Forza 3 : turning laps in F class

Had a few races in F class on the weekend in the new Redfrog branded Eclipse...

Got to race against a few good racers like fellow aussie HX Dude.

Forza F class

Been racing a bit of F Class in multiplayer lately. Surprisely its a lot more competive than say A class with it being a lot more difficult to tune up a competive car. I must say though its much more of a challenge and you really have to drive the wheels off your car to get a podium place. The down side though is that its definitely not what you'd call a friendly class with quite a lot of abuse flying, complaints happening and then there's also a large selection of rammers, however, if you can find a good lobby with some like minded drivers then its an awesome experience. I was lucky enough to race with some good people last nite.

Forza 3

Ahh that Forza love is coming back!!!

Started work on the Skullboyz/Sk1llboyz (nice suggestion Scotty!) livery last nite. Man, that livery editor requires some serious patience some times!Its an awesome tool tho, and amazing that a game lets you do this sort of thing. Props to Turn 10!

Also debuted my new Redfrog S5 last nite and had some pretty cool racing. Have the car set up with a nice balance of speed and grip. Definitely not as fast as some of the other S5s out there but shes superb through the corners!

Redfrog Murcielago

Debuted the new Redfrog murcielago livery online last nite and had some pretty good racing. Put down my best A-class time on the Mugello circuit with a 1.56.

Finding now that i can't even bring myself to race the non damage modes, which is a pity because A-class is the only category with an expert mode. Would be cool to see maybe B-class and r3 done in expert as well. C'mon Turn 10, it's xmas! Grant me my wish :)

Forza 3 last nite

Had some great racing last nite in A class expert, and B class, on Forza. The competition was close and the driving was clean. Made for a greating racing session with some good driving and competitive racing. Propos to all those involved - was a heap of fun folks!

Forza on the weekend

Raced a bit of R3 class and A class expert in multiplayer on the weekend and I am really now subscribing to the philosophy that if you can avoid the carnage and mayhem then you don't need the fastest car to place well in the race.

I raced and R34 Mine's skyline in R3 and even tho it was totally outclassed in speed by all the ferrari's in the races, i still managed to stay fairly competitive due to avoiding all the crashes that they got involved with. Of course i still occasionally got rammed off the track but for the most part i remained competitive.

This philosphy is even more appropriate when racing A class expert (which for my mind is the best multiplayer racing on the servers) as if you can avoid the carnage then any speed disadvantage you had is quickly removed by simulation damage starting to take its toll on the other cars. This lesson is most appropriate when navigating the Amalfi Coast course. Sometimes its better to hang back out of the turn one shennanigans and then navigate your way through the carnage.

Forza 3 Redfrog Audi TT

Another session on Forza last nite and another car livery design. I'm beginning to think I spend more time with the livery editor than actually racing. Really liking playing around at the moment with black markings around the headlamps on my livery designs. Did up this Audi TT last nite. Definitely have a thing for Audi's at the moment... they just look really cool in their latest generation. Its tragic but i really love the lights bling that you see on the latest model 4s, 5s and R8s. Completely unecessary but it looks so cool - I kinda wish the models in the game had this same bling.

The different side of Forza multiplayer

Took to the multiplayer circuits last nite to race some R3 class. Its a lot more challenging to drive but requires a little bit more restraint with the throttle, which can lend itsself to a bit of mayhem sometimes.

What I did experience tho last nite was some of the less than savoury aspects of the multiplayer community. The example i speak of happened on the Laguna Seca circuit after some usual turn 1 mayhem. I myself managed to avoid the carnage but others were not so lucky.

One guy after being shunted off by another player proceeded to verbally abuse this guy over the headset for a good 2-3 laps continuously, and when I say the language was pretty ordinary I'm severely understating it.

Folks, there are kids that play this game! They don't need to be hearing that sort of stuff. Yes, we all like clean racing, and nobody likes to be shunted off because somebody else didn't brake, but seriously, these things happen. Express your intial displeasure and then move on. It is after all a game, so lets have some fun and not take it too far.

My baby's back!!!

My baby's back!!!

After 3 days (which seems like forever!) without her, I now have my baby back.
She's been at the panel beaters getting a bit of plastic surgery where someone backed into her.
New bumper and exhaust housing and she's good as new!

I definitely have to give some serious props to the guys at Victorian Smash Repairs
( http://www.vicsmash.com.au/ ) in dandenong for doing an absolutely amazing job on her!
You should see how immaculate she was when she came back.

The car looked like it'd been given a full wash and detail. These folks were both professional and prompt. If you ever need panel work done i could not recommend these folks more!

It sounds like a plug, but these days if a business impresses me then i've gotta mention it!

Its great to have my baby back! No more driving the girlfriend's Daewoo to work tomorrow!
(contented sigh) :)

I love this game!

Had the best gaming session on Forza 3 last nite. Played with the best group of people. Absolutely fantastic! Some brilliant clean racing adn only the occasional mishap which to be honest is quite hilarious really.
This game really does come into its own when you get such a good group together. Posted some pics from the session. Take particular note of the Taste Sensation Porsche GT of Scotty Canuck and his Double Cheeseburger livery - classic!

Forza driving mayhem

Yep, you guessed it. I actually spent some of my day off playing Forza. It is a full blown addiction now. Yesterday was a real mixed bag of racing. You have the clean racers and then you have the kamikaze racers. The latter aren't much good for an enjoyable race but they sure do make for some intersting replay photos.
Here's some shots form the Sunset Peninsula track. A coupl of guys jostle for position through the high speed turn, come unstuck and it all cascades back into the pack :)