GT4 Sim thread

It is around the 1000hp mark i think mate, you need a lot of power for the long straights and maybe half on each end for downforce.

 

here are some hints i found online:

New cars and tracks
To unlock cars and tracks, compete in the GT Career mode. You can earn money there to upgrade your cars, and buy or sell new and used ones.

Dome Zero '78
Get all "Gold" ranks in the International A License test to unlock the Dome Zero '78.

Ford Model T Tourer '15
Get all "Gold" ranks in the Super License test to unlock the Ford Model T Tourer '15.

Honda Dualnote '01
Get all "Silver" ranks in the Domestic A License test to unlock the Honda Dualnote '01.

Honda S500 '63
Get all "Gold" ranks in the Domestic B License test to unlock the Honda S500 '63.

Jensen Healey Interceptor Mk.III '74
Get all "Gold" ranks in the International B License test to unlock the Jensen Healey Interceptor Mk.III '74.

Mazda Kusabi '03
Get all "Silver" ranks in the Domestic B License test to unlock the Mazda Kusabi '03.

Mazda RX-8 Concept (Type-II) '04
Get all "Silver" ranks in the International B License test to unlock the Mazda RX-8 Concept (Type-II) '04.

Mercury Cougar XR-7 '67
Successfully complete the Super License test to unlock the Mercury Cougar XR-7 '67.

Nike One 2022
Successfully complete the International B License test to unlock the Nike One 2022.

Nismo 270R '94 (S14)
Successfully complete the International A License test to unlock the Nismo 270R '94 (S14).

Nissan GT-R Concept '01
Get all "Silver" ranks in the International A License test to unlock the Nissan GT-R Concept '01.

Nissan Skyline GT-R '01
Get all "Gold" ranks in the Domestic A License test to unlock the Nissan Skyline GT-R '01.

Pontiac Solstice Coupe Concept '02
Get all "Silver" ranks in the Super License test to unlock the Pontiac Solstice Coupe Concept '02.

Pontiac Sunfire GXP Concept '02
Successfully complete the Domestic A License test to unlock the Pontiac Sunfire GXP Concept '02.

Volkswagen Lupo 1.4 '02
Successfully complete the Domestic B License test to unlock the Volkswagen Lupo 1.4 '02.

Credits and licenses
Have a saved game file from Gran Turismo 3 or Gran Turismo 4: Prologue to start with extra credits and some of your previously earned licenses. Use the following steps to transfer your Gran Turismo 3 data to Gran Turismo 4. This must be done when you first start the game. It can not be done after you have already started and saved a game. Put a blank memory card into slot one and start Gran Turismo 4. When the message "Do you wish to create game data" appears, select "OK". When asked to name the save file, enter a name and select "OK". The message "Game data will now be created" will appear. It will then specify how big the save file is (1498 kb) and tell you what slot (slot one) it will be saved to. Select "OK". When the "Save successful" message appears, select "OK". The game will then tell you about its auto save feature. Select "OK". It then tells you about the flashing save icon. Select "OK". The game then tells you about not removing the memory card when the flashing save icon is flashing. Select "OK". Follow the next steps very carefully. The game tells that you can utilize a game save from Gran Turismo 3. It then asks if you would like to see details. Select "OK". You are told that you can transfer credits (up to 100,000). Select "OK". The game then tells you about updating the status of your licenses (A and B licenses). Select "OK". The game now tells you how to load the Gran Turismo 3 data. Read this carefully, then select "OK". You will be asked if you want to start the game. Select "Start". The loading screen appears, then the game brings you back to the main menu. Select "Gran Turismo mode", which is the second option down on the list. An arrow will appear on the "home icon". Press X to enter your home. At the top right of the screen, you will see the word "Status". Move the arrow over to it and press X. Take out the memory card that has the newly created Gran Turismo 4 data and insert the memory card that has your Gran Turismo 3 data stored on it. At the bottom of the status screen you will see (Square) return and (Start) transfer game data. Press Start, first making sure that your Gran Turismo 3 data in now in slot one. You will be asked if you want to transfer game data. Select "OK" Be careful, as you can only do it once. If you make a mistake, you will have to start from the beginning. A message stating that your licenses have been transferred will appear. Select "OK". You will be asked if you want to transfer credits. Select "OK". A message stating that your credits have been transferred will appear. Select "OK". Finally, you will notice in the top right corner that you now have 110,000 credit. Also, to the center left of the screen you will notice the A and B license icons have lit up.

View ending sequence
Win The Gran Turismo World Championship in Professional Events to view the ending sequence.

Jump directly to car manufacturer
From the main menu (where your garage is located), press L1 or R1 to go directly to the car manufacturer for the car that you are currently in.

Remain in current gear with automatic transmissions
When racing with an automatic transmission, hold R2 to force the car to remain in the current gear. Release R2 when the small red light to change gears flashes or the car will not change gears. This useful for remaining at a given speed through a corner, or stretching the top end of a gear for a little extra speed or performance.

Toggle ghost racer
After you finish one, try a B, A, IB, IA, or S license (1-16) or rally. The ghost racer will be on. If it confuses you, press D-pad Up to toggle it off or on.

License test help
During the countdown in a license test, press R3 to display blue (acceleration) and red (braking) guides on your route. Note: This only works on the B and A license tests and tests where there is no pace car.

Night/infrared vision replays
During a replay, quickly press Square(4) to see a night or infrared vision replay.

Faster replays
During a replay, press L3.

No replay music
During a replay, press Circle.

Stop scrolling text
At any point that you see scrolling text at the bottom of the screen (at the main menu or when buying parts for your vehicle), press L3 to stop the text from scrolling.

Acura DN-X '02
Get all Silver or better in the A License (US version).

Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI Race Car '93
Win the Italian Festival.

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA 1600 '65
Win the GTA Cup at Alfa Romeo in the Italian showroom.

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale '63
Win the 1000 Miles.

Alpine A310 1600VE '73
Win the George Paris.

Aston Martin DB9 Coupe '03 (Super Gold special color)
Win the Aston Martin Carnival at Aston Martin in the British showroom.

Audi Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car '02
Win the Nurburgring 4 Hours Endurance.

Audi Le Mans Quattro '03
Win the Tourist Trophy at Audi in the German showroom.

Audi Nuvotari Quattro '03
Successfully complete 25% of the game. This car has 608 hp, 4WD, and cannot be sold or bought.

Audi Pikes Peak Quattro '03
Win the A3 Cup at Audi in the German showroom.

Audi R8 '01
Win the Sarthe Circuit 24 Hours I.

Autobianchi A112 Abarth '79
Get all Golds in all the races for the Sunday Cup.

Autobianchi A112 Abarth '79
Win the Sunday Cup.

Bentley Speed 8 Race Car '03
Win the Sarthe Circuit 24 Hours II.

BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01
Win theSchwarzwald League A.

BMW MacLaren F1 GTR Race Car '97
Win the Gran Turismo All Stars.

Cadillac Cien '02
Win the Rally d' Umbria. You can upgrade it to about 1100 hp.

Chevrolet Camaro LM Race Car '01
Win the Stars and Stripes.

Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 '70
Win the American Muscle Car Championship.

Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C1) '54
Win the American Championship.

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C2) Race Car '63
Win the Vette! Vette! Vette! at Chevrolet in the American Showroom.

Chevrolet Silverado SST Concept '02
Win the Sport Truck Race.

Chrysler Prowler '02
Win the Spider & Roadster.

Citroen 2CV Type-A '54
Win the French Championship.

Cizeta V16T '94
Win the Supercar Festival.

DMC DeLorean S2 '04
Successfully complete Missions 1 to 10.

Dodge Charger Super Bee 426 Hemi '71
Win the New York 200 Miles.

Fairlady Z Concept LM Race Car
Win all the Z races in the Nissan manufacturer challenges.

Ford Escort Rally Car '98
Win the Tahiti.

Ford GT '05
Win the Premium Sports Lounge.

Ford GT Concept '02
Win the Tsukuba Circuit.

Ford GT LM Edition '02
Win the Infineon World Sport Car Trophy.

Ford GT LM Edition Spec-II '04
Win the Gran Turismo World Championship.

Ford GT40 Race Car '69
Win the Laguna Seca 200 Miles.

Ford RS200 '84
Win the Grand Canyon.

Ford RS200 Rally Car '85
Win the Rally d' Capri.

Ginetta G4 '64
Win the Light Weight K Cup.

Honda Life Step Van '72
Win the Japanese Compact Car Cup.

Honda NSX-R Concept '01
Win the Race of NA Sports.

Honda NSX-R LM Edition Race Car '02
Win the Super Speedway 150 Miles.

Honda NSX-R LM Edition Road Car '02
Win the Motegi 8 Hours Endurance.

Honda S800 RSC Race Car '68
Win the World Compact Car Race.

Hyundai HCD6 '01
Win the Cathedral Rocks (Trail II).

Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
Win the Chamoni.

Jaguar E-Type Coupe '61
Win the British GT Cup.

Jaguar XJ220 LM Edition '01
Win the European Championship.

Jaguar XJR-9 Race Car '98
Successfully complete 50% of the game to get this car, which you can buy for 3,500,000 credits from Jaguar Classic Cars. You can sell this car for 743,749 credits.

Jay Leno Tank Car '03
Successfully complete Missions 11 to 20.

Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92
Win the Rally d' Umbria.

Lancia Delta S4 Rally Car '85
Win the Rally d' Umbria.

Lancia Stratos Rally Car '77
Win the Chamoni.

Land Rover Range Stormer Concept '04
Win the Cathedral Rocks (Trail I).

Lister Storm V12 Race Car '99
Win the Suzuka 1000km.

Lotus Elan S1 '62
Win the Lotus Classics at Lotus in the British showroom.

Lotus Elise Type 72 '01
Win the Elise Trophy at Lotus in the British showroom.

Lotus Esprit Turbo HC '87
Win the MR Challenge.

Lotus Europa Special '71
Win the British Light Weight Car Race.

Mazda 787B '91
Reach 694 in game days. It will appear in Used Cars 1 for 1,224,999 credits.

Mazda Atenza Concept '01
Win the FF Challenge.

Mazda Atenza Touring Car '02
Win the Tsukuba Circuit.

Mazda BP FALKEN RX-7 (D1GP) '03
Win the Race of Turbo Sports.

Mazda Mazdaspeed Atenza '05
Win the Clubman Cup.

Mazda RX-7 LM Race Car '01
Win the Roadster 4 Hours Endurance.

Mazda RX-8 Concept (Type-I) '01
Win the Tsukuba Circuit.

Mercedes Sauber C 9 Race Car '89
Win the Formula GT World (Japanese version).

Mercedes-Benz AMG 190E 2.5 16V Evolution II (DTM) '92
Win the Schwarzwald League B.

Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK-GTR Race Car '98
Win the German Touring Car Championship.

Mercedes-Benz Benz Patent Motor Wagen '1886
Win the European Classic Car Championship.

Mercedes-Benz Daimler Motor Carriage '1886
Win the World Classic Car Series.

MGF '97 (Yellow special color)
Win the the MG festival at MG in the British showroom.

Mini Marcos GT '70
Get Gold in Mini Mini Sports Meeting.

Mitsubishi CZ-3 Tarmac '01
Win the Swiss Alps.

Mitsubishi CZ-3 Tarmac Rally Car '02
Win the Grand Canyon.

Mitsubishi FTO Super Touring Car '97
Win the Tokyo R246 300km.

Mitsubishi HSR-II Concept '89
Win the Japanese 80's Festival.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car'97
Win the Ice Arena.

Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Rally
Win the Cathedral Rocks (Trail II).

Mitsubishi Pajero Rally Raid Car '85
Win the Tahiti.

Mitsubishi Straion 4WD Rally Car '84
Win the Grand Canyon.

Nismo 400R (R33) '96
Win the Japanese 90's Challenge.

Nismo Skyline GT-R LM Road going version
Win the Race of the Red Emblem.

Nissan R92CP
Reach 694 in game days. It will appear in Used Cars 1 for 1,224,999 credits.

Nissan R390 GT1 '98
Reach 694 in game days. It will appear in Used Cars 2 for 2,924,999 credits.

Nissan Bluebird 1600SSS Rally Car (510) '69
Win the Ice Arena.

Nissan Fairlady Z Concept LM Race Car '02
Win the Japanese Championship.

Nissan Gran Turismo Skyline GT-R (Pacecar) '01
Win the Real Circuit Tours.

Nissan GT-R Concept LM Race Car '02
Win the Dream Car Championship.

Nissan Motul Pitwork Z (JGTC) '04
Win the Japanese GT Championship.

Nissan Option Stream Z '04
Win the Tuning Car Grand Prix.

Nissan R89C Race Car '89
Successfully complete Missions 30 to 34.

Nissan R92CP Race Car '92
Win the Fuji 1000km.

Nissan Silvia 240RS Rally Car '85
Win the Swiss Alps.

Nissan Skyline 2000GT-B '67
Win the FR Challenge.

Nissan Skyline GT-R Race Car (Calsonic) '93
Win the Tsukuba 9 Hours Endurance.

Nissan Skyline Hard Top 2000GT-R (KPGC10) '70
Win the Japanese 70's Classic.

Opel Calibra Touring Car '94
Win the Speedster Trophy at Opel in the German showroom.

Opera Performance S2000 '04
Win the Polyphony Digital Cup.

Pagani Zonda Race Car '01
Successfully complete Missions 21 to 24.

Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evolution 2 Rally Car '86
Win the George Paris.

Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Rally Car '85
Win the 206 Cup at Peugeot in the French showroom.

Plymouth Super Bird '70
Win the Classic Muscle Car Championship.

Polyphony Formula Gran Turismo '04
Win the Formula GT World (Japanese version).

Polyphony Formula Gran Turismo '04
Win the Nurburgring 24 Hours Endurance.

Renault 5 Maxi Turbo Rally Car '85
Win the George Paris.

Renault 5 Turbo '80
Win the Tahiti.

RUF CTR Yellow Bird '87
Win the Boxer Spirit.

Subaru Impreza Rally Car '01
Win the Chamoni.

Subaru Impreza Rally Car '99
Win the Cathedral Rocks (Trail I).

Subaru Impreza Rally Car Prototype '01
Win the Rally d' Capri.

Suzuki Escudo Dirt Trial Car '98
Win the Cathedral Rocks (Trail I).

Toyota 7 Race Car '70
Successfully complete Missions 25 to 29.

Toyota 88C-V Race Car (Minolta) '89
Win the El Captain 200 Miles.

Toyota Celica GT-FOUR Rally Car (ST185) '95
Win the Cathedral Rocks (Trail II).

Toyota Celica GT-FOUR Rally Car (ST205) '95
Win the Swiss Alps.

Toyota GT-One '99
Reach 694 in game days. It will appear in Used Cars 2 for 2,924,999 credits.

Toyota Motor Triathlon Race Car '04
Win the 4WD Challenge.

Toyota RSC '01
Win the Ice Arena.

Toyota RSC Rally Raid Car '02
Win the Rally d' Capri.

Triumph Spitfire 1500 '74 (Maroon Metallic)
Win the Spitfire Cup at the Triumph dealer.

TVR Cerbera Speed 12 '00 (Chameleon special color)
Win the Black Pool Racers at TVR in the British showroom.

Volkswagen W12 Nardo Concept '01
Win Like The Wind.

Volvo 240 GLT Estate '88
Win the European Hot Hatch Car Championship.

Arcade tracks
Play through the specified number of days to unlock the corresponding track in arcade mode:

Easy money
After transferring your licenses and credits from Gran Turismo 3, buy the Dodge Viper GTS and soupe it up. Then, go to the Special Event races and compete in the Capri Rally Easy. After you win both races, you are awarded with a rally car worth 236,000 credits. Go back to the Capri Rally and compete in it again. You will be given the Same Rally Car. Sell one, and you will have 236,000 credits. Additionally, buy a decent car like an Evolution (must be of Japanese make) and upgrade it as much as possible. Then, go to Japan and compete in the All Japan race. Each gold awards you 7,500 credits (five races), and all golds gives you 35,000 credits. You will win a 350Z race car at the end. Then, compete in the All Japan race repeatedly. Each time you get all golds, you will get another 350Z that can be sold for over 318,000 credits.

A-Spec points
If you enter a race, and all the cars are very low end and you have a high end car, you will get very minimal A-Spec points awarded and vice versa. For example, enter a 800 hp car into a race with the other five cars having between 200 hp to 300 hp. You will probably be awarded only 1 A-Spec point if you win the race. Conversely, if you enter a 800 hp car in a race with five other cars that have between 750 hp to 900 hp, you will be awarded anywhere between 50 to 100 A-Spec points. Additionally, to get the most A-Spec points out of a race and still have an advantage over the rest of the field you are up against, do the following to your car. Equip the following: nitrous bottle, any type of transmission, any clutch, any flywheel, any limited slip configuration, the carbon driveshaft, racing brakes, the brake controller, any suspension configuration, the VCD controller, the increase rigidity option, and the rigidity refresher plan. You can also configure the "Auto" setting on the "Transmission" option under "Setting" without losing A-Spec points. Note: Do not do any weight reductions. This will cost you A-Spec points for every race and is irreversible. For example, if you start a race that is worth 108 A-Spec points, doing a Stage 1 Weight Reduction will cost you about 17 to 20 A-Spec points, bringing the total down to 88 to 91, and so on for Stages 2 and 3. If you have already done a weight reduction to the car that you are in, you can lower the quality of the tires currently equipped to bring the total back up to the race's original amount and/or more. However, lowering the tire quality greatly reduces the chances for success. For example, if you have S2 Tires equipped with a Stage 1 Weight Reduction and only get 84 A-Spec points for the race, try to drop the tire quality down to maybe a S1 or N3 tire to get more A-spec points for that race.

Speed up B-Spec races
While in a B-Spec mode race, press R1 to switch to "Race Monitor". Hold L1 + D-pad Right and you can make the race go up to three times faster. The only downside is that you must stay on the Race Monitor screen in order to keep the race sped up. It will switch back to 1x speed when you go to "Broadcast View" mode.

Easy Nurburgring 24 Hour Endurance Race win
Obtain the 2004 Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II (the white and black car in the opening sequence) from the Professional Events-GT World Champion race (ten races totaling 136 laps on ten different tracks). Buy everything available for the car, most importantly the Super Hard Racing Tires (R1s). Set the Auto Transmission feature to a value of 18. Equip the R1 tires and get ready for at least twelve hours (of sped up time) of hell. You must do this race in B-Spec mode with the 2004 Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II in order to guarantee a long hard fought win within thirteen hours real time instead of twenty four hours real time. In B-Spec mode, you have the option to speed up the race by entering the Race Monitor Screen by pressing R1. Then, hold L1 and use the D-pad Left or D-pad Right to go from real time up to three times normal speed. At the beginning of the race, set the auto pilot to a value of 5 (Push) and turn the overtake feature on by pressing Triangle. Once you get ahead of the pack and have a decent lead, turn off overtake and set the autopilot to 2 (Cruise). You should only have to pit every three to four laps. Get everything every time that you pit (tires and fuel). Set the autopilot back to 2 (Cruise) once you leave the pit. Continue this strategy until the end of the race. This will net you a Formula One car.

Shorter 5 and 10 race championships win
These are the races where you are forced to race five or ten races in a consecutive order. For each first place finish you obtain, you will get 10 championship points. For second place, 6 points are awarded. In a five race championship, you can get a total of 50 points. In a ten race championship you can get 100 points. The reason for the points is to determine an overall winner for the championship. If you have more points than everyone else, you win. For example, assume at the eighth race you have 80 points (first place x eight races = 80 points), and second place has 48 points (second place x eight races = 48 points). There are only two races remaining, and a total of 20 points to still be awarded. If second place has 48 points + the 20 points remaining to get, this only gives second place a total of 68 points for the entire championship if he were to win the last two races. You have 80 points, which is more than the second place's 68 points. If you were to quit out of races nine and ten and give the points to second place, you will still win the championship. Once the championship is complete, you can always go back and "clean up" to get gold on the two races that you did not do at anytime, thus shortening the championships length. This also works on five race championships. Just make sure you have enough points to win if you quit the last two races. You will still be rewarded the championship money and car. You can also do this in the middle of the championship. For example, if you did the first four races and the fifth is Nurburgring, you can quit out of it and move onto race six. As long as you have more points than second place, you can quit out of as many races as desired, thus shortening the length of the overall championship.

Extra horsepower
Give your brand new car an oil change immediately when you get it (before driving it). It will usually gain between 5 to 30 hp.

Better handling
When racing on tracks with a lot of turns and twists, use the nitrous while turning. Your car should handle a lot better.

Ride the walls
In certain courses when there are gradual turns with hard walls and no dirt between them and the track (for example, Costa di Amalfi), instead of braking and trying to take the inside of the turn at the suggested speed, put the pedal to the floor and head for the outside wall of the turn. As soon as your car begins turning in the "suggested" direction the wall is pushing it to, turn your wheel in that direction. If you manage to hit the wall at the correct angle without hitting it directly, you will "scrape" the side of the walls at high speed, and exit the turn quicker and with more speed than braking and turning on the inside. This can shave off quite a few seconds from your lap time with enough practice.

Practice
On any race that you enter with an option to "Practice", it is a hidden qualifying round. It is actually a qualifying round for the race that you are entering. Do the practice until you see first place at the top of the screen. Once you see this, quit practice and start the race in either A or B-Spec modes. Your car will start in first place.

Random cars
Watch out for random cars that can acquire parts from Tuner Village other than the cars you can buy there. A VW Golf that you bought from the VW dealership in Germany can get parts from Germany/VW and Tuner Village. A Nissan Skyline that you bought from the Nissan dealership can get parts from Japan/Nissan and Tuner Village, etc. There are too many cars to list. The same applies to Used and Historic cars.

Special black cars
You can find very high powered cars in the Used Car showrooms. For example, you may see a black (not the usual red and white) Toyota GT-ONE (TS020) Race Car for 1.2 million credits. This is less than half price from Toyota at 4.5 million credits. Other special cars that are available for very low prices are the Mazda 787B Race Car (black), the Nissan R92CP Race Car (black), and the Nissan R390 GT 1 Race Car (black). These cars appear during the last week of the showroom changing cycle (starting at day 694).

Wheelie at 360 mph
Go to Toyota's classic cars and purchase the Toyota GT-ONE Race Car (TS020) for 4,500,000 credits. Buy everything available for the car including the R5 racing tires. Once you have purchased and souped it up, go to the Power and Speed Icon in the top right corner of the map. Select "Driving Park". Then, select MAX Top Speed Challenge to the right, but go backwards on the track. After the loading screen, go to settings (little tool box). Equip and set the following: Tires R5, Nitrous (set the value to 50), Turbine Kit (Stage 4), Suspension (Racing); set the spring rate and the ride height to the lowest possible value (4.0) and (55) respectively; full Customizable Transmission (set the final gear to a value of 3.000) and the (Auto to 25), Driving Aids, (set all three to 0), Down Force (set front to 38 and rear to 88); and leave everything else stock. When you enter the track, accelerate as usual, but go backwards. Wait until you are on the back stretch to use the nitrous to get it over 360 mph and into a wheelie. As you round the last corner leading into the beginning of the back stretch, hit the nitrous and watch the nose of the car and the speedometer rise.

Special rims
The "Today's Special Rims" rotate every thirty game days. There are thirty different sets of rims. There are 439 total "Today's Special Rims". If you see a set you like, you will only see them every thirty game days -- buy them while you can.

Retractable spoiler in Mercedes SLR McLaren 2003
Put any replay camera on the normal replay mode and look at the trunk area of the car. A wing comes out of the trunk to help slow the car down.

Recommended cheap car
It is possible to get a very good car for only 14,000 credits. You will first need to transfer 100,000 credits from Grand Turismo 3. Go to the Used Cars, Late 90's section and hopefully there will be a Subaru Impreza there for just over 14,000 credits. Buy it, then take it directly to Subaru and tune it up as desired. If you have enough money remaining, go to the GT Auto center and its oil (to add about another 15 to 20 hp). Then, buy a new wing for it. You will now have a fast car and should have quite a bit of money remaining.

Recommended modifications
The first mod that should done to any vehicle is a spoiler kit in the GT Auto department. They cost 1,200 credits and give the greatest value for the money. Choose the ones to the far right, as they have the greatest downforce characteristics. Most cars can get a kit installed. Save money and do not purchase a Stage 3 NA kit and a supercharger, as they cannot be installed at the same time. Also, when going for the turbo upgrades, look for a fifth kit called "Original". This is usually cheaper than Stage 4. If you have the money to get this straight away, it is better to do this first, as it does the job of Stages 1 to 3 combined, and then some. A recommended strategy for a broad spectrum of cars is (in order): spoiler, full custom gearbox, computer chip, full custom suspension, NOS, race exhaust, then start on the engines.

Kingdome in Seattle Circuit
Just before Safeco Field (The Mariner's Stadium), the Kingdome stands on the right. The Kingdome was the Mariner's old stadium and was destroyed in a giant implosion on March 26, 2000, and thus should not currently appear in the game.

Cameramen
In the Grand Canyon get to where you see the cameramen trying to dodge you and not get killed. In photo mode, press Select just before or after you pass the cameraman's original standing position, where he runs from the middle of the course. Take a picture, then back out. The man should be standing right where he just ran from, appearing through the car.

 

Instead of playing countless hours and compete in races you really don't want to, you could get yourself one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SONY-PS2-MEMORY-CARD-Gran-Turismo-4-GT3-Game-Cheat_W0QQitemZ8258587684QQcategoryZ41061QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Then just gather enough money (e.g. by winning and selling the Toyota 4WD at Amalfi) and buy the particular car you want from the chip into your own garage.

 

actually, andreas, i love racing on on on...haha...i don;t know why, but i guessed i'm kinda used to it. i made a pretty huge leap from GT2 to Gt4. back at GT 2, i just go on and on for the enduro races. races where's there's 90 laps at laguna, 99 laps at rome, etc. to make matters worst for me, no one else races, just me. so i was pretty impressed and shocked when i found in GT4 there's B spec mode. but heck, thanx for the info.

 

Recently I made a pretty huge leap from GT4 to GT: I'm going to drive Pikes Peak in the summer and so I was looking for a game where I could learn the route. GT has it. So I managed to find the game and old enough wheel that is supported in it. Put it all together and started winning to get to Pike Peak race. Well, what a disappointment: Aside from the crappy graphics (which I expected), they only had a small part of the track and even that was darn unrealistic.

Computer games: Never look back!

 

lol..btws, anyone know anyway we can escape the 'ring into the F1 circuit beside it?

 

I've tried getting to the F1 track and you cant. At least I wasnt able to. I think its just there because its there in real life.

 

By buying F1 for PS2

You can't otherwise and given the track layout of the modern Ring not a big loss.

In his onboard video Stuck actually drives straight onto the new Ring, but shortcuts it after the new S/F line (plus 2 turns) and then goes back towards the old Ring.

 

andreas, i can;t help but noticed when u posted ur pics of the layout of ur steering, etc, i can;t help notice ur PS. is that a latest one? cos i have a ques. i got my ps last xmas. a satin silver. slim one. model SCPH-70002. it's really small and slim. anyways, i'm not sure whether my brother was joking or what, but he said to me once that if the i play the PS for more than 4 hours, it'll get heated up and kinda explode. this is, according to him, due to the small size of it. is that really true?? because of this, i'm really quite nervous when i do some enduro races, and that why till today,i haven;t done the 24 hr races. can u help me out on this? i tried to check online at the PS website, etc, but i just can't find out. thanx in advance.

 

One of the problems of the slim PS2s is that is no fan to keep everything cool. On the normal size PS2s (like the one I have) you could have them on for a week with no difficulties (this comes from experience) while the slim PS2s will run hot. I dont think it will explode though. I've never read or heard of a PS2 exploding before. One of my friends who has a slim PS2 blows a fan over it, if hes going to have it on for a extended period of time, to keep it cool and he has had no problems with it.

 

right. thanx. the pS is in a fully air con room. will that help?

 

My PS2 is from Europe so I can play F1 with the most current teams, tracks etc.

I never played 4 hours straight but maybe 2 and never encountered a problem.

 

I have both versions in my house and have never encountered any problems. I have left mine on for weeks at a time....skips the startup. I just flip the HDTV over to the game when I get a chance for a quick race. My PS2 has not been off since I started posting on this thread weeks ago.

On the other hand has anybody completed Mission 34 at the 'ring??? Thats all I've got left. Like I said before the SLR handles terrible.

Rob

 

rob, u mean to say u leave the slim version on for more than a week w/out any problem??? wow...ok then... i'm in the middle of the 24 hr ring enduro. 2 hours has passed. btws, i can;t complete the skyline slip stream mission. the best finished i've recorded was 2 secs behind the leader. how do i close up? i tried every trick i knew, like going at the bottom of the test track, but nothing worked. as for the slr, the best finish i recorded was 30 secs off the leader. thanx in advance.

 

My step son and I leave both of ours on. He's a huge fan of that Sly Cooper game. He'll leave his on for days on end. Mines been on for about a month now......Talk about wasting electricity!!!

With the slipstream battle your location on the track is the key. It is either draft or bump. Here is the short version of how to do. Never get off the gas....ever...No brakes. Keep your right front tire on the line at the top of the banking. If the opponents catch up to you on the first half of the straightaway, get behind and draft. Get to the front by the corner and lead through the turns. If they catch you in the last half of the straightaway take the bump. 99% of the time they go to the inside. You should catch the first car by the back straight on the last lap.

Your location on the straightaway is the key. THIS is best way I have found to do it since a way earlier post. I can win about 90% of the time this way.

Rob

 

I have finished all the missions and completed 100% of the game

 

thanx rob. so far, i have no problem with the earlier pack catching me. it's the yellow skyline that i can;t catch. so lemme go thru again. don;t lift off, and stay on the tyre track on the upper section of the track...right?

 

i'm jealous steve. haha...lol...i'm done 40+%

 

But now i have got bored and started again

 

I'm around 90% done. I'm still about 3-5 seconds slow on Mission 34. I havent done it in a while because I just got sick of it.
Does anyone like the license tests? I cant stand them. I just try to get bronze so I can pass the damn things and get them over with.

 

The first time i played the game i went back and tried for all golds in the tests, it took awhile but i did manage to get them all, there is a pic somewhere on this thread with my screen shot i will see if i can find it.

 

100% and all gold license awards.
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I'm just more interested in racing with different cars when I get a chance, and completing the game. Got a few golds, silvers, but mostly bronze in the license test. Who cares??? The cars you win aren't that great anyway. Not worth the time and effort. I just wanted to move up levels and tracks.

I just recently started (last month) tuning the cars. Surprise to me it actually made a difference. I'd just tune 'em up and go.

Rob

 

I had near 40% completed. But one morning I had to take my wife to work, had by finger on the power button, thought it was done saving, but it wasn't. I Lost it all. I am now at an awsome 17.2%!! : (

- Chris

 

i agree. when i first started playing in early january, my main aim was just to pass the tests. i just couldn't wait to start racing. the license tests were just boring, most of the times. especially when u had to follow the safety car around. i got disqualified once when i overtook the safety car...he was just going too damn slow!