Japanese 80s Festival

[King Phantom]

I use my tuned Lancer EX Turbo '83 and that does decently. 3rd on Tsuksba, 1st on Deep Forest and Strathe and I still have to do London and Mt. Aso.

 

[indian]

i won the race with isuzu 4200r. 11.7 sec was the different. P1 started a 3door civic, 2&3 two toyota gt-ap, and they can't overtake the honda.
average laps: 1:08,6 with 420pp.
Only change: transmission: max spped: 190

 

[themartlab]

Won by 2 seconds over the R32 which started 1st.

I bet this race won't become a grinding race for money.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Done Le sarthe twice in a row with a Celica 2000GT-four '86..386pp
im on 110% but its still paying out 691,361 cr per win!

 

[King Phantom]

Done Le sarthe twice in a row with a Celica 2000GT-four '86..386pp
im on 110% but its still paying out 691,361 cr per win!

I may try that in my Lancer since I'm on 200%.

 

[Lewis_Hamilton_]

For the Tsukuba race, I managed to win in the first two cars I tried out. The first car is the Premium Nissan 300ZX '89 with custom suspension. Average lap times for me were between 106.6 - 107.2, meaning I only just won on the last corner.

The other car was the older R32 Skyline.

Anyway, here's my set up for it if anyone's interested. I ran several laps in the 1:05's, making it an easy win. The car might be a bit slippery for some people, put 3rd gear is perfect for pulling out of the hairpins without wheelspinning, powersliding or bogging the engine down. I also saved the replay if needed for whatever reason.

 

[gamerdog6482]

Man I need to get that car. Roadster isn't working for me, I need a GTS-T...

 

[Lewis_Hamilton_]

Man I need to get that car. Roadster isn't working for me, I need a GTS-T...

Add me now and say that you're from gtplanet, I'll put the car on share now for you.

 

[gamerdog6482]

No, I have plenty of options, and I have a LONG time to get that seasonal done.

 

[themartlab]

850,000 (170%) on Deep Forest with a 370pp Mugen Motul Civic 87. ( 140hp, 1090kg).

This is a very very easy win. About 8 minutes.

Will try at 50% power limiter later.

 

[USARMYCOMBATVET]

Anybody got any idea what the best car may be for these events I have to admit my garage isn't really stacked out with 80s Japanese cars

There's a good chance an MX-5 would work. It's one of the more readily available cars and is sometimes on the podium in these events.

 

[Dalone]

I found an Isuzu concept in my premium garage & detuned to 420pp & caught the Miata on the back straight on last lap of Tuskuba .Nice car
Ozi

Bought this car in the new car line up ($300,000) and gave it a go. Easily wins all races. Le Sarthe by between 45 sec and 1 minute, the results didn't wait for the 2nd car to finish.

Raced at 420PP to get them done, tomorrow will lower PP for the fun part.

Won $1,168,225 at le Sarthe..exp 117667 with the Isuzu Concept with the engine at minimum 50% 365PP, 147bhp, max ballast 200kg to 1700kg.
Easy money if you need to build up.

 

[ozirules]

As I have said before , the 89 Isuzu concept from the dealership, detuned & std suspen & diff will do high 1.06s even for a mug driver like me .
Ozi

 

[LineR32]

My modded to 420pp and tuned MR2 1600 G-limited is running 1:08.002 - 1:08.8xx at Tsukuba. My best was +7.082 behind the leader.

Anyone having any luck with this car? Average lap times?

I only managed 2nd with my 400pp MR-2, I was running 1'10.xxx with it while trying to keep the tail from kicking out.

 

[lucifel0]

Perhaps it was the car I used, Tuskuba with my 390PP Miata 89' is very hard, almost impossible to get to P1 for me...

 

[lldantell]

As I have said before , the 89 Isuzu concept from the dealership, detuned & std suspen & diff will do high 1.06s even for a mug driver like me .
Ozi

I think the Tsukuba race need to be fixed because every car I try even the 4200r can't keep up to the miata

 

[Lewis_Hamilton_]

Dumped the Skyline GTS-T down to it's minimum pp level or there abouts - 326pp. Just about managed to win the Deep Forest race with it, which had the same Skyline at a ridiculous amount in the lead compared to the other AI.

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

I find it ironic that people complain about these events being too easy and that PD should make them harder and now when PD seemingly make them harder, some of those very same people are now complaining because they can't win the events, lol. Careful what you wish for.

 

[VTiRoj]

I find it ironic that people complain about these events being too easy and that PD should make them harder and now when PD seemingly make them harder, some of those very same people are now complaining because they can't win the events, lol. Careful what you wish for.

These events aren't even that hard. Yes the MX-5 is unbeatable at Tsukuba and London, but all you have to do is cycle the starting grid until there's no MX-5.

Personally I had a great time trying to catch the leading AE86 on Tsukuba with my Supra. It's challenging but fair.

 

[Lewis_Hamilton_]

I find it ironic that people complain about these events being too easy and that PD should make them harder

I'd guess most people are after a difficult race that involves a standing start and battling for position, rather than dominating 10 AI cars in 1-2 laps and then chasing 1 single car that's a further 25 seconds ahead for another 2-3 laps.

Yes the MX-5 is unbeatable at Tsukuba

It's definitely not, sir.

 

[Rockford]

Tsukuba is defo the hardest turn on SRF for an easy win or struggle

 

[sheene76]

Well that was a very productive & rewarding afternoon, completed the seasonal (hard, but doable) & also completed the GT Academy Spec. Event TT (also a bit of a challenge)..very enjoyable wringing the necks of some 80's stuff, especially around London.

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

These events aren't even that hard. Yes the MX-5 is unbeatable at Tsukuba and London, but all you have to do is cycle the starting grid until there's no MX-5.

Personally I had a great time trying to catch the leading AE86 on Tsukuba with my Supra. It's challenging but fair.

I guess people will complain no matter what.

 

[Motor City Hami]

I'd guess most people are after a difficult race that involves a standing start and battling for position, rather than dominating 10 AI cars in 1-2 laps and then chasing 1 single car that's a further 25 seconds ahead for another 2-3 laps.

+1 I love the GT series and this has been the same since GT1. One of the biggest improvements PD could make is to group the AI cars together in packs through the field and actually have the AI pass each other. I would rather race five or six cars side by side for a tough finish than have to chase one rabbit.

 

[montez34]

I'd guess most people are after a difficult race that involves a standing start and battling for position, rather than dominating 10 AI cars in 1-2 laps and then chasing 1 single car that's a further 25 seconds ahead for another 2-3 laps.




I agree, I want a challenge but WHY couldn't they have put qualifying in GT5 instead of always starting in last and trying to catch a car that's 30 seconds ahead in 5 laps or less. It would be a lot more fun to battle with evenly matched cars instead of just having to always chase down a car that's way out front and then when you catch them they just give up.

 

[Teflonicus]

I agree, I want a challenge but WHY couldn't they have put qualifying in GT5 instead of always starting in last and trying to catch a car that's 30 seconds ahead in 5 laps or less. It would be a lot more fun to battle with evenly matched cars instead of just having to always chase down a car that's way out front and then when you catch them they just give up.

Yep! I also dislike the way the first AI car's lap starts when the human crosses the start line--even when they are a third of the way into the first lap. It means that, in the replay, the first AI driver has a "fastest lap" time well under the time it really took them. It also means, during a replay, that you can't find out what their actual fastest lap time was as none of their subsequent laps come close enough to their first "lap" to register.

 

[irokster]

Just finished Tsukuba with the Isuzu 4200R. Not too bad as long as the Miata stays behind the City Turbo.

 

[HaylRayzor]

Has anyone beat the Roadster or the Skyline at tSukuba when they start in front?

If so, did you use SRF?

 

[NCRthree]

+1 I love the GT series and this has been the same since GT1. One of the biggest improvements PD could make is to group the AI cars together in packs through the field and actually have the AI pass each other. I would rather race five or six cars side by side for a tough finish than have to chase one rabbit.

Agreed, that would be more interesting. Rabbit chasing has gotten old.

If there was a standing start then folks would just dive bomb the first turn and complain how easy the race is more. Then if there was qualifying, how hard would it be to top the A.I.'s best time?

The only way to look at these events is they're Time Trials with moving chicanes. Do your best not to hit them or go off track. Or pretend it's a real race and you've gotten yourself in last place with 5 laps to go.

 

[Endless-Wilso]

We havent had a challange like this since that Impreza race at Laguna way back .
Aslo, We need people to post there tunes in detail.