Gran Turismo World Series (Manufacturers Cup Exhibition Season: Feb 5 - Feb 15)

[Homestead]

GT2 Driver high B/low A/ S safety. Gt one TC1 CSA strong
Having only done a handful of practice laps yesterday with a best time around 3:42.

Race 1
Having done no warm up laps, I quali p11ish with 3:46 time. Race was not very good. Some bad driving by myself and damage. I used it to get better practice.

Race 2
My DR and SR went down from last race so I was in all B lobby. I quali p2 with 3:40ish 1.5 second behind P1.
P1 spins out on lap 2 and quits out. I finish P1 worth 91 points. I know I have some pace now and will hope race 3 is worth more points.

Race 3
Better lobby worth 139 points. I quali p1 with 3:39.195.
I survive the first corner and there is fighting behind me on back straight and I am able to pull away. Smooth race for me with minimal errors. Race was a time trail for me, which is when I do best.

 

[Fezzik]

Why does everyone pile out of the pits in the first 30 seconds? There’s no draft and only time for 1 lap. I wait a couple of minutes and have half the track to myself.

 

[Zorz]

Once again, I absolutely despise racing on this track.

First attempt ended up in a much lower lobby than I'm used to (likely because my SR was not at full after the disaster I had in the last race I did), and put it on pole. When the race started, the car just refused to stop going into the first chicane, so I ended up bailing out and cutting it for a penalty.

Then heading towards Tertre Rouge, the car just spun on me in the left-hander. I don't know where that came from, it's never done anything like that during practice. Right to the back with damage, then pit at the end of lap 2 to repair after seeing the horrendous time loss I was suffering. I ended up recovering to P7, but that was still a DR loss.

Just had my second attempt and AAARGHH. Qualified P4 in a lobby that's more like the strength I'm used to and severely struggled in the dirty air. I think this is why I hate Le Mans so much. The cars they make us run here are so sensitive to downforce loss and the whole thing is one big slipstream fiesta down the Mulsanne with the car feeling utterly horrendous everywhere else. It never feels "normal".

I almost binned it after a German bumpdrafted me down the first stretch of the Mulsanne whilst I was under slipstream. That's the absolute worst possible thing you can do to me as a VR player because the GT-One has no speed gauge! I have NO idea how fast I'm going. I even tried to brake earlier to compensate but it wasn't enough. On watching the replay, it pushed me from 196mph to 203mph.

I somehow managed to hold on in P6, but then the kerb at the final chicane decided to grab the car and murder me out of nowhere at the end of lap 9. Ended up P9 instead.

I'm going to go again, but I'm not going to be surprised if I end up raging again. This is just so frustrating.

 

[Raven-Sport]

Car in front spins, fantastic.

Unghosts whilst I'm 3/4 of the way through. Spin and then damage.

Feels horribly unfair. No one's fault but the game happened to anyone else?

On pit exit I was inside another car. Luckily he moved to the side when we unghosted and the contact was minimal.

The ghosting at Le Mans has been weird for ages in Sport Mode.

 

[Roggers]

First race in GT1, and i dont know why but this race just felt completely different to GT2. I think it was the fact in quali you have tyre wear and then in the race you get heavy damage too, that i took a totally different approach into this round.

So i started off by doing no practice for this event apart from the TT laps. Just didnt feel this race at all. The Toyota just felt sluggish and in the corners i was losing so much time to others.

So only doing the 1 race and had to opt for the 8pm UK (6pm is just an really awkward time, and 10pm is just too late) Top points were 156, so not much better then top split GT2. I was door number 12

Quali - out lap i drove fairly conservative to save the tyres, and the final sector i drove the car hard to get the heat in. My lap was ok. 3.41.0 and put me on P5 to my surprise.

Race - so I decided on the lap 5 pit and swap tyre option. Lap 1 and i get through sectors 1, 2 & 3 fine. Everyone playing it safe. Then in the middle sector on the Mulsanne this where everything went down hill. I looked up the inside on a car, while also protecting myself from a pass from behind, i end up making small contact with the car ahead, but the car behind rear end me i get rear bumper damage. Great 2 mins in to my debut GT1 race and damage!! Lap 2 i go a top it off a get front end damage. My pace at this point is awful. 10 seconds of P1 times. End of lap 4 im in P12 decide to pit early. Take new tyres and fix the damage. I manage to make good progress and do a few quick laps. 3.41s. Im challenging a few early stoppers and it clear there tyres are now fading, P7 is only 10 seconds ahead. Lap 7 i pick up a penalty in the Porsche Curves, and then in to the first chance i go deep, and spin the car. Lap 10 im closing in on the pack, and a few have a incident which clearly damages there car as they slow, but as i get to the Porsche Curvers and Ford Chicanes, im unable to make a pass.

P12 on my first race and 86 points i think.
Overall a good combo i think ruined by the car. I know some people will like this car, but for me, not a fan.

The only other nations round ill be doing is Daytona, not a big fan of the other races. Focusing more on Manufacturers Series as that for me is the best part of this game

 

[DRambo]

Sorry to but in, I'm new to this series. How come you seem to be able to enter more than once?

 

[Fezzik]

Sorry to but in, I'm new to this series. How come you seem to be able to enter more than once?

You can enter as many slots as you want, but only the score from your last one counts for the standings.

 

[ZEE]

You can enter as many slots as you want, but only the score from your last one counts for the standings.

I am bit confused here, how did Digit in his live stream just today, now acheive like some 335 points on just Round 1 races then? Am I missing something here???

 

[Fezzik]

I am bit confused here, how did Digit in his live stream just today, now acheive like some 335 points on just Round 1 races then? Am I missing something here???

The available points are dependent on the total DR of the drivers in the race. At the top of A+ they race for a LOT of points,

 

[ZEE]

The available points are dependent on the total DR of the drivers in the race. At the top of A+ they race for a LOT of points,

Ohhh i see thanks for clearing that up for me! Here I thought Kaz + the mods, were giving them magic beany points lol.

 

[MIE1992]

All TS020s in my lobby, except two CLK-LMs and one ‘08 GT-R GT500. Q4! Had a very excellent fight for P4 in the last lap, and with the GT-R, too!

I think the guy in P1 got a 1-minute penalty - maybe for not pitting - but I suppose was far ahead enough to keep their position? I know it can take a while to go through the pits at Le Mans…

 

[Marky264]

Running in 3rd, Didn't drop a dash a fuel in on the stop and dropped to 8th under fuel saving 😭 Here's hoping the last slot is a good one!

 

[sturk0167]

Had a very excellent fight for P4 in the last lap, and with the GT-R, too!

That was me.
I had to start in 13th again, because some idiot was door-banging me during qualifying, and I crossed the finish line with a penalty, which apparently gave me no time.

That was a good battle in the final lap, though. 👍

 

[Nebuc72]

Nice to have GTWS back, though this season leaves a lot to be asked for. 6 races, with some of the races being absolutely absurd (round 2 has a 10 minute quali into a 7 minute event... what? let alone the 2 hour wait for the next one!).

Mysteriously, my DR dropped to B shortly before the season started. I don't know how this happened! It's a good thing though, as I was only able to make 1 slot.
In the spirit of competition, I haven't done any practice and have let a roulette wheel pick my car.

Which gave me...

So I was basically doomed from the start. But that's all good, part of the fun.
Had to pick a nice livery. I've been a fan of the LOCTITE liveried NSX found in Gran Turismo 4 lately, so I grabbed that. It's only a shame we cannot have the mismatched coloured wheels like the real car has. Maybe in GT8.

Down in B DR I didn't expect to literally be the only non TS020 but I was, and in a hell of a car to stand out with (though funnily enough the livery makes it look like a TS020 anyway).
Qualifying went as expected. Stuck behind TS020's the whole time, because they were only faster where the only thing the car did was go straight. Finished 11th, which to be honest is 5 places better than I expected.


The lobby then crashed.
Great time spent, all in all. Lot of fun. Maybe GT8 wont be put together with wet glue.

 

[Met Entso]

After first race failure (P12) guess the game put me in a lower split, qualified P1 and finished P1 so good points and saved my DR! Happy.

 

[A_Higher_Place]

GT1's, how is fuel looking for the Toyota? I won't be able to race until later tonight with probably only one shot at it. Are you fuel saving, short shifting or refueling in the pits?

Thanks!

 

[Talon16]

Quick 15:00 race time as it's the only one I can do today. Got held up on the qual lap a bit (hard to find space sometimes) as I made a huge gap between myself and the car in front but two people got lose or spun and started back up right in front of me. Whatever.

Regardless, Q2. Lame race, 100% due to it was a glitched lobby. Q1 and I got away fine, but everyone behind was 'stuck.' They just sat there. When the time delta thing finally updated, P3 was ~15 seconds behind me. Thanks, Kaz!

So it was a two horse race and it was a fun lapish with the "Bentley" driver. Some back and forth, good racing room left, respectful and all that good stuff. Unfortunately he went wide going Tetra Rouge (on lap two) with me right behind and it cost him a ton of time, so no more fighting and drafting passed each other on back-to-back straights.

I pit on lap six as I was worried if I pit on lap five and the gaggle of cars who were behind didn't (thanks to their glitched delayed-start) I'd end up in the middle of them.

Not my favorite combo; would've been better with some weather! Seemed like a Daily C. I seriously considered running the McLaren as it is just really fun to drive here. But ultimately, I decided the four second lap time delta was too much.

Anyway, obligatory screenshots.

GT1's, how is fuel looking for the Toyota? I won't be able to race until later tonight with probably only one shot at it. Are you fuel saving, short shifting or refueling in the pits?

Thanks!

Very very minor savings required. If you're winding that pig out thru every gear for the full 10 laps you may be in trouble. Some some drafting, coasting, and/or short shifting you'll be fine. And when I say that, I mean for like a lap (total)... if even. I wasn't trying to fuel save, but keeping an eye on it and finished with like .3 laps left (which is a lot of LeMans).

 

[Nakano219]

Michelin are going to get their money's worth for sponsorship next round - just did a bit of early TT, and the forced Michelin tyre stickers are incredibly noticeable on the RA272.

 

[Chrome_PuPXD]

Pleased with my race, started P3, felt like I had great pace and equalled my fastest practice race time at 37:03, the French driver was just a little quicker though so a worthy winner. I did get FL but only on the last lap with 1 laps fresher tyres.

Total race time seemed very fast though for the points available in the lobby, anyone know how it would compare to a good A+ lobby?
196pts for my 2nd place, it was fun to be competing seriously again after maybe ~2 years away from GTWS.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Sometimes it's good to be different 😉

The Toyota is the faster car but not in my hands and those are the ones doing the driving, sometimes it's faster to stick with what you're most comfortable with rather than follow the herd. In that GT-One I would've been fighting for last.

 

[GTWolverine]

Slot 1: Qualified 5th in 3rd Split, got disconnected from 5th on Lap 8...

 

[SPL170db]

I'm not sure what the heck happened in that race.

First NA GT1 slot 240pts for 1st. Mostly A/S drivers, 2 A+/S. Q'd 3rd on the grid with a 3:37.9 which was the best race lap I had turned up to that point. Was feeling good going in to the race but once the lights went out I just proceeded to go backwards in a hurry. I don't know why but the car just would not respond to my inputs it felt like. Fell all the way back from 3rd to 11th. Managed to scrounge my way back up to 7th by the end. Don't really feel like running that again.

 

[SupaflyIRL]

Door 15, Q9, mostly uneventful P9. I’ll take it!

e: even stole some DR, gained DR in P9

 

[JDM_GT7]

Just got 6th in probably bottom of the barrel GT1 class. All A/S drivers

1st would have been 175pts.

Funny enough I went faster in the race than any of my free practice, or qualifying.

heavy damage also means it will not repair....

I got rear end and had to carry a bad rear bumper for the first 5 laps.

 

[Pfei]

GT1 North America 1st Slot, 215 point A/S Lobby.

Qualified 6th with a 40 even, only one second behind pole and one second behind my practice time. I was feeling pretty good for the race.

Start was good, got up to fifth after someone span out. Then, I started dropping like a stone. I had no race pace at all. Got passed up like a dirty shirt many times. Finished tenth for 134 points despite seeing people spin out left and right in front of me.

I think I'll cut my losses on this combo and call it a night.

Also, I saw I had rear aero damage at the end of lap 4, right after passing the pits, but I wasn't hit by anyone. That for sure cost me a top 8 and a DR up arrow.

 

[sturk0167]

I got the best finish I'll probably get with the '08 GT-R.
I finally got a chance to start with a Q time. Started & finished 2nd. 140 points. Good enough. 🥈

 

[alejandroivx]

I got the best finish I'll probably get with the '08 GT-R.
I finally got a chance to start with a Q time. Started & finished 2nd. 140 points. Good enough. 🥈

You were flying. I enjoyed watching that (until I got taken out)

 

[Moose78]

What a disaster that was! Ran the 7PM EDT GT1 slot in North America. All A/S lobby. 160 points up for grabs. Door 14. Driving the GT-One.

Qualifying was about the only thing that went well. I started Q4 with a time of 3:40.638.

Actually, that's not entirely true. I got a good exit out of Tertre Rouge on Lap 1 and picked up a position to P3, which I held until I went into the sand on the Mulsanne Corner on the same lap.

It was all downhill from there. If I wasn't going into the sand, I was collecting track limit penalties -- all unforced, stupid mistakes. Dropped as low as P14 at one point.

I pitted on lap 4 to get out of traffic. I took new tires so I'd have at least some hope of salvaging some kind of pace toward back half of the race.

And it worked, I guess. I managed to work my way up to a P9 finish and 106 points. Still, I'm feeling rather disappointed with myself on this one.

Not going to try another, though. Too late in the day for that.

That's it for Nations Cup for me for a while. I'll be away for most of the rest of the rounds. Back for the final one. See you at Spa in the X2019s!

 

[sturk0167]

You were flying. I enjoyed watching that (until I got taken out)

I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. I would've said hi. Send a friend request if you'd like to. 👍
I have 4 accounts, but usually only race with TPC_Vigilante.

 

[alejandroivx]

I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. I would've said hi. Send a friend request if you'd like to. 👍
I have 4 accounts, but usually only race with TPC_Vigilante.

I mostly just lurk here! But good racing with you. I qualified right behind you in P3 but was sloppy and eventually fell to the wolves. Going to try again next slot.