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Apparently someone shouted "We want more!" so that's what you're going to get. After a long hiatus we're here again, not as the all-conquering workhorses we once were but to add some northern spices to the mix. You won't see new cars all that often and most of them won't be the highly popular models but ones we want to do, for one reason or another. Expect a fair amount of relatively useless oddballs but then again those are exactly the cars that make Gran Turismo what it is. Speaking of popular cars, this date for our second comeback wasn't a random choice but a homage to one of our most legendary creations ever, the mighty Grim R34per. Most of you are much too young to have witnessed it but the fact that it's found on the very first page of Google results for its name probably tells something.
On cars that can have number plates applied we mostly use 10 and 83 - I was born on June 10th and Leonidae is of model year '83 so that's the explanation in case anybody is wondering.
The system on these opening posts is simple. You'll see banners - consisting of links to individual setup posts - with the names of the cars, made out of the colours of the vehicles. Every line also sports a time, driven on Grand Valley Speedway using the exact settings posted, as well as a stamp indicating the tyre class of the car in question. Unlike in our earlier efforts each lap time has been driven by the tuner of the car, not always by me as they used to be.
As a helping feature someone has gone and written skill levels next to the names. They display the level of experience needed to drive the car right on its limits, a short explanation follows:
Beginner class cars are slowish, forgiving models that can be safely driven by anyone.
Intermediate class cars are easier to fool up with but still sure footed handlers for average drivers.
Advanced class cars will probably end up being our largest bunch and exhibit high pace combined to handling that needs a seasoned driver to get the most out of.
And the last, but definitely not the least, Expert class cars are very likely to toy with you before killing you if you make a single mistake (occasionally also if you don't) but they also provide the very highest performance out of their segments.
If you feel like giving feedback about our creations we have a good deal for you. Write a small review (really a review, not "the car is OK") about it, give us a car that you would like to be tuned to certain level and we'll PM the setup to you. Keep it sensible though, we're not guinea pigs for you to make fun about. No race cars (at least for the time being) as we've specialized in road models. Drifters possible but not recommended. Point the request PM to the builder of the car you reviewed. While testing always assume the cars have chassis and engine overhauls carried out as they may not be marked but will be done whenever applicable. If ballast and engine power limiter aren't mentioned they aren't used. Skid Recovery Force must not be used as it messes with the car's handling and if there's someone doing that around here it's us, not some magic force. Use the driving aids exactly as specified regardless of your own preferences, they are (or aren't) there for a reason.
If you want to quote the setup post, please keep it down to the essentials. Do not quote the entire post. Partly because it doesn't do too much good for the readability of the thread but mainly because the setup may be changed and we don't want people making a review based on the setup they found in the quote when browsing the thread as it may differ quite greatly from the improved version. Take a look at this and this for textbook examples on how to do it.
The last but not the least, two heads ups. First, if you have questions about car X ask the one who made it, not "you guys" as we usually have very little idea why the other guy has done something in a certain way. And second, against the common thought the cars aren't built specifically for GVS - we're shooting for good all round setups - and you certainly don't have to test them there, it's just used for the lap times as it has a bit of everything in one package.
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