100000 A spec and missed 995 points in a Series.

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I found I had missed 995 A spec points in my 100,000 game save the other night.:dunce:

I went into the compact series in amateur and noticed I only had 1 A spec point per race.

I entered with a stock Lotus Europa and got 20 + points per race. I was winning races by 15 seconds, which was way to easy.
I then entered with a Lotus Elan with stock power with economy tires up front for 154 points per race. If I started from 6th the races were harder, but qualifying 1st made the races comfortable.
This car is really enjoyable to drive in this competition even with the crappy front tires it sticks well if your corner entry speed is correct. Go in a bit fast it will understeer, but it still outcorners the AI FWD hatches.

Total A spec has gone above 101000 now, but I will keep trying to find a 200 point car for this series. I have a few in mind, but can anybody give me their choices.

Just shows how easy it is to miss points in this game if you do not make detailed notes.
 
"I went into the compact series in amateur and noticed I only had 1 A spec point per race"

World Compact Cup?

Try the "Misubishi i" prize car.

This car is also good for "easy points" in the Japanese Compact cup.

You may need the right grid but N3 tyres and a chunk of ballast 160 or so, depends on the grid really) should get 200 points with some practice.
 
Uncle Harry
I went into the compact series in amateur and noticed I only had 1 A spec point per race.
I then entered with a Lotus Elan with stock power with economy tires up front for 154 points per race. If I started from 6th the races were harder, but qualifying 1st made the races comfortable.
Just shows how easy it is to miss points in this game if you do not make detailed notes.
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Hi Uncle Harry, the Elan sure is a nice car to drive. Which race (set) are you talking about?? I may be able to help out....

Wrt keeping notes, yes very useful. Keep an extensive xls file myself and there are a few variations floating around in GTP.
AMG.
 
AMG,
Getting my comp names mixed up with GT3.
It was the Professional world compact series.
I got between 188 and 197 using a Triumph Spitfire.
 
I've searched about this and can't find it. So I will ask now.

Can I re-do my races and get 200 A-Spec points since ALL of my races were 1 pt?? Also if I do the same race it will not count as another 200 right??(If I already got the max 200)
 
djblackmon
I've searched about this and can't find it. So I will ask now.

Can I re-do my races and get 200 A-Spec points since ALL of my races were 1 pt?? Also if I do the same race it will not count as another 200 right??(If I already got the max 200)
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Yes you can re do races to go for 200 points.

Your total A spec score will go up by the difference from what you get this race and what you got previously.

In your case, if you get 101 points on second try and only had one point first try, your total A spec score will go up by 100.

Correct, once you have the full 200 points, your total A spec score will not go higher.
 
Uncle Harry
AMG,
Getting my comp names mixed up with GT3.
It was the Professional world compact series.
I got between 188 and 197 using a Triumph Spitfire.
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@Uncle Harry,

I ran that series (5x200) with a Copen active top on
S2 with fair amount of weight, NOS and RC exhaust + a couple of non power mods.
Don't know the lineups though since I only started recording that very recently.

Trust this helps.
Good luck!

AMG.
 
I got my 200 points using the Cup Of Coffee, (Cappiccino 1991 model).
Its RWD so I can get the benifit of better tires on the drive wheels.
On line up 1 & 2, I used 88 bhp, 177 units ballast, N2 (luxury) front and N3 (road) on the back, with 51 units of Nos.
Fitted to the car was a race gearbox, clutch and flywheel semi racing & semi racing Suspension and racing brakes. All aids turned off.

Line up 1 & 2: Opel 2 door thingy, Opel Corsa, VW Polo, VW Lupo, & a Pug 206.

For people killing this series in powerful cars I suggest they try something less powerful, they are missing some of the best races in GT4.
All 200 point wins are close races all the way, you need to defend the corner, brake early, and be sure you do not stuff up any corners.
 
bjb
I've got the max 15555 Points. That or the game dosen't like me?
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Not quite sure what you're saying here - but rest assured that 15,555 points is NOT the maximum.
 
Famine
Not quite sure what you're saying here - but rest assured that 15,555 points is NOT the maximum.
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Agreed.

The maximum is quite clearly an odd multiple of 100 (ie: ends in 100, 300, 500, 700 or 900).

We have 200 times X to give us the total points for races, but we also have the 34 Driving Missions, each for 250 points, which ups our total by 8500, and hence why we have odd multiples of 100, and not even ones. 👍
 
Uncle Harry
I then entered with a Lotus Elan with stock power with economy tires up front
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So the A-spec points are keyed to the front tires?

Doesn't putting grippier tires on the back of most cars create insurmountable understeer?
 
Duke
So the A-spec points are keyed to the front tires?
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Most definitely they are, it was discussed and tested a while ago but forgot by whom and when.

AMG.
 
AMG.
Most definitely they are, it was discussed and tested a while ago but forgot by whom and when.
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Ah. I rarely pay attention to A-spec points because (in my case anyway) there are too many instances where they have nothing to do with the difficulty of the race. I've cakewalked through 150-pointers and fought tooth and nail for 30 point wins. So I quit worrying about it early on in the game.

It's an interesting point that if reads the front tires only. But my question still stands - given the level of understeer in GT4's physics, doesn't putting softer tires out back lead to terminal understeer in most cases? With some exceptions, of course.
 
Duke
It's an interesting point that if reads the front tires only. But my question still stands - given the level of understeer in GT4's physics, doesn't putting softer tires out back lead to terminal understeer in most cases? With some exceptions, of course.
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Yes it does, adding to the already high level of understeer in GT4.:guilty: The only cars it would actually help are RR cars.

I should also point out this thread is turning into a replica of this one:
200 A-spec Races
 
This has allready been answered, but I would like to add .

Duke
So the A-spec points are keyed to the front tires?
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That is correct.


Duke
Doesn't putting grippier tires on the back of most cars create insurmountable understeer?
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Yes it does, but if you can find a RWD car that can give 200 points with N2 front and N3 back the understeer can be overcome with early braking and lower corner entry speeds, you then use the better back tires grip to accelerate out of the corners. (in this case it was the Cuppiccino).

With N1 up front and N3 on back I could not counter the understeer and be fast enough to win.

It has no advantage for FWD as the front wheels are doing all the work.
 
Awww, you guys know too much. Stop playing damnit.
=)
Anyways, I too am perplexed by the a-spec point system. Some of the races I thought would be an amazingly hard battle turned out to be easier than obtaining a b license. And at other less memorable races with minescule amount of a-spec points I found myself being blown out of the water.
 

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