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Message: [QUOTE="Duke, post: 2708924, member: 6388"] OK, armed with the knowledge above, I hoped in my stock JDM Honda Integra Type R and headed out for the PD Cup. I was about 7 or 8 re-entries in when I realized I had forgotten to see what the ITR's Motegi lap times were, but I figured it would be in the hunt without being devastating. So I kept re-entering until I got to Field 21. Against this lineup I got a whopping [b]10[/b] A-spec points. I was about right, with the ITR turning 2':27-28" laps consistently, and a best of 2':26.683" at Motegi. I was not able to run away from the Supra and the A3, and I was at least halfway through the race before taking the lead for good. I won Motegi with a comfortable 1.908" MOV over the Supra. My lead had been almost 3 seconds at the highest, but I drove the last couple laps fairly conservatively because I wasn't sure how the tires would last. I did not have to drive for my life to win, but I did need to turn in consistent, efficient laps. I could pass cleanly without any real banzai divebomb moves. Perfect. At Seattle I had a surprising 5.059" MOV. I felt confident, but not [i]that[/i] fast; it's been a while since I ran Seattle in GT4. A fun race that I drove very cleanly. Fast lap 2':00.334". I love Sears Point but I was worried about the 8 lap tire life. No problem on the Stock Car version of this course, though my MOV was a little smaller than I expected at 1.960", though again I was pretty conservative toward the end. Fast lap of 1':32.419". Then came R246 Reverse. I like this course, and I'm even decent on it, but I knew the loooong sweepers were going to play against the FWD Integra, and the loooong straights were going to play to the power of the Supra and the A3. Plus the AI always seems hooked up at this course. Sure enough, I finished 3rd about 9 seconds out. Fast lap of 2':08.619", and I was giving it all up between the end of the back straight and the S/F line. Next up was Fuji 2005, and despite how they ruined this track, I cruised to a clean 5.535" MOV over the S3, who is holding a narrow margin over the Supra as the strongest AI. Fast lap of 2':10.811". For the last race of my session, I tackled Motorland Reverse - 19 laps! Maybe I was overconfident, or something, but I got [i]shelled[/i] here. I made it to 2nd by lap 9, just passing the Supra and with the S3 in distant sight. But by that time the tires were looking like there was no way they'd go the distance. I stayed out to Lap 11, but then it was clear they would not go 19 laps, so I pitted, falling back to 5th. [i]And there I stayed.[/i] I figured the AI would pull a stupid and pit on lap 18, but they all kept sailing. I finished a pathetic next-to-last, almost 30 seconds out. I have no idea how they managed it - even the outside [i]rear[/i] tire was yellow-green. No way the fronts would have lasted. Then out of pure habit, I saved the Motorland race instead of just turning the PS2 off and taking another shot at it next time I play. Oh, well. I'm pretty confident about the remaining 4 races, though the two long courses are going to be a bit of a fight. Hopefully they'll be winnable, though I'll probably change the oil before Le Sarthe just to be sure. [/QUOTE]

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