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Clean Run Challenge #8 '02 TVR Tamora at Trial Mountain Reverse.
500pp British Lightweights Seasonal
Specs : Premium 2002 TVR Tamora on Comfort Soft Tires.
No added parts. The car will exceed 500pp after break in. Add ballast at default position and/or use Power Limiter to stay within 500pp.
Another GT Classic Track gets a visit, this time in Reverse. A car that I've overlooked for a long time from a niche sportscar manufacturer. Typical bold TVR styling with the usual low weight/high power attributes. Should be a fun ride.
THE GOAL:
Your fastest Total Race Time. The Race Events are basically Time Trials with moving obstacles (AI). Most are only 5 laps so think of it as a longer Time Trial but with other cars on track. Most races will only last 7-10 minutes. Winning the race is not the end goal-it's the Total Race Time like the latest GT5 Seasonal Overtake Challenges.
THE RULES:
1. No Driving Aids. No SRF, TCS, *ABS, ASM, Active Steering. Driving Line and Transmission Choice are optional. For inexperienced ABS OFF drivers check out this great guide: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=267564&highlight=guide+tO+no+abs
*If you are new to ABS OFF and having difficulty you may use the assist. Experienced no assists drivers are expected to not use it. There will be a separate leaderboard. Please note "ABS" when submitting. Thanks.
2. Tuning Prohibited. No added parts, ballast, weight or engine stages. We may add power if a car is too slow for a decent run but that will be very specific. Brake Balance is all that can be adjusted.
3. Tires: Comfort Softs.
4. Track Rules: Only fully clean runs. 2 wheels on track at all times. Rumble Strips are part of the track. *The white line is the boundary otherwise. No initiated AI contact. This is what will make this a REAL challenge! Avoiding other cars may be the hardest aspect. Approach the driving like it's a real life track day and you have no Auto Insurance!
*The car starts the race below the white line in the Start/Finish stretch. Since the AI uses this track area, that area is legal for insuing laps. The yellow striped areas are out of bounds since the AI does not put over 2 wheels in those locations.*
Note: To be clear on what constitutes a "clean" pass, we will use this rule from the GTP OLR:
You must establish substantial overlap with the car ahead before they reach the corner’s turn-in point to have the right to drive up their inside, or to expect them to leave inside room for you. At least the front of your car should be up to the driver’s position in the ahead car. The ahead driver has the right to be fully committed to the racing line of their choice without any interference if there was no substantial overlap before he turned in.
So if you've made a clean pass according to this rule and the AI initiates contact, that is acceptable.
In some instances a pass may be accomplished by going inside the AI if they've left sufficient room. As long as you don't initiate contact, it's clean. Just use your best judgement, this is supposed to be fun!
5. 10 Maximum Clean Runs. Restarts or dirty Runs do not count toward the total. Winning the race is not necessary for a submission. No deadline for submitting a time.
Other Clean Run Challenges:
#1. 07 MINI COOPER S at Rome https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=279768
#2. 05 MINI COOPER S at Deep Forest https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=279839
#3. 07 BMW M3 at Nurburgring GP/D (NO SRF) https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?p=8360177&posted=1#post8360177
#4. 76 Ferrari 512BB at High Speed Ring https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=280395
#5. 71 Nissan 240ZG at Suzuka East Course (NO SRF) https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=280775
#6. 66 Shelby Cobra 427 at Laguna https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=280778
#7. 07 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR at Grand Valley (NO SRF) https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=281175
Good Luck everyone!
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, and had many restarts. Getting the feel of it though, and the Tamora is fantastic on TM.
. The irony. It must have been left on from when my four year son had been playing. Half hour wasted 
and two clean runs, my best time is a 8:44.450
So at full-tilt on my next race, we scream past each other, going in opposite directions (like Maverick in Top Gun). I finally find out that the rabbit that I've been chasing, is a Lotus Elise Sport 190.
probably cost me atleast a second, maybe a bit more... Oh well.. 
