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- Louisiana
My brain exploded, what's that CST 3:30? And its daylight savings time so hour back 2:30? I race FIA at 4:00 so I don't think I could pull it off. Very tight window. Thanks for thinking of me though.
2021 FIA Series Race Discussion
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- Malawi
- crusselz
Thanks for the invite, unfortunately tied up at work. Sure it'll be a blast. Shame I can't join in.
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- Netherlands
LA 14:30 NY 17:30
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- London
Thanks for the invite Seth. Would love to join but the PS is in my sons bedroom and that’s past his bedtime! 🙁 I’d be doomed if FIA slots were all after 8pm!
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- Netherlands
Had the same problem. Claimed a gaming room. Problem solved... but... still share PS so son now goes first UNTILL bedtime and that is... you guessed it 21:30 GMT 🤣Thanks for the invite Seth. Would love to join but the PS is in my sons bedroom and that’s past his bedtime! 🙁 I’d be doomed if FIA slots were all after 8pm!
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- United States
- equus_ferrum
I thought it was NY 16:30? Either one works for me. I just wanna be online at the right time.
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- Netherlands
Oeps. My bad. 16:30 New York. Also at @Geauxgreddy
Starting up in gew minutes anyway so should al be good
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Today I had my 1st experience in a ""Top Split"" race. I put a lot of """" because it was not exactly what you expect when you see these words in EMEA haha (340 points only).
As you can see, Qualy went really well for me. I'm sure a lot of top players didn't practice AT ALL but still, I was kind of proud to be in front of some of those names.
Talking about names, apparently you don't deserve much respect when yours is not "known" in those spheres. Got pushed-passed many times, although my rythm was better than at least two of the guys finishing ahead. A lot of useless fighting, maybe ego issues for some people ?
Anyway, it was a fun race and I'm obviously happy with the result. Like @Zorz I do hope it counts but if not it's not the end of the world...
As you can see, Qualy went really well for me. I'm sure a lot of top players didn't practice AT ALL but still, I was kind of proud to be in front of some of those names.
Talking about names, apparently you don't deserve much respect when yours is not "known" in those spheres. Got pushed-passed many times, although my rythm was better than at least two of the guys finishing ahead. A lot of useless fighting, maybe ego issues for some people ?
Anyway, it was a fun race and I'm obviously happy with the result. Like @Zorz I do hope it counts but if not it's not the end of the world...
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- Birmingham, UK
- GOTMAXPOWER
That was a really fun race, here's the final 2 laps of my last one with a tight finish (I guess 2nd split). It would be nice if the points were added later but I'm not racing for them so won't be too upset either way.
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- United Kingdom
- Hasnain282
Went with the Mustang for this one and had some good fun, some mistakes cost me a position but anyways enjoyed it more than I was expecting
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- Montreal
Fisherman's Ranch was an awaited venue for me. I always loved this track and I had great practice times with various cars throughout the week. I was also really hyped about the concept of racing 20 cars at the same time on such a chaotic track.
Didn't know what car to go with at first... I knew it'd be either Hyundai or the Lancer, ended up being the Lancer. I entered the first slot, joining a group of "A" players that I see more and more. Shout out to them 🌞
Guess I wanted to perform too well, I was nervous as hell during qualifying. Tried my best to stay away from other cars, which I did, but many mistakes happened still. Qualified 5th. Could've been worse though.
As expected, there was some pushing around right from the start, but not many people to blame on this one..."Put racers on dirt, they'll be dirty" the fisherman told me . I gained a position through the first lap madness and that was pretty much it. I crashed into the wall at some point, feared to have a penalty but didn't to my surprise. Not much time lost on that one, phew.
Ended the race in fourth place, waaayy behind the top trio, with a few seconds of advance on my closest follower. Gave it all, and I don't think I could've done better tonight. A little bummed since I really wanted a podium but eh, that's racing, and I gained 164 pts I worked hard for. Not bad. Thanks to everyone involved, see you at Maggiore and stay safe! - AstroVex
Didn't know what car to go with at first... I knew it'd be either Hyundai or the Lancer, ended up being the Lancer. I entered the first slot, joining a group of "A" players that I see more and more. Shout out to them 🌞
Guess I wanted to perform too well, I was nervous as hell during qualifying. Tried my best to stay away from other cars, which I did, but many mistakes happened still. Qualified 5th. Could've been worse though.
As expected, there was some pushing around right from the start, but not many people to blame on this one..."Put racers on dirt, they'll be dirty" the fisherman told me
. I gained a position through the first lap madness and that was pretty much it. I crashed into the wall at some point, feared to have a penalty but didn't to my surprise. Not much time lost on that one, phew.Ended the race in fourth place, waaayy behind the top trio, with a few seconds of advance on my closest follower. Gave it all, and I don't think I could've done better tonight. A little bummed since I really wanted a podium but eh, that's racing, and I gained 164 pts I worked hard for. Not bad. Thanks to everyone involved, see you at Maggiore and stay safe! - AstroVex
Rally-Art
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- United States
As expected I got bumped from the top 10 but I'm holding on as the fastest A time. Got my optimum in the 52's but I need to stop chasing it and work on race pace. Hopefully I'll get more practice races in than green hell and I'm still glad I skipped last Wednesday. I should be better prepared this round.
- 1,720
- Australia
So Nations round 5 didn’t really happen? I only ran on the NA Alt but it seems very weird that there are no points, no DR and no SR.
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- Daveo_Racing
My race isn’t even on my race records, it’s as if it didn’t happen at all. I’m now questioning my own existence and whether it is all real!
That's a shame for you but I'm sure you'll get another 200+ very soon !!Gran Turismo - The Real Existential Crisis Simulator
Also damnit, goodbye personal best result. At least I caught it on video.
My score was also the best I ever got - SSRX lucky race excluded - but the intern at PD in charge of setting up FIA races probably did this in a hurry between GT7 related tasks
- 1,720
- Australia
Just done a practice lobby for Bathurst. The Roadsters are great fun around there and I think the racing will be good. As always, need to be careful into the cutting and the dipper. Easy to turn the car around if you get it wrong.
Love this track and it seems my pace is pretty good. Looking forward to it.
Love this track and it seems my pace is pretty good. Looking forward to it.
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Kaz Yamauchi: “We are deeply sorry for the confusion caused with the scoring system after round 5 of the FIA Nations Series. We will be giving everyone who participated double points for that round to make up for it.”
Sorry couldn’t resist! I Do feel sorry for those that got personal bests ! ☹️
I Do feel sorry for those that got personal bests ! ☹️
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- United States
- equus_ferrum
PD really covered themselves in glory last week. First a Manufacturer's race with effectively no BoP, then a Nation's race that basically never happened...
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- Louisiana
2021 FIA Nations Round 5
Slot 1 Door 10
Top Split A+ to A
It never happened, but if it had, I lost one spot on lap 3 due to getting backwards on a jump I've never gotten out of shape on. Finished p11.
In other news, I got my internets upgraded and was able to stream the ghost race without it dropping to 0 kbps. Yay! Then OBS crashed just moments before I finished. Boooo. I swear. LOL.
Slot 1 Door 10
Top Split A+ to A
It never happened, but if it had, I lost one spot on lap 3 due to getting backwards on a jump I've never gotten out of shape on. Finished p11.
In other news, I got my internets upgraded and was able to stream the ghost race without it dropping to 0 kbps. Yay! Then OBS crashed just moments before I finished. Boooo. I swear. LOL.
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- Buenos Aires, Argentina
I decided to skip the Fisherman's Ranch round, now seeing it didn't seem to count, I guess I didn't miss much. Sorry for those of you who had good results. 
Had a look at a stream and CSA Slot 1 top split was only worth 232 points, so I would have needed to actually beat Igor Fraga to the win to even improve my score, if the race would have counted. Obviously, not a chance.
The standings, however, updated from 2 best scores to 3 best scores, which made me jump from 27th to 11th in CSA!
I know I will end up going down the order, specially as I'm still ahead of many aliens with less rounds raced, but right now I'm literally 1 point away from the top 10, I'll enjoy it while it lasts...
Had a look at a stream and CSA Slot 1 top split was only worth 232 points, so I would have needed to actually beat Igor Fraga to the win to even improve my score, if the race would have counted. Obviously, not a chance.
The standings, however, updated from 2 best scores to 3 best scores, which made me jump from 27th to 11th in CSA!
I know I will end up going down the order, specially as I'm still ahead of many aliens with less rounds raced, but right now I'm literally 1 point away from the top 10, I'll enjoy it while it lasts...
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- Australia
Weird, the NA leaderboard is still showing best 2 scores.I decided to skip the Fisherman's Ranch round, now seeing it didn't seem to count, I guess I didn't miss much. Sorry for those of you who had good results.
Had a look at a stream and CSA Slot 1 top split was only worth 232 points, so I would have needed to actually beat Igor Fraga to the win to even improve my score, if the race would have counted. Obviously, not a chance.
The standings, however, updated from 2 best scores to 3 best scores, which made me jump from 27th to 11th in CSA!
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- Buenos Aires, Argentina
No, it paints only the best 2 in blue for some reason, but check the totals, it's taking the best 3 results into account.
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- Australia
Oceania leaderboard is only highlighting the best 2, but calculating the best 3... strange. That also means I'm in 16th for now, woo! Now begins the slow slide backwards
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- equus_ferrum
Yeah the game updated my score to count all 3 rounds I've participated in so far, even though it's only visibly highlighting 2 of them.
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Very dessapointed by the game not counting round 5 of the nations FIA, i got my personal best in the series there.
my question is, has this ever happened before?
my question is, has this ever happened before?
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- Australia
My bad, I only looked at the highlighting not the totals. My Oceania Nations has been a disaster to date anyway, so it makes very little difference to me.
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- Australia
Got my hands on a G29 last week and used fisherman's ranch as an opportunity to try out countersteering on a wheel. I felt I was as good as I would've been with a DS4 but I was still absolutely miles off the pace. Bathurst should be good.
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