GT Academy July 2013!!

[Wardez]

If you guys want to get to know some of the GTA guys a bit better, here's a special podcast I recorded with three guests:
BanditKarter22 (BanditKarter-22)
Spurgy777
Tidgney (GTP_Tidgney)

A nice long listen if you have time to kill, interesting discussion covering pretty much everything to do with this year's competition. If you give it a listen please feel encouraged and welcome to post some feedback here and if you like what you hear there's plenty more in the regular podcast I host every week (link in my signature)

Here they are hosted on Soundcloud and Google Docs -

UK show:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5xiLS-TgIrqaEpsWVRjMjhFR1E/edit?usp=sharing
On Soundcloud;
https://soundcloud.com/realpodcastingsimulator/uk

US show:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5xiLS-TgIrqV0s3bDJ0aDQtSFE/edit?usp=sharing
On Soundcloud;
https://soundcloud.com/realpodcastingsimulator/gt-academy-special-united

P.S: Foul language warning for the US show, but the gentlemen on the UK show are curse-free

 

[JJLopez427]

Finally today i fixed my pedals,after a whole week trying to go faster with a throttle issue.
I'm confident that i could reach a 16 at the end of the Academy

Go perroloco!! You are the best from Latin America

 

[Lost-on-drugz]

Finaly got into the 17s 17.9 had two weeks break and bested time by 4tenths i still have a 17.5 i think.

 

[RACECAR]

I'm really hoping my Wheel problem can be fixed before the time is up for GT Academy, I feel could really make an Improvement now that I have a Wheel.

 

[Lost-on-drugz]

Closes in about 10hours doesn't it?

 

[Denilson]

Deadline is in 13 hours in Sweden.
I guess the deadline is exactly the same for all participating countries.

 

[stiggygonzalez]

I think I may have encountered a glitch.
I was downloading spurgy's ghost time and then a menu came up saying "arcade time trial".???

 

[Alainkuh]

My Logitech G25 decided to break down on the last day of GTA. 🤬 After a couple of laps the wheel just off centers. When I reconnect it it calibrates it in the center again but after 2 laps it's the same story. I found something on the internet where there was supposed to be a problem with a black cover on one of the electromotors but I didn't see anything wrong with it. Does anybody else have experience with this?

I'm on a 2.17.477 right now which is good for 4th in the Netherlands but I was sure I could drive 2 or 3 tenths faster, until now. Hoping that I will stay in the top 8

 

[ShaneUK]

GT5Messenger has entered the top 10 in the UK out of the blue, looks awfully strange for someone to appear and improve so quickly.

 

[GTP_rpm]

Think ti-tech did this in 2010?

I think you can just sign in, practise, then pull the ethernet cable and turn off your ps3 before reconnecting to the internet so it doesn't log the time?

 

[Filip_Ovik]

GT5Messenger has entered the top 10 in the UK out of the blue, looks awfully strange for someone to appear and improve so quickly.

He maybe payed a faster driver to make his qualifying lap, who knows?

 

[Mamba]

Or maybe he changed his login credentials

 

[BanditKarter22]

Well, after 3 laps this afternoon after the F1 and Spa 24H had finished, I did a 2:16.702
The first sector and last sector were rubbish, if you watch the lap you'll grimace as I butchered Stowe , but I did 59.432 middle sector!!! I think that's even faster than Ti-tech on his latest lap! That means a 2:16.225 is now definitely possible 👍

 

[Saidur_Ali]

Well done on improving, two Brits into top 10 again 👍.

I started to have a go on Time Trial again but after a few laps my brake pedal started sticking. I wonder if some insect got in there or something overnight. Now if I try to brake a little amount, it stays on which means unlikely I will improve. Even trying the practice rounds, it is hard to go through one corner without it doing it so may have to change my driving style a bit and use e-brake more and also a bit of drifting to slow down car and get car turned rather than risk having brakes on exit of corners.

 

[mschellii]

managed to do a 17.207
im happy with that!

its so hot here for days, you are melting away playing GT

 

[Tidgney]

Well, after 3 laps this afternoon after the F1 and Spa 24H had finished, I did a 2:16.702
The first sector and last sector were rubbish, if you watch the lap you'll grimace as I butchered Stowe , but I did 59.432 middle sector!!! I think that's even faster than Ti-tech on his latest lap! That means a 2:16.225 is now definitely possible 👍

Nice work Bandit ! Just got home from the meal so will have a couple of hours now ! Great work though Spurgy sweating a little ? You should check Ti-techs 16.378 middle sector that 1 was rather crazy he's well in the 36's there at the split, no idea of actual sector time. As I just recorded it via capture card can send you if you like if you wanted a gander, that's what I was like 'wow' over in the podcast haha !

Also seeing alot of improvements on the british leaderboard & world leaderboards could be an interesting last few hours!!!! Good luck all 👍

 

[mschellii]

germany is now >0.1s faster than UK (cutoff)

Immortal +0.001s behind miguel

 

[Third Reign]

How do you guys read off sector times? Haven't found a datalogger in the demo yet. Do you just calculate the gap off the ghost?

 

[mschellii]

yea drive against a ghost and calculate the gap off

 

[Jared93]

Nice work Bandit ! Just got home from the meal so will have a couple of hours now ! Great work though Spurgy sweating a little ? You should check Ti-techs 16.378 middle sector that 1 was rather crazy he's well in the 36's there at the split, no idea of actual sector time. As I just recorded it via capture card can send you if you like if you wanted a gander, that's what I was like 'wow' over in the podcast haha !

Also seeing alot of improvements on the british leaderboard & world leaderboards could be an interesting last few hours!!!! Good luck all 👍

Podcast??

 

[Youngun]

GT5Messenger has entered the top 10 in the UK out of the blue, looks awfully strange for someone to appear and improve so quickly.

Could be a second, third or forth account. Get practise on older accounts then sets time with proper account maybe.
I'm well pissed off this year, been doing 60hr weeks this month, plus football and gym, car/air shows, car maintenance. First time in 4 years not in top 50 uk wise, but usually put hrs into it, GT6 physics take a lot to get used to this year. Maybe next years my year, even if it feels different to the track day i did at silverstone, just felt floatier on the one lap i did do on day 1.

Good luck to all that make it this year.

 

[Filip_Ovik]

Yeeees! Now down to 17.355, 3rd in Sweden

 

[markyboy92]

Left it abit late this year.... Times running out, .1 off cut off currently, have run 5 17.6s in the last hour, several tenths left just need to string it together

Edit: .532, twitched like crazy a cost myself .1 on last sweeping right corner before line, 17th... Mmmm 1 hour to go

 

[Spurgy 777]

They've put a 1 hour countdown just to add to pressure

 

[markyboy92]

They've put a 1 hour countdown just to add to pressure

Yes, very helpful! Haha

 

[gtpcaine]

tell me about it, was on a great lap and the pop-up distracted me...

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oh and gd job mark, hopefully someone will be illegible or you improve further

 

[markyboy92]

Keep trying Caine still time left, did a .460 to go 13th, lost .4 last sector but weren't too bothered at the time, pressure off now!

 

[Jared93]

I wish I had put more time into this. Did 2 laps just to get gold (2:24.2) on 7/4 and haven't touched it since. Came back to it about 20 minutes ago and within 3 laps gained almost 3 seconds (2:21.4)

Well, congratulations to all who qualified for their national finals. Hard work pays off! I now am off to get some responsibilities done. have a good day all.

 

[Adam41]

So there's no registry page or anything this year? I know Wardez found something in the US T&Cs or something that you need to have a correct email, DOB etc but also address and phone number. I've updated my SEN details on the SEN website but found no place to enter my address or phone number. What's up?

 

[mschellii]

go to the PSN Site and Manage your account

(Real name, adress etc)