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    Initial D - Times and Tips

    the official thread for everyone to post their fastest laps.

    please post in this format:...

    list of track names

    Myogi
    Usui
    Akagi
    Akina
    Happougahara
    Irohazaka
    Real Myogi
    Real Usui
    Syoumaru Pass
    Enna-Pass
    M-Pass

    cheers

    camps

    #2
    if someone wants to give me all the track names i can update the first post accordingly

    camps

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      #3
      Great, joining as soon I have my gears.

      Question: -will this be the challenge for arcade mode or time attack mode or does it not matter?

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        #4
        doesn't matter - lap times will be similar in both imo

        camps

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          #5
          Track names: (left to right on select screen)

          Myogi Clockwise
          Myogi Anti-clockwise

          Usui Clockwise
          Usui Anti-clockwise

          Akagi Downhill
          Akagi Uphill

          Akina Downhill
          Akina Uphill

          Happougahara Downhill
          Happougahara Uphill

          Irouhazaka Downhill
          Irouhazaka Uphill

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            #6
            Times will be similar but can be different if they have implemented slipstreaming, which they have. I think its best if you just say time attack.

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              #7
              slipstreaming is a skill which improves your laptimes - people who can't slipstream will suffer but that doesn't mean we should discount the times of those who can

              camps

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                #8
                Pardon my ignorance but what is slipstreaming?

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                  #9
                  Slipstreaming is where a car runs close to its rival in front, benefiting from the hole in the air created by the car ahead and allowing it to accelerate faster in a pocket of reduced drag.

                  To be honest, unless you're racing on a superspeedway, oponents in front of you can only **** up your laptimes.

                  The mountain roads of Japan are as far from superspeedways as you'll ever get. As such I'd suggest doing this in time attack or else your times WILL suffer.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Tokuda
                    Pardon my ignorance but what is slipstreaming?
                    if it's the same thing as in F1 then when 2 cars are driving down a straight and one car is close behind the other car then that is slpistreaming(the wind slows down the car in front more than the one behind so the car behind goes faster and can take over.

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                      #11
                      edited - going to have to be final track times rather than individual laps since thats the format used on the leader boards

                      camps

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                        #12
                        Info: the Internet ranking separates tuned and normal cars/times.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by mt50
                          Originally posted by Tokuda
                          Pardon my ignorance but what is slipstreaming?
                          if it's the same thing as in F1 then when 2 cars are driving down a straight and one car is close behind the other car then that is slpistreaming(the wind slows down the car in front more than the one behind so the car behind goes faster and can take over.
                          I dont know much about cars but I do watch F1 lol Anyways I once remember hearing the commentators saying that a car behind another car has problems because the air coming off the car in front becomes turbulant therefore its not great when it comes to hit the car behind. Well its only what I heard. But maybes thats just F1.

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                            #14
                            These posts will have to be deleted but I cannot resist.......
                            Whenever I can use my largely useless degree I take the opportunity!
                            When a car is going forward (in a straight line), there are two major forces: 1) "Drive" forward from the wheels
                            2) resistance from air and land (wheels)

                            1)D <------------/=====\------------> 2)R

                            You hit top speed when D = R
                            If you can make R smaller, than with the same D, you can go faster.
                            By driving right behind a car, you reduce R.

                            A spoiler makes a car stick to the road and works BECAUSE of resistance. Therefore, if there is less air resistance, the spoiler does less sticking so the car is less able to turn.
                            Hope this helps some of you understand. I found in GT3, for instance, once i understood why the car acted as it did, (weight balance and stuff) I did drive faster.

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                              #15
                              LOL

                              will leave this posts for a while for people to learn from

                              format to enter times is

                              Course (left or right) / Time / Car

                              so my first time in this format is

                              Myogi - left / 3.10.142 / Suzuki Capuccino

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