is definitely fast on Forza, that's for certain.
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Anyone used a product like this:

http://www.kontrolfreek.com/Sports/K...Freek-APEX.asp
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 05:23 PM
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I've had one for a couple of years. Used it in FM2 and 3. Haven't really tried it with FM4 though. It does help with longer sweeping corners. Easier to hold the stick at smaller steering angles instead of twitching it between straight and full-lock all the time.
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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What Oscar said. I use one, the U shaped one. I don't know that it's made me faster by a huge margin, less than a second I'd say. The big thing it did for me was cut down on hand fatigue with long races.
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by redturbomiata
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A Class Roadsters
At Fujimi Kaido Full circuit (10.20Mi track)
Cars Like
Miata, Solictice, Sky, Z4, s2000, Shelby Cobra & Series 1, etc...
Are Lotus's excluded? lol
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by flier129
Are Lotus's excluded? lol
no thats why i said etc.
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by redturbomiata
Wednesday
A Class Roadsters
At Fujimi Kaido Full circuit (10.20Mi track)
Cars Like
Miata, Solictice, Sky, Z4, s2000, Shelby Cobra & Series 1, etc...
Are we running stock roadsters? I saw a post about aero and suspension...?
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 08:02 PM
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Forza serves are acting funky, can't get pictures to show and I can't get to the end of the replay for results and times :(
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 08:16 PM
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I can't watch replays anyway... :(
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by UnknownPerson
Are we running stock roadsters? I saw a post about aero and suspension...?
no any roadster built to a max of A-600
Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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Exige is a roadster right? Lol

I won't run a Lotus if TPM doesn't! I'm really liking my Z4
Old Feb 14, 2012 | 01:08 AM
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9:05 in my MR2. I used our earlier spec car, added the race tranny, weight, and cage, and them some power. It's a really nice little car.

Can we PLEASE run with damage off? Not because of other cars, but because of the walls. Holy cow carnage.



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