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- mcroflsandwich
It certainly is.
*hopes Airrider picks short, twisty tracks*
*hopes Airrider picks short, twisty tracks*
Budget Car Challenge
- Thread starter Airrider
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- Airrider1
Well, at least for your next tracks. So here's the challenge for this week, one more time:
It can be argued that Rome is the birthplace of Europe: in languages, customs, and other assorted European national traits that can all be traced back to the Roman Empire.
Your European automotive journey will begin here, on a lap of Rome Forward, Dry. You will have until July 7, 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time to post a lap.
All late entries, meaning, those who have not yet submitted a car yet, be sure to submit your car specs along with your time.
Good luck, and good driving!
It can be argued that Rome is the birthplace of Europe: in languages, customs, and other assorted European national traits that can all be traced back to the Roman Empire.
Your European automotive journey will begin here, on a lap of Rome Forward, Dry. You will have until July 7, 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time to post a lap.
All late entries, meaning, those who have not yet submitted a car yet, be sure to submit your car specs along with your time.
Good luck, and good driving!
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- off_the_bit
It's great to see the numbers will be up for this round, good luck to everyone joining the competition.
I've pretty much got my car sorted, I'm going for a British boy-racer hatchback (the boy-racer is British, not the hatchback) with mainly upgrades for power, and sports tyres,because if I get a fully-customisable suspension kit or LSD, I'll tune it to the point of it being undriveable because I want to be able to keep up with the pace when we end up on a circuit with a long straight.
I've pretty much got my car sorted, I'm going for a British boy-racer hatchback (the boy-racer is British, not the hatchback) with mainly upgrades for power, and sports tyres,
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- off_the_bit
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- off_the_bit
Mk4, I'm hoping the 4WD will help me out. I did try out the Mk1 (it's cheap!) but like most of the older road cars in GT5 it is hopelessly out of its depth against the modern cars.
I've not sent in my time or car yet, so I will still keep an eye out for a faster car. The Audis I knew about, but I didn't realise I might see an Esprit within the budget. I might be tempted if one shows up in the next couple of days.
I've not sent in my time or car yet, so I will still keep an eye out for a faster car. The Audis I knew about, but I didn't realise I might see an Esprit within the budget. I might be tempted if one shows up in the next couple of days.
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Onboy123
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Well…you'd need to be lucky to see one, but most the time, it would be under the budget. And you don't actually need to worry about the suspension tuning and the lsd, y'know? That's what the tuning forum is for 
I know that Roj's buddy Rotary Junkie has quite a quick setup for your car.
I know that Roj's buddy Rotary Junkie has quite a quick setup for your car.
Onboy123
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Yes, it has a torque curve as flat as a table and over 450hp, it will be the first, and fastest, estate ever to take part in the budget car challenge. And with a bit of luck, hopefully it'll be the first to come in…well, first.
Anyways, I suppose no one is willing to give their lap time away, right? Even a small hint?
Anyways, I suppose no one is willing to give their lap time away, right? Even a small hint?
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lol, same here damn.....i prob should have took a bit less power, and threw on racing tires... ugh
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- mcroflsandwich
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Oh right, then I'm also in the 1:10s 
Forget what I said before
Forget what I said before
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- off_the_bit
Well I've thrashed my car as much as I can and have submitted my time. To correct a previous post I made, my Golf doesn't have a turbocharger, as you may realise when the results are published! In my head I had mixed up my non-turbo Mk IV with a turbo Mk I that I tried, and only noticed my mistake when I sent my entry and budget-breakdown in.
Good luck all, it sounds like we've got a wide variety of cars for this event so it will be interesting to see how they all stack up.
Good luck all, it sounds like we've got a wide variety of cars for this event so it will be interesting to see how they all stack up.
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- mcroflsandwich
Well, I'll be submitting my time tomorrow. I'm always submitting at the last minute just incase I can take that extra little bit of time off. Although, this week I've been playing Dirt 3 a lot, so it'l take some getting used to to get back into GT5. So I'm not expecting to take anymore time off to be honest. I'm pretty much at the limit of what the car can take I think.
I do like the wide variety of cars we have this season though, it'l be interesting. We've also got cars of all different drive trains. Should be good.
I do like the wide variety of cars we have this season though, it'l be interesting. We've also got cars of all different drive trains. Should be good.
