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

[Moose78]

Ten laps is good! I did a lobby race yesterday and me and the car I was racing came in at the end of 6 I think...

Yeah. I think they only lasted that long because I'm so slow on them and I was held up by the AI as I worked my way up the field.

I'd venture to guess the softs are ~1.5-2 seconds faster/lap than the hards. Even 75% dead softs probably on pace with hards.

That's what I'd usually expect, too. bit since the physics update last summer, I've really struggled with soft tires in Gr.3. Don't know what it is, but I find I'm often faster now on RM tires than RS. I just seem to suck at Gr.3 in general now, but soft tires really magnify it.

 

[Fezzik]

It’s a short pitlane at Watkins. A 2-stopper with only a lap or 2 on hards may be in play here, especially in GT1.

 

[stpatty]

Did 10 laps in the GT-R. Went in the BMW and immediately went a second faster. Good job on that BOP Kaz!

 

[Talon16]

Did 10 laps in the GT-R. Went in the BMW and immediately went a second faster. Good job on that BOP Kaz!

He knows what he's doing...

 

[stpatty]

He knows what he's doing...

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Ahem

 

[Talon16]

Ahem

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The 2013 GTR was OP for a very long time; as was the Gr4 GTR. The 18 GTR was added and the 13 was toned down. His bias is quite obvious, regardless.

We need to get Kaz into a Corvette!

 

[dazdilly75]

Using the M6 Endurance, I started on hards and changed to softs at the end of lap 12. It's a very risky and sketchy strategy. You don't really make up that much time to someone who starts on softs, because the fall off due to tyre degradation is so severe. At the most, you'd want to run softts for 8-9 laps max. At the end of my 12 lap hard stint, the tyres were almost gone by the end of the race.

 

[stpatty]

The 2013 GTR was OP for a very long time

It was good in a line it was good at nothing else. It got nerfed and it was still good in a line and good at nothing else.

as was the Gr4 GTR

I have recovered from the small stroke I suffered upon reading this to realise - nay, hope - that you're actually referring purely to GT7's lifespan, and not anything else that came before. Surely. For the sake of my sanity you are, yes.

Anyway what we can all agree on is **** the Toyota Supra.

 

[TheWeapon874]

Are any of the Gr3 cars significantly better on tyres than the M6? I think I’ll only get 7 laps out of the softs…

 

[Talon16]

It was good in a line it was good at nothing else. It got nerfed and it was still good in a line and good at nothing else.


I have recovered from the small stroke I suffered upon reading this to realise - nay, hope - that you're actually referring purely to GT7's lifespan, and not anything else that came before. Surely. For the sake of my sanity you are, yes.

Anyway what we can all agree on is **** the Toyota Supra.

Yes. GT7 is the first, and only, GT I've ever played online.

 

[Belos]

Hello 😁💪
What is your strategy on Watkinson glen????
Thanks

 

[goudaj]

Hello 😁💪
What is your strategy on Watkinson glen????
Thanks

In my GT2 race earlier, I started on RH and pit at the end of lap 9 for RS. So 6 laps on RS. Pitting at the end of lap 8 (7 laps on RS) should be OK as well, I just wanted to play it safe.

 

[Belos]

In my GT2 race earlier, I started on RH and pit at the end of lap 9 for RS. So 6 laps on RS. Pitting at the end of lap 8 (7 laps on RS) should be OK as well, I just wanted to play it safe.

Oki 👍💪thanks bro

 

[stpatty]

Yes. GT7 is the first, and only, GT I've ever played online.

Let's just say however good Nissan have been in GT7, in GT Sport they were just as exceptional in the other direction. The Gr.4 was the worst car in its class (and got nerfed after three years of nothing) and the Gr.3 was always a handful.

 

[Kubson]

Hey, this is my first post, I've been reading you guys for a long time, nice to meet you.

According to me, not being a top rider just being at C-B level, it is best to start on hard tires. I was able to move up from 14th place to 3rd place this way, with all the top three starting on hard tires. At the beginning of the race there were a lot of crashes, due to which, driving cleanly, I overtook drivers on soft tires and drove in position 6-7. After the pit stop I improved my times relative to those who changed to hard tires by 3 seconds and finished the event in 3rd place. Those who drove on soft tires from the beginning drove in a crowd and had no room for a fast and clean lap.

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[SPDN Stefano]

Took a P2 in a GT2 lobby. Watkins Glen Long is definitely peak Gran Turismo if you ask me. Great races most of the time.

Stategy wise I did 4 laps on soft and 11 on hard. From testing with 3x tyre wear I knew my left front would be destroyed at the end of lap 5 to the point that it would be hard to even enter the pitlane without a penalty. Even while driving with +5 brake balance. I don't think on a controller it is fast to do more than 5 laps on softs. If you start from the front of the grid I don't think it makes sense to start on hard tyres because you will just lose time fighting people on softs.

Anyway good luck guys.

 

[A1an]

Took a P2 in a GT2 lobby. Watkins Glen Long is definitely peak Gran Turismo if you ask me. Great races most of the time.

Stategy wise I did 4 laps on soft and 11 on hard. From testing with 3x tyre wear I knew my left front would be destroyed at the end of lap 5 to the point that it would be hard to even enter the pitlane without a penalty. Even while driving with +5 brake balance. I don't think on a controller it is fast to do more than 5 laps on softs. If you start from the front of the grid I don't think it makes sense to start on hard tyres because you will just lose time fighting people on softs.

Anyway good luck guys.

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Do you need to stop for fuel?

I am only in the D rank, so i would need to pit 5 laps from the end to go onto RS tires?

 

[SPDN Stefano]

Do you need to stop for fuel?

I am only in the D rank, so i would need to pit 5 laps from the end to go onto RS tires?

No you just use 3% fuel per lap. No refuel.

If you start from the back you should probably start with 10 laps on hard. From the front I would start with 4/5 laps on soft.

 

[A1an]

No you just use 3% fuel per lap. No refuel.

If you start from the back you should probably start with 10 laps on hard. From the front I would start with 4/5 laps on soft.

Okay, thank you, I will be starting from the back i would think!

 

[Famine]

Okay, thank you, I will be starting from the back i would think!

If you're D rank you'll be most likely in a lobby full of other D-ranked drivers, so you never know - you could come out of qualifying on pole.


My race was the usual meh. Qualified 15th after no practice in the landyacht, finished 10th, promoted to 8th because... required tyre type penalties. I'm not sure how this messaging isn't getting through to drivers who race often enough to be B ranked but... not complaining, I guess.

 

[stpatty]

Despite my best (well, almost) efforts to get back to SR S after Trial Mountain I was still at the top of A going into this. As a result the race was worth 178 points, even though I recognised some names from that race who I knew weren't very good.

Horrible qualifying, started 10th. Made up two places up to turn 1 from people jumping the start. Ended up last and backwards after one guy just turned in on me at turn 1. Ended up stuck behind the guy who did it for two laps with various comings together until he took himself and another guy out on lap 3.

The rest of the race was a blur and a quite unpleasant one and really too much to even want to cover. People crashed. Some people started on softs then got stuck in the midfield and died after they pitted. One of these guys escaped enough to be part of the fight for 6th at the end. I took too long getting past him and invited some pressure but it all worked out because the Ferrari I'd had a few run ins with ended up with a penalty on the last lap, the Russian who pitted a lap earlier than everyone else died of death and I ended up taking 5th with a few corners to go.

148 points and one of the most frustrating, unpleasant races I've ever done. On pace I should have been 5th at minimum, who knows where I'd have been without four separate incidents adding at least 20 seconds to my race time. After watching the race back almost everything seems to have been down to mistakes and clumsiness rather than outright dirty driving, but it was still a miserable experience. I went 13H/7S for anyone wondering.

 

[A1an]

If you're D rank you'll be most likely in a lobby full of other D-ranked drivers, so you never know - you could come out of qualifying on pole.


My race was the usual meh. Qualified 15th after no practice in the landyacht, finished 10th, promoted to 8th because... required tyre type penalties. I'm not sure how this messaging isn't getting through to drivers who race often enough to be B ranked but... not complaining, I guess.

I started 15th and ended up 11th, I don't mind Watkins Glen but I can never seem to get on with the track.

Went with RH then switched to RS lap 10, it seems though that I could have gone about 8 laps with the RS though as they were only half worn after five laps.

 

[bliprunner]

Proud to put it on the podium today for my nation, expect to get a call from the PM any minute now...

Low A+ lobby, first slot, qualified P4 and started on softs along with all five frontrunners. Pretty decent race which hinged on a few key moments...

P5 was all over me during the opening soft stint and we both pitted at the end of lap 7...

but managed to be aggressive on pit entry and exited with over a second gap to ease the pressure...

A few laps later, still around a second apart, we met a hard runner who was yet to stop. Needed to get a move done fast so signposted a dive down the inside at the downhill left sweeper. Thankfully they predicted my lunge and decided not to fight...

Now with a comfortable 2+ sec gap behind. P3 came into sight as they had trouble with traffic, nearly hitting someone pitting at the final turn. They looked pretty quick out of traffic though so I just tried to hang on. Then out of nowhere they hit the barrier on the flat left in sector 1!

Looking at the replay they were either distracted or had a wheel issue, they turned left a bit late but didn't lift, whacked the barrier and spun.

Their pain was my gain, brought it home under no pressure for a solid 260ish points. Special mention to the lone Lambo who started eleventh and finished P6!

 

[dazdilly75]

I wasn't expecting much from this race. I decided to tackle it on my (slightly lower DR) A+ account. But I was still door #2!!! ( for the love of god!) But at this level there is nowhere to hide from the aliens. I managed a 42.9xx in free practice and qualified in the race with a very average 43.653. Only good enough for 11th on the grid.

Lap 1 resulted in a massive pile up on T1. The absence of heavy damage, is already rearing it's ugly head, with drivers immediately being over aggressive again. That didn't take long! I went from 11th to 6th after turn 1, and managed to breake away from the pack, in a group of 5 cars on a hard strategy.

The leader was on softs and he was pulling away as expected. I decided not to interrupt the group I was in and played it safe, staying within touching distance, so I could monopolise on any mistakes.

By lap 11, two of our group went for a slight undercut and it was left to the other three of us to continue. I ended up pitting at the end of Lap 13 for softs, with 2 more behind me who had caught up to make the gap around 3 seconds between myself and them.

I came out of the pits in 7th and managed to work my way to 5th and back into the original group I started wirh. I was getting lots of pressure from a fellow Swede, who was one of the casualties from Lap one. I knew he was fast ,because he was the Pole sitter at the start of the race.

I held him off until the last lap, but he got me and the 4th place guy in the last few turns. I managed to bring it home in 6th with 228 points. And a slight DR increase. My best result at Watkins Glen in an official Esport event. Happy days! I'll take it!