Gran Turismo World Series 2024 Thread

[tankuroded]

Just a heads-up that it will rain indeed at Suzuka in today's Manufacturers Cup race so get the wet tires ready. It even has the exact rain patterns too like in the Showdown race - including it raining at the Spoon first, while the home straight remained dry for a while.

(Tested on a GT3 League race. Actual rain pattern may differ depending on the race.)

 

[GlockPants]

Looks like I'll miss the first couple rounds while I'm out a wheel. I don't really feel like I'll be competitive trying to relearn how to race with the pad, especially since moving up to GT2.

 

[Zorz]

Respect to Polyphony for deciding to start hiding wet weather in races without giving any hints in the schedule.

This is definitely going to spice things up going forward! My only concern is that if it's fixed weather patterns (since Suzuka sounds like it is a replica of the Amsterdam final), there's going to be a big advantage to seeking information in advance from the Asia and Oceania regions and/or the earlier timeslots for GT2/3, rather than having it be a surprise. 🤔

 

[Mercia]

Just a heads-up that it will rain indeed at Suzuka in today's Manufacturers Cup race so get the wet tires ready. It even has the exact rain patterns too like in the Showdown race - including it raining at the Spoon first, while the home straight remained dry for a while.

(Tested on a GT3 League race. Actual rain pattern may differ depending on the race.)

Will be in the first EURO slot in 10 minutes so hopefully can catch some people napping with this info!

It's the only way I'll get a good result at Suzuka

 

[RobertHammer]

I wish you luck , especially to those in GT1 - heavy damage and wet race 😵

 

[Fezzik]

Weather radar broken, it stayed the same all race despite a dry start and then heavy rain towards the end.

I messed up. The rain was quite light and only in one spot at first so I stayed out, just whacked up the TC. Moved up from 11th to 5th as others span. When it did get heavy on lap 12 or 13 I was already past 130R and primed to put on the wets. Stupid me, concentrating so much on getting a clean entry without penalties - I clicked on “don’t change tyres” option!

No way to cancel and pointless to crawl round a whole lap so near the end. I quit (don’t care about my DR/SR). Will try again after some breakfast.

 

[Nakano219]

Important note: The weather is moving at a normal real-life speed in this race instead of the normal mach 10, so zoom your weather radar in all the way!

EDIT:

Weather radar broken, it stayed the same all race despite a dry start and then heavy rain towards the end.

It was definitely moving for me on the most zoomed in setting, you could see a cube over just Spoon at about lap 9, before coming over the rest of the circuit a couple of laps later.

 

[Slowdan]

The weather definitely caught some people out in my race. 9am slot in EU.

Qualified 6th and had a great clean race picking up places through the first half. Made it up to 2nd when it started spitting around lap 8 I think. I messed up the chicane a lap later and thought 'what the hell' and pitted for inters from 5th.

Thought I'd blown it up for the first half a lap as people went past, then after the hairpin I was just sailing past everyone. So much so I picked up a 3 sec penalty for ignoring yellow flags. I couldn't see them at all in VR, was too busy aiming at the gaps! 😁

Passed the leaders a lap or 2 later and it was getting really heavy on the start finish. I think my last lap was probably 20s slower than usual, but survived for the win.

 

[hyperspeed980]

I had an absolute blast with my race. It was genuinely hilarious seeing everyone who didn't pit spinning around ahead of me.

Ended up going from 15th in lap 1 (got span out through the esses by an absolute melon) to 4th by the end of the race.

 

[Mercia]

Started 7th, happy to get Suzuka out of the way to be honest and move on to tracks where I'm more competitive.

The rain helped, knowing to go steady through spoon while on dry tires gained me 3 places and jumping to wets got me into 4th to finish.

Happy with that and appreciate the heads up on here

 

[Cherryturbo]

Is the rain appearing at all levels and not just GT1?

 

[Nebuc72]

Lol what surely with rain that's going to be approaching a 90 minute race in GT1 league then, if not more?
Am I crazy? I don't understand why anyone would ever want to do this? Let alone be happy about being forced into that long of a race?

I think this exhibition will be a fun experiment in how many credits I can get for parking the car in the pits on lap 1..

 

[Fezzik]

Is the rain appearing at all levels and not just GT1?

Yes.

Eventful 2nd run in GT3, to put it mildly. 3rd on the grid. Dropped to last by lap 7, just awful driving by myself.

Pitted as soon as the first rain drops appeared.

How can the NSX be so much better in the wet?! Drove back through the field, almost grabbed 2nd as 4 of us ended up together heading into the final chicane.

Couldn’t get the power down enough and crossed the line in 4th.

Great fun. Any Gr3 race should have variable weather or tyre strategy - I know they can’t give us rainy Gr4s and hand the AWDs a massive advantage.

 

[RacingGrandpa]

I am in GT3 and this was my race....

Well.. got my Q destroyed by both myself and a Porsche so started as P14, then in L1, T1 someone collided ahead and the guy that went off rejoined straight into me giving me a 3 second penalty.
I mostly droned around in the last 4 places until rain appear at Spoon and the leaders start pitting. That sends me to P8, but the Porsche from Q has made some mistake or pitted and comes back behind me, hits me 3 times in a lap with damage every time, so I let him pass. I pit on lap 12 and come out as P12 on intermediates, then as the race finished I crossed the line as P7.
In hindsight I should probably had picked heavy wets but it worked OK

 

[OJBrit]

Just a heads-up that it will rain indeed at Suzuka in today's Manufacturers Cup race so get the wet tires ready. It even has the exact rain patterns too like in the Showdown race - including it raining at the Spoon first, while the home straight remained dry for a while.

(Tested on a GT3 League race. Actual rain pattern may differ depending on the race.)

Darn I should have come here first and got myself sorted.

Put my RC-F 12th on the grid. Seems like a couple of people were annoyed at each other as it seemed they raced and took each other out. The good news is that this granted me a couple of spots. The bad news was they were right behind me.
Lap 1 and no issues, at least for me. I was up to 8th after some spins. I knew my place and didn't fight some faster people when they got close and took advantage of spills. Keeping the car on the track would be my best bet. And then it happened. The sky darkened and the weather radar showed only some brief showers, nothing to worry about. However soon Spoon became an ice rink even when no rain showed over the circuit. (Something broken there)

As it was one corner I could live with it especially as others were also having issues. I was up to 4th at one point.
However it did eventually spread across the rest of the track and so I dived into the pits. Only to suddenly realise that I hadn't bought wet tyres.
With 2 laps to go I crawled around and waited for the timer to count down after the inter runners finished. I was best of the dry tyres and came home 7th. Not a bad result and some decent points too.
Buy some inters at least people!

 

[Slowdan]

Is the rain appearing at all levels and not just GT1?

Looks like it, I'm in gt2. I checked the replay and it was lap 10 it started spitting and lap 11 I pitted for inters. Could have been full wets for the last 2 laps really. My last lap was 2:27.

 

[RobertHammer]

GT2 B - Went with Lexus , Qualification went okay since it been while ago that i driven it got into P10 with 2.04.867

Race - started okay but soon some people started pushing to sides , even they caught me and then i spun on the spoon like on lap 2 or 3 xD - that got me into like P13 thankfully managed to back to top 10 after people started dropping like flies
rain really helped me from P10 to P4 where i ended - not bad race even tho those inters barely hold up in last lap

 

[787Bee]

The slot starting in 55 minutes is no longer listed. Such a botched setup on their part if I can't even join a race

 

[LeGeNd-1]

GT1 here - got the exact same weather pattern as the GTWS Manu Cup. Rain started around lap 11-13, and switch to dry tyres around lap 23-25. I stayed out too long for the first switchover, but nailed the second one. Went from 8th to 5th in the end. Pretty happy considering the Corvette is the most unsuited car to rain conditions I think the top 2 drivers are DR sandbaggers tho (they're consistently lapping 3 secs faster than everyone else). So I'll take it as an effective podium Probably could've got the win if I wasn't trying to be a hero during the first switchover, but live and learn.

The whole thing took around 90 minutes including quali. Love these longer races, you can really settle into a rhythm and people are less crazy and not divebombing as much (the threat of damage also helps). Definitely a step in the right direction 👍

Nurb 24 is going to be the highlight this season for me. The other 3 races doesn't have weather so it's just going to be a boring extended Daily C. PD really should add weather to all tracks in GT8.

Edit: also don't forget to change your oil before the race if you've been practicing! Don't want to lose a few crucial horsepower in the closing stages.

 

[Nakano219]

As for how my race went, it was a bit silly (upper GT2, GT by Citroen Race Car, slot 1) - I pitted far too early for inters thinking the rain would come quicker, to the point I burnt them out and had to two-stop for a second set on lap 9, leaving me last, about 1:20 behind. But then the late-race rain hit at the perfect time so that the majority of the field had to do most of a lap with dries on a wet track, and by the time everyone else pitted I ended up in P7. I then passed someone who had put full wets on into Dunlop before they could heat the tyres up, securing P6.

I don't think I can do better than that again in the Citroen, so just the one run for me today.

 

[Roggers]

What lap does the rain come in GT2 leagues?

Inters or full wets? I know in the showdown most picked inters

 

[jenson86]

GT1 here - got the exact same weather pattern as the GTWS Manu Cup. Rain started around lap 11-13, and switch to dry tyres around lap 23-25. I stayed out too long for the first switchover, but nailed the second one. Went from 8th to 5th in the end. Pretty happy considering the Corvette is the most unsuited car to rain conditions I think the top 2 drivers are DR sandbaggers tho (they're consistently lapping 3 secs faster than everyone else). So I'll take it as an effective podium Probably could've got the win if I wasn't trying to be a hero during the first switchover, but live and learn.

The whole thing took around 90 minutes including quali. Love these longer races, you can really settle into a rhythm and people are less crazy and not divebombing as much (the threat of damage also helps). Definitely a step in the right direction 👍

Nurb 24 is going to be the highlight this season for me. The other 3 races doesn't have weather so it's just going to be a boring extended Daily C. PD really should add weather to all tracks in GT8.

Sounds like a lot of fun indeed! Did you use Inters or Wet in GT1 race? Thx

 

[Raptor013]

What lap does the rain come in GT2 leagues?

Inters or full wets? I know in the showdown most picked inters

Not sure when the rain comes in the lower divisions, but it's doable on Inters if you are careful in the sections where the rain is falling heavily.

 

[LeGeNd-1]

Sounds like a lot of fun indeed! Did you use Inters or Wet in GT1 race? Thx

I went with inters. At its worst half of the track was full wet conditions (from Spoon all the way to the first corner was pretty bad). It's manageable with inters but if you want to play it safe you can stick full wets (especially if you drive FR car). The only issue is you might have to switch to slicks sooner while parts of the racing line are still semi wet because the wets don't survive that long on a drying track.

Just depends which scenario you're more comfortable:
1. Driving with inters on a full wet track.
2. Driving with slicks on a drying track.

 

[MetalApe]

For GT2 Inters are fine, I'd say switch to them at the end of lap 10 or 11.

Got myself a 6th first time out, racing for Subaru. Was a fairly poor drive from me, not in the groove for qualifying or the first few laps, so down to last of the still running cars. It was only inside knowledge of the incoming weather got me up to 6th at the end. I was thinking to go again if outside the top 5. Um and ah'd whether to go again, as I had plenty more options later went for it.

Found myself in a race wth 10 A's and 6 of us B's, the good news was an extra 14 points on offer for the win compared to my first race. So figured all I needed was about 8th to match my previous score.

Qualified 12th, had a decent run to stick with the midfield pack waiting for the rain to come. When I was robbed, about to leap from 8th to 6th as the car ahead runs off into Spoon, another car was recovering on the exit of spoon. Still slow moving de-ghosted as he pulled across in front of me, and simultaneosly a yellow flag penalty is shown for passing the car that went off track!!!! Arrggghh

This left me 8th instead of 6th, a late spinner got me upto 7th at the finish, but should have been 5th. At least more points than race 1, so time to call it a day. If I got a race with less points on offer I'd probably need a 4th or 5th to better my score next time out, and I don't feel that on form at Suzuka to go for that.

 

[dkstz]

Edit: also don't forget to change your oil before the race if you've been practicing! Don't want to lose a few crucial horsepower in the closing stages.

Isn't it a BoP race? I'm not sure the car is affected by worn oil during these races...

 

[SPL170db]

Lol what surely with rain that's going to be approaching a 90 minute race in GT1 league then, if not more?
Am I crazy? I don't understand why anyone would ever want to do this? Let alone be happy about being forced into that long of a race?

I think this exhibition will be a fun experiment in how many credits I can get for parking the car in the pits on lap 1..

Yeah I'm a little concerned about trying to do 35 laps which are already 2 minutes in the dry with no traffic.....with weather and carnage this is going to be a long one.

 

[Nebuc72]

I think this exhibition will be a fun experiment in how many credits I can get for parking the car in the pits on lap 1..

P12, 140 points - 33 laps down from 1st. Lol.

 

[MetalApe]

How do you park in the pits?

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

I'm happy with that one! Just wish I had a bit more DR because my race time was 16 seconds quicker than Kie in I presume top split, I lost just over 10 seconds with a couple of spins so need to tidy it up a bit in the next slot.