GT6 'MY HOME' HUB: Awards time.

[Baron Blitz Red]

Here's a shot at the Beginners Seasonal...

Not sure what happened to my theory of the times being super close... guess it shows what I actually know eh!

Cheers

 

[photonrider]

Fastest winning time it is for the expert race.

👍 Gotcha. I made the adjustment to all the Events, since we may as well make the stipulations clear.

Fastest way is to do all weight reductions and than use power limiter to get 500pp.

My first order of the day when it comes to tuning is stripping weight off the car; I am a great believer when it comes to using power to weight ratios. I was using the car stock - now it's time to unbolt the seats and throw them out.
Great to see you back and raising the bar. 👍

Not sure what happened to my theory of the times being super close... guess it shows what I actually know eh!

Cheers

Not to worry, Baron - we're all suffering under the Golden Rule: You never know with rabbits.

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Just a reminder - The 'Entry Level' race (Daytona Star) is off limits to Fully Licenced Rabbit Hunters. You can try it - but entries will not be eligible.
This also means that even if one entry is sent in by a new Hunter, irrespective of the fact that it may have a smaller gap between 1st and 2nd, that entry will win since the example entry is not valid.

 

[steve nfs]

Driving an automatic car for the first in this game, maybe terrible.

 

[photonrider]

It's worse than an automatic. It's a single gear - a single speed BorgWarner fixed gear (8.27:1 ratio.)
Sit there and press.
The fact of using feet to accelerate will eventually be moot - the throttle will be on the yoke.
Heel and toe will be retro.
These are just the beginnings of the great 'what if' that engineers are applying to wheeled transport.

I avoid the electric cars like the plague - because if I'm not driving manual then I am not racing ; I'm constantly trying to shift up and down - especially down! Yet, I have tried out fully automatic cars in the game and left them automatic and switched off the manual setting I usually use (- cars that are supposed to be auto since their counterparts IRL are auto,) and have found that the new automatics are almost seamless in their engagement of the gears and try to gauge from one's inputs what gear to offer the driver.

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Threw all the seats, and other junk in the trunk, out of the Boss and went back for several battles with Pfeiffer:

A good increase but still not close to the top runners. If I break 5: 30 I'll be happy.

Best part was I left Pfeiffer huffing and puffing.

@photonrider - please note: new entry.

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Now off to stick a tester in a current friend and check how shocking they are.

 

[photonrider]

Quite shocking.

Essentially, as drivers in the Electric Friend Tester Event, we are no better of than robots.
We start off, sit with throttle pressed, and occasional give the wheel a little swing. If I rig up some machine to precisely give this swing and make sure a lever is keeping the throttle pressed down, then the time should always be the same.
If I rig up three machines to do it, the times should be the same.

So what effects the car to give us different times?
Well, for one thing different fields may engage us in different overtakes, some of which may be longer overtakes than with other fields. And then there is the drafting; when the AI are caught judiciously then one can take advantage of this - the maximum top speed I have got so far is 158 mph.

All these make a little difference in timings.

What makes a major difference are the driver settings.
Some tests are due soon.

Quite a thought-provoking challenge, Baron. 👍

 

[Baron Blitz Red]

This one's getting me thinking too @photonrider... I tried this one with a variety of settings and 2 different tunes. My best result so far (for which I posted a timesheet) was with everything off. No TC, No ABS, no SRF, no nothing in that category of driver's aids. I even tried to simulate a nascar tune with the appropriate camber and toe settings and found it worse by almost a second.

I honestly thought this would be the most even handed challenge for any of us, but the results are coming in and showing me to be wrong. Kind of curious!

Cheers

 

[DisabledRacer]

Not sure if I can go any faster than this time....

 

[photonrider]

^ Hey! Hey!! What do you think you're doing?

Just when I was inching my way up . . . *shakes fist, pounds head, stalks off to console.

 

[steve nfs]

PD should make an event;
400pp road car with nitro eligible, chasing higher pp race car on this track (Daytona). Much entertaining.

 

[DisabledRacer]

^ Hey! Hey!! What do you think you're doing?

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Just when I was inching my way up . . . *shakes fist, pounds head, stalks off to console.

You need to find a more willing dance partner.... One that will push you to the finish line!

 

[MTM79]

Had time to test each race out. First the beginner..



Barely won with stock settings. Crappy time, must test more.

Next the Mustangs. Was able to improve slightly, still far away from Ed_Night (not surprised). Must test out more..



And finally for the expert. Did one lap with stock settings, good car. Should be able to go faster. Although Vic and noway will propably be 10-15 seconds faster from whatever I can get.



Lots of competition this time around. 👍

 

[Wydopen]

Man, everyone else is getting under 3:20 on the beginner race. I need to find a faster field or something..... I have toe and camber at 0 for the least rolling resistance and I have the suspension almost bottomed for the lowest wind resistance. I draft everyone I come up on for about as long as I can without hitting them, and I am not lifting at all. I guess I am just permanently relegated to an also ran......

 

[MTM79]

Was able to find some loose time with the Mustang.

 

[photonrider]

Some notes:

OP was updated with details of the B-Spec GT3 Championships - Vic and MTM are running neck and neck on points - the next race is going to be the decider.

The Entry Level Race featuring the Stratos '73 at Daytona seems to be too difficult for amateurs, so I'm going to throw it OPEN to all players - including the Class A Rabbit Hunters. I have also dropped the bar so it may be a little more tempting to beat.

I will arrange two separate events for the Amateur Class in the next few days which will be more attractive and not as difficult.

As well - the third race of the B-Spec GT3 Series will be run soon.

 

[nowayback]

Inter with Boss, not my favorite track, maybe 2 secs more in it for me

Expert very sloppy expect winning time around 5:40's
Look at my Expert result, 3rd place car better time then 2nd !!

 

[nowayback]

Man, everyone else is getting under 3:20 on the beginner race. I need to find a faster field or something..... I have toe and camber at 0 for the least rolling resistance and I have the suspension almost bottomed for the lowest wind resistance. I draft everyone I come up on for about as long as I can without hitting them, and I am not lifting at all. I guess I am just permanently relegated to an also ran......

You have to be as smooth as possible, every sudden movement of wheel you lose speed. All weight reductions, and you need a good spaced out field.

 

[photonrider]

Man, everyone else is getting under 3:20 on the beginner race. I need to find a faster field or something..... I have toe and camber at 0 for the least rolling resistance and I have the suspension almost bottomed for the lowest wind resistance. I draft everyone I come up on for about as long as I can without hitting them, and I am not lifting at all. I guess I am just permanently relegated to an also ran......

Being an also ran is better than not running at all, Wydopen. There are great benefits to competing, though; we improve as we go along, and we also have fun trying to push the leaders further into the zone. I'm rarely in the top three, but then occasionally do swipe an award through some special skill that the others cannot master - or an event they ignore! Trying a wide variety of challenges and events gives us a chance to learn this stuff.
Plus, I need company at the bottom of the list - so your presence is welcome.

Let's check out what nowayback has to say about this event:

You have to be as smooth as possible, every sudden movement of wheel you lose speed. All weight reductions, and you need a good spaced out field.

This is it in a nutshell. This is the ultimate driving test. Split second decisions, precision control of the line and the draft, and a car not very modifiable tuned technically to turn and maintain momentum.
This is compressed NASCAR for compact sports.

Inter with Boss, not my favorite track, maybe 2 secs more in it for me
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Expert very sloppy expect winning time around 5:40's
Look at my Expert result, 3rd place car better time then 2nd !!

That's strange.

Hmm. Did you save the replay? That could give you some clues as to what happened; was it something to do with the way-points?

PS: OP was updated with all latest entries.

 

[DisabledRacer]

You must try the 'Daytona Star' event too whereby you get to take a Stratos '73 and see how far you can get ahead of second place at the Beginner Seasonal. Guaranteed fun trying to hold on to that beast as it just wants to keep going, and going, and going . . .

If you get Gibson in second place, though, good luck trying to get away - even in a Stratos.

I gave it a try and here are my results.

 

[photonrider]

Nice job @DisabledRacer 👍 👍

I'll put that up on the leaderboard right away, accompanied by a fresh time from me that's closer.
It's very interesting what we learn as we ferret out the slowest fields and work the draft, maintain control of a beast of a car and get away at the right moment to snap the 'rubberband' and take a hell of a lead in the Lancia pushing it for all its worth.
If one knows me well enough it is no secret that I love the Stratos - what a vehicle.
I have three. All of them have distinct personalities.

This event also brings to light what the CPU does when we challenge it with this problem. It has a wider range of cars to work with, and a more complex range of solutions it can choose to stop us from winning - that being the CPU's main objective when we race against it.

 

[DisabledRacer]

You aren't going to like this... I significantly improved my margin of victory! I wonder if this is the turtle field?

Some times from other fields I tried.

Stratos - 2:58.762
NSX '04 - 3:11.389
Margin - 12.627

Stratos - 2:58.411
Efini RX7 Type R (FD) '91 - 3:12.879
Margin - 14.468

Stratos - 2:59.139
Lotus Elise 111R '04 - 309.562
Margin - 10.423

 

[JR_Lebowski]

Lot of fields.. more weak ones. Why did you encounter the SL500

 

[Baron Blitz Red]

I'm pretty sure this is the second time I've mentioned a Quick Match like finish on this seasonal... here's more proof!

EDIT: Tried same lineup with slightly different settings for a better result...

But yet again, look at the results... definitely something screwy going on!

Cheers

 

[photonrider]

But yet again, look at the results... definitely something screwy going on!

Cheers

That is a serious glitch (at least cosmetically) and the kind of 'feedback' that PD actually needs - and could use. Obviously a programming error and easily fixed - if they only knew about it.

Either that, or you broke the game with all your shenanigans.

You aren't going to like this... I significantly improved my margin of victory! I wonder if this is the turtle field?

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Yup - that's definitely the turtle field. I tried out dozens of fields and that turned out to be the slowest, but if Hertz in the Merc manages to get out of traffic he'll come after you like . . . megahertz.

Okay.

I'll throw in a new time for the Daytona Star:

 

[Baron Blitz Red]

That is a serious glitch (at least cosmetically) and the kind of 'feedback' that PD actually needs - and could use. Obviously a programming error and easily fixed - if they only knew about it.

Either that, or you broke the game with all your shenanigans.

Broke the game... Good one! I'm not THAT fast to get the word "TILT" across the screen!

Well considering that it's not only myself and @nowayback being affected by these flip flopping of times and positions, even those who haven't noticed are. Have a look at @DisabledRacer 's (post #667) timesheet... 3rd and 4th place positions have been flip flopped and even his timesheet in post #678 has positions near the bottom (9th & 10th) flip flopped! May I also point out you have a minor flip flop photon... look at #3 and #4 in your last timesheet. (post #683)

Sadly it's even affecting real life people, like a certain @photonrider who has flip flopped leaderboard positions in the OP!

The Daytona Star

Put as much distance as you can between yourself and second place and win the race while you're doing it.
Largest margin wins.


Objective: Win with largest margin
Vehicle: Lancia Stratos '73
Venue: Current Beginner Seasonal at Daytona
Settings: As allowed per the race Regulations

Leaderboard:
DisabledRacer: +20:429
photonrider: +19:655
JR_Lebowski: +17:013 (Pretty sure this is slower)
Baron Blitz Red: +17:526 (than this!!!)

Cheers

 

[WhoosierGirl]

I had to dust off the PS3 for a quick one night stand with Daytona, lol.

 

[Baron Blitz Red]

Here's another go with the Tesla...

Cheers

 

[photonrider]

Leaderboard:
DisabledRacer: +20:429
photonrider: +19:655
JR_Lebowski: +17:013 (Pretty sure this is slower)
Baron Blitz Red: +17:526 (than this!!!)

Cheers

Yes. I'm going both forwards and backwards. Shall fix it right away - thanks, Baron.

I had to dust off the PS3 for a quick one night stand with Daytona, lol.

I'm not seeing a time, just a broken picture symbol, @WhoosierGirl. Good to see you drop in.

Anyone else can see her time and let me know?

 

[WhoosierGirl]

I'm not seeing a time, just a broken picture symbol, @WhoosierGirl. Good to see you drop in.

Thank you, been busy IRL and playing some Project Cars when I can. I think I fixed the picture.

 

[Baron Blitz Red]

Here's another improvement at Midfield @photonrider ...

Also forgot to tag you for the improvement I made in post #686 concerning the Tesla.

Cheers

 

[nowayback]

Gave Daytona a try, its all about the line up and where you meet the cars for drafting.