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I've read on here a few people saying about how they have taken on the endro races, and I've always throught that I'd a) never get that far in the game or b) lose interest. I'm pleased to say that I'm still playing GT4, and today I had a go at my first ever endro race.
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but looking at the 'ring 24hr was a little off putting. So I went for the 300km Grand Valley event. A single race of 60 laps round Grand Valley raceway with 400,000cr for the win. I decided to pick a overly fast car, as I didn't want to be racing for 55 laps and find myself lying in 2nd place with laps running out. So I went with the Jaguar XJR-9. I fitted some super hard tyres, nowing full well I'd have pit stops, I wanted the longest lasting tyres money could buy. This, as it turned out was my first mistake.
My opponents were...
Mazda RX8 Concept LM
Audi TT Touring Car
Toyota Castrol Tom's Supra
Audi A4 Touring Car
Ford Falcon XR8
With my power advantage, I'd only win 1 A spec point, but I wasn't too fussed, as this was going to be a learning exercise for me.
Basically to cut a 60 lap story short.........I won. By about 3 laps from the RX-8. I only had three offs worthy of note, but once I was in the lead by turn 3, I never lost it. My fastest lap was my last one. The time was 1:42.152, with a overal time of 1:50:30.252. I did the race in two stints, with a 2hr break in the middle. And one toliet break
As I'd never driven for this long before, it made a nice change to have to think about pitting, and trying to plan how many more laps I could do on these tyres. With the 2-5 lap races, you don't have to think about that. Coming from Sports Car GT on PC, I didn't have adapting, and I enjoyed flying into the pits every now and then. I did not always full up with fuel, as I wanted to save some time in the pits. Does this weight saved, have any kind of known effect on your cars when racing?
What I've learned from this experiance...
1) Tyres matter. Try to find a balance between the front and back. I fitted Super hard all round. But by the time the fronts were nicely worn in, it was time to change the backs. I should have mixed and matched a little better.
2) LM cars, do not like riding those kerbs. These cars are super low to the ground, and they skip and hop all over the shop if you hit those kerbs. So keep well clear.
3) Braking points. As I have the "normal" display on, it tells me what gear to be in for each corner, and when to brake. Try not to rely too much on this. I only found out near the end, that I could have taken a couple of corners faster, if I'd have trusted my "racing brain" and not the PS2.
4) Stay on the black stuff. On only one occasion I got a wheel on the grass when under braking. In a normal road car, I've been able to catch the spin/slide, but in the LM car I ended up in the kitten litter. So avoid.
I really looking forward to trying some more endros out. This time giving myself a harder challenge by selecting a car with similar power to that of the opporents.
Thanks for reading.
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but looking at the 'ring 24hr was a little off putting. So I went for the 300km Grand Valley event. A single race of 60 laps round Grand Valley raceway with 400,000cr for the win. I decided to pick a overly fast car, as I didn't want to be racing for 55 laps and find myself lying in 2nd place with laps running out. So I went with the Jaguar XJR-9. I fitted some super hard tyres, nowing full well I'd have pit stops, I wanted the longest lasting tyres money could buy. This, as it turned out was my first mistake.
My opponents were...
Mazda RX8 Concept LM
Audi TT Touring Car
Toyota Castrol Tom's Supra
Audi A4 Touring Car
Ford Falcon XR8
With my power advantage, I'd only win 1 A spec point, but I wasn't too fussed, as this was going to be a learning exercise for me.
Basically to cut a 60 lap story short.........I won. By about 3 laps from the RX-8. I only had three offs worthy of note, but once I was in the lead by turn 3, I never lost it. My fastest lap was my last one. The time was 1:42.152, with a overal time of 1:50:30.252. I did the race in two stints, with a 2hr break in the middle. And one toliet break
As I'd never driven for this long before, it made a nice change to have to think about pitting, and trying to plan how many more laps I could do on these tyres. With the 2-5 lap races, you don't have to think about that. Coming from Sports Car GT on PC, I didn't have adapting, and I enjoyed flying into the pits every now and then. I did not always full up with fuel, as I wanted to save some time in the pits. Does this weight saved, have any kind of known effect on your cars when racing?
What I've learned from this experiance...
1) Tyres matter. Try to find a balance between the front and back. I fitted Super hard all round. But by the time the fronts were nicely worn in, it was time to change the backs. I should have mixed and matched a little better.
2) LM cars, do not like riding those kerbs. These cars are super low to the ground, and they skip and hop all over the shop if you hit those kerbs. So keep well clear.
3) Braking points. As I have the "normal" display on, it tells me what gear to be in for each corner, and when to brake. Try not to rely too much on this. I only found out near the end, that I could have taken a couple of corners faster, if I'd have trusted my "racing brain" and not the PS2.
4) Stay on the black stuff. On only one occasion I got a wheel on the grass when under braking. In a normal road car, I've been able to catch the spin/slide, but in the LM car I ended up in the kitten litter. So avoid.
I really looking forward to trying some more endros out. This time giving myself a harder challenge by selecting a car with similar power to that of the opporents.
Thanks for reading.