Gran Turismo World Series (Nations Cup 2025 Exhibition Season 3: 15 Oct - 1 Nov)

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I loved that, rain races are always fun but this one was even better with all the strategy options, I stopped a little earlier than most of the others at the end of lap 5 to go onto softs, medium was probably better in hindsight, that meant they were dead around 10 laps later when the short sharp shower hit and I had to bail for inters whilst most others carried on. A few laps later we all needed inters when the rain hit properly but they could carry theirs to the end whilst mine were worn enough to need a stop for softs with about 5 to go. The race had a bit of just about everything, P2 and 299 points, I'll take that!

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I'm not sure why there was a S/S in this lowly split, I'm guessing DR reset
 
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What @newmedia_dev said, be on the right tyres for the conditions wherever you can, you might lose a few seconds not having the optimal strategy but driving 1 lap too many on inters is better than one too many on slicks, get caught out in a rain shower and you're spending half a minute reversing out of the fence.
 
This was quite fun. However I don't really like the fact that you can only be competitive if you research the rain pattern and when to pit. While it benefits me because I do it (thanks everyone) I believe that it shouldn't play such a big role. So many drivers waste their race because they start on softs or do not know that the lap 15 rain is deadly. This knowledge has nothing to do with racing ability and it turns the whole race into some kind of exercise rather than a quick bit of fun. /rant

My race in the last Euro slot in an 85 point B lobby in GT2 went pretty well. Couldn't match my 11 flat pace that I had found earlier and only qualified 6th. I started 5th however because a driver in front of my quit before the start of the race. Weird.
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I stayed largely error free in the race. No penalty seconds at all which was a surprise. I rear ended drivers (only) twice. Both times they fortunately only went a little deep into the corner. Therefore returning the position didn't cost too much time.

The ultimate winner had clearly superior pace but got caught out by the lap 15 rain trap. When they caught back up to me I didn't really fight them because I knew that they were much quicker and I had a comfortable gap to the drivers behind.

The P3 finisher was quicker than me too but they struggled mightily on the last stint on softs binning it twice.
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I am very satisfied with my result and look forward to the next rounds.

Unfortunately I forgot to save the replay for some race shots.
 
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Shouldn't have bothered and just gone to bed, but noooo...

Killed from behind 3 times in the first two laps, had no pace after that and finished 2 laps down.

Finished 13th after the DNF guys for 86 points.

Now I'm mad and will be cranky and tired at my new job tomorrow.

😞
 
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Qualified P11, managed to quickly make my way into the top 4 in the chaos of the opening laps, despite P2s (who will be referred to as "Dirty Driver" for reasons that will become obvious) weak connection causing P1 to gain a head start. After pitting for softs, I even managed to squirt into the lead as the leader went off at T4, and Dirty Driver punted the new leader off at T6 before losing it himself in the wet. I managed to hold the lead all the way to the next pitstop, when P2 ("Red Bull," for his livery) dove into the pits at the end of lap 14, while I stayed out.

That may have been the wrong move, as I spun out of T4 and handed him the lead, and nearly lost P3 to "Falcon". However, the rain stopped, the track dried out, and Falcon and I elected to stay out for a few more laps. We nearly managed to reel in Red Bull before pitting on lap 17, which we both managed to screw up. I went wide at pit entry and copped a 3-second penalty, and Falcon lost it and spun immediately after, earning a 4-second penalty. Serving my penalty also put Dirty Driver ahead of me, before he went wide at at the final turn and earned a penalty that put me back ahead. So he spun me at T1, and, of course, got away with it, while I picked up wing damage. (Thank god damage was set on light.)

Sadly, I wasn't able to catch up with Dirty Driver (who later punted Red Bull and took the lead), and ended up having to fight Falcon for 3rd. The closing laps of the race shook things up. Dirty Driver decided to pit for softs again on lap 25, while Falcon, Red Bull, and I elected to stay out on our inters and coax them to the end. Red Bull ended up spinning at T4 on his worn tires, letting Falcon and me past. On lap 27, I decided that I wasn't dragging my tires to the end, and pitted for softs myself. Falcon stayed out. However, that pit stop put Dirty Driver on my rear wing, so he predictably put himself in my rear wing at T5. After that, I tried to catch up to Falcon, but that forced off was too much, even despite Dirty Driver punting Falcon off for the lead. Ended up P3 with 167 points, so not a bad result, but still a little miffed that the cheater managed to win, and how I could have fared if not for him.
 
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Had a nice first ever Nations cup result last time at 7th in my region, but in GT3. Got tired of the bumper cars halfway through the whole thing and had to grit out a good finish. Going for a more casual approach this time to have fun and experiencing GT2 for the first time. Tried a no QT experimental first race and diid get up to P7 from 14th at the first pit stop. Then I spun out of the pits , not being careful enough with the throttle even though I knew to be careful on the slicks. Got the penalty too as a bonus. Later while following someone I could not get a good honest run on, I bumped him, at least just off line, could have been worse, despite my best efforts to follow safely arrrghh. This was T9 and he did pit right then so I hope he slowed more than I could anticipate. I got a 2 sec penalty for that but ended up 9th after a few more mistakes, not bad.

Second attempt I accidentally set a QT as the game doesn't pause the same in these sessions lol. So I had a half hearted 1:12.9 something for P10. Ended up 5th on lap one through the carnage. Was up on 2nd place towards the end but also bumped this guy cuz I'm on a roll here, and there was a flurry of ghosted cars I was watching so I woudn't hit him, mission accomplished. It at least ultimately did not affect his finish, but after I lmade sure he was in front of me again in the moment I had a quick spin in the wet line. Happlily finished P4 in the end. ALso despite my own clumsiness, bot of these lobbies were good respecful racers so I gotta be thankful for that. I was at 56 points of 80 first time, forgot to look at myown actuall points second time after the finish but it was for 70 for P1.
 
I should have won top split NA... 3rd slot, so after everyone went to bed, but still. I stayed out 1 lap too long when the rain came, trusted the radar, lost a couple seconds... But I was getting it back, and 1.5 seconds behind the lead when I pitted for slicks again. Then for absolutely no reason my car just crawled down the pit lane under auto drive, before even getting to the slick corner. I came out 9.5 seconds behind... Absolutely nothing I could do. Still happy with 2nd but man, that would have been a really nice win.

Anyway... Round 2 appears to be random weather. Most, but not all, of my free practice sessions had a large, strong, slow-moving rain blob over or near the track. I certainly hope there's some weather, because trying to coax this GT-R on hard tires into turning any corner is an exercise in frustration. Surely rain would make a MR car better, right...?

Also, the BoP for this race is hilarious, although it's weird that they show the stock PP values and not the "tuned" ones. The PP system isn't that far off!
 
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I should have won top split NA... 3rd slot, so after everyone went to bed, but still. I stayed out 1 lap too long when the rain came, trusted the radar, lost a couple seconds... But I was getting it back, and 1.5 seconds behind the lead when I pitted for slicks again. Then for absolutely no reason my car just crawled down the pit lane under auto drive, before even getting to the slick corner. I came out 9.5 seconds behind... Absolutely nothing I could do. Still happy with 2nd but man, that would have been a really nice win.
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We're you in my race with Lester, tinz and plaka? If so congrats on p2 man. Tough lobby. I spun at the end of my first inters stint at turn 2 and race was gone at that point. Managed 8th place by keeping it on the track there on out but top 3 pace was incredible.
 
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This next race seems to be an exact copy of the daily race we had a few months ago (although 2 laps longer), that was one of the best we've ever had on this game so it's nice to have it back. The BoP was all over the place but in a good way, cars like the R32 and Lamborghini were rockets on the straight but awful in the corners, the race cars were better in the rain (the R34 was the overall meta) and others were solid all rounders like the Porsche. It should be a good race.
 
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This next race seems to be an exact copy of the daily race we had a few months ago (although 2 laps longer), that was one of the best we've ever had on this game so it's nice to have it back. The BoP was all over the place but in a good way, cars like the R32 and Lamborghini were rockets on the straight but awful in the corners, the race cars were better in the rain (the R34 was the overall meta) and others were solid all rounders like the Porsche. It should be a good race.
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I haven’t looked yet but if this is the same as the previous daily then it’s immense fun! I think I managed to be the second highest porsche on the QT leaderboard that time round, this race is my happy place and people are gonna have a lot of fun!
 
GT2 EMEA, No Qualify, 8P final.

Out from races for so long time that I preferred to not qualify and start in last position to not create too many troubles to the others (even more with wet track).
As I supposed some started with wrong tires, others missed the braking point, others were thinking to be good as Max Verstappen...
At the T1 I was already in P8 and from then it was just managing pits, strategy, control and clean drive as much as possible.
I even reached the P6 but T4 was fatal only one time... good enough to go back to P9.
At 2 laps from the end (with slicks) I was able to do the only one overtake and finished P8.

After months out of races I am happy and see the next one... where the choice of the right car for my very low skills will be crucial...
 
I've had a chance to drive a couple laps in all but the two McLarens. Unsurprisingly, I was fastest in the GT500 GT-R. The NSX was close, though, and felt really nice to drive.

My lap times are anything but fast -- low 2:05s at best -- so there's probably not much to take away from my results. All you faster drivers are easily going to demolish my best time in any of the cars. I'm just sharing for the sake of it.

Of the tuned up road cars, the Porsche was my favourite. I struggled to find good braking points for all of them, though. I suppose I would figure those out with more laps, but right now, it feels like it's not worth the trouble.

Given the potential for rain, going with an MR car seems like it could be a smart move, so I might stick with the NSX. Of course, the McLarens might offer some surprises yet, too, We'll see.
 
My impression from practice so far is the rain is slow to move, and even slower to make the track damp when it does. I think we'll need the opposite strategy from the last race of going to Inters as soon as the rain arrives, this time I think I'll stay out on slicks until the track actually is wet.
 
That was my first Nations Cup in the DRB lobby and wow it sure was fun. Started mid field and didn't even manage 5 metres due to guy in front spinning at the start as he was on the wrong tyres! I hit him and received a 4 second penalty and then had to reverse out of the barrier and play catch up. Eventually finished 5th and was lapped by the 1st & 2nd and managed to follow them race very fairly and cleanly which was wonderful to follow.
All this in VR was a very very enjoyable experience.
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