Gran Turismo 4

Nasadus · Post by **Nasadus** » 16 Apr 2005, 23:04

They will be available on day 1394.Every 694 days.

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 17 Apr 2005, 02:47

Nasadus wrote:They will be available on day 1394.Every 694 days.

OOH...sweet. Ive almost reached day 900, so thats cool

Edit: that should be day '1388' then

Six days less to worry about.

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 29 Apr 2005, 10:27

I need to know, because I haven't managed to pass it yet, > What cars did you guy's use for the GT world Championship ?
(Apart from the F1, because in my books, that is considered cheating!

)

Nasadus · Post by **Nasadus** » 29 Apr 2005, 11:54

For the GT World Championship i used the Playstation Pescarolo C60 Race Car.You have to buy it.If you don't want to spend 4,5 mill. you can do the El Capitan Endurance Race.If you win it you will get the Toyota Minolta 88C-V Race Car.Tune it and you should be able to win.The endurance race is very easy.

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 29 Apr 2005, 13:06

Yep that's what I did.

IMO the 88C-V is an absolute beast

especially after you whack on the stage 4 turbo

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 29 Apr 2005, 13:25

The Playstation Pescarolo C60 Race Car, is my dream car.

, Alongside with the Audi Race car

I'm currently using the Merc CLK AMG GTR . It has treated me well so far, but I find that it chews away the tires to quickly, and I'm always needed to pit-in a lap earlier than everyone else (on the current 'Hong Kong' course). Anyway, i will get there.
I figured out, just then, that i could tweek the 'Traction control' on the car...

jemc · Post by **jemc** » 29 Apr 2005, 21:31

i played GT4 a bit today in Media Markt. i raced a BMW, but I sucked at it.

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 29 Apr 2005, 21:56

Anyone seen those drift videos on GTPlanet? Goddamn, those are fap fap fap.

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 30 Apr 2005, 06:34

So which tires did everyone use for the 3rd race (hong kong) in the gt world championchip?
For my merc, i have _ hards, on the front 2, and_ Super Hards for the rears
...If you can remember

*This race had 18 laps

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 30 Apr 2005, 08:48

I probably used hards. Then I probably put on some mediums when I pitted.

Or something lke that

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 30 Apr 2005, 13:34

O.K - I bailed from the championship

I will re-enter it with the toyota,... or one of my dream cars (Playstation Pescarolo C60 Race Car, or the Audi race car)

later on.
Right now, I need to focus on some of the other races, cause tonight, i just discovered that I am only 37.4% of the way through the game.

I thought i was much higher!

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 30 Apr 2005, 16:28

LOL I just discovered that I'm at 49% . . . which is higher than what I thought

(as we discussed on msn)

Just concentrate on doing the Euro, American and Jap races to get your percentage up quickly

Nasadus · Post by **Nasadus** » 30 Apr 2005, 23:10

For the races in the GT World Championship i used Hard tires (front) and Super-Hard tires (rear).1 more % to go and you will get a new car.Strangely you don't get a new car when you reach 75%.You only get a car at 25%,50% and 100& completion.

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 01 May 2005, 00:03

boganbusman wrote: Just concentrate on doing the Euro, American and Jap races to get your percentage up quickly

Right now, i am doing the british and American races

. They are soo fun compared to doing the GT championship, Round 3 - over, and over again, which drove me up the wall.
For the british lightweight championship, I used a 'TVR...something'. but when I bought it for only $20 000, it was 1060 kg, instead of the required 1000, or less, so i just gave it stage 1 weight reduction

It performed great.

Offtopic: We are going to NSW today, from brisbane (drive)

. I never knew this could be done

.

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 01 May 2005, 05:51

jacoja06 wrote:Offtopic: We are going to NSW today, from brisbane (drive) . I never knew this could be done .

You didn't know that you could drive to NSW?

It's right next to Brisbane!

Anyway, what is round 3 in GT world champ? (i'm too lazy to check)

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 02 May 2005, 07:33

boganbusman wrote:
Anyway, what is round 3 in GT world champ? (i'm too lazy to check)

It's that stupid Hong Kong course, which runs for 18 laps. by the time you get to lap 8, you cannot control your car, because the tires have No grip left.

boganbusman wrote:You didn't know that you could drive to NSW? It's right next to Brisbane!

I never knew brissy was so close!

Edit: Just out of interest, Is that a bottle of NOS stuck behind the seat on the GT40 (game Cover Page)?

Sweeper · Post by **Sweeper** » 04 May 2005, 11:27

Man! Anyone tried the 206 cup on Motorland track?
It is a really funny race.
Lap 1, 2 of the 206's pitted in.
Not because of my interference or tire wear.
They UNDERSTEERED into the pit! I nearly fell off my chair in laughter, never laughed that hard since in GT2 when me and a buddy used to crash American Muscle cars into the pit on Seattle.

The best part was, the 206 was leading the race when he understeered into the pit

Dragon-of-Rune · Post by **Dragon-of-Rune** » 04 May 2005, 11:32

ROFL

to bad for that 206, and why crash the mussles in GT2 if you could do the same with burnout 1

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 04 May 2005, 12:53

Sweeper wrote: GT2 when me and a buddy used to crash American Muscle cars into the pit on Seattle.

I use to do the same

Great fun for Indurance races (If there were any in Seattle)

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 18 May 2005, 14:13

Has anything happened in the past 14 days ??

I have just been taking MANY photo's.

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 18 May 2005, 19:48

i havent played it in like a month

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 29 May 2005, 04:20

The Gran Turismo - 'Post your pictures here' thread is replacing this one

_cant_stop_ · Post by **_cant_stop_** » 02 Jun 2005, 20:34

how far are you with the game..
my gameprogress is now: 95,7%...
i only have to make the missions and the lizenzes (lizenzes turn into gold)

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 12 Jun 2005, 11:13

51 %

...But I have been very busy lately

jacoja06 · Post by **jacoja06** » 19 Nov 2005, 02:22

Well, I guess I am allowed to double post if there has been nothing for 5 months

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I just found this a comment from the creator of the nike one 2022 car, floating around on GTplanet.net... looks quite interesting.

Here you go. The drivetrain and interaction concept behind the Nike ONE from a few car/sports guys within. The overall idea was for a fun collaboration with our friends at GT4 and nothing more. Some of the stuff below is pretty rough and "innovative" so be prepared.

[The idea here is that the below content would be displayed in the context of a search performed on the ssww (solar system wide web) during the year 2022].

EMC2â€”Eletro-Magneto-cumunetics, Version 2: Nike Patent
#11251965-s

Defined

The super efficient transfer and storage of kinetic energy to usable electromagnetic energy. Service Release 2.

Abstract

In 2012, The Nike Sports Research Lab developed the first so-called Spark Suit. Essentially a wearable generator, it used nano-ion pumps to convert any movementâ€”running, walking, even breathing, into usable electricity. A new generation of Microbatts and Microcaps made it possible to capture and store this electricity for later use. This technology has affected geo-politics worldwide and seen various applications in the sport world, especially as evidenced in a new vehicle called the Nike ONE.

Early History

The Spark Suit was essentially an accident. Originally developed as a training counterpart to Nikeâ€™s Swift Suit, it was designed to strategically impede movement. Internally called the Slow Suit, the idea was that strategic impedance would build muscle mass and improve coordinationâ€”Like the weights used by baseball players in an on-deck circle. This clothing would subtly and strategically strengthen and hone an athleteâ€™s muscles.

The year was 2002 and Nanotechnology was in its infancy. Perhaps the greatest design challenge that Nike faced was in bleeding off the charge that inevitably built up around the nano-ion pumps. These microscopic bio-machines convert kinetic energy (movement) into tiny charges that cross potassium-sodium pathways by the mech-version of saltatory actionâ€”basically a muscle cell in reverse. Muscle cells generate tremendous heat. Since our bodies have an incredibly sophisticated system for dissipating heat, the early versions of the Spark Suit tried to utilize the bodyâ€™s natural mechanism for thermoregulation. They were brutally hot. As the effectiveness of the nano-pumps increased, the thermoregulation solutions had to keep pace. Nike designers experimented with a method that turned the electricity into lightâ€”hence the name Spark Suit. These versions were incredibly bright, as energy was bled off via fiber-optic pulses. 10 years in development, the Spark suit looked to be doomed to obscurity.

Microbatts & Microcaps

Fortunately, Nikeâ€™s research was synchronous with the development of ultra-efficient, superconducting batteries and capacitorsâ€”so-called Microbatts and Microcaps. When Nike designers made the connection that there was no need to dissipate the energyâ€”that they could effectively store and transfer itâ€”a revolution in product design was perhaps the smallest result.

Global Upheaval

Within a few years, global energy policy was turned on its head. N.O.P.E.C, the New Organization of Power Exporting Countries quickly replaced O.P.E.C as petroleum reserves dwindled and extraction became too costly to justify. Any nation with an active populace could become a world power. The so-called â€œsportocraciesâ€ gained prominence as countries slow to catch the EMC2 wave saw fossil-fuel powered industries fail against the comparatively cheap bio-lectricity. Even a small country with 300 million people could capture 20 terawatts per day, more than enough to power heavy industrial concerns like automotive manufacturing. As individuals became their own power source, obesity rates world-wide dropped drastically. Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and type 2 adult-onset diabetes were effectively eliminated.

Nike, while releasing intellectual property rights for the good of the planet, has stayed in the business of product design.

The Nike ONE

Their new EMC2 vehicleâ€”the Nike ONE, uses the next generation of the E-Suit combined with heel mounted Microcaps and internal Microbatts to power its HEP drive (Human Energy Potential) with speeds up to 230 MPH. Because the vehicle is powered solely by an individualâ€™s personal energy reserves, transferred to the Microbatts from prior training sessions, combined with their ability to create energy on-the-fly, a new breed of athlete has arisen. Intense mental focus, combined with the need for tremendous physical stamina and a unique blend of fast/slow twitch muscle fibers, make those who master the Nike ONE amongst the most respected athletes on the planet.

Training

Training to compete in the Nike ONE at an elite level is legendarily intense. Foundational methods follow the basic tenets now familiar to users of Nikeâ€™s EMC2 products. Specifically, focused neuromuscular control training to recruit adjacent/local muscle groups (plyometrics) combined with strategic high-load strength training. Intensive cardio work is recommended to improve the efficiency of aerobic respiration. Meanwhile, elite drivers of the Nike ONE have been known to pursue intensive regimens aimed at building tolerance to lactate, a harmful byproduct of anaerobic respiration. This is commonly referred to as pain-training, or PT, and is NOT RECOMMENDED for any but the most serious competitors. PT Methods include sitting against a wall for hours on end, repeated deep lunges while carrying enormous weights, and so-called micro-methods, like standing on the tips of your toes or hanging by the hands from a bar for hours at a time.

About the Car

Drivers of the Nike ONE describe it as a cross between wearing a machine and being a machine. Control, acceleration and braking is achieved with the large muscle groups of the legs and arms, similar to working on gym training equipment vs. traditional wrist and ankle movements. The driver controls are centered around a gyroscopic cyber-throttle which integrates cornering, acceleration and braking in a single mental motion. The mind-machine interface uses one non-invasive bio-port at each hand to connect neurotransmitters in the brain to neuro-tranceivers in the vehicle CPU. All controls feature the latest generation Supersensortm components enabling micro-resolute command-calls for maximum efficiency in breaking, acceleration and cornering. Drivers say it helps them make tiny adjustments in speed and direction, and contributes to their overall feeling of connection, power and oneness.

The Nike ONE utilizes heads-up display with race line tracking, energy reserves, etcâ€¦ Max Optics Smart Glass that adjusts color to conditions for optimal contrast and clarity, Hub-less MMIW micro-motor-in-wheel, carbon/titainium weave flex frame/suspension, active aero, variable profile regrind tires (motorcycle-like strait line profile and racing slick-like cornering profile) combined with active camber/caster, Nike SHOX seat suspension to name a number of the high-end innovations.

Now was that out there or what?? Check out the images.

I'm out. Phil