GT4 Challenge : GT Vs Typhoon

[Ruger]

hell yeah the typhoon is a nut the weight dont help thats what makes it so unstable. but considering 740+hp or so it has quite good traction.

havent tried the gt ill give motor land a crack havent really driven on that track much

[superroo]

Even with the power, the typhoon seamed like it was wanting/did wheelspin more easily. With the GT, it just put the power to ground and walked the back a bit. No real snap like the typhoon

[Ruger]

very true the gt has a fair bit more sedate power to weight ratio 2.4 or there abouts i believe and the phoon is around 1.7 or so. the phoon also has the a very aggresive turn in and tends to understeer a bit mid corner and corner exit whereas the gt is more stable and able to power out of corners easier if you can tame the phoon though its a maniac you just need to start the turn in earlier then suddenly use a sharper turning angle and power out of the bend like nothing else this how i got my best lap times with it. what times are you getting on motorland with the phoon and gt? im hovering around low 37's with the gt atm still working on a setup for the gt though as ive never really driven it.

[XRCIST]

Yeah i agree with you guys, the GT is so much better to drive, the Typhoon is abit sloppy. Whack the stage 2 exhaust on the GT and it sounds :

Just to clarify are you guys racing in arcade mode or GT mode. If in GT mode with the stock car can we do an oil change first to give it abit more herbs and can that still be classified as stock? Can we also play around with Traction control, oversteer and understeer aids?

[Polyal]

yeah before I do anything we need to work out the track.

get a poll going if you want to.

Remember you can have say 3 rounds or something.

[Nappa]

what no one whants Laguna Seca, the cork screw really takes some practice

[Doctor Sodways]

So far i havnt been able to pry myself away from forza, the godfather and black on Xbox, think i might have to have a stab and see if i can match some those times

Must say that corkscrew does take some practice to get used too. I dare say ill be a fair way off some of the times allready posted, i havnt played for months, guess i really should dust off those controllers and have a stab

[biomechanic]

I'm in too - another vote for El Captain + full mods.

[Doctor Sodways]

LMFAO, my god, i just looked at my GT, black with gold 100spokes on it, jeez, musta been drunk or on a mission to pimp it

Are we running slicks or street tyres, those super soft qualify tyres are damn sticky, might want some regulations on tyres too, just my 2c

[Ruger]

i reckon all out is all out
qualify tyres leaves it to the suspension setup and driver skill i reckon

[needfordspeed]

Originally Posted by needfordspeed

I'm in for sure, i'd like to do it around nurburgring too but if it's not that then any other track will be fine.

I'll change my vote to Midfield (if there's no nurburgring)

But I like the idea of having multiple tracks so we can choose whatever we want to do.

Also, I like Ruger's idea of going all out, if we go all out there is no way of cheating and there are no advantages to anyone.

[superroo]

Ok. Heres how it is.

There will be a three round chapionship, held at the tracks, seattle, tsukuba, El captain. Happening in that order. Each round will last for approximately a week, so that everyone has time to set laps.

There are two classes:

Stock - Played in arcade, time trial mode. The car will run sport soft tyres. You are allowed to use tc/asm. No other changes allowed

Modded - Played in GT. No limitations

When you report your lap you report, class, car, time, gearbox, use of tc/asm, and use of nos.

Eg.
Class...Car......Time......Gearbox.......TC/ASM......NOS
Stock....GT.....1:10:000....Manual............TC.. ..........N

For TC/ASM, put TC if you used traction controll only, ASM if you used ASM only, and if you used both put Y

For NOS, put Y if used, N if not used.

When reporting times, photo's would be prefered(remember, samller is better: Dial up Sucks), however they are not required. Also, only post your time, i will update the list when i'm online.

Let the fun begin. Seattle here we come for round 1.

Cheers

[Ruger]

can we have fixtures with whats been played when (like a season) how long will the rounds go for? 5 weekdays and 2 weekend days off is my vote. that way we get new track every monday?

[superroo]

Each round will atleast be a week long. It should be updated every Monday or Tuesday depending when i'm on a computer.

If you want a fixture: (Note dates my change by a day or two)
Seattle :5/8 - 14/8
Tsukuba : 15/8 - 21/8
El Captain : 22/8 - 28/8

Cheers

[Ruger]

ooh nice i must admit i never really gave el capitan or seattle all i got so heres the chance to learn the tracks well.
so far for seattle without nitrous and tsukuba setup still
MOD...F6....1:28.125...manual...n/a...N
picture available although i got more in it esp with nitrous so when im happy with the time ill post a pic.
just to get the ball rolling

[Ruger]

anyone else got any lap times im in the 25's but am i the only one driving?

[Doctor Sodways]

Guess i better stop stuffing around on forza and get some times out then, ill get some times up when i adjust to the playstation, i cant even get out of the garage at the moment, bloody xbox controls are in my head

[majin_andrew]

I had a go with a modded F6 w/out nos but my best time was too emarrasing so I'm not posting it. : 1:38.544 - that should lift everybodies egos up a bit.

[Ruger]

these are my entrants for seattle so far.
Seattle
Class...Car......Time......Gearbox.......TC/ASM......NOS
MOD....F6.....1:23.544....Manual...........NO..... .....Y
MOD....F6.....1:28.125....Manual...........NO..... .....N
http://members.optusnet.com.au/quant...4/seattle1.jpg
http://members.optusnet.com.au/quant...4/seattle2.jpg
pics will be there in a tic

doctor sodways i know how you feel lol i kept pressing circle instead of square to go back because i was used to the xbox :P took a while to get the ps in my head lol

[Doctor Sodways]

well, im not to far off the times then for the F6 without nos, best so far is a 1.29.788, that was about the 2nd lap, and then i stopped for a bit, i just got a challenge from a mate for forza, so after that ill be back into it

And ruger, its a ***** isnt it

[Dave_au]

Last time there was a GT4 comp it didnt work as some people end up achieving a good time by slamming the car down straights into the wall doing 300km an hour, while others try to drive properly.

You really need to select one of the tracks whereby if you crash/run off the track etc the session ends. I dont think from memory any of those sessions have a falcon.

[Doctor Sodways]

Seattle has dead ends, you cant use walls to your advatage at all, tsukuba has sandtraps, and el capitan punishes you severly for mistakes, so, i cant see how people can cheat in this one

[xr8gn3]

I've managed 6:49 around nurburg in the GT manual....all mods except transmission, traction off, ABS on and NOS down the straight......anyone done better..?


Thats in a stroker engine not supercharged.

[Ruger]

if anyone questions my times i save all my best replays and im happy to post a video of it.

[EB Pete]

Class...Car......Time......Gearbox.......TC/ASM......NOS eb pete
MOD....F6....1.32.228....auto.............no...... ......no

[EB Pete]

Originally Posted by EB Pete

Class...Car......Time......Gearbox.......TC/ASM......NOS eb pete
MOD....F6....1.32.228....auto.............no...... ......no

just found out i was running sports tyres and stage 3 turbo. so my new time is:

Class...Car......Time......Gearbox.......TC/ASM......NOS eb pete
MOD....F6....1.28.488....auto.............no...... ......no

[EB Pete]

Seattle
Class...Car......Time......Gearbox.......TC/ASM......NOS
MOD....F6.....1:27.809......Auto............NO.... . .....N EB Pete
MOD....F6.....1:28.125....Manual...........NO..... .....N Ruger


Seattle
Class...Car......Time......Gearbox.......TC/ASM......NOS
MOD....F6.....1:23.544....Manual...........NO..... .....Y Ruger

[EB Pete]

Originally Posted by Ruger

if anyone questions my times i save all my best replays and im happy to post a video of it.

same here. i was thinking at the end of each round the 5 ppl in the top 5 have to give video/photo evidence to support there time.

pete j

[Ruger]

thats a good idea but by the sounds of it we may not even have a top 5 :|

[EB Pete]

Originally Posted by Ruger

thats a good idea but by the sounds of it we may not even have a top 5 :|

well i'm in and i rekon it's great fun. trying to beat your own ghost is great cause you can try different lines.