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- Idaho, USA
- SMcQueen46
"Daily" Race Discussion
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This approach helps me, I also view the replay and watch/rewind some of the trickier sections and see how the top guys do it, braking, corner entry and exits plus acceleration points , I find this useful
- 3,338
- Canada
Are you guys using the racing line? I suggest you do if you are not, it is not perfect but if you follow it, your times will be very solid. From there you can fine tune.
Race pace in C is really hot, I can't keep up despite my 39.7 in qualy. Guys are circulating in the 40s and I am in the 41s to 42s. Might try the aston as I was rock solid with that in practice.
Race pace in C is really hot, I can't keep up despite my 39.7 in qualy. Guys are circulating in the 40s and I am in the 41s to 42s. Might try the aston as I was rock solid with that in practice.
- 153
- Idaho, USA
- SMcQueen46
I have been using the racing line, but I found it was interfering with my trying to follow the ghost; I tended to try to stay on the "yellow brick road" instead of the line the ghost was following, so I turned it off while practicing and trying to use the ghost's line. The ghost goes considerably wider on the approach to many of the turns. It kind of reminded me of Sophy's approach to the turns: way wider than anybody would have expected. I was in the 45s with the line, but now in the 41s with the ghost. This is just in Time Trials (with BOP on and RS tires); I haven't been to qualy, yet, still making sure I know the track well. I'll probably go there today. I missed Monday's racing since I was traveling. I'm interested to see the spread in C/S rooms.
- 6,764
- Ontario
- SvennoJ
- SvenZ
Here's a race in SR.C condensed to 7 minutes, Lexus on pole and Lexus in last (me).
Hard aggressive racing (I usually lay off from any passes in lap 1 in SR.S, SR.C is gun it)
Not my fastest but a nice victory. Too bad he couldn't give a bit more competition in the final stretch.
Similar to SR.S, dirty in the back while people at the front are usually clean and looking for a fair battle. The difference is the speed. In SR.S you get to start behind (actual) DR.D drivers, so it's tip toeing behind the field in SR.S which never works well with other impatient non qualifiers starting further behind me. However you also often get a dirty driver on pole in low SR, farming pole to flag victories, ramming any competition off the track. That's when I go for no stop, just don't engage with them, cross the line first and see their conflicted mind churning lol. "I won, but I didn't"
Sometimes one complains at the end after running them off "You ruined my race" and a lot more stuff I can't repeat here. Well, you're on my block list, meaning I made the effort to put you there in the past for egregious dirty driving. We're down in SR.C to SR.E lobbies, the only way to get here nowadays is to either reset SR or punt enough people to get down this far in race C. Thus stop complaining, go race in SR.S, there you can complain about getting run off. In SR.C it's the norm
I'm sticking to lower SR, reset often to flat line my stats on the way to GT7 lol. To make sure I start at the bottom there. Plus I've had enough of getting rammed off in SR.S while being careful to give people room and avoid all contact. It's not worth the frustration and it's always the same suspects. Just tired of already predicting my race out come on the distribution of flags at the start
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- 2,219
- Tennessee
- NoStopN
I know aggressive uses up tires much faster. But, with 3 years of play at the game, learning while on the controller, & learning more while on the wheel, I have strategies that tend to favor my driving style & I know where my strengths & weaknesses are.
Also, I'm throwing out some friend requests. Just a warning.
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- 5,081
- Nor Cal
- sturk0167
Is that what they do in EMEA?
In these parts, they brake around 5 meters because a collision is way more efficient for slowing down than relying solely on brake pads and rotors.
- 5,669
- Ulricehamn
That's what I do. I also stay in the pit exit lane and I don't cross the lines. Usually someone flies past me as I exit, but braking at 50 put me back at his exit speed at onceIs that what they do in EMEA?
In these parts, they brake around 5 meters because a collision is way more efficient for slowing down than relying solely on brake pads and rotors.
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- AB, (Slowpony17)
- SubArcticK
Hi Folks
I mostly like the FF Gr4 cars (I know people hate them but they are the most fun for me) but I am a bit surprised at how my performance can change from track to track. Last week Barcelona-Catalunya was a FF fest, but even though I knew the track I and could not get any flow and could not get within a second of my K target time.
This week at Red Bull I am 1.5 second lower than my K target, and a sub 1:36 is in reach, though I'd rather not get there and have to race near that pace. Seems kind of odd that when an FF fest occurs that I am either doing really well, or not well at all. I don't have much of a middle ground. I love the flow at Interlagos, and any Lago Maggiore layout.
It could be that because I am using AT and some courses penalize me more than others with respect to braking and acceleration or getting stuck in the wrong gear on exit.
BTW, in AT I find the Scirocco faster than the RCZ (both at 0/+5). The RCZ is smoother and can break a touch later, and feels faster, but the Scirocco is sneaky fast in AT.
Also, I on my wheel I am 3/2/10, and like the 10. However I read where most people like a little play in the wheel. Is it odd to like 10??
I mostly like the FF Gr4 cars (I know people hate them but they are the most fun for me) but I am a bit surprised at how my performance can change from track to track. Last week Barcelona-Catalunya was a FF fest, but even though I knew the track I and could not get any flow and could not get within a second of my K target time.
This week at Red Bull I am 1.5 second lower than my K target, and a sub 1:36 is in reach, though I'd rather not get there and have to race near that pace. Seems kind of odd that when an FF fest occurs that I am either doing really well, or not well at all. I don't have much of a middle ground. I love the flow at Interlagos, and any Lago Maggiore layout.
It could be that because I am using AT and some courses penalize me more than others with respect to braking and acceleration or getting stuck in the wrong gear on exit.
BTW, in AT I find the Scirocco faster than the RCZ (both at 0/+5). The RCZ is smoother and can break a touch later, and feels faster, but the Scirocco is sneaky fast in AT.
Also, I on my wheel I am 3/2/10, and like the 10. However I read where most people like a little play in the wheel. Is it odd to like 10??
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- 3,338
- Canada
Generally the RCZ is faster in a straight line and the VW a bit more chuckable.
- 6,764
- Ontario
- SvennoJ
- SvenZ
I thought I could use that 'strategy' in SR.C to quickly clear the backfield, yet Brazil and Ecuador are pretty accustomed to that in low SR. Just now another 2 Brazilians and one drive from Ecuador using auto-drive at the right time to finish the corner. Engage just before impact might happen and let auto-drive do the corner while ghosted, back to normal on corner exit.Is that what they do in EMEA?
In these parts, they brake around 5 meters because a collision is way more efficient for slowing down than relying solely on brake pads and rotors.
It still works in my favor. I can now brake as if I'm time trialing, they ghost and lose speed in auto-drive, so I can pass right through them
Learning like Sophy 
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- United Kingdom
- VulcanSpirit
Daily Cs this week reminded me of that one time I got the Mustang to a 2nd place finish in the 2019 Manufacturers season, back before I became an A+ driver. So I thought... why not? Let's give it another run on Monday evening and see whether we can get some decent speed out of it again...
17:00 EMEA
Immediately got settled into the car and began clocking a few decent times in qualifying. First slot of the evening was the 17:00, for which I set a 1:39.538 to start 13th. The majority of the field were running Corvettes, with a few running McLaren F1s, GT-R GT3s, and even representatives in Jaguar, Aston Martin and VW Gr.3 machinery.
Hadn't had much in mind other than to familiarise myself with lobby physics and work out an optimal tyre strategy (Mediums-Softs). That being said, we did get a little help early on when one other player disconnected during the warm-up phase, promoting us up to 12th. As I remembered, the Mustang felt fairly stable in the opening phase, though it didn't take long for the Hungarian Corvette and Finnish McLaren to put on the pressure. Come the half-way point of Lap 2, and both of those hang me out to dry under braking for Turn 9. I was still hanging about just enough to remain in slipstream range, however, and a scrape for the McLaren allows me a chance to fight back at the same spot on the next lap. Things got a little messy when the McLaren braked late and rammed the Corvette into the tyre stacks, stopping dead just as I was about to commit to the apex. A collision ensues, the McLaren gets sent into the tyres, and we manage to get by the pair of them with a fair helping of guilt on the side.
Pitted for Softs on the same lap and immediately came under fire from two more F1s as well as the blue #10 Corvette. Said Corvette loses it coming out of the penultimate corner, and a similar struggle for the French #14 'vette helps us to climb back up to 14th with less than two laps to go. Got close enough to the #11 (McLaren) and #16 (Corvette) cars to join their scrap, which became a 5-car train also involving the recovering French and Hungarian machines. Intense stuff, but very clean through the second and third sectors which made it all the more satisfying. Something which I didn't register at first was that the 2nd-placed Corvette had suddenly disappeared off the timing displays. This I noticed as I crossed the line directly behind the McLaren-Corvette battle, ultimately finishing in my initial grid position of 13th. The result screen still showed this Corvette down in 18th, but with no 60-second penalty and a gap of only nine-hundredths between him and the winner. Sounds weird, right?
Anyway, I was happy with what I was getting so far. The Mustang is stable and consistent, we had some good battles at either end of the pit cycles, and Sardegna A feels as fast and flowing as ever. The only issue was that the Finnish McLaren had already left the lobby before I had a chance to apologise. That being said, checking my on-board confirmed that it had already made itself a sitting duck before any contact had been made.
18:00 EMEA
Skipped the 17:30 to further improve my qualifying time, which on the surface felt like a frustrating exercise with the errors I kept making. Nevertheless, this masked a level of consistency I had unknowingly unlocked, setting a best of 1:39.504, an average of 1:39.613 and an optimum of 1:39.239 over the course of six laps.
Come the start of the 18:00, I dipped down further to a 1:39.445, though with the way that matchmaking was working at A+ level, it would not guarantee a better grid position. The new time secured me 15th on a grid which also packed a Genesis and an AMG GT3 in for good measure. Gained one spot automatically due to a disconnect, though in reality that was the highest point of the whole race.
You see, right behind me on the grid was the #14 Corvette which was piloted by one of the fastest and - at the worst of times -roughest drivers in recent GT Sport memory. Knowing how desperate he often is at trying to get past others, I was more than happy enough to let him go under braking for Turn 9 and see how things went from there. Only problem was that right behind, another yellow Corvette (door number 18) got right up close to my diffuser during this time. It also happened to be the same one that was accidentally rammed by the blue Corvette from earlier. We were both sent into a spin and dropped to the very back. The blue Corvette (door number 13) was very apologetic afterwards, to the extent that he immediately slowed down to let us back past.
This didn't alter the fact that I had lost touch with the rest of the field and would struggle to keep ahead of the #18, despite setting consistent high-1:40s in cleaner air. Had to concede track position to the #18 when he got a slipstream run on the final lap, but an incident and subsequent retirement on the previous lap meant that I still did enough to salvage 17th.
Unfortunate that our race practically ended before it started, but at least it became clear fairly quickly that the contact was purely accidental. The virtual marshals must have taken pity on me as I was awarded a new Clean Race bonus to rebuild the chain broken in the previous slot. Even with that disappointment, my appetite for the third (and what was supposed to be my last) slot only grew from there...
18:30 EMEA
Improved my fastest lap further to a 1:39.332, which was just in time to land me 10th for the 18:30. This was the best possible chance for me to get some stronger results in the Mustang, though there was a problem as the matchmaking screen didn't jump straight into the lobby when the audience ambience kicked in.
For a minute or so, the ambience continued to play, the ubiquitous Sardegna turbines spinning and casting shadows through our garage space. This wasn't a good sign... and sure enough, we become the unfortunate ones to get disconnected this time. Typical...
19:00 EMEA
Ah well, time to have a rest and carve more out of our qualifying time! A single three-lap session left us with a new best of 1:39.273, but would this be enough to secure a better start for the 18:30?
Well...
To rub a little salt to the wound, we find ourselves back in 15th within a more evenly-balanced grid. I say 'evenly-balanced' as we have five McLarens, a Genesis, a Beetle, a V12 Vantage, a GT-R and even a 911 RSR thrown into the mix. But yes, I wasn't too happy about that after that disconnect, and I even made the mistake of not recording my on-board until after we started the second lap! Anyway, we start behind the fast British Corvette (driver door 7) who immediately begins scything through the pack as he does. This was at the expense of the #14 Tokyo Ueno Clinic McLaren who runs wide onto the grass coming out of Turn 9. Up to 14th and on the trail of the #11 and #18 Corvettes, the former getting it completely wrong at Turn 13 and promoting us further to 13th at this early stage. With a four-car train forming just ahead for 9th place, the signs were looking promising.
Felt confident enough with my pace and tyre-saving to stay out on Mediums until Lap 4. This presented a chance to challenge the struggling #18, and briefly pass the #7 following his own excursion onto the Turn 9 dirt. Shortly after we all pit, the #7 rams me and the #18 forward near the church at Turn 6, in what appeared to be a random lag attack that allows him to sneak up on the inside. Once the #7 pulls clear, the chance to pass the #18 comes again as I get the slipstream between Laps 6 and 7. As this was during a late pit cycle, we somehow managed to avoid the #16 McLaren as he steered at low speed back onto the racing line. This I thought was extremely sketchy as we approached the braking zone for Turn 1, but luckily for us I was able to avoid a collision and pull off a Häkkinen vs Schumacher at Spa 2000. Right in front of us were the Beetle and the purple #17 Corvette which I have to say was a tricky customer to pass.
In a complete reversal of what happened earlier, on Lap 8 the #18 capitalises on me having to get out of the #17's slipstream, swooping around the outside of both of us on the run into Turn 1. The battle for 10th was truly on, though I began to struggle a little bit as attention turned towards defending from the feisty #20 McLaren. When the #17 and #18 traded blows at Turn 14, this was it. Got 11th on the exit, 10th when the #18 pulled over in an apologetic gesture, then settled back into 11th as the #20 slipstreamed around the outside. Avoided getting collected by the #17 as he outbraked himself and ended up in the Turn 1 gravel, and stuck to the back of the #20 to claim my best finish so far.
Had it not been for the lag attack, I was convinced at the time that a Top 10 would've been possible. At first, this was to have been my last slot of the evening, but the appetite to race was still pretty much there. Hence...
19:30 EMEA
Unchanged lap time, unchanged grid position in a lobby that also happened to contain a certain sim-racing personality starting in 4th. First lap was quiet as I built up a 1.3-second buffer over the Corvette behind. Second lap was where everything kicked off. Four cars are wiped out between Turns 1 and 3, which grants me my best opportunity yet to get into the Top 10. Caught up to the back of the three Corvettes in range - the #15, the #14 and the #12, taking advantage of a coasting technique learnt in the 2019 Manufacturers and practiced to a certain degree in the previous lobbies. This set us up nicely when we pitted for Softs on Lap 3, after which the Supra hits the barriers, retires and moves us up one spot. We also leapfrogged the #14 who decided to stay out an extra lap, though it would be the #13 in Jimmie Johnson colours that would gain the most out of the battle that would unfold.
And boy, what a battle it was. Twice I attempted to pass around the outside of the #12 on Lap 6 - before Turns 1 and 9 respectively - but the #12 kept his ground both times. Third time lucky as we enter Lap 7 - or was it? Got the move... but ran a little too hot through the Turn 1 apex which lets the #12 back through. All of this is allowing the #13 - the same car who accidentally biffed us in the second lobby - an opportunity to make this a three-way scrap for what was now 9th place. Come the start of Lap 8, I again draw alongside the wrong door of the #12, settling behind him and shadowing his movements once again. All while holding off the #13 who at one point had snuck up through the apex and could have very well got me had I not committed to a better exit from the outside. At Turn 13, the #12 runs wide and hits the barriers. Here's my chance! Dived to the inside, grabbed 9th and took the lead of the mini-train. Only problem was that it gave both Corvettes the slipstream they needed to strike back. Not wanting this to end in tears, I duly gave them the room to head back past.
Two laps remaining, and what a cracking race it had been so far. But this was not to be the end. At Turn 14, the #12 slides and loses momentum on exit. Back in his slipstream we went. He hugs the inside; I try the outside again. This time, I had pulled out sufficiently in front for the #12 to concede the place. The #13 - who I thought was forging ahead without issue - touches the grass which pitches him into a big slide through Turn 6. One more slipstream battle to Turn 9! One more position gained - but can we make it stick? No, not this time. Had too much momentum going through the apex, which left me creeping towards the grass and with not enough momentum to stop the #13 from fighting back once more. Knew that there was no point risking any unnecessary manoeuvres through Turns 11-12, so decided to let the #13 go and held the #12 off a little more to secure 10th.
Best result of the night, and a brilliant reminder of what I love the most about the online aspects of GT Sport. Close, fierce racing which was a little forceful, but otherwise consistently clean and respectful all round. Even the earlier lobbies weren't too shabby other than the various incidents that cost us momentum and places. The more I've raced on the Sardegna A configuration, the more I've grown to appreciate its tight and twisty nature. Dare I say that this is probably one of my clear favourites out of the Road Track courses available even if it takes some time to fully master the correct lines and braking points. Overall, I loved the Mustang here just as much as I did back in 2019, and am considering doing more Daily Cs later this week if I get around to them.
17:00 EMEA
Immediately got settled into the car and began clocking a few decent times in qualifying. First slot of the evening was the 17:00, for which I set a 1:39.538 to start 13th. The majority of the field were running Corvettes, with a few running McLaren F1s, GT-R GT3s, and even representatives in Jaguar, Aston Martin and VW Gr.3 machinery.
Hadn't had much in mind other than to familiarise myself with lobby physics and work out an optimal tyre strategy (Mediums-Softs). That being said, we did get a little help early on when one other player disconnected during the warm-up phase, promoting us up to 12th. As I remembered, the Mustang felt fairly stable in the opening phase, though it didn't take long for the Hungarian Corvette and Finnish McLaren to put on the pressure. Come the half-way point of Lap 2, and both of those hang me out to dry under braking for Turn 9. I was still hanging about just enough to remain in slipstream range, however, and a scrape for the McLaren allows me a chance to fight back at the same spot on the next lap. Things got a little messy when the McLaren braked late and rammed the Corvette into the tyre stacks, stopping dead just as I was about to commit to the apex. A collision ensues, the McLaren gets sent into the tyres, and we manage to get by the pair of them with a fair helping of guilt on the side.
Pitted for Softs on the same lap and immediately came under fire from two more F1s as well as the blue #10 Corvette. Said Corvette loses it coming out of the penultimate corner, and a similar struggle for the French #14 'vette helps us to climb back up to 14th with less than two laps to go. Got close enough to the #11 (McLaren) and #16 (Corvette) cars to join their scrap, which became a 5-car train also involving the recovering French and Hungarian machines. Intense stuff, but very clean through the second and third sectors which made it all the more satisfying. Something which I didn't register at first was that the 2nd-placed Corvette had suddenly disappeared off the timing displays. This I noticed as I crossed the line directly behind the McLaren-Corvette battle, ultimately finishing in my initial grid position of 13th. The result screen still showed this Corvette down in 18th, but with no 60-second penalty and a gap of only nine-hundredths between him and the winner. Sounds weird, right?
Anyway, I was happy with what I was getting so far. The Mustang is stable and consistent, we had some good battles at either end of the pit cycles, and Sardegna A feels as fast and flowing as ever. The only issue was that the Finnish McLaren had already left the lobby before I had a chance to apologise. That being said, checking my on-board confirmed that it had already made itself a sitting duck before any contact had been made.
18:00 EMEA
Skipped the 17:30 to further improve my qualifying time, which on the surface felt like a frustrating exercise with the errors I kept making. Nevertheless, this masked a level of consistency I had unknowingly unlocked, setting a best of 1:39.504, an average of 1:39.613 and an optimum of 1:39.239 over the course of six laps.
Come the start of the 18:00, I dipped down further to a 1:39.445, though with the way that matchmaking was working at A+ level, it would not guarantee a better grid position. The new time secured me 15th on a grid which also packed a Genesis and an AMG GT3 in for good measure. Gained one spot automatically due to a disconnect, though in reality that was the highest point of the whole race.
You see, right behind me on the grid was the #14 Corvette which was piloted by one of the fastest and - at the worst of times -roughest drivers in recent GT Sport memory. Knowing how desperate he often is at trying to get past others, I was more than happy enough to let him go under braking for Turn 9 and see how things went from there. Only problem was that right behind, another yellow Corvette (door number 18) got right up close to my diffuser during this time. It also happened to be the same one that was accidentally rammed by the blue Corvette from earlier. We were both sent into a spin and dropped to the very back. The blue Corvette (door number 13) was very apologetic afterwards, to the extent that he immediately slowed down to let us back past.
This didn't alter the fact that I had lost touch with the rest of the field and would struggle to keep ahead of the #18, despite setting consistent high-1:40s in cleaner air. Had to concede track position to the #18 when he got a slipstream run on the final lap, but an incident and subsequent retirement on the previous lap meant that I still did enough to salvage 17th.
Unfortunate that our race practically ended before it started, but at least it became clear fairly quickly that the contact was purely accidental. The virtual marshals must have taken pity on me as I was awarded a new Clean Race bonus to rebuild the chain broken in the previous slot. Even with that disappointment, my appetite for the third (and what was supposed to be my last) slot only grew from there...
18:30 EMEA
Improved my fastest lap further to a 1:39.332, which was just in time to land me 10th for the 18:30. This was the best possible chance for me to get some stronger results in the Mustang, though there was a problem as the matchmaking screen didn't jump straight into the lobby when the audience ambience kicked in.
For a minute or so, the ambience continued to play, the ubiquitous Sardegna turbines spinning and casting shadows through our garage space. This wasn't a good sign... and sure enough, we become the unfortunate ones to get disconnected this time. Typical...
19:00 EMEA
Ah well, time to have a rest and carve more out of our qualifying time! A single three-lap session left us with a new best of 1:39.273, but would this be enough to secure a better start for the 18:30?
Well...
To rub a little salt to the wound, we find ourselves back in 15th within a more evenly-balanced grid. I say 'evenly-balanced' as we have five McLarens, a Genesis, a Beetle, a V12 Vantage, a GT-R and even a 911 RSR thrown into the mix. But yes, I wasn't too happy about that after that disconnect, and I even made the mistake of not recording my on-board until after we started the second lap! Anyway, we start behind the fast British Corvette (driver door 7) who immediately begins scything through the pack as he does. This was at the expense of the #14 Tokyo Ueno Clinic McLaren who runs wide onto the grass coming out of Turn 9. Up to 14th and on the trail of the #11 and #18 Corvettes, the former getting it completely wrong at Turn 13 and promoting us further to 13th at this early stage. With a four-car train forming just ahead for 9th place, the signs were looking promising.
Felt confident enough with my pace and tyre-saving to stay out on Mediums until Lap 4. This presented a chance to challenge the struggling #18, and briefly pass the #7 following his own excursion onto the Turn 9 dirt. Shortly after we all pit, the #7 rams me and the #18 forward near the church at Turn 6, in what appeared to be a random lag attack that allows him to sneak up on the inside. Once the #7 pulls clear, the chance to pass the #18 comes again as I get the slipstream between Laps 6 and 7. As this was during a late pit cycle, we somehow managed to avoid the #16 McLaren as he steered at low speed back onto the racing line. This I thought was extremely sketchy as we approached the braking zone for Turn 1, but luckily for us I was able to avoid a collision and pull off a Häkkinen vs Schumacher at Spa 2000. Right in front of us were the Beetle and the purple #17 Corvette which I have to say was a tricky customer to pass.
In a complete reversal of what happened earlier, on Lap 8 the #18 capitalises on me having to get out of the #17's slipstream, swooping around the outside of both of us on the run into Turn 1. The battle for 10th was truly on, though I began to struggle a little bit as attention turned towards defending from the feisty #20 McLaren. When the #17 and #18 traded blows at Turn 14, this was it. Got 11th on the exit, 10th when the #18 pulled over in an apologetic gesture, then settled back into 11th as the #20 slipstreamed around the outside. Avoided getting collected by the #17 as he outbraked himself and ended up in the Turn 1 gravel, and stuck to the back of the #20 to claim my best finish so far.
Had it not been for the lag attack, I was convinced at the time that a Top 10 would've been possible. At first, this was to have been my last slot of the evening, but the appetite to race was still pretty much there. Hence...
19:30 EMEA
Unchanged lap time, unchanged grid position in a lobby that also happened to contain a certain sim-racing personality starting in 4th. First lap was quiet as I built up a 1.3-second buffer over the Corvette behind. Second lap was where everything kicked off. Four cars are wiped out between Turns 1 and 3, which grants me my best opportunity yet to get into the Top 10. Caught up to the back of the three Corvettes in range - the #15, the #14 and the #12, taking advantage of a coasting technique learnt in the 2019 Manufacturers and practiced to a certain degree in the previous lobbies. This set us up nicely when we pitted for Softs on Lap 3, after which the Supra hits the barriers, retires and moves us up one spot. We also leapfrogged the #14 who decided to stay out an extra lap, though it would be the #13 in Jimmie Johnson colours that would gain the most out of the battle that would unfold.
And boy, what a battle it was. Twice I attempted to pass around the outside of the #12 on Lap 6 - before Turns 1 and 9 respectively - but the #12 kept his ground both times. Third time lucky as we enter Lap 7 - or was it? Got the move... but ran a little too hot through the Turn 1 apex which lets the #12 back through. All of this is allowing the #13 - the same car who accidentally biffed us in the second lobby - an opportunity to make this a three-way scrap for what was now 9th place. Come the start of Lap 8, I again draw alongside the wrong door of the #12, settling behind him and shadowing his movements once again. All while holding off the #13 who at one point had snuck up through the apex and could have very well got me had I not committed to a better exit from the outside. At Turn 13, the #12 runs wide and hits the barriers. Here's my chance! Dived to the inside, grabbed 9th and took the lead of the mini-train. Only problem was that it gave both Corvettes the slipstream they needed to strike back. Not wanting this to end in tears, I duly gave them the room to head back past.
Two laps remaining, and what a cracking race it had been so far. But this was not to be the end. At Turn 14, the #12 slides and loses momentum on exit. Back in his slipstream we went. He hugs the inside; I try the outside again. This time, I had pulled out sufficiently in front for the #12 to concede the place. The #13 - who I thought was forging ahead without issue - touches the grass which pitches him into a big slide through Turn 6. One more slipstream battle to Turn 9! One more position gained - but can we make it stick? No, not this time. Had too much momentum going through the apex, which left me creeping towards the grass and with not enough momentum to stop the #13 from fighting back once more. Knew that there was no point risking any unnecessary manoeuvres through Turns 11-12, so decided to let the #13 go and held the #12 off a little more to secure 10th.
Best result of the night, and a brilliant reminder of what I love the most about the online aspects of GT Sport. Close, fierce racing which was a little forceful, but otherwise consistently clean and respectful all round. Even the earlier lobbies weren't too shabby other than the various incidents that cost us momentum and places. The more I've raced on the Sardegna A configuration, the more I've grown to appreciate its tight and twisty nature. Dare I say that this is probably one of my clear favourites out of the Road Track courses available even if it takes some time to fully master the correct lines and braking points. Overall, I loved the Mustang here just as much as I did back in 2019, and am considering doing more Daily Cs later this week if I get around to them.
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- 3,338
- Canada
Interesting, just looked back at last time we were here and in the Aston I was running the same times, just more consistent as the vantage is so stable. One disadvantage will be in a straight line where the McLaren is so good at defending but i'll give the vantage a look tonight, see where that gets me.
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- NRW - GT
- 2,034
- Bristol, UK
- OJBrit
Met @bone_tone today in my first race of the day. Gradually worked my way forwards in all of them trying out different cars.
10th to 3rd Vantage. (Really good around here.)
16th to 15th F-Type. (Good in FP but a little boaty in the race.)
13th to 8th McLaren F1. (You can see why it is the meta.)
Got my Practice time down from Monday and now at my highest ever DR. First 2 races were clean too.
10th to 3rd Vantage. (Really good around here.)
16th to 15th F-Type. (Good in FP but a little boaty in the race.)
13th to 8th McLaren F1. (You can see why it is the meta.)
Got my Practice time down from Monday and now at my highest ever DR. First 2 races were clean too.
- 3,338
- Canada
- 33
- Finland
- HussainFIA
It seems a lot of people know that from today the ranking won’t be carried over and everyone is playing extra scummy. Can’t have a race withou being used as a wall…
My best so far in trials is 1:40.3 with a McLaren. But I race with the Lexus which I got 1:40.6 with.
My best so far in trials is 1:40.3 with a McLaren. But I race with the Lexus which I got 1:40.6 with.
- 1,781
- United Kingdom
- bone_tone
Good to see you today - I very rarely see anybody from here in a Daily! I think that was also the first race this week where I've seen the F1 win - most of the winners in the races I've been in over the last few days have been in the AM Vantage, but after our race today it seemed to be Corvette day.
I moved up a few places, and finished where you started!
- 33
- Finland
- HussainFIA
Looks like whining online had positive results.
Just got in a race where I was 3rd until lap 6 pitting. Came out 4th, and on the last 2 laps the top 4 where all within 1.5s….on the last lap, after the S, some little friction that kept going until the tricky left corner. Going into the next tight turn, I decided, for the first time ever to “send it”, and boy did it work, with no major incident. I took p1 and kept it.
I asked after the race if it was too much, but everyone just sent the good race comments.
Just got in a race where I was 3rd until lap 6 pitting. Came out 4th, and on the last 2 laps the top 4 where all within 1.5s….on the last lap, after the S, some little friction that kept going until the tricky left corner. Going into the next tight turn, I decided, for the first time ever to “send it”, and boy did it work, with no major incident. I took p1 and kept it.
I asked after the race if it was too much, but everyone just sent the good race comments.
- 6,764
- Ontario
- SvennoJ
- SvenZ
I accidentally ended up in SR.S again (falling back into old habits, takes a lot of effort to drive dirty...) and promptly ended up with a dirty blocker, mirroring my moves, moving in the braking zone, all that ****. That slowed me down enough to get punted by a Brazilian not much later. Worst race of the day, in SR.S, where else 
Time for another reset!
Did another one is SR.S before resetting. Great race, close finish, 1.0 sec behind first, almost caught him. Problem was the usual stuff. Dirty blocks, swerving like a maniac, then when you go on the outside to get around the defensive blocker, lifting the brakes to stay next to you so first you can't under cut and then simply get cut off with nothing but sand left to go to. I punted two of those idiots and the game gave me clean race bonus
Got to do a hard work reset, can't even lose SR by punting
Time for another reset!Did another one is SR.S before resetting. Great race, close finish, 1.0 sec behind first, almost caught him. Problem was the usual stuff. Dirty blocks, swerving like a maniac, then when you go on the outside to get around the defensive blocker, lifting the brakes to stay next to you so first you can't under cut and then simply get cut off with nothing but sand left to go to. I punted two of those idiots and the game gave me clean race bonus
Got to do a hard work reset, can't even lose SR by punting
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- 2,782
- New Plymouth
Ran a few more Race A last night and 1 this morning. A timely reminder that proper dirty driving takes skill and practice. Watched one guy try a revenge punt on someone who was push passing. He missed. Hit him square on in the rear quarter panel but at way too high a speed. Also saw karma claim 1 who was running everyone off on exit, final hairpin last lap and he does it to the leader, but spins himself out as well, dropping to 3rd.
Keep em strapped on tight out there.
Keep em strapped on tight out there.
- 1,720
- Australia
- 108
- Ireland
Not sure what it is about the Race C combo but it really works for me, seem to recall it being the same last time round also.
Set a nice time for my standards. Got a few podiums and even had one race that was bizarre in that every single person seemed to be dishing out the "thanks for the clean race" at the end. Felt like a love in! Was one of the races that shows what the game can be, close racing and plenty of respect shown. I'll take them when they come because they're certainly not the norm.
Set a nice time for my standards. Got a few podiums and even had one race that was bizarre in that every single person seemed to be dishing out the "thanks for the clean race" at the end. Felt like a love in! Was one of the races that shows what the game can be, close racing and plenty of respect shown. I'll take them when they come because they're certainly not the norm.
- 585
- Buffalo, NY
- Stilva
Only 1 race for me tonight. I start P5 for this one and start on the softs to gain some time on the middle of the field. Which worked great! I made a huge lunge on the start of lap 2 on turn 1 after P1 and P2 were fighting and I figured that everyone else has been doing it to me, it was my turn. I break away and lead until the end of lap 6 where I make my pit. I come out P4 and see if I can’t go for a win. Well, when you have the P1 driver that will block and impede your progress, you can’t do much. They were constantly trying to drive me into the wall once I got behind therm. I was way quicker than them, but I couldn’t get past. On lap 9 they run me into the wall on the straight and take out another innocent driver in the process.
So, I drop to P5 after I recover and I try to catch up for a revenge punterino, but I can’t. I do get into the back of the same person twice by mistake, but I give my spot back to them. I apologize later, and all good in the post-race chat. I clip the grass on the finish strait on the final lap and just fall to P5. But wait! Mr. Dirty Driver didn’t pit, and I get up to P4. I wanted to call them out afterwards, but they bounced as soon as the race was over. Stupid idiot, I hope you’re happy with yourself. And for what, P17 in the end?
Aside from the stupid idiot, a nice fast and clean race. But I didn’t want to take my chances in the next race and called it a night. My best result in weeks and it felt good to have a good race overall. I’ll do more tomorrow and see if I can’t have some more decent results.
So, I drop to P5 after I recover and I try to catch up for a revenge punterino, but I can’t. I do get into the back of the same person twice by mistake, but I give my spot back to them. I apologize later, and all good in the post-race chat. I clip the grass on the finish strait on the final lap and just fall to P5. But wait! Mr. Dirty Driver didn’t pit, and I get up to P4. I wanted to call them out afterwards, but they bounced as soon as the race was over. Stupid idiot, I hope you’re happy with yourself. And for what, P17 in the end?
Aside from the stupid idiot, a nice fast and clean race. But I didn’t want to take my chances in the next race and called it a night. My best result in weeks and it felt good to have a good race overall. I’ll do more tomorrow and see if I can’t have some more decent results.
- 768
- Pennsyltucky
- mellofello9
If you've driven the car, your judgement is welcome...😁
I've found the M3 to be surprisingly good. Instant throttle response, no turbo=no lag, solid torque and a VERY manageable chassis. The thing's a blast to drive!
I've found myself leaning into enjoying the game versus competing in it so have been getting a bit liberal with my driving style. Bake a corner, get it sideways and stick it out with a drift...may cost time but you can't buy those kinds of thrills. As someone else mentioned, chasing DR is an empty pursuit for me and sucks the fun out of it a bit. Tough to rage-quit when you're having fun, too.
- 921
- United States
- Blood_Raven_70
Ran a Race A, yesterday, and moved my DR up a bit to just under C (3922). I just did another race, started 4th and finished 3rd, and it's finally back up to C. It took a decent jump up to 5837. If I could have 4 more races like that one, I'd be up to B. I know the probability of it happening is small, but with Race A it's an easy race to gain some points as long as I can stay in the lead pack, like today.
I ran some more qualifying laps while waiting for the race to start. I set a new personal best by taking off 2 more tenths. I was about to set another personal best, by at least 3 more tenths, when the timer ran out and the screen went dark about 4 seconds before I crossed the line. 🤨 Talk about frustrating.....
Oh well. I'll give it another go and see if I can get it down closer to 1:10. I'm a tad under 1:12, currently. But I know I can scrape a couple tenths here and there and get it it lower to make sure I start close(r) to the front.
I ran some more qualifying laps while waiting for the race to start. I set a new personal best by taking off 2 more tenths. I was about to set another personal best, by at least 3 more tenths, when the timer ran out and the screen went dark about 4 seconds before I crossed the line. 🤨 Talk about frustrating.....
Oh well. I'll give it another go and see if I can get it down closer to 1:10. I'm a tad under 1:12, currently. But I know I can scrape a couple tenths here and there and get it it lower to make sure I start close(r) to the front.
- 203
- Glasgow
- ZFS_Barron
Anyone else using the Fanatec DD Pro yesterday and had a weird bug ?
It's really hard for me to describe it.....i did see on my wheel much later that i need to update firmware but it ruined a few of my races. Roughly.....when i turned hard right (on race c or b) the view would change, so i'd turn into first hairpin at red bull ring normally and then i'd be facing the barrier, and then it would quickly switch far left......i know i sound crazy, i'll try and film tomorrow..but anyone.....can't be just me
It's really hard for me to describe it.....i did see on my wheel much later that i need to update firmware but it ruined a few of my races. Roughly.....when i turned hard right (on race c or b) the view would change, so i'd turn into first hairpin at red bull ring normally and then i'd be facing the barrier, and then it would quickly switch far left......i know i sound crazy, i'll try and film tomorrow..but anyone.....can't be just me
I have one but I have not had anything that you have described with your wheel, if you still have issues with the wheel get in touch with Fanatec.
By the way what do you have a PS4/PS5 ?.
- 3,338
- Canada
The m3 always feels great but no lap time in it.
Race c really agrees with me, my qualy time is, I think, an all time high and I am racing with guys in all A rooms no problem. Gained 5k dr in 6 races and may yet hit my goal to finish above 40k when we switch to gt7.
Race c really agrees with me, my qualy time is, I think, an all time high and I am racing with guys in all A rooms no problem. Gained 5k dr in 6 races and may yet hit my goal to finish above 40k when we switch to gt7.
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