will be held in m-tuned's lounge (M3's hosting account) so if you are not friends with him you could send me a FR and follow me in.
I can make this, this Saturday. I look forward to seeing you there.
Attn Rick, it's Daytona Road Course!
Got some testing in with Ex-X last night and this is going to be fun. I like the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG '10, though I hear the M3 and Viper are very nice too.
I can make this, this Saturday. I look forward to seeing you there.
Attn Rick, it's Daytona Road Course!
I can make this, this Saturday. I look forward to seeing you there.
Attn Rick, it's Daytona Road Course!
Damn...didn't see this until 3 minutes ago.
sweet. as you and others may have noted, this 625pp thing is going to let you pick one of your favs from Sunday Shuffles and just jump in and drive in case anyone doesn't have much time to prepare.
I think that's why Cipriani chose these specs. 8)
Is it safe to assume the field will be filled with detuned LMP cars?
All the way down at 625...how low can they go?
I`m using Ford GTLM SpecII Test Car.
Can you give me an idea of a lap time?
Can you give me an idea of a lap time?
I ran a few laps last night and turned in a 2:00.2xx
i2drunk2drive???
Lets see a dude shows up under the name 2drunk2drive shows up and Dude "napped" through the event. Hmmmmm curious turn of events there.
bmp for this week's specs in OP
Thanks for coming out Wizard!
congrats on the win too!
new specs for the week will be posted soon.
stay tuna'd.
feel free to provide any ideas you may have (all)
(Weather should not be very severe, but is designed to make things interesting)
thanks guys,
I think chrome is partially right.
I did a few hours of just sitting in a lounge and messing w/ settings, and some driving with Crow to pass the time.
Two things can affect how long rain lasts. Where you start, and how fast you ask it to change.
If you start at Weather 0-25%, it is unlikely to rain very soon unless you have the changability factor raised to at least 4.
We have to keep in mind that the starting position of 25% means that it could either go up or down and then the chagne factor decides how quickly.
If you start at 50%, you're actually saying "make it look like it will rain" and with a change of 0 you are saying "make it stay that way."
If you start with 75% or more, you're asking for a certainty of rain right at the start. Problem with that is, you want people to be able to do laps and hopefully ahve the race start before the rain. Resetting wipes the lap times.
So starting somewhere low is preferable for a race start. The question is, how do you get it to rain some but not really heavy and not for most of the race?
With this setting, we did see heavy rain for a while but then it stopped after around 2 laps.
Weather = 25%
Change = 5
So that shows that perhaps a higher change makes it stop raining at some point.
Think of it this way. Weather % is a slider. If you ask it to change, it could go up or down. If it goes down first, it will probably go all the way toward 0% and then travel back up again. The amount of time it takes to start the rain could vary as a result. If it starts sliding up toward 100%, it could go all the way up, and then all it can do is go back down. The change factor will decide how quickly that can happen.
But all of this is a probability game and we don't know all the equations. If we did, then so would PD's competitors.
What does seem a bit broken, unless it's just part of the "probability" feature, is that as Fried said, the reset of a room seems to drastically affect how likely it is to rain.
I tested 50% w/ 0, and it never rained. But the first time I switched to 50% I had it at change = 5 and that indeed made it rain immediately. I wonder if in that case it slid over toward the 51% range right away and that is what makes rain. Weather of 51% or greater??
But yea the rest of the track seems to make the rain less predictable.
When I'm done here, I'll either fully understand this sytem and have something really neat to share with the community, or we'll know for sure whether it's broken and I can make a post about that for MasterGT to report to someone.
Clacksman wrote: Elise RM consistent 1'07s for me, tune in GTData. Best 1'07.116
111R RM good on S-s front/R-h rear tire split but I don't have time to figure out the way to get balanced long-term tire wear. A single 1'07.1 was promising.
Roadster TC is 2 seconds per lap slower for me, felt really good so it shouldn't be that much slower but it was.
awesome :)
if some of you want to let me know here or go over to the Deathstar thread (listed in OP) to let us know what class and whether you think you'll be able to make it, that will help us plan for Saturday.
use any car w/ touring in the name or anything that's in the same GT 300ish range. ask about others. we're being flexible today! :)
that's probably good advice. I'll try it if I attend.
on 17 laps, I wonder if that's a type-o. seems like a lot.
sorry I haven't been copying this here lately. been really out of it and not usually attending these races, though a good group of respectable racers seems to be showing up on a regular basis.
you are all always welcome and a huge part of what makes the event fun.
this week: Scuderiaz No Tuningz on Sportsesez, On Spaz
3pm EST usual start time for lounge, short pre-race and then full race. Add "GT_Saturday" for appropriate lounge.
Updating OP for this week's specs: Click link for more details
Main Event Thread (http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/Gran-Turismo-Events/The-New-GT-Saturday-s-Event-Page/td-p/37523919/)
(Discussion Thread on PS Community)
Discussion Thread (http://community.us.playstation.com/thread/3870984?tstart=0)
Massively Detuned Formula GT's
Vehicles Formula GT
PP N/A
HP 550
Weight 580
Tire Restriction Racing Tires (choice)
Vehicle Tuning Unrestricted
Aero Kits Unrestricted
Course Settings
Date - 08-18-2012 3:00pm EDT
Course - Grand Valley East
Laps - TBD/Vote (usual 45-60min style race)
Event Settings
Start Type Normal Start
Grid Order Normal Grid
Boost Off
Penalty Off
Race Finish Delay 180 sec
Visible Damage On
Mechanical Damage Light
Slipstream Strength Weak
Tire Wear/Fuel Consumption On
Grip Reduction when Off Track Real
Regulation Settings
Skid Force Recovery Off
Active Steering Off
ASM Off
Driving Line Optional
TCS Optional
ABS Optional
Please send a Friend Request to GT_Saturday to join in on the fun!
Meet up in the GT_Saturday lounge at 3 p.m.
*Special Note*
adding 30kg of weight will meet requirements, and sliding weight toward the front may help with spin-out issues. No need for ASM, as these are fairly tame after reducing power and adding TCS if you feel you still need it. If you need a car to drive, just ask someone to send you a level 24 ticket, which can be flipped to obtain this car. 1/3 chance each time.
Any ideas on which ones are favorites?
YOu're welcome!
I just want good sportsmanship but also want to involve everyone from all walks of "GL-Life" so these things are bound to happen. we can use them as an educational tool when they do.
I tend to take the position that if you are taking the fastest line through a very tight, troublesome corner, that someone should not purposely place their car in your way just so you have to do something crazy to avoid them. Otherwise, it's not a test of skill to see who wins. It's a test of who can manipulate the other driver to mess them up. SOME of that is just part of racing, but it gets annoying sometimes.
Definitely watch one thing in particular on the replay... that all of your tire wear up front was more extensive than mine. That is a bit unusual and the close racing certainly affected it.
As you say though, despite some problems it was truly an epic race. One of the best I've ever been in and others have said the same.
argh... when it rains it pours.
the network issues reported last night are continuing and now people can't create race lounges.
stay tuna'd, we'll be trying until race time to get this going. If not, we may repeat this week's specs next week.
thanks for your support either way!
Was it Feldynn that had the good tune for the Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe '06?
Congrats Mr & Mrs Box :)
(http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/nanaparty.gif)
"The Annual Daletona 500"?
February 23rd, 2013
Course Settings
Date Track Laps
02-09-2013 3:00pm EST
Daytona Super Speedway
100
"The Annual Daletona 500"?
February 23rd, 2013
Course Settings
Date Track Laps
02-23-2013 3:00pm EST
Daytona Super Speedway
100
UPDATE: Tires for 3/2 updgraded from Sports Mediums to Sports SOFTS, due to wanting tires to not last a whole race.
Awesome. Here's one I chased around the track the other day. Since he's not going to let me drive it, would be fun to drive in the sim. :)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/8928299558_b1d00717cb_b.jpg)
Ahhh, yes, that's it. He said it had the LS1 engine on it. And yeah, he's from Arkansas. Nice guy. Brings his whole family down here to the track. They all wear matching shirts and stuff. Super nice people.
Ahh, Google:
http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=22276 (http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=22276)
700pp (possibly a little lower)
helpefuly
helpefuly
(http://i.imgur.com/KzfKiCi.jpg)
helpefuly
(http://i.imgur.com/KzfKiCi.jpg)
week #3 of GT5's Send-off will feature the Citroen GT Road car, on Sarthe 2009 no chicanes
(see we can get some good speed in this final month)
we'd love to have you! im out of town but someone will accept by 2:30 at the latest.
Please go check out the OP for event details for this week.
It would be really nice to see some Tunas return to this event, especially Dude and Cip, who have been long time participants and who I miss racing with :'(
Does anyone even know if Cip has this game yet? Waiting for Santa?
Please go check out the OP for event details for this week.
It would be really nice to see some Tunas return to this event, especially Dude and Cip, who have been long time participants and who I miss racing with :'(
Does anyone even know if Cip has this game yet? Waiting for Santa?
I've wanted to get out there Saturday afternoon, but I am unavailable at that time right now.
I plan on doing some offline racing in the morning, but I will be gone in the afternoon. Sorry. :(
Also, I will try to make the Drive In or something else online Saturday night if I'm not too run down.
Also, also, has anyone else noticed that if you check the friends box in the server browser it doesn't seem to matter if they are host or not it manages to show where your friends are?
Also, also, has anyone else noticed that if you check the friends box in the server browser it doesn't seem to matter if they are host or not it manages to show where your friends are?
Also, also, has anyone else noticed that if you check the friends box in the server browser it doesn't seem to matter if they are host or not it manages to show where your friends are?
As far as I can tell, 'open' rooms will be seen if you have a friend in them, but 'friends only' rooms you need to be on the host's friend list.
Thanks Dude!
I've also updated the OP with Saturday's specs.
(please note the forced pit stop and tire change - though, we may remove the tire change if it seems too buggy)
Who is hosting today?
I can make this, this Saturday. I look forward to seeing you there.
Attn Rick, it's Daytona Road Course!
Damn...didn't see this until 3 minutes ago.
NOTICE: Please read these items
Spec Change: WING/AERO now optional. Use it if you feel you need to or prefer to use it!
Setting Change: Tire wear will be on FAST. (Pit stop bug appears to not be a problem, but we may still encounter glitches. Hopefully, if we do, everyone is affected similarly.)
Aero Tips: Ok everyone, Aero parts WILL be allowed for the race at Daytona this weekend. Please take into consideration that adding a wing to your car will slow your car on the high speed sections of the track. Please understand the effect of the "flat floor" option for most cars. This option helps your car handle better in the corners by creating a sealed cushion of air under the car, creating more downforce on the car. When adding the flat floor to your car, take a look at the Performance Points with and without the option. In the M3 for example, the flat floor costs you 25 Performance points, in the end this will slow you down tremendously on the straights because you will have to lower your HP to meet the PP requirements. The flat floor may also decrease top speed for aerodynamic reasons.
Choose wisely ;)
Glad you enjoyed itand shared that enjoyment. That should be helpful to their series. Congrats to ex sounded like you got the victory. Early in the week thought I might make it out but towards then end I knew schedules were not in my favor.
So the first stint is faster and the tires last longer.
This was an event I was so looking forward to running but I have to go out of town. Will be gone all day Saturday. Have fun with it y'all.
Gone here too. It's off to Ronnie Raygun's Library for a spy exhibit on Saturday.
Feel free to add a few seconds to your time and imagine I'm there too. ^-^ ^-^
Gone here too. It's off to Ronnie Raygun's Library for a spy exhibit on Saturday.
Feel free to add a few seconds to your time and imagine I'm there too. ^-^ ^-^
so long as you mention at least ONE conspiracy theory while you're at the spy exhibit :D ^-^
Specs for this week are still being ironed out. But it will probably be American Muscle cars, termed "Fogy" cars a while back in a defunct series from the PSN.
If you want to start buying cars, it will be anything considered a muscle car from the late 60s early 70s, no Shelby's or Vettes, at around 525pp and 1500kg.
We are also looking at a hp limit around 500hp...
In the meantime, here is a video from one of last week's races. This is not our normal race format, just an experiment.
http://youtu.be/ac2v_Lhb5NQ (http://youtu.be/ac2v_Lhb5NQ)
Specs for this week are still being ironed out. But it will probably be American Muscle cars, termed "Fogy" cars a while back in a defunct series from the PSN.
If you want to start buying cars, it will be anything considered a muscle car from the late 60s early 70s, no Shelby's or Vettes, at around 525pp and 1500kg.
We are also looking at a hp limit around 500hp...
In the meantime, here is a video from one of last week's races. This is not our normal race format, just an experiment.
http://youtu.be/ac2v_Lhb5NQ (http://youtu.be/ac2v_Lhb5NQ)
Cool, cool. I will be out this Saturday, but I had a blast last weekend. I would have played in the dirt for the second half, but I was discoed right at qualifying start.
See you all soon. :)
(http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif) Guess you don't know I use a DS3 also. I have however, started using the wheel again for the past 2 weeks.
Thanks for the info on the car. :)
What setup do you guys use on the controller? I could barely beat bronze on the academy with a controller.
and Brindle, good to see you back.
Hi Brindle. :)
It's not too bad.
I'm a DS3 user, and with the SH tires, the car is relatively stable. It can get a bit squirelly, but you almost have to make it break loose. So, I'd assume it's even better with a wheel. I was having a blast in the corkscrew while testing @ Laguna Seca. :o
Thanks GT. :)
Not sure what you mean by setup, but... I use left stick for steer and right for gas/brake. My best time on the TT with the controller was 1'03.9xx Probably could have matched my current time (with the wheel), but don't have enough interest in TT's to do more than a 5 to 10 lap session.
Oh and sensitivity at 6
When fully blown, this car is much more difficult to handle than when stock.
I am willing to weaken it, to make it handle better. That may mean I can't be a contender, but at least I won't be dangerous.
| Vehicle | Renault Sport Megane Trophy Base Model '11 |
| Track | Monza - 1980's Version |
| Race Length | 60~ minutes |
| PP | 540 |
| HP | 441 |
| Kg | 955 |
| Tires | Racing Hard |
| Tuning | Allowed |
| Aero | N/A |
| Nos | Prohibited |
| Start Type Grid | Fastest First |
| Race Grid Order | Based on Pre-Race or Qualifying |
| Boost | Off |
| Penalty | Off |
| Race Finish Delay | 180 sec. |
| Visible Damage | On |
| Slipstream Strength | Real |
| Tire Wear/Fuel Consumption | Normal |
| Mandatory Pitstop(s) | No |
| Force Tire Type Change | No |
| Grip Reduction when Off Track | Real |
| SRF | OFF |
| Active Steering | OFF |
| ASM | OFF |
| TCS | Available |
| Driving Line | Available |
| ABS | Available |
Sorry for the late posting this week. Academy has gotten the best of some of us :smileywink: In accordance, we will run a few shorter races this week, all on Cape Ring Inside w/ Fast wear.
6/14 - West Surrey Racing British F3 car @
Cape Ring Inside
Sorry for the late posting this week. Academy has gotten the best of some of us :smileywink: In accordance, we will run a few shorter races this week, all on Cape Ring Inside w/ Fast wear.
6/14 - West Surrey Racing British F3 car @
Cape Ring Inside
You guys keep picking great cars and fun tracks. I'm really sorry I don't have that block of time available currently.
I really, really should be there this Saturday as I have absolutely no obligations this weekend. Although me and karts normally have an agreement to stay away from each other.
Thank you GT Saturdays, even when I finish first at failing I still have fun. Way to go Windfire. I was happy to see a 1'59 with low fuel and fresh tires, your 1'53's and 4's were untouchable. Good times everybody. That Devil of a car was definitely, properly named.
It was going well until I misjudged an exit and had to pit early.
You don't win races while sitting in the pits.
A few drivers have noticed that GT6 holds cars after all of the requested gas has been poured into the cars.
Don't know why, but if we can find a pattern, I will ask about it.
It was going well until I misjudged an exit and had to pit early.
You don't win races while sitting in the pits.
A few drivers have noticed that GT6 holds cars after all of the requested gas has been poured into the cars.
Don't know why, but if we can find a pattern, I will ask about it.
Really? I am sure this is the first time that I have heard of this.
Off-hand, I don't think you can enter Spa too fast and I got one there when I wasn't even pressing on the gas before the AI took over. Daytona may be a different situation, though. Don't know.
Final specs for the Daytona 2.4 hours race Saturday.Good race up at the front.
PP 588 (max)
HP 500 (max)
Weight (kg) 1245 (min)
Tire Restriction Choice of Race Tire / Change during race optional
Vehicle Tuning
Unrestricted
Aero Kits Allowed
Nos Prohibited