[Forza 4] SBC 2012 Season 2: "It's Good Enough"

Knight_

I guess I'll take the Testa Rossa since all the other fun cars are taken

groove

I'll take the 65 mustang.

SiliconStew

DBR1 or keep the Aston Martini from the Targa? Can't decide.

oldmanken

I'm going to mess around with some cars before I choose finally, plus Italy already has three drivers...

1956 Jaguar D-Type (UK)
1958 Aston Martin DBR1 (UK)
1961 Jaguar E-type S1 (UK)
1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage (UK)
1965 Austin-Healey 3000 MKIII (UK) - Bloodsheed

1957 Ferrari 250 California (IT)
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (IT) - Knight_
1957 Maserati 300 S (IT)
1964 Ferrari 250 GTO (IT) - Veevee
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Stradale (IT) - Basticular

1957 Ford Thunderbird (US)
1960 Chevrolet Corvette (US) - Justin
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 (US)
1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt (US)
1965 Ford Mustang GT Coupe (US) - groove
1965 Pontiac GTO (US) - Scat

0Replace4Displace

I've called the Goat.

oldmanken

Goat?

0Replace4Displace

Pontiac GTO.

groove

oww... my poor fourtwo

Knight_

groove wrote: »

oww... my poor fourtwo

*cackles madly*

0Replace4Displace

You know, I'd like to see if anyone would do this series with no Race components whatsoever. Anything Sport or below is fine. It helps keep the cars from being too similar and gives each of the nationalities a distinct feel.

Veevee

I'd be down for that, if we can all get to B500 with no race upgrades

Knight_

0Replace4Displace wrote: »

You know, I'd like to see if anyone would do this series with no Race components whatsoever. You can only go to Sport or lower.

But, my suspension D:

Fender_Bender

Knight_ wrote: »

0Replace4Displace wrote: »

You know, I'd like to see if anyone would do this series with no Race components whatsoever. You can only go to Sport or lower.

But, my suspension D:

If I can drive a Camaro SS with stock suspension, you can too

Spoiler:

that was really terrifying once I watched the replay lol

0Replace4Displace

Veevee wrote: »

I'd be down for that, if we can all get to B500 with no race upgrades

I was thinking we were doing B450.

Knight_

Fender_Bender wrote: »

Knight_ wrote: »

0Replace4Displace wrote: »

You know, I'd like to see if anyone would do this series with no Race components whatsoever. You can only go to Sport or lower.

But, my suspension D:

If I can drive a Camaro SS with stock suspension, you can too

Spoiler:

that was really terrifying once I watched the replay lol

I have never been so scared on the Nurburgring. That thing was just horrifying.

Veevee

0Replace4Displace wrote: »

Veevee wrote: »

I'd be down for that, if we can all get to B500 with no race upgrades

I was thinking we were doing B450.

oh, well then if we can all hit B450 with no race upgrades

Knight_

B450 is impossible if we're doing a tire restriction to Sport like we talked about, since one of the Ferraris starts at 440. Also, is there any particular reason you want to limit it to sport parts only? It's not like we're all running the same car and want to be on equal footing. I mean, I know why Scatman wants it because he wants to stick more horsepower onto his car, but when you're driving 60's era cars it's nice being able to fix some of the horribly glaring deficiencies

oldmanken

I say sport tires should be the only restriction. Maybe we can put in a weight minimum or a HP max?

Veevee

haha, limiting the HP in scatman's goat? You are a mean person

oldmanken

Would imposing a 1500 minimum weight condition seriously fuck anyone?

Knight_

oldmanken wrote: »

Would imposing a 1500 minimum weight condition seriously fuck anyone?

I'm not sure how much a few of these cars weigh, but I doubt it.

Bloodsheed

oldmanken wrote: »

Would imposing a 1500 minimum weight condition seriously fuck anyone?

Pretty sure the Austin-Healey is still above that weight.

groove

Min weight on the Austin is ~2200lbs I doubt any of the cars on the list will go much below 2000.

Veevee

Lets make it a 1-Ton min weight requirement and call it the "Ton of Wrecks" series

Knight_

Ton of Flips more like if me, Eclibull, and oldmanken have anything to say about it.

Nova_C

After all the abuse I took over my enormous Charger, I'm a little confused to say the least.

oldmanken

Knight_ wrote: »

Ton of Flips more like if me, Eclibull, and oldmanken have anything to say about it.

I have yet to commit to the T-Bird, and after last nights flip fest I'm unsure whether I am more or less likely...

I'm not sure we need much in the way of restrictions, as everything seemed pretty competitive last night.

Knight_

oldmanken wrote: »

Knight_ wrote: »

Ton of Flips more like if me, Eclibull, and oldmanken have anything to say about it.

I have yet to commit to the T-Bird, and after last nights flip fest I'm unsure whether I am more or less likely...

I'm not sure we need much in the way of restrictions, as everything seemed pretty competitive last night.

If only Eclibull had been a cool guy and stayed on his roof with us

SiliconStew

Only the foolish man notes the race is accident-free. The elder gods of racing put a boot in our beanbags for your hubris.

Bloodsheed

Knight_ wrote: »

oldmanken wrote: »

Knight_ wrote: »

Ton of Flips more like if me, Eclibull, and oldmanken have anything to say about it.

I have yet to commit to the T-Bird, and after last nights flip fest I'm unsure whether I am more or less likely...

I'm not sure we need much in the way of restrictions, as everything seemed pretty competitive last night.

If only Eclibull had been a cool guy and stayed on his roof with us

If I had had an engine left after the first roll, I would attempted to get back over and keep the 3-flipped-in-one-spot spectacle going.

0Replace4Displace

So we should lay the rules down. Should we just do it similar to the Targa, but with different tracks? I think everyone had a good time in that series.

Basticle

how would you know you only showed up for 1 race

0Replace4Displace

Goddamn you're antagonistic.

Fine, whatever. I don't give a shit.

oldmanken

Settle down folks...

OK, here's how it's going to be:

B-class 500
Sport tires
1500lb minimum weight
No Engine or Drive swaps

Everything else is fine, and I'll come up with a track list and rule set shortly. Suggestions on race length welcome... I was thinking 30-40 mins.

oldmanken

1956 Jaguar D-Type (UK) - Nova_C
1958 Aston Martin DBR1 (UK)
1961 Jaguar E-type S1 (UK) - oldmanken
1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage (UK)
1965 Austin-Healey 3000 MKIII (UK) - Bloodsheed

1957 Ferrari 250 California (IT)
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (IT) - Knight_
1957 Maserati 300 S (IT)
1964 Ferrari 250 GTO (IT) - Veevee
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Stradale (IT) - Basticular

1957 Ford Thunderbird (US)
1960 Chevrolet Corvette (US) - Justin
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 (US)
1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt (US)
1965 Ford Mustang GT Coupe (US) - groove
1965 Pontiac GTO (US) - Scat[/quote]

Am I missing anyone? Stew, have you decided yet?

Nova_C

I'll do the 1965 Jag D-Type.

I have no idea about that car, but it's radically different than anything I've driven yet, so I guess we'll see.

oldmanken

I've been working on my cars paint job, and have settled on a Newfoundland (where I am from) theme for the E-Type. I'm happy with the results thus far, but I need to figure out what I want to do on the sides, and how I am going to do the numbers.

Spoiler:

Nova_C

You're a Newfie!?

But....I can understand you when you speak. That doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

oldmanken

Nova_C wrote: »

You're a Newfie!?

But....I can understand you when you speak. That doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

Labradorian, actually... though born on the island. I've never really had the accent, and I've lived away for so long (Ontario, Alberta, Korea, and now California) that I can't even put on an accent anymore.

That said, every so often I'll pop out with a "Yes b'ye!" or a "'ow you gettin' on?"

oldmanken

Is there a generic car thread somewhere on the forum? I know there used to be one, but I can't seem to find one that is still active.