Gran Turismo 7 Custom Race thread

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Tested out a few and my lord, I knew the AI on Professional Difficulty was atrocious but didnt know the rubber banding is this bad.

Did 2 20 Minute Races, one at Trial Mountain and Northen Isle Speedway and they were a sight to behold.

First Trial Mountain, I was naturally going 1 Second slower than the top running A.I (Dodge and a Ford) as they were consistently doing 1:56s which I only reach once. That's fine as its definitely a skill thing on my part that I need to improve on and is quite fun but I was dumbfounded at what came after.

Halfway in I and the Dodge Viper in front pitted while the leader Ford stayed out for much longer, when we rejoined suddenly I was gaining on the Ford 5 seconds a lap and was able to pass the Viper and get a 10 second on it until the Ford pitted and we both passed it taking me to 1st. Then suddenly the Viper started gaining, which would be expected as the AI were naturally faster than me but now the Viper was pulling 1:53s out of nowhere before it was right up my 🤬 at the finish line :lol:

Didnt even feel like I won that due speed or strategy and just exploited a huge hole in how Professional difficulty A.I are designed for Custom Race :lol:

Then Northen Isle Speedway, the small track lets you see the rubber band first hand when the A.I suddenly decides to speed off like bullets and slams right through you in the process after you lapped them :lol:
 
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I did many many custom races with random weather, always putting the first weather slot in dry/sunshine, hoping to be surprised by rain but it never comes. The worst it's getting is dark clouds. I tried it on various racetracks. Is there anything I'm missing?
 
I did many many custom races with random weather, always putting the first weather slot in dry/sunshine, hoping to be surprised by rain but it never comes. The worst it's getting is dark clouds. I tried it on various racetracks. Is there anything I'm missing?
Got a rabbit’s foot handy? :sly:

Seriously, with my random weather setting, I’m more likely to get rain at Fuji and Tsukuba than any other tracks. Nurb 24, Autopolis, and Spa would next. Suzuka and Dragon Trail Gardens are about equal with the amount of time I get rain on random. Surprisingly I recently got rain at the Nurb Endurance layout. Thought wet weather was unavailable for that layout.

Le Mans is hit or miss for me and I rarely get rain at High Speed Ring.
 
I’ve started using ChatGPT with Wolfram in combination with the Custom Races to keep track of championships and provide commentary on the results of my races. This has completely revolutionized GT7 for me, so if you have time to fine-tune things a bit to do things this way, it might be worth it for you too. I used to keep a spreadsheet for custom race championships but now ChatGPT can calculate the standings just based on giving it a scoring system and sending it screenshots of the race results. Also, if you do this, use the Wolfram version of ChatGPT or the points will not add up right after a few races.
 
A longer race to celebrate Petit Le Mans tomorrow :

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Results :
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Always difficult to avoid collisions with the AI here (heavy damages on), a lot of crashes! Some GT cars were lacking competitiveness, probably because I made this BoP for Le Mans only.
My best lap was a 1'15 something, but that damn rubberbanded AI could have qualify just behind the Proton Porsche this evening...

Leader sequence :
GT1
L1-30 Mercedes #36
L31-39 Toyota #29
L40-49 Mercedes #36
L50-63 Toyota #27 (me)
L64-76 Mercedes #36
L77-89 Toyota #27 (me)
L90-112 McLaren #41
L113 Mercedes #36
L114-137 Toyota #29

GT2
L1-19 Ferrari #41
L20 Porsche #36
L21-28 Ferrari #34
L29-31 Ferrari #41
L32-38 Porsche #37
L39-44 Ferrari #41
L45-52 Porsche #36
L53-80 Porsche #37
L81-89 Sard Toyota #27
L90-93 Chevrolet #30
L94 Porsche #36
L95-117 Chevrolet #30
L118-119 Porsche #37
L120-136 Porsche #36
L137 Chevrolet #30 (<= the typical IMSA final clash)
 
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Finally had enough money to buy enough GT500 cars and getting ready to build a custom Super GT500 Championship. Working on the liveries now.

I could copy the official teams but I decided to make this custom Super GT distinct with a handful of old livery ideas and return teams but joining a bunch of new original ones. Grid is 18 Cars split between 6 each of the 3 brands.

Currently have 11ish of the 18 Teams ready to go...

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#16 Loctite Mugen NSX (Tyres meant to be Firestone)
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#5 Fox Racing NSX
Whitby_.jpeg

#64 EPSON Nakajima NSX
Hobart Harbour_.jpeg

#61 Australian Dragon Racing NSX

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#22 Xanavi Hiroto GT-R
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#14 Bully Dog GT-R
Lake Mackenzie_.jpeg

#9 Dingo HKS GT-R

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#36 Castrol TOM'S RC F
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#37 Petronas TOM'S RC F
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#11 Mad Croc RC F
Hakkoda Mountains_.jpeg

#3 BLITZ RC F
 
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Finished my 18 car roster for my custom Super GT Championship

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#80 OPERA Performance NSX
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#33 Valvoline NSX

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#12 Marelli Impul GT-R
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#17 Shell V-Power GT-R
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#2 TOMACA GT-R

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#41 Marc VDS RC F
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#8 Sharkbite Falken RC F

Now just playing around with the race settings to see what works best. I'll be piloting the #5 Fox Racing NSX. Thinking of adding weight ballast over the course of the season but unsure how relevant thatll impact the A.I.

Does anyone know how to randomise grids, I dont think there is an option but I dont want the same starting grid every time...
 
Edit: @Com Fox Unfortunately we have to place the AI garage cars ourselves. Would be nice to have such an option when set to Random.

Probably closest finish I’ve had with the AI.
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Entering the Variante Ascari, I had just passed P5. Exiting the Variante Ascari, P3 had a shaky exit and I was able to just out accelerate it by the time we all got to the Parabolica.

More Group A stuffs.


Messing with a Daytona Speedway grid and I have to use Counter steering. The AI just pit me any moment they can. That's nothing new, but I thought I could do without any aids like usual and feel like I'm driving the car.
 
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Cloudy start to the Championship but they sky cleared halfway through
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Got spun straight away at turn 3 by the Tomica GT-R (something poetic about the Fox car getting taken out by the Wolf car)
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The early stints as a battle between the Xanavi GT-R and 3 Lexus
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In my efforts to catch up, I got spun again by the Marelli GT-R in 5th making me do it all over again (wish the A.I didn't just slowed when this happened)
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After 1st round of pit stops, Xanavi GT-R got beat the other front runners and would eventually lead after everyones pit stops before I overtook and was pretty much smooth sailing from there for me
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Don't know what strategy the Valvoline NSX did but it overtook everyone from the pits alone, on the first set of stops it came out in front of all the non front runners mentioned before
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Just a fun little battle in the middle with a three wide
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Don't know what the Australian Dragon NSX was going but it definitely wasn't winning. Pitted far later than everyone else and always ended up in last anyway.
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After the 2nd round of pit stops the Valvoline NSX big brain stop strategy pushed it to 2nd and was holding it until a last minut overtake from the Xanavi GT-R to drop it to 3rd
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Championship Points after Round 1:
1 - #5 Fox Racing NSX - 20 Pts
2 - #22 Xanavi Hiroto GT-R - 15 Pts
3 - #33 Valvolone GRM NSX - 12 Pts
4 - #64 Epson Nakajima NSX - 10 Pts
5 - #16 Loctite Mugen NSX - 8 Pts
6 - #3 BLITZ RC F - 6 Pts
7 - #12 Marelli Impul GT-R - 4 Pts
8 - #37 Petronas TOM'S RC F - 3 Pts
9 - #36 Castrol TOM'S RC F - 2 Pts
10 - #80 Opera Performance NSX - 1 Pt

Honda - 3 Pts
Nissan - 1 Pt
Lexus - 0 Pts


Next round will be Tsukuba. I will be doing a weight ballast system and grid is determined by championship standings (except I always start last)
 
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Ce week-end, je commence mes championnats de courses personnalisées pour 2024 sur le circuit Dragon Trail Seaside pour le Dragon Trail 500. La tête d'affiche de l'événement sera mon championnat V8, tandis que ma série Super Formula sera la principale course de soutien. Les autres courses de soutien comprennent la série V8 Development, la série Ute, la Porsche Cup et la Muscle Car Masters !

J'ai réussi à trouver le temps de préparer un guide d'observation pour le championnat V8 et j'ai pris quelques photos de lancement de la livrée de chaque équipe pour la saison à venir !

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Itz Racing - Chevrolet
#1 J. Dalitz
#95 C. Bradley
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Neilsport Racing - Chevrolet
#42 M. Histoire
#46 A. Weller
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Envoyez-le en course - Chevrolet
#2 T. Scully
#20 S. Pye
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Pridetec Motorsports – Ford
#24 B. Argent
#25 R. Newman
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Course automobile - Ford
#81 C. Kadziela
#96 D. Boorman
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Cartel Motorsport - Ford
#77 G. Jackson
#78 T. Synnett
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ND Motorsport – Ford
#7 N. Dalitz
#8 C. McArdle
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Équipe de course Stillwell - Chevrolet
#34 B. Stillwell
#97 J. Boden
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L'équipe des Hell Heathens verts - Ford
#72 D. Zitterbart
#89 M. Simmons

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Courses courtes - Chevrolet
#88 H. Iguchi
#90 C. Court
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Pouvez vous me dire où vous avez trouvé les livrée ou es ce que c'est vous qui les avez fait ?
 
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Cloudy start to the Championship but they sky cleared halfway through
View attachment 1398147Got spun straight away at turn 3 by the Tomica GT-R (something poetic about the Fox car getting taken out by the Wolf car)
View attachment 1398141The early stints as a battle between the Xanavi GT-R and 3 Lexus
View attachment 1398144In my efforts to catch up, I got spun again by the Marelli GT-R in 5th making me do it all over again (wish the A.I didn't just slowed when this happened)
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Don't know what strategy the Valvoline NSX did but it overtook everyone from the pits alone, on the first set of stops it came out in front of all the non front runners mentioned before
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View attachment 1398146Don't know what the Australian Dragon NSX was going but it definitely wasn't winning. Pitted far later than everyone else and always ended up in last anyway.
View attachment 1398149After the 2nd round of pit stops the Valvoline NSX big brain stop strategy pushed it to 2nd and was holding it until a last minut overtake from the Xanavi GT-R to drop it to 3rd
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Championship Points after Round 1:
1 - #5 Fox Racing NSX - 20 Pts
2 - #22 Xanavi Hiroto GT-R - 15 Pts
3 - #33 Valvolone GRM NSX - 12 Pts
4 - #64 Epson Nakajima NSX - 10 Pts
5 - #16 Loctite Mugen NSX - 8 Pts
6 - #3 BLITZ RC F - 6 Pts
7 - #12 Marelli Impul GT-R - 4 Pts
8 - #37 Petronas TOM'S RC F - 3 Pts
9 - #36 Castrol TOM'S RC F - 2 Pts
10 - #80 Opera Performance NSX - 1 Pt

Honda - 3 Pts
Nissan - 1 Pt
Lexus - 0 Pts


Next round will be Tsukuba. I will be doing a weight ballast system and grid is determined by championship standings (except I always start last)
I really like your idea, Super GT fans here, are your liveries available for download? Great work anyway!
 
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