WRS Drivers - Discuss your GT4 progress here!

[Small_Fryz]

yeah most arnt too hard Smallhorses, especially if you know the track.

let me know how you go at S - 12 (JGTC 350Z @ suzuka)

 

[Sphinx]

It took longer than I hoped but I now have 80 golds 👍

I'm slighty annoyed with myself because it took me so long when I saw that others were breezing it, but 80 golds are 80 golds regardless of how long it took.

 

[Small_Fryz]

Congrats mate 👍 .

Which ones gave you trouble?

Now you just have to do the 34 Driving Missions . Which arnt very hard compared to golding S license

 

[Sphinx]

S-16 gave me the most trouble but I believe the main problem was me trying too hard when knowing that by getting this gold would be the full set. In hindsight I should of done S-16 earlier on and made myself an easier run in.

I haven't started the missions as yet, I hear the first ones are easy and the later ones are there to bite you on the arse

 

[Small_Fryz]

Too bad there on S-16, by the time i ran S-16 i knew the ring well so i golded it 2nd clean run.

yeah, I found that as long as you drive smooth and consistent the driving missions are easy, i did them all in 2 days. You dont have to be driving at gold pace to make them.

Just get used to the car and track and run consistent, youd be able to beat them for sure. Driving mission 34 isnt very hard for us PAL guys (apparently NTSC cars go faster so they have to go faster to chase them down) i had a half decent run and i won by 9 seconds. If you know the track well and are familar with your car its easy pickins.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Is there a difference between the PAL and NTSC times on S-12?


S1 took me the longest, El Capitan and Nurburgring also took a while.

 

[Danoff]

Finally, after a brief hiatus, I golded the IA licenses. Time to move on to S. I'm expecting it to be pretty hard judging from what you guys have been saying.

 

[Oliver DePlace]

Driving mission 34 isnt very hard for us PAL guys (apparently NTSC cars go faster so they have to go faster to chase them down) i had a half decent run and i won by 9 seconds. If you know the track well and are familar with your car its easy pickins.

Does the test car go faster or do the AI go slower?
On the NTSC test, the 300SL is doing mid 13.

 

[CFM]

Does the test car go faster or do the AI go slower?
On the NTSC test, the 300SL is doing mid 13.

I'm pretty sure the AI goes faster. I ran a 9:17, and it was the first time I ever even managed to finish second. I was still over 4 seconds behind the leader. I hear a 9:17 is right around the winning time for PAL. The leader in the attempts I have managed to run has had times from between 9:12.8 to 9:13.3.

This one is a nice challenge, but it pisses me off to no end to have to sit there for 2 minutes just because I made a mistake. Why can't they set start it with the other cars already spaced out on the track? Like I wanna sit there and watch them drive off. On the other one-lap magics it didn't matter because they were easy to the point of being nearly pathetic.👎

 

[CFM]

Is there a difference between the PAL and NTSC times on S-12?


S1 took me the longest, El Capitan and Nurburgring also took a while.

S-12 is the same on both PAL and NTSC. 1:55.919. A nice challenge, but not impossible by any means.

 

[Kent]

Just wanted to let you all know that I am getting my internet connection fixed with in the next 3 days.

I can't wait till then but thanks again for all of your patience regarding my absence.

Big thanks to all those who were helping out while I was gone.

 

[Iceman]

Hey Kent, it seems like ages since we've seen you around here . Good luck with that internet 👍 I bet you're pretty far with GT4 now that you havn't been able to moderate.

 

[TheWizard]

Just wanted to let you all know that I am getting my internet connection fixed with in the next 3 days.

I can't wait till then but thanks again for all of your patience regarding my absence.

Big thanks to all those who were helping out while I was gone.

Glad to have you back, Kent! 👍

We will finally have the WRS back up and running
(Not that this is the only reason we want you back for, mind you )

The Wizard.

 

[Small_Fryz]

I'm pretty sure the AI goes faster. I ran a 9:17, and it was the first time I ever even managed to finish second. I was still over 4 seconds behind the leader. I hear a 9:17 is right around the winning time for PAL. The leader in the attempts I have managed to run has had times from between 9:12.8 to 9:13.3.

This one is a nice challenge, but it pisses me off to no end to have to sit there for 2 minutes just because I made a mistake. Why can't they set start it with the other cars already spaced out on the track? Like I wanna sit there and watch them drive off. On the other one-lap magics it didn't matter because they were easy to the point of being nearly pathetic.👎

yep 9:17.xxx - 9:18.xxx is what the PAL guy runs, But i recently done it and got a 9:08.xxx so its not that hard even for the faster AI NTSC guys.

 

[CFM]

I'm just now coming to grips with the big Merc, I was running in the high 1'20s for a while. The gears are throwing me off a bit because you're going 100 already when you shift into 3rd. It seems like you're driving slower then you actually are so I kept missing my braking points. I'm probably going to try again tonight if I don't fall asleep waiting for 2 minutes in between runs.

 

[Kent]

Hey all, I am finally back on line with my own PC!!!

Sorry about all the trouble.
&
to Mr P and Famine
Thanks for the help fellas. 👍

Now that I am able to post and use the playstation at the same time again I thought it would be nice to post up my data...

Basically I bronzed all the licenses so I could get to the game.
With that in mind...

52.9% complete
5133 A spec points
4 silver, 44 bronze (licenses)
2,700+ miles driven
318/348 = 91.3% win ratio
328 trophies
82 prize cars
6,649,--- total prize credits
103 cars own

-Races won-
All beginner events
All pro events
All euro
All japan
All american
2 enduros (infineon & nuremburg 4 hr.)
Some of the single model races

-car highlights- (only mentioning good ones )
BP Falken RX7
350 Z LM
Yellow Bird
Option Stream Z
Motul Pitwork Z
BTR
Ford GT ('02 concept, '05 street, '02 race, '04 race spec II)
Camaro LM
Impreza touring car
Merc 190 E touring car
xj220 lm
E type Jag
Alfa 155 touring car
Shelby cobra 427
M3 gtr race car
CLK touring car
CLK GTR
Merc 300 sl coupe
Shelby Mustang 350
SS trueno
BMW 320i touring car
Audi TT touring car
BMW V12 LMR Race Car
VW V12 Nardo concept
hpa R32 (vw tuner)
saleen S7
Cadilac CIEN
205 rally car
Chaparral 2d race car
Toyota RSC rally raid car
Xanavi Nismo GT-R race (jgtc)
ford rs200
Lancia delta S4 Rally
'' Delta integrale
Impreza Rally proto '01
Gran turismo skyline pace car
Mazda 6 touring car
Nissan GTR LM concept race
Jag XJR-9 race car
IROC Z
VW lupo cup car
bmw 2002 turbo

That's all for now.

Catch you guys around now that I'm back... And boy does it feel good!

 

[Thirdeye]

Welcome back, Kent.

 

[miata13B]

Yo Kent : ) what up?

 

[Smallhorses]

Not had too much time to make any progress this week, and I'm off back to England on vacation tomorrow.
Have golded everything up to S-12 so far, and I just got started on that one tonight, can see it'll be a challenge though.
S-licence coffee break was the easiest of all the coffee breaks to gold! Finished in 1'22 something, 11s under gold time!

Thoughts..... S-3, Saleen S7 Looks like a Lambo, goes like a Ferrari, handles like a John Deere!
S-9 Viper at El Capitan. Wow! Took me longer than all the previous S-licence tests combined to gold that one!
S-10 Love the sound the Starion Rally car makes at around 2000rpm!!!

See you all in the WRS again when I get back. Have fun! 👍

P.S. Welcome back Kent!!!!

 

[Tedehur]

Nice to have you back on-line Kent.
👍
(and not only because of Week 105 results)
Your PC breakdown happened at the best moment : it gave everybody time to discover GT4, and solved the question of when to switch from GT3 o GT4.

 

[Thirdeye]

Well, I spent the last 3 days doing the Formula Championship, and I was one point ahead going into the last race, and my damn b-spec driver crashed, putting me 5000 feet behind, and I simply couldn't get back in the lead, and all of that time was wasted

 

[Small_Fryz]

Hey guys, guess what i finally have my DFP and cockpit built, dad is driving it as i type this.

Pics can be found Here! Can take more pics if anyone is interested. Due to our limited amount of tools (renting a house while we build our new one, hence the wood ) Its not finished off with smooth edges and such, but its very nice and rigid and gets the job done very well. We had no plans to go off just had a good picture in our heads of what is needed.

With a bit of luck i will be up to my DS2 speed within a week or so, and then above it! .

 

[Sphinx]

Hey guys, guess what i finally have my DFP and cockpit built, dad is driving it as i type this.

Nice one mate 👍 It's amazing what you can do with a bit of pine these days

I'm still undecided about getting a DFP. It's not so much about the cost, but more to do with what the wife would say, or the kill on sight knowing look I would get if I were to walk in the door with one under my arm. It would be something like this but much worse =

 

[Small_Fryz]

just say its the male equivilant of getting nails done and a expensive hair cut/treatment. Your wheel is probably cheaper than that as well 👍.

Try to put it into her words, so she understands it 👍. D/W mum hasnt come home and found out that we have it finished yet . Hopefully she wont be too mad. lol

 

[04Nissan350Z]

ok here's my stats after abou a months play:

59.7% complete - Day: 998 - Bank: $363,871
4065 A-Spec Points
5482 B-Spec Points
60 Machine Skill
55 Course Skill
54 Battle Skill

A-Spec Miles: 1,081
B-Spec Miles: 10,985
All gold on liscense tests
Win Ratio: 317/397 - 79.8 %
Total # of prize cars: 99
Total Prize Credits: $10,987,871
# of cars owned: 226

all Beginner, Pro leagues complete
All but the F1, and the very last championship completed in Extreme Leagues.
All American, 3 of European and like 4 or 5 Japanese events complete.
A lot of the One Make races.
All but the 2 Yellowstone events on Easy level completed in Special conditions,
most of the Normal events completed
half of hard events completed.
13 of the Mission challenges are complete.

all in about 1 1/2 months

 

[Small_Fryz]

What settings for your DFP do you Div 1 guys run?

I have

Power assits = off
Active assit = off
force feed back = strong
GT Force = simulation

 

[CFM]

What settings for your DFP do you Div 1 guys run?

I have

Power assits = off
Active assit = off
force feed back = strong
GT Force = simulation

I have the same as you except for the Power Assist, which I have on. Makes it easier to navigate tight hairpins quickly. Besides, virtually every car today has power steering. Congrats on the purchase, have fun.👍

I'll post my stats for fun...
31.4% complete
Day: 782
Bank: $186,086
12856 A-Spec Points
0 B-Spec Points
0 Machine Skill
0 Course Skill
0 Battle Skill

A-Spec Miles: 1,135
B-Spec Miles: 0
All gold on liscense tests
Win Ratio: 201/262 - 76.7 %
Total # of prize cars: 83
Total Prize Credits: $1,722,300
# of cars owned: 167

 

[Sphinx]

I just sat down for a nice cuppa and a quick read in the local newspaper (The New Forest Post) lol, and came across this promotion:

"Take the GT4 Challenge at the Grid..."

Part of the GT4 Launch Weekend

Fastest lap over the GT4 Challenge Weekend Wins a Silver PS2

26-27-28 March 2005 @ Beaulieu National Motor Museum
http://www.beaulieu.co.uk/

This is the first I've heard of this event and I only live a few miles from there. I went to their Web site and there is not a mention of this event anywhere and I gave up after 15 mins on hold when trying to phone them. It looks like I will have to pop down there and see for myself what is going on, I'll let you know how things go.

 

[Small_Fryz]

with a bit of luck you can have yourself a silver ps2. And unless Mr P, Hugo Boss, Tannis show up you should win , otherwise you will have a fight on your hands

 

[Sphinx]

with a bit of luck you can have yourself a silver ps2. And unless Mr P, Hugo Boss, Tannis show up you should win , otherwise you will have a fight on your hands

True, but I don't think they would want to travel all the way to the south coast of England.

I'm trying to find out what course/car they are using for the challenge, so I can get some practice in before I go.