Tuscan Night Race: New Map

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Decided to revisit the Murci Night Race today (after a few months of putting it off), only to find the gate times and passing points I had recorded for myself all completely wrong. Did PD mention anything about changing the map for the Tuscan Night Race?
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The new map is much twisty-er at the start while the old had a very long straight.

Pretty annoying, since all my reference points are useless now :ouch:


EDIT: Seems like the new map was introduced in 1.06... Guess it's been a while since I did the event. :dunce: Still frustrating nevertheless...
 
Apparent it changes every time you reload the race.
 
mattythedog
Apparent it changes every time you reload the race.
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Not for the Tuscan Night Race Special Event, that map is the same every time. (Twisty start after 1.06 and straight start pre-1.06).
 
I remember doing the event before 1.06 (bronze), but I recently golded the event. I didn't even notice there was a change in tracks.. which one was easier?
 
Evolvedsoul
I remember doing the event before 1.06 (bronze), but I recently golded the event. I didn't even notice there was a change in tracks.. which one was easier?
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I'd say the first, the F430 finishes with a lap time just over 3 minutes and can be overtaken over 30 seconds before finish. In the new map, the F430 finishes in about 2:49 and from what I've been seeing on YouTube, can only be overtaken a couple seconds before finish.

Kudos to you for completing it after the update :)👍.

Got any tips for others attempting it?
 
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Hmmm.. I mainly focused on braking early and trying not to lose the rear under heavy braking. (The murcielago is horrendously unstable under braking it seems)
To me, I think the two key points would be

1.in the first part of the track, there's this left-hander that leads into a downhill->uphill right-hander that needs early braking. (Overtake the countach? right after) This corner is one of the most frustrating corner to get right. I usually brake before the game tells me to and instinctively counter right to catch the tail.

Oh side note, i put racing line on during this event because it turns into night time, there's nothing wrong with knowing where the course goes when you cant see :lol:

2. The second point that sticks out in my mind is the midway long straight. I overtook the F40 before the slight left near the end of the straight. Brake early once again because it goes into a tight right.

From there forth, its just a race against time. i caught the F430 halfway through the last corner and nudged him out of the inside line. I might have been able to make the corner without contact, but after about 2 hours, nudging is the safest way :P
 
Evolvedsoul
Hmmm.. I mainly focused on braking early and trying not to lose the rear under heavy braking. (The murcielago is horrendously unstable under braking it seems)
To me, I think the two key points would be

1.in the first part of the track, there's this left-hander that leads into a downhill->uphill right-hander that needs early braking. (Overtake the countach? right after) This corner is one of the most frustrating corner to get right. I usually brake before the game tells me to and instinctively counter right to catch the tail.

Oh side note, i put racing line on during this event because it turns into night time, there's nothing wrong with knowing where the course goes when you cant see :lol:

2. The second point that sticks out in my mind is the midway long straight. I overtook the F40 before the slight left near the end of the straight. Brake early once again because it goes into a tight right.

From there forth, its just a race against time. i caught the F430 halfway through the last corner and nudged him out of the inside line. I might have been able to make the corner without contact, but after about 2 hours, nudging is the safest way :P
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Got Gold! 👍

These were helpful tips, thank you :)

Though I must say I did a LOT more late breaking than early braking. With brake balance set to 5F 10R and all assists off but ABS (which was set to 7), I finished with a time of 2:49.529.

If anyone wants the replay, just ask 👍

My approx. trap times:
0:24.899 Gate 1
0:37.212 Passed Countach
0:44.326 Passed 512BB
0:55.341 Gate 2
1:13.433 Passed Miura
1:23.310 Gate 3
1:34.645 Gate 4
1:42.283 Passed F40
1:48.056 Gate 5
2:21.893 Gate 6
2:43.450 Passed F450
2:49.529 Finish

With the brake balance of 5:10 and ABS of 7, the car allows for quite a bit of late braking. For wide turns, I drifted the majority of them, though if they're followed by a quick turn in the opposite direction, I broke early and kept full grip to the ground.
 
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deba94
Got Gold! 👍

These were helpful tips, thank you :)

Though I must say I did a LOT more late breaking than early braking. With brake balance set to 5F 10R and all assists off but ABS (which was set to 7), I finished with a time of 2:49.529.

If anyone wants the replay, just ask 👍

My approx. trap times:
0:24.899 Gate 1
0:37.212 Passed Countach
0:44.326 Passed 512BB
0:55.341 Gate 2
1:13.433 Passed Miura
1:23.310 Gate 3
1:34.645 Gate 4
1:42.283 Passed F40
1:48.056 Gate 5
2:21.893 Gate 6
2:43.450 Passed F450
2:49.529 Finish

With the brake balance of 5:10 and ABS of 7, the car allows for quite a bit of late braking. For wide turns, I drifted the majority of them, though if they're followed by a quick turn in the opposite direction, I broke early and kept full grip to the ground.
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Thank you so much! Only these settings have helped me to pass this challenge for gold :) Thanks again ;)
 
I also just recently golded this event about 2 weeks ago. One trick I did was adjust the EV in the options to as bright as it will go.

Learn the track. After you have learned it, if you are not at 0:18.6 or below by the first split time, it will be near impossible to beat the challenge. Another point to look for, I passed the 512BB on the uphill, tight, off-camber right turn. I also passed the F40 on the slight left before the second slight left before the tight right (if that makes sense). I was around 6.5 seconds behind the 430 at that point. I passed the 430 with 4 turns to go and won by about 4 secs. I think once you get around the 430, it slows down a little.
 
Blonde moment - I have no way of altering the brake balance. Am I missing something?:banghead:
 
PletdeKoe
Everything has already been discussed on GT-Planet.....



even your comment has been published about a 100 times....
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I'm saying take the discussion there, not the discussion is over and can't be added to. Since when is providing people a link a bad thing?:dunce:

Giullietta: you have to map it to your wheel or controller in the options menu. It's called the RA function.👍
 
Giullietta: you have to map it to your wheel or controller in the options menu. It's called the RA function.👍
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Thanks a lot:)
 
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