official Gran Turismo 5

[Renshaw]

could any one lend me a toyota 7 or some other race car??

Also have the Audi LMS Race car if someone needed that :)

PSN: xrenxshawx

Thank you :)

No, this - http://www.gtplanet....gran-turismo-5/

Pikes peaks is in the game already though? :)

Just cannot buy or win it yet ;)

hehe

[Fish]

could any one lend me a toyota 7 or some other race car??

You win it by doing the Like The Wind event in B-Spec...

[Renshaw]

You win it by doing the Like The Wind event in B-Spec...

Alright thanks mate.

Just one level of that now :)

[BoredBozirini]

New seasonal events are up, no tuning restrictions.

[HSoft]

New seasonal events are up, no tuning restrictions.

This is a new 5th set of events? Cool. I've fairly much completed everything bar the Spec B and the 9 and 24 hour races so the new Seasonal events are a nice change and add a bit to the game.

[BoredBozirini]

This is a new 5th set of events? Cool. I've fairly much completed everything bar the Spec B and the 9 and 24 hour races so the new Seasonal events are a nice change and add a bit to the game.

Yep, 5 new bonus races. I completed the German Touring one, it's just like the event in A-spec.

[MightyJordan]

New seasonal events are up, no tuning restrictions.

Sweet! Level 30, here I come! :)

[MightyJordan]

Here's the details of the latest seasonal events:

• Volkswagen Schwimmwagen typ166 - Cape Ring Outside (5 laps) - 800,000 CR + 30,000 XP
  
• Peugeot 207 GTi - Cote d'Azur (5 laps) - 150,000 CR + 40,000 XP
  
• TVR Tuscan Speed 6 - Cape Ring South (5 laps) - 200,000 CR + 70,000 XP
  
• Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione - Rome Circuit (5 laps) - 350,000 CR + 90,000 XP
  
• European Touring Cars - Nurburgring GP/D (8 laps) - 2,000,000 CR + 120,000 XP
  

[hobsgrg]

Here's the details of the latest seasonal events:

• Volkswagen Schwimmwagen typ166 - Cape Ring Outside (5 laps) - 800,000 CR + 30,000 XP
  
• Peugeot 207 GTi - Cote d'Azur (5 laps) - 150,000 CR + 40,000 XP
  
• TVR Tuscan Speed 6 - Cape Ring South (5 laps) - 200,000 CR + 70,000 XP
  
• Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione - Rome Circuit (5 laps) - 350,000 CR + 90,000 XP
  
• European Touring Cars - Nurburgring GP/D (8 laps) - 2,000,000 CR + 120,000 XP
  

They've been cute with these seasonal events now. Although there is no restrictions the actual car you need to enter can cost up three quarters of the amount of money you can win. So if you just tune it up to the max you'd barely break even, so you have an incentive to do it as close to stock as possible to make a half decent profit. They've got the European touring cars to still provide a nice credit boost though, you'd need one of those anyway.

[MightyJordan]

OK, I've experience firsthand why the VW Schwimmwagen event give you 800,000 CR for winning: because it's unstable as f**k on Cape Ring! :angry: If you brake going into most of the corners, you will spin out, and it takes a while to get going again. You'll have to brake extra early and creep round some of the corners to survive.

Oh yeah, up the transmission as well, to about 120MPH. :p

[MightyJordan]

Damn, I just realised that I won't have anywhere near enough XP to reach level 30 if I win all 5 events. I'll still be about 100,000 XP off. :(

[MightyJordan]

...for once, I'm glad I screwed up the maths there. :p I'm finally level 30! :D I passed it by about 20,000 XP. Got a cool 2 million credits from the last seasonal event, so I've currently got nearly 6.7 million credits now, so let's see how much the X2010 costs in the dealerships... 20 million?!?! Oh, it's level 40 as well, so I've definitely gotta win it the hard way by doing the Sebastian Vettel challenge. This should be fun! :D

BTW, does anyone know why they renamed it from the X1 to the X2010? I've got no idea why they did it, and all it's done now is screw up Vettel's cutscene, as he says X1, but the subtitles say X2010. :p

[BoredBozirini]

...for once, I'm glad I screwed up the maths there. :p I'm finally level 30! :D I passed it by about 20,000 XP. Got a cool 2 million credits from the last seasonal event, so I've currently got nearly 6.7 million credits now, so let's see how much the X2010 costs in the dealerships... 20 million?!?! Oh, it's level 40 as well, so I've definitely gotta win it the hard way by doing the Sebastian Vettel challenge. This should be fun! :D

BTW, does anyone know why they renamed it from the X1 to the X2010? I've got no idea why they did it, and all it's done now is screw up Vettel's cutscene, as he says X1, but the subtitles say X2010. :p

You get the X2010 for free by reaching level 35 on B-Spec I believe :)

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Done the Golf seasonal event last night, tuned the wheels off a GTi 05 and finished 1st easily. 750,000 credits :cool:

[Fish]

Are the seasonal race events too easy? So far, I'm finding all I have to do is buy the required car and put some soft slicks on it and that's enough to win. Ok, it's a fun race, thrashing the car for a few laps, but it's over too quickly. They need to put restrictions back in.

[Fourjays Veteran]

Are the seasonal race events too easy? So far, I'm finding all I have to do is buy the required car and put some soft slicks on it and that's enough to win. Ok, it's a fun race, thrashing the car for a few laps, but it's over too quickly. They need to put restrictions back in.

Not found I can only change the tyres and win, but I think they perhaps need to make the cash/XP reduce according to "how much over the power that is possible" you are. If some of the ones we've had were limited to the stock car only they'd be impossible because the leading car gets a 10 second start advantage and often has more hp...

No doubt some people are just max-tuning their cars and then winning them really easily though. I'm giving them a go stock first then making tuning adjustments according to how it goes, which saves a little money.

[iKenndac]

Well, I finally caved and bought a Logitech Driving Force GT, and OMG it's so good! Even my fianc?e loves it, and she was questioning why I'd want to spend so much on a plastic wheel! :laugh:

I found a really great, and cheap, height-adjustable stand for it in Ikea. It only cost me 199kr, which is about $14! Unfortunately, it's really light and the force feedback kicks the desk around too much to be useful. Fortunately, there's a simple solution (which I detailed on my blog) - screw two screws into the desk's base at the right places for the screw holes in the pedal box to hook onto, and the weight your feet put on the pedal box keeps everything nice and steady! :)

Driving Force GT Setup Rear Quarter View by iKenndac, on Flickr

Driving Force GT Setup Pedal Box Fixed To Desk by iKenndac, on Flickr

[shakey]

Well, I finally caved and bought a Logitech Driving Force GT, and OMG it's so good! Even my fianc?e loves it, and she was questioning why I'd want to spend so much on a plastic wheel! :laugh:

I found a really great, and cheap, height-adjustable stand for it in Ikea. It only cost me 199kr, which is about $14! Unfortunately, it's really light and the force feedback kicks the desk around too much to be useful. Fortunately, there's a simple solution (which I detailed on my blog) - screw two screws into the desk's base at the right places for the screw holes in the pedal box to hook onto, and the weight your feet put on the pedal box keeps everything nice and steady! :)

Driving Force GT Setup Rear Quarter View by iKenndac, on Flickr

Driving Force GT Setup Pedal Box Fixed To Desk by iKenndac, on Flickr

Now apply the bungie cord mod to the brake pedal, and you got yourself a set up :p

[hobsgrg]

Are the seasonal race events too easy? So far, I'm finding all I have to do is buy the required car and put some soft slicks on it and that's enough to win. Ok, it's a fun race, thrashing the car for a few laps, but it's over too quickly. They need to put restrictions back in.

If you are putting racing soft tyres on then you will destroy the competition, I find putting on soft sports tyres is usually a good point for a competitive race.

[remus_lupin]

Hey, I was wondering if anyone wanted to trade cars... I am giving up my Formula Gran Turismo (near 5 mill in used car dealership) in exchange of something similar in value... preferably a car that will allow my b-spec driver to beat the historic racing cup challenge... I have already beat it on aspec but it was a borrowed car. As well my Formula GT has the setup I used to beat the Formula GT championship easily... you only need to change transmission depending on race!

Thanks!

[Pablo2008jedi]

Well I finished the extreme series on Saturday, and I can't do the endurance racing unless they put a save option in. But disappointed at the game, its far too easy. AI is rubbish! 3 years of waiting and I wish I didn't bother....

[BoredBozirini]

Hey, I was wondering if anyone wanted to trade cars... I am giving up my Formula Gran Turismo (near 5 mill in used car dealership) in exchange of something similar in value... preferably a car that will allow my b-spec driver to beat the historic racing cup challenge... I have already beat it on aspec but it was a borrowed car. As well my Formula GT has the setup I used to beat the Formula GT championship easily... you only need to change transmission depending on race!

Thanks!

Do the Indy endurance on A-spec and you'll get the Jaguar Race Car from 1966, that is enough to beat the competition in the Historic Car Cup.

The endurance is only 200 laps, around 2 hours with the Formula GT.

[Miuku]

But disappointed at the game, its far too easy. AI is rubbish! 3 years of waiting and I wish I didn't bother....

Here's an idea; compete against human beings. Let's see if you still think it's too easy.

[Pablo2008jedi]

Here's an idea; compete against human beings. Let's see if you still think it's too easy.

Online is a joke! Last time I played it was very difficult to find a decent room where people raced in similar cars. I managed to race in one room and it was absolutley fantastic! Great close racing, but this has only happened once, I have yet to find something similar

[remus_lupin]

Do the Indy endurance on A-spec and you'll get the Jaguar Race Car from 1966, that is enough to beat the competition in the Historic Car Cup.

The endurance is only 200 laps, around 2 hours with the Formula GT.

Thanks!