Faster on wet than on dry?

[metramt8]

I bought a Mercedes-Benz SL 500 '98, and I decided to take a run trough Nürburgring GP Short comparing the laps on dry and wet.

Dry time: 1:52:XXX

Wet time (10% surface water): 1:50:XXX on my first attempt. I noticed that is more difficult to drift, there are more grip, why?

The gap was exactly 1.8 seconds.

And with 20% was pretty close to the dry time.

I used gamepad, comfort soft and full stock car.

 

[PaMu1337]

Did you maybe have SRF turned on?

 

[metramt8]

Did you maybe have SRF turned on?

Nope, only ABS on 1. Anyone can do the test too?

 

[Mini Stiggy]

Yeah, you can go faster than you can in the dry until around 15%.

 

[metramt8]

Yeah, you can go faster than you can in the dry until around 15%.

Since when? It's a huge bug, and I don't remember seeing anything on GTP. Sorry if it was posted.

 

[Streeto]

I think this has been around since GT5, it's a pretty bad bug LOL!

Being a drifter I've experienced it a lot in the past, it's quite weird.

 

[fifomaniak]

Did you have the "grip on track edge/wet" set to real or not?

 

[Mini Stiggy]

Did you have the "grip on track edge/wet" set to real or not?

It's still faster with grip reduction set to real.

 

[FoRiZon]

Check the tires?

 

[Mini Stiggy]

Check the tires?

It wouldn't matter. You're faster until around 15% surface water.

 

[metramt8]

Did you have the "grip on track edge/wet" set to real or not?

Set in real.

 

[azidahaka]

Not surprised. A confort compound vs a RACE WET compound on a slippery track (not very wet)...

Not seeing anything strange, it should be faster even on dry as long as it lasts.

Remember we do not even have sport rain tires...

 

[Le_Manuz]

Not surprised. A confort compound vs a RACE WET compound on a slippery track (not very wet)...

Not seeing anything strange, it should be faster even on dry as long as it lasts.

Remember we do not even have sport rain tires...

read correctly, he didn't change the tires, he is only using comfort soft

I used gamepad, comfort soft and full stock car.

 

[azidahaka]

read correctly, he didn't change the tires, he is only using comfort soft

my bad, i misunderstood you're right

 

[MSTER232]

Maybe because tyres are overheating but with the surface water you keep them cool but there isn't enough water on track to start hydroplaning?

 

[metramt8]

Maybe because tyres are overheating but with the surface water you keep them cool but there isn't enough water on track to start hydroplaning?

In real life street tyres are always faster on dry. And there was no overheating.