Oil changing during a Series race.

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Is there any way to oil change in the middle of a series race? If so, how? You see, Im doing the polyphony cup in professional league, and I'm using the Toyota GT1 road car, but I bet after the 4th or 5th race it'll be desperate for an oil change. I need help! Oh yes, and while were here, during a series race, is there any way you can save and turn off your playstation or do you have to always have it on??? In other words, when u do a series race, do u have to do it ALL at once?:confused:
 
No oil changes.

Yes you can save and turn the PS2 off.
 
After completing any one of the individual races you are given the option to save. Don't do anything else afterwards. Next time you boot the GT3 disc it will automatically return to that series.
 
However, the amount of horsepower the oil reduces during a long series race is not too dramatic. If you didn't pick a hard car to complete it with, you should be fine. However, I haven't done this series yet, I'm basing this answer on the GT World Championship which, if I'm not mistaken, has the same number of laps per race. Correct me if I'm wrong...
 
In order to compensate, get the stage 1 and 2 NA or Turbo upgrades and don't install them.
After the fifth race in a series of 10 you can start upgrading to offset the los of HP experienced thru the oil getting old.
 
The GT 1 road car has more than enough power even with old oil to easily win the polyphony digital cup. In fact you should lap the field several times.
Gil he is doing the standard car race. No upgrades allowed to turbo or engine.
 
Ok, din't manage to read that part.*slaps head*.
That strategy I laid out works for other series.
For the PD cup, if you want to stay competitive, and not just spank the competition, you need a reasonably fast car, and several sets of tires. A set of T2, T3, and T4 ought to be the minimum. Then in the early races use the T4's and drive fast but gently. This series is won (in an "equally matched car") on pit strategy, and smooth driving. If you are smooth and have the finesse to drive a Skyline, NSX, RGT, 3400S or several others at 8/10ths to 9/10ths around each entire course, you will find that you are faster than if you try to drive at 10/10ths and have to spend half your time slowing down and speeding up. It is also easier on tires.
 
No. They reach a nadir of low power - roughly 5% down - but don't get any worse.

It's not possibly to not finish a race in any Gran Turismo game through mechanical failure - otherwise we'd have had car damage looooong ago.
 
unfortunately mid seriese oil changes were not factored in to the game, personally i would like to see it removed or the milages of changes extended. in gt4 that is.
 
Originally posted by Gil
... For the PD cup, if you want to stay competitive, and not just spank the competition, you need a reasonably fast car, and several sets of tires. A set of T2, T3, and T4 ought to be the minimum. ... This series is won (in an "equally matched car") on pit strategy, and smooth driving. If you are smooth and have the finesse to drive a Skyline, NSX, RGT, 3400S or several others at 8/10ths to 9/10ths around each entire course, you will find that you are faster than if you try to drive at 10/10ths and have to spend half your time slowing down and speeding up. It is also easier on tires.
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I've done this series twice, once in an RGT and the second time in a ZO6. On both occasions I used the hardest tires (T2) available and like Gil said, beat the computer with pit strategy.

For more of a challenge, I'd go with slightly softer compound tires and take more pit stops like the A.I. does.
 

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