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Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 20, 2006, 12:38:13 PM: Who would be interested in runing a 2 20m Porsche races mini cup on Sunday? Just something quick and fun between O'club friends to celebrate GTR2's release.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Grayeagle on September 20, 2006, 02:06:12 PM: LOL.. havent got it yet .. wal mart dint have it locally ..yet.

Gonna check Fry's or Best Buy tomorrow :)

..and ya :)

-GE
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Russian on September 20, 2006, 04:00:16 PM: I might be able to do it, but I’m a complete n00b so far.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 20, 2006, 08:55:58 PM: I am too, don't worry. I have yet to get the game, and Ill be lucky if I can practice 1 or 2h on it before sunday. Like I said, no bragging right, just something between us to get used to the game, without "11 year olds" using you as brakes in turn 1.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: DiabloTX on September 20, 2006, 09:01:05 PM: What are you talking about?
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 20, 2006, 11:38:19 PM: GTR2 by Simbin (Same guys as GTR/GTL) due anyday $19.99.

(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2599/gtr22006091817342456rf1.jpg)
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: DiabloTX on September 20, 2006, 11:44:31 PM: For what platform? PC? Xbox? PS2? etc...
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 20, 2006, 11:48:52 PM: Here's the link for u Diablo :

Lazypeople.com (http://gtr-game.10tacle.com/index.php?id=246&L=1)

:p
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: DiabloTX on September 21, 2006, 12:01:31 AM: PC!!! Woohoo!!!! I'm in.

Wait a minute...does it support keyboard-only input???

;)
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Russian on September 21, 2006, 12:13:20 AM: I already have a copy :D
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 21, 2006, 06:26:43 PM: just got mine, sancho is getting his ... let's plan on a Porsche NGT training on Barcelona.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: FUNKED1 on September 21, 2006, 06:33:10 PM: Why would I want to play this instead of GTL. Those cars do nothing for me compared to the GTL cars or the rFactor 1979 F1s.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Birddogg on September 21, 2006, 07:27:26 PM: where can i get it for $19.99?
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 21, 2006, 08:43:42 PM: You know u want it Funked :t BTW, Sancho & I have GTL since day 1, never saw a host invite from u ... punk!
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Mini D on September 21, 2006, 09:12:40 PM: That's because funked hates the french.

All these pictures have me itchin to break out the wheel again.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: FUNKED1 on September 21, 2006, 09:16:20 PM: Quote
Originally posted by SFRT - Frenchy
You know u want it Funked :t BTW, Sancho & I have GTL since day 1, never saw a host invite from u ... punk!

http://gtl.tmcarthur.net/

I'm going to miss the next race but will be there for most of the season.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: XNachoX on September 21, 2006, 11:20:02 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Birddogg
where can i get it for $19.99?

Best Buy. Picked it up today. Anyone seen the new Logitech G25 wheel/stick/shifter combo coming out? SWEET!

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-963416-0403-G25-Racing-Wheel/dp/B000GP8448
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 22, 2006, 09:57:57 AM: Which cathegory will you be racing Funked? I don't have much time due to the hours I work ... plus I have to go for my type rating + ATP in 2 weeks, meaning even less time to goof around.

But I'll gladly grand'pa in the back with a daytona, passing the ones that crashed.

BTW, ran Monza with the BMW Z3 with Sancho yesterday, good fun stuff :cool:
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: XNachoX on September 24, 2006, 12:03:33 AM: What's the final verdict on the time/place? I'm so in. This game is addicting.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Rocket on September 24, 2006, 12:11:04 AM: Hey Froggy err Frenchy :D How bout P47s in the DA?
I'd challenge Funked but I would get waxed :P

Rocket
S!
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Rocket on September 24, 2006, 12:15:35 AM: This looks like fun.. I havent driven anything on the PC since before I stopped flying on the PC. I may have to get this and give it a whirl in the next couple of weeks. I love GT on the ps2 and forza on the xbox so this could be up my alley :D

S!
Rocket
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Grayeagle on September 26, 2006, 05:38:31 PM: Got it at best buy .. still goin thru unlockin tracks when I can.

Very neat how each car type has it's own very distinct 'personality' ..
..also very neat setup screens in the garage.. lotta stuff to tinker with in there.. *very* nice how what I learned in GPL an NASCAR applies just fine here :)

The stock setups mostly understeer badly, except for the ferrari and porsche (so far .. I havent run all the cars yet :)

I have been adding rear sway bar to help the mosler dig a bit more out of the corner (inducing more oversteer at full throtte, so I can point an shoot outta the corners) .. lil higher tire press on the fronts, cause they take a beatin under hard braking, stiffer springs, less sway bar, a lil stiffer shock,
less camber front an back (I like 'em able to rotate on throttle-brake input so I can setup as I go thru the corner ..the tutorial tells about braking in a straight line .. LOL .. like that *ever* happens!)

Haven't done any setup tinkering with the Porche's .. they all work the way I like 'em so far :) Oversteer throttle off, understeer throttle on.. it's the way of the Porche :)

-GE (when an where, league? ..and jest porche, specific model or?)
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 26, 2006, 09:57:14 PM: I'll call Sancho to see when he's available for hosting a practice run. I'll PM u guys before the week end.

Cheers.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 28, 2006, 11:23:18 AM: Sancho our host is working on Sunday, I'm working on Saturday till 2830 Mountain time. We were thinking we could host on Sunday at 5pm central time.

We wish to host two races, starting with the G3 cars, so the ones that are new to online car racing have a chance to have fun.

One 10 lap race in Dubai all in the Gilette Vertigo, the Vertigo is a good all around car with a descent handeling while Dubai offers large runoff areas for the distracted.

Then something a little more serious, 15 lap race at Barcelona, G3 car of your choice with a mandatory fuel pit.

Here's my quick rundown on the G3 cars for the ones that don't have much time to testdrive them all.

* 8.3L V10 Viper, 520HP/1165 Kg - The car to beat in the class, has a good handeling in turns, and will catch a bullet in a straight line. Be too heavy on the throttle before the end of the turn, and you will understeer straight into the sandbox.

* 3.6L flat 6 911 GT3 Cup, 390HP/1150 Kg - Definitly a serious contenter. You will enjoy the benefits, or stigmatas of the rear engine cars. Good acceleration and top speed, the hairy part is the trailbraking. Timed well and you can enter faster in the turns than the viper, and use the rear engine characteristics to exit the turn faster. Timed poorly, and nothing will be able to prevent the reaar heavy induced spin.

*3.2L Inline 6 BMW Z3, 380HP/ 1100 Kg. A little hard to keep in check in the turns, but will reward you with a descent straight line acceleration/speed. Plus chicks dig beemers.

* 3.0 V6 Gillette Vertigo, 242HP/ 1030 Kg. Chicks don't dig Vertigos, but under their ugglyness lies a surprisingling fun car to drive. More than half the power of the Viper will penalize you in the straight lines, but the handling in sharp turns in superior than the Z3/911/Viper.

*1.8L 4 banger Lotus Elise, 200HP/700 Kg. Before you laught at her low HP/displacement rating, concider her very low weight. You will brake 100y later than the rest of the field, and come screaming into the turns handeling like a UFO, and hopefully carry enought E till the next turn. Could make the viper drivers rage on short twisty tracks.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: FUNKED1 on September 28, 2006, 11:39:54 AM: Quote
Originally posted by SFRT - Frenchy
Which cathegory will you be racing Funked? I don't have much time due to the hours I work ... plus I have to go for my type rating + ATP in 2 weeks, meaning even less time to goof around.

But I'll gladly grand'pa in the back with a daytona, passing the ones that crashed.

BTW, ran Monza with the BMW Z3 with Sancho yesterday, good fun stuff :cool:

I run all 3 categories, which is how most people do it. The rental point system is pretty cool because you get a wide variety of cars. Good drivers in slow cars battling slow drivers in good cars can be pretty entertaining.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: FUNKED1 on September 28, 2006, 11:40:44 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Rocket
Hey Froggy err Frenchy :D How bout P47s in the DA?
I'd challenge Funked but I would get waxed :P

Rocket
S!

Only because I'd bring a dweebfire :)
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 28, 2006, 11:44:12 AM: I just want to drive my Daytona, don't care if I win.:)
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: FUNKED1 on September 28, 2006, 01:44:02 PM: I drive 906 in the GTC-76 events, Ferrari 275 GTB/C or Daytona Cobra in GTC-65, and Ford Falcon in TC-65.

TC-65 is probably the most fun because you get Falcons vs. Minis vs. Alfas. Minis pass in tight corners, Alfas pass in fast corners, and the Falcons destroy everybody on the straights. :)

GTC-65 is usually Lotus 26r vs. Cobras. Cobras win on fast tracks, Loti on the slow tracks.

GTC-76 is more up for grabs because the cars are hard to drive. Driver ability makes a bigger difference there. Whoever can keep it on the track for an hour is usually on top, regardless of which car.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Gryffin on September 28, 2006, 04:44:35 PM: For anyone like me who hates the way console style games need to have things unlocked:

http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=267241

(A fix that allows you to unlock everything)
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Hawker25 on September 30, 2006, 01:19:49 PM: just got my copy this morning. Love the game so far was wondering about this race on sunday. Would really like to take part.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 30, 2006, 01:25:04 PM: Well ... join up :)
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Sancho on October 01, 2006, 02:10:14 PM: I'll start a dedicated server tonight around 5:30pm central. Server name will be something like "sancho's G3 races". Password will be "aceshigh". It will be G3 series cars only: Lotus, Gillet, BMW Z3 hatchback, Viper Competition Coupe, and the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. We'll do a couple ~ 8 lap races at Dubai and Barcelona.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Russian on October 01, 2006, 02:30:19 PM: No go for me, sorry.
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on October 01, 2006, 03:27:21 PM: Quitter :p
Title: Sunday AH's GTR2 Porsche race
Post by: Russian on October 01, 2006, 07:40:10 PM: I never ageed in the first place :aok

(also, I'm terrible right now....and unfamiliar with those cars and tracks)