Gran Turismo World Series (Manufacturers Cup 2025 Exhibition 3 season: 12 Nov - 29 Nov)

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Moose78
What I like to do for driving in the rain is enable the driving line assist. When it is wet, the usual driving line is more slippery than the rest of the track, so I use the driving line assist to show me where that slippery part is. To maximize my grip, I try to drive alongside the line without driving on it, and only cross it briefly when I need to set myself up for the next corner. I find it really helps to keep the car from sliding out from under me.
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Thanks again Canada goose I mean moose for your insights on testign and practicing, I will try some test races today with my trusty LEXUS RCF and see how i far at SPA and in the usual daily races. I look forward to this even if the rain is killer like the british weather at the moment lol!!
 
stpatty
Five laps of practice and I get a blue screen. This bodes well.
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I have been getting some server side errors recently on GT7, and one time the game just crashed on me during the NSX TT, and gave me a video log report to send to Sony off my PS5, and I was liek sarcastically, "this is frikking great PD thanks"
 
I made this Gr.3 livery so long ago Michelin was still the tyre partner. Here we go.

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Moose78
The effect is still there, just not as strong as it used to be.
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Can 100% confirm. Especially noticeable under breaking and when trail breaking into a corner. Pretty much impossible on the racing line, very doable off of it.

What I haven't figured out yet how to go off the line is too much because at some point you only gain some marginal speed yet take a long way around or break a lot more to make your artificially inflated corner.
 
I have made another discovery that I am very surprised by. I always assumed that power was actually equal under BoP for the same type of car no matter its condition, tuning, etc. I am now convinced that oil quality does indeed make a difference.

With worn oil (Normal rather than Excellent) my GT-R topped out at 257 kph (lap after lap, not due to bad Eau Rouge).
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Whereas with Excellent oil it briefly hits the limiter in 5th gear at 260.
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Both times it showed the exact same power stats when entering. On the one hand the (alleged) power after BoP was 366 kW both times. On the other hand the alleged kW before in base condition was also 430 kW even though worn oil should lower it if I am not mistaken.

I have no idea if this effect/bug is limited to free practice but I will never race without worn oil ever again from now on.
 
Sigh. My time slots are 10pm, midnight and 2am. We always get screwed over here in Aus for the Manu races.

On the plus side… great to see Gr4 back! Makes the manufacturer choices more interesting. I’ve gone with McLaren this time, something different.
 
Wilsonson
I have made another discovery that I am very surprised by. I always assumed that power was actually equal under BoP for the same type of car no matter its condition, tuning, etc. I am now convinced that oil quality does indeed make a difference.
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I'm not so sure it is because of worn oil. In the slower screenshot, you have a headwind, but in the faster one, it is a tailwind. I'd guess that is the reason for the difference, not the oil quality.

Regardless, I'm superstitious about the oil quality, too. I always change it before I enter the race. I get a car wash, too, just in case it somehow matters to the physics engine.
 
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With this being the last season for the 458 Italia as Ferrari's loaner and GTWS car in general, I thought it's appropriate that I made a send-off livery referencing the "blank" AF Corse livery shown at the 2016 Copper Box reveal of GT Sport.
(This was originally an edit of someone else's livery, I had to remake it myself from scratch for it to be shareable.)
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Standard version / With "Grazie 458 Italia" decals (the one I'll be using in-season)

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For a context refresher:
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Just watched a stream for a bit and realized that two of my break markers are missing.

The long post to the right of start finish shortly behind the 100 board and the rock going into Pouhon (I think) the long left hander in the middle.

For Pouhon I think the marshalls on the left work too but for turn 1 I have no idea. Probably past the 100 board and then by feel. Any ideas here?
 
Also the whole race lasted a tad over one hour even when fully dry. I love a long race but that is kind of stupid for GT2 and 3.
 

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