Re: The Official Non Sequitur Thread, "And now for something COMPLETELY different..."

**clacksman** Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:24 am

Prize Silvias handed out.

Nissan
SILVIA spec-R AERO (GT Academy) '02

Measurements and performance stats identical to fresh-from-dealer plain version including weight balance, .1% limiter reducing hp by 1, and .4% limiter reducing pp by 1.
GT Auto aero, wheels and Racing Modification not possible.

**AgentWD40_FL** Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:56 am

From the GTA Facebook page:

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Kevin Knocke of IPL - IGN Pro League and Jordan Greer from GTPlanet will be commentating the GT Academy National Finals event on stream over at http://twitch.tv/iplracers. Make sure to follow the action on Friday, July 13th, and Saturday, July 14th

**clacksman** Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:40 am

I enjoyed having a reason to use the GTA Leaf in something that gave slightly better-than-usual prizes despite the usual (and very tired) game mechanic of starting last with 5 laps to win.

**Gar529** Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:38 pm

Is there a GTA thread? Rack is leading the first qualifer which will determine who gets eliminated to make 32, so he'll make it to the group stage!

**Gar529** Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:25 pm

Rack was the fastest in the qualifier, and so he has won a Thrustmaster wheel and HumanRacing driving rig! Racer X has also supplanted one of the top 32, beating him by 7 seconds!

**Wallhugger60** Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:48 pm

Gar529 wrote:Rack was the fastest in the qualifier, and so he has won a Thrustmaster wheel and HumanRacing driving rig! Racer X has also supplanted one of the top 32, beating him by 7 seconds!

Saaaweeet rig Rack! Congrats man! That looked like almost 2 grand with wheel.

Racer X just ruined someones day.

Wall

**clacksman** Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:12 pm

**Forgetful** Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:57 pm

Rack is going to Silverstone!

**group44** Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:01 pm

Pure Awesome. Congrats Rack, drive for the win Exclamation

**Gar529** Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:18 pm

Forgetful wrote:Rack is going to Silverstone!

So are redsoxboy and TX_Driven

clap

**SpecMiata-JSW** Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:37 pm

Gar529 wrote:
Forgetful wrote:Rack is going to Silverstone!
So are redsoxboy and TX_Driven

Talented drivers are talented!

**robiker** Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:41 pm

Good job guys, and good luck at Silverstone!

**Forgetful** Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:44 pm

Gar529 wrote:
Forgetful wrote:Rack is going to Silverstone!
So are redsoxboy and TX_Driven

**clacksman** Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:45 am

**redsoxboy80** Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:57 am

Yeah buddy!

**clacksman** Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:09 am

GTAcademy R32 GT-Rs distributed.

**clacksman** Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:05 pm

Some good reading. Don't read too far down the replies if at work.

http://shoryuken.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-new-definitive-hdtv-lag-faq.55593/

**jochenrindt** Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:35 am

Hey Gang,

Been awhile since I've posted or raced online (real life gets in the way sometimes)...Anyway, my trusty 2003 Volvo S60 is showing signs of wear (240,000 miles), and I can't just click it into the GT shop as in GT5...Was wondering what you younger guys would recommend as a replacement daily driver for a 49 year old GT5 and F12011 fan like me...I'm researching VW Golf, GTI, looking at hot hatches as a potential replacement, will have to buy something lightly used (lease return)....Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks for any help!

Hope to see you soon online!

Franz in NJ

**vkaifh** Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:18 pm

jochenrindt wrote:Was wondering what you younger guys would recommend as a replacement daily driver for a 49 year old GT5 and F12011 fan like me...I'm researching VW Golf, GTI, looking at hot hatches as a potential replacement, will have to buy something lightly used (lease return)....Any ideas or suggestions?

Mercedes c-class of course. I assume nobody would have expected anything else from me, right? Razz

**jochenrindt** Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:23 pm

vkaifh wrote:
jochenrindt wrote:Was wondering what you younger guys would recommend as a replacement daily driver for a 49 year old GT5 and F12011 fan like me...I'm researching VW Golf, GTI, looking at hot hatches as a potential replacement, will have to buy something lightly used (lease return)....Any ideas or suggestions?

Mercedes c-class of course. I assume nobody would have expected anything else from me, right?

From a fellow NJ German, I could have figured your suggestion! Wish I could afford a C63....

I've got to keep to a pretty tight budget for now, and I'm looking for something European, manual gearbox, with a little bit more performance(or ability to bolt on some things) to keep me from getting too bored....

Thanks and keep the ideas comin'

Franz in NJ

**HWKII** Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:25 pm

If you're not too big of a guy, I'd say Fiat 500 Abarth Cool

**clacksman** Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:53 pm

jochenrindt wrote:I've got to keep to a pretty tight budget for now, and I'm looking for something European, manual gearbox, with a little bit more performance(or ability to bolt on some things) to keep me from getting too bored....

Narrowed it down quite a bit with that batch of criteria. No wonder you had the GTI in mind already. Audi A3 is same car just more expensive. Jetta GLI is same car with a trunk, and possibly cheaper.

I think you should try a Honda Fit first. Only about half the power of a GTI/GLI, but: several hundred pounds lighter, much cheaper to run, slower depreciation, and it's not made in Mexico.

**timneyb** Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:05 pm

clacksman wrote:
jochenrindt wrote:I've got to keep to a pretty tight budget for now, and I'm looking for something European, manual gearbox, with a little bit more performance(or ability to bolt on some things) to keep me from getting too bored....

Narrowed it down quite a bit with that batch of criteria. No wonder you had the GTI in mind already. Audi A3 is same car just more expensive. Jetta GLI is same car with a trunk, and possibly cheaper.

I think you should try a Honda Fit first. Only about half the power of a GTI/GLI, but: several hundred pounds lighter, much cheaper to run, slower depreciation, and it's not made in Mexico.

As someone that recently went Japanese (Impreza) after being VW (Jetta) for 3 years, based on all those pragmatic things that clacksman just said... but I miss my VW, and will be positively pissed if I discover somebody got 150,000 miles out of it after I gave it up. The little things in the European car I miss. They all sound too trivial to describe, but I scowl every time I come to a stop in the rain and my wipers don't switch into intermittent, or every time I realise I can't turn the car off before I raise all the windows.

**timneyb** Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:34 pm

Rolex prototypes are hideous.

**Forgetful** Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:49 pm

timneyb wrote:Rolex prototypes are hideous.

The older cars are not pretty, but the Corvette Prototype is pretty sweet.

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