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    in the community tab you can now set up a b-spec race from a bunch of tracks/cars. you just go through the friends list and select as many (shared) drivers as you like, and they race each other. no input/orders from you at all. each driver gets some credits and experience, which you can cash in later. (the yellow dots)

    you can also set your ps3 to server mode, and log on through the internet and do it all through a browser. theres no way i'll leave my ps3 on all day, but its quite nice to do a couple of races every so often.

    it makes B-spec more of a joint venture, as everybody helps each other, and everybody benefits. doing it with a few people from rllmuk, and its surprising how much money comes in when you have 4-5 different people doing just a couple of races each.

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      I just raced one of mine against one of yours, don't quite understand the rewards though as it appears I got nothing. Need to investigate those yellow dots.

      It's a shame you can't choose the cars.

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        select your driver from the normal bit on the main menu (where you create them) and you can see what they have done, and take the money from them.

        might want to save manually too, as some people have said the auto save didnt keep the money they received.

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          Well, the joke that Seasonal Races has become continues. This week the drive configuration races and the Ferrari race are extended by 2 weeks. The Bonus Races are gone and in its place is a Classic Car series with similar payouts to the drive races. They limit trades and give us races that have normal payouts. I am beginning to despair of PD. They don't seem to have a clue!

          My run of the Classic Race was also a joke. The other racers are apparenty 450-500PP. I got my car to 506PP on racing solfts. On the first race I had lapped five of the cars! OK, I used a 267HP XJ13 which only goes to show how seriously bad the PP system is.

          Had a five and a quarter hour online session with some American friends from another forum. Started at 1am! Only drawback was there was only four of us, though one kept coming and going. She was new to the game and didn't have a headset which made things a bit more difficult.

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            Will try to add you Fuddle would like to join in the B-Spec shenanigans. My B-Spec is very low though only 6 at the mo . He's like a baby but would be good to see him in some races even if he is last. As long as I don't have to watch him, spin out another car. Will try n level him up. Will try to do some Time trials on the seasonal too so people can smash my times.

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              Feel free to use M.Ong as much as you want anyone. Fuddle's usage has gained me 2odd Million Cr and I went from level 0 to level 11 in 7 races. I'm not planning on touching B-Spec until I have completed every A-Spec race so any experience I can gain in the meantime would be great.

              Also, how do I use the data logger? It's required for the Data Analyst trophy, but I have no idea how to do it.
              Last edited by J0e Musashi; 03-03-2011, 17:11.
              Kept you waiting, huh?

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                i cashed in a couple of my racers just now. from a few people using them i've amassed about 300,000 credits, and moved up a couple of levels.
                its surprisingly tempting to watch them race as well even though you cant influence them. a real shame it wasnt in from the beginning, as the communal aspect actually makes b-spec a lot more interesting, and a lot lot less grindey.

                edit: data logger is somewhere in practice on the main gt mode window.

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                  If anyone has access to my RogsR34UK1 and RogsR34UK2 accounts (there are 6 cars shared on both of those) I will share my Level 0 driver on each account. Friend Requests still welcome for those two accounts. Seeing as the PSN is back now (I presume the trade limit is now in force) I will go on to the accounts and share the driver on each.

                  Apart from which I have a ZZII to buy from the OCD on both those accounts. If you haven't got the ZZII, now is an excellent time to get one.

                  So far I received 20K credits and 34K experience from my one driver. I have now shared my Lv 28 on the UK account.

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                    I've got three drivers up now, all with semi-comedic names. Feel free to use them.

                    I also have six fully upgraded cars shared, which are:
                    1. Corvette ZR1 (C6) RM '09 [P]
                    2. NOMAD DIABLO GT-1 '00 [S]
                    3. Charger Super Bee 426 Hemi '71 [S]
                    4. GT-R PROTO '05 [P]
                    5. IMPREZA COUPE 22B-STI VERSION '98 [S]
                    6. DELTA S4 RALLY CAR '85 [S]
                    Kept you waiting, huh?

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                      Just did 2 remote races with loads of peoples drivers. Warning u can only use 1 of yr own drivers. It's great to watch them all go round. Bassmans have been wipin the floor with others. I entered a 5 min Japanese GT race n 20 mins Naacar. Don't forget to get the winnings from yr driver in the menu. I hope the exp goes up for the drivers too. Hope we can all do some remote races n rake in the cash.

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                        My first lot of winnings was from Position 2. Just as well I didn't share my two Lv 33's then!!

                        On my UK1 account, the shared cars include a stock '89 Fairlady with Racing Softs, a fully modded 430 Scuderia, a Mini Cooper S, an F1 Ferrari (different to the UK2 one) and a GT Academy Tuned 370Z... stock, though not sure of the tyres. Can't remember the sixth car.

                        I tried the Scuderia against some full race JGTC cars the other day and it had the power to comfortably beat them. It does have a rear wing (used the option where it matched the colour of the car itself) so it has some downforce at the back.

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                          Share all yr B-SPECS, on my friends list there are only 14 of 16 available in a race of B-SPEC people, so two spaces spare for peoples cash to come rolling in. Remote race really is a fun option. My driver D.Shimizu went from level 6-9 in 25 mins n 2 races. Just started one more race while I listen to football weekly podcast .

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                            I've now shared four drivers.

                            I need to do a couple of Indy 500's in B spec to get to Lv 34.

                            I see the limit message is still there, so I shall see whether I can do an expensive send at midnight as the FGT in the OCD is the lowest mileage one that I have seen so far!

                            Tried my Honda S800 Race Car on one of the Classic races which it won comfortably even though it could be out accellerated on the straights. Finished the races off in the half horsepower XJ13 as it was quicker. The S800 was 133HP and 482PP compared to 267HP and 506PP for the XJ13 which does a good job of highlighting the serious shortcomings of the PP System!

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                              Played a couple hours tonight, decided I've had my fun with it and its going up for sale now, theres no way in hell I'm doing the endurance races, and the dream car race was painful enough - lovely game but that's it for me I think. Still I got a good 60hrs out of it I believe.

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                                Rog, can you gift me a car for the classic race at all? Either the Ferrari 330 P4, Ford GT40 or the Jaguar XJ13 would be fine. I don't seem to be able to buy any of them, and my Chrome Line Jag is inelligible for some reason.
                                Kept you waiting, huh?

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