Can you beat the worlds greatest?

Evolution. · Jun 6, 2005

Wanna see if you can beat the worlds greatest drivers?Look no further!

This race mainly applies for LMP Car owners only (Audi R8,Bentley Speed 8,Pescarolo C60 etc.).

This race is all about Le Mans baby.So far,we only have Practice 1 times from the 24 Heures du Mans and they can be found here.

I am going to post the top 10 times from Practice one at the bottom of this post for you,but if you don't beat any of those times,click on the link provided to see if you can get into the ranks.

YOUR TIMES MUST BE FROM CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE I not II!

Here are the top ten times so far from the 24 Heures du Mans:

1.
Team

escarolo Sport
Car

escarolo Judd (Pescarolo C60 equivalent in GT4)
Class:LM1
Time-3:32.468
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2.
Team

escarolo Sport
Car

escarolo Judd
Class:LM1
Time-3:35.893
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3.
Team:Courage Competition
Car:Courage Judd
Class:LM1
Time-3:37.674
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4.
Team:Champion Racing
Car:Audi R8
Class:LM1
Time-3:38.719
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5.
Team:Jim Gainer International
Car: Dome Mugen
Class:LM1
Time-3:38.875
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6.
Team:Rollcentre Racing
Car: Dallara Judd
Class:LM1
Time-3:38.976
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7.
Team:Audi Playstation Oreca
Car:Audi R8
Class:LM1
Time-3:39.060
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8.
Team:Champion Racing
Car:Audi R8
Class:LM1
Time-3:39.418
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9.
Team:Creation Autosportif
Car: DBA Judd
Class:LM1
Time-3:39.568
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10.
Team:Courage Competition
Car:Courage Judd
Class:LM1
Time-3:39.633

Those are the official Le Mans 24 Hour times so far (Top 10).Do you match up?

YOU MUST USE N3 TIRES DURING YOUR RUN!

WHEN POSTING,DO IT IN THIS FORMAT!!!:

List So Far:

Player:Nurburgring
Car

escarolo C60
Time:3'45.XXX

Evolution. · Jun 7, 2005

So far the best I can get is 3:20.003

Car:Audi R8 LMP
Time: 3:20.003
Position In LM:1st

I used R5's...disregard this post.

Iceman · Jun 7, 2005

Check out the times from WRS Week 8, I bet most if not all are below the fastest time here.

Evolution. · Jun 7, 2005

Yeah your right...but...still...lets see how much better we can do than the real drivers.

my next best time:

Car:Audi R8 LMP
Time: 3:09.719

I used R5's.....disregard this post.

Dr GT · Jun 7, 2005

If you want to compare yourselves with the real drivers you could try using N2 tires which are the simulation tires, you would also have to avoid running over the kerbs as the real ones on Le Sarthe are avoided.

veilsidebr · Jun 7, 2005

I think everyone should do the lap on R1 tires or S3, with the car in all stock. So, the laptimes would be equal or near that. Running on R5 tires or even fully moded wouldn´t put ur times near to the real life ones, just if u drive so bad.

Dr GT · Jun 7, 2005

R1 tires have unrealistic grip, around the Nurburgring in a touring car with R1 tires you can do RL group C times.
And I'm guessing that the S3's would be unrealistic as well.

veilsidebr · Jun 8, 2005

R2 so should be the choice. You cannot just go that fast, remember, real life world record of that track, is 6'11.130, so make sure that you will step a lot of far from that time, talking about a DTM car or even Group C.

6'20 lap times, in those Audi R8, or the Pescarollos, should be something real, at nurburgring.

Dr GT · Jun 8, 2005

veilsidebr
R2 so should be the choice. You cannot just go that fast, remember, real life world record of that track, is 6'11.130, so make sure that you will step a lot of far from that time, talking about a DTM car or even Group C.

6'20 lap times, in those Audi R8, or the Pescarollos, should be something real, at nurburgring.

Derek Bell went around the Nurburgring at 6'25.xxx in a 956 race car, in GT4 a good time in a stock DTM car on R1's is in the low 6'30's, a bit unrealistic, R2's would be even faster.

Maybe N3's or S1's are better, I just did a few laps at Le Sarthe on N3's in the C60 and am around 3'35.xxx. On S1 tires without cutting any curbs my 2nd lap was 3'32.051.

Evolution. · Jun 10, 2005

I updated the thread.Now everyone MUST use N3 Tires on their run!

veilsidebr · Jun 10, 2005

Dr GT
Derek Bell went around the Nurburgring at 6'25.xxx in a 956 race car, in GT4 a good time in a stock DTM car on R1's is in the low 6'30's, a bit unrealistic, R2's would be even faster.

Maybe N3's or S1's are better, I just did a few laps at Le Sarthe on N3's in the C60 and am around 3'35.xxx. On S1 tires without cutting any curbs my 2nd lap was 3'32.051.

Derek Bell did his best shot at 6'41 i guess, or near that. The man who did 6'25 was jackie Ickx.

But both are so far from the world record, got with the same Rothman´s porsche, by Stefan Bellow, who flied @ 6'11.130.

Drift260Z · Jun 10, 2005

veilsidebr
But both are so far from the world record, got with the same Rothman´s porsche, by Stefan *Bellow, who flied @ 6'11.130.

*Bellof

rock. :cool:

Dr GT · Jun 10, 2005

veilsidebr
Derek Bell did his best shot at 6'41 i guess, or near that. The man who did 6'25 was jackie Ickx.

But both are so far from the world record, got with the same Rothman´s porsche, by Stefan Bellow, who flied @ 6'11.130.

Ahh thanks, I got that mixed up, though I did read that it was Derek Bell and his team mate who got 6'25, and I see now that time was got by Stefan Bellof. The 6'11.130 was set on a shortened version of the track as work was being done on a section, the track was about 2km shorter at the time.

Derek Bell did a 6'41 lap with the big camera on board, I didn't think that was his best lap, either way you still shouldn't be able to beat that time with a DTM, but in GT4 with R1 tires you can, which anyone can plainly see is completely unrealistic.

Dr GT · Jun 10, 2005

MachOne
I updated the thread.Now everyone MUST use N3 Tires on their run!

Just noticed this, cool will have another go 👍

nurburgring · Jun 10, 2005

N3 stock race car challenge is great!
I'm doing it as soon as possible with my Pescarolo...
Hoping I'm not too bad!

nurburgring · Jun 11, 2005

Dr GT
Derek Bell went around the Nurburgring at 6'25.xxx in a 956 race car, in GT4 a good time in a stock DTM car on R1's is in the low 6'30's, a bit unrealistic, R2's would be even faster.

Maybe N3's or S1's are better, I just did a few laps at Le Sarthe on N3's in the C60 and am around 3'35.xxx. On S1 tires without cutting any curbs my 2nd lap was 3'32.051.

Did you drive la Sarthe 1 or la sarthe 2?
I did my first try (10 laps, only 4 clean laps!) with the Pescarolo (no modification, N3 tires, DFP, no driver aids) on La Sarthe 1:

3'45.XXX

Car is sliding all the time, spinning on 4th gear sometimes... not an easy challenge! allsweat and so much adrenaline!

Dr GT · Jun 13, 2005

nurburgring
Did you drive la Sarthe 1 or la sarthe 2?
I did my first try (10 laps, only 4 clean laps!) with the Pescarolo (no modification, N3 tires, DFP, no driver aids) on La Sarthe 1:

3'45.XXX

Car is sliding all the time, spinning on 4th gear sometimes... not an easy challenge! allsweat and so much adrenaline!

Yep, the one with the chicanes on the straights (LeSarthe 1?). I had no ASM but I would have had some TCS (I can't remember how much, probably about 5 :dunce:

)

veilsidebr · Jun 13, 2005

Dr GT
Ahh thanks, I got that mixed up, though I did read that it was Derek Bell and his team mate who got 6'25, and I see now that time was got by Stefan Bellof. The 6'11.130 was set on a shortened version of the track as work was being done on a section, the track was about 2km shorter at the time.

Derek Bell did a 6'41 lap with the big camera on board, I didn't think that was his best lap, either way you still shouldn't be able to beat that time with a DTM, but in GT4 with R1 tires you can, which anyone can plainly see is completely unrealistic.

Stefan Bellof did his 6'11.130 at the 20.8 km version, the same as used by Derek Bell and Jackie Ickx. THe same version figured on GT4, the same version we have today. 👍

nurburgring · Jun 14, 2005

Dr GT
Yep, the one with the chicanes on the straights (LeSarthe 1?). I had no ASM but I would have had some TCS (I can't remember how much, probably about 5 )

I always put TCS and ASM at zero...
Is TCS allowed on all the real LeMans race cars?

Foamy302 · Jul 24, 2005

The McLaren F1 GTR is close to realistic. I ran a 3'34.xxx without any driving aides on it's as delivered setup (612hp and R3's). It hit 208mph before the first chicane, which is close to what the Audi's were hitting this year at LeMans, which was consistently between 203 and 210. If I remember correctly, the winning Audi had a best lap of around 3'32.xxx, so the McLaren is the closest thing you can get to an authentic LeMans car.

And LeMans car cannot have traction control, stability control or anti lock brakes.