Gran Turismo World Series (Nations Cup Exhibition Season: Jan 22 - Feb 1)

[samppa_944]

Pretty decent Nations Cup combo imo, CLK-LM at Sardegna A. I only practiced for 15 minutes, and surprisingly found getting myself up to pace quite quickly. I guess because I used to do a lot of WTC800 races at Sardegna in the CLK-LM. Quali went well, P3 with a 1.31.8, 2 tenths better than my practice time. I decided to play it safe to avoid too much battling in the race and preserve track position, which is why I started the race on mediums.

The race then, T1 immediately the Swede ahead of me braked a bit too early abd I snuck past him on the inside for P2. Was in a good position, stahing around 0,7-1 sec behind the leader. But then lap 2 just after sector 1 ends, Swede got close to me, and outbraked himself and hit me in the rear, so I was sent to the wall. But luck in the bad luck, it was a corner where the wall leaned in the direction of the track, so I probably only lost 2-3 sec + temporary front and rear damage. Managed to just about only drop myself to P4, and then on the main straight the Swede served a deserved 4 sec penalty and apologized in chat, up to P3.

Kept myself there in P3 and pitted on lap 9 with the leading Spaniard, who I was 4 sec behind and who had also used mediums for stint 1. But surprisingly P2 South African did not pit, and a few nearby drivers behind me. Came out into a good gap with a few seconds behind and ahead, and settled into stint 2 with the hards. Then on lap 11 Two Brits and a Frenchmen switched to hards, who I knew were my nearest challengers. And the fast South African pitted on lap 12 for mediums. I only had a 4,5 sec lead to P4 behind me, so I knew I was in trouble.

P4 British driver passed me start of lap 15, I did not put up a fight into T1, since I noticed how much faster they were. I had a 6 sec gap behind and I knew it would be close, whether I could keep myself in P4. End of lap 17 before last turn, gap behind 3,7 seconds, it could get very close. But then the British driver behind made a mistake, and lost 8 seconds. After that an easy cruise for P4 and 149 pts. I guess the split wasn't the highest, I've had races where even a P6 gives over 150 pts 🤔 But anyway, I am quite pleased with the result and in with a shout for a TOP200 finishing position in this test season (224th before tonight, and my second best score is only 100).

 

[Roggers]

Thought todays race was a little boring to be honest.

Picked the CLK as it was the obvious pick to get a result with it in a high B lobby. Strategy I was basically going in blind as I couldn’t buy the car to test with, so a few helpful hits from a few on here and a few streams helped me.

Race 1
Quali - I managed to stick it on P9 with a 1:32:6xx.
Race - So I went with hards to start with. T1 no issues but a few ahead had a little coming together and I was up to P6. Now heading into T4 (or T2 if you don’t count the little chicane after T1) this is where my race unfolded. So I brake I’m my normal position but the car behind on mediums braked later and gives a little tap but then going into next turn the car behind divebomb me. Sent me wide but then also pushed me off into the grass. I congratulated the driver for a great move in the race chat. After that issue I’m last and now just racing for strategy testing. L11 pit of hards to mediums and I end up P11.
In the race lobby I get a message from “my friend“ who punted me saying “Learn to Drive”. I had to laugh amd just replied with Hahahaha then they quit.
So checking the replay it’s looks like they brake late, let off the brakes and then just run the car into me. Have attached the video below so make your own mind up on that.

Race 2
So “my friend“ is back in the next race so I was expecting some more dirty driving from them.
Quali - my last flying lap I manage to stick to car on P6 with a 1:32:7
Race - this time I decided to go mediums at the start as i couldn’t be bothered having to try and defend from medium starters or have medium runners send it on me again. Get going and up to P5 by lap 3. ”My friend” was now behind me 2 seconds back so I knew I was ok for now, but a few mistakes from P4 allowed P6 to close up. I make an overtake on P4 but at the fast left hander (T6 before the back straight) the car I just past decided to re send it on me and pushed to pass. This then allowed “my friend” to overtake me and they also made the pass on P4 too. L9 I had tried to past P5 but unable to make a pass stick due to there poor driving, and on the end on L9 P4 & P5 pitted off mediums. I decide to do an overcut and stay out. I managed to overcut P5 but couldn’t overcut P4. “My friend“ now in P4 and me P5 was starting to pull away from me. I thought that was strange as we had similar pace. Anyway I was happy to take a P5 so I just played it safe while keeping the gap the behind to P6 around 2/3 seconds. Last few laps P6 bins it behind me and this gives me a 10 seconds gap now. Last 2 laps it starts to unfold for me a little. I start making a few errors by running wide on the grass or just touching the barrier. Last lap P6 now a second behind. Heading down the back straight the car in P6 dives for the corner and pushes to pass me. I roll over the line in P6. Should have been P5 really.
As I roll over the line i then start laughing. So “my friend” from race 1 who told me to ”Learn to Drive” had picked up a 1 minute penalty. So looks like they pitted and re fitted mediums. Looks like they need to learn to drive and also read the rules properly. Finished in P5 for a total of 110 points.

If I hadn’t of been taken out in Race 1 I would have walked away with about a P8 and only 70 odd points, but turns out I got a much better result from Race 2 with much higher points.

Race 1 Crash



Race 2 Race Replay

 

[Mercia]

I don't think you could design a more chaotic turn 1

 

[Fezzik]

I AM SUCH AN IDIOT !!!!
AAAARGGH !!

Quitting out of the earlier slot dropped me into a much lower split, from a mixed B/C to full C. Quite simple therefore to stick the CLK on pole. Maxed out the downforce for this race, slightly slower on the straights but much more controllable through the S-bends.

Made it clean through turn 1 along with the Dutchman on P2 and we made a break for it, opened up a 10s gap on P3. Swapped the lead a couple of times, we both were making nervous mistakes in the lead. Was a great battle, sometimes you just instinctively know the other person is clean and can trust them to go wheel-to-wheel safely.

I know the accepted strategy is hard/medium but I do it the other way - more grip at the start, better feel on the hards at the end. Was within a sec going into the pit stop on lap 10. P1 pitted as well, I knew then that they'd been on hards and would have the advantage in stint 2. Was thinking about that and completely messed up - I hit the "do not change" option for tyres. Total disaster, had to do another lap on full red right-side tyres before pitting again.

Dropped to P3, so angry with myself. A few more mistakes and dropped to P4. Somehow almost set the fastest lap (which I already had) on the hards at the end - was just throwing the car through the bends. Get to the results screen - my Dutch rival had the 1 minute penalty - I would have won !!!

At least my car looked good.

 

[Hasnain282]

I don't think you could design a more chaotic turn 1

 

[Cerebral303]

I qualified 4th in the CLK, only did one out lap for sighting and then one shot and done and know the circuit well from grinding. The CLK is not a million miles away from the 787b so I felt right at home.

Then the good news - barriers were not lava, no penalties even for quite major shunts which was good because I was sent into them quite a bit, and broke too late a couple of times on the final 90 degree left before the straight when my tyres were fading. I found the tyres would hold on for ages, and then just...nope, don't want to steer.

The bad news - by lap 3 I had gone from 4th to last. I did consider giving up but I started on Hard tyres, and knew I was faster than most of the cars in front (and was even gaining time on the leader who was on Mediums as it turned out) and so began the recovery race. It took a long time to claw back places, and there were more shenanigans on the way. I was 8th on the final lap, two cars were fighting in front and took each other out on the final corner before the isn't straight and some of the cars who finished in front only used Medium tyres the whole race, so I finished.....4th! And so once again, even when all seems hopeless, never give up! It's always a surprise to see what you can pull back.

 

[appu]

I am waiting to get home from work and do Sardegna Gr2. By coincidence, I always grind Sardegna with CLK. Any suggestion about which tire combo seems best? Hard then medium? Or medium then hard? Logically I would have gone hard to medium but reading posts here (thank you everyone for posting their experience), I think I better start on medium to avoid getting hit from behind during braking.

 

[Fezzik]

I am waiting to get home from work and do Sardegna Gr2. By coincidence, I always grind Sardegna with CLK. Any suggestion about which tire combo seems best? Hard then medium? Or medium then hard? Logically I would have gone hard to medium but reading posts here (thank you everyone for posting their experience), I think I better start on medium to avoid getting hit from behind during braking.

Yeah, those on hards at the start were really struggling. Dumb luck whether you make it through those first couple of laps without crashing or getting shunted. If you can survive and hang on to the medium runners, it’s the optimal strategy, but I prefer the initial grip.

I’m generally quite easy on the tyres, managed 10M without too much trouble at the end of the stint, which minimises your hard laps.

 

[afc5150]

Really enjoyed Nations at Sardegna tonight using the CLK (of course). Surprised myself with a Q5 and started on the hards and did an 11H, 9M strategy. Pretty much just on pace, I brought it home in P3 for 156 points in my GT1 low A/S lobby. 6 seconds clear of 4th and 4 seconds behind 2nd. The leader clubbed seals and finished some 15 seconds up the road.

Seemed mostly clean out there, although another Canadian in the room garnered quite a bit of negative chat in the post-race lobby, but he had left immediately after the flag flew.

 

[Spider-Racer]

Ran this on my alt because I treat Nations like a daily race lol.
Q6 to P3 in the 7pm top split CSA today in Nations and another 300 score for the collection!! Kind of an emptied top split, but still...survival race.I made three positions just by keeping it on track. Super happy with that !! Livery by the talented @Racerx_34

I plan on editing a video of it over the next few days

 

[Bullwinkle]

My first attempt today found me Q3 to start! Wow, nice surprise! I started on RM to try to get a launch ahead of the crowd. And then got dive-bombed in T1. Oh well, down to P5. But then got hit by a guy who spun out at the last turn, left the track, came back on the track and hit me. He was so angry that I was there to be hit that he knocked me off the track at that kink before the front straight. Down to last place. I struggled for 17 more laps to try to not finish last, only to pass that jackhole again after he spun off the track, again, and who then punted me at the chicane because, I don’t know, I guess because I was there. I finished P-last, whatever it was. Ugh! Nearly dropped me down to B/S. I’m not sure if I would have still run in the A lobbies after that, but I decided to try it again.

This time was a faster lobby so I qualified Q9. Because I was farther back I started on RH this time. I lost a couple spots but then worked my way up over the next several laps and by the time I got ten laps in I switched over to RM and found myself in a good fight for P4. It didn’t work out for me because I’m not fast enough and still learning how to fight in crowds, but I finished P6 after some great racing.

Barely hanging on the A/S for Saturday. I’m curious what happens when I get blasted the next couple days and drop down to B. Anyway, not a bad day in the end!

 

[kowalski__1]

I forgot it was race night,been playing American Truck Simulator for the last few days.
When i jumped in the CLK it felt like i was being shot out of a rocket,lol.
I do like the car and track,only qualified 6th though,lost it on the 3rd lap.
Got into 4th rather soon but got squeezed off track and back to 5th,just kept it going though,came out of pit in 4th right behind the top 3,one lost it ,one pitted and the leader went to deep in a corner and that was my moment to take the lead and a nice victory!

 

[afc5150]

@Bullwinkle was I in the jackhole race with you or your second attempt? Either way I was pretty sure that was you I saw out there, but didn't realize your PSN wasn't your name here. I didn't save or watch the replay but there was a lot of chatter at the end.

 

[appu]

Had a weird event today. It was basically plot of F1 Indianapolis 2005.

Lobby: Started at 5pm. There was a guy who was not able to join so we kept waiting. And waiting. Folks started messaging the stuck guy both in GT7 and on PSN but no response. People slowly started dropping out.

Qualifying: The stuck guy finally left at 5:25pm! Qualifying starts. Only 8 people left, including me. I kept blundering every lap during first half. I pitted at 5min mark and came out to set the pole by 0.048 seconds!

Race: More guys dropped out in qualifying. We are now 5. More like 3 because the other 2 cars were not CLKs, meaning they were more like GT2.5 class. We start with F1 Indianapolis 2005-sque grid. Only two CLKs, including me, start on mediums.

I braked too early on first corner, got alongside hard-tire-starting CLK before emerging ahead thanks to higher exit speed on mediums. The only piece of action I saw the whole race.

Lap 9: Throughout the race, I kept telling myself- don't be nervous, pretend it is your usual Sardegna grind. I maintained constant 3 seconds from the other medium-CLK. I pit at end of lap 9 for hards after my left front tire is almost gone. The other CLK pit at end of lap 10, dropping him 12 seconds behind me.

Lap 13: I am now only 4 seconds behind the hard-CLK, who pits at end of lap 13 for mediums.

Finish: The hard-starting CLK is much faster than other CLKs. Overtakes medium-starting CLK and is cutting out 1+ second per lap but finishes 8 seconds behind me.

Feels like a fluke win for me but a win nonetheless.
Thank you everyone for posting your experiences. It helped me cruise to victory. I used this downforce- 596 front and 700 rear. Had absolutely no problem driving the car.

 

[GTWolverine]

Slot 6: I'd only done 1 other round before this one - the Z's at Fuji - so I only had 1 score to my name and would need another one to get a "full season" of points. Unfortunately this track is one I've never gotten along with. It's "ok" but it's not a track I can count on for an amazing result (unless it's something wild like the 2J Daily Race a while ago). Add to that being unable to practice the actual race because I have to rent the car, and the inevitability of having to race against actual World Tour drivers that would leave me in the dust, and I wasn't expecting much.

Qualifying went slightly better than expected and I started P8 and elected to start on Hards. I got a spot from P7 after they outbraked themselves at the hairpin at the end of the back straight on the opening lap, then picked up another spot a few corners later when someone went off at the fast left-hander (you know the one). Then starting Lap 2 it was my turn to outbrake myelf and I punted one of the aliens as a result. Fortunately he stayed on track and avoided spinning, and I was also able to avoid losing a spot. From there I had a train of 3-4 other cars trading places behind me but all unable to pass. A few laps later one of the aliens spun at the fast left-hander and picked up damage. Unfortunately he unghosted right as he got to the following hairpin so I couldn't pass him, and his damage meant he was slow down the next straight and held me up in the right-hand kink before the finish line. I was able to get by to p5, but being balked by him allowed the car behind to get a massive run. Fortunately I was able to fend off an overtake and held P5 for a couple laps before the alien overtook me and demoted me back to P6. Eventually the car that started behind me overtook me at halfway just before they pitted - from Mediums! I was relieved when I saw that in spite of being on the softer tire, they'd only just barely been able to get by me, so it would mean I should have no problem re-passing when I put on my Mediums.

I came in at the end of Lap 11 and came out of the pits roughly 1.5s back from 6th. It took a couple laps to comfortably be back in their slipstream, but by Lap 14 I was in a position to go for a move into the hairpin at the end of the back straight. Unfortunately I was a bit too timid with the attempt and that allowed them to hold position around the outside and ultimately keep the spot. All of this allowed P8 to close from over 1s behind me to being all over my rear bumper, and we stayed like that for the next 2 laps - the slipstream not letting anyone get away, but the dirty air preventing any overtakes. Finally on Lap 16 I went for the same move again and was able to make it stick, with the car behind me following through as well. After that, with clear air I was able to open up the gap to the car chasing me to be almost out of slipstream range, but not quite. I was quicker through the first 2 sectors, then would lose time in the final sector. I broke the slipstream several times, only for them to just barely claw their way back in, and the gap kept fluctuating from 0.5 to 0.8s. Even with the slipstream though, they were too far behind for me to even worry about an overtake attempt, and I finished P6 to bag 290 points.

If you told me I'd be able hop into Top Split, at a track I don't exactly love, in a car I've barely driven, in conditions I hadn't practiced in, and come away with 290 points after 1 attempt, I'd have laughed at you. I guess part of it was being able to adjust the downforce to suit me. The max front/min rear that many people were running suited my driving perfectly and made the car completely neutral in the corners. If only they'd let us adjust brake bias like they did in Manufacturer's as well...

 

[Buffalo_DRD]

Had a weird event today. It was basically plot of F1 Indianapolis 2005.

Lobby: Started at 5pm. There was a guy who was not able to join so we kept waiting. And waiting. Folks started messaging the stuck guy both in GT7 and on PSN but no response. People slowly started dropping out.

Qualifying: The stuck guy finally left at 5:25pm! Qualifying starts. Only 8 people left, including me. I kept blundering every lap during first half. I pitted at 5min mark and came out to set the pole by 0.048 seconds!
View attachment 1239779

Race: More guys dropped out in qualifying. We are now 5. More like 3 because the other 2 cars were not CLKs, meaning they were more like GT2.5 class. We start with F1 Indianapolis 2005-sque grid. Only two CLKs, including me, start on mediums.
View attachment 1239780

I braked too early on first corner, got alongside hard-tire-starting CLK before emerging ahead thanks to higher exit speed on mediums. The only piece of action I saw the whole race.
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Lap 9: Throughout the race, I kept telling myself- don't be nervous, pretend it is your usual Sardegna grind. I maintained constant 3 seconds from the other medium-CLK. I pit at end of lap 9 for hards after my left front tire is almost gone. The other CLK pit at end of lap 10, dropping him 12 seconds behind me.

Lap 13: I am now only 4 seconds behind the hard-CLK, who pits at end of lap 13 for mediums.

Finish: The hard-starting CLK is much faster than other CLKs. Overtakes medium-starting CLK and is cutting out 1+ second per lap but finishes 8 seconds behind me.View attachment 1239783

Feels like a fluke win for me but a win nonetheless.
Thank you everyone for posting your experiences. It helped me cruise to victory. I used this downforce- 596 front and 700 rear. Had absolutely no problem driving the car.

Hey Appu,
I was that Canadian (Buffalo) in that field who finished 3rd. It was a weird race but it was a fun one. You stole pole from me with your last run in qualifying I believe. Nicely done.

For 8-9 laps you kept that 3-4 second lead on me. The other CLK at one point was 10 sec behind me. Wasn’t even worried about him, but he did great conserving his tyres and was a man on a mission over the last 5 laps With his fresher tires. When he came in my rearview, I yielded to him. He deserved 2nd and I hate to say it but if this was a 22-24 lap race, he was catching you too. Lol.

To add insult to injury, he stole my fastest lap time somehow in lap 18 or so. Great race man. Lots of fun.

 

[appu]

Hey Appu,
I was that Canadian (Buffalo) in that field who finished 3rd. It was a weird race but it was a fun one. You stole pole from me with your last run in qualifying I believe. Nicely done.

For 8-9 laps you kept that 3-4 second lead on me. The other CLK at one point was 10 sec behind me. Wasn’t even worried about him, but he did great conserving his tyres and was a man on a mission over the last 5 laps With his fresher tires. When he came in my rearview, I yielded to him. He deserved 2nd and I hate to say it but if this was a 22-24 lap race, he was catching you too. Lol.

To add insult to injury, he stole my fastest lap time somehow in lap 18 or so. Great race man. Lots of fun.

It is my first time having raced a fellow GTP member (at least, first time acknowledged). Nice to meet you and a great race, mate!

I felt bad for stealing your pole by 0.048 seconds. And yes, I had qualified 5th before pitting. I just couldn’t find rhythm. Luckily after pitting, I got pole on first run.

You kept me honest throughout the race by keeping constant 3 seconds gap. I was constantly watching gap to you after every turn, even though I tried best not to watch that.

What happened during lap 9-10 though? You were 3 seconds behind me before I pit. After you pit, you were 12 seconds behind me. Where did you lose 9 seconds?

And lol yes, the other CLK was quite fast on mediums and would have caught up with me. My hard tires were already very slow and fast approaching end of life.

Great race! Hope to see you again in Sport!

 

[Dep Fishtail]

I ran the 3 last slots today and didn’t realize I would get a 3rd go until I jumped into the first race. They were done at 19:00 prior weeks and I was able to do a 20:00 slot tonight.

First go was on my alt in GT1 but because I’m back to BS it was all B’s and low points. Qualified mid to back end of pack and started on medium for all three races. Pretty clean racing overall but lots of people going off early on due to cold hards with full fuel.
Got as high as p2 then pitted after lap 10 to switch to hards and came back out in p3. After a few laps on hards I had a best time while pushing to try and hold on. Lost one place and ended p4 and felt good to have raced.

Race 2 was on my current main account (soon to be dumped because I’m going to focus on my alt account that has all of my friends tied to it)
The field was all AS and again back half of the field start. Running mediums first paid off again. Lots of overtakes with people not having control or pace. Got as high as p6 but after the pit I began reeling in the guy in front of me even though I had switched to hards. He didn’t like the idea of getting passed when he bobbled a couple of times but I never could make the gap stick before he would dive me on the next corner and try to send me off course. On around lap 17 he bobbled again in the corner before the penalty line and when I came along side he pushed until I was in the barrier head on. Tried to regroup and not lose too much time but I had lost enough concentration that I blew the other 90 degree turn and went straight into the wall. Ended p13 and my A was barely a speck since I have been on a steady decline. The worst part is that in chat afterwards he calls me out as garbage and he still landed in p5 to finish. Makes me wish I would have sent him when he got aggressive many times in the race but I just needed to get past it. People like that are the cause of the aggression we see growing in the game so I took deep breaths let it go.

Because I was able to run a 3rd race I did so I had a chance to end the night on a good note.
All AS again 168 points available for 1st so lower lobby with my speck of A DR.

Started back end on mediums and tried to be patient waiting for the opportunity to make some places. Moved up to p9 as we were coming through the uphill kink and got punted and plowed into the barrier head on again while the field drove away. By the time I could reverse and get going, I entered the main straight as the last person was leaving t1. Definitely had a moment to think what have I done to think one more race was a good idea.
My choice was to do the best I could since I know the track well from grinding credits. My fastest laps were barely cracking 1:32 with most mid 1:33 so I wasn’t sure if I could finish better than DFL but nothing to lose now.
Miraculously I started gaining on racers ahead of me and by the time I finished lap 10 pit for my hards I was all the way to 9 th. Folks must have pitted late in the race because I kept picking places going by the pits on the next few laps. VR doesn’t show who’s pitting so I just watched for place change going past the pit. Rolling into lap 17 I was gaining on p4 but didn’t think I had a chance to get past him but he must have been on worn tire because by the final lap I had closed in nicely but still wasn’t in a position to challenge. Last 90 turn he spins and I move to p4 for the finish. Awesome feeling to go from DFL and so far back on the first lap to stay with it and place so well for my ability. My top 5’s are not all that common so it was a great finish to the evening after all. Really glad I didn’t let race 2 get under my skin too much and glad that making the best with what was dealt on race 3 paid off.

We’ll see how Manu goes this weekend.

 

[samppa_944]

Decent showing in Nations Cup, 199th, best finish so far in a GTWS series. For some reason seems like you can score more points in the morning/noon slots 🤔 Because I've noticed in those I am more likely to end in the same lobby as a few A+ drivers, which increases massively the potential scores you can get. Good example is in round 2, I got 187 for a P5 and yesterday 149 for a P5 (in a lobby full of A DR drivers), and DR was actually probably around the same as in round 2.

 

[Bullwinkle]

@Bullwinkle was I in the jackhole race with you or your second attempt? Either way I was pretty sure that was you I saw out there, but didn't realize your PSN wasn't your name here. I didn't save or watch the replay but there was a lot of chatter at the end.

Oh sure! I remember seeing “afc” and thinking to myself “Go Chiefs!” I think that was my first race. It was just terrible. People were diving and shoving and didn’t really seem to care for a respectable game. How did you do? I didn’t see. I hope I didn’t do anything stupid to you, although I doubt it since I was at the back most of the race . . .

 

[GTWolverine]

3 points away from a Top 5 result in the standings, and 3 points away from defending my streak as the #1 driver in Michigan...

 

[OJBrit]

Took an age getting it turned, ended up DFL and quit out of frustration.

So “my friend” from race 1 who told me to ”Learn to Drive” had picked up a 1 minute penalty. So looks like they pitted and re fitted mediums. Looks like they need to learn to drive and also read the rules properly.

I would have left them a message saying 'Learn to drive'.

 

[Bullwinkle]

I would have left them a message saying 'Learn to drive'.

Or at least “Learn to read!”

 

[Fezzik]

This is sadly very accurate. I couldn’t remember the handbrake button to spin it round, and was trying to avoid all the traffic anyway. Even had trouble finding reverse.

Hopefully no one saved that race replay.

 

[Buffalo_DRD]

It is my first time having raced a fellow GTP member (at least, first time acknowledged). Nice to meet you and a great race, mate!

I felt bad for stealing your pole by 0.048 seconds. And yes, I had qualified 5th before pitting. I just couldn’t find rhythm. Luckily after pitting, I got pole on first run.

You kept me honest throughout the race by keeping constant 3 seconds gap. I was constantly watching gap to you after every turn, even though I tried best not to watch that.

What happened during lap 9-10 though? You were 3 seconds behind me before I pit. After you pit, you were 12 seconds behind me. Where did you lose 9 seconds?

And lol yes, the other CLK was quite fast on mediums and would have caught up with me. My hard tires were already very slow and fast approaching end of life.

Great race! Hope to see you again in Sport!

Same here, first time running into another GTP member out on the track. I was reading your first post last night and laughed thinking “Oh man, I was in this guy’s race”. If you can find me, add me or follow me, I’ll do the same”. (Not sure how to search in GT7)

When you pitted, I thought I’d try to stay out and really push and maintain lap times for extra two laps, maybe you’d come out of the pit lane in a bit of traffic and you’d have a bit of a headache but I ultimately pushed too hard and had my worse lap of the race. Pitted 1 lap after you did.

I thought the other CLK was nuts at first staying out the extra 2 or 3 but is strategy worked for him. It was an awful feeling seeing my 5 - 6 second lead evaporate over laps 16 to 19.

 

[SPL170db]

I don't think you could design a more chaotic turn 1

Monza?

 

[KosmoKazi]

I jumped into the Nations race with no practice or reading-up to even know the first thing about it.

Big mistake! I didn't know it was a virtual 'one-make' and in a car I'd never driven, to boot. So I got destroyed in the Nissan, in the top split in the afternoon race I joined. I was giving it a college try to at least bring home a top-10 when I looped it out of the first hairpin, pressing hard to stay ahead of the CLK's behind me. Then got caught in the glorious hell of the 100-point turn GT loves to force upon you when you end up off the track. It's a long race to trundle around in next-to-last after that sort of thing... a half hour of pointless lapping knowing it was all a waste.

But I rented a CLK (tried to find one to buy, but to no avail) and ran it again. Was happy to join two other friends in that lobby, along with Grove and R. Heck and some other top racers... even if that meant I knew I had no chance. But for some reason, we ended up with only 8 racers in the lobby! So I was guaranteed my best score ever... cheap, but I'll take it, after some of the bad luck I've had in this game. The result meant I had my highest ever finish in Nations Series, and even if it was a hella cheap one, so what. I've held my own in some tough lobbies the last two months at times, and while I'm not going to attack for wins in the top splits, I will usually do well to avoid problems and keep it respectable.

Ran this on my alt because I treat Nations like a daily race lol.
Q6 to P3 in the 7pm top split CSA today in Nations and another 300 score for the collection!! Kind of an emptied top split, but still...survival race.I made three positions just by keeping it on track. Super happy with that !! Livery by the talented @Racerx_34

I plan on editing a video of it over the next few days
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Nice Livery, Spider!

 

[MIE1992]

 

[Pfei]

I only did two of the races and I don't normally do Nations at all. I'm happy with the results but it seems player count is very low.

On to the last Manu race and I'm looking forward to the official seasons.

 

[JoeDaSnow]

In the next two round of Nations Cup, I had won a race at round 3 and finished in third place in the season finale. At the end of the season, only the points I scored from first and third rounds would count. I had scored 23 points in these two rounds.