Do you consider yourself "fast" or "consistent"? (Aliens need not respond)

[SteelPantha]

I'm consistently inconsistent.... not to get philosophical but does that make me inconsistent, consistent or both? haha
I don't bother with Time Trials cos I'll get smashed.
I've got gold in everything in-game so does that make me fast? I don't think so.
I've won a few races online and generally finish higher than what I qualify so idk.... again, is that a sign of being quick/slow? I think I prefer trying to play catch-up than qualifying or leading from the front.

I'm probably neither consistent or fast lol

What I would say is that GT7 has made me a better driver, helped me to be persistent and seek faster lap times etc probably more than any other game. I also sometimes race with TCS at 1 or even 0 which I would've never done in previous games because I hit the throttle too hard and spin out the car lol

 

[LGBT_Barron]

I think that the question sound differently in the minds of A/B versus C/D drivers, especially in the consistency bit.

Btw, I'm a C/D driver (actually D/C driver better descibes me...) using a wheel since couple of months, wihtout having a strong history in racing with pad.

My definition of fast, for my level, is: being able to improve my lap time over different sessions (I usually get a good silver at time trials). So I would say I can be fast
My definition of consistent, again, my level, is: do not do mistakes / do mistakes I can recover without losing tons of seconds. I'm rarely able to nail 5 laps staying at my peace+-5%, sooner or later I f@#k it up.. So I would say I'm not consistent.

Looking at the previous answers I guess that most people is far better than me and have their own definition of what they consider fast or consistent.

This is a very hot topic in my mind, I always think about how to improve and don't actually have a plan...
Should I aim for a safer drive, raise consistency, and then work on quickness,
or should I do the other way around
or a mix
?

In my experience, if you focus on consistency then the pace will soon follow.

Consistency has the benefit of bringing better results, for sure. Many a fast driver has blistering qualifying pace but then fudges the big occasion.

I'd agree with benjoi84. It's better to just focus on braking in the right place, hitting apex's and all that stuff......and then bit by bit the pace will just develop. In a race do the same, don't worry too much about making up places or getting overtaken....if someone is catching you quickly don't fight it, cause sometimes when you do you end up making a mistake and you just lose your flow.

 

[Mercia]

In my experience, if you focus on consistency then the pace will soon follow.

Consistency has the benefit of bringing better results, for sure. Many a fast driver has blistering qualifying pace but then fudges the big occasion.

On the rare occasions I do get pole it is terrifying Something changes, the nerves, anxiety. I'm in front, I'm expected to win, palms get clammy, feel a knot in my stomach. I'm absolutely guaranteed to put it in the gravel turn 1.

 

[Roman_GT23]

At first I was fast (or I thought I was) but I was really inconsistent. Over time (specifically in iRacing endurance races) I've learned fast isn't everything. Consistency paid out more. Eventually I learned to combine the two. And if I don't find myself particularly fast compared to others in the lobby (i.e. anything Nordschliefe, Gr.2 or Super Formula for me) I know the consistency in race pace pays off most of the time to a good result

 

[NevilleNobody]

On tracks I am good at, definitely "fast but inconsistent". I use the D-pad and X and box buttons so to take some corners one needs to get the entry absolutely SPOT on because there's no adjusting it mid corner with subtle corrections. The best example is the right hander at Bathurst after the cutting, the uphill one, if I don't turn in BANG on target I will hit one of the walls or bleed shed loads of time lifting. So I can turn a very solid qualy lap, then turn really strong race laps but i will inevitably make errors where others will pound around all day without a mistake.

 

[viper al]

I feel like I have lost some of my GT mojo. I was an A+ in GT Sport, now a low A in GT 7.Some of my slower friends in Sport are now faster in 7.(and vice versa) For me there's no consistency anymore, as soon as I do a fast lap I blow the next one.I upgraded to a Fanatec set up and it still feels like I'm stuck in mud at times. New physics,getting older,stress who knows ! But I have definitely lost a step .

 

[cjsrt4]

I feel like I have lost some of my GT mojo. I was an A+ in GT Sport, now a low A in GT 7.Some of my slower friends in Sport are now faster in 7.(and vice versa) For me there's no consistency anymore, as soon as I do a fast lap I blow the next one.I upgraded to a Fanatec set up and it still feels like I'm stuck in mud at times. New physics,getting older,stress who knows ! But I have definitely lost a step .

It's hard to be consistent when they change the handling physics every month.

I'm on a wheel, so being consistent I feel is much easier.

On the rare occasions I do get pole it is terrifying Something changes, the nerves, anxiety. I'm in front, I'm expected to win, palms get clammy, feel a knot in my stomach. I'm absolutely guaranteed to put it in the gravel turn 1.

This couldn't be more true. For me, it's the thought of getting punted turn one. So I go in hot to brake as late as possible.

 

[Johan]

A little bit of both, i guess. I tend to clock very even laptimes, between traffic and hickups. After many a long night at the Eiger i did make it to the national finals in the first GT Academy, and finished top 8. So if I put my neck into it, there might be some speed in the old man yet.

 

[Fezzik]

On the rare occasions I do get pole it is terrifying Something changes, the nerves, anxiety. I'm in front, I'm expected to win, palms get clammy, feel a knot in my stomach. I'm absolutely guaranteed to put it in the gravel turn 1.

Yep, every time.
One time at RBR, I put it in the gravel/grass/runoff the first 3 turns.

 

[Darrenersmit]

Tend to finish 9th to 5th on daily races, still waiting for that illusive win.

 

[shadow0460]

I prefer consistency. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. If I can hit 197 down the Kimmel, great, but if I'm only hitting 153, you can bet everywhere else I'm always above 100.

 

[TechnoIsLove]

Aside from this week's races as I seem to not be good at the B and C combination of tracks, I'm usually between top 700 - 1000 in qualy times and average around 3 or 4 positions gained each race (B). Would say 75% i finish top 7 with the rest being top 5, aside from the odd screw up.

Just converted to wheel and only after a week i seem to be matching my best controller times or barely faster. Still seems i need more time to have noticable lap improvements.

Steering is much more precise and the pedals make it amazing to control throttle and braking. My biggest pain is getting used to the max rotation of the wheel in slow and tight corners as that's what's slowing me down..

 

[Mudda Chod]

My biggest pain is getting used to the max rotation of the wheel in slow and tight corners as that's what's slowing me down..

Are you using manual gears?
Try dropping the gear to "help trun in", then if needed return to the higher gear for exit (to avoid spinning)

Edit : Timing, of course, is paramount

 

[Blayney]

I think its safe to say neither particularly based on this from the mp4/4 Suzuka time trial. I'd be quite quick if I could do decent on every sector!

 

[TechnoIsLove]

Are you using manual gears?
Try dropping the gear to "help trun in", then if needed return to the higher gear for exit (to avoid spinning)

Edit : Timing, of course, is paramount

Yep, that's one way I'm improving 🙂

 

[Mudda Chod]

... where others will pound around all day without a mistake.

For clarity, no human pounds around Bathurst all day without a mistake, not in a Sim, nor in real life.

 

[NevilleNobody]

I feel like I have lost some of my GT mojo. I was an A+ in GT Sport, now a low A in GT 7.Some of my slower friends in Sport are now faster in 7.(and vice versa) For me there's no consistency anymore, as soon as I do a fast lap I blow the next one.I upgraded to a Fanatec set up and it still feels like I'm stuck in mud at times. New physics,getting older,stress who knows ! But I have definitely lost a step .

I think there's less cars that are easyish to drive, i could be wrong though but that's what it feels like. There's also the lack of competitiveness with TC on. I am still at DR-A as I was in Sport but certainly feel like I am not able to run with the upper mid pack as often as i did in Sport in a room full of A/A+ drivers.

The TC in particular is a real pain in the rear end, I understand it should cost SOME time, as it did in SPORT, but man, even TC1 costs seconds per lap in GT7. This leaves one with very few cars in each class and they tend to be understeery in order to keep the rear under control (think Supra and Z4 in Group 3 for example).

That's my 2c anyways.

 

[LGBT_Barron]

On the rare occasions I do get pole it is terrifying Something changes, the nerves, anxiety. I'm in front, I'm expected to win, palms get clammy, feel a knot in my stomach. I'm absolutely guaranteed to put it in the gravel turn 1.

I know that exact feeling lol. I enter a race and to my utter surprise the 300/400 people who have a better TT time are not playing the game (or doing that race) at the moment. Then what i do is look at the 2nd & 3rd players time and that either calms or magnifies my anxiety......But best thing too do is just treat it like a quali lap, but if i do end finishing 2nd or 3rd isn't the end of the world. And it can be good to size up the other people by being behind and storing that info for the next time you come across them. Just aim to get the first few corners done as best you can and then once your up to speed you usually settle down, but if you do mess it up and the guy in 2nd is up your rear end just let them past and take a deep breath as you have plenty of laps to get back past them.

 

[Mudda Chod]

I think there's less cars that are easyish to drive, i could be wrong though but that's what it feels like. There's also the lack of competitiveness with TC on. I am still at DR-A as I was in Sport but certainly feel like I am not able to run with the upper mid pack as often as i did in Sport in a room full of A/A+ drivers.

The TC in particular is a real pain in the rear end, I understand it should cost SOME time, as it did in SPORT, but man, even TC1 costs seconds per lap in GT7. This leaves one with very few cars in each class and they tend to be understeery in order to keep the rear under control (think Supra and Z4 in Group 3 for example).

That's my 2c anyways.

For hard to control cars, you can try the Countersteering assist, and then ASC before resorting to TC.

 

[Dolby89]

consistently bad, tbh... but depends on the track

 

[one-eye-324]

I'm old and slow but this game keeps me pretty busy in my old age and i'm haveing fun.i'm 78 years old now and just grinding my life away.

 

[TiMcF1]

Neither right now for me just not on GT7 that much like I was sport. On sport i would've of said kind of fast working on being consistent. But my goal has always been to be consistently consistent😅. It's miles better than being fast. Even when your not fighting for podiums when your hitting your marks lap after lap It's just reinvigorating and feels awesome.

 

[Stanfandango]

Not raced much in GT7 but on Sport I was hovering between DR.B and C but mainly C, so not that fast. I was however consistently at SR.S. So not fast but very fair (or timid, take your pick).
I find it too easy to slip into cruise mode and just do comfortable laps This doesn't win many races I've found

 

[benjoi84]

. Even when your not fighting for podiums when your hitting your marks lap after lap It's just reinvigorating and feels awesome.

Amen!!

Especially when you consider the variables of racing as opposed to qualifying. Slipstream, fuel level, tyre wear... To stay consistent under those conditions definitely scratches the itch.

It will often yield a better track position too, as others push too hard.

 

[Artremis]

As much as my ego would like to make me say otherwise, neither really. I'm not particularly fast in races and whenever there's pressure I make mistakes consistently - actually I guess you could say I am consistent in that way

 

[WRP001]

Consistency is definitely my strength. I have done many WRS TT or in game TT/qualifying and I can get within 1-2% of aliens but my ceiling is there in terms of raw pace regardless of how long I invest. But can do 8-9 races in a row without any significant errors at a race pace that is competitive and this brings home a fair share of wins. I have been on track with a few aliens (GTWS veterans) that were both super quick and consistent and literally no shot to compete with them.

I think a driver with pure pace has more high end potential than one that lacks pace but is consistent. Consistency is easier to learn imo. You can always back off a touch and reach for that extra pace when absolutely necessary.

 

[NamuGriff]

I'm consistent. Tend to be middle of the pack in online races. Maybe might get the odd top 5 finish, but I tend to wait for others to mess up, than go for overtakes.

 

[hermtownhomy]

Not as fast I should be. Not as fast as I'd like to be. But faster than I used to be, because I got more consistent. As I was trying to get faster, it just wasn't happening until I got more patient and got consistent. It takes time and patience, which leads to more time driving... more constructive time, as opposed to over-driving, wrecking, driving off track, etc. and frustration, starting over, etc. More driving, and more practice leads to more consistency. Once you are driving more consistently, the faster times will happen. Not always, but, for those of us who aren't a naturally talented alien, consistency is something to strive for, then who knows? Maybe faster will just happen for you.