Stock A-Spec Seasonal #38 - (NASCAR, 500PP Dirt, British Lightweight - 03/10 to 04/07)

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This is a thread series for the seasonal time trials that focuses on completing the challenges (i.e. beating the gold target times) with stock versions of the cars. This means that instead of maximizing your PP with upgrades and focusing on getting the fastest laps on the in-game leaderboard, you are attempting to complete the challenges with the bare minimum amount of 'car' and money-spent as is possible.

With the new more open ended format means that part of the challenge will be finding a stock car that has the lowest PP or lowest price depending on your view. It is also difficult to predict which types of tires a car will come with before purchasing.

Warning: Some of these challenges are getting to be extreme and should be approached with caution! :banghead:


In order to participate your car must be stock.

1) A stock car is essentially any car as it is when purchased from the dealership or won as a prize: it will have had no modifications, added parts, or adjustments done that affect how the car performs.
2) No oil changes are permitted: if you have had an oil change you must wait until the effects of the HP boost have been removed by driving over 300 km.
3) You must use the original tire type that came with the car, unless dirt or snow tires are required.
4) No changes to any “Car Settings” are permitted: they must ALL be left at their default values. [Note: cars that come with Fully Customizable Suspension that were purchased or won prior to patch 1.11 must have the suspension settings restored to default in order to be updated with the new stock suspension settings.]
5) No SRF or ASM is permitted: other “Driver Assists” are permitted.


Basically, the ONLY changes you may make to a car include: painting the car and changing a car’s racing number. Any other changes means your car is not stock.


Stock A-Spec Seasonals #38:

Beginner's Level NASCAR Challenge: Daytona - 620 PP - RH
Intermediate Level Non-Racing Car Challenge: Eiger Nordwand G Trail - 500 PP - D
Expert Level British Lightweight: Special Stage Route 5 - 520 PP - SH




The Stock Seasonal Spreadsheet:
A few members have begun a leaderboard of sorts where individuals will be able to input their info into a public document. This is not so much a competition as a way to compare all sorts of data. At this point the data that is recorded for entries is as follows:

PP - Best Lap - Total Time - Car - Tires - Drive - Power - Weight - Rabbit - Rabbit Total Time

Link to the GTP Stock Seasonal Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...hotiLFp3i88kP4fjOAJzbxl_w/edit#gid=2030933764

Notes about the Spreadsheet:
Tabs will generally be ordered with the newest seasonal events at the left.
Gold times are ordered based first on PP (lowest PP at the top), and then total time.
Bronze and Silver times are ordered based solely on total time (fastest time at the top): these entries will be grayed out.
If you are comfortable with entering your info please do so.
Only create one entry per car for your best total time for that car.
To add an empty line: right click (PC) on a gray row number box and select add a row above or below.
If you make a mistake or change something you did not mean to change hit undo once or a few times.
 
My results so far with a wheel and an automatic transmission:

620PP NASCAR at Daytona:
620PP
- 0:46.506 - 4:07.343 - Toyota 2013 Denny Hamlin #11 CAMRY - RH - FR - 849hp - 1565kg - 2013 Juan Montoya #42 - 4:07.531


500PP Dirt at Eiger Nordwand G Trail:
472PP
- 2:15.085 - 7:28.701 - Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI RS T.M. Edition '00 - D - 4WD - 311hp - 1260kg - 8C Competizione '08 - 7:31.830

Most will probably want to use a higher PP car, like I did, because getting clean passes is the challenging part when the AI swerves side to side.


520PP British Lightweights at Special Stage Route 5:
440PP
- 1:35.746 - 8:37.902 - Lotus Elise 111R '04 - SH - MR - 194hp - 860kg - Seven Fireblade '02 - 8:39.017
 
620PP NASCAR at Daytona:
Flat out and steer. Used a NASCAR car.

500PP Dirt at Eiger Nordwand G Trail:
449PP
- 2:18.185 - 7:36.742 - Toyota RSC '01 - D - 4WD - 276hp - 1350kg - Cerbera Speed 6 '97 - 7:38.676

Clean passes are the challenge right enough, when you're chasing a cloud of dust and you know there's a car in there somewhere but it could be anywhere. It took me a few goes to get a clean win but once I realised that I didn't have to push too hard and could afford to wait for safe passing opportunities it wasn't too difficult. Picked the car as its rally sibling is doing so well in the TT. I don't think I'd driven it before as TC was set to 5. Ugly as sin with its stealth fighter polygons made of polygons, but it goes ok. There must be quite a few cars eligible and capable.

520PP British Lightweights at Special Stage Route 5:
440PP
- ??? - 8:38.565 - Lotus Elise 111R '04 - SH - MR - 194hp - 860kg - Elise Sport 111R '04 - 8:39.615

Can't see anything lower than this winning. Comfort tyres aren't going to cut it and all Fords are American. It's fun in the Elise though. I'll have to see how it fares against the Rocket. And lots of TVRs to try out. Where's @Ryk?
 
500PP Dirt at Eiger Nordwand G Trail:
432PP
- 2:15.640 - 7:33.489 - Ford RS200 '84 - D - 4WD - 246hp - 1180kg - Tamora '02 - 7:35.211

428PP - 2:17.205 - 7:36.658 - Mitsubishi Lancer Evoluton GSR '92 - D - 4WD - 245hp - 1240kg - Tamora '02 - 7:38.448

The Evo is really easy to drive here, not quite as fast as the Ford but much more stable, longer wheelbase I suppose. It absolutely flies on the downhill sections.

Edit -
408PP - 2:17.xxx - 7:35.683 - Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 '85 - D - 4WD - 200hp - 1145kg - RGT '00 - 7:36.947

401PP - 2:19.xxx - 7:42.414 - Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione '91 - D - 4WD - 209hp - 1350kg - Tamora '02 - 7:43.562

Starting to get tricky now. It took a lot of attempts to get a clean win with the Lancia. It's painfully slow up the hills and the gears don't help. It's either hitting the limiter or chugging away at low revs.
 
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