A-spec Expert Level Non-Racing Car Challenge: Côte d'Azur

[YapalfeuAulac]

Took me two tries to beat the Zonda with the 22B. But it was SO much fun. The car just loves low grip. Quite similar experience can be had with Lancer Evo V GSR.

The Subaru is a winner . 4WD make it really easier in this seasonal. I feel a bit like a cheater using some of them...

 

[Draggon]

For anyone that is still struggling with this track, I suggest you use the ZZII '00. I'll post my Praiano/Exeter/Me mish-mash tune below. It's capable of 1:35.xx laps.

Woah, fantastic, perfect for credit grinding! Best I've found! I was going to pass the rabbit on lap 3 but decided to hold back because I was in no mood to get punted. I accidentally slid around him at Massenet and just kept on going. Poor little rabbit was so embarrased he just kept fading into the distance.

Zulikram, just follow Prainos tune as linked below. I added weight and reduced power as mentioned, did brake bias at 3/2 I think, didn't tune the gears, just set the slider at 137. It runs out of steam at the top end, but the small gain in acceleration acceleration was a benefit. Drafting on the run up to the Casino and down through the tunnel really helps. But better yet, just get a ZZll and plug in UltimateLurkers figures and go for it. No aids other than ABS needed and its a win-win-win!

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...ull-x2014-junior.291084/page-104#post-9948418

 

[StirlingMoose]

Try to win it using Ferrari F40 that we used it at Apricot Hill time trial. Not a hero but very satisfying. .

I'd tried it. Lasted about half a lap before giving up, having lost it on nearly every corner. This was using Stotty's tune which was magnificent at Apricot Hill. It didn't feel quite as at home here. You deserve a medal if you managed to get it round five laps and didn't come last.

 

[svenhjs666]

As was mentioned above, the only changes you can make are to the brake balance. I set mine to 3/1. I also added 30 kg of ballast at position 50 to get it down to 550 PP after an oil change.

I beat it with ft-1 graphite. With mine I used oil change and power turned down a tick to make 550, also beat it with power at 100% and the minimum amount of ballast to drop it to 550 all the way in the back. I don't think I reinforced chassis.

I think that's the only tuning that can be done iirc. I don't think you can adjust anything, maybe brake bias is adjustable.

As was mentioned above, the only changes you can make are to the brake balance. I set mine to 3/1. I also added 30 kg of ballast at position 50 to get it down to 550 PP after an oil change.

Thans for replies,gonna try it out


Edit noticed that i didn’t changed my rear tyre in sport hard (was comfort soft) at first attempt,probably the reason i didn’t had much control over the car

 

[MTM79]

The Subaru is a winner . 4WD make it really easier in this seasonal. I feel a bit like a cheater using some of them...

Yeah, about that 4WD being easy.. What the # just happened?!?



I just tried this car for fun. Turns out it is very fast and surprisingly easy to drive even on a track as technical as this.

 

[GT_Astroboy]

I am curious.. Has anyone consistently won this race using NO driving aids AT ALL -- zilch, nada!! AND a PS3 controller, as opposed to a wheel.

I have been doing just that.. with little success (6th place best result).

That said, I LUV this race -- it has forced me to re-calibrate my driving skills, which I thought were pretty good, until a couple of days ago.

I've also gained better understanding of some of the cars, especially the McLaren MP4, for which I had no interest before.

And finally, it forced me to learn to drive a track that I had avoided with good reason.

All in all, I am grateful to PD/GT6 for putting this race on the buffet table.. it has been a most welcomed & humbling learning experience.

My question still stands: Has anybody won this race consistently with NO driving aids at all?

 

[YapalfeuAulac]

Yeah, about that 4WD being easy.. What the # just happened?!?

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I just tried this car for fun. Turns out it is very fast and surprisingly easy to drive even on a track as technical as this.

Wow!

I'd tried it. Lasted about half a lap before giving up, having lost it on nearly every corner. This was using Stotty's tune which was magnificent at Apricot Hill. It didn't feel quite as at home here. You deserve a medal if you managed to get it round five laps and didn't come last.

Bronze till now with this one, same tune. Pretty tough challenge!

Congrats steve nfs

My question still stands: Has anybody won this race consistently with NO driving aids at all?

Nope.

 

[crosstrainer]

the alpine vision worked for me. whew

 

[dave2319]

My question still stands: Has anybody won this race consistently with NO driving aids at all?

Not even close, I will give it a go. It's not too hard to win with only abs, I'll try turning it off. I suspect it won't be to bad in the rocket, crossbow street or alpine vision car

 

[RobertM525]

Four wide while driving the Pagani Huayra '11! Luckily... I had an extremely slow field, thanks to the Buick Special holding everybody up, which allowed me to win with a pathetically slow, total time of 9:14.844.

So, what you're saying is that I need to find a field being led by the Buick Special.

 

[DisabledRacer]

Yeah, about that 4WD being easy.. What the # just happened?!?

View attachment 355553

I just tried this car for fun. Turns out it is very fast and surprisingly easy to drive even on a track as technical as this.

Nice job with the Ram! 👍 That was on my list to try... But dummy me chose the Buick Grand National GNX. NO chance with the GNX.

Have you tried the Infiniti FX45 Concept '02? OMG... I just tried it and it out accelerates every vehicle I have tried so far! Granted I haven't yet tried the ZZII and the other top cars.... But I bet I would still be impressed with its quickness had I raced the top cars. I guarantee It will run an easy sub 9 minute total time with a good tune, because I ran 9:02 with a rookie tune that took me 2 minutes to put together...

 

[RobertM525]

So I tried my MP4-12C again and it just wasn't looking like it was going to cut it. I broke down and decided to use @Otaliema's ZZII tune from the recent Deep Forest Raceway seasonal. I turned the final drive to like 3.600, took off all the ballast, and tuned the HP down to get it to 550 PP. Driver aids were TC1, ABS1, AT, and suggested line.

It still took me two and a half attempts, but I managed to make the pass on Lap 5:

And I wasn't the only one to pass that Aston, given the final results:

I'm forced to conclude that a.) the One-77 was holding the other AI drivers back and b.) they all started driving like idiots after I passed them, because I have no idea how I put a 5.3 second gap between me and second place from that turn on lap 5 to the finish. Very odd, but I'll take it.

With the ZZII, my best lap (lap 3) was a 1:41.351, some 3 or 4 seconds faster than I was getting with the MP4-12C tune I was using, I think.

I'd like to make one more observation: the gap between 4th and 5th place is rather large, but the gap between 6th and 7th and between 11th and 12th is ridiculous. Polyphony can't even match up their own AI drivers' cars for competitive racing. (Though, in their defense, it'd be harder to make a competitive field if they're trying to give drivers of various skill levels the ability to place in a variety of positions and if all the cars are stock.)

 

[KOGSoldier]

I know it's been said but the AI is crazy aggressive...the slightest touch and its on...paint scrapping and pit maneuvers but still a fun race...

 

[CBH]

I use @shaunm80 BMW M3 GTR '03 tune, you find it here Exeter GT Tuning (Updated with new seasonal setups) Very nice car for this track, but take it easy braking going into the corners or you be sliding into the fence.

 

[Lionheart2113]

@RobertM525 from the times it looks like the Aston might have hit the wall at the bottom of the hill causing chaos and even allowing the Vette to catch up. I can't remember the car I used, but the AI do drive like morons especially on tracks that have unique twist and turns. This one being the tight chicane and the 🤬 at the bottom of the hill.👍

 

[Biggbaddwolf]

That ZZII tune posted by UltimateLurker did the trick..I passed the leader on lap five, and won by 1.6 seconds

 

[svenhjs666]

Finaly did it with the FT-1 against a weaker field,but i needed that.
very hard to pass some of the AI cars,really need to be patient.
Added the weight and setted up the brake balance and tried a few times with no luck.
only when i resetted the brake balance i could drive better,better lap times.
overall time was 9,07"...
fastest lap was 1'43"197.

 

[DisabledRacer]

Looking for that "different" vehicle to slay the AI ZZII and the '02 Zonda? Try the Pikes Peak Quattro. It is absolutely a beast of a vehicle and it would be my favorite vehicle to race in this game, if it were not for the locking of the brakes problem that I fight with when I give it more than 50% brake pressure.

 

[DINO123]

that zz II tune up did the trick,from being 8th now i got 7 sec gap,thnx

 

[Otaliema]

So I tried my MP4-12C again and it just wasn't looking like it was going to cut it. I broke down and decided to use @Otaliema's ZZII tune from the recent Deep Forest Raceway seasonal. I turned the final drive to like 3.600, took off all the ballast, and tuned the HP down to get it to 550 PP. Driver aids were TC1, ABS1, AT, and suggested line.

It still took me two and a half attempts, but I managed to make the pass on Lap 5:

And I wasn't the only one to pass that Aston, given the final results:

I'm forced to conclude that a.) the One-77 was holding the other AI drivers back and b.) they all started driving like idiots after I passed them, because I have no idea how I put a 5.3 second gap between me and second place from that turn on lap 5 to the finish. Very odd, but I'll take it.

With the ZZII, my best lap (lap 3) was a 1:41.351, some 3 or 4 seconds faster than I was getting with the MP4-12C tune I was using, I think.

I'd like to make one more observation: the gap between 4th and 5th place is rather large, but the gap between 6th and 7th and between 11th and 12th is ridiculous. Polyphony can't even match up their own AI drivers' cars for competitive racing. (Though, in their defense, it'd be harder to make a competitive field if they're trying to give drivers of various skill levels the ability to place in a variety of positions and if all the cars are stock.)

Great to hear it works well on other tracks 👍 need to get these races my self been busy IRL.

@hall90 patched your link code

[URL="https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...with-new-seasonal-setups.300860/#post-9266492"]Exeter GT Tuning (Updated with new seasonal setups)[/URL]


Edit corrected auto incorrect errors

 

[RobertM525]

@RobertM525 from the times it looks like the Aston might have hit the wall at the bottom of the hill causing chaos and even allowing the Vette to catch up. I can't remember the car I used, but the AI do drive like morons especially on tracks that have unique twist and turns. This one being the tight chicane and the 🤬 at the bottom of the hill.👍

I saved the replay so I think I'm going to go back through it to see what the heck they did to end up so far behind me. I'd already seen that the Murciélago was going by the Aston before I rounded the next corner, but I was still shocked to see the Aston end up in 6th, 12 seconds back!

 

[Burned_Rubber]

For anyone that is still struggling with this track, I suggest you use the ZZII '00. I'll post my Praiano/Exeter/Me mish-mash tune below. It's capable of 1:35.xx laps.

PP: 550 - HP/TQ: 422/425 - 920KG - 50/50 - sports hard

Suspension:
95/50
5.88/11.80
3/5
5/3
3/6
0/0
-.08/-.10
BB = 6/4

Diff:
5/40/6 & 5/40/5 - 45:55

Trans:
Set the final gear to 5000, top speed to minimum, gears, then FD to 4400.
TS =137
1st - 2914
2nd - 2329
3rd - 1873
4th - 1518
5th - 1246
6th - 1052
FD = 4400

Power:
60.5% - high rpm turbo

Downforce:
150/300

Weight reduction:
Stage 3
Window

TC = 1

1.add as much oversteer as possible
2. 50/50 weight balance
3. 45/55 torque split for ultimate traction

A very good job, sir. My best laps so far are with this setup. Well done

 

[Rage Racer]

Did it on KTM Street version.

...Wait, Dodge Ram? Gotta try it

 

[reserv0ird0g4]

Credit grinding

with the GSXR is a hell of a lot of fun!

 

[133tom]

First win with alpine vgt and the second one with my ford gt. Could be much faster with proper tune. Mine has stock settings with lowered max speed.

 

[Francois B]

I feel so ashamed...

I turned on......ASM.....to get gold....broke every rule in the book. I had too switch of the sound, turn of the lights and draw the curtains.....what would the neighbours say !

Was not for my addiction to gold everythig I would have skipped this one.

I might just go and have a Quick Match Race to get things back to normal!

Well done too everyone that stuck to this one , not the easiest seasonal.

 

[GT_Astroboy]

Credit grindingView attachment 355993 with the GSXR is a hell of a lot of fun!

Will you share your setup?

 

[Draggon]

Confirmed that the Ram can do it. More taxing than challenging. I've got a tune for the Pikes Peak Quattro somewhere that I used to great for some good online wins. I'd bet that could do it!

 

[J32T3R]

I knew the impreza would come in handy one day....got a 9:00:471 time and I'm happy with that.

 

[reserv0ird0g4]

Will you share your setup?

Fully loaded, except for engine tuning is B. Default every setting except for trans top speed set at 137 and final drive 5.000 . Max Downforce . Helpers off except antilock of 1. I don't have a wheel.