GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[Roggers]

Does anyone DR boost when they is a good combo they are good at?

Im a B rated driver and I feel like that is my current talent limit. I reckon I can get to A but I’m maybe 1 second of the pace to be a A racer.
So my 2nd account before the week was a low B/S. After doing 10 races or so in Daily B majority of my races I’ve always finished in the top 5 with a few in the top 10. Since then my DR is now at 70%. Do I continue to boost my DR and try and get A rated all because I’m good at one track?

 

[NikNakTobasco]

Dragon Gardens reverse is good. I can’t get on with it forwards, feels clumsy like they’ve got it the wrong way round. Maybe I’ll finally learn autopolis.

 

[Talon16]

The rolling starts are SO much better now. I've started up and down the grid this week, and everyone is entitled to a good race, whether you're just behind the pole sitter, in mid pack or at the back.

Sure, we've seen some chaos from time to time but as I've said before, very little of it intentional. Maybe the new format will encourage more drivers to practice caution rather than desperately scramble to close the significant gap like we used to have to do.

Couldn't agree more. Love how the cars are closer together now. Also interesting how the turbo cars struggle a little to get up to speed due to the lag. I guess that's no different than before but much more noticeable now with the cars starting closer together.

Does anyone DR boost when they is a good combo they are good at?

Im a B rated driver and I feel like that is my current talent limit. I reckon I can get to A but I’m maybe 1 second of the pace to be a A racer.
So my 2nd account before the week was a low B/S. After doing 10 races or so in Daily B majority of my races I’ve always finished in the top 5 with a few in the top 10. Since then my DR is now at 70%. Do I continue to boost my DR and try and get A rated all because I’m good at one track?

I've not on purpose, but there are some combos I am pretty good at and enjoy. Because of this I'll race a lot more, typically do well, and the DR will go up. If you want to push your DR up, why not do a bunch of races you're good at? Odds are - and this isn't specific to you - a track combo will come up that you're not good at and it'll all level out.

 

[Leon Kowalski]

Does anyone DR boost when they is a good combo they are good at?

Im a B rated driver and I feel like that is my current talent limit. I reckon I can get to A but I’m maybe 1 second of the pace to be a A racer.
So my 2nd account before the week was a low B/S. After doing 10 races or so in Daily B majority of my races I’ve always finished in the top 5 with a few in the top 10. Since then my DR is now at 70%. Do I continue to boost my DR and try and get A rated all because I’m good at one track?

My personal level seems to be right there at DR high B / low A, so I can relate to that, because I had the same experiences. Certain combos boosted my DR, and some surprisingly good results in Willow Springs got me into DR A. From then on it was tough, I tried too hard to keep my DR, got punted a lot, made a lot of mistakes, and finally fell back to DR B. And honestly, I don't care anymore. I don't try to boost my DR anymore, if a combo suits me well, I drive it more, and the DR evolves accordingly. I always try to be competitive and I'm nervous as **** in every race, but if I put too much ambition into it, the fun goes away. That is the personal lesson I learned.

 

[NevilleNobody]

Does anyone DR boost when they is a good combo they are good at?

Im a B rated driver and I feel like that is my current talent limit. I reckon I can get to A but I’m maybe 1 second of the pace to be a A racer.
So my 2nd account before the week was a low B/S. After doing 10 races or so in Daily B majority of my races I’ve always finished in the top 5 with a few in the top 10. Since then my DR is now at 70%. Do I continue to boost my DR and try and get A rated all because I’m good at one track?

100%. I have been an A driver for eons but that is only because I cherry pick my tracks. I never do Fuji, Autopolis, Suzuka, Daytona , Lemans, St Croix, Alsace, full nurburgring and a few others I just do not gel with. At Bathurst I am really quick, my A DR goes from just below the middle of the ranking bar to nearly hitting A+ but then the next week it slowly whittles it's way back down as reality sets in.

Dragon Gardens reverse is good. I can’t get on with it forwards, feels clumsy like they’ve got it the wrong way round. Maybe I’ll finally learn autopolis.

I quite like it, just that stupid sausage kerb I hate because it makes or breaks the entire lap. Too many PD tracks have one corner that determines the entire lap. Sausage at gardens, COD at Seaside and the esses at Maggiorie........ get it right or forget the lap.

Couldn't agree more. Love how the cars are closer together now. Also interesting how the turbo cars struggle a little to get up to speed due to the lag. I guess that's no different than before but much more noticeable now with the cars starting closer together.

I'm suffering in the Supra. The 911's swarm me on launch.

 

[TheOneDonJuan]

Not sure where to ask this so I'll ask it here, I notice I'm shifting wrong in the turns. Using Trial Mountain as an example, I was watching people shift down to 2nd during the first tunnel turn and then quickly back up to 3rd pulling through the rest of the turn. When they approach the next right hand turn they shift down to 1st, but then back into 2nd in the middle of the turn. I was noticing this at Laguna as well with the first turn where people would drop to 1st but shift into 2nd halfway through the turn. My question is, why? Wouldn't it benefit more to leave it in the lower gear to produce more torque? This has me a little confused but I feel like this is where I'm losing a lot of time.

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Been racing daily race b this week. Taking a breather right now.

This is the first week that I started with a DR of B and haven't dropped back to a C (I usually drop back to a C around Tuesday, then get it back to B before the end of Sunday). I'm barely holding on to the B at this point, but I'm proud to have kept it this long. Not so proud of the C SR, but I'll get it back down. Was at an A, then a lot of bad luck and poor decisions over a few hours cost me. If you've driven race b this week, you understand.

By the way, I'm retired so I race A LOT of daily races. And I've only been sim racing since May. I didn't touch daily races until a few months ago 'cause they intimidated me, but now that I've started, I can't stop. Yes, there are a lot of annoying things that happen, but even with them, I'm having a blast.

 

[Nebuc72]

Not sure where to ask this so I'll ask it here, I notice I'm shifting wrong in the turns. Using Trial Mountain as an example, I was watching people shift down to 2nd during the first tunnel turn and then quickly back up to 3rd pulling through the rest of the turn. When they approach the next right hand turn they shift down to 1st, but then back into 2nd in the middle of the turn. I was noticing this at Laguna as well with the first turn where people would drop to 1st but shift into 2nd halfway through the turn. My question is, why? Wouldn't it benefit more to leave it in the lower gear to produce more torque? This has me a little confused but I feel like this is where I'm losing a lot of time.

Game physics are a bit janky, basically.

It's worth a few tenths across the lap done perfectly but I don't bother with it and my quali lap time is 1:50.0, with lower certainly still possible - so it's not vital, probably only necessary for being competitive in the top 100.

 

[NikNakTobasco]

I quite like it, just that stupid sausage kerb I hate because it makes or breaks the entire lap. Too many PD tracks have one corner that determines the entire lap. Sausage at gardens, COD at Seaside and the esses at Maggiorie........ get it right or forget the lap

Yeah I have a similar pet peeve, not the actual turn I suppose but the way you’re forced to take it to be competitive. The dragon gardens chicane is a prime example with having to drive to right over the sausages, interlagos senna s with the ridiculous track limit abuse; maggiore the same. Every track seems to have one.

 

[ubistonk]

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Been racing daily race b this week. Taking a breather right now.

This is the first week that I started with a DR of B and haven't dropped back to a C (I usually drop back to a C around Tuesday, then get it back to B before the end of Sunday). I'm barely holding on to the B at this point, but I'm proud to have kept it this long. Not so proud of the C SR, but I'll get it back down. Was at an A, then a lot of bad luck and poor decisions over a few hours cost me. If you've driven race b this week, you understand.

By the way, I'm retired so I race A LOT of daily races. And I've only been sim racing since May. I didn't touch daily races until a few months ago 'cause they intimidated me, but now that I've started, I can't stop. Yes, there are a lot of annoying things that happen, but even with them, I'm having a blast.

Do you mind sharing your PSN name so I can send you a friend request? I also tend to hover between B/C so we are probably very similar on pace.

Had my best ever B lobby result today. Wrestled the Ferrari around the Mountain and brought home 5th place and only 6 seconds off the winner. Absolutely chuffed to bits with that. My progress bar on my B rating is now actually a bar, not just a tiny pixel! Still can’t manage better than a 1.52.2 with it though. Would love to know how quick some of you guys could drag it round the Mountain.

 

[Roggers]

I've not on purpose, but there are some combos I am pretty good at and enjoy. Because of this I'll race a lot more, typically do well, and the DR will go up. If you want to push your DR up, why not do a bunch of races you're good at? Odds are - and this isn't specific to you - a track combo will come up that you're not good at and it'll all level out.

My personal level seems to be right there at DR high B / low A, so I can relate to that, because I had the same experiences. Certain combos boosted my DR, and some surprisingly good results in Willow Springs got me into DR A. From then on it was tough, I tried too hard to keep my DR, got punted a lot, made a lot of mistakes, and finally fell back to DR B. And honestly, I don't care anymore. I don't try to boost my DR anymore, if a combo suits me well, I drive it more, and the DR evolves accordingly. I always try to be competitive and I'm nervous as **** in every race, but if I put too much ambition into it, the fun goes away. That is the personal lesson I learned.

100%. I have been an A driver for eons but that is only because I cherry pick my tracks. I never do Fuji, Autopolis, Suzuka, Daytona , Lemans, St Croix, Alsace, full nurburgring and a few others I just do not gel with. At Bathurst I am really quick, my A DR goes from just below the middle of the ranking bar to nearly hitting A+ but then the next week it slowly whittles it's way back down as reality sets in.

Interesting answer but definitely helps. Thanks.
Im a bit reluctant to do it as i feel like ive not really earned the place in that league as ive abused the DR system in a race where i am good. When i then hit those bad combos i can see myself not racing as to not lose the DR etc… Id like to make A as it would be good to race some of the top drivers and hopefully driving these guys will make me a bit quicker.


So been racing today on Daily B and some time trial. Had some good races on Daily B again. Had a P2, P3 and a P5 so far.
Then this is were things get a bit interesting. Was racing with some friend last night in lobbies and on High Speed Ring in Gr4 cars I was slow for some reason. I picked the Aston Martin and as soon as the car hit 150mphs the car just died. The oil was good and the engine is not worn, so unsure why i was slow. Anyway today i jumped into High Speed Ring to see if the Aston Martin was bad compared to Ferrari and few others and all the Gr4 cars were poor. It was only when i was in the Silvia (4 cars later) i noticed my problem. My throttle has only been running at 97% full power. Ive been running for the last few days with power disadvantage. Over the weekend my throttle pedal had a fault where it was only delivering 45% power, but i fix that issue (so i thought) with a minor adjustment and after recalibrating it on the game it was running at 100%. Obviously since the weekend it developed another fault. After a few changes today im back at full throttle (for the time been) and ive knocked off half a second on both my daily b TT time and the Time trail lap challenge.
Daily B time is now 1.50.997 - TT time 1.57.380
Id love to know how ive been getting good race results with 97% throttle inputs?

 

[LVS_1986]

My throttle has only been running at 97% full power.

Let me guess.. T3PA?

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Do you mind sharing your PSN name so I can send you a friend request? I also tend to hover between B/C so we are probably very similar on pace.

It's "dagware", which you can see under my avatar:

 

[Roggers]

Let me guess.. T3PA?

G29. But I’ve changed the potentiometer in the accelerator and I think I’ve damaged the cable possibly.


Is this a fair overtake? I feel like I had every right to make the pass. Better exit from the hairpin and I left them plenty of space on the inside, plus I was ahead going into the corner? Appreciate all feedback, if I’m in the wrong here then I’ll hold my hands up.

 

[Talon16]

G29. But I’ve changed the potentiometer in the accelerator and I think I’ve damaged the cable possibly.


Is this a fair overtake? I feel like I had every right to make the pass. Better exit from the hairpin and I left them plenty of space on the inside, plus I was ahead going into the corner? Appreciate all feedback, if I’m in the wrong here then I’ll hold my hands up.

Nothing wrong with that at all. If I were in the Mazda, I'd have likely backed out of it before the little S turn there, as you were almost a full car length ahead at that point. He didn't, but you both made it through... so fair play on both ends IMO. Good pass.

 

[CMB350]

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Been racing daily race b this week. Taking a breather right now.

This is the first week that I started with a DR of B and haven't dropped back to a C (I usually drop back to a C around Tuesday, then get it back to B before the end of Sunday). I'm barely holding on to the B at this point, but I'm proud to have kept it this long. Not so proud of the C SR, but I'll get it back down. Was at an A, then a lot of bad luck and poor decisions over a few hours cost me. If you've driven race b this week, you understand.

By the way, I'm retired so I race A LOT of daily races. And I've only been sim racing since May. I didn't touch daily races until a few months ago 'cause they intimidated me, but now that I've started, I can't stop. Yes, there are a lot of annoying things that happen, but even with them, I'm having a blast.

840 races! Holy cow! You aren't kidding about doing a lot of daily races.

Good racing with you last night. First time I've recognized a name from here.

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

840 races! Holy cow! You aren't kidding about doing a lot of daily races.

Good racing with you last night. First time I've recognized a name from here.

I'm really bad with names, so I almost never realize I'm racing with anyone from here. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part, I'm clueless. But I'm sure it was fun, lol.

As for 840 races, I was wondering where that fit in the scheme of things. I think it's somewhere between "obsessed" and "losing my wife". Just kidding of course, my wife is great.

 

[TechnoIsLove]

I have a riddle for someone to solve.. or cheat and look at the bottom of the post 🤣

How do you start P6, manage a total of 8 overtakes but still finish P6?









Answer: A cluster of dirty ramming scum who didn't like me overtaking them all in lap 1 and go up to P3. No less than 4 different drivers who purposefully nail you to a wall, falling down to P11 and as a gift from PD, also get damage and a 1.5 second penalty!

But.... Still overtook the lot of them in the 3 remaining laps and finished where I started, so they can all suck a fresh giraffe turd 🤣🎉😎 💩

 

[Leon Kowalski]

Id like to make A as it would be good to race some of the top drivers (...)

Honestly in my few races in (low) DR A I experienced the dirtiest driving ever. Most guys were acting like they were hanging on for dear life.

Don't know if it was just a random occurence, though.

 

[NevilleNobody]

Nothing wrong with that at all. If I were in the Mazda, I'd have likely backed out of it before the little S turn there, as you were almost a full car length ahead at that point. He didn't, but you both made it through... so fair play on both ends IMO. Good pass.

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[benjoi84]

I'm experiencing a strange but annoying oddity about Trial Mountain...

I keep getting edged out on the start/finish straight. Someway along, before you hit the opening left hander, a tyre-wide stretch of dirt appears next to the wall, and it means suddenly you can find half of your car off-road. It kills your momentum completely, and I'm often 2 wide and the other car thinks I've still got enough room on the right (which I did 2 seconds earlier)!

I'm just curious if anybody else has been affected by this.

 

[Bullwinkle]

Not sure where to ask this so I'll ask it here, I notice I'm shifting wrong in the turns. Using Trial Mountain as an example, I was watching people shift down to 2nd during the first tunnel turn and then quickly back up to 3rd pulling through the rest of the turn. When they approach the next right hand turn they shift down to 1st, but then back into 2nd in the middle of the turn. I was noticing this at Laguna as well with the first turn where people would drop to 1st but shift into 2nd halfway through the turn. My question is, why? Wouldn't it benefit more to leave it in the lower gear to produce more torque? This has me a little confused but I feel like this is where I'm losing a lot of time.

A little more in depth: they bump down to the lowest gear to help rotate into the turn. It’s not totally realistic, but that’s what the game dictates. As for the up shift, there are a couple reasons. If you leave it in first you wind the engine up too soon and have to shift at a critical point coming out of the turn. Also, in some cars when you are turning and hit high RPMs the car may want to spin out (from turbo kicking, for example), so shifting up will lower the RPMs a bit to prevent spin out. Yes, the torque is lower this way, but not for long, and you have more time to get out of the turn and accelerate before the turbo kicks in. So the higher torque may actually be more problematic in a lower gear while adding the problem of an awkward up shift.

One of the reasons the 911 dominates is that it has a very nice torque curve that allows you to accelerate hard out of corners with as low as 4,000 RPMs without losing anything. So turning into the final chicane at Trial Mountain and dropping to 1st to rotate into the last turn and shifting into 2nd before acceleration will launch the car into the straight. This can be quite an advantage on setting up overtakes for people who don’t know these tricks, but by the time you are racing A drivers they already know this stuff.

I'm experiencing a strange but annoying oddity about Trial Mountain...

I keep getting edged out on the start/finish straight. Someway along, before you hit the opening left hander, a tyre-wide stretch of dirt appears next to the wall, and it means suddenly you can find half of your car off-road. It kills your momentum completely, and I'm often 2 wide and the other car thinks I've still got enough room on the right (which I did 2 seconds earlier)!

I'm just curious if anybody else has been affected by this.

Yup. It usually sends me into a spin. I’ve stopped trying to get every last inch of that edge so that it doesn’t eat me.

Interesting answer but definitely helps. Thanks.
Im a bit reluctant to do it as i feel like ive not really earned the place in that league as ive abused the DR system in a race where i am good. When i then hit those bad combos i can see myself not racing as to not lose the DR etc… Id like to make A as it would be good to race some of the top drivers and hopefully driving these guys will make me a bit quicker.

Honestly in my few races in (low) DR A I experienced the dirtiest driving ever. Most guys were acting like they were hanging on for dear life.

Don't know if it was just a random occurence, though.

I worked my way up to A a couple weeks ago with a good combo that agreed with me, and then held on for dear life the past couple of weeks at combos that I didn’t like. It ruined my enjoyment! So I committed to dropping back down to B last night.

Here’s what I’ve noticed this week at least:

• I was stating near last in the A lobbies in Race B and was losing every time. I’m not good enough to compete with those drivers in this combo. It was cleaner but much more vicious, especially at the back. Probably, as @Leon Kowalski says, they’re probably hanging on for dear life just like me.
• The B lobbies I started midfield, but they’re mostly B/B and B/C drivers, which is a nightmare. It’s impossible to race them cleanly mid-pack because they either don’t know how, or don’t bother to try.
• I used to enjoy winning in the B lobbies but now I’d rather lose in the A lobbies because I get to learn from people that way. Unfortunately, too many losses and I’m no longer in the A lobbies!

 

[TechnoIsLove]

I'm experiencing a strange but annoying oddity about Trial Mountain...

I keep getting edged out on the start/finish straight. Someway along, before you hit the opening left hander, a tyre-wide stretch of dirt appears next to the wall, and it means suddenly you can find half of your car off-road. It kills your momentum completely, and I'm often 2 wide and the other car thinks I've still got enough room on the right (which I did 2 seconds earlier)!

I'm just curious if anybody else has been affected by this.

I noticed it too! By the time I get to turn 1, I'm half a second away from car in front but the car behind is right on my tail... I drive the WRX and most cars are the 911 so maybe they accelerate faster ..

This is my last race, 8 overtakes but start and finish in P6 🤐🫤

 

[Mercia]

 

[Leon Kowalski]

[*]I used to enjoy winning in the B lobbies but now I’d rather lose in the A lobbies because I get to learn from people that way. Unfortunately, too many losses and I’m no longer in the A lobbies!
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Quite a dilemma, right? 😆

 

[Talon16]

Guys, I think I am getting Stockholm Syndrome... I am starting to really like the Lambo at this track. Did a 50.5 in it, pre race quali; I think I could be in the low 50s if I just did 10-15 laps in a row. Did a couple races this afternoon and got two Ws, thanks to some really clean driving by the Porsche and GTR drivers behind. Quite exciting but the Lambo was fine. Just have to be really smooth on inputs, especially braking and turning.

Yep, still lose it every once in a while because it wouldn't be the Lambo if it was stable. But if you're gentile, she'll treat you right.

 

[OJBrit]

I just ruined my SR because of a slow and annoying driver in race B repeatedly moving side to side to not let me pass (the long straight in the tunnel). In 2-3 races I went from AS to AB.
What can I do to stop my urge to get revenge? I also keep seeing him race after race.

Do it so they take themselves out so no guilt on you. If they are weaving then hold your line as they come to block you and they'll hopefully pit themselves if you time it right. No guilt on you and they get some comeuppance.

Dragon Gardens reverse is good. I can’t get on with it forwards, feels clumsy like they’ve got it the wrong way round. Maybe I’ll finally learn autopolis.

I've always said this. Reverse is a good track, forwards just doesn't flow right.

G29. But I’ve changed the potentiometer in the accelerator and I think I’ve damaged the cable possibly.


Is this a fair overtake? I feel like I had every right to make the pass. Better exit from the hairpin and I left them plenty of space on the inside, plus I was ahead going into the corner? Appreciate all feedback, if I’m in the wrong here then I’ll hold my hands up.

Nothing wrong with it. You both gave each other space and tried to go side by side. They glance a wall and get hit from behind. No issues on your end.

 

[Stilva]

Dragon Trail!

Gardens...

Not a fan of that track in particular. And the multipliers, forget that noise. Maybe I'll just run some time trial laps and see what I can learn. I want no part of the turn 1 dive bomb fest at Autopolis either so more than likely a week off for me. Also feel free to send me a friend request. I'll get to them eventually if anyone sends one.

 

[Bullwinkle]

Well, quite a mixed bag this afternoon. I’m now in B lobbies, which was horrible yesterday but much better today. I improved my quali time so I’m farther forward, starting in the top 7 or better. The first couple I did ok, finishing P7 and P5 I think. Then I got pitted in a driving incident in the midsts of a crazy cluster trying to get into the back straight. Finished last, and dropped my SR to A. And then got put in an A+ lobby in the next race?! Started near the back and finished near the back. But got my SR back to S in one race!

Then I got into a better set of B lobbies. I got to run a race with @GrumpyOldMan but forgot to check how he finished (I sent you a friend request by the way) because I was locked in a great race at P4 with some crazy competition among the first three positions. I followed close but didn’t want to get into that mix. What I learned in that race payed off in the next two as I gained a spot as one of them spun out in the next race, and in my last race of the night the first three guys all took each other out and I found myself alone in P1, by a large margin, for the last three laps. I won that one and quit while I was ahead.

I’m still a B/S driver, on the verge of A which seems to be where I belong. What I learned is that my quali time really matters. If I can start P7 or above I don’t bleed points. This probably isn’t really a hot surprise, but I was in a death spiral last night and considered quitting for the week. But now I’m enjoying the races again, stress free. If I don’t get back to A that’s ok, as long as I’m not getting pummeled at the back of the pack.

Looking ahead, I’m kinda looking forward to Race C next week. I wonder why they don’t go all out and do tire and fuel at x15 or something that is actually challenging and could really make for some strategic car choices. It would be so easy to set up, but they seem set on only making one factor a concern in these races. It’s too bad became they could be really interesting and challenging races.

 

[BruceAlmighty]

I'm thankful for race B this week. After the last two weeks I had dropped form a C back to D and was almost on the verge of hitting E. Anyways.... I've pulled myself back from the abyss and I'm sitting a solid C , almost a B

I was getting put in B lobbies tonight and man they were brutal. At least 4 or 5 drivers had it out for each other and I seemed to always start right in the mix. My first 2-3 laps was just trying to survive the mayhem,
but I always finished at least 2-3 spots ahead of where I started.

Overall it was a fun night.