Formula Gran Turismo
- Thread starter knighty
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- Kings Lynn.
- Dixon_F1
SkierPS3
If By better you mean easier yes, however the fgt would kick its ass on nearly all tracks.
- 636
- Alexandria, MN
- TurboLefty78
^^^^^ He's right. Last night I and a few buds raced against each other at Tokyo R246, two FGT's against two F2007's. The FGT's spanked us but good. Well, maybe it wasn't that bad, as the F2007's caught up in the corners but once we got back onto the straights, the FGT's were gone.
And yes, if anyone is questioning this, it can be done. I myself didn't know until just last night. Shhhh, don't tell PD!
And yes, if anyone is questioning this, it can be done. I myself didn't know until just last night. Shhhh, don't tell PD!
- 784
- Utrecht
- YukinoSuzuka
It's not only a fun and great car to drive, it's the only car in GT5 with a reason to pump up the volume. The spastic sounds while shifting down before corners is so addictive to me. I really love this nervously and "Formula Palmer-ish" sound.
Which livery's are there for the FGT ? I have 2 orange FGT's, in the UCD I only see the orange, the red and White/Purple versions. But there should be many more ?
Which livery's are there for the FGT ? I have 2 orange FGT's, in the UCD I only see the orange, the red and White/Purple versions. But there should be many more ?
- 2,972
- Bathurst
- geti01
Yes, the FGT is quick, and for that, I like it. The one thing that annoys me about it is its ridiculous understeer. I have tried just about everything from ballast to LSD to suspension and back again, but it just understeers. On the rare occasion it oversteers, it whips the rear around so quick you cant catch it again. Not to mention it bottoms out with the slightest of bumps at the stock ride height... I just hate the damned thing...
- 636
- Alexandria, MN
- TurboLefty78
You're having problems with understeer because you can't approach setting up this car like you would any other high powered rear wheel drive car. It just doesn't take to those settings at all.
Try this and I think you'll find that it steers much better:
Camber: front 3.0, rear 1.5 to 2.0
Toe: set front to -0.25, rear to +0.15
Ride height should be near to the middle of the range, close to 0 in other words, with hard springs and a low anti roll bar setting, like 3 or 4. Also set the rear height lower than the front by half. If front is at 8, put rear at 4, if front at 4, put rear at 2...Also, you can lower the height to negative numbers, say minus 5 front, minus 3 rear, as long as you keep the spring rate stiff, greater than 18
LSD: road courses set to 12, 25, 20(will give you launch control and helps keep the rear end in check under hard accel coming off corners), ovals to 5, 5, 5
Aero: easy, maximum everywhere except Daytona which is minimum.
Brake balance: stiffer in front than in back by 2 clicks, so 4/2, 5/3, 6/4...
Driving options: crucial that these be on during road courses
TC: 1 (A must have as it goes hand in hand with the LSD settings above)
Skid
Active Steering to strong
ABS to 1-3
All other aids off
Racing softs pretty much everywhere. The newest update didn't seem to affect these cars tire wear so you can still get away with the softs and they last if setup is correct.
Transmission: personal preference determined by track speeds needed
Driving tip: don't try to turn and brake at the same time. Line up straight as possible to the corner entrance, brake hard in a straight line, lift off brake, turn in then accel at apex. You'll just slide right out at high speeds if you try to turn and brake at the same time.
Give these tips a try and I know that you'll find that the car is more manageable, but still fast. Happy motoring!
- 408
- United States
I'm doing the FGT championship right now.... I don't like this car. My hats off to you guys who can handle this thing without driver aids, because I am not one of you, even with the wheel. Everything happens so fast in it I even had to switch to an auto gearbox.
I'm winning all the races, but I'm not having fun. I'd rather go drive a Super GT car.
I'm winning all the races, but I'm not having fun. I'd rather go drive a Super GT car.
- 846
- London Town
- SiiverArrow
Let's settle this with a race. F1 v FGT.
- 2,972
- Bathurst
- geti01
Thanks for the tips, but it still doesnt feel right. Yes, understeer is eliminated quite a lot, however I still dont like it. I cant brake the way I want to brake, I cant power out of the corner the way I want. It just doesnt fit my driving style at all. I appreciate the help though, it just doesnt fit my style and I refuse to turn on aids to help. I'll do a bit of tweaking and see what I can do...
- 408
- United States
I can assure you that this car is still plenty challenging to drive even with the electronic aids. Having finished the FGT championship I can say that I didn't finish any of the races more than a few seconds ahead of the AI.
I just didn't want to deal with the frustration of a lap 19 mistake costing me a victory. Driving this car for 30 minutes at a time six times in a row is rough.
- 636
- Alexandria, MN
- TurboLefty78
I do it every thursday night for over 2 hours straight(the full 200 laps at either Indy or Daytona). Unofficial league racing(we don't have a name) online in FGT's. It's awesome too and we all help each other with setups and so on. We're going to be doing enduro races at other tracks as well.
It's a far far different story competing with actual humans rather than robotic ai's. At least we can hold conversations with each other. Although, I think I heard my Bob call me an a-hole once(was pushing him hard to get into first).
- 2,972
- Bathurst
- geti01
Hasnt heard of corners?
- 408
- United States
I think I'd take 200 laps on Indy or Daytona over 30 minutes on Suzuka. Sounds like a lot more fun.
- 408
- United States
I'd do just the opposite...
lol.... just my initial hate for Suzuka spilling over. The first time I run it in the FGT I was in a race, which was just a terrible experience. It's so easy to accidentally run wide in that car and go flying into a wall. It wasn't so bad once I got used to it, but man.... rough.
- 2,747
- Morgoth_666
Umm, you can't finish more than a few seconds ahead of the AI in the championship. because they cheat. Once you get about 5 seconds ahead they start running laps 7 or 8 seconds faster than they are capable of under any other condition. If you just keep the car going straight you'll fly past them like they are all in Civics even before they park for you. Then it's impossible to pull away... after you pull away.
And lap 19 mistakes make lap 20 wins sweeter.
After some initial tuning, the FGT is good fun to drive without aids. But as with losing long races, it's all down to taste.
- 408
- United States
Hey... at least its better than those damn hairpins at the end of Fuji.
This post made me realize something.
I hate Japanese race tracks.
Well this is news to me. On one hand I want to say "lame" but on the other hand..... complete blowouts are boring.
I guess with enough practice I could learn to drive this car okay with no aids, but man is it tough. I thought the 787B was difficult when I first drove it, now it feels really sluggish and almost easy to drive in comparison.
- 2,747
- Morgoth_666
A lot just comes down to seat time. The FGT's handling is miles beyond the Group C/LMP/whatever the other ones that aren't either are. Some even say you can get used to the X2010 but I don't care to find out.
I wish we could select the Pro AI and Aggressiveness 10 from Arcade mode instead of the catch-up(haven't tried the FGT in Arcade yet). As an option of course. Of course I wish we could do that for all of A-Spec.
- 216
- Nashville, TN.
- LightningRed_STi
FGT always. It's a blast to master, it goes like week old stink. When the OCD is uptaded and I find a new colored one, it is on its way to my garage.
- 636
- Alexandria, MN
- TurboLefty78
Not exclusively we don't. Recently it's been either one or the other though.
Why? I don't really know why, just that we usually have a good time of it.
- 595
- Detroit, MI
- toolo4sno
Well I just got challenged to an online FGT vs F1 race by a certain (pro F1 car)poster here, it was great fun too.
When did they allowing racing the Ferrari F1s against other cars? Is that a v2.02 change? Is there a trick to get it to work or is it straightforward?
I've always wanted to have all three of those on the track at one time.
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