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Had to race really hard tonight in top split in the Americas region. Moral of the story - Don't use Volkswagen. It is a very disappointing car. Thanks mostly due to luck I managed to finish 5th.
Gran Turismo World Series (Nations Cup Exhibition Jan 22 - Feb 1)
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GT2 Low B - did multiple races with mixed results
I will make this short as it would be alot - did 4 races and qualified in all of them in P10 , not sure if C7 isn't that good any more or i just suck xD
First race i would have finished in top 5 but stupid me managed to meet Barry R and ended in P11 ...
Second race went better but gotten some track limit penalties and finished in P7
Third race ooof this race was horrible start to end , punting , errors to a nice P12
and the last race - finally things went good for once but as i was thinking it somebody punted me over .... but in the end managed to get P5 - that was enough for me
Hopefully people had better luck than me this time
I will make this short as it would be alot - did 4 races and qualified in all of them in P10 , not sure if C7 isn't that good any more or i just suck xD
First race i would have finished in top 5 but stupid me managed to meet Barry R and ended in P11 ...
Second race went better but gotten some track limit penalties and finished in P7
Third race ooof this race was horrible start to end , punting , errors to a nice P12
and the last race - finally things went good for once but as i was thinking it somebody punted me over .... but in the end managed to get P5 - that was enough for me
Hopefully people had better luck than me this time
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Good to see you in there again Moose!
Qually p8 kind of threw my plans for clean air so it was back to the plan of “defend early but give it up they fight it and grab the tow”. There were some fast people in our lobby so I would be happy with a top 10 and a clean race.
I got off to a good start (for a change) making up a couple places as drivers crash ahead going 2 wide through the first sector ( on lap 1!
). I was up to p4 but the front 3 were pulling away. P5 caught me but decided to bump me, I then made a big mistake and they went through but I couldn’t stay with them and now P6 was coming in a NSX. They caught me and I was in a good place relatively so I didn’t fight it and tucked in, they proceeded to bin it onto the back straight leaving me in no man’s land.Mighty Moose was heading the chasing pack and they began closing in quite quickly. I managed to compose myself and grab a little luck with them fighting letting me creep away again. The clear air I had hoped for served me well and I was able to hit consistent laps for this middle part of the race.
The mediums were lasting well so I was keen to come in early but I talked myself into staying out until lap 15 because of the clean air I was able to use. This was lucky because the softs were horrible, I couldn’t switch the fronts on and then I overheated them. It took me around 5 laps to settle after adjusting my brake bias full to the rear and backing off the big braking zones.
This allowed the NSX to catch me back up on the last few laps and we battled as we overtook a couple cars who had done wildly different strategies. My early and stern defence was beaten by a forceful move, but that’s racing sometimes.
That meant that I brought home a p6, a great result and more than I probably deserved for this combo.
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- Interemptor
Did some laps at the Nordschleife last night and the racing hards felt a little better after the halfway mark of the lap but some sections like Kallenhard and Pflanzgarten are absolute nightmares. The GP circuit feels like driving on ice.
Don't know if it's because the tires are cold (still boggles my mind that tire temps are important yet we have no chance to see them ingame)
Think I'm gonna pull a @Moose78 in the next series and choose a car that is on the slower side and few people use. Can't be dissapointed if you expect nothing 😅
Don't know if it's because the tires are cold (still boggles my mind that tire temps are important yet we have no chance to see them ingame)
Think I'm gonna pull a @Moose78 in the next series and choose a car that is on the slower side and few people use. Can't be dissapointed if you expect nothing 😅
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- Zorzil
Absolute legend. I've been trying to do that to see what happens but keep binning it, and my impulse to hit retry is too damn strong. 😅
I hope they are being sneaky and there's some rain in the mix. A 5-lap dry sprint on Hards would be very disappointing.
I'm glad it's not just me who thinks it's horrendously slippery out there.
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- AFC-R6N
Another forgettable run in slot 1 in GT1 Americas last night.
I was pushed off in qualy by someone just exiting the pits and that basically foreshadowed the rest of the event.
Q12 to P10 where I was pushed off 2 more times in the first 3 laps, sustaining damage the second time.
Couldn't be bothered to pit so early, so lost time until my switch to RS on lap 15.
107 meaningless points in the end and that brings a close to this season for me as I'll be at an Iron Maiden concert during round 4.
Really chirpy lobby after the race. Wasn't much fun at all. Lost DR as well.
I was pushed off in qualy by someone just exiting the pits and that basically foreshadowed the rest of the event.
Q12 to P10 where I was pushed off 2 more times in the first 3 laps, sustaining damage the second time.
Couldn't be bothered to pit so early, so lost time until my switch to RS on lap 15.
107 meaningless points in the end and that brings a close to this season for me as I'll be at an Iron Maiden concert during round 4.
Really chirpy lobby after the race. Wasn't much fun at all. Lost DR as well.
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I'd be very surprised if this race doesn't have 'random' dynamic weather. That is pretty much what makes this particular combo so great. We also have the 24 hour track as next weeks Daily C, I have this sneaky suspicion it's going to be GR4 cars. Either way, I ran the Nissan GTR on the endurance layout and it felt planted. The first lap will be a bit sketchy (for everyone) due to tire temps but after half a lap, things improve in terms of grip. If there isn't any weather involved, then this round won't have any strategy at all, which would be a shame imo.
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Ferrari doing Ferrari things at RA. Just noticed this on the replay. I knew this was bad when driving but wasn't aware how bad. Apparently when going a bit wide thru the left coming out of the esses you can get airborne. A little extreme, eh Kaz? No pen though. PD did seem to reduce the pens at this track which was nice.
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Did a few laps around N-End and the Ferrari felt pretty good. Not great, but much better than RA where it wanted to kill me at every turn.
But, the GTR felt great. Nissan may be a dark horse pic this Manu. Three laps and a 7:57.5 which I was quite happy with. I've not tried the Porsche or Genny yet (may not even bother with the Genny since I won't be able to use it) for comparison but the GTR is a good drive thus far.
But, the GTR felt great. Nissan may be a dark horse pic this Manu. Three laps and a 7:57.5 which I was quite happy with. I've not tried the Porsche or Genny yet (may not even bother with the Genny since I won't be able to use it) for comparison but the GTR is a good drive thus far.
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Not sure, I check here but they've not posted it yet...
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Yeah..checked there before I posted too. Feels like late afternoon, but I don’t know for sureNot sure, I check here but they've not posted it yet...
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- Sunshineonleith
Never had the best day yesterday at Road Atlanta.
Slot 1 - I went into the first slot with a malfunctioning PS4 controller, since the L2 button likes to cut out randomly for a second or 2, which means when i go into braking zones, the brakes cut out for 1 second, and unfortunately this happened multiple times during qualifying, so i never got to put in a good qualifying lap and i ended up qualifying P16.
The race got off to a good start and during the first 3 laps i gained a couple of positions, but after i had just overtook a Porsche who was serving a penalty, i went into the braking zone and my L2 button done its thing and my brakes cut out for a second and i went into the gravel, which dropped me to 2nd last, and then a couple of corners later at T1, i clipped the grass at the exit which caused me to spin, which dropped me further back from the group ahead.
For the remainder of the race, me and the guy who qualified P1 slowly closed up to P9 and P8 but there wasn't enough time to close up on them further. I finished P11 in the end.
Final Slot - My new controller arrived before the final slot, so it was good to not have to worry about my brakes randomly cutting out. I put in a clean qualifying lap this time but it was only good enough for P14. I was going to start on the mediums just like i did in slot 1 but i forgot to change the tyres in the settings, so i started on the softs which turned out to be a good thing because a couple of laps into the race, there was a bit of bumper cars happening at the final chicane, which gave me front and rear aero damage.
I pitted at the end of lap 11 to put on the mediums and fix the damage. The first part of the medium stint i spent chasing down a Lambo, who then eventually pitted and then the 2nd half of the medium stint was rather lonely, since there was a big gap behind me and in front. I finished the race in P10. I was in P11 but Grove Street Racing (Who was on his UK account) crashed towards the end of the race, which gifted me P10.
I really like Road Atlanta, so it's disappointing to come away with a poor result.
Slot 1 - I went into the first slot with a malfunctioning PS4 controller, since the L2 button likes to cut out randomly for a second or 2, which means when i go into braking zones, the brakes cut out for 1 second, and unfortunately this happened multiple times during qualifying, so i never got to put in a good qualifying lap and i ended up qualifying P16.
The race got off to a good start and during the first 3 laps i gained a couple of positions, but after i had just overtook a Porsche who was serving a penalty, i went into the braking zone and my L2 button done its thing and my brakes cut out for a second and i went into the gravel, which dropped me to 2nd last, and then a couple of corners later at T1, i clipped the grass at the exit which caused me to spin, which dropped me further back from the group ahead.
For the remainder of the race, me and the guy who qualified P1 slowly closed up to P9 and P8 but there wasn't enough time to close up on them further. I finished P11 in the end.
Final Slot - My new controller arrived before the final slot, so it was good to not have to worry about my brakes randomly cutting out. I put in a clean qualifying lap this time but it was only good enough for P14. I was going to start on the mediums just like i did in slot 1 but i forgot to change the tyres in the settings, so i started on the softs which turned out to be a good thing because a couple of laps into the race, there was a bit of bumper cars happening at the final chicane, which gave me front and rear aero damage.
I pitted at the end of lap 11 to put on the mediums and fix the damage. The first part of the medium stint i spent chasing down a Lambo, who then eventually pitted and then the 2nd half of the medium stint was rather lonely, since there was a big gap behind me and in front. I finished the race in P10. I was in P11 but Grove Street Racing (Who was on his UK account) crashed towards the end of the race, which gifted me P10.
I really like Road Atlanta, so it's disappointing to come away with a poor result.
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- moosethemooche78
I'm liking that the Daily Race C is at Nurburgring this week. I'll be missing the final round of the Manu Cup this weekend, so it's nice to get a chance to do some racing there, even if it is on a different track layout.
I've taken the Suzuki out for a couple races so far. As usual, I'm anything but fast. Having fun, though. That's all that matters to me.
I've taken the Suzuki out for a couple races so far. As usual, I'm anything but fast. Having fun, though. That's all that matters to me.
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Maybe you lost a decent chunk of time? I know if you give a good lift after you’ve gone beyond track limits you can quite often get away without a penalty.Ferrari doing Ferrari things at RA. Just noticed this on the replay. I knew this was bad when driving but wasn't aware how bad. Apparently when going a bit wide thru the left coming out of the esses you can get airborne. A little extreme, eh Kaz? No pen though. PD did seem to reduce the pens at this track which was nice.
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Could be. I feel like the track limit pens are much more reasonable on tracks like RBR and RA than they used to be. I can't prove anything, but just feels that way.
And I definitely lost time there. Jets are faster in the air... cars, not so much.
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Daily C has been absolutely stacked with very fast drivers and also some reckless awful ones, who feel they are entitled because they know, (insert popular streamers name) Yesterday I raced against Hizal, Kylian Drumont, Gallo, Antonio Santos and a bunch of other world tour level drivers. I started 3rd and finished 10th and but I still gained DR, which tells you how stacked the lobby was. Agaisnt Kylian Drumont, I finished 5th, only 20 sec behind him. When you race against those WT drivers, it almost feels like they're hacking the game. Their pace is otherworldly. Even though I got my ass handed to me, it was a great experience and I feel I'm a better driver for it. So far, it's been a great start to the week but dynamic weather certainly would have slowed the Supra and BMW drivers down, to make things a bit more equal. The Renault RS.01 (which im using) is absolutely cooking around Nurb 24 but just lacks top end, to keep up with the faster cars on the straights.
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I've done some more TTs for Manu on Saturday, three laps in the Porsche (7:56.9) and Genny (7:55.5). Need to do some more laps in the GTR (57.X) and the Ferrari which is quite off the pace (8:02.X) but I think I just need some more time in it.
I feel like Daily C and Manu track/weather conditions are different. Again, can't quantify it just a feeling. Daily C the ambient temps are very low (44*F (7*C)) but according to GT-Engine the weather for Saturday's race is 57*F (14*C).
Hoping for the Manu race we see a lot more different cars than the Supras and BMWs that are taking over Daily C.
I do wish there was some dynamic time-of-day, though. Like, we see rain a lot when Nord comes up so I am not even bummed there is no rain. But a day-to-night transition (or vice versa) would've made this race so much cooler.
I feel like Daily C and Manu track/weather conditions are different. Again, can't quantify it just a feeling. Daily C the ambient temps are very low (44*F (7*C)) but according to GT-Engine the weather for Saturday's race is 57*F (14*C).
Hoping for the Manu race we see a lot more different cars than the Supras and BMWs that are taking over Daily C.
I do wish there was some dynamic time-of-day, though. Like, we see rain a lot when Nord comes up so I am not even bummed there is no rain. But a day-to-night transition (or vice versa) would've made this race so much cooler.
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I would love to see live track temps displayed on the hud, so we have a better idea of how the tyres are doing temp wise. You're right about the 2 different feelings in terms of grip though. Daily C almost feels like the track is slightly damp, but at 7C on an early morning, that's exactly how it would feel IRL. Over 5 laps for manu, I'd expect more consistency in car behaviour.
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I wonder why there is such a big discrepancy between daily C TT times and Manu free practice TT times?
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Daily C is the 24h layout, Manu is the Endurance layout, both use slightly different variations on the GP part of the track
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Exactly.
The only place to see the temp is before the actual race. Thus, when doing TT times you don't see it at all. Another head scratcher from PD as the track map and wind are available when driving... so why not the ambient temp and tire temps? Thanks, Kaz.
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Of course. But one shouldn't need an external app for that information. Since the game is spitting it out, then just show it to us!
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