This document Copyright © 2001 Nemesis™. All rights reserved. Test Drive Le Mans™ {FAQ} Platform: Dreamcast™ Version: Final Brett "Nemesis" Franklin E-Mail: nemesis@flipmode.com My website: http://nemmysresource.cjb.net +=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=-+ T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S +=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=--=+=-+ 01. Introduction 03. Race / Prize Guide 02. Updates / Revision History 04. Basic Strategies ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 01. Introduction ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• As I'm sure you've read in most magazines and/or online reviews (or not), Test Drive Le Mans for the Dreamcast is the very definition of a sleeper hit. I mean, I never had heard of this game until I received the game for Christmas, and when I played it, it blew my mind. It has one of the best racing engines this side of Gran Turismo, the best graphics for a racer (save for possibly F355, but then again, F355 only has 1 racing view...) on the Dreamcast, and the game is very realistic. It comes packed with tons of real licensed cars, real tracks, as well as car physics that are actually REALISTIC! There are no spin-outs every 3 seconds like in Gran Turismo 1 and 2 (yes, there are some spin-outs in Le Mans, but you shouldn't spin-out if you know how to handle the turns and cicanes). I could go on all day about Test Drive Le Mans, but I'd be wasting your time (hell, you're only reading this because you are bored, or you just want the FAQ to help yourself ^_^). It's the best racer on the DC, and my favorite sim racer other than Gran Turismo 2. That, and it's only $30, new. Go buy it. Along with Metropolis Street Racer for the Dreamcast. :P ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 02. Updates / Revision History ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.00 (02/05/01) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • First released version. - 24KB ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 03. Race / Prize Guide ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• =============================================================================== = ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: QUICK RACE :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: = =============================================================================== Donington National: ------------------------------------------------ Suzuka West Track Brno Track Catalunya National: ------------------------------------------------ Donington Grand Prix Track Suzuka East: ------------------------------------------------ Catalunya Grand Prix Track Le Mans: ------------------------------------------------ Bugatti Track Brno, Donington GP, Bugatti, Catalunya GP: ------------------------------------------------ Suzuka Grand Prix Track Suzuka Grand Prix: ------------------------------------------------ Jaguar XJR9 LM (Jaguar) =============================================================================== = :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: CHAMPIONSHIP ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: = =============================================================================== **NOTE: The Pole Position Times in each of the Championship races are based on the Amatuer Difficulty level. They may differ if you are playing on Intermediate or Expert. In the Championship Mode of Test Drive Le Mans, you race in a series of races, and for each race, depending on what position you were in at the end of the race, you receive points. Here is what each position will nab you in terms of point-value: Place Points --------------------- 1st 10 2nd 06 3rd 04 4th 03 5th 02 6th 01 7th 00 8th 00 9th 00 10th 00 11th 00 12th 00 At the end of the series of races, the racer with the most points total, wins that series of races, and will win the 2 cars. ___________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Rookie GT } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\___________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Track Pole Position Time No. of Laps ========================================================== Suzuka East 0:46.227 05 Donington National 1:08.417 05 Catalunya National 1:07.937 05 Recommended Car(s) to Use: ========================================================== Crystler Viper GTS R (Chamberlain Engineering) GT2 (Konrad Motorsport) Cars you Win: ========================================================== Chrysler Viper GTS R (Chamberlain Engineering) Chrysler Viper GTS R (Team Oreca) ___________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Pro GT } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\___________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Track Pole Position Time No. of Laps ========================================================== Suzuki West 1:09.512 05 Bugatti 1:47.438 05 Brno 2:02.908 05 Recommended Car(s) to Use: ========================================================== Crystler Viper GTS R (Chamberlain Engineering) GT2 (Konrad Motorsport) Cars you Win: ========================================================== Chrysler Viper GTS R (Team Oreca) Chrysler Viper GTS R (Team Oreca) ___________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { GT Enduro } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\___________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Track Pole Position Time No. of Laps ========================================================== Donington National 1:07.526 10 Catalunya National 1:09.257 10 Recommended Car to Use: ========================================================== Crystler Viper GTS R (Chamberlain Engineering) Cars you Win: ========================================================== Panoz LMP Spyder (Panoz Motorsport) BMW V12 LMR (BMW Motorsport) ___________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Open Prototype } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\___________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Track Pole Position Time No. of Laps ========================================================== Brno 1:50.998 10 Catalunya Grand Prix 1:38.051 10 Suzuka Grand Prix 1:52.124 10 Recommended Car to Use: ========================================================== BMW V 12 LMR (BMW Motorsport) Cars you Win: ========================================================== Toyota GT 1 (Toyota Motorsports) <---- Only eligable in LeMans race Nissan R390 (Nissan Motorsports) ___________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Closed Prototype } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\___________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Track Pole Position Time No. of Laps ========================================================== Bugatti 1:39.060 10 Donington Grand Prix 1:24.605 10 Brno 1:51.332 10 Recommended Car to Use: ========================================================== Nissan R390 (Nissan Motorsports) Cars you Win: ========================================================== LMGTP (GTC Competition) BMW V12 LMR (BMW Motorsport) ___________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Prototype Enduro } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\___________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Track Pole Position Time No. of Laps ========================================================== Catalunya Grand Prix 1:36.976 15 Brno 1:50.529 15 Suzuka Grand Prix 1:53.560 15 Recommended Car(s) to Use: ========================================================== BMW V12 LMR (BMW Motorsport) Nissan R390 (Nissan Motorsports) Cars you Win: ========================================================== Panoz LMP Spyder (Panoz Motorsports) Nissan R390 (Nissan Motorsports) ___________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Super Enduro } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\___________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Track Pole Position Time No. of Laps ========================================================== Suzuka Grand Prix 1:54.881 10 Brno 1:51.667 10 Bugatti 1:40.729 10 Donington Grand Prix 1:24.192 10 Catalunya Grand Prix 1:38.739 10 Recommended Car(s) to Use: ========================================================== BMW V12 LMR (BMW Motorsport) Nissan R390 (Nissan Motorsports) Cars you Win: ========================================================== LMP (Pilot Racing) Audi R8C (Audi Sport UK) ___________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Winter Challenge } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\___________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Track Pole Position Time No. of Laps ========================================================== Catalunya Grand Prix 1:39.337 15 Bugatti 1:39.790 15 Donington Grand Prix 1:24.495 15 Recommended Car(s) to Use: ========================================================== BMW V12 LMR (BMW Motorsport) Nissan R390 (Nissan Motorsports) Cars you Win: ========================================================== Panoz Esperante GTR (Panoz Motorsports) Audi R8R (Team Joest) =============================================================================== = ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LE MANS ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: = =============================================================================== Recommended Cars (in order of quality) to use for all Le Mans races: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 01. Toyota GT1 (Toyota Motorsports) 02. BMW V12 LMR (BMW Motorsport) 03. Jaguar XJR9 LM (Jaguar) 04. Nissan R390 (Nissan Motorsports) 05. Panoz LMP Spyder (Panoz Motorsports) 06. LMGTP (GTC Competition) 07. Audi R8C (Audi Sport UK) 08. LMP (JMB Competition) 09. LMP (Joest Racing) 10. Panoz Esperante GTR (Panoz Motorsports) 11. LMP (Kremer Racing) 12. Lister Storm GTL (Newcastle Lister Storm) 14. Riley & Scott MKIII S2 (Riley & Scott Europe) 15. Crysler Viper GTS R (Team Oreca) 16. Crysler Viper GTS R (Chamberlain Engineering) 17. GT2 (Konrad Motorsport) 18. GT2 (Roock Racing) 19. GT2 (Team Agusta Racing) 10 Minutes: ------------------------------------------------ Le Mans 24 Hours Cup View Credits 30 Minutes: ------------------------------------------------ Le Mans 24 Hours Cup View Credits 1 Hour: ------------------------------------------------ Peugeot 905 6 Hours: ------------------------------------------------ Elf Courage C52 Sauber C9 24 Hours: ------------------------------------------------ Toyota GT1 (Toyota Motorsports) Lancia LC2 =============================================================================== = ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TIME TRIAL :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: = =============================================================================== ____________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Donington National } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\____________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Goal Time Lap Record Track Length ============================================= 1:01.000 0:58.000 1.926 MI Car you win: ============================================= GT2 (Rook Racing) ____________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Catalunya National } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\____________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Goal Time Lap Record Track Length ============================================= 1:00.000 0:58.000 1.901 MI Car you win: ============================================= GT2 (Larbre Competition) ____________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Le Mans } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\____________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Goal Time Lap Record Track Length ============================================= 3:37.000 3:30.000 8.454 MI Car you win: ============================================= Mercedes CLK-LM ____________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Suzuka East } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\____________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Goal Time Lap Record Track Length ============================================= 0:43.000 0:40.000 1.491 MI Car you win: ============================================= Audi R8R (Team Joest) ____________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Catalunya Grand Prix } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\____________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Goal Time Lap Record Track Length ============================================= 1:34.000 1:31.000 2.920 MI Car you win: ============================================= Nissan R 390 ____________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Suzuka West } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\____________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Goal Time Lap Record Track Length ============================================= 1:02.000 0:59.000 1.988 MI Car you win: ============================================= GT2 (Konrad Motorsport) ____________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Donington Grand Prix } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\____________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Goal Time Lap Record Track Length ============================================= 1:21.000 1:18.000 2.500 MI Car you win: ============================================= Mantara LM (Team Marcos) ____________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Bugatti } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\____________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Goal Time Lap Record Track Length ============================================= 1:35.000 1.32.000 2.756 MI Car you win: ============================================= Elf Courage C36 ____________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Brno } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\____________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Goal Time Lap Record Track Length ============================================= 1:46.000 1:43.000 3.357 MI Car you win: ============================================= Toyota GT1 ____________________ _____________________________/ \____________________________ { Suzuka Grand Prix } ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\____________________/―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Goal Time Lap Record Track Length ============================================= 1:49.000 1:45.000 3.604 MI Car you win: ============================================= Nissan R391 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 04. Basic Strategies ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Power slide as much as you can on most turns in the game. To power slide, slow down a bit before the turn or chicane with the footbrake, then as you turn, hit the handbrake to make your car swing around the bend (make your car go into the proper direction first), then hit one of your brakes (handbrake is easier to use) while you are facing the direction you wish to be in (straight), and continue driving as normal. • Whenever you are steering into a turn, and smoke begins to come from your tires, this is a sure-sign that your car is about to spin-out if a counter-steer isn't used soon. To counter this eventual spin-out, simply lay off the gas a bit, and counter-steer (steer into the opposite direction) to regain your grip on the road, and to avoid the spin-out easily. • Sometimes (or a lot of the time), you can't power-slide in Test Drive Le Mans, since the racing engine isn't designed for it like Gran Turismo 2 or Ridge Racer. The cars in Test Drive Le Mans stick to the road much better than other racing games, so power-sliding isn't necessary most of the time. • You don't have to power slide around each turn. Some turns are too tight to try to manuever around, so just brake very hard with the footbrake to come to an almost complete stop, then turn your car into the desired direction, and hit the gas to get moving again. • Don't be too hard on the controls, since they are sort of touchy. The cars handle arcade-like, so you won't be spinning out after each turn, unless you really turn sharply or hit a wall at great speeds. • Try not to hit the other car in a race, since you will bounce off of him/her, and slow yourself down, and possibly spin-out. • Try to avoid all walls and barriers. Walls and barriers can slow your car down drastically, and they can also cause your car to have an un- necessary spin-out, which you don't want. • To recover from a spin-out quickly, simply let off the gas while you are spinning or moving, then steer with the spin until you slow down. Once you have done this, simply countersteer (steer into the direction you are spinning), then you will have regained control of your vehicle. • Try not to power-slide TOO much in the game. Why? Because the physics engine of Test Drive Le Mans is very realistic, and if you try to power- slide around a sharp turn at high speeds, your car will skid or spin-out. • Don't take sharp turns at very high speeds (this is especially bad with very, VERY fast cars). Doing this may cause your car to stop or slide, and will slow you down big-time. This document Copyright © 2001 Nemesis™. All rights reserved. -EOF-