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- Nor Cal
- sturk0167
Not that one. I ended up 3rd, after serving the penalty.
I won the next race, when I started 2nd, and the subject started 3rd.
At the start, I did that move you do when you don't trust the person behind you.
I lifted for a split second after the grid start, allowing the person behind me to get ahead.
I dispatched him with extreme prejudice, and continued on with my race. 👍
- 3,338
- Canada
By lap 8 on mediums the red bars were 80pc on my tyre wear graphic. It was brutal, I started 11th, moved up tto 10th, held station really nicely for 3 laps then slowly but surely whittled my way down to second last with no errors, just no pace as the tyres shred to pieces.
Barra333
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- 6,533
- London, ON
- barra333
Three A races tonight...
Race 1: Start 2nd, bumped wide in turn one and spun. Managed to recover to 5th. Turn one was such a poopshow that the first guy to turn 3 started 5th.
Race 2: Start 3rd and take second straight away because the dude on pole forgot TCS. Ran wide on the last turn of lap one to give up a spot. Got it back from the leader spinning. Followed the other guy until I managed a pass into the first left of the esses on lap 6. Held on for the win - my first in a month, though I haven't done much racing.
Race 3: Punted hard in the esses on lap one - pretty sure the same guy as race 1. Got stuck behind a guy who was lagging about a bit. After following for 3 laps, I think I lag tapped him in the final corner. There was no penalty, but I got a red S in the post race. 5th again.
Race 1: Start 2nd, bumped wide in turn one and spun. Managed to recover to 5th. Turn one was such a poopshow that the first guy to turn 3 started 5th.
Race 2: Start 3rd and take second straight away because the dude on pole forgot TCS. Ran wide on the last turn of lap one to give up a spot. Got it back from the leader spinning. Followed the other guy until I managed a pass into the first left of the esses on lap 6. Held on for the win - my first in a month, though I haven't done much racing.
Race 3: Punted hard in the esses on lap one - pretty sure the same guy as race 1. Got stuck behind a guy who was lagging about a bit. After following for 3 laps, I think I lag tapped him in the final corner. There was no penalty, but I got a red S in the post race. 5th again.
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- Indiana USA
- tmsheehan
- ToroSports
What was brutal for me was that pit stop. Pitted at the end of lap 11 and watched for what seemed an eternity waiting for the car to reach the pit stall. I thought I saw one crew member go for a cup of coffee and another go to the bathroom - both returned before my car arrived to swap out tires. I went in 2nd and came out 12th - that was brutal!
- 7,098
- Birmingham, UK
- GOTMAXPOWER
Next week's race A looks great, BMB has been forgotten for too long.
Then there is race C...
Then there is race C...
- 2,034
- Bristol, UK
- OJBrit
I feel as if track limits have become more brutal the last week or so.
That's because everybody has the last pit box. Your guys were just making sure they were drinking their coffee and not a competitors.
- 1,492
- United States
- equus_ferrum
Crap...didn't even check the start type for that race...I was just too excited to see it (or any Daily worth my time) show up again.
As for the inevitable punt-fest at T1, with slipstream set to weak, unless you actually spin out, I don't think you'll be in danger of losing the draft.
When we raced the C2 Corvette here a couple years ago, I remember all the top times wall-riding T1, and I still set a time good enough for 20th overall without doing that. I think I won 95% of the races I did, and was literally unbeatable with that combo once I got comfortable after a few races. 500 hp on sports tires in what will probably be rather sketchy muscle cars sounds gloriously chaotic. 🤣 I'm going to have to clear space for all the replays I'll probably need to save...
- 2,430
- The failed experiment entitled “California”.
Took a break from the garage and jumped back into the daily’s for an hour and a half today. I know the general consensus is Sardegna BII is not a good course, but I like it! Maybe it’s cause I’ve never done sardegna B normal way…not sure. Got a couple wins there and a coupe podiums at dragon trail. I’m on my B/A alt acct that I’m building right now so my good finishes are nothing to write home about necessarily. But at any rate, it’s fun charging through the pack in non-meta cars.
However, I can tell that the weekend crowd has arrived. Racing is dirty as hell. Dirty is actually the wrong word because no one is being sly about anything. The only thing I can do to keep myself from being knocked off the track is paying attention to my radar and mirrors, and just before impact….I slam on the brakes so they don’t totally annihilate me. That usually gets them pretty pissed, and after a few more ramming failures, they usually just wreck themselves.
been using the WRX and in B. Despite it not really being a power car on a power track, it’s holding its own. The AWD is really helping me hammer down on the exits down the chicane to the finish, and at the 90 degree left gander before we head up the hill. As long as I nail those 2 spots, it’s usually enough to keep the Alphas at bay
However, I can tell that the weekend crowd has arrived. Racing is dirty as hell. Dirty is actually the wrong word because no one is being sly about anything. The only thing I can do to keep myself from being knocked off the track is paying attention to my radar and mirrors, and just before impact….I slam on the brakes so they don’t totally annihilate me. That usually gets them pretty pissed, and after a few more ramming failures, they usually just wreck themselves.
been using the WRX and in B. Despite it not really being a power car on a power track, it’s holding its own. The AWD is really helping me hammer down on the exits down the chicane to the finish, and at the 90 degree left gander before we head up the hill. As long as I nail those 2 spots, it’s usually enough to keep the Alphas at bay
- 5,581
- Druids Bend
- Z4E_Midnight85
Had a go at Race B on my alt last night. No Q time for the first few races, tried the Jag, 650S and Mustang. The Jag race went well, P7 after starting P14. The 650S race was less impressive, finishing P11 after starting P13. Mustang race was even worse! P15/15. Spun at the chicane of death, twice.....
Decided to do some laps in the Mustang and put myself on Q7, finished P7 after being run wide at Turn 1 by a Supra on the last lap while running P5.
Then did a bunch more laps in the Jag and knocked 0.7s off my Q time.
Really struggling to get the flow on this layout, finding it so hard to get the chicanes right, and the snorkel and esses in reverse are just downright confusing.
Decided to do some laps in the Mustang and put myself on Q7, finished P7 after being run wide at Turn 1 by a Supra on the last lap while running P5.
Then did a bunch more laps in the Jag and knocked 0.7s off my Q time.
Really struggling to get the flow on this layout, finding it so hard to get the chicanes right, and the snorkel and esses in reverse are just downright confusing.
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Starting to really get the hang of Seaside II, have been having a decent week in Race B using a combo of the Supra, Jag, and Beetle. Unfortunately I seemed to have outqualified myself. Got on with a few minutes to spare last night and ran a few laps in the SUpra and hit a 1:38.127, it was pretty much a perfect lap for me and everything went right. I'm B/S and have been starting 2nd or 3rd in rooms with mostly A drivers, a few A+, and a couple Bs. I just dont have that pace during the race and have been finishing 3-6th which is great for me considering the competition. Did get one win when I was in 2nd and the guy who was 3.5 seconds ahead spun on the last corner and I was able to cruise by.
I typically do not like to qualify much since my race pace is a bit off from my qualy pace in most cases, but guess I'll be working on that for the next two days. I will say the racing has been clean and respectful, only ran into 2-3 guys all week that were intentionally trying to run me off. Once I see it coming I just pull over and let them by. Not worth ruining an entire race by someone jamming you into the wall @ COD. I really dont get that mindset, how is it fun to just run someone off track and ruin their race? Makes no sense to me.
I typically do not like to qualify much since my race pace is a bit off from my qualy pace in most cases, but guess I'll be working on that for the next two days. I will say the racing has been clean and respectful, only ran into 2-3 guys all week that were intentionally trying to run me off. Once I see it coming I just pull over and let them by. Not worth ruining an entire race by someone jamming you into the wall @ COD. I really dont get that mindset, how is it fun to just run someone off track and ruin their race? Makes no sense to me.
jrbabbitt
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- Charleston, SC
- TCR_JimyBee
Ok my two accounts are based here in the USA, I see drivers from Canada down to Chile and everywhere between in this slice of the world. How can I do some daily races in Europe or elsewhere without having to make an account in that area? I would like to race you people across the pond while keeping my account American.
(Getting tired of certain Brazilian drivers that are brutal and shove and punt others ot off their way)
(Getting tired of certain Brazilian drivers that are brutal and shove and punt others ot off their way)
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The Jag feels great on this track, I'm quicker in the Supra but I make more mistakes. The Jag is rock solid around here, haven't hit the COD in it yet (I'm sure I will now that I said it).
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- Rule 12
- GTP_Famine
Bear in mind the latency due to sheer physical distance between South Carolina and Brazil means that their cars won't quite be where you think they are (and vice versa) for much of the time.
That won't improve if you decide to race on another continent; you'll be fine to Western Europe, but EMEA includes South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Israel... and all of Russia. That's a lot of physical distance...
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- Brazil
A bit late but this what happened in a daily race C some weeks ago. In the end, karma kicked and the troublemaker finished in the last positions.
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jrbabbitt
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I notice when I see other racers and their signal strength bars are yellow and or RED I do see their positions jump around as we race, but when their signal bars are as good as mine there is no jumpy cars, saying all that I have seen some not all of the Brazilians get very aggressive and dirty driving.
I believe it is the hairpin turn before the C O D
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- Canada
It is an online phenomenon. Just google "brazilian bad gamers" or something like that and you will see that there is certainly a reputation there that is somewhat deserved. I learned the hard way back when I played Battlefield 4 and have kept learning since. I was once put in a squad of Brazilians in Siege match and it was an awful experience. It could just be a cultural thing, too. I don't know. But they are infamous for ruining online gaming communities.
I have a rival in GT Sport who is Brazilian. We often qualify within a couple tenths of each other. He never lunges inside but he often punts me from behind or brake checks me way too early in turns. Something tells me that he isn't one of the bad ones but it's the ping problem. But while I've learned to never be in his slipstream anywhere near a corner, he hasn't learned not to do that to me yet.
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- United States
Brazil is the largest producer of coffee.
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- Canada
I used to think so but I don't think it's true. There are dirty racers from all over the Americas. I used to write down the names and flags of those who did me dirty on track because I'm petty and it was cathartic. When leaving out anything that had the possibility of being ping related, it was pretty equal across the board.
And let's not forget where the fastest GT player in the western hemisphere is from.
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