It allowed for Will Farrel's best movie, Talladega Nights, which has by far the best director commentary I've ever been witness to.  Oh you mean the sport itself?  No, it sucks.

I've been trying to get all Golds on these sepcial events.

I quickly gave up trying with the NASCAR..  Have to completely agree here, I really don't understand how anyone could be a fan of this.

The zombie like guy that introduced it was also really freaky.

The Nascar section of the game is probably my least favourite. They should have left it out completely. I passed the beginner events, and decided never to touch it again because I was so bored of the driving and creeped out by the weird Nascar driver that hosts the whole thing.

Yea, nascar seemed a odd choice, i would have rather seen some plan old dirt track stock car racing. 

I really don't understand their decisioning on adding NASCAR, i don't think any Gran Turismo fans said "oh NASCAR, thats what GT has been missing all this time". There is already a game dedicated to NASCAR that appeases that audience (where ever that NASCAR audience may be). But yeah NASCAR is ridiculous.

For The Love Of God, Why Are Your Walls that Horrible Colour! -_-

yep totally agree have only managed silver on intermediate got gold on beginner but damn its frustrating.

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For The Love Of God, Why Are Your Walls that Horrible Colour! -_-

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" It allowed for Will Farrel's best movie, Talladega Nights, which has by far the best director commentary I've ever been witness to.  Oh you mean the sport itself?  No, it sucks. "

have to agree, those are some of the worst drapes i've seen in awhile.  

Well, your either first or your last Ricky Bobby. That's why its tough.

I am basically committing forum suicide by what I am about to do. I am a HUGE fan of NASCAR and IMO the reason why they decided to put NASCAR in the game is because they understand the amount of technical smarts that goes into it. NASCAR does not get the respect it deserves. It is more than just driving in circles. It really is. 

Those drapes are clearly just a flat texture, fuck this game.

" I am basically committing forum suicide by what I am about to do. I am a HUGE fan of NASCAR and IMO the reason why they decided to put NASCAR in the game is because they understand the amount of technical smarts that goes into it. NASCAR does not get the respect it deserves. It is more than just driving in circles. It really is.  "

And to think you used NASCAR as one of the selling points of this game in one of your many hype threads. 

I tell my Dad the same thing every Sunday...

" I am basically committing forum suicide by what I am about to do. I am a HUGE fan of NASCAR and IMO the reason why they decided to put NASCAR in the game is because they understand the amount of technical smarts that goes into it. NASCAR does not get the respect it deserves. It is more than just driving in circles. It really is.  "

" @robbob88 said:

" I am basically committing forum suicide by what I am about to do. I am a HUGE fan of NASCAR and IMO the reason why they decided to put NASCAR in the game is because they understand the amount of technical smarts that goes into it. NASCAR does not get the respect it deserves. It is more than just driving in circles. It really is.  "

it's also an automotive brand circle jerk. "

" @robbob88 said:

" I am basically committing forum suicide by what I am about to do. I am a HUGE fan of NASCAR and IMO the reason why they decided to put NASCAR in the game is because they understand the amount of technical smarts that goes into it. NASCAR does not get the respect it deserves. It is more than just driving in circles. It really is.  "

it's also an automotive brand circle jerk. "

" I am basically committing forum suicide by what I am about to do. I am a HUGE fan of NASCAR and IMO the reason why they decided to put NASCAR in the game is because they understand the amount of technical smarts that goes into it. NASCAR does not get the respect it deserves. It is more than just driving in circles. It really is.  "

NASCAR is dumb because of the majority of its fan base. OH HAHAHAHA! 
  

PS - I like Nascar. Johnson haters can go eat a fat one. 
 
PPS - Race Night Nascar races in Forza 3 are the fucking shit. I bump draft like a boss (if I don't get spun out, or I know how many laps are left... yeah.)

I actually had the opposite experience with NASCAR. I thought it was the dumbest thing before I tried it. Then I did one of the NASCAR special events and thought it was great. Drafting to your advantage and holding the steering wheel and accelerator at the optimal position for a turn which is not consistent is really difficult. Getting gold in those cone events requires that you hold the wheel in a kung fu death grip, while carefully making tiny changes to the wheel before you need them because you are going that damn fast and the car is that heavy. 
  
I actually appreciate NASCAR now that I have played it in GT5. Although, I still don't want to watch it on TV. With all that said, I am more or less in the same boat, 0.020 seconds away from gold.

You can hate it but you have to respect it.

I can't speak for the game, but NASCAR brings a lot to the table. Everyone almost drives the same car, so it's what your team can do with the parts given that counts. Can you squeeze anymore horsepower out of your engine? Is your car loose or tight... how can you change it? Pit stops and strategy plays a major role during the race. When qualifying, you set your car up differently. You're only looking for that one quick run. Speed and the perfect line count for everything, a hundredth of a second could mean being on the pole or lower. They also have good personalities, kind of like a soap opera.  

@robbob88 I wouldn't mind hearing it, serious too. As one car fan to another, what makes NASCAR technical like F1 or WCR?

KaosAngel looks like he lives in an NHS hospital.

Other than all of the technical and automotive smarts you need, I suppose it's one of those things where you just have to be there. I'm not one to usually go see sports in-person, but when I do, it can be pretty fun to see everyone go nuts for whatever sport that they're at. 
 
Also, a place where you can buy beer and possibly witness a fiery, explosive crash in-person? All respect for human safety and life aside, what's to hate?

i read on here that people were having a hard time with this challenge. i managed to get gold on all of them except for the last one i think.

" @robbob88 said:

" I am basically committing forum suicide by what I am about to do. I am a HUGE fan of NASCAR and IMO the reason why they decided to put NASCAR in the game is because they understand the amount of technical smarts that goes into it. NASCAR does not get the respect it deserves. It is more than just driving in circles. It really is.  "

I know NASCAR is hard and it takes some talented people to do it but at the end you are just watching people go in circles.  It's something that seems more fun to do than to watch for some people me being one of those people who can't stand NASCAR. "

NASCAR is a sham in general. Rallying is a lot more like the origin of NASCAR (booze running during prohibition) than the actual thing. I have a couple friends who are pretty into NASCAR as a sport and watch it on TV whenever possible. It's definitely a spectator event where being drunk is a requirement.
 
edit: Maybe that's your problem. Try it while on about 15ml worth of alcohol from NASCAR alumnus Jack Daniels.

" NASCAR is a sham in general. Rallying is a lot more like the origin of NASCAR (booze running during prohibition) than the actual thing. I have a couple friends who are pretty into NASCAR as a sport and watch it on TV whenever possible. It's definitely a spectator event where being drunk is a requirement.  edit: Maybe that's your problem. Try it while on about 15ml worth of alcohol from NASCAR alumnus Jack Daniels. "

"  LOOK AT ME!  I CAN TURN LEFT!  DERP DERP
The second stage for NASCAR when you have to drive between the cones and the line at 200+ mph is absurd with time requirements.   The gap between a Gold and Bronze is .300 of a second, and I keep scoring 13.320, yes I lose by .02 of a second.    There's also 3 more of these events in this level set too.   Tried it with a wheel, and it's about to rip off the hinges due to the force feedback of the speeds, the controller's d-pad can't be sharp enough, and the sticks are the only ones pulling off hair splitting numbers.  I've come to realize something, I don't like NASCAR, it's dumb.  It's not even a sport, all you do is go in an oval and turn.    However, if someone has finished these events...how do you win?  Just give me the bronze for the love of god, I've been at it since dawn and I couldn't sleep due to it bugging the hell out of me. "

" @MrKlorox said:

" NASCAR is a sham in general. Rallying is a lot more like the origin of NASCAR (booze running during prohibition) than the actual thing. I have a couple friends who are pretty into NASCAR as a sport and watch it on TV whenever possible. It's definitely a spectator event where being drunk is a requirement.  edit: Maybe that's your problem. Try it while on about 15ml worth of alcohol from NASCAR alumnus Jack Daniels. "

Jack Daniels? Try Natural Light or Milwaukee's best and maybe the occasional Coors Light. "

" @KaosAngel said:

"  LOOK AT ME!  I CAN TURN LEFT!  DERP DERP "

THANK YOU. You are one of the few Americans I've encountered (at least if I was to base it on my area of residence) that does not like/worship NASCAR. Kudos. "

" @KaosAngel said:

"  LOOK AT ME!  I CAN TURN LEFT!  DERP DERP
The second stage for NASCAR when you have to drive between the cones and the line at 200+ mph is absurd with time requirements.   The gap between a Gold and Bronze is .300 of a second, and I keep scoring 13.320, yes I lose by .02 of a second.    There's also 3 more of these events in this level set too.   Tried it with a wheel, and it's about to rip off the hinges due to the force feedback of the speeds, the controller's d-pad can't be sharp enough, and the sticks are the only ones pulling off hair splitting numbers.  I've come to realize something, I don't like NASCAR, it's dumb.  It's not even a sport, all you do is go in an oval and turn.    However, if someone has finished these events...how do you win?  Just give me the bronze for the love of god, I've been at it since dawn and I couldn't sleep due to it bugging the hell out of me. "

THANK YOU. You are one of the few Americans I've encountered (at least if I was to base it on my area of residence) that does not like/worship NASCAR. Kudos. I actually golded all of these using the controller and training my brain to ignore visual and force-feedback signals as the car rounded the bend. The only one I failed to was the outside one on Daytona, which...ergh. I was .002 off, literally. It's really difficult unless you can just stop responding. But after doing this mindless exercise, I tried to do some real races, and I could not drive well nor properly for the rest of the night. Blegh. "

" Yea, nascar seemed a odd choice, i would have rather seen some plan old dirt track stock car racing.  "

" @MrKlorox: @SethPhotopoulos: I do live in a very conservative part of the nation. Maybe the better part of the nation might not care, but my Facebook page gets swamped with NASCAR statuses whenever a race happens. "

" my Facebook page gets swamped with NASCAR statuses whenever a race happens. "

"It allowed for Will Farrel's best movie, Talladega Nights, which has by far the best director commentary I've ever been witness to.  Oh you mean the sport itself?  No, it sucks. "

" @Aus_azn said:

" my Facebook page gets swamped with NASCAR statuses whenever a race happens. "

I say that's more evidence of a link between people who never considered that their bot-assisted comments might be spam and the NASCAR followers. It's the myspace disease. 
 
Now infecting Facebook. ™ "

I'm really surprised that gran turismo fans are upset with nascar being in the game and want it removed.
 
 
jk, people are predictable. 
 
 
And no, I'm not a NASCAR fan.

I did beginner and medium on gold but I am not a huge fan of it. I mean it´s okay but you get really pissed off when you are .001 too late (yes it happened to me and I actually wanted to cry at that point).