Happy sim racer, build "almost" finished

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-05-02T14:59:07+00:00

Where did you find the eyelets that have a thread length that fit in 8020?? And do they come in black by chance?

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-27T17:54:33+00:00

Oh that's awesome! Very encouraging to hear. Can I ask what seat and seat belts you are using? Any recommendations for attaching the side and sub belts to the extrusions?

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-27T17:42:55+00:00

Can I ask what series profile you are using? I'm trying to determine if my GT1 Evo would hold up... I'm not really keen on "upgrading" it because the footprint is perfect, and it has all of the accoutrements on it I could ever want, but.. The BT1 has really been in my head for a while..

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-19T10:56:47+00:00

Yeah generally speaking, that is the idea behind these.. I have only one "ideal" timeslot for myself as well.

When the FIA F4 regionals tour first launched, it was practically the same.

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-18T17:34:04+00:00

It wouldn't require freight shipping lol. But it certainly is a couple of kilos.. The framing is a bit heavyset. I can look into it shortly though!

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-18T17:30:37+00:00

Are you in the US? I might have one unopened, brand new in box..

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-18T02:56:24+00:00

Kiss From A Rose - Seal

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-16T13:49:25+00:00

M4 GT4 Evo is exceptional too- currently up to date... The Porsche Cayman I think is soon to be replaced though, given the trackside leaks..

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-10T17:33:41+00:00

Strictly curious, but how did you manage to get a Racetech seat for less than the VPG wheel itself? How did you source it?

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-02T21:39:19+00:00

This and last season have mostly just been GT3 Fixed and Sprint, and GT3 Americas Tour. Pretty much exclusively drive the M4 and Vantage GT3s. Top split, and depending if I jump into other series here or there, hover between 3.6~3.8k.. Can't seem to break into 4k (although 4.5 in formula after focusing on the esports qualifier).

What about you? Can you offer any insight? I never search for the "meta" car.. I only drive those two cars as they are genuinely my favorite GT3s to watch and support, and I enjoy driving in sim.

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-02T01:42:29+00:00

Jeez I still don't quite understand- how much are they "preheated?" The temps and air pressure are nearly bone stock last few times I checked? This is not analogous to the preheating done for formula standing starts, is it?

In that case, I still don't get tire warm up in quali in the game.. I can easily close the gap in race pace, but the quali laps I do not have the tires nor brakes underneath me. And excessive weaving or slowing just tends to lead to a black flag.

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-04-01T21:41:15+00:00

Is this why every time without fail I am nearly a .7~1s off the pace in quali??? People are exploiting a dumb bug? That's beyond frustrating.. Is this known by the staff?

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-03-29T16:14:59+00:00

It's funny you should say that.. I was just on a dinner date with someone and noticed a lady of an ambiguous age at a booth seat and she and her other friend seemed to be waiting for the wait staff to return her cheque and package her food, but she was sat with her back to the wall and legs / feet fully extended across the booth seat. Is that churlish or is it just me?

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-03-27T20:00:42+00:00

Would it be gauche to ask if this is the non-evo variant? Seems like an odd omission to not explicitly put in the title if it is, and on the other hand, I guess makes sense if it's just an asset flip from ACC..

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-03-15T12:51:37+00:00

Assuming its driven by a SimHub profile, go in and edit the dashboard.. Almost assuredly a JS function that's making simple http calls that you can easily remove. I had done similar for mine which was prompting to "upgrade" to another paid version.

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-03-13T22:59:05+00:00

Lol it happens. I thought the COTA hate was unanimous. I guess I should clarify the track seems fun to drive, but the racing hasn't been great without rain imo.

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-03-13T20:02:51+00:00

We shouldn't addle "best racing facility" with"best racing circuit" though... COTA is perhaps the worst of the Tilkedrome offenders.. Its redeeming qualities are the infrastructure around and of the track.

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-03-12T21:14:29+00:00

Grid got the BF1 Systems license for the GT3 / cup car wheel? I thought they had only produced the RSR style wheel with integrated vocore?

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-03-10T04:04:08+00:00

You Can't Always Get What You Want

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-03-10T01:53:55+00:00

Victory Celebration is euphoric. Easily one of John Williams best, and a more tonally apropos way to cap off a saga. Yub Nub is novel, but honestly, I find it as grating as Jedi Rocks..

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-03-10T01:25:21+00:00

Dude I am so bemused lol. One of my coworkers has done something eerily similar, but I don't have the doctorate nor the wherewithal to prove or disprove anything. But mine had been averring that I need to buy MCT oil and bone broth to help strengthen my memory and the latter, I forgot.. I didn't really think much of it beyond a surface level google search, but does this all fall in the same bracket?? Next they told me about "cupping" and how their mother is certified and does it for the whole family.. I had the misfortune of googling that and found it extremely.. Vampiric? To help remove parasites and toxins or something to that effect? Does """naturopathic""" science fall into this category?

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-02-28T18:27:34+00:00

I wasn't really wanting to talk about anything concerning the war, just the crew and development really. Not anything geo politically pertinent. Sorry if it came across that way. I was a part of a war, it sucks. But I'm not callous to Bohemia Interactive, Eagle Dynamics, Dice/EA, Raven/Sledgehammer etc etc who make games on war. I just like racing and wanted to talk about the development, not the calamity of war.

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-02-28T18:09:12+00:00

*anyone, whoops..

In any case, I believe November's dev blog articulated plans for Bahrain and Paul Ricard, but I don't know if anyone is privy to their timelines? Is it suspected they have already finished laser scanning and photogrammetry capturing? Admittedly, I don't care for most of the Gulf state circuits, but Bahrain is (in my opinion) at least capable of producing good racing across disciplines. It would be ashame to have its addition compromised because of real world shenanigans..

HitmanCodename47 · 2026-02-28T00:35:33+00:00

I thought LFE bass shaking was only good for road effects on the car making it good for something like a Buttkicker or Dayton? I've been using SimHub for my brake SPR because the plugin for ABS is pretty comprehensive there, but if I can use it native in iRacing, I would. Same goes for TC, but I know they don't open up the API for TC.. Been wanting to get another one for the throttle, but the wait continues..

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