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This thread is inspired by Route_66’s ‘200 A-spec points’ thread in the GT4 forum and my aim is to put together a similar database of challenging races for GT5 for those times when none of your friends are racing online, the public lobbies aren’t doing it for you and you fancy a good close race.
Unfortunately, GT5 has no difficulty rating like GT4 did with A-spec points making it very difficult to know whether you will be lapping the other cars after 2 minutes or losing 10 seconds every split to the AI rabbit who flies off out front.
What I would like is for people to post any close races they have had with the AI so that others can try them out and have some good close races themselves. Please only post races that gave you close wheel to wheel races for the entire duration of the race but not where you had to cheat (ramming, cutting chicanes etc) in order to stand any chance of winning. The idea is races should be difficult but ultimately winnable. Some rules for posting:
1.) Please post your findings in the following format: – Class – Event – Race – Car – Tyres - Any modifications to the car (including oil change).
E.g. Expert – Historic Race Car Cup – Cote D’Azur – Lamborghini Countach LP400 ’74 – Racing Medium – All modifications including oil change and wing
2.) Please only post events that are possible to win and which you have tested yourself (ie no stock cappuccino in the dream car event) but avoid those which are not overly challenging. Obviously some people will find some combinations easier than others but the aim is to give people an idea of more challenging combos
3.) This is not a bragging thread, please no ‘OMFG, I did the fiat 500 in the PD cup and won by 2 million light years, you must be really bad’ type posts. If you think a race is too easy, please try to be constructive in your feedback as to why it is and maybe suggest an alternative for people.
4.) No spam, GT vs Forza, pointless posts containing only a picture etc etc and please try to keep it on topic
Beginner
Amateur
Professional
Expert
Historic Race Car Cup – Cote D’Azur – Lamborghini Countach LP400 ’74 – Racing Medium – All modifications including oil change and wing
Historic Race Car Cup - Cote D'Azur - '69 Camaro RM - Racing Soft - All Mods, Oil Change, RM
Historic Race Car Cup - Deep Forest Raceway - '69 Camaro RM - Racing Soft - All Mods, Oil Change, RM
Extreme
Schwarzwald B - Nurburgring Nordschleife - VW Golf Mk 1 '76 - Racing soft - All Modifications (see post #6 for notes)
Endurance
Nurburgring 4Hrs - Nurburgring - Amuse 380s superleggera - Racing Hards - about 400BHP
Unfortunately, GT5 has no difficulty rating like GT4 did with A-spec points making it very difficult to know whether you will be lapping the other cars after 2 minutes or losing 10 seconds every split to the AI rabbit who flies off out front.
What I would like is for people to post any close races they have had with the AI so that others can try them out and have some good close races themselves. Please only post races that gave you close wheel to wheel races for the entire duration of the race but not where you had to cheat (ramming, cutting chicanes etc) in order to stand any chance of winning. The idea is races should be difficult but ultimately winnable. Some rules for posting:
1.) Please post your findings in the following format: – Class – Event – Race – Car – Tyres - Any modifications to the car (including oil change).
E.g. Expert – Historic Race Car Cup – Cote D’Azur – Lamborghini Countach LP400 ’74 – Racing Medium – All modifications including oil change and wing
2.) Please only post events that are possible to win and which you have tested yourself (ie no stock cappuccino in the dream car event) but avoid those which are not overly challenging. Obviously some people will find some combinations easier than others but the aim is to give people an idea of more challenging combos
3.) This is not a bragging thread, please no ‘OMFG, I did the fiat 500 in the PD cup and won by 2 million light years, you must be really bad’ type posts. If you think a race is too easy, please try to be constructive in your feedback as to why it is and maybe suggest an alternative for people.
4.) No spam, GT vs Forza, pointless posts containing only a picture etc etc and please try to keep it on topic
Beginner
Amateur
Professional
Expert
Historic Race Car Cup – Cote D’Azur – Lamborghini Countach LP400 ’74 – Racing Medium – All modifications including oil change and wing
Historic Race Car Cup - Cote D'Azur - '69 Camaro RM - Racing Soft - All Mods, Oil Change, RM
Historic Race Car Cup - Deep Forest Raceway - '69 Camaro RM - Racing Soft - All Mods, Oil Change, RM
Extreme
Schwarzwald B - Nurburgring Nordschleife - VW Golf Mk 1 '76 - Racing soft - All Modifications (see post #6 for notes)
Endurance
Nurburgring 4Hrs - Nurburgring - Amuse 380s superleggera - Racing Hards - about 400BHP
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I might have a look into just how stock it can be and still be competitive
