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- Scotland
Thanks for the info mate.....i was sure the guys in front of me didn't even pit!! ??
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- Thread starter LordDrift
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- England
Well after my stunning win at race C, I beat the other guy by 20 secs and would have got CRB if I had braked at the chicane when I left the pits, it's just been terrible, SR loss every game and I got reset to D/E. OK partly my fault for getting revenge, but it's fun. So now I can do any race without a care and they're all fun this week. I really suck at A and need to get better at Monza so a learning week with loads of crashes I think. Going to try and not retaliate even with the really bad ones.
The not retaliate bit is proving the hardest part so far for me. it's been nuts everyone seems to be giving zero fu.. and driving like they are the only ones on the track. I am not ashamed to say I have sent a few folks to the Italian beaches this evening and I think you all deserved it. Of course my SR has suffered and I am currently trying to climb back up to S but languishing in A at the moment.
Hope everyone has a good sleep tonight and races in a better mood tomorrow
- 5,671
- Ulricehamn
- 1,374
- Fact Central Florida
- slthree
Congrats!
How much contact did you notice or how much contact did you absorb? And, did you notice if many of the drivers received penalties?
EDIT: That livery is fantastic. A little surprising from somebody who I believe is in Sweden.
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- 2,794
- New Plymouth
Contact? Oh yeah! There is bumping, blocking, bouncing and banging off walls. You just have to do your best to pick and choose your battles, as well as blocking the inside at any and all cost. So easy to get pushed wide either by accident or on purpose, but it is fun.
But Definitely be ready to lose SR if you are pushing hard to race there as penalties are still on.
- 61
- United States
I must be one of the few that is truly enjoying Race A. I was mid pack my first race and got banged around a bit...almost lost my B/S. The next several races were a blast..running in the top 5 and everyone was as respectful and you could ask for considering the type of race.
Some of these guys are flying. It's humbling to lay down a 1:32:9xx and be sure that you are going to be on pole by a second or more only to discover you're starting 8th 2 seconds off the leader. lol
Some of these guys are flying. It's humbling to lay down a 1:32:9xx and be sure that you are going to be on pole by a second or more only to discover you're starting 8th 2 seconds off the leader. lol
- 2,794
- New Plymouth
I had some great fun races, but 2 simply unlucky penalties (driver clipping a wall and tapping the other whole racing close,no harm to either) dropped me down into the lower SR regions where it started to become an all.out brawl. I'll be back in once I push my SR up. Glad you're having fun and keeping up there. It really can be such a fun race.
- 51,563
- Australia
- SpacedustDaddy
Being behind the F1. Sloooooooowwwwwwww. PD need to separate the classes. I love the F1, BUT...there is a GT3 650S. Use that. Save the older cars for a different race. I'd rather the 650S have the F1 speed to match the cornering. This way, I don't have to slow to a crawl and wait for the no-downforce car, to gather itself.
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- 5,610
- Druids Bend
- Z4E_Midnight85
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- Oregon
- ILLEAGLE_34
My new main is D/S or C/S right now. Only did the one Race C and with all the Race Bs added to that, I'm sitting at 7 CRB in
sweet hope to see you on track! That’s if I guess we are in the same region. I always. Try to keep high SR. probably why my DR floats between D-B oh and im slower than the A A+ guys. Or cleaner/not aggressive enough. You’d think I’d be from Canada with how polite I tend to be
- 51,563
- Australia
- SpacedustDaddy
I'm in Oceania. Up to B/S now.
On a different subject/rant:
Sometimes, I wish players would stop racing at the start. Be mindful of your cold tyres and let us not lose contact with the leader or leaders. Nope! I must defend and block and squeeze and do everything in my powe rto not drop a spot or take that spot ahead. Jeez. It's the first three turns. Work together, to stay with the leader!
On a different subject/rant:
Sometimes, I wish players would stop racing at the start. Be mindful of your cold tyres and let us not lose contact with the leader or leaders. Nope! I must defend and block and squeeze and do everything in my powe rto not drop a spot or take that spot ahead. Jeez. It's the first three turns. Work together, to stay with the leader!
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- Indiana USA
- tmsheehan
- ToroSports
- 5,671
- Ulricehamn
Thank you. In the A race there was no contact at all. I won by almost 3 seconds after running away with a much faster start than the rest of the field. It was a low SR, DR B lobby.
On Monza there was contact but nothing much, mostly racing incidents.
The livery is a tribute to Evel Knievel. And yes, I live in Sweden
If you would like to use it you can find it here: https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gts...arLivery/livery/8001071/1/7863360893070868497
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- 493
- New York
- Define-Infinity
Yup.
I think it's a bit weird that some people fight so hard to get ahead of someone else when they can just focus on finishing the race in the fastest time possible. By being in the back, they often already have a pace disadvantage, and they don't help themselves by fighting more than necessary in the early stages.
I think the only times when they should be fighting at all is if both drivers think that it'll bring them closer to that optimal run. Otherwise, they're just wasting time.
- 2,048
- Bristol, UK
- OJBrit
Wait. You use traction control on dirt tracks?
Don't forget it's automatically set. Tractionwise the dirt tyres are fine and don't need TCS. The only slip is sideways and stop. PD has it set to 1 naturally rather than 3 so they must agree. I've never felt I've needed it but others may do.
You forget that whilst most players have a passing interest in racing most will not realise this point or the sprint nature of the races makes them put it to the back of their minds.
- 5,610
- Druids Bend
- Z4E_Midnight85
To be fair, if you watch F1, the guy who gets out in front often stays in front, so it's a mentality of get out in front, stay in front. Also, everyone wants to be at the front so they're fighting to get there not realising that patience can often pay dividends.
- 51,563
- Australia
- SpacedustDaddy
Finishing order today, from starting 3rd-5th:
Z4(2nd)
AMG GT3(win)
edit: Genesis(5th to 3rd to 5th because, bogus .5 penalty, at the final esses, on the final lap)
M3(2nd)
Viper(win)
C7(2nd)
650S(2nd)
R8(4th.. I really don't like this car)
Using the Golf(starting 3rd) for this final race of the night.
Z4(2nd)
AMG GT3(win)
edit: Genesis(5th to 3rd to 5th because, bogus .5 penalty, at the final esses, on the final lap)
M3(2nd)
Viper(win)
C7(2nd)
650S(2nd)
R8(4th.. I really don't like this car)
Using the Golf(starting 3rd) for this final race of the night.
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- 5,610
- Druids Bend
- Z4E_Midnight85
- 5,671
- Ulricehamn
Oh, the joy's of Monza... 1 point from my second reset in a week.
- 51,563
- Australia
- SpacedustDaddy
There's no real META in Race B & C. So, look like players, in my races, are trying to win BEFORE T1.
Need to give the Golf a nickname. It's worse than the GT-R at corner exit acceleration. Just a hair too much throttle... OFF YOU GO! Darts left, right, riiiiIIIIIght, left , left. It's like that opening scene in Ace Ventura, after he returns that puppy to its female owner.
- 976
- Indiana USA
- tmsheehan
- ToroSports
- 5,671
- Ulricehamn
This I don't get. I have no idea if I have any trophies at all, or if i do, wich ones. They really are inconsequential to me
- 2,048
- Bristol, UK
- OJBrit
Agreed. Once I learnt I can race without TCS I have made a habbit of going to the gear button on before races/ QT and checking tyres and TCS.
Yes you can turn it off as normal.
- 976
- Indiana USA
- tmsheehan
- ToroSports
They don't mean anything to me either. They are something to compare with others but unfortunately I am to old to give a crap about what others are doing in their games.
On a separate and more important topic - have you dipped your toes into daily A yet? I have been practicing offline and really liking this track/car. I am going to give it a go today along with a few different GR.4 cars in daily B.
- 237
- Sydney, Australia
Ahh Monza!
Usually a challenge to avoid the carnage... tonight - LOW PING challenge enabled! 1-3 bars fluctuating during the race! (Meanwhile my ping to The Internets is 11ms)
FFS lost 40 SR in one race!
also didn’t help that some guy tried to push me into the wall on the back straight after the penalty zone, and then I got a 4s penalty trying to push back.
Finally time to create an Alt I think!
Usually a challenge to avoid the carnage... tonight - LOW PING challenge enabled! 1-3 bars fluctuating during the race! (Meanwhile my ping to The Internets is 11ms)
FFS lost 40 SR in one race!
also didn’t help that some guy tried to push me into the wall on the back straight after the penalty zone, and then I got a 4s penalty trying to push back.
Finally time to create an Alt I think!
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