450pp Street Car Tuners Club -- Nightly 9:45-12:00 EDT

[dudeondacouch]

I didnt qualify for the Trial Mtn race and had a pretty good view of the 666 guy in the G35 cutting most of the track were he could so I spent most of the race trying to wreck him.

Oh yeah, forgot about that. I did enjoy wrecking him as well.

 

[IforceV8]

Penalties just hurt drivers like me that get punted off the course.

And though I say things were good, I do remember being pushed off, wrecked, or spun very early in three or four races.

They should pass right thru you when the penalties are on so that shouldnt happen.

 

[frankygt-r]

some very good races guys, deep forest was insanely fast, i became faster but you guys have improved a lot too, nik pushed me two times under 1.22! great

 

[Vol Jbolaz]

They should pass right thru you when the penalties are on so that shouldnt happen.

If they hit me hard, maybe. My experience is being pushed into penalty areas. Or going wide on a corner to try and avoid an accident and getting a penalty.

 

[dudeondacouch]

I must agree with garris. I've been the victim of BS penalties more times than I've seen asshat drivers punished by them.

I'm sure a lot of that comes down to point-of-view, but I still don't like it.

 

[SolidSnake7735]

Hey guys, I'd love to be a part of this, I have a bunch of well-tuned 450PP cars to run and I'm looking for a change of pace from the touge scene (though i DOOO love me some touge)

add my PSN: SolidSnake7735 👍

I was able to do the Spa seasonal without purchasing the DLC. It took about 20 laps but I eventually got gold with a bone stock Dodge Viper. It was way over the weight limit but was a blast to drive on that track.

I did it in a stock GTR SpecV GT-Academy in the first lap with a few mistakes even.

 

[chuyler1]

Try it in the Viper. Very little room for error... But then again I don't have the DLC so prior to this I had never driven more than about 5 laps on the track and never driven the viper.

 

[SolidSnake7735]

Try it in the Viper. Very little room for error... But then again I don't have the DLC so prior to this I had never driven more than about 5 laps on the track and never driven the viper.

yeah, when the track first came out in europe i was chillin in european lobbies running the track.. that was before the update that required you buy the DLC to use it

 

[polizei]

I did it in a stock GTR SpecV GT-Academy in the first lap with a few mistakes even.

4wd vs rwd. Not to sound condescending but it's way easier in a 4wd car.

 

[SolidSnake7735]

4wd vs rwd. Not to sound condescending but it's way easier in a 4wd car.

oh of course it is haha, in need of quick cash? why not lol.
my thing is im almost always broke since im constantly spending my credits on cars and tuning so im rarely over $1M.

 

[chuyler1]

If it weren't for Dabney and others running my B-spec drivers I would be broke in the game. I don't make nearly enough with online racing to feed my habit of buying everything in the UCD and dumping expensive mods on them.

 

[esh]

That's why you create extra accounts and use B-Spec grinder.

 

[polizei]

race tonight?

 

[Vol Jbolaz]

race tonight?

I might try, but it will be a little while.

 

[SolidSnake7735]

add me on PSN if you're looking to race tonight. PSN ID same as GTP username

 

[esh]

race tonight?

I am interested. I'll be on around 10pm EST or so.

 

[Vol Jbolaz]

Huyler has a public room:

1472-6681-3759-3051-9043

 

[chuyler1]

Room was pretty fun but of course my fun was cut short by the game hanging. That's the third night in a row it has happened. Spec 2.03 sucks monkey balls.

 

[SolidSnake7735]

yeah, i tried joining a few times but was hastily disconnected.. my internet isn't of the best quality for now

 

[dudeondacouch]

Spec 2.03 sucks monkey balls.

This.

 

[diabolicwyvern]

Im up for running tonight if there are other interested parties. If not I'll definitely be roaming the public lobby landscape in search of truth and justice

 

[chuyler1]

We're going to run GT300 cars at cape ring south with boost on ...and abs off.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=234798

Last night we tested a bunch. I bumped each one up to 325hp with full downforce but did no tuning. Most were within a 1/2 second of each other except the subarus which were clearly 1 second quicker than the rest of the pack. They seem to be more equal in performance compared to the GT500 cars which can vary by as much as 3-4 seconds on some tracks.

 

[esh]

Couple more vids up.







I tried making more but was having some sound issues while capturing.

 

[k_riens]

Spec 2.03 sucks monkey balls.

dead monkey balls







Maybe we shouldn't complain, check out this Japanese hoonage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=I-9KRTx0M0k

 

[chuyler1]

Couple more vids up.
I tried making more but was having some sound issues while capturing.

Nice. I had no chance that race at Suzuka. That Lancer was slow before spec 2.02 and that was my first race with the new tire model and I burned through my rear tires after about 1 lap.

I wish I could have saved the replay from Fuji last night. I went from the back row to 3rd on the first turn. Everyone got stuck in a cluster-**** and without touching anyone I scooted by on the inside in my RX-7. After that I had a good battle with Garris for a few laps but eventually the faster cars made enough mistakes for me to break away from the draft.

I think I need some new 450 cars for these open nights. I hate using the ones that everyone knows are quick but it is so difficult to turn a clunker into a front runner.

 

[leadbedr]

Maybe we should bump it up to 475pp??
I have like 200 cars ate 450, but Im getting tired of them

 

[Nicktune]

I think I need some new 450 cars for these open nights. I hate using the ones that everyone knows are quick but it is so difficult to turn a clunker into a front runner.

Try some old school cars....they are awesome!👍

 

[esh]

I've been working on the Mazda Familia Sedan Sport the last few days but cannot get the damn thing to not understeer.

 

[Vol Jbolaz]

I wish I could have saved the replay from Fuji last night. I went from the back row to 3rd on the first turn. Everyone got stuck in a cluster-**** and without touching anyone I scooted by on the inside in my RX-7. After that I had a good battle with Garris for a few laps but eventually the faster cars made enough mistakes for me to break away from the draft

I liked most of the Fuji race. I like Fuji. I think most people just mess up the lines, and I just love the lines.

Even following you, I see that I take different lines, and I like mine better.

Problem I have is two-fold: consistency and confidence.

I could keep up with you when I was clean, but I would make little errors and lose ground. Even tapped you once at the hairpin.

I also had no confidence. I was following you while SturmFaust (?) was following me. For all of the corners, I like to brake early, turn in early and be on the throttle before I hit the apex. But with someone behind me, I feel nervous taking my line, so I don't, and I lose ground.

Every time I would make a mistake and Sturm would pass me, I'd easily pass him on the next corner as his line was just wider and slower.

I finally got a penalty though at the beginning of the straight. Horrible place to be forced to second gear. I lost so so much ground there. And I saw Sturm take a penalty for something that I didn't think was bad cutting. But it was during a slow section of the track so he didn't lose too much ground.

After losing my ground, I was caught up with Juan-a-something. He was a little pushy getting past me, and I was trying hard to pass him cleanly. I think I would've eventually but the race was over.

 

[chuyler1]

That's the Protege right? I did manage to win a race in it...once...against only FF cars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8p5q1F-SzQ

However, as you can see from the video I have not completely resolved the understeer. I think I added a ton of weight to the trunk and dropped the rear ride height to get the car to rotate, but I was still putting too much stress on that outside front tire. I've been having better luck with FF cars by turning ABS off...but its like learning to tune from scratch.


As for Fuji. The fastest line is pretty wide, especially through the last two turns. Turn 4-5 (the long right hander) is tough in cars that have no down force. You have to guess the right speed that your tires can hold for the whole turn and if you guess wrong you will have to brake. Turn 6, the following left, I always overshoot, but rarely does anyone get a jump on me. The hairpin was where I was braking very early...which is why you tapped me. I stop braking completely before turn-in so I can slingshot through the chicane at almost full throttle. Then there are the blind turns that are very difficult to figure out in this game. I always use this video as a guide for how to carve out those final turns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjvDuNNtdv4