After over a week away because of wheel problems, and waiting for a new power supply (which is supposed to be free per the support team, though that offer was the last communication from them almost a week ago, I ended up getting a second-hand T128. Boy is that a "treat", especially since my TP3A pedals aren't playing well with that base.
On the GTP account, I dove right into the Weekly Challenges as I had less than a day to do them:
- Deep Forest European Sunday Cup 500 in 3:46 with a stock Renault Sport Trophy, after finding the eligible free cars from the first 10 Menu Books too slo
- Catalunya Special Event in an unclean 8:33 with a 2017 Alpine A110 with all the bolt-on power parts
- Road Atlanta American FR Challenge in a "clean" with a stock 2015 Ford Mustang GT that wouldn't have won had the Ford Sierra Cosworth started higher than 4th
- Lake Maggiore Ferrari Circuit Challenge in 11:03 with a stock Ferrari 458 Italia Gr.4 (the only way to win if the F12berlinetta or F8 Tributo start near the front)
- Sarthe WTC 800 in a (dry) 21:10 with a stock Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3 (and the class-leading Viper running out of fuel on lap 5 to get me the win)
The McLaren time trial gave me 1,000,000 Cr., the Tsukuba time trial gave me 2,000,000 Cr., the 6-star challenge ticket gave me the max 1,000,000 Cr., and the 4-star workout Wheel of Despair gave me some height-adjustable shocks.
On the Plus account, I finally claimed my 2024-liveried Toyota GR010, then sold the original one for 1,348,740 Cr. I used the proceeds to get (almost) all the high-end parts for the 2017 Alpine A110 as well as sport soft tires to yield a 667.72 PP monster, and set off to the Weekly Challenges, changing to the T128's pedals after the third race:
- Deep Forest in 3:21 with said Alpine
- Catalunya Special Event in 8:12 with said Alpine
- Road Atlanta in 4:32 with a stock Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR1
- Lake Maggiore in 10:59 with a stock Ferrari 458 Italia Gr.4 (after a bit of adjustment to the cheaper, except for sensor, 2-pedal set)
- Sarthe in 19:57 with a stock 2008 Lexus SC430 GT500
The 6-star Wheel of Despair gave...you guessed it...the 2008 Lexus SC430 GT500 (which I hung onto for stock purposes), while the...you guessed it...3-star Wheel of Despair puked up the low-showing/lowest-possible 5,000 Cr.
I'm torn on whether to keep the cheap 2-pedal set from the T128, get the T3PM, or get the T-LCM when/if I get a new power supply for the T-GT II. I don't have a shifter, partly because I'm playing on a desk, and I'm starting to get used to those cheap pedals. On the other hand, they're a bit too narrow and the travel is a bit short.