Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

[RCKakashi14]

Well, color me NOT surprised.

Fuel efficient? Can do 8 laps on FM1.

Tire friendly? Yep. The mediums can last up to 10 laps if you so wish. I just switched to Softs to do fast laps at the very end.

Traction? Tons of it.

 

[snowman_pr]

Just done the Japanese 450 challenge on a 499PP Trueno and that Silvia K had either a swapped engine or nitrous or simply a powerful rubber band because it was second last place at the start but then climbed positions and accelerated past me like I was doing a milk run on a early Sunday!!!

It’s personal now!!!

 

[Theufcveteran]

Just done the Japanese 450 challenge on a 499PP Trueno and that Silvia K had either a swapped engine or nitrous or simply a powerful rubber band because it was second last place at the start but then climbed positions and accelerated past me like I was doing a milk run on a early Sunday!!!

It’s personal now!!!

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I remember this Silvia being a menace at Autopolis. Kind of like Valerio Gallo's Alfa Romeo Giulia at the Nürburgring.

 

[snowman_pr]

Won it yet still he got fastest lap and even though I had a seven second lead beginning second lap he was unstoppable!

Love it when the “lower” races are the most exciting!!

 

[snowman_pr]

I remember this Silvia being a menace at Autopolis. Kind of like Valerio Gallo's Alfa Romeo Giulia at the Nürburgring.

That Giulia is a beast indeed; one tries to stay within parameters and then these things happens, 😅🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[gigio79]

Why they are not giving 500.000 credits anymore? They still think we buy cars with our money? No way.

 

[Famine]

Why they are not giving 500.000 credits anymore?

They are. The last time was two weeks back, with a Six-Star Car last week. The prizes rotate and are rarely the same two weeks in a row.

 

[IngWeltschmer]

I remember this Silvia being a menace at Autopolis. Kind of like Valerio Gallo's Alfa Romeo Giulia at the Nürburgring.

I think in the Silvia Sisters @ Deep Forest as well

 

[rheinaoi]

I think in the Silvia Sisters @ Deep Forest as well

In the Silvia Sisters races everyone was a menace. No one in that rogues gallery was anywhere near the 500pp recommendation.

One of them even runs Racing Hards to go with the extra power.

 

[XSRacing111]

The cars I used for this latest weekly challenge (in order of events):
Silvia ‘02
Yaris
Nismo Z-Tune
Corvette CX
Corvette VGT
(Yes. Because of last month’s update, the Corvette VGT can win the GR.1 race on hard difficulty with fuel map set to 1 and win it rather easily.)

 

[smoothbore12]

Not pleased from the group this week.
At Suzuka i use a stock mazda ( the latest one ) but got lucky and win since the Doppe Silvia was absent.
In previous races there i made the impression that is impossible to win with 450pp when the bloody Silvia is early Infront and from what i read still remains very difficult if not possible.
About dirt no comments ,done and bye , although isn't hard ,i use a stock gt4 rally Toyota.

At GV if Wong didn't pit i would be second on my non stop LM55 non stop trim .

Hilarious race the Godzillas, started with a 600pp 400R and abord it at Carousel since i was 9th🤣
Then i pick a 750pp Nurburg 02 on RS , done it and forget it .
Hiting curbs at high speed was like swallow an earthquake 🤣

At gardens i was disappointed when i saw inside the Valkyrie but wasn't a threat as was at La Croissant on previous race few months ago.
Use a 700pp F40 , win and CRB.
A silly thought ( happens very often lately 😂) pass through my mind ,so i pull out the Smoothbore express at 600pp ( the blue one not the orange )and what the ....
Didn't get CRB ( they pass me on straights and aren't polite ) didn't write faster lap but i won and was a blast once more .

 

[Kurlee66]

Wow! That GT-R race was tough. Came in fourth the first run then I had to dig out the “big gun” to win. Fun though, wish it was two laps 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[Chris30]

Good luck with the challenges this week guys. There will be a lot of fiery action out there.

 

[2cam16]

Just done the Japanese 450 challenge on a 499PP Trueno and that Silvia K had either a swapped engine or nitrous or simply a powerful rubber band because it was second last place at the start but then climbed positions and accelerated past me like I was doing a milk run on a early Sunday!!!

It’s personal now!!!

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I've dubbed that Silvia "Driftboy". Definitely hate it like Valerio's AR. At least you can't hear the Silvia a mile away unlike the Alfa. lol

 

[smoothbore12]

Damn the mummy awaken

Took the Orange express ( both are identical) and end up first with Beauvois right on my tail .
At 10.13 was 0.94 thousands behind me 😱 .

Entry of last corner

Sleep damn mummy, sleep .....

 

[Kurlee66]

Damn the mummy awaken
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Took the Orange express ( both are identical) and end up first with Beauvois right on my tail .
At 10.13 was 0.94 thousands behind me 😱 .

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Sleep damn mummy, sleep .....

Yeah, that Valkyrie was super sneaky, caught me by surprise, just nipped him though. 👍🏻

 

[MIE1992]

Just did the newly-added round of the Japanese FR Challenge 450 @ Suzuka, using my swapped Honda S800! I think I’ll try that Skyline GT-R race next, using this R34 V-Spec II Nur that I had laying around, with both a widebody and a R92CP engine that I won at some point. I even tuned it just below 700 PP in case I wanted to use it in such an event, like the Race of Turbo Sports Cars. It’s even in Millennium Jade!

 

[RACECAR]

Japanese FR Challenge 450: Mazda Spirit Racing Roadster 12R. Pretty easy, felt right at home immediately.
World Rally Challenge: Ford Focus GR.B Rally Car. Instantly reminded why this is my most used GR.B car, it just feels like a cheat code.
Hypercar Challenge: Ferrari FXX K. Ain't no Mummy snuffing out this mighty Horse.
GR.1 Prototype Series: Dallara SF23 Toyota. As was the case with the Honda, Easy. Shifts on Softs meant that by the final lap, I could just go fully qualifying mode and widen the gap.
Nissan Skyline GT-R One-Make: Tryed adjustments and only barely made difference so just slapped on easy mode just to get my suffering done (between this foul setup I concocted and the typical AI stupidty at this track). Was far too late at night for me to care at that point.

 

[Wilsonson]

Easy peezy lemon squeezy on this one.

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FM1, Mediums then switch to Softs on Lap 7. Rev limit to 6k rpm.

I find it hilarious that the lead AI don't pit on this race just to give an impression of difficulty.

What kind of wizardry is this? How are you doing 31s? Do you have a special tune? Mighty impressive.

 

[jrbabbitt]

Did my weekly races, notes and photos...

Mazda 12R at Suzuka, waiting for the time we can tune this car, it has the power but the handling needs better suspension work.

Toyota Tundra at Windmills, the little bumps just before the S/F line can disrupt your drive easily...damn near chipped a tooth when i hit nose first...

Nismo R-34 Z-Tune at Nordschleife, this was my third choice because the first two did not even get P3. The opponents in the rolling start were stretched out to almost maximum which with the heavy tuned cars they were i finally caught and passed P1 just after the mini carousel.

Porsche 918 Spyder at Dragon Trail Gardens, from the initial picture i knew i was going to be rained upon and was prepared for it.

Bugatti VGT Gr.1 at Grand Valley. Not as easy as thought but I adapted to the excellent DF this car has.

Saving the 6☆ ticket for end of month...

 

[RCKakashi14]

What kind of wizardry is this? How are you doing 31s? Do you have a special tune? Mighty impressive.

I dialled down the rear negative camber to somewhat reduce wheelspin, and a generally softer suspension setup. I used full downforce.

The 908's advantages over the "base" LM55 are top speed and rotation. If you manage to get out of the turns without a whiff of rear wheels spinning, you'd be surprised how rapid it is compared to the Mazda.

 

[A1an]

What I used, the Mazda was new for me.

Wha I won from the six star.

 

[Moose78]

I was surprised at how easy these were until I remembered after the second race that I'd lowered the difficulty to normal last week. Things got predictably more difficult when I increased it back to hard.

Suzuka - Mazda RX-8 Spirit R '12 - The car was already over the suggested PP stock. It increased even more after I widened the body and added aero. An easy win on normal difficulty.

Sardegna - Windmills - Toyota Celica GT-FOUR Rally Car (ST205) '95 - No modifications to the car besides the comically enormous lights up front. Another easy win on normal difficulty.

Nurbugring - Nordschleife - Nissan R33 GT-R V-spec '97 - I don't even remember what I all did to get this car up to 705PP. All I remember is how extremely difficult it was to control. With the difficulty back up to hard, I only managed a P2, which was good enough for me.

Dragon Trail - Gardens - Genesis X Gran Berlinetta VGT Concept - Another race in a car that is difficult to drive. Regardless, this was an easy win.

Grand Valley - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP '10 - After a few false starts, I decided to go with a no-stop strategy. Ran on FM3, short-shifting at 50% of the rev bar. That was good enough for a P3 finish and the final ticket. I won a million credits from it.

 

[2cam16]

What can I say about this week, but it got me in a pissy mood thanks to the Skyline race. lol Let's start with that one since I didn't even feel like taking a pic. I used my modified Z-Tune on RM,590hp. Pain in the but when you start from the back at Nordschleife for sure. Slowed down by the AI. By the time I took third the top two were long gone. F-that. I don't think I'll reattempt.
Hypercars I used the last car I won this race with, my modified 992. Started in the back with Beauvois in his Valkyrie. So when I overtook him early I was able to put all those cars between us. I saw him working his way through on the last two laps. Got him by 11 seconds with the damp track.
Dragon Trail - Gardens_ (2) by 2cam16, on Flickr
Sardegna in the car I also last won this. Easy peasy.
Sardegna - Windmills_ by 2cam16, on Flickr
Suzuka,I just grabbed something that caught my eye. 187hp on SS. Luckily Driftboy wasn't around but had an argy-bargy last lap with the black Silvia K's. Won by a few seconds.
Suzuka Circuit_ (5) by 2cam16, on Flickr
GV was tough as I expected. Tried it out in Normal in the Mazda but best I could do was 4th. It's tough on a controller on auto. So I sucked it up and went Easy. It got too easy. Won by over 30 seconds. No stop on RH, FM3-4.
Grand Valley - Highway 1_ (3) by 2cam16, on Flickr

Got 1M with the ticket.

 

[MMX]

Used one of my Mazda 944s at Suzuka.

Gr B road car in the dirt, but still an easy win.

The Ferrari, I was forced to buy, at the Garden.

My goodness, the GTR race was a struggle. This was the finish for 2nd place, and I had to get a little rough, to take that.

Opted for a different approach at GV.

Made to race far too easy, but no regrets. lol

Also got this awesome shot, from the last lap.