Endurance Event Tips

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Sorry if this has been done, but I'm really needing some help here!


Ok so does anyone on here have any tips about how to do the longer endurance events like the 9 and 24 hour ones? I cant play a game for that long in one sitting. anything is useful to me like tyres to use, cars, just anything which might be helpful. Thanks
 
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I haven't gotten to them yet but here's what I say.

9 Hours: Some people take a really fast car such as touring cars or maybe even Le Mans if they really want to, once they get extremely ahead of the other cars. Meaning they'll raced for probably 2-3 hours straight, you then park your car, estimate when they'll catch up and leave. Let the timer roll and come back once the other drivers may have caught up. And pretty much do this again or finish the race.

24 Hours: Drive in 2-4 hour shifts. Pause each time when your done for the moment. That is if your driving a Le Mans car. If your driving an X1, I suggest driving this, then just follow the steps of the 9 Hour one for you'll still be much faster then everyone else.

Have fun. But if it's B-Spec then just leave it be. :)
 
For races that change 'day to night' be sure the car you bring has headlights. You don't want to be caught 6 hours into a race blind. However, your bspec driver is insane and can drive in the pitch black.
 
I do little things to keep me entertained throughout the race, such as changing to a different camera view and going ten-twenty laps trying each lap to beat my best time, or at least the lap before it.
Try to get a good line for turns that will give you some good rhythm and a great feel for a car, hitting apex's perfectly is good for the soul.
Finally getting a rhythm through the first half of Nürburgring is an accomplishment that is guaranteed to light your face up for hours :D
 
The 24 Ring can be done with the glitch.Do 220 laps then park and come back in 23.30 hours to do one last lap.For the 24 Le Mans i suggest you wait for the mid-game saves PD advertised a while ago.
 
My tips are:

1) Wait for a weekend or if you are me, book time off work.
2) Get some beers although don't go crazy.
3) Music & spare TV
4) Invite some mates round
5) 3 hours of going for it... on GT5... not sh***ing your mates.

Or wait for the mid race save game feature.
 
jeep2008
The 24 Ring can be done with the glitch.Do 220 laps then park and come back in 23.30 hours to do one last lap.For the 24 Le Mans i suggest you wait for the mid-game saves PD advertised a while ago.
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How would you do that without someone to push you?
 
Choose a car your comfortable with. When I tune a car for endurance I call it a comfort tune. Predictability, not necessarily individually fast laps, will usually serve you well over endurance races.

If you are doing the races just to 100% the game then use the x20whatever. If you want to actually enjoy the race then pick a car you enjoy. Hopefully by the time you come to the longer endurance races you will already know which that is. Also, be aware that some cars will surprise you with how well they can do in endo races. My Caterham smokes em in the Tsukuba 9hr and is a joy to knuckle grip down to the wire in the 4hr 'ring endo.

Find a car, match it to a tune you're comfortable with and enjoy.

Ps. If I know I'm probably going to win then I use the endos to find different lines through corners I think I already have down. I find I'm often wrong. This is especially important in rhythmic complexes.

Edit: This is especially important in non-rhythmic complexes.
 
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Not to hijack the thread, but would you guys recommend doing the 4 hour Nurburgring race in a beasted out Yellowbird?
 
gogatrs
Not to hijack the thread, but would you guys recommend doing the 4 hour Nurburgring race in a beasted out Yellowbird?
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Sure, why not? :)

Now, back on topic... I think I'll just keep waiting for the In-Race game saves... I'm not risking my PS3's life ;) (It's a 80Gig Fat one :nervous:)
 
MoLiEG
Sure, why not? :)

Now, back on topic... I think I'll just keep waiting for the In-Race game saves... I'm not risking my PS3's life ;) (It's a 80Gig Fat one :nervous:)
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Well, I imagine that that might become mentally tiring after four hours. I dunno if I'll make it that far. :)
 
gogatrs
Well, I imagine that that might become mentally tiring after four hours. I dunno if I'll make it that far. :)
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Yes, it is tiring... I took 2 naps in order to regain some energy :) if it worked for me it should work for you ;)

Some carbs shoud do fine also :D I ate some spaghetti on another break :)
 
gogatrs
Not to hijack the thread, but would you guys recommend doing the 4 hour Nurburgring race in a beasted out Yellowbird?
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Hell'ya. But make sure you're comfortable with the ride. If not then why do it? Don't waste the time on a car you don't already enjoy. Take it for a spin on the 'ring in practice mode (I would say online but the physics...) or an aspec race. Or deep forest or trial mountain. Both, IMHO, are good testing grounds to see if the ride is good for the 'ring.
 
Don't try and get the fastest laps all the time. Just take it slow and steady so you don't spin out and if you are not getting a big enough lead, then try and go faster. 👍
 
I can handle the Ruf quite easily, it just takes a helluva lot of energy.
Not sure if I'll be able to give that kind of mental concentration for 4 straight hours...
 
S2000s work nicely around Nurburgring and any Super GT car. Although S2000s can get boring (Depends on the driver) after awhile. That's why I sold mine.

I'm gonig to tackle the 4 hour Miata and Leguna Seca endurances this week so hopefully this won't be too boring.
 
EliteDreamer
S2000s work nicely around Nurburgring and any Super GT car. Although S2000s can get boring (Depends on the driver) after awhile. That's why I sold mine.

I'm gonig to tackle the 4 hour Miata and Leguna Seca endurances this week so hopefully this won't be too boring.
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Ugh, the Miata race was absolutely terrible!
I ended up paying my younger brother to finish it for me.
 
gogatrs
Ugh, the Miata race was absolutely terrible!
I ended up paying my younger brother to finish it for me.
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You're doin' it wrong! Put some nice hard tyres on and enjoy going sideways for 4 hours :D
Honestly, after all the people saying how awful this race was, I had a good time doing it, and I'm no drifter!
 
While you can't save races you can pause them. I haven't done any 24 hour races yet but I do 9 hour and shorter endurance races over the course of a weekend. I don't see the point of racing some ridiculously fast car that makes these races a cake walk like the X1 or formula GT or Escudo in the easier races. If there isn't any challenge to it why bother? I do choose a good car that slightly outclasses the competition but one I still have to drive.
For me tire management seems to be the key. I've had to get rid of the negative camber I used for better cornering and toe in for stability but I'm still chewing up tires. I notice that my B-spec drivers driving the same car, course and tuning turn laps just a little slower than I do but they make their tires last laps longer than I can. I probably can use some improvement on driving fast but smoothly. When I start lifting on the throttle before my braking points my tires do last a longer but my lap times fall off too much.
I find rear wheel drive cars best for endurance because front and rear tires wear more evenly. Front and all-wheel drive cars eat up the front tires so quickly that I'm pitting all the time. I do sometimes drive all-wheel drive cars with a lot of torque bias to the rear.
I generally need more pit stops than my competition so I have to build an early lead and after pit stops spend a lot of time passing which is actually kinda' fun.
I own a Miata and Legnua Seca is probably my favorite track; probably because I've watched so many races on it over the years; so I like the Roadster 4 hour.
 
Find a car you enjoy, but can be fast in. You may pit more due to burning fuel or excessive tire wear, but you gain the fun of more passing, meaning mid-race competion.
 

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