A.R.S.E.

My TV has PIP, so I can watch movies/TV whilst B:Specing. Also, over the weekend I taught my two eldest girls (5 & 3) how to command the B Spec driver and let them do a few races

My stratergy is bring a car with a better power to weight ratio than the AI and use the best tyres allowed for that event. I actually won most of the B Spec Amatuer races using a modded Alfa GTA '66. I modded it to have about 200HP and it weights about 610kg. Sometimes the AI dude gets it sideways and most times he catches it.

Note: Despite a girls love for a classic VW Beetle, do not mod it and use it as a B Spec car! That cost me a few wins but kept the girls happy. I spent about 300k to get it to a maximum of 89hp. Doh!

So... Managed to snag a Subaru Impreza 22b in the for sale section the other night!!!!
Stoked!! And I refuse to mod it!

SE1Z wrote:So... Managed to snag a Subaru Impreza 22b in the for sale section the other night!!!!
Stoked!! And I refuse to mod it!

I try and get 2 versions of every car i like, one to mod and one to leave untouched

Does anyone else have the Stealth series cars? I see the chromeline ones which only came with CE or SE I guess? When I picked up my copy of the game I was handed a little card with some codes on it so I've had a Macca F1, 787b, R15 and a few others right from the start.

Exar Kun wrote:Does anyone else have the Stealth series cars? I see the chromeline ones which only came with CE or SE I guess? When I picked up my copy of the game I was handed a little card with some codes on it so I've had a Macca F1, 787b, R15 and a few others right from the start.

Dam you Mick. I want the stealth 787B.
Im pretty sure Dan has the stealth pack as well.

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I have them. They are great for giving to the b-spec dudes for grinding

yeah, got both the stealth and chromeline cars with Signature edition... If you really want them, people are selling them on ebay for like $50

I have them to.

the 787b is quicker than the R10 around the Top Gear Test Track.

Thats a fail right there.

im making a wesbite, which will eventually have all the times i do around the top gear track.

its rubbish, as i have the html skills of a carrot, so bear with it.

http://neil.gpm2world.com/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

NeilPearson wrote:I have them to.

the 787b is quicker than the R10 around the Top Gear Test Track.

Thats a fail right there.

im making a wesbite, which will eventually have all the times i do around the top gear track.

its rubbish, as i have the html skills of a carrot, so bear with it.

http://neil.gpm2world.com/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Why is that a fail? The mazda has more hp and about the same weight. Less downforce, but thats not really an issue around the tg track

I've started up on the B challenges. My driver (B. Sanna, hehe) is rather beginner. The little shit can't handle a RWD car. He has never heard of half-throttle out of corners; it's either full or nothing. Maybe he's driving with some crappy controller? But I think he's getting better, slowly. At least he's a cool guy.

Just finished the Lupo GTI cup in the pro series, that thing is a hoot to drive!

I've got stealth and chromeline cars. I only bought the Collectors edition but it does certainly pay to have 2 mates that are store managers for EB games

GT VIRUS wrote:

NeilPearson wrote:I have them to.

the 787b is quicker than the R10 around the Top Gear Test Track.

Thats a fail right there.

im making a wesbite, which will eventually have all the times i do around the top gear track.

its rubbish, as i have the html skills of a carrot, so bear with it.

http://neil.gpm2world.com/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Why is that a fail? The mazda has more hp and about the same weight. Less downforce, but thats not really an issue around the tg track

The reason I couldnt get a decent time with the R10 is because it has No Grip what so ever. I cant accelerate out of any corner, i cant brake, i cant even turn on the power, its just got nothing. the 787b has more power as you say, but a ton more grip which it shouldnt really have. there is 15 years between the two cars, the R10 should beat the 787b in every way grip and aero wise by a big margin

The 787B has ooooodles of grip.

Just completed one lap of the Nurburgring after buying the car and set my one and only time of 5:44,492

finally got GOLD in all Advanced NASCAR event, but the Intermediate section i am struggling whats the tips to crack those GOLDS, plus all events are passed in NASCAR but not FREE NASCAR YET

KNAPPO wrote:The 787B has ooooodles of grip.

Just completed one lap of the Nurburgring after buying the car and set my one and only time of 5:44,492

Ohhh i am nealry there @ $4.8m soon we battle

MADCAP wrote:finally got GOLD in all Advanced NASCAR event, but the Intermediate section i am struggling whats the tips to crack those GOLDS, plus all events are passed in NASCAR but not FREE NASCAR YET

from memory besides turning all assists off that you can, i think i kept it in 3rd gear for them..

4th gear for daytona, 3rd for Indianapolis.

its always 4th in nascar

<rant>
What really buggers me here is this:

- Buttons: the circle sends you out. It's like an escape. Usually. But not always. WHY??? Why do I have to click the X to get out of the series screen, when I was able to get out of all previous screens via the cirlce?
- When you check the requirement for a race, you go into your garage, and/or tuning - and you can't get any tuning parts. This is where you need to go out all the way and in again...
- Due to the slow load times this takes half a minute or more, every time, then back again. Rather crappy.

And don't even start me on the fact that you hit up then down, and you end up in a different place than where you started...Who in his sane mind designs an interface like that?!?

</rant>

The interface has been designed for a mouse, not a controller. Even then, it's still not a good one

GT VIRUS wrote:The interface has been designed for a mouse, not a controller. Even then, it's still not a good one

but that does not make sense, does it? It was to be a console racer from the get-go...

Im finding it really stupid that you generate kms in A-Spec but not when you race online.... then when you use a B-Spec driver his kms get added to your overall tally.

ysu wrote:- When you check the requirement for a race, you go into your garage, and/or tuning - and you can't get any tuning parts. This is where you need to go out all the way and in again..

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Yeah thats my biggest gripe with the game. It really is an annoying interface

Just made Lv25 and unlocked the enduros.

This will take a while to complete...

Grand Valley 300km LV 25
Roadster 4-Hour Endurance LV 26
Laguna Seca 200 Miles LV 27
Indy 500 LV 28
Suzuka 1000km LV 30
Nurburgring 4-Hour Endurance LV 32
Tsukuba 9-Hour Endurance LV 33
24 Hours of Le Mans LV 35
24 Hours of Nurburgring LV 40


But, Reppo how on earth did you plow you way thru this lot so fast mate