Three Hundred Miles Per Hour

[mcsqueegy]

Well, at 22 seconds or so, I was steering into the corner with both cars. Steering at all means i couldn't have done a wheelie. But yeah, some cars do that around corners, where they pop up, but since I was turning, the wheels wouldn't have gone off the ground. Thanks for noticing though, you'd make a good judge 👍. I'll wait for your opinion DE...

-Macca

P.S Audi's rule! I am up to 352.61mph now, and in one of my attempts, i equalled your speed DE . Still working on it.

 

[TheBook]

As you will see, it's humiliating to you guys... sorry .

At least I can still say I had the first confirmed one, if not the fastest.

I lost my settings for the Audi yesterday (accidentally copied my backup save onto my good one while trying to do the opposite ), but I might try to give you a slight run for that record.

 

[Dark Elite]

Nice work, Macca!

I should make it clear, mind, that my Audi R8 speed was just a one-off, totally random test - I decided to see what would happen if I didn't hit the nitrous on a 345-ish mile per hour setup

Let's see the Audi's nitrous speed, then, you git..

As for the Nissan run - if it did wheelie at that point, which it doesn't seem to have done, it'd be wayyy up in the air the whole way 'round, particularly once the nitrous is flowing through. I think we can say this one's fine, unless anyone's spotted something I haven't?

For some reason, Freewebs' main page is annihilating itself, so I've got an excuse to get the backup Leaderboard up to date.

Backup Leaderboard Updated

That, by the way, is the 399th Leaderboard update

DE

 

[LMCarsRule]

No, what I meant was 22 seconds into the video [ or about 1:06 remaining ]

 

[Dark Elite]

Yeah, that's what I looked at in particular. I noticed Macca got it the other way around. I checked your post after reading that, and, like I said - if the car pulled up then, at fairly low speed on relatively low power, it would be miles in the air by the time it got up to 350mph

DE

 

[Fluke]

i wonder how long until someone breaks 400.......

I guess the race is on!

 

[Glanza-V]

Awnser to that question was a few pages back

 

[LMCarsRule]

No one knows this better than you Dark Elite

 

[mcsqueegy]

Agreed. Thanks guys 👍. Now...my Audi reached 353.92mph today! I found out that extra downforce helps the car, instead of screwing it up. But like I said, there won't be a video uploaded unless I drive the car to sh**, as usual. Though I still need to fix up my videos...

-Macca

 

[Dark Elite]

No one knows this better than you Dark Elite

Ahh, thank you, but it's not true. Okay, I've been here longest, and I've seen them all - but I haven't done them all. There are some real talented tuners out there, those who truly understand how this game works and why their setups are fast.. They know who they are, just like they know I can never come close to that

Nice one, Macca. There's still another four or so mph to get out of it before you post anything, eh
Good luck

DE

 

[Fluke]

i havent tried any top speed runs recently, me thinks its time to break out the oldschool R32 and see what we can come up with.....

 

[LMCarsRule]

I've been trying some cars not on the list thinking that I could be the first one with a record from that car, but I realized they're not on the list for a reason! I was just working on tuning the Option Stream Z -- 292.25 mph is the best I can muster, but I'd like to see that car on the list!

Anyone want to give it a try? I'll PM my settings to the first one to speak up.

 

[mcsqueegy]

Trust me, you're not the first to try the Option Z. I've done 295, and there's been better, but not quite 300. Most of us think it's impossible, but we'd love it to get 300...

Anyway, I hit 354.56mph today, starting to run out of new ideas. And, I noticed something else with the leaderboard DE. I saw this a while ago, but neglected to mention it. The Honda NSX-R LM Road car is on the leaderboard, but not in the records section at all... just another little something.

-Macca

 

[LMCarsRule]

@DE: For the leader board, you should use a php script to index the records so they can be sorted not only by speed, but by driver (user), by Car model, and Manufacturer.

My TS020 max speed run @ 359.60mph!

View the Max Speed Video <-- Option/Alt click it if loading is slow...

The video is hosted on my website - http://mediaunderground.ath.cx/, not youtube, so enjoy the higher quality (I hope...)

-MasterX (LMCarsRule)

 

[Dark Elite]

I've been trying some cars not on the list thinking that I could be the first one with a record from that car, but I realized they're not on the list for a reason! I was just working on tuning the Option Stream Z -- 292.25 mph is the best I can muster, but I'd like to see that car on the list!

Anyone want to give it a try? I'll PM my settings to the first one to speak up.

As Macca says, plenty of people have been a lot closer than that, but never quite there. It's not really getting close enough - like the Saleen did - to be worth employing masses of time in. Its powerband is just silly.

And, I noticed something else with the leaderboard DE. I saw this a while ago, but neglected to mention it. The Honda NSX-R LM Road car is on the leaderboard, but not in the records section at all... just another little something.

Aha, thanks. Not sure whether that car was first on the Leaderboard before or after I put the individual records list on it, but I'll get that sorted in the next update. Cheers!

@DE: For the leader board, you should use a php script to index the records so they can be sorted not only by speed, but by driver (user), by Car model, and Manufacturer.

No thanks. I'd rather not make the Leaderboard massively complex and vulnerable to errors, and I like to know and understand every single part of its code. The way it is now is familiar, simple and streamlined - and has been in use for years, so if anything goes wrong with it (only happened once, to date) I can very easily fix it.
If you've any questions that you can't be bothered to look up on the Leaderboard, then you can always ask me; as the program I use for editing the entries is capable of ordering by speed, driver, car and speed, and date - as well as marking out the top three for each car model. However, this is a totally unsuitable application for implementing on a webpage, so I have no base to work from for scripting different orders.

I could go right ahead and spend a massive amount of time making a separate table for every single car, every possible ordering, every manufacturer and every user.. But something tells me the amount of people wanting such a thing simply wouldn't justify either the time, or the complication and clutter.

I'll check out your speed either later on today, or tomorrow evening.

DE

 

[LMCarsRule]

@DE: Thanks for clarifying about the PHP thing its been something I see as simple being a non professional web designer, but for most php is a hard language to grasp... Before this post goes off topic: Please tell me how the video loads when you go to watch it -- I have been having some bandwidth trouble with my website and am debating on wether it is worth it to upload to one of the mainstream web video sites (i.e. YouTube, Facebook)

 

[mcsqueegy]

I finished off the Audi, and...didn't beat my speed. Anyways, here is my Audi at 354.56mph. See the sparks!
http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii39/mcsqueegy/?action=view&current=IMGP1931.flv
I think it's a clean run, because i did the photomode replay afterwards. I was too frustrated to keep driving it (as in, the PS2 would be smashed if I did one more run), and i didn't want to start a new setup, so i'll leave it at that. Afterwards, I might start a completely new car, one that has only had a few attempts...i'm thinking Nissan R89C...
-Macca

P.S This and the speed above will be 400th update DE!

 

[LMCarsRule]

Looking great Macca! Congrats on the Audi. I'm still waiting to get the R89C, but those 5 gear cars take a lot more tuning to get to the max speed than the 6 gear, but the R92CP has a load of horsepower, so I imagine the R89C must have a good amount.

-MasterX(LMCarsRule)

 

[Blind Speed]

Nice speed on the Audi, I need to get a photo of my Jaguars top speed record.

 

[Dark Elite]

@DE: Thanks for clarifying about the PHP thing its been something I see as simple being a non professional web designer, but for most php is a hard language to grasp...

Rather, a language I don't see the need to learn for such a dubious addition to the Leaderboard. I mean, it's not been suggested before, so I don't believe it's something huge numbers of people are dying for - so I don't feel the Leaderboard should be potentially mucked up trying to deal with demand that isn't there

Looking at your video, Macca, we can see nice clear Churchill effect all the way - even clearer now, with the speedo in shot - so that's definitely kosher. Nice work! Even if it does put you above me... hehe

LMCarsRule, I'm still waiting on your video. Which might give you your answer about your hosting

Leaderboard Updated. For the 400th time. Nice..

DE

 

[Blind Speed]

No wheelie-ing involved just 8 hours of me and my best friends tuning an XJR-9 and 377.13 mph. we talked to each other with headset mics. all night swapping ideas i bet the boys at XBL headquarters wonder why we chatted so long without doing anything- but thats no important what is important is that I dis this with NO NOS! For you can't equip it to this car I actually had to apply max front downforce and minimum rear downforce, she really wanted to wheelie a vid later maybe... I don't know I'm trying it on one of those euro Jud-Cars next whatever the brand is link to photo below.

http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=02xnaqb1wnj&thumb=6

R-R-R-RECORD SMASHER!!!

 

[Dark Elite]

7. No cheat systems or cheat codes are allowed.

By using these Forums, you agree to the following:

* You will not post any material that is knowingly false, misleading, or inaccurate.

Tired of being here already, are you?

DE

 

[LMCarsRule]

LMCarsRule, I'm still waiting on your video. Which might give you your answer about your hosting

Wow. I'm uploading the video to youtube and will edit this post with the link -- Double posters make me

 

[LMCarsRule]

No wheelie-ing involved just 8 hours of me and my best friends tuning an XJR-9 and 377.13 mph. we talked to each other with headset mics. all night swapping ideas i bet the boys at XBL headquarters wonder why we chatted so long without doing anything- but thats no important what is important is that I dis this with NO NOS!

Dude, first off, I want to say that's impossible, but I don't know much about that car, so I won't [though I will say it's highly improbable]. secondly before you post a record over 350mph, you need a video and grammar

Oh no... I'm a double poster

 

[Dark Elite]

Your feelings are quite correct, LMCarsRule, within our rules this speed is completely impossible. It doesn't take a great deal of experience to know that the XJR-9 will never be a record-taking contender, and even if it could take nitrous, it still wouldn't come close to such speeds. The suggestion that the car, in game 'as is', can get over even 350mph is, frankly, quite offensive to our intelligence - never mind someone coming in and saying they've legitimately done 377 in the thing.

There is, of course, the possibility of the image being edited, but by the look of it, that's unlikely. This, then, is some sort of modification to the game code - I don't reckon such a speed is remotely possible with a massive wheelie either, not least because the XJR-9 doesn't seem the type to wheelie well.

My suggestion to Blind Speed is to remove this 'speed' from the thread, before it might escalate into an AUP breach...

DE

 

[LMCarsRule]

Great Post indeed Dark Elite. Also, took the picture during the tunnel background in the Max Speed results screen, which happens to be black, so it would be extremely easy to photoshop it (especially because it is double 7's). I'd have to open the picture in a text editor to read the header... anyway, I finally have the upload link: http://www.youtube.com/v/fE5h4zSb3XE
(the youtube tags were not working so this is a direct link...)

-MasterX (LMCarsRule)

Edit: The pic is not photoshopped, but it is inaccurate, so I'm guessing GameShark.

 

[mcsqueegy]

No wheelie-ing involved just 8 hours of me and my best friends tuning an XJR-9 and 377.13 mph.
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=02xnaqb1wnj&thumb=6

R-R-R-RECORD SMASHER!!!

Hmmm ...put it this way. To get over 330mph, your car NEEDS nitrous. Wheelies won't get you much over 300, because the car has an inconsistant acceleration rate (it keeps bouncing), so read the rules, it's not hard, as soon as you open the thread... _End rant.
And LMCars, nice job! I'd say it's clean, because the car isn't even bouncing. I wish I could do that...

-Macca

 

[Dark Elite]

Thank you Macca, I think that one is dealt with now, let's not draw any more attention to it, eh?

Thanks, LMCarsRule - and your run appears to be perfectly legitimate, no weird peaks in the speed or anything, so, on the Leaderboard you go. Nice work! 👍

Should we expect improvements soon?

Leaderboard Updated

DE

 

[EXC3SS1VE]

Nice run in the Audi, I have only ever tried to push one of those ford gt lm cars up to 300 297.6 was as cose as I got running with maximum enriched nitrous I think it was the Gran Turismo one from the intro movie I don't know. I might acrually work on this with the 787b no record setting attemp just shooting for 300 maybe i'll post a photo.

 

[LMCarsRule]

Yeees! Thank you! OK, I am working on the 88C-V (beautiful car) - I am currently at 360.something , but before I submit, I'm trying to push it to 365, so I'll keep you posted. As for the TS020, I know I could have pushed it further, but I want to try at getting some new cars on the board!

@EXC3SS1VE: Good luck with that.