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30-399: The track was established in 1966 with the aim of attracting young people to participate in motor sports, but was not actually completed until 1970. At the present time, an event is held every week. The track has a large variety of corners, ranging from wide sweepers to hairpins . The circuit accommodates 8500 spectators on the track, 3000 in the stands, 5000 on lawn seats, and 500 standing over

60-602: A 157-page booklet containing insider details on the game as well as tips on how to obtain the game's Achievements . Car manufacturer detail is also provided along with three Limited Collector's Edition -exclusive cars. The three cars are the Subaru Impreza S204 , Saleen S281E , and Challenge Stradale . Various online game stores also offered a bonus code to unlock the Nissan 350Z featured on promotional pictures with preorder purchase. The Limited Collector's Edition

90-489: A car. Paint schemes can be auctioned online to other players for in-game credits. Many players reproduced paint schemes appeared in real world, or creating Itashas through this system. There are 349 cars available (including downloadable content) in Forza Motorsport 2 . They are divided into six production classes and four race classes. A car's class can limit races for which it is eligible. The final list of cars

120-683: A direct, steep climb and descent, at the price of greater distances of travel and usually lower speed limits , due to the sharpness of the turn. Highways of this style are also generally less costly to build and maintain than highways with tunnels . On occasion, the road may loop completely, using a tunnel or bridge to cross itself at a different elevation (example on Reunion Island : 21°10′52″S 55°27′17″E  /  21.18111°S 55.45472°E  / -21.18111; 55.45472 ; example near Ashland, Oregon 42°05′31″N 122°35′21″W  /  42.09194°N 122.58917°W  / 42.09194; -122.58917 ). When this routing geometry

150-593: A preorder bonus. Forza Motorsport 2 received a Platinum sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The game received "universal acclaim" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four nines for a total of 36 out of 40. In Australia, Hyper ' s Dirk Watch commended

180-495: A single race. Using Xbox Live, players can also buy in-game cars through the game's auction house, sell and 'gift' cars. Most cars in Forza 2 can be visually customized with both aerodynamic parts as well as graphics. In Forza , 600 layers of graphics could be used to customize the exterior of your vehicle; however, in Forza 2 , 4,000 layers of graphics can be created with the livery editor to draw shapes, letters and pictures onto

210-570: Is 0:50.230 seconds, set by Kazuyoshi Hoshino in a March 792 Formula Two car, during qualifying for the 1979 Tsukuba Champions race . The fastest official race lap records at the Tsukuba Circuit are listed as: Tsukuba Circuit has appeared in numerous video games, including iRacing , Forza Motorsport , 2 , 3 , and 4 , Gran Turismo 4 , PSP , 5 , 6 , 7 and Sport , Tourist Trophy , Enthusia Professional Racing , rFactor , and D1 Grand Prix . The track

240-504: Is a 2007 simulation racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios for the Xbox 360 console. It is the second title in the Forza series, and is the sequel to the original Forza Motorsport (2005) and was followed by Forza Motorsport 3 (2009). Forza Motorsport 2 is a simulation racing video game on the Xbox 360 and the sequel to Forza Motorsport , which was released for

270-515: Is also one of the first racing games to prominently feature cars from the American Le Mans Series in both the game and downloadable content. The damage and physics in the game have been revamped over the previous game, allowing for multiple settings: "simulation," which is the most severe, allowing for damage that can take a car out of commission; "limited," which scales down the severity of impact of crashes; and "cosmetic," where

300-523: Is commonly used for tuner events and has appeared in the final installment of the Shuto Kousoku Trial series, SKT Max . The circuit has also gained popularity because of its use by Best Motoring to test and race a variety of vehicles. Hairpin turn A hairpin turn (also hairpin bend or hairpin corner ) is a bend in a road with a very acute inner angle, making it necessary for an oncoming vehicle to turn about 180° to continue on

330-481: Is free on weekdays and ¥500 on weekends, but only when there are no scheduled events. Visitors are allowed to drive on the track with a license. Tsukuba Circuit is not convenient to public transportation, so it is best accessed by a private car. The nearest station can only provide access via lengthy taxi ride. Tsukuba's "Time Attack" event (alternatively known as Super Lap or Tuner Battles) originated in Japan when

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360-517: Is much larger than that of a typical road hairpin. See this example at Zlatoust or Hillclimbing for other railway ascent methods. Sections known as hairpins are also found in the slalom discipline of alpine skiing . A hairpin consists of two consecutive vertical or "closed gates", which must be negotiated very quickly. Three or more consecutive closed gates are known as a flush . [REDACTED] Media related to Hairpin turns at Wikimedia Commons Forza Motorsport 2 Forza Motorsport 2

390-537: Is used for a rail line, it is called a spiral , or spiral loop. In trail building, an alternative to switchbacks is the stairway . If a railway curves back on itself like a hairpin turn, it is called a horseshoe curve . The Pennsylvania Railroad built one in Blair County, Pennsylvania , which ascends the Eastern Continental Divide from the east. However, the radius of curvature

420-721: The Xbox in 2005. Players compete in events around the globe using real licensed cars on a variety of real-world and fictional courses. It features an arcade mode, meant more for quickplay of races, and a career mode, which is focused on long-term play. Career mode spans several racing disciplines. Players can drive anything from common commuter cars to rare and expensive cars such as the Super GT and Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters vehicles. The game supports split-screen , System Link and Xbox Live multiplayer gaming. Split-screen allows two-player head-to-head racing, while both System Link and Xbox Live allow up to eight players to participate in

450-476: The tuning media organized the event on race circuits such as Tsukuba, as a proving ground for street tuned cars built at a large budget by highly respected tuning companies. As a result of the quick rise in popularity, tuners developed specialized cars to beat the competition, including the purpose-built HKS CT230R Lancer Evolution with a body made entirely out of carbon fibre . Unlike other timed motorsport disciplines such as sprinting and hillclimbing ,

480-621: The Escort Drag Racing Service Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX became the first driver to break through the 50-second barrier at Tsukuba. This was the first time that a tuner car with a production chassis had gone sub-50 seconds on street semi-slick tires. HKS and Nobuteru Taniguchi had gone sub-50 seconds before Ando, with a time of 49.445 seconds and a top speed of 238.253 km/h in the HKS Toyota 86 TRB-03 on slick tires. However, this

510-512: The Forza series also appear in certain races, such as Dan Greenawalt and Michael Caviezel . Forza Motorsport 2 concentrates on circuit racing ; point to point races which were featured in the original Forza Motorsport have been removed. Real world tracks Road Atlanta , Silverstone , Laguna Seca , Tsukuba , Mugello Circuit , Sebring International Raceway , Suzuka Circuit , and Nürburgring Nordschleife are licensed and included. Forza 2

540-408: The ability to take in-game photos and upload to and view five at a time on the Forza 2 website. The Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel was developed in alongside Forza Motorsport 2 and is designed to work with the game. Professional racers playtested the wheel to aid the development in trying to achieve realistic features and settings. Forza Motorsport 2 features force feedback with

570-402: The audio, they matched the sample loops to engine speeds and used DSP techniques to enhance the sound. Additional recording was done on turbochargers, superchargers, straight-cut gears , tires, and collisions. On August 1, 2007, the first downloadable content for the game was released, the "Nissan Tournament Pack", free of charge. It featured three Nissan cars. A second downloadable content

600-520: The car is required to start off under full rolling start conditions following a warm-up lap, where they will have to accelerate out as fast as possible to determine how fast they enter their timed lap. Commonly, as competing cars consist of modified road-going models, that are required to wear tires authorized for road use. Although as time attack cars have gotten fast, due to safety concerns with aerodynamic loads, slicks in faster classes are now common place. On 27th January 2023 Yoshiki 'Fire' Ando with

630-703: The damage is merely visual. The damage ratings for each part of the vehicle can be seen on the HUD (heads up display) accessed from the in-game menu. New for Forza 2 are scoreboards similar to those found in Halo 2 . Each user can log into the official website for Forza 2 using their Xbox Live account. In addition to leaderboards, features included are online auctions for in-game cars. Cars purchased through auctions will come with all statistics related to that car such as mileage, total repair cost incurred, number of previous owners, etc. Other features include tournament scheduling and

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660-681: The first being the Road America track and the second being the "December Car Pack" featuring 11 cars. On March 19, 2008, the "March Car Pack" was made released, in the form of 13 individual cars. Download content for Forza Motorsport 2 is no longer supported. Forza Motorsport 2 was released in three editions: the Regular edition, the Limited Collector's Edition and the Platinum Hits edition. The Limited Edition features

690-654: The last corner of the main course is the Gymkhana track. Gymkhana is a popular motor sport in Japan, and the All Japan Gymkhana Championships are held by JAF. Practice sessions and Gymkhana competitions are held at the Gymkhana track. The Oval Course, located between the first corner and the second hairpin of the main course, is a course for training Auto Race drivers. Auto Race is a unique form of public gambling motor sport in Japan. Admission

720-466: The pits. The illustration of the course guide shows that there are various courses other than the main course. In 2001, the minibike course that had been called the "East Course" was completely renovated and opened as Course 1000 (TC1000), which is almost 1,000 meters in circumference. The TC1000 is a safe course that is open to cars and motorcycles, and features excellent visibility, making it ideal for beginners. The trapezoid-shaped area just outside

750-563: The road. It is named for its resemblance to a bent metal hairpin . Such turns in ramps and trails may be called switchbacks in American English , by analogy with switchback railways . Hairpin turns are often built when a route climbs up or down a steep slope, so that it can travel mostly across the slope with only moderate steepness, and are often arrayed in a zigzag pattern. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than

780-498: The use of the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel. Forza 2 runs at 60 frames per second in 720p resolution ( HD ), with replays running at 30 frames per second to accommodate additional after-effects. The Forza Motorsport 2 audio team set out to create a more realistic soundtrack that improves gameplay, immerses the player, and changes with car customization. They recorded actual cars on dynos with an array of microphones. To implement

810-507: Was also made available containing a paintable Peugeot 908 race car. On September 21, 2007, the "September Car Pack" was released, containing 11 individual cars. On October 26, 2007, the "Motegi Track Pack" was released, featuring a new downloadable track, Twin Ring Motegi . The track is playable in the form of four variations, including three road courses and an oval. On December 7, 2007, two packs of downloadable content were released,

840-608: Was available in Australia, Asia, Canada and Europe, but not in the United States. A special edition titled Forza Motorsport 2 Platinum Hits was released for the North American market on August 19, 2008. This edition includes a bonus disc containing the cars and tracks available as downloadable content at the time of its release, the cars of the Limited Collector's Edition and the Nissan 350Z originally offered as

870-481: Was largely disputed as a traditional tuner car record since it was set on slick tires. HKS maintains a time of 50.259 seconds in the TRB-03 on traditional semi-slick street tires. The following is the top 50 ranking for tuning cars on street tires, as of 17th of February 2024: The following is the top 50 ranking for tuning cars on street tires, as of 12th of February 2023: The outright all-time unofficial track record

900-551: Was revealed on April 20, 2007. Famous racing car drivers from racing series such as Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters , Formula One and Le Mans Series will appear in exhibition races if the player selects racing cars for the race. Some drivers include Allan McNish , Pedro Lamy , Johnny Herbert , Max Papis , Kamui Kobayashi , Satoshi Motoyama , Yuji Ide , Teppei Natori , Tommy Archer , Seiji Ara , Masahiko Kageyama , Alain Menu , Luc Alphand and Christophe Bouchut . Developers of

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