For 4wd cars it’s usually advised to use +3-5 to help with rotation in the corners. I don’t always follow this advice because ones driving style can make more of a difference. For me anyway. 🍻Brake Balance on the Veyron at Deep Forest? Thoughts? And if it's already been talked about, sorry, I missed it.
Last week, I did that for 8 races in a row (I was way down in SR B, and I was fed up with the non-S lobbies). I never lost SR. A couple of races I didn't get a CRB, because I drifted into the grass or dirt, but it only meant my SR improved by a smaller amount.So, here's my question: Do I lose SR nowadays when I slow down to let the other drivers pass?
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That's just silly. Where else would I be going? Of course I was headed for the apex. I wasn't taking the optimal line, because I was inside, but the apex was certainly something I indented on passing as close to as possible.
I get the other things you said, and they're valid whether I agree with them or not. But your statement, which I quoted above, makes no sense at all.
Again, I'm not necessarily saying that what I did was right, but let's stick to things that make sense.
I struggle with the 'standards' for settings, too. +3 to 5 feels way too aggressive, but that's just my preference. I'm not an A+/DR S driver, either, so maybe 💩-cans like me need to stay within our bounds.🤣For 4wd cars it’s usually advised to use +3-5 to help with rotation in the corners. I don’t always follow this advice because ones driving style can make more of a difference. For me anyway. 🍻
Yes it did. No idea why.Last week, I did that for 8 races in a row (I was way down in SR B, and I was fed up with the non-S lobbies). I never lost SR. A couple of races I didn't get a CRB, because I drifted into the grass or dirt, but it only meant my SR improved by a smaller amount.
Did the finish lobby show your SR with a down arrow?
And I did even less. No contact whatsoever with any car. Drove behind the field for the whole race and passed only two drivers, one who was off track and one who was ghosted after serving a penalty. And I kept my distance to both of them. And my SR went down. Weird.SR is going down so easily in this weeks B race, incredible. I just achieved the A/S status, went from B/S in my first race last night. And I was the full S all the time (without the bar below), and in only 2 races in A/S lobby my SR went down to A, even though I didn't hit anyone, didn't recieve any penalties, but I was in couple of sandwiches in the second sector, impossible to not touch anyone, if you are carefull not to hit the guy in front, the guy behind rear ends you either way. It's a short race and everyone is pushing beyond the limit all the time, divebombing in the last 180 corner from a mile away.
@sturk0167 dude! 13th in the world. Well done.
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I completed my obligations to the government and got some qt and one race tonight. I started well down in the pecking order so I’ve got to improve my time. Not sure the Lancer is a good car here. It can keep up but I couldn’t find a way to pass the Veyron in front of me. Then after 3 laps, this happened.
GT7 | DR B 24-15 | I get shown the barrier and karma pays back
I’m not sure this chap deserved this watching the replay but at the time it felt like karma.
Ironically, I got a clean race bonus in this race (it was not me dishing the vengeance).
Thnks. That's the kind of thing that makes it easy to take criticism, since we haven't had a lot of discussions previously. It's really good ro know where you're coming from.Grumpy, I like reading your posts on here and I like your willingness to engage in constructive discussion so keep that in mind here.
OK, then I guess I don't understand what it means by "hitting the apex". I believe - and for the sake of this discussion let's pretend this is true even if it isn't - I believe I could have hugged the corner well enough to stay on, or right near the kerb through the entire corner. In doing so, I would come right next to the apex.There is no way you’re heading for the apex to that corner. You are approximately 5 yards from needing to turn 135 degrees. You’re still fully on the brakes at 50mph. Your car is not going to start turning until you’re off the brakes. You could hit the kerb from there, but not at the apex, and definitely not pointing at the exit.
Thanks for the response. A couple of weeks ago, when we did Grand Valley, -2 or -3 worked well for me - it kept the cars I used from sliding as I braked into certain corners. This was the first time I could actually see the effect of changing BB.@GrumpyOldMan I usually don't move the needle much on the Veyron, but I do go from -1, 0 or +1 depending on track. With my haphazard, hammer-like approach to brake and throttle inputs, running it -1 seems to get the front-end to really dig-in. That includes copious amounts of trail-braking, too.
Yup, I drove the reverse layout.. 😜If you went down in positions then you lose SR
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No you don't lol! Sorry 🤣 Early morning reply so mistakes were made! DR is lost not SR. Weird you lost sportsmanship rating with zero contact, maybe you drove the wrong way?! 🤣
Jumped onto my second account after a week off to get myself acclimated again, did a few Daily Race B’s at Deep Forest and the only thing I have to say is PD come outside I just want to have a chat 😂
I don’t normally give out about penalties as it’s hard coded into the game where certain conditions are met it’s a penalty. Therefore, without any arbitrary system in place, this unequivocally fair
First one:
For some reason the driver behind was flashing his lights, probably from an earlier tangle on opening lap so I was expecting something and he drove right through the back of me intentionally… I held my brakes until I was beyond track limits when I realised I was going to hit the wall, might aswell speed up the process and let go of my brakes before I hit it. An intentional hit and hitting the wall with or without brakes and I received a penalty for it. Race ruined.
Second one:
Received a 3 second penalty for minor contact which resulted in no damage and no cars were really affected by
I normally take a wide line through here because I don’t think a lot of players know the track limits are beyonds the curb on this turn so I was having a lot of success getting a good exit via this line
However, with the two cars going off ahead, I tried to avoid them by swinging to the inside and barely grazing the car as I was being bumped constantly from behind
No idea how this was a penalty for me, as
1. I didn’t put any cars off or even remotely hit them hard enough
2. Neither car ahead got penalties for wall contact even though they caused the collision
3. I was kind of a passenger being squeezed through the tight inside line as the car behind me was using me as his brakes constantly and kept pushing me through the corner
4. If anyone deserved a penalty in this incident, it was both the cars ahead and the car behind me as I was the only one who tried to avoid contact and the only one that didn’t go beyond track limits or touch a wall..
Honestly baffled by these lol. Especially the second incident
Edit: Apart from that had some good races from the back of the grid! Began in the Ferrari which just didn’t have enough speed then decided to jump in the Veyron. First time I ever used the Veyron, and honestly I was not expecting it to have such great handling. Immediately my times were a full second quicker per lap than the Ferrari and had a few runner ups
I don’t think it’s a difference in what we think it means to hit the apex. I generally think that means being at the optimal point on the inside of the corner to maximize exit speed. It requires placing the car at the right place AND having it pointing in the right direction. On that turn, the apex is about where the Ferrari is pointed (actually I’d usually try and hit a later apex than he is).Thnks. That's the kind of thing that makes it easy to take criticism, since we haven't had a lot of discussions previously. It's really good ro know where you're coming from.
OK, then I guess I don't understand what it means by "hitting the apex". I believe - and for the sake of this discussion let's pretend this is true even if it isn't - I believe I could have hugged the corner well enough to stay on, or right near the kerb through the entire corner. In doing so, I would come right next to the apex.
Wouldn't I then, in fact, hit the apex? Not on the best line, of course, but I'd still hit it (again, assuming I wasn't going too fast). Or does the term "hitting the apex" mean something other than actually going next to the apex?
This is correct. Famine will be proud. 😁Yup, I drove the reverse layout.. 😜
But seriously, I've got no idea.
BTW to my knowledge DR goes up or down in relation to which position you finish a race, and what the opponents ratings are, regardless of losing or winning positions during the race. Right or wrong?
Correct. A few weeks back we had another of those threads talking about it, so I can confidently say that you're right.BTW to my knowledge DR goes up or down in relation to which position you finish a race, and what the opponents ratings are, regardless of losing or winning positions during the race. Right or wrong?
Yes it's NBD, but I want to be using terms correctly.It’s NBD and we can agree to disagree.
So would I! It would answer some questions for me, for sure. But it doesn't really matter.I’d love to see you make the apex from that spot at that speed though to see how you do it.
I got a mystery 5 second penalty last night in Race A. I didn’t touch the guy in front of me and he tagged the wall. I got 5 seconds for simply being the guy behind him.Have they changed the penalty system recently? I posted this Monday night after a few questionable penalties
Last night I did one race on Route X when the first banked corner a Nissan GTR riding lower on the bank slipped and hit into the side of me but we both maintained speed and neither of us crashed out so we continued driving with no issue, until 5 seconds later I was hit a 2 second penalty for absolutely no reason so I quit the race and quit GT for the night
Nothing at all. No penalties, no contact with barriers or other cars.This is correct. Famine will be proud. 😁
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Also wanted to ask if you picked-up any penalties during the race you lost SR on? I think I've seen penalties impact SR but it almost seems track dependent. Open to guidance on this one. 👍
Maybe your livery was an eyesore?Nothing at all. No penalties, no contact with barriers or other cars.
That's it!Maybe your livery was an eyesore?
Thank you, sir.@sturk0167 dude! 13th in the world. Well done.
What the absolute [censored]?I got myself up to #4 now. 👍
That is hysterical!especially on a full moon.