◆ SNAIL [DriveTrain Challenge - DTC] Racing - Closed

[88GTA]

What's the plan for Saturday and who can race around 2pm EST? You guys got me all amped now.

Testing this afternoon:

FF - Accord Euro R '02 403pp
4WD - WRX STi '10 472pp
FR - IROC-Z '88 429pp
MR - Lotus Esprit SE '98 486pp

4 cars from 4 different decades

 

[Chiochan]

I should get home from work around 1-2 pm est on Sat. I will be in D3 at that time until 4 or so. I have to go back to work at 5.

 

[kendawg]

I can jump on around 2 Saturday. Playing in a golf tournament Saturday morning. But should be back home around 2.

 

[screaming chief]

I can jump on around 2 Saturday. Playing in a golf tournament Saturday morning. But should be back home around 2.

What course ?

 

[jobyone]

Official Announcement

The three tacks with the most votes are:

Tsukuba
Indy Road Course
Tokyo R246

I believe that the groupings will look like this. I will need to make a few test runs to confirm

Group A
High Speed Ring
Tokyo R246
Spa Francorchamps

Group B
Indy Road Course
Deep Forest Raceway
Suzuka

Group C
Mazda Laguna Seca
Twin Ring Motegi
Tsukuba
​

Let the practice begin. I might be able to make the saturday practice

 

[OwensRacing]

75% chance I will be at Saturday practice.


Nice line up on new tracks.

 

[OwensRacing]

Edit: wrong thread.

 

[88GTA]

New tracks look good, I'll be on practicing around 4:30pm today. New line-up:

FF - Celica SS-II '99 399pp
4WD - Impreza Coupe 22B-STi '98 463pp
FR - RX-7 Spirit R '02 473pp
MR - NSX '04 454pp

 

[IceWarden]

I will be driving home Saturday. Probable won't see any of you until Monday.

One track I voted for made it to the new lineup. Better than the last vote

 

[Handlebar]

One track I voted for made it to the new lineup. Better than the last vote

I feel like a winner. While I did not vote for any of these three tracks, I like all of them and they were in my final pool of candidates.

 

[88GTA]

Heading online now

 

[Handlebar]

Sounds good... If you are still there.

 

[IceWarden]

I feel like a winner. While I did not vote for any of these three tracks, I like all of them and they were in my final pool of candidates.

Same here...love them all.

 

[Handlebar]

I am now kicking around...

FF - Spoon Integra R - 422 PP
4WD - Subaru Impreza WRX STi '07 - 457 PP
FR - Mugen Mugen S2000 - 433 PP
MR - Honda NSX '01 - 456 PP

1768 pts

 

[kendawg]

I am now kicking around...

FF - Spoon Integra R - 422 PP
4WD - Subaru Impreza WRX STi '07 - 457 PP
FR - Mugen Mugen S2000 - 433 PP
MR - Honda NSX '01 - 456 PP

1768 pts

Good line up.. 👍

 

[OwensRacing]

FR- RX7 Spirit R(FD) : 473PP
FF- TRD Celica : 416PP
MR- Acura NSX : 440PP
AWD- CZ-3 Tarmac : 441PP

Total = 1770PP

 

[Handlebar]

I am game for a 2pm run through. Sounds like fun.

 

[88GTA]

Ok so for later today it sounds like me, Goat, Handlebar, Ken and Ownes can make it? Joby was a maybe? What would you guys like to do? We don't need a concrete plan since we can just head to D3 at 2pm and discuss, but I'm game for tossing some ideas around.

Sorry I missed you yesterday Handlebar, I was running the new FR seasonal with the Spirit R stock to get some practice with it but I couldn't catch the Shelby. I got 2nd in every race. Then I was trying to gold all the AMG academy events and that SLS is just amazing at the 'ring.

 

[Starvsnr]

I'll hop on at 2est

 

[jobyone]

Ok so for later today it sounds like me, Goat, Handlebar, Ken and Ownes can make it? Joby was a maybe? What would you guys like to do? We don't need a concrete plan since we can just head to D3 at 2pm and discuss, but I'm game for tossing some ideas around.

Sorry I missed you yesterday Handlebar, I was running the new FR seasonal with the Spirit R stock to get some practice with it but I couldn't catch the Shelby. I got 2nd in every race. Then I was trying to gold all the AMG academy events and that SLS is just amazing at the 'ring.

I think I should make it. Can I suggest we do sprint races? So qualify then 10 minute races. That would allow us two runs through the combos and people can tweak there lineup for the second set?

 

[Handlebar]

I put out a blurb in the main thread, we may get some new faces (I hope...)

 

[88GTA]

Sounds good to me Joby. I'm heading online now.

Ken,
I was thinking of joining the enduro tonight with the ZR1. Can I run just the one time?

 

[Chiochan]

Just got home for my break and I'm D3 bound!

 

[jobyone]

Running a bit late hopefully there in about 30 -40 minutes

 

[Starvsnr]

Power just went out, Ill be back in a sec

 

[Handlebar]

5 in race one

7 after that

 

[kendawg]

I like the practice races. It really gives you an idea if you need to change or drop a car to your line up. I am all for some practice races on Thursday.

I say Thursday because it gives a small amount of time to throw a line up together after Monday night and a few days to change it before the next Monday night.

 

[IceWarden]

Werd.

Lineup for Monday:

FF: Integra Type R RM 469pp
4WD: 205T 414pp
FR: FT-86 '09 444pp
MR: Lutecia '01 441pp

1768pp

 

[Handlebar]

I'm up for it on Thursdays, depending on when my kids practices are, and what other nonsense I have to do when school starts back up.

Great fun earlier. I really liked 2 cars, 1 was OK, and the other needs a change.... Even a 'mini practice' with 4-5 guys, running 2-4 laps per round should get you a decent idea of how your ride shakes out. We could even try shorter laps, and have a back to back race on each track to try out different cars.

I took my 4WD on Indy Road since I was worried it would get crushed if someone took High Speed Ring or Spa, so I saved my NSX just in case. I think the NSX may have come closer to someone, even... "Beuhler" at Indy, and the 4WD would have been closer to the pack.

Still, that was a blast. I am really, really, enjoying Performance Cap Racing.

 

[kendawg]

Still, that was a blast. I am really, really, enjoying Performance Cap Racing.

This is one of the best formats of racing in GT5. I'm like you Handlebar, I really enjoy it.
I think your also right about the laps. You can usually tell in 2 or 3 laps how your car is doing. If you have choosen the right one or if you need to make a change.
So, really we could run 2 or 3 laps at all 10 tracks. Shouldn't take more than an hour or so.