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Hey racefan i will not be able to run in the third race as i dont have the track. The one im talking about is the 580pp Race cars at Circuit de la Spa-Francorchamps.
 
Yes I can Ap, and Smasher, i would highly encourage you to buy the track, as it's awsome, but if you can't then you can just sit out on those races.
 
Well I know for a while there you couldn't buy it because of some regional price conflict, but it should be up now. I'll look for and if I can find it I'll let you know where to look.

Edit: Ok, its still up. Search Gran Turismo and scroll down to course pack.
 
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Leave the time as it is please. I'll wait to see what zer0 meant about accommodating those who can't start earlier before deciding if I go the same way as Ap.
 
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Ok guys, we'll be leaving the time as is. Frankly, if I'd realized how many problems the time change would cause, I would have voted against it rather than saying I didn't care :ouch: I mean this is just unreal. Some of the key guys that have made SNAIL what it is won't be able to race anymore. That's just wrong.
 
Yea this time change thing has me flustered also. If it is to promote higher grid #'s, how is 3 drivers from D3 not racing going to increase grid #'s for D3? I want to race with tezgm99, appmadock, and zer05ive, that's why I tried so hard to get promoted to D3, to follow tezgm99. What is happening here!?!
 
I've got a free night so I'm jumping in tonight. I have a question about the 4 door requirement. Would a 4 door with a hatchback be considered ok? I'm not talking about a wagon but something like a mazda 6. I haven't looked for a car yet so I don't even know if there is anything like that car that will make the PP. Just looking for clarification.
 
I've got a free night so I'm jumping in tonight. I have a question about the 4 door requirement. Would a 4 door with a hatchback be considered ok? I'm not talking about a wagon but something like a mazda 6. I haven't looked for a car yet so I don't even know if there is anything like that car that will make the PP. Just looking for clarification.

are the combos up to date?

Never mind.

I should be able to make it too. Good people = Good Racing!
 
I've got a free night so I'm jumping in tonight. I have a question about the 4 door requirement. Would a 4 door with a hatchback be considered ok? I'm not talking about a wagon but something like a mazda 6. I haven't looked for a car yet so I don't even know if there is anything like that car that will make the PP. Just looking for clarification.

Yeah that should be fine. I was going to say that 5-door cars were not ok, but I think that the Mazda 5 should be ok. No station wagons though.
 
I've got a free night so I'm jumping in tonight. I have a question about the 4 door requirement. Would a 4 door with a hatchback be considered ok? I'm not talking about a wagon but something like a mazda 6. I haven't looked for a car yet so I don't even know if there is anything like that car that will make the PP. Just looking for clarification.

When dabneyd made the pick the only thing he specified was 4 doors, so I think a hatchback should be fine so long as it has 4 doors and meets the drivetrain/PP requirements. Edit: Ah, dabneyd explained it better. Use his suggestions since he picked the combo.

And yes Wolfsatz, the combos are up to date.

Finally, a word on tuner cars, since this came up in our "practice" session last week. If a tuner car is street legal, it can be used in a round that is designated for street cars, so long as it meets all other requirements. Due to the PP restrictions there should be no discernable advantage to running a tuner car at the same PP, and history has showed that to be true in almost all cases.
 
Seeking proper clarification on using the RX-8 concept for the 4-door round. Obviously with so few of us last week it wasn't an issue since we didn't count the race anyway.

Edit: and funny you should mention that, Goat. Because when the league expanded to five divisions, I tried really hard to get bumped up to D3 so I could race against Ap again :lol:
 
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I will try to make it tonight, though I'm sitting out on round 2 incase I got disconnected like last week.
 
Seeking proper clarification on using the RX-8 concept for the 4-door round. Obviously with so few of us last week it wasn't an issue since we didn't count the race anyway.

Edit: and funny you should mention that, Goat. Because when the league expanded to five divisions, I tried really hard to get bumped up to D3 so I could race against Ap again :lol:

I am starting to believe what was said about D3 as being the best division to be in!

Obviously I don't know D1/D2 on Sundays, but I really enjoy D3 a lot more than D5/D4.

I hope that we can find a better solution to the timing issue; I love racing with you guys too 👍
 
Seeking proper clarification on using the RX-8 concept for the 4-door round. Obviously with so few of us last week it wasn't an issue since we didn't count the race anyway.

Edit: and funny you should mention that, Goat. Because when the league expanded to five divisions, I tried really hard to get bumped up to D3 so I could race against Ap again :lol:

As far as I'm concerned there's no problem with it, but final say goes to dabneyd since he picked the combo. Theres a fairly limited number of cars that fit these specs though, so i hope he allows it. It makes things more interesting.
 
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As far as I'm concerned there's no problem with it, but final say goes to dabneyd since he picked the combo. Theres a fairly limited number of cars that fit these specs though, so i hope he allows it. It makes things more interesting.

How limited? My ps3 wasn't connected when I made that choice, so I didn't have a chance to look. I want to say no to the rx8 since its a coupe with 2 real doors and 2 tiny portals.
 
How limited? My ps3 wasn't connected when I made that choice, so I didn't have a chance to look. I want to say no to the rx8 since its a coupe with 2 real doors and 2 tiny portals.

Ok, then I have no cars that fit so I'll just sit that round out, no biggie :)
 
Will check....I'm hoping my UCD will be nice for me today and provide something useful :sly:
 
Are there some at a higher PP?

Tez
If I recall some of the big sedans like Lexus and Merc have this. but there are not many. M3 has only 2 doors right?

I have this one if you want it... not sure wha tis the PP from memory. I can dupe it.
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far from 450 though... Performance Points: 418 pp

Other possibles:
Honda ACCORD Euro-R ’00
Honda ACCORD Euro-R ’02
Infiniti G35 Sedan ’03
GT5 Lexus GS 300 Vertex Edition (J)
Mazda Atenza Sports 23Z ’03
 
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418, are you kidding me, Wolf? I have my SS as over 460PP so even with 90% limiting, it won't fit.
 
I haven't been able to find any that fit in exactly or just over. The only ones i have are the Lexus and the Dodge Srt, which are under by 5 and 15 pp respectively
 
I haven't been able to find any that fit in exactly or just over. The only ones i have are the Lexus and the Dodge Srt, which are under by 5 and 15 pp respectively

Ok, change it to 440PP?
 
I haven't been able to find any that fit in exactly or just over. The only ones i have are the Lexus and the Dodge Srt, which are under by 5 and 15 pp respectively

You guys need to go out shopping more often.

418, are you kidding me, Wolf? I have my SS as over 460PP so even with 90% limiting, it won't fit.


hey.. that is what is on the page i got the picture from.... probably from 3 updates ago. Seem kinda of low. I like the 450 myself as I am planning to use the Carlton!
 
You guys need to go out shopping more often.




hey.. that is what is on the page i got the picture from.... probably from 3 updates ago. Seem kinda of low. I like the 450 myself as I am planning to use the Carlton!

Yeah, those figures must be from that one update that screwed with the PP. The Carlton will not fit in at 450 PP. It was my first choice, but it required well over 10% limiting. Actually dabneyd, I think rasing the PP may open up the selection more than lowering would. I'll check my garage and get back to you on that.

Edit: Ok, based on my garage at least, it seems like lowering the pp to 420ish or lifting it to 470ish would really open the selection up. Personally I'm ok with leaving it, but if you don't have a car that will fit in, please sound off as to what direction you'd like to see it go.
 
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Edit: Ok, based on my garage at least, it seems like lowering the pp to 420ish or lifting it to 470ish would really open the selection up. Personally I'm ok with leaving it, but if you don't have a car that will fit in, please sound off as to what direction you'd like to see it go.

Go up to 470. Then we'll have about a 100PP gap between the races.
 
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