Gran Turismo World Series (Nations Cup 2025 Exhibition Season 2: 26 Feb - 8 Mar)

[GTWolverine]

Weird issue in slot 3, after an error in slot 1 and a couple spins in slot 2. I dumped the brake after the lights went out as normal but the kart just... didn't want to go? Like it was stuck in neutral and just rolling down the hill. The replay shows me in 1st gear and full throttle, as I should be, but it took letting off for a bit to get the kart to actually accelerate. Somehow, despite falling from 4th to 11th before T1, I managed to come back for 3rd (in top split, I think!) This was a really good combo for me, could have somehow been even better...

That happened to me in a practice race (and I was using the handbrake), and there were also at least 3 other people in Slot 2 who had the same issue using the regular brakes. I guess it's just another PD thing...

Looking forward to warming up for the last Nations race by doing the Time Trial at Suzuka in the Super Formulas, before doing a quick daily race A at Suzuka in the Super Formulas to get some race pace down before I enter the GTWS race at Suzuka in the Super Formulas.

We get it PD, the real series is at Suzuka this weekend, we know already.

I also did a league race in SF at Suzuka 2 weeks ago, and I'm doing another one in 2 weeks again...at least it's a fun combo this time; usually when PD repeats something this obsessively it's complete garbage.

 

[watto79]

Looking forward to warming up for the last Nations race by doing the Time Trial at Suzuka in the Super Formulas, before doing a quick daily race A at Suzuka in the Super Formulas to get some race pace down before I enter the GTWS race at Suzuka in the Super Formulas.

We get it PD, the real series is at Suzuka this weekend, we know already.

It's nuts isn't it. In Sport Mode we have 3 daily races, 2 time trials and 1 Championship. 50% of those are currently the exact same car and track combo. We have over 500 cars and near 40 track layouts to choose from.

As pointed out though, at least its a good combo but still.....

 

[stpatty]

I didn't think I was going to have time to run yesterday so I didn't bother practicing. I didn't have time but I had a go anyway. Logged on at 10 to 4 with a questionable internet connection. I did one lap of practice (1:11.9) then couldn't leave the pits in qualifying, so started 15th. I was up to 8th by turn 2. I ended up last after turn 5 after a guy spun out and collected me. Finished 10th.

Went again in the last slot. Started 6th, should have been 2nd if I'd gone a tenth faster. Had quite a lot of fun and was in 4th following 2nd and 3rd very closely for a while (1st was a smurf) before I went too deep into the first corner on lap 7 and ended up 9th. Made up some places and finished 6th as other people spun out. I managed one lap in the 1:09s and was usually comfortable in the low 1:10s. It was more enjoyable than I was expecting and I don't think the karts were quite as twitchy with a wheel as I was expecting either. I was using TC at 1 and ASM though, so I might just have been cheating.

I tried the send of the millennium in the last corner but just ended up doing some rallying to cross the line. Bonus points if you recognise the livery.

 

[Nakano219]

Manufacturers schedule is out:

• 12 laps at Fuji, RH, x1 tyres
• 15 laps at Tokyo South CCW, RS, x2 tyres
• 16 laps at Autopolis, RH+RM (both required), x5 tyres
• 5 laps at Nürburgring Endurance, RH, x6 tyres

Fun fact: This is I believe the first race we've had in Sport Mode at Tokyo South - in either direction - since the game came out.

 

[dazdilly75]

Manufacturers schedule is out:

• 12 laps at Fuji, RH, x1 tyres
• 15 laps at Tokyo South CCW, RS, x2 tyres
• 16 laps at Autopolis, RH+RM (both required), x5 tyres
• 5 laps at Nürburgring Endurance, RH, x6 tyres

Fun fact: This is I believe the first race we've had in Sport Mode at Tokyo South - in either direction - since the game came out.

Love all those combos except Autopolis. Can't believe we finally have Tokyo as a combo and luckily for me, it's the layout I'm strongest at. CCW South has such an incredible flow to it. We could see rain at Fuji?
Any layout of Nurb I'm comfortable with. Now I just have to decide who to pick. Lambo was great in EX1 but this season I may well go with the prancing horse. Which will be my first time driving for Ferrari.

 

[Fezzik]

Manufacturers schedule is out:

• 12 laps at Fuji, RH, x1 tyres
• 15 laps at Tokyo South CCW, RS, x2 tyres
• 16 laps at Autopolis, RH+RM (both required), x5 tyres
• 5 laps at Nürburgring Endurance, RH, x6 tyres

Fun fact: This is I believe the first race we've had in Sport Mode at Tokyo South - in either direction - since the game came out.

That Tokyo race will be quite fun if only for the location of the pit lane. It'll make qualifying and the required stop a bit interesting.

 

[bduddy]

For some reason PD really loves sprints at Fuji. Tokyo South is something different, at least. Autopolis... meh. And will this be the wet-dry custom weather at the Ring for like the 4th time? Signs point to yes...

 

[Zorz]

Pleasantly surprised to see Tokyo Expressway, but still very likely to just continue skipping seasons in protest at the Wednesday slot times.

Fingers crossed they sort that out for the official season...