International Event - Suzuka Expert ONLY 750 pp 02-17-32-47 ***NO GT lm***

[Stotty]

Mine's a pint of guiness please

Esses turn 1 is bit of a weird one - I never really checked my apex speeds in the esses to be honest as I more 'feel' my way through that section. However, I did find braking a bit earlier and then coasting for a bit on a trailing throttle before lighter braking in to the 2nd apex got me about a half a car length over going in hotter and braking later/harder.

But I'll sacrifice a bit of apex speed if it means I can get back on the power earlier and therefore carry more exit speed... exit speed is king!

eg; I can carry 153mph in to the apex of 130R, but at that speed it's right on the limit of front end grip and by the time I get back on the gas I might have dropped to 144 or so (and risked running off the track and getting a penatly). Better to enter at 149-150, but mantain all of that speed and be back on the gas before the outside rumble strip... lots of speed up to Casio then.

 

[Maffski]

Campari and coke pls,

Agreed again, exit speed is the one. I rarely look at actual apex speed I'm way more concerned with the final top speed in the following straight and that is so critical when in the elise as you don't have that much oomph so you need to carry every bit of speed you can through the corner.

For example If I hit 120+ through degners I know my apex was good, but more often than not if I only get into the 117-ish mark on that short straight I know I got it wrong. Its a fine line between a fast degners and a slow one.

Its very wierd because the guys I raced with in Testdrive Unlimited all gauged speed by engine tone and gear, but I always eyeball the speedo. *shrugs*

 

[Hyper-Dan]

Joining soon. 👍

 

[Stotty]

OK, off home now to fire up the PS3, plug in the G25 and go racing... see you on the track guys (and girls, Kelly).

 

[Ghoa$t]

sorry for all who i gave taps to. the last few races weren't so great for me.

 

[GTP_Tzayed]

DustDriver - I was following you pretty tight into Degner 2 on that last lap - don't know if I caused that spin (sorry if I did) but pulled over anyway. What happened?

 

[mr_VOLCANO]

See you all xx.02 👍

 

[P3nT4gR4m]

Mind your heads people, I'll be on from xx:02

Keep your arms inside the vehicle at all times

 

[DustDriver]

This last race was great!!!

And don't worry about that crash Tzayad.
made an error just before degner so I had to brake more than usual to regain balance.
Don't know either if you tapped me, could be, because only a very small tap was needed to unbalance the car again.

I was pumping out sub 2 minute laps in first place, not bad if I say so myself

 

[GTP_Tzayed]

Allright, cool - Nice driving!

 

[N30NBLU3]

funny isnt it, since its my word against yours its whatever, but i dont think its good to try and block when my nose is already pass your tail, its more like trying to run me off the road, i wouldnt even make a big deal about it if you were just weaving but running me off the road not only once but 2wice is where is stops. I catch you on the track driving like that again, you will not enjoy the rest of the race.


EDIT: I'm trying to setup my PAL disc and for some reason my NTSC game save does not work, do i need a PAL game save or am i doing something wrong?

you realy are a drama kid. you did not get past anything and to be honest you arn't even a good driver as you were all over the road for most of the race so i haven't got a clue how you even managed to keep up. by the way if i'm in front and there is contact then its you who's making it and don't threaten me.

 

[Duke of Pendle]

you realy are a drama kid. you did not get past anything and to be honest you arn't even a good driver as you were all over the road for most of the race so i haven't got a clue how you even managed to keep up. by the way if i'm in front and there is contact then its you who's making it and don't threaten me.

Not good to start a vendetta.
Let it go.

 

[Rudi Raser]

i had clean races with N30NBLU3 at 750PP/00, yes.


i don´t know which car drama-kyd used but your pace N30NBLU3 is not enough to win against him. of course, you can win if he makes mistakes, wait or what ever, but not more.

 

[N30NBLU3]

Not good to start a vendetta.
Let it go.

i haven't read through the post's but i won't take being called a dirty driver. i'm sure there are other GTP_ drivers who have seen me racing today and i can't see any posts from them agreeing with him.

 

[Timppaq]

Thanks for the races, all!! Sorry Hugo for the bumbs a while ago..

edit:

Prudentbear, nice prelude for the div1 races there..

 

[N30NBLU3]

i had clean races with N30NBLU3 at 750PP/00, yes.


i don´t know which car drama-kyd used but your pace N30NBLU3 is not enough to win against him. of course, you can win if he makes mistakes, wait or what ever, but not more.

your right rudi my pace isn't great yet but i've only just started using the z06 last night so i'm not going to get the best out of it just yet. i just need to get a little more out of it exiting the corners and on the straights. good racing on your part by the way. you've set the benchmark today.

 

[GTP_Tzayed]

Wow. Drama Kid? I'll drive shoulder to shoulder with you forever.

That was my last race for now. And what a race it was!

See you guys later!

- Tz

 

[DustDriver]

Sorry for that little tap out of casio in the last lap Tzayad.
I thought I was still ghosted at that time.

 

[GTP_Tzayed]

No problem, I survived

 

[Spark_43]

@ P3nt4gr4m - Good race mate, There was only one place to overtake you and that was at the end of the esses. Nice driving in that gt.

@ Dustdriver - come on dude don't use any shortcuts. Keep it fair

 

[RSwagoneer]

Don't know his tag exactly. but is sounded like GTP_fairplay_plz.
Great driving in the last seconds. Didn't had to stop to let me pass first.
You beat me fair and square.

Bryan

 

[Vaxen]

you realy are a drama kid. you did not get past anything and to be honest you arn't even a good driver as you were all over the road for most of the race so i haven't got a clue how you even managed to keep up. by the way if i'm in front and there is contact then its you who's making it and don't threaten me.

If you'll check this thread, you'll find many who think DK is one of the faster guys around. I've raced him many times, and know him to be fast and, above all, fair.

It sounds like you were trying to block on the straights, which is rarely advisable, and had a tendency to cut over late, after the follower's nose was already past your tail, which crosses over from a "blocking move" to outright "running off the road."

 

[DustDriver]

@ Dustdriver - come on dude don't use any shortcuts. Keep it fair

??? I wasn't using any shortcuts
I just braked very late, ghosted and overtook you in ghosted state.

Or did I run wide in 130R? can't remember

 

[GTP_Tzayed]

P3n, all this D1 racing, we are going to be pretty nasty in D3

 

[The Outlaw]

Sorry if I screwed your guys race up at :17. My damn screen froze at the starting grid of the race for whatever reason...See ya for the next one.

 

[Jack]

Sorry to Stotty. First race of the day and was pretty bad. Im not normally that bad through the S's when you was behind me, had dirty tyres. Sorry man.

 

[Ghoa$t]

Wow. Drama Kid? I'll drive shoulder to shoulder with you forever.

That was my last race for now. And what a race it was!

See you guys later!

- Tz

likewise 👍 great racing! 👍

 

[N30NBLU3]

If you'll check this thread, you'll find many who think DK is one of the faster guys around. I've raced him many times, and know him to be fast and, above all, fair.

It sounds like you were trying to block on the straights, which is rarely advisable, and had a tendency to cut over late, after the follower's nose was already past your tail, which crosses over from a "blocking move" to outright "running off the road."

i did nothing at all that goes against the spirit of the game at any point today. i did block him on the straights but he was behind at all times and i may not be the quikest driver but i am by no means slow. i tried to block rudi the exact same way but he had the skills to get past. my lap time's are usually 2.01 unless i get punted or stuck behind a slower car , when i do get stuck behind a slower car i don't take it out to overtake even if they are being defensive as i accept it as being part of

 

[N30NBLU3]

(sorry for double post) game. also if i do hit a car by mistake i'll wait and let them through.

 

[Ghoa$t]

WOW! GTP_Dustdriver, the speed on that thing is ungodly! Great Race. No free run for you this time around Stotty