ORCA - Coming Soon: SILVIA RM SPEC CUP!

[SagarisGTB]

👍 If I can make it, I'll be there.

 

[Naptown25rs]

There's a chance I could be called into work tomorrow as well... If not, I should be able to make it.

 

[carracerptp]

Is anyone up for a practice session in the Silvia tomorrow night, say around 8 pm? Perhaps 10 minutes qualifying then a 8-10 lap race at 2 or 3 different tracks? I can host and set things up, but I am on call so there's a small chance I might get called in to work, so maybe someone can sign up as back up host or just take over if I have to leave or can't make it.

Maybe Grand Valley East Reverse and Nurb GP/D?

Sounds fun 👍

 

[BrandonW77]

Sorry guys, it's been a hectic week/weekend and I haven't been around. In the past I've always done my graphics/thread creation at work (with the good computer/software) but that's not really an option anymore so I kinda have to re-invent how I do this. Things should calm down this week and I'll try to get on it.

I should be around tomorrow night for some Silvia racing. Maybe once we get a taste if some racing action it will help me get my butt in gear. 👍

 

[Torzilla]

Sorry guys, it's been a hectic week/weekend and I haven't been around. In the past I've always done my graphics/thread creation at work (with the good computer/software) but that's not really an option anymore so I kinda have to re-invent how I do this. Things should calm down this week and I'll try to get on it.

I should be around tomorrow night for some Silvia racing. Maybe once we get a taste if some racing action it will help me get my butt in gear. 👍

Id love to do some practice with the new car tomorrow, I still need to break in the engine on my ride. And Id also like to say that the grapics for the series always look great and while I appriceate that, a simple grid with points would not offend me. Dont get me wrong, I am super down with all the work Brandon and the stewards do for this series but the most important thing for me is good, clean races and we achive that 99% of the time.

 

[Naptown25rs]

Sorry guys, it's been a hectic week/weekend and I haven't been around. In the past I've always done my graphics/thread creation at work (with the good computer/software) but that's not really an option anymore so I kinda have to re-invent how I do this. Things should calm down this week and I'll try to get on it.

I should be around tomorrow night for some Silvia racing. Maybe once we get a taste if some racing action it will help me get my butt in gear. 👍

So you are still alive... I was about to start scanning the local Obits...

 

[BrandonW77]

Yeah, if you can call being in Anderson "alive". just had random stuff pop up just about every night for the last week....including helping a buddy shop for a car and the successful completion of a 2 lb. hamburger challenge!

We'll be back to racing soon though.

 

[LancerEvo7]

Going to work on breaking in my car. I'll be in ORCA_Champ if anyone wants to join.

 

[Naptown25rs]

Yeah, if you can call being in Anderson "alive". just had random stuff pop up just about every night for the last week....including helping a buddy shop for a car and the successful completion of a 2 lb. hamburger challenge!

We'll be back to racing soon though.

mmmmm... 2 lb hamburger...

I'm about to start a serious new car quest myself... So far the short list includes a new WRX, a new VW GTI, a lightly used BMW M Coupe (Z3) and I'm gonna take a really hard look at the new Focus ST if I don't end up purchasing before it hits the dealerships.

 

[BrandonW77]

I'd be shocked and dismayed if you left the Subaru family, but that Focus would be an acceptable substitute. I've driven a 2012 WRX, freakin beast. I pay no mind to the other vehicles you mentioned.

 

[Torzilla]

Yeah, if you can call being in Anderson "alive". just had random stuff pop up just about every night for the last week....including helping a buddy shop for a car and the successful completion of a 2 lb. hamburger challenge!

We'll be back to racing soon though.

I tried a "5lb bigfoot burger challenge" once, lets just say I didnt finish but it was one of the best hungover, stoned out ideas I have ever had. And watch out of used bmws, they tend to get beat up by the first owner, Im not trying to judge just sayin.

 

[Torzilla]

edit; BMW should have kept the Z8 so i could pick up girls on the streets of NYC standing in front of a random car. it works

 

[Naptown25rs]

I'd be shocked and dismayed if you left the Subaru family, but that Focus would be an acceptable substitute. I've driven a 2012 WRX, freakin beast. I pay no mind to the other vehicles you mentioned.

I'd be hard pressed to buy something other than a Subaru, but I'm just kinda "meh" with them here lately... I'd really like to wait for the 2014 redesign to purchase a WRX, but my RS just turned 191,000 and I'm at the point where I should get something just in case the worst happens to it. AWD isn't a big want with this purchase because I'm not getting rid of the RS, it just needs to take a break and get some TLC. I've always liked the GTI and the interior is definitely a step above the WRX, as is mpg's... I need to test drive both again, it's been a while.

 

[OwensRacing]

I'd be hard pressed to buy something other than a Subaru, but I'm just kinda "meh" with them here lately... I'd really like to wait for the 2014 redesign to purchase a WRX, but my RS just turned 191,000 and I'm at the point where I should get something just in case the worst happens to it. AWD isn't a big want with this purchase because I'm not getting rid of the RS, it just needs to take a break and get some TLC. I've always liked the GTI and the interior is definitely a step above the WRX, as is mpg's... I need to test drive both again, it's been a while.

CORVETTE Gets 30mpg highway.

Used Evo 8/9 so you can go fast and still have AWD and some mpg's.

Otherwise the Ford would be a good option.

 

[Naptown25rs]

CORVETTE Gets 30mpg highway.

Used Evo 8/9 so you can go fast and still have AWD and some mpg's.

Otherwise the Ford would be a good option.

I'd rather walk than drive an Evo...

 

[OwensRacing]

I'd rather walk than drive an Evo...

Hah thats your own fault.


Soooo do I get the chance to alter your mind when my junk is on the road? Looking at a solid 500 whp. Built drive train and upgraded suspension as well brakes. Didn't over power the chassis I'm saying. Should retain its good stock balance in power handling and braking.

 

[Torzilla]

I'd rather walk than drive an Evo...

I agree %100, I have a friend whos a porche tech and drove a few GTI's and he loved them, definetly a great car.

 

[Naptown25rs]

Hah thats your own fault.

Soooo do I get the chance to alter your mind when my junk is on the road? Looking at a solid 500 whp. Built drive train and upgraded suspension as well brakes. Didn't over power the chassis I'm saying. Should retain its good stock balance in power handling and braking.

Evo's aren't bad cars, but moving from a Impreza to a Evo is just blasphemous... I'd never be able to live with myself.

 

[OwensRacing]

Evo's aren't bad cars, but moving from a Impreza to a Evo is just blasphemous... I'd never be able to live with myself.

Guess I don't get wrapped up in the name on the vehicle. I look at its performance as my judge.

I did have my car choices down to a Sliver STI and a Silver Evo. Left the choice to my kids. I really wanted a 04 Cobra. Lacked AWD and a set of doors for my needs at the time.

 

[Torzilla]

I never said Evo's where bad cars, its just the people that drive them that get on my nerves. Im all about team Subaru, 15 years running the only car brand I have owned through thick and thin. Through blizzards, avalances, wildfires and closed interstates my outback has never let me down.

 

[OwensRacing]

I never said Evo's where bad cars, its just the people that drive them that get on my nerves. Im all about team Subaru, 15 years running the only car brand I have owned through thick and thin. Through blizzards, avalances, wildfires and closed interstates my outback has never let me down.

Ah the rich kid who's parents had no clue they bought their son a 300hp four door monster and they go wrap it around something. Those Evo drivers.


Yea I pay almost Vette insurance rates on my Evo cause of this type of drivers.

 

[Torzilla]

Ah the rich kid who's parents had no clue they bought their son a 300hp four door monster and they go wrap it around something. Those Evo drivers.


Yea I pay almost Vette insurance rates on my Evo cause of this type of drivers.

My point exactly, I bought mine at 19 I still drive it at 34, runs like a champ. Its only 130hp but it alwaus gets me from A to B.

 

[Naptown25rs]

My point exactly, I bought mine at 19 I still drive it at 34, runs like a champ. Its only 130hp but it alwaus gets me from A to B.

Same here... Bought mine when I turned 19 and got my first full time job out of high school, been with me ever since. I put a down payment on it without even a test drive because I wanted one so bad, and this was the last GC8 style RS on the lot.

I remember when my dad took me to pick it up, I'd never really learned to drive a manual transmission car before, so he drove it off the lot to an empty office complex down the road and I didn't leave until I was capable of driving it home on my own. Only took me about an hour to get it down to where I was consistent.

 

[Torzilla]

Thats a nice story, I learnd to drive stick my freshman year of college. I would ask to borrow someones car and if they asked if I knew how to drive stick I would say no, if they wouldnt ask Id take off. It was funny ,I got through part of a Land Rover Rally course in my roommates 1970 series I A, the keys fellout and the truck kept running, I thought that was normal. And by freshman year I mean the first semester before I got kicked out.

 

[BrandonW77]

Anybody else get the impression that Torzilla's life is far from boring?

 

[LancerEvo7]

Anybody else get the impression that Torzilla's life is far from boring?

Me.

Tip: Don't create an Eifel kart track then pause and let the AI cruise around the track to break in a car. They go 14 mph. Currently on lap 178 of 200, 20 and a half hours of driving.

 

[carracerptp]

Me.

Tip: Don't create an Eifel kart track then pause and let the AI cruise around the track to break in a car. They go 14 mph. Currently on lap 178 of 200, 20 and a half hours of driving.

Try this:

I final have found the fastest way to break in a car For those who don't know:

What I didn't know is you don't have to complete a race to have the miles count toward your mileage. By using the Indy 500, your car can run almost flat-out, maximizing the amount of miles that can be racked up in the shortest amount of time.

Step One: go to the setting sheet, and go to setting sheet "B". We're going to leave "A" stock, unmodified for Spec racing.

Step Two: we're going to add some horsepower and drivetrain options to the car to make the car's average speed at Indy faster.
Inside the car tuning sheet B, buy all the parts. Turbo, supercharger, suspension, etc. Remember, only buy the stuff inside the sheet. If you buy something in the GT5 life menu for buying tuning parts, you may accidentally buy something you can't remove (weight reduction, engine, stuff like that). Remember, only buy stuff you can remove.

Step Three: go to the B-Spec races list and select Indy 500. It should be under the endurance events.

Step Four: once it's loaded, go to your car's tuning options. First add racing medium tires, second lower the suspension to the lowest setting, third set your brake bias to 0/0.

Step Five: start the race. If you notice your car bouncing off the red limiter down the straights, exit the race, got back in the tuning options, and adjust your transmission's top speed accordingly.

Step Six: start the race again, get some work done, leave the house, rake some leaves, watch TV. Then come back in a little over an hour, check on your Bob, and quit the race once he's past lap 76. That should equal 200 miles. At 200 miles, you car should be fully broke in. Only a couple cars need more.

Step Seven: after you've exited, go to GT auto, change your oil, rebuild the engine and chassis. Then go back to your garage, open up your car's tuning sheet, set it to sheet A (untouched default), and you're ready for Spec racing. 👍

Hope we can get a good race room size tonight.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Just got in from work, nothing else on the sched for today but that could change with a moments notice. Barring that, I'll be in the ORCA Champ room around 7:45.

 

[LancerEvo7]

Try this:

I was thinking more for leaving it overnight, otherwise I would've done that. Thanks though!

 

[BrandonW77]

I usually do the Grand Valley enduro if I can set it and forget it. If I think I might want to stop and race then I do Like the Wind several times.

I should be on around 7:30 or 7:45 as well.