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I tried doing this but ended up really struggling with the latency. It was much worse than when I used to play the Horizons via the browser on my Mac.
What did you do in FM23 today?
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My Ginetta G40 dominated the D-class. It's great that we got this from Project Cars!
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I will say, I first tried back in March 2023 when I got my new TV, and xbox was unplayable. Especially Forza Horizon.
It's much better now at the 2nd attempt. The graphics are obviously not as good over streaming, but it still looks and plays really well! Half tempted to get an xbox as well now haha
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I was tempted, but I know that as soon as I do Microsoft will port the games over to PS5.
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I continued with the open series and started the B-class races yesterday. I chose the Subaru BRZ, wide bodied it and gave it all the handling upgrades. It has just 230 hp, but that's plenty with a weight of just a tad over 1000 kgs and enough grip to tear your face off in the turns. I did the usual suspension tuning (softer front, stiffer back), to eliminate some mild understeer and then it drove like a dream 😍
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Completed D-, C-, B- and A-class Open Tours in the all-conquering Ginetta G40 Junior.
It's a shame it reached level 50 so quickly or I'd use it every month.
I tried the 2017 Holden Walkinshaw VF Commodore in S-class but it's not as good. If I have time I'll see if I can get better times in the other Ginetta (G55) despite its worse stats than the Holden.
It's a shame it reached level 50 so quickly or I'd use it every month.
I tried the 2017 Holden Walkinshaw VF Commodore in S-class but it's not as good. If I have time I'll see if I can get better times in the other Ginetta (G55) despite its worse stats than the Holden.
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Did the first of the BMW tours in the 635, and unexpectedly wound up in an almost Group A touring car revival series. The only car missing from the roster seemed to be the R32 GTR but that's probably for the best, but what a fantastic car and series of races! Even if the fog at Spa was a bit much...
Also tried picking a left-field choice for the A Class tour in the Pontiac Trans Am WS6. Tuned it up the the max points, drove two practice laps with it and sold it in disgust.
Also tried picking a left-field choice for the A Class tour in the Pontiac Trans Am WS6. Tuned it up the the max points, drove two practice laps with it and sold it in disgust.
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I drove the 635 as well and for a near stock car it drove really well. Ironically I started watching Black Doves on Netflix at the same time and the main character drove exactly that same 6 series BMW.
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I ended up using a 1998 Mercedes AMG CLK GTR (OBE TTFN WWJD etc) which was fast and had great lateral grip stats but was kinda squirrelly when straightening up after corners.
The McLaren P1 I won in Rivals is maxed out so I did R-class in a '93 McLaren F1. This was a little more sure-footed than the CLK GTR on the straights but the car seemed to forget it had ABS as I discovered when I tried to break for the hairpin at Hockenheimring; the turn felt stiffer than an excited bridegroom on his wedding night.
The #1 BMW 3.0 CSL I won had nice livery but otherwise it didn't feel like anything very special. Judging by the way the AI were matching my turns despite having a lower PI, I'm not even sure it's the best 3.0 CSL in the game.
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Bought the BMW M8 GTE for the next tour (on the basis that it's the more powerful of the two) and, erm, it's crap. Low speed grip at the rear is woeful, turn-in isn't great, the power band seems to be about 500RPM wide (and feels, I dunno, flat somehow) and I just cannot get along with it somehow. Hopefully I can find a bearable setup for it, or maybe the M6 GTLM is better...
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Finished the BMW series. Ran the first race at Sebring of the Endurance tour at level 5 and got beat. Made it to 4th place and never closed on the leaders. Decided I wasn't going to mess around with this and dropped down to level 4 for the remainder of the races and it's a good thing I did. Won LeMans easily, Silverstone barely and got lucky to finish 3rd at Laguna Seca. While all of the other classes seemed to have reduced AI strength, P class is still very strong.
Bumped back up to level 5 for the M4 GT3 rewards race and won it pretty easily.
Bumped back up to level 5 for the M4 GT3 rewards race and won it pretty easily.
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Why is there about 40k credits difference between the two BMW's but they have the same PI number? And it says available cars "4" but the same two cars are listed twice, once for BMW and once for featured I think.
The V12 LMR isn't a car I've ran a lot in any racing game so this was a relatively new experience. I thought it was interesting that they chose mainly clockwise layout tracks but you have that mirror on a stalk in front of you in cockpit view so it made those right hand turns a little difficult to see. But I was glad they used real world circuits for these last two tours.
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I got to the LMP portion of the single player BMW FOMO events. Its actually pretty fun racing it vs. the Ai. For some reason they were less frustrating than usual.
Too bad the tracks loading up took forever on my PC. I wonder whats goong on? Forza has been temperamental since the 17th. I can't use overlays, track intos are nearly as choppy as the day 1 patch, the loading screens takes a long time to end, and even when the game has to restart due to graphic choices I made, that takes about 20 minutes. Something is definitely screwy with my install.
Too bad the tracks loading up took forever on my PC. I wonder whats goong on? Forza has been temperamental since the 17th. I can't use overlays, track intos are nearly as choppy as the day 1 patch, the loading screens takes a long time to end, and even when the game has to restart due to graphic choices I made, that takes about 20 minutes. Something is definitely screwy with my install.
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The slow loading thing has been going on for a long time. Last night the stuttering problem on the first lap of practice and first lap of the race seemed worse than before. I also really hope they fix the dark screens on the in car rear view monitors soon. It's really annoying.
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Decided to give the big M8 another chance and with a few setup tweaks (& possibly a bit more focus on my part) the car was transformed. Still didn't quite ride the bumps at Road Atlanta the way I'd like but overall it was really good and I managed to sweep the series on L6 difficulty starting 12th.
After that, I decided to take on R-Class in the open tours with a new car, a tuned Jag XJR15 and man does this thing fly! Loves to spin the wheels in lower gears which made exiting Blanchimont and Arnage a bit tricky, but apart from that it flew around the Le Mans circuit for the first race and made the lead pair of GMA T.50s look a bit slow.
After that, I decided to take on R-Class in the open tours with a new car, a tuned Jag XJR15 and man does this thing fly! Loves to spin the wheels in lower gears which made exiting Blanchimont and Arnage a bit tricky, but apart from that it flew around the Le Mans circuit for the first race and made the lead pair of GMA T.50s look a bit slow.
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Finished the last three races of the Endurance Car Series on Level 5 starting from 18th, 19th and 20th and won them all fairly easily. Also did the Showcase event at Kylami starting from 21st and got to the lead with three laps to go. Looks like the difficulty level has been dialled back down.
Now back to doing B Class rival events with my 1983 Golf GTi - I think I'm up Grand Oak Raceway.
Now back to doing B Class rival events with my 1983 Golf GTi - I think I'm up Grand Oak Raceway.
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Completed the Beemer challenge. Hated it, despite winning on L6.
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After a week or so away from FM I finally got back in and finished the R-Class tour in my wayward XJR-15 and wow, that '76 BMW is an absolute peach. Great handling, biddable front end and as much or as little oversteer as sir/madam would like, all set to a fantastic, hard-edged straight six soundtrack. Lovely car.
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Well the BMW Roadcar series turned out to be a rather pleasant surprise - I ended up choosing the hairdresser's car, and tuned it to 700 points, and with a bit of a thumb in the air tune it turned out well. Really good turn-in, surprisingly good traction and quite good racing with the AI.
Now to wrap up the LMP series and I must say the BMW LMR is really rewarding providing you're prepared to really grab it by the scruff of the neck and throw it into corners. Had a few issues with low speed traction at Sebring but it felt magic at Le Mans.
Now to wrap up the LMP series and I must say the BMW LMR is really rewarding providing you're prepared to really grab it by the scruff of the neck and throw it into corners. Had a few issues with low speed traction at Sebring but it felt magic at Le Mans.
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It has been nice driving Australian cars last month and German cars this month that handle nicely even when at stock - especially compared to what we had before that.
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