Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Day 131 (10 AUG, YEAR 1): License S 10

S License No. 10 Gold medal acquired.
Time: 2'46.381

License Center : S License Tests : S10 "1 Lap Time Trial (Grand Canyon)"
Test Car: Mitsubishi STARION 4WD Rally Car '84
Venue: Grand Canyon
Gold: 2'47.000
# Failed Attempts: 15
25 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!!! *

While I never did any wall riding for this test, I hit the walls a number of times. In fact, after looking at the replay again, I don't know how I avoided being DQ'd. Unfortunately, the track map provided doesn't indicate any turn numbers, and there are a heck of a lot of them. Since this was such a bad run, I won't spend much time describing it...

S: Launch @ 6500
As I'm about to enter the A11 section, I'm too close to the inside. I bang into the right side wall, and continue. At around 1'00.000, I try to drive off of the cliff, but the barrier saves me. I also bang into the inside barrier again, just before entering the turn that leads to T1.
T1: 1'21.838
Another wall-bang at around 1'30.000 as I enter the long straight of the IB11 test.
T2: 1'54.528
Another wall-bang, as I roll past the end of the B11 section... And yet another, as I get to the bottom of the hill that leads to the finish line.
F: 2'46.381 @ 85 mph in 3rd gear

Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2869049430600071573

Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
http://www.mygt4diary.com/