For: Professional Events / Gran Turismo World Championship / All Races
Driving: Nissan MOTUL PITWORK Z '04
Vs Lineup #1 (NTSC/USA):
1 MINOLTA Toyota 88C-V Race Car '89
2 Gillet Vertigo Race Car '04
3 Nissan R92CP Race Car '92
4 AMG Mercedes CLK-GTR Race Car '98
5 Nissan R89C Race Car '89
Settings for Brand New Car (0.0 miles, 485 SettingsHP, 478 SellHP):
R3/R3; Nitrous @ Min (not necessary for all races); Oil Change, Turbo 3 (757 SettingsHP); Downforce Max/Max, 61 Ballast @ 0, all other settings @ default
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*** OR ***
Same Car, but with 3384 miles & no oil
vs Lineup #11 (NTSC/USA)
Gillet Vertigo Race Car '04
Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car '98
Toyota 7 Race Car ‘70
Chevrolet Camaro LM Race Car '01
AMG Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR Race Car '98
(NTSC vs PAL substitutes the R390 with the GT-ONE)
Settings for Previously Driven Car (3384 miles):
R1/R1; Nitrous @ Min (not necessary for all races); Turbo 3 (707 SettingsHP); RideHt 50/50; Auto Gearing 15 (17 for CdlS); Downforce 48/67; Aids 004; 200 Ballast @ 0; all other settings @ default
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Special thanks to OldGeezer & his excellent report for giving me the encouragement to do this...
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=61239
Based on the rules I made for myself, there were only 3 candidates I had in mind for this race... The Audi ABT TT-R, the Audi R8, and the Nissan MOTUL PITWORK Z. The TT-R, while I haven't completed its testing (and doubt I ever will, based on these results), just seemed like too much of an underdog to win without lineup fishing. The R8 was too easy, and didn't lend itself to many A-spec points. That left me with the Nissan.
I won this series previously with the MOTUL PITWORK Z, but not for a sweep, and none for 200 points. My problem was simple: TOO MUCH POWER ADDED.
When I ran it the first time, this car had just come out of the CdlS I enduro, a race that pretty much required the Turbo 4, Super-Hard Racing Tires, and low downforce. But the biggest hurdle that kept me stumbling was excessive wheel spin out of corners. Thanks to OG's report, I returned all of the settings to default and gave this series another go.
Unfortunately, the A-spec offerings reported weren't quite what I wanted. So I used a Turbo 3 instead of the 4, reset the Aids back to default (10/10/5), re-fitted the R3/R3 Tires, and maxed the Downforce.
Having more than 3600 miles, I didn't have to make many adjustments to get the 200 point offers. The settings listed above are for a brand new car, and for the one I tested with (about 750 SettingsHP to start), All I had to do was take the downforce down one tick F/R, and add 10kg Ballast.
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(EDIT)
On my test gamesave (the one from which this post originated), I used the MPZ (0 miles) for the CdlSI enduro using a Turbo 4 with TCS @ 2. The MPZ, after that race and an oil change, had 750 SettingsHP. For my "real" gamesave, I used the MPZ with a Turbo 3 and TCS @ 4 in the CdlS, and after that race and an oil change had 743 SettingsHP (soon to tick down to 742 by the start of the 2nd race). Having the TCS at 4 and revving higher throughout the race probably contributed to the additional HP loss, but I'm not certain...
I spent a week trying to beat the first lineup at Super Speedway with this car, but couldn't duplicate the results. I couldn't believe that 8 HP would make that much of a difference, nor could I believe that my driving had gotten so bad that I wouldn't be able to win there. But in any case, I couldn't get the win after about 25 tries, and I had to move forward.
I found that the 11th lineup (NTSC/USA) was beatable, but with slightly different settings. I had to hold off on the Oil Change, use R1 Tires, tick the Downforce down a bit, and max out the Ballast. These settings can be adjusted as the series progresses, as the MPZ ended up with 695 SettingsHP. The toughest race was, again, #2 @ Stupid Speedway, and the Toyota 7 was the toughest to beat there (since it doesn't pit). It took another couple of days to get it "right", and it still took an anomalous run by the Toy7 to get the victory.
(post-race replay)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-662678002208017281
(live-play capture)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6313377554489830898
But I managed a 200 point sweep, run as a championship, and while I would've preferred to beat the tougher opponents of Lineup #1, I finally got the results I was working for. I'll revisit this series at some other time (vs LU1, R3/R3), and I'll post the replay after doing so...
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Qualify P1 for all races (I got P2 for Race 2 @ Stupid Speedway).
Race 1: Tokyo
Plenty of dirty driving opportunities here, but some good blocking should suffice. Wallrides and crash-turns at Turns 1, 4, 5, and 9 can make things much easier.
Race 2: Super Speedway
One of the 2 toughest races of the series (the other being CdlS I). I crash-turned the short corner, and would bump the longer one when my tires started to go. I did not pit, and over the last 2 laps, P2 and P3 chopped a 12 second lead down to 0.4"... lowering the Aids would allow for higher speeds through the turns. I ran this one after forgetting to up the Auto Gearing a notch, and would hit the rev limiter at around 208mph in 6th.
Race 3: Hong Kong
Easy win.
Race 4: Seoul Central
Easy win, especially when crash-turning the hairpin.
Race 5: El Capitan
Easy win.
Ract 6: New York
Easy win. It helps to crash turn the hairpin for the first lap to make sure the competitors don't catch a draft coming out of it. The gap widens remarkably through the twisty sections.
Race 7: Opera Paris
Easy win. Depending on how they deal with traffic, can gain 3-5 seconds/lap.
Race 8: Suzuka
Probably the 3rd toughest race, but I went into the junk several times. The grass-cut out of 2nd Curve can be used if necessary, and/or Casio. They stink through the Esses.
Race 9: Grand Valley
This was tough for me, as I haven't been racing much on this track in this direction. I looped it a few times, but other than that, no problem.
Race 10: Circuit de la Sarthe I
A tough race, especially if you're a purist that refuses to cut the Ford and Dunlop chicanes. It might be winnable without doing so, choosing to block instead, but I wouldn't know... This is another race that would benefit from upping the Auto Gearing a notch or two.
So there you have it, 2000 points in a "free" (prize) car that's OMR-eligible, with NO LINEUP FISHING!!!👍
I don't have any replays yet, but I will when I do this for my "no fun, reset-junkie" gamesave...
Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
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(<= me) You can tell Ive not been very active on GTP lately.
Haven't seen it mentioned in the summaries so far, so I thought I'd mention the way to do this particular one.
