GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[NevilleNobody]

That's interesting, because I find the new physics seem to help me during the race. Although I won't deny the rear end gets a little twitchy at times. But then again, that's true in real life for me, so maybe I'm just used to it.

I am fine with the rest of the changes where the car feels a little more alive but under brakes, if they are going to have the cars this twitchy we need control over brake balance like we did in GT Sport. I can't drive like this, I am tip-toeing into heavy braking areas.

 

[Nick Parks]

I can't speak for the Alfa but the WRX feels more planted, after the update I was able to trim down from a 11.1 to a 10.7 -
I had just made some adjustments to my seating/pedal layout and naively thought that was making me faster before I realised everyone was faster after the update

 

[Leon Kowalski]

(...) before I realised everyone was faster after the update

Not everyone. I'm not. At least not with the WRX. I've still got to get through the esses cleanly at least ONCE since the update. 🤦‍♂️

 

[NikNakTobasco]

I thought the WRX is a little more twitchy under braking. And the last turn at Bathurst feels like there’s a lot more understeer. Gearing also feels shorter. But it’s quicker i guess.

 

[Tidgney]

Going to be streaming some daily race action tonight !

 

[HickOnACrick]

This will never happen again so I’m milking it for all its worth. Get in! 😃
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Okay, I am clearly not getting this. If I step away from the game for a couple weeks, I lose seconds, and it takes me days if not weeks to get them back.

Then along comes NickNak after a years' absence and sets a top 10...Well done, sir.

I have only been participating in the dailies for a few months, logging about 110 races so far. If I don't play for at least a couple hours per day, I start going backwards fast.

I suspect there is some "critical" point at which one has enough experience/muscle memory, that they can step away for a while, then quickly get right back in their groove.

Or am I just in denial?

 

[bone_tone]

I take back what I said yesterday, hot lapping is one thing but racing is another. I've only driven the alfa at bathurst since the physics changes but they have completely ruined the experience. At the cutting, dipper and the chase I am holding my breath, the brake balance is way, way too much to the rear and she wants to swap ends. Hate it.

It's particularly bad at the chase, unless ABSOLUTELY ARROW STRAIGHT she swaps ends, like come on guys. Sucking the fun out of the game.

I've found this too - it was fine before the update.

Having said that, it's not stopped the Alfa dominating every race I did today!

 

[Boxster]

I can't speak for the Alfa but the WRX feels more planted, after the update I was able to trim down from a 11.1 to a 10.7 -
I had just made some adjustments to my seating/pedal layout and naively thought that was making me faster before I realised everyone was faster after the update

My experience too. The WRX is faster and less twitchy under braking now.

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

If I don't play for at least a couple hours per day, I start going backwards fast.

I found this to be true as well. So I decided to make sure I saved my top laps so I could use them as ghosts, to see what was going on. Long story short, I discovered some bad habits I would fall into if I hadn't been playing for a day (or even a few hours sometimes). For me it was mostly trying to force corners instead of letting them "flow", but I'm sure it's different for everyone.

 

[Nebuc72]

Okay, I am clearly not getting this. If I step away from the game for a couple weeks, I lose seconds, and it takes me days if not weeks to get them back.

Then along comes NickNak after a years' absence and sets a top 10...Well done, sir.

I have only been participating in the dailies for a few months, logging about 110 races so far. If I don't play for at least a couple hours per day, I start going backwards fast.

I suspect there is some "critical" point at which one has enough experience/muscle memory, that they can step away for a while, then quickly get right back in their groove.

Or am I just in denial?

It just depends on the person. There's no secret to it really, whilst the more you do something definitely influences how quickly you can return, some people just click faster than others.

It takes me maybe a day or two to get back into the swing of something after it has been a while, for some that will be a matter of hours and for some it'll be weeks.

 

[NikNakTobasco]

Okay, I am clearly not getting this. If I step away from the game for a couple weeks, I lose seconds, and it takes me days if not weeks to get them back.

Then along comes NickNak after a years' absence and sets a top 10...Well done, sir.

I have only been participating in the dailies for a few months, logging about 110 races so far. If I don't play for at least a couple hours per day, I start going backwards fast.

I suspect there is some "critical" point at which one has enough experience/muscle memory, that they can step away for a while, then quickly get right back in their groove.

Or am I just in denial?

Only 5 weeks I stopped playing. A year ago I hadn’t even started playing.

 

[Talon16]

A - Not interested
B - Groundhog Day on "strat." Pretty straight forward; wonder if it'll be another Porsche-fest or maybe the RX-Vision.
C - Tire wear a non factor, but fuel might be. Tire strat will likely revolve around fuel strat. At least there is something strat wise. I envision a lot of Alfas as it'll probably handle the infield portion very well.

 

[NevilleNobody]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm tough choice between B and C.

 

[rAtey]

A - Not interested
B - Groundhog Day on "strat." Pretty straight forward; wonder if it'll be another Porsche-fest or maybe the RX-Vision.
C - Tire wear a non factor, but fuel might be. Tire strat will likely revolve around fuel strat. At least there is something strat wise. I envision a lot of Alfas as it'll probably handle the infield portion very well.

Race C no stop on hards seems the most obvious choice. Bit of shortshifting goes a long way.

 

[NikNakTobasco]

Race B all day long.

 

[Bullwinkle]

A - Not interested
B - Groundhog Day on "strat." Pretty straight forward; wonder if it'll be another Porsche-fest or maybe the RX-Vision.
C - Tire wear a non factor, but fuel might be. Tire strat will likely revolve around fuel strat. At least there is something strat wise. I envision a lot of Alfas as it'll probably handle the infield portion very well.

Jeez. I didn’t bother with any other races than A this week and next week would have been the same, but they’ve taken that from me as well. I wonder why they’re going back to the PP limits on race A? There’s still a glitch in the ballast that is going to make for some very unfair tunes.

With the wall damage off I wonder if the wall riders will be back at Trial Mountain?

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Today in race b, in the B/C lobby, it's a free-for-all. At first it ticked me off, but now it's kind of fun to see how you can smash - I mean slide - by each other. It's not racing per se, but with the right attitude it's kind of fun. I wouldn't want to do it every day, though.

 

[Nebuc72]

Jeez. I didn’t bother with any other races than A this week and next week would have been the same, but they’ve taken that from me as well. I wonder why they’re going back to the PP limits on race A? There’s still a glitch in the ballast that is going to make for some very unfair tunes.

With the wall damage off I wonder if the wall riders will be back at Trial Mountain?

Wouldn't surprise me if they are doing it to see exactly where the PP system is broken. Wouldn't be the first time they use a tuning race as a test bed.

 

[NevilleNobody]

Today in race b, in the B/C lobby, it's a free-for-all. At first it ticked me off, but now it's kind of fun to see how you can smash - I mean slide - by each other. It's not racing per se, but with the right attitude it's kind of fun. I wouldn't want to do it every day, though.

Welcome to the damage being far less consequential. You're in for a hell of a ride.

 

[Darrenersmit]

Why do people take the 1min penalty on race c, worked in my favour. Jumped from p7/p6 to 4 or 5 on a few occasions now

 

[D_Dragline]

I’ve been away all week with work so only jumped into dailies for the first time today. Decided to run Bathurst because it’s compulsory unless I want to renounce my citizenship. The new physics are quite different aren’t they. Ran an 11.1xx in the WRX for qualy, but I am nowhere near a good lap. I think my optimal would be a high 9 (not really sure because the sector timer is broken).

The WRX is very twitchy down the mountain. It almost feels like an MR car through the esses, constantly trying to swap ends.

And then there are the brain dead idiots who are constantly squeezing against walls and off the straights. I don’t think I’ve had a single race where someone hasn’t stuck a nose in and guided me into a wall or off the track.

It’s been quite a culture shock going from a great week at Brands to this.

 

[Bullwinkle]

Why do people take the 1min penalty on race c, worked in my favour. Jumped from p7/p6 to 4 or 5 on a few occasions now

I’m guessing they didn’t use both of the required tires.

 

[Mercia]

I love the fact the damage has been changed. I don't have to clench when I get close to walls now.

Yep, the tweak is appreciated though I'm still behind the idea, it definitely adds something to the races that you have to manage damaged parts through and stops it becoming a dull procession.

 

[RacingGrandpa]

Yep, the tweak is appreciated though I'm still behind the idea, it definitely adds something to the races that you have to manage damaged parts through and stops it becoming a dull procession.

It's impossible to keep fair when the wheel users has it a lot easier managing damage than controller drivers.

 

[TechnoIsLove]

I know I'm not setting any world records 🤣 However, just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to post, message and a lot more to give me tips and suggestions to improve my driving using the wheel ❤️

Exactly 1 month ago I switched from controller to G29 and was depressed that I only managed to be many seconds slower than my controller times... Yet after all your help, not only have I improved my driving but even going consistently faster than my controller times 🎉🥹

Just beat my best controller time by 0.2 and I know I can go much faster with more practice! Did 2 races starting last both times (Daily C) as 1:21:7 still is poo compared to the rest of the world but did well both times so I'm happy 😎😁



Massive thanks once again to all those who helped me ❤️

This will never happen again so I’m milking it for all its worth. Get in! 😃
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Like I told you privately, you've accomplished something amazing and you should be walking around with a very smug face and proudly 🎉😎🤪

Now if you could make the rest of us peasants feel slightly better by confirming this is really you and that you never went home, it would be great 🤣😝

 

[Mercia]

Bathurst in Gr 4 has really surprised me. Firstly that I'm decent at it, having struggled there recently in all other events. Secondly the Gr 4 has the perfect pace to find a flow through the track that's enjoyable to drive, while knowing you're only a twitch of the back end away from the wall, and it can happen to anyone.

Some series can make it feel claustrophobic almost but Gr 4 opens it up nicely.

Conversely struggling with the Gr 3 at Laguna even though I've won there in the same combo previously. Strange days!

 

[NevilleNobody]

The best racing at bathurst was late 90s when the v8s were turning 2.14 laps. Now they do 6s and it's harder to pass.

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

It's impossible to keep fair when the wheel users has it a lot easier managing damage than controller drivers.

Not arguing here, but don't controller people have the advantage in tight turns because then can steer faster than we can? Or does it just seem that way, when I watch replays?

 

[TechnoIsLove]

Not arguing here, but don't controller people have the advantage in tight turns because then can steer faster than we can? Or does it just seem that way, when I watch replays?

100% would have agreed with you yesterday but having managed to change the degrees of rotation via G Hub, I can tell you wheel is better...

Also, had my race ruined by the worse type of player 😭 Starting from the back and making 4 places within the first the laps! Everything going perfect and then...

I summoned my spirit animal, my inner donkey 🤐🫣😢 Sometimes you manage to not have ramming scum on your lobby but you end up being your own ticket salesman to the shadow realm 💩😱

 

[RacingGrandpa]

Not arguing here, but don't controller people have the advantage in tight turns because then can steer faster than we can? Or does it just seem that way, when I watch replays?

That's possible for sure. But two wrongs doesn't make a right, right?
When a wheel user get suspension damage or wheel damage and the car drifts to one side he can just hold his wheel at an angel. The controller user has to make minute changes to the stick at all times, swerving on the track.

Edit: there's certain advantages and disadvantages to both sorts of control methods