GT5 The GT5 Prologue Hot Lap Challenge

[Kevin Watts]

The GT5 Prologue Hot Lap Challenge​

Gentlemen start your engines! The format is simple, each week a car and track will be chosen to run hot laps. Starting Saturday 12pm GMT and finishing the following Saturday 12pm GMT you will be invited to submit your lap times for that challenge. Once the challenge deadline is met the slowest placed driver gets to pick the car and track for the following week (this is usually me!)​

Taking part is simple, fire up GT5 Prologue and select the car for the challenge, click on 'Arcade' in the menu then choose the track and then select 'Time Trial' from the menu and then select the settings shown below:​

Transmission - Manual
Active Steering - Off
Driving Physics - Professional
Active Stability Management (ASM) - Off
Traction Control - Off
Driving Line - Off
Front Tyres - Sports S2
Rear Tyres - Sports S2​

Once you've selected that you can then start hot lapping, look at the online leaderboards or load a ghost lap. There are no tuning options so everyone runs the same setup.​

To make it fair and competitive please don't cut the track or abuse the run off area's to gain an advantage, at least half the car should be on the track at all times and on street tracks don't use the barriers to give you an unfair advantage, the idea of the hot lap challenges is to run clean laps in the fastest time possible.​

Good luck and above all have fun!​

 

[Chris Rogerson]

I was 100th in the rankings last time I checked, if I'm not there now then someone beat me....

 

[Kevin Watts]

0'56.080 is my best, a lowly 155th and I'm working tomorrow so no time to try and improve it.

Chris> I saw your time on the leaderboard, I think it was 92nd but it won't stand as you had traction control on sorry.

 

[Neil Robinson]

my best 0'54.382 - 53rd online

 

[Kevin Watts]

Congrats Evilone, I'll post up the next challenge later

 

[Kevin Watts]

OK this weeks challenge is the Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A on Daytona Road Course, good luck everyone!

 

[Roy Visser]

2.02.606 currently 31th in the leaderboards

first corner and chicane are very difficult

think i can get into top 10 if i put a couple of hours into it though

 

[Roy Visser]

2.02.268 now and 25th in online rankings :smile-big:

noticed all the top 10 times are before the change in manuel g25 shifting update

 

[Neil Robinson]

I think you've got it in the bag this week roy, very quick time :highfive: my time currently is 2.03.2.. 53th i think:silly: very tricky!

 

[Chris Rogerson]

0'56.080 is my best, a lowly 155th and I'm working tomorrow so no time to try and improve it.

Chris> I saw your time on the leaderboard, I think it was 92nd but it won't stand as you had traction control on sorry.

Robbed by TC!! lol I didn't even know...

Anyway lesson learned, I'll try to have a crack at the RX7 at the weekend

 

[Roy Visser]

Nice Chris!

 

[Kevin Watts]

I've not posted a time this week, I'm struggling on the gamepad as I always use a wheel normally so I hope my Porsche wheel turns up soon.

Congrats to Roy this week posting the fastest time. I've not posted mine as it was'nt even close and after winning the last few rounds I think it only fair for Evilone to get to pick a car and track for a change Over to you Evilone!

 

[Roy Visser]

a streetcar please evil!

 

[Neil Robinson]

Ok chaps here we go...........Fuji speedway F in Honda integra type r '04

 

[Kevin Watts]

Thanks! challenge 15 is on!

 

[Roy Visser]

Ok chaps here we go...........Fuji speedway F in Honda integra type r '04

Sweet excellent choice!

 

[Neil Robinson]

cheers roy forgot how hard it was to get a good lap tho

neil

 

[Roy Visser]

2.01.1 currently, but will be able to chave some time of that, 170th online ranking

 

[Neil Robinson]

2'01.044 - 164th online - how is it possible to get a 1'58 lap???????


neil

 

[Roy Visser]

2'01.044 - 164th online - how is it possible to get a 1'58 lap???????


neil

I have no idea, but most of the toptimes have been done before the Clutch patch. (where you could simply use the G25 shifter without using the clutch, and you could just keep the throttle down without revs dropping or losing speed in changing gears)

You can hear/see it if you download the replay/ghost file.

On a circuit like this with a long straight you will defenitly notice miniscule speed differences in large time gaps (2kmh slower on the straight is about 3tenths only on the straight!)

 

[Neil Robinson]

I have no idea, but most of the toptimes have been done before the Clutch patch. (where you could simply use the G25 shifter without using the clutch, and you could just keep the throttle down without revs dropping or losing speed in changing gears)

You can hear/see it if you download the replay/ghost file.

On a circuit like this with a long straight you will defenitly notice miniscule speed differences in large time gaps (2kmh slower on the straight is about 3tenths only on the straight!)

makes sense, i don't use a wheel tbh just the joypad, tbh i don't even use the anologue sticks, just <> to steer x to accelerate square to brake..........very oldschool lol