Your car at the 'Ring?

[ahonen]

Hmm, a quattro with all the available mods and big turbo seems to only have about 350bhp on GT4, so it'll take a while to get round. I was hoping to be able to drive a full-on 750bhp nutter quattro, but it's not to be. 350bhp is hardly any more than mine has - though I guess it'll make a good target time if I ever take it there.

To add insult to injury, the b'stards have even given it a crappy 4-cylinder engine note...

Will have a bash at a time tomorrow.

(I'm still stunned by the fellow in the other thread who's about a second away from a sub five minute lap with the F1 car. I've done 5:20 with a couple of offs, but there's no way the spins cost anything like 20 seconds. Jesus, I'm 32 and my reactions have gone already.)

[x1m]

Modded or unmodded? I drive my mums Jazz, unmodified its got 80bhp, modified its got 200+ and 187mph top speed

I shall attempt to go find out, I'm hoping for a 9 modded, maybe an 11 unmodded.

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ahonen said:

Hmm, a quattro with all the available mods and big turbo seems to only have about 350bhp on GT4, so it'll take a while to get round. I was hoping to be able to drive a full-on 750bhp nutter quattro, but it's not to be. 350bhp is hardly any more than mine has - though I guess it'll make a good target time if I ever take it there. To add insult to injury, the b'stards have even given it a crappy 4-cylinder engine note... Will have a bash at a time tomorrow. (I'm still stunned by the fellow in the other thread who's about a second away from a sub five minute lap with the F1 car. I've done 5:20 with a couple of offs, but there's no way the spins cost anything like 20 seconds. Jesus, I'm 32 and my reactions have gone already.)

I think i may be the bloke you are referring to. I am flabbergasted by the current fastest lap in evo, a 4'53 in a Sauber C9! My best is 13s slower and it was perfect. Must be some cheating, same as guy who says he can lap in 5'17 in a stock M3 gtr race car on sports tyres. Impossible.

[dern]

Had to go back to my prelude for the last car I had that they have modelled. 9.27 with a standard prelude 91 si vtec on road tyres.

9.01 with my old 200sx (s13) with stage one turbo and sports exhaust... slidey.

Mark

>> Edited by dern on Saturday 9th July 01:05

[Ahonen]

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I think i may be the bloke you are referring to. I am flabbergasted by the current fastest lap in evo, a 4'53 in a Sauber C9! My best is 13s slower and it was perfect. Must be some cheating, same as guy who says he can lap in 5'17 in a stock M3 gtr race car on sports tyres. Impossible.

Ah yes, it was you! I can get down to a pretty quick pace, but it seems that luck takes over to a degree when you have to get it just right over the bumps or you have a big crash. You think you've taken exactly the same line twice, but obviously there was a very slight difference. Hmm, might try really soft springs - though that doesn't seem to have made much difference so far. 4:53 with a Group C car? I don't have the Merc, but neither the Nissan 92 or the Toyota 88C can get anywhere near that in my hands, even with 1100bhp...

(Apologies for slight thread hijack.)

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Ahonen said:

Ah yes, it was you! I can get down to a pretty quick pace, but it seems that luck takes over to a degree when you have to get it just right over the bumps or you have a big crash. You think you've taken exactly the same line twice, but obviously there was a very slight difference. Hmm, might try really soft springs - though that doesn't seem to have made much difference so far. 4:53 with a Group C car? I don't have the Merc, but neither the Nissan 92 or the Toyota 88C can get anywhere near that in my hands, even with 1100bhp... (Apologies for slight thread hijack.)

I think the reason I managed the fast times was because I was supposed to be studying for exams and I needed to keep myself sane during breaks. I always play way more computer games around exam time! I know wat you mean about the bumps, the Sauber seems to to demolish the bumps whereas the f1 car can get thrown off the road.

To get back on topic-

I haven't actually been bored enough yet to try taking a corsa around the 'ring. It would take longer than my concentration span. I can't really complain about the calibre of car considering I don't pay anything towards the corsa other than petrol now and again.

[x1m]

My friend took his corsa round, took him about 10.5mins, but I reckon it can be done quicker.

I took a Jazz around, took me a smidgen over 10, which really makes me wonder about Clarksons driving ability in an S-type...Jazz has this really annoying engine in gt4 tho, you have to try it to see. My souped up Jazz with Nos managed it in under 8 mins :]

[davetherave1970]

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[slinky]

I'm going to throw a Vectra around the ring tonight... that should be good for a laugh.

I haven't managed to find a smart 4-2 as yet, but I don't really have enough time to try to run that round!!

slinky

[Plotloss]

8mins or thereabouts in identical power trim to my actual car, I think.

[bad_roo]

8 said:

Must be some cheating, same as guy who says he can lap in 5'17 in a stock M3 gtr race car on sports tyres. Impossible.

Having spoken to him, I believe he is mistakenly taking the end time reading at the gantry rather than at the end of the lap.

[Steve_Evil]

Because that's how most people measure their real ring laps as that's where you have to stop i'd guess, muppets though.

[bad_roo]

I know what you mean by muppets, but there are still plenty of good and responsible people who time themselves on TF laps. It's a personal judgement call. Most experienced Ringers grow out of it when they realise they're never going to impress anyone but we've all been there.

[mondeoman]

Bog standard M3, straight out of the box, no traction, no ASM, 7mins 57s

Think I can get a couple more seconds off that, but thats it.

TOMS Toyota managed a 6 mins 58s.