Day 356 (23 MAR, YEAR 2): Extreme Events / Gran Turismo All Stars / Race 1

I gave the MPZ an Oil Change, then headed over to the Tune Shop for some things. I got some R2 Tires, and a Rigidity Refresh, as a lot of wobble developed after 3800 miles. The Oil Change brought the SettingsHP to 741, which still allows for R3 tires on the front. The R3s don't last long enough for the races at Autumn Ring and Nurburgring, and running on R2s at the Test Course allows for using much less ballast. I loaded up the 9th lineup, and took them on.
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Participated in Gran Turismo All Stars Battle 1 (High-Speed Ring). Champion.
Time: 0'59.809

Extreme Events: Gran Turismo World Championship: High-Speed Ring Reverse: 7 Laps
Settings: R3/R3; Turbo 3 (741 SettingsHP); Nitrous @ 10; RideHt 55/55; Auto Gearing @ 17; Aids 004; 111 Ballast @ 0; Downforce 50/70; Everything else @ Default
A-spec points: 200
Prize: $15000

F	S	Car Name	Time (Gap)	Best
1	1	Nissan MOTUL PITWORK Z (JGTC) '04	7'16.105	0'59.809
2	2	Nissan R92CP Race Car '92	+0'01.641
3	3	Toyota GT-ONE Race Car (TS020) '99	+0'04.312
4	4	BMW V12 LMR Race Car '99	+0'06.241
5	5	Toyota 7 Race Car '70	+0'14.019
6	6	Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car '98	+0'18.681

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 1'01.114, 2.731" quicker than P2. After the practice session, I raised the Ride Height 10mm, as it was quite bumpy in a few sections.

Off of the launch, I cut down on the R92 to block it, but my correction was too sharp and I nearly get into the right side wall. It manages to take P1 into the first corner, but I take the lead back as we enter the tunnel.

Everything's peachy, as I'm able to build a comfortable lead. I give a lot of the gap back on Lap 5 when I bump the left side railing coming out of Turn A, and on Lap 6, I'm too wide coming out of Turn E. I get into the left side grass, and go from wall to wall as I bang off of each of them. I get sideways as I try to recover, and the R92 T-bones me. This sends me forward, and nearly puts the R92 at a dead stop.

I'm ahead by 0.164" at the start of the final lap, and heading into the first corner, the R92 passes along the inside. I manage to retake the lead as I did on the first lap, and manage to hold the lead without much trouble.

I ended the practice session with just under 3817 miles, and ended the race with 3834 miles on the odometer.

Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2368089779404892212

Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
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