SportBoy
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i tried once .. then just couldnt be arsed 
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Jamie-C
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Originally posted by Ben D
Anyone else managed to do the Sebastian Vettell Challenge? i am finding it near on impossible 
I got gold in Monza and Nurburg but only bronze in suzuka
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Ben D
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Registered: 25th Apr 05
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I'm struggling to complete 2 laps of the 1st track with decent pace, I've watched the ghost replay and i am finding it near on impossible to replicate some of the cornering speeds he achieves
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Jamie-C
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I believe its mega hard with a d-pad due to not being able to corner as fast.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I can't do European and Japanese Classic events because there are no suitable pre owned cars.
1940's Citroen 2CV 
Got a 1967 Corvette for the Classic American races.
Before the corrupt game issue I had a 1970's Skyline and E-Type Jaguar 
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Ben D
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You usually win cars to do them type of races in Marc, like the Cobra & Chapparel etc.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Yeah, not much luck so far. won a Mugan Civic, 1950's Subaru, Yaris and another Civic.
Just bought a 1978 280Z for the Jap race, need an E-Type
Edit - Don't need the E-Type, the Alpine I bought is a weapon!
Beginner Class completed (again!) Pretty much back to where I was now.
[Edited on 03-04-2011 by Marc]
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Ben D
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Its the Historic racing car cup i struggled with for ages with to find a car for, infact it is the only one i haven't managed to get gold in so far, Silver @ monte carlo
Just about to hit Level 30 
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Marc
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I wish it was like older GT's where each dealership had loads of pre owned cars, instead of this general dealship which has next to feck all
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Ben D
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Yea there were much more Used cars available to you when each dealership had it's own used car lot.
I just started the 172 lap race around Suzuka in my Zonda R, and after 15 laps the projected length of race will be 7.1 hours guess i better go stock up on snacks before i carry on...
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Marc
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I'm dreading doing them. The 60 lap Grand Valley from GT was bad enough.
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Ben D
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This is much worse I'm hoping you can use your B-spec drivers in the A-spec race when you get to the 24 hour Le Mans & Nurburgring races or i haven't got a clue how i am going to manage them otherwise
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Ben D
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Falling asleep 4/5 hour into an endurance race FTL
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben D
Just about to hit Level 30
I got level 30 yesterday
FYI anyone wanting to do the Lambo seasonal events - Don't bother with a Gallardo Modded mine a bit (full suspension etc) and can't get it to handle well. Had to play with the diff a lot to try and make it not squirm under braking Murcielago is faaar better 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Ben D
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I had the same problem with the Gallardo, until i got the Aero bits and now it handles immensely well dave!!!!
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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It has the aero parts on now courtesy of Matt L when I let him borrow it
Think I might have turned them down a bit though to combat the understeer so that might explain it a bit.
Either way, I got the Murcielago SV, threw exhaust, suspension, transmission, drivetrain and ECU upgrade at it, put some basic settings in the suspension and it was perfect. Might take some tweaking on different tracks but it handles amazingly well like this.
Would post the settings if I could remember them
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Russ
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i might play a bit later this week
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Ben D
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TBh i have absolutely no idea what i am doing when it comes to tweaking my cars so i leave them as default
I currently have some German kid attempting to crack my neighbours WIfi so hopefully i will be able to play online soon
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Daveskater
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There was a fairly good and simple guide posted in this thread, but it's obviously rather tricky to find what with it being about 1 million pages long
Some basic bits are:
Lowering the front more than the back will induce turn-in
For any options in the left hand pane (can't remember the title of it) a higher number is stiffer. So 4kg/fm springs are soft, 20kg/fm springs are rather stiff
You will want to add some camber to aid grip round corners, so that you get more of a contact patch on the tyre. Too much and you'll reduce grip as you will lessen the contact patch.
With front toe, if you lessen it then you will get better turn-in and vice versa.
Rear toe affects the turning ability after the initial turn in so you need to lower this if your car is turning in but then understeering as you go round the corner.
It would be a good idea to give everything a bit of trial and error to see how you like it set up, and I should think there are better, fuller guides on the internet as I'm quite tired so that's not all that detailed
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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s4k1b
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i completed to 92% and sold it. got sick of it. endurance races can GTF. im not wasting my time doing that sh1t, besides it will be well easy to win.
so in my eyes, i easily completed the whole of GT5 in 3 months. and thats not even gluing myself to the ps3 either.
as a result of GT5 being sold, my PS3 has also been sold. as thats the only reason i bought it. job done.
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Daveskater
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Ok.
Tbh I haven't played much A Spec in ages because it got a bit boring once I got into online Racing with the guys off here is much more interesting 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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nick_sri
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bit unsure what car to buy next
level 26 and have enough to buy a f1 car , but is it worth it or should get a zonda r or a level 23 race car??
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Ben D
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If you can Afford the F1 car do it, they are loads of fun, I only have the Formula Gran Turismo F1 car right now but it is immense fun.
The Zonda R is an immense car also though, as is the Mazda Furai.
I'm struggling to think of what to buy next though myself, might just buy a Ferrari F1 '07 next
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Marc
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New fancy intro
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by s4k1b
i completed to 92% and sold it. got sick of it. endurance races can GTF. im not wasting my time doing that sh1t, besides it will be well easy to win.
so in my eyes, i easily completed the whole of GT5 in 3 months. and thats not even gluing myself to the ps3 either.
as a result of GT5 being sold, my PS3 has also been sold. as thats the only reason i bought it. job done.
Sounds like you need an XBox 360 and a copy of Forza 4 - The real driving simulator for next generation consoles. The games where cars actually look like they are being driven on the track and not floasting across the screen. The game that comes with unrivaled fully supported online play for you and your anal chums.
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