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

[stpatty]

441 points total, 4.5 million. Not bad.

 

[Satyr]

 

[CAWitte]

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This is the best reply….in the WORLD

 

[OJBrit]

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I got my usual target of more than 200 points per counted race so I'm pleased with how the season went. 😃

The Wednesday races have definitely impacted the results though. I really shouldn't be that high in the rankings.

Scrolling down through the UK-only scores, there are a few people who I've outscored solely because they only did the Saturdays. Then there are the people who would have outscored me but never took part at all because of the combination of Wednesdays and 3/4 of rounds being counted.

Here's hoping PD change the Wednesdays to not overlap so much with working hours for next season, but not going to hold my breath after they put it into Manufacturers.

I'm fortunate enough that my work situation allows me to do 8am-4pm from home on a Wednesday so I can make the 6pm slot, but I know many others will struggle to be available for that, assuming they even can. Makes me wonder if PD never got enough complaints over the last couple of weeks to realise the problem, or if they did and simply didn't care...

I had the reverse. The other 3 people in my region were bottom B and fell into DR C. But due to them getting 4 results they were able to beat my 2 results. 1 Weds I wasn't able to get home from work in time. The other Weds I was in hospital supporting my wife who had given birth the day earlier. So yeah no chance on either. (Some things are more important than computer games.)
Even more annoyingly is that on one of the local regions it was just the 2 of us and I was 2nd. So of course they give me bronze rather than silver. So yeah I finished 3rd out of 2 people!
The only feedback they get is from the world tour people as they are the only ones who can contact them. The change to 3 slots in GT1 is for their benefit so I doubt they have any will to change it as that would upset their precious world tour drivers. Who cares about us peasants!

Best result so far
I am now close to DR A but regarding the time slots I will rather stay in B until the season starts...

If you sign up now into GT2 and attain DR A before the season you'll still be in GT2.

 

[fardoche]

Exciting race, Q10, P5.
Went for 1RH, 17RM, 9RS.

I had an incredible launch, went on the outside on T1 late breaking a guy stopping for traffic on the inside, now P5, on the exit I got squeezed on the rail, back to P10. No damage for me, he lost control and got ghosted.

Later, still on first lap, I overtake to P7, a guy loose control while I overtake push me side way in the wall, still no damage. But back to P9.

Couple close calls avoiding accidents, one damaged front pushing it too much and hitting the rail while on RM. The last 9 lap on RS allowed me to climb from P9 to P5.

Overall, an eventful race that could have been better, but also could have been worse.

448 pts this season's for my best 3 results. The top score I ever got in Nation cup.

 

[Talon16]

Already looking ahead to Daytona. Doing some sessions in 1P mode.

Yea, the AI doesn't rubber band on anything (despite it being tuned off). What a joke... especially when you consider the AI is on RH tires (same car). Almost four second faster lap! Cuz it has to catch up and make the finish "close." Well done, PD. :facepalm

Now that I am paying attention, laps 15 thru 20 are only .032" off between them. Not bad consistency if I do say so myself!

 

[Pau1_13th]

I had the reverse. The other 3 people in my region were bottom B and fell into DR C. But due to them getting 4 results they were able to beat my 2 results. 1 Weds I wasn't able to get home from work in time. The other Weds I was in hospital supporting my wife who had given birth the day earlier. So yeah no chance on either. (Some things are more important than computer games.)
Even more annoyingly is that on one of the local regions it was just the 2 of us and I was 2nd. So of course they give me bronze rather than silver. So yeah I finished 3rd out of 2 people!
The only feedback they get is from the world tour people as they are the only ones who can contact them. The change to 3 slots in GT1 is for their benefit so I doubt they have any will to change it as that would upset their precious world tour drivers. Who cares about us peasants!

If you sign up now into GT2 and attain DR A before the season you'll still be in GT2.

Yeah, just had the same thought, thanks for the advise
On the other hand, since I rarely drive outside of the World Series races it wont change until Wednesday anyway...

 

[Bob A]

Question: I’m in gr.3, go to register for the manufactures cup, all 4 races say gr.3 cars, go to pick a contract (manufacturer) and all the cars are gr.4; I’m confused does anyone have an answer ( this is the first one of these I e tried)?

 

[Zorz]

Question: I’m in gr.3, go to register for the manufactures cup, all 4 races say gr.3 cars, go to pick a contract (manufacturer) and all the cars are gr.4; I’m confused does anyone have an answer ( this is the first one of these I e tried)?

Pick one of the Gr.4s, that's normal. You'll get the Gr.3 option afterwards. You always get loaned two cars from your brand when you register for the season. They used to do races with both categories in Manufacturers when GT7 first came out, but it's been Gr.3 only for a while now.

 

[Bob A]

Pick one of the Gr.4s, that's normal. You'll get the Gr.3 option afterwards. You always get loaned two cars from your brand when you register for the season. They used to do races with both categories in Manufacturers when GT7 first came out, but it's been Gr.3 only for a while now.

Thank you Zorz

 

[Pakiti]

My wife rolls her eyes when I tell her how the National Cup went, so listen up)))
This was my first experience of racing online. Of course it was the GT3 league.
1. Sardegna. I chose GTR, because I was afraid of tire wear at the NSX. First slot, qualified on p2, by the middle of the race I reached p1 and on the last lap I spun... 2nd slot and the last slot in time - p5, but the opponents were much stronger, so I'm happy.
2. Red Bull. I was afraid of this race, because I could not adapt to the rain. First slot, qualified on p3, on the first lap I went to p2, knock on the door and I had to interrupt the race ((( 2nd slot, couldn't pass the qualifying lap, because I was constantly knocked off the track, as a result I started last. Half of the race I was breaking through to p7 place, I constantly participate in collisions. Yes, racing with opponents who have a safety rating of D/E is a thankless task. By the way, mine is always S. As a result, the top five managed to get away from me so much that when I started to catch up with them from p7, by the last lap I only caught up with 6, but did not manage to pass it, although I caught up with p1 on each lap by 0.3-0.5 seconds.
3. Cappuccino. I really liked this race, it was the first time I used MT. Qualification P3, finish on P2.
4. I was afraid of it as well as Red Bull, but to my surprise, everything went well, but could have been perfect. Qualified on p2, thanks to tactics by the middle of the race broke through to p1 and until the end of the race held a gap of 4-5 seconds. But....pre-half lap, turn and I roll back to 3rd place. On the last lap, the leader and I stopped for a pit stop for the mandatory use of hard tires, and p2 apparently forgot to do this and received a penalty, as a result, the finish on p2.

 

[Homestead]

Yikes, My DR getting to high. 257 point lobby. GT1 Slot 2. Auto TCS5 ASM on.
I qualify P6 with 1:27.587. Very happy with that as only 0.5 of my FP time.
I make the decision to start on RS incase I pick up damage on lap one.

I get a good start off the line and end up P4 after turn one. By the end of lap one I am in P3. No one pressing in me for position and I pit lap 8 for RH. Two laps on RH and pit for RM on end of lap 10 for RM and medium. By all pit exchanges I'm P7. P6 bins it on lap 26 and end up finishing P6 for 203 points. Very happy with this results.

End results are great.