Gran Turismo World Series 2024 Thread

[newmedia_dev]

If your finger getting tired from scrolling?

It just sucks while out shopping with the family and in a shopping center with poor reception

 

[Famine]

Sure, but since I post on a desktop, and the pictures just help visualise my post, it looks much different to me.

It's also a lot to scroll through on a PC. It's just especially so on mobile.

But I will try that next time, but if i used that feature, then it would not really be a spoiler then would they? LOL.

You can name your tags...

Spoiler: Like this

If your finger getting tired from scrolling?

Not so much so that it can't press other buttons when a simple request to make things nicer for everyone is met with unnecessary sass.

 

[Famine]

What is it with entitled morons not leaving space for a Qualy lap and fighting for position to ruin both laps?

Edit: Lol, DR A but SR B, tried to biff me off at Les Combes, ran wide at Pouhon and rejoined into the side of me, actually biffed me off at Blanchimont so I ended up 13th, blamed me for being "too slow", finished the race two spots and 2.5s ahead of me, and with DR and SR both down.

Some people are just ass-clowns.

 

[Tazzy-91]

Was all excited about this morning, I even splashed out the 20 million on the Merc. Sadly my 3 races were just shocking. First 2 Qualification laps on my main account were ruined by idiots thinking QT was the actual race and wiping me out. Started p16 for both. Managed to get into the top 10 both races only to get blown off the track by people who just seemed to be there to cause trouble. Decided to switch accounts as that would have me in B splits and I wrongly assumed it would be cleaner 🙈🙈🙈 Anyway, I started p5 and was sent to Narnia at the first corner 🤬🤬🤬 I kept going at the back for a few laps but was so dejected I just quit and turned off the ps5. Very disappointed as I don't get much time these days and it just gets ruined then 😕

 

[GT5Apex]

That went pretty well. I qualified P9 and finished P2.

I decided to hop into the first GT1 slot at 2PM, and i was in the same lobby as @bliprunner, and it was nice to race against blip for the first time (iirc).

Qualifying never went well because i cut across raidillon a bit too much which gave me a 0.5 second penalty, which ruined my lap, plus i accidentally short shifted after the penalty zone as well. So i ended up qualifying down in P9.

The race went much better tho. During the first couple of laps, i gained a couple of positions and i was now in P4. Then later in the race P3 binned it while battling with P2, and then a couple of laps later P2 ended up binning it as well. During the last 3 laps, Bliprunner was slightly closing the gap each lap once he broke free from traffic, and that made the last couple of laps a little bit nervy because i didn't want to make a small mistake and allow Blip to close in even more.

I knew i maybe could've pushed a little bit harder and looking back at the replay confirmed that, because the people around me were braking slightly later for some of the corners and carrying a little bit more speed through Eau Rouge and Raidillon, but during the race i didn't want to risk anything since i was in P2.

 

[stpatty]

Put it on pole by 0.888. I was excited until another guy finished a lap and was only .054 behind me, but still hopeful. I went a bit deep at turn 1, 2nd and 3rd went past. I thought it was pushy at the time but looking at the replay I went deeper than I thought. 3rd ended up with a penalty on the first lap and I took back the place until lap 8, where he eventually passed me. I followed and tried a move at Pouhon on the last lap, only to completely mess the corner up and nearly go wide. Couldn't get it back so I finished 3rd.

I did get a penalty the first lap I followed the other guy up the hill, and I had to go for a walk to see where:

I don't think it's possible to be any further 'off' the track than this. Very frustrating to be comfortably(ish) in 2nd while 1st just disappears at the rate of a second a lap, but points are points. And I'm now in DR A for the first time in GT7, so I get to do the big boy races whenever they come back.

I had a better time of it than @Famine whose nemesis seemed a very angry man.

 

[Talon16]

Gotta say, PD knocked it out of the park with this car. It's really fun to drive and it sounds amazing; Spa suits it well.

Jumped on an alt as I won't be available for the later, Gt1 slots. Despite this being a glorified Daily C it was still fun...

 

[Famine]

I had a better time of it than @Famine whose nemesis seemed a very angry man.

To be fair, my actual race was fine and I had a good battle with a French guy.

Dip**** von ****sparkle appeared to have a time of it given he was already SR B and red arrowed at the end.

 

[newmedia_dev]

Tried the last slot of the night once I got back, bad QT so started last lap 6 I was up to 9th 3s back from 4-8th and closing as they were fighting.

Fractionally clipped a curb at the wrong angle and couldn't catch it. With 3 laps to go my ego and disappointment meant I quit.

I can appreciate people like this sort of racing but quite honestly I'm not Faggio and I'm much more Matt Neal/plato/chiltern.

 

[stpatty]

To be fair, my actual race was fine and I had a good battle with a French guy.

Dip**** von ****sparkle appeared to have a time of it given he was already SR B and red arrowed at the end.

I saw you made up a bunch of places on the first lap so I watched the replay to see what happened. I wouldn't take it personally if I were you, I think he hit everyone from 8th and below before he reached the end of the straight.

 

[Famine]

I saw you made up a bunch of places on the first lap so I watched the replay to see what happened. I wouldn't take it personally if I were you, I think he hit everyone from 8th and below before he reached the end of the straight.

The race was fine (for me 😂). It was the qualifying ****ery.

I was actually getting S1 purple every lap in the second half of the race.

 

[dazdilly75]

This is the only round of the Nations Cup I've actually participated in. I liked the idea of a 1950s One make F1 race. But the reality was very different. I was lucky enough to come out unscathed. 249 points for 7th place, after starting 14th on the grid. I've attached 2 videos. One of a guy who caused damage to 25% of the grid, in a 326 point lobby full of very fast A+ drivers, and the other is the race from my POV. GT1 League needs to revise the whole heavy damage thing, because it's absolutely killing the fun experience of racing.

 

[newmedia_dev]

I find it massively disappointing that a quit at the end of the race has halved my SR. I don't care about the DR as that's ebbs and flows but SR hits for no contact racing or quitting 4+ seconds back seem a bit meh.

Oh well will repair that next week.

I'm genuinely starting to question these races now. Odd choices (fun granted) but things like the junior redbull Nurbs etc just doesn't feel like an esports title anymore.

I'll stop ranting there. Grrrrr

 

[bliprunner]

That went pretty well. I qualified P9 and finished P2.

I decided to hop into the first GT1 slot at 2PM, and i was in the same lobby as @bliprunner, and it was nice to race against blip for the first time (iirc).

Qualifying never went well because i cut across raidillon a bit too much which gave me a 0.5 second penalty, which ruined my lap, plus i accidentally short shifted after the penalty zone as well. So i ended up qualifying down in P9.

The race went much better tho. During the first couple of laps, i gained a couple of positions and i was now in P4. Then later in the race P3 binned it while battling with P2, and then a couple of laps later P2 ended up binning it as well. During the last 3 laps, Bliprunner was slightly closing the gap each lap once he broke free from traffic, and that made the last couple of laps a little bit nervy because i didn't want to make a small mistake and allow Blip to close in even more.

I knew i maybe could've pushed a little bit harder and looking back at the replay confirmed that, because the people around me were braking slightly later for some of the corners and carrying a little bit more speed through Eau Rouge and Raidillon, but during the race i didn't want to risk anything since i was in P2.

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Hey, didn't realise you were a GTP'er! Nice drive!

Was happy with P3, early on I was hit three times by the guy who won, got a bit flustered and after a few mistakes fell back to P8, and then I was in recovery mode.

Was super grateful to the member of Tidgney's crew who gave me a bump draft and things turned around after that, obviously helped by the two chaps ahead who binned it. Was easy to do though, my son crashed with a 10 second lead in his B lobby race and came home second!

I did wonder if I could catch you but having started 3rd I so relieved to get back on the podium I didn't want to chuck it at the scenery! One of the drivers behind I have raced lots of times and never beat, so to come back past him was nice... good fun and will post some pics later!