Signature Edition SLS Competition

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damn it!, ionah is racing in my Region!!! and he has made the best lap time on indy in all regions!!! pffff. how can I beat this guy?!?!?!
 
aUdi_S3
damn it!, ionah is racing in my Region!!! and he has made the best lap time on indy in all regions!!! pffff. how can I beat this guy?!?!?!
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Anything is possible, in total time Ionah has an average time in worldwide top 10, however I know he is dedicated to the cause and his Monza and Sarthe times will improve before this is over. Good luck :)
I will not move on the Scoreboard for the next 4-5 days, sick of trying to improve my times with unpolished bobs, came to the conclusion that I can't improve on Sarthe and monza or Tsukuba after a few days of re-racing them, as for indy and HSR the overall gains are so small from polishing the times with .1-.3 seconds.

all my current bobs have been random without regards to stats at all so they suffer heavilly from lack of maxed stats on either abillity. hope I am still in the top 5 worldwide when I start racing again, but I think I got 5-7 more seconds to get in total time before the competition is over, so do not get overjoyed if you nordic people pass me while I level my new crew :P
 
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I'm actually finding Indy to be one of the toughest yet.
I can grab a
1:02.2
59.5
58.6
58.7
58.7

Bout the best I can manage, I know you said to slip stream the Ford GT but it just doesn't give you enough of a boost if you have to slow down to slip stream, better to just overtake it I've found, unless I've missed that "lucky" random AI.
 
danben7
I'm actually finding Indy to be one of the toughest yet.
I can grab a
1:02.2
59.5
58.6
58.7
58.7

Bout the best I can manage, I know you said to slip stream the Ford GT but it just doesn't give you enough of a boost if you have to slow down to slip stream, better to just overtake it I've found, unless I've missed that "lucky" random AI.
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You need to work on the first 2 laps. 1:01:7 or lower and then a low 58:xx from slipstreaming and passing the entire pack (except maybe the ford) on the away straight. You can manipulate the AI as well if you change your commandset on the same track even if it does not change the pace or positioning of your race. so you might need to rethink your first lap to have the AI positions on the second lap be more in your favor.
Add in a maintain pace or swap a paceup with an overtake, or delay a command, all this might change the AI setup as every action you do, influence the AI.
 
when people say they are position x overall in their region \ world have you just gone through and added everyone's time up or is there somewhere to get the combined times.

competition entry rules said there would be overall in game leaderboards but they are nowhere to be seen.
 
Gotta add them yourself :(
But when you're first on 3 tracks and second on 2 it's not too hard ;) 1st in Aus/NZ again.
 
bah, kids reset my PS3 for the second day in a row on the last hour of Nurburgring24h... poor B.Spears, still level 0 after over 46 hours of driving. Ps3 Is now residing in a fiberglass cage with ventilation so the hellspawn can't sabotage me anymore, there goes my hope of setting new times this weekend. glad there are 2 more weeks left.
 
Marxgorm
B.Spears??? "Oops!...I did it again" - Don't let her do it again! ;-)
Meanwhile, you've started doing 24h Nurb at last. One thing about this challenge is really unbeatable - this competition can do Bob from 0 to 36.5 just in 1 race. But i think There are some reefs about it.
 
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Marxgorm
B.Spears??? "Oops!...I did it again" - Don't let her do it again! ;-)
Meanwhile, you've started doing 24h Nurb at last. One thing about this challenge is really unbeatable - this competition can do Bob from 0 to 36.5 just in 1 race. But i think There are some reefs about it.
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hehe, well, I think any bob will be better statwise than the ones I have so far, will try to have both B.spears and A.Whitehead ready by next weekend so I can do some improvements towards the end, I want to end up in the top 3 worldwide.. :) And yeah, had to do the 24h nurb even though it pains me to be away from the game for 24 hours at a time, but it is the only efficient way to get better bobs.
 
WRXLENT
Gotta add them yourself :(
But when you're first on 3 tracks and second on 2 it's not too hard ;) 1st in Aus/NZ again.
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I was wondering who stigy was, you knocked me off 1st in high speed ring. I don't know who wrinkledlemon is, but it seems like you two are the top competition at the moment. I'll be happy if i can get 2nd though.
 
Ah, Stig_FD3S raises his head :) Yeah, that was a freakin tough time :)
Hmm, wouldn't it be better if you just went away :) WrinkledLemon and I were happy having our 2 way fight :)
Wrinkled and I are 0.1 total off each other. When you improve many total seconds (by my calcs you're in 4th) we'll talk. :)
 
saidur_ali
To be fair, they did give us notice to start levelling up our B-Spec drivers after the launch of the game and a month is plenty of time to level up to the top if you are dedicated enough.
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Not entirely true. If my math is correct, it takes 29,5 days to level from 35 to 40, doing 24-Hour Le Mans 'round the clock. And I still need 4 of the 9-Hour Tsukuba races even to get to level 35...
 
Freddy_Lang
Not entirely true. If my math is correct, it takes 29,5 days to level from 35 to 40, doing 24-Hour Le Mans 'round the clock. And I still need 4 of the 9-Hour Tsukuba races even to get to level 35...
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you need to stop racing 4 drivers at a time.. race ONE driver.
and your math is incorrect.
 
question. a 40 Level driver how much different is he from a level 15 driver? Can u do good lap times with a level 15 or u must first go to level 40 and then start being competitive in the seasonal B event.
 
Hey Guys..

Im from South Africa I'm in the South Africa, UAE and S Arabia region. I've only had one go at the competition so far when I was on lvl 22. That was in december. I'm currently on level 38 will be 39 tonight. My top bob is on 39 with another 2 on 37. I am going to keep. The last 3 I haven't worked on much think they on about 22. I'm going to keep levelling up my drivers till they all 40 and on form then try again online. Am I on the right path? Any advice or tips would be appreciated.
 
aUdi_S3
question. a 40 Level driver how much different is he from a level 15 driver? Can u do good lap times with a level 15 or u must first go to level 40 and then start being competitive in the seasonal B event.
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yes depending on your region you need a 40 driver. a 15 is useless and will net you a time at best 15-20 seconds behind the lead guy in total time.
 
Once you get to level 40 it requires 10x24 hour nürburgring races to level up a new driver from 0.
It also seems like the driver stats level out at the end. I tried creating new drivers with focus on speed, but once they reaches 40 the stat bars level out.
Another thing is, the new drivers can't compete with my first one, maybe not so strange considering he has done over 400 races against a driver with only 10 races.

I have now given up on this competition, can't get any higher then the top ten.
Having had the PS3 turned on 24/7 for the last two months b-spec grinding seems like an incredible waste.
They could a least had added a a-spec element in order to qualify for the real driving challenge.

The result of this competition had been the following for me:
-Turn on PS3, start 24 hour endurence race, turn off controller, and leave the machine alone.
-Then turn on my xbox, play Forza 3 having lots of fun.
 
Marxgorm
yes depending on your region you need a 40 driver. a 15 is useless and will net you a time at best 15-20 seconds behind the lead guy in total time.
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mate I was level 3 and I did -12 seconds from ionah which was 1st on indy. and after that when I got to level 8 I did a 5.05. :O never done that time tho now im level 13.! lucky I guess and if I was level 40 when I did the 5.05 I guess it should be much much more less.
 
aUdi_S3
mate I was level 3 and I did -12 seconds from ionah which was 1st on indy. and after that when I got to level 8 I did a 5.05. :O never done that time tho now im level 13.! lucky I guess and if I was level 40 when I did the 5.05 I guess it should be much much more less.
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I said total time and you are referring to ONE track (and the shortest one on the list) I have done sub 5 min runs with a level 0.
 
Marxgorm
you need to stop racing 4 drivers at a time.. race ONE driver.
and your math is incorrect.
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For real? Dang! Poor slave, my "main" Bob will be. And the others won't be leveled up at all. Oh well, the closest to you right now is my 38 ranking on Tsukuba, on the other four races I'm still 100+ in ranking. So I guess I have nothing to lose by trying with just one Bob in each race. And I guess you have nothing to fear from me. ;)

About the math... I got the XP requirement from this site: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/Siufu/34160373

XP Requirements:
Level 36: 2.822.552
Level 37: 3.612.867
Level 38: 4.624.470
Level 39: 5.919.322
Level 40: 7.576.732

That gives a total of.. oh, wait... 24.555.943! Hmm, doing the math earlier, I got some 66 million. That would've taken 29,5 days to reach.
Getting 2.241.184 XP for every completed/won 24-hour Le Mans, means you'll need approx. 11 runs in that race to get to level 40. So yes, my math was indeed way off. But still, I just reached level 34 (by completing yet another 9-H TC) some 15 minutes ago, so I won't get to level 35 until around this time tomorrow. And doing more of the competition races are still some days away.

On a totally different note... Any chance you'll stop by in Copenhagen when you're driving your SLS back home from Nürburgring? ;) (nah, probably not, but it sure would be a treat to see such a beauty IRL).
 
Freddy_Lang
For real? Dang! Poor slave, my "main" Bob will be. And the others won't be leveled up at all. Oh well, the closest to you right now is my 38 ranking on Tsukuba, on the other four races I'm still 100+ in ranking. So I guess I have nothing to lose by trying with just one Bob in each race. And I guess you have nothing to fear from me. ;)

About the math... I got the XP requirement from this site: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/Siufu/34160373

XP Requirements:
Level 36: 2.822.552
Level 37: 3.612.867
Level 38: 4.624.470
Level 39: 5.919.322
Level 40: 7.576.732

That gives a total of.. oh, wait... 24.555.943! Hmm, doing the math earlier, I got some 66 million. That would've taken 29,5 days to reach.
Getting 2.241.184 XP for every completed/won 24-hour Le Mans, means you'll need approx. 11 runs in that race to get to level 40. So yes, my math was indeed way off. But still, I just reached level 34 (by completing yet another 9-H TC) some 15 minutes ago, so I won't get to level 35 until around this time tomorrow. And doing more of the competition races are still some days away.

On a totally different note... Any chance you'll stop by in Copenhagen when you're driving your SLS back home from Nürburgring? ;) (nah, probably not, but it sure would be a treat to see such a beauty IRL).
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I agree with your math now, but you should divide the 11 days by 3 if you race a solo driver. takes 3 solo lemans and 1 solo tsukuba from 35-40 for 1 driver.
And I will not win the SLS AMG, I will however try to get to the finals, if I get there all my energy will most likely be used to keep my pants clean since the car is about 5 times more awsome than anything I have ever driven.
Seriously, getting to the finals is a win for me, and I will keep trying to improve my times to get to it. I still got a few more seconds to gain on total time.
And I can stop by Copenhagen for a few beers.
 
Two questions:

1. Is it possible to pass the Aston Martin into the Chicane at Monza and thereby get past the Jag on the exit (two part answer if possible)

2. Once you are passed all the cars, at all the tracks besides Tsukuba, do you keep hitting Increase Pace? Or so do you have to judge it at all the tracks?
 
So, anyone else who didn't play much b-spec in December regretting it now lol?

Only just getting to lvl 35 here later today..


Pretty much 2 weeks to go till deadline now!
 
My B-spec is level 34 and just wondering if I'll even reach lvl 40. I got a code just a couple of weeks ago and my driver was around lvl 30 anyway.
 
Marxgorm
I said total time and you are referring to ONE track (and the shortest one on the list) I have done sub 5 min runs with a level 0.
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Have you really done a run only about a maximum of 3-4 seconds off the pace with a Level 0 driver? I have only done that track once to check progress of my Bob and did a 5:03. I was amazed as a few levels ago it would have really hard to even get close enough to win. Very impressive for a Level 0, maybe Bob then has no fear.

Also I noticed you mention you level up using one driver. Aren't you forced to use 3 for the 24hr races? Why don't you do one 24hr Le mans with your lower level drivers, surely that will level them up much quicker and you won't have to constantly do the shorter ones?

By the way, are your Class 40 drivers speed bar fully filled up and mental strength?
 
saidur_ali
Have you really done a run only about a maximum of 3-4 seconds off the pace with a Level 0 driver? I have only done that track once to check progress of my Bob and did a 5:03. I was amazed as a few levels ago it would have really hard to even get close enough to win. Very impressive for a Level 0, maybe Bob then has no fear.

Also I noticed you mention you level up using one driver. Aren't you forced to use 3 for the 24hr races? Why don't you do one 24hr Le mans with your lower level drivers, surely that will level them up much quicker and you won't have to constantly do the shorter ones?

By the way, are your Class 40 drivers speed bar fully filled up and mental strength?
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yes, I have ran a 4:59:3xx with a level 0, it all comes down to bob management.
I am positive that the end time on indy when the competition ends will be on the 4:54:xxx mark as it is theoretically possible.

You are not forced to use a set amount of drivers it states you can use up to 4 drivers or up to 3 drivers, but that does not stop you from doing it with 1.
the reason I do not run many 24 hour races is because I want to race myself, I come up with ideas and strategies and lines while at work and I want to try them when I get home.
I will have gone though 6 level 40 bobs by the end of this tournament anyhow, that should suffice. If someone beats me, they are a better gamer.

I dont care about mental or physical strength on my bobs for such small races. I do not think those bars have any impact on races that are not endurance.
As for speed bars, Its all down to luck how high your bob will get on them, I think it matters yes, but you can get far into 43:3x:xxx land as long as you have a high accuracy stat and a notepad and some serious dedication to improve your times. All my bobs are about 90-92% on the "speed" bar, and all perform very similar on the tracks.
total time for the event for the ones in the world top 5 will be very close to 43:30:500 by the end of this. theoretical max is about 3 seconds lower but that is very unlikely. I am at 43:41:500 so I got atleast 10 seconds to gain (hopefully) before this is over.
 
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Marxgorm
yes, I have ran a 4:59:3xx with a level 0, it all comes down to bob management.
I am positive that the end time on indy when the competition ends will be on the 4:54:xxx mark as it is theoretically possible.

You are not forced to use a set amount of drivers it states you can use up to 4 drivers or up to 3 drivers, but that does not stop you from doing it with 1.
the reason I do not run many 24 hour races is because I want to race myself, I come up with ideas and strategies and lines while at work and I want to try them when I get home.
I will have gone though 6 level 40 bobs by the end of this tournament anyhow, that should suffice. If someone beats me, they are a better gamer.

I dont care about mental or physical strength on my bobs for such small races. I do not think those bars have any impact on races that are not endurance.
total time for the event for the ones in the world top 5 will be very close to 43:30:500 by the end of this. theoretical max is about 3 seconds lower but that is very unlikely.
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I did not have to really do much of a strategy to get to 5:03, was the first time I've completed the event in first place and it was with a Class 37 driver. When I was Class 34, my Bob struggled to overtake the cars and also stay on the pace.

I use 3 drivers for the 24hr race as I think it gives quite good amount of XP to all three and should get at least 3-4 drivers to class 40 when I get to Level 40.

Main reason why I suggested doing 24hr races is it will allow you concentrate solely on strategies after like 2 days. Soon as you started levelling up long before me then I see why you do what you do now. I'm in a rush against time to get to Level 40 and do enough runs to be fast enough for top 2.

I understand that physical bar does not matter much for short races like this but is your speed bar full? Surely that will help your Bob go round the track quicker.
 
Hey Marxgorm, Monza and Tsukuba seem to be my trickiest tracks, got any tips? First 2/3 lap times?
Round Tsukuba I tend to do 59 second laps once the track is clear, but the first 3 laps and the last are slowing me down.
Monza i can manage 1.57s when the tracks clear, first 2 laps are tough though.

Do you get similar times?
 
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