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We are back following our Summer break and we decided to attempt running competitions in both FM7 and H4.

In the coming weeks we'll be hosting regular fortnightly Hot Lap Competitions in both games along similar lines to our last series, with leaderboards kept as up-to-date as possible. The H4 and FM7 competitions will be staggered by a week to ease our admin tasks.
We hope that everyone joining in will get pleasure from the shared challenges we present. Everyone is welcome!

Here are the Rules:

Each event will last 14 days, running from 9pm (UK time) on Wednesdays. Yes, we've changed the time.

To take part you just need to post your time, set during the fortnight, in this thread.
The reward will primarily be bragging rights but we will be offering prize liveries to the winners.
The first event for H4 started on 4th September, with the FM7 event starting this Wednesday on the 11th.

Drivers will be split into 4 tiers depending on their times set at each HLC:
1 Unbeatable
2 Professional
3 Expert
4 Highly Skilled

Prize liveries will be awarded to Tier winners and to the Tuner posting a time and sharing a setup that is driven by another competitor to the highest place on the leaderboard at the end of the week.

New drivers will join a tier for the following week's HLC dependant on the time they set. They can only win tier 1 in their first week.

Winners of tiers 2, 3, and 4 wll be promoted to the tier above.

Losers of tiers 1, 2, and 3 will be relegated to the tier below, unless their time is better than the winner of the tier below.

Other drivers from tiers 1, 2, and 3 can be relegated if more than 3 drivers from the tier below beat their time.

If a driver does not post a time they will not be relegated but if a driver doesn't post a time for 4 consective weeks their name will be removed from the tiers. If that driver rejoins at a later date they will be treated like a new driver.

Results:

Link to Season 1
Link to Season 2

Event 1 - Prague Full Reverse - Forza Gt R900
Event 2 - Daytona 24 Hour Sports Car Circuit Night - Exotic GT, S800
Event 3 - Rio Full - Sport Coupe Division - A700
Event 4 - Spa Night - Vintage Sport Coupe Division - B600
Event 5 - Road America Full Alternate - Historic Road Racing - C500
Event 6 - Alps Festival Reverse - Hot Hatch Genesis - D400
Event 7 - VIR Full Day - Sport Luxury - A700
Event 8 - Silverstone GP Day - Rise of the Supercar - S800
Event 9 - Road Atlanta - Sport Compact - B600
Event 10 - Yas Marina Full Day - Elite Factory Racers - R900
Event 11 - Suzuka Full Day - Vintage Sport Compact - C500
Event 12 - COTA GP Day - Vintage Sport Coupe - D400
Event 13 - Monza Full Alt - Early Prototype Racers - P998
Event 14 - Catalunya GP - Track Toys - S800
Event 15 - Watkins Glen Full Alt - Hypercars - R900
Event 16 - Bathurst - Sport GT Icons - A700
Event 17 - Indianapolis GP - Hot Hatch Icons - B600
Event 18 - Long Beach Full - Sport Compact Icons - C500
Event 19 - Hockenhemring Day - Hot Rod Revival - D400
Event 20 - Nurburgring GP Night - Vintage GT Racing - A700
Event 21 - Homestead Road Day - Sport GT - S800
Event 22 - Le Mans Bugatti Day - Nostalgic Drag Racers - B600
Event 23 - Sebring Full - Supercar Renaissance - R900
Event 24 - Dubai Mountain - Vintage Sport Compact - E300
Event 25 - Mugello Full - Early Prototype Racers - P998
Event 26 - Sonoma Full Day - Rebirth of Muscle - C500
Event 27 - Lime Rock Full Alt - Classic Street Muscle - B600
Event 28 - Yas Corkscrew Day - Early Sport Touring - A700
Event 29 - VIR South Day - Modern Hot Hatch - B600
Event 30 - Airfield Circuit - Showroom Rally - A700
Event 31 - Rio National Reverse - Vintage Sport GT - B600
Event 32 - Laguna Seca - Sport Touring - A700
Event 33 - Maple Valley Full Day - Early Sport Luxury - B600
Event 34 - Le Mans La Sarthe Full Day - Sport Touring Icons - A700
Event 35 - Nurburgring Full Day - Unrestricted - R900

Edited by user Wednesday, December 9, 2020 12:27:49 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

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I am REEEEEEEAAAAAADDDDYYYY...... 🚦...🏎..🏎...🏎...🏎.......

PRKid
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Calentando motores para FM7 !!!

Count me in, it has been too quiet during the summer without this and my football (soccer) photography and now both are back wooohooo!!!. Good luck all.

Hope everyone had a good summer. Hoping to do a little better. Good luck to all.

Nice!!!! Looking forward to it.

For our first challenge we are off to Prague. We hope you enjoy it!



FM7, Series 3, Week 1
R Class (R900 Max)
Prague Full Reverse
Restricted to any car in the Forza GT Division
Event will close at 9:00pm (UK time) on Wednesday, 25th September. Handy....converter.... Time Conversion

Prize liveries for Tier Winners and highest placed Tuner for a setup run by another driver.

Everyone welcome.
Simply post your times in this thread. But:
* Let us know if you play on pc, or with a wheel
* Let us know if you share a tune that others could try, or use a setup that another driver has created.

The Leaderboard can be found here: HLC Leaderboard
Select the FM7.3.1 tab.

The Forza GT Cars
A) Capable of reaching R900:
2019 Porsche #4 Porsche Motorsport 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport
2018 KTM X-Bow GT4
2018 BMW #1 BMW M Motorsport M8 GTE
2017 Porsche #92 Porsche GT Team 911 RSR
2016 Ford #66 Ford Racing GT Le Mans
2016 Audi #17 Rotek Racing TT RS
2015 Nissan #23 NISMO MOTUL AUTECH GT-R
2014 Ferrari #51 AF Corse 458 Italia GTE
2014 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione 458 Italia GTLM
2011 Porsche #45 Flying Lizard 911 GT3 RSR
2006 Aston Martin #007 Aston Martin Racing DBR9

B) Other Forza GT cars unable to be built to R900:
2017 BMW #24 BMW Team RLL M6 GTLM (R874 only)
2017 Bentley #17A LIQUI MOLY M-Sport Continental GT3 (R874 only)
2017 Aston Martin #7 Aston Martin Racing V12 Vantage GT3 (R868 only)
2015 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracan LP620-2 Super Trofeo (R887 only)
2014 Lamborghini #18 DragonSpeed Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo (R883 only)
2014 Lamborghini #14 GMG Racing LP 570-4 Super Trofeo (R883 only)
2014 Dodge #93 SRT Motorsports Viper GTS-R (R878 only)
2014 McLaren #60 Bhaitech 12C GT3 (R876 only)
2014 Audi #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports R8 LMS ultra (R872 only)
2014 Mercedes-Benz #84 HTP Motorsport SLS AMG GT3 (R873 only)
2014 Jaguar #14 Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar XK (R896 only)
2014 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing Corvette C7.R (R876 only)
2014 Maserati #35 M.Calamia Swiss Team MC Trofeo (R863 only)
2014 BMW #55 BMW Team RLL Z4 GTE (R881 only)
2014 BMW #56 BMW Team RLL Z4 GTE (R881 only)
2013 SRT #91 SRT Motorsport GTS-R (R877 only)
2011 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing ZR1 (R886 only)
2011 McLaren #59 McLaren GT 12C GT3 (R877 only)
2011 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione 458 Italia GTC (R886 only)
2011 Mercedes-Benz #35 Black Falcon SLS AMG GT3 (R873 only)
2009 BMW #92 Rahal Letterman Racing M3 GT2 (R886 only)

32 cars! How do you choose the ones to run? It could get expensive to build them all. but only 10 of them can be built to R900 with the 2014 Jaguar reaching R896. I've separated those cars on the above list to avoid people wasting hard won credits buying and building potentially non-competitive cars.

Edited by user Wednesday, September 11, 2019 12:03:26 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

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Good luck everyone!

PRKid
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In the same spirit, most of those cars are probably still faster than the #45 Flying Lizard Porsche, R900 be damned. If anyone decides to run it, don't say I didn't warn you.

Coincidentally, that's the car I'll be running. I've spent the last week or two trying (and failing) to flog it into competitive enough shape to run in single player Forza GT races, so I'd be daft to waste all that (already wasted) effort on a different car. Basically all I'll need to do is uncork the engine, adjust the gearing, and hit the tarmac.

I will add that the Cayman is a pretty slick little beastie. Very snappy without being wild. Not sure how well it's make the transition beyond R835, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's one of the stronger competitors.

Off to a reasonable start using the AM007 - 1:47.122 courtesy of using Barnycull's tune.

1:49.0 with the Audi TT

On xbox and using the wheel.

It's tough with the wheel!

The Aston has served me well in the past and I have a great build on it already so starting there and also can say the same of the Nissan..... 😗

I have an R900 tune for it that I use for the track day lobby, it's a great car, but I'm thinking it may be a difficult choice for Prague, might need to adjust it some more. I managed to get it settled down quite a bit, but it still bites you if you aren't careful. I'm looking forward to seeing how it stacks up.

1:46.289 - in the 007 Aston with Barny's tune 👍

Xbox one with controller

Edited by user Thursday, September 12, 2019 8:07:51 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Got a starting time of 1:46.3xx.
Xbox and on wheel

Big surprise: I'm apparently incapable of just driving the car as-is. Spent an hour or so today completely retuning everything except the gearbox and tires. I don't think I'm every going to be 100% happy with any setup, as tuning out the high-speed understeer exascerbates the archetypal squirrely Porsche posterior and vice versa. Makes tuning the car something of an cyclical task.

Current least-worst: 1:52.577

Edit to add: XBone + wheel. Forgot that bit.

Edited by user Friday, September 13, 2019 12:57:34 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Ran the #59 McLaren 12C... 1:49.987

Using controller. Tune shared.

1:46.967 with the Cayman, not too shabby. Tune shared (Prague 2), but I just wanted to see how it went against everything else, mainly.

The Aston is looking strong though, so I will definitely give that a run.

1:46.634 on the #4 Cayman GT4... Tune shared as Prague.

1.48.569 with 007 Aston with Barny's tune
xbox one with wheel

Hi j0hn, welcome.

We'll get you added to our leaderboard as soon as possible, but try for a clean lap. Plenty of time for improvement.

Edited by user Friday, September 13, 2019 5:02:33 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Welcome j0hn! You have been added!

PRKid
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hi all. really enjoying the challenge, but hard to get a clean lap...... ( if i first don't succeed, ill try and try again ).

.023 second!! Saving ghost and moving on..... 😎

Put down 4 laps in Kid's #007 DBR, stopped after a clean lap just to get something on the board. Plenty of work to do.

1:54.488 for now, Aston #007, PRKid's tune