Friendly racing on GT4

[josh_smaxx]

Anyone up for it? post times here on:

La Sarthe (with chicanes) using:

1)stock BMW M3 - 4m 23.390 - Telboy

2)any Le Mans proto car - 3m11.419 - stock R8 - Telboy

3)any car at all - 3:16.995 - formula 1

Nurburgring

1)stock BMW M3 - 7m 38.594 - Telboy

2)any Le Mans proto car - 5m 45.932 - stock R8 - Telboy

3)any car at all -


Just a bit of fun :)

[tc2k]

Just had a go of my GT4, havent played it in ages. Couldnt find Le Sarthe, probably because I've only completed like 1%, video games bore me tbh

[josh_smaxx]

Ye, i cant do more than like 5 laps without getting bored, passes an hour or two anyhow.

[MK999]

Ye, i cant do more than like 5 laps without getting bored, passes an hour or two anyhow.

that makes your lap time roughly 24minutes then? :eh?: :D

[telboy]

I've just had a quick blast.

Le sarthe ( le mans )
Bmw m3 (bog standard in arcade mode) - 4m 23.390
Audi R8 (standard...as if it needs modifying?) - 3m11.419

Nurbugring
Bmw m3 - 7m 38.594
Audi r8 - 5m 45.932

Best I can do with a 'non-anologue' controller...my anologue one broke years ago and I've never been arsed to get it changed back. :)

[josh_smaxx]

well thats shhown me :( lol

i'll have to pull out all the stops now :rolleyes: whatever they may be.

[josh_smaxx]

that makes your lap time roughly 24minutes then? :eh?: :D

No no no, i spend the rest of the time buying random cars, found a quick way of making 1mil in 30 mins.

[Richard Lowe]

I havn't played GT4 for a while, I'm close to breaking the 5 minute barrier at the ring though :)

I'll get it fired up again tonight, I think it was 5:02.something in the Sauber Merc group C car ;)

I'll have to post you all some targets :p

[josh_smaxx]

I havn't played GT4 for a while, I'm close to breaking the 5 minute barrier at the ring though :)

I'll get it fired up again tonight, I think it was 5:02.something in the Sauber Merc group C car ;)

I'll have to post you all some targets :p

Thats a seriously quick time, i cant drive the ring that well, anyone fancy going for a monaco lap record?

Monaco

1)stock BMW M3 -

2)any le mans car -

3)any car at all - 1:16.844 - formula 1

[telboy]

holy poo mr lowe, how the hell do you manage that.

i've just had a blast with the merc and only managed 5m45.461

Then i used the Nissan R89c and got a 5m34.558

Josh, I'll have a play on monaco tonight.;)

I'm gonna have to get myself an anologue controller with the pressure sensetive buttons cos I just can't get the power down smooth enuf.:rolleyes:

[Richard Lowe]

holy poo mr lowe, how the hell do you manage that.

i've just had a blast with the merc and only managed 5m45.461

Then i used the Nissan R89c and got a 5m34.558

Josh, I'll have a play on monaco tonight.;)

I'm gonna have to get myself an anologue controller with the pressure sensetive buttons cos I just can't get the power down smooth enuf.:rolleyes:

That time was done with the super soft tires, turbo upgrade giving the car 1200bhp or something silly and NO2 boost aswell :o (It's totally unrealistic, more like playing wipeout than a racing game :rolleyes:)

I'm using the Logitech DFP which helps a lot too, the corners are actually not the main problem when you start getting down around 5 minutes, it's keepthing the car on the ground over the damn bumps :o

The Toyota Minolta is the fastest car around the ring, but I havn't found a setup which stops it flying yet! I need to find a way of getting the game to emulate Losi pistons :p

ou need to make sure you do the time in track practice in GT mode, arcade mode gives you a lot more grip, more acceleration and removes all bumps ;)

[josh_smaxx]

Ive got the minolta but cant get it to handle, it just understeers, my record rounf the ring was like 5:20 odd in the lister storm but i have since lost that :mad: would have a blast tonight before i go to practice aka changing gearbox casing but the dentist is calling :(

[Richard Lowe]

How much power did the Lister have? If it's under 1000 and in gt mode thats not a slow time :)

[josh_smaxx]

It was in arcade mode because i didnt and still dont own a lister, so it was stock with supersofts, i spent like hours and hours going through every part of the track to try and memorise it, forgot it all now mind :p

[Richard Lowe]

Bah, arcade mode doesn't count :p

Under 4:45 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGvvjB4tRAU) is possible round the ring in arcade mode :o

If you need money there is one of the races which takes 5 minutes to do if that and you get a £250k Toyota rally thing every time. I think it's one of the 'special conditions' races, the one up the side of a mountain with lots of straights and hairpins.

Whats your fastest time around Chamonix? Last time I was playing I was having run trying to wrestle the escudo round there :D

[josh_smaxx]

Bah, arcade mode doesn't count :p

Under 4:45 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGvvjB4tRAU) is possible round the ring in arcade mode :o

If you need money there is one of the races which takes 5 minutes to do if that and you get a £250k Toyota rally thing every time. I think it's one of the 'special conditions' races, the one up the side of a mountain with lots of straights and hairpins.

Whats your fastest time around Chamonix? Last time I was playing I was having run trying to wrestle the escudo round there :D

I do that one all the time for money, easy and quick.

Is chamonix the rally track? i dont do rally, well, cant do rally :D i just play for best times on real circuits now, like try and match F1 times round real tracks, cant do it yet, if anyone can get under 1:15 round monaco then thats faster than this years grand prix. i managed 1:16.

The Tokyo track is quick, i got a 1:14 round there today :D

[telboy]

Holy poo...(again) Mr Lowe, I'm gonna need more practice. :)

That is the main problem I have, getting the things to 1.stay on the ground and 2. stay in a straight line.

I'm having to put mediums on the front of the LM cars cos they're just too darn twitchy.

[josh_smaxx]

I'm having to put mediums on the front of the LM cars cos they're just too darn twitchy.

Never thought of that :p

[Richard Lowe]

Is chamonix the rally track? i dont do rally, well, cant do rally :D
Chamonix is the really long ice track, what i found that was really strange driving the escudo round there was you had to keep it on-boost as much as possible - which is a bit counter-intuitive on a track with no grip :eh?:

Mediums on the front - I tried that a while since to calm the cars down round the ring, they were a bit better on the bumps but there just wasn't enough steering so they were quite a bit slower. The DFP wheel does make it a lot easier to make very small adjustments, with the setups I use on the LM cars I can't drive them round the ring with the joypad at all.

I've been messing with drifting recently, the engine doesn't seem to like big drift angles though which is a shame :(

[telboy]

yeah, I was messing around with that the othr night, and I noticed that you can't get it right cos the engine seem to bog down and stop you doing it properly.

I may invest in a decent wheel if i get a PS3. never had one, always used the joypad.:rolleyes:

[josh_smaxx]

Ive been messing on with drifting tonight, doesnt work very well but looks good for photos :D

[telboy]

is there only us 3 thats got GT4? :D

[josh_smaxx]

is there only us 3 thats got GT4? :D

Must be :eh?: or only us 3 that can be bothered.

[AndyM]

i go on it quite a lot, 5:40 ish on the ring for me...without changing any set up things,

not too bad

[josh_smaxx]

I managed a 6:03 round the 'ring in the F1 in arcade mode :p i dont think the 'ring is my strong point :rolleyes:

[Richard Lowe]

Correction on my laptimes, just fired the PS2 up again now :)

The ring in simulation mode is 5:00.6 in the Sauber group c car, I've just had a quick bash with the controller in arcade mode, I did 5:28 on the second lap with a few offs :rolleyes:
I think I can get to about 5:15 with the controller, the steering wheel is so much better!

Best I can manage round Chamonix in simulation mode is 2:12.9 in the Escudo :D

[josh_smaxx]

And thats not cutting any corners? :rolleyes: Not like round one today? :rolleyes:

[Richard Lowe]

Hehe :p

That post on the jump ruined the flow of the track, and why the heck was it put there IN THE MIDDLE OF A RACE?! I almost pulled the front end off my car avoiding that :mad:

[josh_smaxx]

I know :p

Good day all in all, my first race like that :p

[telboy]

I managed a 2.18 round chamonix in the escudo, and 2.20 in the ford rs200 with the hand contorller.

managed 1.14.698 round monaco with the f1 too.

[josh_smaxx]

managed 1.14.698 round monaco with the f1 too.

:( Im not good at this game anymore, how about the Tokyo street track? try and beat 1:13.465

[Jay-m]

ive also got GT4 but i haven't had time to ave a go on it because of exams and all that rubbishlolwill ave a go on it 2nite how about a BMW m5 modded lol round anything???

[josh_smaxx]

ive also got GT4 but i haven't had time to ave a go on it because of exams and all that rubbishlolwill ave a go on it 2nite how about a BMW m5 modded lol round anything???

Try it but it would have to go in the 'any car' class, better off using a proper racing car. :)

[Jay-m]

what would you class as a proper racing car??

[josh_smaxx]

Any of the LM cars over 4,500,000 credits, and the F1 car.

The R8 is good, also is the pescarolo, best bet is getting an R8, modding it a bit then put it on B spec round the 24hr 'ring to get the F1.

[AndyM]

Mercedes Sauber C9 race car, Audi R8 Le mans car, Bentley Speed 8 Le Mans car, Jaguar Le Mans car, Ford GT LM car, erm...

Toyota Le Mans car, the Toyota minolta car, both pescarolo Le Mans cars

alll sorts

[AndyM]

ohh yeh, and the Mazda 787B :D

[josh_smaxx]

The Toyota Minolta is the fastest ever car round the 'ring, also the special 'black' cars that come up for sale second hand every 700 days are very very quick.

[AndyM]

what special black cars??? explain :D lol

nd how do i get the Minolta Toyota car???

i dno which race to do

[Richard Lowe]

The black cars can only be bought second hand on certain days, they are exactly the same as the normal versions but are painted all black.

[josh_smaxx]

I cant remember how to get the Toyota, its a big race, maybe an endurance.

The black cars come up for sale in the second hand sections every 700 days for 1 week, save around 10mil if you want the set of 4, they are seriously quick.

[AndyM]

what cars are they?? (make nd model :D) thanks

[Richard Lowe]

There's a Mazda 787B, Nissan R92CP, R390 and Toyota GT-One.

[josh_smaxx]

The R92CP is the quickest but my favourite at the moment is the R390, it just goes so well :D

[telboy]

Im not good at this game anymore, how about the Tokyo street track? try and beat 1:13.465

Just done the Tokyo track with the F1....1m07.793.

Sorry.
And there were a couple of little mistakes like clipping a kerb or brushing the barriers in there too, so it can be done a lot faster.
Ijust got bored after about 40 laps cos I couldn't beat the ghost car.:D

[josh_smaxx]

40 laps?! :eh?: some serious time is going into this now, im gonna have to run to keep up, shame i cant run :D

I'll have another go tomorrow :rolleyes:

[telboy]

Haha, I got the lap on about lap 7 or something like that, but I spent the other laps trying to beat it without making silly mistakes.:rolleyes:

[PaulRotheram]

Do you play with a pad or wheel tel?

I've got gt4 + the driving force pro.. but never really gave either a proper go! I've not been a big fan for gt games as i never seemed to get anywhere without doing race after race scraping money for poor cars.

Any tips? might break it out and have a play..

[telboy]

I'm using a joypad but not the one that comes with the ps2. They've got the pressure sensetive buttons....which I haven't got, cos mine broke and I just can't be arsed to get a new one. especially now thwt I'll probably be getting the ps3.

I found gt4 easier in terms of getting the money fast. If you've got a saved game from gt3 then you can use that when you start a 'fresh game'. it gives you 100'000 to start with. other than that, just get a car with you 10'000 and just do the races that you can and get a bit of dosh.

even though I'd got 100'000 I started as if I hadn't got it and bought a second hand scooby for about 5'000. I did some more races got some extra dosh and bought stuff like soft tyres, racing suspension, and nos. just so that I could enter some of the bigger races and win some faster cars. I used that car for ages, just winning cars and then selling them on to get more dosh.


Just got my best time on the 'ring of 5'19'398 in the toyota gt1.

[josh_smaxx]

When i want money i do one of the tarmac rally's, dead twisty track, 4 laps (2 normal, 2 revers) get 10,000 for that and a car that you can sell for 265,000. dead easy.

[Richard Lowe]

Just got my best time on the 'ring of 5'19'398 in the toyota gt1.
Arcade or GT mode?

[telboy]

GT mode. for some reason I can't get the Toyota Gt1 in arcade mode.
Stage 4 turbo, no Nos, soft tyres. steering driving aids turned down to 2 and traction control turned down to 2.
messed around with the set up a little.

Took me ages to get a clean lap in, without running off the track.
I would've thought with the wheel you would get a much better time, cos I couldn't push out of the corners due to the 'on-off switch' throttle that i'm using.:D

If I could get a smooth run in, it would be faster but I had to go a lot slower through the turns, cos if i hit a kerb wrong I can't come off the throttle and then get back on it smooth enough without the car swapping ends.

[Southwell]

I may pop to Asda at lunch and buy it now the PS3 firmware update seems to have fixed previous issues with backwards compatibility on this game.

[josh_smaxx]

ttt

AMUSE S2000 :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: amazing car.

Oh and tel, 1:12.9?? round tokyo, how the hell am i meant to find 5 secs???

[losidan]

Some of these times are mad...best i have had is a 1:14 around tokyo but that was with the f1.

[tonymon]

my god how are you going so fast around the ring? i just won the toyota minolta, 1st time driving it did 6.09 in gt mode! i havent driven that track at all recently so a little practice and staying on the road might get me 30secs... maybe...!!! i must agree the main reasons i went off was the bumps!

EDIT: and managed 1.18.0 at tokyo with the toyota minolta