I like it. 👍
Ive just run a sloppy 7'09.100 in the silvia spec R aero (s15) thingy.
Im not going to post it however, as i have to state something.
I have spent a few days trawling through the used markets trying to find something that would challenge the Silvia time posted by stidriver, and i have failed miserably.
Ive been through old skylines, old rx-7's, newer cars, old 4x4's, favourites like the levin; tuned up to 300 brake, an mx-5, an MR2, even an S2000 that i found was probably the closest, and then some silvia's and then it struck me.
I cannot find an S15 for less than 12,810cr.
There arent even any S14's for less than 12,000cr.
Im a very sceptical man, and i am permanently disgruntled, hence the username, and i dont like to be outdone, nor find underhandedness occurring around me, and so when i found that no matter how many days i advanced and bought and sold cars through the game, i could not get to an S15 silvia spec R aero, for less than 12,810cr, even with 64,000 miles on the clock, i began to suspect something may be up.
I decided to check my garage, and i have bought an S15 spec R aero through the process of trying to find the cheapest one i could, and it was priced at 12,810cr.
I selected this car, then went to this page online, looked at stidriver's setup, and copied it.
This is where i found my second problem.
It was all going well, till i purchased the oil cooler that stidriver has listed as his last power upgrade mod.
This took the horsepower to 312.
Clearly against the rules of BHP limit (for this thread at least
)
I decided to run the car anyway, as according to his post, i have copied his car to the nth degree, with the only variables being, how much mileage his car has, and how much horsepower it has remaining after an oil change, due to wear-in period.
I easily fell off twice in the first lap (a 7'14) so i ran a second.
3/4 of the way round, i got pflanzgarten II wrong, and my ghost started to catch me, taking a good 1.5 seconds out of me by the time i had gotten to T13.
As i crossed the line, the time reads 7'09.100
This means, i have easily beaten stidriver's time with the same car.
I am not that fast to beat him so easily, and i made mistakes, remember, so why am i ahead of him after two laps?
Is it my ridiculous prowess behind the wheel?
I think not.
I think that there is something suspicious about his car/setup/time, and this leads me to ask myself, "how can this be proven?"
The truth is, with this sort of series, it cant, and that is where my education stops, because i now realise i will have to take everyone's times in here with a pinch of salt, due to the ability to cheat, even if its only with the budget involved, being so readily available.
Im not saying that stidriver's a cheating racer, that would be wholly unfair.
What i am saying, is that using his shining example of a fast car setup, i was unable to replicate it exactly, and therefore, i find his time/car inconsistent with the rules of this challenge.
This could be my mistake entirely, but how would i ever know?
I think i am going to await the backlash, and avoid posting any serious times in here for the time being, and maybe just add times for fun, that can be verified by replay.
I have NOT saved the 7'09 lap, because the tune is not within the confines of the rules, but i will gladly run a faster lap than that in the above mentioned car, and save a replay, and post it up for anyone using PAL to download, if requested.
I remain a proud member of Kent's RSR's and always will be.
Please excuse me.
👍
and thanx for the verification pictures.
Maybe GT5 will reintroduce the glory that is the Alcyone though 
I never seen one lower than that I think.. I will go check now.. very promising competitor being a MR and all.
