“NR-A Roadster Cup” Seasonal Event Now Available in GT5

Gran Turismo 5 January 30th, 2013 by Terronium-12

That latest round of Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring Mazda’s flagship sports car, the MX-5. Cars are limited to a maximum of 380PP and Comfort/Soft tires or less. The challenges are as follows:

  • 380PP NR-A Roadster Cup: Indy Super Speedway / 3 Laps
    Period of Availability: 2013/01/31 03:00 -
    1st: Cr.165,100  2nd: Cr.90,805  3rd: Cr.66,040
  • 380PP NR-A Roadster Cup: London City Reverse / 5 Laps
    Period of Availability: 2013/01/31 03:00 -
    1st: Cr.188,000  2nd: Cr.103,400  3rd: Cr.75,200
  • 380PP NR-A Roadster Cup: Suzuka Circuit / 3 Laps
    Period of Availability: 2013/01/31 03:00 -
    1st: Cr.275,500  2nd: Cr.151,525  3rd: Cr.110,200
  • 380PP NR-A Roadster Cup: Trial Mountain Circuit / 5 Laps
    Period of Availability: 2013/01/31 03:00 -
    1st: Cr.213,100  2nd: Cr.117,205  3rd: Cr.85,240
  • 380PP NR-A Roadster Cup: Eifel (Kart) 103B / 5 Laps
    Period of Availability: 2013/01/31 03:00 -
    1st: Cr.254,300  2nd: Cr.139,865  3rd: Cr.101,720

Note the “Performance Difference Bonus” applies, so more credits will be awarded for using a slower car below the maximum allowed PP value.

The game’s Online Car Dealership has also been updated with new inventory. As always, stop by our GT5 Seasonal Events forum for more analysis and discussion!

GT5 Photomode image by gtsteviiee.

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  1. February 2nd, 2013 at 4:36 pm - #
    Silverphill

    Thanks for replying, and its forced on? I ant had a chance to play yet!!! They done this b4? If they have I ant noticed!!!!

    • February 4th, 2013 at 2:29 pm - #
      Pit Crew

      The holiday seasonal and the First 2 of January SRF hs been forced on

      Since its a tool for Beginners I guess PD is making Seasonals for GT5 rookies.

  2. February 2nd, 2013 at 10:47 am - #
    pb5

    They would have been better to doing a open top car seasonal, then you could have used the MG,Fiat,Lotus & so on. It just would have made more of a difference. Than just Mazda on it’s own again.

  3. February 2nd, 2013 at 4:20 am - #
    Silverphill

    Call me stupid, but what is SRF?

    • February 2nd, 2013 at 6:41 am - #
      V10RACER

      Skid recovery force

  4. February 1st, 2013 at 8:30 pm - #
    Illopp00

    Only reason I still play seasonals is to get to level 40 A-spec without needing to farm XP by doing races over and over….

  5. February 1st, 2013 at 4:36 pm - #
    huejass

    Geez. Haters gonna hate. Sniveling is toxic. Not many things in life will please you anyway. Go get a hug or something.
    Games are for enjoyment. I dig the Miata, it’s a blast to bomb around. Would like to see a Roadster FR 380-420pp Seasonal.

    Don’t worry PD, there are still those of us who still enjoy what you offer.

    • February 1st, 2013 at 4:42 pm - #
      huejass

      and although I do enjoy the game, SRF on is kinda lame, go the other way and turn off TCS.

  6. February 1st, 2013 at 10:46 am - #
    Izain

    Wow, people so busy whining about SRF that they forget to byotch about yet another MX5 race. Now, I give props to PD for continuing to offer up new seasonals, but it does seem like there’s little thought going into them. (I suppose since they’re on autopilot they figure we should be too so they turn on the srf).

    For all the different cars in the game how hard would it be to come up with at least a little more variation? Skyline event? Cmon PD, we know how you live Skylines. S2000 event? 4door saloons? MR? NSX? More tuners?

    • February 1st, 2013 at 6:58 pm - #
      MuoNiuLa

      People have complained many times about the unoriginality of events. It’s been covered.

  7. February 1st, 2013 at 3:42 am - #
    McLarensFinest

    Well I don’t care what they force on I’m a racer I will race no matter what

    • February 1st, 2013 at 12:47 pm - #
      Both Barrels

      Right on

  8. February 1st, 2013 at 1:57 am - #
    CyKosis1973

    I shall be boycotting all further Seasonal Events, if they’re going to insist on forcing the use of SRF…

    • February 1st, 2013 at 7:48 am - #
      steebz

      Boo hoo

    • February 1st, 2013 at 10:47 am - #
      Izain

      Ouch. That’s gonna hurt. They’ll miss you. We’ll miss you.

      This just might turn the tables.

  9. February 1st, 2013 at 12:15 am - #
    Metallica81

    Lol…Just go play iRacing!!!

  10. January 31st, 2013 at 10:14 pm - #
    MuoNiuLa

    Wow. It’s mind boggling seeing people actually defending forced SRF, which totally throws realism out the window. The future of GT is not bright if this keeps up. PD will think they can get away with anything if people just lie down and take it.

    • February 1st, 2013 at 7:52 am - #
      steebz

      Gt5 was never that realistic to begin with. It lets you adjust your speed round corners. You go and try that in real life. You WILL crash i can assure you.

  11. January 31st, 2013 at 6:33 pm - #
    steebz

    My o my the moaners are out in force today. You’re all wasting your time moaning because PD clearly don’t give a crap. Jus sayin

  12. January 31st, 2013 at 5:08 pm - #
    Jared93

    Haha it’s funny how much whining goes on over seasonals. YES, forcing unrealistic driver aids is pointless. How are the people who don’t know what they’re doing going to get any better? They’re not. But c’mon people, do you have anything of more importance going on in your life? Stop acting like Polyphony Digital owes you something. They don’t and there is nothing you can do about the way they run their game. Do you really think they care about losing YOU as a fan?

    • January 31st, 2013 at 5:26 pm - #
      mcalva98

      Yes you are right it’s just a game not a life!

  13. January 31st, 2013 at 4:49 pm - #
    infamousphil

    SRF forced onto a Miata? Big mistake unless you’re a control freak. Ran it, won it. Boring. Not even a prize car that I can appreciate – a fugly ’98 IS200 wagon.

    OOO, OK. I get it. It’s for the newbies! That’s it! No license required (SRF), cheap purchase… new race suits and wads of cash to move up in PD’s universe.

    The kids will love it!!!

    • February 2nd, 2013 at 11:17 pm - #
      geekRAGE

      Im glad you are so pro. Not everyone finds it easy. Personally I haven’t been able to completely finish a single seasonal event in first on all the races. Most of the time I’m happy if I can get 3rd on maybe two of them.

    • February 5th, 2013 at 7:46 am - #
      Flagmo-T

      geekRAGE – Same Here – But If you drive like a newbie maniac just because you wnna win, then everything is easy i guess, But that’s not why i play a Simracer, i want the feeling of racing fairly and not just getting it done ..

      So this is a nice Challenge anywhoo :P

  14. January 31st, 2013 at 4:15 pm - #
    waddy2001

    SRF is on, get used to it and stop complaining. Head over to another game and have the fun that you’re obviously missing with GT5 Seasonals. Every darn week it’s the same whining. The thing is, how is anyone else going to know if you’re really using SRF all the time or not? Maybe if you’re in the top ten of the TTs then we might check but otherwise, who knows (except yourself) and who cares? It’s a game! PD comes up with new challenges every week, isn’t that kind of nice? It’s like a pi**ing contest every second week, always on SRF bashing. Get over it!

    Rant over. Flame away.

  15. January 31st, 2013 at 3:24 pm - #
    karelpipa

    It has Skid recovery only on, waste of time even if it would be as a championship.

  16. January 31st, 2013 at 12:07 pm - #
    KoldStrejke

    cmon poly we need some NB lovin. give us a NB TC Premium car for cryin out loud. i sead “NB”

    • January 31st, 2013 at 12:11 pm - #
      KoldStrejke

      people play GT5 with aids? why? its too easy without aids!. screw traction control. learn some skill people.

    • January 31st, 2013 at 1:08 pm - #
      dabneyd

      Touring car KoldStrejke. How does traction control even work in that context? Learn to read people.

    • January 31st, 2013 at 6:54 pm - #
      KoldStrejke

      sorry, i have a habbit of not punctuating things. the TC in that is for “Track Car”.

      and the other sentance is because it is, retarded to have it forced on. hope you can read this, and understand it now.

  17. January 31st, 2013 at 11:23 am - #
    Fire Yoshi

    So many SRF whiners on this site…
    I honestly don’t care what aids are forced on, I do just as well no matter what. I think of it as a challenge because my car handles differently each time.

    • January 31st, 2013 at 12:01 pm - #
      KiroKai

      Yes but forcing us to use unreal aids takes away from the challenge… and deciding to do so years after the game’s release is plain retarded. What do you expect people still playing this game to be? Kids who need driving aids or realism fans playing for the sake of realistic driving?

      I wouldn’t mind if driving aids were allowed but forcing them on is silly. I’d rather understand if you said forcing driving aids off would create a challenge.

    • January 31st, 2013 at 2:36 pm - #
      swynder

      +1 Fire Yoshi. I think Forcing and disabling SRF increases the challenge of the race in the Seasonals, i honestly don´t care if it´s forced or disabled, i can drive with both without complaining.

    • January 31st, 2013 at 7:03 pm - #
      steebz

      I dont normally use SRF and i never even noticed a difference when it was forced on. It doesn’t make that much difference, maybe the ppl who are moaning about it should get off their asses and go and get girlfriends instead of looking for tiny faults in otherwise great games. It grinds my gears lool

  18. January 31st, 2013 at 10:36 am - #
    Lambob

    could this be the game to pull us away from GT5 for a while?

    ‘RaceRoom Racing Experience’ ==> Lakeview HillClimb

    I like very much what I am seeing there.

    point to point
    photorealism
    an active cockpit
    the sounds!
    it’s on PC
    it’s getting on Steam
    it’s in open Beta
    it doesn’t have Nurburgring (yet?!!)

    Cheers GTplanet,

    • January 31st, 2013 at 12:53 pm - #
      MeanElf

      Isn’t that a PC only title? If so, I doubt the console only players will be doing so, not unless they have the cash to invest.

    • January 31st, 2013 at 3:21 pm - #
      swynder

      MeanElf, the game is a play for free on Steam, althought it´s not a full game.

    • February 1st, 2013 at 3:36 am - #
      MeanElf

      Fair enough, but my point anout the expense relates to having a PC that can play this. I couldn’t see any confirmation anywhere that PS3 cross compatability to Steam is available as yet.

  19. January 31st, 2013 at 10:00 am - #
    leeson

    Ugh, I’m not even going to bother. SRF? WHY!?!?! It’s a 118hp car, it’s not fast enough to skid in the first place!

  20. January 31st, 2013 at 9:49 am - #
    DaveTheStalker

    I guess someone at PD thinks the MIATA is the only “roadster” in existence!!!!!