Who is the fastest GT5-er out there?

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You could always set up a tourny with a bracket board, I too want to see who I can beat of the self proclaimed fastest GT5 guys.
 
Lots of very fast unknown guys out there who don't have the time or who can't be bothered to put the hours during these time trials.

The fastest I race with on a regular basis is a guy call Knuckle_Duster, very quick out of the box.

I have a few Japanese guys on my PSN, StreetRacing, Eritmax, clockwork, all top 10 in japan. Very clean and fast. They use the tag TFP and race in trains pretty much. Very impressive stuff.

My claim to fame was placing 13th in a TT on prologue, but I think it was just after the spec update so times were re set. On certain track/car combos I liked on prologue, I would often place in the top 250 and on occassion top 100. I use a DS3 and I have to put allot of hours in to place a good time while the aliens do 3 laps and they are within 0.5 of the best time they are likely to get.

I have a DFGT, and need to start using it, as I feel the pad is holding me back, But I doubt I will get in the upper echelons but I should find a second here and there and more speed in the more powerful cars.
 
TT leaders have been mentioned already but basicly anyone in DIV 1 Gold here in GTp should be considered as well.
 
Truth to be said, the question is impossible to answer. You only can find the fastest player on a said combo on a said time, and within the group of people that try it. The op's question is far far far too general to be answered at all, there really is not such a thing as a "generally fastest GT5'er" (that's the impression I'm getting the op asks for).
 
Bigbazz said "If you want to just go by ingame names, EDDSKILL has been ranking top or near the top in GT leaderboards for years. But the fastest drivers do not necessarily hotlap in the leaderboards. Greger Huttu has dominated in every sim since GP Legends, he is like the Michael Schumacher of sim racing. I'm not sure if Greger plays GT5, I am sure he is one of the fastest though".

I don't want to go by gamer tags either boyo lol. The fact of the matter is not up for debate no one truly knows who is the fastest.

Granted Edskill is like a rocket as are many other crazy dudes too numerous to name here, but does that make them the fastest? I put it to you Sir that its an unknown quantity like Schrodingers Cat or the length of a piece of string!

I just got 30,000 on my first lap of the Tsukuba TT and a 1.10.xxx one handed while talking to a friend & drinking a cup of tea. I just finished a 9hr endurance race so I can't be bothered to try and beat it tonight but I could get into the top 1000 easily. You just have to be in the zone. I'm not arrogant or foolish enough to believe I'm in the top 5% 0r 1% I have good laps and bad like everyone else.
 
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Timppaq
Truth to be said, the question is impossible to answer. You only can find the fastest player on a said combo on a said time, and within the group of people that try it. The op's question is far far far too general to be answered at all, there really is not such a thing as a "generally fastest GT5'er" (that's the impression I'm getting the op asks for).
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But you have to agree - there are some players which are on top at every event they enter, such as:
Ti-Tech85, DHolland, Zocker, Eddskill, Zoky_Cro, Mad94d, you just to name a few;

Amazingly fast guys and many of them have been fast on every GT game (Dan Holland, Ti-Tech were top 4 worldwide on GT4 at ESWC) meaning there's more to it, you're not made fast - you're born like that.


Yeah, there isn't a fastest player, there's no way to tell but there are players who are on top at every event they enter.


PS:
http://wrs.gtplanet.net/divisions/
I'd say, fastest guys are the ones with <1.000 WRS handicap (not qualifier)
There is only 1 guy with that on GTPlanet and that is DHolland (0.995).
After him is Zoky_Cro with 1.073 so you can see the gap.
And we're talking about people who beat even DHolland, posting this just to set a reference to stop people from typing nonsense.

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To again show you the scale of what this above is all about/to put this in perspective - DHolland ran 1:14.5 on Grand Tour Eiger Nordwand Time Trial.


*I'm not boosting anyone's ego (especially one of a banned user), I'm simply posting this as a reference to people who are reading this thread
 
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Wheels and pedals over the DS3 makes you crazy quick, I wouldn't mind a racing seat setup for my DFGT, (love the on the fly race adjustments - not sure if G27 has them). G27 wasn't fully supported at the time or I would have bought one as they are the shiznit. If only they were cheaper... wish, wish.

Sometimes I'm lazy and use the DS3 and still get ok times but for mad cars like the Red Bull or Formulas the wheel and pedals are a must for control, plus you can left foot brake in rally cars or race cars if that's your thing. You can also whack up the sensitivity and turn off the stupid traction control and ASM which often slows the car down when you accelerate out of a corner or on a bend with camber or if the back end wants to step out.
 
Energizerrr
But you have to agree - there are some players which are on top at every event they enter, such as:
Ti-Tech85, DHolland, Zocker, Eddskill, Zoky_Cro, Mad94d, you just to name a few;
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This much is certain, I was just answering to the thread title 👍
 
Considering the nature of gameplay in GT5, I would say Sebastian Vettel would be pretty good at it.
...That is to say if he could be bothered to play it.
 
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Considering the nature of gameplay in GT5, I would say Sebastian Vettel would be pretty good at it.
...That is to say if he could be bothered to play it.
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Obviously not.
Those stupid assumptions are made for no reason (Huttu fastest on GT5 and the quoted text).

On topic - one player which hasn't been mentioned and deserves beeing mentioned is GTP_eclipsi/eclipsi_RC.
 
I definitely second Eclipsi/Eclipsee as one of the fastest around. I also agree with above posts that it is impossible to call one person the fastest. Far too many variables.

It would be fun to also rate the fastest in his/her country. As for the United States, I would have to say GTP_TimeAttack is towards the very top of that list. The other fast guys for the US can mostly be seen in the final GT NA Academy rankings.

It does seem like the Europeans and the Japanese have a current advantage in the fastest guys department. But, there are fast guys, from everywhere.

Energizerrr
Ti-Tech85, DHolland, Zocker, Eddskill, Zoky_Cro, Mad94d, you just to name a few;
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An impressive list to say the least. Ah.. for countries, might as well add Serbia and Australia.... With as much time as it takes to truly master a track/car combo, it amazes me that these guys are always toward the top.

Speaking of, I am loving the DLC additions of tracks. It is awesome to practice, practice, practice and catch a few of these legends in an online room.. Where they are running the track for the first few times. For those first few laps, it is so fun to run with them. Of course after a few more laps, they are gone once again.
 
Country selection would be very good, I like it.
I might start something like that (public vote system for each country).

We'll see.
 
Energizerrr
So can you make this list, Div1 Platinum from your personal experience?
I'd be grateful. 👍

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Btw - is it true that he drives without ABS? :nervous:
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Yes, Ti-tech always races with ABS off. IMO he is the fastest GT5r out there.
 
Just to put out a point it isn't always about being fastest when looking at the TT boards, like doing the same car as the leaders they may get as an example 1:40 and I get 2:00, it's more down to tuning in gt5, I know this as when on xbox on games like pgr4 (no tuning), forza 3 (top setups publically available) and dirt 3 on ps3 (very limited tuning) I hold many top 50 records whereas gt5 I'm lucky if I get in 10000 because I don't know how to tune being honest. Whereas on an equal playing field on the mercedes seasonal I got top 600 with a ds3 and my top record on pgr is about 13th on a track.. So being fast doesn't just mean seeing a time on the track, I'm sure there are other people like me who would be a real threat in top 100 areas on equal playing fields (like also how people with wheels generally go faster)
 
R35 SKYLIN3
Just to put out a point it isn't always about being fastest when looking at the TT boards, like doing the same car as the leaders they may get as an example 1:40 and I get 2:00, it's more down to tuning in gt5,
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I don't think your going to find 20 seconds in setup alone.
 
R35 SKYLIN3
Just to put out a point it isn't always about being fastest when looking at the TT boards, like doing the same car as the leaders they may get as an example 1:40 and I get 2:00, it's more down to tuning in gt5, I know this as when on xbox on games like pgr4 (no tuning), forza 3 (top setups publically available) and dirt 3 on ps3 (very limited tuning) I hold many top 50 records whereas gt5 I'm lucky if I get in 10000 because I don't know how to tune being honest. Whereas on an equal playing field on the mercedes seasonal I got top 600 with a ds3 and my top record on pgr is about 13th on a track.. So being fast doesn't just mean seeing a time on the track, I'm sure there are other people like me who would be a real threat in top 100 areas on equal playing fields (like also how people with wheels generally go faster)
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Doesn't really matter what car/track combo/tuning ect you throw at them, the fast guys will always sit atop the leaderboards. This has been proven time and time again.

As for the fastest GT5er, there is really no such thing. As far as Time Trials go, there are however a group of people that will sit at the top of any car/track combo e.g. Dan, Ti-tech, Ramon, Timppaq, Takeuchi01, Mad, MAY... just to name a few. Not to mention that the way leaderboards are setup in GT allows you to do infinite laps just to get that perfect one, there are no time/lap restrictions. Take iRacing for example where you have single session to run set number of clean laps within a given time, then your average/fastest lap is taken from that session, a setup like this in GT5 would be a lot more accurate if you're trying to find the "fastest GT5-er"
 
Setups of course matters. Between two setups in GT (and in this case both would have the same power and tires while downforce settings & gearbox ratios would be close enough to be at the same ballpark), I'd say at a track like Suzuka there's max. 1-2 seconds difference between a good and a bad setup. 20secs is a bit overkill, but you made your point, R35 :)

And d-k, I still think that the fairest way of comparing pure ability is with unlimited laps. This way the guys with less experince can catch up & reach their maximum performance. Otherwise the guys with greater experience are always miles ahead in said combo. But I agree, the iRacing way has it's own good sides, like finding the ability to make a lap when it counts. Not everybody can do the best they otherwise could in a 30min session, for example. That's a skill of it's own, and a very substantial one for a 'race driver' :p 👍
 
Rutter200_VR46
Yes, Ti-tech always races with ABS off. IMO he is the fastest GT5r out there.
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I will agree with that, it is amazing he has managed to top every EU GT Academy leaderboard. I like his aggressive driving style, same goes for Dan. Edward has a smoother approach and I like his style too.

R35 SKYLIN3
Just to put out a point it isn't always about being fastest when looking at the TT boards, like doing the same car as the leaders they may get as an example 1:40 and I get 2:00, it's more down to tuning in gt5, I know this as when on xbox on games like pgr4 (no tuning), forza 3 (top setups publically available) and dirt 3 on ps3 (very limited tuning) I hold many top 50 records whereas gt5 I'm lucky if I get in 10000 because I don't know how to tune being honest. Whereas on an equal playing field on the mercedes seasonal I got top 600 with a ds3 and my top record on pgr is about 13th on a track.. So being fast doesn't just mean seeing a time on the track, I'm sure there are other people like me who would be a real threat in top 100 areas on equal playing fields (like also how people with wheels generally go faster)
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I'm not very good with the pad and managed to get into the Top 250 with a pad on the Mercedes seasonal. I don't think setups make a huge difference, like you I don't know how to tune but doing baseline setups you can still get into the Top 250 quite easily as the seasonal leaderboards are usually less competitive. Just make sure you max out PP and use the same car as the top people on the leaderboards. Wheel made me more competitive so you should try and get one, it improves the driving feel in the game by a long way.

Timppaq
Setups of course matters. Between two setups in GT (and in this case both would have the same power and tires while downforce settings & gearbox ratios would be close enough to be at the same ballpark), I'd say at a track like Suzuka there's max. 1-2 seconds difference between a good and a bad setup. 20secs is a bit overkill, but you made your point, R35 :)

And d-k, I still think that the fairest way of comparing pure ability is with unlimited laps. This way the guys with less experince can catch up & reach their maximum performance. Otherwise the guys with greater experience are always miles ahead in said combo. But I agree, the iRacing way has it's own good sides, like finding the ability to make a lap when it counts. Not everybody can do the best they otherwise could in a 30min session, for example. That's a skill of it's own, and a very substantial one for a 'race driver' :p 👍
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There is two insanely fast people on the F1 part of this forum. They can do blistering fast qualifying laps and have qualifying fast race pace. I think if they played GT5 more, they will be one of the fastest GT5-ers out there. They are like proper F1 drivers but just in the virtual world ;).
 
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Timpaqq, Tony1311, GTP_Aderrrm.

Not into GT5 so much but plays it occasionally, Shaggy Alonso.
 
I believe there isn't a "Fastest GT5-er". No one will no who the fastest really is. Unless PD holds some world-wide competition that everyone who owns GT5 must enter.. We won't know who's the fastest. If you believe you're the fastest, you may believe so.

I'll just post who I think really deserves an appreciation from me, though,

JaiAE86
 
Another thing, I can compete with people ranked quite a bit higher then me in qualifying and race rather then hotlapping WRS. Especcially with the slower cars as well. Reasonably, I'm able to compete with D2 Bronze or D3 Gold when racing, higher if the car is slower.
With that in mind some of the D1 Silvers would be better at racing then the true D1 Gold Aliens.
 
Not saying i'm the best.....
but how many of these special events do I have to win before even getting mentioned?
 
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