Gran Tourismo 3 freeze prob???

[dolemite]

NTSC v.5
GS2
Pioneer A04
Verbatim DVD-R
No Solder Mod

Have successfully backed up all of my games. GT3, however, is givin me a problem.

Copy was successful, and i can boot it and make all the necissary steps to play, ie- pick track, pick car, etc.

however, when the game is to begin, it freezes.

it gets all the way to game play, then locks.

thoughts? i burned and read @ 1x. The original plays fine.

(had a similar prob w. THPS3, where it would freeze on the competion levels)

any help or suggestions are appreciated.

-d