Real Life Ring

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I live near the ''Ring'' I'm very often there of course ;) But the Track is much wider IRL atleast I think that. and GT5 helps you abit to learn the Ring but not that much .
 
Knowing the track from GT before going to the ring is a double edged sword.

On the one hand, you know the basic layout well. You have a rough idea where to brake.
You know where the tight corners are and so on.

On the other hand, you may get overconfident and start pushing too soon, only to find some VERY heavy bumps on that corner you thought you could do flat out.

It only takes one mistake.

Drive sensibly.
 
Vegard
Knowing the track from GT before going to the ring is a double edged sword.

On the one hand, you know the basic layout well. You have a rough idea where to brake.
You know where the tight corners are and so on.

On the other hand, you may get overconfident and start pushing too soon, only to find some VERY heavy bumps on that corner you thought you could do flat out.

It only takes one mistake.

Drive sensibly.
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I agree, you'd have to be full of stupid to just hop on the Ring and try to hot lap it because you played it in GT5.
But knowing the driving lines, and exact layout of the track is something very valuable to take with you. I still remember learning the Ring in GT4, and it was less then pretty.
Can't even imagine trying to hot lap it without having seen it before. :scared:
Crawling would be closer then "hot lapping" in that case.
 
Not sure if anyone has said this, but isn't Dottinger Hohe closed off/used as a gate on public days? That could be the secret to his fast lap, since a good chunk of the lap would be untimed/waiting in line.
 
I could be wrong, but I don't think we're marveling at the said lap time.
I would need proof before I was impressed by a claimed real world lap time from someone on the internet.
 
Vaxxtx
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It breaks many hearts of some arm chair racers, but its the truth.
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You don't think they know it doesn't translate? you HAVE to be careful in real life. No one is delusional enough to think that they'll get their GT5 times down in real life. If it's a safer track, it only becomes likely. Not ever on the Ring though.

Unless you're Kaz. There's proof of that.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/consumer/1009_gran_turismo_5/viewall.html


The first time he realized there should be a "shaking effect" in GT5 was when he was racing the Nurburgring 24 Hours in the Lexus IS-F. It was in the "Racing at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring" video on GTTV. The old one.
 
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I've been on the ring several times, I think I've done 11-12 laps, I can't remember. I couldn't video tape all of them, camera kept dying.

My avatar pic is me on the ring in my 2010 Mustang GT. The ring is no joke, and the game just lets you know the layout a bit better. Nothing can prepare you for the G forces on that track at speed.

Lap times most people go by are from the Blisten sign to the Audi sign, omitting the strait away. 9:15 is possible, that's around what I was running my last few laps. It's easy to get too confident after a few good laps.

Here is my last lap.



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Of all the live videos and pictures I've looked at (not THAT many, but still), I don't think I've ever seen a Mustang on there. Great dirt kick up effects! That's gotta be GT5. ;)
 
another_jakhole
Of all the live videos and pictures I've looked at (not THAT many, but still), I don't think I've ever seen a Mustang on there. Great dirt kick up effects! That's gotta be GT5. ;)
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I only ever saw one mustang besides me there, and it was a '67 fastback, parked.

Here's a couple of my videos, I need to upload more of them, including the one where I slid off the track.

http://youtu.be/86CtcJynN24

http://youtu.be/dvJmE9mERp0
 
That time is deffinately achievable my friend did it in a v6 4motion golf in 09:45 and although its 4 wheel drive it is quite a bit heavier i was a passenger for 4 laps in friends cars and also paid for the ring taxi which is one hell of an experience get a couple of mates to go with you and its only about £60 each. Bmw's were going past my friends quite abit but you need to give the track more respect than you think 1 person a week dies on there.
You can rent cars to go around the ring but the excess is something like 5000 euro's and women died in 1 the day before we got there.
 
Vaxxtx
No, its a problem with every game/sim. You cant feel GForce and elevation changes.
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obviously, but in GT5 the elevations changes are very, very subtle, whereas in other games/sims those are noticeable. I think that has to do with how the tracks were made and not the game itself (fov and others), so most probably that problem will still be present in GT6.

For example, it's very rare (if there's even one) to drive a real life track in GT5 in which you just can't see what's ahead because of the elevation change, which is something represented in proper sims. Laguna Seca is a great case and point.

Bumps, different surfaces and blind corners are other major issues.

All that means that GT5 is not good enough at providing a good representation of track layouts, especially since those aren't laser scanned and because of the said problems, but it still has the most gorgeous version of the ring.
 
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Vegard
Wippermann?
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After Wipperman, the bottom of the hill (large spectator point), then a right turn, and then up to a left turn.

I'm not sure what that left turn is called, but that is it.

Tried to get around another car and went into the corner too fast.
 
RReed43
How much tred did you scrub off you tires in making these runs?
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Not much, the edges of the tires are a little worn, the ring isn't the smoothest track, but not bad. I'm still driving on the same tires today, over a year later from my first run.

My brakes are a different story, their lifespan was greatly reduced. I need new rotors and pads now, and I more that likely would not if I didn't go to the ring.

Herman79
And this is how it looks when its raining, it was aquaplaning at 80km/h so just crusing around ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1_M70YUIOI
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I went one lap right after it rained, first thing in the morning. The most intense lap I ever did. I do not hold back and went all out, almost lost it several times. Unfortunately the camera died almost immediately on that lap, as I just recorded my buddies lap in his Jeep.

http://youtu.be/9Q05ANhL5Ac
 
TBH, not too bothered who does and doesn't believe :-)

For the record we were on last years BAT 10th anniversary Ring track day. So there were about 100 cars that had the place to themselves for the whole day. (See http://bookatrack.com)

I think they are trying to go back again this year - if they do, get yourself on it. Has to be the cheapest way to get on the full track (ie: no having to come off and go through the tol booths - full flying laps available).

Time I did was on my passengers wristwatch - make your own judgements on accuracy :-). It was my last run out of the day. I did an out lap, one flying lap and then an in lap (still adds up to around half an hour in the car). the 9.15 was the flying lap measured bridge to gantry. So you could say it's a bit of a cheat as I was pretty much max'd by time I hit the bridge.

Like I say, believe it or not, not too bothered. Still was the comfortably the best car experience of my life.
 

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