GT4 Challenge for you all.

[M3John]

For all you Gran Turismo nuts out there. Basicly the challenge is to take a standard Z3M coupe and using the Nurbergring circuit to see who can get the quickest lap.

There is a reason for this, basicly i'm off to `The Ring` in April with a few of the Cerbera owners and am taking my M3 (Z3M is the closest to my e36). I'd just like to know how much off the pace i am, to use all you hardened GT4 drivers out there as a yard stick and obviously get plenty of practice in before i go.

Cheers,

M3John.

[Obi Wan]

when you mean standard do you mean using tires that the car starts off with as I think they are racing medium compunds. If you want it to be realistic as possible then you have to change it to road tires.

[tim2100]

Don't forget in the game, you can take the corners with no fear / on the limit every corner.

That cannot be replicated on the road.

[Steve_Evil]

Recipe for disaster trying to keep pace with the game.

[killer2005]

Can the Z3 M coupe be bought as new? Otherwise I'll have to wait to find another one.

[R1 GTR]

Funny how everyone starts to talk about realism and the cars but no-one actually has a crack at a time

I will once ive finished the GT all stars series. on race 3. actually, might just do it some other time

[sstein]

8 '38.264

I think the car is standard, and that was on Standard Road Tyres, ( +1 excursion into the barriers )

Scrap that time, beat it on 2nd lap, 8' 37.883

I may be slow, but at least i'm consistent

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Stuart

Edited by sstein on Sunday 14th January 22:24

[Obi Wan]

killer2005 said:

Can the Z3 M coupe be bought as new? Otherwise I'll have to wait to find another one.

Second hand I'm afraid. Look out for it in the late 90's used car menue.

[negative creep]

Obi Wan said:

killer2005 said:

Can the Z3 M coupe be bought as new? Otherwise I'll have to wait to find another one.

Second hand I'm afraid. Look out for it in the late 90's used car menue.

If you have trouble finding one just keep going into travel mode. Every photo counts as a day and the garage changes every 7

[M3John]

Thanks for the responce guys

Obi Wan said:

when you mean standard do you mean using tires that the car starts off with as I think they are racing medium compunds. If you want it to be realistic as possible then you have to change it to road tires.

thats the one..straight out of the box so to speak.

sstein said:

8 '38.264

I think the car is standard, and that was on Standard Road Tyres, ( +1 excursion into the barriers )

Scrap that time, beat it on 2nd lap, 8' 37.883

I may be slow, but at least i'm consistent

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Stuart

8 '38.264 Right then, thank you for that now i've something to go by. I'm going to fire up GT4 this evening when i'm back from footie and see how i get on.

tim2100 said:

Don't forget in the game, you can take the corners with no fear / on the limit every corner.

That cannot be replicated on the road.

Oh yes thanks for the heads up but, i'm fully aware of the implications and realism between the road and the game. I just wanted to pit-my-witts against some of the hard core amongst you all as my friend's are not into GT as much as us lot.

[Digby]

Not played GT4 for a bit (since putting in a cheat giving me billions and over 700 cars haha) so i slapped the pad in and had a go at this.
Standard car, just turned off all assists, manual box, joypad in hand...

result was 8.37.525

It was quite nice browsing the car collection actually as i have yet to see many of them.
Is the carbon 'amuse' R34 a common one?
I don't remember seeing that before.

I shall have to get some pics of some of the more tasty cars

[Steve_Evil]

The Amuse car is just one of the ones you can buy from the tuner shops (the Amuse one as it happens) so you could say its pretty easy to get hold of, great fun that one.

[Digby]

Doh so it is!
Forgot about that section lol.

Just been looking in the garage and there are around 5 pages of pre 1970 cars,
then i stumbled apon a black charger so am off to give that a spanking

[sstein]

Digby said:

Not played GT4 for a bit (since putting in a cheat giving me billions and over 700 cars haha) so i slapped the pad in and had a go at this.
Standard car, just turned off all assists, manual box, joypad in hand...

result was 8.37.525

It was quite nice browsing the car collection actually as i have yet to see many of them.
Is the carbon 'amuse' R34 a common one?
I don't remember seeing that before.

I shall have to get some pics of some of the more tasty cars

beat me by a pip!

What driving aids do you use, my settings are

TCS 0
Oversteer 0
Understeer 8

find that works quite well fotr most cars!
_

Stuart

[ccharlie6]

8.35:362

road tyres, TCS 1 Understeer 2 Oversteer 1

and in dire need for an oil change!!!


edit to say: scratch that after the oil change: 8.15:718

Edited by ccharlie6 on Monday 15th January 19:38

[TVR tommy]

Just got a 8'18.234 for my lap round the Nordschleife in a M coupe. That's with everything set to standard.

Could be quite fun to do a Ring challenge every week in a standard car. If anyone is up for it.

Edited by TVR tommy on Monday 15th January 19:29

[Digby]

sstein said:

[quote=Digby]
beat me by a pip!

What driving aids do you use, my settings are

TCS 0
Oversteer 0
Understeer 8

find that works quite well fotr most cars!
_

Stuart

None Sir..as i mentioned, all assists off.The only thing i put on if the cars are impossible to drive
is traction control.By impossible, i mean things like a tuned TVR speed 12 etc that just sit spinning the wheels if you breath on the accelerator button lol.I just hate that totaly planted feel any of the assists
give you so always turn them off.My lap wasn't pretty : p

Anyway, was close wasn't it?
I was positively willing it on round the last corner shouting "COME ON....COME ON!!"
Tbh though, that's not an especially good time by you and i.I got quite a few lines wrong, still never
remember every single curve, hit the grass a couple of times..

Experts will laugh at such a time i'm sure!

[ccharlie6]

i think sub 8:10 is pretty easy to attain, my 8:15 time had some terrible lines and some time on grass, nice idea with the ring time attack for each week

[TVR tommy]

Opps that last time that I posted was on Sport tyres. I had to go and buy some road tyres and did the lap in 8'28.095.

Only way to make it completely fair is to use a brand new car.

[sstein]

8' 35.364

It's a frustrating track! Just when you think you have a bit of rhythm going you end up at a corner and have no idea where you should have braked!

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Stuart