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- Lorneonthecobb__
I thought they had switched to Medium quickly? They ran med/soft to the finish. Either way it failed for them lolRenault changed out their Hard tires for another set of Hards
First Gran Turismo Sport Live Event of 2019 Set for Paris March 14–18
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Surprise winner for me there, didn't think the Aston Martin GT3 was competitive enough these days for that result to be possible but everything just fell into place for them, especially once Nissan committed the cardinal sin of starting on the Hard tyres in a big battle pack. All those mid-pack shenanigans also explains why Mitsubishi were so strong in the finale despite having one of the worst cars in the Group these days.
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- Canada
- TPCDangerSashimi
Great racing. Manufactures Cup format is super fun to watch. Well done everybody.
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Loved seeing Rubilar and Kokubun get redemption for bad luck the last final.
Felt bad for Lightning for his bad luck. But felt a little bit good seeing that even the best screw up sometimes too.
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Loved seeing Rubilar and Kokubun get redemption for bad luck the last final.
Felt bad for Lightning for his bad luck. But felt a little bit good seeing that even the best screw up sometimes too.
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- stpatty
Can't wait to see @mclarenLB's thoughts
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- daniel_gokssj3
Well that’s over 2 hours of my life Gran Turismo Sport can keep, I really enjoyed that, it was great intense racing and action from start to finish. I was hoping Mitsubishi would win that last race, but congratulations to Aston Martin for winning the Manufacturers GTS Cup! Looking forward to tomorrow, hopefully we see some new content. 
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- João Pessoa
- hellZfirEJP
Vantage was nowhere near the best car, which make their achievement even more astonishing. Porsche, Toyota, Lexus, Bmw, Mercedes, Chevy and GTR (because of the quality of the drivers) are faster manus. Only race they had a great car was the Gr4 one, where the Vantage Gr4 excels.
Nissan made all the terrible calls they could possibly make strats wise and that very bad mistake from Lightining at Suzuka turn 1 lap 1 cost them a lot. They still finished 2nd, amazingly.
Personal debrief:
Chevrolet (12th):
I understand that they wiped out BMW in the complete mess that was Suzuka lap 1. But surely Fujioka at that point is focused solely on keeping himself on the track after getting hit on the rejoin. Freak accident imo. Maybe the team was screwed before that though. Let's wait and see what a McLaren named Bentley driving a Chevrolet has to say about his qualifying lap at Brands.
Honda (11th):
Some definite pace in the Group 3 car these days as their night started well. It would be easy to make a hot take about how bad the Group 4 is, but some digging reveals that Chatora73 has never been rated higher than 34,000 DR and was only in as a replacement for Shohei. I won't criticise this teams performance as they were carrying some heavy baggage.
Renault (10th):
Surprisingly strong performances in qualifying and at Suzuka. With the recent nerf I thought this car was an absolute dumpster fire, yet through the chaos of Suzuka they actually chased down the Aston and won a race. Unfortunately, these moments were offset by getting sucked off at the final turn at Brands, and a botched pit-stop at Catalunya. Proof that even in the virtual world, you are not immune from pit errors.
Subaru (9th):
Honestly I don't think Subaru had a chance to compete today in the first place. The Group 4 car had no hope down the massive Tokyo straight and the Group 3 car was good enough at Brands Hatch but too lacking elsewhere to make an impact in the second half of the tournament.
Lexus (8th):
What a disappointing effort from the world champions, though I will give you guys the benefit of the doubt and blame it on PD nerfing the Group 3 car in the interim. In such a closely contested E-Sport, those little nerfs make all the difference.
Mercedes-Benz (7th):
They were provisionally on 18 points had a real shot at a podium. Then the post-race penalty came and ruined their evening. Apparently it was for a shunt on the Porsche, something that I will not comment on until we've heard from the players who might have seen it happen. It was off-camera for us.
Mitsubishi (6th):
No surprise that this team was anonymous until the final race, nerfs have made the Group 3 car terrible, and the Group 4 wasn't going to cut it down the Tokyo straight either. But somehow they made magic happen in the finale, and this reaffirms how valuable it is to be clear of the pack early on, and the good that can happen when you just run Softs first instead of trying to get too clever.
Toyota (5th):
A bad qualifying effort, and unlike our winners, they were unable to make up for it until the third race, by which point it was already too late for anything more than 4th. Maybe the first two tracks didn't suit the respective cars as much, but even so, for a maker that's considered high-tier in the current meta this was lacklustre.
BMW (4th):
Pole position in both first qualifying and the shootout, and looking like title contenders. Then the Nico curse struck again. No, Nico doesn't even have to be in the car for the curse to strike, they get accidentally shoved back off by Cheve in the Suzuka chaos and then screwed over by a last minute change from 'grid based on points' to 'grid based on race 3' in the finale. OOF.
Porsche (3rd):
They did make the podium in the end with a great team drive, but should they have done more? It is a high-tier manufacturer in the meta after all, with the qualifying at Brands Hatch playing right into their hands. Of course the alleged shunt from Mercedes also cost them some points, but Serfon perhaps could've done better at Tokyo.
Nissan (2nd):
After Lightning recovered from the turn 1 Suzuka farce to get back to 3rd, Nissan should've been in the clear to win the entire event. Then they had the genius idea of starting on Hards when most of the mid-pack went Mediums and a couple went Softs. Cue getting shuffled back into a calamity and having to settle for shameful silver. Friends don't let friends do Hard tyres.
Aston Martin (1st):
I'd hate to see PD make a kneejerk nerf based on this, as the qualifying result shows that the Group 3 car is already below average on technical tracks. But the team didn't put a foot wrong; Imai salvaged some points at Brands, Cubertom took full advantage of the Group 4's top speed at Tokyo, Marcell benefited from the Suzuka chaos and bagged 10 more points, and then the team started on Mediums and thus didn't get swallowed up like Nissan was. They weren't supposed to be competitive, but because they truly were the best team overall today, they overcame the questionable BoP to win.
Chevrolet (12th):
I understand that they wiped out BMW in the complete mess that was Suzuka lap 1. But surely Fujioka at that point is focused solely on keeping himself on the track after getting hit on the rejoin. Freak accident imo. Maybe the team was screwed before that though. Let's wait and see what a McLaren named Bentley driving a Chevrolet has to say about his qualifying lap at Brands.
Honda (11th):
Some definite pace in the Group 3 car these days as their night started well. It would be easy to make a hot take about how bad the Group 4 is, but some digging reveals that Chatora73 has never been rated higher than 34,000 DR and was only in as a replacement for Shohei. I won't criticise this teams performance as they were carrying some heavy baggage.
Renault (10th):
Surprisingly strong performances in qualifying and at Suzuka. With the recent nerf I thought this car was an absolute dumpster fire, yet through the chaos of Suzuka they actually chased down the Aston and won a race. Unfortunately, these moments were offset by getting sucked off at the final turn at Brands, and a botched pit-stop at Catalunya. Proof that even in the virtual world, you are not immune from pit errors.
Subaru (9th):
Honestly I don't think Subaru had a chance to compete today in the first place. The Group 4 car had no hope down the massive Tokyo straight and the Group 3 car was good enough at Brands Hatch but too lacking elsewhere to make an impact in the second half of the tournament.
Lexus (8th):
What a disappointing effort from the world champions, though I will give you guys the benefit of the doubt and blame it on PD nerfing the Group 3 car in the interim. In such a closely contested E-Sport, those little nerfs make all the difference.
Mercedes-Benz (7th):
They were provisionally on 18 points had a real shot at a podium. Then the post-race penalty came and ruined their evening. Apparently it was for a shunt on the Porsche, something that I will not comment on until we've heard from the players who might have seen it happen. It was off-camera for us.
Mitsubishi (6th):
No surprise that this team was anonymous until the final race, nerfs have made the Group 3 car terrible, and the Group 4 wasn't going to cut it down the Tokyo straight either. But somehow they made magic happen in the finale, and this reaffirms how valuable it is to be clear of the pack early on, and the good that can happen when you just run Softs first instead of trying to get too clever.
Toyota (5th):
A bad qualifying effort, and unlike our winners, they were unable to make up for it until the third race, by which point it was already too late for anything more than 4th. Maybe the first two tracks didn't suit the respective cars as much, but even so, for a maker that's considered high-tier in the current meta this was lacklustre.
BMW (4th):
Pole position in both first qualifying and the shootout, and looking like title contenders. Then the Nico curse struck again. No, Nico doesn't even have to be in the car for the curse to strike, they get accidentally shoved back off by Cheve in the Suzuka chaos and then screwed over by a last minute change from 'grid based on points' to 'grid based on race 3' in the finale. OOF.
Porsche (3rd):
They did make the podium in the end with a great team drive, but should they have done more? It is a high-tier manufacturer in the meta after all, with the qualifying at Brands Hatch playing right into their hands. Of course the alleged shunt from Mercedes also cost them some points, but Serfon perhaps could've done better at Tokyo.
Nissan (2nd):
After Lightning recovered from the turn 1 Suzuka farce to get back to 3rd, Nissan should've been in the clear to win the entire event. Then they had the genius idea of starting on Hards when most of the mid-pack went Mediums and a couple went Softs. Cue getting shuffled back into a calamity and having to settle for shameful silver. Friends don't let friends do Hard tyres.
Aston Martin (1st):
I'd hate to see PD make a kneejerk nerf based on this, as the qualifying result shows that the Group 3 car is already below average on technical tracks. But the team didn't put a foot wrong; Imai salvaged some points at Brands, Cubertom took full advantage of the Group 4's top speed at Tokyo, Marcell benefited from the Suzuka chaos and bagged 10 more points, and then the team started on Mediums and thus didn't get swallowed up like Nissan was. They weren't supposed to be competitive, but because they truly were the best team overall today, they overcame the questionable BoP to win.
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News about content?
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- Lorneonthecobb__
Nothing new shown today, I imagine tomorrow's Nations Cup may potentially show a few things.
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- SpacedustDaddy
Speaking in the WEC, I just did a 4- class/multi-class Le Mans race in Project Cars 2(LMP1/2/3/GTE). Gr.2 GT League, is the only multi-class racing, with added Gr.3 cars, we get.WEC yesterday, GTS Manufacturers today, F1 season opener tomorrow and then GTS Nations .. motorsport feast !
Had great fun watching, and congratz Team Aston Martin! Can't wait for Nations tomorrow!
I'd also like to know, will we see more or be able to make 30 car grids, like in the Campaign Mode Mission races.
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- LewisBentley6
The untold stories of Team Chevvy
1) FT_Ant was part of the team and was replaced LAST MINUTE by @perrolocomcquee (Huge thanks for filling the spot) due to Ant unfortunately being super sick this weekend (Sucky weekend to fall ill on)
2) Ant was originally supposed to qualify, I had to fill the qualifying spot on 20 minutes notice, going up against guys who have practiced this since the combos were sent to us 5 days ago. No prior practice. Actually amazed I wasn't last.
3) The car sucks ass at Brands. I invite any of you to hotlap Brands in the Porsche, Renault, Honda etc. and then try the Chevvy, I guarantee you'll be at least 4 tenths slower in the Chevvy, when the ENTIRE FIELD is separated by 7 tenths, thats a small issue
4) Our Japanese Teammate was ALSO a substitute, was 55th in 2018 Exhibition Season 4 in Asia, with 53k DR, due to GSN being unable to make Paris
5) Race 2 was one of the best races I have ever driven, crazy pace, no mistakes, unsure where it came from
6) A charge in the first laps (gained 8 positions) of Catalunya was put to an unfortunate end when someone decided initiating 3 wide on a corner exit was a good idea...
7) We were Last, but this was fully expected, had an amazing time, super fun races, don't care because I knew we were 100% doomed going in anyway
1) FT_Ant was part of the team and was replaced LAST MINUTE by @perrolocomcquee (Huge thanks for filling the spot) due to Ant unfortunately being super sick this weekend (Sucky weekend to fall ill on)
2) Ant was originally supposed to qualify, I had to fill the qualifying spot on 20 minutes notice, going up against guys who have practiced this since the combos were sent to us 5 days ago. No prior practice. Actually amazed I wasn't last.
3) The car sucks ass at Brands. I invite any of you to hotlap Brands in the Porsche, Renault, Honda etc. and then try the Chevvy, I guarantee you'll be at least 4 tenths slower in the Chevvy, when the ENTIRE FIELD is separated by 7 tenths, thats a small issue
4) Our Japanese Teammate was ALSO a substitute, was 55th in 2018 Exhibition Season 4 in Asia, with 53k DR, due to GSN being unable to make Paris
5) Race 2 was one of the best races I have ever driven, crazy pace, no mistakes, unsure where it came from
6) A charge in the first laps (gained 8 positions) of Catalunya was put to an unfortunate end when someone decided initiating 3 wide on a corner exit was a good idea...
7) We were Last, but this was fully expected, had an amazing time, super fun races, don't care because I knew we were 100% doomed going in anyway
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Very fun event to watch as always, but I wish the first 3 races could be a bit longer. Driver of the day was Shogo Yoshida of Mitsubishi. Great strategy and competence from the japanese driver using the soft tires. Ended up rooting for them in the last race. Dream team Nissan lost it on strategy.
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- hellZfirEJP
@OutlawQuadrnt said one thing today and he could not be more accurate:
"If you want a podium in manufacturers, sign for the team @Cuber Tom has signed."
"If you want a podium in manufacturers, sign for the team @Cuber Tom has signed."
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- JackRyanWMU
- SpeedyDB55
Well, more specifically three of us did it. But hey, feeling of success by mild association!!!
And I may have been jamming to this song afterwards.
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The previous stream from last year got 150,000 views on the English stream. This stream barely made 30,000!
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