Three Hundred Miles Per Hour

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Hehe, I didn't think you'd take long, Toronado! Great run! 👍

Leaderboard Updated for the fifth time today, which I believe is a new record! Also, the same record has now changed hands three times in one day, which may also be a first :)

Keep on going, guys, this is great! :D

DE
 
Ah, that is the curse of the Esprit. As it always has been, if anyone beats my record with the pinnacle of Britishness, I sit in front of my PS2 until I beat them. And don't move at all. Granted, in this case it was basically "lower 5th gear," but still. And, Masterstorm? Watch out. I'm in full "custom tuned gear ratios" mode now.
 
Dark Elite
So go get it! 👍

DE
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I'm going to try ..but before i have to post ..
6 or 7 new speeds (and probably a new video :D )

.. 4 for lotus esprit .. nothing as
toronado and masterstorm (nice speeds guys 👍 )
.. but intersting :sly:



ciao
I-Runner
 
I-Runner
I'm going to try ..but before i have to post ..
6 or 7 new speeds (and probably a new video :D )

.. 4 for lotus esprit .. nothing as
toronado and masterstorm (nice speeds guys 👍 )
.. but intersting :sly:



ciao
I-Runner
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Do your thing honey :D
and watch out for me! in a few days or tomorow i post here another great record of me :sly:

Gumball
 
MasterStorm
It's like those scenes in adventure films where they finally get the relic but unleash a monster in doing so! :crazy:
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Don't worry too much. It is a very expensive and time consuming process. I usually go through 3-4 different cars (I usually put 800-1000 miles on each car before disposing of it) and spend a full week per car make. It does pay off in the end, like in the Pescarolo '03, Esprit 350, Toyota 7 and Jaguar XJR-9. And since it's all exclusively transmission work, my suspension adjustment settings occasionally leave something to be desired, which took another week to tune for the Pesky '03.
 
Ive reached 470 km/h (hence the username) in the Cadillac CIEN. Put NA stage on it and put the gear ratio to 25, and added Nitrous, all the way to the power end setting. At about 380 km/h on the Test Course I let the NOS jet my car to 470 km/h (300 mph=480 km/h). I needed the other cars ahead of me so I slowed right down and caught them up at over 350. I jammed R1 at 380 and reached 470. It only lasted a few seconds as the trumendous air resistance and the short but powerful supply of NOS only threatened to hurl me into the air. 465, 450, I slowed down to about 390 but the other cars did not overtake me... :dopey: Sadly I cannot show you any proof as we don't have a video camera or anything. :(
 
So you got the Ford GT to 300mph! Congrats, MS! :cheers:

Lots of new posts and speeds lately...I gotta dust off my GT4 and start making some more speeds...!
 
the Grinch
Ah, that is the curse of the Esprit. As it always has been, if anyone beats my record with the pinnacle of Britishness, I sit in front of my PS2 until I beat them
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Hehe, that's why I'm a little worried about trying an Esprit myself... I'd never rest until I held a patriotic record! :dopey: :lol:

the Grinch
And, Masterstorm? Watch out. I'm in full "custom tuned gear ratios" mode now.
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*whispers to MasterStorm* "You're gonna need bigger guns... :) :lol:

GT4_Rule
gotta dust off my GT4 and start making some more speeds...!
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Yeah, you have! Get your foot back down to the floor, pilot! :p

Go for it I-Runner, get your name all over the Leaderboard :sly:

No, I can't be bothered to format Toronado's quotes right now... :indiff: :)

DE
 
update for my fastest legal car so far.
audi r8 race car: 343.30
only 3 clicks faster but i'm not complaining.
 

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Dark Elite
I thought you might just have something for us, Toronado... Nice job! :)

If you'll excuse one more, then... :pMerci, et j'ai étudié le français pour quatre ans (et j'étudierai pour quatre ans dans le futur!), je ne utilise pas 'Google'! :) Où avez-vous appris le français?

Nice going MasterStorm, and I look forward to that video I-Runner! 👍

Leaderboard Updated

DE
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J'ai appris à l'école et chez soi avec mes parents:tup:

Ok, enough french, just for you MasterStorm! (jk)
Great speeds guys, keep it up!👍. Who said this thread was dying!?!?!

FormulaGT
 
it never will die.........nice battle Toronado and MasterStorm 👍 you're doing a great job both!!

and congrats to all other who have new records!

viper
 
You just need to keep continually improving your setup. Eventually you'll be able to intuitively get the very fast speeds. Most people tend to use an approach where you set the car up to 'almost wheelie', but without actually lifting any wheels. By that I mean you try to unload the front suspension as much as possible, and give good traction to the driving (ie: rear) wheels.

Anyway, the Lotus Esprit V8 and V8 GT records are back in my hands for now...

Lotus Esprit V8 '02 @ 310.61mph [screen] [video] [YouTube]
Lotus Esprit V8 GT '98 @ 305.18mph [screen] [video] [YouTube]

I'm thinking of letting this battle rest for ashort while though, to pursue speeds in some other cars.
 
Force-Feedback
So how exactly do you go 300+?

I think i may have done it in the clk gtr but not 320 or whatever someone got.
Any tips on setup?

Thanks in advance...
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Like MasterStorm said, if you can get your car to the brink of wheelieng, without the wheels actually leaving the ground, that can help. However, by no means is this the only option. Infact, to be safe, try to stay away from the 'Near-wheelie' option to avoid mass scrutiny from abroad. GT4's Physics engine falls to pieces in this speed range (literally non-existent in the aerodynamic area:scared:), so obtaining a near-wheelie can be inconsistent. Think of that option as a last resort to obtain the absolute maximum for a car once all other aspects have been 'perfected':)

*NB: This is what i've found for RACE cars, not ROAD cars. There's a big difference!👍

Keep it up, Master:tup:!

FormulaGT
 
Nice improvement Bigracer, they all count!

FormulaGT
Who said this thread was dying!
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Opendriver tried to scare us all once :p
I knew it'd be back in full swing! We have quiet times and very busy times, and this is one of the latter :)

MasterStorm
Eventually you'll be able to intuitively get the very fast speeds.
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;)

He says, just before proving he can do it... Both Esprit records back in your hands, good job! 👍

Leaderboard Updated

DE
 
Dark Elite
He says, just before proving he can do it... Both Esprit records back in your hands, good job! 👍
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Heh, thanks. Gives me 8 concurrent individual car records, a new record?

I have no idea about the older history of the leaderboard. :dunce:
 
Today started bad for me ... i've lost the pictures
for the lotus esprit 350 , my digital camera had
a hard disk problem, i couldn't save the photo in my pc ,
and i had to delete all the photos in the camera .. :indiff:

Fortunately ..i've the other lotus photo in my pc,
so i can post some speeds 👍



Lotus Esprit V8 SE '98
304.13 mph


Lotus Esprit V8 GT '98
304,62 mph


Lotus Esprit V8 '02 (update)
309.60 mph


Lotus Esprit Sport 350 '00 (5 minutes ago..from the TV )
314.87 mph



Ciao
I-Runner
 
thanks viper :sly:

and now i ask to a friend to make another video
not for a road car.. it's a top teen ..speed

i hope to post it ..as soon as possible :)

I-Runner
 
MasterStorm
Good work I-Runner. I did not know about the Esprit V8 SE '98, Maybe I need to get to that. ;)
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you can start with the setup of the 98 GT ;)

Ciao
I-R
 

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