GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[Linius]

Managed to get my quali time on Race C down to 1:21:940. Seems to be good enough for a top 5 starting position in Dr B currently. But man did I mess up the first race. Had some horrible crashes and ultimately came in 8th.

Then the second race went pretty well. Up till the point where I messed up the chicane, broke my car and got a penalty. That’s some serious time loss once that happens. You lose so much time going trough the fastest section of the track with a broken car. And then serving a penalty on top of that as well. It seems a bit excessive to me. Finished the race in 7th, which I’m pretty happy about as I only recently got back into Dr B.

 

[Talon16]

A bit of advice for Daily B: Start up front. I know, I know... a revelation. You're welcome.

Jumped on the 2 account because reasons and was usually starting toward the back, which was fine. But, it wasn't. Was hoping to get in some good racing, maybe make up a pass or seven, but it was just a boxing match. So I said to h*ll with it and jumped in the Alfa (more on that later) and did some quali laps before a race. Got a decent 51.7 which was good enough to start towards the front in a B lobby. Much much better and much more fun.

The Alfa is super fun and very good here. It's more stable than the Porsche, IMO. You can do the Supra trick on the first turn and the last turn... meaning, you can downshift into 2nd to help rotation, then upshift into 3rd and punch it. Makes those turns' exits super smooth and consistent; I wasn't able to do be that consistent in the Porsche. And, while my best time is in the Porsche (51.5) I swear I was going to get a 51.4 in the Alfa but the hotlap was on my 2 account and I aborted the lap right before the finish line.

And this livery! Whoever did it, amazing. I did make a couple minor tweaks, but she's so purdy!

 

[GTWolverine]

Finally had a chance to do Race B with the new qualifying time I set last night (51.6). The Mustang was a great alternate to the Supra META in Race C last week, and, at least for me, it's also surprisingly good against the Porsches in Race B this week, so it's what I've been using.

Race 1: Started from pole and binned it almost immediately by running wide at the top of the hill on Lap 1 on cold tires, fell back down to last as I flopped around like Bambi on ice for the rest of the lap, made up a few positions to 8th before getting caught up in someone else's accident and getting a stupid penalty on the last lap, then quit.

Race 2: Started and finished 2nd after having no real answer to the Porsche that started on pole.

Race 3: Finally got my first win of the week from a P2 starting spot.

Race 4: Finally got the win from pole that I should've had in my first race.

Race 5: Won from P3 after the leader ran wide at the top of the hill on Lap 2 and took 2nd place with him when he spun. He was still ahead of me trying to recover after the 2nd right-hander when he lit up his tires and spun across me, killing my momentum and allowing the car that was in 4th place to actually pass all of us for the lead, before he ran wide at T6 on Lap 4 and finally gave me the lead.

 

[LGBT_Barron]

Well i managed to get a 1.20.7 for Race C which put me 400-ish on the leaderboard. The two chicanes are where your lap is won or lost, pretty sure i can lower my time a little by just being a bit more brave and holding it in 4th for both.
Did a quick Race B and it looks okay, i'd just advise setting as good a TT time as you can. If you start mid pack someone will try and divebomb you at the first corner. You will probably have closer racing in B, but it's not easy to pass. People seem to make more mistakes in C, so that's maybe the better race for improving DR. I'm probably just gonna stick with Race C as i find it just way more fun, but i've still experience this dirty air so we'll see.

 

[D_Dragline]

Well i managed to get a 1.20.7 for Race C which put me 400-ish on the leaderboard. The two chicanes are where your lap is won or lost, pretty sure i can lower my time a little by just being a bit more brave and holding it in 4th for both.
Did a quick Race B and it looks okay, i'd just advise setting as good a TT time as you can. If you start mid pack someone will try and divebomb you at the first corner. You will probably have closer racing in B, but it's not easy to pass. People seem to make more mistakes in C, so that's maybe the better race for improving DR. I'm probably just gonna stick with Race C as i find it just way more fun, but i've still experience this dirty air so we'll see.

I’m at 21.0 but I don’t think you should be aiming to hold 4th in the chicanes. The key is how early you can get the power down. 3rd helps you rotate the car earlier.

In the first chicane I brake, immediately change to 3rd, get it pointed at the first apex and then full throttle.

The second is light braking at the apex of the first right hander, change down, full throttle once you’re sure you can hit the final apex.

The final turn is important as well. I make up 2 tenths every lap by getting that right.

 

[Leon Kowalski]

A bit of advice for Daily B: Start up front. I know, I know... a revelation. You're welcome.

Jumped on the 2 account because reasons and was usually starting toward the back, which was fine. But, it wasn't. Was hoping to get in some good racing, maybe make up a pass or seven, but it was just a boxing match. So I said to h*ll with it and jumped in the Alfa (more on that later) and did some quali laps before a race. Got a decent 51.7 which was good enough to start towards the front in a B lobby. Much much better and much more fun.

The Alfa is super fun and very good here. It's more stable than the Porsche, IMO. You can do the Supra trick on the first turn and the last turn... meaning, you can downshift into 2nd to help rotation, then upshift into 3rd and punch it. Makes those turns' exits super smooth and consistent; I wasn't able to do be that consistent in the Porsche. And, while my best time is in the Porsche (51.5) I swear I was going to get a 51.4 in the Alfa but the hotlap was on my 2 account and I aborted the lap right before the finish line.

And this livery! Whoever did it, amazing. I did make a couple minor tweaks, but she's so purdy!

I'm utterly amazed about these qualification times. I went with the Mustang and got to a 52:7, but it tried to kill me on every part of the track. Then the Porsche, 52:5, with two or three tenths to be had. But a whole second? I must be doing something completely wrong.
Maybe I should stick with cars under 100 hp. In race A, i managed a Q time in the Top200. Totally different ballgame. Maybe I'm just too old, and the connection between my eyes and my controller fingers is too slow for faster cars...🤣
And I won't even speak about actually racing. Three races B, and my SR would go down to E.😬

 

[Dairyworker]

Did a handful of race A last night, was surprised at the high quality of racing i got to partake in. Car is a fun challenge to keep balanced, and I've always kinda liked maggie central, with the right cars.

Was a pleasure to see you @BenRod, it's been a long time since we got to have races like that. Hope to see you again before the week is done 🍻

 

[sturk0167]

Did a handful of race A last night, was surprised at the high quality of racing i got to partake in. Car is a fun challenge to keep balanced, and I've always kinda liked maggie central, with the right cars.

Was a pleasure to see you @BenRod, it's been a long time since we got to have races like that. Hope to see you again before the week is done 🍻

The qualifying for race A is kinda fun. I'm having quite the challenge in trying to figure out where I'm losing 6 tenths to the world #1, Sirvia. He's just a freak of nature.

 

[Leon Kowalski]

The qualifying for race A is kinda fun. I'm having quite the challenge in trying to figure out where I'm losing 6 tenths to the world #1, Sirvia. He's just a freak of nature.

And I'm having quite a challenge in trying to figure out where I'm losing three more tenths to YOU. 😆

I watched Sirvias replay. It seems like his car doesn't show any tendency to slide. How? 🧐

 

[NevilleNobody]

Man the stereotypes were out last night in Race B, southern folks just causing absolute bedlam for some reason, no idea why. The Supra is sneaky competitive, especially through the awkward right hander mid lap. It does struggle both in rotation and exit out of the last corner though.

 

[sturk0167]

And I'm having quite a challenge in trying to figure out where I'm losing three more tenths to YOU. 😆

I watched Sirvias replay. It seems like his car doesn't show any tendency to slide. How? 🧐

One thing I noticed yesterday, is that the steering needs very little input to turn. If you turn a little bit less than normal, the car will still rotate, but the tires won't slide as much. Short wheel base

 

[Dairyworker]

One thing I noticed yesterday, is that the steering needs very little input to turn. If you turn a little bit less than normal, the car will still rotate, but the tires won't slide as much. Short wheel base

I was noticing this aswell, still couldn't break under 1.05

 

[Jimmy V Tech]

won't speak for anyone else but the damage situation make this one seem like a waste of time. between that and the penalties still being easily exploited, its been a long time since i went in for my Daily Humiliation Ticket. there was a point where i accepted they wouldn't change those things, and race anyways... but then the other issue - there aren't really enough players in North America - comes into play. on GTS i could load up any time of day and have a competitive field (i only started playing last year), with GT7 it already feels like if i want a competitive race, i've got to race in the evening.

i do suspect that GT7 has seen its maximum number of Active Users, due to the games coming out the remainder of this year / early next year. while i'll drive again if they fix the Sport experience... i'm not sure what they could really do at this point to bring casual users / disappointed single player users back.

The new damage physics is a deal breaker

 

[Leon Kowalski]

One thing I noticed yesterday, is that the steering needs very little input to turn. If you turn a little bit less than normal, the car will still rotate, but the tires won't slide as much. Short wheel base

Great advice! I'm quite sure that I often give to much input on my tiny controller sticks. I'll give it another try with lowered steering sensitivity.

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

Daily C has been more fun than expected. That said, I'm actually using the NSX. The handling advantage makes up for the lack of raw pace, especially in dirty air.

I tried Daily B twice and was not surprised at what happened:

 

[TechnoIsLove]

Been having quite some consistent results in Race B, even when disaster strikes I thankfully manage to remain cool and always finish well.

Average starting position is 9 - 11 based on time of day. Started as low as 13th and as high as 6th with the same 0:51:9 qualy time. Average positions gained is between 2 or 3 per race but I've had some epic results too 🙂 Shame that minimal contact, even hit from behind, takes away the Clean Race Bonus but anyways...

What I am EXTREMELY happy and excited about is that this morning I went online to buy a mouse and like it was meant to be, the front banner stated "One hour fire sale on Logitech G29 - Was €430 available for €260" and I picked up the last one 🎉😁

Still need to buy a rig and see how the hell I'm gonna make it fit but still, I'm now 50% on the way to throwing away my controller 🤣🤪

 

[Bullwinkle]

I’m looking at quali times in race B of 51.xxx and I’m wondering how the heck I can reduce my 52.23x time by a second?! I finally got turn 1 down, so all I can figure is that the last turn is what is slowing me down because I’m keeping up almost everywhere else. Sometimes I notice that people take the big downhill S very wide, so I tried it and ram into all the walls in the process. I’m not sure how it’s helping others, but that doesn’t seem to be where I’m losing time anyway. Any advice would be great.

 

[TechnoIsLove]

I’m looking at quali times in race B of 51.xxx and I’m wondering how the heck I can reduce my 52.23x time by a second?! I finally got turn 1 down, so all I can figure is that the last turn is what is slowing me down because I’m keeping up almost everywhere else. Sometimes I notice that people take the big downhill S very wide, so I tried it and ram into all the walls in the process. I’m not sure how it’s helping others, but that doesn’t seem to be where I’m losing time anyway. Any advice would be great.

What car are you driving? I noticed a few differences in taking corners between the Supra and the 911, for example.

Turn 1 is best to go wide and in with the 911 but trying the same with the Supra loses me time as it's slow. For the Supra, I start wide but then point straight towards the right corner and head straight for it, dropping to 1st and once I'm 3/4 around, shift to 2nd and accelerate.

Right after that, I keep accelerating and take the chicane entry in 5th full on then hard brake to 4th, shift to 3rd on the turn, accelerate just for a second and upshift to 4th early.

As for the final chicane, which is my weak spot, I enter in 5th and drop to 4th for the first turn, stick to the left and down to 2nd for the turn and quick upshift again to 3rd half way through the rev-range.

Hope it helps a bit. All the above is for the Supra btw. During the race just be patient, even allow someone harassing you aggressively from behind through. They will most likely gift the place back at some point by crashing but better than allowing them to knock you into a wall and get damage. Better lose a place than a bunch of seconds going slow!

Did 2 more races and did well again 😁

 

[Talon16]

I’m looking at quali times in race B of 51.xxx and I’m wondering how the heck I can reduce my 52.23x time by a second?! I finally got turn 1 down, so all I can figure is that the last turn is what is slowing me down because I’m keeping up almost everywhere else. Sometimes I notice that people take the big downhill S very wide, so I tried it and ram into all the walls in the process. I’m not sure how it’s helping others, but that doesn’t seem to be where I’m losing time anyway. Any advice would be great.

Any chance you could upload your fastest lap?

Give the Alfa a go and try the upshift trick I mentioned in my previous post through T1 and T-Last.

 

[sturk0167]

@Dairyworker Sorry I couldn't settle the score there. I just didn't have to the power to get alongside that dude.
I will remember his name, and the next time I see him, I will take out the trash.

 

[Leon Kowalski]

Nice to see that for once there is more than one car competitive on a certain track. Race B, of course. I still have some difficulties finding speed in Sardegna C (a track that I really like), tried different cars, and went with the Alfa a bit.

The progress was, let's say, incremental. I'm standing at 52:3 right now, which is at least quicker than I was able to go with the Mustang and the Porsche. And it looks quite good, on the ranking boards, but even more so on the track:

 

[Linius]

Had a pretty great session in race C today. First race I started from pole but completely messed it up. Met Barry on the chicane of death. Motor broken down and 1.5 second penalty. Finished in P8.

Then the second race was my first pole to win in DR B. Simply drove away from the pack from the start. Saw they had some intense fighting going on in the replay. Felt really nice to drive 12 clean laps, no penalties or accidents.

Finished the evening with a 4th place after starting 4th. Got punted off the track by someone upon exiting the pit. Admittedly I was careful going into T1, but we both had cold tires. I didn’t expect a move there.

 

[Dairyworker]

@Dairyworker Sorry I couldn't settle the score there. I just didn't have to the power to get alongside that dude.
I will remember his name, and the next time I see him, I will take out the trash.

🍻
I'm not sure why i let that happen. I know better than to try pushing back once he has the momentum. I should have just hit a bit of brakes and let him go across in front of me. Oh well......

Today was a bad day for me anyway tbh, just couldn't get my groove.

I did think to myself, "oh man, he's gonna be screwed now" knowing you would take care of things. I was actually hoping to see him in the next race, but he didn't pop up again in the few i did.

 

[OJBrit]

Tried all my current Gr3's in B today. Not that many but did a fair few races. Got quicker as I went along naturally. Improving my time by almost 2 seconds between the first car and the last. A mixture of races all how'd you expect them though given the combo.

Had my fair share of punts and wall hits. Finished anywhere from P12 up to P6.
My first lobby of the day was quite a mix. A's and B's. And who was on pole but the infamous Kimi. My first lobby with him on. Judging by his greeting his ego cannot fit in whatever car they use. It should have been an easy win for them based on the pace they actually have. But they went from P1 to P10 by the end of the race. Thankfully I didn't share any part of the race alongside them.
Managed a revenge punt on someone which whilst I stayed at BS I was put in the naught lobby next up with a load of BA's. Went as you expected.
Definitely a more fun combo than I thought it was going to be, but I cannot get a clean race without some sort of understeer moment.

 

[Talon16]

Nice to see that for once there is more than one car competitive on a certain track. Race B, of course. I still have some difficulties finding speed in Sardegna C (a track that I really like), tried different cars, and went with the Alfa a bit.

The progress was, let's say, incremental. I'm standing at 52:3 right now, which is at least quicker than I was able to go with the Mustang and the Porsche. And it looks quite good, on the ranking boards, but even more so on the track:

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Last time I checked - which was a few hours ago - the Porsche has been all but replaced on the top of leader board. There was only one in the top ten; the Alfa was #1 and there were a handful of Supras in there as well. Definitely cool to see the META being changed as people are trying and succeeding in other cars.

I still like the Alfa, but I feel like the race Alfa is way different than the quali Alfa. The extra weight of the fuel seems to effect it more than the other cars. Maybe it's a placebo thing. Is it just just me?

I'm surprised the BRZ isn't more popular.

 

[GTWolverine]

Last time I checked - which was a few hours ago - the Porsche has been all but replaced on the top of leader board. There was only one in the top ten; the Alfa was #1 and there were a handful of Supras in there as well. Definitely cool to see the META being changed as people are trying and succeeding in other cars.

I still like the Alfa, but I feel like the race Alfa is way different than the quali Alfa. The extra weight of the fuel seems to effect it more than the other cars. Maybe it's a placebo thing. Is it just just me?

I'm surprised the BRZ isn't more popular.

Surprisingly I'm getting the Mustang to work (51.6 in qualifying), but I might try the WRX or Evo towards the end of the week to see if I can go any quicker. I'm terrible with MR cars so I'm not touching the Porsche and especially not the Alfa.

 

[LGBT_Barron]

I’m at 21.0 but I don’t think you should be aiming to hold 4th in the chicanes. The key is how early you can get the power down. 3rd helps you rotate the car earlier.

In the first chicane I brake, immediately change to 3rd, get it pointed at the first apex and then full throttle.

The second is light braking at the apex of the first right hander, change down, full throttle once you’re sure you can hit the final apex.

The final turn is important as well. I make up 2 tenths every lap by getting that right.

It's just i watched some of the top times and they held in in 4th through both. Managed to get my time down to 1.20.4, but it took me ages. While I'm here might as well moan about something.....Nothing i can do about it but lobbies just died after 11pm/12am, so had nobody to race so just gave up and did some of the cafe menus. Had some decent races before that though, did the no stop on RM and it actually worked a few times (i.e i gained places)

 

[sturk0167]

I did think to myself, "oh man, he's gonna be screwed now" knowing you would take care of things.

I am really sorry. I intended to splatter his blood against the wall, but just couldn't get there.
If he had done it a lap sooner, I would have surely neutered him.
Next time I see him, there will be a "misunderstanding".
I got you. 👍

 

[Leon Kowalski]

I still like the Alfa, but I feel like the race Alfa is way different than the quali Alfa. The extra weight of the fuel seems to effect it more than the other cars. Maybe it's a placebo thing. Is it just just me?

Thanks for the tip. One reason more for me not to do a race. I need some different races to build my SR back up a bit. Can't see getting through a race B this week without touching several barriers and/or opponents. 😇

 

[Linius]

Yeah both race B and C are very similar this week when it comes to that. Narrow tracks with not much room to spare if things go sideways. In race C it’s also very easy to make a
mistake if you’re following a slow driver into one of the more difficult corners. All of a sudden you find yourself in their trunk and have to back off one way or the other to avoid carnage. But if anything these kind of tracks do help me improve my actual racing skills with other cars around.

Tried a little bit of qualifying on race B again as well yesterday. But that layout is just not for me. Just doesn’t click. Will have to try the Alfa though, haven’t tried that one yet.