Gran Turismo 5 Challenge @ AutoShow Toronto

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k i'm convinced he used SRF. I just managed a 1:19.445 on a clean lap in about 5 tries (had to get used to driving with SRF on).

EDIT: The fastest lap time is definitely do-able in a clean lap. My fastest lap tonight was a 1:18.036 (with SRF of course)
 
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k i'm convinced he used SRF. I just managed a 1:19.445 on a clean lap in about 5 tries (had to get used to driving with SRF on).

EDIT: The fastest lap time is definitely do-able in a clean lap. My fastest lap tonight was a 1:18.036 (with SRF of course)
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What setup are you using exactly?
 
stock stealth F1 as per timeattacku's post. I matched my settings based on that. I did mod my engine to a stage 3 chip, so i'm glad the game allows me to limit the power.
 
btw, my friend was at the show this sunday and he told me that Racing Intermediate tires are allowed. Can anyone confirm?
 
Glad this thread has been updated ... I encourage all the obsessed GT5 Fans to show up and give it a try.

I don't drive with a wheel at home and even though I'm familiar with the track and familiar with the car, it would take some practice to get use to the wheel and quite honestly, that's several turns in line and we're talking an hour or HOURS of time. I'm not interested in doing that.

However, I will say this. There's no daily prize, I guess that's a miscommunication on the show's part because every ad was saying "Daily Prize."

And the top 2 competitors are brothers. The Sony reps were saying that one brother tried, then the other tried ... they "really want to win because they don't own a Playstation 3 or GT5" so the question was "Well, how did he get such a good time?" ... Answer: "They have GT4" ...

After hearing that I almost wanted to let the guy win ... honestly, if I win this thing, I'm going to sell it, flat out. So, what use is this to me.
HOWEVER, if you get Top 5 (so the other 4 spots) you win GT5 and if you own it, the Sony rep told me you can swap it for another game.

So ... that might be worth the competition.
 
I'm glad this thread has been updated. I encourage all obsessed GT5 Fans to head down and give it a try.

I can update the thread with this bit of information.

The top 2 competitors are brothers (if no one has noticed) and the Sony reps claim that they do not have Playstation 3, nor do they own GT5. They own Gran Turismo 4 for PS2, which is why they want to win so bad.

I gave it a try and I personally don't play with a wheel at home, so I was all over the course when I tried and posted a horrible time. It would take some practice (and an hour or HOURS in line) to get better and post a time at that level.

If you're top 5, you win a copy of Gran Turismo 5, which the Sony rep told me if you already own, you can swap for another game. Good news there.
 
lator-illa
stock stealth F1 as per timeattacku's post. I matched my settings based on that. I did mod my engine to a stage 3 chip, so i'm glad the game allows me to limit the power.
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Ah no wonder... I'm using a plain F1... the stealth has a clear advantage over it
 
enzojr
I was there at the autoshow today and confirm everything timeatkuu said, including the story of how the first place dude got the crazy 1:19:965 time. He went on Friday night at 9pm and just drove 20 laps consecutively as there was no one lining up.
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Typical. Everybody else gets two laps and then out, he gets 20. Sony wouldn't know how to put on a fair competition if their lives depended on it.

The very LEAST Sony could do is save the replays of the top 10, to determine if cutting occurred. Post them on the website. Let's see the guy in action.
 
Hi everyone,

I am a fan of GT game and have been palying it on and off since GT1 on playstation1.

Well I recently moved to Canada from Europe and bought the PS3 and the only game I play on it GT5, but since I have two little kids at home and go to work I do not have much time to play so I play on weekends late night.

The thing is since I'm at level 15 and do not have that much credit to buy the McLaren F1 and would like to give a try on the GT5 challenge i'm practicing with the Pagani Zonda and was able to do a 1.19.585 clean lap with some improvement possible. This car is more powerful than the McLaren F1 but I think because of the configuration of the track the times might be similar. Well I would ask you GT players to try the Pagani Zonda on Trial Mountain and give me feedback of what time are you able to get.

Thanks for all the threads so far, cheers!!!
 
Dark Knight
Hi everyone,

I am a fan of GT game and have been palying it on and off since GT1 on playstation1.

Well I recently moved to Canada from Europe and bought the PS3 and the only game I play on it GT5, but since I have two little kids at home and go to work I do not have much time to play so I play on weekends late night.

The thing is since I'm at level 15 and do not have that much credit to buy the McLaren F1 and would like to give a try on the GT5 challenge i'm practicing with the Pagani Zonda and was able to do a 1.19.585 clean lap with some improvement possible. This car is more powerful than the McLaren F1 but I think because of the configuration of the track the times might be similar. Well I would ask you GT players to try the Pagani Zonda on Trial Mountain and give me feedback of what time are you able to get.

Thanks for all the threads so far, cheers!!!
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I can send you a mclaren F1 if you want.
 
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I just beat the guy's #1 time today by about .3xx seconds. It wasn't clean as I hit a patch of grass in the beginning, but definitely didn't cut the chicane or anything. It's by no means in the 1:18's but I guess it's good enough. I had a hard time trying to get used to the flimsy ass pedals and the lack of force feedback on the wheel. I'm definitely spoiled with the G25. I did have one lap where I was 1.5 seconds ahead of one of my best times (1:20.xxx) but I managed to screw up my turn after the back straight. It would've been in the 1:18.5xx for sure (all clean).

Anyway I don't really feel good about my lap..i'm sure somebody's gonna beat it.

EDIT: oh and the car at the show is slower than my stealth f1 at home. Perhaps it's cuz it's modded and the power limiter only does so much. I definitely had a way harder time trying to get down under 1:20's.
 
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I just beat the guy's #1 time today by about .3xx seconds. It wasn't clean as I hit a patch of grass in the beginning, but definitely didn't cut the chicane or anything. It's by no means in the 1:18's but I guess it's good enough. I had a hard time trying to get used to the flimsy ass pedals and the lack of force feedback on the wheel. I'm definitely spoiled with the G25. I did have one lap where I was 1.5 seconds ahead of one of my best times (1:20.xxx) but I managed to screw up my turn after the back straight. It would've been in the 1:18.5xx for sure (all clean).

Anyway I don't really feel good about my lap..i'm sure somebody's gonna beat it.

EDIT: oh and the car at the show is slower than my stealth f1 at home. Perhaps it's cuz it's modded and the power limiter only does so much. I definitely had a way harder time trying to get down under 1:20's.
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Good job man, that's a very impressive time! I have a feeling your record won't be broken by Sunday.

Can I ask whether you achieved your lap through consecutive laps (i.e. no one lining up and you did more than 2 at a time)?
 
enzojr
Good job man, that's a very impressive time! I have a feeling your record won't be broken by Sunday.

Can I ask whether you achieved your lap through consecutive laps (i.e. no one lining up and you did more than 2 at a time)?
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Heh thanks. If there's no one lining up, you can just keep playing but you are forced to restart after your second lap otherwise they wont take down the time. Im sure it's because of the whole tire temp issue.
 
lator-illa
Heh thanks. If there's no one lining up, you can just keep playing but you are forced to restart after your second lap otherwise they wont take down the time. Im sure it's because of the whole tire temp issue.
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Can you confirm whether or not cutting corners was allowed?
 
yes cutting corners is allowed. Pretty much anything goes I guess...but I tried my best to keep my laps as clean as possible. It's funny actually that the Sony reps were telling me to cut the last chicane to shave off some more seconds but was like "naaah"
 
apparently somebody just beat my time. He's in the 1:18.9xx or so...

might just have to pay a visit again hehe
 
Well, this was embarrassing.

I was at the Autoshow yesterday, between 1pm and 4pm, and I got a chance to participate in the GT5 challenge. The best time I put down was 1:33:xxx...

Granted, I had all the assists except ABS off but that's not my excuse....

My excuse is something I bet everyone here overlooked... it's so underrated but looking back it greatly affected my performance...

I was wearing shoes.

I know it sounds silly but I just couldn't feel the pedals. I have a G27 at home but I've used a DFGT before privately and my lap times weren't that off from my G27 lap times... wearing shoes was distracting... I couldn't feather the throttle or brake to my liking, and unlike real car pedals, the DFGT pedals are very close to one another and small.... I'm tall and I have big feet... and larger shoes... this completely threw off my game... so if you're going to go and don't wear shoes at home, take 'em off when you're setting your lap time at the Autoshow...
 
you definitely have to take off your shoes, especially with those damn flimsy ass pedals.
 
lator-illa
you definitely have to take off your shoes, especially with those damn flimsy ass pedals.
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Yup even the Sony rep told me this after the fact... this was a huge blow to my GT5 ego lol... :scared:
 
nah, coupled with the fact that there's no force feedback on the wheel...completely understandable. Going from the G27 to what they have...it's like getting used to driving with a wheel for the first time. lol
 
coreyvf
Well, this was embarrassing.

I was at the Autoshow yesterday, between 1pm and 4pm, and I got a chance to participate in the GT5 challenge. The best time I put down was 1:33:xxx...

Granted, I had all the assists except ABS off but that's not my excuse....

My excuse is something I bet everyone here overlooked... it's so underrated but looking back it greatly affected my performance...

I was wearing shoes.

I know it sounds silly but I just couldn't feel the pedals. I have a G27 at home but I've used a DFGT before privately and my lap times weren't that off from my G27 lap times... wearing shoes was distracting... I couldn't feather the throttle or brake to my liking, and unlike real car pedals, the DFGT pedals are very close to one another and small.... I'm tall and I have big feet... and larger shoes... this completely threw off my game... so if you're going to go and don't wear shoes at home, take 'em off when you're setting your lap time at the Autoshow...
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I took my shoes off in my second attempt, did a hell lot better, but still only managed 1:27' it was pretty distracting, and I don't have a Mclaren F1 stealth to practice with, I definitely can scrub more time off without having to resort to using aids, but at the end decided that I rather go see cars than go for a third round.
 
I did it today, I really wish I had've taken my shoes off but nobody else was so I dunno I thought it would make me look weird. Also, I didn't adjust the seat properly, and there was a guy dressed in a gorilla suit distracting me. I've got plenty more excuses where that came from.

It was fun though, I've definately gotta get a buttkicker or whatever was making the vibrations in the seat. The seat itself was really comfy too.. I asked the guy if I could purchase one of the setups somewhere but he said they were custom made and not for sale.
 
alexleighton
I did it today, I really wish I had've taken my shoes off but nobody else was so I dunno I thought it would make me look weird. Also, I didn't adjust the seat properly, and there was a guy dressed in a gorilla suit distracting me. I've got plenty more excuses where that came from.

It was fun though, I've definately gotta get a buttkicker or whatever was making the vibrations in the seat. The seat itself was really comfy too.. I asked the guy if I could purchase one of the setups somewhere but he said they were custom made and not for sale.
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Walmart and Zellers had those fake leather gaming chairs with subs and speakers in them for a while for $110. I shoulda gotten one while they still had them (haven't seen them for a while).
 
Heading to the show tomorrow. I've managed a 1:17.895 with cutting. That time is with cutting the final corner completely. My question is, how much of the final turn can you cut? Can you cut it all?
 
How much faster were your dirty laps in comparison to your clean laps? Just want to know how skilled the GTA really is... I'm still not at my actually house to be able to try this out at home and see how well I really perform.

And I do hear what some of you are saying with distracting... People watching, or like talking to you while you're trying to do a lap. And about the shoes... I don't normally race with shoes at home either. It took a little time getting used to.. But I do agree that DFGT pedals feel like ****!
 
i'm not sure if that #1 time is with cutting. It's do-able for sure. As i've mentioned, I had one lap where I was up 1.5 seconds from my best time then (which was 1:20.xxx) by the back straight... so at that rate, I would've gotten a lap in the low 1:18's. I've been racing it at home and I managed a 1:17.937 CLEAN...and this is with a lower hp limit set at 635 hp.

I'm sure cutting the last chicane takes off AT LEAST one second off your time. But again, I doubt the #1 guy cut...and I refuse to do it also.
 
timeatkuu
How much faster were your dirty laps in comparison to your clean laps? Just want to know how skilled the GTA really is... I'm still not at my actually house to be able to try this out at home and see how well I really perform.

And I do hear what some of you are saying with distracting... People watching, or like talking to you while you're trying to do a lap. And about the shoes... I don't normally race with shoes at home either. It took a little time getting used to.. But I do agree that DFGT pedals feel like ****!
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I did about a half hour practice yesterday, don't remember the times exactly. Tonight I did one clean lap to get a ghost going and started cutting from there. The only corner that I think is really worth cutting is the final one imo.

First lap (ghost) was 1:21.454
 
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