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Fall 2007 Gran Turismo 4 Challenge

blue

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and people who submitted times for the $75k challenge, please post up your parts lists so that all may see that you didn't go on a spending spree :D
Will do...Forgot it ended last night, definitely could've given you chitlens a run for your moneys if I'd remembered. :D

I used the '00 Camaro, btw (22k base price, 13k supercharger and you're making 520hp)...Tried the R32 and just couldn't stand the way it drove. AWD FTL.

I was also having good luck with the RX-8, but couldn't dial it enough in time to really use it.
 
i had you down for a 1'23.6xx. correct, no?

and all, please note that i updated the GT-R challenge with a 276 hp restriction. no power mods over that level!
I had a better time but I fell asleep last night after a big steak and potato. It wouldn't have changed my standing anyhow.

I just have to win the last couple of races I guess.


How about for the final we use the Daimler carriage on nurburgring?:disgust1:
 

Toshi

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it actually can't make it up the hills on the 'ring iirc. you have to use a "swinging method" to drive backwards and forwards in arcs to climb a few of them.

i think the one for next week might have to be a really, really cheap car challenge...
 

blue

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it actually can't make it up the hills on the 'ring iirc. you have to use a "swinging method" to drive backwards and forwards in arcs to climb a few of them.

i think the one for next week might have to be a really, really cheap car challenge...
paaanda
 

Toshi

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ok, here's the first line in the sand for the GT-R challenge:

Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II N1 (R34) '00
276 bhp, no oil change, no power mods, as per the rules (note that it shows up on some screens as 327-333 hp - this is ok and just a glitch in the GT4 matrix, as it's a 276 hp car with no mods)
all other goodies maxed out, R5 tires
Grand Valley normal (not the shorter East course)

1'54.955

i thought that was a pretty dang good lap, too. with stock power the skylines in the game are pretty easy to drive, and it's a rewarding course. all of the linked turns are fun, and fast times come naturally if you don't early apex -- that'll kill ya.
 
Why not change the oil? It's not in the rules, not technically a power mod.

I'm at 1.56.363. I keep messing with the suspension, mostly camber and toe (-1 f&r to 1f&r 2.3/4 1.2/3)
I play with the fianl gear ratio too. I always seem to be right at 137 at the start line though. Can't seem to find the 1.5 seconds yet.

I was in the 89. It weighs 1430 vs. the 1570 of the 00., but the gear ratio is different. Hmmmm...
 

Toshi

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good idea. here are the final two challenges:

Contest 9: Kei Car Challenge at Cote d'Azur

Vehicle: any Kei-car from the following list:
Daihatsu Copen
Daihatsu Move
Daihatsu Midget
Daihatsu Cuore
Daihatsu Sirion CX 2WD (J) '98
Honda Beat '91 or Version Z '93 (but not Version F '92)
Mazda Autozam AZ-1 '92
Mitsubishi i
Mitsubishi Minica
Nissan Be-1
Nissan PAO
Suzuki Alto
Suzuki Kei
Suzuki MR Wagon
Suzuki Cappuccino
Suzuki Wagon
Mods allowed: Nitrous allowed. Spoilers NOT allowed. All other mods allowed.
Deadline: this contest is now officially open (Nov 5, 2007) and will run until 11:59 PM pacific time on Wednesday Nov 14, 2007.
Makeup race: This contest will count double for those who have missed a race between the last makeup (challenge 5) and this one.
Contest 10, the FINAL CONTEST: Spec Car Challenge at Deep Forest

Vehicle: The car must be set up EXACTLY as specified below:
AC Cars 427 S/C '66
NO MODS WHATSOEVER -- just buy it and run it straight out of the box. NO OIL CHANGES, NO TIRE CHANGES, NO SUSPENSION CHANGES, NOTHING!
Driving aids: 0/0/0
All other settings as per the factory.
Deadline: this contest is now officially open (Nov 5, 2007) and will run until 11:59 PM pacific time on Wednesday Nov 21, 2007.
 

Toshi

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1'52.406 is my best GT-R challenge effort. D?



jet, screenshot, please.
 

Toshi

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no worries I don't know how you 2 are breaking into the 52's without cheating:clapping:
practice makes perfect. or at least better.

1'51.494.

i'm done with this one. i did an oil change, but the car was otherwise legal -- no power mods. (i also tried the '70 GT-R for kicks, optioned out [illegally] to 275 hp, and it was slower.)

 

Toshi

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and my time for the kei-car challenge:

1'36.387. remember, no spoilers for this one but nitrous is allowed. fun! :D

 

Toshi

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a preliminary time for the final challenge (8, 9, and 10 are all open -- 8 closes tonight tho):

1'23.871



that cobra is a pain to drive...
 

Toshi

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coolness. remember, contest 9/kei car challenge is WITH NITROUS! also it counts double if you missed a race since challenge 5...

Results of contest 8:

Toshi 1'51.494
jet 1'52.123
BMXman 1'53.006
blue DNF
Zark DNF
giantrider89 DNF


Leaderboard:
BMXman
2nd (8 pts), 2nd (8 pts), 2nd (8 pts), DNF, 1st (makeup race: 20 pts), 1st (10 pts), 1st (10 pts), 3rd (7 pts)
71 pts

Toshi
3rd (7 pts), 1st (10 pts), 1st (10 pts), 1st (10 pts), 2nd (8 pts), 3rd (7 pts), 2nd (8 pts), 1st (10 pts)
69 pts

jet
1st (10 pts), 5th (5 pts), 4th (6 pts), 2nd (8 pts), 4th (6 pts), DNF, 4th (6 pts), 2nd (8 pts)
49 pts
 

Toshi

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How are you getting a 1.36? Best Ive got from 3 different cars is 1.45...
you're using nitrous, right? i'm just quick on this track... look back to the F1 car challenge a few series ago for confirmation. :monkeydance:
 

Toshi

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blue, D? The Kei-car challenge closes this Wednesday, and the cobra challenge a week from then... Get cracking!
 

Toshi

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remember, no downforce for the kei-car challenge, and no mods besides turning the driving aids to 0/0/0 for the cobra challenge!

Results of contest 9:

Toshi 1'34.115
jet 1'34.880
BMXman 1'39.211
blue DNF
Zark DNF
giantrider89 DNF


Leaderboard:
Toshi
3rd (7 pts), 1st (10 pts), 1st (10 pts), 1st (10 pts), 2nd (8 pts), 3rd (7 pts), 2nd (8 pts), 1st (10 pts), 1st (10 pts)
79 pts

BMXman
2nd (8 pts), 2nd (8 pts), 2nd (8 pts), DNF, 1st (makeup race: 20 pts), 1st (10 pts), 1st (10 pts), 3rd (7 pts), 3rd (7 pts)
78 pts

jet
1st (10 pts), 5th (5 pts), 4th (6 pts), 2nd (8 pts), 4th (6 pts), DNF, 4th (6 pts), 2nd (8 pts), 2nd (8 pts x 2, makeup race)
65 pts
it's going to come down to the last race :eek: