Lol, is that the Canadian tire logo on the front?Too late, I already made a livery!
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Nations Cup Round 9
I said before this sounded like an interesting combo. I take that back, this is a meatgrinder straight from hell. Thematically, I love it. But practically, most of the playerbase (definitely including me) just can't reliably handle racing these things that close together. Everyone's braking distances are so different. I'm honestly shocked I somehow came out with 81 SR.
I somehow survived the first chicane, but then got an SR down from going up the back of a Russian who was unexpectedly slow through the section heading to the start of the Mulsanne. From there I had people moving across in front of me whilst braking, lots of track limit penalties trying to avoid people, the works. Also lots of difficulty trying to gauge braking points for the first chicane when there's someone on your inside. I found myself swerving pretty hard into the gravel more than once.
I accidentally took someone out at the bottom of the Mulsanne. I went right before the braking zone to break the slipstream, but then found I was still going to go up the back. Tried to go left to go onto the gravel thinking I could avoid contact, but I think that made it worse. Not proud of that at all.
I kind of wonder how this would have worked out had the start been less chaotic, because it just mixed everyone up. The qualifying was practically worthless. I'd started on the Mediums and was hoping to just take the first couple of laps easy then push once everyone had spread out, but ended up with the pole sitter behind me. I tried going to the outside of the Porsche curve and braking to let him past, but it seemed like it took a while for him to realise and that then let 2 more people through.
Calling that a day there, and now to see how I'm going to repair my SR...
If anyone wants to see how not to drive this race, here's a video!
. Thought I recognised the name @Zorz from GTP 👍. Kind of glad I messed up qualifying if anything, judging the bedlam into the Dunlop chicane on Lap 1. Looks like you got really roughed up unfortunately, was a real battlefield out there today. Also, apologies if the incident at the 1st chicane on Lap 2 affected you, I was dive-bombed by a French guy in a 787B, which in turn put us loose out wide onto the dirt, then a case of 4 into 1 doesn't go on exit resulted in the pushing and shoving as we came past.
). This is one of those races which sounds amazing on paper, but with GTS collision physics, penalties and track limit inconsistencies make it a total 🤬 show in practice.
. It only improves my total score by 9 points. I could've had 4th and the 200+ points I wanted if I didn't drive like it was my first day with the game and properly adjusted my braking when in the slipstream. When I was trying to pass the car that eventually finished 4th going into the first Mulsanne chicane, I braked way too late and had no choice but to throw it up the inside to avoid rear-ending him. We did still collide, but fortunately he didn't spin or get a penalty from my stupidity. I however got a 0.5s penalty for cutting the inside of the first part of the chicane to avoid hitting him. It took the entire rest of the race to even get back in his slipstream again, but by then it was too late.
Ah, hello! I thought me and Stpatty were the only GTP posters in that one. P20 to P5 is a fantastic result, and if the Dunlop chicane was that bad I'm definitely feeling very fortunate that I somehow got through it relatively unscathed. I think I'll need to go back and watch the replay. I know the front runners got punted off, but no idea how bad it was behind me.Was in the same race as you guys earlier (TheSweeney_), and frantic doesn't really cover it
I was just about to serve my track limits penalty from the end of lap 1 when it happened anyway.
You were rapid in that race. Since you'd changed your username since we last raced I thought you were an alien trying a last to first challengeWas in the same race as you guys earlier (TheSweeney_), and frantic doesn't really cover it
As this was the only race I was entering this season, it looked like a good combo and I find the 787B a joy to drive, so I made sure I practiced well. Qualifying went to pot in the end, ruined my 1st flyer, and a track limits excursion ruined my 2nd attempt, so started P20. Was always going to start on mediums, and the chaos into T1 reaffirmed that. Some how dodged it all unscathed, and was P10 by the end of the Mulsanne alone.
Scrappiness followed as those around jostled for position, concluding in a sketchy moment at the 1st Mulsanne chicane on lap 2, where an optimistic dive-bomb from a French 787B put me onto the marbles. After that I missed my braking into the 2nd chicane, forgetting tyres were dirty running into the back an Austrian in front in attempted avoidance. Thankfully they weren't affected by my mistake, but I got a (deserved) 1sec penalty and carried on. Dropped to 12th after serving it, then settled into a rhythm in some sort of clean air, before pitting on lap 4. Went for 4M/4S in the end, felt softs would last 4 laps on a lighter fuel load better in the 2nd part, and pace would be a lot quicker.
My pace after switching to softs was much better than expected, came out in P10 and reeled in those ahead quicker than anticipated. P10 became P9 after a late stopper on Lap 6, then P8 after catching a Portuguese Nissan I'd had a nice little battle with earlier. Soon got up to P7 before a mistake from someone ahead exiting the 2nd chicane gifted us P6, and then P5 after a spinner exiting Mulsanne corner. Closed right up to P4 on the line, finishing 2 tenths or so behind, and a second or so behind @stpatty in 3rd. Ended up getting fastest lap to boot as well surprisingly.
P5 from a P20 start was way more than hoped, so I'll take that. Especially as I felt a bit sport mode rusty after not doing FIA or dailies for a few weeks. Was anxious about making mistakes and ruining the race for others. Thankfully mistakes were a minimum, with just the -7SR in the end. Apart from the contact penalty, and 1 for track limits, all was well though I did get caught out by the differences in acceleration, with minor bumps into a couple of cars when exiting slower corners on occasion. Very noticeable between the R92CP and the 787B. Otherwise one and done, but accept I was lucky that I got the better part of the draw race-wise compared to others, it was very frisky.
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Nice livery
The entire car is all Canadian sponsors I’m pretty sure. 
