Endurance Events

[AMG.]

Sarthe 1 24 hrs for 200 points

Car used : Black Mazda 787B Race Car '91

Pal lineup 2
Nissan R92CP
Nissan R89C
Sauber C9
GT One
Mazda 787B

Car Stats : 725bhp, 90 ballast, started on R1 tyres but switched to R2/R1, for the rest of the race, Chassis Refresh & sludge. Autotranny 16.
Car behaved very well and none of the AI did wallbashing for which they are famous. Some did occasionaly spin out near Dunlop.
Finally managed to nail the Porsche curves. They used to be a nightmare until I found the secret and managed a top speed of 160 mph through these bends.

406 laps completed, waited the last 30 secs at the SF line to finish at 24.00.03.311, I really didn't want to pit and do 1 more lap.

Pitted every 8 laps because fuel ran out but could easily have managed 9 laps on the tyres.

Finish
Mazda 787B 406 laps
Sauber -8 laps
Mazda 787B -9 laps
R92CP
R89C
GT One -19 laps

200 points, a red Audi R8 and some spare credits.

As Nige, I too played "Cone Football". Alas there's not many cones to play with. I failed to play " Count the Race Marshalls".

I wont be doing a race report on this one, it would be a really boring read.
Short race report: I started, I drove & I won

Many thanks to AMG for his help and communications during this race. I'm sure you won't be far behind 👍 👍

Same here!

AMG.

Edit: The Motegi oval: still need to find 51 points & the dreaded MX5 endurance to complete.

 

[Moloch_horridus]

Sarthe 1 24 hrs for 200 points
They used to be a nightmare until I found the secret and managed a top speed of 160 mph through these bends.

Are you going to share?

Well done on the race - anyone who a-specs these 24 enduros is a bloody legend.

 

[AMG.]

Are you gong to share?

Well done on the race - anyone who a-specs these 24 enduros is a bloody legend.

It's now way past my bedtime, will edit this post tomorrow and share...

Going thru the three 24hr enduros was a necessary evil but certainly not difficult. Id prefer a bit more difficulty with these and a bit less difficulty with the races I cant manage to max out, like FGT and a couple of 1MakeRaces, but unfortunately I dont have PD's email address......

AMG.

As promised. I use a DFP at 60% forcefeedback and Autogears.
The blue line is giving it full gas all the way even in the red sections.

The red sections is where I apply a bit of braking. The Orange section is alternating between 70% gas and some braking to get through that bend. Its the very last corner I still struggle a bit with.



I try to catch the first rumble strip on the right to help guide the car and keep it on the Rhand side of the track. If I get it right then by the end of the 2nd rumble strip Im doing 150 to 160. Just as my front tyres line up with the end of that strip I tap the brakes and try to maintain as much speed thru the "U" turn by feathering both the throttle and the brakes at the same time.

I have not attempted this with a controller cause they scare the xxx out of me.
I dont always get it right either but its a very good feeling when I do.
Apologies for the crappy freehand drawing.

 

[nige]

Sarthe 1 24 hrs for 200 points

Car used : Black Mazda 787B Race Car '91

Pal lineup 2
Nissan R92CP
Nissan R89C
Sauber C9
GT One
Mazda 787B

Car Stats : 725bhp, 90 ballast, started on R1 tyres but switched to R2/R1, for the rest of the race, Chassis Refresh & sludge. Autotranny 16.
Car behaved very well and none of the AI did wallbashing for which they are famous. Some did occasionaly spin out near Dunlop.
Finally managed to nail the Porsche curves. They used to be a nightmare until I found the secret and managed a top speed of 160 mph through these bends.

406 laps completed, waited the last 30 secs at the SF line to finish at 24.00.03.311, I really didn't want to pit and do 1 more lap.

Pitted every 8 laps because fuel ran out but could easily have managed 9 laps on the tyres.

Finish
Mazda 787B 406 laps
Sauber -8 laps
Mazda 787B -9 laps
R92CP
R89C
GT One -19 laps

200 points, a red Audi R8 and some spare credits.

Same here!

AMG.

Edit: The Motegi oval: still need to find 51 points & the dreaded MX5 endurance to complete.

Very well done. A fully deserved 200 points.👍 👍
nige

 

[bttlefed]

Well I'm back, kinda. Last PS2 I had went belly up. And I just got another one. Someday soon I am going to finish these last 2 races at Sarthe, and pick up those few points I still need for the Daihatsu Copen races. Since my last posts, before my dissappearing for awhile, I made several attempts at Sarthe II, or was it I, been so long..... whichever one has the chicanes on that there long straight. And like always, something would happen, last time the PS2 puked with about 40 minutes to go on the race. Kinda ticked me off. But, I'm kinda lookin' for a suggestion here. Ok, I had planned on using the used 787B. And on all of those attempts, I found it boring and wayyyyyy too easy, even staying on R1's all around, throughout the whole race. Now, I'm thinkin' 'bout stayin' with this car, but maybe goin' down to S2's or maybe even S1's. Or, using the Chapparal 2J. What do ya'll think. Any more suggestions for cars to use? Something that won't be so boring. I'm leaning towards the 2J, cause I remember fiddlin' with it once at Sarthe, and it was a frikkin' handful, so that might be interesting. Anyways, I'm gonna get back into this points race soon. Good luck to those that are still tryin' to earn those 200 pointers. I gotta catch up on readin' on here.

 

[Moloch_horridus]

If you want Sarthe excitment - read this post: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=91005

It's now way past my bedtime, will edit this post tomorrow and share...
Apologies for the crappy freehand drawing.

I will have to give this a go - although my few attempts at left foot braking have been disastrous - great picture btw, shows everything.

 

[Milliethemutt]

I've just finished the Nurburgring 4 Hours. Line up...

Chevrolet Camaro SS '00
Skyline GT-R V-spec II '00
Audi RS4 '01
Clio Sport V6 Phase 2 '03
Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00
Mazda RX-7 Type RZ '95 (Me)

The car was on S1 tyres and used with no oil change. I tuned the gearbox clutch etc and suspension fully but had to add 159 kg of ballast to get 200 points. I had nos but didn't really need it although used it on a few occasions had half left on my last lap for a quick run.

I got into the lead on the first lap passing the Skyline but on the second the clio came up quickly and we were together until the third lap and I nudged him at the corner before karussel and came off worse. I lost about 5 seconds to him and he started to pull away but on the next lap I came round a corner to find him in the middle of the road and then banging off the barrier. He lost second soon after I passed him so must have taken a while to get going. After that I steadily pulled a lead out, including when a friend popped round and did a stint (4 laps between stops) although he is faster than me anyway. It ended up..

Mazda RX-7 Type RZ '95
Chevrolet Camaro SS '00
Skyline GT-R V-spec II '00
Audi RS4 '01
Clio Sport V6 Phase 2 '03
Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00

The clio obviously having problems every 4th lap and dropped down. I ended up doing 29 laps in 4:04'21.519.

The Cow-maro was 3+ minutes down by the end.

 

[Viper_Maniac]

On Tokyo R236 300 KM

Car used
Amuse S2000 R1
419hp @ 8300 rpm
271.5 ft.lb @ 6000 rpm

Mods
RC Exaust / RC brakes + controller / Port / Balancing / Chip / FC Tranny set 12 / TR Clutch / RC Flywheel / Carbon Shaft / Turbo Stage 3 / R1 Tires / Refreshed stiffness

Lineup
Mazda RX-7 LM race car / Takata Dome NSX / Cerumo Toyota Supra / Opel Astra Touring Car / Penzoil Nismo GT-R / Amuse S2000 R1 (me)

First Lineup = 200 PTS

Not sure it's Astra touring... Anyway. Easy race, won by +35.xxx s... Third was one lap behind.
3 pit stops : Lap 15/30/45
Ran low on fuel all the time. First pit fuel up to 50... Same second and third... 13 gas units left when pitting in.
Drove most lap in high 1'39's or low 1'40's

I gave this a try and it failed for me. The car was too wild for me to try and tame.
The lineup I kept getting was one of these two:

Motul Pitwork Z / Cerumo Supra / Opel Astra / Opel Calibra / Penzoil GTR / Amuse S2000 R1(me)

RX8 LM Concept Race Car / Takata Dome NSX / Cerumo Toyota Supra / Ford Falcon XR8 / Penzoil Nismo GT-R / Amuse S2000 R1(me) - The only way I could get this lineup is if I watched the Preview movie first then entered the race.

The first lineup only gave me about 187pts. The second gave me 200pts but once the RX8's tires warmed up it was over for me. Now I gotta try and find something else to try.

 

[FLK]

what endurance races have had 200pt FF wins?

Well I spent several hours trying to find a FF to win the New York race but it seems impossible. You have to tune up to 300 bhp+ but FF traction is so awful in GT4 out of corners with that power even with a 1.5 LSD fitted and lots of setting up.

Maybe I'm tuning wrong or not finding the right line up but 200 points in a FF does not seem achievable for New York. Maybe the Nurburgring 4 hours is possible due to a longer lap and less 1st/2nd gear corners but the others I'm not too confident about due to being forced to use sport tyres at best for all the normal car races. I'm also using a Dual Shock 2 controller which hasn't helped. Some of the JGTC races could be possible due to being able to use racing tyres but I've not tried any yet.

 

[bttlefed]

Well I'm back, again. I've recently gotten back to this Sarthe I endurance I've had on pause for almost 2 months, after gettin hooked on GTA:VCS, but now that I'm done with that game, back to these last 406 points I need to max 'em out. When I first came back to it, I was all over the track. It took me 'til yesterday(Sunday), to get used to the game/controller again. I have since, gotten my times down to where I'm happy. I actually just ran my fastest lap just not long before I just paused to go to bed, which is where I'm headed. My previous best lap was a 3:21.044, and that was ran at around the 90 lap mark, before the rigidity started to fade. I'm now on lap 315 with 5 hours and 39 minutes to go. On lap 305 I ran a pretty damned good lap of 3:20.610, with a little bit of drafting help from the other 787B coming out of the first chicane on the Mulsanne straight. And on lap 314 I ran another great lap of 3:20.725. Pretty damned good considering the rigidity is almost non-existent now. The Mazdas' all over the section of the track(I don't know the name of this section), it's kinda a straight with 2 small right turns, then going into a lil bit harder right turn, then into I guess a 90 degree left, which leads to T5 I think is the right trap number. Anyways from T4 on down the "kinked" straight, the car is all over the road, especially on the last right hander, just the slightest tap of the steering, it wants to shoot in the sand and/or grass. Anyways, all in all, pretty decent laps while trying to overcome the now crap handling. And also worth mentioning, I've stayed on the R1's front and rear throughout the whole race. I started on 'em, and I'm gonna end on 'em. Of course, there's some added weight, I can't remember how much at the moment, I have it written down somewhere. Never changed the oil. And I set the ASM & TCS to 0 on both to give a bit more of a challenge. So anyways, that's my update. I hope to have this finished up by Friday, if not then, definately Saturday. Then I'll probably let my PS2 rest for a few days, test a few cars for the Sarthe II race. Hell, I might just use the same car, and add all the weight I can. Or, possibly try it on S tires. I dunno yet. Anyways, good luck to all.

 

[AMG.]

(I don't know the name of this section), it's kinda a straight with 2 small right turns, then going into a lil bit harder right turn, then into I guess a 90 degree left, which leads to T5 I think is the right trap number.

here ya go
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=92023

AMG.

 

[bttlefed]

Good to hear from ya again AMG. And thanks for that link there. It was the "Mulsanne", coming up to that hard right, is one spot she wants to get wild on me, right before T4. But the main place is all the way down from "Mulsanne" to "Indianapolis" is where she really gets pushed outta shape. Well more crap news from my neck o' the woods. I stated in my last post I was 5 hours and some change from finishing, well now it's down to 24 hours away AGAIN!!! Got home from work, wantin' to get on the race and knock it down to about 2 or 3 hours to go, and another 🤬 power outtage!!! I kinda wanna just say, "screw it" and never play a PS2 again. But on the other hand, I'm so close to bein' done, and it'll just eat at me 'til I do get it done. So anyways, once again, for about the 8th time I'll be starting over again. Good luck to you all.

 

[AMG.]

another 🤬 power outtage!!!

Jeez, that sucks royally. In the 22 years that Ive lived here I think ive only suffered from 1 announced and 1 unannounced power outage.

AMG.

 

[Moloch_horridus]

...another 🤬 power outtage!!! ...

My sympathies - I have never attempted a 24 hour race for this exact reason. However, I wonder if this is PD's attempt at damage. A power cut could be considered as the equivalent of car failure. I'm sure irl that many cars are forced to retire from this event - some teams are just unluckier than others and retire almost every year. Not much consolation but at least it is somewhat realistic.

 

[Vash666]

Super Speedway 150 Miles - 200pts. race

Car: Black Mazda 787B Race Car

Setup: R1's, 200 ballast and downforce 54/64

susp: 12.0/10.0
55/55
3/3 6/6
20./1.0
0/0
3/3
brakes: 5/4
lsd: 10/40/20
gears: auto 1 final 3.200

There is probably a much better lineup which allows you to use full downforce but I was lazy and this is what I used for the race.

lineup: Bentley Speed 8 - pits 37,72
Pescarolo C60 - pits 49,98
Jaguar XJR-9 - pits 31,63
AMG Mercedes CLK-GTR - pits 30,62
Nissan R390 - pits 34,68
Mazda 787B(me) - pits 36,66

Race: I used ANK's and Fizio's info as a starting point for the race but with slight changes. I wanted a lineup without the peugeot 905.

I found out that my laps were about 1sec faster when I wallrode the 2 corners instead of driving the longer turn properly. My laps were around 30.7 - 31.5 secs. I pitted on lap 36 and changed to R2/R1 tires , my lead was only -0.5 secs. Lap 75 I was on third place 2 secs behind Bentley and 20 secs behind Pescarolo. On lap 98 Pescarolo went to pits and I took 1st place, lead to Bentley only 3 secs . Lap 99 I lost focus for some reason and I almost spinned the car around, but luckily I managed to keep it under control. The Bentley was now right behind my tail as we progressed to final lap. I couldn't believe my eyes when the race ended. I got the 1st place and mov was only 0.013 secs!!!! One of the closest races I've ever driven. I had to take screenshot:: http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1383/closevictorykj2.jpg



Nurburgring 4h - 200pts. Race

Car: ASL Garaiya

Setup: sports exhaust, N2's, susp/dt upgrades, 140 ballast

lineup:
Renault Clio Sport V6 Phase 2 pits every 4 laps
Mazda RX-8 Type S pits every 6 laps
Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport pits every 6 laps
BMW M3 pits every 5 laps
BMW M Coupe pits every 5 laps
ASL Garaiya(me) don't remember

Best lap: 8'09.190
mov: 2'30.752

 

[AMG.]

Super Speedway 150 Miles - 200pts. race

Car: Black Mazda 787B Race Car
gears: auto 1 final 3.200
lineup: Bentley Speed 8 - pits 37,72
Pescarolo C60 - pits 49,98
Jaguar XJR-9 - pits 31,63
AMG Mercedes CLK-GTR - pits 30,62
Nissan R390 - pits 34,68
Mazda 787B(me) - pits 36,66

1 Ive tried your tranny but I seem to redline the whole lap and top speed is limited to approx 178 mls.
2 Ive gone through 69 lineups to find the above, so far no luck

AMG.

 

[Vash666]

The lineup I used was certainly below 10 first lineups, maybe 5th or 6th lineup.

I suggest you set the gears back to default and do the following: set final all the way to the right, 5.500 or so. After that move auto to 25 and then back to 1. Then adjust final to 3.200, you should get topspeed around 220 mls.

 

[03 Yellow]

Just ran the El Capitan 200 in a Lotus 111R. I previewed the race to see what kind of car to use saw how well the Lotus Motorsports car ran and I had picked up the 111R to run the Lotus Mfg race just before and knew I could beat the Motorsports car.

I'm trying to remember but I think I picked up the intermediate exhaust system, chip, 1st stage weight reduction, Sport 2 tires, a wing, and of course the required oil change. Car ran about 224 hp.

Started the race and it said 200 points.

The car was noticeably slower on the straight compared to the rest of the field, 2 TVRs, ‘01 Z06, Aston Martin, and something else. But i tucked in behind and caught up in the braking zone to the first corner. The car was much faster in the corners and I had the lead during the second lap. I caught 4 cars by the end of the first lap but had to retake second place after the main straight.

I could run 14 laps before thinking I needed tires and that was around 1/4 of a tank of gas. This was 2 laps farther than the TVRs which were the main competition and the 2 lap gap proved to be a huge help. The TVR's pitted from 2 and 3 with around 4 laps remaining and couldn't regain the places. The Z06 went much farther on its tires but couldn't keep up.

I took gas on my 3rd pitstop because I was afraid to run out. It filled from 1/4 to near 3/4 in the time it took to take tires so I ended the stop there knowing I would have enough gas to finish and enough tires to finish the race with 1 more stop at lap 56 and a 4 lap cushion at the end.

It didn’t seem like an entirely fair race given my pace, but I didn’t create the points system. I made several errors in the second half of the race as I got tired and should have lapped the entire field, but still finished with a gap of over 30 seconds to second place.

I noticed in the timing and scoring that the gap to second place narrowed when the TVR’s seemed to hit a “sweet spot” about 8 laps after a pitstop and would come on strong. The two ran together the whole race. I wasn’t able to tell if any of the other cars did that.

 

[bttlefed]

I'm looking for some tuning help for the Chaparral 2J @ Sarthe I endurance. Please, if anyone knows of any, or knows where I can find any, let me know. I know alot of ya'll will say GTVault, but for some reason, that website will never work on my puter, I have no clue why...very irritating though. Thanks and good luck ya'll.

 

[nige]

The lineup I used was certainly below 10 first lineups, maybe 5th or 6th lineup.

I suggest you set the gears back to default and do the following: set final all the way to the right, 5.500 or so. After that move auto to 25 and then back to 1. Then adjust final to 3.200, you should get topspeed around 220 mls.

Have tried your settings. Yes you do get 220 but only with NOS. As you know the NOS does not last very long so it's somewhat irrelevent. Without NOS it tops out at 202. What NOS settings did you use?

nige

 

[Vash666]

I pretty much always set nos to max and this race was no exception. And I meant that its possible to reach 220 mls with this gearing if you use nos or slipstream. On normal laps I also reached speeds around 200 mls on straights...

 

[nige]

I pretty much always set nos to max and this race was no exception. And I meant that its possible to reach 220 mls with this gearing if you use nos or slipstream. On normal laps I also reached speeds around 200 mls on straights...

Thanks for that. I congratulate on getting 200 points in Super Speedway 150 miles. It's one of those major PITA races for many of us here. 👍

nige

 

[AMG.]

Super Speedway 150 Miles - 200 pts. race

Used a Black Mazda 787B Race Car 715hp on valuation screen (= 725hp on change settings/part screen)
Setup: R1's, downforce 38/53 (minimum)
susp: 12.0/10.0
55/55
3/3 6/6
20./1.0
0/0
3/3
brakes: 3/3
lsd: 10/40/20
gears: auto 1 final 3.200
Ballast 3 (to take it from 199 to 200 points)
Nos max

PAL lineup #5:
Mazda 787B 1853
Audi R8 1867
Nissan R89C 1931
Toyota GT one 1854
Sauber 1958

Values according to WildCobra's list in this subforum.



I too wall rode this race. Top speed of my Mazda is around 202MPH, with a good draft this increases to 220 or so.
By lap 7/8 the Mazda /R89 and me were swapping places for 1st.
But soon after the Sauber and the R89 take off and leave the 2 mazdas trailing. KEY: I manage to draft the Mazda all the way till he pits on 37. I gamble to stay out and see if I can get 50 laps done. On lap 39 I'm leading by 21secs over the Sauber(#2) due to him pitting.
When I pit on lap 50 I have 2 units of fuel left and fronts are orangy and the rears are yellow. Drafting the mazda has made this a very fuel efficient race so far. However it is a big gamble as without a permanent draft there's no way I would make the 2nd half of this race.

So I rejoin the race and here and there I manage to catch a draft again (NOS gone). On lap 96 or so I see that Im leading the pack by 3.7 secs and the last fuel bar has already gone. In my rear mirror I can see a silver car but its difficult to see what it is. On lap 100 he overtakes me. It is the Audi & fortunately my position doesn't change to #2. I soldier on but adrenalin kicks in and I need to keep my wits to not slam in to walls and lose the race. The Audi helps a bit as I can draft him. By the time I reach the finish line the Sauber is close. Very close.
As braking plays no role in this race I didn't change the default values.
Also none of these cars hit the wall and break down like e.g. the Jag. In previous races more than once did I rear end him and lose precious time.

I suspect I had 0.1-1 unit of fuel left as I crossed the line Mov 0.940s.
Wallriding the large bend: follow the line the others take and gradually move over to the wall (which the car will do anyway), you'll probably touch/hit it about 1/2 way through. I only braked to go in to pitlane.

Thx Vash for your tranny setup.👍



To all others, I wish you patience and luck in winning this one.
Now if only FGT & MX5 were as 'easy'.

AMG.

 

[nige]

Super Speedway 150 Miles - 200 pts. race

Used a Black Mazda 787B Race Car 715hp on valuation screen (= 725hp on change settings/part screen)
Setup: R1's, downforce 38/53 (minimum)
susp: 12.0/10.0
55/55
3/3 6/6
20./1.0
0/0
3/3
brakes: 3/3
lsd: 10/40/20
gears: auto 1 final 3.200
Ballast 3 (to take it from 199 to 200 points)
Nos max

PAL lineup #5:
Mazda 787B 1853
Audi R8 1867
Nissan R89C 1931
Toyota GT one 1854
Sauber 1958

Values according to WildCobra's list in this subforum.



I too wall rode this race. Top speed of my Mazda is around 202MPH, with a good draft this increases to 220 or so.
By lap 7/8 the Mazda /R89 and me were swapping places for 1st.
But soon after the Sauber and the R89 take off and leave the 2 mazdas trailing. KEY: I manage to draft the Mazda all the way till he pits on 37. I gamble to stay out and see if I can get 50 laps done. On lap 39 I'm leading by 21secs over the Sauber(#2) due to him pitting.
When I pit on lap 50 I have 2 units of fuel left and fronts are orangy and the rears are yellow. Drafting the mazda has made this a very fuel efficient race so far. However it is a big gamble as without a permanent draft there's no way I would make the 2nd half of this race.

So I rejoin the race and here and there I manage to catch a draft again (NOS gone). On lap 96 or so I see that Im leading the pack by 3.7 secs and the last fuel bar has already gone. In my rear mirror I can see a silver car but its difficult to see what it is. On lap 100 he overtakes me. It is the Audi & fortunately my position doesn't change to #2. I soldier on but adrenalin kicks in and I need to keep my wits to not slam in to walls and lose the race. The Audi helps a bit as I can draft him. By the time I reach the finish line the Sauber is close. Very close.
As braking plays no role in this race I didn't change the default values.
Also none of these cars hit the wall and break down like e.g. the Jag. In previous races more than once did I rear end him and lose precious time.

I suspect I had 0.1-1 unit of fuel left as I crossed the line Mov 0.940s.
Wallriding the large bend: follow the line the others take and gradually move over to the wall (which the car will do anyway), you'll probably touch/hit it about 1/2 way through. I only braked to go in to pitlane.

Thx Vash for your tranny setup.👍



To all others, I wish you patience and luck in winning this one.
Now if only FGT & MX5 were as 'easy'.

AMG.

AMG - May I be the first to congratulate you. That is fantastic. 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
If only I could find it so easy!!!
nige

 

[Vash666]

Good job again, AMG. I'm glad my gear settings helped you. I also had troubles with the Jag and CLK in my race and had to retry a few times because I lost many many seconds when I crashed to them near the walls.

Now onwards to MX-5 endurance, right?

 

[AMG.]

If only I could find it so easy!!!
nige

Thx nige, you and I and a lot of others pursuing 200 pts in this race know that that's not so. When I was looking for a good lineup I had Wildcobra's list next to me. On previous occasions I would have skipped this lineup due to the R89, Sauber & R8. I have lost to them so many many times.
Studying this lineup closely made me realise that all these cars were very close to each other wrt winning potential. There is no real backmarker which would drive a-spec down so I thought I'd give it a try.

Thx Vash, hmmm MX5 I dont think so but FGT isnt appealing either and none of the other races I have left to max out are either. It is getting real tough to win for points now.

AMG.

 

[Metar]

Hmm... All that inspiration around this enduro made me try to raise the current points there by another 34 points, to a full 200. And then it hit me. 300MPH Tuning could, in theory, be applied. Seeing as all we do in this race is bumping walls and going straight, handling isn't a problem. And basic 300MPH rules dictate: Low rear, high front, and low front downforce. Now, high front is very possible, since it doesn't affect anything. I wasn't too sure about the low downforce on the front, though. I tried it out, and again - we don't need that downforce, and it also brings up the A-spec points.

I'll do some testing tomorrow, see if it actually brings down laptimes, or increases topspeed.

 

[bttlefed]

Congratulations AMG. And good luck with what you have left to do too. I've currently started the Sarthe I end. again, this time using the Chaparral 2J. So far it seems like this might be somewhat of a challenge. Maybe this time I can actually finish the race without a power outtage or a reset.

 

[AMG.]

SS150 - 200points

Bit of a run down of how I managed to win this.
PAL lineup #5:
1 Mazda 787B
2 Audi R8
3 Nissan R89C
4 Toyota GT one
5 Sauber
6 black mazda


Lap 6 I’m in 4th
Lap 8 R89, Mazda, me
Lap 11 R89, Sauber, Mazda, me, nos used 8/10 units
Laps 12-37 draft the Mazda and I’m in 4th. Where I can (but it is hardly ever) I’ll get the Mazda to draft me or I push him faster to keep up our laptimes up.
Lap 15 I’m trailing by 2 secs.
By lap 30 that has increased to 12 secs.
On Laps 30 & 31 R89 & Sauber pit.
Lap 37 mazda pits and I lose my draft. I’m in 1st leading the #2 Sauber by 21 secs. (Audi pits on 39 if Im not mistaken)

By lap 50 this has dwindled down to 12secs.
I rejoin on lap 51 in 5th barely ahead of the Sauber in 1st and it doesn’t take him long to lap me.
Lap 52 -60 I get a draft occasionally.
Lap 55 I’m in 5th.
Lap 61 in 4th 12 secs behind the mazda in 1st
Lap 67 Mazda, Sauber, Audi, me (14 secs behind)
Lap 73 in 5th trailing by 17 secs
Lap 74 mazda pits.
Sauber, Audi, R89, me, mazda, GT One
Lap 76 trailing by 16.5 secs
Lap 77 Audi pits and I move in to 3rd.
Lap 80 19 secs behind
Lap 85 in 3rd trailing 25.7 secs
Lap 89 R89 hits pit lane wall and does another lap by to pit on 90.
Lap 90 Sauber puts 0.9999 laps on me, he goes in to pit lane so he nearly had me for 1 lap.
Lap 93 I’m leading in 1st place and up to lap 98 the lead varies from 3.4 to 3.8 to 3.4 secs with the Sauber in 2nd.
Lap 99 the 4th place Audi overtakes me and I catch a much needed draft.
Lap 100 T2 my lead is just over 1 second on the Sauber.
Mov 0.940 secs. Fronts orange, rears yellow.

Hope this helps.

AMG.

 

[Vash666]

Infineon Endurance - 200pts. Race

Car: Dodge Viper GTS-R Team Oreca

Setup: Stock, new oil, R1's/R2's

lineup:

Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car - pits every 13 laps
BMW V12 LMR Race Car - pits every 15 laps
Bentley Speed 8 Race Car - pits every 14 laps
Jaguar XJR-9 Race Car - pits every 11-12 laps
Mazda 787B Race Car - pits every 14-15 laps
Dodge Viper GTS-R Team Oreca (me) - pitted on laps 15, 31, 47, 63, 74, 84, 101

If interested, more info can be found from my race report. For easier version of the race try a lineup without the 787B. Pretty much any lineup works here for full 200 points...