GT7 Daily Race Discussion
- Thread starter Pigems
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Looks good. I predict Race C will be an Audifest. Just a hunch, is all.
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- Grand_Slammin
I know when I end up in a lobby with @sturk0167 that I’m in the wrong place! Why is it that all week at Big Willow, as a low-mid-level B/S driver I keep ended up P10 behind all the A & A+ drivers, with a bunch of B/A drivers behind me?! I’ve only been in one B/S lobby so far this week.
I’ve decided to switch over to the M6 and immediately improved my time, but in the race I just wasn’t used to it and messed up in my first attempt and did ok in my second and third. Now I’m leaving for a couple of days and will be back after the weekend crew has had all that time to improve. I think maybe I’m done with this week.
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I have yeah, the cliff is absolutely immense! I think it will lead to a lot more strategy in the races once people get used to it, seeing who can balance driving hard whilst trying to get as close to the cliff as possible, or who plays it safe and pits perhaps a lap or so early. I like it a lot, overall.
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- OJBrit
I never mentioned the Spaniard. So I do not know why you put it in your rant. For what it's worth I didn't like what they did so agree with you there. Hence why I never mentioned it.
I do not agree with you that breaking the rules and unfair and dirty driving are o.k. when your car isn't the fastest around the track and the other person is in an Alfa. You are also assuming that anyone who drives the Alfa is automatically dirty when that is not the case. Such a poor argument!
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The Lambo isn't horrible. It's actually pretty decent now. After about five laps I was able to get it within .100" of my M6 time. But, then I got back in the M6 and knocked .500" off my PB (11.6 which isn't bad for a track I hate) so there's that. I'd recommend giving the Lambo a go, just for fun.
Also tried the RS01 and it handles really well, IMO. Kinda like the pre 1.20 Porsche. Problem is it's slow as **** on the straights. Was behind a BRZ and not making any ground.
Need to try the GT LM II and see if they FUBAR'd it.
Also tried the RS01 and it handles really well, IMO. Kinda like the pre 1.20 Porsche. Problem is it's slow as **** on the straights. Was behind a BRZ and not making any ground.
Need to try the GT LM II and see if they FUBAR'd it.
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- sturk0167
I appreciate the compliment, but most of the time, I've just been lucky that I have had courteous drivers behind me who lift when I make mistakes, because typically, I am completely loaded.
hollowkatt
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Did a few post update races for Daily C in my WRX. I love the car and I can set times in the low 1:40:xx range. That qualifies me solidly in the top 10 but not top 5 unless it's a slower lobby.
That said I'm completely disgusted by the racing that's going on. I'm B/S for rating, yeah I'm not fast, but I try incredibly hard to be clean. Nobody I was racing with did though. Both races got sideswiped into a wall from a guy who got butthurt I could pass him. Ruined my race by damaging my engine and front bumper so I'm slow and pull to the right or left.
Get railroaded by several cars while limping around and eventually decide this isn't worth it and bailed. The furthest I've been able to get in a race today has been lap 7 before being shunted by someone elses mistake and ending my day.
Oh, and of course they're not being penalized. Just add some insult to the injury I guess.
Handling is still great with the car, nothing much changed though I have noticed it tends to continue trying to turn after the turn is over on occasion. It's probably my fault though.
The race is still an Alfa procession though. The last one I was in was 10 Alfas, 2 WRX, two Astons, and something I never saw b/c it was that slow.
That said I'm completely disgusted by the racing that's going on. I'm B/S for rating, yeah I'm not fast, but I try incredibly hard to be clean. Nobody I was racing with did though. Both races got sideswiped into a wall from a guy who got butthurt I could pass him. Ruined my race by damaging my engine and front bumper so I'm slow and pull to the right or left.
Get railroaded by several cars while limping around and eventually decide this isn't worth it and bailed. The furthest I've been able to get in a race today has been lap 7 before being shunted by someone elses mistake and ending my day.
Oh, and of course they're not being penalized. Just add some insult to the injury I guess.
Handling is still great with the car, nothing much changed though I have noticed it tends to continue trying to turn after the turn is over on occasion. It's probably my fault though.
The race is still an Alfa procession though. The last one I was in was 10 Alfas, 2 WRX, two Astons, and something I never saw b/c it was that slow.
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- NRW - GT
I think before it starts... let's leave it, because you either accidentally or intentionally didn't understand what I wrote, took my words out of context and insinuated on me an attitude that I do NOT represent as you describe it. .but let's leave it. YOU defended a very unfair driver, at least that's how it came across to me after the translation. Of course, it can also be that after the translation of my contribution into English, the meaning of my statement was so severely distorted that a "wrong" attitude on my part arrived.
And on the subject of Alfa drivers 99.9% of Alfa drivers are in some way unclean, that's just because the Alfa has an extremely different and very good-natured braking behavior. I hardly know of a vehicle that can be braked like an Alfa, BUT almost all Alfa drivers use it and brake into curves where no IRL would do something like that, because EVERY time the other driver who is taken by surprise on the brake has to give way and dodge otherwise he will be brutally pushed out by an Alfa. I've experienced this often enough and it just disgusts me. 50 meters before a braking zone, the "ordinary" 155 is usually 0.100-0.250 seconds behind you. You brake as late as possible and the Alfas go full on the apex on the inside brake... against almost every other Gr4 car in the game. For exactly this reason I don't like the Alfa that much and because the vast majority of Alfa drivers behave as described, I developed a very strong dislike for this car.
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I followed your advice and made a serious effort. Spent an hour on qualifying laps and improved my time...
...by 0.001 seconds.🤣
Edit: now it's getting ridiculous.
20 more laps, and I improved my time again. By another 0.001 seconds.🤪
Edit N°2: Ha! Finally. I changed my razor for a big axe and shaved off 2 tenths. (But I'm still too scared to compete in an actual race again...🫣)
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- Z4E_Midnight85
With the RX-8 receiving an engine swap in the latest update, is the 26B-swapped RX-8 able to run in Race A??
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- Due West of Europe
I’m getting very tired of the way Everyone (as noted in the quoted post) who drives the Alfa is being portrayed. Elitist snobbery at its best.
There seems to be a belief in these forums that only the great & the good are members here. It seems too many posters feel that they are the arbiters of driving standards and vehicle choice. You are not. Can we please tone down this attitude.
Just my 2c.
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Absolutely not. If that was the case, I wouldn't be allowed here.🤣
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- Due West of Europe
After yesterdays update it is my belief that the dynamic of Daily racing may have changed quite a bit.
Reckless driving now appears to to have a greater consequence than before. As others have noted, car damage can now severely compromise its performance. It looks like bouncing your car off walls and carrying on without damage is no longer a viable option.
In my last Race C only 6 people did not quit the race early. People seem to be realising that they are now the victims of their own actions.
PD may have found a way to enforce driving standards.
It is far too early to say that this is the way to go as the system is open to abuse, but recent events seem to indicate positive results.
Anyone else noticing this?
Reckless driving now appears to to have a greater consequence than before. As others have noted, car damage can now severely compromise its performance. It looks like bouncing your car off walls and carrying on without damage is no longer a viable option.
In my last Race C only 6 people did not quit the race early. People seem to be realising that they are now the victims of their own actions.
PD may have found a way to enforce driving standards.
It is far too early to say that this is the way to go as the system is open to abuse, but recent events seem to indicate positive results.
Anyone else noticing this?
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- Due West of Europe
I have been wondering how you managed to by-pass the filter
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Never thought I'd say this but I am having some fun in the Lambo. After a couple more quali laps before races I got it down into the 11s, .300" off the M6.
Also gave the McLaren F1 a go and it drives really well! This is not the track for it, though, as T2 and the last one really rely on high downforce... which the McLaren has 1995 aero tech and not the greatest.
I am just stoked the MRs are usable. The Audi is still a little twitchy; the Lambo, Renault, and Mac F1 are GTG. Going to try the Ford GT 18 and Ferrari next.
Also gave the McLaren F1 a go and it drives really well! This is not the track for it, though, as T2 and the last one really rely on high downforce... which the McLaren has 1995 aero tech and not the greatest.
I am just stoked the MRs are usable. The Audi is still a little twitchy; the Lambo, Renault, and Mac F1 are GTG. Going to try the Ford GT 18 and Ferrari next.
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- NRW - GT
Think what YOU want... just like me and I have the right to share my opinion on my observations here in the forum in compliance with common forms... and I have this impression. And on the other hand.. I'm certainly not one to only surround myself with good/very good drivers... but I really appreciate "competing" with friends on my list for better times.
BUT I am currently avoiding a large number of races as they are just too "hard" driven for my liking.
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- Fezzik1983
if it has made Ferrari a viable option again - greatest update ever !Never thought I'd say this but I am having some fun in the Lambo. After a couple more quali laps before races I got it down into the 11s, .300" off the M6.
Also gave the McLaren F1 a go and it drives really well! This is not the track for it, though, as T2 and the last one really rely on high downforce... which the McLaren has 1997 aero tech and not the greatest.
I am just stoked the MRs are usable. The Audi is still a little twitchy; the Lambo, Renault, and Mac F1 are GTG. Going to try the Ford GT 18 and Ferrari next.
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Never thought I'd say this but I am having some fun in the Lambo. After a couple more quali laps before races I got it down into the 11s, .300" off the M6.
Also gave the McLaren F1 a go and it drives really well! This is not the track for it, though, as T2 and the last one really rely on high downforce... which the McLaren has 1997 aero tech and not the greatest.
I am just stoked the MRs are usable. The Audi is still a little twitchy; the Lambo, Renault, and Mac F1 are GTG. Going to try the Ford GT 18 and Ferrari next.
I have been wondering how you managed to by-pass the filter
I tried a bunch of different cars, too. Was able to get them into 0.4 second off my best M6 lap. Even the Audi.
Except, sadly, my friend Lucky, the GT LM. Maybe I just can't drive it properly.
And yes, I found the McLaren the easiest, most user-friendly car around there.
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- Grand_Slammin
So I have a tactical question. I’m out of town for a couple of days so if I can’t race, at least I’ll talk about racing, by gosh!
I ran into this situation a few times at Big Willow this week. I’m starting pretty low because I’m in lobbies with much better drivers. I’m averaging P10 to start. Lap 1 is always a circus so I accept that I just need to hold on for dear life and then the racing begins.
What I’ve found is that, for whatever reason, I’m gaining on people on turns 2 & 3, and through that hairpin. I often run into a tangle of cars who are hosting for position, and I have to brake, or at least lift off, to avoid plowing into them and knocking them off the track. When I do this, however, it kills my momentum and I get overtaken by at least one car behind me, often two.
I don’t know what to do in these situations. I’m tired of being overtaken by racing clean and avoiding contact with the crazy cars in front of me. Even if they throw themselves off the track (which they often do) I’m still back where I started after lost my two positions. What should I be doing differently? Should I be more assertive with some contact? Is that dirty if they’re the cars who are veering all over the track? If I lift off to avoid contact, is it dirty to try to play defense against the cars behind me?
Are there some tactics I need to change or learn for these situations? I already feel like it’s a bit strange to drive right through a ghosted car, for example, but I’ve come to learn that this is a necessary tactic in this game. What else should I be doing when I overtake a cluster of infighting cars who are holding me back?
I ran into this situation a few times at Big Willow this week. I’m starting pretty low because I’m in lobbies with much better drivers. I’m averaging P10 to start. Lap 1 is always a circus so I accept that I just need to hold on for dear life and then the racing begins.
What I’ve found is that, for whatever reason, I’m gaining on people on turns 2 & 3, and through that hairpin. I often run into a tangle of cars who are hosting for position, and I have to brake, or at least lift off, to avoid plowing into them and knocking them off the track. When I do this, however, it kills my momentum and I get overtaken by at least one car behind me, often two.
I don’t know what to do in these situations. I’m tired of being overtaken by racing clean and avoiding contact with the crazy cars in front of me. Even if they throw themselves off the track (which they often do) I’m still back where I started after lost my two positions. What should I be doing differently? Should I be more assertive with some contact? Is that dirty if they’re the cars who are veering all over the track? If I lift off to avoid contact, is it dirty to try to play defense against the cars behind me?
Are there some tactics I need to change or learn for these situations? I already feel like it’s a bit strange to drive right through a ghosted car, for example, but I’ve come to learn that this is a necessary tactic in this game. What else should I be doing when I overtake a cluster of infighting cars who are holding me back?
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Maybe some kind of exception for senior citizens? 😆I have been wondering how you managed to by-pass the filter
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- OJBrit
Definitely the translation as I wouldn't defend a dirty driver. All I did was let the OP know why the person went out to ruin their races. I hate the phrase but 2 wrongs and all that...
I just don't like you pidgeon holing everyone driving a particular car into the dirty camp. What about @Tidgney? He was in the Alfa on Monday. Would you automatically consider him a dirty driver for using that car? If you always think the worst about your opponents then you will only keep the circle going and miss out on many potentially good races.
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I'm fondly recalling a Daily Race from late on in GTS' lifespan with this combo, and the Renault was the meta... The thing just clicked for me and I hammered that race.
It is indeed a fun motor to drive around Big Willow, still. But as others have noted, BoP has nerfed the top speed!
I set my flying lap using the RS01 to get a feel for it but soon caved and swapped to the M6. Immediately bit about 2 seconds out of my time in the previous car.
7 early-morning races later and I'm fighting for top-4 places, apparently behind some aliens!
It is indeed a fun motor to drive around Big Willow, still. But as others have noted, BoP has nerfed the top speed!
I set my flying lap using the RS01 to get a feel for it but soon caved and swapped to the M6. Immediately bit about 2 seconds out of my time in the previous car.
7 early-morning races later and I'm fighting for top-4 places, apparently behind some aliens!
