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Sometimes in life, you do things you don't even believe you did so well. I had one of those moments just now, as I knocked down a time of 1:04.512 around Autumn Ring. I took a few pointers from some of the top-ranked times and saw what they were using. Their mount was the Chevrolet Chaparral 2X "Vision Gran Turismo." Yes- that bloody bonkers car. I knew I had to tone this car down considerably. The only changes I made were to weigh this car down fully with ballast followed by reducing power to about 57%. That was to put the car near 700PP without going over. My first runs were crappy. I struggled trying to find how on God's green Earth you pull a time below 64 seconds. Then I realized something- "Racing Soft or less." The moment I learned of this caveat, I immediately bought Racing Soft tires for this insane car. With careful driving, I was able to pull a 62-second lap around a track I've hated racing and was never good at.
So I did it! And for my efforts, I have my first Australian car in GT6, not to mention the car I used to win the 24 Hours at the Nürburgring in Gran Turismo 4 with (in B-Spec, of course, because I hate racing any Nordschleife track more than I do the full Autumn Ring circuit)- the Ford Falcon XR8 V8 Supercar that we've been using since GT3 under Tickford.
Two lessons learned: find out what cars others are using when you are unsure how to clear a Super Lap, and pay attention to what modifications you are allowed. I say to mostly focus on what at least the Top 100 drivers are using. Use whatever machine the greater majority uses to complete the course. If need be, make the needed adjustments so you can at least get Gold.
Lesson and post over. Now go win yourself Gold for this Super Lap!
[UPDATE] Misspelled "majority."
So I did it! And for my efforts, I have my first Australian car in GT6, not to mention the car I used to win the 24 Hours at the Nürburgring in Gran Turismo 4 with (in B-Spec, of course, because I hate racing any Nordschleife track more than I do the full Autumn Ring circuit)- the Ford Falcon XR8 V8 Supercar that we've been using since GT3 under Tickford.
Two lessons learned: find out what cars others are using when you are unsure how to clear a Super Lap, and pay attention to what modifications you are allowed. I say to mostly focus on what at least the Top 100 drivers are using. Use whatever machine the greater majority uses to complete the course. If need be, make the needed adjustments so you can at least get Gold.
Lesson and post over. Now go win yourself Gold for this Super Lap!
[UPDATE] Misspelled "majority."
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With PD's creativity, the chances are high that 700pp will come again. 
