GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[Talon16]

And for anyone who didn't notice, there is a 600% credit factor increase for Race C.

 

[A_Higher_Place]

Race C is interesting and may be worth losing my A+ status for! Waiting to see which car is the meta..

 

[newmedia_dev]

Race C is interesting and may be worth losing my A+ status for! Waiting to see which car is the meta..

LFA

 

[A_Higher_Place]

LFA

That was much quicker than expected!

 

[ElectricNaz]

LFA and Mazda seem to be the Meta, I personally prefer the Ford GT to the LFA (LFA is verrrrrry slidey), I'll try the RX Vision later.

I'm about a second a lap quicker in the Ford GT than the LFA tbf, it seems very stable in the corners but I was getting eaten alive by the RX Visions when they had a slipstream

 

[Chris30]

Well I'm not driving the meta car yet, the LFA feels heavy for me to drive. It doesn't navigate those corners really well. Those blasted sweepers are killing my time. I think my 2'00.748 is pretty damn fast since I'm a long-time DS4 controller user.

 

[Tidgney]

Here's the weekly race guide for those that are interested! Bit of a weird week, but I do wish they'd have chosen something different to Lago Maggiore, Gr.3 and Racing Hards as we had that a few months ago...

 

[Def-Infinity]

And for anyone who didn't notice, there is a 600% credit factor increase for Race C.

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They finally got around to buffing the payouts for Daily Races...

Now they should stratify the strength of the reward by SR, so people would be more encouraged to race cleanly.

You're still going to have those people, but at least there will be an incentive not to be one! Positive punishment, generally, isn't as powerful.

 

[MIE1992]

They finally got around to buffing the payouts for Daily Races...

I'm very sure it's only because it's meant to tie into the GTWS live round in Montreal that's later this week. After this, I wouldn't expect this again until the next live round. That said, I'm still interested - I'll definitely have to do some qualifying laps!

 

[Chris30]

Wow, J Serrano just took the number 1 spot for Watkins, he is freaking fast at his age. So the LFA and the RX Vision are tied as the meta, now I chose the RX Vision as it has better handling of the corners and sweepers. I reduced my time to 2'00.464. I'm not too far from @MetalApe

I can't stay up too much later, I'll have to work on this some more Wednesday or Thursday. I'll keep in touch, I really hate those sweepers, they are lap killers.

 

[benjoi84]

My weapon of choice so far in Race C is the Supra. It can just about keep up with the LFA but jeez that thing can PULL!

As of this afternoon I was sitting pretty as the 4th highest-quali Toyota out there (it's easy to scan through the list when each car has a distinct colour!).

My best finish, perpetually starting 11th, was 5th... Which I'll take for now.

Funny thing is, it's like a swinging pendulum between losing DR from mediocre results, to suddenly earning more of those sweet x6 credits because you've found yourself in a weaker lobby. Not gonna knock it.

 

[Chris30]

Well the LFA is a chore for me to handle when driving on the track, that's why I didn't use it anymore after 5 laps.

 

[newmedia_dev]

One of only 4 911's in the top 1000

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Here's the weekly race guide for those that are interested!

No chapter indexes? And yeah, I know - I'm an ungrateful SOB who only wants more and more from you. 😉

 

[brockie]

Hard tyres for Gr3 again 🙄 at least there's no sausages (I think?)
I'm working 14 hour days all week so likely not be racing much, if it all.

Was hoping for Gr4, I’ll be leaving this week until the weekend ☹️

 

[Trk-el-son]

The good news about race B is that you can do a race, then do about two practice laps, then race again. I really like that kind of flow. Also, why is it that people don’t seem to like Maggiore? Has it been used too much? (I am new here.)

 

[Hodd10]

Hard tyres for Gr3 again 🙄 at least there's no sausages (I think?)
I'm working 14 hour days all week so likely not be racing much, if it all.

Have we ever had a RS tyres in race B?

 

[newmedia_dev]

Just tried the Ford GT, fair to say it's a lot faster than the 911....

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Have we ever had a RS tyres in race B?

 

[cyirush]

They finally got around to buffing the payouts for Daily Races...

Now they should stratify the strength of the reward by SR, so people would be more encouraged to race cleanly.

You're still going to have those people, but at least there will be an incentive not to be one! Positive punishment, generally, isn't as powerful.

I’ve noticed lately that minor contact in a race reduces SR, and big contact (intentional or not) really reduces it.

 

[Hodd10]

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Had a feeling the ol' Grantracker would deliver. Cheers Grumpy!.

So very limited time and only 4 tracks. Wonder what the thinking is behind this.

 

[Kriptical]

I’ve noticed lately that minor contact in a race reduces SR, and big contact (intentional or not) really reduces it.

Just want to point out that its not all contact. I was abused pretty hard last week in B and despite my car being hit hard enough to be damaged..many times..i kept getting crb’s. The hits/dmg we’re on front and rear, right and left 1/4 panels and, of course, the rear.

 

[newmedia_dev]

Daily C QT following VQS Drifters Ghost

1:57.3

Video:

 

[THE_KART96]

Since it's a long weekend in Canada, I'm a little late posting this video. And, as per usual I have to go against the flow and use a car that I didn't see on my leader boards. It's a little heavy but it was fun to drive.

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Did a handful of exploratory laps for each daily.

Race A: 1:36.856 in the Focus RS. Slapped a supersexy swingin' custom Quox's Ridge Racer livery on it.

Race B: 2:00.903 in the NSX Gr.3. Needs work.

Race C: 2:00.817 in the NSX Type R '92. The nervousness through the bus stop chicane doesn't inspire confidence.

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Just want to point out that its not all contact. I was abused pretty hard last week in B and despite my car being hit hard enough to be damaged..many times..i kept getting crb’s. The hits/dmg we’re on front and rear, right and left 1/4 panels and, of course, the rear.

It's supposed to be only hits you caused. If someone hits you from behind, that shouldn't affect your SR. It's not close to perfect in deciding whether you deserve it or not, but that's how it's supposed to work.

Also, for some races, going off track can affect your SR, or at least your CRB. On other races, it won't affect it at all. Not sure how they decide which is which.

 

[Chris30]

I'm tired, I took a nap for 5 hours, now I'm refreshed. So, how are you all doing at Maggiore? I'm not trying it yet. It's consisted of Group 3 cars as usual,

 

[ElectricNaz]

Did this lap time earlier, buzzing for it I really am!!! I'm on holiday from Thurs for 10 days so really gonna spam this race for the next couple of days!!!

 

[Leon Kowalski]

I was able to improve my QT for race A by another 0.6 seconds, but as more and more of the really fast people got their laps in, I dropped a bit on the leaderboard. Still quite happy with it, being less than 0.7 behind @Tidgney (thanks for the ghost!):

The races are good fun, too. I went for two on my practice account, P2 and a win, and it was surprisingly clean and friendly.

 

[newmedia_dev]

I was able to improve my QT for race A by another 0.6 seconds, but as more and more of the really fast people got their laps in, I dropped a bit on the leaderboard. Still quite happy with it, being less than 0.7 behind @Tidgney (thanks for the ghost!):

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The races are good fun, too. I went for two on my practice account, P2 and a win, and it was surprisingly clean and friendly.

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Love the escort/rs200 livery! ❤️