Lap times

[AccadaccA]

I thought that rather flooding the Main forum with our personal best lap times we could keep a sticky thread going here in this forum.

The usual benchmarker are Bathurst lap times but why not post any great lap times of any track?
And perhaps even share our car setups.

Okay just to start the ball rolling my best to date is a 2:06:50 lap of Bathurst.

Sorry off-hand I can't recall my car setup, it was given to me by Dave but I did change it a little to better suit my driving style.
I can clearly remember that the brakes are set at 40/60, the ride height is LOW and the suspension HARD (all round).

Don't forget you also have controller responce settings to consider too folks.

Oh and the paintjob makes a BIG Kev difference too. :D "I'm excited"!! heh

[AccadaccA]

And here's the paintjob, oops I mean the car that done it. :D

[Dylan]

looks alot like they HYL commodore, is the 40/60 front/rear or rear/front, dave said he was using more at the front and someone else said that they use 70/30 (f/r)

[Y2kGoofball]

Ok I'll keep this sticky in mind for my 'best' lap times.

umm ... nothing yet:")

Y2k

[monaro]

don't ask me why but bathurst really shits me, all i play is adelaide, its addictive. but in NFS:HS bathurst is all i play

off hand my setups are 70/30 for less flying out of the back, hard and low like acca and i changed 5th 6th gear ratio to more acceleration for adelaide where you have about 3 seconds max in 6th

i have a burnout setup saved too, anti spin off, huge acceleration ratio for first (right down the start of the scale) and pretty much turn off anything that will help you with grip ;)

i'll get back to you with fastest lap times but i'm not even telling you my bathurst time now that ive heard accas :")

[DC_Dogz]

I did some changes to response angles in the controller setup after talking to Dave(Dman) and the brakes are better. I still have trouble over the montain. Anyway might be a bit hard to read but I'm down to 2:03.80 after the changes....Thanks Dave!!

[DC_Dogz]

I did see the highscore screen.... thought I would take a shot...then saw it defaulted to the computer name for the driver(my wife(Connie).... so I went and Put Dogz in and did another lap... down to 2:02.19

[AccadaccA]

Top stuff, way to go Mark -^-^
Yes Dave has been a great help to me too. Top bloke :hat:-^


Dylan : as it is a slide adjustment it is as it is written 40/60. At times it may move a little on it's own accord after changing to other cars so keep a watch for that.

monaro : Dave and I always leave the anti spin off. Although it takes a little to get used to at first, it can be very helpful to spin back the right way around when you do go off track. Some tracks like Bathurst you haven't the room to turn if you are spun sideways. With my wheel I often have to drive the wrong way to find room to turn around. :rolleyes:

[DC_Dogz]

Acca... Try mapping and using the handbrake to turn the car around. Works well on the top of the Mountain... You just need to gun it the wrong way for 50meters then off the gas and handbrake...

[D_Man]

Hi guys - didn't even realise this forum was here :")

My PB so far is only a 2.03.82 in a Holden ute - go figure :)

I have attached my setup for anyone who's interested. I find the controller settings are just as important as the car setups. I am not a setup guru - far from it - and my setup is something I came up with through trial and error until I found something I am comfortable with.

Glad I was able to help you out Mark - but did you have to beat me so quickly :D

Dave

[AccadaccA]

Thanks Mark :hat:-^ I haven't even touched the handbrake in the game yet but I'll give it a go.
:beer:

Yeah it's a bit bloody rude of him posting those times hey Dave? heh Don't worry mate, I'll never outshine the guy who helped me so much. heh Even if I could and wanted to. :(

[AccadaccA]

I'm splitting hairs now. Tonight I got a 2:06:25 (Bathurst) but found it hard to keep up with the opponents on take-off and along the straights.
I had spent a great deal of time adjusting the gears in an attempt to improve take-off.
From the standing start to the first turn (Hell corner) it was around the 9-10 seconds mark. I got that down to low 8s and high 7's at times but my next time observation point, the top of the crest (bump) about midway on mountain Straight, reveals the same time no matter how much faster I take Hell Corner.
That's usually just on 21 seconds at the little jump on the very top of the crest.
On rolling starts (i.e. following laps) I can sometimes make the first turn in high 3s but usually within the 4 seconds mark and the crest at around 16-17 seconds.

To be honest, I don't really think that tweaking the gears make much difference except for top speed.

Just interested to know what times others do for the above mentioned track section. What revs you guys pull on take-off and when you change gears.
I usually take off doing around 4-5 grand but have tried full revs and also not reving at all (before the green light) yet I seem to do the same times to the first turn. :confused: I can even launch off in 2nd gear and do the same times. What gives?

I use to change gears when the green dash lights come on. At first it was just as the yellow light came on but I now change on the 7 grand marker before the green lights even start.
The AI cars (with everything set to the hardest) just peel away and my only overtaking is done on the mountain through the turns if not taken in the left lane by the first turn. This unauthordox method is a lot harder through the mountain turns because they naturally take the proper driving lines. But then all is lost when they fly passed me on the straights. =((

Besides this the "rules" function is a major piss-off. I did the majority of several lengthy races before making foolish mistakes (usually on the last lap) so I restart and try again. I must have had 5 or 6 (almost completed) races when the black flag was waved in my face on the second last lap of a 10 lap race. I accidently tapped a car under brakes but he wouldn't have been in front for me to hit had he not savagely spun me out a few turns before hand. :mad: Where was his black flag? Do the rules only apply to the human driver? Is it like Paul Radishitch being allowed to spin 'em out but not Skaife because of the time of day it happened. Mind you both incidents were in the same race.

I was going to set the laps to 25, just as well the same never happened on the end of a 25 lap race. From my fist to my elbow would have been encased by a 19" monitor.
I only left the rules on to see if it did anything other than black flag the player, like manditory tyre changes/pit stops.
If only EA/Dice made the pitstops like the NASCAR game of a few years ago. "NASCAR 2000" I think it was. Where the pit crew were actually animated. They'd jack up the car, change tyres throwing the old ones (bounce, bounce, roll :D ) and use two cans of fuel disgarding the empty over the fence.
When ever I had a few seconds lead I would pit just to see that sort of realism in the game. -^

[DC_Dogz]

Rob,
I did have trouble with keeping up with the AI racers in 5th and 6th… I adjusted the gear from memory to 1st 1.03 2nd 1.06 3rd 1.09 4th 1.12 then 5th down to 1.05 and 6th to .98. It worked a little better for me when hitting 4th at 7 odd grand then changing to 5th it was higher in the rev range and kept up with the AI racers better and the same for 6th. By the hump on mountain straight there starting to catch me again but I just make the old Commodore 12 feet wide and do some Russell Ingal blocking.

Sorry guys with the times must be something wrong with my putter…..lol…Maybe too much beer and no fear….I always say nothing handles better then someone elses car!!

[AccadaccA]

Cheers mark :hat:-^ I'll give that a go.
Um... I recall saying that about the handbrake which I still haven't used. That's right, the handbrake was in relation to being stuck facing the wrong way.

heh I am the same with the wide ass tactics but more often than not they (cars behind me) will still try to take the corner from the wrong side and cut the axis way to early which ends up with the mongrels hitting my rear end, spinning me out of control. :mad:

Aha, so that's my (other) problem. I am drinking coffee between gear changes and rolling smokes along the straights when I should be getting plastered. :D
When I think about it most of my driving real cars fast was always after a few beers. Not neccessarily pissed, but not Pope sober either.
Thanks for the tip(s). :beer:

[AccadaccA]

Mark : I tried your gears and then went all over the place in the setup since then :rolleyes:
Not because of the gears (much appreciated) but generally feeling too laxed with my lap times and got a sudden Need For (even more) Speed, craving.
The handbrake did bail me out tonight. Thanks for that too. -^

Dang you with that time. I am within a fraction of a second behind you and still working on it. :D
2:02:95
Two races before I did three consistant laps within the same bracketed second, if you follow me. The 2:03:27 race also had two other 2:03 lap times in a row until I saw the 2:03:27 and crashed straight into Hell Corner. Didn't even try to turn. I was in shock, alright? ;)

Shattered several personal bests tonight then shattered those http://www.totalnfs.net/Remko/smilies/whee.gif
I just had to ring Dave (twice) even though he was watching the State Of Origin. Go the Mighty Blues. heh I don't follow the code but as long as Qld lose at any sport I am happy. :D Vandictive prick aren't I?

[DC_Dogz]

Man you are flying, down to the 2:02's is great... I don't know how these people are doing the 1:50's... seems impossable.

I try to jump on again on Friday night, I'm lucky to race once a week. I was thinking of trying the servers out and race some people online, It would be a great way of getting me ass kicked by some 14 year old's kids.. might be lucky and the old man might keep up and hold my own...

[DC_Dogz]

Was talking to a few guys at work here with the game and he told me if you scroll to the end of the cars in time attack the are some Indy cars that do 350 plus down conrod…. Maybe that’s were the 1:50’s are coming from. I guess you could change the car skin to register as a Ford or Holden with the Indy engine??.. sounds like it would be easy to hack!!…

[D_Man]

The fastest time I have seen posted on the official forum was a 1:48. My best so far usung Rob's setup is a 2.00.40 - but I only did 5 laps with it.

I figure that a 1:58 is achievable with setup as I messed up Murray's corner on the 2 minute run.

I can't see how a 1:48 is possible with the existing cars.

Dave

[AccadaccA]

:beer: Way to go Dave :beer:

A 2:00:40 should NOT be written so small. :HB:

Some may see it as still above the 2 minute mark, but I call that breaking the almost impossible 2 minute Bathurst lap. Larry Perkins is looking for a newbie to take over the reins. Grab your helmet and slurpy straw and get your arse down to Melbourne pronto. :D

:mad: I want my setup back!!! j/k :hat:-^

Mark : I have scrolled through all of the cars (pretty sure I have) but never seen the open wheeler. Perhaps, if it isn't there already, it becomes available after winning a set of race meetings.

I would like for us guys to race together. I don't have online racing experience so I would much prefer to do it with those of you (here) I know and trust. It'll be more fun that way.

[AccadaccA]

Hey, wadda know, it does have 13 open wheelers in the "Time Attack" menu.
No doubt they're what the pre-1:50 lappers are using. :rolleyes:

Oh well, at least you can see by our screens that we're doin' it in Holdens (and possibly Fords).

I just got an email from Dave (with screenshot), the bugger has really cracked the 2 minute barrier now.

1:59:61 In a Holden (the Big Kev replacement I painted :D
Dave deserves the Aussie equivalant of the Mexican wave. That would be like combining this :hat: with this :beer: We're too lazy to stand up and flap our arms about. heh

Great going Dave :hat:-^ you D Man!

[D_Man]

Hey Rob - guess what - a new PB :D

Check the screen shot LOL :beer:

BTW, I did a 2.01.55 out-lap - that was smoking from a standing start hehe -^

Dave

[AccadaccA]

Gawd dang, stop it you are scaring off any possible challengers.

No folks don't listen to him , it's all lies, lies I tell ya.
He edited out the "1" before the rest of the time, he's really pulling 11:59:41 - 11:57:14s.

heh :D Think they bought it?

Well done mate, I also see a 1:59:26 so you are getting a few good consistent runs. I still haven't worked out when the handbrake should be released. :( I have kept it on since Mark gave me the tip, two days ago. heh j/k


I feel almost ashamed to post my new PB :(

Oh, guess what I did earlier? I tried one of the formula cars and it messed my setup. I hadn't saved it. =((

I think I have it pretty close to what I did have but something's a miss.... probably me. I still need to work a little on the gears I think. I wanted to fine tune the gears a bit more before offering that side of the setup too.

Again, well done on the time(s) Dave. I am happy for you and it also means that better lap times are possibly ahead for me and others too, without resorting to the Formula cars. :rolleyes: Who's idea was that? I'd trade the 13 F-cars for the rest of the V8Supercars field any day.

[AccadaccA]

Hey I only just noticed that I got a 2:02:56 twice. heh
I didn't think the game would do that. *ahem* I mean , "Yeah I meant to do that, it's called precision driving". heh ;) j/k

Oh yeah, I have also tried to make a replay of hundreds of screenshots taken by a program called "Screen Recorder". It was meant for HS but it does work for this and possibly other games.
Only prob is that it is pretty heavy on resources. The 2:01:83 was done whilst I had screen recorder on (but not quite running) but when I went to capture the replay of that lap (with screen Recorder running) it showed a weird replay that I have never done. The car crashed about and went down pit lane the wrong way. This happened again on a replay of another race, although that time the car turned on Mountain Straight and drove the wrong way crashing into Hell corner. :confused:
Like having the wrong car or performance for that replay yet with this game (for those who don't know it yet) you can't load the replay unless directly after the race so how could it screw up like that? It must have something to do with the Screen recorder program also running. I lowered the capture setting then tried one more race and captured it. Not a flash time but my intent was to capture a full lap to show those who haven't yet decided on the game to have a better prospective of it. For good or bad. The PB was just a coincidence it happened on my first attempt of using this capture program.

[D_Man]

Nice going Rob -^

I have done a number of 1:59s now but the High Scores only records your fastest lap for a race or time attack.

I don't use the handbrake at all and wouldn't even know where or how to use it =[

Keep up the good work mate. You are getting close to breaking that magic 2.00 :beer:

Dave

[DC_Dogz]

Damn...slow down you 2..... I better get back to the drawing board....Friday night better get the wife off to bed and give V8 another go.....You Guys got any sleeping tablets I can pop into her drink?..

[MattB]

i just got a copy of V8challenge :D

Nite sent me his copy, as he got bored of it very quickly, thanks Nite-^-^:)

l only managed to do one lap on bathurst so far, i got a 2.30 in my HRT, stock settings and keyboard..... (wasn't very clean either).

i used my keyboard, as i couldn't figure out how too set up my WingMan Formula GP (non ff). it wouldn't regonize when i pushed my pedals down to be set as 'brake/acell:rolleyes:

any help???



acca, do u mind if u use your setup and see what times i can get???

[MattB]

down to a 2.14...on my second lap-^ ......

acca, if possible.....could u post ur setup for me too try out, unless u want it too yourself......


so far i love the game:D

[AccadaccA]

Matt : Great stuff matey :hat:-^

That's a shame Nite has had enough of it so soon, I guess he has spoilt himself with better games and I can understand that.

I'm glad that you like it and I do not mind sharing the latest set up I have been working on.... just let me get back to you with it, I'd have no hope of remembering all that off-hand.


You do realise these setups will only work in a Holden. None of those three wheeled Fords. heh ;) j/k
Oh my gosh, I just thought, as Nite owns a Ford (a rather nice, clean one at that too) maybe he bought the Ford box-art version. Well straight-off you can expect it to be faulty and be waiting for the familiar Ford recall. ^_^ j/k guys

About your controller :
Does Windows recognise it in the Control Panel? and it's calibrated? In other words does it work in other games?
If so, try the other controllers in the game. Dave's Act-Labs wheel (he loaned me) had to be configured as a Thrustmaster in the Win98 Control Panel and as a Sidewinder in the game. This was after I download the latest drivers for it. So figure that one out.
It wouldn't hurt for you to download the latest drivers for your wheel too.
Good luck with it mate.

I might have a few laps and (hopefully remember to) write down the settings. The gears may still need a little tweaking but the general handling is virtually slide-proof.

I'll get back online after cooking & eating tea... if not before hand.

[AccadaccA]

Okay here we go with my current setup. Either write it down or download the attachment. Unzip it to the SavedGames folder of V8Challenge.
It's not the same as what I did my Personal Best but that was lost when I tried out the Formula cars.

I did get another 2:01:## time five minutes ago using this setup but some what higher in the split seconds. That could be me, I'm not driving too well tonight.

The below setup is for Dry weather conditions on the Bathurst circuit.

Brakes:
Rear 30/70 Front ~ I found the same when they are set at 35/65 or even 40/60 so it's up to you, your controller settings and your style of driving. Anywhere between these setting and I can stand on the brakes for a few seconds without them locking up.

Ride Height:
Low and Low

Anti Spin:
Off ~ However I would suggest having it on for newbies until you get the feel of the car and track.

Tyres:
Soft ~ they seem to hold out very well without any sign of wear although I haven't had a full 25 lap race yet.

Toe front: 8, Toe Rear: 5, Camber Front: 6, Camber Rear: 6. ~ That is to say everything here as far right of the menu as possible.

Suspension: Soft, Soft, Normal, Soft.

The above setup handles without any sliding or skidding as long as you keep to the correct racing line.

Gears:
1st ~ 0.80
2nd ~ 0.81
3rd ~ 0.83
4th ~ 0.85
5th ~ 0.87
6th ~ 0.89

My PB was something close to this but if you have used Dave's gears the change to this will also mean changing your driving style. It allows me to only need to change down to third where I used to change back to second. (i.e. Hell corner, The Cutting, Murrays Corner). With the Cutting I just sort of coast around in third neither acellerating or decellerating. I am probably losing time there but it is the slowest section of the real Bathurst.
I went so low to try to beat those AI cars on take off, the 0.89 in 6th should see you pulling 303-305km/h just as it peaks before applying the brakes at the Chase.

I also sit on anything between 3 - 5,000 rpm waiting for the green light to start. I change (up) gears right on 7,000 rpm

I hope it helps you out.

Anyway, try it, tweak it, or whatever. If you think you have a better variation of it by all means post it.

I don't claim to be any sort of expert. Be sure to save your own setup before changing it.

Hope to see you online soon.

[MattB]

whoa! thanks for that acca....

l just came online after playin v8challenge for 2hrs.....but mostly adelaide and queensland.........


l just d/l the setup, and l'll try it 2nite or 2morrow sometime. Thanks Rob.:D

[AccadaccA]

Any time mate :hat:

I hope it helps you to better lap times on Bathurst but if you beat me I'll let your tyres down and sweeten your fuel tank. :D j/k
Knock yourself out mate.

[MattB]

l've pushed my times down quite abit in the past few 10laps or so....... my best is now 2:06:60

still a few seconds of you guys, but l will keep trying)=)

its hard trying to get good bathurst times, when l'm addicted to queensland racetrack:p

thanks for the setup acca, oh and l got forest elbow covered now;)


Matt

[DC_Dogz]

I don't want to play anymore ..look at the times in attachment :(

[AccadaccA]

Good going Matt -^
Great to see you getting more at home with the game even though you have only had it a very short term.

Mark : Geez sorry mate, times like yours are rather depressing. ;) Better luck in the future with whatever game you play. Chess 2002 has pretty good graphics, high frame rates and you should be able to keep up with the moves.
;) ;) nudge nudge. heh

Phukin awesome mate -^ -^

[MattB]

excelent times dogz-^ :D


acca, thanks mate:)

I dunno what is going on with my wheel. The pedals just wont function in ANY GAME at all............&(

But l'm happy with the keyboard

[D_Man]

Well Mark I was expecting you to get into the low 1:50s, but that is just too damn fast ;)

I think I'll just have to see if I can find a couple of seconds somewhere, but there's no way I'll break 1:50 :'(

Awesome stuff -^

Matt, nice going mate. You are already faster than me at the same stage so I know you'll go a lot faster yet :beer:

Dave

[Dylan]

Matt, the problem is logitech sucks, try removing all logitech software from the computer, it will mean it wont work on split axis, but ever since a got rid of it my pedles work 100% better

[DC_Dogz]

That 1:48 I did was with a indy car and they register as a ute.............. WTF is the story.. you race indy car and get HVS ute ,. there is something wrong. You can see the 1:50's people are recording are the Indy car times.. I think 1:57's maybe 1:55 are the limit for the standard cars...


Sorry guys, I'm not that good but it felt good for 12 hours...lol.. My fastest standard car time is still in the low 1:59's

[MattB]

not sure what you mean dylan......

i dont have any logitech software on my computer, l set it up via controlpanel>gaming options, then i set it up from there(no software cd's)



Maybe u could explain more when you on msn next....



sorry for my slow head, it takes awhile 2 reboot^_^

[MattB]

just turned anti wheel spin off.....

took 1second of my time.

[AccadaccA]

lol Mark you dirty dogz you.

I hope you saved your setup. Changing to those noisy mozzies will distort more than your hearing.

Great going Matt. Okay, time for you to play something else now. Rotten bugger you're gonna beat me. ;)


Hey if anyone is knocking down other tracks please come forth with your setups. I invited Jennie's youngest son over to play V8Chal and after some time on Bathurst I thought to let him practice on easier (less challenging) tracks but I didn't have a quick setup for him on another track so he was soon back on the Bathurst track crashing up my paintjob. :(

I know a few guys here are getting other tracks down-pat and was just wondering if anyone has even a partial setup we can work off.

Oh and I will be adding setups to the V8SHAKES site so it would be good to have a few tracks covered. Setups will be credited to their creator(s).
I'd also like permission from Dave and Mark to display their recommended setups/gear adjustments on V8SHAKES.

Thanks

[MattB]

cant wait for the updates acca-^

my steering while is now classed as 'F@@ked'

when i went to calibrate it, it was all over the little white screen. And when i had my steering wheel plugged in, asoon as i loaded the main menu for v8challenge it was clicking and movin the cursor on its on accord.

And u cant plug it in after the race has begun, it just doesn't regonize the wheel. So l guess l'm stuck with my keyboard.


Sorry if this made no sense what so ever:rolleyes:


BTW, acca the description for this forum says 'for the upcoming game'.......maybe some1 should change that ;)

[AccadaccA]

Originally posted by Matthew Button
BTW, acca the description for this forum says 'for the upcoming game'.......maybe some1 should change that ;) Thanks Matt, I never noticed it. I think I have it changed now. Josh usually does all that sort of stuff so I hope I didn't screw anything.

[D_Man]

Hey Mark, I tried the open-wheelers out and got a new PB of 1:46.72 hehe :D

Those things fly but are a bit tough to get through the tight sections. I figure I can get a 1:43 with a clean run - if that's possible in those things hehe ^_^

BTW, my best time tonight online was 1:58.33 - racing with collision off. The best race time (3 laps) was 6.01.27 - 2.03 out-lap followed by a 1:59 and a 1:58. Maybe we should keep track of race times and lap times as the race times need consistency - just a suggestion :rolleyes:

Dave

[MattB]

l just decided to have a go at the queensland track....

my best time after a few laps was 1:08:53.. could improve by a few seconds after knowin what each corner is;)



now l'm just waiting for dave, dogz and rob to beat my 1:08:53:(

[monaro]

since i never play bathurst, i thought i'd post my best adelaide time; 1:20:98 in auto with a keyboard

i use acca's setup but with auto cos changing gears is a hassle with keyboard

how the hell do you get those indy car things?!

[D_Man]

The open-wheelers are in Time Attack. Just scroll to the right past the utes :D

Dave

[MattB]

those open-wheelers are uglyyyyyyyyyyyyyy=((


my best on adelaide is 1.21

[AccadaccA]

Great going on Adelaide monaro and Matt. -^ -^

I did try the track when I first got the game but had a hell of a time trying to decifer the next turn(s) and usually ended up in the wrong line for each. :(


As Matt has done a few laps of the Qld curcuit and you both have ran Adelaide, I wonder if anyone else here has conquered other tracks. Any suggested car setups?

I have only just got running with this new motherboard so I will need to re-install the game and setup the wheel again before I can get some practice in. I formatted in my vain attempts to get a borrowed AMD K6 2/500 running. Dang thing just hated my network (cable modem) card and would always hang at the Win Desktop. :?

monaro : You would get better times running a manual gearbox. Unfortunately the auto doesn't kick down enough and if that's the way you attempted Bathurst then you were at a big disadvantage.

[MattB]

damn, l've been using Accas bathurst setup, but with a Auto tranny:rolleyes:


how big is the difference in times?

[AccadaccA]

I couldn't say off-hand Matt, but when you want to take a slow corner in second (for example) the auto will only kick back to third unless you ride the brakes longer than neccessary.

There are only a few times I apply the brakes and those times are for very brief moments. All the slowing down is really done by gear changes (engine compression).

Give the manual a good few tries to get used to it and you'll notice the difference.

Good luck with it mate. :hat:-^

[monaro]

since posting my adelaide time i set a 1:18:18 and then next lap a 1:18 flat

i never did realise the disadvantage with auto but i did with anti-spin, i wasn't taking notice of what gear i was in during corners. ah well

i have tried queensland and find it terribly boring, sorry queensland fans^_^. but i do like sandown, its a very fun track but i wasn't trying ofr times. i will do some time attack on it tonight i think

[Dylan]

i went around sandown at the easternats this year in a XR6 pace car (driven by a formula ford driver) i didnt find it that exciting (maybe cause they had checains (spelling?) there) but there was a cool torana in front. anyways it was wet so we were goin pretty slow, top of about 100 down the straight

[MattB]

last night i did a 3lap time attack for each track, besides adelaide and bathurst. My times were:

melbourne: 1:09:33
queensland 1:06:74
gerallson 1:03:22
Knutstorp 00:67:69
mantorp park short 00:45:28
mantorp park long 1:16:13
KinneKulle 00:53:17


anyone else got some times to show?:)

[Aussie Muscle]

Is it me or are all the AI cars very slow around adelaide, even on very hard, i still win by a margin of 22-28 seconds (ie half a lap) and thats with my bad driving.

[Aussie Muscle]

http://aussiemuscle.totalnfs.net/post/V8Challenge_Shot00054.JPG

I finally got some decent lap around bathurst, and i have proof. This was the first lap in test qualifying, so faster is possible with a good run into hell corner and i skidded a bit across the top of the mountain. This lap time required fifth gear over skyline too.

Oh, that was with keyboard and manual.

[MattB]

goodwork kev, l havent played v8c for a lil while (2many friends borrowin ma damm cd)=) ).

I am also using manual & keyboard, and our times are almost the same, my best is 2:04:D

[Aussie Muscle]

2:04:52 is my next best lap for bathurst. i did a screenie, but the stupid EA logo get's plastered over the counter. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO DISABLE THAT?

http://aussiemuscle.totalnfs.net/post/v8c_time.jpg

[Aussie Muscle]

I am pushing this brick to it's limits

http://aussiemuscle.totalnfs.net/post/V8Challenge_Shot00088.JPG

doing this time means running on the limit the entire lap, you need to be doing fifth gear into cutting and forrest elbow. I spose there are some who can go faster (but not with a keyboard, me thinks)

[Wazza]

Wonder if you guys are still playing it? :D


I haven't played the game in maybe 6 weeks. Been a while I guess.. was fun racing those formula cars.. fast... ;) too hard with keyboard. :D

[Aussie Muscle]

I sure still play it, great game. I like the utes, and well, i wont say anymore, go to aussiemuscle forums to read it.

[Wazza]

alright.. haha



I don't know what new game to buy.. probably NFS6... i wouldnt have time to play too many games. :D

[muscle car guy]

this game look rather cool and i was hopin u guys could maybe e-mail it to me !YES! i finally figured it out on my own i got a cool signature

C:\My Documents\CARtoons\mustang.gif

:HB:

[VQ]

Well I'm just going for keeping the cars on the road first and then i'll got 4 lap times

[Bones]

Are u guys still adding to this thread? If u r, my pb at Bathurst is 1:54:48. If u want some setups, leave a message here and i will post them for u.

[VQ]

Well thats a good time but wat car u using? My best on Melbourne is about 1:15 although by the way i race online it's a 2:00 online sadly.

[Mickcals]

My best at Melbourne is 1:06
Just keep practicing and find all the corners that YOU are fast/good on

[Aussie Muscle]

Originally posted by muscle car guy
this game look rather cool and i was hopin u guys could maybe e-mail it to me !YES:HB:

No, be a MAN and go buy it. This will at least ensure EA makes something out of it.

You'll be doing well if you can find someone will to EMAIL 650meg worth (D/H):nono:

Bones, there are a few that could use your wisdom, if you could post your recommendations on setup, i'm sure someone will be grateful

[Mickcals]

Yeah
im think it would be a good idea to make personal skins

[Mickcals]

a good way of getting good lap times is to concerate on getting the maxium speed in and out of corners and find the right braking spots and the right "speeding" spots, and if you keep on trying to beat your own lap times on different tracks you will eventually will become professional at all the tracks and be the fastest on all tracks. Thats how i practice.

[CookeMJ]

Absolutely.

Do you have much luck with setups? I played around once, setting up a Commodore with its gay rear camber just like a real lowered street Commodore, and it understeered to buggery just like a real lowered street Commodore. Then I went for a low, stiff, slightly oversteering car, and learned how to throw the car in and oversteer halfway to the next turn. This was a lot of fun, but very slow because your corners become 90 degrees or worse as you slide in, stop, and slide out. It felt smooth (while on the black stuff), but it wasn't.

So I went back to the default setups. Previously (with default) I had slowed to half-revs in 2nd through the Adelaide switchbacks, now (back at default) I throw it into the switchbacks in 3rd, kick back to 2nd as I slide through, hit 3rd quickly, and I'm nearly ready for 4th before the "braking" (read: throwing) zone. Of course, I fry my tyres quickly just like Craig Lowndes but compared to the AI cars it's working well.

Just tonight at Knutstorp I qualified the ute in 0:58 sec, and second qualifier was 1:05. My lap record at Knutstorp in the V8 sedans is 0:55.87s. That's the track I spend most time on, but that's quick isn't it?

[Mickcals]

I ve only mess around with the gear setups but thats it.
All you have to do is get in a pattern when racing and concerate on getting faster
At Queensland i cut by lap time 3 times in one race:
1:10
1:09:74
1:09:63

And my fastest at Knutstorp is 56 secs

Practice is the key word!

[VQ]

Wat the camber out on on a real lowered commodre wat U onabout? they don't have that unless U mean an out of whack IRS.

[CookeMJ]

VQ - I mean like every single "IRS" Commodore with adults in the back, luggage in the boot, or lowered rear springs the wheels go like "/--\". You MUST rotate tyres monthly if you lower or put big mags on, else you get about 1,000 kays before a rear tyre will blow. A mate of mine wouldn't listen to me - and lost one of his tyres. They still looked new on the outside, but blew through the belts on the indide. He's now gone and spent hundreds of dollars for a "camber correction kit" like HSV use, but if you lower a Commodore by more than 2.5 inches, you can't correct the camber. And regardless, as you squash the suspension with bumps, luggage, passengers, etc., the rear wheels will squash out. That's why Commodores spin off the lights so much easier than Fords, because their suspension design permits the wheels to squat out while Fords IRS doesn't trail and keeps the wheel "vertical" at all times.

Enjoy Bathurst everyone - I'll be back in a month.

[Bones]

Getting a better time on each track depends on a lot of factors as u all know. A good setups is one thing, but u also need a good steering response curve (options - controller - response curve). If u go here http://www.geocities.com/v8_team/SetupPage.html u can get various types of setups and if u looks at 666kil666's ones, there r some controller response curves also for wheel, keyboard, gamepad and joystick. Put the setups in ur Saved Games folder wherever u installed V8C and the controller response curves in ur ControlLayouts folder. They r in .zip format so it takes bugger all to d/l. Once u unzip the controller, start the game and go to the options menu and choose the controller u just d/loaded. Hope this helps.

[Y2kGoofball]

Thanks mate, I have checked it out.

Very interesting.

I'm gonna put a setup page on shakes soon. I didnt realise its so popular among racers

Y2k

[Bones]

Y2K, setups r very important amongst the racers. If ur in a room and someone (or urself) is quick, they/u get asked who's setups ur using. But like i said, there r alot of factors to being quick. :beer:

[Y2kGoofball]

Yeah, hey just as Mickcals from his little experience the other night racing me:cool:

Hmm, who had the power?

Y2k

BTW I have never acctually used race setups until recently because I have never really understood them.

[Mickcals]

Y2k what do you mean by power?

[VQ]

Originally posted by CookeMJ
VQ - I mean like every single "IRS" Commodore with adults in the back, luggage in the boot, or lowered rear springs the wheels go like "/--\". You MUST rotate tyres monthly if you lower or put big mags on, else you get about 1,000 kays before a rear tyre will blow. A mate of mine wouldn't listen to me - and lost one of his tyres. They still looked new on the outside, but blew through the belts on the indide. He's now gone and spent hundreds of dollars for a "camber correction kit" like HSV use, but if you lower a Commodore by more than 2.5 inches, you can't correct the camber. And regardless, as you squash the suspension with bumps, luggage, passengers, etc., the rear wheels will squash out. That's why Commodores spin off the lights so much easier than Fords, because their suspension design permits the wheels to squat out while Fords IRS doesn't trail and keeps the wheel "vertical" at all times.

Well V8 Supercars have 9 inch harrop aluminium diffs in them so how can they be IRS? And that is only with soft springs as well if u put in firm springs and decent shocks it doesn't happen and if u get control link it makes it even better (it was actully being used on the VQ/Vp cos itr was based on the Opel but they dropped the control link stuff becasue of costs and now its back!!

[wello]

the V8 supercar arse ends arn't IRS they use a wattslink setup
thats why the diff's move from side to side when the link breaks

[!billabong!]

These times r on v8challenge right????
i think my time at bathurst was about 1:49.75 or something like that...

wats the fastest time here????

[jarod99]

Heres my highscores, have dropped them recently but this is how they stand atm:

Bathurst - 1:57:85
Adelaide - 1:12:30
Sandown - 1:00:90
Queensland - 59:56
Gellerasen - 59:58
Knutstorp - 53:85
Man short - 41:89
Man long - 1:09:08
Kinnekulle - 46:91

As for setups i use rekkas but i modify the gear ratios

[Arrow_AX8]

Sorry to bring this thread back from over a year ago, but I just got a new Momo wheel the other day and started playing V8C again.

My times in standard V8 cars are:

Bathurst - 1:54.45
Adelaide - 1:13.80
Sandown - 1:00.44
Queensland - 57.36
Gellerasen - 56.29
Mantorp L - 1:08.78
Kinnekulle - 45.11

Haven't got a time on the other 2 tracks since the reinstall.

How do these compare to your times?

[Turboginge]

Finally i have some times to compare against now.

And it just goes to show that i really do suck.

But wait till i get a wheel

[murph_fan]

Bathurst - 1:54.45
What corners do you cut! LOL just joking.

I am 5 seconds slower at Bathurst with a 2:01 something.

[Y2kGoofball]

ive never really checked my times

me and Mickcals used to do a 3 lap shootout where we try to beat the best lap time recorded, but that was about it. I never took noticer surprisingly :eek: and since really playing V8C a year ago ive formatted the PC so most laps dont even had a best lap time recorded because I rarely play the game anymore :(

[Bo0]

I won't post my times, it will shock you guys too much ;)

all i can say is that im slowly improving, and with every new season in the v8 challenge comp that i usually edge a second off the existing time, so i hope that luck can keep going!

[skaife_fan]

Welcome Arrow AX8 I have a Arrow K2000. I will edit in my times as the V8COC season goes on or I get faster. I am using a PSX to USB adapter with my old Mad Catz steering wheel. Anyway here are some lap times:
ADELAIDE - 1:10:92
MELBOURNE REVERSE - 58:11
BATHURST REVERSE WET - 2:06.00
QUEENSLAD - 57. something
MANTORP PARK LONG REVERSE - 1:05:93

[VQ]

I have one of them, the PC one though, it's not that good really, I love my momo.

[Arrow_AX8]

Skaife fan, weird that we are both fans of Skaife, drive Arrows and have V8 Challenge... -^

Don't worry, I'll beat those times in a minute... ;)

[monaro]

this must be the only surviving thread that AccadaccA started, bit of history there fellas.

[rustynz]

LOOL

bathurst: 1:49.something
Adelaide: 1:07.15

can't remember the rest

[VQ]

Yeah, i wounder how the guy's going, I hope things are looking up for him.

[Arrow_AX8]

What happened? I used to make cars for NFS:HS and modified his Bathurst track for him to use as part of his update (which never happened).
So what's happened?

[monaro]

Acca sort of left RP to concentrate on his family and stuff and he also lost his internet connection due to a few problems with service providers. he and his son sometimes drop by though using net cafe's although acca has had a few health problems of late.

[Mickcals]

Its a real shame about whats happened to Acca in the past year.

Sure do miss having him around

[Skaife]

BATHURST REVERSE WET - 2:06.00
2:06 now i'am really stuffed come saturday good imrpovements skaife_fan guess i wont be battling you this season :'( . My times are a bit of a guess but they would be within the second.

Adelaide: 1:10
Melbourne Reverse: 1:00
Bathurst Reverse Wet: 2:11 (still got alot of work on that one)

[Acerlyte]

Bah, I have only done a 2:01 at Bath Rev... yet to get under the 2 minute mark... but Bath Fwd dry on the other hand...

[Bo0]

Mind you, this is in the wet and reverse, the most demanding condition you'd have at Bathurst.
I'm dropping 2:05-2:06 but i am still yet to drop that "perfect" lap. The last corner, sheez, ALWAYS stuffs me up (hell corner in reverse remember), just cannot approach it properly. Usually lose 2-3 seconds there...

[Skaife]

Yeh that is a tricky one if you miss the correct braking point your best chance is to just slam on the brakes and hope you stop which never ussualy happens in the wet.