The Last Lap
“Come for the cars, stay for the people.”
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been running this thread for more than a year now. I started out on GTPlanet in the summer of 2014, however I didn’t actually make my first post on the original GT6 Duel of the Week thread until October 2nd, 2015: (
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...-well-not-really.330601/page-14#post-11009125)
I was late to the party, most of our regulars were around back since the start of the thread and have been on GTP longer than me. As evidence by that quote above, my first posts were of poor quality. It was literally just me barging in and demanding the 458 vs MP4 duel! I probably wasn’t even planning on sticking around if it didn’t happen to be honest, but something about this thread caught my attention. Sure, it was just adding an extra thing onto the side of a game that I already played religiously at that point, but it added something to my experience with GT6 that I felt like I was missing out on. I had frequented the forum before but never really posted anything huge. I didn’t even post anything in the greeting thread, but this place let me interact with people who shared my love of cars and this game.
That’s right, the thread that got me hooked with this website is the one you’re in right now... Err… The one before this thread, actually!
So, I invested into this thread in the long run! I started posting longer reviews, I created banners that added style to my presentations, I got to know the people around the thread more and eventually I became a frequenter of GTPlanet. In fact, I post or check in at least once a day now. This was my first experience in forum posting, and it’s the best darn one I’ve ever been in.
I became the main thread-runner after Cowboy left the original thread to deal with life things, probably. So, it was only natural for me to jump and beg and squeal for the opportunity. Eventually, that’s what ended up happening. I became the fearless leader and the thread continued. (Insert Number Posts) and about a year later, we’re here today at the end of the era for mainline Gran Turismo games. Before we say farewell to our time on the 7th generation of consoles, let’s look back at some of the awesome moments that happened here.
- GT6 Duel of the Week Special Stages, where I got to race and trade paint with the best of you.
- Vic dominating the time trials consistently.
- Giant Vertical Column of Stone’s sass.
- Cowboy coming back for a little bit and disappearing again.
- Community features being added to GT6
- The Toyota FT-1 being featured so much like it was our mascot or something.
- SuzukaEastMaven’s old lap time videos on Youtube.
- The GT6 Car Olympics!
- The guy who was threatening to spam our thread if we didn’t do his duel.
- Draggon spinning out at Midfield’s home straight. “LOL, rip”.
- The epic crash I had with Vic that gave the Pepto Bismol express the victory at Apricot Hill.
- Struggling to balance the BMW M3 GTR against the DTM cars.
- The forgotten 4th bonus stage.
- Ryk and his craziness.....Yesterday!
- Thrasher taking over the club because I was too lazy to keep updating it!
- That OP that’s months out of date!
- The Formula GT against Senna’s Lotus 97T!
- Brand Bias!
- Hundreds of awful puns! (
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...dlc-car-from-gt5.350509/page-26#post-11928080)
- Choose LIFE!
- BaronBlitzRed’s awful connection in the Bonus Stages!
In other words, it’s been an absolute blast hosting this thread. But regrettably, since the servers have shut, it’s time to bid farewell to this chapter of our story. I’ll miss all the fun times I had in this thread, with my copy of GT6 and my PS3 in general. We all have to move on at some point, hey?
If you’re reading this, regulars and infrequent posters alike, you have my thanks for being a part of this journey. I can’t express over the internet how much I’m thankful for all the great times we’ve had together. I’ll never forget this little corner of the internet. My corner, our corner.
I’m getting all sappy now, so without further ado, click here to journey into our next chapter. Farewell, Gran Turismo 6.