Stock A-Spec Seasonal #19 - (450PP, 500PP, 600PP RC - 2/25 to 3/11)

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This is a thread series for the seasonal time trials that focuses on completing the challenges (i.e. beating the gold target times) with stock versions of the cars. This means that instead of maximizing your PP with upgrades and focusing on getting the fastest laps on the in-game leaderboard, you are attempting to complete the challenges with the bare minimum amount of 'car' and money-spent as is possible.

With the new more open ended format means that part of the challenge will be finding a stock car that has the lowest PP or lowest price depending on your view. It is also difficult to predict which types of tires a car will come with before purchasing.

Warning: Some of these challenges are getting to be extreme and should be approached with caution! :banghead:


In order to participate your car must be stock.

1) A stock car is essentially any car as it is when purchased from the dealership or won as a prize: it will have had no modifications, added parts, or adjustments done that affect how the car performs.
2) No oil changes are permitted: if you have had an oil change you must wait until the effects of the HP boost have been removed by driving over 300 km.
3) You must use the original tire type that came with the car, unless dirt or snow tires are required.
4) No changes to any “Car Settings” are permitted: they must ALL be left at their default values. [Note: cars that come with Fully Customizable Suspension that were purchased or won prior to patch 1.11 must have the suspension settings restored to default in order to be updated with the new stock suspension settings.]
5) No SRF or ASM is permitted: other “Driver Assists” are permitted.

Basically, the ONLY changes you may make to a car include: painting the car and changing a car’s racing number. Any other changes means your car is not stock.


Stock A-Spec Seasonals #19:

Beginner Level Non-Racecar Challenge: Suzuka East - 450 PP - SH
Intermediate Level Non-Racecar Challenge: Spa - 500 PP - SS
Expert Level Racecar Challenge: Nurburgring Nordschleife - 600 PP - RH


The Stock Seasonal Spreadsheet:

A few members have begun a leaderboard of sorts where individuals will be able to input their info into a public document. This is not so much a competition as a way to compare all sorts of data. At this point the data that is recorded for entries is as follows:

PP - Best Lap - Total Time - Car - Tires - Drive - Power - Weight - Rabbit - Rabbit Total Time

Link to the GTP Stock Seasonal Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kDEW2OWUxHfq9PTR4G4-HKXl3veLfq0sXhvwiPYMUGw/

Notes about the Spreadsheet:
Tabs will generally be ordered with the newest seasonal events at the left.
Gold times are ordered based first on PP (lowest PP at the top), and then total time.
Bronze and Silver times are ordered based solely on total time (fastest time at the top): these entries will be grayed out.
If you are comfortable with entering your info please do so.
Only create one entry per car for your best total time for that car.
To add an empty line: right click (PC) on a gray row number box and select add a row above or below.
If you make a mistake or change something you did not mean to change hit undo once or a few times.
 
My results so far with a wheel and automatic transmission:

450PP NRC at Suzuka East:
373PP
– 1:04.609 – 5:57.889 – Toyota 2000GT ‘67 – CS – FR – 153hp – 1120kg – efini RX-7 Type RZ (FD) ’96 – 6:01.155

500PP NRC at Spa:
486PP
– 2:39.836 – 8:30.361 – Shelby Series One Super Charged ’03 – SH – FR – 319hp – 1202kg – 430 Scuderia ’07 – 8:31.568

600PP RC at Nurburgring Nordschleife:
532PP – 7:01.261 – 7:36.227 – Mini Clubman VGT – RH – 4WD – 388hp – 1050kg – Corvette Z06 (C6) LM Race Car – 7:26.081 [Handles well, but no chance here.]
582PP – 6:51.645 – 7:26.145 – Jaguar XJ13 ’66 – RH – MR – 510hp – 998kg – XJ220 LM Race Car – 7:28.023

Rabbits range from 7:10.xxx to 7:26.xxx
 
600PP RC at Nurburgring Nordschleife:
560 pp -
7:18.633- NSX-R PROTOTYPE LM Race Car- RH-MR-511 BHP-1120 KG , Ford GT LM Race Car -7:19.173 . Got him before the straight, had probably a 3 sec lead, but he drafted and caught me at top of hill. No way he could get by though.
541 pp - 7:25.366 - Cobra Daytona Coupe 15th Anniv. '64 RH-FR-399 BHP -1043 KG, SLS, 1st car, but Viper GTS-R Team Orca was the real competition starting in 3rd. 7:26.284.

Wondering if they finally fixed camber, both these cars handle great, especially long sweeping turns. Had to make sure I had SRF off, checked about 2-3 times !

535 pp -7:29.560 - Cobra Daytona Coupe '64 RH-FR-384 BHP - 1043KG - SLS AMG, 2 GTR'S, R8, and Diablo which ended up being 2nd. 7: 31.921 .
 
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450PP NRC at Suzuka East:
375 PP
- 1:05.233 - 6:00.070 - Nissan Fairlady 2000 (SR311) '68 - CS - FR - 141 hp - 930 kg - Mazda RX-7 Type RS-R (FD) '97 - 6:01.164

500PP NRC at Spa:
490 PP
- 2:45.229 - 8:41.460 - BMW M3 CSL '03 - SH - FR - 354 hp - 1385 kg - GT-R Black edition '12 - 8:44.036

600PP RC at Nurburgring Nordschleife:
591 PP
- 6:52.676 - 7:27.309 - Ferrari 330 P4 '67 - RH - MR - 448 hp - 792 kg - R8 LMS (Team PlayStation)) '09 - 7:28.497
 
600PP RC at Nurburgring Nordschleife:
594PP
- 652.015 - 727.397 2000 Ford Falcon XR8 - RH - FR - 599bhp - 1350k - gtr r35 Touring Car - 727.887
594PP - 646.867 - 721.283 CHEV Camaro SS Touring Car '10 - RH - FR - 575bhp - 1210k - GT-R Concept LM Race Car - 721.731
582PP - 644.985 - 723.039 - Castrol Tom's Supra '97 - RH - FR - 492bhp - 1150kg - Camaro LM Race Car - 725.287

500PP NRC at Spa:
499PP
- 246.642 - 847.712 MERC C 63 AMG '08 - SH - FR - 450bhp - 1730k - 430 Scuderia '07 - 848.297
498PP - 243.187 - 832.283 CHEV Camaro SS '10 - SH - FR - 427bhp - 1755k - Gallardo LP 560-4 '08 - 734.564
490PP - 240.582 - 830.496 HONDA HSC '03 - SH - MR - 324bhp - 1150k - 430 Scuderia '07 - 831.712

450PP NRC at Suzuka East:
414PP
- 101.989 - 544.665 HONDA Civic Type R (EP) '04 - SH - FF - 214bhp - 1190k - 430 Elise 111R '04 - 548.705

I really enjoyed the beginners at London:tup: but Suzuka East:tdown: is sooo... boring.
Spa is too forgiving without penalties hard to take it serious but:tdown:
How brilliant is it to have Nord again!!👍👍👍:D
 
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450PP NRC at Suzuka East:
353PP
– 1:05.838 – 6:01.330 – Toyota MR2 1600 G '86 – CS – MR – 127hp – 1120kg – Lancer Evolution IV GSR '96 – +0.1.974
338PP - 1:05.701 - 6:09.480 - Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale '63 - CS - FR - 112bhp - 950kg - Impreza Sedan WRX Sti - +0.134

500PP NRC at Spa:
493PP
- - 8:27.968 - Lotus Esprit Sport 350 '00 - SH - MR - 353bhp - 1300kg - 430 Scuderia '07 - +1.565
481PP - 4:45.369 - 8:39.620 - Ferrari 512BB '76- SH - MR - 354bhp - 1400kg - 599 '06 - +1.237

600PP RC at Nurburgring Nordschleife:
592PP
- 7:30.546 - BMW Z4 GT3 ’11 – RH – FR – 508hp – 1190kg - XJ220 LM Race Car - +0.662

Wondering if they finally fixed camber, both these cars handle great, especially long sweeping turns. Had to make sure I had SRF off, checked about 2-3 times !

I know what you mean. I did the Spa race twice in the 512BB and didn't spin out once. That's unheard of for me. I even got a huge sideways on at Eau Rouge and got it back without any trouble. Either something's changed or I'm much better than I was a few weeks ago when I last drove it.
 
A few more just for the record:D
600PP RC at Nurburgring Nordschleife:

594PP - 641.511 - 716.038 - Skyline GT-R R34 Touring Car - RH - 4wd - 555bhp - 1130kg - Corvette Z06 (C6) LM Race Car - 716.728
591PP - 638.982 - 713.679 - Xanavi Nismo Z '06 - RH - FR - 508bhp - 1100kg - Corvette Z06 (C6) LM Race Car - 715.181
574PP - 644.975 - 720.041 - Rx-7 LM Race Car - RH - FR - 500bhp - 1080kg - Corvette C5-R (C5)'00 - 721.691
572PP - 642.301 - 716.906 - weider HSV-010 '11 - RH - FR - 493bhp - 1100kg - Corvette Z06 (C6) LM Race Car - 718.68
571PP - 643.934 - 718.778 - Rx-8 Concept LM Race Car - RH - FR - 500bhp - 1100kg - mclaren F1 GTR BMW (kokus - 719.677 (draft the mclaren the whole of Döttinger Höhe straight)
 
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450 PP so far for me:

383 PP '01 Hyundai Tiburon GT on CS tires with a win margin of .116

371 PP '09 Abarth 500 on CS tires with a win margin of 1.429
 
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450PP NRC at Suzuka East:
373PP
– N/A – 5'51.499 – Toyota 2000GT ‘67 – CS – FR – 153hp – 1120kg – efini RX-7 Type RZ (FD) ’96 – 5'55.920


500PP NRC at Spa:
486PP
– N/A – 8'22.403 – Shelby Series One Super Charged ’03 – SH – FR – 319hp – 1202kg – 430 Scuderia ’07 – 8'24.525


If someone could add my times to the spreadsheet, it would be appreciated 👍 as I seem to have not figured out how yet. :dunce: Thanks guys
 
Beginner Level Non-Racecar Challenge: Suzuka East - 450 PP - SH
327PP
- 5:59.907 - Toyota Vitz F '12 - FF - CS - 92bhp - 990kg vs éfini RX-7 Type RS (FD) '96 2.758 sec behind , bl 1:05.663


Intermediate Level Non-Racecar Challenge: Spa - 500 PP - SS
413PP
- 8:52.077 - Ferrari Dino 246 GT '71 - MR - SH - 191bhp - 1080kg vs Cobra 427 '66 +0.784 sec ,Cizeta V16T '94 +1.279 sec behind , bl 2:49.094 (The Cizeta was the real rabbit and it almost succesfully PITTed me on last lap causing me go off track on the runoff in sector 3)


Expert Level Racecar Challenge: Nurburgring Nordschleife - 600 PP - RH
535PP
- 6:55.734 - 7:30.334 - Cobra Daytona Coupe '64 - FR - RH - 384bhp - 1043kg vs Camaro LM Race car +1.247 sec behind.
 
600PP RC at Nurburgring Nordschleife:
532PP
- 6:58.836 - 7:33.719 - Mini Clubman VGT – RH – 4WD – 388hp – 1050kg - Camaro LM Race car - +0.261

I had a few second places against various line-ups including one against the Diablo by less than half a second when I made my move too early and he re-passed me on the final straight but this one panned out perfectly. Caught the Camaro right at the start of the straight, got a good tow and passed him just before the kink. He tucked in right behind me but there was no way he was going to out-brake me. :D
 
Damn why didn't I notice this thread before, sure looks like fun since I like driving around in bare bone stock cars the most as well. But since the current seasonal is ending in less than a day I'll wait and jump on the train for the next ones. Looking foward to it! :)
 
Ok I just added one entry in race 19.2 for the current event. I added in the empty columns next to my record a bit extra info in regards to assists, transmission and camera. Is it allowed to do this? And also, since those rows are empty anyway, maybe add extra header fields there as well for future events so everyone can do that? I don't know about others but I find that info more interesting than for example the rabbit time and car. Just a small suggestion, lovely thing that spreadsheet! 👍
 
These are very important pieces of information when trying to win in low PP cars.

Aah yes I get it, to win in as low pp as possible. :) For me the fun is just to ride around in a lot of cars I usually don't drive often, or even have never driven before. But I'll keep posting the rabbit info as well.

Another question, if you don't write down your fastest lap during the race itself, is there a way to see it again afterwards at the scoreboard?
 
Ok I just added one entry in race 19.2 for the current event. I added in the empty columns next to my record a bit extra info in regards to assists, transmission and camera. Is it allowed to do this? And also, since those rows are empty anyway, maybe add extra header fields there as well for future events so everyone can do that? I don't know about others but I find that info more interesting than for example the rabbit time and car. Just a small suggestion, lovely thing that spreadsheet! 👍

Thanks for entering your time in the spreadsheet. I've taken it upon myself to keep it updated since the chap who set it up disappeared without trace and it always nice when someone saves me the trouble. The extra info in the unused columns is fine. Any suggestions to improve the spreadsheet are welcome.

Another question, if you don't write down your fastest lap during the race itself, is there a way to see it again afterwards at the scoreboard?

This is my method

1. Save replay
2. Play replay
3. FF to last lap
4. Watch best lap display
5. Get distracted watching race
6. Miss best lap time. Jump to 2

If someone knows a better way please tell me.
 
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