24 Hour race?! Let's discuss please XD
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- yeti_c
Touring MarsBrilliant! Well done AE86... and thanks for the details/pics etc. Did I read that right, you won by about 12 seconds? Jeez, that's going to be something of a record that's hard to beat!
You may be able to comment on how realistic you think this is, but here is the 'Mars Plan' for a 24 hour race, which may be completed solo over the space of a weekend (34 hours to be exact)...
Six 4 hour sessions with breaks, starting on a Friday evening:-
Friday
18.00 - 22.00 - Session One
22.00 - 23.00 - Break
23.00 - 03.00 - Session Two
Saturday
03.00 - 09.00 - Sleep Break
09.00 - 13.00 - Session Three
13.00 - 14.00 - Lunch Break
14.00 - 18.00 - Session Four
18.00 - 19.00 - Dinner Break
19.00 - 23.00 - Session Five
23.00 - 00.00 - Break
Sunday
00.00 - 04.00 - Final Session
(04.00 - 08.00 - Overrun time)
That totals 24 hours with 10 hours of breaks (4x 1 hour and 1x 6 hour break)... give or take an hour or two for necessary stoppages within sessions, I think it looks distinctly do-able...
TM
This looks like a very sensible plan...
You may want to add in Breakfast to you sleep break though... and I'd imagine that you won't really break for an hour at a time as you'll get bored waiting for your hour to be over!! Except for your food breaks where you will have something to take your mind off of the game!! If you cut your non eating breaks by half an hour then you would be in bed by 3 on Sunday morning... which would match with Saturday morning sleep time...
Also will you have to cook your own meals? That might take a little more time during your breaks...
C.
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- yeti_c
AJ23Man, U are absolute greatness!! Well Done!!
Thank god for punctuation...
At first glance I thought that this was some kind of footie related spam!!
C.
PS AE86... congratulations on your heroic drive... and boy you cut it close... imagine if you'd've lost the race on the last lap!!!
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yeti
Thanks for the feedback, yeti... my plan has been scientifically formulated to be the optimal solution for the ultimate GT4 experience...
I agree I'd rather be racing, but I'd force myself, just for the benefit of my eyes and hands... AE86 has reported that after 12 hours his hands were already shaking...
Yes, but I am an experienced slacker... I rarely take longer to cook my meals than they take to eat... I would get a take-away and have a supply of 'straight from the fridge' food and drinks (no alcohol, except for a huge bottle of beer for after the finish!)
Saying that, though, I'm sure that some of the breaks could be flexible, but I reckon the less breaks you take, the more difficult it will be to finish in one siiting... just have to wait until some time in March/April to put it to the test 
TM
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Touring Mars
One of the best lines I've heard here on GTPlanet!
Welldone AE86Driver u´ve done a great job. I think that u´ve acomplished something great and 👍 for that. I´m also going to do it myself ( maybe) When it´s get´s to europe but i think i must work out my own plan of food and such since i haven´t even heard of many of those things your talking about 
But anyways, Great job and may your next 24 hours race go even better than this one.
But anyways, Great job and may your next 24 hours race go even better than this one.- 106
This experience just sounds really cool. I can't wait to give it a try. But I will probably not do the whole 24 hours myself, at least at first. I really really really want to do a the 24 hours races like they are done in real life, changing drivers when the car is in the pits, etc. That sounds pretty cool. But eventually (assuming the game ever comes out) I am gonna have to climb this mountain too.
I've noticed that people are starting to compile lap times for different tracks in GT4, maybe it would be cool to start keeping a record of how many laps people complete during an endurance. You know, see who can bust 200, or 250 or (heaven forbid) 300 laps first. Of course you would need to keep track of what cars people are using, I mean 250 laps with a 787b dosn't compare with maybe even 150 laps with a Vitz.
I've noticed that people are starting to compile lap times for different tracks in GT4, maybe it would be cool to start keeping a record of how many laps people complete during an endurance. You know, see who can bust 200, or 250 or (heaven forbid) 300 laps first. Of course you would need to keep track of what cars people are using, I mean 250 laps with a 787b dosn't compare with maybe even 150 laps with a Vitz.
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appie17
You can pause, but you can't save... and by the way, B-Spec is for wimps...
I don´t think B-spec is for wimps but it is of course a lot more challenging (and fun for me ) to do it in a-spec... besides some of the longest races in gt3 was at 3 hours.. and a 24 hour race still takes like 8 or 9 hours. i understand people that use b-spec for endurance races but i probatly won´t do it myself.
just my opinion.
) to do it in a-spec... besides some of the longest races in gt3 was at 3 hours.. and a 24 hour race still takes like 8 or 9 hours. i understand people that use b-spec for endurance races but i probatly won´t do it myself.just my opinion.
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TwcI don´t think B-spec is for wimps but it is of course a lot more challenging (and fun for me
Yes, you're quite right, I was being facetious...
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CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE. oh my god i am so jealous of you AE86, since you now have an f1 car. please give us a review of it, if you woukd please!!! and, i'd like to make an announcement: i will be attempting the 24 hour races and will be doing them with my dad and two fo his mates from work. but that won't be for a while 
anyway, i would reccommend to do these 24 hour races with friends if you can. that way, you can share the driving and not get so tired! that's what i'm gonna do. one guys drives and the others disturb him with their snoring!!!! anyway, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AE86, AND MAY YOU SLEEP IN PEACE!!!
CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE. oh my god i am so jealous of you AE86, since you now have an f1 car. please give us a review of it, if you woukd please!!! and, i'd like to make an announcement: i will be attempting the 24 hour races and will be doing them with my dad and two fo his mates from work. but that won't be for a while anyway, i would reccommend to do these 24 hour races with friends if you can. that way, you can share the driving and not get so tired! that's what i'm gonna do. one guys drives and the others disturb him with their snoring!!!! anyway, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AE86, AND MAY YOU SLEEP IN PEACE!!!
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OMG AE86!!! you did 24 hours of racing and they ONLY GAVE YOU 7 A-SPEC POINTS??? I'D EXPECT TO GET 1000!!!! BUT 7???? I MEAN COME ON!!!! *cough*cheapskates*cough*
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first,I'd like to thank the mods who got rid of that "winner" 👍. "Welcome to Disneyland" that was priceless,hahaha. I'd also like to say thank you to everyone once again for the wonderful feedback ! I've never had that many people congratulate me XD. I really appreciate that everyone,I wish the best of luck to all of you as well in your hardships of GT4 
! As far as playing GT4 today though,sorry..I'm gonna let my PS2 rest for today after its hard struggle recently It deserves a break as much as I do 
. Hahaha,I know I may sound cheap now for saying this,but...probably for my next 24 hour endurance race,I will try to do it in sessions,with sleep inbetween? But I wanted to complete at LEAST one 24 hour race in one sitting to say I did it ya know? THEN I could do the others in sessions with sleep and such . And for those of you that have been paying attention to my COUNTDOWN signature about the 24 hour race,I changed it to something pretty permanent and kinda catchy too I'd say ! Well..I'm actually about to go take a nap now,because my friend is planning on coming over later to pick me up to go play tennis,sooooo..I need energy . So guys,I'll talk to you later !
AE86Driver
~Ja ne~
that was priceless,hahaha. I'd also like to say thank you to everyone once again for the wonderful feedback ! I've never had that many people congratulate me XD. I really appreciate that everyone,I wish the best of luck to all of you as well in your hardships of GT4 ! As far as playing GT4 today though,sorry..I'm gonna let my PS2 rest for today after its hard struggle recently It deserves a break as much as I do . Hahaha,I know I may sound cheap now for saying this,but...probably for my next 24 hour endurance race,I will try to do it in sessions,with sleep inbetween? But I wanted to complete at LEAST one 24 hour race in one sitting to say I did it ya know? THEN I could do the others in sessions with sleep and such . And for those of you that have been paying attention to my COUNTDOWN signature about the 24 hour race,I changed it to something pretty permanent and kinda catchy too I'd say ! Well..I'm actually about to go take a nap now,because my friend is planning on coming over later to pick me up to go play tennis,sooooo..I need energy . So guys,I'll talk to you later !AE86Driver
~Ja ne~
AE86Driver, way to go, you the man! I fully intend to do something simmiler when the UK version of the game comes out, I have the Japanese version, but I've no intention to ever complete it, too much is missing for me without the English text.
To the people who asked what sort of car would give you 200 Points for this race, well I was trying this afternoon, just doing a couple of laps to see if I could keep up with the opposition and how long tyres and the like would last.
Most race cars that are equal to the ones you are racing against (300-400+ HP) gives really chap points, 50 or less, the Wed Sports Celica gives about 75 and walks all over the opposition, but I've got a street going Impreza with all the tune bits and a little power (350 ish HP) gives about 150 points and should be able to win, at 200 points it's left behind for dead.
A road car with really good acceleration and a good top speed of about 250-270 KPH of about 300-320 HP sould do it, any thoughts guys? And I'll see if I can try the car out.
G-T-4-Fan Yes most of the old short Enduros are still in GT4 like the Grand Valley 300K and no you don't get any other F1 cars for the other Enduros, the only other place you can get the F1 car (there is only one) is in the F1 races.
Off to try a couple of cars now.
To the people who asked what sort of car would give you 200 Points for this race, well I was trying this afternoon, just doing a couple of laps to see if I could keep up with the opposition and how long tyres and the like would last.
Most race cars that are equal to the ones you are racing against (300-400+ HP) gives really chap points, 50 or less, the Wed Sports Celica gives about 75 and walks all over the opposition, but I've got a street going Impreza with all the tune bits and a little power (350 ish HP) gives about 150 points and should be able to win, at 200 points it's left behind for dead.
A road car with really good acceleration and a good top speed of about 250-270 KPH of about 300-320 HP sould do it, any thoughts guys? And I'll see if I can try the car out.
G-T-4-Fan Yes most of the old short Enduros are still in GT4 like the Grand Valley 300K and no you don't get any other F1 cars for the other Enduros, the only other place you can get the F1 car (there is only one) is in the F1 races.
Off to try a couple of cars now.
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All you need to do to get 200 A-Spec points is do a qualifying lap and pull your car off to the side and watch the AI go around 3-4 laps see what there best lap is, then buy a car with with the lowest HP and and highest weight you can still manage to get around the track faster than whatever the qualifying run was. It may take some tuning adjust and alittle patience and good consistant driving all 24hours, but it should be do able. Also you might want to consider the low grip high durablity tires, somthing that will last you till your gas tank is empty so you have to pit less. Now you may be thinking if I get low traction tires I won't be able to win. Well if you already calculated low traction tires into the equation back when you where trying to beat the lap time you will still be ok when it comes to the race. I also think tires effect A-Spec points too, the low traction ones giving you the most. I am not for sure about which tires give the most A-Spec points but I do know they effect it one way or another.
This is where a bit more info from AE86 would come in handy. What was the best lap time of the AI car in second over those 180 some odd laps?
This is where a bit more info from AE86 would come in handy. What was the best lap time of the AI car in second over those 180 some odd laps?
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well..ummm..considering I don't know exactly HOW I would go about finding this information,I would say,since for the most part,the guy in 2nd was about 5-7 seconds behind me,till the last few laps (with few,I mean about 40 -.-') I would say his average lap time would be somewhere around 7'40? Since I usually made about 7'25 or so after I made that fastest lap,but ummm..really,I don't know how I would go about finding this information out,so forgive the "false" info I have given you in this post,since I can't prove it right or wrong ._.
AE86Driver
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AE86Driver
~Ja ne~
AE86Driverfirst,I'd like to thank the mods who got rid of that "winner" 👍. "Welcome to Disneyland"
AE86Driver
~Ja ne~
Just take it easy, my friend.
There are so much good times to come.
McLaren
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So...when you ready to give us the download on the Nurburgring?
BTW, is there only 2 24hour races?
I can do the Le Mans easily, as I've probably raced over 200 times, and raced it 2 time for 24 hours with a R8 and McLaren F1GTR.
We all know what car I'll be using to beat this Le Mans endurance though. 👍
BTW, is there only 2 24hour races?
I can do the Le Mans easily, as I've probably raced over 200 times, and raced it 2 time for 24 hours with a R8 and McLaren F1GTR.
We all know what car I'll be using to beat this Le Mans endurance though. 👍
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AE86Driver
Thats good enough, I sorta forgot the GT series doesn't let you see lap times of the other drives during the race, and seeing as how I don't have the game yet I can't put the info to any kind of use. That was just my opinion on how to get the most A-spec points out of a certain race. Thats how I did endurances races in GT3, I would watch a few qualifing laps to see what time my car would need to beat in the actual race, they tend to run a few seconds faster during the race cuase of drafting I suppose, but it was a good guesstimation. It worked really well for me in everything but the miata race, that one that one took me awhile to learn how to get the car around the track in the fastest possible manner.
Anyway enough of my ramblings. Good job again on finishing such a difficult race.
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