Friday, January 23, 2009

Day 347 (14 MAR, YEAR 2): Professional Events / Gran Turismo World Championship / Race 3

Participated in Gran Turismo World Championship Battle 3 (Hong Kong). Champion.
Time: 1'12.306

Professional Events: Gran Turismo World Championship: Hong Kong: 18 Laps
Settings: R1/R1; Turbo 3 (707 SettingsHP); Nitrous @ 10; RideHt 45/45; Auto Gearing @ 15; Aids 004; 200 Ballast @ 0; Downforce 48/67; Everything else @ Default
My Pits (1): End of Lap 13 (R3/R3, No Fuel)
A-spec points: 200
Prize: $25000

FSCar NameTime (Gap)Best
11Nissan MOTUL PITWORK Z (JGTC) '0422'40.5541'12.306
24AMG Mercedes CLK-GTR Race Car '98+0'23.544
32Toyota 7 Race Car '70+0'40.552
45

Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car '98

+0'45.011

53Gillet Vertigo Race Car '04DNF
66Chevrolet Camaro LM Race Car '01

+1LAP


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!!! **

I qualified with a 1'18.327, 1.122" quicker than P2.

I set the Nitrous back to 10 after qualifying with it at 30. I usually crash-turn Turns 3, 4, and 7, but hold off for the first lap... until...

Coming down Kowloon and into Turn 7, the Toyota 7 bumps me from behind, sending me into the wall. I manage to catch up to it at Turn 11, and dive on the inside of it, returning the favor and sending it into the left side wall. I take the lead from there, and in order to stay in the lead without that booger bumping into me again, I decided to use the walls to keep the gap healthy.

I lap the Camaro on Lap 12, but after pitting on Lap 13, it passes while I'm in the pits. I manage to catch up to it, and pass it for good at Turn 9 of Lap 14. With R3s, I stop abusing the wallrides and drive normally (but not necessarily cleanly) from there.

I ended the practice session with 3464 miles, and ended the race with 3498 miles on the odometer.

Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8931725551443551038

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