ForzaDads Tuning Garage – #2 Porsche 911 GT2 RS (997 GT2) (S Class)

The ForzaDads tuning garage #2.  We’ll feature tunes from members of the GD Forzadads car club that you can use and muck about with if you please.

This is an S class tune from Aki2403 for the – Porsche 911 GT2 RS (997 GT2)

Since this car starts out in S class there isn’t a whole heap of changes to be made to it.

It’s still quite an effective beast though, and is best when being pushed to it’s limits.

Parts (Stock unless stated otherwise)

• Engine and Power

All Stock

• Platform and Handling

Race front anti-roll bars, Race rear anti-roll bars, Race chassis reinforcement & roll cage

• Drivetrain

Sport transmission

• Tyres & Rims

Race tyre compound, upgraded rear tyre width (335, 30R19)

• Aero

Forza Motorsport 4 – Race Front Bumper, Forza Motorsport 4 – Race Rear Wing

Tune

• Tyres

Front 29.0 psi, Rear 28.0 psi

• Gearing

Final Drive – 3.75

Individual gears unchangeable

• Alignment

No changes

• Anti-Roll Bars

Front -27.50 Rear -20.00

• Springs

No changes

• Damping

No changes

• Aero

Downforce Front 175, Rear 387

• Braking

Braking Force Balance 45%, Pressure 115%

• Differential

Acceleration 45%

 

This tune has a slight tendency to under-steer, it’s correctable with a little power-on over steer if you know what you’re doing, otherwise careful cornering is beneficial.

With a top speed of 197mph & 0-60 in 3.2 seconds it’ll not keep you waiting.

Mini Race League – Round 4 Results

Mini Race League – Round 4 – Hockenheimring National Circuit

Date : Monday 17th December

Not only was Clockhammer still missing this week, but Aki seemed to think that being in hospital excused him from showing up (the nerve of some people!), as such there isn’t going to be anything other than the results from the night this time.

Sorry guys.

Round 4 Results

1. SirMonkeyB 91 – 10 points
2. The Warrie- 8 points
3. Lost Ruin – 6 points
4. Retroman42671 – 4 points
5. FastBud – 2 points
6.  – 1 point

Fastest Lap: SirMonkeyB 91 – 1 point

Overall Standings After Round 4

1. SirMonkeyB 91 – 42 points
2. Aki2403 – 20 points
3. Lost Ruin – 20 points
4. FastBud – 16 points
5. The Warrie – 11 points
6. Womblemk3 – 8 points
7. Clockhammer – 6 points
8. Retroman42671 – 4 points
9. RallyeBoy
10. Steve090706
11. Chugsy667
12. Xx Retro xX

Mini Race League – Round 3 Results

Mini Race League – Round 3 – Twin Ring Motegi Full

Date : Monday 10th December

This week saw the mighty Minis head to the Haga District of Japan and the Twin Ring Motegi full course. Once again gear boxes came in to play, although this time causing trouble at the front with the normally cool FastBud managing to cause his some serious harm, and Aki just plain forgetting to shift up and testing his rev limiter. Even Sir Monkey “stalled” his car during practice.
Away from the Minis, SirMonkeyB declared his love of American cars and, after the opening D class race was offering to help fit stabilisers to Chevy Sparks for several of the Dads, not least Aki who managed to end up on his roof twice in three corners!
One obvious absence from the night was our usual host, Clockhammer, and after much discussion and deliberation it was decided he was having far too much fun hoovering to be bothering with racing.

Anyway, enough of my nonsense, you’ve come here to read the results and witness the carnage!

Round 3 Results

1. SirMonkeyB 91 – 10 points
2. Aki2403 – 8 points
3. Womblemk3 – 6 points
4. FastBud – 4 points
5. Lost Ruin – 2 points
6. The Warrie – 1 point
7. Chugsy667
8. Xx Retro xX

Fastest Lap: SirMonkeyB 91 – 1 point

Overall Standings After Round 3

1. SirMonkeyB 91 – 31 points
2. Aki2403 – 20 points
3. Lost Ruin – 14 points
4. FastBud – 14 points
5. Womblemk3 – 8 points
6. Clockhammer – 6 points
7. The Warrie – 3 points
8. RallyeBoy
9. Retroman42671
10. Steve090706
11. Chugsy667
12. Xx Retro xX

Picture Gallery

Forza Dads attack the first corner at the Twin Ring

SirMonkeyB sizing up Womble for a pass

Aki & FastBud trying to get away from Lost Ruin

And here is some action from other parts of the night

Sorry for the rather lacking photos/videos of the night, they REALLY aren’t my forté.

Mini Race League – Round 2 Results

Mini Race League – Round 2 – Laguna Seca

Date : Monday 3rd December

Another exciting, if not slightly slow race saw the Forza Dads take to the dry lakebed circuit better known for it’s corkscrew than anything else, Laguna Seca.  This was part of another great @Gamerdads Forza night where kids were sold (ginger one attracted a discount) and someones dog managed a pretty good impression of a pneumatic drill, the joys of headsets and microphones, what would we do without them?

Round 2 Results

1. SirMonkeyB 91 – 10 points
2. Aki2403 – 8 points
3. Lost Ruin – 6 points
4. Clockhammer – 4 points
5. Womblemk3 – 2 points
6. The Warrie – 1 point
7. Retroman42671

Fastest Lap: SirMonkeyB 91 – 1 point

Overall Standings After Round 2

1. SirMonkeyB 91 – 20 points
2. Lost Ruin – 12 points
3. Aki2403 – 12 points
4. FastBud – 10 points
5. Clockhammer – 6 points
6. The Warrie – 2 points
7. Womblemk3 – 2 points
8. RallyeBoy
9. Retroman42671
10. Steve090706

Picture Gallery

Forzadads hitting the first corner at Laguna

Aki on the corkscrew

clockhammer “why is my paint damaged?”

lost ruin fighting off Monkey

The Warrie lining up for the corkscrew

The Warrie and womblemk3 battling it out

womblemk3 “what happened to the straight I was on?”

Video Gallery

And here is some action that happened after the mini racing

Mini Race League – Round 1 Results

Mini Race League – Round 1 – Sunset Peninsula Full

Date : Monday 26th November

Having had a few teething problems with the 425 version of the JCW Mini being almost undriveable?! during our warm-up races, not to mention the demolition derby’s that seemed to happen The decision was taken to use the cars in their stock formats.

Obvious differences were noted by those using the automatic and manual transmissions with the manual seemingly making the car accelerate a lot quicker.

Just as we’re seeing in the current Insert Coin Tees Hot Lap Challenge FastBud seems to want to dominate here as well. The question is though, can anyone do anything about it?

Round 1 Results

1. FastBud – 10 points
2. SirMonkeyB 91 – 8 points
3. Lost Ruin – 6 points
4. Aki2403 – 4 points
5. Clockhammer – 2 points
6. The Warrie – 1 point
7. RallyeBoy
8. Retroman42671
9. Steve090706

Fastest Lap: SirMonkeyB 91 – 1 point

Overall Standings After Round 1

1. FastBud – 10 points
2. SirMonkeyB 91 – 9 points
3. Lost Ruin – 6 points
4. Aki2403 – 4 points
5. Clockhammer – 2 points
6. The Warrie – 1 point
7. RallyeBoy
8. Retroman42671
9. Steve090706

Picture Gallery

FastBud out in front as usual

aki2403 chasing down lost ruin

clockhammer

SirMonkeyB 91

The Warrie

RallyeBoy up on 2 wheels

Retroman42671

Steve “who needs a bumper”090706

Video Gallery

Aki Attack Mini Race League

Introducing the Aki-Attack Mini Race League.

Start date : Monday 26th November

Format : Ten Races – we will complete one race each week during our normal Forzadads game night, kick off from 21:30 to give everyone a chance to get online.  Points will be awarded and a league table kept.

Prize : Bragging rights at becoming the Gamerdads Mini Race Champ

Base Car: John Cooper Works Mini (Upgraded to 425 using the specs below)
Base PI: 389

Upgrades required for 425:
Race Brakes
Race Springs & Dampers
Sport Tyres
Front Tyre Width – 215/45R17
Rear Tyre Width – 215/45R17

Aki2403 has added a few minis with the setup required into the club garage.  You can also get the setup from Aki’s storefront for free and setup your own car if you like.

The mini is a great fun car to race and with everyone having the same setup it should lead to some close races.

Thanks to Aki2403 for the great idea 🙂

See you all on the track

 

 

 

Forzadads / Insert Coin HOTLAP Challenge #6

HOT LAP challenge #6 is here and we are off to Japan in D class cars.  A nice short track so it’ll be easy to get plenty of practice.

 

Track ::::: Tsukuba (Full Circuit)

Car Class ::::: D Class

Deadline Date ::::: 7th October (21:00 gmt)

Tsukuba Circuit is located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, near Tsukuba Science City, a planned city designed to promote scientific learning. The famous double peaks of Mt. Tsukuba loom over the city and the track, visible as you pass through under the Dunlop bridge at turn four. Incidentally, Tsukuba is one of just a handful of tracks (including Circuit de la Sarthe and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca) that feature an iconic Dunlop footbridge. Opened in 1970, Tsukuba was intended to be a place to draw young people into the world of motorsports. Popular from the start, decades later Tsukuba retains more of a youthful, grassroots feel than larger and more established tracks like Suzuka, just as its creators intended. In fact, it has become ground zero for some of the most popular motorsport events in Japan for young viewers and drivers alike: drifting and time attack. Time attack, the aftermarket-originated concept of pitting highly tuned street cars against the clock utilizing flying starts and stock tires, is closely associated with Tsukuba. The very first time attack event, Rev Speed Super Lap Battle, was held at Tsukuba in 1990, inspiring other time attacks events that continue to this day showcasing the performance of modified cars fielded by tuning companies. Just 1.3 miles long, the track’s large-radius turns also make it perfectly suited for drifting. Whether your preference is drifting, time attack or traditional racing, the key to Tsukuba is keeping up your momentum and hitting the apexes with finesse.

Remember that we have some excellent prizes provided by Insert Coin so worth putting in some time.  Apart from anything else it’ll help you learn the track and try out different cars.

Prizes

• 1st place – £30 Insert Coin voucher
• 2nd place – £20 Insert Coin voucher
• 3rd place – £10 Insert Coin voucher

Overall standings so far (After 5 challenges)

1. FastBud – 50 Points
2. womblemk3 – 21 points
3. Scoobius Pip – 19 points
4. SirMonkeyButler – 10 points
5. lost ruin – 5 points
6. Aki2403 – 5 points

Forzadads / Insert Coin HOT LAP challenge #5 – RESULTS

 

Another challenge down and this one was as hotly contested as it’s predecessors, the guys must really want to win an Insert Coin Voucher.

Okay onto the results, will FastBud continue his domination or will someone step up and challenge?

HOT LAP # 5 – points and positions

1. FastBud – 10 points (1.36.931 Speedster Turbo)
2. womblemk3 – 7 points (1.37.587 Elise 111S)
3. ScoobiusPip – 5 points (1.38.319 Aygo)

Official Leaderboard

Overall Standings after 5 challenges

1. FastBud – 50 Points
2. womblemk3 – 21 points
3. Scoobius Pip – 19 points
4. SirMonkeyButler – 10 points
5. lost ruin – 5 points
6. Aki2403 – 5 points

FastBud is running away with 1st place but a long way to go yet and all to play for.

Remember that we have some excellent prizes provided by Insert Coin so worth putting in some time.  Apart from anything else it’ll help you learn the track and try out different cars.

Prizes

• 1st place – £30 Insert Coin voucher
• 2nd place – £20 Insert Coin voucher
• 3rd place – £10 Insert Coin voucher

Next track and class will be announced today 24/09/12, just keep an eye on @Forzadads on twitter.

If you enjoy Forza and fancy racing with a good bunch of people then get yourself over the gamerdads.co.uk and get involved.  No skill necessary, just a sense of humour!  The good thing about Gamerdads is that we have game nights for many top games so there is always something to join in.

Thanks all and drive carefully

clockhammer

ForzaDads Tuning Garage – #1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR (S Class)

The ForzaDads tuning garage is now open for business.  We’ll feature tunes from members of the GD Forzadads car club that you can use and muck about with if you please.

First up is an S class tune from Aki2403 for the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR – Thanks Aki

Parts (Stock unless stated otherwise)

• Engine and Power

Sport fuel system, race ignition, race exhaust, street camshaft, race valves, race displacement, race pistons & compression, race single turbocharger, race intercooler, race oil & cooling, race flywheel

• Platform and Handling

Race brakes, race springs & dampers, race front anti-roll bars, race rear anti-roll bars

• Drivetrain

Race clutch, race transmission, race driveline, race differential

• Tyres & Rims

Race tyre compound, upgraded front tyre width (265, 40R17), upgraded rear tyre width (265, 40R17), 5Zigen ZR+520 rims

• Aero

Forza Motorsport 4 – Race Front Bumper, Forza Motorsport 4 – Race Rear Wing, C-West – Street Rear Bumper, C-West – Street Side Skirts, Gialla Street Bonnet

Tune

• Tyres

Front 29.0 psi, Rear 30.0 psi

• Gearing

Final Drive – 3.65, 1st – 2.89, 2nd – 1.99, 3rd – 1.51, 4th – 1.20, 5th – 1.00, 6th – 0.85

• Alignment

Camber Front -0.2 Rear – 0.1, Toe Front 0 Rear 0, Front Caster 7

• Anti-Roll Bars

Front -28.60 Rear -22.92

• Springs

Springs Front 392.1, Springs Rear 351.9, Ride Height Front 5.3, Ride Height Rear 5.3

• Damping

Rebound Stiffness Front 5.8, Rear 4.4, Bump Stiffness Front 3.3, Rear 3.0

• Aero

Downforce Front 100, Rear 283

• Braking

Braking Force Balance 45%, Pressure 111%

• Differential

Front Acceleration 65%, Deceleration 0%

Rear Acceleration 90%, Deceleration 90%

Centre Torque 70%

So there you have it, give it a try, if you are new to tuning it may help you understand a bit about what’s going on under the bonnet etc. If you like the tune then give Aki2403 a shout and say thanks 🙂

 

Forzadads / Insert Coin HOTLAP Challenge #5

HOT LAP challenge #5 is here and we are off to Germany to the famous Nurburgring Grand Prix Circuit (short circuit) and we will be using B class cars.  There are a few of decent straights on this circuit but there are a few tricky bends as well so whoever can get the right blend in their setup will take score some points.

 

Track ::::: Nurburgring Grand Prix Circuit (short circuit)

Car Class ::::: B Class

Deadline Date ::::: 23rd September (21:00 gmt)

Racing and danger once went hand-in-hand, and tragedy was thought of as par for the course. Thankfully, attitudes began to change, and it was realized that racing could be exciting and also safe. When car performance simply outstripped the ability to race safely on Nürburgring’s Nordschliefe circuit, track owners constructed a new course called “GP-Strecke,” or “Grand Prix Course.” The inaugural race was an exhibition event, with superstar racers including Jack Brabham, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, and Ayrton Senna competing against each other in identically-prepared Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16s (Senna ended up winning, by the way). While no course could approximate Nordschleife’s challenges without the danger, the GP course stands on its own as a fast course that provides incredible racing thrills, particularly with the 2002 revisions that increased overtaking opportunities. At the new Haug-Hook, a sharp right-hander which replaces a chicane, enterprising racers can find a perfect place to pass a competitor. At virtually every corner there is a technical challenge that must be overcome to utilize the track to its utmost; for example, the Mercedes-Arena turn’s long and complex curvature makes it difficult to find the ideal line. At the Warsteiner Bend, a perfect exit is required to gain every shred of speed for the fastest part of the course, the straight leading up to the flat-out ADVAN Arch bend. With exciting elevation changes and a layout that requires finesse and bravery to master, Nürburgring GP is truly one of the great circuits of the world.

Remember that we have some excellent prizes provided by Insert Coin so worth putting in some time.  Apart from anything else it’ll help you learn the track and try out different cars.

Prizes

• 1st place – £30 Insert Coin voucher
• 2nd place – £20 Insert Coin voucher
• 3rd place – £10 Insert Coin voucher

Overall standings so far

1. FastBud – 40 Points
2. Scoobius Pip – 14 points
3. womblemk3 – 14 points
4. SirMonkeyButler – 10 points
5. lost ruin – 5 points
6. Aki2403 – 5 points