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After trying many cars at the 390PP level, I came to the conclusion that the MR2 was the best, but I still had to crank it to 400PP and get a good lineup for Tsukuba. The other races were easier.
 
garbuckle
After trying many cars at the 390PP level, I came to the conclusion that the MR2 was the best, but I still had to crank it to 400PP and get a good lineup for Tsukuba. The other races were easier.
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:dopey: yeah it was definitely a challenge especially London and Tsukuba

NYZ_SPED
 
another car you can use is the 1988 VR-4 Turbo Mitsubishi Galant, it has a good powerband and suspension tune it will beat tsukuba also, reccomend using stage 1 turbo and 5 speed close ration transmission
 
Had a bit of fun last night de-tuning the 88 Supra and running Sarthe a few more times. Got down to 375PP and decided any lower would just be too painful with less than 150hp.
 
I found that once you get past Tsukuba, it's quite easy.
 
Won Deep Forest at 375PP using my Sprinter Trueno '83 tune with the Mazda MX-5 on poll.
DS3, ABS1, driving line and automatic transmission used. No other aids.

Need a fresh car to take the PP lower as current one has full weight reduction severely limiting the HP even with 200kg ballast added.:crazy:
 
Kwicko
My Isuzu 4200R settings:

Weight 1250kg
Stage 3 Weight Reduction
Window Weight Reduction
ECU Tuning
Fully Customizable Transmission
Twin-plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Adjustable LSD
Fully Customizable Suspension

Ride Height -15F/-20R
Spring Rate 6.7F/6.7R
Extension 5/5
Compression 5/5
Anti-Roll Bars 3F/5R
Camber 1.4F/2.0R
Toe -0.14F/0.20R

LSD 6/24/12
Brake 9F/7R

Power 59.5% (191hp)

Final Gear 5.015
Top Speed 112mph


I'm sure there's a ton more time in this car with some fiddling, but this was a quick-n-dirty setup that got me through Tsukuba.

Car will be on shared status later tonight if anyone wants to play around with it.
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Used this set-up myself (62.1% power actually was 191 HP for me), also ran with 128 MPH top limit because the car was hitting the limiter at 112 too early and killing the last straight speed.

First go-around, lost by 1 second, mostly because the Skyline was not held up long enough by the City Turbo and I was a bit jumpy with the accelerator off the corners (this car DOES NOT LIKE THAT).

Second go-around, won by 9 seconds...... yeah, made no sense whatsoever. Managed to keep the car stable off the corner and was tapping the accelerator through the corner and the car was responsive to that. The Skyline, which passed the City Turbo on lap 3 in the first race, didn't pass the Turbo until I had already passed both of them. Somehow it got held up by the Turbo until the last corner on lap 5 (when passing it wasn't going to really be an issue for me) and only beat it by .8 seconds where as I was a straightaway ahead.
 
I'll tell you what after winning gold in all the races my standard MX5 miata NA 89 is a WEAPON! I never thought this car had it in it.

I got lucky and got a race with no MX5 on tuskuba. I beat the MX5 the hard way on London.
 
Try using a Nissan 240RS '83.
I'm far from the fastest driver on GT5. But I've had wins running that one as low as 375pp.
 
I've still got my SRF iv plugged in but I'm winning at London with 362pp against the Civic 1500 3-door which can't seem to finish any faster that a 5:41.xxx. I've been using the MR2's and the Mugen Civic so far. I really expect to see this track give up the lowest pp results and I'd expect some of you Aliens to be in the 340's even. I expect to be 10-15pp lower myself within a day or so.

edit:-355pp - 4 races later in the MR2 1600 SC '86 and still going lower. 355pp= 952,305cr.(%200)
 
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:dopey:Tsukuba

MR2 1600 g-LIMITED SG

thanks to MentalDefex for the tune sheet :sly:
 
thefeline
I'll tell you what after winning gold in all the races my standard MX5 miata NA 89 is a WEAPON! I never thought this car had it in it.

I got lucky and got a race with no MX5 on tuskuba. I beat the MX5 the hard way on London.
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Right? I actually had to put weight into it...it handles like she's on rails eh?
 
I used the R31 GTS-R on everything but Tsukuba (could only manage 2nd with it there) , and broke out the Motul Mugen Civic there to get my mitts on the win.
Most fun I've had doing a seasonal event ever !
 
LarryL
I havn't been on to see people talking about the Tsukuba race, but while I spent 3 days trying to tune the premium 300Z to be able to beat this race, I knew for sure you guys were talking about it.

First off, if anyone from PD see this, THANK YOU!!!! That was great fun. I wish the other races were as challenging as the first.

I got that 300Z within 1.5 seconds of the leader when I crossed the line. I couldn't get any better, that was the limit of my skill with that car and my rudimentary tuning skills. And if it was the 2nd grouping of cars, it was even worse. But the one with one leader was my baseline.
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All these pages and this is the first mention of this car! I have a great a great set up for this car and would like you to try it out, I easily beat all 5 seasonals with it but would like conformation on the tune before I post it. If you would like to try it out send me a friend request and I will get it to you.

EDIT: Wrong car, sorry, was thinking of the Supra.
 
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I really feel that it's lame that luck of the draw plays such a huge part in winning Tsubaka. Finally beat the race by 4 seconds with the City Turbo in 1st position. If a Mazda was in the first spot I couldn't do any better then 6 seconds or so.
 
I've been doing Le Sarthe with the 1988 Mitsubishi Galant at 360pp. I win 1.2 million every race, just cut every possible spot and it's pretty easy, I usually win by 5-10 seconds. I have the suspension set up a little but the car handles really good. I haven't tried going any lower in pp because I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to catch anyones draft on the big straights, 360 is a comfortable level for me so I can win every time. I did try at 340 once and only got 5th so maybe I'll try dropping below 360 1pp at a time and see how that goes.
 
Kwicko
My Isuzu 4200R settings:

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Thanks for sharing, great setup for Tsukuba and London. I got easy gold, although I had good (the weaker) opponents.
 
I will attempt this tomorrow luckily I havent bough the R89C yet. These events are getting harder and harder it seems.
 
Finally beat Tskuba after, oh, 20 2nd places. Mazda Eunos Roadster from dealership.

Chassis Reinforcement
ECU Tuning
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Air Filter
Sports Exhaust Manifold
Sports Cat Converter
Racing Exhaust
Stage 3 Turbo
Customized Transmission
Twin-Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Carbon Drive Shaft

Detuned to 420pp. Changed transmission top speed to lowest (112 mph I think).

Overtook lead car (can't remember what, not MX-5 or GT) in middle of lap 5. Won by a good margin.
 
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Lewis_Hamilton_
For the Tsukuba race, I managed to win in the first two cars I tried out. The first car is the Premium Nissan 300ZX '89 with custom suspension. Average lap times for me were between 106.6 - 107.2, meaning I only just won on the last corner.

The other car was the older R32 Skyline.

Anyway, here's my set up for it if anyone's interested. I ran several laps in the 1:05's, making it an easy win. The car might be a bit slippery for some people, put 3rd gear is perfect for pulling out of the hairpins without wheelspinning, powersliding or bogging the engine down. I also saved the replay if needed for whatever reason.

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Thank you, this tune worked for me. In first place there was the honda civic 1500 3door and in second place the toyota corolla levin, I run all laps in 1:09 and I managed to catch the first guy in the last lap 3rd corner.
 
Has anyone managed to win with the '88 Supra in London?
 
won pretty easy vs the city II turbo lineup with the 87 Mugen Motul Civic with this setup.. running slow 1:08's (hey, i still use a controller lol).... and I drink and drive on GT5 lol... So if I can do it... anyone can do it!

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Kwaziekeller
won pretty easy vs the city II turbo lineup with the 87 Mugen Motul Civic with this setup.. running slow 1:08's (hey, i still use a controller lol).... and I drink and drive on GT5 lol... So if I can do it... anyone can do it!
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That looks a little bit too stiff for comfort soft
 
madjack9
I really feel that it's lame that luck of the draw plays such a huge part in winning Tsubaka. Finally beat the race by 4 seconds with the City Turbo in 1st position. If a Mazda was in the first spot I couldn't do any better then 6 seconds or so.
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I like the way PD has done the fields for their latest seasonals. If you want a real hard challenge you can have that or cycle through and get an easier field. Something for everyone.
 
I was finally able to beat Tsukuba with the Mugen Motul Civic Si Race Car. Of course, I needed a luck of the draw with the lead car and I got it in the form of a Honda Accord. The rest of the races are pretty simple, except London. Needed some luck there too...
 
Tsukuba must have a bug on this event... Will have to try again and again... and im running very low 1.08s and high 1.07s...
 
sheene76
Had a hard time like most of you until I used the Mitsubishi Starion Rally Car...won by 2.5secs when the Honda Civic 1500 3door 25i '83 was at the front of the grid.
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I didn't come across this. The Honda Civic is in 4th or so & 1st 2 always Nissan Skyline R32 GT-T or Eunos Roadster Special Packaging... i used the Mugen Motul Civic Si race car to beat them... only once.
 
Horde_R35
Tsukuba must have a bug on this event... Will have to try again and again... and im running very low 1.08s and high 1.07s...
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On my last try, you need high 1:06 at most one or max 2 low 1:07 to beat the mx5. One 1:08 and it's time to restart. For alien drivers like Lewis then 1:05 will net you an easy win. For the life of me, I can only get low 1:06 even with srf.
 
gamerdog6482
Man I need to get that car. Roadster isn't working for me, I need a GTS-T...
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The only one that worked for me is Mugen Motul Civic with all aids off. Only that. I don't know how to tune the suspension elaborately or the camber angles.
 
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