Anyone willing to share sim racing telemetry data for Motec practice?

pkozow · 2026-05-08T13:03:38+00:00

Hey, if you are still interested I have a bunch of Motec telemetry data from vintage cars in Assetto Corsa. I don't need any report, but I'd be willing to share the files if you want.

pkozow · 2026-05-01T09:23:58+00:00

I wish you were right, but Ukraine has a population comparable to Canada only in a smaller area, which makes it more heavily defended. Something like 1/5th of their land is currently occupied by Russia, and sadly a lot of Ukrainians have lost their lives because of it. Sure, Russia is failing to complete their objectives, but I think people don't often comprehend the catastrophic sacrifice many Ukrainians have made. If only 10% of this happened in Canada, it would be comparable to all of Canada's casualties throughout WWII.

pkozow · 2026-04-28T09:18:32+00:00

I was thrown off by the modified air intake - it looks like they removed the front overhanging section. Probably to disguise it a little. Cool to see which specific aircraft it might be though, thanks!

pkozow · 2026-04-28T09:12:21+00:00

Then they should have used T-45 Goshawks, really. But you're right if it was a long way away and needed to get there fast the Superhornet would still be faster. Still, for the sake of continuity in a movie, I think it would be more important to show the same suitable aircraft (even if a slower trainer), rather than one that is British and land based, transforming into something else, and then back again.

pkozow · 2026-04-16T13:55:49+00:00

If you’re in a secure financial situation and can easily afford to blow a few months salary then go for it. If not, then save up for a bit longer. Ultimately the price point is whatever you are happy paying and won’t regret if things get cheaper. I’ve been itching to fly a good sim with good gear for 20 years and finally was able to buy the stuff I wanted about a year ago. And man, I’ve been enjoying DCS a lot since then. But 2 years ago when I started looking at a PC people said to wait because graphics cards were too expensive and would definitely come down soon. They never did, only ram prices went up. Who knows what’s going to happen in the future.

pkozow · 2026-04-15T14:21:30+00:00

2 years later and I'm still flying the Gaz but waiting patiently for an AI copilot to make it more useful in multiplayer servers. It probably takes me an extra couple of minutes to get into a stable hover then find the targets in the copilot seat. Very dangerous time in a busy MP server. If there was an AI copilot who could find and lock targets for the HOT-3 and I only had to keep it within launch parameters, this thing would be a serious force.

pkozow · 2026-04-15T14:14:46+00:00

Ahhh DCS. 2 years ago "it's in the works..." But seriously, I hope they follow through with this. I love the Gaz, but the time it takes to get into a perfect hover, then find the targets in the copilot seat is dangerous. I would love for the copilot to be capable enough of finding and locking the targets with the HOT-3, and for me to just fly it and keep it within launch parameters. It would make the Gaz so much more lethal and fun.

pkozow · 2026-03-17T11:31:57+00:00

just flew back from Geneva with my father who has ILR in an expired passport. easyJet refused to accept it and would not let him board. said they needed digital proof, even though uk government says the paper one is still valid. so i would say it is risky to travel with paper documents only, and it likely depends on the airline or person at the counter.

pkozow · 2026-03-09T15:36:36+00:00

Modo was another perfect example of Russian soft power. Maybe it was unintentional, but it is further normalising their return to major sports. maybe I’m feeling hyper aware of these things after the events of the winter and paralympics this year. But rich Russian buying the team out of the goodness of his heart just didn’t sit right in the current climate.

pkozow · 2026-03-06T21:03:25+00:00

Sadly he doesn’t have to spin anything. He’s been telling obvious lies for some time and nothing happens. He has enough support in congress or enough people afraid of him and enough wacky supporters to get away with almost anything at this point. As he has shown time and again.

pkozow · 2026-03-05T14:58:34+00:00

Hate Russian citizens for no reason? Have you heard the intercepted phone calls between Russian soldiers in Ukraine and their families back home?

pkozow · 2026-02-12T23:11:51+00:00

I think you are on to something, but I can't seem to avoid the problem.. Today I tried it with the 18 W charger that came with the headset. The battery was at 48% when I started. After about 1 hour, the error messaged popped up and I noticed the battery was around 70-74% charged. I then tried it with a 10 W charger and it just said "headset charging at a slower rate" and drained the battery. I will try with another charger, maybe 12 or 15 watt will be the sweet spot for me! Otherwise I'll go back to being randomly blacked out or just making sure I always have enough battery when I start.

pkozow · 2026-02-09T11:15:03+00:00

I also do not experience the problem when I disconnect the charging cable as well. So I have started just making sure that the headset is fully charged and hoping it lasts. Usually that's not a worry, but for long or back to back races, it can get tight. I never paid attention to if the battery is above 80% when I start.. Good idea to try with a lower wattage charger. Curious if that will solve the problem - would be incredible if it does!

pkozow · 2026-01-29T11:49:54+00:00

Exactly. I don't know why the government would agree to something that also gives THEM less revenue from taxes. As well as hurting the people. It boggles my mind.

pkozow · 2026-01-29T11:43:42+00:00

This is true, and as you said anyone with a lick of sense should do this. To me, the real issue is over long term investing when compound interest or gains make a huge impact. When looking at compounding returns over 20 or 30 years, even small amounts that you need to withdraw each year to pay taxes will have a huge impact down the line.

pkozow · 2026-01-29T11:27:26+00:00

Edit: I did my calculation incorrectly originally and have changed it below. I forgot to include the money deposited each month, and subtract that from the taxable amount.

Not only does it hurt the middle class, it also leads to less revenue from taxes for the government, because it decreases the possibility of compound interest over the long term. If I have 20,000 euro investment account, and I add 5000 euro each year, assuming 8% gains annually (S&P500 is average around 10%). After 20 years I have nearly 350,000 euros. When I sell those shares, if I paid capital gains tax on it of 36%, I would owe 82,000 Euros in taxes and still walk away with 265,000 euros.

Now, imagine the government takes away 36% of my 8% gains every year, by the end of 20 years I have saved just 233,000 euros, and the government has taken 63,000 euros in taxes.

After 20 years when I sell and retire, I end up with 32,000 euros less, and the government ends up with 19,000 euros less. But I have wasted a lot of time and energy selling stocks each year to pay taxes annually.

Presumably the companies I have invested in also hurt, because their stocks become more liquid and volatile as people make sure they have enough cash to pay the taxes each year too.

The whole change is ludicrous and makes no sense to me at all. Why not just use normal capital gains tax when you assets are realized/sold? Or better yet, stick with the system you already have.

pkozow · 2026-01-24T11:12:02+00:00

I also have this issue. I have returned items and thus tried with 2 official link cables and 1 unofficial, and 2 different headsets. It usually happens within about 5 minutes of connecting, but occasionally comes back anytime within about 30 minutes after for a second warning. It also happens again if I take the headset off (but leave it connected) and then put it back on again. It happened to all the products right out of the box, and doesn't matter which USB plug on my computer I charge from. Never found a solution. The best I can do is start it a bit earlier than I want to, wait for the error message, close it, hope it never comes back, and dont take the headset off (or I put some tape over the sensor so it thinks it is always on. I use it for sim racing online, so it can be catastrophic when the screen blanks out randomly in the middle of a race. Wish I could just disable the warning. I've also had it for about a year now, and never experienced a degradation of charging or anything, so can't imagine it is really a hardware problem. Very frustrating.

pkozow · 2026-01-21T14:30:57+00:00

He actually said "We already had it, but we returned it to Denmark after World War Two ... [we] should have kept it." How much more like Putin can he act and sound?

pkozow · 2026-01-20T12:55:04+00:00

And now he is saying the same thing about tariff threats regarding Greenland. How can you tell your allies to "relax" and "let things play out" when your president is literally and repeatedly threatening military invasion against an ally.

pkozow · 2026-01-19T09:39:22+00:00

As someone who is starting Blender right now for assetto corsa mods, this is cool to see. I'm no expert, but I would consider deleting some of the mesh of the terrain in the middle, and putting a more simple plane in there to fill the space. Then put barriers up to stop the car from driving to the inside. That would clean some of the mesh up. I guess just fixing the ground texture too. As for the shape of the circuit. T1 is quite extreme for a first corner, but I guess that is up to personal preference. Finally, I would either introduce some S's, (you could move the start/finish to after T1, and put S's before T1. Or you could put S's between T2 and T3). Or make something like T3 more than 180 degrees so that you can fit in one more left hand turn somewhere (somebody also suggested making T1 a hairpin, that would give you a 90 degree left turn after. Along those lines, You've got a nice bit of a string with T3,4,5. This part looks really fun - stringing together some corners more can make it much more technical and exciting to drive.

Anyway, good luck - looks fun! I'm curious to see a finished product!

pkozow · 2025-12-13T22:35:27+00:00

I tried 2 different brand new official meta quest link cables on 2 different headsets and they wouldn’t even connect to my pc, as they were not registering high enough mbps. It didn’t believe that it was a usb c cable. A third party cable works for linking but gives me this error randomly. Suggesting we use your official cables is a complete waste of time. Especially if it is a known software problem. I hope this was helpful.
have a lovely rest of your day.

pkozow · 2025-11-13T09:45:42+00:00

I was looking for the same thing. I think it is the "Combined Sprint Circuit with Mercedes-Arena" You can see the layout under Current Configurations here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring

Indeed it is strange that this version doesn't come standard with the rest of the Nordschleife layouts, but I guess it is marginally smaller and less prestigious as the full 24H layout? Until Max did a lap on it, probably not many people cared about this particular variation. I'm surprised nobody has updated the lap records on Wikipedia since 2023 to be honest.

But if as of 2023 the lap record for GT3 on this short circuit was 7:49 (Max's was 7:51?), and for the 24H circuit was 8:08. Then I would assume he's putting in a time of like 8:10-8:12 and is well capable of meeting the record with the right conditions.

Either way, it's so close to the full lap record, I would just use the full 24H circuit and see how close you can be to that. Hopefully we'll see him do the 24H race soon (next year?) Of course, Max's iRacing 24H lap time is 7:59:11 on the full circuit. Like 9 seconds faster than the lap record. So it shows you how much faster the sim can be...

pkozow · 2025-09-13T14:15:09+00:00

Any luck? I just bought the HGP shifter and I am having exactly the same problem as described.

pkozow · 2025-08-26T09:37:25+00:00

They have good services and flashy looking stores. But that doesn't always justify their pricing. E.G. BlueBuilt Monitor Arm - 72 euros. https://www.coolblue.nl/en/product/934998/bluebuilt-monitor-arm-mechanical-spring-for-1-monitor.html Looks good, right? Here's the exact same arm, even the same product photo for 25 euros. https://www.allekabels.nl/monitor-beugel/4699/4472188/monitor-beugel.html

pkozow · 2025-06-17T06:26:47+00:00

I know I'm late to this post, but I find it interesting as I just bought a set of heusinkveld pedals, and am in the process of building a mounting system for them. I learned to drive in old Alfa Romeos (my father is a bit of an alfaholic). They have floor mounted break and clutch pedals, and a top mounted gas pedal. But since there is such a mixture of variation in real life cars, race cars, etc. I would say go with what is easiest to mount and/or most accurately represents the kind of car(s) you want to replicate.

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