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

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  • MichelanvaloMichelanvalo Registered User regular
    edited June 2012
    Well it was a good season for the Celtics. I have no idea what their offseason plans are (get a healthy Bradley and Green?). If they had closed out Game 2, we wouldn't even be watching this.

    Edit: I have no idea how my post about the NBA wound up in this thread. Wtf.

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  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    Nitsua wrote: »
    You guys doing any racing tonight?

    Edit: Well, if anyone does, send me an invite. I think I'm going to play some Dragon's Dogma tonight. I would like to see what it would be like to race on of the two cars I've chosen with something other than AI.

    I might be around tomorrow night. Was busy tonight though. What sort of times are you getting on Sunset and Catalunya?

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    Random post:

    for those of you who long for another F40, the sucessor to the Enzo, commonly referred to on the internet as the F70 is supposedly going to have a Twin Turbo V8 instead of a V12 like the F50 and Enzo

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  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    Basticle wrote: »
    Random post:

    for those of you who long for another F40, the sucessor to the Enzo, commonly referred to on the internet as the F70 is supposedly going to have a Twin Turbo V8 instead of a V12 like the F50 and Enzo

    As long as it has a bonkers huge wing like the F40 and F50 I'm happy with this. Sadly I know it won't because Ferrari is no fun.

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  • 0Replace4Displace0Replace4Displace The best girls are ships and guns. Registered User regular
    edited June 2012
    Knight_ wrote: »
    Basticle wrote: »
    Random post:

    for those of you who long for another F40, the sucessor to the Enzo, commonly referred to on the internet as the F70 is supposedly going to have a Twin Turbo V8 instead of a V12 like the F50 and Enzo

    As long as it has a bonkers huge wing like the F40 and F50 I'm happy with this. Sadly I know it won't because Ferrari is no fun.

    It's going to have venturi tunnels with fans for absolute batshittery.

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited June 2012
    http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/10/srt-viper-gts-r-completes-first-track-test-w-video/

    I dont think its good that when I saw that pic at first I thought it was a corvette



    Also I think I'm gonna take the Zonda in SBC. The NSX is super fast but its so fragile, one little bump and its toast.

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  • Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    What's the current benchmark for TC on Catalunya? I've been working on the 944's tune and have it at 2:10.8.

    I threw more hp in it and changed a few things around, so it likes to swing it's tail out more, but it's still pretty drivable.

  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited June 2012
    Nova_C wrote: »
    What's the current benchmark for TC on Catalunya? I've been working on the 944's tune and have it at 2:10.8.

    2:07s is what most of us are running
    2:06s is very good
    2:05s is grovetini

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  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    Knight_ wrote: »
    Basticle wrote: »
    Random post:

    for those of you who long for another F40, the sucessor to the Enzo, commonly referred to on the internet as the F70 is supposedly going to have a Twin Turbo V8 instead of a V12 like the F50 and Enzo

    As long as it has a bonkers huge wing like the F40 and F50 I'm happy with this. Sadly I know it won't because Ferrari is no fun.

    It's going to have venturi tunnels with fans for absolute batshittery.

    And yet, batshittery doesn't give me a wing the size of a small country. I am a simple man.

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  • Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    4 seconds behind? Where am I gonna find four seconds? Argh.

  • 0Replace4Displace0Replace4Displace The best girls are ships and guns. Registered User regular
    edited June 2012
    Considering the XJ220 right now, running some lapsexzes.

    edit: soooo much easier to drive than the LF-A. Stable as fuck, doesn't understeer nearly as badly as you'd think it would.

    I've put some times in on Catalunya with it and it's in the garage if anyone wants to give it a go. Ran an invalid 1:55.3xx, but it was only invalid because of a previous lap, which sucks.

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  • VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    2:08.5 is the fastest I've been able to get around Catalunya.

    I may just be racing for the middle of the pack in TC this series...

  • MichelanvaloMichelanvalo Registered User regular
    2:08 in the B class cars?!

    Chris, the best I did was 2:12.

  • BloodsheedBloodsheed Registered User regular
    2:08 is what the Lancia is running as well.

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    alright let me change this


    2:08s is average
    2:07s is good
    2:06s is very good
    2:05s is grovetini



    all in favor of individual PI changes for TC?

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  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    Basticle wrote: »
    alright let me change this


    2:08s is average
    2:07s is good
    2:06s is very good
    2:05s is grovetini



    all in favor of individual PI changes for TC?

    Meh, just put an asterisk on Groove's standings. Don't we start this week?

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  • MichelanvaloMichelanvalo Registered User regular
    I'd rather not get a retard helmet with a higher PI. I'd rather just learn to drive better in this game. But I really don't know what I'm doing wrong so I don't know where to start.

    I know it's not my cars, because Groove drove the Sprinter and did much better than I did. So it has to be me.

  • Fender_BenderFender_Bender MichiganRegistered User regular
    so you all know, I've done mid 2:07s and high 2:06s

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  • VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    I'd rather not get a retard helmet with a higher PI. I'd rather just learn to drive better in this game. But I really don't know what I'm doing wrong so I don't know where to start.

    I know it's not my cars, because Groove drove the Sprinter and did much better than I did. So it has to be me.

    Get a replay of someone racing the same car as you and watch how they drive. See where they break when they turn, how much they turn the wheel, shit like that. Then go to hot lap mode and follow someone's ghost until you can beat them, then choose a faster ghost.

    Practice enough and eventually you will get faster. Also, some people are just plain better.

  • MichelanvaloMichelanvalo Registered User regular
    Veevee wrote: »
    I'd rather not get a retard helmet with a higher PI. I'd rather just learn to drive better in this game. But I really don't know what I'm doing wrong so I don't know where to start.

    I know it's not my cars, because Groove drove the Sprinter and did much better than I did. So it has to be me.

    Get a replay of someone racing the same car as you and watch how they drive. See where they break when they turn, how much they turn the wheel, shit like that. Then go to hot lap mode and follow someone's ghost until you can beat them, then choose a faster ghost.

    Practice enough and eventually you will get faster. Also, some people are just plain better.

    The only issue is that if I pull a replay of someone with a wheel, while I have a controller, it's going to be totally fucked up.

  • VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    Veevee wrote: »
    I'd rather not get a retard helmet with a higher PI. I'd rather just learn to drive better in this game. But I really don't know what I'm doing wrong so I don't know where to start.

    I know it's not my cars, because Groove drove the Sprinter and did much better than I did. So it has to be me.

    Get a replay of someone racing the same car as you and watch how they drive. See where they break when they turn, how much they turn the wheel, shit like that. Then go to hot lap mode and follow someone's ghost until you can beat them, then choose a faster ghost.

    Practice enough and eventually you will get faster. Also, some people are just plain better.

    The only issue is that if I pull a replay of someone with a wheel, while I have a controller, it's going to be totally fucked up.

    Then don't pull their replay, but beating their ghost is still a valid tactic to improve yourself.

  • LTMLTM Bikes and BeardsRegistered User regular
    Yeah, ghost laps are the best way to improve.

    That being said, I'm running 2:10-2:12 on Cat in TC, so I'm still crap.

  • Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    I'm gonna do some testing tonight after I barbecue up a steak. I'm going to download some B500 tunes (If there are some available) and compare those to my own tunes, see if I can get any tips or improve my time.

    I'm reasonably sure my Diablo is competitive so long as I don't fuck with the brakes, so once I get the Porsche in line, I should be good to go.

  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    LTM wrote: »
    Yeah, ghost laps are the best way to improve.

    You have to be careful though that you actually learn something, and not just chase. It's very easy to fall into the trap of late braking and screeching around every corner, which will severely slow you down.

    Liberal use of the rewind button is required.

  • iTunesIsEviliTunesIsEvil Cornfield? Cornfield.Registered User regular
    2:12 is about the best I can get on Cat. Averages are closer to the 2:14-2:15 marks.

    Thursday night is going to sting a little, methinks. :lol:

    [ed] Jesus, I still have to figure out an S car. Fuckitty fuck fuck.

  • Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    Hey, so, according to google (Searched for Forza 4 Aventador R3 Tune) the Aventador's factory gearbox is seven speed? But I only have six gears when I drop the race tranny and go back to factory.

    In fact, in all my time playing GT3, Forza 2, 3 and 4 I have never seen a seven speed transmission. Not once.

    But people talk about them. What the hell?

  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    Nova_C wrote: »
    Hey, so, according to google (Searched for Forza 4 Aventador R3 Tune) the Aventador's factory gearbox is seven speed? But I only have six gears when I drop the race tranny and go back to factory.

    In fact, in all my time playing GT3, Forza 2, 3 and 4 I have never seen a seven speed transmission. Not once.

    But people talk about them. What the hell?

    One of the Mercedes cars has an 8 speed iirc.

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  • SiliconStewSiliconStew Registered User regular
    Nova_C wrote: »
    Hey, so, according to google (Searched for Forza 4 Aventador R3 Tune) the Aventador's factory gearbox is seven speed? But I only have six gears when I drop the race tranny and go back to factory.

    In fact, in all my time playing GT3, Forza 2, 3 and 4 I have never seen a seven speed transmission. Not once.

    But people talk about them. What the hell?

    The '10 Weismann has a 7 speed stock gearbox. I wish I had the PI to fit the 6 speed because it loves to break loose on the 2-3 shift.

    Just remember that half the people you meet are below average intelligence.
  • NitsuaNitsua Gloucester, VARegistered User regular
    Nova_C wrote: »
    Hey, so, according to google (Searched for Forza 4 Aventador R3 Tune) the Aventador's factory gearbox is seven speed? But I only have six gears when I drop the race tranny and go back to factory.

    In fact, in all my time playing GT3, Forza 2, 3 and 4 I have never seen a seven speed transmission. Not once.

    But people talk about them. What the hell?


    From what I've seen, the Veyron also has 7 gears. Some cars get screwed by taking that race transmission to six gears from what I've seen.

    Also, sorry I didn't get back to you on times and whatnot. I'm not sure what I'm getting. I was super busy all weekend 'cept for that night.

  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    Nitsua wrote: »
    Nova_C wrote: »
    Hey, so, according to google (Searched for Forza 4 Aventador R3 Tune) the Aventador's factory gearbox is seven speed? But I only have six gears when I drop the race tranny and go back to factory.

    In fact, in all my time playing GT3, Forza 2, 3 and 4 I have never seen a seven speed transmission. Not once.

    But people talk about them. What the hell?


    From what I've seen, the Veyron also has 7 gears. Some cars get screwed by taking that race transmission to six gears from what I've seen.

    Also, sorry I didn't get back to you on times and whatnot. I'm not sure what I'm getting. I was super busy all weekend 'cept for that night.

    Eh, more gears isn't always better. Stock transmissions are usually geared way too long for the majority of racetracks anyway.

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  • groovegroove Enforcer SeattleRegistered User regular
    I don't know where that 2:05 came from, I did it that once online, but I can't seem to break under 2:07 in hot lapping.

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  • MichelanvaloMichelanvalo Registered User regular
    The Veyron and a couple other cars have 7 speed transmissions by default. When you put the Race trans in them, they drop to 6.

    The Lexus ISF has 8 stock, which is the most of any car.

    You can sort by Gear Amount as one of the sort features and then just scroll to the bottom/top.

  • Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    Well, what I don't get is that according to the Forza forums, the Aventador is supposed to have a seven speed, but when I switched back to factory, it was a six speed. :/

  • MichelanvaloMichelanvalo Registered User regular
    I switched from the Sprinter to the 242 Evolution and got down to 2:11 with a half ass tune (tires, brakes, diff and nothing else).

    I'll live with it.

  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    I switched from the Sprinter to the 242 Evolution and got down to 2:11 with a half ass tune (tires, brakes, diff and nothing else).

    I'll live with it.

    The 242 Evo is great in B. It's got so much acceleration.

    Also Boxy but Fast!

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  • MichelanvaloMichelanvalo Registered User regular
    I got Boxy but Fast during my Test Laps. Which was confusing.

  • Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    I couldn't find anyone with it so I gave the Nissan 240SX SE a go.

    Down to 2:08.5 on Catalunya.

    So I've officially switched my TC car to the Nissan 240SX SE. :)

  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    Whatever car you use Thursday is your car for the season


    I still cant find a TC car I like. Seriously considering the Miata.

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  • Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    edited June 2012
    The Miata was pretty good to me in the last SBC.

    Played with the Diablo's livery, again, trying to make something based on my namesake. I wish I understood design. :/
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    The Nissan's livery took about 5 minutes and it's all right. :)
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  • 0Replace4Displace0Replace4Displace The best girls are ships and guns. Registered User regular
    edited June 2012
    If all else fails just make a Gulf livery.

    2:12 is about the best I can get on Cat. Averages are closer to the 2:14-2:15 marks.

    Thursday night is going to sting a little, methinks. :lol:

    [ed] Jesus, I still have to figure out an S car. Fuckitty fuck fuck.

    I'll give you my LF-A, since I've switched to the Shaguar. Let me know if it's a bit dumb and I'll mess with it.

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