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Stumbling around in a rancid, disused corner of the web, I tripped over some videos showing some astounding NFSU circuit lap times, run by a guy named Jeff Reid. Jeff is my new hero.

Right there and then, it occurred to me that there was nowhere on NFS Unlimited where people could post and compare their circuit lap times, and I've set out to change all that. So here it is, the Fastest Offline Circuit Times thread. Go ahead and post your fastest times!!

• All times should be:
  
  Run Offline - Online times are not reliable.
  Cheat-Free - C'mon, what are ya? A sissy?
  10 Laps - To allow the best comparison of race times.
  Provide Proof - A snap of the stats screen will do nicely

To kick things off, here are links to the vids I found. Not only is this guy extremely quick, he's also helpful. Jeff has edited a few tips into the vids explaining how to take certain key sections of the tracks, including what car to use and what uniques to run on it. After watching these, I watched em again. And again! Then I couldn't resist the urge to go race. My times dropped immediately!!

• Jeff does Olympic Square in 39.86s WMV 10.5Mb
  Jeff does Market Street in 1:02.91s WMV 17.3Mb
  Jeff does Market Street Reverse in 1:02.78s WMV 18.4Mb
  Jeff does Stadium in 49.40s WMV 15.3Mb

^bUmP^!! C'mon people, this is quality posting here!!

btw - the vids range in size from 10Mb to 18Mb. Quite small really, considering the resolution and quality. Might have to look harder at this WMV format..

yee, that dudes Fast

...........that is fast

Well, here's the results of about 60 laps around Olympic - better than 2sec off my previous best, and I owe it all to Jeff!! As you can see, there's still plenty of room for improvement, I got the total race time down to about 7:15 on one run. It's not quite sub-40sec yet, but I'll get there!!

you get way to good... president of SUCK

Well Ill see.... what times I can make....
but if I get it right... its manual shifting.... ok..
There is one think I don't like in the game...the wall impact... it does not slow you down as much as you good non impact turn.... seeing the explanations in the movies... he even tells you to hit it...
that is against my style to hit the wall....

Yeh I agree, but if that's the way to the fastest time and the game allows it, you can't blame the guy can you? Actually I think you could probably get a better time by not hitting the walls, but I doubt you could be consistent in that...

I don't blame em... but I think it must be faster not hitting... but might just me

So.. where's your record dude? Gonna tackle Market Street tonight I think..

Man, that guy went FAST!!!!

Sho nuff!!

I need to try some of that....but for some reason I don't want to drive the RX-7...

Try it mate! You won't look back to your 206 for long!!

Reckon I'm topping out on the lap time for Olympic Square - only managed to shave another 0.04 off my PB after countless laps. I did manage a sub- 7:15 overall for 10 laps tho!! Time to try another track methinks!!

Nice sig.pic. GT3!

When I've installed NFS U (did this week a format c:\) I'm going to try it witrh an RX7!

Thanks Kekum!! Just made it tonight. Lookin forward to seeing your times in here dude!!

Ok, just back from my first few real hard runs of Stadium. I aint in the 49's yet, but I ain't far off either. Got a feelng that Jeff's 49.40 is quite beatable!!

Eyh!! I've got to try this !!

looks like it....

well for some reason I want to try it with the 206.... stubbern Basterd I know

yea lets see.... cant do circuit for shyt so.... yea im all about drag.... cause i dont need to turn!!! yea i suck at circuit or sprint... good in drift.... and good enough in drag!lol (by the way now ranked 60th in drag ) i need tips to learn circuit.. and whats the best car and tj combo???

the movie says engine ECU and weight.... but I don't know... never seen a change with weightreduction

marshallpre1 wrote:... i need tips to learn circuit.. and whats the best car and tj combo???

Yep - take a peek at the vids in the first post here marshall - more than enough tips to get you on your way!!

Hey all ... 41.47 is about the lowest I can get with my lovely electric Miata. OS, of course. My first round is always a clear trak round to get rid of all the obstacles as stop signs and such, so I can race cleanly the next laps without worrying of bumping into something slowing me down. :p. I must agree with the 206 fella .. bumping into walls sounds like BS. The only way I knew about to get the fastest laps was about racing as clean as possible. What counted on my laps differences was how I cut into that first wide 180 swing, which is all the difference btw 41.xx and 43.xx. The rest of the track is pretty automatic. It's the first time I see someone use the walls as a sling and actually get away with it.

Great times there Summ!! Good tips too.. do you drive auto or manual??

i drive manual... like i do in real life!! automatic is boring and less control on the car.....

GT, thanks, I drive automatic. I have tryed manual .. but as I am no RL driver ... I'm not really good at minding the shifts while I'm busy dodging oncoming traffic :p
I find practising on free runs with no traffic is the most relaxing gametype NFSU offers. Online play and career is chaotic as hell, and most of the times even when racing at your best, you can't post the same times you post when you're alone. I try as much as possible to avoid anyone and anything both online and in career mode. Partly because it slows down me ... and partly because I find it lame to ram each other to slow each other down. Then offcourse because when you try to ram somebody, you might get him out of course ... but chances are .. you'll get out of course yourself as well.