The RX-7 seasonal event.
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- Stroker-Z28
Hehehe........ I hate to admit what I did 
I've been trying this race since it appeared and tried every tune I could find, started from defaults and tuned myself, SRF on, SRF off, etc. Nothing worked, best I could manage was 2nd and about 4-5 sec from the lead car. I had just about decided I just didn't have what it takes when I noticed that my car only shows 284hp
It seems that I got all the upgrades except the ones for horsepower, I've been running the race 110 hp short.
I did the power upgrades, ran 6 laps to get used to them and then restarted and won by 3.6 sec. All that low powered practice really paid off!
I've been trying this race since it appeared and tried every tune I could find, started from defaults and tuned myself, SRF on, SRF off, etc. Nothing worked, best I could manage was 2nd and about 4-5 sec from the lead car. I had just about decided I just didn't have what it takes when I noticed that my car only shows 284hp It seems that I got all the upgrades except the ones for horsepower, I've been running the race 110 hp short.I did the power upgrades, ran 6 laps to get used to them and then restarted and won by 3.6 sec. All that low powered practice really paid off!
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- durbanriotsquad
Golded with the Spirit R Type A, using a DS3 with SRF turned on. Managed late 59.x to early 1.00.x lap times fairly easily.
Without SRF, I could only manage the occasional late 1.01's with consistent 1.02 - 1.03's. But I was getting some outrageous drift with the SRF turned off.
Has anyone managed gold with the DS3 with SRF turned off?
Without SRF, I could only manage the occasional late 1.01's with consistent 1.02 - 1.03's. But I was getting some outrageous drift with the SRF turned off.
Has anyone managed gold with the DS3 with SRF turned off?
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- RACING_1750
- ihiggins v12
Just won by a nice 5 seconds.
- 535
- p-coletrey
that took 4-ever, but with just one run at :59, rest at low 1:xx I won by a whopping 2 sec. he gets stuck behind the 300 pretty good last lap. same setup as erbody in da club.
- 2,898
- London
- GTP_Synwraith
You've written a great deal about your efforts on these challenges and that's really good to hear your experience, plus some of us have tried to be as helpful as possible and gone to some lengths to aid you in your quest to do these challenges without SRF.
You also made mention that people who beat others over the head about using SRF are behaving in an inappropriate manner, which I agree with 👍
However, statements like the above do not apply to everyone. I tried many hours to complete all challenges in the seasonals without the use of SRF and it never once stopped being enjoyable, and was immensely satisfying when accomplished.
Please do not make sweeping statements like that to influence how members should play the game, and assume that because you didn't find it enjoyable that nobody else would either. Please try to stick to the philosophy that everyone should be allowed to play the game as they see fit, as I know you subscribe to this as well.
Thank you for your consideration 👍
All the best
Maz
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Hi guys! After many attempts I managed to gold the Focus event without aids and now I´m with this RX7 event... a really big challenge!
I´m lapping constantly low 1:01 and high 1:00 but need to improve. I will try the setup that you have posted before because I feel that I can improve my times with a better setup.
Is there many people who golded this event without SRF? Any advice despite a good setup for this challenge?
I´m lapping constantly low 1:01 and high 1:00 but need to improve. I will try the setup that you have posted before because I feel that I can improve my times with a better setup.
Is there many people who golded this event without SRF? Any advice despite a good setup for this challenge?
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- AU
- rayuki_84, GTP_Ragnar666
lol if you watch again its not really grip, its just my driving style i drift into the corner and just take a proper line out and accelerate properly out of the corners. much easier to do with a gas pedal and its always been my favoured driving style from my drifting in GT4 days lol, love throwing cars into corners.
my first few attempts i didn't even try that, but after a few more i decided to give it a go and it worked a treat with those settings.
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- London
- GTP_Synwraith
A few members have managed gold on this event without the use of SRF. You will find setups for the RX7 in this thread probably, as well as page 6 of the "Ford Focus Event is Rigged???" thread and in the Q/A forum as well.
Find a decent setup, try to take the last corner starting a little wide and then full throttle out when you have the grip. You want to avoid power understeer that causes you to have to lift a bit on exit losing valuable momentum down to turn 1. Some of the braking into the hairpins will cause oversteer which you can tackle with a little bit of throttle while braking. Don't be afraid to brake all the way to the apex and get the tail out for increased rotation, pointing you nicely out of the exit 👍
You want to be running 1'00s with a few 59s thrown in for good measure. The leader encounters a backmarker on the last lap, so don't be too disheartened if it gets to lap 8 or 9 and you're still a good 3 or 4 secs back.
All the best
Maz
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Thanks for your advice Maz, yesterday was my first try and managed to improve my setup but I´ll check yours to compare. Problem is I feel some understeer and I think it´s about my suspension settings. Need to improve 👍
I noticed as you said that in the last lap the leader was loosing time by an overlapped car, but I have not enough pace to be close to them.
Tonight another try!
Thx
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- InfernalTyrant
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- GunsRazorsKnifes
I need about another 1.5 seconds per lap to catch that lead car. I'm currently running low 1:02's. Thanks to some of the advice above I should hopefully get there tonight. Thanks for sharing.
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- nothingreal
I struggled with this event for a while as well - even after I 'mastered' the track it was still pretty challenging for me with some of the car setups.
Here's a setup I used to get pretty consistent high 59 second times (I passed the #1 GT-R as well as the 300ZX he's stuck behind early on in the 9th lap and finished several seconds ahead)
(note: I use the driving force GT, TC:1 everything else off except skid recovery force.. without skid recovery I couldn't get below the high 1:00 lap times and that's not quite enough to get first... your mileage may vary)
RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02 (the premium model from the dealer)
- Carbon Hood, Chasis Re-inforcement, All Lightweight mods (1051 KG)
- Misc. engine mods to get it to 393 HP (many combinations will work, I chose to not upgrade the turbo and use exhaust and engine tuning)
- Added Aero Kit
- LSD, Custom Tranny, Clutch and suspension
- Custom wheels
Settings:
Aero: 0/28
Transmission: Max Speed 149 (this is higher than most of the other setups)
LSD: 40/45/5
Suspension (F/R):
Height: -15/-10
Spring Rate: 11.0/4.5
Extension: 9/5
Compression: 7/3
Anti-Roll Bars: 2/6
Alignment (F/R):
Camber 2.5/1.8
Toe .15/-.15
Brake Balance (F/R): 8/5
In general once you get the feel of cutting the turns properly without loosing the back end it's just a matter of keeping a smooth, steady pace.
With the tranny set to a slightly higher Top speed I was able to get the car to 127-133 MPH in the final straight which can shave a few tenths off of a lap time, provided that you're able to smoothly bring the car down to the mid to upper 70's through the final sweeping turn.
Good luck.
Here's a setup I used to get pretty consistent high 59 second times (I passed the #1 GT-R as well as the 300ZX he's stuck behind early on in the 9th lap and finished several seconds ahead)
(note: I use the driving force GT, TC:1 everything else off except skid recovery force.. without skid recovery I couldn't get below the high 1:00 lap times and that's not quite enough to get first... your mileage may vary)
RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02 (the premium model from the dealer)
- Carbon Hood, Chasis Re-inforcement, All Lightweight mods (1051 KG)
- Misc. engine mods to get it to 393 HP (many combinations will work, I chose to not upgrade the turbo and use exhaust and engine tuning)
- Added Aero Kit
- LSD, Custom Tranny, Clutch and suspension
- Custom wheels
Settings:
Aero: 0/28
Transmission: Max Speed 149 (this is higher than most of the other setups)
LSD: 40/45/5
Suspension (F/R):
Height: -15/-10
Spring Rate: 11.0/4.5
Extension: 9/5
Compression: 7/3
Anti-Roll Bars: 2/6
Alignment (F/R):
Camber 2.5/1.8
Toe .15/-.15
Brake Balance (F/R): 8/5
In general once you get the feel of cutting the turns properly without loosing the back end it's just a matter of keeping a smooth, steady pace.
With the tranny set to a slightly higher Top speed I was able to get the car to 127-133 MPH in the final straight which can shave a few tenths off of a lap time, provided that you're able to smoothly bring the car down to the mid to upper 70's through the final sweeping turn.
Good luck.
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- dautolover
damn. 2 seconds behind first....
that hurt a lot to be honest.
that hurt a lot to be honest.
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- Blind829
Here's the setup I used to gold this event without SRF...basically the same tune as most in this thread, just slightly changed a few things.
- Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02
- Stage 3 weight Reduction/windows/carbon hood (1051Kg)
- Rigidity Improvement
- Added all aero parts (set to 0/28)
- Fully custom transmission (set to 137mph)
- Sports Intake Manifold + Racing Air Filter
- Sports ECU + Stage 2 Engine Tuning (394 HP)
- Catalytic converter + Titanium Semi-racing exhaust
- Fully custom Suspension (Ride Height -20/-20, Springs 16.0/6.3, Dampers 10/5, 10/5, ARB 2/6, camber 2.0/2.0, toe -.50/-.10)
- Twin clutch plates + Carbon propeller shaft + Semi-racing flywheel
- Brakes set to 9/9
- Tires were Sports Hard
As far as aids go:
- ABS 1
- TCS off
- SRF off
- ASM off
- Driving line on
This was by far the hardest race to date for me. At first I was running 63 second laps and got frustrated so I put SFR on and won by 8+ Seconds. I decided that was cheating and went back to win it the correct way. It took me probably 10 hours total to get gold. I did have to use an automatic transmission, which I'm not proud of, but it was the only way I could get the lap time I needed. I use a G25 and since you have to do a lot of steering with the pedals I'm not sure if this is possible with a DS3. I also tried using TCS at 1 but I seemed to lose momentum when steering with the throttle.
The gold race I ended up getting the "Human Stopwatch" trophy :-)
- Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02
- Stage 3 weight Reduction/windows/carbon hood (1051Kg)
- Rigidity Improvement
- Added all aero parts (set to 0/28)
- Fully custom transmission (set to 137mph)
- Sports Intake Manifold + Racing Air Filter
- Sports ECU + Stage 2 Engine Tuning (394 HP)
- Catalytic converter + Titanium Semi-racing exhaust
- Fully custom Suspension (Ride Height -20/-20, Springs 16.0/6.3, Dampers 10/5, 10/5, ARB 2/6, camber 2.0/2.0, toe -.50/-.10)
- Twin clutch plates + Carbon propeller shaft + Semi-racing flywheel
- Brakes set to 9/9
- Tires were Sports Hard
As far as aids go:
- ABS 1
- TCS off
- SRF off
- ASM off
- Driving line on
This was by far the hardest race to date for me. At first I was running 63 second laps and got frustrated so I put SFR on and won by 8+ Seconds. I decided that was cheating and went back to win it the correct way. It took me probably 10 hours total to get gold. I did have to use an automatic transmission, which I'm not proud of, but it was the only way I could get the lap time I needed. I use a G25 and since you have to do a lot of steering with the pedals I'm not sure if this is possible with a DS3. I also tried using TCS at 1 but I seemed to lose momentum when steering with the throttle.
The gold race I ended up getting the "Human Stopwatch" trophy :-)
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- Margate FL USA
- jmii
Is the Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A better then the Bathurst?
Even with 4 hours of work and SRF I can only manage 2nd with the Bathurst, I'm like 6-8 seconds behind the leader at the finish. I hope PD captures the data from these races... I've restarted about 1,000 times due to spins even WITH SRF
if you set the car up to be fast is very difficult to drive especially given my pathetic skills.
Even with 4 hours of work and SRF I can only manage 2nd with the Bathurst, I'm like 6-8 seconds behind the leader at the finish. I hope PD captures the data from these races... I've restarted about 1,000 times due to spins even WITH SRF
if you set the car up to be fast is very difficult to drive especially given my pathetic skills.
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- Leicestershire
This is impossible with SRF off.
Using the RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02 with all of the above settings. Except TSC off. Cannot get better than 1.01.8 secs and best iv done is 4th. Still 19secs behind the lead Skyline.
Using the RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02 with all of the above settings. Except TSC off. Cannot get better than 1.01.8 secs and best iv done is 4th. Still 19secs behind the lead Skyline.
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