CAG Gran Turismo 5 [CAG Race Night - Now Sundays at 6PM PST!]

PD being down, power loss at my place and me rushing to get my stuff together for Snowboarding in Colorado= Me not doing to well with Remote Racing.

I do come back sunday around 5pm PST, so if anything I should be able to get in on the races.

As for the 1 million cap, PD wants us to use the share cars function moreso than just giving cars to people. Also they are trying to stop the dupes that are being made.
 
Needless to say, unless I can log onto the PSN tonight, I will not be abusing any b-spec drivers. Wish Sony would have had some sort of mention of that last night when I logged on.....
 
Yeah you hop in a gtr on ss7 and if you can do doughnuts in the right spot you can get millions of credits in about 10 minutes. I cant seem to do it that good but i can still make like 700,000 credits and over 200,000 xp in like 16 minutes which is just ok but at least it helped me to buy that premium lambo prototype. Then with the help of some toyota 7 tuning from buckrogers on gt planet i was able to easily win that 10 million credit alfa the other day in the historic b spec cup. I went to the gt site yesterday and i can't seem to figure out how to remote race.
 
[quote name='Mr. 420']Yeah you hop in a gtr on ss7 and if you can do doughnuts in the right spot you can get millions of credits in about 10 minutes. [/QUOTE]

That is fucking absurd.

I prefer to earn money the old fashion way, by actually playing the game.
 
Got in...was doing some races......got out & then back in....all new remote races...all of the 20 minute variety. Looks like an American Muscle Car race on Laguna Seca is in there....
 
[quote name='jmbreci']Got in...was doing some races......got out & then back in....all new remote races...all of the 20 minute variety. Looks like an American Muscle Car race on Laguna Seca is in there....[/QUOTE]

Oh sweet, new races.
 
@Syn, evil and jello I'm banging out your drivers since they're the lowest on the overall list. I do favor less experienced drivers over more. You should get some healthy gains from the races.

Also the tracks for Eifel have been made, Le Mans Eifel I'll have to test with my RX-7 when it gets repaired but the kart track has been made for the Historic race, it's going to be a bit punishing but not overly so. I will share later on today for practice purposes. For reference, quickest time I posted was 1:05:004.
 
There are a couple of races which are really really fair to run with a good B-Spec driver. The one on SS5 is decent, though anybody getting the Vantage is teh suck. The one on Rome I've been running pretty decently. That may just be the money-maker for me as I've placed 1st in that race several times now.
 
[quote name='Mr. 420']Yeah you hop in a gtr on ss7 and if you can do doughnuts in the right spot you can get millions of credits in about 10 minutes. ...[/QUOTE]

In the 1.08 release notes they say they've fixed that.
 
I've received little to no feedback regarding the races for tonight, if you guys don't mind a quick yay or nay? I'm personally beat and could stand to take the night off if we're not going to have a full cadre of drivers.
 
I have my cars ready, but I am fine with waiting for another day if you aren't up to it tonight. I would probably miss the first race if we did it tonight.
 
Looks like we're on then. Historic Race will feature a '97 Toyota Supra as the prize car. I'd have two prize cars but I haven't been able to grind with the pwnage I've been doing in MW2.
 
Probably out but may hop in for a race or two....got an online class wrapping up this week and I have some killer headache that's been going on all day now.
 
Did I miss where the STI/Evo PP limit and tires were posted? I hope it's pretty high, as it's getting a bit late for any major tweaking.
 
[quote name='smthng']Did I miss where the STI/Evo PP limit and tires were posted? I hope it's pretty high, as it's getting a bit late for any major tweaking.[/QUOTE]
Looking at maxed out mods. I gotta check my Evo for the final but it's not going to be a girly, medium speed race.

575PP, racing soft tires.
 
Given jello and Syn will be late, any objection to starting a little later? I'm still getting set up on my end, not car wise but everything else I'm doing.
 
No work for me tonight, so I can start whenever everyone is ready. But still wondering if the RM Z06 is allowed for the LM race.
 
none here... it'll give me a bit more time to bang out the rest of the 80's seasonal events.

As for teh 'vette... only if I can get my Ford GT Spec II back. :p
 
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Can someone post the specs for tonights' race? I'll see what I can get before I jump on. Better yet, are there any online cars I can use?
 
[quote name='j-cart']Now that there are max PP limits, I argue for your GT40 Spec II to be allowed to race. It is a real Le Mans race car.[/QUOTE]
It's also an MR car, he's going to have to take the weight penalty after the PP limit, not before it. MR cars also handle considerably better than FR cars. I highly, highly doubt it's a GT1 class car just given it starts an extra 100 horse ahead of anything else in the class range. If you guys want it in, the weight penalty for MR cars will apply after reaching the PP limit.
 
[quote name='mad39er']next sundays races in no particular order:

  1. historic car race @eiffel kart custom track - no american muscle. 69 and earlier. 475 pp with racing soft tires. See notes.
  2. le mans race @tokyo - 650pp racing soft tires. See notes.
  3. le mans race @trial mountain - 650pp racing soft tires. See notes.
  4. evos vs stis - taking suggestions on track. 575 pp. Racing soft tires. Any evo or sti will do.
  5. tvr @ rome - 550 pp racing medium tires.[/quote]
[quote name='mad39er']notes:

  1. historic car race - not every car will meet 475 pp. Do not ask me to raise or lower this. Max out what you can because these cars vary wildly from one make to another.
  2. historic car race - no american muscle. Period. Cars must be sporting cars. No muscle cars allowed.
  3. i forgot what my le mans notes were going to be.
  4. jgt cars can be substituted to le mans but must be fr cars.
  5. le mans cars will take preference. Prize cars will only be awarded to le mans car drivers.
  6. one of the prize cars will be a toyota supra turbo restored. Fully tuned it gets 725 hp and around 700 torque, so it's not a dinky car to say the least. I, however, will not be tuning it.
  7. prize cars will only be awarded for le mans races.
  8. le mans races will culminate into a le mans car cup, 5 races with the winner taking a million dollar car as the prize. Expect 2 more weeks before the lm cup.
  9. prizes for the lm cup will only be awarded to lm car drivers.
[/quote]
 
[quote name='SynGamer']Can someone post the specs for tonights' race? I'll see what I can get before I jump on. Better yet, are there any online cars I can use?[/QUOTE]

1.Historic Car Race @Eiffel Kart custom track - No American Muscle. 69 and Earlier. 475 PP with Racing Soft Tires. See notes.
2.Le Mans Race @Tokyo - 650PP Racing Soft Tires.
3.Le Mans Race @Trial Mountain - 650PP Racing Soft tires.
4.Evos vs STis - @ - 575 PP limit. Racing Soft Tires. Any Evo or STi will do.
5.TVR @ Rome - 550 PP Racing Medium Tires.
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I am all for allowing the GT40 Spec II into the race. This will be a great test before the Le Mans Race Night. As long as smthng follows the restrictions, I am for it. Also Z06 RM, is it allowed for LM races?
 
[quote name='j-cart']I am all for allowing the GT40 Spec II into the race. This will be a great test before the Le Mans Race Night. As long as smthng follows the restrictions, I am for it. Also Z06 RM, is it allowed for LM races?[/QUOTE]
Given there is an LM Spec Camaro, not this race. I will field the race modded Z06 next week to see where we get but from the hype it gets, it's a highly unfair car to use as you can just crank up the front brakes, stop on a dime and turn without regards towards speed.
 
[quote name='j-cart']I am all for allowing the GT40 Spec II into the race. This will be a great test before the Le Mans Race Night. As long as smthng follows the restrictions, I am for it. [/QUOTE]

If I wasn't broke and had some more time to tune it, I might give it a whack. I'll stick with my standard for this week.
 
+[quote name='SynGamer']Sorry for messing around in my last race Mad, there was a larger than expected gap in the car performances than I expected.[/QUOTE]
I got frustrated for other reasons, I know you didn't intend to be malicious. I would much prefer if people didn't screw around like that towards the first 3 finishers especially if they're so close together. After the finish-line sure, before? Not so much.

Was my voice quality crappy the whole night? I listened to it after people were having problems, wasn't happy with what I heard. Very distorted.
 
Mad, didn't you mention something about changing the race quality earlier? I think that might have been a source of some of the issues, unless PD did something weird in the last couple of updates. There were a lot of times where cars were "jumpy" on my screen. I know that was the cause of the first big wreck on Tokyo... on my screen you took that corner REALLY wide, so I took the inside. You suddenly appeared in front of me and I didn't have time to do anything. We might want to experiment with that a bit and see if it makes a noticeable difference before the next race.

j-cart... I watched the replay of Trial Mountain and I think I know saw two things that I think are causing your spin on that corner. First... The D-Pad. Your car "jerks" all the time. I don't know how you race like that. :S You need to at least find a way to make the analog stick, or switch to something like the HKS controller. You'll crush me. ;)

The other issue I saw was that you cut the previous corner and the car gets completely unsettled. It never gets a chance to settle back down before you turn, so it spins. Looks like your suspension setup on the beemer is WAY too tight. Back off the spring rate and ride height and see if it makes a difference.

I had a good time as always... sorry for bailing on the historic, but the local 'coon was trying to get in my roof vent. :S It wouldn't have made a difference though... I made a couple of last minute adjustments and completely screwed up my little Lotus. I hope it forgives me. :(
 
[quote name='smthng']Mad, didn't you mention something about changing the race quality earlier? I think that might have been a source of some of the issues, unless PD did something weird in the last couple of updates. There were a lot of times where cars were "jumpy" on my screen. I know that was the cause of the first big wreck on Tokyo... on my screen you took that corner REALLY wide, so I took the inside. You suddenly appeared in front of me and I didn't have time to do anything. We might want to experiment with that a bit and see if it makes a noticeable difference before the next race.

The other issue I saw was that you cut the previous corner and the car gets completely unsettled. It never gets a chance to settle back down before you turn, so it spins. Looks like your suspension setup on the beemer is WAY too tight. Back off the spring rate and ride height and see if it makes a difference.[/QUOTE]
I didn't change anything on the race quality, I'll have to double check the settings later on. I normally have it set to High but I did notice a lot of jumping around from you smthng, although I couldn't tell if jello was jumping around or just having a bad day. Whats weird about that corner was I did take it wide along the driving line, I got tagged right into the wall in front of me after I stomped on the brakes. It looked at the time like you just didn't brake because I got tagged square on the ass and was dead center on the wall.

The issue with Trial Mountain is that the turns are too tight and he's losing too much downforce while his wheels are torquing for power, so when one grips, it spins him like a mofo and that's primarily why I turn traction control off. If at least both are spinning you won't spin out as badly. More downforce in the rear is needed but also balanced out by downforce in the front. I swapped out my stage 3 turbo for the stage 2 one, sat at 649PP but maxed out my Aero and did better for it.
 
[quote name='Mad39er']The issue with Trial Mountain is that the turns are too tight and he's losing too much downforce while his wheels are torquing for power, so when one grips, it spins him like a mofo and that's primarily why I turn traction control off. If at least both are spinning you won't spin out as badly. More downforce in the rear is needed but also balanced out by downforce in the front. I swapped out my stage 3 turbo for the stage 2 one, sat at 649PP but maxed out my Aero and did better for it.[/QUOTE]

Your geek-ness outdoes mine. :bow:

Lol...hopefully I can make the next one....maybe I'll throw up a room on Thursday night......wifey will be out drinking while I will have a 4 year old.
 
[quote name='Mad39er']I didn't change anything on the race quality, I'll have to double check the settings later on. I normally have it set to High but I did notice a lot of jumping around from you smthng, although I couldn't tell if jello was jumping around or just having a bad day. Whats weird about that corner was I did take it wide along the driving line, I got tagged right into the wall in front of me after I stomped on the brakes. It looked at the time like you just didn't brake because I got tagged square on the ass and was dead center on the wall.
.[/QUOTE]

I think it was a combination of both for me and everyone was looking a bit "jumpy" on my end as well.

I'm wondering if maybe PD must have inadvertently or purposely changed something while they were attempting to fix that money glitch.
 
[quote name='Mad39er']

The issue with Trial Mountain is that the turns are too tight and he's losing too much downforce while his wheels are torquing for power, so when one grips, it spins him like a mofo and that's primarily why I turn traction control off. If at least both are spinning you won't spin out as badly. More downforce in the rear is needed but also balanced out by downforce in the front. I swapped out my stage 3 turbo for the stage 2 one, sat at 649PP but maxed out my Aero and did better for it.[/QUOTE]


I don't know if you guys are doing this or not, but the LSD has saved my ass so many times. Power always travels to the path of least resistance, so if you don't have a locked diff (or one with high settings for this game), one of your wheels going to be spinning like crazy while the other one stays planted when accelerating out of the apex.

I wasn't there for the race so I have no idea what happened. Just thought I'd give me two cents.
 
[quote name='smthng']
j-cart... I watched the replay of Trial Mountain and I think I know saw two things that I think are causing your spin on that corner. First... The D-Pad. Your car "jerks" all the time. I don't know how you race like that. :S You need to at least find a way to make the analog stick, or switch to something like the HKS controller. You'll crush me. ;)

The other issue I saw was that you cut the previous corner and the car gets completely unsettled. It never gets a chance to settle back down before you turn, so it spins. Looks like your suspension setup on the beemer is WAY too tight. Back off the spring rate and ride height and see if it makes a difference.
[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the input. No clue what this d-pad is, I use a DFGT :)

The "jerking" was happening to everyone, but when I was host I rarely saw it. I believe it is a network issue. I am going to test out the BMW GTR on Trail Mountain again when I get the chance.

No idea how to set LSD details and such. My cars all night were slipping alot, the historic race was the only exception because of the low overall speed of the race. The Evo vs. STI was my favorite race despite spinning out on the last turn.

I now consider "the 'coon" to be a valid and acceptable excuse for anything. Will get on the blog update soon.
 
I sent you a bunch of paint for your troubles j-cart. Enjoy. Two are mattes, two are funky colors and the other one is a paint chip from a 500k Toyota Concept car, funky color shifting.
 
Awww YEAH! You know me and my craze over funky looking colors on my cars. Thanks for those dude.

Everyone get your drivers shared, going to be a grind tonight. Also how goes the Z06 RM? I only ask because some people do not have the luck of getting a LM car in the UCD. Z06 RM with everything is about 350k from the dealership.
 
[quote name='j-cart']Awww YEAH! You know me and my craze over funky looking colors on my cars. Thanks for those dude.

Everyone get your drivers shared, going to be a grind tonight. Also how goes the Z06 RM? I only ask because some people do not have the luck of getting a LM car in the UCD. Z06 RM with everything is about 350k from the dealership.[/QUOTE]
I figured you were going to work, I want to test it side by side with you on Daytona and Tokyo. Any particular day better than another?
 
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