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Laguna Seca 200 miles Endurance ( 90 Laps )

Car using to race: Mazda RX-7 LM Race Car

Race Started: 3:15PM
Race Ended: 7:06PM ( Including the time I typed this during the race. )

Prize Car Obtained at the end: Toyota Altezza LM

Qualifying:

3 Laps of Qualifying.

1 / Esperante GTR-1
1'20.731

2 / Storm V12 Race Car
1'22.961

3 / RX-7 LM Race Car
1'22.261

4 / Vertigo Race Car
1'24.167

5 / GT40 Race Car
1'25.272

6 / CLK Touring Car
1'27.545

DURING RACE STATS:

NOTE-1 ( 6'45.600 into the race ) End of lap 5, the Panoz Esperante GTR-1 take a pit stop.

NOTE-2 ( 6'56.016 into the race ) End of lap 5, the Lister Storm V12 Race Car also comes in for a pit stop.

NOTE-3 ( 12'36.250 into the race ) It’s the start of Lap 10 of 90. 80 to go. My fastest lap of the previous 9, was 1'19.842, which was submitted on lap 8.

NOTE-4 ( 14'12.716 into the race ) End of lap 10, The Lister Storm V12 Race Car drops in the pits.

NOTE-5 ( 15'28.883 into the race ) End of lap 11, The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 come into the pits.

NOTE-6 ( 21'01.316 into the race ) End of lap 15, the Ford GT40 Race Car comes into the pits for a stop

NOTE-7 ( 21'30.883 into the race ) Also at the end of lap 15, the Lister Storm V12 Race Car drops into the pits.

NOTE-8 ( 22'42.600 into the race ) End of lap 16, the Esperante GTR-1 comes in.

NOTE-9 ( 27'26.616 into the race ) I get the “Replay Save Complete” Message. Don’t ask why I’m telling you this, I see it as a mile marker in the race. ;)

NOTE-10 ( I forgot to record the time, sorry ‘bout that, but around 26 to 27 minutes into the race. ) The fastest time I put in between laps 10 and 19, was 1'19.100, on lap 13.

NOTE-11 ( 28'48.750 into the race ) End of Lap 21, after I lap him around the corkscrew, The Lister Storm Decides to come in the pits.

NOTE-12 ( 29'50.466 into the race ) During lap 22, for me, the Panoz Esperante comes into the pits.

NOTE-13 ( 36'06.566 into the race ) During lap 27, for me, the Lister Storm comes into the pits.

NOTE-14 ( 37'13.312 into the race ) End of lap 27, starting 28, I come into the pits to change tyres. This is Pit #1 for me. I leave the pits to start lap 28 at 37'41.650 in the race.

NOTE-15 ( 38'26.516 into the race ) During lap 28, for me, the Panoz Esperante GTR-1 comes into the pits.

NOTE-16 ( 40'33.483 into the race ) The Start of Lap 30. Since I didn’t pit until lap 27/28 barrier, my best lap times between laps 20 and 29, did not get any better. I was in the boundry’s are 1'20 and 1'24 until I pitted, even when I came out, the cold tyres still gave me 1'20's.

NOTE-17 ( 42'14.983 into the race ) After losing my pole positioned place to the Gillet Vertigo Race Car, because I spun out on the last corner, the Ford GT40 Race Car decided to come into the pits.

NOTE-18 ( 43'18.050 into the race ) The under dogged Mercedes CLK Touring Car, Comes into the pits at the end of lap 31 for me.

NOTE-19 ( 43'21.183 into the race ) Right after the CLK Touring Car comes in, a couple seconds later the Lister Storm V12 Race Car comes in. That’s also the end of lap 31.

NOTE-20 ( 47'04.450 into the race ) The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 comes into the pits during lap 34.

NOTE-21 ( 50'16.833 into the race ) ITS ABOUT ****IN’ TIME! The Gillet Vertigo Race Car pits for the first time at the end of lap 36. He has remained on the same lap for the last 37 laps ranging the gap of about a maximum of 20 to 30 seconds. The Vertigo passed me after a spin out during the end of lap 30. Before he pitted, It was a gap of about 15 to 16 second between me and him.

NOTE-22 ( 50'38.350 into the race ) The Lister Storm V12 Race Car decided to drop into the pits during lap 37 for me.

NOTE-23 ( 50'45.816 into the race ) The Vertigo passed the check point, and on my screen it said about a 32 second gap, I think that’s after he passed the start/finish line after leaving the pits. It’s a 90 lap race and we’re on lap 37, how long can he last now...?

NOTE-24 ( 54'22.300 into the race ) Its lap 40. And my best time did get better between laps 30 and 39. It decreased to a 1'19.009 on lap 38. I ran more twenty’s until my times started decreasing around lap 36. I was pulling 1'19.200's and 1'19.300's during laps 36 and 37. Then lap 38 my time got to my total best. See if I can decrease it more on the next 10 laps with my tyres already yellowish green on lap 40 now.

NOTE-25 ( 55'41.150 into the race ) The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 decides to drop into the pits during lap 41.

NOTE-26 ( 57'59.333 into the race ) At the end of lap 42, before I lap him, the Lister Storm V12 Race Car slides himself into the pits.

NOTE-27 ( 62'49.800 into the race ) During lap 46, the Panoz Esterante GTR-1, once again, drops into the pits.

NOTE-28 ( 63'48.683 into the race ) The mighty Ford GT40 Race Car pits in at the end of lap 46.

NOTE-29 ( 65'12.450 into the race ) At the end of Lap 47, the Lister Storm dives into the pits.

NOTE-30 ( 68'06.400 into the race ) Okay, best lap, update for laps 40 to 49. ON Lap 42, I turned in a quite a fast lap of 1'18.724. It’s the fastest I’ve done with these settings I have on my RX-7 LM Race Car. I’m bound to pit in the 50 to 59 lap ranges. My tyres are yellowish orange, and my rear is sliding out alittle more each lap through the Andretti Hairpin.

NOTE-31 ( 69'57.883 into the race ) The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 pits during lap 51.

NOTE-32 ( 72'20.050 into the race ) I pit on the end of the lap 52 deal. I’m about 36 to 40 seconds of a gap between the Vertigo, he’s decreasing his gap range every lap after lap 49. My tyres are orange. I was spinning out on the corkscrew. Yeah, If I didn’t pit, I’d be doomed for a win. When I leave the pits, Mr.Vertigo decreased his gap to 13 seconds between me and him. And he is still running strong.
Before I put this note to a end, the CLK Touring Car is a hilarious car of the field. Its slow, it likes spinning out, and it don’t pit for a long time, and even better, I’ve lapped him more than 12 thousand times ( Over exaggerating the number... ) But yes, its pretty damn funny.

NOTE-33 ( 78'34.833 into the race ) The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 dives into the pits during lap 57.

NOTE-34 ( 79'48.733 into the race ) The Lister Storm V12 Race Car goes into the pits on lap 58.

NOTE-35 ( 83'10.316 into the race ) Its lap 60, I’m actually coming off the corkscrew right now, going down the hill, just about to go under the bridge thing that says “Honda.” :lol: But I’m time never decreased, its still 1'18.724. I had to pit during this area, so yeah, my lap times is pretty damn crappy in the 50 to 59 lap areas... The Vertigo is still holding to the silver trophy position. And he’s about 27 to 30 seconds in the gap. But still, I’m having a lot of fun doing this. Great racing. :)

NOTE-36 ( 85'14.566 into the race ) The Ford GT40 Race Car drops into the pits during lap 62.

NOTE-37 ( 86'08.516 into the race ) The “Silver-arrow-of-death” aka Mercedes CLK Touring Car pits in, during lap 62.

NOTE-38 ( 87'13.200 into the race ) The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 and Lister Storm V12 Race Car pit in on lap 63.

NOTE-39 ( 97'15.800 into the race ) My best lap is still 1'18.124 even in the 60 to 69 lap ranges. I don’t think it’ll increase. My cars aerodynamics are completely destroyed, cause my car is dirty - really dirty. It looks like old steel thats been laying around in a machine shop for years. Just, plain silver.

NOTE-40 ( 100'53.083 into the race ) HA! Right here, right now, the Gillet Vertigo takes a pit stop. And how long did he last? Dear god who knows, nor do I care, But I do care about his tyre durations. Its almost insane. At least, in this game. Its lap 73 right now, the race is finally ‘bout to come to a closing.


NOTE-41 ( 101'49.966 into the race ) Storm V12 takes a pit stop during lap 74.

NOTE-42 (103'04.550 into the race ) Panoz Esperante GTR-1 takes a dab into the pits during lap 75.

NOTE-43 ( 106'43.400 into the race ) Ford GT40 Race Car pits on lap 77.

NOTE-44 ( 116'49.816 into the race ) Its lap 84, I want to end it now. So I pit, my tyres weren’t doing well, my lap times were getting worse. Oh, no wonder. They were seeping red out of the tyre meter... I’ve clinched my victory to this. I pit this last time, and then I’ve locked it down for good. Before I pitted, the Vertigo was 1'07 behind me. And still increasing. After I get about, he’ll be somewhere around 40 to 50 seconds behind. No worries, its now lap 85. There is 5 more laps to go, then this race is done.

NOTE-45 ( 118'01.133 into the race ) The Lister takes his last dip into pit road during my lap 85.

NOTE-46 ( 118'59.216 into the race ) The Esperante GTR-1 takes his last stop on my lap 86.

NOTE-48 ( 119'49.133 into the race ) haha! I jsut had to put this, I expected it too. On lap 86, I’m going up to the corkscrew. You know that hill? Yes, I’m sure you all do - but anyways - I’m going up, and my oil lamp light came on. I wonder how much power I’ve lost in my RX-7 LM. I fully expected the lamp to come on late in the race, but hell, its just about perfect time in the race.

RACE RESULTS:

1: RX7 LM Race Car _____ 2:05'52.097
2: Vertigo Race Car _____ +0'27.106
3: GT40 Race Car _____ +1 lap
4: Esperante GTR-1 _____ +2 laps
5: Storm V12 Race Car _____ +3 laps
6: CLK Touring Car _____ +8 laps

TOTAL TIME:

125'52.097

Its gonna be the last endurance race I do in GT3. Let GT3 rest in peace, and bring GT4 on!
 
Aww, don't be mean to lickle ol' GT3, I'll probably play it again in the future.

Nice write-up anyway, but I'm not sure I would class it as a write-up, but more of a report on lap times and pit-stops, if you could write more on what happened in the race (battles, crashes, position changes etc) then I would find it to be a much more enjoyable read.

->Marshy
 
Congratulations. I just did my first writeup ever over on the GT4 writeup boards and guess what, it was also the Leguna Seca 200. I enjoy these so much that I ran the New York 200 this morning and put the stats from it up as well. I hope to see you over in the GT4 write-up boards in a couple weeks after you've unlocked the endurance races and started having fun with them.
 

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