Gran Turismo World Series 2024 Thread

[Hasnain282]

Schedule Tables

Nations GT1

Nations GT2

Manufacturers GT1

Manufacturers GT2

Any mistakes please say

Not only do GT2 and 3 have to use Gr.4 for a couple races, it looks like they're also fuel saving races as well

 

[bduddy]

253.8 km has to be the longest Sport Mode race in history, right?

 

[Fezzik]

Oh what the hell, I’ll give it a go even with the horrid Gr4 fuel savers. In GT3 this time so should be more competitive.

 

[RacingGrandpa]

Oh what the hell, I’ll give it a go even with the horrid Gr4 fuel savers. In GT3 this time so should be more competitive.

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It's not that bad fuel saving. On Grand Valley you have mandatory RH but all tyres available and tyre wear x1 so you have to pit anyway.

 

[Fezzik]

It's not that bad fuel saving. On Grand Valley you have mandatory RH but all tyres available and tyre wear x1 so you have to pit anyway.

You don’t have to pit. 14 laps fuel-saving on hards should easily be doable (but still very boring). You could also 1 stop and run the softs for most of the race, hopefully that way would be quicker but it’s usually faster to not pit.

 

[RacingGrandpa]

You don’t have to pit. 14 laps fuel-saving on hards should easily be doable (but still very boring). You could also 1 stop and run the softs for most of the race, hopefully that way would be quicker but it’s usually faster to not pit.

I get 10-12 laps out of fuel saving. I think 12 laps on soft and 3 on hards is faster but I haven't tested it.
(And that's exactly what you said )

 

[KAlex122]

Just saw that my PS+ subscription that i don't intend to renew ends on 20. of November. Perfect. :-)

 

[MetalApe]

My rise to DR:A was timed perfectly, I entered GT2 for the Manufacturers Cup first thing this morning. Then managed a 4th place at Autopolis to get me upto A for the first time ever. So I've now entered into GT1 for the Nations Cup.

 

[Pfei]

I updated the original post with the new info and @Hasnain282 's tables. So if anyone needs to do a quick check of race info just visit the first post of this thread.

 

[Dep Fishtail]

Next week’s race at Suzuka is going to be quite the test. Currently B race has been a challenge to stay in top form for 5 laps with zero spins or bobbles 😂 over multiple races. Need to get more seat time on this one before it’s gone.

X7 laps plus heavy damage will be interesting. Definitely plenty of time to figure out if you’re faster by recovering from mistakes or just by consistency of laps.
I try my best for consistency and I am certain that I will be passed by some guys multiple times while they excel at the go fast lose it and try again method.

looking forward to the challenge 🍻

 

[Yard_Sale]

Next week’s race at Suzuka is going to be quite the test. Currently B race has been a challenge to stay in top form for 5 laps with zero spins or bobbles 😂 over multiple races. Need to get more seat time on this one before it’s gone.

X7 laps plus heavy damage will be interesting. Definitely plenty of time to figure out if you’re faster by recovering from mistakes or just by consistency of laps.
I try my best for consistency and I am certain that I will be passed by some guys multiple times while they excel at the go fast lose it and try again method.

looking forward to the challenge 🍻

Is there any tangible pace to be gained from adjusting the dampers?

 

[Dep Fishtail]

Is there any tangible pace to be gained from adjusting the dampers?

I played with it mid week and couldn’t find any differences but I was also in a funk midweek due to running tc2 instead of tc1.

The difference between tc1-2 on car turn-in, handling and speed on the course was a major eye opener.
Now I sorted that out I plan to go back a try setting’s that Normsk found helpful to see if I feel the difference. He posted settings yesterday.

I’m hoping that it just gives even slightly better handling which will pay big over 35 laps.

 

[Fezzik]

For the first time in a long while I hopped into a daily, as the current race B is Suzuka Gr3 like the opening Manu round. Wasn’t sure how competitive the NSX is as I’m not up-to-date with the BoP, but it went all right.

Based on the amount of crashers and spinners, just staying on the tarmac should work well with a 3x longer race.

 

[Yard_Sale]

With heavy damage on, I'm literally thinking about tanking my qually lap, just to stay clear of the first lap melee. IIRC, you have to pit to repair damage when set to "heavy"..... right?

Regardless, starting 10 seconds behind the leaders is peanuts compared to what an early pitstop will cost you

 

[Pfei]

IIRC, you have to pit to repair damage when set to "heavy"..... right?

Correct.

Staying out of trouble helps a lot. The only top split race I was ever in, I started last and finished 10th thanks to others having to pit for damage.

 

[Talon16]

With heavy damage on, I'm literally thinking about tanking my qually lap, just to stay clear of the first lap melee. IIRC, you have to pit to repair damage when set to "heavy"..... right?

Regardless, starting 10 seconds behind the leaders is peanuts compared to what an early pitstop will cost you

Maybe. You're going to get caught up in the mid-pack melee though. I've done some Suzukas from the back this week and the first set of esses is am absolute shrimp show.

 

[Yard_Sale]

New entry into the GT-Beer League category

Heavy damage has left me stranded!!

 

[RacingGrandpa]

I am in GT2 this time I think. All the slots are daytime though and I work and have a large family.
It's unlikely I will get many races done when the last race of the day is at dinner time.

 

[Andy Lapi]

Please could somebody who has alreday chosen its manufacturer could show the best time in Suzuka
Thanks

 

[dkstz]

Please could somebody who has alreday chosen its manufacturer could show the best time in Suzuka
Thanks

I think you can check the current leaderboard for daily race B. It will be pretty accurate I guess.

 

[benjoi84]

Is there any tangible pace to be gained from adjusting the dampers?

I was playing with it all week and then I lost my mind because I couldn't figure out which way was "firm" and which way was "loose".

The game repeatedly seeming to reset the settings back to an arbitrary previous attempt didn't help.

In the end, I may as well have got the cat to jump on the controller and set up my springs.

 

[Dep Fishtail]

I was warmed up by doing some laps raced two races, and then tried a tuned vs stock 4 lap session.

Stock I was .05 slower on my fastest lap, .3 faster average and .65 faster on my slowest lap when compared to running the tune that @Normsk_US posted in dailies.
My optimal was nearly the same on both and my best qt so far is 2:01.525 so I don’t think the tune is for me at this point.

Maybe I need a tuna helper. 🤔

Tune

Stock

 

[Andy Lapi]

I think you can check the current leaderboard for daily race B. It will be pretty accurate I guess.

Yes thank you I missed that 🥸

 

[meekrab]

Is there any tangible pace to be gained from adjusting the dampers?

I did a bunch of laps just now and I can't tell a difference between full stiff and full soft. 3 seconds off the aliens either way.

If I had to guess, given that GT's suspension model is thoroughly overdamped in every car, full soft is probably the fastest way to go.

 

[MOPARbarrett5]

For whatever it's worth I am the fastest worldwide for the slowest car in the upcoming Nations Cup race.

The F40 is around 8 seconds faster than the M3.

 

[Dep Fishtail]

Wasn’t sure how the heavy damage worked so I made a custom rack and tested it to learn what to expect.

The car didn’t drive as badly as some of the earlier damage settings but it did wobble some and yes you need to pit to set it right if it’s slowing you down.

I pitted and the sequence was tires, fuel and then either let it fix damage which is a count down timer based on how badly and where it is or you could choose to hit don’t fix if it’s not hampering you.

Probably 99% of you have already used this feature but I thought it may help the 1% of newbs like me to know what to expect. 🍻

 

[shio]

I don't understand the nation cup rd 1, car settings are enabled by the ruleset but it's disabled in free practice and I can't choose anything from my garage? I know they ran this style of race for daily A a few times but I never tried it, how will this work on race day? Will I have to manually tune one of the preset cars or can I enter with one from my garage? It's not very clear how that works.

 

[icycls]

Wasn’t sure how the heavy damage worked so I made a custom rack and tested it to learn what to expect.

The car didn’t drive as badly as some of the earlier damage settings but it did wobble some and yes you need to pit to set it right if it’s slowing you down.

I pitted and the sequence was tires, fuel and then either let it fix damage which is a count down timer based on how badly and where it is or you could choose to hit don’t fix if it’s not hampering you.

Probably 99% of you have already used this feature but I thought it may help the 1% of newbs like me to know what to expect. 🍻

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yeah, I did the same thing because I don't recall experienceing it.

Promptly hit a wall entering the Nurb; 6 minutes to the pit..... Ouch! I had to pit on two consecutive laps. This could be deadly for us mortal drivers. (also rear ended an AI. That shouldn't count as they will absolutely brake check you; braking where no humans would.)

I have a slim A for now, but I've been talking about wanting to try the endurance races, so I'd better put up or shut up. Although, I am sure to suffer the indignity of downranking to B in the GT1 league at some point.

Now I just need to decide the car. I really got to know and love the Genesis X in the last manu, but I might try the Audi this time. One ot other most likely.

 

[dkstz]

I don't understand the nation cup rd 1, car settings are enabled by the ruleset but it's disabled in free practice and I can't choose anything from my garage? I know they ran this style of race for daily A a few times but I never tried it, how will this work on race day? Will I have to manually tune one of the preset cars or can I enter with one from my garage? It's not very clear how that works.

It's like you can only "rent" one of the offered cars, and they are already tuned... Can't choose a garage one this time.

 

[shio]

It's like you can only "rent" one of the offered cars, and they are already tuned... Can't choose a garage one this time.

The rental supra I'm pretty sure is stock or close to stock though. I don't get why they'd allow wide body, nitrous, and full customization if you are just driving ones close to stock? If it's just driving the rental ones there's practically no reason not to drive the F40, so I'm expecting they would let you bring your own.