Comp 6.1 from team The Quick and The Dead

The challenge is to get your fastest lap in Free Run mode with these conditions:
Car - Toyota Altezza LM Race Car
Track - Grand Valley II

If you don't have the car, you can get it from the Altezza Championship (AMA), Vitz Race (PRO) , or the Laguna Seca 200 Endurance. I recommend the Altezza Championship, as it should take less than 45 minutes to beat easily.

Since the Altezza LM is a race car, you can customize it as much as you want (without changing the Turbo Upgrade beyond what you are allowed, of course).

I know the Altezza is not a very good car, but I bet it is the first time anyone has used it for a challenge (of course this is my first challenge, so I cant confirm this ). I remember tuning this car until 3am over a year ago to get it to turn better than a brick. After doing lap after lap on Grand Valley 2 to get it perfect, I realized how addicted I had gotten to this game. If it was not for this car, I might not be on this board today. I will always hold a special place in my heart for this crappy car

Well, I hope you all like the challenge. If you don't...well...tough

The challenge ends on the 20th, so get racing!

Edit: Oh ya, you can use any tires you want

Just to clarify, ac, Mac and PulpComic race with a stock car. Duxxy, F094H and Ford can have 2 turbo upgrades. The rest get 1 turbo upgrade.

Arcticfox24	01:36.424
Duxxy	01:36.737
sevenrd	01:37.136
ROAD_DOGG33J	01:37.253
F094H	01:37.407
ARIZCATS	01:37.531
ac29593	01:37.725
leech1984	01:37.859
Batavier	01:37.883
controllerkiller	01:38.123
PulpComic	01:38.169
wikidchikin	01:38.245
FTO_LM_in_green	01:38.766
Mandrake19	01:39.189
coast2coast	01:39.486
macsnob	01:39.517
Shadow322	01:41.329
MyAlias02	01:41.374
FordExcursion	01:42.781

TVU	01:37.721	7 pts
Team #2	01:38.879	5 pts
TQ&TD	01:38.882	3 pts

Winners Settings (Arcticfox24 )

Wow! My first competition, and my first win

Here's the car settings I used and a description of my winning lap.


Settings for Altezza Race Car
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Turbo Stage 1
Tires: Super Soft

Springs: 15.0/14.0
Height: 56/56
Bound: 6/6
Rebound: 8/8
Camber: 2.4/1.2
Toe: 0/0
Stabilizer: 5/5

Brakes: 9/9

LSD: 8/37/22

Gear Ratio: Auto 31
1st: 3.108
2nd: 2.138
3rd: 1.606
4th: 1.258
5th: 1.046
6th: 0.880
Final: 4.100

Downforce 1.00/1.25

ASM: 0
TCS: 1


Lap Description
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FYI: I used an automatic, so I cant really give out gear recommendations. Most of this will just be a description of the line I took through each of the turns. Also, I raced with the in car view.

I crossed the line at 162mph. Stay on the right until the first turn. Tap the brakes for a half second and turn left toward the inside curb. Stay off the gas until you can see the curb for the second part of the S-curve, than accelerate. As you exit the turn, get to the right side of the track to be ready for the next sharp turn. You should be above 150mph at the end of the straight. For the sharp turn at the end of the straight, stay to the right until you are at the turn. Brake hard and turn in so you are on the left side of the road on exit. Now just tap the brakes to get the car some more grip in the next turn. If you have taken the right line, you should be able to accelerate through the second part of this S-curve. Dont worry about going wide since there is plenty of room to get ready for the next turn.

1st Split: 20.632

Stay in the middle of the road before you enter the tunnel. Turn left in the tunnel, trying to get as close to the wall as possible. Right before your car starts to slide to the outside, let off on the gas for a split second. Accelerate through the rest of the turn. If you let off the gas for the right amount of time, you will slide to the outside wall carrying a lot of speed for the next straight, and you wont slam into the wall. Practice makes perfect for finding the amount of time you need to lay off the gas here. I tried to find a line that would not require letting off the gas, but everytime I tried, I would ram into the outside wall. Guess that doesn't work

Stay on the right side of the road before you enter the next tunnel. Dont try to hug the inside wall. It is faster to turn in late, so you are on the left side of the road as you exit the turn. This will give you a much better line through the next turn. Turn into the right turn with two tires on the curb. Let off the gas about a quarter of the way through the turn. Just before you are able to see the next tunnel, accelerate as hard as you can.

2nd Split: 45.717

Stay on the left side of the road until you exit the tunnel. Brake hard and turn sharply to the right so two of your tires go over the inside curb on this 90 degree turn. You should go through the turn slow enough so that you exit in the middle of the road. For the next S-curve, just tap the brakes before entering each turn so you get on the right line, then accelerate through them. Try to stay as close to the grass as possible to get faster times. Once you exit the S-curve, get on the right side of the road. Accelerate down the short straight and prepare for a sharp hairpin turn. I wait until I cant see the inside of the turn anymore, then brake hard and turn sharply to the left. My tires go over the inside curb on the exit of the turn, and then I accelerate as much as possible while keeping the car from flying into the grass.

3rd Split: 1'07.832

Just take this straight and the next S-curve full out. Stay as close to the inside of the turns as possible without letting off on the gas. For the last turn, take it just like you did for the last hairpin, just slightly faster. Brake when you cant see the inside of the turn anymore, turn so your tire just touch the inside curb, and accelerate out so the cars tires just touch the outside curb. Accelerate to the finish, and your done

Final Time: 1'36.424


Hope you liked this lap description, and I hope you understood enough of what I was trying to say for it to help you. Any questions or comments are welcome. After all, I hope I will be posting these winning lap descriptions a lot in the future

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Comp 6.2 from Team #2

Arcade Mode / Free Run / Best Lap

Track: Deep Forest

Car: Lister Storm Race Car
You can buy this from the Dealer

Mods:
Duxxy, sevenrd and Arcticfox24 will use stock. 623 HP
The field uses Stage 1NA Upgrade. 748 HP
Shadow322, MyAlias02 and FordExcursion will use Stage 2NA Upgrade. 956 HP
Other than that, anything goes.

Racing starts today the 23rd and ends on Sunday the May 4th. Times are due buy end of the day Monday the 5th.

I think you will like this challenge. The Lister Storm was a very good car in GT2 but its kind of a dog if you use it in the Sim Races of GT3. So this is a great time to use it if you never have. The NA engine sounds great. It overpowers even Super Soft tires on Deep Forest so finesse is needed in almost every turn. The car is heavy! And Deep Forest is one of the most beautiful tracks in the game. Try driving 8 or so laps and then sit back and watch the whole replay. Look for the skyline of the mountains through the break in the trees and the wide angle camera shots.

ac29593	01:04.598
FordExcursion	01:04.701
Shadow322	01:04.826
PulpComic	01:04.885
ROAD_DOGG33J	01:04.917
daboy37	01:05.326
evilhomer666	01:05.459
leech1984	01:05.473
F094H	01:05.521
macsnob	01:05.557
MyAlias02	01:05.628
ARIZCATS	01:05.943
Mandrake19	01:06.199
controllerkiller	01:06.281
FTO_LM_in_green	01:06.302
coast2coast	01:07.135
Batavier	01:07.239
Arcticfox24	01:07.294
NFord17	01:07.563
sevenrd	01:07.598
Duxxy	01:08.223
wikidchikin	01:08.643
mr_blue_17	01:10.134

Team Standings

Team #2	01:05.751	7 pts	12 Total
TVU	01:06.173	5 pts	12 Total
TQ&TD	01:07.209	3 pts	6 Total

Iron Man Standings

02:42.170	ROAD_DOGG33J
02:42.323	ac29593
02:42.928	F094H
02:43.054	PulpComic
02:43.332	leech1984
02:43.474	ARIZCATS
02:43.718	Arcticfox24
02:44.404	controllerkiller
02:44.734	sevenrd
02:44.960	Duxxy
02:45.068	FTO_LM_in_green
02:45.074	macsnob
02:45.122	Batavier
02:45.388	Mandrake19
02:46.155	Shadow322
02:46.621	coast2coast
02:46.888	wikidchikin
02:47.002	MyAlias02
02:47.482	FordExcursion

Winners Settings (ac29593)
Here are the settings for Lister Storm Race Car:

HP: 748 (Stage 1 NA)

Tires: Super Soft

Spring Rate: 17.8/19.8

Height: 57/59

Bound: 10/10

Rebound: 10/10

Camber: 2.0/1.0

Toe: -.5/1.0

Stabilizers: 1/1

Brakes: 24/21

LSD: 45/20/13

Gear Ratio: Auto Position 31

1st: 3.845
2nd: 2.560
3rd: 1.865
4th: 1.430
5th: 0.970
Final: 3.050

Downforce: 1.0/1.20

ASM: 0

TCS: 0

Here is the lap description for Deep Forest Raceway:

Cross the start line at 169mph floored in 6th gear. Stay near the right of the track to prepare for the first turn ahead. As soon as you get to the area around where the rumble strips start on the right you want to break. The car is using no traction control, so you want to brake early and control the throttle trying to bring the car around the turn with the back end under control. If you brake late, then the best you can do is try making up for it by giving it more gas and will most likely spin out. Downshift into 3rd and control the throttle and you can touch the left rumble strip with the left tire if you want, but make sure you try to take a straight line out of the turn to get the highest speed you can going up the short hill. Bring the car back to the right of the track on exit to keep the line. The right tires should hit the rumble strips on exit. I was at around 104 mph when I left the area where the rumble strips end on the right, and still think that it was not that great of a start. It was hard to take the turn with no traction, but I found that it made a huge difference during the rest of the lap because I had more leeway with the handling when trying to throw the car around those turns as aggressive as possible. Race toward the area with the first split now, and bring the car left and then back right because you want to avoid making the car jump a bit from that small bump in the road that is barely noticeable. If the car is jumping and you do not have complete control over it, then you will not be able to take the s-turn before the tunnel properly. The car is in the center of the road coming back from the right a bit and is ready to take the left/right s-turn. Downshift into 4th gear and get off the gas for a split second to brake the car and have it twitch out a bit from the rear. Make the left as close to the dirt as you can to take a straight line when you slam the wheel back to the right. Downshift again into 3rd as you take the left, and then immediately jump back on the gas as the right two tires clip the rumble strips on the right side and you floor it through the first split while heading to the left of the track through the tunnel. The key to this section is being smooth.

First Split: 21.470

Keep it floored and reach 4th gear. Get to the left of the track. As soon as the car is out far enough, slam it into 3rd gear and cut the wheel right. You have to take this turn with the throttle. Here is where no traction will help out. Just floor it and let the car turn with the accelerator. Control the throttle a bit once you make the turn as you hug the right of the track, and let the car straighten out while taking a line back left through the next tunnel. The car should be floored and reaching 4th as you exit the tunnel. Here is another spot where you cant have the car jump. Keep the wheel straight. Go from left and take the line back right as you race down the windy turns and this short hill. As the car approaches the peak of the hill before the sweeping left turn, you should hit 5th gear. Shift into 5th, and then a split second later slam it into 4th and let the rear of the car swing out. Get back on the gas and floor it. If you have to get off the gas, do not let the car drop below 100mph. The car can make the turn at that speed no problem. This is the most tricky part of the lap. The the car gets out of control and the back end swings out too much, or the car jumps and looses speed, then the run is lost. You need the highest speed you can to exit and race up the hill. I always set a goal of 115mph at minimum. On exit here, you should be floored and shifting into 5th before the car is straight. Exit this turn at around 117 mph. Race up the hill and try to keep the car straight. The car should be floored and be in 6th gear as you pass the second split.

Second Split: 45.932


Get to the right of the track and prepare to downshift. Tweak the wheel right a bit, and the hard left to let the rear of the car swing out a bit as you down shift into 4th and after touching the brakes get on the gas immediately. Try to keep the highest possible speed here so you can carry it the rest of the way. You should be in 4th gear for not long at all, because you will be in 5th well before the car makes it through this sweeping left turn. Keep it floored and get to the right of the track. The car should be clipping the right rumble strips with the two right tires on exit. Try to let the car be as stable as possible hereä.no major wheel turns. You want to be keeping the speed up as high as possible. Approach the final left turn from the right of the track. You should be over 150mph here, and get off the gas as soon as the car is parallel to the right rumble strips and crank the wheel hard left. Floor it immediately and take the turn at 149-150 mph. The two left tires will be clipping the rumble strips on the left and then the right tires will be clipping the ones on the right on exit. Keep the car as straight as you can. You will be entering this turn at around 150 mph and the strips along with the turning of the wheel will slow you down, but you will be able to carry high 140πs no problem and be over 150 again before you reach the top of the short slope. Keep it floored and finish the lap up as the speed climbs quickly from the small hill you are racing down. Cross the finish line at 169mph with a time of 1:04.598.


Split Breakdown:


1st Split: 21.470

2nd Split: 45.932

Final Time: 1:04.598


I have a sharkport replay for anyone that wants one! There are a lot of people that seem to be getting them now, and I think that is great. I already shared my last lap with 4 drivers from the comps. My lap and settings for this one are uploaded and ready to go

Great job TVU, and nice racing everyone!

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