No, seriously...am I just over-driving this car? Do I just need to take it much easier on the corners with the 25th Anniversary Countach? I will admit that I don't often drive with Comfort Hard tires. Usually Comfort Medium is as far as I go, but you know me, I want as realistic an experience as I can get. That's why I'm also driving in cockpit mode as much as I can from now on. It really is much more immersive in cockpit mode, with a pair of gaming headphones on - you really hear a lot of subtle sounds that you might not hear coming from the TV speakers several feet away. Anyway, so what do you usually do to determine an appropriate tire compound? This isn't a criticism...just a curiosity. 
Glad you're using Cockpit view a lot more now. If you've got a steering wheel & pedals, which I don't anymore@Ridox2JZGTE - I have a question for you. When you assign a particular tire compound to your replica builds, how do you determine which compound to use? Do you rely on your vast experience of just knowing which compound belongs on which car, for the most part? Do you actually test and measure lateral grip and then try another compound to see which tire is more close to the real-world lateral G force levels of the car? I'm just curious because I have just totaled 2 Lamborghini Countach's while driving on Comfort Hard tires!!
, the only thing missing are the G forces.. I could be wrong but, I'm yet to find a car that comes with CH tyres as standard fitment.
Be fair to the '68 Karmann Ghia. By '68 standards it wasn't that slow. Fast forward to the 21st century & yeah, it's in danger of gathering cobwebsAccording to GTdata.net, there are zero cars in GT6 that come with CH tires standard. Even cars like the 1968 Karmann Ghia come with Comfort Medium tires. Side note, my parents had one of those when I was a wee little lad. I bought one in GT6 - my God, it's pathetically slow!
Yeah, I've been kicking myself in the butt for over a year to ONLY drive in cockpit mode. I don't care about setting record lap times for the Seasonal Events, I rarely actually race online against people. So, I have no real reason to keep using bumper cam. I mean, what's the point of having all these different cars when you don't even see a square inch of the car as you're "driving"?! I tell myself all of these things, yet I still go back to bumper camera view.
Is it just me, or does the different perspective of cockpit view actually make things appear to be moving a little slower than when you're on bumper camera view? It feels that way to me...
@Ridox2JZGTE - I have a question for you. When you assign a particular tire compound to your replica builds, how do you determine which compound to use? Do you rely on your vast experience of just knowing which compound belongs on which car, for the most part? Do you actually test and measure lateral grip and then try another compound to see which tire is more close to the real-world lateral G force levels of the car? I'm just curious because I have just totaled 2 Lamborghini Countach's while driving on Comfort Hard tires!!
First I drove the car on CH to CS, then look at the G meter under cornering loads ( low to high speed ), then if there's lap time data available, I use them as benchmark. I drove on conservative pace, meaning not killing the tires for ultimate laps Then look how faster or slower the tires are to real life lap time on average. Then I also tested acceleration grip from standing start, see if the tire that I got close to has adequate grip not just on lateral loads. I always make sure I got the car weight correct first, lighter cars can affect how the tire can hold a line at speed. CS or SH would be perfect.
That job was so fun...After every concert, after we tore everything down, we'd all hang out for a while and suck down some beers and quite often we'd hop in our cars and start racing around the 1/4 mile oval track. Yeah...things were different back then.
Thanks for the response Ridox! 👍 I do agree with you that we tend to take for granted just how fast we are going in these cars. I figured I was just pushing the car too hard. After about 10 laps around Nordschleife on CH and CM tires, I finally threw on CS tires for my last 3 laps...someone in the pits had a spare set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires laying around...he said I could have them!\
I use several reference to aid me
These should be enough to get pretty close to what kind of tires were fitted from factory back in the day the car was sold. Like the Countach for example, fitting CS on these are a bit overkill, but of course, one can just imagine if these Countach were to be fitted with modern radial track ready tires
The 512BB and Countach were best on CH when measured against real life acceleration times from 0 - 160kmh, 0-400m etc. The Yellowbird works best on CM or CH if wanted more raw handling closer to Assetto Corsa Yellowbird lowest grip tires ( lewis_hamilton said about this on his review vs Assetto Corsa YB )
People often forgot or didn't realize how much speed they are driving the cars around a corner in GT6, often they feel slow, but try do similar speed in real life, I can guarantee even medium performance summer tires would squeal a lot at those speeds
Thanks for the response Ridox! 👍 I do agree with you that we tend to take for granted just how fast we are going in these cars. I figured I was just pushing the car too hard. After about 10 laps around Nordschleife on CH and CM tires, I finally threw on CS tires for my last 3 laps...someone in the pits had a spare set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires laying around...he said I could have them!
Maybe better brake pads and fluids too ( engine oil, brake fluid, radiator coolant etc ) to complement the new tires. Both can do easy 1:24s.
Yeah I earn my dollars as a spacer between the seat & the steering wheelOh wow...You drive big rigs @Pete05? Cool! I used to work as a stagehand at an amusement park (now it's a Six Flags) for rock concerts that they used to have down on the racetrack (its been torn up in recent years). I used to help build the stage, setup the roof, all the sound equipment, lights and band equipment. Best job a kid could ever have from 16-19 years old.. Anyway, we had this rigger who we called "Gramps" and one night when we were tearing down everything after a concert he asked me if I wanted to go get his rig with him (he had to park it in the upper level parking lot). I thought he just wanted someone to take the long walk with at 3am, but while we were walking he asked me "You wanna drive it down to the track? That'll freak everyone out!" Well, what do you think an 18 year old would say? "Hell yeah!" Oh man...I'll never forget that experience. I forget exactly what kind of transmission was in that thing, but I remember you had to flip a switch when you got to the last gear in the H pattern, and then you'd throw it back in where 1st gear was, or something like that. You should have seen the looks on everybody's faces when I pulled onto the race track in the drivers seat. I gave the horn a good blast to get their attention. I thought my boss was going to have a heart attack.
Imagine that in GTA 5, I would go around the city and squash some bugs The Liberator in GTA V will do for now
Reminds me of Tonka toy truck
Found this ....
So many easter eggs and secret vehicles in GTA V
Missing from OP.
Missing from OP.
The links to the FQ400 and NISMO GTR has been added on the OP.FQ400 - Tsukuba 500PP TT
The replica did 1:02s on CS at Tsukuba from what I can remember, what's your time at the TT ?
I got the biggest laugh earlier tonight when I was driving my 25th Anniversary Countach, with rear wing added, and I happened to press the DOWN button on my steering wheel to look out the back window while in cockpit view. I've always read/heard that rear vision is almost non-existent in the Countach...well, holy crap! They weren't lying!! These cars are such a blast to drive in cockpit view. At least I don't have to pay for all the body damage.
I seem to be stuck in a Lamborghini Replica coma lately...
On SM tire, the countach is a very good in handling, the RAIN X JGTC Countach comes to mind It's natural opponent is the Taisan F40 JGTC, but in real life, the Countach was back marker
Oh, the Countach on SM tires would be a grip monster! That would be a lot of fun...Maybe we should have Countach 25th race next time
Ya know, I haven't taken the RAIN X Countach out in quite a while. Maybe I'll take her for a spin a little later on. 👍 I'm sure I will take a little bit of a hiatus once my new laptop comes in and I'm so excited that Assetto Corsa has an official Ferrari F40 (I'm sure there are probably community built F40s too), but I am dead serious when I say "What am I going to do without my Ridox setups?! Especially on the F40 and all my Lamborghini's?!" You have no idea how conflicted I am...I would have probably stopped playing GT6 every single day if it weren't for your cars. That's how I know I'll never completely abandon Gran Turismo. As long as you're still playing and building cars, I'll be hanging out in your garage!
👍Thanks for the heads up, totally missed that or completely forgot about it
It's 1:01.754.The FQ400 looks really dirty, rally at Tsukuba
👍 It took me a long time to get use to it too. When I first started to use it, I was whole seconds off of my fastest lap-times After you find the one that works best for you, you'll start getting more consistent with it and get back to running around the same times as before and you'll be enjoying the drive more 👍
@ALB123 I agree with @Thorin Cain and use Standard cockpit view. I urge you to make a choice and stick to it as I feel the chopping & changing is hindering your acclimatization.Oh wow...I didn't know that you drove in cockpit view. Right on! 👍 I'm struggling with it, but slowly getting better. It will be some time before I am as comfortable and consistent as I am with bumper view, but I like it. I've been bouncing back and forth between Standard and Narrow, but I want to settle on one viewpoint and stick with it. Thanks for your response.
