Forza 4 Drivers' Challenge #23 - Stars in Reasonably-Priced Cars!

[ELVA164]

That's right, you guessed it! This week, we are at Top Gear Test Track using a totally stock Suzuki Liana! I thought this would be a fun stock challenge, see how we stack up against the actual stars. Make sure it's a standing start, just like the show. I'll see if I can find a leaderboard from the show.

[ELVA164]

Leaderboard! It's kinda long, so sorry for that.

1. 1:46.7 – Ellen MacArthur
2. 1:46.9 – Jimmy Carr
3. 1:47.1 – Simon Cowell
4. 1:47.3 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
5. 1:47.8 – Ian Wright
6. 1:47.9 – Chris Evans
7. 1:47.9 – Rory Bremner
8. 1:48.0 – Justin Hawkins
9. 1:48.0 – Jodie Kidd
10. 1:48.0 – Paul McKenna
11. 1:48.0 – Trevor Eve
12. 1:48.0 – Patrick Kielty
13. 1:48.3 – Jay Kay[27]
14. 1:48.6 – Rob Brydon
15. 1:48.8 – Stephen Ladyman
16. 1:49.0 – Neil Morrissey
17. 1:49.7 – Roger Daltrey (mildly moist)
18. 1:50.0 – Jeremy Clarkson (with passengers)
19. 1:50.0 – Patrick Stewart
20. 1:50.0 – Martin Clunes
21. 1:50.0 – Jamie Oliver
22. 1:50.0 – Gordon Ramsay
23. 1:50.0 – Lionel Richie
24. 1:50.0 – Cliff Richard
25. 1:50.7 – David Walliams
26. 1:51.0 – Ranulph Fiennes
27. 1:51.1 – Timothy Spall
28. 1:51.2 – Carol Vorderman (mildly moist)
29. 1:51.3 – James Nesbitt
30. 1:51.4 – Christian Slater
31. 1:51.5 – Omid Djalili
32. 1:51.5 – Sanjeev Bhaskar (wet)
33. 1:51.5 – Joanna Lumley
34. 1:52.0 – David Dimbleby
35. 1:52.0 – Eddie Izzard
36. 1:52.0 – Jordan
37. 1:52.0 – Rick Parfitt
38. 1:52.4 – Christopher Eccleston (automatic)
39. 1:52.7 – Tim Rice
40. 1:53.0 – Steve Coogan (very wet)
41. 1:53.0 – Vinnie Jones
42. 1:53.2 – Johnny Vaughan (with passenger Denise van Outen, originally 1:53.4)
43. 1:53.3 – Fay Ripley (moist)
44. 1:53.4 – Bill Bailey (wet)
45. 1:53.5 – Jack Dee
46. 1:54.0 – Alan Davies (mildly moist)
47. 1:54.0 – Stephen Fry (mildly moist)
48. 1:54.0 – Rich Hall
49. 1:54.0 – Martin Kemp (wet)
50. 1:54.0 – Ross Kemp (wet)
51. 1:54.0 – Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (wet)
52. 1:54.0 – David Soul
53. 1:54.1 – Trinny Woodall (very wet, with passenger Susannah Constantine)[28]
54. 1:55.0 – Michael Gambon (wet)
55. 1:55.4 – Geri Halliwell
56. 1:55.7 – Susannah Constantine (very wet, with passenger Trinny Woodall)
57. 1:56.0 – Boris Johnson (very wet)
58. 1:57.0 – Anne Robinson
59. 1:57.0 – Jonathan Ross (very wet and penalised for cutting a corner)
60. 1:57.1 – Davina McCall (very wet)
61. 1:58.6 – Johnny Vegas (provisionally licensed)
62. 2:01.0 – Harry Enfield
63. 2:02.0 – Billy Baxter (blind man with Clarkson as passenger guide)
64. 2:04.0 – Terry Wogan
65. 2:06.0 – Richard Whiteley

[ELVA164]

Lulz, the leaderboard miiiight not be relevant.

1:42.674

[bmwguy325is]

See this is strange. On the show they talk about being in fifth on the fast part.
I struggled to get into 4th......
BUt yes Thats weird I figured the times would be slower in the game........

[E30_Pare]

they did a test comparing forza/gt5 lap times to real life times saying they were completely off.

[ELVA164]

See this is strange. On the show they talk about being in fifth on the fast part.
I struggled to get into 4th......
BUt yes Thats weird I figured the times would be slower in the game........

I'd bet the redline in real life is quite a bit lower. 8k is pretty optimistic.

they did a test comparing forza/gt5 lap times to real life times saying they were completely off.

Yeah, I'm not surprised. Despite all the hot air they blow about "tire deflection physics oh man so awesome," you just can't behave the same way in a video game as you can in a real car. Unless I'm actually four seconds faster than Lewis Hamilton and need to find a real Liana RIGHT. NOW.

[ELVA164]

Hmm.

[bmwguy325is]

I have been busy all week. I have tomorrow of Ill fling it around the track....

[E30_Pare]

I'd bet the redline in real life is quite a bit lower. 8k is pretty optimistic.



Yeah, I'm not surprised. Despite all the hot air they blow about "tire deflection physics oh man so awesome," you just can't behave the same way in a video game as you can in a real car. Unless I'm actually four seconds faster than Lewis Hamilton and need to find a real Liana RIGHT. NOW.

LOL. GT5 really improved my driving line. Can't drive euros like I drive them in real life. Anything Japanese I feels like a toy so easy to drive

[bmwguy325is]

Lulz, the leaderboard miiiight not be relevant.

I'd bet the redline in real life is quite a bit lower. 8k is pretty optimistic.

SO I may ask did you do a once by for your time? All the top gear times are from a standing start. (oops saw that in the rules Hmmm now I feel slow)
I just ran a low 46 with a standing start.
8K red line? Am I in the wrong car? The redline on the tach is like 6300 limiter at like 7.

[squidmaster]

Yeah I can't go hit 7k either. Liana glx right?

[E30_Pare]

Doesnt the llana have like a half cage too.

Anyways

[bmwguy325is]

Doesnt the llana have like a half cage too.

Not sure this would help but ya and some race seats.....

[ELVA164]

Whooops, meant 7. Was going off memory. Yes, did a standing start but I'll see if I can find a chance to do another one to make sure. Also, that's true but might as well leave ours stock since the video game advantage makes up for it.

[squidmaster]

I hit a 1.44.060 but it wasn't clean. It's too easy to clip the third to last corner.