GT Planet WRC League

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Nice job with the results @MagpieRacer and sorry to request even more work but would it be too much to ask you to include the stage name and location with the results for posterity's sake and maybe even the conditions and time of day? Also, perhaps a list of stages ahead of the next championship would also save us rushing off to Racenet to look up the schedule or would that spoil the surprise?
Pearl Jam
Must admit I’m struggling with this ‘one shot’ system, as someone who hasn’t played many rally games the slightest mistake is normally followed by several in succession as you realise it’s the only run you’re gonna get so a blind panic kicks in..
I know you’re going to say that it’s like that in real life rallies but we’re not playing at real life, it’s just a game at the end of a day, even just one allowed restart wouldn’t be too much to ask ? Anyways I’ll still plod on with it as I’m loving the game 🙈
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After yesterday's dismal performance in Sardinia with its final surprise chicane I've taken no (or at least fewer) chances and set up a custom championship with the remaining stages so I can have at least one go-through before tackling the "real" thing.

Ofc now I've opened my big mouth everyone's going to do it and I'll drop in the rankings even further :D
 
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Does anyone know if these Racenet times are showing your local time or is it GMT or something?

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GOTMAXPOWER
It took 6 days and 5 members of the EA customer support team but I've finally managed to get my EA account fixed and linked back up to my main PSN account. I'll be in for the next event. Phew!
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I already went through that hell with GRiD Legends but stopped at two support people before I hit up the GTP thread and found out how to do it properly.
Pfei
Does anyone know if these Racenet times are showing your local time or is it GMT or something?
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My local time is GMT and shows up as 12:45.

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Cabelmania
22 seconds of penalties, 'nuff said :ouch:
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I hope you at least used an off the shelf vendor car and didn't build your own this time.
 
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UKMikey
I already went through that hell with GRiD Legends but stopped at two support people before I hit up the GTP thread and found out how to do it properly.
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I don't think doing it myself was an option for my account, whenever I tried to sign in with my PSN account it was saying it was linked to an email address @disabled.ea.com with no option to change it anywhere ingame or on the site.
 
GOTMAXPOWER
I don't think doing it myself was an option for my account, whenever I tried to sign in with my PSN account it was saying it was linked to an email address @disabled.ea.com with no option to change it anywhere ingame or on the site.
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Yeah, that would've stopped me in my tracks, I think. My one was linked to an old email address that was thankfully still active so I was able to fiddle with the settings manually. Congratulations on your perseverance.
 
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UKMikey
Yeah, that would've stopped me in my tracks, I think. My one was linked to an old email address that was thankfully still active so I was able to fiddle with the settings manually. Congratulations on your perseverance.
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Trust me, I tried everything possible first. Talking to customer service is always the last resort 😂
 
Round 2 results are in! Congrats @Ali taking 1st place in the Hyundai i20n.

Round 2: Chile, Rio Claro.
RankDisplayNameVehicleTimeTimePenaltyDifferenceToFirstPlatform
1Almu89Hyundai i20 N Rally206:00.64200:00.00000:00.000XBOX
2Larzi25ŠKODA Fabia RS Rally206:06.25300:00.00000:05.611PSN
3DreadmedHyundai i20 N Rally206:14.03800:00.00000:13.396STEAM
4Space_WadetFord Fiesta Rally206:16.48700:00.00000:15.845STEAM
5Speedster502ŠKODA Fabia RS Rally206:31.39700:00.00000:30.755PSN
6frankiestailŠKODA Fabia RS Rally206:33.31700:00.00000:32.675PSN
7NeomoneVolkswagen Polo GTI R506:33.39200:00.00000:32.750STEAM
8Pfei11Hyundai i20 N Rally206:35.51500:00.00000:34.873PSN
9magpieracerHyundai i20 N Rally206:35.92400:00.00000:35.282XBOX
10bmxbandit28ŠKODA Fabia RS Rally206:39.46800:00.00000:38.826PSN
11Hasnain282Hyundai i20 N Rally206:39.72200:14.00000:39.080PSN
12GOTMAXPOWERŠKODA Fabia RS Rally206:40.60500:00.00000:39.963PSN
13the13PeSKHyundai i20 N Rally206:46.19500:00.00000:45.553STEAM
14RivanovŠKODA Fabia RS Rally206:50.26200:00.00000:49.620STEAM
15ukmikeyaŠKODA Fabia RS Rally206:50.27000:00.00000:49.628XBOX
16WRC PlayerHyundai i20 N Rally206:58.50100:05.00000:57.859PSN
17lebowski2ŠKODA Fabia RS Rally206:59.06700:00.00000:58.425PSN
18CabelmaniaHyundai i20 N Rally207:03.97300:22.00001:03.331PSN
19P308RCitroën C3 Rally207:04.74400:05.00001:04.102PSN
20aekara38Ford Fiesta Rally207:23.45500:00.00001:22.813XBOX
21davidwhannelVolkswagen Polo GTI R507:29.43200:00.00001:28.790XBOX
22NeilPearlJamFord Fiesta Rally207:35.07500:00.00001:34.433STEAM
23MaiqueCitroën C3 Rally207:43.02400:00.00001:42.382PSN
24Mister_Blobby33Hyundai i20 N Rally208:02.50500:00.00002:01.863XBOX

Which leaves the weekend exhibition championship standings looking like this.
DisplayNameRankPointsAccumulated
Dreadmed137
Larzi25235
Space_Wadet329
Almu89425
Speedster502521
magpieracer621
Neomone720
bmxbandit28818
Pfei11916
Hasnain2821015
WRC Player1115
frankiestail1214
RDA-JETS1313
GOTMAXPOWER148
the13PeSK157
Rivanov166
ukmikeya176
P308R184
lebowski2193
NeilPearlJam202
Cabelmania212
Mister_Blobby33220
davidwhannel230
aekara38240
Maique250
TheUnrestCure260

@Dreadmed leads the way but plenty of points on the table with 2 stages to play.

Round 3 takes us to New Zealand in Rally1 machinery.
 
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Lovely stage in New Zealand today, My Puma strangely seemed a bit more understeery than usual and I think I should have adjusted the final drive for some extra top-end but after my yeet into the trees yesterday I'm happy to just get a clean run. 😊👍
 
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RYAN
Lovely stage in New Zealand today, My Puma strangely seemed a bit more understeery than usual and I think I should have adjusted the final drive for some extra top-end but after my yeet into the trees yesterday I'm happy to just get a clean run. 😊👍
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I found there to be more under steer on my run too. I wonder if it’s the more compacted gravel causing it?
 
I think that's the fastest stage I've ever driven in any rally game. 5 minutes of hanging on by the seat of my pants with a couple of crashes along the way. I need to lie down....
 
AEKara38
I think that's the fastest stage I've ever driven in any rally game. 5 minutes of hanging on by the seat of my pants with a couple of crashes along the way. I need to lie down....
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You should try Estonia 😜.
 
Ugh, I'm happy with my result and I hate that's the car that I'm apparently fairly quick in.

Rally1s are already on the "slightly too fast" side of comfortable in how hard you have to chuck it into most corners, and then whoever designed that hybrid system was clearly a massive troll. Feathering the throttle loses you the boost, so I find I end up dive bombing corners like a madman to regen off the braking then powering out and trying to keep my foot pinned much longer than I really want to while wrestling to keep this suddenly overpowered monstrosity in the same post code as the road surface.

It's fast, but it feels totally at odds with the smooth and calm style of rally that I enjoy where it feels like you and the car are flowing through the corners. 2/10, not a fan. Rally2s are a much nicer drive.
 
It's humbling to see the times you aliens are putting in at the top of the table. Single player tends to make the driver feel like a rally god GRiD Legends-style so these leagues serve as a much needed reality check. I could perhaps do with an advanced rally school with Scandi flick examples but I doubt even that'd help my game.
 
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UKMikey
It's humbling to see the times you aliens are putting in at the top of the table. Single player tends to make the driver feel like a rally god GRiD Legends-style so these leagues serve as a much needed reality check. I could perhaps do with an advanced rally school with Scandi flick examples but I doubt even that'd help my game.
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Says the man who literally destroys all my times....🥳
 
doblocruiser
Says the man who literally destroys all my times....🥳
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You're very kind, mate but there's always room for improvement no matter how good or bad a driver thinks he is. I still haven't watched the first Cars movie or that Grand Tour episode with Mika Hakkinen and James May in the forest... maybe they could give me some tips on how to kansei dorifto.

So long as we're all having fun, that's the important thing.
 
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A little brown pants moment for me :lol:. Would have been a good run otherwise, but looking at sector times it seems I wasn't the only one that didn't manage to put a clean time in.

Despite the evidence to the contrary right above :lol:, Rally1 cars aren't as savage as I thought, loads of power but the handling and brakes are good enough to make it manageable, as long as you stay focused on the pace notes. I don't know how anyone can think about optimizing boost usage and regen though, I just drive as I normally would, got enough things to worry about as it is.

Now for the difficult task of choosing between the C4 and Xsara for the next stage...
 
The high speed round 3 is complete, and @Ali once again holds on for victory in the GR Yaris.
Round 3: New Zealand - Noakes Hill
RankDisplayNameVehicleTimeTimePenaltyDifferenceToFirstPlatform
1Almu89Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID04:34.12900:00.00000:00.000XBOX
2Larzi25Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID04:44.50200:00.00000:10.373PSN
3RDA-JETSFord Puma Rally1 HYBRID04:47.42500:00.00000:13.296STEAM
4Space_WadetFord Puma Rally1 HYBRID04:47.62800:00.00000:13.499STEAM
5DreadmedToyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID04:48.12000:00.00000:13.991STEAM
6frankiestailHyundai i20 N Rally1 HYBRID04:50.31200:00.00000:16.183PSN
7NeomoneToyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID04:50.35500:00.00000:16.226STEAM
8Pfei11Ford Puma Rally1 HYBRID04:52.11300:00.00000:17.984PSN
9Hasnain282Hyundai i20 N Rally1 HYBRID04:52.92100:00.00000:18.792PSN
10Speedster502Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID04:56.33300:05.00000:22.204PSN
11GOTMAXPOWERHyundai i20 N Rally1 HYBRID05:00.46300:00.00000:26.334PSN
12magpieracerWRC Builder Vehicle05:02.68400:00.00000:28.555XBOX
13the13PeSKFord Puma Rally1 HYBRID05:10.19900:00.00000:36.070STEAM
14NeilPearlJamFord Puma Rally1 HYBRID05:10.91000:00.00000:36.781STEAM
15WRC PlayerFord Puma Rally1 HYBRID05:15.64400:00.00000:41.515PSN
16ukmikeyaToyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID05:16.09300:00.00000:41.964XBOX
17aekara38Ford Puma Rally1 HYBRID05:16.38800:00.00000:42.259XBOX
18bmxbandit28Ford Puma Rally1 HYBRID05:17.54700:09.00000:43.418PSN
19P308RToyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID05:20.38000:00.00000:46.251PSN
20lebowski2Hyundai i20 N Rally1 HYBRID05:31.59800:05.00000:57.469PSN
21CabelmaniaHyundai i20 N Rally1 HYBRID05:33.45800:06.00000:59.329PSN
22GTP_NorthstarFord Puma Rally1 HYBRID05:34.01500:00.00000:59.886STEAM
23Mister_Blobby33Ford Puma Rally1 HYBRID06:18.01500:00.00001:43.886XBOX

With 1 round to go, the championship standings look like this. @Ali surging up the leaderboard, but @Larzi- and @Dreadmed holding on in the top 2 positions, with @space_wadet not far behind, the final round in Finland is sure to be exciting.
DisplayNameRankPointsAccumulated
Larzi25155
Dreadmed252
Almu89349
Space_Wadet445
Neomone532
RDA-JETS631
Speedster502730
frankiestail828
magpieracer928
Pfei111027
Hasnain2821125
bmxbandit281219
GOTMAXPOWER1316
WRC Player1415
the13PeSK1513
ukmikeya169
NeilPearlJam177
Rivanov186
P308R194
WRC Player204
lebowski2213
aekara38222
Cabelmania232
Mister_Blobby33240
GTP_Northstar250
davidwhannel260
Maique270
TheUnrestCure280

With 1997-2011 World Rally Cars on display in the final round, car choice could prove critical on the fast yumps of the 1000 lakes rally.
 
I thought this'd be a nice short stage like the other ones... :eek:

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My pre race recce didn't stop me from taking an unscheduled trip into the trees on the first turn netting me a 5s penalty when I found the road again having inadvertently cut the corner. Looks like any ambitions I had of moving up the table are fin(n)ished :indiff:

It's a really fun stage to drive though and I guess the other drivers' times'll determine whether the C4 or Xsara is the better car for this stage.
 
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