The Vx Club Gt4 Challenge

Posted 09 March 2005 - 01:13 PM

OK - so here we are. Roll up, roll up for the GT4 challenge. Post your fastest times around the Ring in either a VX or VXT (or Speedster). Car must be unmodified and evidence will be required should you achieve one of the fastest times. No prizes as yet - just the admiration of your fellow VX owners. Good luck all.

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 01:17 PM

1st try today was an 8m36s in a Speedster turbo (crap i know)

Edited by geofflowe, 09 March 2005 - 01:21 PM.

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 01:58 PM

damn, gimme the time to get a copy at least... just got out of work, I'll go scrubbing all the malls til I find one available!!

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 02:00 PM

OK - so here we are. Roll up, roll up for the GT4 challenge.

Post your fastest times around the Ring in either a VX or VXT (or Speedster). Car must be unmodified and evidence will be required should you achieve one of the fastest times.

No prizes as yet - just the admiration of your fellow VX owners.

Good luck all.

...will a pic of tv screen with time+car enough? (can it be done?)

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 02:53 PM

Dam still playing GT2 on my PSone

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 02:57 PM

Hang on havent got my copy yet! Browncanoe.

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 04:12 PM

Hang on havent got my copy yet! 

Browncanoe.

same here give us a chance

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 04:32 PM

aaaaaaaaaah...got a copy...54 euros....warming up the engine right now...

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 04:49 PM

Post your fastest times around the Ring in either a VX or VXT (or Speedster). Car must be unmodified

We need to agree on a couple of other things too.

Driving aids should be switched off (as we don't have any anyway ).

The tyres need to be specified – I've run mine on standard road tyres as that's what I've got on my Speedster. If those with tyre/wheel upgrades want to drive the virtual equivalent of their car, then that needs to be stated too to prevent trying to compare apples with pears!

Right, off to play now – but I've just had a glass of red wine, so may have some difficulty finishing off the last of the special licence lessons

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 05:07 PM

...will a pic of tv screen with time+car enough? (can it be done?)

Yes, a digital camera or camera phone will be fine for this.

Of course, we're an honest bunch, so we could take each other's word for it!

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 05:37 PM

I'v just seen the television advert for GT4 for the first time

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 05:47 PM

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 06:18 PM

well i'v just popped out and guess what my local choices video store had loads of but i can't find how to use/get credits for GT3 data anyone know how please

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 07:36 PM

Is it worth buying a PS2 just for this game?

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 07:58 PM

Is it worth buying a PS2 just for this game?

Oh yus! I have

Browncanoe.

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 08:01 PM

Is it worth buying a PS2 just for this game?

Only if you like driving exotic cars quickly!

But Logitech Driving Force Pro with 900° rotation is the cream on the cake.

I've completed the special licence now. Last test is a time of under 7min 58secs on the 'Ring in a Mercs 190 Evo 2. After that I went back to the 'Ring in the standard Speedster – it felt sooo slooooooow, but familiar and gorgeous balance as ever.

My excuse is the red wine I had, but I was more off the track than on it when I set a 9min 9secs on standard road tyres

I don't ever want to be a passenger at the 'Ring, let alone drive it. If I ever am tempted to go for real, someone remind me of this posting – you'll almost certainly save my car and probably my life!

Mods, can someone resize that jumbo pic above?

Edit for typo

Edited by speedyK, 09 March 2005 - 08:02 PM.

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 09:42 PM

I've had another couple of Ring tries. Standard N/A (on road tyres).
Was off the track a couple of times, so there is room for plenty of improvement, especially when I've not had some wine

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 09:45 PM

Mods, can someone resize that jumbo pic above?

Maybe resized a bit too much but it shows 8m34s
Speedster Turbo on medium tyres, otherwise std

Edited by geofflowe, 09 March 2005 - 09:46 PM.

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 09:53 PM

8m34s 
Speedster Turbo on medium tyres, otherwise std

We definitely need separate categories for N/A and VXT!

Ricky will have to mod his appropriately (lightening is in there too ).

Talking of which, doing some of the GT4 licences showed me again how lucky we are to have such a responsive and nimble car. In one exercise you use an Alfa Romeo cabrio (new one, not the classic Duetto, though you use that in one test too). That Alfa is bl**dy appalling – what a barge – loads of weight and ZERO grip – it must almost be more fun walking than trying to drive that in a spirited fashion!

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Posted 09 March 2005 - 10:12 PM

OMG, appalling how real all this is!! ...and logitech 900° PRO is the real icing....spinning the wheel furiously trying to recover the car is just too much fun!!! it just feels like being THERE, and the Speedy's reaction are so close to what it is in real life!!! so far I only had a few "orientation" laps, crashing a gazillion times impressing how cornering speeds are match for reality....tried a few turns faster than I usually do and BAM! off I go spinning.... that tells me I'm not so far away from my car's limit..... OTOH, a bit concerned that I managed to run through schwedenkreutz at 200kmh w/out much fuss.......I usually shite my pants at 170/180......OMG, I can see already the dilemma.....

Edited by Ricky2772, 09 March 2005 - 10:14 PM.

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