Stock A-Spec Seasonal #56 - (Japanese 90s, Italian, British Lightweights - 7/27 to 8/24)

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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 #56:

Beginner's Level Japanese '90s Car Challenge: Tsukuba - 540 PP - SH
Intermediate Level Italian Festival: Roma - 500 PP - SH
Expert Level British Lightweights: Brands Hatch Grand Prix - 520 PP - SH


Repeat of Stock A-Spec Seasonal #13
 
Last time the records were:
540PP Japanese '90s at Tsukuba:
450PP - Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V-spec (R32) '93 - total time = 6:01.711 - MadMax

500PP Italian at Roma:
410PP - Lancia Stratos '73 - total time = 7:47.012 - MadMax (now 4 laps instead of 5)

520PP British Lightweights at Brands Hatch Grand Prix:
440PP - Lotus Elise 111R '04 - total time = 9:24.860 - MadMax


My results so far with a wheel and an automatic transmission:

540PP Japanese '90s at Tsukuba:
450PP
- 1:05.089 - 5:48.918 - Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V-spec (R32) '93 - SH - 4WD - 304hp - 1500kg - SUPRA RZ '97 - 5:46.810

500PP Italian at Roma:
410PP
- 1:29.181 - 6:30.214 - Lancia Stratos '73 - CS - MR - 185hp - 980kg - Brera Sky Window 3.2 JTS - 6:31.208

520PP British Lightweights at Brands Hatch Grand Prix:
440P - 1:40.413 - 9:23.580 - Lotus Elise 111R '04 - SH - MR - 194hp - 860kg - Seven Fireblade '02 - 9:20.284

I used the lowest PP cars from last time and they were all fairly easy wins (as long as the Rocket is not in the Expert lineup) so there is probably much room for improvement.
 
My results of today (A-Spec Thursday :lol:)

540PP Japanese '90s at Tsukuba:
439PP
- 1:06.122 - 5:53.971 - Honda NSX '95 - SH - MR - 274bhp - 1350kg - Supra RZ '97 - 5:55.331
(Wheel, MT, ABS1)

Wonder why last time the lowest PP was higher?! Only car i tried, win felt quite easy!

Edit: It seems @StirlingMoose won with a 428PP car last time, also probably the rabbit was further ahead, or the physics changed a lot :lol: (see time difference from last time)

500PP Italian at Roma:
413PP
– 1:24.716 – 6:12.714 – Ferrari Dino 246 GT '71 – SH – MR – 191bhp – 1080kg – STRATOS '73 – 6:13.552
(Wheel, MT, ABS1)

Trying the Dino is a must here - @coryclifford is of course faster ;)

520PP British Lightweights at Brands Hatch Grand Prix:
440PP
- 1:41.478 - 9:26.669 - Lotus Elise 111R '04 - SH - MR - 194bhp - 860kg - Seven Fireblade '02 - 9:28.242
(Wheel, MT, ABS1)

Winning this one was easy, even cruise mode was good enough ;)

Don't know if i'll try the Lancia Stratos or go back to Brands Hatch, all three races are another example of what PD did wrong, there is just no racing involved. Feels like multi-lap time trial with the lowest PP winning.
Tracks are not my favourite ones, car selection is limited, i think i'll concentrate on the single player campaign, still have IA and Super to complete.

Have fun anyhow, maybe i'll be back as well :cheers:
 
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I bought a '96 240SX mainly for the paint chip, but decided why not try my own tune and see what happens. Won by almost 10 seconds with my own tune thanks to the help I have been getting from @skeagracing.👍 I'll run it again and post a picture. I love both the track and the car. I have several Nissans so I'm going to run them all including my beloved 510. I'm sort of like a kid in a candy store now that I have began to understand tuning thanks to @skeagracing. We both have raced real cars in real life and if you haven't you can begin to understand what a great feeling it is to win with something you had your own hands involved in.:cheers:

Sorry guys, huge brain 🤬.
 
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… for starters. I like this.
 
I bought a '96 240SX mainly for the paint chip, but decided why not try my own tune and see what happens. Won by almost 10 seconds with my own tune thanks to the help I have been getting from @skeagracing.👍 I'll run it again and post a picture. I love both the track and the car. I have several Nissans so I'm going to run them all including my beloved 510. I'm sort of like a kid in a candy store now that I have began to understand tuning thanks to @skeagracing. We both have raced real cars in real life and if you haven't you can begin to understand what a great feeling it is to win with something you had your own hands involved in.:cheers:

Wrong thread my friend?
This is the Stock Challenge - but i like that you have fun and success with your own tunes!
 
@AlexAlien thank you my friend:dunce: It gets confusing with the same event in 2 different aspects. I went looking because I thought I had posted it in the right thread. Good thing there is copy and paste.:cheers:
 
OK, the Honda S2000 '99 can win this too :)

540PP at Tsukuba:
428PP
- 1:07.791 - 6:01.729 - Honda S2000 '99 - CS - FR - 242bhp - 1240kg - IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi - 6:02.021
(Wheel, MT, ABS1)

Took the lead on the 'long' straight on lap 4 already :lol:
 
500PP Italian at Roma:
410PP
- 1:27.391 - 6:22.073 - Lancia Stratos '73 - CS - MR - 185hp - 980kg - Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00 - 6:23.348
413PP - 1:23.563 - 6:08.545 - Ferrari Dino 246 GT '71 – SH – MR – 191bhp – 1080kg – Ferrari Dino 246 GT '71 - 6:08.973
(PAD, AT, ABS1)

Always a pleasure driving these vintage stock cars.
Dino is on top of the GT6 driving experience,
On the other hand Stratos takes more time to understand before driving with pleasure.
Just for statististic I lapped 1:26.5xx with it in lost races against Dino.

ciao
 
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540PP at Tsukuba:
428PP
- 1:07.844 - 6:01.774 - Lancer Evolution GSR '92 - SH - 4WD - 245bhp - 1240kg - Supra RZ '97 - 6:02.410

Thought I'd try something different this time. Same PP as the S2000 but 4WD and SH tyres.

500PP Italian at Roma:
410PP
- 1:27.675 - 6:24.107 - Lancia Stratos '73 - CS - MR - 185hp - 980kg - Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00 - 6:25.460

Most fun car in the game. @lfm58 1:26.5 - very impressive.

520PP British Lightweights at Brands Hatch Grand Prix:
440PP
- xxx - 9:18.659 - Lotus Elise 111R '04 - SH - MR - 194bhp - 860kg - Seven Fireblade '02 - 9:24.215

I had to sneak round and lock Papp the Rocket in his motorhome but then it was a doddle.
 
550PP at Brands Hatch:
440PP
- 1:39.692 - 9:17.849 - Lotus Elise 111R '04 - SH - MR - 194bhp - 860kg - Seven Fireblade '02 - 09:23.005

I like to stop TTs close to the seasonal races change and driving stock cars....
About Tsukuba I am trying with SH 428pp Lancer just now but not easy to lap faster than @StirlingMoose
 
Final try at this one:

550PP at Brands Hatch:
440PP
- 1:40.620 - 9:20.128 - Lotus Elise 111R '04 - SH - MR - 194bhp - 860kg - Seven Fireblade '02 - 09:23.639
(Wheel, MT, TC0, ABS1)

Inconsistent driving cost me a lot, so wasn't able to crack the 9:20 :banghead: :confused: :embarrassed:

Kudos to everyone who did :cheers:
 
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