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I'd prefer to keep SSRX >.>
GTP NASCAR SPRINT CUP S3 Champs: RFLX_Niop, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
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- Droptop2001gt
Tentative Season 4 Schedule, with dates, and including breaks after every three races. With the current schedule, we manage to be off on Labor Day and Thanksgiving weekends, and the weekend closer to Christmas. The Thanksgiving break also gives us a week off between the end of the regular season and the start of the Chase.
08-11-12: Preseason Exhibition: - Bud Shootout @ Daytona Superspeedway (50 laps)
08-18-12: 01: Daytona 500 @ Daytona Superspeedway (200 laps) - Grand Slam race 1
08-25-12: 02: FedEx 150 @ SS Route X (8 laps)**
09-01-12: (OFF WEEK - NO RACE) (Labor Day weekend)
09-08-12: 03: Red Bull 175km @ Monza - No Chicanes (30 laps)
09-15-12: 04: Southern 300 @ Motegi Superspeedway (194 laps)** - Grand Slam race 2
09-22-12: 05: Lowes 175 @ Indianapolis Superspeedway (70 Laps)
09-29-12: (OFF WEEK - NO RACE)
10-06-12: 06: Office Depot 135km @ Suzuka East (60 laps)
10-13-12: GTP Sprint All-Star Weekend @ Motegi Superspeedway
(50 lap open qualifier, 50 lap main, 20 lap finale)**
10-20-12: 07: Coca Cola 600 @ SS Route X (32 laps)** - Grand Slam race 3
10-27-12: (OFF WEEK - NO RACE)
11-03-12: 08: Best Buy 125 @ High Speed Ring (50 Laps)
11-10-12: 09: Home Depot 150 @ Motegi Superspeedway (97 laps)**
11-17-12: 10: Brickyard 400 @ Indianapolis Superspeedway (160 Laps) - Grand Slam race 4
11-24-12: (OFF WEEK - NO RACE) (Thanksgiving weekend)
-------BEGIN CHASE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP-------
12-01-12: 11: Amp Energy 250 @ Daytona Superspeedway (100 laps)
12-08-12: 12: Toyota 200 @ Motegi Superspeedway (129 laps)**
12-15-12: 13: Coke Zero 225 @ SS Route X (12 laps)**
12-22-12: (OFF WEEK - NO RACE) (weekend closer to Christmas)
12-29-12: 14: Ford EcoBoost 200 @ Daytona Superspeedway (80 Laps)
01-05-13: 15: Target 200 @ Indianapolis Superspeedway (80 Laps)
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08-11-12: Preseason Exhibition: - Bud Shootout @ Daytona Superspeedway (50 laps)
08-18-12: 01: Daytona 500 @ Daytona Superspeedway (200 laps) - Grand Slam race 1
08-25-12: 02: FedEx 150 @ SS Route X (8 laps)**
09-01-12: (OFF WEEK - NO RACE) (Labor Day weekend)
09-08-12: 03: Red Bull 175km @ Monza - No Chicanes (30 laps)
09-15-12: 04: Southern 300 @ Motegi Superspeedway (194 laps)** - Grand Slam race 2
09-22-12: 05: Lowes 175 @ Indianapolis Superspeedway (70 Laps)
09-29-12: (OFF WEEK - NO RACE)
10-06-12: 06: Office Depot 135km @ Suzuka East (60 laps)
10-13-12: GTP Sprint All-Star Weekend @ Motegi Superspeedway
(50 lap open qualifier, 50 lap main, 20 lap finale)**
10-20-12: 07: Coca Cola 600 @ SS Route X (32 laps)** - Grand Slam race 3
10-27-12: (OFF WEEK - NO RACE)
11-03-12: 08: Best Buy 125 @ High Speed Ring (50 Laps)
11-10-12: 09: Home Depot 150 @ Motegi Superspeedway (97 laps)**
11-17-12: 10: Brickyard 400 @ Indianapolis Superspeedway (160 Laps) - Grand Slam race 4
11-24-12: (OFF WEEK - NO RACE) (Thanksgiving weekend)
-------BEGIN CHASE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP-------
12-01-12: 11: Amp Energy 250 @ Daytona Superspeedway (100 laps)
12-08-12: 12: Toyota 200 @ Motegi Superspeedway (129 laps)**
12-15-12: 13: Coke Zero 225 @ SS Route X (12 laps)**
12-22-12: (OFF WEEK - NO RACE) (weekend closer to Christmas)
12-29-12: 14: Ford EcoBoost 200 @ Daytona Superspeedway (80 Laps)
01-05-13: 15: Target 200 @ Indianapolis Superspeedway (80 Laps)
**DLC Track
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- JoeOfTheFire
Looking good 👍
Is a 34:564 a good time round Motegi? For some reason I keep thinking you guys were doing 33.xxx when I was watching you. Anyway, I'll be working on tyre wear more than laptimes, so expect my pace to drop off.
Is a 34:564 a good time round Motegi? For some reason I keep thinking you guys were doing 33.xxx when I was watching you. Anyway, I'll be working on tyre wear more than laptimes, so expect my pace to drop off.
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- Droptop2001gt
I think I ran a 34.35x as my absolute best lap in practice. There were faster times run during the trial races though.
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- JoeOfTheFire
34.16 on a full tank with an Indy setup (only setup change was the transmission). Should be into 33.xxx's with less fuel.
If anyone puts up a Motegi room with our power and tyres, let me know. I need some practice in traffic to check stuff.
If anyone puts up a Motegi room with our power and tyres, let me know. I need some practice in traffic to check stuff.
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Does look good, but I would still change just 2 things:
-I still want to see Suzuka East replaced with a better track. I know some other people do, too.
-swap one of the Daytona chase races for whatever track replaces, or if you're persistant about keeping it, Suzuka east. This ensures that the chase is 'balanced' and everyone has a fair opportunity (including Joe and Niop).
Other than that, though, I'm okay with it, and it's something I can use to base the Nationwide calendar on.
-I still want to see Suzuka East replaced with a better track. I know some other people do, too.
-swap one of the Daytona chase races for whatever track replaces, or if you're persistant about keeping it, Suzuka east. This ensures that the chase is 'balanced' and everyone has a fair opportunity (including Joe and Niop).
Other than that, though, I'm okay with it, and it's something I can use to base the Nationwide calendar on.
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- Droptop2001gt
Suzuka East is a track that NASCAR has actually held a Sprint Cup race at, even if was just an off-season exhibition race held 14 years ago. Monza and HSR would both go before Suzuka East, for authenticity's sake. What we really need is for PD to bring back Sonoma, so we could import that into our season schedule.
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I know, but that doesn't make it any less of an awful track. Monza is the closest thing we have to Watkins Glen, so it should stay. I'm fine with ditching HSR, too.
Just pretend that Sonoma got torn down and turned into a shopping mall like Riverside, and we moved a few miles to Laguna Seca.
Just pretend that Sonoma got torn down and turned into a shopping mall like Riverside, and we moved a few miles to Laguna Seca.
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- CrAzY_bAsSiSt_83
I would personally not add Laguna Seca, it just doesn't make sense to have NASCARs there. Thats a SportsCar track. And I back Droptop up on Suzuka East. I personally would love to see Fuji GT, but since no one else cares for that, I really think HSR should stay as it's the only true Roval Course in this game (not IRL or like other g@y Rovals like Daytona's and Indy's).
And I think two road courses is enough in the SprintCup, IRL the ratio is 2 to 32 so for this series which is 15 races, ideally you only need 1 road course. But since GT5 hates Ovals we do 2 road courses in Sprint Cup. So we bend the rules a little there but then again IRL they don't use any Road Courses in the Chase because it's against the Integrity of NASCAR and it's Championship series. So ideally Nationwide would use the same format but with different Road Courses. But since again this is GT5, I think we can all except a few more road courses on the Nationwide schedule (4 to be exact, thats a 4 to 8 ratio).
What I am saying is the schedule looks good and if anything Nationwide should follow this more closely as support races and not get to far away from what it is. And I'm only putting my 2 cents in because I do wish to race in NW but my second job may come to an end in August thus making room for me again in this series (SC) if permitted and all goes well.
Because NASCAR turns left only in 94% of its full schedule and 100% in the chase. But then again idk if we are just doing whats fun in GT5 or what we think replicates the real thing. So idk? Sorry to sound like a jack@$$ if I'm coming off that way. Its just my opinion.
And I think two road courses is enough in the SprintCup, IRL the ratio is 2 to 32 so for this series which is 15 races, ideally you only need 1 road course. But since GT5 hates Ovals we do 2 road courses in Sprint Cup. So we bend the rules a little there but then again IRL they don't use any Road Courses in the Chase because it's against the Integrity of NASCAR and it's Championship series. So ideally Nationwide would use the same format but with different Road Courses. But since again this is GT5, I think we can all except a few more road courses on the Nationwide schedule (4 to be exact, thats a 4 to 8 ratio).
What I am saying is the schedule looks good and if anything Nationwide should follow this more closely as support races and not get to far away from what it is. And I'm only putting my 2 cents in because I do wish to race in NW but my second job may come to an end in August thus making room for me again in this series (SC) if permitted and all goes well.
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Because NASCAR turns left only in 94% of its full schedule and 100% in the chase. But then again idk if we are just doing whats fun in GT5 or what we think replicates the real thing. So idk? Sorry to sound like a jack@$$ if I'm coming off that way. Its just my opinion.
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I think we can throw the whole oval vs road authenticity thing out the window. NASCAR only runs Daytona twice and Indy once, but we have them in there many times. I think we could at least make an exception for a road course in the chase.
I also don't think we should ever have SSRX on the schedule, that's not racing. But I think many will disagree
I also don't think we should ever have SSRX on the schedule, that's not racing. But I think many will disagree
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Times like these make me hope that the new NASCAR game is amazing so we could have a realistic NASCAR league on there. Judging by last year and people's reactions to it though, there's not a massive chance of that.
I'm neutral on a chase road race to be honest. Would rather not but It doesn't bother me massively.
I'm neutral on a chase road race to be honest. Would rather not but It doesn't bother me massively.
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- The_Bman24
If we are having 16 points races next year we should have 4 road course races, so we will have 1/4 of the races on a road course. For the chase, there should only be a single road course race. No less, no more. And said race should be at a track such as HSR or Motegi East.
HSR gives you an impression that you are racing on an oval while you are actually on a road course, while Motegi East bears a resemblance to Sonoma due to it's elevation changes and hairpin at the end.
HSR gives you an impression that you are racing on an oval while you are actually on a road course, while Motegi East bears a resemblance to Sonoma due to it's elevation changes and hairpin at the end.
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- Furinkazen_54
I'm going to be running much as I can at Daytona this weekend in the #11. If anything unplanned happens I will let you know, only thing is I may be away on that day but usually i'm home a few hours before the race begins.
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I think we can throw the whole oval vs road authenticity thing out the window. NASCAR only runs Daytona twice and Indy once, but we have them in there many times. I think we could at least make an exception for a road course in the chase.
I also don't think we should ever have SSRX on the schedule, that's not racing. But I think many will disagree
Exactly. It's frankly impossible to be "authentic" with track selection on GT5.
A balanced chase here includes a road course instead of a Daytona race. It's that simple.
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A little off topic but this is brilliant. Love the graphics and spectaculer effects for the 2nd caution as well
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- Furinkazen_54
Motegi NASCAR room up now.
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- JoeOfTheFire
Sprint Cup power or full power?
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- Furinkazen_54
Full power, got Nater in already.
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- GTP_Rph
Am I competing in the Chase seeing Drops back?
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- Furinkazen_54
Yeah as far as I am aware you are Partyhat. I'm 100% sure i'm not in the Chase.
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