School Mode (GT4 Prologue)

The School Mode is a game mode of Gran Turismo 4 Prologue. It works similar to the License Tests of the previous Gran Turismo games. it contains 6 tests for each section and 1 coffee break in each section, except for the Green section which has no coffee break, and the Purple section which has 2 coffee breaks and 16 tests.
Completing a test with the bronze trophy or higher will unlock the car featured in that test for use in Arcade Mode. An additional car is also unlocked if the player completes all tests in a section with all gold trophies.
==Green Section==
===Learning the basics of steering 1===
*Car: Mazda DEMIO SPORT '03
*Track: Beginner Course
*Gold Time: 1'47.600
*Silver Time: 1'48.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (complete the event no matter the time)
*Description: Drive 2 laps on this beginner's course - with 1 big and 1 small corner - without going off the track. Get used to the mechanics of steering whilst practicing the "out, in, out" technique.
===Learning the basics of steering 2===
*Car: Honda FIT W '01
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Time: 0'12.180
*Silver Time: 0'12.200
*Bronze Time: 0'13.000
*Description: Try changing lanes on the Fuji Speedway's home straight by following the line through the cones. Learn the relationship between the amount of steering and the movement of the car.
===Braking for beginners===
*Car: Nissan March 12c 5door '03
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Time: 0'36.600
*Silver Time: 0'36.800
*Bronze Time: 0'37.500
*Description: Practice hard braking on Fuji Speedway's home straight. Get used to the braking point to allow you to come to a halt in the designated area.
===Knowing cornering speed limits===
*Car: Toyota ist 1.5S '02
*Track: Beginner Course
*Gold Time: 0'21.200
*Silver Time: 0'21.400
*Bronze Time: 0'22.000
*Description: Use part of the beginner's course to experience the limits of cornering speed. Learn that upon reaching certain speeds the car will not turn correctly no matter how much you steer.
===Learning the basics of steering 3===
*Car: Mazda Eunos Roadster (NA Special Package) '89
*Track: Beginner Course
*Gold Time: 1'03.300
*Silver Time: 1'04.200
*Bronze Time: 1'10.000
*Description: Drive 2 laps on this beginner's course without going off the track. Learn about the cars movement at it's limits, with detailed application of steering and acceleration through both the big and small corners.
===Basics of driving on a dirt surface===
*Car: Suzuki ALTO WORKS SUZUKI SPORT LIMITED '97
*Track: Grand Canyon Short Track
*Gold Time: 2'28.000
*Silver Time: 2'29.500
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (complete the event no matter the time)
*Description: Drive 5 laps of this special off road course, making sure you don't collide with the track boundaries. Learn delicate control of the car when driving on a surface with less friction and how to cope with reduced tyre grip.
====Prize Car====
The car rewarded for getting all gold in the Green Section is the Toyota Motor Triathlon Race Car '04.
==Orange Section==
===Memorising the course 1===
*Car: Toyota bB 1.5Z X Version '00
*Track: Tsukuba Circuit
*Gold Time: 2'52.000
*Silver Time: 2'55.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (complete the event no matter the time)
*Description: Do 2 laps of the Tsukuba circuit without driving off the track. You can proceed slowly without worrying unduly about the lap time, so take your time and try to memorise the circuit layout.
===Basic Cornering===
*Car: Mitsubishi COLT 1.5 Sport X Version '02
*Track: Tsukuba Circuit
*Gold Time: 0'19.800
*Silver Time: 0'20.000
*Bronze Time: 0'22.500
*Description: Learn the basics of cornering on the 2nd hairpin bend on the Tsukuba Circuit. Memorise how to control your speed, taking the correct line and correct use and timing of acceleration.
===Racing line through an S-Bend 1===
*Car: Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02
*Track: Citta di Aria
*Gold Time: 0'16.500
*Silver Time: 0'17.000
*Bronze Time: 0'18.000
*Description: Learn how to tackle a S-bend on part of the Italian street course. Try to follow the line that connects the apex of both corners and memorise the fastest racing line.
===Basics of cornering on a dirt surface===
*Car: Subaru LEGACY B4 2.0GT spec.B '03
*Track: Grand Canyon
*Gold Time: 0'12.000
*Silver Time: 0'12.500
*Bronze Time: 0'13.500
*Description: Learn how to drive at speed on a dirt surface through the deep corner of the Grand Canyon course. Notice how you can cause the car to drift through corners when you steer and brake simultaneously.
===Coffee Break 1===
*Car: Daihatsu MIRA TR-XX Avanzato R '97
*Track: Gymkhana
*Gold Time: 0'24.000
*Silver Time: 0'27.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (complete the event no matter the time)
*Description: It's time for a coffee break! Hit all of the cones arranged in a figure-of-eight pattern on the Gymkhana, as fast as you can. No stress, just try for the best time.
===High speed braking===
*Car: Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG (R230) '02
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Time: 0'31.400
*Silver Time: 0'31.750
*Bronze Time: 0'32.700
*Description: Learn how to brake at speed using the home straight of Fuji Speedway. Despite the high speed, look for the ideal braking points as learned in Lesson 3.
===Racing line through an S-Bend 2===
*Car: Volkswagen Lupo GTI Cup Car (J) '03
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Time: 0'19.800
*Silver Time: 0'20.000
*Bronze Time: 0'21.000
*Description: Learn how to tackle bends using Fuji Speedway's B corner. Become accustomed to taking the right line by accounting for the speed of the course as a whole.
====Prize Car====
The car rewarded for getting all gold in the Orange Section is the BMW Concept M5 '04.
==Blue Section==
===Memorising the course 2===
*Car: Honda TAKATA DOME NSX '03
*Track: New York
*Gold Time: 3'14.500
*Silver Time: 3'19.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (complete the event no matter the time)
*Description: Do 2 laps of the NY street course without colliding with the trackside barriers. Remember the particular features of the course in order to memorise the braking points for each corner.
===Special cornering techniques===
*Car: Subaru LEGACY B4 3.0R '03
*Track: New York
*Gold Time: 0'25.700
*Silver Time: 0'26.000
*Bronze Time: 0'27.000
*Description: Learn how to handle your car through a right-angled, double apex hairpin corner. Learn how to take the correct line to maximise your exit speed.
===Taking 90° corners on a street course===
*Car: Spoon CIVIC TYPE R (EK) '00
*Track: New York
*Gold Time: 0'24.750
*Silver Time: 0'25.250
*Bronze Time: 0'26.750
*Description: Learn how to drive through right-angled corners on the NY street course. Don't be afraid of the guard rails and practice the "out-in-out" strategy using the full width of the track.
===High speed braking and cornering===
*Car: NISMO Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Time: 0'48.000
*Silver Time: 0'48.500
*Bronze Time: 0'50.000
*Description: Practice cornering after high speed then braking heavily on corner 1 of Fuji Speedway. Reduce your speed quickly so that your car can touch the rumble strips while cornering.
===Coffee Break 2===
*Car: Subaru LEGACY Touring Wagon 3.0R '03
*Track: Gymkhana
*Gold Time: 0'52.000
*Silver Time: 1'00.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (complete the event no matter the time)
*Description: Time to relax with another coffee break. Knock over all of the 20 cones arranged on the Gymkhana as fast as possible. Handbrake turns might come in handy, so just give it a try.
===Mid/high speed driving on a dirt surface===
*Car: Ford Focus Rally Car '99
*Track: Grand Canyon
*Gold Time: 0'16.000
*Silver Time: 0'16.750
*Bronze Time: 0'18.000
*Description: Learn how to corner at high speed on Grand Canyon's S-bend section. Practice the art of counter-steering whilst drifting.
===Strategies for difficult corners===
*Car: Honda BEAT '91
*Track: Citta di Aria
*Gold Time: 0'16.000
*Silver Time: 0'16.500
*Bronze Time: 0'17.400
*Description: Learn the various strategies of tackling the Italian street course's tricky hairpin corner. Learn how to drive through corners with deep clipping points.
===Tackling a Beginners' course===
*Car: Lotus Elise Sport 190 '98
*Track: Beginner Course
*Gold Time: 1'02.000
*Silver Time: 1'03.000
*Bronze Time: 1'09.000
*Description: This 2-lap Time Attack will introduce you to the chicanes of the beginner's course. If you accelerate too harshly through these chicanes you will not achieve a good time so try to learn the correct steering rhythm.
====Prize Car====
The car rewarded for getting all gold in the Blue Section is the Mitsubishi i Concept '03.
==Red Section==
===Memorising the course 3===
*Car: Spoon FIT Race Car '03
*Track: Citta di Aria
*Gold Time: 4'04.000
*Silver Time: 4'06.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (complete the event no matter the time)
*Description: Do 2 laps on the Italian street course without crashing into the track's boundaries. Memorise the course features and don't try to drive too fast at first. Pay special attention to the narrow roads, tricky corners and the steep hills.
===Strategies for tackling S-Bends===
*Car: Honda CIVIC TYPE R (EK) '98
*Track: New York
*Gold Time: 0'45.500
*Silver Time: 0'46.500
*Bronze Time: 0'51.000
*Description: Learn how to drive through a series of demanding bends on a section of the NY street course. When tackling the right-angled corners towards the end, the correct racing line will provide the optimum exit speed.
===Strategies for tackling a street course===
*Car: Subaru IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi (Type-II) '02
*Track: Citta di Aria
*Gold Time: 0'22.750
*Silver Time: 0'23.250
*Bronze Time: 0'25.000
*Description: Learn how to tackle the combination of tricky corners and steep hills on the Italian street course. Clear the corners with invisible clipping points and pay close attention to your speed and racing line.
===Accelerating with high-powered cars===
*Car: Dodge Viper GTS '99
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Time: 0'09.650
*Silver Time: 0'09.850
*Bronze Time: 0'10.000
*Description: Try smoothly accelerating a high-powered car from a standstill on the final straight of the Fuji International Speedway. Carefully control your acceleration to minimise excessive wheelspin.
===Coffee Break 3===
*Car: Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02
*Track: Gymkhana
*Gold Time: 0'57.000
*Silver Time: 1'00.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (complete the event no matter the time)
*Description: Coffee break time! Knock over all of the 100 cones on the Gymkhana as fast as you can. This time, white lines are painted on the course surface to guide you.
===Vehicle control on a dirt surface===
*Car: Subaru IMPREZA Rally Car '99
*Track: Grand Canyon
*Gold Time: 0'17.600
*Silver Time: 0'18.000
*Bronze Time: 0'19.000
*Description: Learn fine control of your car at speed whilst negotiating the hairpin corners of the Grand Canyon rally course.
===High-speed cone slalom===
*Car: Honda NSX Type S Zero '97
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Time: 0'17.000
*Silver Time: 0'17.750
*Bronze Time: 0'20.000
*Description: Try this high-speed slalom on the Fuji Speedway final straight, weaving around the lines of cones. Notice the loss of control over your car as the speed increases.
====Prize Car====
The car rewarded for getting all gold in the Red Section is the Suzuki CONCEPT-S2 '03.
==Purple Section==
===Basics of overtaking 1===
*Car: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V GSR '98
*Track: Tsukuba Circuit
*Gold Time: 0'16.400
*Silver Time: 0'17.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (overtake the opponent and complete the event)
*Description: Learn the technique of overtaking your opponent on the inside - on the 2nd hairpin corner of the Tsukuba circuit. Remember the timing of when to brake, and taking the correct racing line in order to exit the corner at maximum speed.
===Basics of overtaking 2===
*Car: Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V • spec II (R32) '94
*Track: Tsukuba Circuit
*Gold Time: 0'23.400
*Silver Time: 0'24.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (overtake the opponent and complete the event)
*Description: Learn how to overtake your opponent on the outside - on the 2nd hairpin of the Tsukuba circuit. Try to align yourself with the opponents' car at the exit of the corner whilst being aware of understeer when entering.
===Basics of overtaking 3===
*Car: Mazda RX-8 Type S '03
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Time: 0'51.800
*Silver Time: 0'52.300
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (overtake the opponent and complete the event)
*Description: Learn how to overtake using a cars' slipstream on Fuji's last corner. Pay attention to the braking point and the timing of aligning yourself with your opponents' car.
===Racing Practice 1===
*Car: Nissan Fairlady Z Roadster (Z33) '03
*Track: Tsukuba Circuit
*Gold Time: 1'33.000
*Silver Time: 2'00.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (overtake the opponent and complete the event)
*Description: As you start this lesson your opponents' car is 10 seconds ahead of you on the Tsukuba circuit. Overtake within 3 laps. There are only limited overtaking opportunities, so think carefully.
===Coffee Break 4===
*Car: Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R) '91
*Track: Beginner Course
*Gold Time: 0'41.000
*Silver Time: 0'45.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (complete the event no matter the time)
*Description: It's coffee break time. Knock over all of the 100 cones lined up on the track in the fastest time possible. Use the "out-in-out" racing technique to get the best results.
===Racing Practice 2===
*Car: TRIAL CELICA SS-II (ZZT231) '03
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Time: 1'48.000
*Silver Time: 3'20.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (overtake the opponent and complete the event)
*Description: As you start this lesson your opponents' car is 10 seconds ahead of you on the Fuji Speedway. You must overtake within 5 laps. Consider your timing of when to use his slipstream on this high-speed circuit.
===Racing Practice 3===
*Car: Spoon S2000 Race Car '00
*Track: New York
*Gold Time: 3'00.000
*Silver Time: 4'20.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (overtake the opponent and complete the event)
*Description: As you start this lesson your opponents' car is 10 seconds ahead of you on the New York street course. You must overtake within 3 laps. Beat your opponent with efficient high-speed braking.
===Racing Practice 4===
*Car: Toyota VITZ RS 1.5 '00
*Track: Tsukuba Circuit
*Gold Position: 1st
*Silver Position: 2nd
*Bronze Position: 3rd
*Description: Starting in 4th place on the Tsukuba circuit, try to overtake all of the 3 opponent cars before the end of the lap. Collision with other cars means instant disqualification, so drive carefully.
===Racing Practice 5===
*Car: Nissan XANAVI NISMO GT-R '03
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Position: 1st
*Silver Position: 2nd
*Bronze Position: 3rd
*Description: Starting in 4th place on the Fuji circuit, try to overtake all of the 3 opponent cars before the end of the lap. Once again, contact with their cars means instant failure so try to pre-empt their movements while racing.
===Racing Practice 6===
*Car: Subaru CUSCO SUBARU ADVAN IMPREZA '03
*Track: New York
*Gold Position: 1st
*Silver Position: 2nd
*Bronze Position: 3rd
*Description: Starting in 4th place on the New York course, try to overtake all of the 3 opponent cars before the end of the lap. Pay close attention to the correct braking points as you will be instantly disqualified upon collision with any of the other cars.
===Racing Practice 7===
*Car: BMW McLaren F1 GTR Race Car '97
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Position: 1st
*Silver Position: 2nd
*Bronze Position: 3rd
*Description: Starting in 6th place on the Fuji International Speedway, try to overtake as many cars as you can during 10 laps. This is a gruelling race against skilled opponents so carefully plan your overtaking moves.
===Fuel conserving Time Trial===
*Car: Toyota PRIUS G Touring Selection (J) '03
*Track: Tsukuba Circuit
*Gold Time: 1'32.000
*Silver Time: 1'40.000
*Bronze Time: 1'50.000
*Description: Drive the Tsukuba circuit using the Toyota Prius hybrid car. Try to achieve a fast time using just 1 litre of petrol per 10km. Pay careful attention to the mileage and fuel meters on the bottom-right of the screen.
===Coffee Break 5===
*Car: Honda S2000 '03
*Track: Gymkhana
*Gold Time: 0'40.000
*Silver Time: 0'50.000
*Bronze Time: -'--.--- (complete the event no matter the time)
*Description: This is the last coffee break! This is a very tricky course, especially as you must reach the goal area without making even the slightest contact with any of the cones. When you reverse the car try using the rear view.
===Tsukuba Circuit Time Trial===
*Car: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR '03
*Track: Tsukuba Circuit
*Gold Time: 1'07.000
*Silver Time: 1'07.800
*Bronze Time: 1'09.600
*Description: Race a lap on the Tsukuba Circuit as fast as you can. The most important section of track in your overall time is from the entrance of the first hairpin to the start of the second one. Don't lose your concentration!
===Fuji International Speedway Time Trial===
*Car: Toyota WOODONE TOM'S SUPRA '03
*Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
*Gold Time: 1'24.000
*Silver Time: 1'26.000
*Bronze Time: 1'28.000
*Description: Do 1 lap of the Fuji Speedway circuit. Accurate changes of direction on the A corner and reducing the exit time on the B corner are the best ways to achieve the optimum lap time.
===New York street Course Time Trial===
*Car: Ford GT '02
*Track: New York
*Gold Time: 1'31.000
*Silver Time: 1'33.000
*Bronze Time: 1'40.000
*Description: Do 1 lap of the New York street course as fast as you can. Ensure you are prepared for the corner at the end of the first straight! It's vital for you to have memorised the braking points of this track.
===Grand Canyon Rally Time Trial===
*Car: Subaru IMPREZA Rally Car '03
*Track: Grand Canyon
*Gold Time: 2'30.000
*Silver Time: 2'34.000
*Bronze Time: 2'45.000
*Description: Try to achieve the fastest time possible on the Grand Canyon rally course. This is a long and winding course with narrow roads so be careful with your control of the car. Excessive steering will be fatal!
===Italian street course Time Trial===
*Car: Lancia DELTA HF Integrale Rally Car '92
*Track: Citta di Aria
*Gold Time: 1'38.000
*Silver Time: 1'40.000
*Bronze Time: 1'50.000
*Description: Race 1 lap of the Italian street course as fast as you can. Be mindful of the tight bends and the steep slopes as you drive. The most important point is how fast you can take the two hairpin bends.
====Prize Car====
The car rewarded for getting all gold in the Purple Section is the Honda HSC "The 37th Tokyo Motor Show Concept Car" '03.
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