GT3 by Uncle Harry 0 - 100%

[Uncle Harry]

Day 214. Trial Mountain 2 hour Enduro for standard cars.
I choose the RUF RGT that was in the garage and fitted T2 tires and gave it a oil change.
Results :
1st. RUF RGT. 76 laps in a time of 120'02.626. best lap was 1'30.660. 150,000 credits.
2nd. NSX Tpe S Zero 73 laps.
3rd. Mazda RX-7 RZ 71 laps
4th. Supra RZ 71 laps
5th. Skyline R32 GTR vspec 69 laps
6th. Lancer Evo VII RS 69 laps.
The RGT is a very pleasant car to drive in this race being fast and nice handling.
Not as fast as a GT-One road car but very capable.
The bonus car Honda S2000 LM was sold.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 215. Buy the Renault Clio Sport Race car in black. Add some T2 tires.Give it the oil change and power goes to 299.
The AI turned out being all V6 24V versions. The race car turned out to be way to fast with 1 minute winning margins in the first four races and a lap at the 15 lap Cote D Azur race.
Reward for each race win is 15,000 credits, 60,000 championship bonus and a Beetle Cup car which I sold. It seems an odd prize car to win for this championship?
Race 1 is 10 laps at Rome. Race time 15'43.313 best lap 1'31.318.
Race 2 is 10 laps at Grand Valley, time 20'55.276 best lap 2'01.671
Race3 is 10 laps at SS RII Reverse. time 22'03.194 best lap 2'08.124
Race 4 is 10 laps atDeep Forest. time 13'01.301 best lap 1'18.575
Race 5 is 15 laps Cote D Azur. time 26'33.938 best lap 1'41.684.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 216. Stay in the Clio Sport race car and enter the Seattle 100 mile endurance race. 40 laps.
The Amercian Muscle outguns the Clio in the straights but I catch up at the corners. The Cobra streaks away for a big early lead but is hampered by pitting every 2 laps.
I pit once on lap 26 for a 1 lap winning margin.
Results:
1st. Clio Sport Race Car 68'19.991 best lap 1'39.051
2nd. Corvette Z06. + 1 lap
3rd. Mustang SVT Cobra R + 1 lap
4th. Corvette Grand Sport + 2 lap
5th. Camaro Z28 + 2 lap
6th. Cobra + 3 lap
Prize for winning 150,000 credits and the ZZII which was sold.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 217. Buy a black Lotus Elise 190. A trip to the tune shop finds me spending up big to install all the good bits and a stage 1 turbo. All the unnecessary wheight is removed. I like the Semi racing suspension best on the 190 and T3 tires are hard enough to last.
No Need to say I enter the Elise pro championship and have some close races against 2 Motor Sport Elises. The 3 190 Elise's dont rate.
Race 1 10 laps at Cote D Azur. race time 17'47.968, best lap 1'43.801. Win by 11 seconds.
Race 2 10 laps Apricot Hill. Race time 14'40.517 best lap 1'25.635. Win by 15 seconds.
Race 3 10 laps Deep Forest. Race time 13.29.260 best lap 1'18.201. Win by 5 seconds, the AI do not pit.
Race 4. 10 laps Rome Reverse. Race time 15'36.910 best lap 1'30.565. Win by 0.5 seconds. The 2nd place MS did not pit.
Race 5. 10 laps Trial Mountain. Race time 15'26.516 best lap 1'30.274. win by 25 seconds. AI pit on lap 8.
15,000 credits per race win with a 60,000 bonus. Bonus car Elise 190 sold.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 218. I pick my Yarris to enter the Rome 2 hour Enduro. Has 290 hp and left as is from the last race of the Pro Yarris.
When I pitted at the end of lap 13 I was 23 seconds ahead of the Clio Sport which was pitting every 7 laps.
Results:
1st. Yarris 1.5 RS. 74 laps time 120'06.641, best lap was 1'36.641.
2nd. Clio Sport V6 24V 73 laps
3rd. BMW 328 72 laps
4th. Audi S4 71 laps
5th. 206 S16 70 laps
6th Fiat Coupe Turbo 69 laps.
Prize money. 300,000 credits. Bonus car Lancia Delta rally car was sold.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 219. Buy a black TVR Tuscan Speed Six. Upgraded the transmission, engine, brakes, semi race suspension full weight reduction and T2 tires. Power was at 526 bhp.
This was way too much as each race was won by other a minute.
Enter the Pro Tuscan Challenge
Race 1. 10 laps Trial Mountain. race time 14'58.168 best lap 1'26.706 win by over 1 minute.
Race 2. 10 laps at SS R5. race time 14'25.381 best lap 1'24.444 win by over a minute.
Race 3. 10 laps at Rome Reverse. race time 14'51.671 best lap 1'24.680 win by over a minute.
Race 4. 10 laps at Seattle. race time 16'22.355 best lap 1'34.456 win by over a minute.
Race 5. 10 laps at Test Track. race time 19'05.403 best lap 1'52.992 win by 1 lap.
credits for race win was 50,000 and championship bonus was 45,000.
Bonus car was a Griffith 500 that was sold.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 220. Enter the Laguna Seca Endurance 200 km race. 90 laps, I am using the Dodge Viper GTS-R Orica.
I trial the AI Viper for the first laps until my T2 tires get to temp and the AI tires start to go off. I pit at end off lap 24, 48 and 71. Winning margin over the Viper AI was 2 laps and 22 seconds.
Results:
1st. Dodge Viper GTS-R 120'02.881 best lap was 1'16.615.
2nd. Dodge Viper GTS-R + 2 laps
3rd. Corvette C5R + 4 laps
4th. Esperante GTR-1 + 6 laps
5th. GT40 race car + 7 laps
6th. Storm V12 race car + 7 laps.
Prize credits 300,000 credits.
Bonus Car Altezza LM sold.

Should have mentioned that the car was stock.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 221. Enter the Grand Valle 300 km endurance race. 60 laps, I am using the Calsonic Skyline with oil change and T2 tires.
Results:
1st. Calsonic Skyline 113'01.706 best lap was 1'49.796.
2nd. Raybrig NSX + 2 laps
3rd. Arta NSX + 2 laps
4th. Denso Sard Supra + 2 laps
5th. Pennzoil Nismo GTR + 3 laps
6th. Loctite Zexel Skyline + 3 laps.
Prize credits 400,000 credits.
Bonus Car Imprezza LM sold.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 222. Enter the SS RII hight enduro 50 laps. I am using the GT-One Race Car with oil change and T2 tires.
Results:
1st. GT-One Race Car 92'48.849 best lap was 1'45.819.
2nd. GT-One Race Car + 1 laps
3rd. Zonda Race car + 3 laps
4th. Corvette C5R + 4 laps
5th. GT40 Race car + 4 laps
6th. XJ220Race car + 5 laps.
Prize credits 500,000 credits.
Bonus Car Super Auto Bacs MR-S was sold.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 223. Enter the Endurance race at Tokyo 100 laps. For this long race I am going to cheat and use the Mazda 787 B to get it done as quick as possible. Used T2 tires and pitted laps 20,40,60 and 80.
Results:
1st. Mazda 787 B 149'09.892 best lap was 1'25.049.
2nd. Denso Sard Supra + 10 laps
3rd. Pennzoil Nismo GTR + 11 laps
4th. Arta NSX + 11 laps
5th. Loctite Zexel Skyline + 11 laps
6th. Raybrig NSX + 12 laps.
Prize credits 400,000 credits.
Bonus Car GT One road car which I kept .

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 224. Enter the Mistral 78 lap Endura at Cote D Azur. I am using this race as practice for the F1 races so I use my Polyphony 002.
Results:
1st. Polyphony 002 111'52.469 best lap was 1'19.920.
2nd. GT-One Race Car + 10 laps
3rd. R390 GT1 + 10 laps
4th. Altezza LM + 13 laps
5th. Esperente GT + 14 laps
6th. XJ220Race car + 14 laps.
Prize credits 500,000 credits.
Bonus Car Polyphony 002 is a keeper.
Prize car for Endurance completion is the Polyphony 001 which will be used next to win the F1 races.
I won two out of ten F1 cars as prizes for the endurance races, one for first race and one for the last race.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 225.
Enter the F1 pro championship in the Polyphony 001 with an oil change. First 5 races were wins by over 1 lap.
Race 6 at test track was a win by 1 minute and 8 seconds.
Race 7 at Laguna Seca was a win by 58 seconds. Should have lapped the field except for several mistakes.
Race 8. Win by 1 minute almost lapped AI.
Race 9 at Tokyo. Set the gearing high and suffered. Closest race of all the F1 winning by just 20 seconds!
Race 10. won by 2 laps.
30,000 credits per race win. 250,000 for championship and a Polyphony 002 as a prize car.
Not a huge reward for just over 7 hours of racing.

Race 1 : Midfield 30 laps.
Even after running 78 laps in the previous enduro it still takes a couple of laps to get into the rythem in the OO1.
Results :
1st. Polyphony 001 green 29'56.961 best lap 0'54.979
2nd. Polyphony 001 black 1 lap
3rd. Polyphony 001 blue 1 lap
4th. Polyphony 002 silver 2 lap
5th. Polyphony 002 red 2 lap
6th. Polyphony 002 yellow 2 lap

Race 2 : Seattle 40 laps.
Optimising tire wear and even pit stop intervals will give an advantage in these races. I pit at end of lap 8, 16, 24 & 32 where the AI pit end of 9, 18, 27, and 36. same number of stops but I gain advantage in not letting my tires go fully red and then only having 4 laps on good rubber.
Results :
1st. Polyphony 001 green 52'47.151 best lap 1'13.777
2nd. Polyphony 001 blue 1 lap
3rd. Polyphony 001 black 1 lap
4th. Polyphony 002 silver 2 lap
5th. Polyphony 002 yellow 2 lap
6th. Polyphony 002 red 2 lap

Race 3 : Grand Valley 27 laps.
This is one of my favourite tracks, must have been that first enduro way back in GT1.
Results :
1st. Polyphony 001 green 41'51.451 best lap 1'26.445
2nd. Polyphony 001 black 1 lap
3rd. Polyphony 001 blue 1 lap
4th. Polyphony 002 red 1 lap
5th. Polyphony 002 silver 1 lap
6th. Polyphony 002 yellow 1 lap

Race 4 : Super Speedway 50 laps.
I pitted every 10 laps, got so dizzy I pitted on lap 50 and lost 1 lap on the field as they passed me on my slow down on the way in.

Results :
1st. Polyphony 001 green 25'00.684 best lap 25.639
2nd. Polyphony 001 black 1 lap
3rd. Polyphony 001 blue 1 lap
4th. Polyphony 002 red 2 lap
5th. Polyphony 002 yellow 2 lap
6th. Polyphony 002 silver 3 lap

Race 5. Rome 28 laps.

Results :
1st. Polyphony 001 green 32'06.254 best lap 1'04.564
2nd. Polyphony 001 blue 1 lap
3rd. Polyphony 001 black 1 lap
4th. Polyphony 002 silver 1 lap
5th. Polyphony 002 red 1 lap
6th. Polyphony 002 yellow 2 lap

Race 6 : Test Track. 25 laps
Boring. Top speed was 371 kph. My gearing was set to high and thus lost about a second a lap but still was faster than the AI. Do they run the same settings at each track? I pitted twice.
Results :
1st. Polyphony 001 green 43'46.200 best lap 1'42.657
2nd. Polyphony 001 blue 44'54.617
3rd. Polyphony 001 black 44'54.649
4th. Polyphony 002 silver 45'.03.897
5th. Polyphony 002 yellow 45'05.495
6th. Polyphony 002 red 45'11.502

Race 7 : Laguna Seca 33 laps.
4 pit stops for this event. I loose a little bit of grip by running less camber all around. Also loose 10 seconds by spinning twice. I am pushing to get the laps below 1 min and am trying a touch too hard.

Results :
1st. Polyphony 001 green 36'51.508 best lap 1'01.394
2nd. Polyphony 001 black 37'49.656
3rd. Polyphony 001 blue 37'56.171
4th. Polyphony 002 red 1 lap
5th. Polyphony 002 yellow 1 lap
6th. Polyphony 002 silver 2 lap

Race 8 : Apricot Hill 27 laps.
4 pit stops for this event.

Results :
1st. Polyphony 001 green 29'06.372 best lap 0'59.564
2nd. Polyphony 001 black 30'05.557
3rd. Polyphony 001 blue 30'06.282
4th. Polyphony 002 silver 1 lap
5th. Polyphony 002 red 1 lap
6th. Polyphony 002 yellow 1 lap

Race 9 : Tokyo R246 25 laps.
3 pit stops for this event. I up the gearing due to the long straight and dont test. I pay the penalty in that acceleration out of corners is down. closest race in the F1 series.

Results :
1st. Polyphony 001 green 33'40.404 best lap 1'15.467
2nd. Polyphony 001 black 33'59.322
3rd. Polyphony 001 blue 34'07.948
4th. Polyphony 002 red 34'30.304
5th. Polyphony 002 yellow 34'33.497
6th. Polyphony 002 silver 34'36.546

Race 10 : Cote D Azur 78 laps.
I pit at the end of every 8 laps. The AI pit at the end of every 10 laps.
Results :
1st. Polyphony 001 green 105'44.769 best lap 1'14.959
2nd. Polyphony 001 blue + 2 laps
3rd. Polyphony 001 blue + 2 laps
4th. Polyphony 002 red + 5 laps
5th. Polyphony 002 yellow + 5 laps
6th. Polyphony 002 silver + 5 laps.

 

[Uncle Harry]

1st. GT-ONE race car 13'41Day 226. Enter Professional GT World Championship in the GT-ONE race car.
Win all races with ease. Ran the stage 2 turbo at test track race.
75% completion after this series with 2 more ten race championships to go and the Arcade races.
I will add race info.
Race 1. Grand Valley Speedway 10 laps
1st. GT-ONE race car 17'32.776 1'42.280 35,000 credits
2nd. 787 B 18'16.184
3rd. R390 GT1 LM 18'26.393
4th. GT-ONE race car 18'42.434
5th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
6th. GT 40 race car 1 lap

Race 2. Apricot Hill Reverse 10 laps
1st. GT-ONE race car 12'39.645 1'12.310 35,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 13'13.524
3rd. 787 B 13'14.677
4th. GT-ONE race car 13'23.072
5th. GT 40 race car 1 lap
6th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap

Race 3. SS R 5 Reverse10 laps
1st. GT-ONE race car 13'03.297 1'15.891 35,000 credits
2nd. 787 B 14'02.672
3rd. R390 GT1 LM 14'12.645
4th. GT-ONE race car 14'25.162
5th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
6th. GT 40 race car 1 lap

Race 4. Trial Mountain 10 laps
1st. GT-ONE race car 13'41.381 1'16.633 35,000 credits
2nd. 787 B 13'53.836
3rd. R390 GT1 LM 13'54.419
4th. GT-ONE race car 14'09.177
5th. GT 40 race car 1 lap
6th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap

Race 5. Deep Forest 10 laps
1st. GT-ONE race car 12'02.661 1'07.100 35,000 credits
2nd. 787 B 12'08.512
3rd. R390 GT1 LM 12'08.862
4th. GT-ONE race car 12'16.400
5th. GT 40 race car 13'21.741
6th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
Note : race 4 & 5 were closer than i thought . Probably because the AI can go ten laps on the shorter courses without changing tires.

Race 6. Test Track 10 laps Stage 2 turbo used 808 hp. Oil light came on.
1st. GT-ONE race car 17'34.616 1'43.467 35,000 credits
2nd. 787 B 18'05.335
3rd. Esperante GTR-1 19'13.392
4th. GT 40 race car 19'13.418
5th. R390 GT1 LM 19'13.473
6th. GT-ONE race car 19'40.332

Race 7. SS R II Reverse 10 laps Stage 1 Turbo 708 hp.
1st. GT-ONE race car 19'01.813 1'50.865 35,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 19'12.575
3rd. GT-ONE race car 19'17.051
4th. 787 B 19'18.390
5th. GT 40 race car 20'26.400
6th. Esperante GTR-1 20'28.337

Race 8. Tokyo 10 laps
1st. GT-ONE race car 14'55.432 1'27.530 35,000 credits
2nd. 787 B 15'16.327
3rd. R390 GT1 LM 15'24.854
4th. GT-ONE race car 15'40.370
5th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
6th. GT 40 race car 1 lap

Race 9. Cote D Azur 15 laps
1st. GT-ONE race car 23'02.301 1'29.799 35,000 credits
2nd.GT-ONE race car 24'33.623
3rd. 787 B 24'36.422
4th. R390 GT1 LM 1 lap
5th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
6th. GT 40 race car 1 lap

Race 10. Grand Valley Reverse 10 laps
1st. GT-ONE race car 17'26.768 1'42.338 35,000 credits
2nd. 787 B 18'40.737
3rd. R390 GT1 LM 18'41.439
4th. GT-ONE race car 18'59.912
5th. GT 40 race car 1 lap
6th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
Championship Bonus was 250,000.
Prize car was the GT40 race car which I havent sold yet.
75% complete gives another 787B.

 

[Jetboy.]

Very impressive, indeed, Uncle Harry. I nod my head to you. Keep up the work, and for God's sake quit selling the great prize cars!!!

From now on, this should be Uncle Harry's Compendium, not to tread on Der Alta's, though.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Very impressive, indeed, Uncle Harry. I nod my head to you. Keep up the work, and for God's sake quit selling the great prize cars!!!

From now on, this should be Uncle Harry's Compendium, not to tread on Der Alta's, though.

I have all the prize cars on another game save so I only keep the ones I can use!
Can I edit the Title?

Had a controller problem last night while running the GT pro race at the test track, I was on lap 13 of 15 drafting the lead R390 when I lost all power and I slowed to 100 kmh, noticed that the turbo boost guage showed 0. I got power back but I had lost too much time to catch up even thought the R390 pitted.
I will try again tonight. I had saved after race 3 so I did not loose to much progress. I might try changing the accelorator button over to the left stick for this one. I still had steering control but I had lost all accelorator control for about 30 seconds untill it came back on. rather strange.

 

[Jetboy.]

I see, very clever. I 'm kinda doing that right now, starting over. I got just enough credits to buy my Cobra from the other card and race in the (you guessed it) PD Cup. I save each race replay and call them 'The Last Ride' until I get GT4.

My controler is about 2 years old, and it sometimes abruptly pauses for no aparent reason. I think the cord is starting to separate from it. Maybe the same deal for you.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 227. Oil change and car wash for the GT-ONE race car.
Enter the Professional Gran Turismo All Stars Championship.
A series ruined by inconsistant R390 LM. Blindingly quick but has problems staying on the track at a couple of places.
Race 1 : Laguna Seca. 15 laps.
I use T2 tires and stage 1 turbo with 735 hp. The R390 screams away to a fast start on its softer compoound tires. After a 2 laps my tires come up to temp and I can start chasing. I am about to catch the R390 on lap 9 when it has the bigest lose possible at turn 2. I scrape pass and into the lead while the R390 fishtails back and forth accross the track. The R390 spins again on the Corkscrew and losses more than 30 seconds on that lap. Last six laps are a cruise to the finish.
Results.
1st. GT-ONE race car 19'06.011 1'13.432 50,000 credits
2nd. GT-ONE race car 19'42.974
3rd. R390 GT1 LM 19'54.739
4th. XJ 220 race car 1 lap
5th. Altezza LM 1 lap
6th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap

Race 2 Deep Forest. 15 laps T2 tires and 735 hp.
Even on T2 blue tires I can stay with the AI at this track for the first two laps. When they go green (tires) I pull away for a 50 second win.
1st. GT-ONE race car 16'51.748 1'06.083 50,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 17'41.174
3rd. GT-ONE race car 1lap
4th. Altezza LM 2 lap
5th. Esperante GTR-1 2 lap
6th. XJ 220 race car 2 lap

Race 3. Midfield Reverse. 15 laps T2 tires and stage 2 turbo
The R390 runs away into the distance and sets a fast pace right from the start. Evan the extra 100 horses I have dont make much difference. Mental note to myself to ask my crew to check what size turbo the R390 is running. Once again I can start pulling about 1 second a lap back of him after lap 3 when my tires get up to temp. Lap nine I glimpse the back of the R390 and pass him as he pits at the end of that lap. I have about a 20 second lead which drops to 15 by the end of the race.
1st. GT-ONE race car 16'14.440 1'03.178 50,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 16'28.679
3rd. GT-ONE race car 16'56.432
4th. Altezza LM 1 lap
5th. Esperante GTR-1 2 lap
6th. XJ 220 race car 2 lap

Race 4. Test Track. 15 laps. T2 tires and stage 2 turbo. Crew chief reckons the 2 fast AI are running stage 3 turbos.
Controller failure ment I had to re-run race after reloading from the back up memory card.
I qualify 2nd for this race. With the speed difference( me 371 kmh and the R390 about 390 kmh) drafting is essential.
The good news is the R390 pits twice on end lap 7 and end lap 14.
I pick up a draft from second place AI GT-ONE for the first 5 laps running about 395-400 kmh and still am 9 seconds down on first place R390. Lap 6 is without draft as the GT-ONE pits and I drop another 6 seconds on the R390. I pass the R390 as he pits end lap 7 and hold the lead for a lap. I pick up the draft on the R390 as he passes lap 9 and I can draft up to 420 kmh for the next 5 laps until he pits on lap 14. I win by about 15 seconnds. My fastest lap was 8 seconds faster than the last lap when I had no draft.
FIT THE STAGE 3 TURBO for people who want easy win. The drafting is what the Test Track is all about and does not get tiring at all when the AI have better top speed.
1st. GT-ONE race car 24'56.497 1'36.940 50,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 25'11.438
3rd. GT-ONE race car 25'32.017
4th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
5th. XJ 220 race car 1 lap
6th. Altezza LM 2 lap

Race 5. Apricot Hill. 15 laps. T2 tires and stage 2 turbo down to 798hp
I can keep pace with the lead while tires are cold and take the lead on lap 4 on green tires. I can not match straight line speed of the R390 or GT-ONE AI but they corner like crap at this track. Pull away for a 30 second win.
1st. GT-ONE race car 18'16.267 1'10.639 50,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 18'46.357
3rd. GT-ONE race car 19'21.911
4th. XJ 220 race car 1 lap
5th. Altezza LM 1 lap
6th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap

Race 6. Rome 15 laps. T2 tires 798 hp.
The R390 is real quick here and only pits once. I pass him at end of lap 8 as he pulls into the pits. 9 second win.
1st. GT-ONE race car 19'16.426 1'13.859 50,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 19'25.890
3rd. GT-ONE race car 19'50.298
4th. Altezza LM 1 lap
5th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
6th. XJ 220 race car 2 lap

Race 7. Seattle Reverse. 15 laps. Crew cheif advices that take is greasy and should run T5 tires and pit once. I concur and run qualifying to test out speed and grip on T5's. I qualify 1st with a poor run at 1'25.543. We are using the biggest turbo we have , the stage 2 with only 798 hp.
I am now 2 seconds a lap quicker and win by 30 seconds even with my pit stop.
1st. GT-ONE race car 21'38.380 1'22.469 50,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 22'08.612
3rd. GT-ONE race car 22'21.903
4th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
5th. XJ 220 race car 1 lap
6th. Altezza LM 1 lap

Race 8. SS R11 Reverse 15 laps. Crew chief concerned about durability of T5 at this longer race and decide to run the T2's. Note to team sponsor, buy some T3 for SS R11 reverse. Stage 2 turbo .
The AI R390 runs way out front by about 20 seconds after lap 5. I get blocked badly by the other GT-ONE in these laps which cost me lots of time. I finnally get some grip from the hard T2's and pass the pesky GT-ONE and start pully a few seconds a lap of the gap. I am almost caught up when the R390 pits about lap 9.
I get a 20 second lead which drops back to 14 seconds as my fronts start to go off. The R390 was running some very quick laps here.
1st. GT-ONE race car 27'32.223 1'47.520 50,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 27'46.693
3rd. GT-ONE race car 29'13.400
4th. XJ 220 race car 1 lap
5th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
6th. Altezza LM 1 lap

Race 9. Grand Valley. 15 laps. T2 tires and stage 2 turbo.
How bad are the AI here. The R390 and GT-ONE kill me up the straight but at every second corner on every lap they slide out wide and then slide all over the track getting back on. Lap the field.
1st. GT-ONE race car 25'58.406 1'41.429 50,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 1 lap
3rd. GT-ONE race car 1 lap
4th. XJ 220 race car 1 lap
5th. Altezza LM 1 lap
6th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap

Race 10. Tokyo R246. 15 laps. I use T2 tires and wishing for a bigger turbo.
The R390 is again very fast and drives this track very well. His soft tires require him to pit twice, 2nd time on end lap 14, which kills a otherwise close race.
I got the lead on end lap 7 when the R390 pitted and kept it untill lap 13 when the R390 passed me on the start finish straight. I retook the lead on lap 14 as his 2nd set of tires went off. Lead all the way to the end and backed off on lap 15 as the front tires were going orange.
1st. GT-ONE race car 21'27.487 1'23.632 50,000 credits
2nd. R390 GT1 LM 21'45.446
3rd. GT-ONE race car 22'05.782
4th. XJ 220 race car 1 lap
5th. Esperante GTR-1 1 lap
6th. Altezza LM 2 laps
Bonus credits 400,000.
Bonus Car. A brand new GT-ONE Race car.

 

[Jetboy.]

Truer words had not been spoken. The Testy is quite fun when you are the one with the defecientcy.

 

[Super Jamie]

perhaps you could include what % you're up to as you do each race?

 

[Uncle Harry]

Super Jamie,
Currently around 78% complete with 100% win ratio.
Day 228 will be the last simulation event which is the Pro Japanese GT championship. Currently credits are just under 12 million. I will then have the Arcade mode races to complete, I will enter only hard level to complete as quick as possible. I will be using only cars from the arcade selection. I reckon best stock rally car is the 206 rally, and for normal races the best bet is either the Honda NSX or one of the better slower class of cars.
Somebody asked how you can get 20 % completion done in another thead, The answer to that is the 20% slab of arcade mode done in hard mode.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 228. Japanese GT Car Championship Professional.
I decide to use the Calsonic Skyline and buy the first 3 turbo upgrades.
Race 1. Grand Valley 15 laps. Use stage 1 turbo (578 hp) and T2 tires.
Easy race with the AI pitting late in the race.
1st. Calsonic Skyline JGTC. 27'42.490 best lap 1'49.375. 30,000 credits
2nd. Raybrig NSX JGTC. 28'23.437
3rd. Castrol Toms Supra JGTC. 28'24.419
4th. Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC. 28'26.257
5th. Loctite Zexcel GTR JGTC. 28'50.192
6th. Pennzoil Nismo GTR JGTC. 28'53.192

Race 2. Apricot Hill 20 laps. T2 tires and 578 hp.
Another easy race. The AI are slightly better at top speed than my car but can not corner.The AI pit late in the race.
1st. Calsonic Skyline JGTC. 26'04.540 best lap 1'15.981. 30,000 credits
2nd. Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC . 26'56.697
3rd. Raybrig NSX JGTC. 27'03.607
4th. Castrol Toms Supra JGTC . 27'03.762
5th. Loctite Zexcel GTR JGTC. 27'07.716
6th. Pennzoil Nismo GTR JGTC. 27'19.248

Race 3. 15 laps Test Track.
Fit the stage 3 turbo, 691 hp at the start of the race which drops down to 645 hp at the end. Set the car up for high speed. Remember that the peak power for the Skyline is about 1000 RPM BELOW red line so use auto set 43 or 44 so that the top speed occurs between 6000 to 6500 rpm. This gives a top speed of 330-332 kmh. If you set the auto set lower so that it is at redline at the end of the straight you only get 310-312 kmh.
Set poll position.
For the first 5 laps I can pull away from the Toms Supra which appears to have a top speed around 320 kmh. From 6 laps on I can notice the power slowly dropping off. At lap 7 the Supra catches me up. As my power keeps dropping I am required to draft the Supra for the rest of the race. Experimintation shows that I have enough in hand to pull out of the draft before the finish line and take the win. Very important to use 6500 rpm as your redline at the test track for the race skylines. Reducing the differential settings to minimum will give a few extra kmh speed as well.
Note: The AI do not pit.
1st. Calsonic Skyline JGTC. 29'09.086 best lap 1'54.984. 30,000 credits
2nd. Castrol Toms Supra JGTC . 29'09.185
3rd. Pennzoil Nismo GTR JGTC . 30'02.741
4th. Loctite Zexcel GTR JGTC . 30'02.761
5th. Raybrig NSX JGTC. 30'18.954
6th. Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC . 30'18.957

Race 4. SS R 11 15 laps. I use the stage 2 turbo with 595 hp and T5 tires and plan to stop once for tires.
Easy race. The T5 tires give better grip at this track and certainly worth the time spent pitting at end lap 9 for new tires.
1st. Calsonic Skyline JGTC. 29'00.765 best lap 1'50.690. 30,000 credits
2nd. Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC . 29'56.081
3rd. Loctite Zexcel GTR JGTC . 30'00.861
4th. Castrol Toms Supra JGTC . 30'04.929
5th. Raybrig NSX JGTC. 30'05.856
6th. Pennzoil Nismo GTR JGTC. 30'13.940

Race 5. Laguna Seca 20 laps. T2 tires and 595 hp.
Another easy race.
1st. Calsonic Skyline JGTC. 26'23.417 best lap 1'17.382. 30,000 credits
2nd. Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC . 27'19.382
3rd. Raybrig NSX JGTC. 27'33.917
4th. Castrol Toms Supra JGTC . 27'40.343
5th. Loctite Zexcel GTR JGTC. 2 laps
6th. Pennzoil Nismo GTR JGTC. 3 laps

Race 6. Trial Mountain 15 laps. I use the stage 2 turbo with 595 hp and T2 tires
Easy race.
1st. Calsonic Skyline JGTC. 20'32.226 best lap 1'19.730. 30,000 credits
2nd. Loctite Zexcel GTR JGTC. 21'14.111
3rd. Raybrig NSX JGTC. 21'20.838
4th. Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC . 21'24.365
5th. Castrol Toms Supra JGTC . 21'24.552
6th. Pennzoil Nismo GTR JGTC. 21'43.628

Race 7. Rome 15 laps. 595 hp and T2 tires.
The AI picked up the speed and ran with me untill they pitted for new tires towards the end of the race.
1st. Calsonic Skyline JGTC. 20'29.958 best lap 1'20.350. 30,000 credits
2nd. Castrol Toms Supra JGTC . 20'48.571
3rd. Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC . 20'48.771
4th. Loctite Zexcel GTR JGTC . 21'08.238
5th. Raybrig NSX JGTC. 21'08.689
6th. Pennzoil Nismo GTR JGTC . 21'19.479

Race 5. Grand Valley Reverse 15 laps. T2 tires and 595 hp.
Another easy race.
1st. Calsonic Skyline JGTC. 27'43.391 best lap 1'48.185. 30,000 credits
2nd. Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC . 28'44.104
3rd. Raybrig NSX JGTC. 28'58.225
4th. Castrol Toms Supra JGTC . 1 lap
5th. Loctite Zexcel GTR JGTC. 1 laps
6th. Pennzoil Nismo GTR JGTC. 1 laps

Race 9. Tokyo 15 laps. 595 hp and T2 tires.
The AI picked up the speed and ran out in front. A spin on lap 2 at the entry to the start finish line cost me six seconds (first spin in this series). Another spin caused by the AI on lap 6 at the end of the start finish line cost me some more time. I was about 20 seconds behind the Toms Supra at this stage and really had to knuckle down to pick up some lost time. When the Supra pitted I was still about 10 seconds behind with 4 laps left to run. On earing tires I was able to grab the win with a 5 second margin.
1st. Calsonic Skyline JGTC. 23'46.958 best lap 1'30.880. 30,000 credits
2nd. Castrol Toms Supra JGTC . 23'51.908
3rd. Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC . 24'03.160
4th. Raybrig NSX JGTC . 24'04.432
5th. Loctite Zexcel GTR JGTC . 24'16.934
6th. Pennzoil Nismo GTR JGTC . 24'22.068

Race 10. 20 laps around Cote D Azure. T2 tires and 595 hp.
Why are the AI so bad around here? I drove badly and still won by a large margin.
1st. Calsonic Skyline JGTC. 33'08.960 best lap 1'34.809. 30,000 credits
2nd. Raybrig NSX JGTC . 33'47.386
3rd. Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC . 33'51.688
4th. Loctite Zexcel GTR JGTC . 34'11.632
5th. Pennzoil Nismo GTR JGTC . 34'21.224
6th. Castrol Toms Supra JGTC . 34'22.020

Championship Bonus : 250,000
Prize Car : Castrol Mugen NSX JGTC
Professional Mode Completion : Polyphony 002 yellow & purple.
Simulation Mode Completion : Polyphony 002 red & white.
The Yellow & Purple 002 used for the Endura at Cote D Azure was sold.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 229 : Simulation mode completed.
% complete : 80.5
Prize winnings total : 11,292,500
337 wins from 337 races for 100% win ratio.
48 Gold Licenses
Cars Owned : 50
Total distance driven kilometers : 10,134.3 (shown) Actually driven is 13,060.
Total Car Value : 33,775,220
Bonus Cars Aquired : 100
Trophies Aquired : 364
Game Credits : 12,715.501

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 229 : Area A in simulation mode in hard level completed using the C class SLK 230 and the 206 rally car for the rallies.
% complete goes up to 83.9. Trophies aquired goes up to 370.
I did have a problem at super speedway in that the game frooze if I tried to use a car higher than C spec. Maybe a scratch on the disc was the problem as I could select all car classes for the next tracks.

 

[Jetboy.]

And how long did this take, from day 1 to 229?

 

[Small_Fryz]

harry just use the F1 for Arcarde mode

 

[Uncle Harry]

And how long did this take, from day 1 to 229?

I started 23rd Nov 2004 and completed the Simulation Feb 12 2005.

If I use the F1 as Small Fryz suggested I should be able to finish the Arcade mode pretty quickly.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Day 229 : Arcade mode. Hard Level.
I cant select anything other than C level cars on tarmac races. The Game freezes on the B level car screen and nothing happens. Must be the disc that is damaged.
I have been using the Mercedes CLK for these races. The Rally races let me pick the rally cars and I use the 206 rally car.

Area B cleared. 87.4 % complete. 376 trophies.

Area C cleared. 90.8 % complete. 382 trophies.

Area D cleared. 94.2% complete. 388 trophies.

Area E cleared. 97.1% complete. 393 trophies.

Area F cleared. 100 % complete. 393 trophies.

100 % compete bonus car. Polyphony 001 red & white.

 

[Uncle Harry]

Game completed 16/02/2005
Day 229 : Simulation mode completed. Arcade mode completed.
% complete : 100
Prize winnings total : 11,292,500
337 wins from 337 races for 100% win ratio.
48 Gold Licenses
Cars Owned : 51
Total distance driven kilometers : 10,134.3 (shown) Actually driven is 13,060.
Total Car Value : 37,275,220
Bonus Cars Aquired : 101
Trophies Aquired : 398
Game Credits : 12,715.501.

Just an update on my game freezing in the B garage arcade mode.
Has to be a scratch on the disc.
After I completed the game I found a way to access the A, S and home garage cars.
What you do is go into a rally race (remember I had no problems using an arcade rally car) and move across to the home garage. Then you exit the rally event and pick a tarmac race, the home garage will then be selected so I can move to the left to pick S and A cars. However if I select B the game freezes again.

 

[Jetboy.]

Unbelievable. Congrats Harry,

 

[Smallhorses]

Unbelievable. Congrats Harry,

I second that! Well done Uncle Harry!