sparkyboy22

That picture is amazing. I just looked at getting in printed and could probably go as high as 6' x 4'.

Peter $

Just wanted to tell you that me and my brother participated in an open demo F1 class yesterday - with our 20 year old Tamiya F101/102.

My F1 have not been touched in 15 years, and so I still drove with the original SportTuned motor, LRP esc, and even on the same tires....

But to my utter surprise it drove really well. After 5 minutes of warm up driving the car just drove like it was new.

We were 6 drivers, and I actually ended up winning the event (my brother came 3rd).

But it was just so surprising that it was still competitive, that I had to share it with you

Here's a picture from yesterday - I drive the Jordan Ford.

Cheers,
Peter

fritzzz

I could only download 1950 to 2007....

Did anyone get the others?

TryHard

iTrader: (4)

So, to add back into the tyre debate...

I went and tested at a few tracks this weekend, and was determined to have some good runs with the Pit-shimizu 571/572 combo. Switched the settings on my car around to compensate (black front springs, harder roll damper oil, loosened the centre screw, adjusted ride-height to suit) and...... it was poop! no rear side bite at all, made it drive like the car was on ice, and had to be really careful about getting on power.
Went back to the R1's (which are now very very well used), adjusting the settings back to where I had it, and car was good again... going from a 25s lap to low 23's...

Biggest thing I think is that the R1's need a very weight forward balance to get them to work... whereas the Pit's need it on the rear. My 104 is setup with R1's in mind (plastic rear bracket, carbon axle, shorty pack far forward as poss), which really probably didn't help the Pit's to work well (but I wasn't going to re-wire the car!)

Still, an interesting test... will stick with the R1's for now, as they work well and last well too, so perfect for club racing IMO. It was an interesting test, and if I do get the time, I might well try setting the car up to test the Pit's again, but it's not a work of the moment thing...

Ed

liljohn1064

iTrader: (17)

Thanks Ed! That is great info. Weight bias sure plays a lot more on various tires than we care to think about.

J-PaP

iTrader: (12)

Here in Victoria, all last year at the two tracks I race on the 571/575 combo worked no problem. Did occasionally have to switch to 572's at one track on warmer days. However this year the way the heat is hitting victoria as well as some track changes have been forced to switch to a 571 front and R1 rear combo. Have been trialing 573 on the front on the warmer days but not sold on those at the moment. Still finding the need to run the battery all the way back though with as much weight in the rear as possible. Grip must be low in Vic.

UrabusDenis

Fantastic looking Jordan

lightfoot

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Hey guys...

Check out this very cool 1960's F1 body Manny has come up with...
The site is mostly about a new class in SoCal that will run this body but there are pics and info on how to order...

http://vf1club.com/index.html

InspGadgt

Cool! My e-mail has been messing up again so I didn't see that Manny was ready yet. Great to see it on the F104. Looks great on the F104W too with the wide rear tires!

liljohn1064

iTrader: (17)

Very cool. F160 is art!

Sauber F1

I checked. I could download the poster, but it takes some time to show up after you clicked on the link (huge file).

GryphunRacing

iTrader: (7)

Already put in an order for 2....will post during the course of construction / completion. Now just need to find the right decals....ahem....f1paintlab...ahem....?

2xs

iTrader: (4)

That body is very cool. I have always bee a fan of the 60's era F1 cars. Might have to get one so I can do a Dan Gurney Eagle or a Lotus 49 Cosworth. Or maybe both.

HeliYogi

iTrader: (17)

When and where?

1. Race calendar = every Thursday before the F-1 weekend start / First race March 14, 2013... Etc.

2. Race start: All racers should be logged inn and in their cyber garage at PST 8:00PM we will start at 8:05PM (Lobby is open at 7:45 PST)

3. Race venues = F-1 calendar (first race: Australia... etc)

Simulation:

4. Race length: 25% = 15 Lapps 1 pit stop
5. Damage: realistic
6. Tire ware: realistic
7. Climate: dynamic
8. AI (if needed): amateur
9. Car performance: equal

10. Points scoring: Same as F-1
• I will be keeping scores and posting them either on Codemasters or/and on line forum (TBA)
• Final results screen shots will be kept for each race.
• There may be trough offs but Bernie still thinking about it (TBA)
11. Maximum competitors: 16 per race (register early to secure your spot)

Car set up

12. Gear: manual/suggested
13. ABS : OK
14. Traction control: Medium OK
15. Pit assistance: Off

Extras:

16. We encourage everyone to were head phones so we can communicate during the race.
Official language: English – Driver swearing or using foul language will be black flagged (0 tolerance)

17. Gentleman racing conduct will be observed and enforced in Alonsos own words -You must’a leave the space'a to pass’e-

18. Pre registration are very welcome and will secure you a spot in the PST F1 PS3 2013 Championship
• Email to [email protected]:
• Full name,
• PS3 ID
• City/Country
• Team request (if we can provide fix teams maybe will do so)

InspGadgt

Hold one in iRacing and I might just join ya!