Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

[A1an]

What I used, three new cars used.

 

[RACECAR]

Late (Took longer then expected) but here it is:



Japanese FF Challenge 450: Suzuki Swift Sport, crushed the field as usual.
Japanese 4WD Challenge 600: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Final. Gr.4 derived build, again an easy win
Hypercar Parade: Ferrari Fxx K. You know how this goes.
World Touring Car 800: Alfa Romeo 4C GR.3. Was not cutting it on hard difficulty so I had to go down to normal just because I wanted to win in this thing.
Honda N-One One-Make: Absolute. Despite the Widebody and other upgrades, it doesn't even have a setup adn it was still pretty darn good,

 

[Kurlee66]

For the Hypercar race I used the Porsche Mission X, big overkill but it’s really fun to drive since they fixed it and made it drivable 👍🏻

 

[ROCKET JOE]

After an intense session with my dentist this morning I neither had the time nor the nerves to prepare the races in any way. It all became quite spontaneous and I ended up with the most unusual car selection I had in a long long time.

Used my Lightweight K Cup spec Copen ( 400 PP ) at Alsace, my racing Alphard ( 550 PP / setup by chall 🙏 ) at RBR. The N-one I took to Suzuka had gotten a Copen-like upgrade ( 400 PP ) without any changes to the body. And after the second Kei Car race I needed to keep the balance somehow and picked a van again for Monza. A swapped Hiace ( 590 PP / again, setup by chall 🙏 ) did the job perfectly. Since I don't like Barcelona I did me a favor for that final race and hopped into a fantastic car that I had almost forgotten :
The "corner eater" 2J ( 800PP / obviously I was not the only one, @A1an ). Best decision ever !

All the races were good fun and fairly easy, achieved five wins and a clean sweep.

Team Daihatsu Germany is taking the lead.

There's a new red bull at Spielberg.

How many cars ahead ? N-one !

Have you ever heard about the VANeno ?

Can confirm "this car sucks" ...

Off to bed now lick my wounds. N80N8

 

[05XR8]

Might be the first time I’ve used all Hondas* for a Weekly.

 

[2cam16]

Pretty good week. Best was the N-One as I've done most previously. I'll re-visit the Alsace one with something less lethal.
Started with the N-One. I didn't know what to expect so I just threw on some non-permanent parts on one of my cars. I'm in the middle of setting up their tunes and liveries for the Owners Cup races. At least this way I can revert back to my original tune. Fun race as they were getting me on the top end but I had them in the turns. Won by 4 seconds.
Suzuka Circuit_ (2) by 2cam16, on Flickr
WTC800 in my trusty Audi that had won this before. No stops. Won by over a minute.
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya GP Layout_ by 2cam16, on Flickr
Monza was again in a car I had won in before, my always Hypercar Ferrari. lol Easy win.
Autodromo Nazionale Monza_ by 2cam16, on Flickr
For RBR I just grabbed a car I haven't used in awhile. It was on RS so really too easy a win.
Red Bull Ring_ (2) by 2cam16, on Flickr
For Alsace, again I just grabbed a car I haven't used in awhile. Easy one.
Alsace - Test Course_ by 2cam16, on Flickr
Got 500k with the ticket.

 

[MasterGT]

For the 800 PP race re-do, I picked the NISSAN R92CP Group C car. Non-stop.

At least this time I got 1 million credits.
It has been a while.

 

[smoothbore12]

Interesting set of races this week and quite profitable i can say .

The new N seems entertaining and the absence of Valkyrie in Monza make it possible to try different cars not so pushed tto try your luck.

I try @jad_morffier challenge at normal level ( ok i cheat 😂 ) and is quite interesting.

The new Z nismo have the guts and the potential if you decide to live with one lever to buy it .

Needed to repeat Monza ( my fault ) and Barcelona ( God knows why ) in order to take CRB.
At Barcelona i use TSO 030 non stop and everything seems too easy but i realised after the why.
I forgot the level at easy 🤣 from previous weekly set .
Anyway trying to change level for @jad_morffier proposal i find out the why everything was so easy .
I set it to normal and i'll try another round today.

The 6* brought a car that sold for 541k which is ok.

 

[Moose78]

Last two done (hard difficulty)...

Monza - Porsche Vision Gran Turismo Spyder - Upgraded to RS tires, mostly just so I'd be able to keep the car on the track. Super easy win. Took the lead in the second lap and never looked back. Fourth box checked.

Catalunya - Audi R8 LMS '15 - I tried a 6RM-4RS strategy, which was less than optimal. I had to save fuel on the first stint and the tires didn't last for the second. Still, I managed a P3 finish, which got me the final ticket. I won a VW GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo.

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

Fun week, although a severe thunderstorm that was fast approaching my town caused me to rush the first two events. 😂

Race 1 - Honda Integra Type R DC2 '95. I brought out my 600PP setup and just about lapped the field.

Race 2 - Mazda Atenza XD L Package. One 700PP V6-swapped Atenza later, race was done. Moving on!

Race 3 - Honda N-One RS. Thankfully the thunderstorm passed without issue and I slowed things down for the final 3 events. Barely scooted by with a 2 second win.

Race 4 - Kirby the Affectionate Insect. I mean...the picture speaks for itself. Got 3rd, as the Veneno and Chiron were in another zip code by the end.

Race 5 - Toyota GR010. One of my lesser used grinding machines made an appearance and spanked the AI by over a minute. That's all she wrote!

Daily Marathon 4 star ticket reward

Weekly Challenge 6 star ticket reward

 

[GTvsForza]

Finally got a Clean Sweep!

Japanese FF Challenge - Qashqai 🔰

Japanese 4WD Challenge - R34 Z-Tune 🔰

N-ONE One-Make - 🔰

Hypercar Parade - Vulcan 🔰

WTC800 - NSX Gr 3 🔰

Rewards:

• 100k from 3⭐️ Daily
• 500k from 6⭐️ Ticket

Almost got all my money back from buying the new cars.

 

[snowman_pr]

Fun and dramatic races this week!

Picks this time:

1. Japanese FF Challenge 450: Honda Civic Si EF ‘87; 450PP Sports Hard tires (dressed like my uncle’s then new car back in 1990 when I was in primary school still) easy race, nice flow in this layout of Alsace

2. Japanese 4WD Challenge 600: NISMO 400R ‘95 in beautiful Midnight Purple The Fourth paint 😄; 599PP on Sports Hard tires, great close racing surprisingly!

3. Honda N-ONE One Make: Honda N-ONE RS ‘22; 397PP on Comfort Soft tires, now this was a really challenging one! Close quarters racing up until the very end, full of drama, ran it a couple of times!

4. Hypercar Parade: Porsche 918 Spyder ‘13; 799PP on Racing Hard tires, some how the hypercar races are not as fun as they were, so I went full Time Attack mode with this toy, mission accomplished

5. World Touring Car 800: Lexus SC430 GT500 ‘08; 800PP on Racing Hard tires, this was a good one to take off the dust of this car, handles like it’s glued, actually a very nice race this time

6* ticket gave me the Italdesign VGT which I then gifted back to Luca, for a generous donation of $500k

(Edit) forgot to add; bonus pic of my cat closely watching its prey (my hands 🤣)

 

[jlbmel]

All wins on hard difficulty:
1. Nissan Qashqai Teknac e-Power '22 - 421pp,CS,stock
2. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR T.M. SCP '99 - 533pp,CM
3. Honda N-ONE RS '22 - 408pp,CM
4. AMG A45 AMG '13 - 676pp,SS
5. Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM '19 - 800pp,RH,no pit stop

The Mitsubishi, AMG and Audi have tunes by @praiano63.
I had to install a high RPM turbo and racing air filter, muffler and manifold on the N-ONE.
The Nissan and Honda handle so good with the default setup.
The Hyper car race had the Veneno, Chiron and Enzo, but they were no match for the AMG because they crawl through the corners.
All the Hyper races have really bad AI.

 

[jrbabbitt]

I only could get photos of the first four races, my GT7 froze on rendering on last race picture.
Nissan Rogue in the Japanese FF

NISMO Z-Tune at RedBull

Honda N-One at Suzuka, why are all AI cars fixed with wide bodies?

Aston Martin Valkyrie at Barcelona

 

[jesse100190]

i had a no pitstopper as well during the 800pp race i sticked on fuel map 3 could of gone possibly another lap on it

 

[Akers]

I pretty decent selection of events this week. With the first three events all requiring Japanese machinery, I decided to make it an all-Japan affair. Managed to complete all on Hard difficulty, with no real struggles to achieve 1st’s.

Japanese FF Challenge 450: Suzuki Swift Sport, decent enough car, uneventful race, with the exception of cresting the hill every lap!
Japanese 4WD Challenge 600: Subaru Impreza 22B - not driven this much, but was pleasantly surprised, easy win.
Honda N-One One-Make: Fitted lots on upgrades, to see how it handled the power, without wanting to over-do it. Really enjoyed this one, lots of fun, I hope we see more events with this.
Hypercar Parade: Nissan R32 GT-R V-Spec ‘94. As I don’t have what is possibly the only Japanese ’HyperCar’, the Lexus LFA in my garage, I picked a HyperCar killer instead. Got to 3rd in 3 laps, thought I’d struggle to catch a pass the leader in the remaining laps, until I realised I had NOS fitted! 😈 2 laps later and I sneaked into 1st for the win.
World Touring Car 800: Nissan GT-R GT500 ‘08, detuned. The extra downforce and braking capability of a Gr2 made this an easy win. Could’ve opted for a no-stop strat, but stopped at the end of lap 8 for tyres and fuel, just to make it a bit more interesting.

 

[RACECAR]

 

[jad_morffier]

Stock Car Challenge for Hypercar Parade: McLaren F1 '91. Slip and slide with this bad boy for a satisfying victory.

Clean Race Bonus

 

[kjb]

Did the WC on Saturday night. I started in Barcelona and it was fun but after that my long day started to catch up to me so I had get done with the rest quickly. I started with RCP92

Next it I decided that I wanted to be the 800 lb gorilla

Next it the new Honda. Here is where I started to fall asleep

The struggle was real on the next 2 tracks I actually crashed a couple of time with the Z tune

Finally got to the last track and I actually fell asleep I found myself in a wall

With that done I got 2015 Civic form the daily marathon and 500k cr from the 6 star ticket. Once I did that I turned off the PS5 and went to sleep

 

[05XR8]

Look like your avatar is actually fading in that Civic pic.

 

[05XR8]

Think PD are stirring the pot?

 

[jlbmel]

It's almost certain that this week's events will include either the K-Cup at the Ring or the turbo sportscars at Fuji.

 

[NevilleNobody]

Pretty good week. Best was the N-One as I've done most previously. I'll re-visit the Alsace one with something less lethal.
Started with the N-One. I didn't know what to expect so I just threw on some non-permanent parts on one of my cars. I'm in the middle of setting up their tunes and liveries for the Owners Cup races. At least this way I can revert back to my original tune. Fun race as they were getting me on the top end but I had them in the turns. Won by 4 seconds.
Suzuka Circuit_ (2) by 2cam16, on Flickr
WTC800 in my trusty Audi that had won this before. No stops. Won by over a minute.
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya GP Layout_ by 2cam16, on Flickr
Monza was again in a car I had won in before, my always Hypercar Ferrari. lol Easy win.
Autodromo Nazionale Monza_ by 2cam16, on Flickr
For RBR I just grabbed a car I haven't used in awhile. It was on RS so really too easy a win.
Red Bull Ring_ (2) by 2cam16, on Flickr
For Alsace, again I just grabbed a car I haven't used in awhile. Easy one.
Alsace - Test Course_ by 2cam16, on Flickr
Got 500k with the ticket.

HA! i've done all but the final race and so far used the exact same cars as you so I gotta go the audi right?

 

[OldandSlow]

The Audi is an easy win, RH, no stops.

 

[jad_morffier]

This one took me more restarts than then I'd like to mention lol. No pit strategy with a stock Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 '10.

Fuel mixture 4 got me up the front with a lap of fuel leftover so maybe FM3 could work with some more short-shifting.

I tried a few other cars but with my driving style the front left tire was toast by the last lap. The DBR9 lasted me just that little bit longer enabling me to bring it home in 1st with a CRB. 🥵

Demonstration

 

[CTRL Garage]

I tried the 2006 dodge viper, RM FM6 and short shifting to pit on lap 6 but some tune optimisation could help improve my overall time. Enough to finish the week of challenges.

 

[lilcat89]

This one took me more restarts than then I'd like to mention lol. No pit strategy with a stock Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 '10.

Fuel mixture 4 got me up the front with a lap of fuel leftover so maybe FM3 could work with some more short-shifting.

I tried a few other cars but with my driving style the front left tire was toast by the last lap. The DBR9 lasted me just that little bit longer enabling me to bring it home in 1st with a CRB. 🥵

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Demonstration

I tried the DBR9 at first and couldn't get anywhere near the podium. I dislike Catalunya a lot, so I was probably not even close to fast enough. What laptimes were you running?

 

[jad_morffier]

I tried the DBR9 at first and couldn't get anywhere near the podium. I dislike Catalunya a lot, so I was probably not even close to fast enough. What laptimes were you running?

I hear ya. It ain't anywhere near the top of my track list.
I can't remember my lap times sorry. I had the race hud turned off and I didn't save the replay. 🤦

I got my stopwatch out and got a rough estimate watching my yt video. 1m48s

 

[ROCKET JOE]

Also tried to challenge myself a bit more.
Location: Monza.
Parallel occurrences : While @jad_morffier ran the McLaren F1 around the track, I sat in a Miura, as an early "hyper car". My Miura is far from being stock, so what I did was reduce a lot of power and slap on SM.
Coincidence : My car finally sat at 646 PP which is very close to the stock F1 performance. And the results were very similar, too.

I then thought why not see how low I can go, took a full stock GT-R P. E. '24, changed SH to SM for a final 608 PP and went to track.
Humble goal was to reach the podium with CRB.
Now this took me close to my limits. The Nissan sure is a good drive but it's not quite on par with the opposition speed wise and needed to be run on the edge mostly. And while the podium was actually possible I failed to achieve the bonus, guess it's been a track limit violation in one of the chicanes.

 

[jad_morffier]

Also tried to challenge myself a bit more.
Location: Monza.
Parallel occurrences : While @jad_morffier ran the McLaren F1 around the track, I sat in a Miura, as an early "hyper car". My Miura is far from being stock, so what I did was reduce a lot of power and slap on SM.
Coincidence : My car finally sat at 646 PP which is very close to the stock F1 performance. And the results were very similar, too.

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I then thought why not see how low I can go, took a full stock GT-R P. E. '24, changed SH to SM for a final 608 PP and went to track.
Humble goal was to reach the podium with CRB.
Now this took me close to my limits. The Nissan sure is a good drive but it's not quite on par with the opposition speed wise and needed to be run on the edge mostly. And while the podium was actually possible I failed to achieve the bonus, guess it's been a track limit violation in one of the chicanes.

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Wow fair effort! I think I'm gonna have five this a go.