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Super Speedway 150 miles. (MkIII!) (118 A-Spec points)
Toyota GT-One Race Car (TS020) '99 (New from dealer, no oil change) / MR / ?HP (776HP on garage screen / 900kg / ?kg/HP (1.2kg/HP using garage value)
Result:-
1st Toyota GT-One Race Car (TS020) '99 50'032.632 Pitted on laps 34 and 68.
2nd MINOLTA Toyota 88C-V Race Car '89 50'47.843 (+15s) Pitted on laps 38 and 78.
3rd Nissan R92CP Race Car '92 +1 lap Pitted on laps 38 and 78.
4th Nissan R89C Race Car '89 +1 lap Pitted on laps 39 and 80.
5th Pescarolo Courage C60 Race Car '03 +4 laps Pitted on laps 45 and 90.
6th Bentley Speed 8 Race Car '03 +4 laps Pitted on laps 44 and 87.
Same lineup as the first time I attempted this race, but almost 4 times as many A-spec points on offer this time for my stock Toyota GT-One. The car has a tremendous appetite for front tyres, but if you keep the lines smooth through the turns and do your best to avoid screeching the tyres they're realistically good for 33 laps per set. Pushed the first two sets out for an extra lap to avoid losing time at the end if the Toyota 88C-V happened to be close. Actually a reasonably enjoyable race this time around, as I knew that a big mistake (heavy wall or AI contact or a spin) would cost me the race, which kept me on my toes. Best lap was 29'004, and average was around 29.5xx until front tyres wore, at which point a few 30.xxx and 31.xxx saw me through to the pitstop.
Toyota GT-One Race Car (TS020) '99 (New from dealer, no oil change) / MR / ?HP (776HP on garage screen / 900kg / ?kg/HP (1.2kg/HP using garage value)
Result:-
1st Toyota GT-One Race Car (TS020) '99 50'032.632 Pitted on laps 34 and 68.
2nd MINOLTA Toyota 88C-V Race Car '89 50'47.843 (+15s) Pitted on laps 38 and 78.
3rd Nissan R92CP Race Car '92 +1 lap Pitted on laps 38 and 78.
4th Nissan R89C Race Car '89 +1 lap Pitted on laps 39 and 80.
5th Pescarolo Courage C60 Race Car '03 +4 laps Pitted on laps 45 and 90.
6th Bentley Speed 8 Race Car '03 +4 laps Pitted on laps 44 and 87.
Same lineup as the first time I attempted this race, but almost 4 times as many A-spec points on offer this time for my stock Toyota GT-One. The car has a tremendous appetite for front tyres, but if you keep the lines smooth through the turns and do your best to avoid screeching the tyres they're realistically good for 33 laps per set. Pushed the first two sets out for an extra lap to avoid losing time at the end if the Toyota 88C-V happened to be close. Actually a reasonably enjoyable race this time around, as I knew that a big mistake (heavy wall or AI contact or a spin) would cost me the race, which kept me on my toes. Best lap was 29'004, and average was around 29.5xx until front tyres wore, at which point a few 30.xxx and 31.xxx saw me through to the pitstop.
Having run this in a selection of FR cars and an MR Lotus Esprit, I took a look through the 
Pass the Dodge in the downhill left after the tunnel on lap 24, and am able to pull away just enough that he's unable to pass back down the straight as we pass the TVR stationary in the pits at the end of this lap. It leaves me in 2nd place, around 9s behind the leading Chevy. Finally break into the laptimes I'd been chasing ending lap 26 in 1'58.779 
having put a little gap between the 3rd placed Dodge & I before his 2nd pitstop. The Chevy loses a lot of time on lap 27, and heads pitwards at the end of it, allowing me to resume the lead. The TVR takes over the 2nd place chase, but is now some 20s behind, although unfettered by the Chevy and on warm tyres, he's able to drop the gap to 15s by the time I stop ending lap 33 & within sight of lapping the Aston!
and go back into the lead as the TVR pits. The TVR finishes his outlap about 26s behind in 2nd place, but proceeds to drop back on cold tyres, holding up the 3rd placed Chevy in the process, and is 32s back beginning lap 53. The Dodge pits ending his 52nd lap from a safe 4th place. The Chevy makes his final stop ending lap 54, and the TVR is on the charge again, beginning what'll be my final inlap at 28s behind my BMW. 
Stopped ending lap 55 and had a repeat of my previous pitstop. 
The TVR was 12s ahead when he stopped and we've 6 laps to go, but critically the lapped Aston & Mercedes get between my leading BMW & his TVR! Ease away from the cold-tyred TVR, and begin my final lap with victory certain, he's 23.5s behind, and has 2 backmarkers in front of him! The Dodge performs a final act of utter stupidity, pitting at the end of lap 65 of a 66 lap race! 
, so I don't have much time for GT4 at the moment, but I will have a go at this over the summer. I think there are cars over 6.0 WPR that can do this..
and still didn't find it, which is why I suspect game day may have something to do with it. 
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) and I started the race on N1 tyres on the front to up the points tally to 147. On N3 tyres front and rear I'm able to run quicker than the AI cars, so a 1st lap pitstop sees me change to N3s all round, while still maintaining the points total! 
Dropped back to 6th place and ended outlap 35s behind the leader. Leader pits ending lap 42, followed by the S-Special, 1.8 RS, allowing me to take back 4th place. The J-Limited & V-Special pit ending lap 43, and allow me to take over 2nd place again. Catch right up to the leader as the hour ends. 
), 3 AI contacts (Audi taps the back of me braking for turn 1 as I'm careful to avoid running into the back of the R390 and the R390 then tags me as I pass him on the run down to turn 3. Peugeot also taps the back of me into turn 1 on lap 136 after being lapped.), no barrier contacts, new fastest lap is 134 at 1'12.436.
) 6 off track incidents (Exiting the last turn onto grass, exiting 100R onto grass, exiting Hairpin turn onto grass, forced off track while lapping R390 & R89C together exiting hairpin turn, passing both when R89C pulls out to pass R390 too, spinning me onto grass and into barrier, slithered onto grass on inside of exit to Hairpin turn on cold tyres on outlap, ran wide onto grass exiting Hairpin turn.), including 1 barrier contact (When R89C spins me off track.) 
The Mazda's lead is built up to 17s when he pits ending lap 19, and I stop myself, surrendering the lead to him again, ending lap 20, having just passed the Panoz a 2nd time. Fastest lap so far is lap 9 at 1'18.166.
