Gran Turismo World Series (Nations Cup Exhibition Season: Jan 22 - Feb 1)
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Is this game bugged?
So this is top slit EU, with two streamers in the same race. This is the same corner on the same lap.
People saying that the games brightness values are causing this? But the hud looks the same? I’m going to have test this brightness thing.
My in game settings are this. EV 0.0, Sat 100, Graphics Ray/Resolution
So this is top slit EU, with two streamers in the same race. This is the same corner on the same lap.
People saying that the games brightness values are causing this? But the hud looks the same? I’m going to have test this brightness thing.
My in game settings are this. EV 0.0, Sat 100, Graphics Ray/Resolution
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- Bristol, UK
- OJBrit
My randomiser decided to give me BMW again. I may need to ignore results of it to try something new next time.
It took 4 good results at daily C to claw my way back up to B DR again and just in time.
EMEA 10am.
This was an epic to be sure. Not so much the first half but certainly the 2nd half.
I did my usual and went out later than most. This probably benefited me in a big way. Despite a spin at T2 giving me a corner cut penalty (Seriously PD!) I drove an exceptional second half of the track in clear air from Hohe Act to the end to grab pole!
Everyone seemed to play it well into T1 and there were no issues at least that I could see. However coming around T2 I must have caught the white line and the car went around and unfortunately pinned to the wall with the stupid physics. So I was now DFL. I know had something to chase. Everyone seemed to be going careful and any accidents seemed to wait until the NGK when the rain got a little heavier. I was naturally a bit quicker than most of the pack here and slipped by a few as they ran wide as well as taking advantage of some chaos. A couple had pens put I worked myself back up to 5th by the end of lap 1. By lap 2 I was 3rd on the tail of P1 and 2. We all pit. Some went past but most came in. P1 and 2 gunned it out of the pits and said hello to the barrier and 3 seconds of penalty. I was cautious but my nemesis of T1 and 2 came into play. I just about held it with a few slips but lost a couple of places. However the car was happy on the drying track. Us pitters slowly caught and picked off the remaining inter drivers as darkness fell. However 3 came out of the pits just ahead of me and one had tried to go on a no stop it seemed. (Oh dear)
1 went off ahead and I got past. The other went wide and I had to take the chance. There was a bit of contact but it was more from them trying to close the door too late. I slowly closed on P2 and eventually I caught them as they caught the no stopper in a NSX. Predictably they were on banana skins and we got past as they said hello to the barrier at Eiskurve. So it was just me and the Genesis ahead for the win. I put the pressure on but they were rock solid. We probably both drove the race of our lives over that lap but in the end the slight wobble I had at Schwalbenschwanz just put me too far back and they had a 1 second gap at the line. Seriously is up there in terms of races I have had across both GTS and GT7. We both had a 24 second gap to 3rd so the top 2 drivers did come out on top in the end. I reckon without my spin on lap 1 I would have had a very comfortable win. I was good in clean air on all laps and only lost time when behind others.
This is me closing right up to the leader into Aremberg.
It took 4 good results at daily C to claw my way back up to B DR again and just in time.
EMEA 10am.
This was an epic to be sure. Not so much the first half but certainly the 2nd half.
I did my usual and went out later than most. This probably benefited me in a big way. Despite a spin at T2 giving me a corner cut penalty (Seriously PD!) I drove an exceptional second half of the track in clear air from Hohe Act to the end to grab pole!
Everyone seemed to play it well into T1 and there were no issues at least that I could see. However coming around T2 I must have caught the white line and the car went around and unfortunately pinned to the wall with the stupid physics. So I was now DFL. I know had something to chase. Everyone seemed to be going careful and any accidents seemed to wait until the NGK when the rain got a little heavier. I was naturally a bit quicker than most of the pack here and slipped by a few as they ran wide as well as taking advantage of some chaos. A couple had pens put I worked myself back up to 5th by the end of lap 1. By lap 2 I was 3rd on the tail of P1 and 2. We all pit. Some went past but most came in. P1 and 2 gunned it out of the pits and said hello to the barrier and 3 seconds of penalty. I was cautious but my nemesis of T1 and 2 came into play. I just about held it with a few slips but lost a couple of places. However the car was happy on the drying track. Us pitters slowly caught and picked off the remaining inter drivers as darkness fell. However 3 came out of the pits just ahead of me and one had tried to go on a no stop it seemed. (Oh dear)
1 went off ahead and I got past. The other went wide and I had to take the chance. There was a bit of contact but it was more from them trying to close the door too late. I slowly closed on P2 and eventually I caught them as they caught the no stopper in a NSX. Predictably they were on banana skins and we got past as they said hello to the barrier at Eiskurve. So it was just me and the Genesis ahead for the win. I put the pressure on but they were rock solid. We probably both drove the race of our lives over that lap but in the end the slight wobble I had at Schwalbenschwanz just put me too far back and they had a 1 second gap at the line. Seriously is up there in terms of races I have had across both GTS and GT7. We both had a 24 second gap to 3rd so the top 2 drivers did come out on top in the end. I reckon without my spin on lap 1 I would have had a very comfortable win. I was good in clean air on all laps and only lost time when behind others.
This is me closing right up to the leader into Aremberg.
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despite some less than stellar driving:
Went 3IM 2RM and was glad I did because the third lap on RMs battling with someone would have been super ambitious. Zero chance I survive lap 3 on RMs. didn't get dark until lap 5 for me.
Made more mistakes trying to outdrive the RMs than I did while being cautious on the IMs. Spent lap 3 in 2nd place and pulled ahead by the end and boxed for RMs and the guy got greedy and stayed out for another lap, passed him when he pit at the end of his lap 4. Made enough mistakes on the first lap of RMs that I could see other cars on my track map at the start of lap 5 and stayed close for the first half but I ended up winning by 7-8 seconds.
Went 3IM 2RM and was glad I did because the third lap on RMs battling with someone would have been super ambitious. Zero chance I survive lap 3 on RMs. didn't get dark until lap 5 for me.
Made more mistakes trying to outdrive the RMs than I did while being cautious on the IMs. Spent lap 3 in 2nd place and pulled ahead by the end and boxed for RMs and the guy got greedy and stayed out for another lap, passed him when he pit at the end of his lap 4. Made enough mistakes on the first lap of RMs that I could see other cars on my track map at the start of lap 5 and stayed close for the first half but I ended up winning by 7-8 seconds.
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- Canada
- moosethemooche78
That was a fun race! A mediocre finish, but still fun.
I ran the first GT2 slot in the Americas (10:00 EST).
For qualifying, I planned to take advantage of the dry line by going out of the pits late, but when I pressed a button to change the multifunction display ten seconds after qualifying began, my car started driving out of the pits. I puttered around on the shoulder of the GP circuit, letting cars pass until I was around P12 or P13. When it came to my hot lap, I cruised along the dry line to qualify in Q2, without much effort.
I didn't really want to be that close to the lead. I wanted to be a few cars back to have a slightly drier track during the rain.
Thankfully, after a little bit of jostling on T1 once the race started, I found myself in P6, right where I wanted to be.
I did a 2IM-3RM strategy. I bounced around in positions throughout the race, as high as P3, as low as P12. Good, clean racing all around. In the end, I finished P8 for 76 points.
Now on to Watkins Glen.
I ran the first GT2 slot in the Americas (10:00 EST).
For qualifying, I planned to take advantage of the dry line by going out of the pits late, but when I pressed a button to change the multifunction display ten seconds after qualifying began, my car started driving out of the pits. I puttered around on the shoulder of the GP circuit, letting cars pass until I was around P12 or P13. When it came to my hot lap, I cruised along the dry line to qualify in Q2, without much effort.
I didn't really want to be that close to the lead. I wanted to be a few cars back to have a slightly drier track during the rain.
Thankfully, after a little bit of jostling on T1 once the race started, I found myself in P6, right where I wanted to be.
I did a 2IM-3RM strategy. I bounced around in positions throughout the race, as high as P3, as low as P12. Good, clean racing all around. In the end, I finished P8 for 76 points.
Now on to Watkins Glen.
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- Bristol, UK
- OJBrit
We had it in TPC's recent endurance series. MaxPower I think always had the opposite lighting to the rest of us. So at Le Mans his race started and ended in the dark but everyone else's didn't. It's a strange bug but given PD's record it's not so surprising.
Wasn't me you meant to quote.
Which round are you driving the minibus?
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- Zorzil
Two attempts for me today in my self-inflicted torture season. Since it's just a short season, I'm trying to see how high up a manufacturer's rankings I can go if I take an unpopular one. Ended up going with Hyundai after looking at the rankings from the previous season.
Kind of makes me sad since I had a great run with Hyundai last time I took them back in GT Sport, but times change I guess. The Group 3 is a lot, lot worse than I remember it being.
The first attempt was cursed. I wound up stuck behind a Porsche in qualifying who really, really slowed me down on the flying lap. I ended up qualifying P4 (would never had had pole) which I was still very happy with, but it set up the next phase of the curse. I was to start behind a slightly laggy BMW who really, really struggled to keep the car in a straight line on corner exits.
I was up into P3 by Fuchsröhre after the Supra in P2 made a mistake at Aremberg, but the BMW cost me dearly soon after. He almost dropped coming out of the hairpin after Wehrseifen and then did it again at Ex-Mühle, with the car almost getting sideways both times. Taking avoiding action from the second one took away all my momentum and dropped me right back down to P7. I got back up into P6 heading up to the first carousel, only to get rear-ended going round it. Pinball physics kicked in, I got a huge jolt into the Mazda in front of me and I came away with damage.
I lost my cool, ended up bumping a Nissan at Wippermann and then waiting whilst he recovered, dropping down to P12 where things never got any better. I'd forgotten to set up a fan before starting and that also meant I had literally lost my cool. I don't know about anyone else, but as much as I love the PSVR2, doing any kind of serious racing in it gets very hot and uncomfortable. Stupid mistakes set in, I ended up finishing P11. Not really what I had in mind...
The second attempt went much better in a lobby with @Talon16. Apologies for not saying hello, I didn't register your name until after the race had started. 🥴
I qualified P4 again, but the fighting was much more intense this time around. Between that and getting some horrendous oversteer coming out of turn 2 I was down in P7 in pretty quick order... and behind the BMW from the first attempt again.
No death and destruction in the middle of the pack this time at least, but I did make some minor mistakes along the way.
The Hyundai Genesis is painfully bad down the Dottinger. Laps 1 and 2 felt like torture when we reached there as suddenly everyone would sail straight past. I lost out on lap 1, and only just about managed to hold a gap to the car behind thanks to being in Talon's tow on lap 2, where we both dived in for slicks. The Porsche in P4 stayed out for a third lap on the Inters, so the race was on to see if the high risk, high reward strategy would pay off.
After binning it coming out of the pits at the 10 lap marathon last season, I was incredibly gentle this time around. Possibly too cautious as some mad McLaren went through me at turn 2 which definitely caught me off guard, but I can live with losing a position if it means staying alive. There was a Supra quite close behind me through the GP circuit, but he started to fall away. I definitely needed that so I could stop looking in the rear view mirror and start focusing on chasing Talon.
Talon's pace at the N24 is just better than mine and the gap between us slowly got bigger and bigger over the course of the race. Taking the risk and pitting for Mediums at the end of lap 2 also paid off as the Porsche went on to finish 22 seconds behind me.
202 points for Hyundai, I'm stopping there. That's got to be a good haul after dragging that 💩-box around!
Time to go make some dinner, I'm absolutely done in after that.
As a sidenote... add me to the list of people who got variable time of day. On my first race it was the middle of the night by the end. On the second go, it was still sunset at the end.
EDIT - Turns out there are only three Hyundai in EMEA GT1, and I'm the only one that actually got points.
Kind of makes me sad since I had a great run with Hyundai last time I took them back in GT Sport, but times change I guess. The Group 3 is a lot, lot worse than I remember it being.
The first attempt was cursed. I wound up stuck behind a Porsche in qualifying who really, really slowed me down on the flying lap. I ended up qualifying P4 (would never had had pole) which I was still very happy with, but it set up the next phase of the curse. I was to start behind a slightly laggy BMW who really, really struggled to keep the car in a straight line on corner exits.
I was up into P3 by Fuchsröhre after the Supra in P2 made a mistake at Aremberg, but the BMW cost me dearly soon after. He almost dropped coming out of the hairpin after Wehrseifen and then did it again at Ex-Mühle, with the car almost getting sideways both times. Taking avoiding action from the second one took away all my momentum and dropped me right back down to P7. I got back up into P6 heading up to the first carousel, only to get rear-ended going round it. Pinball physics kicked in, I got a huge jolt into the Mazda in front of me and I came away with damage.
I lost my cool, ended up bumping a Nissan at Wippermann and then waiting whilst he recovered, dropping down to P12 where things never got any better. I'd forgotten to set up a fan before starting and that also meant I had literally lost my cool. I don't know about anyone else, but as much as I love the PSVR2, doing any kind of serious racing in it gets very hot and uncomfortable. Stupid mistakes set in, I ended up finishing P11. Not really what I had in mind...
The second attempt went much better in a lobby with @Talon16. Apologies for not saying hello, I didn't register your name until after the race had started. 🥴
I qualified P4 again, but the fighting was much more intense this time around. Between that and getting some horrendous oversteer coming out of turn 2 I was down in P7 in pretty quick order... and behind the BMW from the first attempt again.
No death and destruction in the middle of the pack this time at least, but I did make some minor mistakes along the way.The Hyundai Genesis is painfully bad down the Dottinger. Laps 1 and 2 felt like torture when we reached there as suddenly everyone would sail straight past. I lost out on lap 1, and only just about managed to hold a gap to the car behind thanks to being in Talon's tow on lap 2, where we both dived in for slicks. The Porsche in P4 stayed out for a third lap on the Inters, so the race was on to see if the high risk, high reward strategy would pay off.
After binning it coming out of the pits at the 10 lap marathon last season, I was incredibly gentle this time around. Possibly too cautious as some mad McLaren went through me at turn 2 which definitely caught me off guard, but I can live with losing a position if it means staying alive. There was a Supra quite close behind me through the GP circuit, but he started to fall away. I definitely needed that so I could stop looking in the rear view mirror and start focusing on chasing Talon.
Talon's pace at the N24 is just better than mine and the gap between us slowly got bigger and bigger over the course of the race. Taking the risk and pitting for Mediums at the end of lap 2 also paid off as the Porsche went on to finish 22 seconds behind me.
202 points for Hyundai, I'm stopping there. That's got to be a good haul after dragging that 💩-box around!
Time to go make some dinner, I'm absolutely done in after that.
As a sidenote... add me to the list of people who got variable time of day. On my first race it was the middle of the night by the end. On the second go, it was still sunset at the end.
EDIT - Turns out there are only three Hyundai in EMEA GT1, and I'm the only one that actually got points.
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- moosethemooche78
To be honest, I'd done so many practice races where the track never fully dries out that it felt a bit disorienting to be missing the dry line as guide for the last two laps of the race. I almost wish it had stuck around. Almost.
Clearly PD used some hidden settings for track drying because no matter what settings I tried in my custom races, the edges stayed wet the entire race.
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- hdbdp4
Having not been playing online for quite a while, I was worried that I would do more bashing than overtaking. Thankfully it wasn't the case. The lobby I joined was all DR A with Grove Street Racing (GSR) and SonnyKazu (TGR GT Cup Malaysia 2023 finalist) appearing in the grid.
I decided to pick Subaru with the BRZ GT300.Not because it would handle like a dream past the Karussell, but because of the stale humor of my livery creation. When I looked at this thread and not see anything Subaru related, I was worried about my choice lol. But the good news is that I've managed to sit at 9th with a 9:10 lap time, despite having the last place Genesis hinder my run.
Lap 1 - Starting the race with TCS set to 2 because god forbid going any less than that on a surface that's wet. As with all first laps, it was filled with a few incidents. Mostly just cars going off track. I would say that my draft overtake from 6th to 2nd at the final straight was nice. GSR decided to pit in after the lap.
Lap 2 - It was mostly incident free until the pit in. By then I knew that the pit exit would be wet, but for some reason I ignored that and immediately spun. Receiving a 3 sec. penalty as a result, along with SonnyKazu's Lexus doing the same by accident.
Lap 3 - Later in the lap, the Lexus of SonnyKazu kinda slid off at the corner, giving me P2. Then later on the GR Supra in the lead (by which I found out they were playing in VR, and was running with IM due to a lack of strategy) slowed down to give me the lead.
Lap 4 - It was quiet until the GT-R in 2nd started to catch up. Around the "YT corner" I got a little to quick and nearly spun out if it wasn't for me sticking to TCS 2 weirdly enough. The GT-R was near and managed to avoid contact, unfortunately it spun in a corner shortly after. During the race, I was thinking I was responsible for that (maybe it is?)
The race ended with a 15 sec. gap from P2 and I was surprised overall. It was actually a nice combo and fun to drive around in the BRZ. and having to use the dry line in the dark was really fun too! 224 points was earned.
I decided to pick Subaru with the BRZ GT300.
Lap 1 - Starting the race with TCS set to 2 because god forbid going any less than that on a surface that's wet. As with all first laps, it was filled with a few incidents. Mostly just cars going off track. I would say that my draft overtake from 6th to 2nd at the final straight was nice. GSR decided to pit in after the lap.
Lap 2 - It was mostly incident free until the pit in. By then I knew that the pit exit would be wet, but for some reason I ignored that and immediately spun. Receiving a 3 sec. penalty as a result, along with SonnyKazu's Lexus doing the same by accident.
Lap 3 - Later in the lap, the Lexus of SonnyKazu kinda slid off at the corner, giving me P2. Then later on the GR Supra in the lead (by which I found out they were playing in VR, and was running with IM due to a lack of strategy) slowed down to give me the lead.
Lap 4 - It was quiet until the GT-R in 2nd started to catch up. Around the "YT corner" I got a little to quick and nearly spun out if it wasn't for me sticking to TCS 2 weirdly enough. The GT-R was near and managed to avoid contact, unfortunately it spun in a corner shortly after. During the race, I was thinking I was responsible for that (maybe it is?)
The race ended with a 15 sec. gap from P2 and I was surprised overall. It was actually a nice combo and fun to drive around in the BRZ. and having to use the dry line in the dark was really fun too! 224 points was earned.
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I'm convinced that the time multiplier varies by race. I was going to do 2 IM 3 RMs (for the 12pm EST race) but a buddy that did the 10am said TRUST ME, stick with IMs for 3 laps. So I did that, despite the track looking rather dry mid-way through second lap. I also had the darkness come much earlier for me (than him). He had 1 lap in full darkness I had 3 laps total darkness.
I'm about to do the next race, and will trust my gut (and readouts) about when to pit this time.
I'm about to do the next race, and will trust my gut (and readouts) about when to pit this time.
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i had 3 laps where IMs were the correct choice (except for maybe an alien), as even the center of the "dry" line was just under the first third on the wet meter at the end of lap 2. there was still some light left at the beginning of lap 5 but didnt totally get dark until in lap 5
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- Metentso
I agree, in my race lap 3 was drier than normal and got dark later.
GlockPants
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- GlockPants
Decent enough result today.
GT2 - B/S Lobby
Qualified P15 because I felt the call of nature in an urgent way right as soon as I entered qualifying and I was unable to set a lap in time. Oh well, if there was one race this season starting position mattered the least, it's this one.
Race started about as you'd expect. I had made it up to about P10 by the time the pack made it to the North Loop. I was making a pass as another driver went off into the dirt a bit but when they reentered the track, bumped me and I spun, back to P15.
I caught up to the pack again not long after, but just before the Carousel, another driver went off and as I avoided them, caused me to lose it in the barrier. Not bad, but halted my momentum quite a bit.
It seemed the rest of the field was pretty slow, so my excursions were not too detrimental. I had caught up again before Lap 2.
But from here, I made no mistakes. I decided to extend my IM stint to Lap 3, I didn't want to be in traffic while the track continued to dry. After all, most of my issues seemed to arise from everyone else around me. So, some clean air was going to be nice. Only one other driver ahead did the same.
Two cars on the RM catch up and pass toward the end of Lap 3, but that would be all. Playing in VR, you only know the gap ahead or behind when you're in the pits. Enter P4, 25 seconds to P5. I'd exit with no change.
Luckily I was able to hold that place to the end for 82 points, not bad considering P1 was only worth 94. I guess I'll have to get used to the low points since I don't to the dailies to rank up.
This race was amazing in VR.
GT2 - B/S Lobby
Qualified P15 because I felt the call of nature in an urgent way right as soon as I entered qualifying and I was unable to set a lap in time. Oh well, if there was one race this season starting position mattered the least, it's this one.
Race started about as you'd expect. I had made it up to about P10 by the time the pack made it to the North Loop. I was making a pass as another driver went off into the dirt a bit but when they reentered the track, bumped me and I spun, back to P15.
I caught up to the pack again not long after, but just before the Carousel, another driver went off and as I avoided them, caused me to lose it in the barrier. Not bad, but halted my momentum quite a bit.
It seemed the rest of the field was pretty slow, so my excursions were not too detrimental. I had caught up again before Lap 2.
But from here, I made no mistakes. I decided to extend my IM stint to Lap 3, I didn't want to be in traffic while the track continued to dry. After all, most of my issues seemed to arise from everyone else around me. So, some clean air was going to be nice. Only one other driver ahead did the same.
Two cars on the RM catch up and pass toward the end of Lap 3, but that would be all. Playing in VR, you only know the gap ahead or behind when you're in the pits. Enter P4, 25 seconds to P5. I'd exit with no change.
Luckily I was able to hold that place to the end for 82 points, not bad considering P1 was only worth 94. I guess I'll have to get used to the low points since I don't to the dailies to rank up.
This race was amazing in VR.
bliprunner
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- bliprunner
Anybody in my 6pm GT1 EMEA race able to share a replay? Winner was a Spanish driver, second a Frenchman I think, I came third with a charge from the back (bliprunner / blip) !
First race with Ford, the GT3 seems really stable and was quick enough to get within sights of a win from 15th. I went in the 4pm race as well but any chance ended lap one with someone slowing for a penalty in the middle of a pack and of course I went ploughing into them as they unghosted. Decided to roll the dice and pit for mediums... total disaster.
Race two I was hit in qualifying at T1 by a Finnish driver, they apologised though and wasn't too bothered. I love this game when people are polite.
Start 15th and up into the top ten by the end of the lap using TC3. Solid second lap with some respectful close racing, think I was about 7th for the pit stop, and for once I didn't spin coming out!
Bit too tentative for the first lap on mediums, braking way too early, but got into the flow and caught the leaders. I was in 2nd for a short while but a mistake set me back and then on the final lap I spun trying to bring down the lead of third. Luckily I had 20+ secs on fourth.
Epic stuff and was gutted not to have saved the replay, watching that is half the fun!
First race with Ford, the GT3 seems really stable and was quick enough to get within sights of a win from 15th. I went in the 4pm race as well but any chance ended lap one with someone slowing for a penalty in the middle of a pack and of course I went ploughing into them as they unghosted. Decided to roll the dice and pit for mediums... total disaster.
Race two I was hit in qualifying at T1 by a Finnish driver, they apologised though and wasn't too bothered. I love this game when people are polite.
Start 15th and up into the top ten by the end of the lap using TC3. Solid second lap with some respectful close racing, think I was about 7th for the pit stop, and for once I didn't spin coming out!
Bit too tentative for the first lap on mediums, braking way too early, but got into the flow and caught the leaders. I was in 2nd for a short while but a mistake set me back and then on the final lap I spun trying to bring down the lead of third. Luckily I had 20+ secs on fourth.
Epic stuff and was gutted not to have saved the replay, watching that is half the fun!
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Hi to everyone in this thread, you guys have given me so much help over the last few days, I can only give a massive thank you for all your inputs and help with refining a good race strategy. I signed with Toyota, but decided to throw a curve ball and use the 97 Supra. I can't explain how much I love this car. In the wet, it was super stable and even though it lacks the acceleration of the 18 Supra, it's got great traction out of turns and has some seriously long legs when you hit Dottenger. I qualified 5th with a measly 8:59 in quali after suffering damage on the hot lap, but I was quickly into my driving with a break away group of about 6 drivers. I was overtaken by a Genesis and an AMG, after the track dried on lap 4, but just like the Manu final race, there was carnage at the end of Dottenger and I literally stole 2nd place from the jaws of the poor Finnish driver in a Supra 18, who was taken out by a Spaniard in an AMG...I finished in 2nd place and 256 pts. Not a bad nights work! ☺️
My race, if anyone is interested.
My race, if anyone is interested.
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- Pamuknai_K
Went with Porsche this season after driving with Dodge, Toyota & AMG earlier this year. Haven't raced in GT7 since the last GTWS Exhibition Cup so i was kinda nervous. Things have been tough in my personal life lately so i haven't been on the game or GTPlanet recently. Second season in GT1 & the last slot. First online race on the PS5 though!
Thanks to @Moose78 i was one of the last to leave the pits during quali. This did indeed gave everyone in the back a massive advantage over those in front. One of the TCR guys was in my lobby in a Supra. Had great pace but smashed my rear into the wall after braking too late at Ex Mühle. Damage meant i had to settle on 7th place at the grid start.
Race start went great. 2 guys crashed out so i got to 5th when we left the GP Track. The first lap saw a fierce but clean battle between me and a 650S. Ultimately i came out on top and grabbed another position aswell because the TCR guy crashed out just before exiting the GP track on the second lap. This meant i was in 3rd for the whole 2nd lap. Everyone pitted except for a lone Lexus that started dead last.
Even though everyone said not to floor it after leaving the pits (and having experienced this aswell in last season where atleast 6 of us went round and round and round after leaving the pit) i still did it. Didn't spin but did get a 3s penalty. Lost a position to a Peugeot aswell. No problem as 3 guys behind me weren't on the raceline and just got sent forward into the gravel at the first corner of the GP Track. Even though i was battling with an AMG for the whole 3rd lap i ultimately started the 4th lap in 4th. It was already almost completely dark by this time. Stupid me didn't lift off at Flugplatz and lost the rear on the grass. This spun me around and gave me massive damage and lost me 2 positions to a Beetle and the Lexus who had now pitted. 6th.
I again smashed into the wall at Ex Mühle and lost another position to the AMG but it was clear to me they had damage too. Beetle just took off this lap but the Lexus also lost it just before Carousel. As they and the AMG were fighting i managed to do a double pass and got back in 5th. The Lexus and AMG both crashed while battling and I think the Lexus left at this point lol. So it was just me at that moment. Decided not to pit even with the heavy damage.
I wish i could say I kept it clean and consistent the final lap but with the 650S and AMG on my tail I managed to mess up at Carousel. Back to 7th. A few corners later the AMG lost it again and made such eratic movements I couldn't react in time which caused me to bump into his rear and he spun because of that. Passed the finish line in 6th eventually.
Not bad at all, but wish i stayed consistent and clean. Messaged the AMG driver in the chat and told him sorry but he said it wasn't a problem and they had made many mistakes this race too. Ended with the McLaren & AMG driver and me congratulating eachother for a fun race.
Like everybody said, this race was fantastic. Loved the rain and racing in the dark.
Enjoy some pics of my Manthey Porsche in scapes as like always i forget to save the replay.
This result goes out to my cat Pamuk who passed away last week. Her name might give you an idea where my PSN/GT7/GTP username comes from. Thanks everybody for the help in preparation for this race.
Thanks to @Moose78 i was one of the last to leave the pits during quali. This did indeed gave everyone in the back a massive advantage over those in front. One of the TCR guys was in my lobby in a Supra. Had great pace but smashed my rear into the wall after braking too late at Ex Mühle. Damage meant i had to settle on 7th place at the grid start.
Race start went great. 2 guys crashed out so i got to 5th when we left the GP Track. The first lap saw a fierce but clean battle between me and a 650S. Ultimately i came out on top and grabbed another position aswell because the TCR guy crashed out just before exiting the GP track on the second lap. This meant i was in 3rd for the whole 2nd lap. Everyone pitted except for a lone Lexus that started dead last.
Even though everyone said not to floor it after leaving the pits (and having experienced this aswell in last season where atleast 6 of us went round and round and round after leaving the pit) i still did it. Didn't spin but did get a 3s penalty. Lost a position to a Peugeot aswell. No problem as 3 guys behind me weren't on the raceline and just got sent forward into the gravel at the first corner of the GP Track. Even though i was battling with an AMG for the whole 3rd lap i ultimately started the 4th lap in 4th. It was already almost completely dark by this time. Stupid me didn't lift off at Flugplatz and lost the rear on the grass. This spun me around and gave me massive damage and lost me 2 positions to a Beetle and the Lexus who had now pitted. 6th.
I again smashed into the wall at Ex Mühle and lost another position to the AMG but it was clear to me they had damage too. Beetle just took off this lap but the Lexus also lost it just before Carousel. As they and the AMG were fighting i managed to do a double pass and got back in 5th. The Lexus and AMG both crashed while battling and I think the Lexus left at this point lol. So it was just me at that moment. Decided not to pit even with the heavy damage.
I wish i could say I kept it clean and consistent the final lap but with the 650S and AMG on my tail I managed to mess up at Carousel. Back to 7th. A few corners later the AMG lost it again and made such eratic movements I couldn't react in time which caused me to bump into his rear and he spun because of that. Passed the finish line in 6th eventually.
Not bad at all, but wish i stayed consistent and clean. Messaged the AMG driver in the chat and told him sorry but he said it wasn't a problem and they had made many mistakes this race too. Ended with the McLaren & AMG driver and me congratulating eachother for a fun race.
Like everybody said, this race was fantastic. Loved the rain and racing in the dark.
Enjoy some pics of my Manthey Porsche in scapes as like always i forget to save the replay.
This result goes out to my cat Pamuk who passed away last week. Her name might give you an idea where my PSN/GT7/GTP username comes from. Thanks everybody for the help in preparation for this race.
- 406
- United States
yeah, starting to qualy at the back is, I think, a good choice. I waited until 11:00 on countdown and when I crossed the line I was P1. Fell to P3 by two drivers who started behind me.
In principle, I don't have a problem with the heavy damage. But...... I first take a slight bump on T2 (by the guy who warned everyone about 'heavy damage', no less!). Then, halfway through the lap 1, running up the hill to the carousel, I get shoved into the wall. Aer+Susp on both bumpers. Now I'm a sitting duck on the straights, mustering a measly 155 on the back straight. Drop to P10 by the time I pit for Rms. (2IM/3RM). Finish P9. Sigh.
Nice to see @A_Higher_Place , finished a bit ahead of me.
Almost certainly, I'll try another run.
In principle, I don't have a problem with the heavy damage. But...... I first take a slight bump on T2 (by the guy who warned everyone about 'heavy damage', no less!). Then, halfway through the lap 1, running up the hill to the carousel, I get shoved into the wall. Aer+Susp on both bumpers. Now I'm a sitting duck on the straights, mustering a measly 155 on the back straight. Drop to P10 by the time I pit for Rms. (2IM/3RM). Finish P9. Sigh.
Nice to see @A_Higher_Place , finished a bit ahead of me.
Almost certainly, I'll try another run.
- 717
- NJ/FL
- SPL170db
Well, first slot didn't go according to plan. Started out well enough on pole. First lap turned into a disaster, got damage and run off the track a couple times. Car damaged front and back. Dipped into the pits to fix the car at the end of the first lap. Came out in last place about 10 seconds behind the next to last guy. By the end of the GP track I had chewed that gap all the way up as I was much quicker but he had it in his head that I wasn't going by him. Rams me off the track, I spin, get back on, catch up from 7 seconds back and he does it again. I don't know how to you can have an A/S rank and drive like that.
To make a long story short I worked back up to 6th with a damaged car the entire time. So first to last to 6th. Without all that insanity I'm pretty sure that could have been a win, certainly a podium. Gonna have to try again in 20 minutes.
EDIT: Came back for 2nd slot. Q'd 2nd this time. Fell back a few spots and then worked my way back onto the podium. Much cleaner race in general this one 👍
To make a long story short I worked back up to 6th with a damaged car the entire time. So first to last to 6th. Without all that insanity I'm pretty sure that could have been a win, certainly a podium. Gonna have to try again in 20 minutes.
EDIT: Came back for 2nd slot. Q'd 2nd this time. Fell back a few spots and then worked my way back onto the podium. Much cleaner race in general this one 👍
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