GT7 Daily Race Discussion

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Disappointing night if I'm honest.

A p2, p8 and pit finish and a quit.

The p2 and p8 all fine I pushed too hard and lost it in the second one that is racing.

But and I'll be honest I hate the trolls (pink car dude wears his heart in his sleeve and is fast so you can race him, he usually wins but that's ok)

It's the person in 9th that some how wanted to pummel me in to submission.

I get a bit of contact, I get (don't agree with) a bit more contact passing someone running wide who doesn't like it. I get it.

What I have zero time for is being constantly trying to pitt me down the straight and when that doesn't work just rear ebd me off. I'll sit in the pits rather than race that crap.

I want to ask you guys, have I offended anyone or done something wrong? I'd like to think I've heard my head high, been accountable when needed and am just a nice racer who's working on my craft.

I feel utterly deflated as I've never had that sort of behaviour in any of my accounts the odd feisty one or KV but he's mellowed for now with me.

Maybe I'm just not the racer I want to/think I am :(

Might step away from gaming for a while.

Edit: VR makes this all a bit more personal
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I don't think I've raced you yet, but your posts ( even though I don't agree with some) are well written and to the point. Ive not seen many posts on GT planet that are offensive to somebody. As for racing, my experience is probably 50/50 in good and bad races. You just have to think to yourself " Why does this game matter so much to them?" Then have a chuckle and enjoy life.
 



I had a bad run here, worst than my first ever qualifying lap. You'll see my gearing was off quite a bit in some areas of the track. The blind corner always throws me off in a bad position to where I'll lose time. I do not like the esses at T2-T5, I always get nervous and lose my rhythm on the track and go into the grass or I cut the curb and get a penalty. The Roadster is fun, enjoyable and neat to drive around though so I can't complain about that.

The part near the infield bridge where the Firefox Factory logo is can be a pain too, the chicane there, most of you probably know what I'm talking about, similar to the first Monza chicane.
 
Is the tires cold in the start of the A race on Road Atlanta? Feels like it ;)
 
I've just come off the back of a fantastic race at RA, starting in 3rd behind two drivers with quali times I can only dream of.

We managed to drop 4th quite quickly, and due to some considerate and quick driving, we were popping along nose-to-tail (as is customary), with 2nd place Croatian bouncing between the two of us in the Miata sandwich. Come lap number 2, and my decision to bump draft the guy along the back straight turned out to be a genius play.

Lap 3, and an irresistible opportunity comes up when I get a better exit out of Turn 5 (? - that key left hander after the esses, anyway). We are three wide coming into Turn 6 and I have the inside. Glancing behind I see the Greek pole sitter has copped himself a 1 sec penalty, so it's now two horse race! I managed to keep the lead, with the chasing Croat not able to consistently hit his marks, and getting himself a penalty in the process.

An absolute vindication of waiting for the race to come to you, and focusing on consistency rather than beating the guy in front. That makes it 4 wins out of 5 here since I decided to set a quali lap (my SR is fixed now :) )

STORSKARV
Is the tires cold in the start of the A race on Road Atlanta? Feels like it ;)
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Cold tyres and fuel load, along with the unfamiliarity of starting closer to the first corner has caught me out a few times!
 
Tale of 2 different nights. Instead of carnage there was a pack mishap in the first lap and then one of the other drivers involved paired up with me and we bump drafted our way back to the top 5. Funny thing was we kept making mistakes that would cause the other car to hit us but not cause penalties or wrecks. But we were both so keen on helping the other it bevame a joke at the corvette curves on the final lap as we both tried to lift to let the other one take the spot at the same time so ended up hurting us both and slowing us down.

Next 2 races involved getting clear at the start and running some fairly clean races. One I finished p3 as just got into no man's land after a penalty and lapped it out. The other I got a penalty and dropped back after lap 2 when a very aggressive driver and a friendly fast one took off ahead. The aggressive driver made a bad mistake and wrecked and then the other guy looked like he got caighout with the same brake problem I had only his was at Mulsanne. Suddenly I have the lead on lap 5 and cruise to a very undeserved but welcome win. Good night to be on
 
Hallo.
I couldn't keep up, you guys wrote a lot in the last weeks and that's great. A lot of info/set ups i could use.thank you all.
Because i was days /forum pages behind with reading, i even had to erase, what i wrote about the g70 gr. 4 set up @ brands hatch, one of the top drivers posted it. The front to the max and tbe rear all to min. I remembered it vice versa and was in comparison a lot faster in my, the wrong, set up.

@Chris30 , next time suzuka, (so probably next week 🙄 i wouldn't be surprised), let's race together, as in, same room one controller. I'm the worst Suzuka and Fuji driver, but one of the best in the suzuka chicane, since my first GT. Hand me over the controller on the straight, before the full throttle left and chicane and we'll be chasing MAXPOWER and Barney_da_Dog in suzuka soon. 😉

I am so off topic, because I had an idea. I was driving quali laps at GVH (love it, because i have many places i can overtake, or give way without a risk.), i was in the Supra and the Supra gr. 4 came into my mind, with its 335kw (?) which could be enough for gr. 3. And then, i thought - A daily C race, devided by classes. All DR S/A/B drivers can choose a gr. 4 car and all C/D|E drivers a gt3 car.
- Nürburgring (23 Kilometers track) many laps
-weather conditions on
-all tyres free to choose

Maybe just a brain fart, I'm ready to get roasted 🫠

---the real driving simulator, i did some testing at GVH.
This magical Break balance control. 🤣 In gr4 I sometimes can do +5 or - 5 and have the same time. But in gr. 3. - how come, that my car can't reach the same top speed in - 5, as it does in +5. My test track was just the starting point at the quali till the breaking area uphill. I am not using any breaks there, it is harder to get a good line through the tunnel and at start/ finish i was always
2- 6km/h slower when - 5 (power to the front) was applied. (supra isn't effected, it's too fast, it depends on the the car. But still,, i feel a different way without using the breaks.)
I would be happy if proven to be a witch or just an idiot 🤪 maybe someone else can try it. It could also be, that my mind is playing tricks 🤷
I saw your friends lists some posted, mine is always full of names, so i really just checked 5 minutes ago.... I have 227 gran turismo friends! And 337 followers. I only play Gran turismo.
..... And @Barney_da_Dog , you are still always top 4 in that list🐕👍

Sorry, I just saw, i replied to Chris' post, but changed the original text, because of former stated reasons
 
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Kriptical
for race C:

If you hold the wheel(fanatec) around the top, say 11 and 1, it makes the oscillation better.
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Good luck to those on formula rims! :lol:
I saw some streamers really fighting their gear on Mulsanne.

On the Logitech Pro we have some weird oscillations but it seems nowhere near of what it is on the DD pro.

I dont recall the amount of months of the existence of this issue (half year?) and here we are without any news about PD adressing it
 
Childe Roland
Good luck to those on formula rims! :lol:
I saw some streamers really fighting their gear on Mulsanne.

On the Logitech Pro we have some weird oscillations but it seems nowhere near of what it is on the DD pro.

I dont recall the amount of months of the existence of this issue (half year?) and here we are without any news about PD adressing it
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I normally run the DD Pro at 10, I’m having to run it at 2 at Le Mans and it still has a bad shimmy.
 
I've been having to brace my rim with my left knee while holding on for dear life down the Mulsanne straight. Even with my knee, it's a workout on my GT DD Pro 8Nm.
 
Spent just over two dozen laps at Road Atlanta, and managed a 1:45.489. Further attempts saw me sliding off into the grass. Might try some races tomorrow. 😐

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My view of this weeks race (purely personal and other people's mileage will vary)

A: The Stanley parable is free on PSN
B: the stanley parable is no cost on PSN atm
C: critically acclaimed Stanley parable is being given away on PSN right now, it's your choice.

This is the only other game I've played since getting a fixed rig.

Stepping away from the narrator, the races this week just don't tick my fun boxes (Mazda could have been given more realistic tires) GV is not wide enough for Gr3 cars and offers very little overtaking zones that are sensible especially considering the mix of walls and sand.

And well as a DD user the horrific feedback that is applied in Gr1 is a draining experience quite frankly and not pleasant. I don't get the thrill of driving 200mph I get the feeling my wheel base will sheer its M6 bolts, or my elbows and wrists will end up with RSI....

* if you've played the Stanley parable you might like my nod to it in this post ;)
 
That's it, I'm sticking with Race A for the rest of this week. Gave Race B a first crack and it was absolute carnage, got taken out by people playing bumper cars in both races and my SR plumetted from S to B...

I really don't know how PD calculates the sportsmanship ranking, but it's very easy to be penalised by others' mistakes / stupidity.
 
Concerning race C, in Digit's stream today he was using 10 FFB in game and just 30 FFB on his wheel to mitigate the oscillations. I just tried on my DD Pro with Boost kit and found this does help a lot although I bumped up my wheel FFB to 40. Without this I don't think my old hands would last but a few races before hurting too much.
 
I switched over to Road Atlanta and it's been OK for me. I set a time of 1:46.8XX (which was top 2500 when I set it lol) which seems pretty quick for my skill level. I went and found a Hatsune Miku livery seen below as it seems appropriate for this race. The actual races were kind of boring as I ran all 3 by myself. There was one instance of side by side racing entering the final chicane and that was it. Even though I stated up front all the races, the leaders took off and I had no shot at catching them. I was also sliding all over the place throwing the car around and that didn't help any. I might do more tomorrow, but I'm up in the air about it.

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CarreraGT
That's it, I'm sticking with Race A for the rest of this week. Gave Race B a first crack and it was absolute carnage, got taken out by people playing bumper cars in both races and my SR plumetted from S to B...

I really don't know how PD calculates the sportsmanship ranking, but it's very easy to be penalised by others' mistakes / stupidity.
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It took me 3 races and S -> A for me to finally take the hint and abandon Race B. I love the South layout, especially in Group 4, but something about GVH1 just brings the worst (or at least most careless) out of people. It would help if there were a concrete overtaking point, but it's just a game of capitalising on others' mistakes, and avoiding becoming collateral damage. Race A may be slow, but once you get into the thick of things with another driver or two, it's all action and really feels like anything can happen.
 
NevilleNobody
I feellike I am putting good laps together but struggling for pace, best is a low 47 and friends are in the mid to high 45's. T1 i struggle, not sure how much to brake and how much to coast. Always feel you leave time on the table at the two corners I mentioned earlier. The first "Lesmo" is fantastic, car really hooks up there and there's a ton of grip for some reason.
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You need to brake early, get off the brakes for turn in and then use the throttle early. For turn 1 you can take it without going below 140kmh (87mph).

The other key is to minimize the steering angle as much as possible. Scrubbing your front tires costs a lot of time.
 
D_Dragline
You need to brake early, get off the brakes for turn in and then use the throttle early. For turn 1 you can take it without going below 140kmh (87mph).

The other key is to minimize the steering angle as much as possible. Scrubbing your front tires costs a lot of time.
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@NevilleNobody T1, 5 and 7 are where I found most of my time:
  • T1 - Start wide, late apex. Brake early/straight, release and feather the throttle until you can smash it. If I get it JUST right (rare), I'm clipping the grass on the apex at 91 or so and it drops to 88/89 as I start the climb
  • T5 (up and over left hander onto short back straight) - Wide entry in 3rd hovering around 73-75 as I mow as much grass as I safely can at the apex
  • T7 (right hander onto back straight) - Brake early and turn in a bit early so you can straighten the car up and mash the throttle again. If I get it right (still rare), I'm hitting 3rd as I'm getting to the left-side exit kerb
  • Meme Hill (final esses) - If I can hit 70/71 by the top I know I'm at a decent clip
And what @D_Dragline said can't be overstated enough...minimize your steering inputs. Any time you hear tires howlin' you're probably losing lots-o-time. Holding onto third as long as you can up the hill onto the back straight is important, too. Shift below 7K and it'll cost you a tenth or more. I try to hold on until 7,499.99 RPMs.🤣

I also noticed the car responds to simultaneous throttle/brake input (overlap?) very well. I've been able to save some pretty big f-ups that way, lol.

I'm no superstar but this has netted me a 1:45.027, and with a little room to grow.😁

:cheers:
 
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Hey guys, had the olds here this week so I haven’t managed any racing, jumped onto B at lunch time and managed to get my QT down to 1.50.5, not sure where the next second is coming from but let’s see the evolution from the weekend.

Nothing special started p13 and finished p8 but I was surprised how clean it was, basically sat with 6 cars around the full 4 laps without any of them wrecking anyone else,

A few others could be seen piling up everywhere but our group was super clean

It’s a strange combo I’d agree, gr3, RH tyres and that track is tough going

Almost weekend
 
Hy guys, my despicable "friend" backpain is about to leave. By the beginning of the weekend I may be out of bench and ready to race again. I would like to take this opportunity to just thank those who added me, as well the whole "Daylies tribe" for the last four months of pleasant discussions and sharing.
See you soon on track.
 
brockie
Hey guys, had the olds here this week...
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We talkin' a 442 here or something a bit more mundane like parents/grandparents?? 442 requires pics...parents/grandparents, not so much, and no offense or anything. People are neat, cars are just neater.🤣

@Gurzu likewise and hope you're back on track as scheduled! Thanks for the motivation on the friends list too, btw.👍

Time to go disappoint myself at Le Mans before some laid back door-to-door fun in A...
 
mellofello9
We talkin' a 442 here or something a bit more mundane like parents/grandparents?? 442 requires pics...parents/grandparents, not so much, and no offense or anything. People are neat, cars are just neater.🤣

@Gurzu likewise and hope you're back on track as scheduled! Thanks for the motivation on the friends list too, btw.👍

Time to go disappoint myself at Le Mans before some laid back door-to-door fun in A...
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Had to google that and I guess you mean a Oldsmobile? 😁 nice! But not quite - the partners parents hehe.

But have some catching up to do as I’m propping up the table in B, need to kick on, have fun and enjoy

@Gurzu 👊 feel better

@newmedia_dev close win, can’t see one of those coming my way this week but on the flip side, new track reveal day tomorrow 😁 🙏
 
brockie
@newmedia_dev close win, can’t see one of those coming my way this week but on the flip side, new track reveal day tomorrow 😁 🙏
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We can live in hope of something fun or if not fun something where competitiveness is balanced a bit better.

I'm not very good at this track, throw in VR and 4 lap thirst im pretty much out this week.

Personally it's just not the racing I enjoy, but that is me etc
 
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