Three Hundred Miles Per Hour

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Seems like DE is going to throw himself in another Skyline battle:),, I agree with team66 and De about the tyres,, A lot of things depend on the car really,, Anyways you just have to try,,:)
 
It's not going to be a battle at all :p :sly:

Don't push your luck, or I might get back in my R34... *remembers the low-rev burble of the dragster* ... *remembers how much the power surges after 250mph* ...

Damn you, I've got drool on my keyboard again.
:lol:

DE
 
Dark Elite
Looking forward to it, I-Runner, give me an excuse to take her out again! 👍

DE
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Yuo've to take her out again :sly:

But i've finished to test the R32 S-Tune ....
this the maximum for my possibilities ..now

Nismo Skyline GT-R S-tune (R32)
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306.24 mph (492.83 km/h)


Ciao
I-Runner
 
Thanks DE 👍

i've found ..the new setup good .. from the beginning..

303.5
304.2
304.8
305.6
306.1
306.24

this car's surprised me a lot 👍

i think +/- 1 mph more ... is possible ;)

Now i'm waiting a video from my friend ... for the next speed ;)

Ciao
I-Runner
 
Mine works quite well too... :p

NisMo Skyline GT-R32 S-Tune

306.55mph​


Again I apoligise for the crappy picture quality, still not got my digicam back. So, here's a closer shot of the speed with half the car name just to make sure :)


There's definitely more there! :sly:

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DE
 
I'm sure he will. Eventually you will be beating eachother by 0.01mph at a time. ;)


A small note on tyre compounds, by the way...

Imagine a rubber ball on a plastic surface. If we roll the ball, it moves easily, but if we try to slide the ball along, it's more difficult.

What we have is 2 concepts called rolling resistance, and sliding friction. Above, the rolling resistance is very low, and the ball turns easily, and the sliding friction is high, because it is difficult to slide the ball along. In a car tyre, these properties are denoted by the tyre compound, and the area with which it touches the ground. The bottom of a tyre actually sits flat on the ground (imagine how a flat tyre looks, then rewind a bit), and this is what gives it its grip. The larger this flat area, the higher rolling resistance is, and as you can imagine with the flat tyre, the harder the wheel is to turn. The sliding friction does not depend on the size of this flat area, it is solely dependant on the material of the tyre and the road surface.

Now, a soft tyre will deform more under the weight of the car, and as a result will have a larger flat area at the bottom. This results in the wheel being harder to turn, due to increased rolling resistance. On the upside though, we increase sliding friction, thus making the car more grippy when turning and accelerating hard. I guess these effects would be similar to how a tennis ball behaves on velcro when compared to the rubber ball on plastic.

In essence, the soft tyre loses driving energy through it making the wheel harder to turn, but reduces the slipping of the tyre against the road. If the tyre is slipping too much, we switch to a softer tyre, but if there's no slipping at all, a harder tyre can be used. Getting the right trade off between the two effects is essential for high speed.

The effect in the tyres is nowhere near as pronounce as the ball/surface metaphor I presented above, but maybe it makes it easier to understand why in a straight line, harder compounds can sometimes be faster.

I need to go experiment...
 
Now i'm going to go to the dentist :nervous: ..after if i have time i can try ...

but ... i'm at the limit ... with this car :sick:

Ciao
I-Runner
 
hmm.. i think I'll take my R34 and see if black avenger can go bit faster.. i just did peek to the pages where we were battling for R34 topspeeds, and it ignited my battle rage again.. I'll leave the R32 for a while, since something in it is putting up a fight and i can't get it past 270ish.. :(
 
I-Runner
but ... i'm at the limit ... with this car
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I'll give you about a day, then I'll try to increase my speed ;) :sly:

I've been considering getting back in my R34, Leo, although the S-Tune has my concentration for a while yet. Let us know how it goes! 👍

DE
 
:trouble: I think I'll wait and see if I-Runner or DE can improve their speeds. DE knows already how fast speed I got.. :D and I think that this car is possibly as fast, if not faster, than R34..:dopey:
 
349.94, not bad at all! 👍

You followed all the rules on page 1 right (no wheelie etc.)? Not accusing you, just as you say your new, it's good to check. :)
 
Glad that my check was worthwhile then! :)

Good to see you were honest too! 👍

If you can get ~350 wheelie-ing though, you should get the 300+ no problem.
 
Dark Elite
I'll give you about a day, then I'll try to increase my speed ;) :sly:

DE
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5 minutes ago... 306.53 :dopey:
don't wait for me ... improve the speed of your S-tune 👍

EDIT ..

Nismo GT-R Stune (R32)

306.64 mph ......
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Ciao
I-Runner
 
Toyotaboy
Yeah, its always good to check when theres noobs like me around
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Toyotaboy
here we go again. did some tweaking and got this result, and this time I followed the rules :D 👍

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I know you are new and all, but try to use the EDIT button:

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Insted of double posting

Oh yeah, welcome to GTP yada yada yada... and good speeds. Keep 'em comin!
 
Hi all,

How come I only just found out about the 300 mph club?! I spent a few hours this afternoon trying out different cars and have so far only managed to break the 300 mph barrier with the TVR cerbera speed 12.. Anyways, to keep it short, I'll do some more experimenting tomorrow. This certainly is an interesting break from my normal GT4 driving!


Apclps
 

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I actually stumbled across this site...i'm glad i did!
after some attempts with the Camaro LM (my fav.) hitting 250.XX, i decided to try a tried and true car.
so, my entrance into the 300 mph club is with the Toyota 88c-v

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I-Runner
308 mph .....:nervous: :nervous: ... :cheers:

good job... Leonidae 👍

I-R
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thanks. keep going, you'll get there too. i think there's bit more to come, as soon as I can get that thing run the rest of the corner faster.

and welcome apclp and rocknthehawk, nice to see new petrolheads here! 👍
 
This is the best I can get for now, I will try again later though but if you could put this entry for me on the board that would be great. :)

 

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