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[JLBowler]

A few minutes late but here are the results of the voting.

High Speed Ring 6 votes
Trial Mountain 3 votes
La Sarthe 2 votes

The track will be High Speed Ring (forward).

 

[gulfvet67]

High speed ring practiced and its still a challenge

 

[SAMHAIN85]

While I normally am not a fan of HSR, the "roof" is surprsingly a fun drive there. It's fast enough to allow the car to *breathe*, and in the turns you're constantly battling the throttle and wheel. Nice pick @TEX36 .

The long sweeping T1 left can be taken at full speed if you hit it just right. I'd say 70% of the time I took it last night I was lifting just a little bit at the apex. Try to follow the grooves in the track where all the tire wear is visible. Start high, bank down for the apex, and get back on the gas asap as you counter steer back up the track. Subtle movements strongly advised.

Going to guess a mid div lap time to be 1:15ish. 1:12.6 was my fastest lap out of the 30 or so laps we did last night.

Still havent tried the yellow beast yet, but thats what tonight is for. Hopefully you can host this time @racingchamp30, last Thursday we missed ya. And the lack of numbers was a testament to that.

 

[DublDee]

I bought a used PS3 Monday, and have attempted to do the updates for GT6 3 times now, and all 3 times failed!
I have 3 different discs and none of them made a difference. This really sucks, I've tried Project Cars and AC, but it's just not the same. I really want to get GT6 up and running again and join you guys, but I'm not very hopeful at this point.

 

[USERID_77a23]

I bought a used PS3 Monday, and have attempted to do the updates for GT6 3 times now, and all 3 times failed!
I have 3 different discs and none of them made a difference. This really sucks, I've tried Project Cars and AC, but it's just not the same. I really want to get GT6 up and running again and join you guys, but I'm not very hopeful at this point.

I'm on my phone and can't link it but there's instructions on the psn forum to break up the updates. It usually fails doing it all together , I had the same problem. Google update fail ps3 GT6 and it should pop up

 

[Rednose58]

for February 19, 2017

 

[SAMHAIN85]

Itd be interesting to see how many times 2 of the same car manufacturers made an appearance in the history of SNAIL on the same night. Or even if all 3 were the same manufacture. Not sure how easy or hard that would be to determine. Paging @msgt-sd the stats expert to see if this info is possible.

 

[msgt-sd]

Itd be interesting to see how many times 2 of the same car manufacturers made an appearance in the history of SNAIL on the same night. Or even if all 3 were the same manufacture. Not sure how easy or hard that would be to determine. Paging @msgt-sd the stats expert to see if this info is possible.

It's surprisingly rare that we ever have 2 cars of the same make. And if I'm figuring it right, we've never had a night in which all the cars were of the same make.

All nights we've had 2 cars of the same make:

Weird that it's always been Car1 and Car2 that are the same make. That record will be broken this week though.

Edit: This is wrong. See Bowler's post below.

 

[JLBowler]

It's surprisingly rare that we ever have 2 cars of the same make. And if I'm figuring it right, we've never had a night in which all the cars were of the same make.
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All nights we've had 2 cars of the same make:
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Weird that it's always been Car1 and Car2 that are the same make. That record will be broken this week though.

I was looking at that at lunch and I noticed you missed a few. I only got to 10/2012 and found 3 times that you didn't list. All of which had the second and third car from the same manufacturer.

2/19/12 2 Chevrolets
5/13/12 2 Nissans
10/14/12 2 Chevrolets

Edit: Additionaly:
11/3/13 2 Chevrolets
11/24/13 2 Chevrolets
7/13/14 2 Nissans

All of those were the second and third car of the night.

 

[msgt-sd]

Yeah, thought that was weird too. Something wrong with the formula I used. Good catch @JLBowler.

 

[Mike Lobban]

I bought a used PS3 Monday, and have attempted to do the updates for GT6 3 times now, and all 3 times failed!
I have 3 different discs and none of them made a difference. This really sucks, I've tried Project Cars and AC, but it's just not the same. I really want to get GT6 up and running again and join you guys, but I'm not very hopeful at this point.

C'mon over to the dark side DublDee, give PC and AC another try with Snail guys who will help you embrace the games and you will never go back to GT. You are right tho, it's not the same, I miss all of the guys I raced with regularly, especially the Monday Night Mazda boost racing and having Racingchamp as a host, but a lot of them are up with the new games and more joining every day.No offence, but GT-6 is a dinosaur now compared to what the PS4 can deliver.

 

[Gr8_Lakes]

So around Thanksgiving Amazon had Thrustmaster's Ferrari alcantara wheel add-on for $99. Simply replaces the stock wheel with the new one. The alcantara fabric (kinda suede feeling) is super nice feeling, the added diameter is great, and I love the D-shape on the bottom. Downside, ever since the second week the stitching started coming apart at the top of the wheel. The hanging thread hit about 1.25 inches the other night so I figured it's time to send it in.

I sent Amazon an email last night describing the problem and asking how to proceed with correcting it. I'm an Amazon Prime member and have been for over a year. Today opened my email to find I will be receiving a new replacement wheel tomorrow. There's a return shipping label to print, and I just have to drop off the old wheel to a UPS store within the next 30 days. That's zero downtime without my wheel folks. This is the kind of customer service that makes me oh-so-happy!

Just thought I'd share in case any of you experience issues with Amazon purchases.

Spoiler: Ferrari Alcantara wheel

 

[SAMHAIN85]

Amazon is legit. I once ordered replacement propeller blades for my quadcopter at about 11AM, and it was delivered that very same day at around 4PM. Never had an issue with them, highly recommend spending the cash on prime. And you get a discount if you're a student too. Glad to hear that Gr8, thats great

 

[src_ej6]

Itd be interesting to see how many times 2 of the same car manufacturers made an appearance in the history of SNAIL on the same night. Or even if all 3 were the same manufacture. Not sure how easy or hard that would be to determine. Paging @msgt-sd the stats expert to see if this info is possible.

It's surprisingly rare that we ever have 2 cars of the same make. And if I'm figuring it right, we've never had a night in which all the cars were of the same make.
View attachment 628241

All nights we've had 2 cars of the same make:
View attachment 628242
Weird that it's always been Car1 and Car2 that are the same make. That record will be broken this week though.

Edit: This is wrong. See Bowler's post below.

I was looking at that at lunch and I noticed you missed a few. I only got to 10/2012 and found 3 times that you didn't list. All of which had the second and third car from the same manufacturer.

2/19/12 2 Chevrolets
5/13/12 2 Nissans
10/14/12 2 Chevrolets

Edit: Additionaly:
11/3/13 2 Chevrolets
11/24/13 2 Chevrolets
7/13/14 2 Nissans

All of those were the second and third car of the night.

Well lets make a SNAIL record and keep both RUFs and add the 3400S, it's very easy to drive because the weight distribution is broken and lists 54/46 so it's basically an FR.

Also, I hope you guys enjoy the Yellowbird tonight, I might make it for those.

 

[Adramike]

Kinda makes me wish I had ordered my g29 from Amazon instead of BestBuy. I purchased the extended warranty and all that. But my wheel has developed a slight squeak at top dead center lately. Wonder if I should start the return process or wait..

 

[src_ej6]

I bought a used PS3 Monday, and have attempted to do the updates for GT6 3 times now, and all 3 times failed!
I have 3 different discs and none of them made a difference. This really sucks, I've tried Project Cars and AC, but it's just not the same. I really want to get GT6 up and running again and join you guys, but I'm not very hopeful at this point.

I'm on my phone and can't link it but there's instructions on the psn forum to break up the updates. It usually fails doing it all together , I had the same problem. Google update fail ps3 GT6 and it should pop up

https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/707208-gran-turismo-6/69750046

This one? Hopefully you get up and running for Sunday DD.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Yup. I used that when I had to as well. Anyone else a regular GFAQs user?

 

[racingchamp30]

Practice room open
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[gulfvet67]

I bought a used PS3 Monday, and have attempted to do the updates for GT6 3 times now, and all 3 times failed!
I have 3 different discs and none of them made a difference. This really sucks, I've tried Project Cars and AC, but it's just not the same. I really want to get GT6 up and running again and join you guys, but I'm not very hopeful at this point.

Have You tried digital download buddy need ya in there

 

[ConnorWolf]

Well, the PS3 has perched itself on my desk again.. firing up GT6 soon

 

[racingchamp30]

The Mazda at Laguna Seca was a blast. The Ruf BTR '86 is going to be a challenge on Sunday due to how easily the car wants to spin out in all of the turns. The Ruf Yellowbird is fun to drive, just have to look out for the first turn at Madrid Reverse. For all who picked High Speed Ring, great job. Having a challenge is what counts on who can race without spinning or trying to not spin out.

 

[SAMHAIN85]

Yup. I used that when I had to as well. Anyone else a regular GFAQs user?

Yep. A few of us are, IvoryKeys

 

[Ricky_Blayz]

Yup. I used that when I had to as well. Anyone else a
regular GFAQs user?

Yep. A few of us are, IvoryKeys

Isnt that name a member on another site too ?

 

[jobyone]

I'd already heard of Singer Porsche restorations, but never really looked closely at them. Well, I just spent about an hour drooling over their website. Absolute works of art. Now, how do I come up with about a quarter million in discretionary funds?

Spoiler: Singer interior

try $600k. I have been around one in person and they do not disappoint. They are works of art.

 

[USERID_77a23]

https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/707208-gran-turismo-6/69750046

This one? Hopefully you get up and running for Sunday DD.

That's the one .. follow instructions exact and you'll have no problems with the updates

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Yep. A few of us are, IvoryKeys

Ahhhh!!!! He found me!

 

[singlepaddy]

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[src_ej6]

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BANNERS FOR FEBRUARY 19th 2017
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HERE IS THE LINE UP FOR SUNDAY. IT PROMISES TO BE A WILD AND WOOLY NIGHT OF RACING, MAKE SURE YOUR THERE.....UNLESS YOUR SCARED.

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CONGRATS TO ALL THE PRIZE WINNERS

GOOD LUCK SUNDAY EVERYONE
RACE HARD / RACE CLEAN / RACE SNAIL​

Holy Hades I'm on a banner!

 

[SAMHAIN85]

Index races are starting shortly

 

[Rednose58]

Banners posted in the Combo thread. Thanks to @singlepaddy