GT4 WRS Week 25: "Thunder From Down Under"
- Thread starter CFM
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Great combo CFM! unusual car, with a track im not familiar with 
always the case!
For all the GT masterminds out there, this question is worth 5 points:
TOPIC : tires
When you goto settings, and change your tires and HP and weight (this week u dont touch them i understand), and the bottom there are three options for tires, first option is what tires you want, normal or sports or racing.
the 2nd option is front tires and 3rd is the rear tires (or vice versa i dont remember off by heart)
Anyhow heres the thing, we are told by CFM that tires are to be N3, from which i gather is Normal tires in the first option, and the third one down on the front and rear tire options....
I got PAL version atm, and it seems the third down is sports? When i select this and OK. the race screen tells me its "RD"
But when i choose the 2nd option which i believe is Normal - Road, the screen tells me its "N2"... million dollar question.. which tires am i supppose to be on??? I can't seem to find this elusive N3
~~~~ Jase
always the case!For all the GT masterminds out there, this question is worth 5 points:
TOPIC : tires
When you goto settings, and change your tires and HP and weight (this week u dont touch them i understand), and the bottom there are three options for tires, first option is what tires you want, normal or sports or racing.
the 2nd option is front tires and 3rd is the rear tires (or vice versa i dont remember off by heart)
Anyhow heres the thing, we are told by CFM that tires are to be N3, from which i gather is Normal tires in the first option, and the third one down on the front and rear tire options....
I got PAL version atm, and it seems the third down is sports? When i select this and OK. the race screen tells me its "RD"
But when i choose the 2nd option which i believe is Normal - Road, the screen tells me its "N2"... million dollar question.. which tires am i supppose to be on??? I can't seem to find this elusive N3
~~~~ Jase
- 3,105
- GTP_MisterWeary
Slight improvement but now I'm dead equal with jump_ace at T1 
T1: 41.465
Gotta wonder about the finish?!?
T1: 41.465
Gotta wonder about the finish?!?
- 440
When i first started this combo.. dang.. slowest time 
But now after 10 laps or so.. jeepers..
Track aint too bad.. just a few tricky corners.. havent pushed this car too hard yet..
Hopefully if i have time more to come! Check this out for a split
T1: 43.634
Embarassing sector time.. i know.. meh.. at least it gets me on the leaderboard
New T1: 42.875
~~~~ Jase
But now after 10 laps or so.. jeepers..
Track aint too bad.. just a few tricky corners.. havent pushed this car too hard yet..
Hopefully if i have time more to come! Check this out for a split
T1: 43.634
Embarassing sector time.. i know.. meh.. at least it gets me on the leaderboard
New T1: 42.875
~~~~ Jase
- 3,105
- GTP_MisterWeary
I love road tyres!!! New split for me:
T1: 0'41.166
But I'm greedy this week, I'm looking for more
T1: 0'41.166
But I'm greedy this week, I'm looking for more
- 703
after 8 laps i am down to a fairly good time still reckon i might be able to get another 0.5 or more out of myself... tricky car to use never even got it into 5th gear just had to use the torque of that bloody great V8 up front to pull me out of corners...
split so far... 41.563
split so far... 41.563
- 812
- Leicestershire
- davegeorge78
CFMLOL, you guys have gotten spoiled by the ridiculously unrealistic levels of grip that R5's offer over the last few weeks. Back to reality people.
No ive actually being doing a lot of testing for the Nurburgring race series which will start with road cars on road tyres and the problem with the GT is the weight not the tyres...some of the cars ive been testing would put the GT to shame!!
- 15,855
- QLD, Australia
- Small_Fryz
Ive just had a session. Its not too bad. You just have to get used to the braking points.
It doesnt spin the wheels, and it only understeers if you go to fast. Im a Holden fan, but Ford is Australian and as far as im concerned thats good enough for me! 👍. It handles great, with a touch oversteer if you want it to.
Maybe its my training from lappin the Ruf on N2's at the ring, or my love for this course, but this combo isnt as hard as some people are making it out to be. the car handles nicely and doesnt understeer for no reason.
T time for me is low 41's, i didnt take note as im still improving chucks of time. If all goes well should be in the mid - high 40's with you Ron
It doesnt spin the wheels, and it only understeers if you go to fast. Im a Holden fan, but Ford is Australian and as far as im concerned thats good enough for me! 👍. It handles great, with a touch oversteer if you want it to.
Maybe its my training from lappin the Ruf on N2's at the ring, or my love for this course, but this combo isnt as hard as some people are making it out to be. the car handles nicely and doesnt understeer for no reason.
T time for me is low 41's, i didnt take note as im still improving chucks of time. If all goes well should be in the mid - high 40's with you Ron
- 812
- Leicestershire
- davegeorge78
41.933...
- 812
- Leicestershire
- davegeorge78
41.723...
(sorry for all the posts when i try to edit IE crashes for some reason)
(sorry for all the posts when i try to edit IE crashes for some reason)
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hOt6o4bOifor any1 saying the car is a tank
just imagine putting your RL car onto the limits, the freaking tires will not give the grip you expect
the Road tires show that once pushed past the limit of the grip from the tires, the car will not turn.....
so either slow down... or keep giving yourself understeer
I dunno, my Evo gives me the grip that I expect pretty much every time. But then again, it's AWD with Yokohama Advan tires, so I'd say those are better than the road tires in GT4. And, granted, the Evo has about 80 less HP...and the AWD has a lot to do with it.
When it comes down to it, no matter how you look at it, the FPV is still a FORD and it's still a pig. And I have a feeling I'm not sure I fully understand how big of a pig it is because I never ran it with the right settings. D'OH! Maybe tomorrow.
When i first started this combo.. dang.. slowest time
But now after 10 laps or so.. jeepers..
Track aint too bad.. just a few tricky corners.. havent pushed this car too hard yet..
Hopefully if i have time more to come! Check this out for a split
T1: 43.634
Embarassing sector time.. i know.. meh.. at least it gets me on the leaderboard
New T1: 42.875
Come on, you call that a D1 time? You're gonna get kicked back to lowly lowly D2 with times like that. Come on now, don't drag your new D1 brothers names through the mud like this. You're embarassing them.
- 15,855
- QLD, Australia
- Small_Fryz
You have cornered nearly 200kph? on a corner like 130R?
This car isnt as bad as you guys are making it out to be. You musnt be driving correctly or your to used to R tires.
Another session, Starting to get somewhere. Still .2 - .3 in T1 and about .1- .2 in T2.
40.895
Leaderboard be updated within 10 - 15mins
This car isnt as bad as you guys are making it out to be. You musnt be driving correctly or your to used to R tires.
Another session, Starting to get somewhere. Still .2 - .3 in T1 and about .1- .2 in T2.
40.895
Leaderboard be updated within 10 - 15mins
- 2,342
- Camboriu - Braz
- FASJ6418
ran 3 laps last night just to get a feel for the car... then, of to barbecue 
well, i feel very familiar with the week we ran the miata, only this time, its a more powerful car and a wide open track...
very, very challenging, didn´t get clean in any of those 3 laps... an interesting combo even thought i think road tires are pretty much useless... even my real life car has sports tires... and also, i´ve never heard of a racing series with road tires in performance cars...
which brings up a good point to all the aussies out there: in real life, the GT ´04 comes equiped with which tires? just curious...
anyway, we´ve been spoiled by a series of racing cars, so i´ll take this week for a change... good thing we didn´t waste seattle on a normal car 👍
well, i feel very familiar with the week we ran the miata, only this time, its a more powerful car and a wide open track...
very, very challenging, didn´t get clean in any of those 3 laps... an interesting combo even thought i think road tires are pretty much useless... even my real life car has sports tires... and also, i´ve never heard of a racing series with road tires in performance cars...
which brings up a good point to all the aussies out there: in real life, the GT ´04 comes equiped with which tires? just curious...
anyway, we´ve been spoiled by a series of racing cars, so i´ll take this week for a change... good thing we didn´t waste seattle on a normal car 👍
- 7,956
- BradleyH131
Small_Fryz
Exactly, this car is quite good considering it's on these tyres, and wieghs in at over 1800kg.
That left corner after 130R, I'm braking at about 70 meters out. In my opinion this makes it much more realistic and challenging, rather then the usual brake 7 meters out on racing tyres.
It even has a nice controllable understeer and oversteer.
The only problem is it's geared completely wrong for this circuit.
- 15,855
- QLD, Australia
- Small_Fryz
its been seen that N3's are about equal to the M3 CSL cup tires, or similar high end road tyres, Sport tires are starting to get serious track tires that are just road legal or even semi slicks.
- 7,956
- BradleyH131
fasj6418
According to the site it comes with 'Dunlop SP9000' tyres.
http://www.fpv.com.au/index.asp?link_id=2.217&parent_id=208
- 812
- Leicestershire
- davegeorge78
hOt6o4bOifor any1 saying the car is a tank
just imagine putting your RL car onto the limits, the freaking tires will not give the grip you expect
the Road tires show that once pushed past the limit of the grip from the tires, the car will not turn.....
so either slow down... or keep giving yourself understeer
Well the car is indeed growing on me....but if you read through the first few pages of posts most people came to a similar first impression......
What im saying here is that with the DS2 its hard to find that limit of grip as with only the slightest bit of too much throttle the thing is all over the place....i think we all understand that understeer means your pushing too hard, this car just makes an extremely difficult job of balancing on the edge! But thanks for the advice anyway.....
- 15,855
- QLD, Australia
- Small_Fryz
With the sharp turning for this track and because on a DFP you can turn to much and have forced understeer, the DS2 is better for this combo. The DS2 goes to the best turning angle all the time, so it is effeicent and has the best angle. But im still gonna stick with DFP
- 891
It's been a long time since I've made an appearance here (just haven't been in the mood with all's that has gone on in the past month). But I'm back. ANybody miss me?
I gave this a go last night. About 10 laps worth.
T1 0:42.884
This was on a DS1 controller. I'll be on the DFP today to slash that time.
Road tyres give you more traction then you think. When you drive 'em right. I've taken 1st in my class (H-stock), out driving a Mini Cooper (on street tyres) and a Ford Focus ZX3 (on performance sport tyres) with my 1660kg Audi Coupé (on touring tyres). Yes it is AWD, but only has 30-40HP more and is also 400-500kg heavier than the other two. The HP/kg ratio sucks compared to these two hot-hatches.
My problem is that I can't drive the game like I do in real-life because I can't 'feel' the car. I'm much better driver in person.
I gave this a go last night. About 10 laps worth.
T1 0:42.884
This was on a DS1 controller. I'll be on the DFP today to slash that time.
hOt6o4bOifor any1 saying the car is a tank
just imagine putting your RL car onto the limits, the freaking tires will not give the grip you expect
the Road tires show that once pushed past the limit of the grip from the tires, the car will not turn.....
so either slow down... or keep giving yourself understeer
Road tyres give you more traction then you think. When you drive 'em right. I've taken 1st in my class (H-stock), out driving a Mini Cooper (on street tyres) and a Ford Focus ZX3 (on performance sport tyres) with my 1660kg Audi Coupé (on touring tyres). Yes it is AWD, but only has 30-40HP more and is also 400-500kg heavier than the other two. The HP/kg ratio sucks compared to these two hot-hatches.
My problem is that I can't drive the game like I do in real-life because I can't 'feel' the car. I'm much better driver in person.
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@ Androos: yeah i know they are very silly splits especially coming from me CFM has certainly found my krptonite no excuse though.. i should be able to overcome this 
Anyhow like i said ill try not to disappoint.. I don't have much time this week... but see how it goes mate 👍
Sorry my fellow D1's my time aint up to scratch on the standards, ill get to work on it ASAP!
~~~~ Jase
CFM has certainly found my krptonite no excuse though.. i should be able to overcome this Anyhow like i said ill try not to disappoint.. I don't have much time this week... but see how it goes mate 👍
Sorry my fellow D1's my time aint up to scratch on the standards, ill get to work on it ASAP!
~~~~ Jase
- 703
new time of 41.485, but i nailed the back sector so the final time was much quicker... already passed my target time... will have to lower my target time...
oh and i have stopped using my controller (used it for challenge WRS 23, which was a DS1 and not a DS2 by the way ) and am using my DFP from now on...
oh and i have stopped using my controller (used it for challenge WRS 23, which was a DS1 and not a DS2 by the way
) and am using my DFP from now on...
