GT4 WRS Week 12: "Team GTP BC5 Qualifier Race & WRS Team Event Pt.2"

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I don't have a problem with that, as I said any Race Compound tires can be used in any combination. That is a pretty good idea though, using softer tires for the second part of the race so they warm up faster. Maybe running the first 6 on hards then the last 4 on mediums or something like that would be a good strategy, and help to avoid the AI even more.
After having tried different combinations for 2 hours yesterday, that's exactly the strategy I'm now considering.
- start with : hard on rear / medium on front
- pit after 6 laps
- finish with medium on rear / soft on front
I now need to figure out what tires should AI be using so that they're not in my way.

The medium/soft combination resulted in an easy 1'52.0 fastest lap, almost 2 seconds faster than what I ran on hard/medium.

@ Kolyana : I believe the fast left curve can be taken flat-out, though I never did it yet. I usually shift down to 5th at around 230 km/h (145 mph).
 
hOt6o4bOi
so pissed off... throttle on my DFP is acting up again, and the normal take it apart put the black things back in isnt working...

so im freakin choked...
BLAH :crazy:

I just got a new set of pedals from Logitech, because my brake was 10% on all of the time :ouch:

I'm in Canada, like you hOt6o4bOi, and Logitech Canada was pretty good. I had to fax them the receipt for my DFP (showing where I bought it, and how much I paid for it), and I had the new ones in about a week :P I didn't have to send back the old ones, either!
 
God i SUCK at this track, I HATE IT!

That bloody anti-banked curve ( i take it that someone tranlated it to english from japanese, and missed that it should be adverse-cambered curve) catches me out 70 p/c of the time. I get the car settled into the first half, feathering the throttle, and then halfway round either the front starts to understeer and i end up in the kitty-litter or if i am slow enough to stop that happening, the rear breaks away and i end up in the right-side armco!
:grumpy: :grumpy: :ouch: :ouch: :grumpy: :grumpy:

I hated doing the licence test, and i hate this!

:grumpy: Neil :banghead: 🤬 :banghead: 🤬 :banghead: 🤬

Ok, just ran 25 laps in time-trail, and think i'm getting the lines down, still only doing low 1,53's but getting faster-slowely!

Neil
 
going to portland/seattle for 1-2 day of shopping
such a last minute planning by me and my friends

cyaa guys later
 
Finally got a clean race in. fast lap 1'48.981 t1 47.9xx (i think its t1- just after the bridge) Mediums all 4 corners.
Speed setting 360 with 5th gear raised a little higher so i don't quite hit the rev limiter.
 
DRIVEN -USA-
Finally got a clean race in. fast lap 1'48.981 t1 47.9xx (i think its t1- just after the bridge) Mediums all 4 corners.
Speed setting 360 with 5th gear raised a little higher so i don't quite hit the rev limiter.


Wow, I'm off the pace by quite a bit :crazy: Need to practice a lot more!
 
Lap: 1:51.395 But I did manage to cut 3 seconds this time.

Did we allow one little corner contact with AI? I hope so.....


For me its not a matter of completing 10 cleam laps at all, its avoiding the AI, they mess with my rhythm man,
can't have that, I had the AI at -5 last time and it seemed I lapped one car every lap from 6 thru 9. I'm gonna try upping
the AI to -3 or -2....

jump_ace
 
for those comparing times with other people, make sure you know which tires they're running before you get discouraged by the times you're running...
 
@ Driven_usa

How?

Speed setting 360 with 5th gear raised a little higher so i don't quite hit the rev limiter.
??????????

This is in arcade mode, how did you raise 5th gear??

Neil
 
I just ran a dirty 10 laps, fastest clean lap so far is 1.46, with an opening of 1.48.5, on supersoft, then i switched to hard for the last 8 laps, averaging 1.54 :crazy:

Best T1 - 46.5
 
Randymcchickenf
I just ran a dirty 10 laps, fastest clean lap so far is 1.46, with an opening of 1.48.5, on supersoft, then i switched to hard for the last 8 laps, averaging 1.54 :crazy:

Best T1 - 46.5

Here's an interesting strategy. Go soft/fast for the opening stint to clear the AI cars, then settle down to consistency. Problem is I'll overdrive the cold/hard tires after the pitstop and end up in the pea gravel!!

-Scott
 
Best T1 on hard/superhard - 48.501


Have not run any other tire setting than hard/superhard will try all hard and medium/hard soon.
 
Did some quick test runs on different tire combos, all with a 330km top speed and -6 AI. Here are the results:

[RSH/RSH] - Not even gonna try... 👎
[RH/RH] - 1st lap: 1'57.470 / Best lap: 1'50.959 / Duration: +/- 7 laps
[RM/RM] - 1st lap: 1'53.102 / Best lap: 1'49.478 / Duration: +/- 5.5 laps
[RS/RS] - 1st lap: 1'50.558 / Best lap: 1'47.243 / Duration: +/- 4.5 laps
[RSS/RSS] - 1st lap: 1'48.462 / Best lap: 1'47.886 / Duration: +/- 1.5 laps
 
Best lap on Front Hard Rear Medium was 1:49.230.

If I run RSS all around, I can run 1:46's but after 3 laps I feel like I'm in a rally car on snow.
 
Androoos
If I run RSS all around, I can run 1:46's but after 3 laps I feel like I'm in a rally car on snow.

With RSS on all corners to go with my brake-tap-happy driving style, the front tires started to lose major traction [red-ish] by Casio Triangle and it definitely won't make it through the 3rd lap. :ouch:
 
Continuing the epic saga of Kenny Schabow we find ourselves at Schabow's grand mansion. Schabow picks his red Motul Pitwork Z (JGTC) '04 from a myriad of Nissan cars. An impressive array of Nissan's racing history lies before him.

vroom, vroom. Forget Mazda, these Z racing cars VROOM.

Schabow has an irking to go back to Japan for the premiere WRS racing event taking place at Suzuka Circuit. He re-hires Peyton to fly him, since being promoted to D2 he now has a finer understanding of going in the right direction. As Peyton gets ready to load the Learjet, Schabow rolls out his latest toy. Peyton stands gaping at the black beauty called the SR71.

"Bought it from Russia for cheap. You're gonna pay for fuel. Do you know how to fly it?"

And so they embark on their sojourn to Japan, soaring high above...well earth's atmosphere itself. Peyton can clearly see Japan this time.

Still on his D3 allowance, Peyton hasn't received his D2 bonus check yet.

"How much gas did you put in this, Peyton?"

"um....I put it to just above...1/2"

10 miles from the Japanese coastline, they start to lose altitude.

"We've dropped to 100,000 feet!!!!!" *

The frantic duo loses an engine, but the other keeps churning until 3 miles off the coast.

"We're at 10,000 feet!" Seconds later the nose of the plane plows into the salty waters of the Pacific Ocean. Concerned Tokyo citizens ask "is it a plane? a bird? Gozilla? No! It's a black bird!"

The burning plane slams into the downtown district of Tokyo, smashing into buildings and knocking over the earthquake supports, causing indestructible buildings to collapse. A giant wave caused by the plane washes over the dust from the concrete, ensuing in rapid mudslides. People scream "Tsunami!" The giant Sony building, symbol of Japanese internatinal prosperity, falls. Tokyo is in ruins, and the two drivers emerge out of the cockpit.

"Rather smooth landing this time Peyton! Look! A gas station!"

Thankfully the Motul Pitwork Z (JGTC) '04 is untouched and they drive off, leaving the carnage behind.

170 miles westward later, they arrive at Suzuka just in time to practice. After going off the road a dozen times and killing a few native rabbits that live deep in the grass areas of the track, it is decided to install TCS on this car. Other upgrades are the mysterious hp increase of 20%, and weight reduction roughly equalling 10%. Who needs a rollcage, anyway?

Schabow is soon lapped by a field of Subaru WRX's and Mitsubishi Lancers. Apparently Schabow is in dire need of somebody as a partner.

Soon after, Tokyo police arrive on the scene and temporarily close down the track. They address the track owner, Yemeeche Igitoto.

"We are looking for somebody..."

"Oh, I know where he is. He is racing in that red Nissan."

"Sir, everybody is."

"uh, the one with the bald tires." The cops hop in the Skyline pace car and pull soembody over.

Kenny no longer has a partner as somebody is now in jail, doing an eternal sentence.

Further updates will be issued.
 
I've just finished my fourth race of the ten laps and finally got a clean 10 laps, they aren't the fastest times, but they're clean :D

Super Hards on Front and Back, Top Speed set to 290.

1'54.585 is a best lap so far with those settings.
 
I find that it actually has quite good grip but will not turn unless you have throttle on. Particularly in the esses, if you do your direction change under power it has much better turn-in.

See what you think.
 
Am using 5th (max speed 290) through the esses and the oddly-cambered-bendybit and am doing low 53.190 T1 opening lap on cold mediums, with a 1,55.5 first lap!

Baring in mind that's from a standing start of course, i'm quite cuffed!

Neil
 
*growls at work* I want to race so damn bad, but I have to work so damn much! It feels like communism: no matter how hard I work, I STILL get paid the same, and STILL have tons of hours....

Will keep this place updated, though. I WILL race! ><
 
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