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no changes to St4 i see
Super Taikyu Season Eight - Info & Registration
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- AngelCreator
- AngelCreator
That does change things a little, I guess will have to setup my car again
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I just hope I can get it to handle as good as it does now.
.I just hope I can get it to handle as good as it does now.
- 1,006
You gotta roll with the punches. We all do.
m.piedgros
m.piedgros
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- AngelCreator
- AngelCreator
I know, it's ok
. I like driving this car so tuning it is half of the fun:tup:.
. I like driving this car so tuning it is half of the fun:tup:.
- 1,006
A few more changes have been made. Further changes are coming, be aware.
m.piedgros
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do those changes have to be done now or after the first race?
- 1,006
The changes must be made for round two.
m.piedgros
m.piedgros
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so pretty much ST3 cant have Full Custom Trannies....
I never had the Carbon Driveshaft anyway....
BUt now my car's gonna be handling weired cause of the awkward ratios...upsets the balance of my corner speed....
that cant be good
I never had the Carbon Driveshaft anyway....
BUt now my car's gonna be handling weired cause of the awkward ratios...upsets the balance of my corner speed....
that cant be good
- 1,006
You're going to have to make up for it in suspension geometry and maybe even ballast weight.
m.piedgros
m.piedgros
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- AngelCreator
- AngelCreator
I did some test and going to Semi-Racing suspension is not going to slow me down.
Because I found that the car handles as good or better than before.
Edit:
I just seen that we need to add 50KG of weight to are cars(ST4).
I don't think it will change my car much.
.Because I found that the car handles as good or better than before.
Edit:
I just seen that we need to add 50KG of weight to are cars(ST4).
I don't think it will change my car much.
- 1,006
That was actually designed to help the smart tuners. It'll allow you to adjust the ballast over the car to aid with handling on certain tracks. Not to mention GT4 were so stupid when they added ballast weight it has no negative effects and you can't adjust corner weights. (Just like their suspension tuning.) SO DUMB! But I digress.
m.piedgros
m.piedgros
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Major changes can be expected to the ST5 class for round five. A fresh slate (i.e. to say... a new car [same model, you'll understand when changes are announced.]) may be required.
m.piedgros
m.piedgros
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- AngelCreator
- AngelCreator
Any more change's planed for ST4?
- 1,006
Okay, I've lost my series notes... I'm going to have to investigate why I said the changes were for round five but GN+ and I have yet to make contact since my return.
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BIG CHANGES COMING TO ST5, BEWARE!!!
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m.piedgros
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BIG CHANGES COMING TO ST5, BEWARE!!!
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m.piedgros
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- Jonerz99
Hello GN+ and m.piedgros,
My name is Chris and I used to run in Season 7. After a while away from GTPlanet, and GT4 all together I thought I'd pull the old Playstation out of the mothballs and see what was happening on GTPlanet. Good to see the series got through 7 and has moved on to season 8. Now, I see there is another Chris Jones in the series but I could go by David (my middle name) as I often do. If possible, I'd like to register for this series.
Driver Name: David Jones
#27 FINA Sunbeam ADVAN M3
BMW M3
My name is Chris and I used to run in Season 7. After a while away from GTPlanet, and GT4 all together I thought I'd pull the old Playstation out of the mothballs and see what was happening on GTPlanet. Good to see the series got through 7 and has moved on to season 8. Now, I see there is another Chris Jones in the series but I could go by David (my middle name) as I often do. If possible, I'd like to register for this series.
Driver Name: David Jones
#27 FINA Sunbeam ADVAN M3
BMW M3
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GN are you there? we have a new racer!!!
- 1,006
Houston, Texas - The Holden Commodore SS, Ford F6 Typhoon, and Ford FPV GT were all announced as legal chassis for the remainder of season eight in Super Taikyu. Officials concluded testing for the three Aussies earlier today, and after brief deliberation, the cars have been allowed to run with Weight Reduction Stage 3. (Car horsepower levels are to be 500hp +10, or -25 approximately.)
"The cars are colossal in terms of weight compared to their ST1 counter-parts" explained technical director m.piedgros "heck, these beasts are colossal in terms of power too!" He joked, "it was a matter of common sense they be allowed this upgrade. Giving them the purpose built racing body won't give them any advantage, it merely equalizes performance with the far more road based Porsche GT3 and Opera Performance's 350z."
No official specs on time difference between the cars were released to the Super Taikyu news affiliates at the test site MSR in Houston, Texas. However, it is widely understood that m.piedgros and the Taikyu technical team have clearly done good work in the past.
Also on the agenda for the news men at the press conference for the announcement of the homologation of the three Australian dynamos, was the talk of series restructuring. "Currently I have no comment." m.piedgros stated, "The series is hurting on the international level for a multitude of reasons. It is a niche championship, and aside from the statistics, our experiences would say that the international public aren't interested in this niche." m.piedgros has never protested scheduling, or even the car list for the series, despite rumors of this.
"As a business we are most definitely concerned with the current state we are in. There are a number of options available for us to keep the series name around for a ninth, and hopefully beyond, season(s)." m.piedgros went on to say, "We'd definitely like to have a Taikyu tenth anniversary season, hopefully with GN+ still at the helm." Series head steward and CEO GN+ has been struggling with a number of issues, all out of his control. Issues related to the series include driver attendance. "I can see why he is getting aggravated with the situation." stated m.piedgros "Before coming to the Taikyu organization I worked on my own with the FIA GT3 Championship and it was driver attendance that killed us!"
If Taikyu fell victim to such issues-for instance driver attendance-it would most definitely not be alone. "Some admins lose interest in running races with such low attendance levels. If Taikyu dies, it will join countless others, and that is taking into account GT Planet series' alone!" stated racing expert X. Bert Racer. "How can someone be expected to go out there race after race taking all this time out of their personal lives to run an event for minuscule numbers? Racers and admins alike have to understand that. Some would say, you get what you give, however I do not necessarily subscribe to that, as Taikyu is a prime example of a very good admin, or group of admins for this matter, not getting what they give!" he continued.
Whatever is done, m.piedgros tried to make it clear that all members of the Taikyu organization were doing their darnedest to keep this long running series alive.
-- Super Taikyu News
"The cars are colossal in terms of weight compared to their ST1 counter-parts" explained technical director m.piedgros "heck, these beasts are colossal in terms of power too!" He joked, "it was a matter of common sense they be allowed this upgrade. Giving them the purpose built racing body won't give them any advantage, it merely equalizes performance with the far more road based Porsche GT3 and Opera Performance's 350z."
No official specs on time difference between the cars were released to the Super Taikyu news affiliates at the test site MSR in Houston, Texas. However, it is widely understood that m.piedgros and the Taikyu technical team have clearly done good work in the past.
Also on the agenda for the news men at the press conference for the announcement of the homologation of the three Australian dynamos, was the talk of series restructuring. "Currently I have no comment." m.piedgros stated, "The series is hurting on the international level for a multitude of reasons. It is a niche championship, and aside from the statistics, our experiences would say that the international public aren't interested in this niche." m.piedgros has never protested scheduling, or even the car list for the series, despite rumors of this.
"As a business we are most definitely concerned with the current state we are in. There are a number of options available for us to keep the series name around for a ninth, and hopefully beyond, season(s)." m.piedgros went on to say, "We'd definitely like to have a Taikyu tenth anniversary season, hopefully with GN+ still at the helm." Series head steward and CEO GN+ has been struggling with a number of issues, all out of his control. Issues related to the series include driver attendance. "I can see why he is getting aggravated with the situation." stated m.piedgros "Before coming to the Taikyu organization I worked on my own with the FIA GT3 Championship and it was driver attendance that killed us!"
If Taikyu fell victim to such issues-for instance driver attendance-it would most definitely not be alone. "Some admins lose interest in running races with such low attendance levels. If Taikyu dies, it will join countless others, and that is taking into account GT Planet series' alone!" stated racing expert X. Bert Racer. "How can someone be expected to go out there race after race taking all this time out of their personal lives to run an event for minuscule numbers? Racers and admins alike have to understand that. Some would say, you get what you give, however I do not necessarily subscribe to that, as Taikyu is a prime example of a very good admin, or group of admins for this matter, not getting what they give!" he continued.
Whatever is done, m.piedgros tried to make it clear that all members of the Taikyu organization were doing their darnedest to keep this long running series alive.
-- Super Taikyu News
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Hey Jonerz,
Good to have you aboard brother. As you can clearly see, we are experiencing some difficulties beyond our control. All I can say really is... stay tuned!
m.piedgros
Good to have you aboard brother. As you can clearly see, we are experiencing some difficulties beyond our control. All I can say really is... stay tuned!
m.piedgros
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- AngelCreator
- AngelCreator
I wouldn't mind driving one of the Fords, most likey the F6 Typhoon. That turbo I6 is just soo cool
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This seems to be the fate of alot of the race series on GTP, as my series die
because I didn't have any driver's at race two.
, most likey the F6 Typhoon. That turbo I6 is just soo cool.m.piedgros
This seems to be the fate of alot of the race series on GTP, as my series die
because I didn't have any driver's at race two
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- RadCoronet5651
wait a minute... what is the +10 and -25 stuff about? Horsepower or weight? 
Randy
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- AngelCreator
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Most likey it's horsepower, because the cars will need to have different horsepower to be even.
- 1,006
... yeah, that's horsepower. Approximately 500 bhp, +10 horses or -25 horses and the car is legal, so really 475-510 for the Aussies.
m.piedgros
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- AngelCreator
- AngelCreator
That sounds about right, because when I was doing some tests with those
cars the Holden Commodore SS is faster than the other two with less horsepower.
cars the Holden Commodore SS is faster than the other two with less horsepower.
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- RadCoronet5651
The Holden is the fastest car in my testing at the Mountain yesterday... probably going to move to another circuit and do some more testing... where and when no idea however... the FPV GT needs a really great setup... and the Typhoon F6 has a ton of speed needs a good setup too... I think the rounded front ends of the Fords have a "aero-push" tendency, a term from NASCAR with cars following close to each other. In this case however, this is one car by itself on a circuit and the Falcons are both very tight turning with this condition.. try changing the downforce, and it gets better but not much.. could stiffen the car but both cars have more hp, but they are also heavier!! Still the two Falcons are quick, but the Holden is just play bad fast 
Just adding my two cents here from Indiana.. ---- Randy
Just adding my two cents here from Indiana.. ---- Randy
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- AngelCreator
- AngelCreator
And you are right, although I was doing testing on S3 tires. You should try the
cars at Twin Ring Motegi-Road Course, Here are some times I got.
1:59:049-Holden Commodore SS '04-about 485HP
1:59:083-FPV F6 Typhoon '04-about 535HP
1:59:385-FPV GT '04-about 585HP
Now I don't remember if those are the horsepower numbers, but I think they
are close. And all of the times are on S3 tires.
cars at Twin Ring Motegi-Road Course, Here are some times I got.
1:59:049-Holden Commodore SS '04-about 485HP
1:59:083-FPV F6 Typhoon '04-about 535HP
1:59:385-FPV GT '04-about 585HP
Now I don't remember if those are the horsepower numbers, but I think they
are close. And all of the times are on S3 tires.
- 1,006
Hey drivers... "we have to talk." lol. Seriously though, the series is just about tanked. Its been a while since we've had the pleasure of taking our rides out on the track in a competitive environment. So I suppose a vote is necessary.
Should...
1) ... m.piedgros take over operation of the series and finish season eight?
2) ... m.piedgros announce a points championship based on the series results thus far and subsequently close the series for good?
3) ... m.piedgros announce publicly his series plans to all of GT Planet and start up a brand new season of Taikyu?
4) ... m.piedgros announce publicly his series plans to all of GT Planet to finish the remaining rounds of Taikyu?
5) ... m.piedgros just close the series all together?
6) ... we all sit and wait patiently for our esteemed leader GN+ to get back in town as it were?
m.piedgros
Should...
1) ... m.piedgros take over operation of the series and finish season eight?
2) ... m.piedgros announce a points championship based on the series results thus far and subsequently close the series for good?
3) ... m.piedgros announce publicly his series plans to all of GT Planet and start up a brand new season of Taikyu?
4) ... m.piedgros announce publicly his series plans to all of GT Planet to finish the remaining rounds of Taikyu?
5) ... m.piedgros just close the series all together?
6) ... we all sit and wait patiently for our esteemed leader GN+ to get back in town as it were?
m.piedgros
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- AngelCreator
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I don't know, I would have to pick ether 1 or 4 I guess.
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- RadCoronet5651
1 or 4 hopefully! I am itching to get into that WRX and the RX-8! So I am going to keep testing them on different circuits *after Family Guy btw* so see ya! --- Randy
--- Randy- 757
kill it. don't try to bring back to life something dead and rotten. if you had to, start a new season. make this series your own. GN+ didn't really seem to care about this at all on GTPlanet, it seemed more an afterthought. I watched this series with a lot of interest, and VERY quickly lost that interest because of how poorly it was run. I've seen well run series and badly run ones, this one sadly falls into the latter.
Since taking over the LMS series, I know what it takes to run one, and i'm testing now for a GTMode series, so I'll have experience there too. My goal is to be on par w/ EV4L and Flat-Out in series running (big shoes to fill i know).
just my $.02
Since taking over the LMS series, I know what it takes to run one, and i'm testing now for a GTMode series, so I'll have experience there too. My goal is to be on par w/ EV4L and Flat-Out in series running (big shoes to fill i know).
just my $.02
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- Jonerz99
As far as my vote goes... 1, 3, or 4. I suppose if I had to vote for just one... well, I'd probably vote 3 because I want a fair shake at the championship. As I have no points thus far, having competed in no races yet, I'd like to start the season over again (preferably with some different tracks, not sure if that is a part of the plan.) In addition, as I've just stated, I'm not the biggest fan of the tracks in the series however, I would be more than willing to finish the season if that is prefered by most competitors. Officially my vote is 4.
Later,
Later,
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