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[Surgeon.]

Yeah managed to get a few races going after the early connection troubles.


SUV's/Pickup's around the Ring
Supercars around the Ring
4 Doors around Amalfi Coast
Drift contest with Trueno's round Fujimi Kaido


Just took a look at some of the replays. Looks incredible although I noticed that you can only see the interior replay from the car that you were driving, which is kinda lame.

Think I'll hold off capturing replays from any of tonight's races if that's cool. Might wait till we get some awesome paint jobs happening.

Anyway, hopefully next week we'll have some races planned out before we go racing. I know we planned to do the BMW race, but I think we were all over the ring after the first 2 races.

[Lazlow]

I love to do R1s around Le Mans :D

Who ran tonight?

Sucks to see there are still connection issues.

EDIT:

Speaking of drifting;

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/9389/drift1g.jpg


had to fire up Forza 2 to dig out my old tune.

[Surgeon.]

Who ran tonight?


HyperBLAU was hosting. Actually managed a full server at one point with BLAU, Trin, Clocky, Hiredman, xXAbsinthXx, Northy179, SeiferKatt and I.

As for next week, I guess my suggestion would be a lower PI tuned race (C or D class) around a smaller track (Sedona full perhaps). Lower PI so that everyone can actually buy, tune & paint their car.

[HiredMan]

Yeah managed to get a few races going after the early connection troubles.


SUV's/Pickup's around the Ring
Supercars around the Ring
4 Doors around Amalfi Coast
Drift contest with Trueno's round Fujimi Kaido




We also did road racers (360 CS, GT3 RS etc) on Fujimi Kaido Circuit Rerverse before the SUV race, but you mightn't have been in the room by then.

I won the first 3 races (in a GT3 RS, Cayenne Turbo S and Carrera GT respectively, go Porsche!), bombed horribly in the 4 Doors Amalfi Race (stupid ****ing M5 :D) and didn't have a drift car set up for the last race so bailed. The supercar race round the ring was epic. After getting turned around off the line, managed to fight my way back from 8th for the win.

That was absolutely awesome fun guys. Once we got the game started the lag was almost non-existent, a nice change from Forza 2 which would usually struggle with any more than 4 in a room.

[Clockw0rk]

Speaking of drifting, had to fire up Forza 2 to dig out my old tune.
Do the old tunes still work pretty well in FM3?

[Lazlow]

It seems to handle much the same, but Stomin has mentioned there's a bug where the bump/rebound settings work in reverse. My FC isn't particularly high powered though.

[Melas]

Sorry about last night, some shit came up last minute that I had to deal with. Hopefully I can make it next week.

[Lazlow]

Seeing as we're likely to max out the 8 player limit, should we consider having a 6pm group and an 8pm group?

[Blue]

Shotgun both. :p

Thanks for the invite as well, I think it was Clockwork, but yeah, no Gold. Next week, though. Let's think up some D-C races, maybe a sedan one and a coupe one around a fun little track. We should do another 'ricer race', with Jap hatches, that was fun last time.

[Lazlow]

Well I was thinking that could be ran as two different* championships, and then the best 4 from each race at the end of the year.

(*in the event you can't make your designated time, but possibly the other, then you could request a spot and see if one is available).

[TrinityJayOne]

I'm down with C-D comps, I wanna run my Fiesta with something at a similar level! I still need to do the tuning on it properly, but I think it will turn out very awesome. It weighs about 850kg and pulls around 100kW normally, then the turbo spools up at 5,000rpm and it reaches a bit over 140kW at the redline. :D Excellent to drive on FK.

If we end up doing another hatchback race, I give the official Monty Burns thumbs up of approval to the Seat Ibiza CUPRA. I probably would've tuned this instead if I didn't already have the Fiesta.

[Clockw0rk]

I haven't tuned a Yaris yet but I'll have something badass ready if we get a Hatchback race going. If it's just c-class then I'll stick with the GT-Four.

[Blue]

D Class hatch race sound good for everyone? I'll start on one.

A C Class coupe race would be good.

[TrinityJayOne]

C class hatches! It's about the equivalent of 550PI in the old scale I think.

[xXAbsinthXx]

Hey guys,

Hope you didnt mind my gatecrashing on Sunday night, Ive been itching to find some Kiwi/Aussies to play online against, 'twas some great racing :D

Hopefully will get the chance to race with you guys again.

Cheers

[HiredMan]

Haha, no probs absinth :D I should accept your friend request eh?

Lads, I would be keen for a few short sprint races tonight if anyone can make it. Does 7:30AEST sound good? I've got a bunch of cash now from the season racing (about $450k I think) and would like to run a 993 GT2, maybe tuned to the top of A Class (600PI), so I'm thinking mid-80's to mid-90's sports/supercars tuned to the top of A.

Anyone keen?

[Clockw0rk]

Hey guys,

Hope you didnt mind my gatecrashing on Sunday night, Ive been itching to find some Kiwi/Aussies to play online against, 'twas some great racing :D

Hopefully will get the chance to race with you guys again.

Cheers
Sweet, another NZer on the board! Always good to have an extra regular to fill the grid.

For Sunday, shall we say C-class hatches is a definite, and run A-class 80s-90s sports coupes (1981-1999) as an extra race? I've yet to run the GT-Four in an online match so I'm looking for a chance to bust it out and kick some ass.

[xXAbsinthXx]

Haha, no probs absinth :D I should accept your friend request eh?

Lads, I would be keen for a few short sprint races tonight if anyone can make it. Does 7:30AEST sound good? I've got a bunch of cash now from the season racing (about $450k I think) and would like to run a 993 GT2, maybe tuned to the top of A Class (600PI), so I'm thinking mid-80's to mid-90's sports/supercars tuned to the top of A.

Anyone keen?

Haha, Ive actually just changed my GT to TorquensteinNZ, so you may have a random looking friend request there.

I could be keen for that race, might just have to sell my S class Saleen S331 to get the funds to buy the car. Serves me right for letting the little bro play.

Any other rules? RWD/AWD etc?

[HiredMan]

Hmmmmm, the PI makes for a level playing field so AWD should be ok.

[Hyperblau]

Haha, no probs absinth :D I should accept your friend request eh?

Lads, I would be keen for a few short sprint races tonight if anyone can make it. Does 7:30AEST sound good? I've got a bunch of cash now from the season racing (about $450k I think) and would like to run a 993 GT2, maybe tuned to the top of A Class (600PI), so I'm thinking mid-80's to mid-90's sports/supercars tuned to the top of A.

Anyone keen?

I might be around :)

[Lazlow]

Haha, no probs absinth :D I should accept your friend request eh?

Lads, I would be keen for a few short sprint races tonight if anyone can make it. Does 7:30AEST sound good? I've got a bunch of cash now from the season racing (about $450k I think) and would like to run a 993 GT2, maybe tuned to the top of A Class (600PI), so I'm thinking mid-80's to mid-90's sports/supercars tuned to the top of A.

Anyone keen?

Missed out Sunday so I'll see if I can make it. I want to tune up one of those IROC Camaros :cool:

[HiredMan]

So a tentative 4 for the room then. Excellent.

[Clockw0rk]

I'll see about joining in. I've also been meaning to tune up an IROC-Z but will probably stick with the Celica. It's got full platform+handling but needs a bit more under the hood to get it up to A-class.

The stock weight is wrong, it's listed as 1420 or something but is closer to 1390. That might be splitting hairs a bit but it does make a difference.
The Altezza's stock power is also inaccurate.

[Surgeon.]

I work nightshift, so no weekday Forza. :(

[xXAbsinthXx]

The Altezza's stock power is also inaccurate.

Yeah I loled a bit at that, I own an Altezza in RL so its quite cool having one in game, but I need to learn how to tune more, It was at R3 but I think Im gonna try and tune it to be a nice A class car.

7:30AEST is 9:30 NZ time am I correct? I will try my best to get a car ready for it, will let ya know if I cant do it.

[Clockw0rk]

Yeah I loled a bit at that, I own an Altezza in RL so its quite cool having one in game, but I need to learn how to tune more, It was at R3 but I think Im gonna try and tune it to be a nice A class car.

7:30AEST is 9:30 NZ time am I correct? I will try my best to get a car ready for it, will let ya know if I cant do it.
AS200 or RS200? Auto or 6spd? Are you a member of the NZ Altezza club? Check out the Automotive thread, there's a few pictures of my flatmate's Turbo RS200 in there. Always nice to see an Altezza owner online. I'd like to own one myself and was going to buy one when the GT-Four got stolen, but now that it's been found I'm more than happy to stick with what I've got.

7:30AEST is 9:30 here. Hope to see you tonight!

[HiredMan]

The stock weight is wrong, it's listed as 1420 or something but is closer to 1390. That might be splitting hairs a bit but it does make a difference.
The Altezza's stock power is also inaccurate.

Yup, I've noted a few inaccuracies. The weight of most cars I've seen is high..... most manufacturers list the kerb weight of their vehicles as with all fluids bar petrol. I'm guessing the the Forza weights include a full tank of pertol, or possibly an average weight driver.

Noticed a few power inaccuracies too. Ferinstance: the 04 Civic Type-R is listed as having 158kW and the 2008 Type-R has 147kW. IIRC, the newer Type-R is about .5 of a kilowatt higher than it's predecessor.

[xXAbsinthXx]

AS200 or RS200? Auto or 6spd? Are you a member of the NZ Altezza club? Check out the Automotive thread, there's a few pictures of my flatmate's Turbo RS200 in there. Always nice to see an Altezza owner online. I'd like to own one myself and was going to buy one when the GT-Four got stolen, but now that it's been found I'm more than happy to stick with what I've got.

7:30AEST is 9:30 here. Hope to see you tonight!

RS200 6MT. Yeah I am, its a great car, albeit lacking power sometimes, but great fun in the turns. Wish it came with a 1JZ like a chaser or something factory but cant have everything I guess.

Will try my best to make it tonight, just gotta fight the GF anti-gaming barrier.

[Lazlow]

Yup, I've noted a few inaccuracies. The weight of most cars I've seen is high..... most manufacturers list the kerb weight of their vehicles as with all fluids bar petrol. I'm guessing the the Forza weights include a full tank of pertol, or possibly an average weight driver.

Noticed a few power inaccuracies too. Ferinstance: the 04 Civic Type-R is listed as having 158kW and the 2008 Type-R has 147kW. IIRC, the newer Type-R is about .5 of a kilowatt higher than it's predecessor.

The new Japanese model's engine output is higher than the European version's, with 225 PS (165 kW; 222 hp) being developed at 8,400 rpm and 215 N·m (159 lb·ft) of torque peaking at 6,100 rpm (versus 201 PS (148 kW; 198 hp) at 7,800 rpm and 193 N·m (142 lb·ft) at 5,600 rpm for the European model).

Still, they should base it on the original Japanese model.

[Clockw0rk]

RS200 6MT. Yeah I am, its a great car, albeit lacking power sometimes, but great fun in the turns. Wish it came with a 1JZ like a chaser or something factory but cant have everything I guess.

Everyone there who's done a 1JZ/2JZ swap has moaned about the complete lack of handling afterwards. It's only good if you want straight line speed. If you want more power, drop $6000 on a Turbo Kit+PowerFC. Easy 200kw ATW :D

My flatmate is on the Altezza forum as Soiled NZ (I think), his car is pretty nuts.
Did you go to the Wellington autocross meet last month?

[HiredMan]

Still, they should base it on the original Japanese model.

Yeah, it's bloody weird the region models they used. I was racing (with Trin I think) the other night and we noticed that I was driving a Euro (non-UK) car, cant remember which one, and the other driver was in a Japanese car. My car was right hand drive and the Japanese car was left hand drive :/

They must've used the UK model of the Euro car and the American model of the Japanes car.

[Clockw0rk]

The in-game 510 is LHD. Strange. Thankfully the GT-Four is RHD (and has a very faithfully modeled interior) :D

I knew they'd do a half-arsed job with the interiors reflecting weight reduction upgrades. All it does is remove the passenger seat. LAME.

[Hyperblau]

I made my car for this evening :)

http://i34.tinypic.com/rbcped.jpg

[xXAbsinthXx]

Everyone there who's done a 1JZ/2JZ swap has moaned about the complete lack of handling afterwards. It's only good if you want straight line speed. If you want more power, drop $6000 on a Turbo Kit+PowerFC. Easy 200kw ATW :D

My flatmate is on the Altezza forum as Soiled NZ (I think), his car is pretty nuts.
Did you go to the Wellington autocross meet last month?


Haha true, I think I will just leave her as is, its still a good solid daily fun car.

Na didnt go to the meet, had no $ after going on holiday.

Crap, I dont know what car to buy for this thing tonight.

[Clockw0rk]

**** that last race, couldn't be bothered.
Everything else was tons of fun though :)
I'll keep working the Celica, it turns well but I'd like it to be a wee bit less drift happy.

[xXAbsinthXx]

Haha that was crackup following you up the mountain, trying to find a gap while you are busy going sideways everywhere.

I have a feeling I need to tune my car better, was absolute crap going up the hill, but pretty good going down after catching up to Hiredman.

Was great fun, pity the time difference between the aussies and us, would be way better if it was earlier for us kiwis lol.

[Clockw0rk]

Sliding the car out to block opponents is apparently a pretty fair tactic on courses like that, so I thought I'd give it a go.
The 4WD catches the tail end really well but it slides a bit too much under normal cornering (which is what messed me up on Mugello) so I'll have a play with the settings and find a happy medium. The brake bias may play a part in that, I've got it set to 45% front and 110% pressure (ABS on) to help it skid out. Good on the uphill, useless for downhill and flat tracks where I'd prefer to drive grip.

I'll tune the car a bit better during the week and get a good night's sleep before Sunday Forza so I can actually concentrate on braking, something which I failed miserably at last night.

[Surgeon.]

So, what are the confirmed races for Sunday night? Need to know in advance, because I'll probably be playing Borderlands all Friday/Saturday. :p

[Clockw0rk]

C-Class hatches (anything) and A-Class coupes (any from 1981-1999).
Anything else I guess will be decided on the day. Let's race the hatches around Rally Positano (full).

[Lazlow]

Awesome fun last night, especially the Rabbit race.

I thought Jelqirt was heatz0r, turns out heatz's tag is Toriff. So I don't know who the hell Jelqirt is; they go by the username jjjgem on gamespot

[Blue]

Awesome fun last night, especially the Rabbit race.

I thought Jelqirt was heatz0r, turns out heatz's tag is Toriff. So I don't know who the hell Jelqirt is; they go by the username jjjgem on gamespotGemerald.

[Lazlow]

Gemerald is Gem13 (unless he changed his GT) >_>

According to the gamespot profile their IRL name is Scott Heald. I thought it could have been JJJames/OrchidEleven until I saw that.

[Lazlow]

C-Class hatches (anything) and A-Class coupes (any from 1981-1999).
Anything else I guess will be decided on the day. Let's race the hatches around Rally Positano (full).

Got a 20B powered, RWD, C-Class Mazda3 tuned and ready :D

[Surgeon.]

I know I said I wasn't going to, but I was bored today and threw together some footage from the supercar race we had Sunday night. Enjoy.

Bn2Poagy4VM

[xXAbsinthXx]

Cool video mate.

That bloody carnage at the start sucked lol :(

[HiredMan]

I know I said I wasn't going to, but I was bored today and threw together some footage from the supercar race we had Sunday night. Enjoy.

Bn2Poagy4VM

Awesome work Surg :D Carrera GT: best sounding car in the game? I think so.

[Clockw0rk]

We rockin this gig at 6pm tonight?

[Lazlow]

6pm ADST or AEST? (F*** I hate QLD and their backwards lack of daylight savings)

[Clockw0rk]

It's always been AEST.

[Lazlow]

Okay, just last Tuesday, we started an hour or so earlier than we said >_>

[Clockw0rk]

Oh.
OK then, it's 8pm NZST.
Whatever that is where you are. :p

[Lazlow]

Yeah that makes it 5pm QLD, 6pm Vic/NSW.

[Clockw0rk]

A little over 45min from now.
shit, I haven't even tuned a car.

[HiredMan]

I cant make 6pm, going out for dinner. I'll see if I can tag on for a few races when I get back.

[Rambo]

C class hatchbacks! Naww, I wanted a reason to run my Focus out.

Unfortunatley I work from 5pm to close at like 10:30pm. Will you guys still be racing then? (Perth time btw).

[Lazlow]

AFAIK festivities start:

QLD - 5pm
NSW/Vic - 6pm
NZ - 8pm
WA - 3pm

But think we're running a little late today... some people tuning, some away, and some offline :/

EDIT: Its 5:30pm (QLD) and nothings happened so far, so I'll be back at 6pm (QLD)

[Melas]

I got my C class Focus RS ready and waiting to go.

[Lazlow]

I'll fire up now, but last I checked Trin went offline and Shorty was away >_>

[TrinityJayOne]

I didn't think it was happening so I went to have dinner. I'll be on at like 6:15 QLD time.

[Lazlow]

I'm assuming Clockw0rk's having modem/router issues. He mentioned last time that their connection is fragile.

[Shorty]

I'll fire up now, but last I checked Trin went offline and Shorty was away >_>

Sorry about that. I had to drop my sister off at the airport and I didn't get back until about 7. I'm up for something later tonight, if anyone's still interested.

[Clockw0rk]

Stuff came up at very short notice, sorry guys. Hope it was fun.

[Shorty]

I had a good time with some of the races later on. I just got passed at the last second by Trin in the Ford Fusion stock car on the 'Ring and came in a respectable third on Fujimi Kaido.

[Lazlow]

We'll definitely have to run those C Class hatches again, barrels of fun. First race was on Fujimi Kaido, second was on la Sarthe (new)... 3rd and 1st respectively :D

[Melas]

HiredMan's rear bumper had an unnatural attraction to my front bumper >_>

[Shorty]

Your Audi had an unnatural attraction to the walls of Fujimi Kaido. :p

[Melas]

Your Audi had an unnatural attraction to the walls of Fujimi Kaido. :p

Maybe it did and maybe it did!

Damn thing needs a tune up so it has less under-steer. Probably should have run with my Porsche 996 GT3 for that race. It has the ability to turn >_>

[Lazlow]

We should run some races at Catalunya next time.

[Rambo]

Allright I'm logged on and ready to race...

...Anyone?

[Lazlow]

Heh, bit late and the F1 was on.

[Rambo]

You WATCH the F1?

I commend you sir, I cannot watch such a dreary event.

[Lazlow]

Dude, it was sensational race, and we've just had the best season in years. The last 4 laps were nail biting.

[Rambo]

Hmm, I suppose I should try it. But by the time I'm watching it, it's always everyone is my miles apart and no real action happens. They all take perfect lines etc.

It's just simply not fun.

Oh and you being online and all, your not up for a bit of Forza?

[Melas]

Heh, bit late and the F1 was on.

shit shit shit shit shit. I like watching the F1 and I missed it, replay is on a 6.30pm today and i wont be home to watch it :(

[Blue]

Who won? I always watch it, but I had a rather good party last night, so I missed it.

[Lazlow]

Because the replay is on

Vettel, from Webber, followed by Button. Webber and Button had an epic scrap in the last few laps, with Button bearing down on a struggling-for-grip Webber

[Shorty]

So to clarify, next Sunday's race will be C-class hatches up to 450 PI?

[Melas]

Didn't we just do C Class hatches to that ?

I'd like to suggest some 6 cylinder top of A class for secondary races.

[HiredMan]

Didn't we just do C Class hatches to that ?

I'd like to suggest some 6 cylinder top of A class for secondary races.

Yeah, I think Shorty missed the hatch race last week. 6-cyl A classes would be awesome (helooooooo 911) :D

[Melas]

Yeah, I think Shorty missed the hatch race last week. 6-cyl A classes would be awesome (helooooooo 911) :D

You are so predictable HiredMan :P

if we do hot hatches again I'll do up another one for shitzengiggles.

[HiredMan]

In many ways I'm a simple, basic human. Give me Porsche or give me death!

[Melas]

In many ways I'm a simple, basic human. Give me Porsche or give me death!

Death it is :P

[TrinityJayOne]

A spec sixes sounds super.

[HiredMan]

I call it: "Six A Specs"

[TrinityJayOne]

Track?

[Lazlow]

Catalunya! >_>

I'll second a hot hatches re-run, that shit was stupid fun.

[Shorty]

I'm quite partial to Amalfi Coast for hatches.

[TrinityJayOne]

I've also discovered that the full version of Iberian circuit is quite good.

Top of C class is 425 btw, not 450.

[Blue]

I missed the hatchback race, so I'd be happy for another. 6 cylinder A class is good, too.

[HiredMan]

Sooooooo, Iberian 4 laps Class C hot hatches, Catalunya 5 laps Class A sixes sound good?

[Xanafalgue]

prolaps lolololol

[Shorty]

prolaps lolololol

Speaking of which, I wonder if someone's made a vinyl group of that in the storefront.

[TrinityJayOne]

In addition to what HiredMan said, I propose we have an...

M-OFF!

-Stock M3 E92 (462PI) or M5 E60 (455PI)
-Nurburgring, 2 laps
-Everything but ABS off

The Z4 Coupe may also be a contender at 438PI, would have to see how it holds up against the sedans first. Could always add wider tires to pad it out a little.

[Lazlow]

6-cyl N/A only or any aspiration?

[Melas]

6-cyl N/A only or any aspiration?

any I'd say.

I've got my 911 GT3 lined up ready to go. or maybe an NSX-R GT if I can get some better speed out of it. its a full 3 seconds slower around mugello than the Porsche :S prolyl need to lower the handling specs and up the power.

[Lazlow]

Cool, I just set up a 370z with the twin turbo R34 Nur engine (still RWD though) for the A Class championship so I'll probably use that.

[Clockw0rk]

In addition to what HiredMan said, I propose we have an...

M-OFF!

-Stock M3 E92 (462PI) or M5 E60 (455PI)
-Nurburgring, 2 laps
-Everything but ABS off

The Z4 Coupe may also be a contender at 438PI, would have to see how it holds up against the sedans first. Could always add wider tires to pad it out a little.
How about tuned Ms? Though that'd mean buying them I guess.

[Shorty]

Or E46 M3 vs E92 M3? The old straight-6 vs the new V8? The A-class six-shooter race still sounds good.

[TrinityJayOne]

Nah, they've already been tuned by professionals! Playing with anything that's already so fast just results in wheel-spinning monsters imo.

[Blue]

I'm out. BMWs can get bent. :P

[Lazlow]

Next Blue will be requesting SuperGTs with all assists on! :p

[Blue]

What the hell is a SuperGT? I'm just not a Beamer fan, that's all. ;) I'd rather have a European touring car race with any European make eligible.

[Lazlow]

Japan Super GT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_GT)

It's a Gemerald joke >_>

[Blue]

Japan Super GT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_GT)

It's a Gemerald joke >_>Yeah, he sure did love his assists, didn't he. :p

Oh how I miss my XBL messages about Arsenal …

[Lazlow]

Catalunya is a great example why you need asymmetrical setups. The outside edge of your left side tyres run warmer, while the inside edges of your right side tyres run warmer.

Plus you can't really set up for ovals properly without the option to stagger the car.

[TrinityJayOne]

Ahaha, the old "let's do JGTC on Suzuka with all assists to make it 'fair' for everyone". Then if that didn't happen, he'd be awkward and just sit in the lobby not racing.

Just gave the three Beemers a run around Ol' Nurby, pretty evenly matched! The (stock) Z4 Coupe was of course slowest, and suprisingly only very slightly quicker around the bends. Any gains here were easily lost as soon as you hit a straight. It kept up with the sedans for the most part, but finished 10sec slower in the end.

The M3 is still the tail-happy beast we all know and love, unless your name is Blue apparently. :P It's all so controllable though, and you can get on the power quicker than you'd think if you're gentle. The car's downfall is the gearbox, as the shifts seem to take forever for a car this quick.

M5 is very similar to the M3 and my personal favorite. The added weight makes it more composed out of corners and you can get on the power quicker, but it only barely out-accelerates the M3. Not quite as nimble through turns but again it feels more composed at speed. The ratios are vastly superior, much faster shifts and of course there are 7 (SEVEN!) of them. :D As expected, it kills the M3 for speed once you hit about 220km/h.


Blue- Did you mean German saloons or the actual DTM cars? I recall doing an Audi vs BMW vs Mercedes stock saloon race a while ago, perhaps that would be more to your liking?

[Blue]

I certainly could never be arsed with asymmetrical setups; that's just getting way too fiddly for me to ever bother with. :/

Well, I was thinking Audi/BMW/Merc, but then I figured someone might want to use a Vauxhall or a Peugeot (for whatever reason, if they even have a sedan in the game that would be appropriate) or a Volvo, so I thought a European sedan race might have a bit more variety than a straight-German shootout.

I wouldn't even know what the DTM cars are. :p

[Lazlow]

I certainly could never be arsed with asymmetrical setups; that's just getting way too fiddly for me to ever bother with.

Its not that fiddly. I'm running laps with the Tyre Heat OSD up and notice there's a 3-6 degree variation from the left side outer to inner, and right side inner to outer. It'd be nice if you had the option to alter the camber of each individual tyre to eliminate such a problem.

Grand Prix Legends had a pretty simple checkbox that turned on and off asymmetrical setups from the setup screen, so you could have the best of both worlds.

[Blue]

See, I was wondering about that. A 'mirror setup' button, that automatically switched the settings to apply to the opposite side of the car, would help to alleviate this.

[Lazlow]

So who's up for tonight?

So far we have planned:

A Class 6cyl @ Catalunya
C Class Hatches @ Iberian
Stock A Class 4 Door Sedans @ the Ring (HiredMan, Trin and I just ran the Audi RS 4, BMW E60 M5, and Lexus IS F and they're all pretty even)

Just don't know what time suits everyone.

[Melas]

So who's up for tonight?

So far we have planned:

A Class 6cyl @ Catalunya
C Class Hatches @ Iberian
Stock A Class 4 Door Sedans @ the Ring (HiredMan, Trin and I just ran the Audi RS 4, BMW E60 M5, and Lexus IS F and they're all pretty even)

Just don't know what time suits everyone.

I should be able to make it.

[Blue]

Oh ****, forgot all about it. I haven't even tuned any cars yet. I'd better get on it.

6:00 EDST start?

Let's get a big field, guys. I missed the last two, and I'll be away for the next month, so this will be my only Sunday Night Forza. :(

[Lazlow]

Wouldn't get too excited, Trin's attendance was tentative and HiredMan wont be on until 9pm. >_>

Still yet to see what Shorty, Surgeon and Clockw0rk are up to.

[Blue]

Maybe not 6, then.

[Clockw0rk]

Won't make it. Sleeping.

[Surgeon.]

Well, this sounds like it's not happening. :(

[Lazlow]

Shorty was tuning last night, so it should be alright with the five of us if he shows.

[Shorty]

I just got the TV back so if anyone wants to race, I'm online now.

[xXAbsinthXx]

Hey Shorty,

Your friends list is full, so I can't add ya

[Blue]

Add me: Blue AUS

We've got a party together now, so get your arses online!

[Shorty]

Hey Shorty,

Your friends list is full, so I can't add ya

Yeah, I haven't yet gotten around to pruning my Friends list again. If you're Friends with someone else who's in the party (e.g. Blue or Lazlow), then I think they can invite you in.

[Melas]

Send me an invite I'm around now :)

[Lazlow]

Some classic fun tonight, with Shorty having the same luck HiredMan did last week :D

Started with the C Class Hatches at Iberian short, a track that many of us were unfamiliar with. I think Blue managed to take 2 people out at the first corner :p

Then ran the same cars again at Road Atlanta, albeit somewhat cleaner.

Ran the A Class 6cyl at Catalunya, with Shorty copping a Blue special at the first breaking point :P Was a nice 3 car race for the lead between myself (370z), Surgeon (NSX) and... I think it was TorquensteinNZ (R34 GTR). I think Surgeon overshot a breaking point which let me slip passed, but I couldn't catch the GTR up front. Surgeon was hot on my tail towards the end.

Ran a 1 lap dash on the 'ring using stock B Class 4 doors. Again Shorty (M3 GTR) and Blue (Audi RS4) couldn't be kept apart at the first chicane. Somehow I (E60 M5) managed to take the lead, but relented it to Surgeon (IS F) in the narrow section, and I couldn't catch him.

Then it was down to 4 (Surgeon, Shorty, Blue and I) so we had a 1 lap drift run of Fujimi Kaido, which I absolutely smashed in an A Class FC :D

Hopefully our next Sunday Night Forza will have a few cleaner first corners. >_>

[Surgeon.]

Nice racing tonight.

Civic did pretty well in the hatch races. Had a lot fun in the A class race too, although I couldn't seem to get the momentum to try pass Lazlow. The NSX is a nice car, but it managed to get away from me on a couple occasions.

I'll have to actually practice drifting for next week. Spent way too much time on the paintjob. :p

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5390/forza22g.jpg

[Shorty]

I second that notion. :p

The A-class six-shooter was my fault for choosing an insane car (TVR Sagaris) with a few upgrades bolted on at the last minute. Clockwork's Civic was mad quick, though. I could barely keep up in my C425 Focus RS and was getting left behind in my C423 '08 WRX STi.

I'm suprised I still managed second in the Fujimi Kaido drift comp, given that I had basically no idea how to drift and my Mustang GT wasn't properly setup for it. Only ending up 8k behind Lazlow at the end almost seems respectable.

Lesson for next time - stay away from Blue. :p

[Blue]

Hey! The first two were my fault, sure, but the third one, I am completely in the clear! :p

Sorry about my dodgy parking job, too. I just really, really needed to use the bathroom, and had to park it immediately. >_>

We're definitely having a drift race or two next we… Oh, ****. I'll be overseas. Aw. :(

Wednesday night drifting? :D

[TrinityJayOne]

Missed it all, doh! If anyone is still up I'm about to go on for a little bit now that I got some painkillers into me. :D

[HiredMan]

We're definitely having a drift race or two next we… Oh, ****. I'll be overseas. Aw. :(

Wednesday night drifting? :D

I'm in exactly the same boat (Japan for a month on Friday :D).

I'm keen for a few races every night this week, anyone up for a blat tonight?

[TrinityJayOne]

You're going to Japan in a boat?! :P

I should be on for some races.

[Hyperblau]

I'd be up for a game or two tonight as long as my copy of Dragon Age doesnt arrive.

Edit: Just called home and Dragon Age has arrived. I might still be keen for some races so send me a message on live if you're all racing.

[Blue]

You're going to Japan in a boat?! :P

I should be on for some races.Yeah, we're taking the same one. We're stopping over in Japan, to restock our oranges and our rum.

[HiredMan]

Aiight, jumping on now. Hit me up fellas.

[TrinityJayOne]

I won't be on til later. Slaving over a red wine casserole then I'll be watching Dexter. Will be taking tomorrow off work as well though to get rid of this damned sickness, so I'll be on pretty late.

[Blue]

Cheers for the races, guys. Sorry I bailed, I just had to get these ****ing contacts off.

[HiredMan]

Yup, good races lads :D

Same time tomorrow?

[Clockw0rk]

I should really get in on this.
I just don't want to invest time in Forza right now as it's on the Flatmate's Xbox, meaning when I get mine hooked up my savegame is useless.

[Blue]

You could just jump on and race with us, using stock cars, and only get stuck into the other modes when you get a new box.

[HiredMan]

Good racing Laz and Trin.


Laz' 940bhp S15 is fast.

[Lazlow]

Not through a corner though. Will spend some time tuning it for next time. After you left me after you left trin and I had a few more runs which spawned some ideas...

Ludicrously pimped out SUVs (slammed on the biggest wheels you can find with the shiniest chrome you can find, with max negative camber, and a paint job to boot if you have time)

S Class old school sports cars (we had some runs at Old Le Mans using the 330 P4, Testa Rossa, GT40 and Corvette Sting Ray, this will be an expensive venture though :/)

[TrinityJayOne]

So, what's the go for tonight? I will probably get shot for this, but I was thinking maybe some cars on the lower end of the scale around King Cobra? They've spruced that track up a bit.

I unfortunately have 0 cash for the SUV pimping, as lastnight I won a Veyron and accidentally blew everything but 200Cr seeing how fast I could get it going. The answer is "not very", jumps about 200kW in power but I struggled to get it past 420km/h. Changing the ratios works against you, because if you "upgrade" the gearbox you lose the 7th gear. :(

[Melas]

So, what's the go for tonight? I will probably get shot for this, but I was thinking maybe some cars on the lower end of the scale around King Cobra? They've spruced that track up a bit.

I unfortunately have 0 cash for the SUV pimping, as lastnight I won a Veyron and accidentally blew everything but 200Cr seeing how fast I could get it going. The answer is "not very", jumps about 200kW in power but I struggled to get it past 420km/h. Changing the ratios works against you, because if you "upgrade" the gearbox you lose the 7th gear. :(

B class around king cobra ? c class ?

and yeah I blew 200k on upgrading the Veyron, utter waste of time maxed it out at around 420kmph as well. (without the aero kit)

[TrinityJayOne]

I doubt you'd wanna run anything higher than C, otherwise the winner will be whoever picks an AWD. :P

Let's say open C class? I might tune up something other than the Fiesta just for a change of pace.

Also, we should run stock 330 P4 & GT40s at Nurburgring.

[xXAbsinthXx]

What about some soccer?

[Melas]

I doubt you'd wanna run anything higher than C, otherwise the winner will be whoever picks an AWD. :P

Let's say open C class? I might tune up something other than the Fiesta just for a change of pace.

Also, we should run stock 330 P4 & GT40s at Nurburgring.

no AWD is fine by me.

I'm up for some races in about 5 minutes if you like ?

[TrinityJayOne]

no AWD is fine by me.

I'm up for some races in about 5 minutes if you like ?
Sure thing! I was in middle of an enduro but I'm about to jump back on, after I post about how that race ended. :D (see other thread in a min)

[Melas]

alrighty. I just been tuning up my car for tonights race, it jsut managed a 4.53.7 around La Sarthe.

i might do some decals for it later.

[Melas]

Seeing as nothing was organized, anyone want to start up a room and randomly in vite people to play? I
m up for some MP action and one of my mates is online if we need more people.

[TrinityJayOne]

I'd love to, but I'm capped. :(

[Melas]

I'd love to, but I'm capped. :(

well, phooey... I think I've played when capped, its not too shabby if thats the only thing happening on the connection

[TrinityJayOne]

Really? It took me a good 30sec to even load my storefront! I will be off shortly anyway, but I have an idea for a race next week, and the more the merrier for this one.

[TrinityJayOne]

So basically my idea is a recreation of one of the greatest racers ever, the original Need for Speed. All the cars are there...some not the exact same model sadly, but close enough! The roster would be as follows-

Lamborghini Diablo SV
Ferrari 512TR
Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
Dodge Viper GTS ACR '99
Porsche 911 (993) GT2
Honda NSX-R '92
Toyota Supra RZ
Mazda RX-7 FD

There's a pretty massive disparity between the Diablo and the RX-7, so tuning up to A class would be necessary. No aero, and cars must be painted the same color as in the PSX game (2nd player color if required!).

Thoughts?

[Melas]

that actually sounds like a good idea.

What is the Diablo's PI ? Also dibs on the Diablo (its my favourite on that list) :P also link to what the paint would be.

PS: link to the artwork on the car(s) ?

[Surgeon.]

Thoughts?

Definitely would be up for this, and would make an awesome video. Although I really don't like my chances, dibs on the Supra.

Only problem I really see is getting 8 people, and actually getting them into a lobby without connection issues.

[Lazlow]

Shotgun the 512TR!

[Shorty]

I'm calling dibs on the Viper.

[TrinityJayOne]

The Diablo is 517PI, but the Porsche is actually higher (550-something). It's the correct generation, but the GT2 is the go-fast model whereas NFS1 had the base model Carrera. Anyhoo, colors! (1P, 2P)

Diablo- black, dark purple
512TR- red, yellow
Corvette- dark green, maroon?
Viper- blue, ??????
911- dark bluey-green, light blue
NSX- silver, ????
Supra- red, black?
RX7- yellow, dark green?

I'll fill in the gaps later.

[Melas]

The Diablo is 517PI, but the Porsche is actually higher (550-something). It's the correct generation, but the GT2 is the go-fast model whereas NFS1 had the base model Carrera. Anyhoo, colors! (1P, 2P)

Diablo- black, dark purple
512TR- red, yellow
Corvette- dark green, maroon?
Viper- blue, ??????
911- dark bluey-green, light blue
NSX- silver, ????
Supra- red, black?
RX7- yellow, dark green?

I'll fill in the gaps later.

did these cars have much detail on them or were they jut colour coded for easy of knowing who you were?

[TrinityJayOne]

You could pretty easily tell which car was which up close, from afar not so much.

So we should probably do up a roster for this!

Melas- Diablo
Surgeon- Supra
Lazlow- 512TR
Shorty- Viper

I'll probably go with the 'Vette.

[HiredMan]

Id take the GT2..... IF I WASNT IN JAPAN! :p

[Jabbz]

If someone was so nice to give me a car, ill happily have a race... when is it? I don't think ill be free till after 7pm Sunday night EST.

[Surgeon.]

Might have to change to the NSX or the RX7. I can't make that Supra handle.

Also, this idea has inspired me to buy a copy of the original Need for Speed on Ps1. Curse you Trin. :p

[TrinityJayOne]

You should thank me! It was brilliant back in the day.

[Melas]

ok I totally spaced on the LAN I'm going to this weekend I should, hopefully, be back in time for this race.

[Surgeon.]

You should thank me! It was brilliant back in the day.

Yeah, I used to love that game.

Well worth the $2.50 I picked it up for on Ebay.

[TrinityJayOne]

Had a busy week, screenshots of colors on the way.

[TrinityJayOne]

http://members.iinet.net.au/~trinityjayone/NFS1colors.jpg

Hopefully we can all make out which model which is which. :P Didn't include a few cars seeing as "black" and "red" don't need much explaining. To save the browsing back through thread-

Diablo- black or dark purple
512TR- red or yellow
Supra- red or black

I'm probably going to go with the NSX, I need an MR in my garage. Just to clarify, A600 PI, no aero parts, no drivetrain changes (engine swap all you like though). This includes switching the Diablo SV to the authentic VT. :P For the track I was thinking Fujimi Kaido, that way you won't have to spend all your PI bolting 5 turbos to the RX7 to make it as fast as a Diablo/512TR on the straights. Open to suggestions though!

I'm ok with any time, as long as we're done by 11pm.

[Surgeon.]

no drivetrain changes

:(

Depends on the track, but a AWD conversion is about the only way I can make the Supra competitive on anything but a straight line.

Wouldn't be able to make it if this was happening tonight. Committed to playing L4D2.

[TrinityJayOne]

I'm having similar problems with the NSX, even with stock engine and all handling upgrades it is a fiesty bitch to tame (540PI). With engine upgrades to take it up to 600PI, it is ridiculous. I got an 8:50 from a standing start with several rewinds, whereas a fairly sedate lap in the stock Diablo (517PI) was 5sec quicker, and the stock Porsche quicker again. I put it down to the Diablo & Porsche having a bit more weight and massive rear tires.

Not sure what to do, as if we all do 4WD then it will be a case of most power = winner. :( Even on a fast track that NSX would be a ****.

[Lazlow]

I think I've totally forgotten about this. >_>

[TrinityJayOne]

Was only me & Shorty on! We're down too many peeps at the moment, and it turned out a bit of a failure anyway. Non-AWD riced-up JDMs just can't take power like the supercars and still be drivable around corners.

Anyhoo, I gave myself an idea and turned the SV into a VT, albeit without the fancy AWD system. As fun as that was stock, I upgraded the tires and supercharged it and it's now at 600PI. It's pretty damned quick around FK. :D

[HiredMan]

Lads. I'll be back in Aus on Monday and am keen to take some of the new cars for a spin. Monday night Forza anyone?

[TrinityJayOne]

Sounds good!

[HiredMan]

Anyone up for some races today or tonight?

[TrinityJayOne]

I'll be back home with the Borx late tomorrow evening, but i have to watch the Dr Who finale before anything else. I'll be on for sure but not til maybe 11ish.

[HiredMan]

Probably too late for me mate, I can get on earlier if you are free before Dr Who.

[TrinityJayOne]

Plane just got delayed. Tomorrow perhaps!

[Surgeon.]

I might be up for some forza tomorrow night.

[Clockw0rk]

I still have no Xbox. Give me another few weeks.

[HiredMan]

So Surg and Trin, tonight? Early-ish, maybe 7:30pm AEST?

Clocky, why so long without the bawx? Still waiting for the insurance dudes to cough up?

[TrinityJayOne]

AEST or daylight savings time did you mean? I'm up for it regardless.

Clocky, you better hurry or you're going to miss the boat on the Hot Holidays DLC as well as the Jan 12th one!

[Clockw0rk]

So Surg and Trin, tonight? Early-ish, maybe 7:30pm AEST?

Clocky, why so long without the bawx? Still waiting for the insurance dudes to cough up?
Hahaha nah, they coughed up months back. I have a CoDMW2 box, have set it up, done a licence transfer and everything is going smoothly. However, it's currently in storage as I'm shifting flats in about 2 weeks. I'll be pretty big on Forza once I'm up and running in the new flat though, so expect many races and lots of free liveries on my storefront :)

[HiredMan]

AEST or daylight savings time did you mean? I'm up for it regardless.

7:30pm where I am :p

[TrinityJayOne]

Ah. Well I might not be on til 8pm then, that's daylight savings time.

[HiredMan]

Sweet races tonight Surg and Trin. Someone post pics of the Kerb of Carnage.

[TrinityJayOne]

So after watching some Top Gear challenges over the last few days, I've thought up (and thoroughly tested!) a bit of silliness I think we should try.

Basically you get some slow AWDs and do the old hillclimb section of Fujimi Kaido, with the grip handicap set to the lowest setting (25% of normal grip). You'll struggle to safely get over 100km/h, and in a few areas you'll start rolling backwards if you just floor it. You really need to work the controls to keep it moving and avoid the walls. With AI players it fairly quickly turns into a demolition derby, so actual humans should prove even better. :D The winner would be whoever gets to the finish the quickest and with the most intact vehicle.

Best car I tried for it is the Saab 9-5 AWD, as it's heavy and doesn't have massive tires. Oddly enough the 4WDs are worse! When you try to take the Range Rover up a hill in 1st, the weight shifts onto the back and you end up spinning just the front wheels, even if you floor it.

Anyone interested in giving it a go?

[HiredMan]

I'm up for races early(ish) tonight, anyone keen?

[TrinityJayOne]

I'll jump on now if you like. :D

[HiredMan]

I'm still at work but should be home in an hour or so mate, I'll get straight on when I arrive.

[TrinityJayOne]

Goodo. Sent a message to Laz, Shorty & Torquenstein on Live.

[Lazlow]

Just playing GTA4, think I'm at the last pivotal choice... so I may or may not be late to the party.

[Lazlow]

Sorry for the abrupt exit, my headset was dead and I had to go. Twas fun... excpt maybe that stock car race, that was a slog.

[TrinityJayOne]

Heh, we had a few more after that on each of the other speedways and I popped out to buy a Daytona USA livery, good times. We added the AI to make a full grid, which made it pretty good. A few spills were had and the AI actually won a few races.

[Surgeon.]

Couple of happy snaps.


http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/885/forza13.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/7045/forza15py.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5722/forza12m.jpg

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2856/forza14e.jpg

[Lazlow]

That 1-2 PI less the Dodge had over the over cars seemed to equate to 100m a lap, whatever line I took I just lost ground.

[HiredMan]

I have re-named the thread as Sunday night Forza seems to have died in the arse, but people are certainly still playing regularly.

I have an upgraded 911 GT3 RSR that I've downloaded a Manthey Racing livery for and am very keen to use. Tuned/upgraded R3's tonight anyone?

[Clockw0rk]

I have re-named the thread as Sunday night Forza seems to have died in the arse, but people are certainly still playing regularly.

I have an upgraded 911 GT3 RSR that I've downloaded a Manthey Racing livery for and am very keen to use. Tuned/upgraded R3's tonight anyone?
Sunday Night Forza died mainly because of connection issues and timetable clashes. Still, it had a better ring to it than "Multiplayer Organisation Thread" :p
We could give it a name like HOMO - Hyperactive Online Motorsport Organisation? Or a name similar to Nissan Motorsport's NISMO - we could call it HYMEN - Hyperactive Motorsport Entertainment.

It'll only be 1 or 2 more weeks and I'll be back up on live and racing seriously again :D We've got a new flat, just gotta move in and sort everything out.

[HiredMan]

Title suggestions noted :) Anyone else got some?

[TrinityJayOne]

Thanks Clockwork, just pissed myself on the train.

I for one would be proud to call myself a HOMO member.

[TrinityJayOne]

Also, I'm down for some races. I'll be on in about an hour and I'll just tune cars til some others rock up.

[HiredMan]

HOMO it is. I'll be online shortly.

[Shorty]

The new title? I LOL'd. :cool:

[Lex]

not cool guys. next will be recieving a letter.

[Xanafalgue]

lol@HOMO

[concrete donkey]

HOMO it is. I'll be online shortly.

HOMO: online. this Could be the start of something big

[Blue]

This is brilliant.

Can we organise a big race to celebrate this fabulous rebadging? One with, you know, six or more people.

[Clockw0rk]

Thought about making a new thread, then I remembered this old gem.

Did anything happen last Sunday or did it die after I had to pull out? (Sorry again).
Anyway, if nobody objects shall we organise something properly for this Sunday? I was thinking B-Class on the 'Ring, E275 round Fujimi Kaido and something properly fast round Maple Valley... R2 perhaps?

[HiredMan]

Nah, I don't think anything eventuated. I'm really not too keen on getting back into a lot of F3 until I can improve my setup in terms of wheel and pedal positioning (maybe with that stand mentioned in the F3 thread) as my broken clavicle is still healing and its painful.

[TrinityJayOne]

Trin however has 100% less alcohol-induced injuries and will be there with bells.

[HiredMan]

Alchohol? It was Osaka induced!!

[TrinityJayOne]

I thought you fell down some stairs or something? Say what you like mate, but it sounds to me like you took a drunken stumble while chasing after some young Japanese strumpet. :P A situation we could all picture ourselves in, I'm sure!

What time are we looking at for Sunday by the way? I'm happy to make it earlier to account for Clockw0rk, but equally happy to do it late as I have the 11-7 roster next week. What restrictions we going for on the B class 'Ring race? I'll be driving a Euro saloon of some kind, but just want to know if I should leave the AWDs in the garage (I'm guessing yes). Will probably go with my Lexus or XFR, but it depends on what others are fielding. I'll probably put together a prize car as well, been ages since I painted something. :D

[TrinityJayOne]

http://members.iinet.net.au/~trinityjayone/forza/secret.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~trinityjayone/forza/secret2.jpg

Here's my prize car, just a simple custom carbon job. Car to be revealed later! (although you can probably guess)

[Clockw0rk]

Can you gift DLC now?

Anyway, I'll probably run an MX5 Superlight for Fujimi Kaido and a CTS-V for the 'Ring. Probably a stock Radical or Apollo for Maple Valley. :D

[TrinityJayOne]

I thought the DLC limitation was only an issue in the last game? If not I can always put it on something else.

[TrinityJayOne]

So, what time tonight? Any time is good for me! Also, I was able to gift you that car Clockw0rk so I guess the restriction is no more.

[Clockw0rk]

Shit... time...
7pm? That's 9 here, we had a party last night so I'm pretty ****ed and I'll need to set the box back up >_<

[TrinityJayOne]

That works for me but YOU BETTER BE ON!! :D

I'll probably jump on a bit earlier even just to get some tuning done.

[Clockw0rk]

Yeah, will sort an early dinner and spend the evening in my bedroom building the MX5.

[TrinityJayOne]

Excellent. If it turns out to be just us two then we may have a supercharged V8 showdown on the Ring! Here's my ride-

http://members.iinet.net.au/~trinityjayone/forza/KITT3000.jpg

Powerband isn't quite as good as the other 500PI heavyweights, but it has a suprising amount of grip and still does alright for itself. I can get it pulling 205km/h out of the final turn on the Ring, which is much better than the others can do.

[Shorty]

That's funny, I was thinking of 'Ring tuning a '10 GT500, myself.

[TrinityJayOne]

I still think the '10 is a bit of a turd! A bit too much more power than it really needs. This one has 373kW stock, which originally I did increase but then dropped back down in favour of upping the rears to 325mm and swapping the gearbox. Damn Americans and their overdrive gears.

[Shorty]

That's really been the case with most American sports cars. They always have plenty of power. They just need to improve their ability to put that power on the ground.

[TrinityJayOne]

Waiting to go now. Anyone else?

[Clockw0rk]

Hey Shorty! You in? Races starting.