What's the hardest part of GT5?
- Thread starter PaullyS
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- Prague
- JornLande666
Top Gear (especially Lotus, didn't get past it, so I can't talk about the Kubelwagen one) and X1, which in my opinion is not only difficult, but also stupid.
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- Trial Mountain
- joehazell
- hazellnut134
ZohsixGT5
So do I, but I only used it for the last 2 vettel challenge an the lotus.
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- Prague
- JornLande666
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- Trial Mountain
- joehazell
- hazellnut134
Oh I HATE endurance races, definitely doing the Nurb 4hr with my X1 so I can park after 30 laps.
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- Prague
- JornLande666
And I love them!
The challenge is not to drive three superfast laps and finnish. It's about tactics, being balanced in laptimes, driving carefully to save tyres & fuel. And of course the biggest challenge is staying focused for many hours. 
As for me, I'd welcome more endurance races, since:
* I don't like Tsukuba and two of them are on this circuit
* I've raced (am currently racing) LMPs at Le Mans, so instead of doing the same at Nürburgring I'd prefer this race with cars same as in reality
And I'd also welcome something in between. There are 3-lap races or endurance races. What about 30 to 90 minute races? 💡
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- AIexKidd
For me, it would be the historic car races and Nascar. These two, especially in B-Spec are a pain in the ***
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- pdawg731
Use a stock Falken Race Car with Praiano's setup, it handles like a dream and is a pretty fun car to use in this event.
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- Twente
- GewoonRutger
Hyped
Do you have a link to this setup?
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- Maryland
- GTP_Patrick1
Vettel challenges. After those, the one that took me the longest was the Eiger Challenge. I finished off one account with everything but the Vettel golds. I started a second account and did all the A spec, B spec, challenges (still need Vettel golds) and licenses in a short time. I guess all the time on the first go round paid off. Some day I will try the Vettel challenges again, but to me they are just not that much fun, they felt like work to me. Finally venturing into some competitions (WRS TTs) against humans, man there are some really good drivers out there.
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- Drex81
My top 5 most difficult challenges of gt5
1. Suzuka vettel gold
2. Nurb gp/f vettel gold
3. Grand tour eiger gold
4. Monza vettel gold
5. Tie with tgtt gold, amg gold, nascar gold, license gold, endurances and historic bspec.
1. Suzuka vettel gold
2. Nurb gp/f vettel gold
3. Grand tour eiger gold
4. Monza vettel gold
5. Tie with tgtt gold, amg gold, nascar gold, license gold, endurances and historic bspec.
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- World Drift
- TwistAndSlide
The X1 Redbull challenge, jeez that was hard, the car was so hard to control and so damn fast. I use my wheel everytime and my wheel was shaking really hard lol thought it would break in 10min.
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A-spec Nascar, the oval race. Daytona is it. Id rather die than do that again
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- TwistAndSlide
Ha I got gold in that, It was pretty hard but with the wheel it made it a little easier.
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- IvanOffalich
As much as I hate to admit it, especially to myself, I cheated and got bumped up to 4th place to be able to draft into first for that event too. I just wanted to get it over with.
Could I do it the correct way? Sure. Do I want to? No. I am not a fan of NASCAR. Jeff Gordon's voice annoys the crap out of me. The pit stop at the beginning is a tedious wait if you mess up slightly and have to retry. The NASCAR Special Events are basically scripted events rather than actual races. If you do this, then this, then this, then this, you will win. If you don't do one of those things, forget it.
I didn't mind the A-Spec NASCAR as much because it was more about actual driving than following a pattern, but it was still pattern-ish. I was glad to be done with all of the NASCAR stuff, and move on to fun stuff.
As for the Top Gear Lotus challenge. The best overall advice that I can give you is to ease everything. The Lotus can be a bit "squirrely". Don't turn sharply, don't floor it, don't brake late or stomp on the brakes. Ease into the turns, gently give it gas until full acceleration, brake a little early and don't lock the wheels, especially before/during a turn.
With that said, you do have to bring your skills to that challenge. Just from memory:
I think that I let off the gas just a bit before that first slight turn. I got myself to the left before the turn leading into the tires. If done right, you can pass a couple of cars without being out of control or playing bumper cars. There's a gap, but it takes a bit to thread that needle. Stabilize the car and ease the gas. There's another gap, but it's narrow through the next little turn. You should be able to pass one or two more between the tires. Stay to the right and hug the inside of the turn near the tires in the long turn. You'll pass some more of them. Ease the gas to avoid sliding on the exit into the straightaway. Stay to the right and make sure to brake smoothly and long enough to hug the inside of the turn. You should pass a few more. A slight lift off the accelerator will allow you to take the turn into the next straight. Ease the gas back on though, or you'll lose it. If you ease the turning, rather than sharply or quickly turning, you shouldn't have to slow down for the next turn. Both of these last two are important for carrying the speed. Short brake, ease turning, short brake, gradual acceleration into the short straight, pass on the left, and ease the gas on, waiting until almost straightening the car out for the finish line.
It takes some practice, but it's about not pushing the car too hard, and retaining the speed through the long straights. It's important to carry the speed as much as possible, but those two sections are very important and will allow you to catch the final two cars.
If memory serves correctly, it's a two lap battle, and if done right, it's possible to be in first when crossing the finish line for the first time. That said, it's not important to get there on the first lap. It's only important to be there on the last one.
If any of this seems off, let me know and I'll rerace the event and see if I can give ya better advice. It was fairly tricky for awhile, but I finally managed to get a good handle on it.I see that I'm not the only person who has had trouble with that Alfa on Eiger. That car doesn't feel natural to me, so I struggled with it. I did one of the Seasonals on that track with lighter, lower HP/PP cars (like the G4) since. I learned that I was taking a couple of the corners completely wrong, especially the last one. I haven't revisited the Alfa challenge since. I really should. It is nice to know that I'm not the only one who struggled to get bronze on it. I should go get gold now.
Edited to add: Quarter, if you're looking for a setup/tune, Adrenaline has every tune on GTPlanet linked on his website: http://www.adrenatune.com/
They are all listed by car, then by the person who tuned them. You'll be able to find that pretty easily on there.
