Nissan R390 GT1 LM 97 race car?

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Well i havent drive with the Nissans, i just have them, id say 98 has more hp.
Yeh i play GT5 and have everything except hybrids..
I also finished GT3,GT4 when i had ps2 but that was long time ago...
 
How to get this car??? I know its on endurance Grand valley 300km.
I have done 3x this race with GT-one 98 and got 3x f.... subaru imprezas.
Im getting pissed, ive done 180 laps there 5h wasted and still didnt get the Nissan?
So what i must do to get it? Drive with specific car to unlock it?? Race is restricted to max 690hp cars.

Or if anyone has this car upload your save game data so i will buy it from you in the GT2 trade menu. Im driving on ps3.
Tell me how to get it or ill cut the f... disk in half, cuz im pissed - so manny time spent and they gave me always the s... imprezas!!

I think it has already been answered earlier but I can give you a full run down of how I got it.
Yes, I must have done that endurance race nearly 50 times when I was younger and kept winning the Impreza Rally Car.

To get the R390 LM Race Car '97 you must:

1. Complete the 80's Sports Car Cup - Tahiti Road to win the Nissan Skyline Silhouette Formula

2. Use the Nissan Skyline Silhouette Formula on the Apricot Hill 200KM endurance race and you will win the Dodge Viper GTS-R (another race where I kept winning the rally car multiple times until I used this method).

3. You'll notice that the Viper GTS-R has exactly 690HP, which is the limit for the 300KM Grand Valley Race. That was a dead giveaway for me, so used the GTS-R on Grand Valley and finally won the Nissan R390 Race Car '97. If you don't win it the first time, repeat this step again.

I actually remember calling Playstation Helpline back in 2004 to find this answer and only got as far as use the Skyline in the 200KM race before my mother told me to hang up due to the charges lol.

(I own the PAL version of the game)

I feel you bro. I can't remember how many times I raced that Seattle Endurance just to get that awesome Ford GT90 but every single damn time the game gives me a bloody Ford Escort. :ouch:

Every damn time. I've never driven the GT90. :(

I guess it's just luck.

I own the PAL version and GT2 is the only game in the series I think where what car you use determines your prize car from a championship or endurance race.
From memory, I won the Ford GT90 everytime I used an American car in the Seattle 100 miles race. Any other country, it'd be the Ford Escort.
 
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From memory, I won the Ford GT90 everytime I used an American car in the Seattle 100 miles race. Any other country, it'd be the Ford Escort.

The game doesn't have any data on which cars are from which countries, and there are no hardcoded lists of car IDs that would do this either. It's a coincidence.
 
The game doesn't have any data on which cars are from which countries, and there are no hardcoded lists of car IDs that would do this either. It's a coincidence.

I understand your point but I am afraid I would have to disagree there. Other endurance races in the game have done similar because of the type of car I used. I know that for the Rome 2 hour race if you either beat 99 laps in under 2 hours or use a car similar to what the other racers are using (Toyota GT-One Race Car was an exception), then I would get the Altezza LM Race Car. The same applied to the SS Route 5 50 Laps. I remember using the Suzuki Escudo a few times and whenever I did i would win the Lancer Rally Car. If I used a similar car to the other racers I would be awarded the TVR Caberra LM Race Car.
It sounds crazy but I don’t know, I don’t really believe in coincidence when it comes to GT2. GT3 I understand, it’s most likely luck with the random prize cars therefore more frustrating trying to win your dream car.
 
I understand your point but I am afraid I would have to disagree there. Other endurance races in the game have done similar because of the type of car I used. I know that for the Rome 2 hour race if you either beat 99 laps in under 2 hours or use a car similar to what the other racers are using (Toyota GT-One Race Car was an exception), then I would get the Altezza LM Race Car. The same applied to the SS Route 5 50 Laps. I remember using the Suzuki Escudo a few times and whenever I did i would win the Lancer Rally Car. If I used a similar car to the other racers I would be awarded the TVR Caberra LM Race Car.
It sounds crazy but I don’t know, I don’t really believe in coincidence when it comes to GT2. GT3 I understand, it’s most likely luck with the random prize cars therefore more frustrating trying to win your dream car.
I know @pez2k is correct, the car used has no bearing on the prize awarded. If you feel it does it's just placebo, there has been enoough extensive testing and the code and car tagging just doesn't exist for it to actually make a difference.
 
I know @pez2k is correct, the car used has no bearing on the prize awarded. If you feel it does it's just placebo, there has been enoough extensive testing and the code and car tagging just doesn't exist for it to actually make a difference.
Then what about Grand Valley and the Nissan R390? I know for sure that it is determined on what you use, at least for the PAL version. I am not convinced it is random in this case, sorry. Maybe you can get away with using other specific cars as I have seen in this thread but it does prove my theory that at least both the 300km and probably the 200km race are affected by this.
 
Then what about Grand Valley and the Nissan R390? I know for sure that it is determined on what you use, at least for the PAL version. I am not convinced it is random in this case, sorry. Maybe you can get away with using other specific cars as I have seen in this thread but it does prove my theory that at least both the 300km and probably the 200km race are affected by this.
Only for certain it isn't. For every person who claims you only win x car if you use y car someone else won it with z. You can be convinced or not all you want, the power of placebo is real and I know it feels like you win the same car over and over until you change something at times, but remember each time you start an endurance event you have a 50/50 chance of which car you are going to win. You'll get simialr anomolies playing only red or black on roulette sometimes.
 
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Only for certain it isn't. For every person who claims you only win x car if you use y car someone else won it with z. You can be convinced or not all you want, the power of placebo is real and I know it feels like you win the same car over and over until you change something at times, but remember each time you start an endurance event you have a 50/50 chance of which car you are going to win. You'll get simialr anomolies playing only red or black on roulette sometimes.

I must have won the Impreza Rally Car 20 times from that race using different cars until I finally tried it with the Dodge Viper GTS-R and won it first try. We will have to agree to disagree.
 
People like pez2k have been studying the inner workings of this game for a while now, and it's a solid fact there's absolutely no hidden mechanic that determines your prize based on what you use or how much time it takes for you to finish the race. It's all placebo. If you really wanna prove us wrong, get yourself a lap modifier GameShark code and run the Seattle enduro with any American car a dozen or more times, then tell us if you really got nothing but GT90s.
 
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People like pez2k have been studying the inner workings of this game for a while now, and it's a solid fact there's absolutely no hidden mechanic that determines your prize based on what you use or how much time it takes for you to finish the race. It's all placebo. If you really wanna prove us wrong, get yourself a lap modifier GameShark code and run the Seattle enduro with any American car a dozen or more times, then tell us if you really got nothing but GT90s.

I knew it was a mistake posting here. No I am not going to bother because I am sure another reason will be established somewhere as to why I must be wrong, and I am not technical and know how to do any of what you suggested. Frankly I have no time for this, and I am speaking of events which took place over 15 years ago. You have your opinions, I have mine. This is my last post as I can see I am getting nowhere.
 
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That's fine. I went ahead and did it myself - 15 runs of Seattle 100Miles, American car (Vector M12 LM Edition with "no restrictions" code). The final results:
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A person who gets four straight Escorts would definitely think there's a pattern somewhere, but it's really just a coincidence as the GT90s started flowing after a couple more attempts.
 
Hmm, do you have the NTSC or PAL version?
Are you able to try Grand Valley 300Km in any car besides the Dodge Viper GTS-R and the Team Oreca Version and see if you still win the R390? I only succeeded with the GTS-R from Apricot Hill, never tried it with the Oreca edition. As for Apricot Hill 200km I only won the dodge with the Skyline Silohette and one other car (can’t recall what it was now).

As for other races, I remember Laguna Seca 200 miles possibly being random but only tried it twice... first time got the Celica, second the 3000GT. I may have used a similar car to the other racers the second time but I honestly can’t remember what I did there.
 
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I knew it was a mistake posting here. No I am not going to bother because I am sure another reason will be established somewhere as to why I must be wrong, and I am not technical and know how to do any of what you suggested. Frankly I have no time for this, and I am speaking of events which took place over 15 years ago. You have your opinions, I have mine. This is my last post as I can see I am getting nowhere.
No, it's not a mistake posting here. Our disagreeing with you isn't having a go, we just know that this has been extensively researched and that what car is used doesn't affect what prize car you win. The code just doesn't exist.

The reason people think it does is because they think they spot patterns, but that's beucase it's a 50/50 chance. If you toss a coin there's a 1 in 2 chance it lands heads, you toss it again the chance is the same it'll land on heads again. People tend to think in terms of "what are the odds I'll get heads 10 times in a row" but you have to view each toss as a 50/50 chance.

And it's the same with what car you win for the endurance races in GT2, each race it's a 50/50 chance you'll win the same car as last time, and when each race takes an hour or two it can feel more "fixed" after only a few times of winning the same car again.
 
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I understand what you are saying but I am sticking to my beliefs, particularly when it comes to the Grand Valley and Apricot Hill races where I won the rally car at least everytime out of 15-20 in a row before finally implementing the pattern I did in my first post here.
This is why I think games like GT4 are better in this regard as you can only win the one car from a championship.
 
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