Forza 4 - Scion FR-S Spec Series

[636]

Well, my basic livery is done, just no sponsors added on yet. What do y'all think?

[Snoopyalien24]

When is someone going to crash it so we know what a wrecked one looks like?

[hotaka]

Can someone post the reduced curb weight for each weight reduction stage? I'm interested.

Thanks

[636]

[bneale]

Originally Posted by hotaka

Can someone post the reduced curb weight for each weight reduction stage? I'm interested.

Thanks

This is just roughly what I remember from this morning.

Stock weight is 2738 lbs

Street weight reduction is about 2660 lbs.

Sport weight reduction is about 2500 lbs

Race weight reduction is just above 2200 lbs.


I really wanted to keep the race weight when I built the spec car, but then you have to sacrafice race tires for sports as well as the wider tires. You'll be on 225 max if you have race weight reduction.

Since the sport tire and race weight combo made the car 6.1 handling, I decided to keep it sport weight and race tires. That gave me the 6.3 handling number.

bneale

[bneale]

Originally Posted by M-17

Good to know, I never thought I would need driving lessons in Forza, but I'm open to it.

You probably don't need a lesson as much as you just need to know a few tricks. For example, if you're racing with manual and clutch, I have a perfect controller setup to make it easy and simple. No silly A -> B or A -> X for me!

You probably just need to work on your line more then anything. I've pretty much mastered all of the tracks already so I can really help with this.

Don't worry about being competitive. It's more important that everyone simply have fun. We want our core group to grow so we can continue with more racing in the future.

bneale

[636]

I've been racing on the B-Class circuit online, this car just doesn't have enough horsepower to compete. But around 230HP, the car makes top lap times. I love this car though.

I take that back, just managed 2nd place on Sunset Peninsula vs 240+HP cars, this thing is AMAZING!

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by 636

Wheels don't get any damages?

[JJay03]

I might have to get in on this. Too bad they didnt include the BRZ also.

[bneale]

Originally Posted by 636

I've been racing on the B-Class circuit online, this car just doesn't have enough horsepower to compete. But around 230HP, the car makes top lap times. I love this car though.

I take that back, just managed 2nd place on Sunset Peninsula vs 240+HP cars, this thing is AMAZING!

Are you using my build?

If so, it was not exactly designed for Speed tracks. It was designed around being pure grip.

So yeah, you're not going to win everywhere with just my grip build. But you should do well at all the handling tracks.

bneale

[bneale]

Originally Posted by JJay03

I might have to get in on this. Too bad they didnt include the BRZ also.

If you want in, add me via xbox live. My gamertag is "bneale".

We will be practicing tonight into the wee hours of the morning!

bneale

[636]

Originally Posted by bneale

Are you using my build?

If so, it was not exactly designed for Speed tracks. It was designed around being pure grip.

So yeah, you're not going to win everywhere with just my grip build. But you should do well at all the handling tracks.

bneale

Yeah I'm using your build, and even though I don't win on speed tracks, this thing is SO MUCH FUN.

[bneale]

Originally Posted by 636

Yeah I'm using your build, and even though I don't win on speed tracks, this thing is SO MUCH FUN.

I think thats more of the nature of the car then anything. I found that in Forza, the FR-S handles very much like its real world counter-part. I should know because I've been autocrossing the crap out of my car.

The turn in is AMAZING and sharp. Turn out is also very similar with it being slightly biased towards overstear. Again, this is exactly what the FR-S is like in reality which is what I like best. Sometimes Forza fails on the reality part. But this time it seems pretty accurate.

I'm glad your having fun though. I'll be home in a few hours to join you. At some point, I'll need to break for dinner though. (The girl friend is going to have to pry the controller from my hands!!)

bneale

[Cheddar]

@636 You online now? I was just racing with a scion that looks just like yours.

My gamer tag is sunny 360K