gran turismo -4 Le mans 24 hrs

[DBSV8]

Anyone have car settings for the 24 sarthe on real time ie: best car, spec ,settings , tyres etc.

using 1989 : 88C-V Race Car (MINOLTA)

with Soft tyres you can complete 1 lap !!!!
with super hard tyres complete 5 laps !!

anyway to increase laps without such tyre wear

cheers

[stew-S160]

there isn't any way to increase tyre life other than driving SLOW. that's the biggest problem with GT4.

low-medium downforce, long gearing so 260mph is possible. stay in as high a gear as possible rather than dropping down.

[Gun_840]

That was one of the things that used to piss me off most about all the Gran Turismo games, the tyre life was stupidly short. Having to stop for new tyres every 4-5 laps during an endurance race is ridiculous.

[stew-S160]

Gun_840 said:

That was one of the things that used to piss me off most about all the Gran Turismo games, the tyre life was stupidly short. Having to stop for new tyres every 4-5 laps during an endurance race is ridiculous.

F1 cars were the worst, Medium tyres only. they last 4-5 laps. regardless of circuit.

[xiphias]

Pissed me off my b-spec guy would never go above 205ish - otherwise he would have trounced them easily. Solved the issue by taking shortcuts on all the chicanes and knocking in 30second quicker laps then letting b-spec take over - so what if its cheating, the mechanics are flawed

[DBSV8]

Gun_840 said:

That was one of the things that used to piss me off most about all the Gran Turismo games, the tyre life was stupidly short. Having to stop for new tyres every 4-5 laps during an endurance race is ridiculous.

I hope this has been addresed with GT -5

[FLK]

Use a less powerful car. The Le Sarthe Endurances are easily winnable for full 200 A-spec points as well and the race will be less boring with the AI close behind you to keep you on your toes (well unless you're B-speccing so you'll need a more powerful car like the 88C-V).

For example: http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=983...

[Alfanatic]

The Mazda 787B should give better tyre life and still be fast. Depends how you're running the race as to what your choices are. If you don't specifically want to be in a group C car, then the R8s and Pescarolos will be fast and give low wear. If you're b-speccing it for the prize, just stick him in an FGT car but beware of the Mulsanne Straight bug.

The FGT car has tyre wear problems at the rear because the toe is by default set to something like -6. On those settings, if I remember, B-Spec Bob was pitting every single lap at Nurb!! Changing to -1 or 0 or 1 will make a big improvement, the rears then last a lot closer to the lifespan of the fronts.

[magpie215]

I would love to do the 24 hour races but due to no save options I have never bothered leaving PS on for days at a time is not an option..kids would switch it off or put another game in no doubt.

[DBSV8]

Quick question , On the Sarthe 24 hrs does it get dark , or is it daylight all the time ??

[Alfanatic]

Stays daylight the whole race. Same for all the other 24hour events too.

[DBSV8]

Alfanatic said:

Stays daylight the whole race. Same for all the other 24hour events too.

That really has pissed me off .....The whole point of running a 24hr is the changes from day to night ...aka old "Le Mans "" PS 2 game.

Are there any other alternatives in the pipeline ?