S License No. 5 Gold medal acquired.
Time: 1'33.898
License Center : S License Tests : S5 "1 Lap Time Trial (Seattle)"
Test Car: Ford GT '05
Venue: Seattle Circuit
Gold: 1'34.200
# Failed Attempts: 11
14 mins
Please keep in mind that these are not necessarily my best times (CLICK HERE for my best times/replays). Please refer to these track maps when looking up Turn numbers/names * Special thanks to AMG @ GTPlanet.net for the hard work put in to generate them!!! *
The S2 License Test from GT3 was one of my favorites. I was happy to see it's return to GT4, but going clockwise meant that I had a lot of re-learning to do. I ended up using 1st gear a lot more than I usually do, but the gearing on this car makes it practical for use when pushing through turns. The brakes aren't that great, so early braking for the approach into turns is something I try to do.
This is one of my worst gold runs for this test. I'll revisit it to try to break into 1'30.xxx, but it'll be a while before I do that...
S: Rolling
I begin braking for the hairpin as I pass the crosswalk lines painted on the ground (just before the 100 m marker). I brake from 145 to 45, and flutter the throttle as I come around the corner. I'm too tight for the second part of the turn, and my exit angle stinks. After making my way back to the right side, I brake slightly from 85 to 73, and get back on the gas as I pass the inside curb of Turn 3. After reaching the third flat part of James St., I begin braking for Turn 5, taking speeds from 120 to 52, then I get back on the gas and push through the corner in 1st gear.
T1: 0'30.544
Just as I pass under the bridge, I begin braking for Turn 7. I brake from 115 to 55, then get back on the gas just before I roll over the inside curb. I'm on the left side curb when I begin turn-in and braking for Turn 8, and this breaks my back end loose. I barely miss the right side barrier, and try to make my way back to the right side after the double-left of Turn 9 after giving a little stab of the brakes. I begin braking for Turn 10 as the yellow/black paint on the right side starts to go off screen, and I slow from 92 to 50, then ease back into the gas as I roll over the inside curb. Near the bottom of the hill on 4th St., I begin braking just before I go under the 100 m marker. I slow from 154 to 62, and get back on the gas as I pass the right side curb. There's a railroad gate along the right side of the track, and I begin braking for the entry into Turn 13 as it goes off screen. I slow down from 72 to 57, and flutter the throttle as I go through the right-left portion just before T2.
T2: 1'12.865
I lift slightly just as I roll over the right side curb for the exit from Turn 13, and head to the left side of the track. I begin braking just before the rumblestrip appears on the left side, taking speeds from 105 to 47, and push through Turn 14 in 1st gear. My turn-in for the chicane stinks badly, and I have to double-brake to avoid going into the right side wall. I limp through, and head for the line from there.
F: 1'33.898 @ 114 mph in 3rd gear
Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8886822306287403408
Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
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