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Just a heads up both got nerfed on 1.19 a few days ago https://gt-engine.com/gt7/cars/gr3/gr3-01-specs.html the 650 got powered up a bit tho.
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GT7 Daily Race Discussion
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I thought we had non-static DR, or at least Sport did, didn't it? Or am I imagining that? I know if I was in B and didn't play for a while I'd drop to C.^ QFE
True. This needs to be repeated once in a while. Unless you’re really up there competing at the very, very top it doesn’t mean much. And understand that there’s a massive difference between 55,000 and 90,000+ even if both are called A+. I get that it’s easy to get caught in this defensive mindset, I’ve been a victim of it as well but it’s nice to get out of it.
I made a thread on this topic back in April 2020 if anyone’s up for some reading:
“Defending” your driver rating if you’re not top split — pointless or not?
It’s something I’ve been thinking about on and off for some weeks. After the recent update the DR cap has now been raised from 75 to 100,000 but the same logic applies anyway, drivers who are maxed out or at least have a very high DR rating are often hesitant to jump into daily races. When it...www.gtplanet.net
Potential “solutions” could also be a non-static DR so if you’re inactive or not racing for a prolonged period it starts dropping. Alternatively two DRs. One for dailies and one for GTWS.
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You running G29 pedals? Which load cell did you get?
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It's really a prototype for Le.Mans but it's in the Gr 3 in GT so I run it. It sounds even better in GT7edit: to avoid locking up downhill you can watch the brake meter and minimise the red.
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Will give Race A a lash as I foresee C being the Megane Cup.
I will try a few cars but highly suspect I will default to the Z4 because of the three HUGE exits at Bathurst (T1, Cutting and FOrrests Elbow) where the X allows me to lay on the throttle.
I will try a few cars but highly suspect I will default to the Z4 because of the three HUGE exits at Bathurst (T1, Cutting and FOrrests Elbow) where the X allows me to lay on the throttle.
I use the Mustang. Surprisingly quick, a second faster for me than the McLaren or the Supra.
In other news: I just won my first GT7 online race on Mount Panorama in the Mustang
BoP is now differentiated between fast and slow circuits. BoP high speed means that the BoP set for fast circuits is used.
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I spent the bulk of the last 3 weeks doing a "race from the back" thing. I'd set a qualifier and then drop to the back. It started as a way to rebuild SR, but I ended up just finding it more interesting, I wasn't flying through the pack and often ended up finishing mid-pack, but it was more fun.
At the end of last week I noticed that this also pushed me from mid-DR B to very low DR B, and after one final race last week I got bumped down to DR C... and had a handful of the cleanest races I've had in GT7 in Sport mode. And that got me thinking - the lower DR lobbies can be just as clean as the higher lobbies IF you're racing at the top of the DR bracket - those guys that are on the cusp of breaking into the next bracket tend to want to be clean because it's also the quickest way to race, and that lends itself to winning. If you're a dirty SOB, it's likely you'll be taken out and your race ruined, but if you're clean and smart, you'll finish higher.
Now I'm back into low DR B, where people are employing punt-to-pass tactics and driving like they just have to get higher up the grid to get to DR A by any means necessary...
At the end of last week I noticed that this also pushed me from mid-DR B to very low DR B, and after one final race last week I got bumped down to DR C... and had a handful of the cleanest races I've had in GT7 in Sport mode. And that got me thinking - the lower DR lobbies can be just as clean as the higher lobbies IF you're racing at the top of the DR bracket - those guys that are on the cusp of breaking into the next bracket tend to want to be clean because it's also the quickest way to race, and that lends itself to winning. If you're a dirty SOB, it's likely you'll be taken out and your race ruined, but if you're clean and smart, you'll finish higher.
Now I'm back into low DR B, where people are employing punt-to-pass tactics and driving like they just have to get higher up the grid to get to DR A by any means necessary...
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What's that? It's time for some Slophy action at Brands Hatch?! This is a familiar combo from back in the GT Sport days and I know my way around this track with the Megane Trophy. It did take me a while to get my bearings, but I managed a 1:31.4XX so far with a 1:31.1XX on the optimal if I remember correctly. I'd like to dip into the 1:30s if possible and I think I can with some more laps. Just need to put my custom livery on the car and I'm good for some racing.
Several people have mentioned optimal time. How do you figure out what that is? Is there a clock somewhere that I don’t know about?
I learned last week that a lot of what I call “race craft” is not as much skill as it is patience to outlive those fools!
I’ve had the exact same experience. I’m a little slower than the A drivers, and they get very impatient with me and boot me out of their way.
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If you have the timing sheet in your hud the fastest lap is there, then below is your optimal time
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I try to race with that mindset, too. One problem of this is that sometimes (quite often, honestly) when I "wait" behind some dirty drivers battling each other, the next drivers behind me catch up, think they are faster and begin doing impatient, dumb stuff.
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I think I am at the point where I've out skilled the brake pedal on the G29; at least I keep telling myself that. It's very linear and not sensitive enough for proper trail braking, IMO. I just can't brake and get the rotation the way the YT guys across the board do (Rory, Z28, Grove Street, Digit, Aura). I've tried and tried and tried. I've watched their videos of their braking points and how much steering and braking imputs they're doing throughout the turns and I get different results. I was thinking a load cell would help; was looking for options. Anyway, I digress.
As RacingGrandpa said, it's in the HUD. The optimal time is basically all your lowest sector times added up. This will reset every time you start over.
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Can dirty air be worse depending what car is ahead of you? I was behind a Porsche and over the mountain it was like I’d forgotten how to drive.
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Well, from that perspective, it seems obvious that the fat thing moves quite a lot of air:
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Same thing could be said for me, actually.
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I am IRL track/autocross/Touring car guy with his sim rig as of April of this year. I am finally able to start matching Rory on TT, meaning I am sitll quite far from Kei, but I think going from stand CSL brake to CSL load cell was the single biggest improvement in my Sim times both on Gt7 and ACC.
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Could someone explain to a mere mortal like me what kind of device "load cell" is? 😊
It measures force applied to the pedal, instead of movement. Like an actual car.
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As others have said there is display you select in the HUD (where the radar, fuel map, track map, etc.) that will show the sector times with the optimal time of the best sectors. The screen after the qualifying session also has a breakdown of all of the laps you have run. It shows the best time in each sector to get the optimal time. There might be a picture of it in this thread, I don't remember.
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Oh, you mean those screens that I hurriedly skip over?! 🤦♂️
Thanks guys. Now I have a new toy to play with this afternoon!
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Die Lastzelle "LoadCell" rechnet Druck am Pedal um und gibt es an das Spiel weiter, da der Körper besonders die Beine /Füße eben Druck viel feiner und konstanter dosieren kann, als den Puren Weg des Fußes/Beines an ein Pedal... Ein Finger kann gerade noch so einen relativ kurzen Weg sehr genau fühlen und einteilen, bei den Füßen wird es jedoch schwieriger. Dabei ist es im Prinzip egal wieviel Druck man für den Pedalweg braucht, wenn trotzdem nur den Weg des Pedals erfasst und auswertet, wie es bei normalen Pedalen passiert.
Bei den "LoadCell" Pedalen ist der Weg vollkommen bedeutungslos, es kommt einzig darauf an wie stark man das Pedal betätigt. Und diese Kraft kann der Fuß viel häufiger genau gleich einteilen und wiederholen.
Es gibt jedoch nur sehr wenige dieser Pedale am Markt und man muss sich zumindest in einem akzeptabelen finanziellem Rahmen zwischen Fanatec oder Thrustmaster entscheiden.
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The "LoadCell" load cell converts the pressure on the pedal and passes it on to the game, since the body, especially the legs/feet, can dose pressure much finer and more constantly than the pure path of the foot/leg to a pedal... On Fingers can just about feel and divide such a relatively short distance very precisely, but it becomes more difficult with the feet. In principle, it doesn't matter how much pressure is needed for the pedal travel if the pedal travel is still recorded and evaluated, as is the case with normal pedals. With the "LoadCell" pedals, the path is completely meaningless, it all depends on how hard you press the pedal. And the foot can divide and repeat this force much more often in exactly the same way.
However, there are very few of these pedals on the market and you have to decide between Fanatec or Thrustmaster at least within an acceptable financial framework.
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