Gran Turismo 5 Challenge Thread

[Philip Foglar]

Just to get the ball rolling

Time: 1.28.984
Tyres: Sports Hard
No Traction Control
ABS: 1

Time: 1:28.098 (clean time, not red)
Tyres: Sports Hard
Traction Control: 0 (Off)
Skid Force Control: Off
ABS: 1

Battled to get close to your time for a while with the under and over steering from these hard tyres, but then eventually settled the car with far more attentive throttle control. Within that stint was able to get a 1:28.820 and a 1:28.716...

 

[OppositeLockMT]

New time: 1:27.783. Took me 7 laps to get to this, I think I was a bit lucky becuase I cut the last two corners quite a bit and it didn't go red.

1st lap: 1:28.766
2nd lap: 1:28.861
3rd lap: 1:28.327
4th lap: 1:29.431
5th lap: 1:28.179
6th lap: 1:28.075

I think the trick here is to keep going on the same session instead of restarting whenever you get a bad time (which I kept doing before) - didn't really give the tyres a chance to properly warm up properly.

I found that the car was easier to chuck around through the corners when the rear tyres were starting to wear out.

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Forgot to add: no TC, ABS 1, No other aids except the driving line.

 

[Philip Foglar]

Awesome times! Will do some more attempts later on and update too!

 

[OppositeLockMT]

Lol looks like the battle is between the two of us :fencelook:

 

[Wes]

i'll join in later this evening, been meaning to post a few times up here..

 

[Philip Foglar]

Tried again but could not better my current time, at least not with these Sports Hard tyres - just too much slip! Also, Deep Forest anti-clockwise (normal)? Will try some more tomorrow...

BTW, add me as friend: Pfoglar

 

[OppositeLockMT]

Tried again but could not better my current time, at least not with these Sports Hard tyres - just too much slip! Also, Deep Forest anti-clockwise (normal)? Will try some more tomorrow...

BTW, add me as friend: Pfoglar

We aren't doing deep forest raceway (reverse) are we? Those sports hard tyres start to become a nuisance when you're pushing hard, found the car under steering through the slow corners then going crazy and over steering like an AMG through the exit. :fencelook:

 

[Major]

1:25.347 :=):

 

[OppositeLockMT]

1:25.347 :=):

How? :bangdesk:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Nope not reverse, just double checking.

1:25.347 :=):

How? :bangdesk:

+1!!!

Can't yet beat my current 1:28.098 time... And this is using every little bit of traction and turn-in that I can find!

 

[Major]

I didn't save my replay but I'll try beat that time and put it up on YouTube? Just to make sure, it's the E92 M3 hey?

 

[OppositeLockMT]

I didn't save my replay but I'll try beat that time and put it up on YouTube? Just to make sure, it's the E92 M3 hey?

E92 M3 in Arcade Mode.

 

[Major]

Here ya go, managed to do a 1:24.954 for the video. :thumbs:
[video=youtube]

 

[OppositeLockMT]

Wow, any tips?

 

[Major]

Big thing with this car is throttle control, you can see it in the video how careful I am with it so the back doesn't step out. Beyond that I'm only thinking of maintaining as high a speed as possible, especially before that straight through the tunnel, can lose a lot of time there.

 

[OppositeLockMT]

Just did a 1:26.747, same settings as I had before...just getting more corners and being a bit more fluid through the corners.

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Major, are you using a racing wheel?

 

[Major]

See? Big improvement already! Yebo, using a Driving Force GT, don't think I'd be able to do it with the PS3 controller.

 

[OppositeLockMT]

I need to get myself a wheel :rollsmile:

 

[Wes]

1:27.944

no TC
abs 1
driving line
no other assists

that was on the third lap, i see that im losing a lot of time through the first few corners, gonna do a few more laps now.

 

[sanesh21]

Fighting temptation to pull out the DFGT and set a lap, but constantly reminded I need to study for board exams in June lol