DeadNutsEven - Where anyone can win!!

[Cote Dazur]

Interesting topic, Cote.

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So, that sums up how I use GT5. I occasionally hop in cruise rooms because my friends are there. I know, I'm a terrible person for that.

What is a cruise room? Sounds like something that would fit my profile.

 

[Davis]

What is a cruise room? Sounds like something that would fit my profile.

A lot of the times, its just 12 year olds in Aventadors on RS tires, running into each other, or doing drag racing, all the while screaming into their microphones. (CoPs 80mPh JdM CrUzIn NoBS) is a typical title, and they are the cancer of Gran Turismo.

If the room is regulated well enough however, then its basically you drive whatever you want, on street tires, and basically match pace with other people as they drive around either slower or faster than you. A lot of the time they are just track-days, but nobody is really going for the fastest time, and instead driving in a pack. Sometimes people think its fun to become police officers, and drive around blaring the horn in a Pace Car. I'd avoid "cruise" rooms and join a track-day like this if you just want to drive around with others and not compete for a time, and instead enjoy whatever car you want to drive.

 

[iainoflo85]

I'd avoid "cruise" rooms and join a track-day like this if you just want to drive around with others and not compete for a time, and instead enjoy whatever car you want to drive.

That looks pretty cool - might join in with the next one.

 

[Davis]

Better late than never, eh? Here's my sign up for tomorrow:

Ferraridude308 / Motor Sport Elise / Standard / 420-3 PP / Lightly Tuned / No ABS (4/2)​

Sag is definitely right about it being slower than others. Back when I tested it 3-some-odd weeks ago, it just couldn't help but slide everywhere. I didn't put a full tune on it, just enough to cure the oversteer and a few other small things so I enjoyed driving it more.
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My "Light Tune":

140kg's of Ballast @ -31 (This helped a lot with the oversteer.)
Rear Downforce @ 5 [Stock: 10] (I did this so it didn't push as much through the corners)
Front Spring Rate @ 7.3 (Same as above)
Front Camber @ .7 (Same as above above)
Power Level @ 69.7% (420PP)
LSD: 10/15/5
BB: 4/2

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Parts:

Sports Exhaust Manifold
Titanium Semi-Racing Exhaust (The stock exhaust sounds terrible!)
5 Speed Close-Ratio Transmission
Clutch: Twin Plate (I added this because the car bogs down shifting from 1st to 2nd)
Flywheel: Semi Racing (Same as above)
Adjustable LSD (So it would come out of corners faster)
Suspension Fully Customizable Kit​

**This by no means is a tune, its just a list of the small tweaks I did to make the car more fun to drive.**​

I also found out, with this setup, that this car is awesome at drifting through low-speed corners, so before the races start up, expect to see some sliding through the hairpin.

P.S. Forgot to add this about my setup: Its got a touch of Ferraridudeᵀᴹ Power-Oversteer, most people will probably hate it, but its the only way I like to drive.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

My entry for Elise Race :

Ridox2JZGTE / Lotus Elise '96 / Premium / 420pp / Tuned / No ABS

Tune summary : lots of ballast, lots of weight reduction, all bolt ons, engine tuning stage 1, custom suspension and lsd.

I am running close to stock suspension settings

Ride H 25/30
Spring 2.0/3.0
Ext 4/2
Comp 3/2
ARB 4/6
Camber 2.3/1.8
Toe 0.10/0.05

LSD 5/6/5

If you are behind me, enjoy my car wiggles and roll around

 

[flesxruoyxllik]

i might want to sign up let me see what time i can post tomorrow

 

[Cote Dazur]

i might want to sign up let me see what time i can post tomorrow

Welcome, we will wait for your friend request.

All you have to do to get started is post in this thread, send an FR to the DeadNutsEven PSN ID through your PS3, find the track/laptime/tire combo for this week in the Second Post, pick a car and start driving!!

 

[Johnnypenso]

Well I hooked up the G27 over the weekend...modified my old rig...basically took it apart and rebuilt it...much more stable now. Still need to work on the foot pedals but it'll do for a few days or more for now.

I am still getting used to the new wheel but the thing I am most impressed with is the increased precision in throttle and braking. With the DFGT you could see on the meters on the screen, you move the throttle 1/16" with your foot and it jumps 15-20%. Same with the brakes. With the G27 it's perfectly linear, making it much easier to use partial throttle and trail brake. And the steering is of course more precise, although there's no meter for it.

And so quiet!! I thought there was something wrong with it at first...lol...the DFGT was whining all the time...lol. Love the shift paddles too. The DFGT had small buttons for shifting but the G27 has large, maybe 4"/10 cm paddles and it changes how you hold the wheel. With the DFGT you always had your fingers on the button, you couldn't let go. With the G27 you can let go of the paddles entering a constant speed corner or straight section and just hold the wheel because you know you'll find the paddles quickly. Small and subtle difference but positive nonetheless.

I only ran a few laps without ABS this weekend, in the Elise at Monaco, and believe that is going to be better with the G27 as well. More accurate braking means better running without ABS for sure.

Gotta run to work. Looking forward to tonight!

i might want to sign up let me see what time i can post tomorrow

As Cote said, welcome aboard. I can post a time for you...1:58...lol. Post your PP and car details instead in the format shown in Post #2.

 

[Johnnypenso]

I'm stuck working at the moment waiting for another contactor to show up. Should be out of here within the hour but if I'm not there on time start without me.

 

[Davis]

I'm stuck working at the moment waiting for another contactor to show up. Should be out of here within the hour but if I'm not there on time start without me.

Geez, don't these people know how important this is? You can't miss the first race of the year!

 

[Naptown25rs]

Geez, don't these people know how important this is? You can't miss the first race of the year!

Funny, my employer didn't get the memo...

 

[iainoflo85]

Damn, I hope I'm not too late to qualify:

iainoflo85/Lotus Elise 111R '04/Premium/442PP/Tuned/ABS

Has all bolt ons and is fully tuned.

 

[flesxruoyxllik]

flesxruoyxllik/lotus elise '96/premium/477/tuned/noabs

709kg 176 hp and i can only do a 2.01.1

 

[Davis]

Funny, my employer didn't get the memo...

Equally as disappointing, but maybe I'll win a race for a change.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Funny, my employer didn't get the memo...

My employer (me) got the memo, unfortunately my customers did not. Everything worked out and I'm home and ready to race.

flesxruoyxllik/lotus elise '96/premium/477/tuned/noabs

709kg 176 hp and i can only do a 2.01.1

Flex, you are welcome to show up, but you need to give the OP a thorough read after the race and then ask some questions of the group. Our concept can be a little difficult to understand so it's perfectly normal to be a little confused at first. Anyone will be happy to help. You can use ABS if you like, it's not a requirement to not use it although many of us don't. But it's still personal choice, whatever you feel comfortable with. And you qualify to the time, so you keep adding PP until you can run 1:58 and that is your submission for the week.

Heading into the Lounge now...

 

[Johnnypenso]

Monday January 14, 8PM EST​

Target time achieved with BMW Z4 at 455pp, tire wear off.
Top speed at end of front straight - 243 km/h (152 mph)​

Heat 1: 4 laps, fastest first
Heat 2: 4 laps, reverse grid
Race 1, 2 and 3: 9 laps, reverse grid. ​

 

[Johnnypenso]

Probably won't be until Wednesday before I get the results up and everything up to date here. Just too tired to do it now, and a full day's work tomorrow. Only a half day or so on Wednesday so it should be done by then. Sorry for the delay.

 

[Cote Dazur]

Monday Jan 14, Road Course Indy, 1'46, SM

Cote Dazur / cotedazur06 / Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5) '04 / Premium / 514 PP / Stock / ABS0 / 262 KM/H

 

[Jujubean]

Howdy Mates!
I am midway through the Tsukuba 9 hrs, but if I manage to finish in time to get in some practice, maybe I can get in on the next round. I have been away for a while, but felt the need for some close racing again, and you guys are as close as it gets!

Just out of curiosity, what happened to the other thread/series? It seems like most of the people I remember from the Parity thread are here now haha. See you guys soon!

 

[Johnnypenso]

Howdy Mates!
I am midway through the Tsukuba 9 hrs, but if I manage to finish in time to get in some practice, maybe I can get in on the next round. I have been away for a while, but felt the need for some close racing again, and you guys are as close as it gets!

Just out of curiosity, what happened to the other thread/series? It seems like most of the people I remember from the Parity thread are here now haha. See you guys soon!

Welcome back Juju. Mike found a job and was unable to make the races anymore. We needed control of the OP to update the race times/targets etc. because Mike was too busy to do it, so with his blessing we split off into our own and well, here we are!!

EDIT: Trying to avoid all the double posting I've been doing lately. Just wanted to congratulate Sag on a double win (second race reverse grid too!) in the ORCA DTM race last night. Very strong competition too, great job Sag:tup:👍

 

[Cote Dazur]

Howdy Mates!
maybe I can get in on the next round. I have been away for a while, but felt the need for some close racing again, and you guys are as close as it gets!

Just out of curiosity, what happened to the other thread/series? It seems like most of the people I remember from the Parity thread are here now haha. See you guys soon!

Nice to hear from you Juju, you should have received by now a FR from Deadnutseven since the lounge has changed as well.
See you Monday.👍

 

[Johnnypenso]

Monday January 7, 8PM EST​

Qualified for this Event:
flesxruoyxllik/lotus elise '96/premium/477/tuned/noabs
Ridox2JZGTE / Lotus Elise '96 / Premium / 420pp / Tuned / No ABS
sagarismic / Lotus Motor Sport Elise '99 / Standard / 418 PP / Tuned / No ABS
NCemtB / Lotus Elise '96 / Premium / 407 PP / Tuned / ABS - 1
cotedazur06/Lotus Elise 111R '04/Standard/479PP/Spec/ ABS off
Johnnypenso/Lotus Elise 96'/Premium/400PP/Tuned/No ABS
iainoflo85/Lotus Elise 111R '04/Premium/442PP/Tuned/ABS
Ferraridude308 /Motor Sport Elise 99'/Standard/421PP/Tuned/No ABS

Race 1

1. Ferraridude308
2. Iainoflo85
3. Johnnypenso
4. Cotedazur06
5. GTP_Orido
6. Sagarismic

Race 2

1. Sagarismic
2. Iainoflo85
3. Cotedazur06
4. GTP_Orido
5. Ferraridude308
6. Johnnypenso
7. Flesxruoyxllik

Race 3

1. Ferraridude308
2. Iainoflo85
3. Cotedazur06
4. Johnnypenso
5. Flesxruoyxllik
6. GTP_Orido
7. Sagarismic

 

[Davis]

For database purposes / clarification: I actually ran my Else @ 420PP for all races.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Take note, as per previously discussed, I went back and used a BMW Z4 03' and requalified it for Tsukuba, Suzuka East and Cape Ring South. This will be the standard car I will use to qualify for all events from now on, assuming of course I can fit it into the regs.

If you go [post=7815136]HERE[/post] you'll find the links to the results for the various events run so far, which all include a list of cars qualified for the event. Now if you want to quickly choose a car for an event, you can go back to a previous event and choose a car you picked before, and adjust PP based on the PP adjustment made to the Z4 in qualifying for an event.

For example, the Z4 was at 440PP at Cape Ring and 425PP for Suzuka East. To quick choose a car for Cape Ring, you could take the same car you used at the previous race at Suzuka East, add 15PP and you should be very close to, if not dead on the target time.

At Road Course Indy, the Beemer is at 455PP, so you could add 15PP to your Cape Ring car, or 30PP to your Suzuka East car and you should be very close.

Hopefully this streamlines things a bit for those of you under the gun timewise in a given week.

 

[Naptown25rs]

January 14, 2013

NCemtB / BMW Z4 M Coupe '08 / Premium / 469 PP / Tuned / ABS = 1

Mods: Adjustable LSD only.

Top Speed: 157 MPH

I was on the fence between this, the premium M3 and the Lexus IS F... I guess if end up getting killed in straight line speed I'll make a move to something with more grunt.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

Whoa, I am about to use BMW Z M Coupe as well, looks like there will be 2 identical cars on track

 

[Cote Dazur]

Take note, as per previously discussed, I went back and used a BMW Z4 03' and requalified it for Tsukuba, Suzuka East and Cape Ring South. This will be the standard car I will use to qualify for all events from now on, assuming of course I can fit it into the regs.

If you go HERE you'll find the links to the results for the various events run so far, which all include a list of cars qualified for the event. Now if you want to quickly choose a car for an event, you can go back to a previous event and choose a car you picked before, and adjust PP based on the PP adjustment made to the Z4 in qualifying for an event.

For example, the Z4 was at 440PP at Cape Ring and 425PP for Suzuka East. To quick choose a car for Cape Ring, you could take the same car you used at the previous race at Suzuka East, add 15PP and you should be very close to, if not dead on the target time.

At Road Course Indy, the Beemer is at 455PP, so you could add 15PP to your Cape Ring car, or 30PP to your Suzuka East car and you should be very close.

Hopefully this streamlines things a bit for those of you under the gun timewise in a given week.

Great work JP, as this will also help if we decide to jump in the lounge and revisit some past event/track just for the fun on a rainy afternoon.

 

[Naptown25rs]

Cote, do you remember your top speed for the Vette?

 

[Cote Dazur]

Cote, do you remember your top speed for the Vette?

No NC, I do not remember, because I do not know as I am driving without HUD. But I will check and let you know. Do you know when you will in the lounge next? I would try to be there too.

 

[Naptown25rs]

No NC, I do not remember, because I do not know as I am driving without HUD. But I will check and let you know. Do you know when you will in the lounge next? I would try to be there too.

Should be around most of the day tomorrow.