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Maybe I should create a gallery ...........
And I think I will try what you guys tried
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Tonite I did the Amateur FR Challenge in GT3 driving my blue Camaro SS. With a stock engine in the first 2 races at Trail Mountain and Laguna (342 hp), it was right on par with a Mazda RX-7 that kept appearing. I added a engine computer at Route 246. All 3 races were edge-of-your-seat type stuff for at least 4 out of 5 laps. Same thing with the FF Challenge. I bought a Civic SiR hatch, put a semi-racing suspension & medium slick tires, and lightly modded it with a sports exhaust. That is all. After the race at Deep Forest, I also added a close-ratio transmission and single-plate clutch just to grab the torque a little earlier. Again, all 3 FF races got my pulse racing. Again and again, it seemed I would lose as the Mitsubishi FTO kept getting ahead of me by 2 or 3 seconds in the first lap. My Civic had absolutely no advantage over the leading FTO, so I had to rely on near-perfect cornering & brakes to sneak up, pass him, and win.
*Here's the thing: I think a lot of inexperienced players buy the game, get some credits, and begin to rely on horsepower for wins. If you do this, the game suddenly becomes way too easy.
To me, these are the most important things if you don't want to rely on horsepower:
1. Knowledge of the tracks. Without this, you'll always be guessing when to brake, when to apply throttle, what gear to be in. You'll wind up hit plenty of walls, too! Knowledge of how the tracks are layed out is THE most important strategy of real-life racing as well as Gran Turismo. This takes lots of practice of course.
2. Know your opponent. I've noticed the AI in GT3 has some different tricks than in GT2. At times, it is smarter and tries new strategies like drafting you down the straight even if you change lanes. But after awhile, you can almost always guess what the sim cars are gonna do next. And once you know this, you can predict when to attack them and when to hold back. Eventually, you can dance around them in those turns! This is what changes a replay into a work of f*@king art, man.
3. Car setup. Lots of newbs think there's a Golden car setup that will change their entire life. Sometimes you can learn something from another driver, but most of the time,
I find that the way your car is setup is merely an extension of your driving habits, so what works for one driver might or might not work for another. It's more important to know the tracks & opponents in my opinion, and use the chassis & transmission set-up to augment the way you drive so your car does what you want it to do WHEN you want it to.
4. Power is only important to me to merely keep up with the leader. Too much of it and the game gets boring QUICK. Too little, and it becomes extremely frustrating unless you don't mind being in 2nd or 3rd place a lot.