Gran Turismo 5 - First impressions

Also wtf happened to tyre wear? I loved picking strategies with hard tyres then keeping within so many seconds of the leader.
On that topic, what happened to races long enough to need to change your tyres?
What happened to power outputs for highly tuned cars that were close to what real life tuners got?
What happened to brake upgrades?
What happened to qualifying laps so on solid tracks you could start in the lead, and also use the time to set your car up right for the track without ruining your stats?
What happened to the rally stages?

I could go on all day but the bottom line is they've totally ruined a brilliant game - in many respects gt5 is worse than gt1 even I reckon. As I've said time and time again, fancy gfx don't make a game and they haven't even done too well on that front.

I'll still play it here and there but I'm no longer dreaming of getting a samsung plasma and fanatec wheel/pedals to play it on.

Rally stages in Special events
Tyre wear comes into play when you get on the longer races - endurance etc

Imho there should be a dedicated rally section. Also in the old games, you used to get long races (20-30 laps?) well before the endurance races. You could even get a silly power car and drive like a loon and notice tyre wear on short races.

Also I've got my s license, I've got some okayish cars but the cunt of a game won't even let me know there are any endurance races as I'm only level 23. POS.