1000 miles! AI pit strategies?

[chicobo329]

I've searched GTPlanet's forums but to no avail (although I did find a lovely AI pit guide for endurance races!). I'm attempting the 1000 miles with a Alfa Romeo GTA '65, but my main rival is a pesky '54 300 SL which seems to oust me on any uphill section despite my better cornering in the first half of the 'Ring. I fear I might be in a losing battle, he's steadily gaining seconds on me.

I'd like to know when the 300 SL typically pits, and in general, when any of the AI cars pit in any of the races. This information can be useful for me when attempting this event again with other cars. Is there any sort of post or guide out there to help me out?

 

[superberkut]

I think the Mercedes pits every 5 laps, so that would equal 4 pitstops in the race (it wouldn't enter the pit on the last lap), and most at 30 seconds. That may equal 2 minutes for you to catch up, if I am correct.

In all seriousness, I don't think there is a guide for the A.I. pitstops yet for 1000 Miles! So, I hope that helps.

 

[PeterJB]

this is a bit off topic, but, which car can actually go the longest without pitting in? it could be the Pescarolo's, but then again it could be the Subaru 360 which seems to put apparantly no strain on the tires whatsoever.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

Prolly the 360. It won't need fuel, either.

 

[superberkut]

In any case, the Benz-Patent Motorwagen and the Daimler Motor Carriage do not have real tires, so they win there, but fuel-wise, the 360 or the 1963 Daihatsu Midget. It also looks like the car The Cat In The Hat drove. The fastest fuel-conservative car is the Pescarolo.

 

[Parnelli Bone]

this is a bit off topic, but, which car can actually go the longest without pitting in? it could be the Pescarolo's, but then again it could be the Subaru 360 which seems to put apparantly no strain on the tires whatsoever.

The Lotus Elan S1 in the 1000 miles races only makes one pitstop per event.

so far as chicobo's question goes...yeah, usualy Ai cars (with the exception of that Elan) make anywhere from 5 to 8 laps. If you're battling the Mercedes, he'll be doing 5 or 6 laps per pitstop at the Ring...but he'll go more laps at Paris and Cote since these are shorter tracks.

BTW, for maximum drama, i recommend you reset the race till the best cars are the '68 Nissan Fairlady and Lotus Elan. This line-up provides the most action between Ai cars. It takes a lot of patience though, but once you find it you'll see each race has different strategies so far as the Ai attacks go. Just a suggestion>

 

[PeterJB]

The Lotus Elan S1 in the 1000 miles races only makes one pitstop per event.

so far as chicobo's question goes...yeah, usualy Ai cars (with the exception of that Elan) make anywhere from 5 to 8 laps. If you're battling the Mercedes, he'll be doing 5 or 6 laps per pitstop at the Ring...but he'll go more laps at Paris and Cote since these are shorter tracks.

BTW, for maximum drama, i recommend you reset the race till the best cars are the '68 Nissan Fairlady and Lotus Elan. This line-up provides the most action between Ai cars. It takes a lot of patience though, but once you find it you'll see each race has different strategies so far as the Ai attacks go. Just a suggestion>

I don't think even the Subaru 360 could go +125 Miles without pitting in, it sounds to me like the Lotus Elan S1 is the king of endurance.

 

[PARAGON GT]

Its an amazing car. Light weight with a respectable power to weight ratio. The car stays firmly planted on most tracks, hugs the turns and yet very nimble in the tight corners. Well manered in tires and fuel. The only thing that I can say bad about the Elan is its a little slow off the line. But after getting up to speed, its not hard to maintain it through most corners.

And thats still stock. Build it a little and its a real killer.

 

[Smallhorses]

Glad you liked my AI Endurance strategy guide!

Try looking in here: Digital-Nitrate Lists/Info Links, a thread which is rightfully stickied at the top of the GT4 board for it's unsurpassed wealth of hugely informative threads, for this thread in particular: Ranking & Data on all the AI Cars for European Event: 1000 Miles!

While it doesn't list exactly which laps the AI pits on, it does tell you how many times they pit in each race (under the column marked P.) If you divide the total number of laps by that value, you should come up with an approximate lap number that the AI will pit on, but should bear in mind that they sometimes don't split the race up that evenly and are apt to pit on their penultimate lap, and other similarly stupid things!

Don't forget to use the red tick mark to show your appreciation of Digital-Nitrate's efforts in compiling all this data.

 

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