GT4 WRS Week 42 : "No race"

[Tedehur]

Sorry mates, but with all what's going on here, I'm definitely not in the mood to post a new race today.

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How serious and sad veil's decision can be, the show must go on : the world won't stop and neither will the WRS.


Yeah I know, we're having 2 GT mode races on city tracks in a row. But the extra 200hp provided my the GT mode make such a big difference that it would be a pity not to use it, and after a lot of testing, Seattle was one of the best tracks to unleash all this power. Other tracks were as good as this one, but I have other plans for them

Week 42 : BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01 @ Seattle Circuit reverse

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Game mode :
GT Mode / City Courses / Seattle Circuit reverse / Free Run

Car specifications :
BMW M3 GTR Race Race '01 fully modified with the following restrictions :

• no NOS ;
• power should reach 726 hp ;
• racing medium tyres or harder

Race rules :
Standard clean OLR rules :

• 2 wheels on track at all time ;
• rumble strips are part of the track ;
• no contact with walls or objects, visible or invisible ;
• if you're not 100% sure that you lap is clean, then consider it dirty ;
• no hybrids ;
• no cheating of any kind ;
• nothing that goes against the spirit of the rules ;
• save your replay ('save ghost' icon).

Thread rules :
You can discuss anything (T times, sector times, speeds, settings, etc) except :

• lap time ;
• any information which can be used to infer lap time.

Submission :
All submissions must be sent to me by PM (flat-out).

• you can submit only once per race ;
• please include in your submission PM your division, name and time(s) ;
• deadline is tuesday 31st january 9pm GMT (L.A. 1pm, New-York 4pm, London 9pm, Paris 10pm, Tokyo wed. 6am, Sydney wed. 8am).

Time verification :
Save your replay and keep it at least a full week after the time has been submitted.

• fastest times each week will be required to submit with verification ;
• any submitted time is subject to a time verification request ;
• when a time verification has been required, the concerned racer must provide a replay before next race deadline ;
• failure to do so will result in the submitted time to be removed for the WRS results and/or GTPlanet Times Database ;
• video replays are not accepted, only .max, .xps or .sps files can be verified.

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[fasj6418]

great thing, i´ll have to get a TV, even if i have to borrow one...

 

[Kolyana]

You had me going there Flat' ... I was about to post a "The show must go on!" type of post

Nice car ... I'm on Seattle a lot nowadays, it seems, but I really like the track, so I'm looking forward to this.

 

[Tyre King]

Ha Ha Ha!

And there are some who say the French have no sense of humour!


Sounds like a fun combo Cyril!

Neil

 

[ROB 256R]

Monsieur, with these GT mode city races you are really spoiling us 👍

 

[mwoodski]

Sounds like fun, albiet a little scary, i mean, ~725bhp on concrete! :yikes:

 

[Tedehur]

Monsieur, with these GT mode city races you are really spoling us 👍

England and France have been the best enemies in the world for almost a millenium, so it's always a pleasure

Sounds like fun, albiet a little scary, i mean, ~725bhp on concrete! :yikes:

As you'll soon discover, concrete is not the problem. Walls are the problems, and especially turn 1, that damned chicane at the end of the straight.

 

[ROB 256R]

Had a little 30 minute dabble with this one. I'm not usually keen on the combos with the really powerful cars (hence me voting for the BMW 320i Touring Car for this week) but the M3 is surprisingly well behaved for a 726 hp beast. Anyway, here's some opening splits:

T1 - 0'17.102
T2 - 0'54.722

 

[Tedehur]

Had a little 30 minute dabble with this one. I'm not usually keen on the combos with the really powerful cars (hence me voting for the BMW 320i Touring Car for this week) but the M3 is surprisingly well behaved for a 726 hp beast. Anyway, here's some opening splits:

T1 - 0'17.102
T2 - 0'54.722

Surprisingly is the word.
Even on medium tyres with 700+ hp, it's really swift in the 90° corners.

You're sure you ran on mediums, aren't you ?
The splits during my testing sessions were way slower than that. I know I'm a crap driver, but that's really a big time difference

 

[Casio]

Err....GT Mode...Why Flat-O, WHY?!

Still, I'll be back soon with some T-T-Times

 

[Tedehur]

Err....GT Mode...Why Flat-O, WHY?!

Still, I'll be back soon with some T-T-Times

Because :
1) this car is far more enjoyable in GT Mode than in Arcade Mode ;
2) it fits my plans for future weeks better to have another GT mode race now.

 

[r0gu3]

Damn, have to get another one as mine already has nitrous.

 

[Tedehur]

Damn, have to get another one as mine already has nitrous.

You can't turn NO2 off in the settings page, no need to get another car.

 

[r0gu3]

You can't turn NO2 off in the settings page, no need to get another car.

Thanks, I was worried because I didn't want to do that series again to win the car.

 

[holl01]

nice combo flat-out, gt mode should be interesting with a fast grippy car

 

[ROB 256R]

Surprisingly is the word.
Even on medium tyres with 700+ hp, it's really swift in the 90° corners.

You're sure you ran on mediums, aren't you ?
The splits during my testing sessions were way slower than that. I know I'm a crap driver, but that's really a big time difference

Yeah, it's mighty in the corners. Should be even better after a bit of settings tuning. I am definately using the meds though. I just start off quick that's all. I usually do most of my improving in the first 30mins or so, then spend the rest of the week chasing tenths here and there.

 

[Tedehur]

Thanks, I was worried because I didn't want to do that series again to win the car.

There's a typo in my post : you must read ...you can turn NO2 off...
But you had corrected by yourself already.

 

[TheWizard]

Well, it seems there is quite a lot going on here, here lately. And it also seems that a lot of things have been said about it, so I won't say anything more about it.

Anyway, I finally took the big step and got myself a DFP - this was Saturday, January the 21st. I haven't tried it out with GT4, yet, as I don't have a table or a surface to connect the steering wheel to, yet. I did try it with Live for Speed, though, attaching it to my computer desk.

I gotta say it truly is amazing
I would have never thought it made such a difference in the driving experience. I don't even have the words to describe it

Anyway, I think this WRS week will be my practice ground (as soon as I get myself something to hook the wheel to), so expect bottom Division 8 times from me

Later.

The Wizard.

 

[Tedehur]

...so expect bottom Division 8 times from me

Finally someone I can compete with

 

[Kolyana]

Okay, I have the board up and running ... Rob, you're dop dog, dude 👍

 

[r0gu3]

My first attempt.

T1 - 0'17.678
T2 - 0'56.282

 

[MagpieRacer]

Gotta be kidding 2 GT mode in a row!

 

[ROB 256R]

Okay, I have the board up and running ... Rob, you're dop dog, dude 👍

Yeah, for all of about 5 mins till the big boys start posting. Oh well. Anyway good to see you back racing. Didn't know you'd taken over the leaderboard duties. Where is Luxy these days?

 

[TheWizard]

Finally someone I can compete with

I know it's off topic (kinda) and I know it's just a reply for the hell of it, but it made me laugh so much I don't care...


Great!

The Wizard.

 

[Kolyana]

Yeah, for all of about 5 mins till the big boys start posting. Oh well. Anyway good to see you back racing. Didn't know you'd taken over the leaderboard duties. Where is Luxy these days?

I've been doing the leaderboard for the last three months

Before that, Luxy had handed on to Small_Fryz, so the last time Luxy really had time for it was easily 6 months ago.

But aside from that, you're BANG up to date

 

[r0gu3]

Down to a 16.939 T1 but no luck on beating your T2.

 

[Tyre King]

Done a quick 20 laps or so, and getting rid of some rage (nowt to do with things on here)

After some minor setting changes.(mainly springs down to 10.5 F&R,dampers down to 3(B) & 6(r) front and rear)
Brakes @6 & 5
No driving aids

T1 17.256
T2 56.727 (with some mistakes, but clean)

I have seen some 55's at T2 but keep getting thrown into the left-hand wall either when landing the 1st jump or when the front just doesn't come down after the second one

This really reminds me of the GT40 special licence in GT3, but with more grip! Lots of fun!👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

Gotta be kidding 2 GT mode in a row!

Man, this wouldn't be so much fun in arcade-mode, plus only minor changes are needed, if any at all. I just did what I did to make it ride the curbs better, and ride the railway track better.

Neil

 

[r0gu3]

T1 - 0'17.206
T2 - 0'55.552

Best T1 so far is 16.797 but wasn't clean at the railroad tracks.

 

[Tedehur]

Gotta be kidding 2 GT mode in a row!

I agree with what Neil says ^
Don't change the settings and you'll have the arcade car +100kg and +200hp. 👍

 

[Casio]

I decided not to change the settings this week, it's all to hard. I'm treating this like arcade mode.

T1 - 16.734
T2 - 54.253

Hopefully I can get about...0.5 in total off my lap and I'll be H-H-Happy!