Nowhere did I see Raceking with the track Mara and I had running.
No glitches except for the 2 bugs for which there is a fix above.
Same JIADING track that is mentioned on page 1 by the way.
It felt like and looked like an ISI track but had maybe been modified maybe by O B U T U Ozone.

I have 3 versions of China track.

1- Jiading

2- JT F1 Champtracks 16 JT China

3- Shangai (removed this one just now, this one had ozone splash screen)

Let's see...

3 links on Jiading page, different filenames...

I already have the JiadingV1 but is giving me errors.

Slow download but I ll try reisnatlll the one I have already.

The ISI version of Jiading is terrible, looks like an amateur job when compared to the one I had loaded previously (Obotu-Ozone or Raceking?). No effort whatsoever was put on terrain rising or dipping by ISI, except for the dip before the grid. The rest is much too flat, some corners also seem to be very far from real life, while some strecthes also seem far from original lenght. Forget about looking far ahead also. Some curbs also missing. Two single and separate laps was all it took to see the terrible difference. The cars are nowhere as responsive and nervous as on the other version.


Is there a chance we can test the other version with it's bug fixes?
I;m willing to look into it further( see what 's said about fixes)and test some more.

This post has been edited by Penzman: Jan 5 2008, 11:14 PM

I think i found the fixes earlier but when i download from your links, it s the circuit, both files 23 meg...

So this file includes track and fixes. Nothing else needed? All in one? I have so many China Jiading this and that on my desktop now, total confusion

Not a bad idea you know Evo, already enough work for you guys and more and more track versions to chose from as time goes by, usually improving in quality. Could be a pre-season chore for all to do by searching and testing.

Please don't take this the wrong way Evo, anyway, I don't think you are, I'm sure you mean it suits you in a good way if it makes us all happy as you say. Still , we all know the decision rests on you guys.

My suggestion to replacing the track, not the venue, was in no way to criticize it's choice by you guys at the time, or to be picky to suit my own personal needs. I honestly thought the version that was loading on my pc was the one originally chosen by you, but since I had a few different versions, the wrong one was obviously loading. I was really deceived by the original ISI version when I reverted today, even a Nascar driver would have seen the difference!

My opinion is that this new version really gives a better challenge and immersion experience to good drivers like us, interacts so much better with the car, will entice us all to practice on it more and give a better effort than we would on the old version. I am also sure it will see more drivers finish the race as going off the track is also a little more forgiving on this one, like the real one. I guarantee you 'll like it. A good organization never stops finding new ways of improving and making changes, even on the fly.

It's late huh?
YOUR FAULT! ALL OF YOU!
I just finished installing the new MSR MOD and gave it a good long try.
WOW! The cars are amazingly nice.

I'm very happy to see all your faces and match them to a name.


MSR is truly a great league to race in and I will dearly miss it and be quite sad if joining the server is impossibly slow when I move back to Canada next year . Hopefully, my super-fast connection there will do the trick and I'll stay around if I'm still allowed. MSR is a name I should really start spreading around over there, seriously.

But not now, time for bed.

This post has been edited by Penzman: Jan 6 2008, 04:46 AM

I'm hosting Jiading.
Please try and connect, see if it's working ok for you guys.
125.27.23.181

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Added on January 6, 2008, 12:33 pmLike Bush, I've failed miserably.
join server timeout.
I had it going yesterday, dunno what I m doing wrong this time...
I have set DMZ...

This post has been edited by Penzman: Jan 6 2008, 01:03 PM

I'm getting Cannot Find Current Track
Chinese_GP.scn

I've deleted what I have in locations, reinstalled that 3.1 track from last night and replaced both ,mas files... Same same.

Maybe you chose the wrong version?

Seems we had switched to 3.1 last evening.
I'll be back later on for testing new server.

Spies everywhere!

Went to the bank to make a wire transfer for donation. I was going to send 60$ but they charge 30$.

Can someone PM me information so I can Send donation by Paypal?
I will open a Paypal account once I get the information.

If not, I will send a money order, postal order.

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Added on January 7, 2008, 4:26 pmI also use momo at FULL and 100%.
A few more months and I'll crush coconuts with index and thumb only.
Only the pedals give me problems with dirt accumulating and lack of lubrification.

I wish they made a wheel similar to F1 (square) and with many more buttons.

This post has been edited by Penzman: Jan 7 2008, 04:29 PM

Laps with Alonso and Barichello.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVJuD1zcf8E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqRwXPrYebs

I'm going for some laps now.

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Added on January 7, 2008, 9:13 pmI dunno what's going on, I haven't been able to connect to your server Mara, PCcrazy is in there now.

I keep getting errors, thought you had gone back to ISi track, nope. Tried all the tracks I had, none work.

Now I'v deleted them all, reinstalled 3.1 with fix, loaded week end, tried server after, same thing again...

I ll delete them all and download once more...
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Same thing...

This post has been edited by Penzman: Jan 7 2008, 09:19 PM

Realized something today...
I thought the race was next week, that's why I proposed changing track version, not the venue.

Food for thought for other seasons: If rFactor, FS One can be upgraded mid-season, tracks should as well, no? Providing there is ample time to adapt. Just my opinion.

This is to inform the league that I will no longer... nah, I will not be able to attend this Friday's Jiading race.

Some not so serious problems have arisen with my wife's pregnancy and our son has to be born by c-section. The operation/birth will take place on Friday afternoon, January 11th.

There is internet there and I could bring my PC and wheel at the hospital but I 'd probably be transfered to the psychiatric ward following the race.

This post has been edited by Penzman: Jan 9 2008, 07:39 PM

Think I met you in a bar once, you were having a conversation with a potted plant in the corner. "Awajzabada, awajzabada min never again...wrrrraghh... wraghhh painted red again. Hic!"


Aaanyway,

Weird connection or Matchmaker tonight, none of MSR servers show up, refreshing server list is slow. Was lapping with Maranello and Soberino, I decided to change to a Renault, disconncted and never made it back to a track.

Lesson learned, never change team, isn't that right Villeneuve? Alonso?

I'm back!

We stayed at the hospital from Friday11 to Tuesday.
Now back home with a healthy baby boy.
Had to drive to Cambodia and back yesterday for my visa.
Ready for some Interlagos action. Already have had my setup for quite a while.Won some races online too!. Beware!

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Added on January 17, 2008, 3:12 pmOh, I'm a left foot braker too.
Same when I drive an automatic car, I had started that out of laziness then noticed it was quite easy and never gave it up.

This post has been edited by Penzman: Jan 17 2008, 03:12 PM

I'll be there.

Should've kept my big mouth shut , it's a different track version than the one I'm used to but just as good. I ll have to quickly learn the subtle differences and adapt my now obsolete setup, thought race was next week. Doesn't matter, a good junkie quickly adapts.

I justs did a few laps and did a 1:13 341 on race fuel. What were your times like?

Overheating tires after a few laps with all my setups...

Did a 1:12 on race fuel now and am sure I can do better in 1:11 but what's the use if tires overheat. Did that overheating thing start happening after the fsone update or rfactor update?

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Added on January 17, 2008, 9:07 pmOur son's name is Albert, a combination of my name, Alain and my dad's name, Gilbert.
I thought about that way back when I was a kid and always said that's what I'd call my son someday.

"Look son, forget all than nonsense about energy and matter and the speed of light, the real formula is FUN=rF²"

This post has been edited by Penzman: Jan 17 2008, 09:07 PM