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nicksta43
nicksta43 UltraDork
12/29/13 12:57 p.m.

Grab your Hudson put CS tires on it and head to the Nurburgring. the car is completely stock except for the tires. I had trouble with the brakes as even with the front set to 1 they would lock with just the lightest touch on the pedals. Could be a glitch I guess.

9:51.445

This was my first lap attempt. No aids.

failboat
failboat SuperDork
12/29/13 1:40 p.m.

Ransom
Ransom GRM+ Memberand UberDork
12/29/13 2:04 p.m.

I have a hard time setting aside time for the group races, but i'm suddenly tempted to upgrade to GT6...

failboat
failboat SuperDork
12/29/13 2:43 p.m.

dont upgrade for this car alone it sucks ass.

edit 1: serious question: nicksta i see this car has fully customizable suspension and transmisson as stock......can we tune these? I only ask because you mentioned adjusting brake balance. imma go hit the track right now though without adjusting anything.

edit 2: my 1st "clean" lap was a 10:04, including a nice 90 degree spin putting me nose first pointed at a wall, had to reverse out of that one to get going again. Still trying, no adjustments to the car yet other than the tire change. It actually brakes pretty well but you have to just barely touch the brakes.

nicksta43
nicksta43 UltraDork
12/29/13 6:08 p.m.

I didn't adjust anything besides brake balance and I only messed with that because of instant lock up which still happened unless I just hovered my foot over the pedal.

Spoolpigeon
Spoolpigeon SuperDork
12/29/13 7:04 p.m.

I was going to accept this challenge, but I just did the seasonal and this thing is miserable lol.

nicksta43
nicksta43 UltraDork
12/29/13 8:04 p.m.

In reply to Spoolpigeon:

()...

Grizz
Grizz SuperDork
12/30/13 12:37 p.m.

I enjoy driving poop on the Ring, but this might be pushing it.

nicksta43
nicksta43 UltraDork
12/30/13 12:43 p.m.

Oh come on people, it's not that bad

failboat
failboat SuperDork
12/30/13 12:47 p.m.

I didnt despise it as much on the ring. :P Will try again tonight I think.

There are not many upgrades available for this pig but you can get a supercharger for it. Lets max them out and have a GRM race sometime. haha.

nocones
nocones GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/30/13 12:53 p.m.

Halfway through the lap I wanted to die. 103mph sucks.

9:52.xx. i know i couod improve but probably won't try that again.

nicksta43
nicksta43 UltraDork
12/30/13 4:43 p.m.

In reply to nocones:

I turned off all the info didn't even see how fast it was going. I was surprised when I turned the lap info on that it was under ten minutes It felt slower than that.

failboat
failboat SuperDork
12/30/13 7:44 p.m.

first lap without flying off track or spinning out. 9:49.649

also of interest..it appears the car may not have the same size tires all around. the right side tires appear wider. not sure if this is just visual.

since we all love this car so much I also took a (possibly) wallpaper worthy photo (click for fullsize link)

MCarp22
MCarp22 HalfDork
12/30/13 7:56 p.m.

First lap attempt 9:49:404.

nicksta43
nicksta43 UltraDork
12/30/13 8:01 p.m.

Sweet! As soon as I find the time I'll try to revisit this.

Should we require photographic evidence?

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/30/13 8:06 p.m.

I logged a 9:13:302 before proof was required!

nicksta43
nicksta43 UltraDork
12/30/13 9:20 p.m.
pinchvalve wrote: I logged a 9:13:302 before proof was required!

MCarp22
MCarp22 HalfDork
12/30/13 10:01 p.m.
MCarp22 wrote: First lap attempt 9:49:404.

nicksta43
nicksta43 UltraDork
12/30/13 10:08 p.m.

In reply to MCarp22:

Wow, and is that a 9:45 on your second lap? I only ran one lap and know of a couple places where I lost some time. Not sure I can get a 45 though...

Hoop
Hoop SuperDork
1/1/14 9:06 p.m.

If it's one thing I know well, it's the Nürburgring.

nicksta43
nicksta43 UltraDork
1/1/14 10:00 p.m.

In reply to Hoop:

Apparently so!

I say there is no way, NO WAY, Spoolpigeon can match that time

Spoolpigeon
Spoolpigeon SuperDork
1/2/14 11:00 a.m.

Dammit. I've been called out. Now I HAVE to do it haha

Just to be clear, which version of the ring was this on?

Hoop
Hoop SuperDork
1/2/14 11:33 a.m.

In reply to Spoolpigeon:

Just the regular Nordschleife.

Spoolpigeon
Spoolpigeon SuperDork
1/2/14 12:22 p.m.

failboat
failboat SuperDork
1/2/14 12:23 p.m.
Hoop wrote: If it's one thing I know well, it's the Nürburgring. http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/hoopd87/gt61_zps88c6c4ab.jpg

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