- 2,354
- Bastrop, TX
"Road Car" vs Group "C" Ver. 1.0
at
Professional Hall Gran Turismo World Championship
I've already done this deal three times, firstly with a Stock Minolta Toyota VERY early in the game & then with two different JGTC Rides. I wanted DEARLY to give it a shot in a DTM Car but found none capable.
Good Buddy Kent suggested I try it in a "Road Car" but NOT the one I was thinking of. SO...I'm running it in Kent's suggested ride first & then in mine...the identities of which will be revealed later. (I'm now thinking "Maybe" another Road Car is capable!) 
I drew a first class "AI" field right away, which included:
TOYOTA 88C-V Race Car (MINOLTA) '89
NISSAN R92CP Race Car '92
NISSAN R89C Race Car '89
MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLK-GTR Race Car '98
GILLET Vertigo Race Car
Finish = Place / Race Time - Fast Lap. MOV = Margin of Victory (Where applicable!)
Race #1 Tokyo Rte 246 (65 Points)
Qualified: 1st / 1'22.975
Finish: 1st / 14'4x.xxx
- 1'22.732 (Lap #9) M.O.V. 4.584 Seconds 👍
I was a bit surprised at the "Puny" A-Spec points offered as the last time I ran this series with the XANAVI HIROTO Skyline (JGTC) '01 the races were 119+ each!
Maybe this wouldn't be such a challenge after all! 
With my usual ability NOT to get a good standing start I was 3rd into the first corner but back into first shortly thereafter. Then on Lap #4 I went into a long slide just before T-2 leaving my nose up against the guardrail! By the time I recovered I'd fallen to 2nd! 
Managed to slip by the NISSAN R92 by the Start/Finish Line & then Pitted at the end of Lap #5. Came back out in 5th & was up to third by the end of Lap #9 when the NISSAN siblings finally pitted & I swept past them. 25,000 Credits received & I have an early 4 point lead.
Race #2 Twin Ring Motegi Super Speedway (65 Points)
Qualified: DIdn't
Finish: 6th
M.O. "Loss" a "Bunch" 👎
Since I hadn't done well here in the past in JGTC Rides I decided to "Opt Out" this time. Since the NISSAN R92 looked to be my main competition & the MINOLTA Toyota was leading the pack...I waited 'till I crossed the line & "Exited" hoping I'd deny the R92 points he might need later.
NO A-Spec points & NO Credits. I'm now tied for second, 4 points behind the R92.
Race #3 Hong Kong (65 Points)
Qualified 1st / 1'11.414
Finish 1st / 21'37.512 - 1'09.878 (Lap #16)
M.O.V. 27.xxx Seconds 👍
I wasn't surprised that I managed to win this one as it was the only Venue I "Pre-Tested." HK has become something of a "Benchmark" for me running this series. I figure if I can best them here I can win the series! 👍 Same strategy I used in the past worked well & I really put hurt on 'em! 👍
25,000 Credits received & tied for First w/the Minolta at 20 Points each.
Race #4 Seoul Central (65 Points)
Qualified 1st / 0'50.936
Finish 1st / 16'12.281 - 0'48.611 (Lap #19)
M.O.V. 27.xxx Seconds 👍
Absolutely "Smoked 'Em" from the rolling start but the "AI" still don't seem to like this venue! Too Bad 'cause I do! 👍
25,000 Credits received & I move ahead of the Minolta at 30 points to 26.
Race #5 El Capitan (65 Points)
Qualified 1st / 1'30.178
Finish 1st / 17'10.730 - 1'28.804 (Lap #8)
M.O.V. 18.xxx Seconds 👍
Got a bad "Standing" start & dropped to third immediately but back in first by the Big "Horseshoe" left on Lap #1.
In for tyres at the end of Lap #6 & rejoined the fray in 4th. Regained the lead by the end of Lap #9 & then Lapped the Vertigo shortly thereafter. No "Dramatics" this time but have noticed a bit of "Power Off Oversteer" & don't really know why. Except for the incident at Tokyo it's handled quite well up to now! 
25,000 Credits received & I'm of the Minolta at 40 points to 29.
Race #6 New York (79 Points)
Qualified 1st / 1'23.907
Finish 1st / 21'04.704 - 1'21.996 (Lap #4)
M.O.V. 27.xxx Seconds 👍 (Seem to be getting in a "Rut" here!
)Fairly uneventful except that I neglected to change the OIL
so HP went down but A-Spec points went UP! As noted before, the "AI" doesn't do well here either. Huge "MOV" reflects this. 25,000 Credits received & I'm of the Minolta at 50 points to 35.
Race #7 Opera Paris [Reverse] (65 Points)
Qualified 1st / 1'15.142
Finish 1st / 23'13.305 - 1'14.604 (Lap #17)
M.O.V. 3.332 Second
👍WOW!!! FINALLY a Great Race! 👍 Since I'm doing a "Cut-N-Paste" from when I ran the Series Points: Xanavi here I actually took the time to read the report from this venue BEFORE I deleted it! Seems I'm already running the "Hard" Tyres on the rear (R-2s) so in anticipation of possibly burning them up I changed my stategy. Qualified "Normally" but then added 50% MORE "TCS" for the race. Also decided to "short-shift" about 500-750 RPM BEFORE Red Line in an attempt to minimize rear wheel spin. This thing pulls like a tractor (& Sounds like one as well!
) so it shouldn't present a problem. Ran the first eight Laps a LOT more conservatively then normal & the tyres were glowing my favorite shade of Yellow! 👍 On more lap & they just started to turn as I slid into the pits. Came out in 4th But slipped back into the lead as the "Trio Terrific" all pitted at the end of Lap #10. By about Lap #15 the lead was out to nearly 9 seconds so I decided to let 'er rip. Caught a GOOD Lap on #16 GREAT Lap on #17 to set my fastest time but overcooked the tyres a little. Eased it around the final circuit to a fairly narrow WIN! 25,000 Credits received & THANX to the R89 finally making a move I'm ahead of the Minolta at 60 points to 39.
Race #8 Suzuka (65 Points)
Qualified 1st / 1'46.882
Finish 1st / 16'29.537 - 1'43.765 (Lap #4)
M.O.V. 10.987 Seconds 👍
The car felt VERY loose in qualifying so I made a minor chassis adjustment which helped a little. Mostly what helped however was NOT letting off the gas as much & using a bit more brake...attempting to keep the chassis "Loaded" Great when it worked but a little scary when it didn't!
Yet another poor "Standing Start" resulted in a 3rd place into Turn #1 but back in first before T-1. Into the pits at the end of Lap #5 & out in 4th place as usual. Back in the lead by the beginning of Lap #8...then almost looped it in "Spoon Curve", gathered a little "Kitty Litter" & lost about 7 seconds. Never really a challenge as the "AI" never does well here. Would have beaten my Xanavi 83 time if NOT for the near spin! 25,000 Credits received & I lead the Minolta at 70 points to 45.
Race #9 Grand Valley [Reverse] (95 Points)
Qualified 1st / 1'39.914
Finish 1st / 18'36.247 - 1'36.918 (Lap #11)
M.O.V. 14.xxx Seconds 👍
Much like the last time I ran here I decided to add a little "Ballast", (still don't know if they're kgs or #s)
but opted for 100 units, evenly distributed & set off to qualify. Added 30 A-Spec points so perhaps I'll find another close race. Just like last time here, the standing start put me in 3rd into Turn #1
but I was back in first by T-2. Into the pits at the end of Lap 6 & back out in 4th as usual. Hoped I'd find a "Race" but slipped past them at the start of Lap #9 & stretched a 7+ second lead out to over 14 at the end. 
25,000 Credits received & I stretch my lead over the Minolta to 80 points to 49.
Race #10 Circuit de le Sarthe I (95 Points)
Qualified 1st / Didn't
Finish 1st / 13'45.782 - 3'23.018(Lap #3)
M.O.V. 6+ Seconds 👍
I decided to leave ALL the Ballast "IN" this time unlike I did with the XANAVI HIROTO Skyline (JGTC) '01 & passed on qualifying as well since it's 1/2 as many laps as the race itself.
With the Rolling Start all went well & I was VERY happy to be in second behind the big Toyota by the end of Lap #1. He was out front about 7 seconds at one point but I was relatively confident his tyres would go away. Sure enough I closed the gap to 3.5 seconds just before he pitted in at the end of Lap #3 & I took over the lead for the final Lap. I was VERY surprised when the final results flashed up showing the Big Toyota had worked his way back up to second in only ONE Lap!!! Think I'm lucky it's NOT a Five Lapper!
25,000 more Credits received
FINAL RESULTS:
NISSAN R390 GT1 Road Car // 90 Points
TOYOTA 88C-V Race Car (MINOLTA) '89 // 55 Points
NISSAN R92CP Race Car '92 // 46 Points
NISSAN R89C Race Car '89 // 36 Points
MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLK-GTR Race Car '98 // 21 Points
GILLET Vertigo Race Car // 10 Points
"Prize" Car: FORD GT LM Edition Spec-II '04 immediately sold for 212,499 Credits added to 475,000 odd Prize Credits in the Bank...PLUS 659 A-Spec Points for those of you who count them!
Final Mileage (+2 Laps @ Most venues for warm up & qualifying) 342 Miles.
As always...THANX for wading thru this & hope it will help someone out. Let me know if you spot a mistake, I'm VERY adept at using the EDIT Function!
...O.G.
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