Gran Turismo World Series 2024 Thread

[Yard_Sale]

I’m not sure it is. This would imply that the person behind the wheel has some control - I felt instead like a terrified passenger most of the time.

All I can say is, thank god I’m not driving it in VR.

If anything, the car got easier to drive in VR because you have more of a gauge of what the car is doing, and what it’s about to do (diddo for PSVR1 in GTS) Not sure how much seat time you had in the 458 in GTS, or prior to the physics/FFB update a few months ago, but trust me when I say that the Ferrari was waaaaaaaaaay harder to drive than it is now. It’s still the hardest car in Gr.3 to drive IMHO, but it’s at least manageable now.

But like always, it’s that sound… THAT SOUND BABY!!! That always brings me back 😂

Just musing here…

But the current BOP is good enough where I’m going to sign with Ferrari again. Like…say you picked Porsche as your Manu (which I almost did). You know that in gr.4 races, you’re not competing for wins, just points. Same with Ferrari, Subaru, Mazda, Renault, and a bunch of others. Pretty much every Manu besides Toyota and Nissan have one really good car, and another you just kind of put up with. But in addition to the slight Silvia nerf this past update, as well as a couple more small nerf/buffs needed in the next update… I feel like the current BOP in relation to the manufacture cup, is in a pretty good place

 

[Stilva]

Here is my overall ranking and cash reward for a middle B rank driver. Not too shabby for a 7 race stretch.

Not my best effort but still a good series of races. The only track I did not like was Catalunya as it's one of my weaker tracks to race at. It's fine for what is it, just not a favorite of mine. I thought the length for the GT2 league races was perfect for me. Longer than a daily race but not too long to get boring.

I did enjoy driving the McLaren with the stability in the corners, but the top end felt a bit slow at points. Now, it might be my driving style or it's just a tad slower than the other manufacturers I raced against. I did see a few at the top of the leader boards so it's not impossible not to go quick in it. But, I made too many small mistakes each race that cost me time and track positions so I can't solely blame that on the cars. I might go with McLaren again next season but it's way to early to think about that.

I do plan on taking a hiatus from Gran Turismo as I've played this and GT Sport for close to 3 years straight and I need a break from it. I'll be lurking this forum still and will pop in if a Daily Race is appealing to me. See everyone for the next season.

 

[TheWeapon874]

I’m a glutton for punishment. Despite hating Interlagos, I went again in slot 3 and got murdered again. This time at the right hand hairpin on lap 1. Guy just drove straight into the side of me and used me to get around the turn. This is an all A+ lobby by the way. Just no sense of shame.

Have I mentioned I hate Interlagos? It encourages these ridiculous dives and punts because there’s nowhere to overtake and the slow turns are set up to make the car in front vulnerable every time.

Can we nuke the place out of existence? Hate, hate, hate!

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one. I sometimes feel like I'm a magnet for this stuff.

Both attempts I qualified 3rd with a 1.30.8ish. Full A+ lobbies

Race 1, started on hards, comfortably in 2nd (the leader qualified with a 29.9!), then two clowns who started at the back on softs came barrelling through the pack. I watched the guy behind me get dive bombed and cleaned out turn 1 on lap 6...then lap 7 I got used as a berm on the final corner (I was on the apex and this genius went on the grass to pass me). Turned me around. Finished 11th.

2nd attempt lasted only 2 laps. Settled into 3rd, everyone driving reasonably clean. Then turn 1 lap 2, someone in about 7th didnt bother braking, skittled 4 cars (myself included) and quit the race. That'll do me. I quit in disgust, though on the plus side I have the ID of the kamikaze pilot, and I may consider binning him every time I see him in daily races until he gets the idea....

Still, happy with the season....could have been a bit better but still my best so far. 1st in both local rankings for McLaren, 3rd in Australia, and silver for both the other categories.

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

A shame Lexus didn't make it this year. I think this may be a first for them, actually. If there's any consolation, I ended my stint with Lexus on the best note possible.

Even though I absolutely despise driving my home track...I actually had fun during this race. First of all congrats on the win @OutlawQuadrnt, even though I literally didn't even see the color of your car this race 😂

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My race pace was pretty darn good...but I qualified back in 11th (story of my season after round 3) and all I could do then is finish P6 for 259 points. The pace felt excellent and gaining 5 spots in race in this split felt amazing, but in the end it was ultimately worthless as my lowest score was Road Atlanta's 272 points.
I still hate Interlagos, though, so I decided not to do more slots..it felt more like a chore than anything else. In hindsight it was the best decision as I'd either be in @GTWolverine crashed lobby or the one above it where the odds of scoring 272+ would have been close to zero.
Here's another picture to reward you for reading this far:

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Once again I find myself thinking "What if I was actually a decent qualifier?" 😅
Still had a very fun race fighting and beating a bunch of Lambos, Ferraris, one Viper and so on!! I'll check where I finished the overall season later and post here as well so that the future AI overlords can index it and tell my great great grandchild what their Neanderthal ancestral achieved in a videogame 🤪

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Oh, don't worry. I did see you...

 

[MCL1974]

Agreed. A lot of the top finishers for Ferrari ONLY did the gr.4 rounds. That’s just weak..

The gr. 4 is a very good car but honestly, I do not agree with the popular opinion that the Gr. 3 is not that good.
It is perhaps a bit of a handfull but think most Gr 3 cars are since the update.
Did two rounds with the Gr. 3, Sardegna and Watkins Glen and the car was just fine and I managed to get competitive times in it. Maybe it takes just a little more practice....but isn't it part of the fun to do a little more effort and learn to drive a car like this?

I would like to see that a rule is implemented that both cars are needed to score points, let's say at least one third of all eligeble rounds, forcing drivers to use both the gr.4 and gr. 3. In that case the two highest Gr. 4 and the highest Gr.3 score would count. (or vica versa)

 

[Fezzik]

The gr. 4 is a very good car but honestly, I do not agree with the popular opinion that the Gr. 3 is not that good.
It is perhaps a bit of a handfull but think most Gr 3 cars are since the update.
Did two rounds with the Gr. 3, Sardegna and Watkins Glen and the car was just fine and I managed to get competitive times in it. Maybe it takes just a little more practice....but isn't it part of the fun to do a little more effort and learn to drive a car like this?

I did do a whole load of practice and races, managed to get the hang of it on occasion

Still was a handful, especially on worn tyres. Maybe my driving style just suits the FR cars more, I felt better in the Corvette even though it was clearly slower.

 

[MCL1974]

I did do a whole load of practice and races, managed to get the hang of it on occasion

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Still was a handful, especially on worn tyres. Maybe my driving style just suits the FR cars more, I felt better in the Corvette even though it was clearly slower.

And you did compete in Gr.3 races so hat's off to you! That is the way it should be imo, one picks a manufacturer and should drive both categories then.

Oddly I think i have more trouble in the FR's at the moment, each has it's own driving style off course and mine seems to be better with the MR's.

 

[Slowdan]

Still was a handful, especially on worn tyres.

I'd agree with that! 😁 I found keeping off kerbs, pretty much all of them, helped. On worn tyres it seemed to grip better on power than off, which seemed a bit counterintuitive. Fun to try and figure it out though!

 

[Fezzik]

And you did compete in Gr.3 races so hat's off to you! That is the way it should be imo, one picks a manufacturer and should drive both categories then.

I'm not racing for points so a bad result doesn't bother me. I only skipped the one round at the Ring because it's the Ring, and I'm not a masochist.

I'd like an exhibition season or two rather than another proper series to be honest - there's still a few makes I've never tried so would like a quick few races to test them out. Very rarely raced the Hondas (if ever) so they are top of the list, VW as well as I really liked the Scirocco in the Nations Cup one-make.

 

[Roggers]

Not a bad Official season across both series.
After seeing how boring some the races were when they was announced, I actually really enjoyed most.


Nations Cup



Round 1 - Spa-Francorchamps - NIL - Missed this race due to other commitments.

Round 2 - Gr2 - Fuji International Speedway - P11 - Combo and track was something I was looking forward too. As for the race it self, it was fun but just didn’t have pace.

Round 3 - Super Formula - Deep Forest Raceway - P7 - I don’t normally get on well with these super formula cars so this was a race I wasn’t looking forward too. As for the race itself I actually really enjoyed this. Turns out I had decent pace and was on course for a P3 until I was taken out off the race by the car behind who was going to overtake me anyway on the straight.

Round 4 - Gr4 - Autodrome Lago Maggiorem: Full Course - P8 - Last time we had this combo in Gr4s was in daily races but we had tyre & fuel wear which made this good. Knowing I enjoyed this race in the daily I was hoping for the same until it turned into a boring no stop.

Round 5 - Gr1 - Interlagos - P5 - GT1s again not my strongest car. Thought the race would be boring, but actually enjoyed this.

Round 6 - Gr4 Scirocco - Dragon Trail: Seaside - P5 - Well…. This looked to me like most boring race we would have. Gr4 Scirocco, no stopper and the COD. Turns out this was actually the most fun I’ve had in the whole series. The car and track went well together I thought, and it felt like a proper Touring Car race.

Round 7 - Gr3 - Grand Valley - P6 - Average race when they announced it and was an average race too.

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Manufacturers Cup

Am gutted to have just missed out on the Top 100. Happy with 5th place though for Genesis.




Round 1 - Gr4 - Catalunya National - P12 - Looked boring on paper and was a boring race, plus didn’t really have pace round here

Round 2 - Gr4 - Road Atlanta - P2 🥈- I like RA as a track and in Gr4 I think suit this track well. The no stop for us made it bit boring, but actually I enjoyed this race in the end. Had a great race and pushed P1 all the way but just couldn’t find a way past.

Round 3 - Gr3 - Nurburgring Endurance - P6 - Originally I was going to skip this as just don’t get along with Nords in a race condition. Decided I’d do a 1 and take it result, and in the end I got a decent result. Actually enjoyed this even though we had no rain

Round 4 - Gr3 - Sardegna B - P11 - Looked an ok race this, but just found it bit boring in the end. Could have got better result if I hadn’t been taken out on lap 1, but didn’t feel like going again.

Round 5 - Spa 24hrs - NIL - Missed this round due to other commitments

Round 6 - Gr3 - Watkins Glen - P1 🥇 - This was the race I was looking forward to most when they announced the calendar. Amazing race. Everything about this race was perfect. Number of laps, the strategy and tyre wear, plus it’s my favourite track in the game. Obviously driving to victory this is high on my list of races this season.

Round 7 - Gr3 - Interlagos - P7 - My expectations of this race was pretty low when I saw it was announced, but the 3 tyre choices actually made this race pretty fun. Just didn’t have the pace really and P7 was about right.


My Top 3 Races
🥇 Nations - Round 6 - Gr4 Scirocco - Dragon Trail: Seaside - Had the most fun with this race.
🥈 Manufacturers - Round 6 - Gr3 - Watkins Glen - Love the track, the cars, the strategy and obviously the result
🥉 Nations - Round 3 - Super Formula - Deep Forest Raceway - Despite the result I really enjoy this race. I wish I had gone again and got a better result.

 

[MCL1974]

Haha I know that battle. @MCL1974 and myself have had a little TT battle in this last two races.
Watkins Glen - MCL set a time and I went on to beat it. Next day I log in and MCL gone and beat my time, so I had to go beat it again. Not sure who won on that TT, but I did set the fastest time in quali that beat both our TT times.
Interlagos - again same thing. MCL set a time, I go and beat it, then next day I see I’ve been knocked down again. I tried to beat and my optimal times were saying I could beat it, just couldn’t hook the lap together.
Was good fun having this little battle.

You won Watkins Glen because of your awesome qualifying time, for sure!
I just love little competions like this, glad you noticed it as sometimes I think I have them without the other party actually knowing there is a competion between one and other. Honestly, really do not care if I get the better time or not in the end it is just the competion itself, pushing one to get better.

I'm not racing for points so a bad result doesn't bother me. I only skipped the one round at the Ring because it's the Ring, and I'm not a masochist.

I'd like an exhibition season or two rather than another proper series to be honest - there's still a few makes I've never tried so would like a quick few races to test them out. Very rarely raced the Hondas (if ever) so they are top of the list, VW as well as I really liked the Scirocco in the Nations Cup one-make.

Kid you not, just yesterday I was testing the Honda a bit as I am concidering using them for a next season. I really like how that NSX looks....

So my first proper season in GT7, in GT3, and it was a good one. Fortunately finally my work schedule allowed me to participate in most rounds. Also had time to practice and that helped. Got me 3 wins, a second place and a ninth place, total 206 points and 6 million credits.

Highlight was the win with the GR3 Ferrari at Sardegna, practiced a lot and it paid off, started on pole and had a comfortable win. Also Spa was awesome to do, finally got round to really learn to drive this track. Watkins Glen was the worst race although it did got me good points in the end.

I was not happy that PD decided to do shorter races in GT3 but in the end I would have to say that it helped me big time. Think that at least two races I would not have won had they lasted one or a few laps longer as faster cars were closing in on me.

I think that having a PS5 also really helped. The controller is much better to use then the PS4 one and usually you get out first or second in qualifying and that also helps in getting higher up the starting grid.

I am not sure if the next series I will have time again to run a sufficient number of rounds, summer is usually busy for me so we will see. Now in GT2 and my main goal now is for getting closer to my practice times in the actual races....and competing with my friends in GT2 off course.

 

[Yard_Sale]

Now that we’re 2 seasons into race lengths being different from GT1 and GT2-3, I’d be curious to see if opinions have changed in regards to the race length of GT2-3. If i recall correctly, it caused quite the stir, by way of many people feeling shorted.

 

[MCL1974]

Now that we’re 2 seasons into race lengths being different from GT1 and GT2-3, I’d be curious to see if opinions have changed in regards to the race length of GT2-3. If i recall correctly, it caused quite the stir, by way of many people feeling shorted.

I was not happy with it but to be honest once the season was on it's way I did not mind so much. (And not because i won two races that I would not have won had they been longer!) It will require more fine tuning by PD for the coming seasons though, especially with tyre wear and fuel consumption.

What I did really like was that it was not in all races. If I recall correctly the length of the Sardegna round was the same for all leagues.

For coming season I hope that at least one or two races in GT2 and GT3 have the same lenght as a GT1.

 

[tankuroded]

Finalized Nations Cup roster:

 

[Roggers]

You won Watkins Glen because of your awesome qualifying time, for sure!
I just love little competions like this, glad you noticed it as sometimes I think I have them without the other party actually knowing there is a competion between one and other. Honestly, really do not care if I get the better time or not in the end it is just the competion itself, pushing one to get better.

Haha I didn’t really noticed it first until Watkins Glen, but Interlagos I knew the gloves were off!
Agree with you on that. I couldnt careless in TT where I finish but having that mini competition is just a fun way to make TT more interesting. And like you say, just pushes yourself to be faster on the game. Hopefully we can resume that competition in the next season.

Now that we’re 2 seasons into race lengths being different from GT1 and GT2-3, I’d be curious to see if opinions have changed in regards to the race length of GT2-3. If i recall correctly, it caused quite the stir, by way of many people feeling shorted.

So I was pretty critical of the GT1 GT2/3 split as I just seem to split the whole play base.
After completing the full season, my opinion has slightly changed I would say.

Pros
- Shorter races on a few of the events have actually been quite nice and felt just about right too. Nords been the biggest one. If I had to complete 7 laps, I would have probably skipped that race, but I do wish they made 4 laps.

Cons

• a few of the races though were too short. 3/4 of the races we had were standard Daily Races Cs which was just bit poor.
• tyre & fuel multipliers. I think a few of the race PD should have adjusted these, as it made some races sprint races, where as GT1 had fuel or tyres to factor in.
• this still the big issue for me. Giving GT2/3 players that option to compete in the longer races. If I go back and redo the season I think I would have picked longer races over the short ones.

 

[OJBrit]

I am not sure if the next series I will have time again to run a sufficient number of rounds, summer is usually busy for me so we will see. Now in GT2 and my main goal now is for getting closer to my practice times in the actual races....and competing with my friends in GT2 off course.

I hope to join you back in GT2 to provide some meagre competition.

Now that we’re 2 seasons into race lengths being different from GT1 and GT2-3, I’d be curious to see if opinions have changed in regards to the race length of GT2-3. If i recall correctly, it caused quite the stir, by way of many people feeling shorted.

I enjoyed the races we had. RA, Nord and Spa stand out to me and not just because they were my best results. However I still feel we are missing out on some tactical races. The league I'm in are doing some endurance races and the first one was a blast. Having something else to think about rather than a sprit helps. Also it allows you to recover better from any incidents.

Finalized Nations Cup roster:
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Darn another Nations final with nobody to support.

 

[MCL1974]

I hope to join you back in GT2 to provide some meagre competition.

Please do make sure to be in B again when the next Manu starts! Would be nice to be in the same lobby again. I can still remember us being tied in points in an earlier season in GTS, think 2021, with just one race to go.
And hope someone like @RacingGrandpa and a few others in C are B again by then and we can have some nice competion! Plenty of good and honest B level drivers here!

 

[tankuroded]

Some quick roster notes: Iqbal Suji will sit out of Amsterdam due to exams.

 

[Nakano219]

Now that we’re 2 seasons into race lengths being different from GT1 and GT2-3, I’d be curious to see if opinions have changed in regards to the race length of GT2-3. If i recall correctly, it caused quite the stir, by way of many people feeling shorted.

I think my opinion is pretty much where I thought it would be from a GT2 perspective, which is that there were a couple of races that were definitely too short and Race C-ish, but when it was "GT2/3 get the old standard of 40-odd minute races, GT1 races are extra long" I was okay with it and didn't really feel like I was missing out.

 

[SPL170db]

Finalized Nations Cup roster:
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no UK?

 

[watto79]

no UK?

That's correct. UK entrants didnt score enough points to qualify for EMEA.

 

[OJBrit]

no UK?

We have some quick drivers but only Will seems to be alien fast at the mo.
Hopefully the rest can catch up.

 

[RacingGrandpa]

And you did compete in Gr.3 races so hat's off to you! That is the way it should be imo, one picks a manufacturer and should drive both categories then.

Oddly I think i have more trouble in the FR's at the moment, each has it's own driving style off course and mine seems to be better with the MR's.

I feel the same way. I almost picked the 458 instead of the Alfa, as I can extract more speed from it but so many picked Ferrari so I went for Alfa instead

Edit: I'll do my best to be in GT2 next time.

And regarding the race length. I still would prefer longer races but if there where only 3 slots I would have missed half.. the times are not to my liking

 

[Yard_Sale]

Only did 4 races on my main this season, and I faired pretty well in the 458 amidst Low-Mid/A lobbies. All 3 of my scoring finishes were podiums. And I was on track for a podium at the ring’ too, had I not got bamboozled by the weather 3x’s in a row. My 2nd place finish that I lucked into at interlagos however, was strictly because I put a lot of time developing a strategy that was going to be the best strategy for my skill and the 458. Winning was never on my mind for that round, because I knew I had everything working against me by driving a GR.3 458.

I am however aiming to get into high-A low A+ lobbies next season, where I can already foresee the GR.3 458 being more of a handicap amongst faster competition.




It ended up looking like the Alfa cars as well as the McLaren’s, were the unforeseen dark horses this season tho. I have a feeling both manus will be more popular next season

 

[Fezzik]

Shortlist if we get another manufacturers season after the August showdown. Limited to ones I haven't raced with yet, not in the finals and not many entries (I like the underappreciated underdogs):

Alfa, Audi, Dodge, Hyundai, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Volkswagen

Leaning towards Alfa & Dodge at the moment.

 

[tankuroded]

Finalized Manufacturers live roster (pending age-related substitutions) - there's also the question whether Kodaka be at Amsterdam since he had to skip Salzburg last year due to exams in the July/August timeframe.

Per-league Top 3 - congratulations @GOTMAXPOWER you made it to a GT.com article!

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Finalized Manufacturers live roster (pending age-related substitutions) - there's also the question whether Kodaka be at Amsterdam since he had to skip Salzburg last year due to exams in the July/August timeframe.

Per-league Top 3 - congratulations @GOTMAXPOWER you made it to a GT.com article!

Haha, PD normally only look at me when they're banning track limits 😂

 

[Talon16]

Shortlist if we get another manufacturers season after the August showdown. Limited to ones I haven't raced with yet, not in the finals and not many entries (I like the underappreciated underdogs):

Alfa, Audi, Dodge, Hyundai, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Volkswagen

Leaning towards Alfa & Dodge at the moment.

In a similar boat. Already thinking about the next Manu. Likely a waste of time as we don't know the tracks, stipulations, or whether or not there will be another physics and/or BoP update before then. But, it's still fun to think about.

I am also trying to pick a Manu I've not before. Short list is: Dodge, Genesis, Jag, or Porsche.

 

[Pennyb12000]

Quick question about the Manu Ch. If you pick a manufacturer and you already own the gp 3 and 4 cars in your garage, can you use your own car rather than the one provided for you? Only asking this as, if I have this right, you have to equip the cars provided to you with all the variations in tyres. If I already have the car plus tyre selection why use the provided one?
Seems a waste of credits at the end of each season when the car goes back?

 

[Zorz]

Quick question about the Manu Ch. If you pick a manufacturer and you already own the gp 3 and 4 cars in your garage, can you use your own car rather than the one provided for you? Only asking this as, if I have this right, you have to equip the cars provided to you with all the variations in tyres. If I already have the car plus tyre selection why use the provided one?
Seems a waste of credits at the end of each season when the car goes back?

Yep. No need to use the loan cars at all if you actually own them. It goes beyond that as well; you can use models other than the loan cars if the manufacturer has more than one Gr.4/Gr.3.