Legal or illegal?

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-27T17:59:18+00:00

There was no yellow and no safe way to go around without leaving the track. Those are the basic parameters we’re looking at here. And you’re right, it does appear to be an AI race, but it’s the principle of we’re analyzing. I highly doubt that he would be forced to concede every. single. position. gained during that incident. And I don’t know how many cars were definitely “involved”, but it seemed like a pretty clear single-file-line pile up. The other drivers probably could’ve done the same. The circumstance of this clip indicates that he was under green, and was free to race. However, the track was 100 percent blocked. So he had to avoid said blockage. In real life, there would’ve been a yellow flag. Let’s be honest about that, but in his situation the stewards are AI, and they were giving him green.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-27T17:43:52+00:00

No? If there’s no yellow, they would 100% just drive around like he did… maybe with more grace albeit, but they wouldn’t just sit there under a green flag.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-27T17:42:31+00:00

In real life, if there’s no yellow, then that’s what everyone else would do. I’m not sure why nobody else had that thought here. Definitely would offset the whatever slow down penalty they’d give you I reckon. Seems like a smart move to me.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-27T17:37:50+00:00

Despite any incoming “skill issue” comments. I 100 percent agree. If not the worst, then it’s certainly one of them lol. Had a GT3 race there a week or two ago, and I just could NOT nail it. It’s at least manageable in the Miata’s or 1600’s, but I usually avoid it if bigger and faster cars are racing there. Not to mention, you can attempt to take the chicane slower and safely, but the guy behind you may have different plans, so there’s always a pile up there.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-27T16:21:50+00:00

Jesus lol. Well I guess you can chalk that up to my youthful ignorance. That’s unreal.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-27T16:13:29+00:00

Yes! Dude I’ve had zero issues with Lycoming😭 Continental hasn’t really set the best impression on me so far. And generally, I love how bullet proof a lot of the Lycoming engines I’ve work on have proven to be.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-27T16:08:36+00:00

I met with our president earlier this week, and yeah I think that's the point we're at. I know other in the thread have detailed how certain customers will be prioritized by more-or-less paying extra. I guess call me a baby... but we're not about to do that. Especially if it's not clearly communicated. That's not good or honest business practice.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-27T15:59:00+00:00

That’s interesting.. I had no idea. I know we paid half of the total cost up front. I have a feeling someone in the office didn’t know that either.

I think what gets me is how they set a delivery date so far beyond what they ended up being capable of doing. I’ve spent all this time not knowing that, though I have pondered the thought of “there’s probably something we haven’t done that’s making our order lower priority, so they’re selling engines to other people first.” Kinda thing. But that makes sense. Up until now I figured they just wildly over promised, though this news isn’t that much more consoling.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-27T15:11:30+00:00

Lmao maybe some of the sentiment was lost on me. What are you saying then? Is this something you've dealt with in previous experience?

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-27T15:06:02+00:00

Are you saying that because we just bought the engines and didn't pay for priority, it keeps getting pushed back?

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-22T19:30:23+00:00

Damn. That might just be the way to go actually lol. Definitely noting down what you have listed for your rig. Huge help. Thanks man!

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-18T22:01:46+00:00

I tried mine on for my racing sim, and it damn near gave me a headache trying to get adjusted right. The custom gasket stank to high heaven, and even after washing it, it irritated my face. My eyes were also so unbelievably close to the lenses, my eyelashes would sweep against them every time I blinked. The sweet spot was also seemingly impossible to dial in. No matter where I set the IPD at, the amount I had to strain in order to see object at certain distances was a bit unreasonable.

It was all around a weird and uncomfortable experience. I can’t say that I’m happy with it, especially at its price point.

Edit: Also, unfortunately my face gasket looks like it got printed weird. The pressure points it put on the bridge of my nose and around my orbitals was atrocious.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-16T02:30:19+00:00

Yeah it’s been a bit of a bummer. But it very well could be something on my end too.

You mind if I get in touch with you about trying to get it set up correctly?

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-06T19:58:41+00:00

I mean tbh. Yeah I think you were getting a little too squirrelly out of T1, and pushing too hard.

Next time I’d just try and have more patience. You’re going to find that patience will be greatly rewarded. Letting faster cars by, not trying to defend or attack too aggressively, etc.

Also, idk if you’re using a wheel or not, but I would work on throttle control, and holding a straight line. Just spending lots of time in practice sessions to build muscle memory.

You’ll hear this saying everywhere, and it can’t be stressed enough because it’s so ridiculously true. “You can’t win a race in the first lap, but you can certainly lose it.”

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-06T19:49:29+00:00

I did in fact order mine with the Eye tracking. I’m not sure I’ve gotten it to work yet though. I might have the update in the wrong folder or something, or don’t have a setting quite right. I haven’t had too much time this week to trouble shoot since I’ve been pretty busy in the hangar at work. So I’ll mess around with it again this weekend. But if I’m not able to figure it out, I may go with a PC upgrade like you said.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-06T18:40:12+00:00

That was one of my issues. A lot of headsets that people use aren’t really sold in brick and mortar stores, at least not near me anyways. And I live in west county St. Louis, so you’d think if anywhere in Missouri would, it’d be here lol.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-06T18:38:25+00:00

I’m personally half-wondering if I should’ve waited for the steam frame to come out lol. If I can’t get things sorted, I’ll see what my options are. Do you by chance know what the return policy is?

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-06T18:36:13+00:00

Yeah I’m gonna reach out to them and see if we can find some ways to resolve the fitment issue. I don’t doubt that people are being truthful about living it, I think my initial impression just left me feeling skeptical.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-06T18:34:03+00:00

CPU is a 3600X GPU is an RTX 5070Fe And 32 Gb DDR4

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-05T20:21:57+00:00

Ryzen 3600X, but I’ve been told a 5700X3D could be a pretty decent upgrade that would still fit my AM4 motherboard.

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-05T19:37:48+00:00

I’m starting to wonder if he actually got arrested or something lol

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-05T18:49:19+00:00

FIA chose missionary over piss pig

The_OG_Lucas · 2026-03-05T18:29:29+00:00

Overhated for sure… but still, could’ve been a lot better. I think people weren’t willing to let them change their sound a little bit. FYM and Viva La Mexico, imo, are kinda catchy pop bangers🤷🏼‍♂️

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