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Sorry for a genuine mistake is good. Sorry for a punt, a dive bomb, a pit manouvre, gaming the penatly system or other deliberate act is an insult and/or a truly astounding lack of knowledge of racecraft.
There are plenty of A+ drivers who use TCS. But, not all the time. I'm not all that great, but I'm usually in the 30k-40k range, and I use it on cars above Gr.4. I've passed thousands of cars on corner exits, when they spin their tires. Definitely use it on the karts, too.With TC? that's a surprise to me, I just assumed all the best guys switched TC off so I forced myself to not use it, which is also why I had a nightmare in the last nations race of the last season with those red bull cars haha...
But yeah, i just honestly didn't assume someone could get beyond 30K or whatever with traction on, I was under the impression that it was that much of a barrier.
Do it. I'm on the west coast of USA, and I have a good connection when racing against Japanese and Australians on my Asian account. 👍I may make an alt account and try to race in other regions tbh. It seems like most people do it and it can be fun![]()
Dirty drivers don't apologize after a race. It's people who make mistakes. Believe me, I've hit a lot of people on purpose, but waaaay more on accident. Anyone I've meant to hit, deserved it (in my opinion). A few times, the really bad people got the opposite of an apology from me after a race, when I encourage them to enter the next race, because I hadn't finished hitting them, yet.Those people who say sorry after the race are the crappers of the racing community. If they were really sorry, they would at least give back the position or... hey! They wouldn't drive dirty at all!
It's was great sharing the track with you a couple of times last night PlayerLast night's efforts.
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Seeing as I ruined my "from the back" week by accidentally crossing the line in the Peugeot, I'm going to set a proper quali time tonight, and go for a couple of wins.
Race pace is now in the high 3:26/low 3:27s.
Over the weekend, I'll improve my EMEA quali time, and try not to lose too much DR.
I did that too, except for Super License. Still the only one I've ever known to get it.Remember a friend getting Gt when it first came out and having me over to pass his driving tests as I could do it but he couldn't.
I just heard the Spy Hunter theme.Am I the only one who feels a compulsion to launch missiles at the hovering helicopters at le Sarthe?
Ok Mr. Pigems (I say that because your carrying a chainsaw)it's on .viper9-al_ 323.000/CnF_Pigems 322.891 @ Le Sarthe .![]()
FREELANCER!!!! Wow does that ever bring back some memories. I played that game for years! Are there any games on console that are remotely similar?@Sven Jurgens : Regarding my recent visit to SR B (only 59 points now) you were totally correct. 4 races last night. The worst driving I experienced was actually my own fault. In 2nd or 3rd (can't recall exactly) and right on the bumper of a guy I recognise from racing other tracks (scotsprst) and I made a mess of my braking. That was exactly the complaint I'd had about other drivers the day before. There was some very "rough play" and a lot of guys pushing through gaps that were not there but nothing worse than I had experienced at SR S with 99 points. The drivers are just as fast and just as capable.
@GhostCaliber: Regarding age and GT Sport player profile I suppose car games probably appeal to an older crew? As @Sven Jurgens says my son can kick my ass on Fortnite but has no interest in any car games (unless Rocket League counts?). Just to make you feel like a total baby tough...and to send the others here down memory lane...who else here started their gaming career in the 1970's on "Pong"? Atari 2600 "Defender", "Berzerk", "Asteroids" and "Pole Position". I played a space flight sim called "Elite" on the Comodore 64 & Amiga 2000 in the 80's. Got a real interest in motor race games with "TOCA Touring Cars" on PS1. I tended to enjoy using a space ship or machine of some sort in my "blowey up games" so Mech Warrior on PC in the 90's (similar to the more recent Titan Fall on PS4) was great. Plenty of FPS games too; DOOM in the 90's, Resident Evil and later F.E.A.R. in the naughties. I played the hell out of a space combat sim called "Freelancer" (very similar to "Elite" from the 80's) from 2002/2003 for about 5 yeas including helping build mods and admin a server. But I always end up back on a track. It's much cheaper than having to keep a real race car going I suppose.
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Thanks Bud .Excellent lap, your always at the top of my friends QT list .I still think the 908 is the car ,it just gets a little too thirstyGreat Lap man!![]()
FREELANCER!!!! Wow does that ever bring back some memories. I played that game for years! Are there any games on console that are remotely similar?
Seems like a bunch of us have a similar story lol. I just turned 34 last month....first game I remember playing was, iirc, Top Gear on SNES. Everyone drove generic looking F40s, you unlocked new paints and upgrades as you won races. I also remember playing some sort of Ivan Tedesco TRD Baja 1000 game. When I was slightly older, I put a lot of quarters into San Fransisco Rush. I also remember playing a lot of Twisted Metal, Destruction Derby, Vigilante 8, Carmageddon, and of course GTA. Aside from driving games, I put a ton of hours into flying and space flying games, like Freelancer, and Ace Combat, as well as games like ATV Offroad Fury, Sledstorm, Motocross games, Need4Speed, Test Drive...anything where you drive a vehicle. When I play battlefield games with friends, I pretty much camp the vehicles the whole time![]()
That is my car of choice and yes, I always no stop. The key for me is short shifting. Once the car starts redlining I shift. Also, move fuel ratio to 3 on the 2 long straights once I get to about 200mph. I always have enough gas remaining at the end of the race. Just remember, if you use 20% fuel per lap you'll be in good shape.Gonna try no stopping Le Mans in the LM55 again. Has anyone else no stopped that race at least on fuel? The LM55 can make it on tires (not sure about other cars) but I had to limp home on fuel on my first try. This time I'll try a more consistent hypermiling strategy.
PD still hasn't fixed the cheat that can be used at the start of a la Sarthe qualifying lap.
Maybe they don't know about it, or don't care, because it only gains you about .300-.400.
You can drive through the chicane before the starting line at full throttle, allowing you to start your qualifying lap at a much higher speed than normal. You can't just drive up there and do it, though. There's a 2 step process to make it work.Hold up what? what cheat is this...
Suzuka Circuit
7 Laps 20 Players Car(s): N200 / ONE MAKE | Car from Garage BoP: On Settings: Fixed Tire: Sports: Hard DR Limit: None
Conditions
Fuel Cons.: x3 Tire Wear: x5 Damages: None Boost: Off Off-track Slowing: Real SlipStream: Real Start: Grid Start with False Start Check
Pit Regulation
Mandatory Stop: None Mandatory Tires at Pit Stop: Sports: Hard Refueling at 7 L/s Fuel Tank Limit: None
You can drive through the chicane before the starting line at full throttle, allowing you to start your qualifying lap at a much higher speed than normal. You can't just drive up there and do it, though. There's a 2 step process to make it work.
@TheMoose, I sure hope that C race with N200 one-make cars is the S2000. 👍
I'll make you a video, but I'm not endorsing this "Track Hack".I need to know this process, send me a pm haha
Slip streak weak? Watch your mirrors.Next weeks races are posted,
Tsukuba Circuit
5 Laps 12 Players Car(s): N300 | Specially Provided Car BoP: On Settings: Fixed Tire: Sports: Hard DR Limit: None
Conditions
Fuel Cons.: None Tire Wear: None Damages: None Boost: Off Off-track Slowing: Low SlipStream: Weak Start: Grid Start
Pit Regulation
Mandatory Stop: None Mandatory Tires at Pit Stop: Sports: Hard Refueling at 0 L/s Fuel Tank Limit: None
I'm betting it's a repeat of the same race from a couple months ago, that allows a choice of 90s Japanese cars.Slip streak weak? Watch your mirrors.
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