What have you been doing in game just for the sheer fun of it?
- Thread starter Sarkazmo
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- Ohio
- jimmyfoxhound
Going online and doing track days on the Nurburgring, max tuning slower cars I normally skip over. It's been fun, I really enjoy just driving the track not having to worry about racing or silly single player chase the rabbit baloney. Sometimes someone much faster than my car gets behind me and makes me so nervous I spin out 
but it's much more fun than running time trials by myself at least.. 
but it's much more fun than running time trials by myself at least.. 
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- GTP_Ezza75
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- Tennessee
- tnfedexman
Logging in for max bonus then I shut off the game until I hear that something actually got updated.
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- Kansas City
- PsuPepperoni
I bought a Zonda C12S today and it's a blast. For the past few minutes, I've been taking it to courses with alternate layouts, like Silverstone - Stowe, and Streets of Willow, and doing hot laps using various routes (the times don't count of course 
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- West Virginia
- HBR-Roadhog
- HBR Roadhog
I bought a Zonda C12S today and it's a blast. For the past few minutes, I've been taking it to courses with alternate layouts, like Silverstone - Stowe, and Streets of Willow, and doing hot laps using various routes (the times don't count of course
The C12S is quite surprising. I had it out yesterday on Bathurst, 1st as stock then at 600PP full weight reduction and some added power, drives nice and was hitting around 210 mph down the back straight.
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- Sydney
- snakebacon97
Oh, I somehow forgot to mention earlier all the heaps of fun I've had rolling and jumping a Ford GT and a Range Rover on the infields and outskirts of both Willow Springs layouts, sadly I haven't yet found a way to pole-vault over the invisible wall to drive on Horse Thief Mile...
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- U S A
- Tetsumura
- Nigel Fox
For a full week, I've been "race modding" sports cars and supercars, and entering them in the i-A World Circuit Tour series. Even gutting a car with a Stage 3 Weight Reduction and slapping racing suspensions and Racing Hard tires on them doesn't make it handle quite as well as the pure race cars you go up against. The bots still tend to crawl around many of the turns, give up at some of them too, and the leaders will usually slow down on the final lap, at least a bit.
But by using cars that don't perform quite as well, I've found that the races are finally a challenge. The bots don't seem to crawl around turns so much when I can't fly around them myself. I have to chase them down in turns and hope to outpace them. Like HBR-Roadhog, I handicap my cars quite a bit, though I haven't gone as far as 150 PP lower yet, the best I can do is about 120. I think my average gap is about 90 PP, because the bots seem rather aggressive in these i-A races, and they usually won't let me win. Knowing I usually can't win makes the races exciting again, and having to chase the bots down with a lot of effort means the racing isn't easy.
I can't seem to stop buying cars and race modding them. I think my bank account has been flat this whole time. And it's awesome!
But by using cars that don't perform quite as well, I've found that the races are finally a challenge. The bots don't seem to crawl around turns so much when I can't fly around them myself. I have to chase them down in turns and hope to outpace them. Like HBR-Roadhog, I handicap my cars quite a bit, though I haven't gone as far as 150 PP lower yet, the best I can do is about 120. I think my average gap is about 90 PP, because the bots seem rather aggressive in these i-A races, and they usually won't let me win. Knowing I usually can't win makes the races exciting again, and having to chase the bots down with a lot of effort means the racing isn't easy.
I can't seem to stop buying cars and race modding them. I think my bank account has been flat this whole time. And it's awesome!
JogoAsobi
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I did find a gap in the fence between Streets of Willow and the two ovals.
Haven't figured out how to breach it though...
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- EMY-Welsh-Fury
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- Sydney
- snakebacon97
Aye, but the gap is a lie!
Seriously though, I'm hoping (and expecting) the other tracks at Willow Springs and Goodwood will be released as (possibly free) DLC, I've already heard that they were bringing the Goodwood circuit and possibly the rally, and in the aerial loading shot at Willow you can clearly see that they have at least mapped the other tracks to a basic level, just a bumpmap and a few other bits away from being driveable!
JogoAsobi
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Even more mouth-watering when you have been there (Willow).
They are missing a couple of buildings on the outer-periphery of Big Willow.
See the instructional video for Big Willow in my signature, Turn 8 & Turn 9.
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- Australia
- SpacedustDaddy
In the process of doing this. Bought me a Eunos Roadster (NA Special Package) '89 Mariner Blue
http://www.roadandtrack.com/features/web-originals/introducing-road-tracks-million-mile-miata
http://www.roadandtrack.com/features/web-originals/introducing-road-tracks-million-mile-miata
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- snakebacon97
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- Sweden
- eran0004
Tuned my Yellowbird to replicate an '87 Porsche Carrera
I basically limited the engine by 50%, added 60 kg of ballast and raised the suspension by 10 mm. Set the following gear ratios (after the G50/02 gearbox):
1st gear: 3.154
2nd gear: 1.895
3rd gear: 1.333
4th gear: 1.036
5th gear: 0.861
6th gear: 0.667 (the G50 gearbox only has 5 gears, so you shouldn't really use the 6th...)
Final gear: 3.44
These gears are set after the Switzerland version of the car, which had different gearing due to noise regulations. The "normal" version should have a 1st gear ratio of 3.5, but it's not available and that's why I went for the Switzerland version.
The car has way too much torque, about twice as much as the 911 Carrera, and I'm not sure how accurate my weight distribution of 43:57 is, but over all I'm pretty happy with it.
I basically limited the engine by 50%, added 60 kg of ballast and raised the suspension by 10 mm. Set the following gear ratios (after the G50/02 gearbox):
1st gear: 3.154
2nd gear: 1.895
3rd gear: 1.333
4th gear: 1.036
5th gear: 0.861
6th gear: 0.667 (the G50 gearbox only has 5 gears, so you shouldn't really use the 6th...)
Final gear: 3.44
These gears are set after the Switzerland version of the car, which had different gearing due to noise regulations. The "normal" version should have a 1st gear ratio of 3.5, but it's not available and that's why I went for the Switzerland version.
The car has way too much torque, about twice as much as the 911 Carrera, and I'm not sure how accurate my weight distribution of 43:57 is, but over all I'm pretty happy with it.
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- Stanton, California
- aphan111
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- Seattle, WA
- JuiceMcGoose
- JuiceMcGoose1
In Forza I tuned cars and raced leaderboards. Now I tune cars and time trial Tuskuba. I write down the time I get and some notes on each car.
I agree with the OP, Chamonix is my favorite track in the game. High speed sideways drifting is too much fun! So far I really like the Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak '87, the one you win in career, on snow.
Now I have to go cause some damage in Tokyo.
I agree with the OP, Chamonix is my favorite track in the game. High speed sideways drifting is too much fun! So far I really like the Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak '87, the one you win in career, on snow.
Now I have to go cause some damage in Tokyo.
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- TRC_GeorgiaDawg
- TRC GeorgiaDawg
This is what I'm beginning to do as well. Just putting basic starter tunes on cars and taking them out for quick "get to know you" runs. Although you don't have to write your times down as Arcade mode does at the least keep a local LB. Hoping beyond hope that a global option shows up there sometime in the future.
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- Sydney
- snakebacon97
A leaderboard with just 10 spots and you can't erase them individually though. Writing down times isn't such a bad idea, that and saving best lap ghosts.
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- Wales
- EMY-Welsh-Fury
Trying to do as many events as possible with the Honda Fit you're forced to buy at the start of the game.
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- West Virginia
- HBR-Roadhog
- HBR Roadhog
I can't even remember the first car I bought. I know I ran a bunch of events with the Honda and then when it wasn't fast enough in its stock form I switched to the Clio. I think maybe the first car I bought was for the 90s Japan challenge. I picked up a 240SX for that but I may have bought the 67 Cougar XR7 frist as I just really like that car and had to have one in my garage. Ran it in tons of events so far. Even took it online on Nurburgring the other night and skunked a few 500PP race cars with it
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- Sydney
- snakebacon97
I've taken a spin in a fully tuned R35 Touring Car! 1050+ bhp, ~1200kg, Racing Hards and I managed a 1:59 on my first lap at Bathurst! (obviously could go much faster, maybe 1:54) The car is insane, as are all of the GT-R Touring cars. I'll try out the Sylvia and others later today but at the moment I'm playing Sengoku Basara.
