Track Creator Racing - ALL WELCOME!

[dranddad]

Alexi and Jon

This is my proposal for next week's combo using the Curving Lanes track. Aston Martin is the manufacturer and the cars are the V12 Vantage '10 and DB9 '06, both are premium cars.

No tuning to be done but they will have to be balanced through power/weight or PP adjustments to make them equal with the use of sport hards for added spice! Perhaps tuning could be allowed for the end of the week for the power mad amongst us 👍

A big thanks to Phillip for his help in testing this combo, and I hope I have persuaded (Anyone remember The Persuaders?) to go for this combo. Cheers guys!

Has my vote.

The car felt like it had lots of feedback, but still easy to drive (jump in and go) you could feel just when the back end was about to let go.

The two tight corners on the track first and last are a real challenge and the 'S' bends can easily put you off line and open the door for some neat passing moves, but not like I tried last night, looking for a gap that didn't materialize, whoops

Nice track Gary and good combo.

The room settings should work if everyone plays the game, but that’s a decision for Alexi & Jon.

Phillip.

A few photos of some past events here at TCR I thought you may like to view.

Can you see Spy and me coming in Alexi victorious smoke, oh there you are.

And a sad end to the Viper battered and bruised​

 

[dranddad]

Wednesday 1st Feb Midweek Special. @ Curving Lanes designed by Mr D (Gary)​

Toyota Supra RZ ’97 Standard & alternative Toyota Supra 3.0 GT ‘88​

This will be GP2 style race Day / Night with a Qualifier Session, Sprint and Main race

Standard Toyota Supra RZ '97 | Premium Toyota Supra 3.0 GT turbo '88​

Supra RZ ’97 setup

Weight reduction and all running gear only on Sport Hardsport soft tyres. No Aero, Engine or turbo

339bhp with oil change or engine rebuild
1228Kg after weight reduction.

For those that don’t have this classic the alternative Premium Toyota 3.0GT ‘88

Full weight reduction on sport soft and you can tune this upto, not past 335bhp if you pick the right parts.

335bhp oil change or engine rebuild + pick the right upgrade parts.
1239Kg after Full weight reduction.

Brief outline there will be a quail session before Sprint race, end of quail go to pit but do not exit as the race will start once the quail session is over, set by re-cycle clock.

5 laps sprint race on false grid start, no pit stop.

Do not re-enter track as main 12 lap race with one pit stop for tyres will start straight after sprint race ends.

Go to pit and wait till main race starts, you position will be reverse order of last race (sprint race)this main race will be 12 laps with one pit stop for tyres only.

Save race replay of both sprint & main race add the two finishing place together ie: 1st + 4th = 5th overall

There will be more info in the lounge if you’re not sure of the details.
For verity after the main race there will be two shuffle races, before the next quail session.

Hope you all enjoy this new element to TCR and just enjoy it for what it is just fun.

I'll update post with pictures and any other info later, just wanted to give you good notice of cars and format.

In a rush as out for dinner.

Phillip.

 

[Captain_tiggles]

I'll be signing in tomorrow with my newly purchased (literally) V12 Vantage, looking foreword to it

 

[turbonator]

Sounds good mate looking forward to it.
Would you guys be interested in doing a one off La mans event, using the 80's la mans cars.
It would be a ten lap race 5 mile long track with fast flowing corners. One pit stop maybe more if the heavens open up.

 

[dranddad]

Sounds good mate looking forward to it.
Would you guys be interested in doing a one off La mans event, using the 80's la mans cars.
It would be a ten lap race 5 mile long track with fast flowing corners. One pit stop maybe more if the heavens open up.

Love the idea.

Maybe we could fit this into a Wednesday if its a one off as a midweek break event, see what you think.

I'm game for any verity 👍 they say it's the spice of life

Phillip.

 

[imalexi]

Hey all

I've not been around for a couple of days, but looking forward to testing the Vantage and DB9 tonight.

Great photos Phil.

The Le Mans race is an interesting idea for a Wednesday night, so maybe it's something Phil can work on. The tricky thing would be to find a track that Le Mans cars would work and wouldn't be boring for the other cars we're using the track for that week. And I think it would be silly to use a different track for that day, because it means learning a new track with a car that would have loads of power, just for 1 night.

And to be frank, I don't think the Le Mans cars would make for close racing and feel as if the HP is getting slightly out of hand at the moment. Particularly when you consider that the most fun we have is when cars are around 250hp.

See you on track tonight 👍

 

[dranddad]

TCR-Track Curving Lanes Designed by GTP_Cpt_D is shared.


I would go with Dave’s idea just for the fact it’s a new dimension, yes it’s going to be a little point and squirt on a TCR track, but if we are to get good verity that nobody else on GT has then we must keep an open mind and try any idea that members come up with.


As Wednesdays are just one night and will be mixed with something else we treat is for what it is, entertainment for the night and just good fun. The main weekly race for TCR is and always will be the main attraction for the racing connoisseur.

Just my look on things.

Phillip.

 

[turbonator]

I have designed a track only for this event and I think it will work, I also need your input on it. It's long enough to handle the awesome power you get from these cars so you won't be fight the back end so much, instead how late can you brake.
It's online so have a play.

 

[dranddad]

I have designed a track only for this event and I think it will work, I also need your input on it. It's long enough to handle the awesome power you get from these cars so you won't be fight the back end so much, instead how late can you brake.
It's online so have a play.

I'm looking now 👍

 

[turbonator]

I'm looking now 👍

I'm in your lounge phil

 

[Joylord]

Alexi and Jon

This is my proposal for next week's combo using the Curving Lanes track. Aston Martin is the manufacturer and the cars are the V12 Vantage '10 and DB9 '06, both are premium cars.

No tuning to be done but they will have to be balanced through power/weight or PP adjustments to make them equal with the use of sport hards for added spice! Perhaps tuning could be allowed for the end of the week for the power mad amongst us 👍

A big thanks to Phillip for his help in testing this combo, and I hope I have persuaded (Anyone remember The Persuaders?) to go for this combo. Cheers guys!

Hi Gary, this looks good the only thing I would say to this is that the room setup would have to work on weight and bhp and not pp. But looks good and I hope I can get in some good hours on this combo as I think it's a good one.

Phil thanks for the memories, nice work.

 

[imalexi]

I'll be online around 9.45pm to open a room, unless someone gets their first.
Most probably a private room, so we can mess with the settings.

We'll be starting with Gary's track and car, but we might try some random choices to see how it goes.

Also, just to keep you guys abreast of the timetable for the next couple of weeks and so you can get buy up the cars you need.

Next week, we'll be using the best track (opinions welcome) from the last 3 weeks. They are

1. GT Park (Viper)
2. Postbrough (Roadster TC)
3. Curving Lines (Car TBC)

We'll be using any car, yes that's right ANY CAR! There will be a PP or Hp and weight limitation to suit the track, but other than that, it's a no holes barred event.

The following week, we'll be using a new track from Jon. We'll be using a group of cars that don't see much action, because they don't fit in the race car or stock car categories, but they're always great to drive. What are these mystery cars? I hear you say? We'll be using any Stock Car from the Tuning manufacturers. I'll update this post with the cars you can use shortly.

Class dismissed, see you soon 👍

 

[Captain_tiggles]

To Mr D. Curvy Lanes is just a bucket of fun, really good effort man... You know we where having an issue with a match up for the Vantage. Don't know if anyone has found an answer, but from what i understand the Ferrari California runs very close to the Vantage... I should say the Vantage runs very close to the Ferrari, as the Ferrari is quite straight foreword to drive and slightly pips the Vantage in lap time.

I tested for a bit and ran the Ferrari 0.150 faster than the Aston, however I really favoured the Aston in terms of allocated time. So if anyone is looking to test something against the Vantage, I'd go with the Ferrari for now.

Professor A. That timetable looks mighty well off

 

[dranddad]

As I finished testing early last night, after what was almost a full day of testing on Wednesday combos, going back over Curving lanes, turbonato Le-mans combo, then back to Curving lanes, sorry I missed you guys last night.

Curving Lanes. 👍 (turbonato, tiggles, Cpt_D)good testing session.

What I found was, although the Vantage & DB9 is a really nice combo theme, I found that the room setting to match both cars, left the vantage with a few tenths advantage .8 to 1.2 per lap

I tried the Vantage ‘10 & SLS AMG ’10 both stock oil change and both set to 512bhp – 1810KG setting a time with both cars one was 1’34.473 the other 1’34.713 this using stock default settings was about the closest I could get with the cars I tried. If someone else could try this and post lap times, would help.

Le-mans track is good, apart from the right / right / left with the settings we started with, but it was getting better as we went on Dave.

I would like to try 750 – 800bhp power band see if that when flowing round the track puts you into the right gears, think you could see last night were I was going with this.

As you exit the last corner up through the gears, you’re just about coming to max rpm ready to start changing down for the next corner, so always being in the right gear for where you are on track.

Then introduce racing hard tyres, these would present more overtaking opportunities, with braking points missed, a little more twitch on the back end with lost traction and some under steer on the front as the others had just a little bit too much grip.

I can see how hard it must be to design a track in track creator, with the tools we have, to be able to use these types of cars 10 / 10 mate keep tuning it, I can’t see why this idea should be dismissed, as it’s a good concept for an alternative, in my opinion a little more matching and it’s a goa.

Phillip.

 

[Captain_tiggles]

I loved running around in the Mazda 787B... But reading into the thread I realised Turb set it up for 80's Le mans cars, 787B is '92 (i think). I'll pull the jag out next time

edit: I've dumped down almost 30 laps around Turb's Le Man track, and it's just giving me the biggest smile on racing mediums at 800HP. Used the 787B with a time of 1'53.003 this morning. And now the Sauber mercedes at a 1'53.006... I find the track flows perfectly fine for the gearing, and with the straight almost hitting the limiter you shouldn't get a man in draft going 30kph faster as you'll both snap onto the limiter.

 

[dranddad]

I love all the fresh ideas that the members of TCR are coming up with, we should never lose sight of the fact, it’s not what the individual likes for the main combo for the week, more the enjoyment for the members as a whole, that we get from it.

With over 1000 cars in GT and a never ending supply of TCR tracks, just one track and 1001 cars gives you over 2000 combos with stock & tuned, it’s just our imagination that’s limited.

Keep the ideas coming I say brilliant stuff. 👍

Phillip.

 

[turbonator]

Thanks tiggs, I agree the track takes a bit of time to find the right lines but once you get it I find it awesome and fast. RM with 800hp is a perfect mix. I've done about thirty laps too and I'm still finding new lines.
I didn't realise the 787B was 90's let's include that year as it a vicious beast.

 

[turbonator]

I loved running around in the Mazda 787B... But reading into the thread I realised Turb set it up for 80's Le mans cars, 787B is '92 (i think). I'll pull the jag out next time

edit: I've dumped down almost 30 laps around Turb's Le Man track, and it's just giving me the biggest smile on racing mediums at 800HP. Used the 787B with a time of 1'53.003 this morning. And now the Sauber mercedes at a 1'53.006... I find the track flows perfectly fine for the gearing, and with the straight almost hitting the limiter you shouldn't get a man in draft going 30kph faster as you'll both snap onto the limiter.

If you would like to do a race with this let everyone know. My vote alone is not enough.

 

[dranddad]

If you would like to do a race with this let everyone know. My vote alone is not enough.

PM sent. 👍

 

[dranddad]

I loved running around in the Mazda 787B... But reading into the thread I realised Turb set it up for 80's Le mans cars, 787B is '92 (i think). I'll pull the jag out next time

edit: I've dumped down almost 30 laps around Turb's Le Man track, and it's just giving me the biggest smile on racing mediums at 800HP. Used the 787B with a time of 1'53.003 this morning. And now the Sauber mercedes at a 1'53.006... I find the track flows perfectly fine for the gearing, and with the straight almost hitting the limiter you shouldn't get a man in draft going 30kph faster as you'll both snap onto the limiter.

Thanks tiggs, I agree the track takes a bit of time to find the right lines but once you get it I find it awesome and fast. RM with 800hp is a perfect mix. I've done about thirty laps too and I'm still finding new lines.
I didn't realise the 787B was 90's let's include that year as it a vicious beast.

If you would like to do a race with this let everyone know. My vote alone is not enough.

I'll have a go at it 👍

Phillip.

 

[Joylord]

To Mr D. Curvy Lanes is just a bucket of fun, really good effort man... You know we where having an issue with a match up for the Vantage. Don't know if anyone has found an answer, but from what i understand the Ferrari California runs very close to the Vantage... I should say the Vantage runs very close to the Ferrari, as the Ferrari is quite straight foreword to drive and slightly pips the Vantage in lap time.

I tested for a bit and ran the Ferrari 0.150 faster than the Aston, however I really favoured the Aston in terms of allocated time. So if anyone is looking to test something against the Vantage, I'd go with the Ferrari for now.

Professor A. That timetable looks mighty well off

To add to this as Mr A and myself were all by ourselves last night and it was heaven just testing Gary’s track and some cars it was good fun, thanks Mr A. as I was saying the track is very slippery (in my opinion) so I would go for a gripper tyre even as far as racing mediums and then as far as cars go the Zonda C12 ’00 and has anybody tried the C55 AMG?

Edit:Sorry that’s only if you are looking for an alternative to go with the Astons but otherwise a gripper tyre is the way to go. What I’m saying is that if you’re looking for good battles on track I would go for good grip as I think it would be too much of a handful with car control and still be able to race. I know Gary likes cars that grab your attention or tricky cars but I’m thinking about racing. It’s a technical track and it requires you to place your car in key places to get go drive out of corners.

 

[dranddad]

I was saying the track is very slippery (in my opinion) so I would go for a gripper tyre

I'll try out sport soft and racing hard tyres for Wednesday then, so that its a little more enjoyable in the RZ.

Thanks for the feed back 👍

Phillip.

 

[dranddad]

I was saying the track is very slippery Austins (Link to car) gripper tyre is the way to go.

Jonathan has a Aston Martin, no Austin Maestro

Couldn't resist that one

Phillip.

 

[Joylord]

Jonathan has a Aston Martin, no Austin Maestro

Couldn't resist that one

Phillip.

One of these Phillip

good read.

 

[Cpt. Disaster]

To Mr D. Curvy Lanes is just a bucket of fun, really good effort man

Thanks Sam, glad you like it:tup:

As far as tyre choice and alternative cars go, I don't mind what we use as long as everyone can enjoy it. After all, that's what TCR is all about isn't it?
Thanks guys!

 

[Joylord]

Now this is what TCR is about.

 

[imalexi]

Now this is what TCR is about.

Not an even race, clearly the blue car has been tuned!


Loving that Maestro. I remember being blown away when my Dad's mate bought one in the 80's because it talked. No, it's not a lie, check it out



It's a bit speak and spell though

 

[Captain_tiggles]

Lol at this whole page of the thread

My formalities vote.
Cpt_D's slippery Aston
Phil's RZ mix up
and Turbs monsters in the park

All a thumbs up from me

 

[dranddad]

Now this is what TCR is about.

I like the way the driver of the blue turbo looks at the opponent, sucker don't you know my man eats WINalot.

 

[Joylord]

I laugh harder the more I watch it, even when the dog puts his head down towards the end as if to streamline.

Edit:
TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 U
Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03
Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 U
Spoon CR-Z 50,000
Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 U
Spoon S2000 '00 U
Opera Performance350Z '04 U
Opera PerformanceS2000 #08 '04
Nismo 270R '94 U
Nismo 400R '96 U
Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 U
Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 U
Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 U
Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 U
Nismo GT-R LM Road Going Version '95
Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00
Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 100,000
Amuse S2000 R1 '04 U
Amuse S2000 Street Version '04
Gran Turismo Amuse/Opera Performance Gran Turismo 350Z RS (not sure)

Hi gents these are the cars Alexi and I would like for you to keep an eye out for. I was hoping to do an event some time in the future where you would choose one of these cars or all of them and let’s go racing. I was hoping to do a room setting of 520pp and the maximum car you could choose would be 527pp and bring it down to a setting of 520pp. Now all these cars come standard or most of them with a ride height or downforce adjustment settings but the only clitch with the room settings are you can entre the track with the cars on a Tuning Prohibited setting but as soon as you touch a setting with ride height or downforce settings on the car it won’t allow you on track. It’s a pity as I was hoping to eliminate tuning (by doing the room setting to tuning prohibited) to a large degree but offer the people that like to tinker with there cars there was an option, just small settings like ride height, aero and camber/toe. But that aside I would still like to run these cars at a pp of 520 and ask you not to add any parts.

I was also thinking of including the Lotus Sport (which one you’ll have to figure that out) and the RX7 R Bathurst R. I may have missed one or two but you can let me know.

Keep an eye out for these cars standard. You’ll be surprised how a 490+- pp car can out perform a 520pp car.