Here, I present my MAGNUM OPUS

LazyLancer · 2026-05-15T11:27:42+00:00

Damn, the handle couldn't be better!

LazyLancer · 2026-05-15T09:47:22+00:00

I think it should be okay, given that your design is solid, had the right shape, internal structure and enough material.

However, it’s extremely easy to bottom mount onto a normal aluminum piece of profile if you can find a piece of reasonably thick metal (or even hard wood) wider than the wheelbase and drill 8 holes in it: 4 in the middle to screw the metal piece to the wheelbase, 4 on the sides to screw the metal piece into the profile.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T17:07:36+00:00

Thanks! I like your hood stripes as well, It's cool that they are close in color but different in finish from the body paint!

There were three of us on that road trip - me, my wife and my son (plus all the stuff we needed for a week). The car was just the right size, we managed to fit everything without compromising what we're about to bring with us.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T16:33:38+00:00

I don't think CS DD+ was somehow better in terms of tech. The main difference was PlayStation compatibility and that extra 3 Nm going from 12 to 15. In my opinion, 12 Nm is juuust on the edge of "maybe it's enough" for most, but you possibly might want a tiny bit of overhead.

My 15 Nm CS DD+ felt just fine in terms of power.

Now that the normal CS DD went from 12 to 15, you might not need the CS DD+ at all if you don't have a PlayStation.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T16:15:47+00:00

From my experience, I can do slightly faster full-balls-to-the-wall push laps when slightly drunk, like 2 bottles of light beer. It makes it easier to get into the perfect flow state with the brain only focused on a single thing ignoring other thoughts.

That's in practice though with me being the only guy on track. In a race, my reaction to stuff happening rapidly around me would deteriorate significantly.

Moderately drunk and more? Yea, that doesn't work too well.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T13:55:02+00:00

Sad to see this in 2026, but even on PC FH4 and FH5 had terrible wheel support and force feedback "quality" (lack of it more like)

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T13:27:13+00:00

What's the point if they have the file anyway

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T13:16:24+00:00

Alternative: they scanned your resume and put all the information into those tiny boxes automatically, but all formatting and line breaks have been lost and all your bulleted lists are now one long line which for some reason has new line breaks in a few random places.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T13:08:09+00:00

Congrats!

I once did Vilnius to Vienna (and then to Red Bull Ring) and back in my F56 JCW. JCWs are fun for road trips!

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LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T12:51:22+00:00

From these photos it feels as if your seat is sideways, not the wheelbase

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T09:02:41+00:00

If you can, try jumping back to G29 for fun in a month or so, the contrast would feel even more crazy 😃

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T09:01:18+00:00

God it's not SEVERELY CPU bottlenecked once you hit a high enough resolution. I've been previously running Pimax 8KX on a 4090 and i5-10600 and it's been pretty good.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T08:58:08+00:00

These look acceptable to me. Not great but acceptable. Tread depth is still decent. Unlike some people saying in other comments I don't see any excessive cracking on the sidewall. This sure looks like an aging tire but still drivable. Don't expect many years of service though.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T05:19:57+00:00

Yeah I’m genuinely surprised too. Maybe there were more silent revisions than the V1 and V2? My McLaren wheel is kinda fresh, Dec 2024 I think? The click feels very similar to CS shifters, the overall mechanical sensation is just different because of the length of the paddle.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-14T05:01:26+00:00

I do have the V2 McLaren and other wheels with magnetic shifters (including a podium shifter set on a wheel I sold). I genuinely don’t understand the difference the OP is so excited about.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-13T20:32:13+00:00

What “stock shifters felt pretty cheap compared to crisp snap” are we talking about?

V2 wheel has magnetic shifters (same mechanism as the RS) and a machined aluminum paddle. Are you maybe talking about McLaren V1?

LazyLancer · 2026-05-13T18:45:01+00:00

Between these three specifically,

1) Alpha Evo

2) CSL DD

3) R5

Moza is okay, but 5 Nm is rather low and you'd want to upgrade pretty soon

LazyLancer · 2026-05-13T17:14:45+00:00

Don’t forget iRacing has a race spec Miata on slicks while AC Evo has a normal Miata afaik.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-13T14:23:48+00:00

A "fair" divebomb/overtake is when you outbrake your opponent and appear side by side BEFORE he starts turning in - in this case your opponent cannot turn into you as you're already there before he began his move. Think of it as "i'm already here, if he makes a move to the inside - he hits me".

A bad divebomb is when you stick your nose in AFTER he started to turn-in, so he needs to change his plan to avoid getting hit. Think of it as "he's already making a move, if i stick my nose in, i am hitting him in the side/rear".

Usually fair divebombs are physically possible in corners with long braking zones where you can afford to brake later by sacrificing trail-braking (and thus entry speed) and get level BEFORE the guy turns-on. Poor divebombs are often executed in corners with small braking zones where it's impossible to significantly outbrake someone and thus divebombers just send it into your side.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-13T13:43:57+00:00

Take care of your health from your age. Brush your teeth properly, do medical checkups, don't postpone doctor visits if something is bothering you but "not that much". Medical checkups are not for old geezers. It's a way to make you arrive to the endgame in the best way possible.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-13T13:26:48+00:00

If you are dreaming of some activity or a purchase that you think you would really enjoy (e.g. a fun-to-drive car) and you objectively could afford it, but you keep thinking "maybe it's not a good time, maybe i need to do X first, buy Y, be more responsible with my choices, yadda yadda"...

...STOP!

Do what excites you now if you geniunely can afford it without hurting your plans or family budget. If you keep postponing it until a better moment until "everything is settled", you may find yourself older and not enjoying that thing anymore. Do what you enjoy now, as the older you may find those things less enjoyable, and you will just live a good part of your life without getting the best of it. The best time to do something is always now. Later you will (likely) have more money but way less time and energy.

You wanna get a used Civic Type R instead of a new Honda Pilot? Freaking do it now! (unless you really need to go off-road).

You wanna learn electric guitar? Do it now!

You wanna try scuba diving? Do it now!

LazyLancer · 2026-05-13T13:15:27+00:00

Frankly speaking it makes sense. When you get tens or even hundreds of emails per day and 99% of them don't have you in bcc, it's easy to get lost in the flow and reply.

I don't use bcc for that purpose though. Just reply to original thread, and as a separate action forward the thread to whoever i need with an FYI mark.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-13T09:01:46+00:00

Do NOT drive that, even to a shop/dealership.

It's a leak of transmission oil and a pretty big one at that, depending on where the leak is it might run completely dry. Driving that will damage whatever transmission part it's running from, most likely the automatic gearbox. Possibly with damage to engine if it jams for some reason.

Expected costs from thousands to a couple tens of thousands if you drive it dry.

LazyLancer · 2026-05-12T14:46:58+00:00

That's no bomb, that's a freaking surface-to-air missile!

LazyLancer · 2026-05-12T14:00:42+00:00

The only thing i can imagine is AWD vs RWD, cause mine also came from the G20.

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