I simply obtained a message from a fellow Greek RX-7 proprietor immediately. I’ve by no means spoken to him earlier than, however I had undoubtedly seen his Preliminary D-themed FC. It looks like we’ve got frequent mates, which isn’t uncommon given how few of us dwell on this a part of the world. And he’s planning to go to me for a drive up the Transalpina touge.
Now, I’m more than pleased to host and present him round, however he’s coming in November. By that point, the mountain can be coated in snow, and I don’t have winter tires for my Mazda RX-8.
I’ve been debating whether or not I can buy a set for it or not, realizing full properly what taking it out within the snow will result in.
Anyway, I’ll let you understand how it goes in a number of days. Till then, extra digital apply for me as I’m nonetheless caught in mattress with a sore again.
The brand new Weekly Challenges can be found, and the grand prize is a 6-star roulette ticket. I didn’t cease there, as I additionally wished to carry out a turbo check with my McLaren F1 race automotive at Le Mans.
Sunday Cup
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We’ve obtained two Japanese venues on the checklist for this week, however solely one among them is a reproduction of a real-world racetrack.
Autopolis Worldwide Racing Course has two layouts, and we’ll be racing on the Shortcut Course which is just one.87 miles/3,022 meters lengthy.
I haven’t pushed my Lamborghini Diablo GT in fairly a while, and it already had the suitable livery for the situation. With 834 bhp on faucet, I went in too sizzling and located myself within the gravel twice on the primary lap.
It’s undoubtedly an excessive amount of for the 380 PP Sunday Cup occasion, but it surely’s one of the simplest ways to get it over with in lower than 150 seconds. Anticipate to attain 25,000 credit in the event you win!
European FR Problem
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I thought of the identical strategy for the European FR Problem on the Nurburgring GP monitor. I observed many of the vehicles on the grid have been
BMWs, and I felt the sudden urge to “train” them a lesson in a lightly-tuned Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II ’91. I discovered there was one other one concerned within the race, attempting to be light with my throttle inputs on SS tires within the rain.
As soon as I used to be within the lead I felt no extra stress from my opponents, and I began enthusiastic about the BMWs we nonetheless don’t have within the sport in spite of everything these years.
The M5 E60 is on its method with half two of Spec IV, however there are many different unexplored choices on the market: the E31 8 Sequence, the previous Z3 M Coupe, and the X5 Le Mans. In case you have another solutions I’d be completely happy to listen to them.
Time Trial
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This week’s Particular Race is a brief Time Trial on the Excessive Velocity Ring in Japan. Polyphony is sending us in with a 2011 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 which implies there’s loads of energy accessible.
It’s a fairly large automotive although, and you need to be cautious in selecting your braking factors. Sure, you’ll have to use the brakes on this reverse format.
Keep in mind, any contact with the wall will instantly invalidate your try and have you ever begin from scratch. It got here as no shock that person holl01 was the world chief after I signed in, with a 43.688 quick lap.
That’s nearly three seconds than the goal for Gold, whereas the Bronze Reward wants you to cross the end line in underneath 50.7 seconds. I crashed the primary two occasions, and my third try was the fortunate one.
American Clubman Cup 700
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Now we have two 700 PP races on the “menu” this week, and also you gained’t have to fret in regards to the tire put on and gas consumption for the American Clubman Cup occasion. It makes excellent sense to have it at Michelin Raceway Street Atlanta, and 7 laps will take a little bit over 10 minutes.
I might select one among 13 automobiles in my storage, and the early 2000s Ford GT was probably the most engaging possibility. I might even push it near 700 hp with out utilizing a supercharger and with out going over the PP restrict.
With 99 pages of customized liveries accessible for it, the Falken look was the primary one which caught my consideration. This automotive is a whole sledgehammer, and that’s not all the time a superb factor. Anyway, it’s all the time enjoyable and annoying to see that RCR Civic within the lead.
I perceive a US tuner created this automotive, however that doesn’t imply it’s an American machine. I scored 90,000 credit for the win, and spent it straight away on shopping for a brand new automotive for the following occasion.
World Touring Automotive 700
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I simply didn’t wish to use one other one among my Group 4 machines for this 10-lap battle at Manufacturers Hatch. I keep in mind the Nissan Silvia spec-R Aero (S15) Touring Automotive can also be a superb match for this class and didn’t thoughts spending 350,000 credit for it once more.
I will need to have completed this race not less than a dozen occasions earlier than, which jogs my memory of how badly we’d like Polyphony to behave on the subject. The C-West livery is among the finest choices for the S15 in the event you ask me, and I didn’t even hassle with a turbo improve.
I wanted 4 and a half laps to get into P1, after which pitted simply moments later as I used to be all out of gasoline. Can we take pit cease photographs already? I see no motive why it could possibly’t be carried out. My finest lap was my final one, and after 16 minutes and 39 seconds I walked away with an additional 110K in my digital checking account.
To prime it off, the 6-Star Roulette Ticket added a million extra credit to it, which is why I lastly purchased that Xiaomi VGT automotive. I don’t plan on driving it, but it surely’s additionally in the best way of me amassing all of the automobiles within the sport.
McLaren F1 @ Le Mans
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I nonetheless 11 of them to get there, which implies I’ll need to spent about 200 extra million credit. That’s fairly painful to think about, contemplating I’ve raised 516 million in 4 years. I knew I might get a turbo improve for the McLaren F1 Race Automotive, and I assumed it might come in useful down the primary straight.
I had excessive hopes of hitting 248 mph/400 kph, which is why I opted for the No Chicane format and in addition used a gearbox with adjustable settings. That’s as a result of on my first stint, it topped out at 190 mph/306 kph. The gear adjustment wasn’t that efficient, as I discovered the brand new restrict was 195 mph/315 kph.
I assumed it might need had one thing to do with the aero settings, however didn’t do something about them to seek out out. I wanted three minutes and 35 seconds for the entire lap, simply earlier than upgrading to 789 bhp because of the top-level turbo.
Sixth gear proved ineffective once more, as fifth supplied the means to push the automotive to 212 mph/341 kph. The consequence? I improved by eight seconds per lap, and I’ll need to take it again to the Nurburgring for one more check there as properly.