3 Non-Stop 24 Hour Races (Plus Challenges!)

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Time: Roughly 2 days (nonstop) with 3x on and off.

Well, I just finishing up the last 24 hour race (Nürburgring Nordschleife, Circuit de la Sarthe 1, Circuit de la Sarthe 2). This is proof positive that your PS2 [maybe not yours, but at least mine :sly:] won't burn up. I was a bit tense :nervous: about doing it but I have two PS2's, and I decided to do it on my old (loud annoying) PS2. Kept the the system on the entire time throughout all three races and no problems. Checked its temperature every day for irregularities but it was calm and cool in the vertical position. Bspec, :dunce: Weak :guilty: I know, yet still time consuming.

With this in mind, I thought of some challenges in which would be highly respectable.

1) A number of players have already Aspec'd the 24 hour races which is a mighty feat I hope to do someday. Although impressive I compare it to running a marathon. Its long and hard for most, but still, alot of people do it. My challenge to anyone is to do what Dean Karnazes does running, but with GT4. Dean is an ultra marathoner and can run for days. He is planning on running for 300 continuous miles, 3 full days days in which will include some sleep running! (he has already accomplished running 262 miles (10 marathons nonstop), swam across the San Francisco Bay, run a marathon to the South Pole, mountain-biked for 24-hours straight, surfed the gigantic breakers off Northern California and Maui, and run 146 miles across Death Valley in the middle of summer to the top of Mt. Whitney. On one occasion, Karnazes ran 100 miles all-night to the start of the Napa Valley Marathon, and then completed the marathon in 3:15.) With that, the challenge to anyone is to do all 3 24 hour races non-stop GT4, Aspec. (pausing only for food, beverage, and toilet breaks. No showers and no sleep, if Dean doesn't rest neither do you) This to me would categorize a person as an Ultra GT4 Marathoner, an elite class of GT4 drivers that would be at the top of a list of few, proud.......wait those are Marines.....anyways you get my drift. Can it be done? If someone can run for 3 days, someone can definately play a video game for 3 days, I believe its possible. Who will be the Dean Karnazes of GT4? I think you could write a book about it and sell your story about it, I would probably even buy it if it was detailed enough. :dopey:

2) My other challenge I thought of was? Has anyone not Bspec'd at all. I mean nothing, NO Bspec points....0? If so, that would be the challenge. Aspec the entire game to 100% without any Bspec points. In addition, don't upgrade any of your cars. The only upgrade would be a downgrade in which you would have to use N2s or N3s for street cars and S1s for race cars. This in my mind would be the ultimate GT4 challenge.

Both of these challenges are completely insane, just curious how insane some of us really are with this game????? :drool:
 
both of those challenges are dumb.... anyone could do number 2, and whats the freaking point of playing a video game all night and day? no comparison to running.
 
wolf8218
both of those challenges are dumb.... anyone could do number 2, and whats the freaking point of playing a video game all night and day? no comparison to running.

:lol: Dumb? I think sitting down and doing any of the 24 hour races in Aspec (which would be night and day) may get a bit boring but I don't think its dumb. So are all the people that have already Aspec'd the 24 hours races dumb or just the races themselves dumb? :confused: If one 24 hour Aspec is a challenge on the game, why not challenge yourself to 3 in a row? Like why run one marathon when you can run 10? Its the idea, not the relevance of topics. Whats the point of running 300 miles? 💡 Maybe to be the only person to do it. Whats the point of getting 100% in GT4? 💡 Maybe to just to say you did it. I would find extreme difficulty in accomplishing either of the challenges. BTW, whats the longest you've gone without sleep? I've gone 60 hours without sleep (Marines) and I was so exhausted I felt like I was intoxicated. I'd like to see someone play GT4 after 2 and half days without sleep... I'd be laughing my 🤬 off. Reflexes are so much slower, itd be like watching someone drive drunk. (But in a safe environment)

The 2nd challenge, no upgrades, no b-spec, no driving aids, and only N2's, N3's, and S1's! Anyone you say?! :rolleyes: Highly doubtful. Maybe :bowdown:YOU could. If you're so confident, take the challenge and do it all in N1s.:nervous:

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. ~Confucius
 
Doing the endurance races on a spec is pretty dumb to me. I guess if you really have nothing better to do, than go for it. But atleast take breaks, including sleep. Playing a game for 24 hours straight is stupid. It's a video game, who cares if you use bspec on the endurance races? So you can say, hey I aspec'd everything!? And so I can laugh at you and say I bspec'd a good bit and was able to go out to parties and what not while you sat at home in front of your TV?!?
 
Neat challenges. I don't have the time to a-spec a single 24 hour endurance race, much less all three in one sitting.

Good luck to anyone who accepts one or both challenges!
 
Kremithefrog
Doing the endurance races on a spec is pretty dumb to me. I guess if you really have nothing better to do, than go for it. But atleast take breaks, including sleep. Playing a game for 24 hours straight is stupid. It's a video game, who cares if you use bspec on the endurance races? So you can say, hey I aspec'd everything!? And so I can laugh at you and say I bspec'd a good bit and was able to go out to parties and what not while you sat at home in front of your TV?!?
Gotta hate people who try and be 'elistist' like that. I guess you didn't do much on previous GT's because you couldn't B-Spec the endurance's then.

And trying to say people who do endurance's on A-Spec don't goto parties/have a life is pretty lame as well, you think they do it all in one sitting? Man, for all you know they could be spending less time in front of the ps2 than you, doing it in smaller chunks.

And nope, I won't be taking part in the topic posters challenge, just not my style, sorry.
 
Kremithefrog
.......I guess if you really have nothing better to do, than go for it............you can say, hey I aspec'd everything.....partie at home in front of your TV!

Good post....see above:sly:
I agree with you on the bspec issue, I'm not against Bspec, but I am not for it either. I just don't have time to do the 24 hour races right now and I can't resist finding out how the prize cars drive. Those are the only ones I will Bspec and maybe someday I will do them when I have a few days off. Anyways, lets not discourage some of the hardcore gamers:drool: who don't have parties to go to. I want to see if there are any takers....
 
I really don't think anyone in their right mind would be able to accomplish this. Just doing one race straight is crazy.
 
Why not do bathroom breaks? I'm 100% sure that guy did.

On the other hand you could do it triathalete style but instead of peeing down your bike you can pee all over your PS2..... 💡 COOLING!!
 
XanDaMan
Gotta hate people who try and be 'elistist' like that. I guess you didn't do much on previous GT's because you couldn't B-Spec the endurance's then.

And trying to say people who do endurance's on A-Spec don't goto parties/have a life is pretty lame as well, you think they do it all in one sitting? Man, for all you know they could be spending less time in front of the ps2 than you, doing it in smaller chunks.

And nope, I won't be taking part in the topic posters challenge, just not my style, sorry.
I don't hate them. I just don't see what the point is in trying to be an "elitist". THe only other GT I owned was GT3 and I did get pretty far in it.

Didn't say they don't go out to parties at all. Nor did I say they don't have a life, in fact they may have a much more fulfilling life than me. It's pretty lame to put words in somebody's mouth. Unless they're taking like 18-24 days for one 24 hour endurance, then they are spending more time in front of the tv than me.

All I'm saying is why does it matter? And like I said, unless they're spending 18-24 days doing one race, then at some point I'll be at a party or WHATNOT while they're playing. In other words, I can't see doing a 24 hour race when you got bspec to do it for you.
 
xcsti
Why not do bathroom breaks? I'm 100% sure that guy did.

On the other hand you could do it triathalete style but instead of peeing down your bike you can pee all over your PS2..... 💡 COOLING!!
Bathroom breaks are OK, if you wanna throw in a catheter then be my guest. Food and beverage are also OK.
 
All 3?

Ah, I may be able to do both Sarthes without stopping, but not the 'Ring.


But wait till summer and I'll let you know.

I already did 1000 miles, Super Speedway, El Capitan, Roadster Endurance, and 9 hours of Tsukuba without stopping. Not 24 hours but a long long time.
 
If I was Dean Karnazes I would come to your house and punch you right in the face because you compared my athletic ability to a video game.
 
BlazinXtreme
If I was Dean Karnazes I would come to your house and punch you right in the face because you compared my athletic ability to a video game.

But yer not, so pipe down. That gets me thinking if Dean has any fighting skills.....hmmm.....Dean vs. Troy.......he'd probably outlast me with all that endurance, but I bet with all that well dveloped slow twitch muscle fiber hes not that quick, I think I could "GIVE HIM A RUN" for his money. :ouch: (pun) Jokes aside, were getting off topic, lets stick to the topic at hand.... 👍
 
McLaren F1GTR
All 3?

Ah, I may be able to do both Sarthes without stopping, but not the 'Ring.


But wait till summer and I'll let you know.

I already did 1000 miles, Super Speedway, El Capitan, Roadster Endurance, and 9 hours of Tsukuba without stopping. Not 24 hours but a long long time.

OUTSTANDING! 👍 Your accomplishments are very impressive already and you may be the first to accomplish a GT4 Ultra Marathon. Looking forward to a report if you at least attempt it.
 
XanDaMan
I guess you didn't do much on previous GT's because you couldn't B-Spec the endurance's then.

I know this wasn't directed at me but I did ALL of the endurances from GT 1 & 2...but you obviously cant remember very well, because there were no 24hr races! :dopey:

I didnt like B-Spec until i realised that I havent got 24 hrs to waste going round and round and round the same track for 24 hours or whatever.

I know the track, and can race it anytime in other races, so B-Spec for a 24hr race makes sense. Plus if you set it to B-Spec and fancy doing one or 2 laps yourself a bit later; you can.

I just want the prize :sly: .

P.S. GT5 should have longer normal races with no silly 24hr endurances. Oh and bigger lineups - maybe 15 cars 👍 .
 
Nscale4
I am regretfully sorry, but I cannot accept either of these challenges. :( In fact, #2 has already failed if you read my sig.

You could however.......start over! 💡 But I'm sure you're.......:lol:
 
DrTroy
Well, I just finishing up the last 24 hour race (Nürburgring Nordschleife, Circuit de la Sarthe 1, Circuit de la Sarthe 2). This is proof positive that your PS2 [maybe not yours, but at least mine :sly:] won't burn up. I was a bit tense :nervous: about doing it but I have two PS2's, and I decided to do it on my old (loud annoying) PS2. Kept the the system on the entire time throughout all three races and no problems. Checked its temperature every day for irregularities but it was calm and cool in the vertical position.

Ive left my PS2 on for many hours while i was away or asleep to b-spec the endurance races with no problems. You might remember that you could leave your PS2 on for the Tokyo Xtreme games to rack up the miles on your cars and unlock parts. I would think only the slim-line ps2's have problems, i heard they get pretty hot and I'd believe it.
Vertical position? Ive heard that many PS2's with DRE (disk read errors) were often used in the vertical position but i dont know if I really believe it to be the cause of a DRE problem. I take my ps2 on trips with me all the time so its sat at all sorts of angles for extended periods of time.
 
I have not used B-Spec and I don't plan to with this memory chip. I have modified cars because you have to in order to get dirt and snow tires on them. So, bno mods is a bit difficult.

But, I plan to get 100% in A-Spec mode. It's not climbing Everest or anything like that but it is a personal challenge I set to do when I saw the new Enduros. It will be extremely difficult to finish all of the Enduros (so far 24H 'ring and on other) but since so many people here belittle and discount it, I figured that was greater motivation to do it.

DrTroy
Time: Roughly 2 days (nonstop) with 3x on and off.

2) My other challenge I thought of was? Has anyone not Bspec'd at all. I mean nothing, NO Bspec points....0? If so, that would be the challenge. Aspec the entire game to 100% without any Bspec points. In addition, don't upgrade any of your cars. The only upgrade would be a downgrade in which you would have to use N2s or N3s for street cars and S1s for race cars. This in my mind would be the ultimate GT4 challenge.

Both of these challenges are completely insane, just curious how insane some of us really are with this game????? :drool:
 
DrTroy

With that, the challenge to anyone is to do all 3 24 hour races non-stop GT4, Aspec.

I think you might want to give your buddy Dean a call.

It's not exactly normal what he can do. It's not a matter of determination or skill either. If it was, more than just him would be doing it.
 
civicgsir
I think you might want to give your buddy Dean a call.

It's not exactly normal what he can do. It's not a matter of determination or skill either. If it was, more than just him would be doing it.

Too bad I deleted my "buddy's" number from my phone. :trouble: Yes I understand its not normal what he can do, thanks for the update Captain Obvious. :dopey: His body is extremely conditioned through hard work and he has (by good luck) excellent genetics. BUT, by far the most overwhelming factor that contributes to his success is DETERMINATION. He sets his mind to accomplish something and he does. Plain and simple. Can we please get off the D.K. issue, it was to spark interest not to flame me for comparing him to a GT4 challenge, you guys take things way too serious, lighten up, have fun, and drive fast.
 
I tried to do La Sarthe 24h on my own but after more then 11 hours driving I fell asleep.No way I'm going to try this again.Only 24h driving is horrible and then there's too less competition on the track (only 6 cars :crazy: ) and the competition is too easy.After 8 laps you'll already have a lead of 30 sec. :yuck:



Cheers,
 
Pink_the_Floyd
I tried to do La Sarthe 24h on my own but after more then 11 hours driving I fell asleep.No way I'm going to try this again.Only 24h driving is horrible and then there's too less competition on the track (only 6 cars :crazy: ) and the competition is too easy.After 8 laps you'll already have a lead of 30 sec. :yuck:



Cheers,

Boost those Aspec points a bit.....how about choosing a car in the same class...or...choose tires other than racing tires..... All of this may make it more exciting.....
 
DrTroy
Boost those Aspec points a bit.....how about choosing a car in the same class...or...choose tires other than racing tires..... All of this may make it more exciting.....

Well I used a GT-one and comeparing to the C-class cars they have a little bit advance over me but I'm pulling away like it's a race between a BMW M3 and some midgets :crazy:

💡 I'll invite my friend since he hasn't got any driving skills.Know what I'm saying, taking back the wheel in 6th and putting in the fastest lap while passing all those noobie cars :drool:



Cheers,
 
I'll give it a go! I have no clue when, as I'm on Pro right now, and I want to do Extreme after that... in fact I think the Enduros are the LAST thing I planned to do, but... hell, why not!? When I get around to the enduros (if I can manage to get a whole week off work :dopey: ) I'll attempt 72 hours in one sitting.
 
dori-san
I'll give it a go! I have no clue when, as I'm on Pro right now, and I want to do Extreme after that... in fact I think the Enduros are the LAST thing I planned to do, but... hell, why not!? When I get around to the enduros (if I can manage to get a whole week off work :dopey: ) I'll attempt 72 hours in one sitting.

FANTASTIC! 👍:sly: A write up will be in order! You should document how you feel, what obstacles you overcome, if you nodd off, if you start to drive horrible, how your reflexes do.......this could be a scientific experiment......I'm pumped. :cheers:

MATTER OF FACT I will print up a T-Shirt and send it out to you (in the 48 states) saying whatever you want it to say....something like "I drove for 72 hours" or "1st to complete GT4 Ultra Marathon".

I'm trying to think of how you could prove it......The only thing I can think of is to start in the morning and take a picture of you holding the current morning newspaper next to your T.V. and then a close up so we can see the date of the paper. Take a picture with the new daily newspaper after each race is completed. Someone would have to get the paper for you each morning and take your picture with the winning race screen, you and the paper, then a close up of the date on the paper. Something to prove that you Aspec'd it to. If there are any other ideas, I open to suggestions on how to prove it.
 
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