Time Trial #7 "Storm Drain"

[Iroquois]

I can't beat this f*cking thing! Always .2sec away. I tried using t20, entity, Bati and Hackachou

 

Same here; the only reason why i used my T20 is because that was what i had on me at the time i stumbled upon this time trial. If i can't do it with my T20 then i cant do it with any vehicle. I thought perfect driving and driving line are the only things needed for these time trials. Nope. Then I thought it must be a certain path(usually the shortest). Nope. Then it turns out most ppl use a Bati for them. I thought this was so for a long time but it seems if you cant do this with a bati and its pretty much a straight run then i dont know what to say. I tried it with my Dominator and Lectro. No luck. Pretty much the same time as the T20.

 

I assume they want us to go flying over that hill before the corner cause real, perfect driving doesn't seem to cut it.

[CrysisAverted]

 

I can't beat this f*cking thing! Always .2sec away. I tried using t20, entity, Bati and Hackachou

 

Same here; the only reason why i used my T20 is because that was what i had on me at the time i stumbled upon this time trial. If i can't do it with my T20 then i cant do it with any vehicle. I thought perfect driving and driving line are the only things needed for these time trials. Nope. Then I thought it must be a certain path(usually the shortest). Nope. Then it turns out most ppl use a Bati for them. I thought this was so for a long time but it seems if you cant do this with a bati and its pretty much a straight run then i dont know what to say. I tried it with my Dominator and Lectro. No luck. Pretty much the same time as the T20.

 

I assume they want us to go flying over that hill before the corner cause real, perfect driving doesn't seem to cut it.

 

 

Bati is great for time trials with bends, Akuma for time trials where you gotta climb, but for time trials like this one I think he Hakuchou is you're best bet.

[Iroquois]

 

 

I can't beat this f*cking thing! Always .2sec away. I tried using t20, entity, Bati and Hackachou

 

Same here; the only reason why i used my T20 is because that was what i had on me at the time i stumbled upon this time trial. If i can't do it with my T20 then i cant do it with any vehicle. I thought perfect driving and driving line are the only things needed for these time trials. Nope. Then I thought it must be a certain path(usually the shortest). Nope. Then it turns out most ppl use a Bati for them. I thought this was so for a long time but it seems if you cant do this with a bati and its pretty much a straight run then i dont know what to say. I tried it with my Dominator and Lectro. No luck. Pretty much the same time as the T20.

 

I assume they want us to go flying over that hill before the corner cause real, perfect driving doesn't seem to cut it.

 

 

Bati is great for time trials with bends, Akuma for time trials where you gotta climb, but for time trials like this one I think he Hakuchou is you're best bet.

 

But you just mentioning these 3 bikes worries me a bit. Time trial sounds too generalized. Shouldnt it be renamed to Motorbike Time Trial then? I dont own any of those 3 bikes; nor would I want to even though i would have the space and the cash. But thats not the point. It seems that most people that have beaten these time trials were using bikes mainly with the 3 bikes you mentioned. I only tried the storm drain with the T20 only because that was what i driving at the time.

 

These time trials (all not just one) should be able to be beaten and completed with compacts, sedans, suv's, coupes, muscle, offroads, sports, bikes and supers. Where great driving actually matters and not just doing a wheelie with a motorbike (that happens to be fast in a straight line on paved roads) beats the trial.

 

This whole thing feels biased.

[Audi]

I can't get it faster than 39 sec flat with a fully upgraded Bati 801. I'll keep trying when I get home.

[Hellbendzor]

Guys, by no means am I talented in these timetrials. Not like Oleg and Khaisz anyway, but really... If you're stuck in these... Check out the ones that succeeded and I would most definitely check Oleg's and Khaisz's (succesful) attempts out... These guys also do these timetrials with cars, so there's your source of information, when you get stuck... But be prepared to invest time, lots of it... It's obvious bikes, especially Bati 801, are more suited for coming out on top of these things, but one still has to work hard to get there...

 

Now, that being said... This timetrial is super-easy, but, for me, the key-element (to success) is being able to correctly position your bike during and after the last two jumps, so you land and rush forward to the finishline, without losing momentum... All the while, also avoiding the tyre-stack at the end (and potential NPCs), which can mess it up... You win or lose this timetrial there (with a bike)...

 

 

Don't give up...

Edited March 30, 2016 by Hellbendzor

[Audi]

Yep the very end is where I mess it up. On my bike I launch too far or in a car I end up hitting the overpass column after getting air.

[Nacho Z]

 

 

 

I can't beat this f*cking thing! Always .2sec away. I tried using t20, entity, Bati and Hackachou

Same here; the only reason why i used my T20 is because that was what i had on me at the time i stumbled upon this time trial. If i can't do it with my T20 then i cant do it with any vehicle. I thought perfect driving and driving line are the only things needed for these time trials. Nope. Then I thought it must be a certain path(usually the shortest). Nope. Then it turns out most ppl use a Bati for them. I thought this was so for a long time but it seems if you cant do this with a bati and its pretty much a straight run then i dont know what to say. I tried it with my Dominator and Lectro. No luck. Pretty much the same time as the T20.

 

I assume they want us to go flying over that hill before the corner cause real, perfect driving doesn't seem to cut it.

 

Bati is great for time trials with bends, Akuma for time trials where you gotta climb, but for time trials like this one I think he Hakuchou is you're best bet.

 

But you just mentioning these 3 bikes worries me a bit. Time trial sounds too generalized. Shouldnt it be renamed to Motorbike Time Trial then? I dont own any of those 3 bikes; nor would I want to even though i would have the space and the cash. But thats not the point. It seems that most people that have beaten these time trials were using bikes mainly with the 3 bikes you mentioned. I only tried the storm drain with the T20 only because that was what i driving at the time.

 

These time trials (all not just one) should be able to be beaten and completed with compacts, sedans, suv's, coupes, muscle, offroads, sports, bikes and supers. Where great driving actually matters and not just doing a wheelie with a motorbike (that happens to be fast in a straight line on paved roads) beats the trial.

 

This whole thing feels biased.

I thought according to you the skill of the driver is all that matters, whereas here you seem to be aware that some vehicles are inherently faster than others.

 

If you could complete all time trials in any vehicle then they would be way too easy. The whole point is that they are pushing what it's possible to do speed wise. If you're saying that each individual vehicle should have its own par time tailored to the vehicle and the mods equipped, well that's never going to happen.

 

Having said that, this one was the easiest I've done so far.

[ViolatingBox]

 

 

 

I can't beat this f*cking thing! Always .2sec away. I tried using t20, entity, Bati and Hackachou

 

Same here; the only reason why i used my T20 is because that was what i had on me at the time i stumbled upon this time trial. If i can't do it with my T20 then i cant do it with any vehicle. I thought perfect driving and driving line are the only things needed for these time trials. Nope. Then I thought it must be a certain path(usually the shortest). Nope. Then it turns out most ppl use a Bati for them. I thought this was so for a long time but it seems if you cant do this with a bati and its pretty much a straight run then i dont know what to say. I tried it with my Dominator and Lectro. No luck. Pretty much the same time as the T20.

 

I assume they want us to go flying over that hill before the corner cause real, perfect driving doesn't seem to cut it.

 

 

Bati is great for time trials with bends, Akuma for time trials where you gotta climb, but for time trials like this one I think he Hakuchou is you're best bet.

 

But you just mentioning these 3 bikes worries me a bit. Time trial sounds too generalized. Shouldnt it be renamed to Motorbike Time Trial then? I dont own any of those 3 bikes; nor would I want to even though i would have the space and the cash. But thats not the point. It seems that most people that have beaten these time trials were using bikes mainly with the 3 bikes you mentioned. I only tried the storm drain with the T20 only because that was what i driving at the time.

 

These time trials (all not just one) should be able to be beaten and completed with compacts, sedans, suv's, coupes, muscle, offroads, sports, bikes and supers. Where great driving actually matters and not just doing a wheelie with a motorbike (that happens to be fast in a straight line on paved roads) beats the trial.

 

This whole thing feels biased.

 

How would that even make sense? If it could be beaten with EVERY vehicle class, it wouldn't be much of a challenge at all? Maybe if they based par time on the vehicle class you are in? As stated though, some can and are beaten with other vehicles. This one is more suited to a fast bike unfortunately.

[Khaisz]

If I could beat every Time Trial with a Panto or Bobcat it would be way to boring to do them with Hakuchou or T20 and compete for the top.

Although, I probably would have instead tried to find the slowest thing I could beat it in.

 

Speaking of cars though, I have still not done this with a car and I probably should.

[Iroquois]

 

 

 

 

I can't beat this f*cking thing! Always .2sec away. I tried using t20, entity, Bati and Hackachou

Same here; the only reason why i used my T20 is because that was what i had on me at the time i stumbled upon this time trial. If i can't do it with my T20 then i cant do it with any vehicle. I thought perfect driving and driving line are the only things needed for these time trials. Nope. Then I thought it must be a certain path(usually the shortest). Nope. Then it turns out most ppl use a Bati for them. I thought this was so for a long time but it seems if you cant do this with a bati and its pretty much a straight run then i dont know what to say. I tried it with my Dominator and Lectro. No luck. Pretty much the same time as the T20.

 

I assume they want us to go flying over that hill before the corner cause real, perfect driving doesn't seem to cut it.

 

Bati is great for time trials with bends, Akuma for time trials where you gotta climb, but for time trials like this one I think he Hakuchou is you're best bet.

 

But you just mentioning these 3 bikes worries me a bit. Time trial sounds too generalized. Shouldnt it be renamed to Motorbike Time Trial then? I dont own any of those 3 bikes; nor would I want to even though i would have the space and the cash. But thats not the point. It seems that most people that have beaten these time trials were using bikes mainly with the 3 bikes you mentioned. I only tried the storm drain with the T20 only because that was what i driving at the time.

 

These time trials (all not just one) should be able to be beaten and completed with compacts, sedans, suv's, coupes, muscle, offroads, sports, bikes and supers. Where great driving actually matters and not just doing a wheelie with a motorbike (that happens to be fast in a straight line on paved roads) beats the trial.

 

This whole thing feels biased.

I thought according to you the skill of the driver is all that matters, whereas here you seem to be aware that some vehicles are inherently faster than others.

 

If you could complete all time trials in any vehicle then they would be way too easy. The whole point is that they are pushing what it's possible to do speed wise. If you're saying that each individual vehicle should have its own par time tailored to the vehicle and the mods equipped, well that's never going to happen.

 

Having said that, this one was the easiest I've done so far.

 

No, you read that correctly but you are misinterpreting the context like Omnipotence.

 

The skill of the driver IS all that matters. From person to person, the answer to the question, which car is "faster", changes. From a perspective point of view (in which we are judging how "fast" something is), it remains relatively the same. Like with Mach, Johnny, Omni, Nitty, etcetera, you, we are always on the same page; but it's hard for you guys to wrap your heads around the relativity concept. We're essentially talking about the same thing.

 

Anyways, we are both off topic right now currently. We should be talking about Storm Drain specifically.

 

 

On topic:

I can see myself it being easy too though, it's just that I'm tired of having to use the fastest bike or vehicle in a straight line. In this case, straight line speed for a straight race will always be the same as long as people use the same driving line (which 99% of the time, this is the case), whilst using the same vehicle (and assuming it's automatic, which in GTA it is). A bike's insane acceleration (to the point where the insanity of the acceleration makes no difference how bad the driver corners with the motorbike) whilst wheeling drastically outpacing any other vehicle even if there are numerous corners, is just tiresome. It would just be awesome to see some more variety in vehicles and classes used instead of seeing Bati's, Akuma's and Hakochou's everywhere.

Edited March 30, 2016 by Iroquois

[Mach1bud]

Breezed through this one with the T20 again. These are wayy easier the second time around.

 

Edit: These time trials certainly aren't limited to bikes or Supers.

Edited March 30, 2016 by Mach1bud

[Khaisz]

Eh, Took a few tries.

Now I beaten this both with Bike and Car.

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But you just mentioning these 3 bikes worries me a bit. Time trial sounds too generalized. Shouldnt it be renamed to Motorbike Time Trial then? I dont own any of those 3 bikes; nor would I want to even though i would have the space and the cash. But thats not the point. It seems that most people that have beaten these time trials were using bikes mainly with the 3 bikes you mentioned. I only tried the storm drain with the T20 only because that was what i driving at the time.

 

These time trials (all not just one) should be able to be beaten and completed with compacts, sedans, suv's, coupes, muscle, offroads, sports, bikes and supers. Where great driving actually matters and not just doing a wheelie with a motorbike (that happens to be fast in a straight line on paved roads) beats the trial.

 

This whole thing feels biased.

Feel free to attempt time trials using sports, muscles, off-roads or other classes. Plenty of people do every week and succeed. Some trials are more limiting than others, that's simply the nature of the beast.

 

However... Supers are not superior to compacts (or other classes) simply in the realm of top speed. They have better acceleration, traction, turning circles, stability, you name it. If you tune a time trial to present a challenge to a compact, any super car will take a massive sh*t on that challenge.

 

Great driving already matters in these trials. You need to apply that great driving to make a difference at at higher pace. You need to fine tune the little turns, the kerb boosts, the air time. Otherwise every single fool who stepped in a T20 would clear them all in the first try.

 

This one #7 is probably my least favourite TT. Yet I can still see there are subtleties to it beyond just top speed.

[Iroquois]

Breezed through this one with the T20 again. These are wayy easier the second time around.

 

Edit: These time trials certainly aren't limited to bikes or Supers.

I know that; there are some classes with some vehicles in said classes that are exceptions. I just meant broadening the types and difficulties of the trials. For example, for a brand new player who doesnt have access to the cars and modifications that we have.

 

But you just mentioning these 3 bikes worries me a bit. Time trial sounds too generalized. Shouldnt it be renamed to Motorbike Time Trial then? I dont own any of those 3 bikes; nor would I want to even though i would have the space and the cash. But thats not the point. It seems that most people that have beaten these time trials were using bikes mainly with the 3 bikes you mentioned. I only tried the storm drain with the T20 only because that was what i driving at the time.

 

These time trials (all not just one) should be able to be beaten and completed with compacts, sedans, suv's, coupes, muscle, offroads, sports, bikes and supers. Where great driving actually matters and not just doing a wheelie with a motorbike (that happens to be fast in a straight line on paved roads) beats the trial.

 

This whole thing feels biased.

Feel free to attempt time trials using sports, muscles, off-roads or other classes. Plenty of people do every week and succeed. Some trials are more limiting than others, that's simply the nature of the beast.

 

However... Supers are not superior to compacts (or other classes) simply in the realm of top speed. They have better acceleration, traction, turning circles, stability, you name it. If you tune a time trial to present a challenge to a compact, any super car will take a massive sh*t on that challenge.

 

Great driving already matters in these trials. You need to apply that great driving to make a difference at at higher pace. You need to fine tune the little turns, the kerb boosts, the air time. Otherwise every single fool who stepped in a T20 would clear them all in the first try.

 

This one #7 is probably my least favourite TT. Yet I can still see there are subtleties to it beyond just top speed.

 

What in the heck are kerb boosts?

[Mach1bud]

 

Breezed through this one with the T20 again. These are wayy easier the second time around.

 

Edit: These time trials certainly aren't limited to bikes or Supers.

I know that; there are some classes with some vehicles in said classes that are exceptions. I just meant broadening the types and difficulties of the trials. For example, for a brand new player who doesnt have access to the cars and modifications that we have.Hmm. Maybe. I kinda prefer these to be so difficult with such a small group that can complete them, its what makes them so fun to me. I like that they are catered to veteran players.

 

I suppose having a slower time for stock vehicles or lower ranked players would work though. I don't see them changing them anytime soon however since they seem to be set in stone.

 

When your car drives over curbs/sidewalks it makes your car accelerate faster.

Edited March 30, 2016 by Mach1bud

[Iroquois]

 

 

Breezed through this one with the T20 again. These are wayy easier the second time around.

 

Edit: These time trials certainly aren't limited to bikes or Supers.

I know that; there are some classes with some vehicles in said classes that are exceptions. I just meant broadening the types and difficulties of the trials. For example, for a brand new player who doesnt have access to the cars and modifications that we have.

Hmm. Maybe. I kinda prefer these to be so difficult with such a small group that can complete them, its what makes them so fun to me. I like that they are catered to veteran players.

 

I suppose having a slower time for stock vehicles or lower ranked players would work though. I don't see them changing them anytime soon however since they seem to be set in stone.

 

The stock and/or low lvled players idea could work. That's a good idea.

 

Without a driving school, i sort of equate the time trials to the flight school. I mean in terms of money earned in completing difficult achievements. Whether a low lvl has access to planes, cars, modifcations or not, he/she could compete in the flight school lessons, ace them, and make a lot of dough. It cannot be said the same for the time trials. But a stock/low rank filter could work.

[jyssys]

I kinda prefer these to be so difficult with such a small group that can complete them, its what makes them so fun to me. I like that they are catered to veteran players.

 

My friends basically look at me like some kind of driving god merely because I manage to beat the time trials. I'm never showing them these threads.

[Locce]

What in the heck are kerb boosts?

Depending on the car used you can get quite the acceleration boost by repeatedly driving over small bumps which on city tracks are most often kerbs (or curbs for you American English speakers), hence "kerb boost".

[aFinn]

Here´s my run with a Bati. Sold my Hakuchou a while back so didn't get a run with that this time.

My bike ended up on the road above while I stayed down, lol.

 

 

[Iroquois]

 

What in the heck are kerb boosts?

Depending on the car used you can get quite the acceleration boost by repeatedly driving over small bumps which on city tracks are most often kerbs (or curbs for you American English speakers), hence "kerb boost".

 

So it's essentially what I thought it was?...? An exploit?

[Sir Michael]

Took me a half hour to get this, but I did it on the Haka. I'll probably go for a sub-38 run eventually.

 

[aaronBLUEeyes]

Nooice, did it on 2nd try cause of those pesky blue barrels spawning in!

 

Used my Bati 801

[Mach1bud]

 

 

What in the heck are kerb boosts?

Depending on the car used you can get quite the acceleration boost by repeatedly driving over small bumps which on city tracks are most often kerbs (or curbs for you American English speakers), hence "kerb boost".

 

So it's essentially what I thought it was?...? An exploit?

More of an unintended physics glitch that Rockstar has acknowedged and chose to leave in the game. Widely used by the racing community nowadays for the most part.

[Da Elite Ninjah]

was happy with my 36:04

 

Got here and saw Khaizs's time....damn i'm slow

Edited April 1, 2016 by Da Elite Ninjah

[AusSantos]

38.7 with my Bati. I'll keep trying tonight

[jyssys]

So it's essentially what I thought it was?...? An exploit?

 

It's basically a feature at this point, considering Rockstar used this mechanic to boost the Banshee.

[Schroebedroeber]

36? Wth

 

did it first try on my bati.. 38.something

[1nsane_PC]

Osiris 37,9XX

 

Got it on my 2nd try with the Osiris! Did try 5 times with the T20 before that!

[Amy Vinewood]

Not as impressive as some on here, but got it anyway - And managed to save it at the end!

Bati 801 - 37.38

 

 

[Shaundi.]

Here's the video. Two tries, too easy.