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GT7 Daily Race Discussion
- Thread starter Pigems
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- 5,085
- Nor Cal
- sturk0167
I was cruising at race B today, on my alt account, just looking to have a good time.
I came upon a Brazilian in a stock livery WRX (caution
). He was hitting walls, and I was trying to give whatever space I could. But not too much, because @Sven Jurgens was right behind me.
It looks like I tapped him a tiny bit, but not enough to really affect him.
He blasted me hard, at the start of the downhill portion.
Now here's where it would make sense to learn English, if you're gonna race on the American server.
You should know what Vigilante means before you choose to punt someone who chose that for their name.
I came upon a Brazilian in a stock livery WRX (caution
). He was hitting walls, and I was trying to give whatever space I could. But not too much, because @Sven Jurgens was right behind me.It looks like I tapped him a tiny bit, but not enough to really affect him.
He blasted me hard, at the start of the downhill portion.
Now here's where it would make sense to learn English, if you're gonna race on the American server.
You should know what Vigilante means before you choose to punt someone who chose that for their name.
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- 517
- United States
I gave him 10 laps to catch up.
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- 1,276
- Germany
Well this one works great.
I took my Nismo love boat:
and gave it a treatment based on your tuning. It's really quick and behaves very user-friendly...
Did some laps, which led to the following result:
In the top 100! Way above my paygrade.
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- 3,388
- Canada
Don't you have a 2.10 qualy time? That's properly silly.
They are all different. The atenza is an animal on the straights, the wrx is ok and the alfa terrible. In saying that, yeah, my fastest sector 1 time is in the alfa because I can carry more mid corner speed.
- 589
- Buffalo, NY
- Stilva
3 races for me this evening. I didn't improve my qualifying time, but my practice laps were consistent and I was happy with that.
Race 1 sees me in a mixed A/B room with @sturk0167 . I'm in P12 to start and have not a good time navigating the last corner to even get the race started. I go wide entering Quarry Bend and lose a spot. The next lap, I attempt to get the spot back when the driver who passed me got is wrong running wide exiting McPhillamy Park. So, I barrel into the start of the esses and we make contact. I can't tell I came down on them or they turned me on purpose, but the damage was done. They then block me along the Conrod Straight so my guess the hit was intentional. So, me and Sturk cruise around as team back marker after I mess up my entry into the esses the next lap and I eventually finish p13. Sturk committed Sudoku on the last lap at some point coming down the mountain as they disappeared off my radar.
Race 2 has me back in an all B room and I'm P2 on the grid. Lap 2, P1 gets it wrong coming down the mountain and I can't make a safe pass, and P3 takes full advantage exiting Forest's Elbow and takes the lead. Absolutely brilliant move, kudos to that driver. Unfortunately, they crash a lap later and I move back to P2. End of lap 4, P1 makes a mistake in the Chase and I inherit the lead and the pressure is on to keep them behind me. They get close at a few points, and as I enter the Chase way too slow and it throws my rhythm off. P2 also gets the Chase wrong and I cross the line as the winner! Hooray! That marks my 5th total win with 3 in the daily races and 2 in the GTWS.
Race 3 sees me up in P4 this time and the top 5 are all having a nice clean race. Until stupid me makes one of the dumbest moves I have made online racing. Coming out of Forest's Elbow I had a great run on the driver in P4, but I didn't realize a GT-R on the start of the Conrod Straight was going way slower than I thought. I was trying to avoid contact and I simply wasn't paying attention. I thought I had room to cut across to scoot on by. But alas, I did not and I wipe out the driver I was trying to pass along with myself. I felt so terrible for doing that. Like, holy cow did I screw up royally. The rest of the race was uneventful as I had major problems after that and was by myself. They did pass me at some point so at least they beat me. I finish P9 and I apologize for the wreck I caused.
So overall a mixed night of races. Some problems created by others and some problems created by me. But, I did get another win so that was cool. I'll be back at it tomorrow and I hope not to see/be the chaos on track.
Race 1 sees me in a mixed A/B room with @sturk0167 . I'm in P12 to start and have not a good time navigating the last corner to even get the race started. I go wide entering Quarry Bend and lose a spot. The next lap, I attempt to get the spot back when the driver who passed me got is wrong running wide exiting McPhillamy Park. So, I barrel into the start of the esses and we make contact. I can't tell I came down on them or they turned me on purpose, but the damage was done. They then block me along the Conrod Straight so my guess the hit was intentional. So, me and Sturk cruise around as team back marker after I mess up my entry into the esses the next lap and I eventually finish p13. Sturk committed Sudoku on the last lap at some point coming down the mountain as they disappeared off my radar.
Race 2 has me back in an all B room and I'm P2 on the grid. Lap 2, P1 gets it wrong coming down the mountain and I can't make a safe pass, and P3 takes full advantage exiting Forest's Elbow and takes the lead. Absolutely brilliant move, kudos to that driver. Unfortunately, they crash a lap later and I move back to P2. End of lap 4, P1 makes a mistake in the Chase and I inherit the lead and the pressure is on to keep them behind me. They get close at a few points, and as I enter the Chase way too slow and it throws my rhythm off. P2 also gets the Chase wrong and I cross the line as the winner! Hooray! That marks my 5th total win with 3 in the daily races and 2 in the GTWS.
Race 3 sees me up in P4 this time and the top 5 are all having a nice clean race. Until stupid me makes one of the dumbest moves I have made online racing. Coming out of Forest's Elbow I had a great run on the driver in P4, but I didn't realize a GT-R on the start of the Conrod Straight was going way slower than I thought. I was trying to avoid contact and I simply wasn't paying attention. I thought I had room to cut across to scoot on by. But alas, I did not and I wipe out the driver I was trying to pass along with myself. I felt so terrible for doing that. Like, holy cow did I screw up royally. The rest of the race was uneventful as I had major problems after that and was by myself. They did pass me at some point so at least they beat me. I finish P9 and I apologize for the wreck I caused.
So overall a mixed night of races. Some problems created by others and some problems created by me. But, I did get another win so that was cool. I'll be back at it tomorrow and I hope not to see/be the chaos on track.
- 3,426
- United States
I've only done races in the Corvette (2x) and Viper (3x). Both are 6/8 strat as they're both pretty tough on tires. Both about on pace with the Porsche on rear tire ware (maybe even a little better according to some of my replays and looking at some of the Porsches' tires), but the fronts aren't even close. By lap 6 on the Ms they're hurting and no way could I do 7 on them.
That being said, I like to burn through tires like they're free; I'm not the best at tire management.
Two races today in the Viper and finally got a W. Started P4; an off and a pass got me to P2; messed up the corkscrew and back to P3; an off and I was back in P2; then an accidental pseudo divebomb on "Tortoise" going into the last turn and I was in P1. Sorry about that Tortoise but thanks for being clean. In fairness he was on RH tires and I was on RM tires and I was able to make it stick, but it wasn't my intent regardless.
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- 180
- Wollongong
- THNDR_Artsy
If only I could get the GTR across the top - it was about 0.5 quicker through the last sector!
- 203
- Glasgow
- ZFS_Barron
Took me a few days but I've got the hang of Race B, still not great coming down the mountain but a 2.11.9 isn't bad imo.
Had some great races with Scottie and a few others on his stream earlier.
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Had some great races with Scottie and a few others on his stream earlier.
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hollowkatt
(Banned)
- 593
- United States
That's so awesome! We were in another lobby together tonight. I'm the WRX in the "Traditional STi" livery, this one:
You're generally faster than I am, at least you've qualified faster anyways, so I wouldn't say you drive poorly. Unfortunately I had a meeting with Barry R and then while trying to navigate Skyline with damage got sideswiped into the Skyline walls and dropped from 4th all the way down to like 11th or something like that.
Ended up going back to Demon's Souls tonight because that game is easier than Bathurst lolol
Anyways, glad to race with you, have a great night racing!
hollowkatt
(Banned)
- 593
- United States
while true you've got to make sure you've rotated enough or you'll understeer wide/wash out on throttle. I'm still learning manual transmission but I've found that downshifting one gear further than the game recommends helps a lot with getting that rotation. The problem is I'm ***** at manuals in video games lol.
I drive a manual STi in real life, can't drive a stick in games to save my soul. Could be because I'm trying to use a controller and can't grip well, probs would work just fine with a rig and an H-Pattern, or paddles.
The problem is I have to convince my family that I need a rig lolol
hollowkatt
(Banned)
- 593
- United States
I was cruising at race B today, on my alt account, just looking to have a good time.
I came upon a Brazilian in a stock livery WRX (caution
It looks like I tapped him a tiny bit, but not enough to really affect him.
He blasted me hard, at the start of the downhill portion.
Now here's where it would make sense to learn English, if you're gonna race on the American server.
You should know what Vigilante means before you choose to punt someone who chose that for their name.
an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.... And I love darkness
- 180
- Wollongong
- THNDR_Artsy
- 1,565
- United Kingdom
Yeah, it’s a good combo for me. Got a few wins starting from pole, it’s a track where having no one in front feel’s especially beneficial. The aliens start migrating to race b as the week goes on usually so I’m sure I’ll be pushed down the order a bit.
- 4,872
- Kentucky
- barrett5
- BarrettMopar
The new physics patch made the cars more loose for race A. I think for racing now I will either move the ballast from rear 50 to 40, lower rear ride height 10 to 20, or a combination of those. For qualifying though it makes for slightly better handling especially in the last turn. I improved to 54.939 with the normal 2017 GTR and can probably get more time in all R35s. I haven't tried the Aventador yet.
- 89
- United States
Had an afternoon off so I decided to hit the local Kart track rather than race the dailies. I have not been to the track in 8 months.
8 months ago, the Karts were new. Now, they look like they have been treated - ridden hard and put away wet. Three different stints in three different karts and each was unique in braking, throttle, and steering. No Kart was able to do all three well, each one had a serious deficiency. First Kart ran far too rich off idle causing stuttering under acceleration, second Kart acted like it had a steel cable attached to the right wheel under braking - it pulled so hard to the right under braking that at the first turn, under yellow, I completely left the circuit the first time I used the brake. The last stint found me in a Nascar Kart. On the straights, if I took my hands off the wheel, it would naturally turn left (and suffered epic right understeer.)
Regardless, just from wasting too much time on GT7 over the past 8 months, my lap time improved 10 seconds from the last time I was there and I walked away being third on the board for the day.
Now that I am a B/S rating, I mostly finish P5 or P6 if the race is clean, or P-last if the grid is especially aggressive. My mental state is that my grid position at the start is not as declarative as my grid position after surviving the first lap, especially when a grid start.
I also take the mental position that every gamer sporting a _____ flag is incapable of a clean race. They are like mosquitoes on a camping trip - they don't really ruin everything, they just make it less enjoyable.
8 months ago, the Karts were new. Now, they look like they have been treated - ridden hard and put away wet. Three different stints in three different karts and each was unique in braking, throttle, and steering. No Kart was able to do all three well, each one had a serious deficiency. First Kart ran far too rich off idle causing stuttering under acceleration, second Kart acted like it had a steel cable attached to the right wheel under braking - it pulled so hard to the right under braking that at the first turn, under yellow, I completely left the circuit the first time I used the brake. The last stint found me in a Nascar Kart. On the straights, if I took my hands off the wheel, it would naturally turn left (and suffered epic right understeer.)
Regardless, just from wasting too much time on GT7 over the past 8 months, my lap time improved 10 seconds from the last time I was there and I walked away being third on the board for the day.
The last time I had a race victory, I was in D or C-class. I could out-qualify the chaff and avoid the carnage, but the racing was uninspiring.I just need to get this off my chest. I have a B/S rating right now (or maybe it's a B/A, but whatever). I'm reasonably new to sim racing. Yesterday I was doing race b, and I qualified in third place behind two drivers with q times more than a second better than me. They obviously know each other, because they chat back and forth before the race.
Anyway, the guy in second had some trouble coming up to The Cutting, and I passed him (didn't have much choice, actually). He recovered and took the inside around the tight corner. We made contact, and I ended up spinning out and smashing hard into the wall. I can't say for certain who was at fault - I didn't save the replay because I just quit the race - but it certainly wasn't malicious on my part. I was pissed at the other guy, but I suppose he didn't do anything wrong since I apparently gave him an opening.
So in multiple races that followed, the 2 leader guys kept tagging me and telling me to race clean, as though I had done something wrong to them. I told them I didn't do anything malicious, and one of them said "yeah, right". I was so mad I couldn't see straight. I mean, don't people realize that sometimes, accidents happen because people aren't aliens? It's not like we were A+ racers, so obviously we make mistakes.
I ended up ignoring them, but it still makes my blood boil. I mean, if they think I'm a dirty driver, then maybe I should show them just how dirty I can be! (Not really, but you know what I mean.)
Whew. I hope getting this off my chest helps lower my blood pressure. Thanks for letting me vent. Not that you had much choice...
Now that I am a B/S rating, I mostly finish P5 or P6 if the race is clean, or P-last if the grid is especially aggressive. My mental state is that my grid position at the start is not as declarative as my grid position after surviving the first lap, especially when a grid start.
I also take the mental position that every gamer sporting a _____ flag is incapable of a clean race. They are like mosquitoes on a camping trip - they don't really ruin everything, they just make it less enjoyable.
- 3,083
- United Kingdom
New physics are quite a bit faster I've found. Did a couple laps at Laguna and dropped my 1:20.6 to a 1:20.243, which is 194th in the world as it stands. Certainly not representative of my true position! It will be very interesting to see how the times develop over the weekend. I'm expecting some low/mid 1:18s in the top 10.
- 3,388
- Canada
Yeah TBH looking at the faster lap times each week, the game is being hacked a little by guys abusing the gears. They're shifting extremely aggressively to rotate then shifting up quickly to the right gear, IRL you'd blow her up.
On a less extreme level, I have issues using the AT where I need to brake a bit later than ideal, brake a bit harder than ideal, to induce a gar change so i rotate and also exit in the right gear. At Bathurst, I have huge issues into T1 and the last corner where my fastest line means the cars (all of them) stay in too high a gear as I am carrying too much mid corner speed, so I need to do what I outlined above to induce a gear change.
- 1,276
- Germany
- 3,083
- United Kingdom
Oh yeah it's insane with road cars. I brought my 1:13.6 down to a 1:12.5.
- 1,565
- United Kingdom
WRX feels a bit off for race B compared to yesterday. Hitting the limiter when I’m doing the same gear changes so need to change down later now and it’s even more wobbly under braking.
- 3,388
- Canada
urrrrrgh they are already too skittish under brakes into the cutting and the dipper.
- 1,276
- Germany
Yes, I already know every part of the concrete walls up there by their first names.
- 3,388
- Canada
SO I just ran a dozen laps at Bathurst with the Alfa and cannot feel any difference other than MAYBE it is more stable into the dipper? I improved my qualy to a 12.0 with an 11.7 optimal, before today i was a 12.6 with a 12.2 optimal. I realise it is an easy car to drive but i don't feel anything different TBH.
- 1,276
- Germany
In the TT the difference seems massive. The car feels "lighter", and I needed only five laps to improve my time by more than half a second. Which was necessary to get back into the gold rankings again.
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- 405
- Houston, TX
- TheOneDonJuan
Just started with the daily races and I'm currently at 1:26 at Laguna. Want to get it down to 1:22 or 1:23. Feel like the first corner I just don't take right at all and lose time as well as the corner before the funky twist. Using the 911 and the Vette at the moment. Should I just start by doing the circuit experience?
hollowkatt
(Banned)
- 593
- United States
Circuit experience definitely does help. So does running qualifying laps without actually joining the lobby.
If you're brand new to a circuit I'd do the experience first, and if that's coming easily move on to qualifying laps
Took the WRX back to Bathurst post patch/update and while I'm finding I can bite into the turns better at Hell Corner, Murrays, and The Cutting I'm squirrely as **** through Skyline and into The Dipper. Vastly more so than yesterday evening.
It might be I'm trying to carry too much speed into it though with how planted it now feels headed up the mountain and probably I'm braking while turning instead of hammering the brakes in a straight line.
Leaving the Dipper and into Forest Elbow it's planted again, probs just Skill Issues lol
