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Laguna Seca Practice

PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:49 pm
by lrayner
I ran a few laps on Gran Turismo 4 with the Spoon S2000 and racing hard tires. I hear this is the setup everyone has been using to practice for the time trail. So lets post those times up:
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:12 am
by mrondeau
Leigh,

I've been running it in the 1970 Datsun Z. adjust the suspension and change to medium race tires. It only has 150 hp so it's more like our Spec cars will be. (slow!) I'm running 1:41.8's with that. I'll try the S2000 just for kicks.

So sorry

PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:22 pm
by Jackie C
Hey Leigh,
I hate to break it to you, but Tim Souza, who I thought was running this set up, just tried it and ran a 1:32. Don't stop practicing until your right butt cheek gets a cramp. Strength training!!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:04 pm
by Tim Souza
Actually I ran a 1:32 with the "soft" tires. I just switched it to the same set up as Leigh with the hard tires and ran a 1:34.625. Unfortunately when Josh gets home tonight from work, that number will no longer be any good :(

PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:41 pm
by lrayner
O.K. this was a joke that didn't work. That time that "I" posted is actually Grant's, who is the only one in this family who could figure out how to post a picture and thought it might give Jackie a worry. My real time was hovering around two minutes as I recall :oops: and you thought I was slow driving a real car... So, I think I'll try Marks setup with the Datsun and see if that is more to my liking.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:53 pm
by Josh Y
im home from work and....
in the spoon s2000, no engine mods or weight reduction with hard tires i ran a 1:31.819
and about to change to softs and try to break 1:30.000

i have a picture i just cant seem to work this program to get it posted

:burnout: :rockon:

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:19 pm
by Josh Y
time check...
i switched to the "soft" tires and ran a 1:27.783

now the real test for driver skill on GT4 is the Pescarlo Sport on Nurburgring
:twisted:

PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:50 am
by Jad
How many cars were totalled in achieving those virtual times :roll:

In the TT, you only get ONE car. My timed seemed significantly slower in real life for some reason :oops: . Funny how some of the flat out virtual corners were far from it when I was sitting in the car. Must just have been a poor simulation :wink:

PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:44 pm
by Josh Y
haha funny you should mention that Jad...
me and my dad (Tim) have a rule that if you hit a wall or do anything that would result in a real life "crash" then your done and your last lap is what counts

PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:55 pm
by Krokodil
For some comparison to reality, here is a link to the POC track records for Laguna Seca: http://www.porscheclub.com/events/track ... naSeca.htm

It appears that a very fast time in a 944 Spec (GSR) is 1:46.6, so these virtual times appear to be just that, virtual.

Cheers,

PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:04 pm
by martinreinhardt
Krokodil wrote:For some comparison to reality, here is a link to the POC track records for Laguna Seca: http://www.porscheclub.com/events/track ... naSeca.htm

It appears that a very fast time in a 944 Spec (GSR) is 1:46.6, so these virtual times appear to be just that, virtual.

Cheers,


I have not been playing GT4 latey as I am busy with the great "Racedriver GRID" game.

But, check out the TOP GEAR REAL LIFE vs PS2 test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP6N1zLrbt4

PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:37 pm
by 4est
Okay, so you guys are much better drivers than I am. I got a high 1:32 with the hard (no mods) and a mid 1:27 with the Supersoft tires. Freakin' momentum cars...



(they're all momentum cars)

PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:08 am
by kary
I ran in 1:39.....in real life.....you guys are kicking my a$$ virtually speaking.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:27 pm
by MR LIPP
Did you see the MotoGP with bikes running 1:21? Wow, that was scary.  :bowdown: