aussie jimmy

mainly just fun game. great for playing world circuits on the cheap. i used to do solo runs, but now after connecting the game to the internet and playing other people, there are 'a lot' of douchebags and young kids out there who don't have any respect and are just out to smash you into the wall. they got no manners and pick all the fastest cars which are less fun (imo).......i don't like that aspect at all. the porsche expansion pack that you download separately, allows porsche cars only, and this has been much better so far, but not many people have d/l'ed it yet so, much less traffic here at the moment, but much more respect happening there, people acting mature and all that. on solo runs, you could really focus on your lines, but that is hard when doing wheel to wheel; i find myself all-over the shop trying to navigate through debris and carnage...
if you decide to do it, you need latest 360 console which connects wi-fi to your modem, forza 4 game, xbox live membership, buy enough points to download porsche expansion pack. optional gear are steering wheels and all that cockpit jazz. i just use the standard hand controller.
circuits in the game include;
sebring
laguna
roads america and atlanta
n-ring
silverstone
la sarthe
hockenheimring
catalunya...

getting the game and playing solo is easy to do. hooking it all up to the internet and registering online for xbox live was a tiring process for somebody like me who isn't that hot with computers.

NJ-GT

Aussie do forza4 has a 430 scuderia? If it does, can you go flaout out of t13 through bishop bend?

Laertes

I contacted Suncoast about getting a CLA wheel. I was told they don't have any in stock and would have to custom order one from Porsche. Price would be "slightly more than $1995" and it's a 3-5 month wait. Ugh.

Anybody have other suggestions for sources for this wheel? I'll try Sunset too, but other ideas would be appreciated....

MirageJHU

The game does have the 430 Scuderia but it's a "unicorn" car meaning you can't just go to the in-game Ferrari dealership and buy it.

The 430 Scud, and quite a few other street cars, can go flat through "bishop bend." I haven't been to Sebring in real life but I looked at this track map to confirm we're talking about the same corner, http://www.sebringraceway.com/track_map.lasso

aussie jimmy

will check in the morning.

Larry Cable

what it stands for only Porsche "knows" however it is the 3 letter option/ordering code for the "thicker" steering wheel, available on 2011 911 models like the GT3 RS.

Larry Cable

problem is that it was/is a factory option, so the "chances" of one sitting on a shelf are slim (since presumably) they are not that thick on the ground.

you might try Gert Carnewal to see if there is one in inventory in europe ... otherwise I think its always going to be a special order item...

Izzone

In non play station, real life bishops is tricky to go through flat

You have to hit it perfect and be comfortable with a slight 4wheel drift after Second apex of bishops. Ease into brakes going into 15. Overbraking into 15 or applying too much brake with unsettled rear will cause aero beetle rear to swap places with front. I saw one do it once, it hit the wall so hard with the rear it cracked the engine case

jenk12m

I will send you a friend request

Traffic53

i used dallas custom wheel to recover my factory wheel in alcantara. really nice. you can choose the color of the stitching and add the yellow stripe if you wish. they will also make it however thick you'd like. 3-4 days and you'll have it back on the car. i think i paid about $300, maybe $400 tops. they have black alcantara, as well as the factory charcoal color.

no affiliation, just satisfied customer here.

jenk12m

here is mine

jenk12m

i guess not since the link isnt working

aussie jimmy

no scud in game.
both f430 and 7.1 rs no lift required.
best laps after 5:
430: 2:20.541
7.1: 2:21.335

forza 4 seems slower than forza 3!
about 3 seconds slower this time around for each car.

jenk12m

Aussie, did you run those cars in stock form

MirageJHU

it's actually in the game just a pain in the *** to acquire (I have one, it's a unicorn car ) and ran a 2:16.759 in a stock one