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Yes we had some good battles r34love, don't worry about the bumps
The Parity Club - Interest Check and TestingFinished
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I'm assuming you used a Low RPM Turbo with those? I bought a new IS350, slapped a Low RPM Turbo, and ran a low 11 with 144 mph. Could only get a BRZ with the turbo up to 142 though, and only in the 13s... the default setup on that car is just plain not good/doesn't suit my driving style.
But, when I took my Garaiya with the Fuji setup and restored it to stock power, I ran an 11.5 at 145mph. So I guess I'll just use that one, dial back a little power and I should be good to go. 👍 I was rather hoping to run the Lexus, but I'd have to nerf it too much.
Might set up a BRZ as well, not too many people have been running that one.Maybe reducing your downforce by quite a bit would bring back some speed without significantly negating the suspension work you've done? Less downforce would slow you down in the corners but I'd guess your tweaked car would still handle better through the corners than an untweaked car with high downforce. Or not, I really don't know as I'm complete rubbish with a spanner.
Would be a good idea if I hadn't already trimmed all the wing off my Lexus.
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Yes, I had a low-RPM turbo on those. I will test again tonight to see if I'm hitting those same times, but I'm only testing in stock form (plus low-RPM turbo) so I don't know how the targets will relate to a tuned car. So far we've had people who couldn't get up to the targets or down to the targets so either I'm doing something wrong or these kinds of race cars aren't suited to parity racing. I'll probably avoid using these kinds of dedicated race cars in the future.
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- kHamcio
Hello everybody! Long time no see!
Does anyone remember me?
I miss those great, clean races. I didn't have much time lately for racing, because of school etc etc, bla bla, but virtual racing is just my hobby, that I can't simply abandon! I was very very close to make a decision of selling all the stuff (wheel, cockpit, and PS3), but now I feel I need to get back to racing with You guys!
Is there some free space for me?
Does anyone remember me?
I miss those great, clean races. I didn't have much time lately for racing, because of school etc etc, bla bla, but virtual racing is just my hobby, that I can't simply abandon! I was very very close to make a decision of selling all the stuff (wheel, cockpit, and PS3), but now I feel I need to get back to racing with You guys!
Is there some free space for me?
Xiamoto
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I'd hate to see the GT300's (or any car class for that matter) get omitted going forward, so I'm open to occasional "No Tuning Allowed" races if that would help close up the field.
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I used default setups on the Lexus and BRZ that I ran with the Low RPM turbo.
I think the windows are just a little narrower is all. I remain optimistic that this format can work for purpose-built race cars.
@kHamcio, who can forget someone so quick?
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@BrandonW77 what the hell did you post that cricket video for?! 
. So random it's hilarious! And who the hell thought it would be a good idea to make a 60 minute video of crickets chirping?!
Oh wait a minute. Now that I thought about it again, you must have posted that because there aren't very many people in the lobby am I correct?
. So random it's hilarious! And who the hell thought it would be a good idea to make a 60 minute video of crickets chirping?! Oh wait a minute. Now that I thought about it again, you must have posted that because there aren't very many people in the lobby am I correct?
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@BrandonW77 what the hell did you post that cricket video for?!
Oh wait a minute. Now that I thought about it again, you must have posted that because there aren't very many people in the lobby am I correct?
Yeah, it was just me and amar at the time. Torzilla and R34 showed up later but that was it.
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Bookmarked that for future use.
Draft was crazy powerful but I liked it. 👍
Draft was crazy powerful but I liked it. 👍
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- ShakoYM-JP
HELLO ALL, 久しぶり!!
It's been awhile.. I had moved apartments, so my Internet was all messed up... I been back about 1 month... I'm ready to jump into the league!! @r34love - thank you for the "shout out" and support, I want to test ASAP. At TS and race organizer--- GREAT WORK !! I hope we meet online soon!!
@r34love, is my family, he say it's a great league!! COUNT ME IN !!
#JAPANSTILLSTRONG (lol)
SEE YOU GUYS LATER (mata ne〜!)
It's been awhile.. I had moved apartments, so my Internet was all messed up... I been back about 1 month... I'm ready to jump into the league!! @r34love - thank you for the "shout out" and support, I want to test ASAP. At TS and race organizer--- GREAT WORK !! I hope we meet online soon!!
@r34love, is my family, he say it's a great league!! COUNT ME IN !!
#JAPANSTILLSTRONG (lol)
SEE YOU GUYS LATER (mata ne〜!)
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That's the bad thing about parity racing, it makes it kind of impossible for someone to just grab a car and jump on track with us because prep time is needed. That's also why I set the targets using a totally stock car (GT300 excluded), my thinking being that if someone doesn't have prep time they should be able to grab that car and be pretty close with little-to-no work. The pay off is worth it because the racing has been spectacular and provides the competition I think all of us have always wanted, I think pretty much everyone has been leading the field at some point in a race which I hope adds to everyone's enjoyment.
Hello !!
(58- my father birth year)
We'd be happy to have you. Make sure you read through the OP to understand the parity concept, it's rather different than other racing offered around here and requires a bit of work but it's worth it in the end as the racing has been stupendous. Send me a FR on PSN, same name as on here. 👍
NOTE: Some family stuff has come up and I'm not going to be able to host races this Sunday, and Tuesday is iffy. If someone else wants to guest host that would be fine, or we can take a week off.
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I'm away with work right now, so I will not be ready to race this weekend anyway. With reference to the car selection, I prefer the stock vehicle (but then tuned for Parity) over the purpose built race cars, as it gives me a greater sense of achievement (ah hmmm... Copen!) and variety. That's not to say that I don't want to race with the race cars though!
Speaking of car selection, are we going to venture into the "Standards" market??? I know they take away the ability to use race numbers, but I think we are missing a big piece of the pie by not using them! We could do it as a "Standards only" event! And how about battle races... e.g the Subaru Impreza Vs the Mistu Evo, or Mustang Vs Camaro...?
Just some alcohol fuelled thoughts!
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All good ideas, I've had similar thoughts. My concern with only having two available cars is that most people would end up in one or the other and it would be more like a one-make race than the diverse grids we've seen lately. I don't have much of an opinion one way or the other on Standards, but it's really a shame the number plates can't be applied to them as that's probably one of my favorite features that's been added to the game and for me it's really transformed the image/feel of our racing for the better.
In a lot of cases there is a premium "equivalent" so we're not missing out on that much, but the vintage cars are where Standards pull some weight and I do like me some vintage cars. I'm thinking of doing vintage cars for the next selection, but there are plenty of vintage Premiums available to have a well-rounded grid. The only thing I really don't like about using Standards is having to change the rule from "everyone having number plates" to "nobody having number plates". I always try to keep my rules and format very consistent to prevent confusion and I'm sure someone wouldn't read the post carefully and show up in a Premium with a number plate on it. My OCD wouldn't cope very well if one car had a number plate and all the others didn't.
In a lot of cases there is a premium "equivalent" so we're not missing out on that much, but the vintage cars are where Standards pull some weight and I do like me some vintage cars. I'm thinking of doing vintage cars for the next selection, but there are plenty of vintage Premiums available to have a well-rounded grid. The only thing I really don't like about using Standards is having to change the rule from "everyone having number plates" to "nobody having number plates". I always try to keep my rules and format very consistent to prevent confusion and I'm sure someone wouldn't read the post carefully and show up in a Premium with a number plate on it. My OCD wouldn't cope very well if one car had a number plate and all the others didn't.
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- r34love
@BrandonW77 I understand the two car battle thing, but we could just make that either a multi-car or drivetrain battle. All AWD would be fun, and we could exclude certain cars like my favorite ZZII simply because they are too competitive. Or other high powered cars like the Skyline, GTRs, and 3000GT types in favor of the smaller AWD cars. Or not. I've been dialing down my R32-34s for years and have had no complaints.
The number plate issue could perhaps be resolved by colors? You may notice that my cars tend to always get a coat of purple? I do that for brand recognition, so that even if you don't see my number, you see the purple and you know its R34. So perhaps we could claim a specific color swatch and use it for identification on Standard cars, or any other car we wish to use?
The number plate issue could perhaps be resolved by colors? You may notice that my cars tend to always get a coat of purple? I do that for brand recognition, so that even if you don't see my number, you see the purple and you know its R34.
So perhaps we could claim a specific color swatch and use it for identification on Standard cars, or any other car we wish to use?
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@BrandonW77 I understand the two car battle thing, but we could just make that either a multi-car or drivetrain battle. All AWD would be fun, and we could exclude certain cars like my favorite ZZII simply because they are too competitive. Or other high powered cars like the Skyline, GTRs, and 3000GT types in favor of the smaller AWD cars. Or not. I've been dialing down my R32-34s for years and have had no complaints.
The number plate issue could perhaps be resolved by colors? You may notice that my cars tend to always get a coat of purple? I do that for brand recognition, so that even if you don't see my number, you see the purple and you know its R34.
My point was that if we only have a Mustang and Camaro available, for example, I could see the majority of the grid grabbing a Mustang and only one or two Camaro's on the grid, which kind of defeats the purpose. People are going to gravitate to whichever one handles better, but I guess that could have a limited effect in parity racing. I like the concept, but for the most part people have voted for large car selections and that kind of goes against that. I'd personally prefer a smaller group, but I try to do what makes the group happy.
Honestly, I generally recognize people by their color scheme (for those who stick to the same color) and that's why I generally paint my cars in the same color scheme. I couldn't tell you anybody's number, but that's not why I like to use them. IMO the number plates on the doors/bonnet/boot make it look like a proper racing series instead of a bunch of hooligans horsing around with street cars, kind of like a SCCA sanctioned event and that really pleases my eyes.
It's more for appearance than identification purposes (at least from my point of view). 👍Thanks for the input though, I always welcome feedback and always try to explain my line of reasoning.
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@BrandonW77
The number plate issue could perhaps be resolved by colors? You may notice that my cars tend to always get a coat of purple? I do that for brand recognition, so that even if you don't see my number, you see the purple and you know its R34.
I know Brandon likes the number plates and he's running the show, but I do like the idea of specific driver colors. In the Ferarri series I only used lime green to bring attention to the fact that limes rule and lemons suck.
Could we have a limited number of each car available, like if there are 14 spots have 7 Mustangs and 7 Camero's, first come first choose.
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- kHamcio
All good ideas here. I agree with the suggestion of limited number of each car available, I think it's a good idea (Camaro for me! ;D).
But still, I can't wait to try the concept of Parity Racing - never driven before, because I had only raced with You in great, unforgettable Ferrari Festival and perfect Zero Cup.
Now, I'm going to make some first preparations for the next race (and first race for me)!
But still, I can't wait to try the concept of Parity Racing - never driven before, because I had only raced with You in great, unforgettable Ferrari Festival and perfect Zero Cup.
Now, I'm going to make some first preparations for the next race (and first race for me)!
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In theory, yes. But if only 8 people show up and 7 choose Rustangs...... That's not necessarily a likely scenario, but I kind of don't like the idea of telling people what car to drive either. A slightly different idea could be Murican Muscle vs. Euro Muscle, have the Challenger, Mustang and Camaro going against the Alfa 8c, a Bimmer and a Merc. Or just leave it open to any Murican FR car and any Euro FR car.
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I can race on Saturday. 👍
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I can't make it tonight
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