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An update on the VW scandal The New York Times Looks like it's going to cost them big. We don't appear to have anything like that down here. Cars only have to be tested as to roadworthiness when you buy/sell a car. Not every 6-12 months. And those roadworthiness checks don't include emissions monitoring. I am however quite concerned about Australian standards on motorcycle helmets. Well, we don't even have a standard, as it's different from state to state. Ride across a border and you could be fined for wearing an illegal helmet. Out-of-date legislation also means that there is no such thing as a compliant helmet in my state today being sold. Being unable to import helmets reduces competition and sends prices sky high. Being unable to affix stickers means some who wear GoPros on their helmets have been fined. European CE standards have been proven to be better, and are used in both F1 and MotoGP. To meet AU regulations, our helmets have to to be tested using a magnesium head, which is not a suitable analog for a human head. This means that to pass the test, the helmet must be heavier and more dense, which reduces the cushioning 'air-bag' effect of the foam and makes it more likely that a human skull would be damaged (as it's not made of magnesium). AU also has a spear penetration test, which doesn't exist for Europe, and according to crash statistics pretty much never happens in real life - this also reduces protection. Petitions have been around for a long time asking AU to either unify regulations across all states or preferably abolish them and permit riders to use any CE or DOT helmet. You can read more here.

Minecraft: Story Mode launches on October 13th with the first episode, "The Order of the Stone." It'll be available on PC, Mac, PS4, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360, iOS & Android on October 15th, followed by Wii U and PS Vita later on. Retail versions are available on October 27th in the form of a "Season Pass Disc" - instant access to the first episode and download codes/patches for the latter four episodes. Or you could just watch instead.

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I wonder if that's the same for other countries. Although to be fair, these tests only tend to make the cars worse to live with day to day. Shifting to maintain as low revs as possible, cutting the engine at traffic lights, it's all a PITN to live with. I spent $600 on a sports steering wheel with gear-shift paddles and then $900 re-tuning the DSG box so that it uses 1750rpm as a minimum instead of 1400. It may use 0.2l/100kph more but it's so much more nicer to drive.

Surely Red Wagen sounds better. Begs the question Mike, isn't F1 only for the biggest players? Ignoring the phrase 'relatively speaking', what are small teams doing in there in the first place? Isn't that what Formula 3, 4, Gulf, E, etc is for?

Traditionally we're used to seeing Clarkson or TG release a special DVD production at the end of the year, but it's entirely possible - or even likely - that we won't have one for 2015. Fear not though, as Ben Collins has a DVD due for release on November 9. In case you didn't know, ex-Stig is also a Stunt driver, helping blonde 007 out, and working in other recent movies as well. To learn more, visit his website and/or read his books. In this DVD, Ben seeks to find the 'best' stunt car. A trailer was released today. View it here: Exclusive: Watch the crazy first trailer for Ben Collins: Stunt Driver | Metro News

Wasn't there a big argument on this for one of the banner pic competitions? :lol:

At first I thought you meant they were buying the entire brand/company. :eek: But you just mean the F1 team. :carryon:

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Some screen captures during gameplay Not sure how this guy is planning to help me save the goal attempt - or a terrific own goal attempt Just after another difficult save I don't even Thanks for moving

I wouldn't even mind if NFS 2015 had that kind of low-cost cockpit.

I was only ever expecting a gamepad experience with this title but I have to wonder if they'll add some basic wheel support given this level of detail. I did play a number of versions with the wheel from around MW 2005 to Shift 2. I am a little concerned over what the online experience may end up like though. Will players feel disadvantaged with a more realistic setup and go back to being able to drift at 200mph?

Congrats. Is it true that the display is very eager to switch off in a hurry, making time-telling sometimes difficult?

Highlights from the recent 6 Hours @ Nurburgring have been made available to watch - skip to 22 mins. Next round is 6 hours at Circuit of the Americas this coming weekend. Event Schedule - Local (US) Time. Free Practice 1 -- Thu 17th Sep - 14h45 Free Practice 2 -- Thu 17th Sep - 20h00 Free Practice 3 -- Fri 18th Sep - 10h30 Qualifying - LMGTE -- Fri 18th Sep - 17h45 Qualifying - LMP -- Fri 18th Sep - 18h15 Race -- Sat 19th Sep - 17h00 Will Audi be able to claw back the lead that Porsche have eked out?

If the Jag drives anything like the Audi SQ5 (I've lapped one on a race track) and has decent economy I suspect it'll be popular. Might even pull a few Range Rover buyers.

Mercedes looks like they've slimmed down their bionic fish urine car that once featured on TG Porsche - looks nice Audi - uhhh, no VW Tiguan - Not bad Huracan Spyder - yum Jaguar - looks like a fancy Audi - very nice

Surely the WiFi signal isn't that great in the lavatory. Lot of walls to go through, possibly including a tiled bathroom wall. On the other hand, maybe we'll see someone break the Queen's record for sitting on the throne.

Massive priority would've meant it was taken care of early in development after the reaction to rivals. Massive oversight seems more apt. Still, not complaining.

Now they just have to say they'll release a PC version on Steam with no Origin requirement and we're good to go. At the same time, I don't think I'm that concerned about not playing it yet either.

How would you stream it from someone else's perspective? :oook:

Hammond plays motorcycle polo Not sure how good/entertaining this footage will be

We often see new Xbox dashboard updates released in November, and 2015 is no exception. MajorNelson talks with an engineer and demonstrates what's new and improved this time around. [subhead]The Highlights[/subhead] Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility with initial support for ~100 titles Windows 10 app look and feel Cortana voice commands in supported countries Streaming to Windows 10 PCs

Not sure why you bother to put them in IMG tags as the previews below are just as big :umm: Pretty nice though

Actually that road was so twisty and had loose stones all over it, it was quite a bit of hard work on the bike. Would be much more fun and likely faster in a car I reckon. The road after it was amazing fun though. Have got video footage but may take me a few months to get it up :lol: