For the past 8 weeks, special Seasonal Events have been held in Gran Turismo 5 for those who participated in GT Academy 2012 and won the in-game prizes offered by the competition.
The last of these Seasonal Events is now available and features the Nissan 370Z Tuned Car (GT Academy) ’08, which was used in Round 8.
- Nürburgring Nordschleife / 1 Lap
Period of Availability: 2012/08/30 23:00 – 2012/09/06 23:00
1st: Cr.650,000 2nd: Cr.357,500 3rd: Cr.260,000 - Nürburgring Nordschleife Time Trial
Period of Availability: 2012/08/30 23:00 – 2012/09/06 23:00
Gold: Cr.300,000 Silver: Cr.200,000 Bronze: Cr.100,000
As always, stop by our GT5 Seasonal Events forum and our GT Academy 2012 forum for more analysis and discussion!
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It was great .thx ALL GT Academy da best
Thanks for that, Pit Crew. I’ll have a look.
Although with that advice I’ve already gained 2 places.
Practice, practice practice, now that the car is semi driveable!
IT WOULD SUCK SO BAD TO HAVE THIS ONE LAP RACE KEEP ME FROM A GOLD SWEEP OF GT ACADEMY 2012. IVE MANAGED SEVERAL 2ND PLACE FINISHES, BUT CANT SEEM TO GET TO FIRST……UGH!! I REFUSE TO DO ANY WEIGHT OR ENGINE MODS ON THIS CAR. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE HELPFUL. THX GTP MEMBERS
UPDATE!!! I FINALLY MANAGED A FIRST PLACE FINISH. SO HAPPY. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO POST ADVICE, IT WAS A COLMANATION OF SEVERAL BITS OF INFORMATION I GATHERED ON GTP THAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE IN MY SETUP. AFTER A FEW MINOR MODS TO MY SETUP I KNEW I HAD THE CAR JUST RIGHT(FOR MY STYLE OF DRIVING) TO MAKE FIRST AND IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF PUTTING THE PERFECT LAP TOGETHER.
KEY TIPS- 1) 4TH AND 5TH GEAR NEED TO BE SHORTENED FOR BETTER ACCELERATION.
2) ACCELERATION SENSITIVITY DOWN TO 10 OR LOWER ON LSD
I APPLIED THESE MODS TO MY EXISTING SETUP THAT I HAD TWEAKED ALREADY, AND THESE CHANGES MADE THE DIFFERENCE. GOOD LUCK DRIVERS. YOU CAN DO IT! I FINISHED 1.1 SECONDS AHEAD OF 2ND PLACE
Here is some advice: Stop using unnecessary capitalization!
NAW….IM GOOD :p
You have to consider USING weight ballast, put the ballast all the way to the back; improves traction at low-medium speeds.
I was unable to receive this prize…
But that’s because my PS3 YLOD’d…
Again…
since I am not the only one to struggle, here are my 2 cents: fully tuned trans and suspension, lower and stiffen the car (do not touch toe in/camber) tune the trans to have 5 somewhat low gears for the twisty part and a long 6th that you will use only for 2 straights, add some downforce front and rear, and since the car is tail happy, I added some weight in the front–>7’46” without being a maniac; good luck
Well, I got the racing suit on both accounts, think I may never have redone the last event that they scrubbed (only explanation), although I’m sure I went back to it…
So the call again for some help from the nice people here! Hell, I may even gift you a car that meets the 1 million limit requirement if you want something I have – which is very nearly every car.
So that’s my new offer!
Can I ask nicely to borrow someones car? I’m sure I completed the Academy with both of my accounts but never received it on my 2nd account.
As I’m collecting all the prize tickets, I’ve not used any but borrowed the car from my 2nd account. If anyone wants to help, drop me a pm!
Thanks!
I also never received the 370z tuned or the racing suit and I got gold in every event during GT Academy. Has anyone else had this problem too?
if you recieved all the other cars ,who knows.
Won the race, ALL GOLDS IN GT ACADEMY! Undid my suspension setup and got it on the second try, lol :)
Has anyone got a good suspension set up they wouldn’t mind putting up please.
This car is a handful!
Lubi check out the gtacademy thread at http://www.gtplanet.net/gtacdemy and post a comment on needing tuning help 370Z tuned.
My best advice is short shift on tight turns and set rear car higher then front lower LSD.
adjust tranny to accelerate quicker through 4th & 5th.
Knowing how to drift will help a bit.
If I hadn’t missed that very last event by .103…
I enjoyed this one. I guess practising on the Nurburgring VERY often I was lucky to do the TT first time around within 1.5 secs & win the race at the last corner. As I said, I was lucky (skill played a part too) :-)
Best seasonal event yet took me 6 goes to get the TT and 3 to win the race I love this track
The nurb race is a little difficult, but definitely do-able. I put my front downforce up, left the back at 20, put the acceleration sensitivity at 5 on the diff, and adjusted the suspension and now the race is a money maker. I can basically make over a million every 7.5 minutes. Still need to try the time trial though.
The GTA 370Z is for sure a handful, and very loose at the back even with a decent set up. However, once you learn to be patient with the throttle it’s actually very good fun to drive.
Hugely enjoyable Seasonal Event, although as always, the Ring is such a long lap that it can be very frustrating when you push too hard and bin it when you are 80% through a good lap. I Golded the TT on about 4th attempt and was gradually shaving a few tenths at a time off my best. One time I was 1.5 secs under my best as I approached the tricky double apex right onto the final long straight when out of the corner of my eye I saw a spider the size of a small crab run across my lounge floor right by my G25 pedel box. That was enough to distract me and I was into the armco. Grrrrrrrrrr. I did swear a bit :) , and then set about hunting the wretched creature down with a Nike in hand!
LOL “c’mere you little bugger… [swat]” good story, thanks for that :)
Why wasnt the Spa seasonal as hard as this one???.Spa is much better than Nur,imo, and the AI at Spa were pushovers!!!!
As the last of the Academy events, this one was meant to be down to the wire difficult. Let’s face it, passing 11 cars on the Ring is ridiculous in one lap, in a car that does not suffer fools gladly.
Thanks PD … one of the most simulating event ever … very very hard using no help with my dfgt!… only abs 1!
I found it very easy to learn abs 0 when I had mine. Give it a try sometime, you might be surprised ;-)
without ABS you should brake faster if you know how, It works with my Honda Prelude in real life, this summer I had some problems with ABS and I disconnected my ABS, I can now stop faster, but if I push too hard then its slower, and start to slide.. :) fun stuff..
anyways, ABS on snow is very needed in real life! :)
@smskeeter23 & tvensky …. It’s not bad, but I don’t like to drive without Abs (just only 1) … I like to simulate races and driving, I’m very very fair … but I think that in real life ..cars don’t brake like like that , like abs 0 in GT5 … it’s too sensible, and tires brake too much, I think driving in Dry condition in GT5 with ABS 0 it’s like driving in wet or snow condition without ABS in real life.
Maybe if I could change sensibility of brake pedal it should be different … but I can’t …. :(
Full downforce makes a huge difference on this car.
I too hated the car at Motegi, but it isn’t as bad on the ring like Obsidian said. That’s not to say it’s not bad (emphasis on my previous words “as bad”). I still hate the damn car lol – not a very good advertisement for a 370Z if you ask me. SHould be on sport soft, or sport medium at the very least.
It does gets twitchy sometimes, but I guess you get used to correcting it after a while. Once you beat the 1 lap race, the time trial is much easier…
All the 370Z’s in the game are poor IMO. You are correct about it not being a very good advertisement for the car … I literally almost dismissed the Z because of they way they drive in the game. However, once I test drove one a couple of times I bought a 2012. The car is much, much better in reality than in the game.
It is odd that they can’t get a Nissan right (considering the fact that PD practically IS Nissan), yet they get something like the S2000 perfect, which was my previous car.
You are right in that this car would be far more forgiving on medium or soft tires, especially in a one lap sprint. WTH with the hard tires…
THese are so damn hard they piss me off.
So now that all this gt academy stuff is over, wow has it really been 4 months haha, we should hear about a new DLC most likely including that old 4 cylinder ferrari that won the GT award and maybe 3 or 4 more cars. PORSCHE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
Um… you better hold your horses, MPH1995Deniz. The 4 cylinder ferrari & porsche won’t come on gt5; it’ll only be available on gt6.
No Porsche Licensing for PD. Dont get hopes to high. Ruf is the more conceivable option.
Yawns
nice to see gtp members at #1 tho
Well the TT was easier then I expected. Got it on my 3rd counted lap, had some disallowed. The race is harder then I thought though, haven’t got it yet so I’ll tale a break and come back to it tonight, I have no problem finishing second, done it a bunch, but I need that gold! It’s the only thing between me and a gold sweep of all the GT Academy 2012 events
Time to dust off my PS3, and yank out my G25 from my shoe closet.
Wow man a G25 and you are not using it just because GT5…play some simulators on PC. You can find amazing deals (low prices) in tons of games…yeah maybe old looking but incredibly fun and proper simulators with stuff that GT5 missed.
You can try Race07/GTR Evolution, one of the most fun games with the best IA *period* and realistic rules/regulations/damage/SOUND/…
Or GTR2. I have my SuperGT500 complete here with Super GT300 cars and the Honda HSV 010…
rFactor one of the best, a little old but you can put as cars and tracks as you wish till say “ENOUGH!, no more please!”.lol
Or rFactor 2 which is and is going to be one of the best in the market talking about FFB and physics.
Game Stock Car that i bought today (for 16€ Euros) and is one of the best simulator in the market using the gMotor from rFactor but improved at its best. The FFB is comparable to iRacing if not better. Totally different from what you can see in rFactor…it´s a whole new game using its graphics engine but once you try it you love it…and your G25 too. (i own a G27)
I don´t recommend pCARS (i am full member) because it is heavy (graphics) and physics are a disaster because (i hope) it is still in pre-alpha stage and cars behave in a way that from a sim-racer fan point of view…is lame and the worst by now. (hope i can eat my words later of course)
Those games above can give you what GT5 couldn´t…that´s why i have tons of more games so i can enjoy things that you can find in others that in others not. And i am still a fan of the Gran Turismo series and played the game day after day till this summer…and play once in a week, but it has its “details” that needs to be fixed in the next game if they still want to call it “The Real Driving Simulator”.
(sorry for out off topic but just to “put some light” in minds of people that maybe are scared to touch a PC)
Not everyone has fast enough computers to play some of those games…
Grand Prix Legends ftw
RFactor2 or GT6, which will come out first? Should be close. Somebody from PD must have their finger in RFactors pie, with all those delayed release dates. How very Gran Turismo 5 of you RFactor 2!
@DuskTrooper…if you read all i put games that are not so new (GSC is new but uses rFactor´s gMotor engine so you don´t need super high end PC…with a dual core and a pretty decent GPU you can move it).
@BlindZenDriver…yeah man GPL too!!! I almost forgot!! Legend cars with amazing sounds.
@Amac500…actually rFactor 2 is out by now but in beta phase…i have it and talking about physics, simulation and FFB is incredible. ;)
GT6 needs to have better suspension, tyre model and contact with surface which is buggy in GT5, fix the clutch and “no ABS” which works weird (it locks too much at high speeds which is not normal if you are not pushing the brake at the top)…and some other details as engine sounds (intake sounds, realistic)…and at least 20 cars on track, clasification, flag regulations, classification, good AI…
^ Thank you for detailing out the PC sims that are coming soon, I do have a fairly upgraded PC, but am still hooked on Diablo3, but I do agree , the G25 has a whole different life and feel in your hand, compared to the PS3, just in the profile & settings page alone, lol.
Why Sony and Logitech haven’t made such a powered profile driver setup for the wheels yet on the PS3, it really boils down to some licensing and family dynasty territorial war issues.
I’ve never been more stressed out in my life.
Yes! It’s over, it’s finally over!
Can’t wait to get home and do this one over and over and over.
I’d really like to know why PD ruined this car. The non GTA 370 is a decent car. But this thing is unruly!
accepte my post please ^^ it’s been months months that my comments are not posted …… lol
I would like to know if Kaz will we release a DLC. He spoke in July I think.
Good car or circuit will be cool ;)
Dang it PD, I’m a Le Mans specialist, not a Nürburgring specialist, lol. About to crack into it, it may tale longer but I always love a challenge
+1
Most fun I’ve ever had with a seasonal event, 4am to 7:30 flew by.
I got the car with right tyres, but it still wont let me play this event? sayin is the wrong car, are there 2 370z gt academy tuned versions?
There are 2 versions of the GT Academy 370Z. One says 370Z on the licence plate. The other says 2012. The stickers on the door are also different. You need to use the 2012 car which you could get from this years GT Academy mini game.
Damn, and if i dont got it, there’s no way to get it?
This car was awarded from achieving gold in round 8 of GT Academy 2012. The full lap time trial in Motegi.
If you didn’t manage that, then you can borrow it from someone if they put it up in their borrow list
i didnt. has been offliine all since February, but thanks for the advice, will see if any of my friends would like to share it :)
Check your PP
my favorite circuit, easy;)! was when the next pack provided by kaz?
$650,000!!!!! Woow!
This looks like fun. Will have a crack over the weekend as I’m away all next week.
Don’t do crack.
This should be FUN
I have the Official Outfit in my gift box too
I want to do this, but didn’t do the last, meaning I never have anytime to play games anymore. Got bored. (-_-) Whens GT6 coming out?
I was away all the time the academy was going on so I missed almost all the cars :(
You have a while yet, Toko. This event is the best of the 8 so far.
All I want to do with this car is ram it into walls repeatedly thinking about what a nightmare it was around Motegi.
But I suppose, I’ll give this a go over the weekend just to bring back the white hot hatred for it one more time :sly:
It is not nearly as bad as it was on Motegi. It actually has pretty good grip at Nurb.
I thought it wasn’t to bad tbh, I got quite high on the table and like the twitchy feel. Will do seasonal soon to see if mini game was better than GT5
Beware: the 370Z Tuned Car (GT Academy Version) from last year cannot be allowed in this event. Only the 370Z Tuned Car (GT Academy) from this year’s GT Academy 2012 model can be used.
Oh yes, last event! This means that we will get news on other things soon to come!
Lol :D
I’m just trying to think possitive XP
Gold 7.48.000
Silver 7:53.000
Bronze 8.00.000
Thank you. I’ve been searching for that info.
I don’t think I need the frustration in my life that this would require to complete.
Same here. I got what I wanted which was the suit.
Ah yeah, I’m gonna enjoy this one alot.
I hope i can use my 2011 one. Didn’t got any of the 2012 academy cars.
No, you can’t. I’m pretty sure. :-(
But, you can borrow one.
is this car any different from last year’s one? sorry I didn’t do the academy rounds
What are the gold, silver and bronze times for the time trial?
Yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!!
Kind of disappointed for the level 20 ticket as a reward.
Great picture! ..
Make it count boys, wont have another one of these for a year..