GT4 Weekly Arcade Time Trial Challenge

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This was actually fun this week. Giving me an M3 '03 that I have never driven, to experience.

BMW M3 GTR '03 - 1:21.409
BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01 – 1:10.127
 
I lose. :(

BMW M3 GTR '03 - 1'20.130
BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01 - 1'09.377

I really need to learn to be the first to post results because I found myself getting really pissed off when I couldn't match some of the other people's times. :grumpy:

Excellent job, Bopop. 👍
 
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Thanks, your fast too. I had a 1:19,909 but i had 4 wheels off at the tunnel but the thing is that it actually made me slower, I did over 50 laps with each car but smallhorse will probablly be .5 quicker anyways. This is a great competition, it made me get back onto gtplanet and open up gt4 again :)
 
Bopop4
Thanks, your fast too. I had a 1:19,909 but i had 4 wheels off at the tunnel but the thing is that it actually made me slower, I did over 50 laps with each car but smallhorse will probablly be .5 quicker anyways. This is a great competition, it made me get back onto gtplanet and open up gt4 again :)
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How the hell did you get that fast even with all 4 wheels in the tunnel?? I thought I raced it nearly perfect and still couldn't match your score, though I was only .1 tenth off.
 
Oh, and Bopop, do you happen to have your ghost saved? I'd like to see it, just to see how you got that .1 on me.
 
Yes I have the ghost. I might have a faster time by the deadline but ill try to get it up. Do I just put it on a usb and upload it to youtube? Also with the streetcar if you shift right when the red dot blinks it seems to have better speed, i lost time by going into the red zone.
 
I'm not actually sure if you can actually use a USB to get a video off of GT4. I know you can use a USB for pics, but I think you may need a capture card for video... but I don't know for sure!
Yeah, I figured that out, I had been going all the way to the rev limiter, but that wasn't actually faster.
 
Cedar
I'm not actually sure if you can actually use a USB to get a video off of GT4. I know you can use a USB for pics, but I think you may need a capture card for video... but I don't know for sure!
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GT4 replays cannot be transferred to a USB drive from the game. You will need a capture card for sure for this one.
 
On one of my runs I lost it under braking for the first turn but somehow it drifted perfectly to the other side and i gained 2 tenths, then i ran wide at the second bridge. :( Do i have to record it from a camera and then upload it?
 
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To all,
If posting your replays is going to prove to be too hard, you can always just post your splits, that should give others (if you want to let them know) some info on which sections thay are gaining/losing time.

EDIT: sub 1:20.000 in the road car.
 
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shotamagee
To all,
If posting your replays is going to prove to be too hard, you can always just post your splits, that should give others (if you want to let them know) some info on which sections thay are gaining/losing time.

EDIT: sub 1:20.000 in the road car.
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How the hell did you get a 1'19.789???
 
The winning time is going to be under 1'19.500
My fastest combined splits end up with a sub 1'19.500, its just hard putting it all together. You can't let the car slide at all on any corner. As soon as your done braking for the hairpin you have to be flat out till the banked turn. the car has to stay in the bottom grove of the track so you can pin it from mid corner out. The last kerb of the next section has to be run over as it helps rotate the car. Keep all the way to the left on the kerb coming into the big chicane. You need to lift slightly to get to the other side and then you need a late ape over the next kerb, ending up on the final outside kerb. For the last turn you have to position the car so that it is almost touching the outside kerb and you have to line it up for the final turn so that when your on that outside kerb you can be flat out all the way to the finish. If you drive in first person try to have the speed past 95 as the digital speedometer passes over the shadow of the bridge at the last corner. Thats what 100+ laps has taught me, hope it helps :)
 
Cedar
How the hell did you get a 1'19.789???
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By driving quickly. And I'm far from the best driver in GT4.

No matter how quick you think you are, theres always going to be someone out there who's quicker than you. (That is unless you can beat the licence times at GTRP)

I'll also echo everything Bopop4 said.
Nailing the first two corners isn't super critical, but getting a good run out of the hairpin is (a long up hill straight follows), so a late apex for good drive is important. The next important/tricky part is the tunnel turn, you want to get it so that you, don't run too wide, only brake once and also hit the inside kerb on corner exit. The rest is all as per said above. The lap I've done includes me running wide into the last corner, so the outside rear was in the dirt, but the ensuing slide lined me up pretty well for the finish straight.

Chain everything together nicely and 19.500 is doable, but there'd be aliens out there who can probably get under 1.19.000.
 
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shotamagee
By driving quickly. And I'm far from the best driver in GT4.

No matter how quick you think you are, theres always going to be someone out there who's quicker than you. (That is unless you can beat the licence times at GTRP)

I'll also echo everything Bopop4 said.
Nailing the first two corners isn't super critical, but getting a good run out of the hairpin is (a long up hill straight follows), so a late apex for good drive is important. The next important/tricky part is the tunnel turn, you want to get it so that you, don't run too wide, only brake once and also hit the inside kerb on corner exit. The rest is all as per said above. The lap I've done includes me running wide into the last corner, so the outside rear was in the dirt, but the ensuing slide lined me up pretty well for the finish straight.

Chain everything together nicly and 19.500 is doable, but there'd be aliens out there who can probably get under 1.19.000.
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Wow, and I thought I was good at this game... :dunce:
 
Cedar
Wow, and I thought I was good at this game... :dunce:
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I'd say your times are very good IMO.

But yeah, youtube user Holl01, has got all the GT4 licence records (AFAIK), (put GT4 licence into the search field within his page), its a humbling experience watching them though.
 
shotamagee
I'd say your times are very good IMO.

But yeah, youtube user Holl01, has got all the GT4 licence records (AFAIK), (put GT4 licence into the search field within his page), its a humbling experience watching them though.
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Yeah, I signed up for GTDB today and saw his times. :guilty:
 
BMW M3 GTR '03: 1'21.116
BMW M3 GTR Race Car ’01: 1'12.115

Been chasing a 1'20 ghost in the street car, but can't get there. :indiff:
Tough combo, but a fun one. 👍

UPDATE:
Managed to get down to...
BMW M3 GTR '03: 1'21.084
BMW M3 GTR Race Car ’01: 1'11.256
Was hoping for better times, but it wasn't happening.
 
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G'Day all,

Managed some laps this round and enjoyed it immensely.
I had forgotten how good the M3 Cars are particularly the Racecar, positively stunning :)
I was also inspired to have a go watching the V8 Supercars here in my home State 👍 ( unable to get there in person but the TV coverage is very good).

Road M3 GTR : 1 ' 20 . 625
Racecar : 1 ' 10 . 411

I feel it is more likely I could lower my Racecar time rather than the Roadcar but these times will do in case I do not get another chance to put in some more laps.

Cheers,
 
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Update: road car 1'19.547 race car 1'08.791 edit: If this is supposed to be a test of driving and not tuning you should say that we can't change the race car gearing.
Road car splits: 24.894 49.484 1'19.547
Race car splits: 21.145 42.551 1'08.791
 
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shotamagee
Optional Bonus Car: BMW M3 GTR Race Car ’01
Transmission: Either
Driving Aids: Off
Tyres: R2 (Race Hard)
Quicktune: None (Stock)
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@ Bopop4:I've highlighted the bit where this is implied for your benefit in shotamagee's original post. If you've touched transmission settings, you're cheating as they're part of the quicktune menu.
 
No, I haven't touched the transmission. I just noticed it in the quicktune and wanted to make sure that we were not allowed to use it.
 
Hi,

Joining in late, (just discovered this on Sunday!) but here are my times:

M3 GTR Road Car 1'21.154 --(w/Bonus) --> 1'19.654
M3 GTR Race Car 1'09.854

The road car on this course was definitely a challenge! Hopefully I'll do better for next week.


Side topic... OP, if you are really playing this game with the ps1 D-pad, X, and [] buttons, then that is VERY impressive!!! Also, my $0.02 on the rules: Keep them as-is!!
 
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oldmodelt

BMW M3 GTR '03: 1'23.281
BMW M3 GTR Race Car ’01: 1'12.777

Still getting the GT4 feel back. :nervous: But having fun for that hour or so. :)Happy with the fact that I'm better than you guys at FM3. :sly: As long as you don't have FM3. :lol:
 
6 hours from time of this post until deadline for round 2 is up.

Also as has been stated above, and to be 100% clear no adjusting of the gear ratio's for the race car.

I thought quick tune: none was fairly clear.
 
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