Nurburgring tales (Post your cool nurburgring stories here!)
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The ring tends to frown upon FGT's and F2007. Adjusting its settings to withstand the bending curves and hills is a tough one. But as I raced around the ring with the F2007, I studied certain patterns and came across this:
1. The F2007's turning can accidently kick you off the road if you are using the same reflexes you use on a normal or race car.
2. The Apexs are the main cause of ruining clean laps. Its causes the front wheels to fly high and causes the F2007 to lose complete control.
3. Like I said on number 1, If you use the wrong reflexes on hills, its not gonna be a fun day at a park. It will not end pretty.
4. It appears that R3's are still insuffiencient on a FGT to ensure proper grip. I guess it requires skill and proper settings adjustments.
As of today, I have still not succeeded in beating my new FGT record on the Ring. So I gotta keep making adjustments on the FGT and the way I drive.
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Those apexes are annoying when it comes to F1 cars. They're extremely light, actually.
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If you're hitting 6:47's or higher, I think your just going too slow. Not as in a bad driver, as in too slow to get the cars to work properly. The faster you go, the higher your downforce, therefore the more planted you are and the faster you can go.
2 key things I did for my lap in the FGT. Make sure your straight before you slam on the go pedal, and avoid the curbs as best you can.
Also due to the bumpiness of the Nurburgring, I raised the height of the FGT to maximum and softened the springs to get around those bumps.
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Yeah I went slow because of its steering as well. I'll use your suggestion on the ride height and the springs later. I'm still trying to beat 6:47.
EDIT: New record. 6:09.670. Much better.
Well, I got the record of 5:28.690 on my F2007. New record as well. Shattered 2 Formula 1 records both in one attempt.
EDIT: New record. 6:09.670. Much better.
Well, I got the record of 5:28.690 on my F2007. New record as well. Shattered 2 Formula 1 records both in one attempt.
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Congratulations on that attempt.
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So thanks to some suggestions by some members I broke the records on the FGT and the F2007. Awesome!
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I was online. I could tell this was gonna be an awesome race. I had qualified first, and I had 15 snarling cars behind me. 3.. 2.. 1.. GO! I slammed on the throttle and hurtled into the first corner, broke, and then everyone piled into me. I rage quitted the game for that day.
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^ Ouch
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I always play in cockpit view... and was setting a race with no assist, S1 tires, S class AI, and that 90's Jaguar (don't remember his name.. 500hp or so) as my car. Starting the race I did notice that you can barely see anything, and said to myself 
"oh! this is going to be a wild race", but I din't knew how much fun it was going to be.. trying to to keep the powerfull car on track blind most of the time (that put on test how well you know the Ring), and the AI pushing behind you all the way to the finish line, it was the funniest race I have ever done.
Some time has passed... and I tried to replicate that race, but before that did some races with the Ferrari F2007 and it was alot of fun too. the AI crashing all over the place and you dodging them to past... either way, I managed a 5'05.xxx with that beast then tried my previews challenge with the Jaguar and men it was so SLOW!, it was like a slowmotion race for me. The longest race ever! for me (and I have done laps with a classic beetle) and I was so impressed with the change in my speed perception but now I know why arcade racers says GT is "too slow".
"oh! this is going to be a wild race", but I din't knew how much fun it was going to be.. trying to to keep the powerfull car on track blind most of the time (that put on test how well you know the Ring), and the AI pushing behind you all the way to the finish line, it was the funniest race I have ever done. Some time has passed... and I tried to replicate that race, but before that did some races with the Ferrari F2007 and it was alot of fun too. the AI crashing all over the place and you dodging them to past... either way, I managed a 5'05.xxx with that beast then tried my previews challenge with the Jaguar and men it was so SLOW!, it was like a slowmotion race for me. The longest race ever! for me (and I have done laps with a classic beetle) and I was so impressed with the change in my speed perception but now I know why arcade racers says GT is "too slow".
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Doubt it, thats requires somebody to use a buggati and manage to drive it the same way a person drives a F2007.
I got to figure out how to get the FGT to go below the 6 minute mark.
I'm also going to do what GranTurismoPSP did and try to get my Buick special to go on the low 7 minute mark. But the way it handles is so inadequate with the ring.
And also may get a Daihatsu and drive a lap around it. This also may tempt me to drive the old beetle around the ring again.
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There's no way a 'Bug (Veyron) can do it on the ring below the 5 or 6-minute mark. I assume it's too heavy. And it's harder to drive than the heavier SL65 AMG.
About the Buick Special - It handles more of a muscle car, even this car is tuned to an enormous amount of power (remember SEMA 2003?). I wonder if that car is a bit slower than a BMW M5. I may go for an another run in that Bimmer - prev. time's 7:06.637.
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What, a Citroen 2CV, you must be kidding
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Heck I gave my volkswagen beetle a chance around the ring (again).
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Its surprisingly well behaved, N3's are far worse
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Ok. I did it with a record of 8:29.435. Could not make a complete turn in that death machine. Wiped out twice.
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Oh. I used S1's in the back. Oops
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Hello all I am new here and finding for good posts.
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Welcome to GTplanet. Hope you enjoy things here 👍
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I don't remember what car exactly I was using but I know it was some type of GT for sure. But I was racing 20 laps around it w/ a time change & Man did I ever drive like a Grandpa! lol I'm a horrible night time driver in real life and oh boy did that ever reflect in my online racing. There must have been ten laps at night and I was only going 60 mph. The leader lapped me six times during night and he was talking trash to me everytime he passed me up. All I could ever say to him was "Wow I would think you would show me respect for roughing it out and not quiting a 2 hr race" he was so full of himself I guess I'm glad I boosted his ego lol. In my eyes it's not like that/ about that. I was looking for a challenge and did not quit. It also taught me a personal lesson, I shouldn't drive night courses
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While I did enjoy reading your story, this particular thread is about stories on the Nurburgring in the PSP version of Gran Turismo, not Gran Turismo 5. Some people might get confused about the night racing.
