Forza 4

**Someday I Suppose** · 10-12-2011, 04:02 PM

Hey guys, just wanted to throw up a post on this, Forza 4 came out this week. There are a few of us Cobra guys who have been doing some serious racing on Forza 3 for hard to think almost 2 years now and with Forza 4 coming out wanted to see if anyone else wants to join the fun.

We are usually online on Monday and Thursday nights starting around 8 - 8:30 eastern time and go till around 10:00 or so. Most of us have the wheel controller and some sort of seat set-up which just adds to the fun, but controllers are fine as well, its all just good fun.

I'll be on tomorrow for sure, my gamer tag is Whaleshark71, and I will update the list with some of the other names as well.

-Scott

**johngeorge** · 10-12-2011, 08:29 PM

Hi all, I made a club inside forza4 called F5RC.

My gametag is ffrspec48

**Mad Dog** · 10-13-2011, 08:00 AM

I'm tempted to pick up Forza 4, but I haven't been using the XBox enough to justify the purchase quite yet...it'll happen though. Don't think I'm good enough to race with you guys though. Hearing some of the stories from Brian and Jim sounds like you're all way faster than I am...might join in though.

**Brian Z** · 10-13-2011, 09:22 AM

Im sure I will join the Forza 4 group. I will not give up my controller though...

I need to get internet hooked up at my new place!

**FFRSpec72** · 10-13-2011, 10:41 AM

Been playing it here (Redmond) for the past several weeks, will try to join you all soon.

**Someday I Suppose** · 10-13-2011, 12:46 PM

Dave, you gotta jump in :-) You will be surprised how quickly you can get up to speed.

When we started I was so out to lunch compared to David, Jim, and Brian. Brian still tends to be the fastest but only because he refuses to use a wheel <G>.

The racing though has gotten so close it is just crazy, especially in the slower cars that are a bit more forgiving when racing close and having an occasional rub. Monday night, Jim and I finished the first race with both of us having an identical fast lap time down to the thousandth of a second. Second race, Jim and I crossed the finish line 1-2 with an identical race time, again to the thousandth of a second.

-Scott

**johngeorge** · 10-13-2011, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Brian Z

Im sure I will join the Forza 4 group. I will not give up my controller though...

I need to get internet hooked up at my new place!

Brian, what the problem!! hurry and get internet/forza4

Dave, dont sweat it, we are a friendly group and no one cares who finishes where just as long as we be having fun

**Brian Z** · 10-14-2011, 07:40 AM

I also have a new hobby.... punching people in the face! No seriously, I started Muay Thai kick boxing and Brazillian jiu jitsu! haha! Its alot of fun!

**R. Button** · 10-14-2011, 06:57 PM

My son lives next door to us and he has it with the steering wheel assembly - so he had it setup with the C***a and sure enough it's as tail happy as mine!! Awesome on the 55" screen!! This is the first time in years I have been on a computer game! Sit in a car type seat and it's awesome! I could get addicted to this game and drive it for hours!!

**Someday I Suppose** · 10-17-2011, 08:27 AM

Ralph, so when are you planning to join us online???? :-) Most of us drive with the wheels and seats as you mentioned, great fun for sure. Last week was a blast, fun to check out new cars and new tracks.

Originally Posted by R. Button

My son lives next door to us and he has it with the steering wheel assembly - so he had it setup with the C***a and sure enough it's as tail happy as mine!! Awesome on the 55" screen!! This is the first time in years I have been on a computer game! Sit in a car type seat and it's awesome! I could get addicted to this game and drive it for hours!!

**Mad Dog** · 10-17-2011, 08:45 AM

Been trying to not pick up new games but I caved last Thursday and bought Forza 4. Played for a couple hours this weekend and enjoying it so far. It was weird racing a short circuit of the Nürburgring, but still a fun track.

**Georgia Coupe** · 10-17-2011, 09:01 AM

Picked up three copies for me and my two boys the day it came out. What a blast! Tried joining the FR5C club but have yet to be accepted into the group. A must have for any car enthusiasts!!!!!

**David Hodgkins** · 10-17-2011, 10:30 AM

This looks like fun. Which wheel/pedal setup should I get, and where to find it?
I assume this is for XBOX?

**AJ Roadster NJ** · 10-17-2011, 12:59 PM

If I bought this I would NEVER get my roadster done!!

**Wayne Presley** · 10-17-2011, 07:36 PM

It's for PS3 Wookie Man

**David Hodgkins** · 10-17-2011, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by Wayne Presley

It's for PS3 Wookie Man

**riptide motorsport** · 10-17-2011, 07:54 PM

Whats ps3?

**johngeorge** · 10-17-2011, 09:15 PM

Guys, forza4 is only for the xbox360. No ps3

**David Hodgkins** · 10-17-2011, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by johngeorge

Guys, forza4 is only for the xbox360. No ps3

**Mustang Man** · 10-18-2011, 06:12 AM

I wish they had it for PC! I have two nice FFB steering wheels and some killer PC driving games. GT Legends, Sportscar GT, etc. plus all the arcade stuff like the whole Need for Speed series and more... bummer...

Mark

**DARKPT** · 10-18-2011, 06:40 AM

Mustang Man, see if you can find a second-hand copy of GTR2 for PC. It is an update in every way to GT Legends (which I also enjoyed for years), and has hundreds of courses available for free online in addition to the ones it comes with. Don't fall for the myriad other GTR titles they produced, though GTR2 might be bundled with one or more of the others in that series.

**Mark Dougherty** · 10-18-2011, 06:42 AM

Brendan bought his last night and had a blast with these guys.
I however stink at vidio games.

**VD2021** · 10-18-2011, 06:45 AM

Wow. I just read through this thread. I may have to pick up a copy and join in. I have two force feed back wireless wheels sitting in my closet that I will be using to build two arcade type seat setups around for my family and I. Maybe I can take a break from the GTM build and knock one of them out.

Only thing is getting my Son away from his "Call of Duty". I refuse to have more than one live account. The gamer tag is "SVD1".

**Brian Z** · 10-20-2011, 02:15 PM

Guess what was on my desk at work this morning??? FORZA 4!!! Thanks Jim!!!

Time to start tuning sweet cars! It is on!!!

**Someday I Suppose** · 10-21-2011, 01:52 PM

David, sorry for not responding on this, as noted it is Forza 4 on the Xbox that we are playing. As for wheels, most of us are using the Microsoft Wireless Racing Wheel. I went to do a search for it, and it looks like they are in limited supply right now. Wiki says thats because there is a new version that was due out in September. The old one was around $100 though.

This is a new one from Thrustmaster which might be worth checking out: http://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-F...9223541&sr=1-8

And then of course off the chart cool is the Fanatec but it is crazy $$$ around $500 for the full set-up http://www.fanatec.de/webshop/new_us...58049f5af1e4ea

As for seats, a few of us have seats that the pedals and wheel mount too, like this one http://www.gamechairstore.com/Playse...ack-235514.htm. A few guys have also built their own stands, Jim I think welded something up and put a race seat he had available in it, Gary built a whole wooded simulator in his garage.

There are also a few guys who race using controllers as well, though I dont know if it is as fun as with a wheel.

-Scott

Originally Posted by David Hodgkins

This looks like fun. Which wheel/pedal setup should I get, and where to find it?
I assume this is for XBOX?

**3000gttom** · 10-21-2011, 03:03 PM

xbox wheels are pretty limited, xbox wireless has force feedback and is pretty cheap,

however the fanatec crs wheels are head and shoulders better than that, and the fanatec crs eliteis pretty much the best option

if ur on pc there is alot of logitech wheels that are also very very good,

**3000gttom** · 10-21-2011, 03:04 PM

btw is gtr2 worth getting, im starting to do pc sims, ive got gtr evo but there are not many racers online,

im also waiting for rfactor 2

**DARKPT** · 10-21-2011, 03:42 PM

GTR evo is actually a newer title than GTR2, but it lost a big step in the physics as they adopted the Race07 physics engine rather than the GTR2 engine.

There aren't too many people left playing GTR2 online, but if you can find the title and give it a few hours you'll wonder why anyone interested in racing sims is using anything else. There are tons of downloadable cars and tracks available, too.

**Brian Z** · 10-25-2011, 01:01 PM

Last night was a blast! I will start tuning some more cars so we can have the old spec CMC cars and some other fun tunes again! I miss the integra from forza 3. I also want to tune the C*bra. =)

I can't wait till Thursday night!

**Georgia Coupe** · 10-25-2011, 01:34 PM

Definitely another great night of racing!

**johngeorge** · 10-25-2011, 01:49 PM

11 racers last night! way awesome

**Someday I Suppose** · 10-25-2011, 08:36 PM

Great time last night for sure, at least until the paddle shifter on my XBox wheel started to act up. Placed an order today for the new Thrustmaster Wheel, it should ship next Monday, so a couple of races driving an automatic for me...

**Brian Z** · 10-26-2011, 10:41 AM

Automatic is a bummer! I hope the new wheel is awesome! I have been a little wheel curious lately... lol

**Someday I Suppose** · 10-26-2011, 03:52 PM

Maybe I will just race with a controller for a week.... NAHHHHHHHH

**onyx_riddle** · 10-26-2011, 06:09 PM

My gamertag is onyx riddle

Hit me up. I'm on every few days but I need the practice. I usually race my S class fairlady z BTW.

**Brian Z** · 10-27-2011, 10:15 AM

Tonight will be a night a serious A** kicking! After work I have kick boxing and then, Forza!!!

I tuned 4 cars for the CMC challenge. They should be pretty close and I can't wait to run them!

Onyx, we start racing around 8pm (eastern) tonight. I will try to add you to the group. My gamer tag is Z Tropolis.

**R. Button** · 10-28-2011, 05:48 AM

ok broke down and bought an XBox - there goes my "spare time"

and the only game I got was Forza-4 with the wireless wheel to start with. TheTraveler33

**Someday I Suppose** · 10-28-2011, 08:45 AM

Ralph, I'll shoot you a friend invite this weekend for sure, come on and join us!! The CMC cars Brian just tuned are great, love the King Cobra Mustang great car to drive!!

**R. Button** · 10-30-2011, 11:06 PM

Watch out for my son DigitalDream as he seems to have figured out how to put some speed to an AC Cobra!

**Brian Z** · 11-01-2011, 08:26 AM

I tuned a C*bra and Coupe for grip. It's easy to make them fast, not so easy to make them turn.

Can't wait for Thursday night!

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