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[dabneyd]

Yeah, I can get you the replay file. I'll work on it this evening.

 

[Apmaddock]

Theme: 'Murica! - We've raced Corvettes before, but now's your chance to drive anything you want from the Greatest Country on Earth!™ Muscle cars are of course an option, but you can drive anything you want! Be creative!

Ford Ka, here I come!

 

[chatva]

Yeah, I can get you the replay file. I'll work on it this evening.

Cool, thanks and please accept my apology.

 

[dabneyd]

Ford Ka, here I come!

I think that falls in the same category as the GTO; if it's not made or sold in the US, it's not an American car.

Cool, thanks and please accept my apology.

It's all good. In these long races it's easier to make up positions.

 

[Apmaddock]

I think that falls in the same category as the GTO; if it's not made or sold in the US, it's not an American car.

Hehehe. I know. I just chose the "American" car with the lowest PP that I could think of. I'm sure I won't be there Friday night, anyway. I'll be at the local county fair eating barbecue and funnel cakes and watching a figure 8 race (I mean every word of that). That's certainly more American than a Ford Ka.

 

[Chiochan]

How does Nebraska do their BBQ?

 

[Jahgee]

I would like to race in SNAIL, I can't guarantee racing often though.

 

[dvdoughboy]

Holy cow. 5 divisions. Way to go guys.

 

[dylansan]

I think that falls in the same category as the GTO; if it's not made or sold in the US, it's not an American car.

Well there goes two of the cars I was thinking about using...

I should add, Lexus doesn't really count either, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Apmaddock]

How does Nebraska do their BBQ?

Depends on the joint. The majority are vaguely Memphis or Texas-inspired, but others get their influences elsewhere. On average, most sauces are spicy, smoky and only a bit sweet. Something akin to Famous Dave's.

We're only a few short hours to Kansas City, though. Every chance I get to go there I make sure to find a way to get to Arthur Bryant's.

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Where ya been, Doughboy!?

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Lexus doesn't really count either, as far as I'm concerned.

…or scion, Acura, Infinity or Eagle.

 

[dabneyd]

…or scion, Acura, Infinity or Eagle.

Where do we draw the line? What about the Pontiac Vibe GT?

 

[zer05ive]

I'm thinking we descend on zer05ive for this.

You've got a big house right zer0???

Come on down! The more the merrier! dvdoughboy will be staying with me too - it'll be a blast! Even Gumball said he was considering coming down for the race and staying with us! Let's make it a SNAIL invasion of CotA!!

Not having been to an F1 event, I was considering paying almost anything

"almost anything" is exactly what you'd have to pay for Turn 1 seats. We'll be sitting at Turn 12 since none of us were willing to sacrifice our first-born children for Turn 1.

That's a shame, zer0, you have a 60+ inch flat panel with HD feed Cuz I know you have tickets.

I've traveled to Shanghai and Spa-Francorchamps for F1 races, so I had better be going to a race that, in relative terms, is in my backyard!

Circuit of the Americas has already reported that all tickets have been sold out This was according to an article I read on SpeedTV.com

The cheapest listed are over $300 each. Is that right?? Maybe all of the cheap tickets have already sold out?

General admission tickets are sold out, but grandstand tickets are still available. Do it!

 

[Apmaddock]

They should have made that course into the shape of the United States. They pretty much had free run to build what they wanted. The turns would have been easy to name, then.

Imagine…
The technical Eastern Seaboard section
The sweepers along the Gulf of Mexico
The "Texas Hairpin"
The right angle "New Mexico" chicane
The high speed straight from Washington to the Great Lakes


Nah. It would've been too cool, and too many fans would have moaned about not being able to see the action in the Maine curves from their seats in the San Francisco Bay low speed section.

Instead we just get a Nürb GT rehash.

Shame.

 

[tezgm99]

I've traveled to Spa-Francorchamps.

It's true, here's his picture of Eau Rouge when he went

 

[Handlebar]

Here is a list of what is 'Merican at least according to mygranturismo.net.

Choose what YOU feel is 'Merican and fun to drive for Magic Lap.

(PP from Mygranturismo.net in parens), up into the 600 range

AEM
S2000 (558)

Art Morrison
Corvette '60 (534)

Buick
GNX '87 (425)
"Special '62" (538)

Cadillac
CIEN Concept '02 (501)

Callaway
C12 '03 (496)

Chevrolet
Corvette Convertible C1 '54 (352)
SSR '03 (406)
Camaro IROC-Z Concept '88 (420)
Corvette Coupe (C2) '63 (423)
Camaro Z28 Coupe '97 (434)
Camaro SS '69 (447)
Camaro SS '00 (451)
Camaro Z28 '69 (451)
Corvette Convertible C3 '69 (456)
Corvette Grand Sport C4 '96 (458)
Corvette Stingray L46 350 C3 '69 (465)
Corvette ZR-1 C4 '90 (467)
Chevelle SS 454 '70 (470)
Corvette ZR-1 C6 '09 (474)
Silverado SST Concept '02 (474)
Corvette Z06 C5 '00 (497)
Camaro SS '10 (498)
Corvette Z06 C5 '04 (506)
Camaro Z28 RM '69 (508)
Corvette Z06 C6 '06 (542)
Camaro SS RM '10 (580)
Corvette Z06 C2 Race Car '63 (598)
Corvette Z06 C6 RM '06 (609)

Chrysler
PT Cruiser '00 (356)
Crossfire '04 (409)
Prowler '02 (410)
300C '05 (456)

DMC
DeLorean S2 '04

Dodge
RAM 1500 Laramie Hemi Quad Cab '04 (409)
SRT4'03 (420)
Charger 440 R/T '70 (451)
Charger Super Bee 426 Hemi '71 (465)
Challenger SRT8 '08 (490)
Challenger R/T '70 (490)
Viper GTS '99 (507)
Viper GTS '02 (516)
Viper SRT10 Coupe '06 (528)
Viper SRT10 '03 (532)
Viper GTS R Concept '00 (550)
Challenger R/T RM '70 (562)
Viper SRT10 ACR '08 (579)
Challenger SRT8 TC (584)

Eagle
Talon Esi '97 (344)

Ford
Ka '01 (276)
Focus ST170 '03 (381)
Taurus SHO '98 (407)
Focus ST '06 (415)
Focus RS '02 (427)
RS200 '84 (436)
SVT F-150 Lightning '03 (442)
Mustang GT '05 (443)
Mustang V8 GT Coupe Premium '07 (443)
Mustang Mach 1 '71 (453)
Mustang SVT Cobra R '00 (468)
Escort Rally Car '98 (484)
Focus Rally Car '99 (494)
Focus RS WRC 07 '08 (508)
RS200 Rally Car '85
GT '02 (553)
GT40 Race Car '69 (564)
GT (No Stripe) '05 (565)
GT '06 (567)
GT '05 (570)
Mark IV Race Car '67 (599)

Grand Touring Garage
1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer (544)

High End Performance
G37 (553)

Infiniti
G20 '90 (366)
G35 Sedan '03 (418)
G35 Coupe '03 (439)
G35 Coupe '06 (447)
FX45 Concept '02 (464)

Jay Leno
Tank Car '03 (530)

Lexus
IS 200 '98 (359)
IS 300 Sport Cross '01 (398)
SC 430 '01 (428)
GS 300 '00 (430)

Mercury
Cougar XR-7 '67 (454)

Pontiac
Vibe GT '03 (368)
Sunfire GXP Concept '02 (399)
Solstice Coupe Concept '02 (434)
Tempest Le Mans GTO '64 (456)
GTO 5.7 Coupe '04 (464)

Plymouth
Cuda 440 Six Pack '71 (479)
Superbird '70 (470)

Saleen
S7 '02 (563)

Scion
xB '03 (324)
xA '03 (334)
FR-S '12 (406)

Shelby
GT350R '65 (446)
Series One Super Charged '03 (479)
Cobra 427 '66 (536)

Tesla
Tesla Roadster '08 (463)

 

[tezgm99]

Isn't the SRT4 '03 a Dodge and what about the Pontiac Sunfire concept?

 

[JLBowler]

The PT Cruiser is not a Chevrolet, it's a Chrysler and the SRT4 is a Neon which makes it a Dodge, not a Ford.

 

[Handlebar]

And no one can use the Pontiac GTO since that's just a Holden with the steering wheel on the other side making it Australian

Tez, I was going from this 'strangely familiar....' comment.

8-P

 

[kcheeb]

I would like to race in SNAIL, I can't guarantee racing often though.

Hey Jahgee1124,

Glad you want to race in S.N.A.I.L.! Just let us know when you can and can't race, that way the race directors will be prepared 👍

We run a clean league by enforcing the S.N.A.I.L. OLR and we expect all of our drivers to know and follow The Good Racecraft Guide. Please become versed in both.

Steps:
1. I add you to the drivers list as a New S.N.A.I.L. (Done)
2. You run the Time Trial.
3. You Private Message my GTPlanet account with your time from the time trial. N.B. You will not be able to race Sundays without submitting your time.
4. I assign you to the appropriate Division, giving you the best racing possible.
5. A PSN friend request will be sent from the appropriate SNAIL_Division1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 account. That is where you race on Sunday night.
6. You drive fast and clean on Sunday

The original post has a lot of information regarding the league, commit it to memory

The second post has the current race lineup and is updated weekly.

If you have a preference for car/wheel colour and racing number, post your choices in this thread. To avoid duplication, the currently claimed combinations can be found here.

During the week we run a number of different events feel free to jump in and partake!

Welcome aboard and enjoy

 

[tezgm99]

Tez, I was going from this 'strangely familiar....' comment.

8-P

I just wanted to use the Commodore but can't since it is a Holden and was trying to figure out a reason to not allow the GTO in, that's all

I won't be doing magic lap this week anyway.

 

[dylansan]

Honestly I don't think it's that important. I'd be willing to let people drive anything they considered American, whether or not it was actually manufactured or designed or whatever in America. For example, I'd still consider the Pontiac GTO and Eagle Talon to be acceptable.

And just curious, why isn't the Superbird on that list?

 

[Handlebar]

Honestly I don't think it's that important. I'd be willing to let people drive anything they considered American, whether or not it was actually manufactured or designed or whatever in America. For example, I'd still consider the Pontiac GTO and Eagle Talon to be acceptable.

And just curious, why isn't the Superbird on that list?

Cause I missed it?

Racing a few laps then fixing more stuff. So add back the Lexus, etc?

 

[dylansan]

Well the list is a good guideline for people who want cars that are definitively American. There'd be no point to the list if it was simply any car which Gran Turismo considers to be from the US.

Any car from the US is the restriction, but if you want to restrict yourself further to the cars on your list, that's your choice (and at least somewhat recommended).

 

[Handlebar]

Well the list is a good guideline for people who want cars that are definitively American. There'd be no point to the list if it was simply any car which Gran Turismo considers to be from the US.

Any car from the US is the restriction, but if you want to restrict yourself further to the cars on your list, that's your choice (and at least somewhat recommended).

Well, I must admit I do not know which cars are 100% 'Merican, or owned by what percentage. I just copied over (most) of what Granturismo.net listed.

I will adjust the list given info, but I do not know which cars or manufacturers to exclude. That is what I need you to tell me, I suppose.

 

[Apmaddock]

I think he's saying it's not all that important, Handlebar.

 

[dylansan]

Basically.

If anyone feels they need to be more strict about what cars they need to use, they can do some research on whatever cars they are interested and decide if they conform to their own restrictions.

There are many possible definitions for "American Car" so I leave it up to the drivers to decide what that is and represent what they want to represent.

I will, however, say that I would not be so willing to let someone drive, say, a Lancia Stratos...

 

[Handlebar]

I'm slower on the uptake than normal, I see.

Thanks for the assist, AP, and the patience, dylansan.

I'll add back in the Pontiac, Lexus, etc and leave it at that, then.

And of course, the SuperBird!

 

[Schmiggz]

Heeeeelllp!!! The transition from controller to the drive force gt wheel and pedals is way harder than i thought

 

[tezgm99]

Heeeeelllp!!! The transition from controller to the drive force gt wheel and pedals is way harder than i thought

It always is when you start off

 

[Handlebar]

It always is when you start off

Do not give up! I was resistant and in about 2 weeks, it became my preferred mode.