G'day drivers

hey everyone.
Teeroy (who I've raced with a lot) told me about this group. Looks good - plenty of active members!
So, I started with FM1 on my old xbox, got a 360 and picked up FM2 for $10 and a steering wheel. Just managed to finish that about a week before FM3 came out.
I love the graphics, the cars and the new tracks (even the modified New York) with FM3. The collisions are a bit odd, and sometimes the car tends to get a bit too airborne when clipping a corner. The music isn't as good this time (but I usually turn it off before long either way).
I've always ran manual and simulation tyres/damage/fuel. This time, I've set my difficulty to advanced, so I'm trying to get the hang of racing without traction control (take offs in high power RWD cars are interesting to say the least!). I still need my ABS though.
I started to really get into painting back in FM2 - created a Danger Mouse mini, and a Roger Ramjet Lambo. Also copied an old Hot Wheels car I had onto one of the Buick Regals. I love the ability to create a vinyl group on a canvas with a grid in this one! And the ability to share vinyl groups is great. I created a group "The Punisher" skull which has now been downloaded around 200 times by others around the world. I'm in the process of doing a "Smarties" car at the moment.
I'm also open to requests for designs
I'm pretty crap at tuning - tend to just randomly move stuff around and see what happens, so look forward to seeing other suggestions on that topic.

ok, enough of a ramble. I look forward to racing with you all!

Chris

Welcome to the group. Hit up some fr's and enjoy the racing = )

Welcome aboard mate, great to another painter in the ranks! I'll have to pop you an FR so I can buy a Roger Ramjet design off you, I loved that show when I was a kid! I'm sure you'll fit right in here, catch ya on the track!

Hey Octarine, welcome mate
Enjoy the goodness that is OZFM mate, plenty of goodies if you have a good look around, check out the logo comp, i think your a good chance.
And the V8 supercar comp, also something you'll enjoy
Loved the Ramjet Mini mate.
See you out there

hey all, another Teeroy inducted member *waves*

Still suck at Forza 3, but the new steering wheel makes the game far more enjoyable.

welcome to both,
send me and /or Acerylte a FR if you want a run in the practice V8 Tuesday nights,
we have a couple of more practice's before we start a short 4 week tournament.

I kinda use a wheel only, but have been trying to mod my real car to work with the xbox controler, lol

see U on the track soon,
RU

Hey Si
good to see you have the wheel now! c ya out there

Hey Si,
might see you tonight? for the V8 races.

RU four 86: Did I just read that right? You are modding you real life physical car to be driven via xbox controller? wtf? You on Mythbusters or something?

Will send you and [Edited] Acerlyte (how do you pronounce that?) a FR now.

Chris

ok - just realised that was a miss-type. Should be Acerlyte. Makes more sense.

just kid'n about the controller !! Im a wheel man only, can't use a controller even in FM3, let alone the real world. lol
RU
ps typo corrected, sorry Acerlyte

I was just laying Forza (as you do when you are meant to be going to work) and saw the fun fact at the bottom "Cars used to not have steering wheels - they were steered with a lever". Heh around in circles we go.

Bit like the old commodore 64 control stick haha
games like street rod!!...anyone play this one

Yeah! I remember Street Rod. Had to beat the guy with the Corvette at the end (was there a Scorpion on the side?).
I was massively into Pitstop II on the C64for a while.
With the Amiga came Indy 500 (for spectacular graphics, crashes and if you had the extra 512k ram - replay!).

The King !!! 67 Vette, could only drag when he wanted too, haha

PItstop


Street Rod garage - parts out of the paper! haha

Hey Si

Put a new topic in for your membership, your in Octarines one so your not on the member list dude.

Hope all is going well.