MS3 Need For Speed Contest. Anyone else racing?

[Foolish]

So, after seeing the two "MS3 in a mall" threads, I signed up online to race in the contest. Several days later, I got an email saying I was one of only 16 people who would be racing at the Mall here in GA. Shadow102 (Korey) is also one of the 16.

Apparently, the winner at each mall will win a trip for two to Vegas where 16 finalists compete for the car. So that's 16 people X 16 malls = 256 people in the competition, and two are forum members from GA!

Anyone else competing?

[p5sundevil]

signed up a couple days ago, prob wont be one of the 16 but who knows...

[Foolish]

Protege02 also got in. Looks like that's three of us from the GA forum!

[xelderx]

<<<<<<-------------------Semi-professional driver for hire.

[Rennoc]

this is racing in a video game isnt it?

[Foolish]

Sadly, yes. Videogame racing. I'd much rather race a real MS3 around the inside of the mall, but that's probably not going to happen unless I win in Vegas!

[ZoomVT]

very cool.
anyone has a website or infor for this?
wonder if they have any close to where i live.

[msp35]

it's through gametap.com i believe

[tsunami]

hardly my vermont friend... the closest is auburn mass...

[BKK Jack]

Sadly, yes. Videogame racing. I'd much rather race a real MS3 around the inside of the mall, but that's probably not going to happen unless I win in Vegas!

"The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year..."

[Foolish]

Looks like Rogue also made it. That's 4 from the GA forum!!

[ZoomVT]

whats with this BS. Vermont is part of the Union you know... why do they leave us aside all the time?

fuck it i am calling for separation....

[FrigginGLI]

Well I got picked to compete in this contest this Saturday. I'll let everyone know what happens. Go agaisnt 15 others winner gets all expense paid vacation to vegas to compete in the finals to win the ms3. :)

http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/tourney_poser_lg.jpg

[kendon]

i'm in it. been playin' nfs since the days of ps1. and for the past couple of days i've been playing underground 2 to brush up on my skillz. this should be fun regardless of winning, but winning the ms3 would be pimp! good luck to all!

[justanotheradikt]

i signed up...but no call yet...

closest one is in houston so im not sure if id drive that far or not.

[Relentless Pro]

I got in for MA, odds aren't too bad, so you never know..

[FrigginGLI]

Well I lost, at least i got a hat and shirt :) I lost with a time of 1:52. Some crazy wu tang looking dude got a 1:38!

[InFeXIoN]

shit if you actually get to play NFS Carbon. Ive already played the demo and the nfs series are still easy as hell to beat.

[justanotheradikt]

Well I lost, at least i got a hat and shirt :) I lost with a time of 1:52. Some crazy wu tang looking dude got a 1:38!

so what did you have to do?

[FrigginGLI]

Finals were the 4 fastest times. The wu tang clan guy was in the zone and beat everyone by 10 seconds.

[Foolish]

Questions:
Was it head to head or time trialing one at a time?
Was this on X-box 360?
Did you use regular controllers or racing wheel and pedals?
Finally how many people were racing there today?

[FrigginGLI]

Questions:
Was it head to head or time trialing one at a time?
Was this on X-box 360?
Did you use regular controllers or racing wheel and pedals?
Finally how many people were racing there today?

One at a time. Xbox 360, normal controller. go against 15 others, then 4 best go to final round to compete against each other. Winner goes to vegas.

[smo0f]

Well I lost, at least i got a hat and shirt :) I lost with a time of 1:52. Some crazy wu tang looking dude got a 1:38!

1:38 circuit lap? with which car?

[Foolish]

I would guess they make you play with the MS3?

Thanks for the update FrigginGLI. I appreciate the advance knowledge.

[smo0f]

u cant play with the ms3 in the demo unless they have a special version. my fastest is 1:39.92 with the lambo

[smo0f]

1:37.02

[FrigginGLI]

Use the Ms3 only. Its a demo of the game. The next fastest time after 138 was 144 in our group, so I guess the asian dude sits and plays video games all day.

[smo0f]

ah cool. wish you could play with the ms3 in the demo (it's in it, just cant select it). i just got 1:35.66 with the evo. time to put the controller down and go out

[Foolish]

Wow, I hope the contest isn't on the same track as the demo. That would give anyone with the demo a HUGE advantage.

[Relentless Pro]

I was preparing for this this past friday, my fastest time was a 1:31 with the lancer.

I cant break that time anymore though, but I've managed to stay under the 1m 40's. Hopefully I can still do that by this afternoon!

[Relentless Pro]

bump

I ranked 2nd overall and won a $100 steering wheel from logitech, I fell just 3seconds behind the leader b/c of a car I hit on my first lap around (pissed).

What's funny is that all 4 of us sucked in the second round. I had the fastest Practice lap time of 1:43, so I was thee guy to beat, unfortunately I messed up when it mattered most. The times as it were, was very close. If everyone had a clean race, it would have been extremely close.

What's sad is that some people didn't even show up, losers.

-foolish-

It was the demo track, and when I stepped up to play a few practice rounds, I took a few shortcuts that a lot of the guys didnt even know existed (first)

[smo0f]

got a 1:30.xx today. completely flawless so i'll never see it again

[justanotheradikt]

anyone from the forums going to vegas?

[Foolish]

Apparently, 600 people signed up for Atlanta, 16 got picked, 4 of them were forum members, and 4 or more of the 16 didn't show up, so two more forum members got in!!
It ended up being me, Rogue, Protege02, and Shadow102 as expected and Velocifero and my wife (The Dru) walked-on.

Velocifero was 2nd in the regular round, I was 4th. In the final round, Velocifero was 3rd, and I was still 4th! But hey, we got freakin' cool shirts and hats, so I'm still pretty happy. Now I just have to wait 6 months or so to buy the game!

Why 6 months? I don't pay more than $20 for a game. I just don't.

[justanotheradikt]

damn so none of you guys won eh?

who won? bunch of guys that do nothing but play games?

[Donas64]

Geez all the hating on the gamers when the truth is anyone who cared enough to show up and play is probally into videogames. If they beat you it's cuz they were better. Period! Props to those who tried though.

[protege02]

i predicted my whole day. i predicted that i would have to go first, and i predicted that i would get 5th overall and that's what happened. i should have got a better feeling though, but all in all, i got a tee shirt n a hat.

[Foolish]

I'm not seeing that much gamer-hate. I'm not sure where you're getting that impression.

Me, I'm cool with getting beaten at a video game by a more dedicated video gamer. Only thing that bugs me is the fact that while the winner of this contest is certain to be a gamer, they're less likely to be a driver, and they're going to win one hell of a car! I'm jealous, I'll admit it. I could make lots of lame excuses as to why I was 4th today:
I don't have an X-box.
I play all my racing games on the PC with a wheel and pedals, not a controller.
I didn't get to practice up on the demo.
I didn't know what button to press to get the in-car view I wanted for the final.
etc. etc. etc.

But they'd all be bullshit. I got beaten. That's ok. I got a cool T-shirt and even cooler hat. Life's good. :D

[Donas64]

I'm not seeing that much gamer-hate. I'm not sure where you're getting that impression.

Me, I'm cool with getting beaten at a video game by a more dedicated video gamer. Only thing that bugs me is the fact that while the winner of this contest is certain to be a gamer, they're less likely to be a driver, and they're going to win one hell of a car! I'm jealous, I'll admit it. I could make lots of lame excuses as to why I was 4th today:
I don't have an X-box.
I play all my racing games on the PC with a wheel and pedals, not a controller.
I didn't get to practice up on the demo.
I didn't know what button to press to get the in-car view I wanted for the final.
etc. etc. etc.

But they'd all be bullshit. I got beaten. That's ok. I got a cool T-shirt and even cooler hat. Life's good. :D

It's all good man!

[justanotheradikt]

im not hating...im also agreeing with what foolish said...its almost sad to see the ms3 go to a hardcore gamer.

i wish i would have had a spot to try this, but i didnt...nothing i can do about that.
congrats to whoever wins the car...they are getting one hell of a car.

[Foolish]

"The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year..."

I just wanted to give BKK Jack mad props for one of the funniest things I've ever read on this forum. Great subtle reference. [/golfclap]

[MSP-4-ME]

I played in the Seattle tournament and got third overall. Won a hat. The winner got a 1.31 lap time so it will be tough competition in Las Vegas. I hope the cheat code for the Mazdaspeed3 Demo will be available once the game comes out.

[Foolish]

Dude. 1:31 is stupid fast! Best in ATL was 1:41ish, and we were all blown away!

[smo0f]

can i still sign up? i know i'd rock house

[BKK Jack]

I just wanted to give BKK Jack mad props for one of the funniest things I've ever read on this forum. Great subtle reference. [/golfclap]

Thanks. Sometimes a head full of worthless knowledge and movie quotes is good for something.

Good job to all you who stepped up to the console. After my six-year-old beat me like a drum on Smurf Racing, I decided video games weren't my strength.

[Foolish]

No, the deadline was the 15th and I think all the contests were this past weekend.
can i still sign up? i know i'd rock house