Tuning Competiton - Week 16

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Welcome to Week 16 of the GT4 Tuning Competition. Here is everything you need to know to participate.

How it Works

I start the competition every Sunday, listing the name of the car you are to tune, and which track the settings will be tested at. You will not have to tune at that track, but it is highly recommended, since the judges will be testing there.

The judges are:
  • Gingiba
  • 2078TM
  • Ev0 4 drifter
Once the judges are finished testing all the settings, they will rank each of them on the following categories:
  • Turn-in (entry to corners)
  • Mid-Corner response (whether the car under/oversteers mid-corner or holds the racing line well)
  • Corner exit (how quickly you can exit a corner whilst staying in good control)
  • Stability (rear end staying in line, car not 'jumping' or feeling skittish in turns)
  • Grip (start-offs, how much power can be used without the drive wheels losing traction? Does the car oversteer excessively?)
  • High-speed controllability (whether the car becomes 'frantic' and turns far too sharply at high speeds)
  • Handling while braking (are you able to easily turn the car while braking, and without going into oversteer?)
  • Acceleration (how good is it? Is there a lot of traction while doing it?)
Each category will be rated on a scale of 10 (with 10 being the best). Once the ranking is complete, all of the seperate ratings for a set-up from each judge will be compiled together for that one set-up. This is done with all the other settings, and the one with the highest ranking wins.

The judges will also write a mini-report about the settings, and how they felt driving them.

What to Tune, and Where to Tune At

You will have to tune the Lotus Elise '00 @ Deep Forest. You must use S3 tires, and no ASM.

Rules

  • No ASM, ballast, or nitrous is allowed.
  • You can tune the car in any way you wish, as long you use a reasonable amount of parts (ie don't slap on a sports suspension and a 1.5 LSD and expect to be judged)
  • You must list every single part you used in the PM to me with your settings. Failure to do so will result in a deduction of points.
  • You must PM Me your settings, do not post them here. PM them in the following format:
Code:
Tuner: Your Username

Car: Lotus Elise '00

Part List:
 
[B]Suspension[/B]
-Spring Rate: 12.0 / 12.0
-Ride Height: 100 / 100
-Bound: 6 / 6
-Rebound: 8 / 8
-Camber: 2.0 / 1.0
-Toe: 0 / 0
-Stabilizers: 3 / 3
 
[B]LSD[/B]
-Initial: 10
-Acceleration: 40
-Deceleration: 20

[B]Downforce[/B]
Amount: 30 / 30
 
[B]Driving Aids[/B]
-TCS: 0
 
[B]Brake Controller[/B]
-Brakes: 3 / 3
 
[B]Transmission[/B]
Gear Ratios
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th:
6th:
Final Gear:

Autoset 10
Deadline

Deadline is Saturday, December 2nd.



Good luck!

 
that's not an excuse. on the other hand, it's a good choice, it's light MR car, so it will make us face new kinds of problems. The handling isn't the problem of this car. Acceleration is.
 
So far i'm having trouble keeping it from drifting... It's a natural drifters car, or i'm doing something very wrong.
 
Leo
:odd: doesn't the Elise handle brilliantly from the factory?
So, go make it better!

That's a first for this competition, Duck usually gives you guys right pigs to sort out, so this will be a nice change for me - you can't get an Elise wrong :P :lol:

DE
 
So, go make it better!

That's a first for this competition, Duck usually gives you guys right pigs to sort out, so this will be a nice change for me - you can't get an Elise wrong :P :lol:

DE

Wait 'till I get my hands on mine and try my own setup :mischievous:
 
:lol: I knew I was taking a big risk with that one! :D Go ahead, I've dealt with some pretty awful cars in my time :P I'll mention no names, but some Ford GTs were... 'interesting'... :dopey:

DE
 
Arrgh, just got a new job. I'll have to really set aside some time for this one. I love that car. I have a decent tune(handles good, but only 135hp) already set up for the 'Ring, but not for Deep Forest.
 
Hahaha! I feel like an idiot TBH but I now have Gears of War, Pro Evo and *lowers voice to a whisper*...Forza.

GT4 was the only game I ever played on my PS2 so I didnt think I'd miss it...WRONG! Well Ive still got my memory card and hopefully will bag a cheap slimline soon.
 
Just a quick question for the tuners trying this . . .

What kind of times are you pulling on the track? Just a ballpark time.

I'm not the worlds greatest tuner, but I was thinking entering this week.
And I wanted to see how close to the curve I might be.
 
ATM i'm getting somewhere between 1:18 and 1:21, but i'm by no means the best driver around. I think i could get it down to 1:15 or so if i can manage to keep it straight.
 
OK, I'm closer to the curve than I thought I was.

I just need to tweek the car a little more.

It's got more jiggle in the back end than J-lo's . . . well you konw where I'm going with this.

Thanks.
 
I won't have time to actually tune the car on PS2. I'm going to see if I have time to do a 'blind tune.' I'll just try and remember what parts and settings I used before.
 
Any ETA on the competition results so far? I haven't seen anything for a week, and i have no idea how long this usually takes :P
 
It usually takes less than a week after the closing date, because our deadlines are usually pretty close. I have received nothing, which means the settings have not yet been sent out. I used to receive them (before the 'break', that is) within hours of the closing time for the week's entries. We are now three weeks overdue, and no posts have been made by Duck in any of the Tuning Competition related threads, including the Judge Applications thread. I am considering cancelling my status as a judge, permanently, in protest of mismanagement. I'm disappointed. :odd:

DE
 
It usually takes less than a week after the closing date, because our deadlines are usually pretty close. I have received nothing, which means the settings have not yet been sent out. I used to receive them (before the 'break', that is) within hours of the closing time for the week's entries. We are now three weeks overdue, and no posts have been made by Duck in any of the Tuning Competition related threads, including the Judge Applications thread. I am considering cancelling my status as a judge, permanently, in protest of mismanagement. I'm disappointed. :odd:

DE

im not gonna be able to judge for a while cause this semester is over.... TOMORROW to say in short im taking a small vacation.
 
I'm terribly sorry to keep you all hanging, I won't do it again. We'll be moving on a biweekly schedule, if only to keep it at a steady pace.
 
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