The Classic Muscle Hustle - M-inc C-class Challange *CLOSED*

[fndrbndr]

Well, for the moment, I'm propping up the leaderboard with a leaderboard car, it seems.  From what I can gather, the Charger does NOT like an open differential.

Charger
95.877 lap
49:03.382 race

[Blooze]

Hey now, this is a great looking challenge!  Good job!

Let's see some of your setups! 

Sorry that I won't be competing in this one - I lost both of my profiles (I think I bought a bogus file on the Auction House (only explanation I have for the saved setups going bad all at once))   I have started over, but I am a long ways from unlocking the Endurance races.

Have fun, y'all...

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[fndrbndr]

Blooze, if you need cars, just say the word.  I know that won't get you to the race, but least it'll allow you to run the hotlap and painting parts of the challenge.

[Hoplee]

@fndr 13 stars, white borders outlining the blue

(What can I say, I named my imaginary race mechanic 'Cooter' )

[TopBoost]

Coy and Vance were better.   

[barumba]

Hey now, this is a great looking challenge!  Good job!

Let's see some of your setups! 

Sorry that I won't be competing in this one - I lost both of my profiles (I think I bought a bogus file on the Auction House (only explanation I have for the saved setups going bad all at once))   I have started over, but I am a long ways from unlocking the Endurance races.

Have fun, y'all...

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Not sure if this will help, but have a look at these "support" items. Maybe a bit of hacking through the MS or Xbox sites will conjure up a solution to recovering your "achievements".
Good luck.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940309?sd=xbox
http://www.xbox.com/en-AU/support/xbox360/console/datamigration.htm
PS, I have over 150 cars in my garage. You are welcome to any of them, gratis. God knows I have benefited from your many posts, calcs, etc. since I started with FM2, on this and the .net site. I am more than happy to show my gratitude.
Let me know.
Cheers.

[BarbecuePete]

Well looks like i'm gonna be propping up my own Leaderboard... I've not broken into the 95's yet...

I've run out the Cuda a few times, First race I got majorly stuck behind the lap traffic losing around 4 seconds a lap and just avoiding damage from brake checking.... Second time... I didn't manage to avoid the brake checking Watanabe in his RX7 and ended up much like reno's GTO... Third time after some slight adjustment I was lucky enough to just catch them in the right places to get past quickly and finally broke under 49 minutes...

I'm gonna run a couple more cars tonight and then I'll get the leaderboards updated...

[Blooze]

Not sure if this will help, but have a look at these "support" items. Maybe a bit of hacking through the MS or Xbox sites will conjure up a solution to recovering your "achievements".
Good luck.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940309?sd=xbox
http://www.xbox.com/en-AU/support/xbox360/console/datamigration.htm
PS, I have over 150 cars in my garage. You are welcome to any of them, gratis. God knows I have benefited from your many posts, calcs, etc. since I started with FM2, on this and the .net site. I am more than happy to show my gratitude.
Let me know.
Cheers.

I messed with it a bit, but grew tired of the various failures and wiped the thing... no room for recovery from that 

In many respects, this starting over is sort of interesting.  I am considering closing down both of my existing XBox live accounts and starting a new one (perhaps revive the old GICheeze monicur) so that I can truely "start over".

Thanks for the offers, fellas!  I have a post/request in the Car Lot thread - any help will be much appreciated.

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[Snyder005]

I got a charger time from really long ago when i ran this enduro.

48:58.396

the time for the track is no longer on my local leaderboard so i can't see it.  I think teh Camaro's can go much faster around here.

[BarbecuePete]

Leaderboard Updated

I went to run the enduro tonight after some online racing but I was getting some odd graphics popping so decided to turn it off for a bit before another box goes bang... 

Im with Snyder though I think a Camaro could get this one, I've built up a Z/28 and although its got less power its got plenty of grip to make up for it...

[fndrbndr]

I have a similar thought...now if I can just find the time. lol

[sk15kev]

I might actually have to run a manual gear change for this one.  How many gears is everbody using?

[fndrbndr]

I'm actually running the stock racing tranny this time around.  I'm sure I'll mess with it eventually, but these cars have a nice,wide powerband, and they don't need to keep the revs up like my non-muscle builds typically do.

[sk15kev]

Quickly built a Cuda with nice 245 wide tyres and put a toon on it and ran (I need the credits).  She was very grippy, too grippy.  I must be running too soft on the suspension, 330/325 and full rear aero.  Had real trouble getting past the RX-7, couldn't get him on the straights, had to rely on a corner dive.

Took the gearbox from the real life transmission thread and got a benchmark of :-

accel 5.85/12.90
TS - 144.1
brakes @ 100 - 295
grip - 0.95/0.92


Cuda Lap - 135.942
Cuda Race 49:03:37

If I hadn't been trying to improve the laptime I may have got less penalties (and probably faster laptime).  Got hit with a 10 second penalty when trying to lap the 2nd place Caddy on the last corner, DOH!

[BarbecuePete]

I might actually have to run a manual gear change for this one.  How many gears is everbody using?

I first started using Manual shifting with the Muscle cars, I ran auto when I started out with Forza but found it too keen to downshift into a lower gear which made getting out of slower corners a pain as it would just spin up the rear wheels...

I think most of my cars are just getting to the top of 4th before I have to break for the hairpin at the end of the S/F straight...