Saturday, January 24, 2009

Day 351 (18 MAR, YEAR 2): Professional Events / Gran Turismo World Championship / Race 7

Participated in Gran Turismo World Championship Battle 7 (Opera Paris). Champion.
Time: 1'15.179

Professional Events: Gran Turismo World Championship: Opera Paris Reverse: 18 Laps
Settings: R1/R1; Turbo 3 (702 SettingsHP); Nitrous @ 10; RideHt 45/45; Auto Gearing @ 15; Aids 004; 200 Ballast @ 0; Downforce 49/69; 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) '0423'53.2931'15.179
22AMG Mercedes CLK-GTR Race Car '98+0'15.993
33Toyota 7 Race Car '70+0'22.292
45

Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car '98

+0'29.453

54Gillet Vertigo Race Car '04+0'34.195
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 P1 with a 1'21.284, 2.137" quicker than P2.

The race is going well enough for the first few laps, but on Lap 6 I miss my braking point into Place Vendome, and the AMG slips by for the lead. As we're heading into Concorde, the Toyota 7 comes from behind and nearly passes both of us, but I manage to get into its path and this pushes me ahead a little bit. I crash-turn Turns A and B, but coming into Turn F, I'm too hot and I slam into the green barrier.

I recover just in time to block the AMG, and manage to hold the lead until it and the Toyota 7 make their pitstops at the ends of Laps 9 and 12, respectively. I go in at the end of Lap 13, switch to R3 Tires, and I'm up 5.384" at T1 of Lap 14. From there, I gain about 3 seconds per lap with the stickier tires, and cruise to a comfortable victory, lapping the Camaro towards the end of Lap 17.

I ended the practice session with 3646 miles, and ended the race with 3679 miles on the odometer. The MPZ finished with 701 SettingsHP.

Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6828982384692428248

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