Endurance Events

[frenzal]

Endurance races: Grand Valley 300km - 200pts. Race

Car: ASL Arta Garaiya (JGTC)

Lineup:
Honda Loctite Mugen NSX (JGTC) - pits every 12 laps
Nissan Pennzoil Zexel GT-R (JGTC) - pits every 14 laps
Toyota au Cerumo Supra (JGTC) - pits every 14 laps
Audi A4 Touring Car - pits every 14 laps
Opel Astra Touring Car - pits every 15 laps
ASL Arta Garaiya (JGTC) - pits every 15 laps

Setup:
New car, new oil, R1's and max df

Easy race, took the lead on first lap and I pulled away steadily after that. Lap 15, gap 6 secs. Lap 30, gap 18 secs. On lap 43 I ran out fuel in the middle of the lap and when I finally reached the pits my laptime was a shocking 3'05. I must have taken too little fuel during the stop on lap 30 and didn't have enough for 15 laps as I planned.

After the pitstop I had dropped to 3rd place with the Skyline +1 secs and the Supra +10 secs ahead. I didn't panic though, as I knew that they would pit once more on lap 56 and thats when I regained 1st place again. On lap 60 I won the race by 20 seconds before the Supra. I would have most likely won the race with one lap difference to the AI field without the fuel mistake during the race. The Skyline was on 3rd place most of the time but for some reason he ran out fuel on last lap and dropped to 6th. That was really weird because he had the same pit schedule with the Supra who didn't have any fuel shortage problems...

Fastest laptime 1'54.811 achieved on lap 34. Laptimes were very consistent 1'55-1'56's through the race. What a great car as it provides a very stable ride and is capable of beating the GT500 class cars. I totally recommend trying the ASL Garaiya out. 👍

Great heads up, using the Garaiya, and you're right, what a nice ride. The onlt difference between your car and mine was I used some settings from GTVault. New oil only. Field included the Pennzoil Skyline and Cerumo Supra as you also mentioned, but i was lucky enough to draw the RX-7 LM Race Car The field was rounded out by the Opel Calibra who was no competiton whatsoever, and a Honda Mobil 1 NSX. Ran my first stint of 16 laps on R1's, finding myself sitting third, 28 secs back, behind the RX-7 and Supra. Quickest lap was a 1'58.114. Had a moment when the Skyline appeared from nowhere in my mirror, shunting me from behind every chance he got. Held him at bay until the 8th lap, when he slipped by coming out of the first right handed hairpin after the home straight. Revenge was sweet as i smacked him straight into the sand coming down into the second hairpin.

Second stint was on R2's, and managed to hold a steady gap for a while but the Mazda eventually lead by 42 secs by the time i pitted on lap 29. I was closing on the Supra, and had a best lap of 1'56.xxx, with consistent laps in the 1'56 and 1'57 region. Had another moment with the Skyline who again appeared from the clouds, and gave him the same treatment.

Third stint i chose R3's, which while they only lasted 9 laps, got me onto terms with the Supra. I still found the Mazda was too good, eventually taking around a sec or two per lap off me after I had initially pulled some time back off him. Consistent laps in the '54/55 region, with a best of 1'53.112. Whilst I was back to third, i knew I had the Supra's measure on pit stops.

Back onto R2's for the last 22 laps, two stints of 11 each. Similar times to my first stint on 2's, roped the Supra in, our positions only reversing during pit stops. Finished up in second, 1'27 in arrears of the Mazda for a lazy 100 grand. Enjoyed the two hours, that is such a nice car to drive. Will go back and hit up a field minus the Mazda.

 

[pimousse38]

i won for 200pts the 24h Sarthe II with a Full French Race Car

Lineup :
Minolta 88C-V
Sauber C9
Nissan R92CP
Jaguar XJR-9
Peugeot 905
Pescarolo Courage (me)

Setup :
used : 722ch / 13150km
heigth : 90/90
gearbox : 24 (vmax 362km/h)
wings : 57/77
ballast : 40/-40
tires : C1/C2 => C2/C2

pit all 9 laps
rythme 3'07" (best 3'03"7 tires C3/C3)
448 laps , 6059 km , 24h00'38"913 , 25 lap Sauber, et plus loin, Minolta, R92CP, Jaguar and 905

 

[bttlefed]

Started the Sarthe II endurance Monday using the black 787B. Nothing too exciting, just a quick little update for those who follow others' progress. I'm at lap 81 in the pits right now. Well over a lap up on 2nd through 5th place, and just over 2 laps up on last place, Jaguar XJR-9. Best lap so far, pretty decent in my opinion, 3:06.369, came on lap 68. That's on R1's on all 4 corners. Back to the race. Another update in a couple days, probably when I hit the 12 hour mark.

Yet, another power outtage while doing this race. But, I'm off to try again, maybe this time doing it all in one run...or close. I'll have to take a thumb rest every now and then. Maybe to eat too. This run I just started, (1 hour and 26 minutes), I've already set my best lap to date here in this car, with these settings, of 3:06.003, clean lap, no drafting, no grass cutting.

 

[MacTarmac]

Nurburgring 4h endurance

Lineup:
Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (C4) '96
Mitsubishi Lancer Evoution VIII MR GSR '04
Chevrolet Camaro SS '00
Mazda RX-8 Type-S (J) '03
Jaguar S-Type R '02
Lotus Elise Type 72 '01 (me)

Tweaked the Elise with pretty much every non-power related mod there is and upped the power to 164 hp (garage screen, after the race). Loaded 200 kg of ballast at -10 and used sports medium tyres to get 200 points.

The Lotus is seriously down on power and top speed, but I was able to make a up lot of time in the twisty sections. I comfortably managed to do 4 laps between pit stops. After I got to grips with the car, I would run laps at around 8:12, fastest lap: 8:08:932. Final MOV over a minute.

Opponent cars were pretty evenly matched, the slowest car (the Jag) was less than half a lap behind.

 

[bttlefed]

Well I didn't race it all at once like planned. My right thumb was killin' me. But, right now I'm at a lil over 8 hours, the 2nd place Sauber is going to go down another lap, making it 5 laps down, as I'm coming out of the pits. I should catch him at T1. New best lap, 3:04.275. No shortcuts, no drafting. Just gettin' up on the wheel. Anyways, just a lil update.

 

[nige]

Well I didn't race it all at once like planned. My right thumb was killin' me. But, right now I'm at a lil over 8 hours, the 2nd place Sauber is going to go down another lap, making it 5 laps down, as I'm coming out of the pits. I should catch him at T1. New best lap, 3:04.275. No shortcuts, no drafting. Just gettin' up on the wheel. Anyways, just a lil update.

Good luck for the rest of the race and NO power cuts this time !

nige

 

[bttlefed]

Circuit de la Sarthe II 24 Hr.

'91 Mazda 787B Race Car (used)(40,213.1 miles)
no oil change
R1 tires
increase rigidity
rigidity refresher plan

R1's front & rear
trans. auto @ 16
TCS & ASM @ 0
ballast @ 47
showing 725hp @ parts change/settings menu
against the 1st lineup:
'89 Nissan R89C Race Car
'91 Mazda 787B Race Car
'89 Sauber Mercedes C9 Race Car
'89 Minolta Toyota 88 C-V Race Car
'88 Jaguar XJR-9 Race Car
'91 Mazda 787B Race Car (used)(Me)

I pitted every 9 laps. Ran up 3,788.2 miles on this car for the race. Ran 448 laps, with a total time of 24 hours, 00 minutes, 56 seconds, and .550 seconds. Fastest lap was a 3:04.275, which came on lap 116, no drafting or grass cutting on that lap. The Sauber finished 2nd, 13 laps down, and pitted 54 times. 3rd place was the Minolta, finishing 13 laps down and 54 pit stops also. The 787B came in 4th, 18 laps down, doing 47 pit stops. 5th place was the Nissan R89C, going 19 laps down, making 53 pit stops. And last place was the Jag, 24 laps down, making 53 pit stops. Please note, i may have lost track on pit stops and laps down that the cars were, except the Sauber and Minolta. I know those were right. Not that it really matters, it was just something else to keep tabs on while being bored. Not much to this race, pretty boring. But it's finally done. I'm finally done!!! I'll get my screenshot up over in the 100,000 thread. Thanks to all of those that helped me out, nige, AMG, I know there's others' but can't think right now. I'll be checkin in from time to time, I like to help others' that may need it.
HAGD ya'll.

 

[AMG.]

Circuit de la Sarthe II 24 Hr.

Well done Bttlefed. 👍 I bet the scariest part of this race was the potential of a powercut.
I'm glad you made it without a glitch

AMG.

 

[nige]

Circuit de la Sarthe II 24 Hr.

Congrats on getting there . 👍👍

nige

 

[Sureboss]

I've looked at the posts in here on the endurance at Super Speedway, but I can't do it, even on flipping 8 points I struggle, I think this is almost certainly due to my driving style. Too hard on the tyres, my R1s last about 27 laps at Super Speedway, that's with the rears redder than a priest in a lingerie department (Father Ted ftw). I eventually did it at a measly 2 points, with a Nissan R89 with Turbo 4. I'm trying to get enough money to get one of the black LMPs when they come around.

Someone got some hints, my only cars that are good enough, would by the R89, Toyota 7 and I 'spose that Fairlady thing at 770bhp, with a 4 stage turbo.

Help me please.

 

[Vash666]

I suggest you get the black 787B, its the best car for this event if you are after 200 a-spec points. Its very friendly to the tires and if you use my gear setup mentioned in the earlier posts this race is doable for max points. Good luck. 👍

 

[AMG.]

I've looked at the posts in here on the endurance at Super Speedway....

Hi Nigel, its a tough one to win this race for 200 but suggest you reread posts 135, 143, 149 and 151. I at first thought it was impossible but I got it in the end.

AMG.

 

[Sureboss]

Thanks Rob.

I need to wait until I can get the black 787B basically, don't I?

Wallriding and drafting as much as possible seems to be how to do it also. I don't mind doing this one over and over, as it takes 50 minutes.

 

[burti35]

what is important A-Spec points? what add A-Spec points to the game? and I have got maximum 176 points with Ford F 150

 

[AMG.]

what is important A-Spec points? what add A-Spec points to the game? and I have got maximum 176 points with Ford F 150

May I suggest you read any of the #2 posts in most of the threads in this subforum as that will answer your question.
Furthermore it would have been nice if you'd posted your question in the general discussion thread instead of this one.

AMG.

 

[Sureboss]

I've got my Black 787B, one thing though, when wall riding around super speedway do I not turn at all or do I try and turn a bit to reduce speed loss from colliding with the wall?

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I've done my first 200pt Enduro today. Renault 5 Maxi Turbo with 200KG ballast at El Capitan. Line up: Motorsport Elise, TVR Cerbera Speed Six, TVR 350C, SL 65 AMG, Shelby Super Series. I was surprised at how easy it was (that sounds arrogant), I beat the Elise with a lap and a half on him, I pitted 5 times on 13,26,38,52 and 64. Even though it was easier than I wanted I enjoyed it because El Capitan is a challenge, no real lengths of straight.

 

[AMG.]

I've got my Black 787B, one thing though, when wall riding around super speedway do I not turn at all or do I try and turn a bit to reduce speed loss from colliding with the wall?

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I've done my first 200pt Enduro today. Renault 5 Maxi Turbo with 200KG ballast at El Capitan. Line up: Motorsport Elise, TVR Cerbera Speed Six, TVR 350C, SL 65 AMG, Shelby Super Series. I was surprised at how easy it was (that sounds arrogant), I beat the Elise with a lap and a half on him, I pitted 5 times on 13,26,38,52 and 64. Even though it was easier than I wanted I enjoyed it because El Capitan is a challenge, no real lengths of straight.

You turn in on both turns but let the car drift towards the wall and hit is as softly as possible. Dont let go off the gas as any point. Try and find a sweetspot to hit the wall to minimise the chances of doing a 360 or lose too much speed...

AMG.

 

[waldoslack]

Howdy everyone, I'm wALDO.

Working on the Nur with the Suzuki. Having some problems with the Audi A4. Man that car is fast! (turning consistant 7:21's).

Here's the problem. With lap times under 7:20 I can gain on the Audi using R1's. It's difficult maintaining consist laps though, if a wheel hits the dirt she spins. Lap times are getting faster as the race progresses but consistancy is not. Lap time started around 7:40 moved down to 7:11 or so fast lap. It was the first several laps that did most of the damage in this race & have been playing catch up since the beginning.

I'm 8 hours into the race & the biggist lead I've had was 40sec after the first 5 hours (last night) but I blew that today as I can't seem to get but 5 or 6 laps until a pit. With Ave lap times of 7:19 to 7:23 race lines need to be perfect.

Last night I was dead tired after 5 hours & stopped with a 40 sec lead in the pits & feeling really good. This morning I did 1 round to the next pit, 5 laps & now I'm behind 8 sec going into the pits. Wondering if it's a lost cause because I was unable to get 1 clean lap today. Too much intensity, this is like a real race! Very/too competitive....

I'm thinking of switching to R2's for one pit sequence before deciding if I should quit & go for a different lineup (this was my 2nd lineup-NTSC). I suspect the R2s will last 4 laps & hopefully I can keep some stability. It's the last high speed turn before T3 that's doing most the damage. Even when I ease up on gas just at the 2nd to last tree shadow & tap the brake at the rise before the turn, if the car shimmies just a little, it's all over - spin. T3 is killing me!

I thought that I could win last night but after this mornings 5 laps I'm starting to doubt it. Hate the thought of loosing those 8 hours. On the bright side though - I'm getting comfortable with the track now & the back side T7-T9 are faster than ever with only an occasional off track excursion. If I have to start over at least I can start competitive.... maybe/hopefully?

The setup is similar to AMG's but I stiffened up the springs a bit, added T2 (turbo) took out some ballast.

Suggestions? From what I hear the MB is the fastest car to race against. But after reading AMG's postings I'm wondering. This Audi is FAST!

The G25 wheel is SWEET & has really helped with the 100,000 a-spec quest. Currently in the 60,000 range. This is truly addictive & I've been enjoying this winters hobbie/addiction.

 

[alhajoth]

Working on the Nur with the Suzuki. Having some problems with the Audi A4. Man that car is fast! (turning consistant 7:21's).

Here's the problem. With lap times under 7:20 I can gain on the Audi using R1's. It's difficult maintaining consist laps though, if a wheel hits the dirt she spins. Lap times are getting faster as the race progresses but consistancy is not. Lap time started around 7:40 moved down to 7:15 or so fast lap. It was the first several laps that did most of the damage in this race & have been playing catch up since the beginning.

I'm 8 hours into the race & the biggist lead I've had was 40sec after the first 5 hours (last night) but I blew that today as I can't seem to get but 5 or 6 laps until a pit. With Ave lap times of 7:19 to 7:23 race lines need to be perfect.

Last night I was dead tired after 5 hours & stopped with a 40 sec lead in the pits & feeling really good. This morning I did 1 round to the next pit, 5 laps & now I'm behind 8 sec going into the pits. Wondering if it's a lost cause because I was unable to get 1 clean lap today. Too much intensity, this is like a real race! Very/too competitive....

I'm thinking of switching to R2's for one pit sequence before deciding if I should quit & go for a different lineup (this was my 2nd lineup-NTSC). I suspect the R2s will last 4 laps & hopefully I can keep some stability. It's the last high speed turn before T3 that's doing most the damage. Even when I ease up on gas just at the 2nd to last tree shadow & tap the brake at the rise before the turn, if the car shimmies just a little, it's all over - spin. T3 is killing me!

I thought that I could win last night but after this mornings 5 laps I'm starting to doubt it. Hate the thought of loosing those 8 hours. On the bright side though - I'm getting comfortable with the track now & the back side T7-T9 are faster than ever with only an occasional off track excursion. If I have to start over at least I can start competitive.... maybe/hopefully?

The setup is similar to AMG's but I stiffened up the springs a bit, added T2 (turbo) took out some ballast.

Suggestions? From what I hear the MB is the fastest car to race against. But after reading AMG's postings I'm wondering. This Audi is FAST!

Hi Waldo!

If I understand you correctly, you're driving the Suzuki GSX-R/4 in the Nürb 24h. I ran that race in the Ameyia RX-7, so my advice is based on that.

First off, if you're driving for 5 hours straight, no wonder you're struggling with your consistency! Any more than 1 hour, and I start losing focus and making silly mistakes. Take more breaks, I spread the race out evenly over 8 days.
As for switching to R2's, assuming you then have to stop every 4 laps, you then have to make up 25 seconds(or whatever a pitstop takes at the Ring) every 15 laps or so. That should be very easy, so I say go for it. Given the excellent tirelife on the Suzuki, I'd think you'd get at least 5 laps out of R2's anyway though.

For the T3, if I remember correctly, that's the one that appears as a license test with the BMW M5 right?
That corner is all about choosing the right line, don't be afraid to get the entire car onto the inside curbing. To avoid spinning, brake early and hard, while the car is going in a straigth line.

Hope that helps somewhat, stay in there!

 

[waldoslack]

For the T3, if I remember correctly, that's the one that appears as a license test with the BMW M5 right?
That corner is all about choosing the right line, don't be afraid to get the entire car onto the inside curbing. To avoid spinning, brake early and hard, while the car is going in a straigth line.

Alhajoth, Thanks for the reply.

Duh, I meant T2 - (Schwedenkruez) is the name. The section after the first long straight. It's just before a slight left turn blind crest before the hard breaking section & the first major right hander with the sand (Aremburg).

Yea, T3 is the grass cut section (Adenauer Forst)


you then have to make up 25 seconds 💡

This is helpful, Thanks! I'll try switching from R1 to R2 & watch my times. Will shoot for 5 laps but I doubt I'll get that. 4 laps seems a bit more realistic for R2's. To make up 25 sec in 4 laps seems a bit un-realistic. I'll know shortly...

What can anyone really say. Just keep trying, experiment, change lineups, try a different car, learn to drive better.... etc

Update: Didn't workout, had to exit.

New race started = Drove 2 hours, a loosing cause.

After several resets I got the lineup with the Mercedes Benz 190E as the top car. Detuned a bit added some ballast, Good to go! MB Pits on lap 6, I'm pit'n on 5. I see an opportunity though, If I can drive clean laps & if the tires are yellow at the end of 5 I will push for a 6th lap, if the back tires are showing Orange then it's a no go for 6. Got to be able to drive 5 clean ones before that can happen though. 24 hours is a lot of time so I think I should be able to squeeze several of those in. Concentrate...!

When I'm able to get a clean lap (no 4 wheelin) I can gain between 7 to 11 sec on the MB. But with one spin-out can loose the 20 or more sec.

NOTE TO SELF ______________
Drive 5 clean laps vs MB's 6 + 1 spin = 1 tough race. "Must remember to lift. Must remember to lift...." "Slow in, Fast out!" "Better to loose 1 second than spin & loose 10..."
Now if I can only remember that!
______________________________________

This one's winable!

 

[SportWagon]

200 point Infineon World Sport Car Race.
2.75 hours.
200 points using a Black 787B with worn oil and 60 kg Ballast against line up :-
Opposition:
Nissan R92CP. Fast but pits every 12 laps
Audi R8
Bently Speed 8
Pescarlo
Toyota GT One

MOV 1 lap over the Nissan, with last placed Toyota 3 laps back.
I got 17 laps on my super hard race tires and used them all race.

Not sure if you get 200 points with no Ballast against this field.

My first lineup has an R92CP which pits every 14.

R89C, pits very 14 laps
Sauber C9, every 14
R92CP, every 14
R390, every 12? and slow
Corvette C5R, who cares when it pits as long as it keeps outta my way!

I'm trying it with the Chaparral 2J, and should manage soon. With that lineup, I'll start on R2's, and will switch to R3's if I get into trouble.

I lost to a lineup which included a cantankerous Jaguar XJR-9 and pestiferous Peugeot 905, a C5R, a Panoz and, as the only real opposition (except for the traffic, which traffic did me in), a Sauber C9. I also wonder if watching the output of the video recorder recording my race introduced slight graphical delay? I didn't seem to be able to get to my testing times. I won't watch the video recorder output next time, in any case. I also needed to start on R1's with 8KG for that race to get 200 (I pitted early (lap 7) to switch to R3s, but couldn't get down to my practice times). So, given the C9 isn't that much slower than the R89C, it was a silly choice. Moderately slow opponents increase the number of dangerous and/or time-consuming lappings needed.

Oh yes. I now know what ASM feels like when it's doing its stuff, and think I've learned to be able to drive without ASM training wheels. ASM actually seemed to exaggerate the effect of lost downforce. I'm sure you lose downforce when you go by a car which is stationary in the pits! So I think I can do the race without ASM now. I won "half a race" last night, but had not "officially" started it (and wasn't recording it), so abandoned and called it a practice game. Oh. And that was starting on R3's, which was only 185A or so.

And I've tested against my first lineup, and should be able to win on R2s, pitting every 13 if need be (to avoid a slightly slow 14th lap). Only 14 laps? I know. Don't know why I get such a bad tire wear. Lead foot, probably. I think I can be enough faster on R3's to more than make up for 10 lap instead of 14 lap stints, however. But it's easier to win if you're matching stops with your opposition. Also, the fewer stops you make, the less likely it is you will need to repass a moving chicane after you pit. But I won a second third of a race starting and staying on R2's against the same field, but the margin was actually slimmer.

I should win this soon. I hope you don't think it's cheating too much using the 2J. Or, in other words, why has no-one else suggested it? The car looks sort of at home, just a-out there having fun, in the warm California sun.

 

[AMG.]

I should win this soon. I hope you don't think it's cheating too much using the 2J. Or, in other words, why has no-one else suggested it? The car looks sort of at home, just a-out there having fun, in the warm California sun.

Hiya SW, good to see you're still going with this. The 2J is actually mentioned in post 2 for this race. It is a good candidate for 200 pointers. I did it in the 787B 2nd hand with 140 ballast and R1 tyres. I'll need to add that info to post #2.
Cheating?, nah. The only objective here is to get those 200 Aspecs.

AMG.

 

[SportWagon]

Oh yup. Sorry. I guess post 2 wasn't obvious in my Search results. Duh.

So I won Infineon World Sports last night by just under a lap in a Chaparral 2J, starting on R2s with no ballast, for 200pts against my game's first lineup. I did 116 laps, and my finishing time was 2-45:00.583. I.e. I only just missed doing one more lap. I messed up the last corner when I encountered the second-place car about to be lapped. I started on R2's, and switched to R3's at stop 2 on lap 27, and then did 10-lap stints after that. Unfortunately, I failed to video record laps 29 to 77, which is where all the winning happened. I must have had about 20 seconds worth of accidents, including one Jacques-Villeneuve-style pirouette. But the race seemed in control, so I tried to not panic.

Once again, my first lineup is...

R89C, pits very 14 laps
Sauber C9, every 14
R92CP, every 14
R390, every 12? and slow
Corvette C5R, who cares when it pits as long as it keeps outta my way!

The 2J needs max ballast and R1s to 200pt the Fuji race? I'll try lineup analysis and see what I can find. That is, after I either accomplish or give up on Mission 29 (at Infineon).

The key to winning Infineon World Sports, and likely most endurance races, is that the AI are very slow after they've put on new tires. Those are the laps where you must try to gain 3 seconds or so each lap, so you can afford to merely keep even, or perhaps even lose time when the AI do their fast laps. Or, at least, don't get flustered when the AI are doing their fast laps. Don't overdo it trying to pass them if you know they're on those laps. And when you must pass them, try to do it when they are on their slow laps (and try not to let their slow laps slow you down). For some reason in my particular race, the R89C went 15 laps before its first stop, 14 laps after that, and it ended up third, and the Sauber Mercedes C 9 was second, about 1:13 behind me. All three big guns (C9, R89C, R92CP) generally did 14 laps per stint. The Nissan R390 was the dangerous obstacle, and the Corvette C5R was a nuisance, but easy to pass as long as I was a little patient. According to other notes, and my observations in a "practice session" the day before, in this field the R89C also pits on lap 14 with the other two, and ends up finishing second.

Of course, I'm seconds a lap slower than many drivers, so a similar setup would be an easy walkover for them.

 

[Open Addict]

Tsukuba 9 hour - Suzuki GSX- R/4 '01 for 200 points,
N2/N3 tyres changing to N3's at first pit stop. Racing tranny, brakes, suspension etc. 200 ballast.

Against this line up:
Mazda RX-8 Type S
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo8 RS '03
Toyota Supra RZ '97
Audi A3 3.2 Quattro
BMW 330i '95

This is line up 3 or 4 after reset.
MOV - 20 laps.
Number of laps-499
Fastest lap : 1.02.960

No strategy to talk of. With N2 tyres you can pit later than anyone else, build up a good lead and change to N3's which makes it a bit easier. The hardest part - staying awake !

nige

Tsukuba 9 hour - Suzuki GSX- R/4 '01 for 200 points,
N2/N3 tyres changing to N3's at first pit stop. Racing tranny, brakes, suspension etc. 200 ballast.

I tried this the last few nights and after about 8 - 10 line up resets i could not find this line-up (i'm using pal) so i went for the next one that offered 200 points.

i can't remeber the exact starting order but there was a honda nsx type r'02, a gt vspec sktline, audi 3.2 quattro, bmw 330i. and a mazda rx7.

the only real competition was the nsx type r.

as i crossed the finish line 9 hours and 50 odd seconds past. the audi was last and 473 laps complete. the nsx was 2nd and 492 laps complete.

total laps 500. (maybe could have squeezed out 1 more if i didnt spend about fifty laps during trying to spin the nsx when ever i came close to him.
fastest lap time 1.02.329 (constant times between 62.8 - 64 seconds) when not trying to bully the nsx.

next i might try either roadster 4hr as i am in practice with tsukuba or i might try monteghi 8hr or Nurb 24hr

 

[AMG.]

(maybe could have squeezed out 1 more if i didnt spend about fifty laps during trying to spin the nsx when ever i came close to him.

You naughty boy, you're not allowed to bully other cars for fun

Good to see that GT4 is still being played though. I now only LAN GT4 and have switched over to GT5P.

AMG.

 

[Open Addict]

You naughty boy, you're not allowed to bully other cars for fun

Good to see that GT4 is still being played though. I now only LAN GT4 and have switched over to GT5P.

AMG.

bully? me? yup

unfortunately i still have to play GT4, because the wife wont let me buy another console just yet . Plus she absolutely hates me hogging the PS2 let alone hogging a PS3. Also she says that i cant have a PS3 untill i finish all the games i have bought for the PS2 (even more )

 

[Austin343]

Wow, I honestly had no idea just how stupidly easy these shorter endurance races would be with the GSX-R/4. I've done Grand Valley, Laguna Seca, Tokyo, El Capitan, and New York with it for 200 points with a 3 lap or more MOV in each. And that's without any changes in settings besides power, weight, and tires, so I bet El Cap at least could be won with about an 8 lap margin with an alien driving and a good setup. That one was fun! The N2/N3 combo I started with was kind of understeery but could be stretched to 20 or so laps with my driving style, which involves mashing the controls on the DS2. N3/N3, meanwhile... that was an adventure. I'm not a drifter, but this car made me one. But what surprised me most was that drifting (semi-unintentionally) cut time off the laps. With 227 HP (at the start and going by the settings screen), I turned a 1:43.970 near the end of the race.

No way will I ever attempt the 24 hour races, though. 👍 to those who have, but I just don't have the patience to do one race for so long.

Edit: Okay, that was a stupid way to say it. I had a wing with full downforce and triple plate clutch, racing flywheel etc. What I did not put on was a suspension, transmission, LSD, brake controller, and such where there are a bunch of numbers to change. I can't tune, so I didn't bother with those.

 

[Open Addict]

Sarthe 11 24hour Enduro 200 points

Weapon of choice black Mazda 787b

v's line up
Sauber
Nissan 92
Nissan 89
Jaguar
Minolta Toyota

Mov 27 laps (just wanted to make sure ) 451 completed

I have noticed a lot of people complaining about the car 'going away' in regards to handling. My 787b on the other hand, came better the further into the race i went. I was able to post my fastest lap time on lap 448. how odd.


Currently 20 hours into Sarthe 1 using black nissan 390
v's Nissan 92
Nissan 89
Audi R8
Pesy Judd
Chev Corvette.

Nissan 390 started 'going off' about 12 hours in. Fastest lap completed on lap 26. currently lap 320 something and can only get with-in 2 secondes of fastest lap.

Currently 5 laps infront of Nissan 92. I am Sick of passing the Corvette aswell.
Should be completed tonight after work. Then on to the Nurb 24hr.

 

[Austin343]

Did you do a chassis refresh before the race started? If so, perhaps the chassis turning to mush would give the car a bit more oversteer, helping it turn. I do seem to recall it being pretty understeery used with a refresh. Nice going with the 110413, by the way.

 

[Open Addict]

Did you do a chassis refresh before the race started? If so, perhaps the chassis turning to mush would give the car a bit more oversteer, helping it turn. I do seem to recall it being pretty understeery used with a refresh. Nice going with the 110413, by the way.

I did do a chassi refresh before the race. so obviosly maybe i shouldn't have. The main trouble for the first 14 hours or so of the race, iwas keeping it in a straight line down the Massvie long straight, the thing would bob and wiggle all over the place. the longer in the race i went, the less thrown around i would get. therefore fastest lap being about 23 hours 50 mins in to the race.
Just weird to me.
However the nissan 390 for sarthe 1 has turned in to a real pig.


edit: Sarthe 1 completed. finished 5 laps infront of the Nissan 92. All the way to 48 laps in front of Chev Corvette CR5, I was sick and tired of seeing him. Only 2 Enduro's to go.