[Archive] Gran Turismo World Series Thread

[Egghaus88]

Terrible race for me tonight. I wasn't paying attention at all and missed the fact you could qualify on Softs, didn't have them purchased for the car so I started DFL in P15. I was making some headway until a Supra decided he didn't like the way I passed him and ran me off in the last corner. Finished P11 just by logging laps the rest of the race.

 

[Roggers]

Brands Hatch Indy and Gr3 was perhaps the worst idea ever. Quali'd P10, finished P9 because everyone crashed mostly.

And don't get me started about leaving the pits on cold hards.

You spin on pit exit too?
I went M-H and the hards I just couldn’t fire up and I had no confidence at all in the tyre. I’m not sure how much the air temp and track temperatures effect the tyres, but it looked like the temps dropped mid race and I do wonder if this is why I struggled on the Hards. Everyone else in my race that started on mediums finished mid pack.

 

[OJBrit]

Not good, alas.

Couldnt get past the thought that this was a weird combo. Had to check that the next race wasn’t N100 around Spa.

Bad decision for me to race. I started poorly and it went downhill from there. Gave up in the end due to “fun” being as lacking as my own skill level.

Ah week, there’s always next round.

Close. Kei cars at SSRX.

 

[Bobert power]

You spin on pit exit too?
I went M-H and the hards I just couldn’t fire up and I had no confidence at all in the tyre. I’m not sure how much the air temp and track temperatures effect the tyres, but it looked like the temps dropped mid race and I do wonder if this is why I struggled on the Hards. Everyone else in my race that started on mediums finished mid pack.

I didn't spin, but I had no grip and basically went forward into the sand. I weirdly had no confidence in the mediums, but the hards felt better when they warmed up. Honestly, the hard compound felt better than the mediums when they warmed up finally.

 

[jimihemmy]

2022 GTWS Season 1 Round 3 - Brands Hatch Indy

I had a fairly uneventful race. I used softs to qualify and started in P2 behind the other AMG GT in the lobby by .123. We both started on mediums and even though I lost a little here and there to P1, I kept them within 2 seconds the whole while there was never a threat behind us.

P1 pits on lap 10 and I stay out one more lap knowing they would come out in traffic. We switched to hards. I come out of the pits a half a second in front of them. I was able to keep them at bay for the rest of the race. They were patient and didn’t force any passes and waited until the last corner on lap 22 to try a serious run to pass me and they lost it on the corner (and then quit). This allowed me to race the rest of the way with no pressure. I end up winning by a little over 3 seconds and 92 points in my GT2 lobby!

 

[Redneckchef]

So I tried to race at Le Mans tonight. For some reason I really struggle with the 'handling' hybrids so was running the Toyota. Family stuff meant I could only attempt the last 2 slots, where unfortunately people get desperate and stupid.

I get a penalty finishing my out lap and decide decide keep going for a banker lap. Get a slow lap and then screw up my second lap so only have the slow lap. Starting p8 of 11. Due to the Toyota speed and wild driving from the 919s I am p5 end of lap 1 and pushing for p4. There is a 919 who is mixing it up with me and catching up in the Porsche curves, but losing it down the straight. Up to p4 and now only 2 seconds behind p3 the 919 catches up and blasts me straight into the rear on the exit. Putting me all the way across the sand, into the wall and facing the wrong way. Finally driving around I manage to limp to the pits already in dead last and with engine damage. I lose the urge to compete but do win the battle for not last when the guy ahead spins while I'm catching him on the last lap. The driver apologizes, but I don't know if I trust him.

Go for the last slot. Nail my qualifying lap enough that I don't get a penalty and start p5 on a faster grid. End up in p4 and catching p3 fast entering lap 2 when the same guy is behind me. I have to coast for tertre rouge being in the Toyota, he simply blasts me into the outside wall with his 919. Engine damage, a long spin and facing the wrong way. Again. I get going and am still not last when another guy I have raced plenty before rams me off in the curves again, similar to race 1. End up rammed off again coming into Arnage when another 919 refuses to pay attention. Yay.

Go you META drivers! Ignore the fact fact other cars handle differently from yours. End up p11 at the end of the race and completely fed up. I had the speed to beat the guy who wrecked me out both races and finish on the podium both times. Garbage racecraft and stupid people ruin one of the combos I am waaay faster than my rating.

Hope for better luck for the rest of you. My night was garbage. Off to the next round. With a goal of being the better driver.

 

[Cherryturbo]

Slot 1 EMEA.

Currently staring at a black screen pre-qualifying.

Q started 15:15…….two drivers left. Guess who is 2nd on the grid. Oh, and it’s dark.

EDIT 2

And, the “race” started in daytime.

Finished 2nd to a fast gentleman from Germany. Well done sir for sticking the course.

One & done for me. G’luck to those yet to race.

 

[Mercia]

PD knows Le Mans starts in daylight right

 

[Mercia]

Well as so often happens here I started pretty high, 3rd, totally fluffed up lap 1 and ended up behind (not so bad this time, only dropped to 6th) and had to drive my way back to where I started. Those opening moment sin the darkness are nerve wracking to say the least.

Otherwise relatively uneventful race here, not particularly bothered I really enjoy driving this track and have done so for many multiple hour sessions in the past so quite comfortable with it.

Toyota and the Porsche seemed pretty even, I was faster on the straights but not enough to pull away some crazy length, and they seemed to have more grip going through the turns but again, nothing too outrageous so a good competition for pace.

Appreciate the Swiss driver in 4th as we neared the finish who served a 0.5 second penalty and popped back into our dimension at the perfect time to cause some trouble but instead didn't try anything silly and showed good sportsmanship to the faster car approaching from behind.

Crossed the line 4th but the leader hadn't pitted, sucks to be you, sir. Happy with 3rd place given it can all go horribly wrong here in a flash.

Hadn't used a black livery in a while, this one courtesy of @Ghost_Dog_02

 

[Roggers]

What a day of racing!
I love Le Mans in general just think it’s a great track and the challenge of the endurance and the day/night factor.
2 races for me today both in the Porsche 919. 1 on my Singapore AC and just now on my UK.

Singapore C/S lobby - qualified P2.
Opening lap I just made sure to keep it on the track as the race starts at night. Them Toyotas are quick on the straights. Held off P3 heading into Porsche curves and after that I managed to build a gap for the Toyota to not bother me no more. L2 I made a pass for P1 and that was me gone. P2 made an error so I had an easy race from there on in. Pitted L6 for quick splash, and went on to finished 36 seconds and take a fastest lap. Good race.

UK B/S lobby - qualified on pole with a 3.20.8.
Managed to pull a 2 second gap on P2 before the Mulsanne straight. Made a small error at Virage Corvette and got a 0.5 penalty. Next lap took the penalty and P2 was right on my bumper but the corner was mine going into Porsche curves. P2 was a faster driver than me but they made a few mistakes and the gap would drop to 4 seconds and then they close back with 1 second a few laps later. L6 pitted and P2 got stuck behind a non stopper so this allowed me to make a gap and take it easy. Crossed the line for the win. Pole, lead every lap and clean race, just missed out in fastest lap by 0.2xx seconds.

Very happy with both results

 

[Geauxgreddy]

2022 GTWS Manu Cup
Round 3 - Brands Hatch Indy Circuit
GR3 Jaguar

Slot 1 - Its been a struggle for me so far this year in a car I thought would be sleeper! HA! Like @GTWolverine , I too struggled to match anything close to my TT time. I qualified P8 and could see the maize and blue in front. I knew from TT that Equus had a bit more pace. So, my goal was to follow my fellow GT Planet Regular towards the front. The plan was working to perfection until lap 20 or so. @GTWolverine made the pass on p6 earlier and I needed to get through as the pack behind was going to be on my bumper. My Mediums were starting to wear so I needed to make a move quick and saw an opportunity heading into T1. I was going to have to be brave on the brakes but leave room on exit at Paddock hill. Unfortunately, I missed the apex by a foot and causing P6 to turn into me. Had I appexed it correctly, I could have gotten the move done, but unfortunately that put me in a drift causing p8 to hit me from behind launching me in the air and nearly OVER the hood of p6. LOL. Spectacular collision! It was my fault, I limped home in p14 or so. Apology sent post race.

Slot 2 - Qualified even worse, frustration is starting to build. I know I have the pace at this track, I've done well in practice races all week. But I couldn't seem to put it together when it counted. I was lapping cleanly in p11 when p8 lost it going into McLaren, the final corner. I just out paced him to T1 and got the move done. But he was bound and determined to get back by for the vaunted P10 position. After defending about 5 failed moves, he got tired and just punted me off the track on the last turn. Didn't even lift, just sent me off course. Absolutely vile racing. F that guy. I do not understand that mentality at all. I get it, mistakes happen, but just punting someone who did absolutely nothing to you other than, ghasp, RACE, is mind blowingly jerkish. Managed to get on course fairly quickly and pull back a p10. Had to go again.

Slot 3 - Put down the headphones, took off the gloves, and took a breather. Got my mind straight, sat back down with the goal of improving my qualy time. And it somwhat worked. Had my best qualy but I was also in either a very good 2nd split, or a very bad top split. Which, meant I was starting p12. Sigh. Not a lucky night for me. I should've just been more patient in slot 1, lol. i kept my nose clean for 15 laps, taking greddy passes and advantage of others mistakes. Lap 14 I nearly threw it all away trying to let the lead car through, making a total mess of his pass and my pit stop. Grabbed a half second penalty (mind you, the guy that sent me off the track didn't get a penalty) for going into the grass and losing about a full second on the final turn. But, came out of the pits without losing a position, so all was well. Managed to pull myself up to p8 at race end and gnabbed 233 points. Time to call it a night!

TLDR, condensed video with commentary below. XD

 

[stpatty]

A frustrating day all round at Le Mans. First race was a shambles, fine. Second race I start 4th in the Toyota behind three Porsches. I'm alongside the second one of them at the second chicane and I end up hitting the wall and getting engine damage. I... don't even remember the rest of the race other than getting two track limits penalties, one at the Porsche curves and one at Tertre Rouge where I was on the grass even before the corner, as if that gives you an advantage.

I pitted too soon which was on me but I ended up chasing the same guy who hit me on lap 1 on the last lap. I caught up to him by Indianapolis and pulled out to overtake him before it and he blocked me. Another guy in the post-race chat said the same thing. Prick. Second place means that much to you you need to block, when you know you're going to be several seconds faster through the final section? Arsehole.

Still, today was the sort of infuriating omnishambles that made me so determined to stick with and improve in GT Sport, so this is probably the first time with GT7 I've felt properly into the game. It took a while, but I'm getting there.

 

[DK]

I had a bit of a downer of a last sector in a rented GR010. Having started 11th, I worked my way up to 6th once everyone had pitted by lap 5. I pitted on lap 4, doing the Lightning McQueen strategy of "no tyres, just gas!" I caught up to a 5th-placed Porsche that had just served a penalty, edged ahead of it on the run down to the Porsche curves...only to get left for dead as it seemed to take them flat out while I had to brake. To cap it off, I ran wide at the exit of karting, and lifted off a tiny bit, hoping to avoid a track limits penalty, but to no avail. I could only watch as the 7th-placed Porsche chipped away at the 1.1 second gap I had to it. I hoped against hope that they'd screw up in the Ford Chicanes, either by getting greedy with kerbs or binning it with some over-exuberant acceleration, but to no avail.

Other than that, I can't complain about a solid points haul and a clean race. The only bit of dirty driving I had to endure was a Spaniard in a Porsche getting off scott-free for pushing me wide at Karting on lap 1. :/

 

[OJBrit]

A good race after what happened yesterday. Mucked up qualy a little with a penalty but thankfully there was enough time for 3 laps and my best in solid darkness got me 6th on the Grid. During qualy someone started moaning about a Spaniard with the name Kharma who qualified in 4th. Ahead of me was another Toyota and then it was 919's. We Toyotas caught up to the first 919 into the first mulsanne chicane. Guess who it was? Yup, Kharma. There was a bit of side by side bashing but we both got through. Myself just before the Indianapolis kink. A Frenchman was off in Arnage and another car was waiting for them on the exit. So now up to 3rd! However coming through the 2nd of the Porsche curves Kharma catches up with me and purely plants me into the wall. I wobble but keep her facing forwards. I'm not happy with them at this point and maybe the other driver has a point. The other Toyota also gets some rough treatment and we both fall behind him. However at Mulsanne he is off into the gravel (with a penalty to boot) and we both go past. He then quits a few seconds later. From there it was a case of maintaining a gap to behind and the Toyota ahead did the same to me. Ended up crossing the line in 3rd! Whoop.

P.S. there was one brave, or mad soul who took the Longboi out for a spin. They didn't come last.

 

[Cabelmania]

Le Mans in the dark is deadly 👺 Started 6th, went wide at the Porsche curves at the 1st lap, finished 10th for 135 points

 

[Roggers]

Does anyone know how the points are distributed?
Saw a live YT video today, A rated driver. In the chat before the race started something was asked about points (I don’t know what the question was) and they responded by saying “even if I win I won’t get many points from this race as I had a poor qualifying”. They qualified last I think. This response then made me think about how the points are distributed.
Im in GT2 class and today for my win, pole and clean race I got 69 points. If I had gotten the fastest lap as well would I have gained an extra point or two or are the points just purely distributed evenly across the finishing positions?

 

[Famine]

Does anyone know how the points are distributed?

Yep.

First place gets about 10% of the available points (which is something in the region of 4% of the DR average of the lobby), with about 0.5% less for each subsequent position.

are the points just purely distributed evenly across the finishing positions

Yup. Qualifying and fastest lap aren't relevant.

 

[samppa_944]

Results for the weekend:

Manufacturers: P7
Nations: P8 (GR010) & P4 (919 Hybrid)

Really underwhelming manufacturers race in terms of action. Average pace in both quali & race, took advantage of a driver or two binning it & one driver got a 1 min penalty due to wrong tires being used. P7.

Le Mans Nations then, GR010 was the wrong pick I notice early in qualifying looking at opponents laps. P12 in quali, way off the pace, although there were a few very fast drivers too running close to top spilt pace (in friggin mid A DR lobby lol). Race was without mistakes, slow but some binned it & messed up the strat, so a P8, but 40+ sec from P1, so I decided to try out the 919 Hybrid instead.

Next try, with 919 hybrid. Quali was looking pretty bad, but just really pushed it in the darkness on lap 4 and managed a 3.19.6 outta nowhere (improved practice time by 0,6 secs), qualified P5. Race then, some drivers binning it or fighting ahead, up to P2 before Porsche curves on lap 1. But Saudi driver behind was rapid & passed me heading to chicane end of lap 1. After that just solid pace. But way too many track limit penalties, like 1,5 secs and that really hurt me. Last of those 0,5 sec penalties on last lap and I fall down to P4 on last lap before Porsche curves. Got the position back at the last Porsche curve when british driver ahead messed up. I thought the pass was ok despite slight contact and also since that side contact did not force him wide. But nope, game slaps me a 2 sec penalty. 🤦 Luckily only fell down to P4. But quite dissapointing, P3 was out there with less penalties. Oh well, but decent result still.

 

[Snake55wildcat]

Today's Nations Cup race suuuuucked so bad, the BoP of the IRL Gr1 cars were so completely effed the race just felt pointless while I was gunning for results with the GT-R LM... 12th for the first race and 13th for the next race... sheesh i wish we had more car selections for this one... I would've loved the option to choose from the VGT cars, especially the Hyundai...

Thankfully next week looks FAR more balanced and interesting of a combo - Suzuki VGT on Sardegna A... just saying the combo out loud makes me forget today's race completely haha

 

[Devdude]

Im using the Toyota tonight but it seems everyone & top 100 using 919, is it better or because it seems to take curves straight out? Im used to my Toyota so i wont switch, just trying to see what I'll be up against in tonight's race...and its funny that you get nitpicky penalties in there yet we get punted but they either get no penalty or you are so far behind now that it makes no difference that they do

 

[GrmlMaster]

Managed a lucky P5 yesterday in Manu, 6 driver did not pit promoting me from P11 to P5.
Had qualified P2 but binned my race in Lap 10 by spinning on my own (P3 to PLast).
Called it a day, as the race was not really fun.

In Nations I was battling Roggers. Got P2 in qualifying-lap 3. First lap had some penalties. And my 2nd lap was invalidated because i went into the gravel after the last chicane of lap 1!?! (I did get no penalty but my laptime went immmediately red when I crossed the line to Lap 2). 3rd lap was Ok but I could have beeen quite bot faster. Ended on P2 0.2s behind Roggers.
The race was quite uneventful. I was a bit faster than Roggers but not as consistent, and really struggelig with dirty air.
Also I forgot there is a chicane in the box-entry…
I was quiite happy with P2 and the fastest Lap.

Edit: @Roggers couldn‘t send you a friend-request because of you privacy settings. Feel free to send me a Request if you like.

 

[aojracing2]

(A-S)
Manufacturers: Ford Mustang, practiced the track on all 3 compounds. Qualified second and was looking for a way to pass the leader when the Genesis in third punts me into T3 and launches me into the grass. Pretty much last at that point and recover through an undercut (mediums to hards on lap 9) and people making mistakes. Often catch other cars but I find it way too risky to make moves. I'm way too nice for this race, the other drivers were more agressive. Managed P9 in the end.

I repeat the race, slightly better lobby in terms of pace (more than 200 points for first, so technically the best lobby I've ever been on). Qualify 9th after a spin and not nailing any particular lap. Same strategy, this time I try to be more aggressive and I manage to force a guy into a mistake and overtake another cleanly. I pit on lap 9 as the mediums go away, trying to undercut the pack of cars ahead of me by what ended up being 3 laps, but a costly mistake into turn 1 means the guy in the Mclaren i had passed earlier performs the overcut on me. He's slower than me then and the next cars to pit end up ahead of us. I manage another clean overtake into 2 and at one point a guy shoves me and another car by divebombing 3-wide into turn 1 (WTF). I lose a position to the divebomber but gain one because the other victim goes to the shadow realm. I end up finishing 7th with 150+ points. Not the 177 I got in my previous race but good enough (back in my Sport days I barely reached 100, I was always in the B-A grey area).

Nations: I won my first FIA race in round 1, missed 2, but I'm hyped. I pick (and buy) the Toyota following advice from this very thread, as I plan to pass Porsches in the straights and have track position for the narrow final sector. Of course what I didn't count on were dirty drivers not bothering to avoid my rear. I mess up in qualifying but get 8th, not bad and right behind the best Toyota (I'm not good at all at getting quick laps at Le Mans). In the race I slightly hit that other Toyota at Indianapolis, they hit a Porsche, which goes off, bounces against the wall and hits me. Semi-deserved 3 second penalty (was my fault but ultimately a chain-reaction crash, I feel bad for that). Then I proceed to just be faster than the Porsches directly ahead of me in terms of laptimes, pass them in the straights only to get my rear annihilated into the aptly named Porsche Curves. In one occasion a 919 hits me 3 TIMES IN 2 CORNERS and I end up in the gravel. At this time I'm nervous and making mistakes of my own. I pit on lap 5 and hit a wall on the way in for the simple reason that I suck. End up salvaging 7th place (again!) with 150+ points (again!) but this time it feels much worse than Brands, really dirty race with lots of ramming and (worse) mistakes of my own. I think I'm also not great at this combo, which is a shame, but if you excuse me I'm going to watch the real Le Mans. Sure the Toyotas will destroy the field again but next year we'll finally start getting more cars in the class and WEC will be competitive again. Sure. How many years has it been since the whole "next year Le Mans will become amazing again"? because I feel it's been forever.

 

[Ashthebash]

A final update for this season

Manufacturers

In the Jag

Entered the first slot and on seeing the field I felt I could really be in with a good chance of a win. However, I've been streaming races on GT7 and I tend to ruin the spectacle quite quickly! This was no exception. After a mediocre lap put me 6th, I caught up to the back of the Nissan ahead by the end of L1, then just drove off the track at T1 on the start of L2! Scrapped around to keep what I could and on the approach to T1 on L3 I was certain not to make the same mistake. Which kind of worked, I just made a different one! Being tucked under a rear wing I braked at the wrong board and lost another two places! The disaster drive got compounded by going for an undercut and getting a penalty for crossing the line on pit entry. Somehow recovered to 8th, but this was a real opportunity missed so I went again in slot two

More solid qualifying, it was SO tight. I got 'blue' laps three times, gaining a total of less than 0.08s! But it was enough to have me starting 4th instead of the 8th my original time would have got me. No mistakes this time, had a WRX charging up to me which I felt was on mediums but wasn't sure, he pitted on L11, and I got held up by a recovering Lexus on L12 so decided to pit to cover off the WRX - but he was nowhere to be seen (Checking the replay he hit the pit wall on entry). The early stop helped me jump the Lexus into 3rd but on ageing tyres I couldn't defend the podium position after running a little wide out of T1 and came home 4th for a tidy 301pts

Have to say, this race really highlighted the problems caused with the physics update where they increased rear grip. MR cars should have been totally dominant at Brands Hatch Indy, they were nowhere, because they simply can't rotate out of slow corners since the update, they just plough straight on

Nations

My one and only attempt in Nations this season. Enjoyed the Toyota race last week and felt that with its massive speed advantage that the GR010 would be the way to go, then I tested the Porsche so went with the LMP1 car! I Thought I'd set up a practise lobby to prepare then realised I don't own the car, went to buy it, found out that my paltry 1.7m credits wasn't enough, spent half hour rallying to try and gold a circuit experience (I hate rallying), then gave up and decided to do the race without practising with multipliers on - and it went rather well really!

Think it was 2nd split and there were some quick guys in there, put in a solid time first lap then was on for a good lap on L2 after a poor first sector but got my braking for Mulsanne wrong in the dark and collected a bollard or two on the inside. A penalty on L3 meant my original lap counted, Q9. I just drove a decent race at good pace, led a lap by virtue of being last to pit and on the final lap had a well known YouTuber concerned enough that he was weaving down the straights to break the tow, but a twitch through the second chicane meant I lost the exit and that was that. P8 for 271pts (I think), but never mind the points, I was just really pleased that I did a decent job and kept someone as quick as Kie on his toes

So thats me done for the season after a grand total of three races! Lots of real life getting in my way over the next few weekends. Good luck all and have fun

 

[Sarajevo89]

Disastrous session tonight. All 3 quali attempts were ruined by other guys because I was using new Toyota and that was creating all kinds of disbalance with speed: much faster on straights, very much slower in turns, especially Porsche curves which was recipe for disaster.

First blind attempt, 5m before start without prep ended being best one, started 6th, had pace for 3rd but was rammed before Porsche curves which created back side damage and was not able to slow down for it even with 3 gears down, ended up in sand.

I wasn't going to settle for 10th or something, after all I won in this damn car in Toyota Cup just last week.

In all 3 attempts I had pace for top 3-5 but it was always ruined in one daylight lap, I could not drive that fast in dark. In race, you get them on straights, they ram you in turns, ruining everything.

Ended up quiting all 3 and I did massive revenge ram, 3rd attempt on random guy because I couldn't get to Italian who destroyed me earlier.

Oh well, very sad evening but I'm trying to console myself thinking I won on this track with this car last week, it's not me.

 

[csmirnoff]

Late review of a frustrating night in the GTWS Manufacturers yesterday at Brands Hatch Indy.

Americas Slot 1, shared lobby with @Pigems. I qualified in P7 I think and looked like it would be P5 in the race, until I was pit manouvred into T1. Got spun around into the gravel trap and lost around 10 secs rejoining. Finished P9. Guy didn't return the position (he finished P5), but at least, got an apology in the post-race chat.

Americas Slot 2, I did a quicker qualifying time than in the previous slot, but qualified P12. Again, race was going well until I got punted by an American in a WRX, costing me at least a couple of positions. Ended up P8. Still thought I could do better, so decided to go again.

Americas Slot 3, terrible qualifying (was getting frustrated). And I was punted off track again in the race. Ended up P9, and at the time, decided to call it a day. I've been doing LFM in ACC lately, and the driving standards there are so much better, I was wondering why was I still even bothering with GT7. Skipped slot 4, had dinner, reset my mind, and decided to give it a final shot in the last slot...

Americas Slot 5, qualified P8 on a 43.5. Went up to P7 as a guy pitted early. Then with everyone bunching up, I ended up losing a position after almost getting ran off the track by an American in a WRX. And lost another place with a Mexican in a Toyota who just pushed me wide and passed. To make things worse, those two started battling each other aggressively and costing me a lot of time. When I went for a move on the WRX, he reacted to block so late that it would have been a collision. Luckily for him, I had already noticed he had absolutely no racecraft, so I was ready to avoid him...

Starting lap 15, and a bit frustrated about the two guys ahead, I made my only mistake of the night. First slot I'm not punted off track and I drive to the gravel myself. Just carried a little bit too much speed into T1, touched the gravel with the left front and it beached me in. Lost about 4.5s. Went all the way to lap 17 on the hards, as I was enjoying hards better than worn mediums with my Jag.

I paid the price for the earlier mistake as I was undercut down to P9 after the pitstop. Pace was pretty good at the end though, did a 44.4 to catch the guys ahead. In the final laps, I gained a position from a two-stopper, overtook an AMG who had a bad exit off T1 into T2 and overtook a McLaren who went wide in the penultimate lap.

P6 at the end. Would have finished a position or two ahead without the mistake, but after a night in which I kept getting punted, I guess I'll take the 201 points I scored.

 

[Roggers]

Im using the Toyota tonight but it seems everyone & top 100 using 919, is it better or because it seems to take curves straight out? Im used to my Toyota so i wont switch, just trying to see what I'll be up against in tonight's race...and its funny that you get nitpicky penalties in there yet we get punted but they either get no penalty or you are so far behind now that it makes no difference that they do

For me the 919 was the better car to drive. It has so much grip in the corners you can take them at speed. I tried the Toyota and apart from the extra 20mph top speed I was having to brake for all the corners where as the 919 some you can take flat out.
From Indianapolis corner up to the start of the Mulsanne straight you can make up a lot ground on the Toyota that when you start the 4 long straights the Toyota is then too far back to catch up.

 

[GrmlMaster]

I felt the Porsche was safer and easier to drive as the Toyota.

Also if I do encounter idiots with much faster cars, I rather meet them on the straights then on curves.

 

[Redneckchef]

For me the 919 was the better car to drive. It has so much grip in the corners you can take them at speed. I tried the Toyota and apart from the extra 20mph top speed I was having to brake for all the corners where as the 919 some you can take flat out.
From Indianapolis corner up to the start of the Mulsanne straight you can make up a lot ground on the Toyota that when you start the 4 long straights the Toyota is then too far back to catch up.

My problem with this was I managed to be faster than the 919s in my races except for the Porsche curves sector and sector 1. I was even taking the mulsanne chicanes and the Indy - Arnage sector faster. Dodging their cars and making sure I didn't hit them when I came up on them at my faster sections. It just seemed 919 drivers in my races refused to share that awareness of what was going on. I debated the 919 anyway but I just cannot extract the speed from that car like others seem to.

Now to remember to not look forward to specific rounds anymore. This was the only round I was excited about so of course it went to rubbish. Also a warning to make sure I do an early split instead next time, or skip entirely.

 

[A_Higher_Place]

Managed a 5th place from 14th. Wondering if I should go again or hold the position..

 

[Devdude]

1st slot-America, started P2, ended up 10 because the 919 crowd have no respect when you trying to turn in Toyota, seriously, the few in Toyota with me were going off on them in chat too, im going again because i cant go out like that