Did you possibly forget to turn off the auto drive settings from when you first buy the cars?
I think they set one of them to 5 automatically until you change it. The 2d and 2J should have gotten you easily to 3rd even if you banged off the walls like pinball, lol.
The 2D is a fantastic car for this track. First wide sweeping turn can be done flat out, pit on lap 5 or 6 (preferably end of lap 6 so that you have enough grip to go hard at the end). I will try this race again today because I will not let the AI keep me down. I will triumph.used the 2j and can't even break the top 10 how are you guys doing it?
used the 2j and can't even break the top 10 how are you guys doing it?
used the 2j and can't even break the top 10 how are you guys doing it?
Thought I was going to struggle with this one, and then tried the 2D - as you say, the perfect car for this race. Hardly uses the tyres at all, easy win and I lapped one third of the field too!If you want to really humiliate the competition, use the Chaparral 2D. So fast. So easy on tires and gas because it's very light. You don't need much downforce on this course. I used RH on the fronts and RM on the rears for even wear. Plenty of rubber left when taking the one pit stop at the end of the 5th lap. I added a few more units of gas and finished about 20 seconds ahead of the next place Viper. I didn't even break a sweat because the 2D was that good. It makes all the other cars (excepting the 2J) look absolutely feeble. The 2D makes it a fun race. I tried a couple of Racing Fords GTs and a couple of racing Vettes and they ate tires too quickly as far as I was concerned. I'm going to try some Vipers when I get the chance. I doubt anything will compare to the 2D. It doesn't have any weak spots in this race that I can tell.
You need to buy the white one from the Ford dealership, not the Gran Turismo garage. I think only the AI can use the black carbon fibre GT one.Car I wanted to use (Ford GT LM Spec II Test Car), that the AI is allowed to, apparently isn't allowed when I want to drive it. Ended up going with the 2J instead with the power turned down to get it to 620PP and the camber turned down from the stock settings. Ran on RM/RM/RH and could run 2:15's without really trying, won with an overall time of 24:24. Plenty left in it as well with a decent setup, not sure I'll bother trying again as while the track is quite a nice layout, the bumps and the silly chicane really ruin it. All of the cambers and elevation changes feel really rough too, which upsets a lot of different cars. The events last year for the holiday season were a lot more fun for me, not sure if that reflects on PD paying less attention to the game or maybe it's not my cup of tea.
Might provide more next Wednesday? Last year they provided those sector time trials at Grand Valley and Nurburgring(?).Very disappointed with only one Seasonal race for the holidays. Once completed doesn't look like I'll be spending much time playing. Don't like this track at all, invisible barriers, what's all that about? Slowly improving my lap times, currently 2.28 in the 2D and that's driving like a mad man..... Expected far better seasonal than this.........
I'm very close.Sub 24-second times should be easy with the right set-up (Yeah, I'm talking to you CoryClifford lol)
I tried it briefly, but gave up quickly when I saw it needed two pit stops. It may now be worth another try, since I know the race can be won on 2 pit stops without using the (now overkill) Chaparrals.To get away with two pitstops, your laptimes has to be consistantly below 2:23.
Anyone tried the Panoz?
I can't do this race to save my life. I've tried 4 cars.
1. Ford GT40 MkIV (best i could get was 11th)
2. Shelby Daytona Coupe (was in 8th but ended up 12th after being taken out by the Art Morrison Corvette)
3. Chaparral 2D (7th is the best i can get 1m:06 seconds behind)
4. Chaparral 2J (again 7th 45 seconds behind leader)
I got to say the AI is awful, the track is dreadful and what's with the penalty? seriously? It's not bad enough the lead AI is like half a lap ahead, they hat to throw in this Joker? Come on PD, surely hitting the barrier is bad enough but 5 second for clipping it?
I'm done with this one.
I especially like holding it on the edge in a nice decreasing radius right hander setting it up to jump a ditch... LolVery disappointed with only one Seasonal race for the holidays. Once completed doesn't look like I'll be spending much time playing. Don't like this track at all, invisible barriers, what's all that about? Slowly improving my lap times, currently 2.28 in the 2D and that's driving like a mad man..... Expected far better seasonal than this.........
You need to buy the white one from the Ford dealership, not the Gran Turismo garage. I think only the AI can use the black carbon fibre GT one.
One of the Ford LM Spec IIs starts on RMs and pits twice, the one on RHs pits once. The twin Vipers use the same ploy. It's clearly better to pit once than twice.I was more annoyed that the AI had two cars in the race with it when it clearly shouldn't be in there.
Yes 👍.Can you not win the money more than once?
Just try the 2D, you'll like it. It turns on a dime and accelerates like crazy. No ballast used. The lowest amount of horsepower will easily beat the competition.
To get away with two pitstops, your laptimes has to be consistantly below 2:23.
Anyone tried the Panoz?
Very disappointed with only one Seasonal race for the holidays. Once completed doesn't look like I'll be spending much time playing. Don't like this track at all, invisible barriers, what's all that about? Slowly improving my lap times, currently 2.28 in the 2D and that's driving like a mad man..... Expected far better seasonal than this.........
I've now taken numerous easy and fun wins with the 2J, 2D, and Corvette Z06 LM Race Car '06. But with the latter, the margin of victory is only 1 to 5 seconds, so its much more challenging and hence fun when you get it down.
I'd be happy to post my full setups and/or pit strategy for any of these. If anyone is interested, please ask.
If you don't mind I'd like to see how you run the 2D, I haven't come closer than 5th with it and don't find it to be as fast as some of the others on this forum.