Scoobynet Forza 2 Weekly Challenge - Week 3
12 July 2007, 09:17 AM
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you may well beat me on this one mate, I am only improving by literally 1000'ths of a second only each time, just can not get any big improvements. Its the first and last corners that kill me, i'm quick through the middle part.I agree with the online racing as well, haven't done any since these trials began and I also hadn't touched the career mode either until last night. Much prefer the online racing to the time trials!
Oh and did you do your time with the wheel or controller? I did mine with the wheel last night just out of sheer annoyance that I would learn to use it properly but now I think I could go quicker with the controller!
12 July 2007, 09:28 AM
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you may well beat me on this one mate, I am only improving by literally 1000'ths of a second only each time, just can not get any big improvements. Its the first and last corners that kill me, i'm quick through the middle part.I agree with the online racing as well, haven't done any since these trials began and I also hadn't touched the career mode either until last night. Much prefer the online racing to the time trials!
Oh and did you do your time with the wheel or controller? I did mine with the wheel last night just out of sheer annoyance that I would learn to use it properly but now I think I could go quicker with the controller!
With the online racing I'm not that fussed about where I finish as long as I have some good close racing with whoever is around me on the track. That's the best fun. Need to get back into that.
12 July 2007, 12:26 PM
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Think im actually slightly quicker than with TCS on, as I tried it the other night out of interest and found it just holds the car back - find I use the throttle to steer the car out of the corner.After reading other comments, i'm happy to reduce the length of time on TT, as mentioned were not having many online races anymore. Not that i've done any online races yet !
12 July 2007, 01:17 PM
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If we reduce the time though some people (myself included) might not have time to even have a go. You don't have to spend all week doing the TT lol. You can still do some online racing in between!
I'll be online tonight for my first attempt at a time.
Steve
I'll be online tonight for my first attempt at a time.
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12 July 2007, 04:43 PM
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Improved my time marginally last night but agree with others that between doing the SN Time Trials and furthering the career doesn't leave much time to race online.
Maybe the SN Time trials should be bi-weekly?
Maybe the SN Time trials should be bi-weekly?
12 July 2007, 04:51 PM
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I'll run with the crowd on this .... agreed that the races were more fun 
Regional R1 class race at sebring is pi$$ing me right off
ai on hard I just can't brake as late as they do 
Regional R1 class race at sebring is pi$$ing me right off
ai on hard I just can't brake as late as they do
12 July 2007, 05:16 PM
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that's the thing I have ABS on for those oh **** moments. Most of the time I don't use it. reading on the Forza forums some guys thing the AI has more grip than the user car ?
12 July 2007, 05:34 PM
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12 July 2007, 05:36 PM
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12 July 2007, 09:28 PM
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13 July 2007, 01:00 AM
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Alternative suggestion - make the Challenge a lot longer - like a month. Then you don't get through them as fast, and there's not such a pressure to play the challenge so much just to get a decent time?
13 July 2007, 01:16 PM
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Finally got round to doing a time last night. Think it was 48.7. Perhaps someone can confirm if they have me on their scoreboard.
Told me mate about it last night and he busted out a 48.4 within about 4 laps!
Not gonna try again so thats my final time for this challenge.
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Told me mate about it last night and he busted out a 48.4 within about 4 laps!
Not gonna try again so thats my final time for this challenge.
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13 July 2007, 07:19 PM
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Ah! You *******, I just put in a few laps and stopped when I was on the Scoobynet podium, only to find you're all doing Hot Laps and I was in Time Trial!
All that jumping around the room waving an imaginary trophy for nothing!
All that jumping around the room waving an imaginary trophy for nothing!
13 July 2007, 10:36 PM
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PMSL. i've been known to sit infront of TV playin MotoGP on helmet view whilst wearing my helmet tryin to get into the zone! did knock a few seconds off! tippin my head and controller into corners. LOL. ****!
LOL that's ace!
14 July 2007, 09:00 AM
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WAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Just set my best time, thought I was in the groove, went for another lap and ZAP... Frozen
Took a photo cause I wanted proof of the time that I'll never get to repeat
This was with no aids in the #46 Fairlady. You can see I was only on lap 5 before the 360 gave up
Just set my best time, thought I was in the groove, went for another lap and ZAP... Frozen
Took a photo cause I wanted proof of the time that I'll never get to repeat
This was with no aids in the #46 Fairlady. You can see I was only on lap 5 before the 360 gave up
14 July 2007, 09:23 AM
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Yeah yeah that could be anyone driving that car! 
Gutted! Although it still counts surely even though its not on the leaderboard. Are going to send it back? I've been thinking of buying a core pack for £149 as a back up for when mine goes t!ts up plus I can let the kids play on that one. Don't fancy being without one for a month while Microsoft send it off to Eastern Europe to be fixed.
Gutted! Although it still counts surely even though its not on the leaderboard. Are going to send it back? I've been thinking of buying a core pack for £149 as a back up for when mine goes t!ts up plus I can let the kids play on that one. Don't fancy being without one for a month while Microsoft send it off to Eastern Europe to be fixed.
14 July 2007, 09:35 AM
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Without the fabled rings of death I don't really want to send it back (the process they get you to go through before returning it basically means wiping your game saves off the HD). It's been ok lately though, I think it just likes to spite me... "oh good he's started to think I'm not going to freeze, I'll just wait till his guard is down and he's doing something that will be really annoying if I stop and he looses it"
Where can you get the core pack from for that price still? I knew a couple of months ago Boots were doing it but can 't find any deals like that now.
Where can you get the core pack from for that price still? I knew a couple of months ago Boots were doing it but can 't find any deals like that now.
15 July 2007, 12:35 PM
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Mines also on last legs,dvd drive is making the worst noises and freezes sometimes, but not got rings of death !! good idea about getting core pack thou, just swap boxes and maybe have the original launch day box at work ???
15 July 2007, 06:18 PM
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WAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Just set my best time, thought I was in the groove, went for another lap and ZAP... Frozen
Took a photo cause I wanted proof of the time that I'll never get to repeat
This was with no aids in the #46 Fairlady. You can see I was only on lap 5 before the 360 gave up
Just set my best time, thought I was in the groove, went for another lap and ZAP... Frozen
Took a photo cause I wanted proof of the time that I'll never get to repeat
This was with no aids in the #46 Fairlady. You can see I was only on lap 5 before the 360 gave up
15 July 2007, 11:01 PM
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Just had a quick go and I can't drive that car for toffee (add it to the long list!). I can't remember my time, but it's quicker than B2Z and StickyMicky. 52.something, IIRC. Only another 5 seconds to find, which I'm probaly losing in the clumsy drifts, copious wheelspin, over use of the brakes and general rubbishness
Last edited by NotoriousREV; 15 July 2007 at 11:11 PM. Reason: Wanted to add: it's 52.273 ;)
16 July 2007, 12:09 AM
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Just had a quick go and I can't drive that car for toffee (add it to the long list!). I can't remember my time, but it's quicker than B2Z and StickyMicky. 52.something, IIRC. Only another 5 seconds to find, which I'm probaly losing in the clumsy drifts, copious wheelspin, over use of the brakes and general rubbishness
16 July 2007, 08:47 AM
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My final time in the #46 was 47.7xx using just ABS with my average being 47.9xx - will confirm when forzamotorsport.net is back up and running. To get a faster time I need a better understanding of tuning as I felt the tyres were losing too much grip on the last corner.