JSTC400 (GT300) Series! Season 1 Races Complete

[TylerJDallas]

Do you think there's room for a noob in this season? Last time I played was the GT academy. Finished 170th in first round with about 20 hours worth of lapping.

 

[alefin]

Everyone's welcome. I'm the slowest driver here hehe

 

[TylerJDallas]

Suppose I need to rank up so I can buy one of the listed cars first.

 

[Shoe67]

What tires do we use for this race?

 

[FakeGangstaDIE]

What tires do we use for this race?

Racing mediums

 

[Shoe67]

Racing mediums

And times? I'm at 1:44s

 

[TylerJDallas]

Thanks for adding me. Do I need to play through aspec to gain access to these cars. Or is there some way race officials delegate? I'll take the celica...

 

[TylerJDallas]

And I need to update my gtp profile. My psn is tylerjsavant

 

[alefin]

If you want to buy the cars yourself, you'll need the proper A-Spec level. If someone gives it to you, there's no problem.

 

[ugabugaz]

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, full tank too. It took me a while to get to that time; you really need to hit your marks. I was running high 40s on my first laps, and only after tweaking could I get into the 39s. Gearing is important.

Maybe in the practice room with Joe, I'll run some other cars to see if they compare. I never ran any cars before my selection, so idk which one is the fastest, honestly.

EDIT II: Just tested the '06 RX7 and ran a 1:39.9, with plenty of time left if you wanted to tune it. Gonna run some more cars now.

EDIT III: Took the Lexus out and ran a 1:39.9 on the first flying lap. Man, with a good tune, this car is a beast!

EDIT IV: Drove the '03 Subie and on the first timed lap ran a 1:39.9. Good car. Boring to drive though :/

EDIT V: Is anyone stupid enough to drive the silvia? (No offense if you are) That car is a turd monkey. 1:42.8!!! I bet you could lower that if you took the time to actually tune it and give it a shot, but not by much i don't think. not enough to make it competitive at least.

EDIT VI: Not to my surprise, I am quickest in the Garaiya. Ask anyone who has raced me, and they will attest to me loving MRs and in GT300, garaiyas. 1:39.4 on the third lap in a brand new car. Such a great car.....

EDIT VII: The MR-S is a fun, quirky car that feels a lot lighter than it really is. However, it just has no balls; it feels slow accelerating, and therefore ran a measily 1:40.7

EDIT VIII: And just to make sure the update didn't change anything, I ran the Celica again to end the night. 1:39.7



Moral of the story is: Most of that cars are fairly balanced. Give the MR-S some more power (364-374) and eliminate the Silvia. If you feel that your car is slow, get a different one, otherwise, get over it.

I was afraid you'd say yes, damn you. Anyhow, Gearing is my worst aspect of tuning - When I was testing my Subbie I just set the transmission to 171 MPH, it seemed fine at the time. Guess a little fine tuning with my final car choice will be needed.

Good car selection you've tested. My next choice as far as cars go is the RX-7. It sounds good, looks good and it's pretty fun to drive. I'm not looking for the fastest car around, just one that's fun to drive and competitive 👍

 

[alefin]

And times? I'm at 1:44s

Fastest I've heard is around 1:39-1:40 on Tokyo Reverse.

 

[TylerJDallas]

If you want to buy the cars yourself, you'll need the proper A-Spec level. If someone gives it to you, there's no problem.

Thanks. I'm only at level 18. I suppose I'll be tentative for quali and the race pending my acquisition of the car.

 

[FakeGangstaDIE]

Thanks. I'm only at level 18. I suppose I'll be tentative for quali and the race pending my acquisition of the car.

The seasonal events should help you level up pretty quick

 

[TylerJDallas]

The seasonal events should help you level up pretty quick

Thank you.

 

[TylerJDallas]

Good deal I can get some other cars like the Lexus. Going to give some test runs.

 

[ugabugaz]

Well I believe I've found my perfect car. The (P) RX-7 AsparaDrink!

I had some time to do a few laps online and figure out what I was doing wrong as far as lap times. My problem it seems was that I was just pushing too far wide in two corners (First and second to last) and losing tons of time overall. By braking earlier, I was able to lower my time significantly down to a flying lap of 1:39.876. Car was stock except for getting it to fit spec and lowering rear downforce.

Car sounds great - Handles great - Looks great - and if you guys get thirsty during the race I could chuck some AsparaDrinks out the window .
Is the AsparaDrink a real thing? Hmm. Sounds like a beverage anyhow...

 

[alefin]

Yeah it exists. http://www.mt-pharma.co.jp/aspara/asparadrink.html

I don't know much about it though lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBFqCKc6cEk

 

[freshseth83]

How many cars are allowed to be the same? Because I signed up with the Premium RX7, then seems like 3 others did right after me.

 

[alefin]

Unlimited. Use whatever you guys want.

 

[TylerJDallas]

Started lapping in the Lexus. I'm about 5 seconds Off pace based on some times posted in this thread. Uhhhh-ohhh

 

[BAZZER]

Started lapping in the Lexus. I'm about 5 seconds Off pace based on some times posted in this thread. Uhhhh-ohhh

Practice make perfect mate, can you tune your car well? If not ask around I'm sure someone might help you.

 

[TylerJDallas]

Practice make perfect mate, can you tune your car well? If not ask around I'm sure someone might help you.

Well I'm sure I could. But im not sure how the game physics in relation to real life grip compare. So it's still a trial and error period for me. I don't see a need to tune until I turn laps within .25-.5 seconds of each other.

 

[freshseth83]

Im not the best tuner, but I got some of the basics down.

 

[BAZZER]

Any of you guys on the game?

 

[TylerJDallas]

Any of you guys on the game?

I will be on in a couple hours. Playing bf3 right now.

 

[TylerJDallas]

I'm on now.

 

[TylerJDallas]

Whilst practicing should I do it in a server online or should I just do it in practice mode from the home screen?

 

[alefin]

Probably better if you make an online room; a private lounge even works.

The closer you can get a room to the race condition room, the better.

 

[ugabugaz]

Had a tuning and test session and here is what I found out. This only applies for me - Will it be the same for you, I don't know.


Ride Height: Raising this seems to have had a benefit. I currently have mine set at 10/6. The car seems to corner at slightly higher speed and feels a tad less understeery - 8/10 also works well.

Spring Rate: Slightly softening the springs seems to work well (Dropped front to around 12.8 and rear to 11.2)

Dampers: Left alone for now.

Anti Roll: Dropped rear -1 relative to front.

Camber: More on the front than rear and both below 2.0 for me.

Toe: Negative on the front, very little negative on the rear. Still experimenting here, not an expert on toe.

Aero: Dropping rear aero to anywhere between 45-55 seems to increase straightaway speed as well as cornering speed. Lowering rear aero too far results in instability. Find a middle ground, or keep it at max if you prefer ultimate stability. Keep front aero maxed out. I currently run 35/48

Couldn't match my flying lap no matter how hard I tried. Laps varied between 39.980 and 40.500 with an average lap of 40.320 (estimated)

 

[Kakarot]

Im right up there with the slow guys averaging 44s, fast laps are 43s.

Also Im not noticing a difference in the physics, tested in an online room today and my lap times are the same as before the update.