GT7 Daily Race Discussion

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Wow I have completely forgotten how to drive Seaside... Between esses, chicane of death, and just generally being bad at driving the only race I did this morning found me starting 14th and finishing (and by finishing i mean quitting) in 13th after being 1 minute down to the leaders post leaders pitting.

Gonna spend some time just running qualifying laps for a couple of days to relearn the track. Probs going to be using the Mercedes, maybe the Porsche.
 
Race A should be quite nice this week, the car/track combo seems fine. But the track limit penalties, oh boy... I've done about 20 laps so far in qualifying, only three of which have been without penalties...😬

Same here, each of my best laps for a long time were including 0.5s of penalty serving. Then I would often incur another one on the final turn 😂

Meanwhile, my optimum is still teasing me
 
Same here, each of my best laps for a long time were including 0.5s of penalty serving. Then I would often incur another one on the final turn 😂

Meanwhile, my optimum is still teasing me
Yep, same here. But our good friend and forum alien @Nebuc72 (sorry😆) has already hit us again with the "shock and awe" strategy...😬
 
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Wow I have completely forgotten how to drive Seaside... Between esses, chicane of death, and just generally being bad at driving the only race I did this morning found me starting 14th and finishing (and by finishing i mean quitting) in 13th after being 1 minute down to the leaders post leaders pitting.

Gonna spend some time just running qualifying laps for a couple of days to relearn the track. Probs goi

Wow I have completely forgotten how to drive Seaside... Between esses, chicane of death, and just generally being bad at driving the only race I did this morning found me starting 14th and finishing (and by finishing i mean quitting) in 13th after being 1 minute down to the leaders post leaders pitting.

Gonna spend some time just running qualifying laps for a couple of days to relearn the track. Probs going to be using the Mercedes, maybe the Porsche.
Aston V8 is get this time around hards 4 6 laps then meds
 
I quite like Sardegna B, even in Gr4s. What do we think would be the most competitive of the RWDs?
(Don't like driving the AWDs and everyone is faster than me in them anyway).
Tested 5 cars yesterday, only 1 was AWD as I prefer rear wheel drive. Only ran 7 laps with each: Jaguar was fastest at 1:27:391 and Ferrari was nearly 1 second off that pace. Again I'm sure these times are not special and can be improved, just me messing around starting to learn course.
 
Yep, same here. But our good friend and forum alien @Nebuc72 (sorry😆) has already hit us again with the "shock and awe" strategy...😬
Hahahah don't worry, they're winding me up too. I've thrown away about 5-10 top 10 laps because I run an inch too wide on a random corner and get a 0.5 second penalty.

The second to last one gets me the most, you can run wide.. but not too wide - and I have yet to figure out that boundary. Sometimes I feel like I follow the ghost exactly and still get a penalty!
 
Has anyone on the US servers come across a 'notorious hound' driver?. Several times I've been in one of their races and lets say its not exactly rainbows and unicorn standards of driving. I'm in the lower B/S rank but this user has B/C
 
Been running race C since it came up I've found the Aston V8 hold up really well. one put up a pair of B2B wins and several top 5s I'm running 6 laps on hards 4 on med. was able to quality with a 1:38.485 moving 2 AMG 4 a few races see how it does.
I ran that as well and the mustang showed promise as well, I came in 3rd with hards first then pit at lap 6/7.... Mediums and fuel mixture at 1......
 
Ran a C, started P7 with a 1:37.9, promptly smacked into the Chicane of Death™ on lap 1 and got 3½ seconds penalty on top of being DFL.
Kept marching on and people started pitting around lap 5. I keep going to lap 7 before I go in for new hards.
I finished P6 in the end.
Here's a look at my mediums at the end of lap 7 View attachment 1230822

And here's me admirering the view
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That car is so effing pretty.
 
I just wanted to say that I find it hilarious but oddly suspicious that after 5 months of worthing with a shop and ironing out details, they completed my STI swapped Impreza 2.5 RS and the very next week there's a daily race dedicated to Subaru's. It's like they're celebrating for my build 🤣🧐

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Tried C last night (was briefly 177th in the world with a low 1:38 lol).

Any tips for avoiding death at the DC apart from go through SLOWLY! The exit chicane on the right seems to spin the car more than in GTS (think Super GT made a video on how it’s more deadly now). And on Hards I understeer a lot on the initial left. Only way I can avoid this is to scrub a lot of entry speed, which is SLOW.

Wonder are FRs more stable than MRs through the DC. Tidgney said the GT-R is lethal so maybe the driven wheels don’t matter …
 
I'm still very much looking forward to this week's Daily Race A, but I still wish we had more interesting regulations. More specifically, I really would like to see more integration between the campaign events (both what we currently have and potential future ones) and the regulations in Sport Mode races. For example, there could be a classic car event that may not necessarily be set at Alsace like the one-hour endurance mission is, but could otherwise have identical regulations on PP, tires, and model years.

I, for one, think a race at Tokyo Expressway Central that's limited to kei cars would be amazing. There'd be a PP limit and tire regulation like the Autopolis One Hour, but otherwise, you could install widebodies and swap engines if you want, and even hose around with downforce and the gear ratios.

Finally, I think I speak for most of us when I either want to see higher payouts for Sport Mode races in general, or would at least like to see more reasons to raise the payouts, like we saw with the 2022 GTWS World Finals tie-in. My guess as to when we'd see this next would be for GT7's first anniversary, but I don't know when else I'd see it happening. What I'd personally do, is whenever there's a profoundly famous race - like the N24, the Daytona 24, or the LM24 - the Daily Race A would be set at that same venue around the same time, where payout would be remarkably higher, and would use cars that may have something in common with the track. For example, instead of having a hypothetical Daily Race A where you race Gr.1 cars at the Daytona infield course or at Le Mans, you respectively could have a one-make featuring the Ferrari 365 GTB4 or the Porsche 918. As for the N24, you could still have the race set at the Nordschleife or the 24h layout, but instead of using Gr.4 or Gr.3 cars, you could have a one-make using the Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) V-Spec II Nur.
 
I quite like Sardegna B, even in Gr4s. What do we think would be the most competitive of the RWDs?
(Don't like driving the AWDs and everyone is faster than me in them anyway).
Sad to say but the RWD's are just not that competive here. I think I am pretty good in the Mustang but I am well over a second faster in the WRX, a car I am not used to and who's handling I do not really like.....

I don't like it anymore then you do but suggest to come to the dark side and get that AWD! It is the only way....

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Sad to say but the RWD's are just not that competive here. I think I am pretty good in the Mustang but I am well over a second faster in the WRX, a car I am not used to and who's handling I do not really like.....

I don't like it anymore then you do but suggest to come to the dark side and get that AWD! It is the only way....

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Running the "Class that should not be called by name"?
I'll pass. Seaside this week for me.
 
Tried C last night (was briefly 177th in the world with a low 1:38 lol).

Any tips for avoiding death at the DC apart from go through SLOWLY! The exit chicane on the right seems to spin the car more than in GTS (think Super GT made a video on how it’s more deadly now). And on Hards I understeer a lot on the initial left. Only way I can avoid this is to scrub a lot of entry speed, which is SLOW.

Wonder are FRs more stable than MRs through the DC. Tidgney said the GT-R is lethal so maybe the driven wheels don’t matter …
The mutants go full throttle through it. You can lay off the throttle to start a bit to rotate the car but over time build up the bravery to hit the right line. I think the RX is popular here because it's pretty shifty. I like this track because of the DC. Laguna is similar with the turn before the corkscrew. Rewarded for learning the lines and hitting them right and punished for playing it safe. Extremely punished for not learning the lines and not playing it safe lol.
 
Has anyone on the US servers come across a 'notorious hound' driver?. Several times I've been in one of their races and lets say its not exactly rainbows and unicorn standards of driving. I'm in the lower B/S rank but this user has B/C
Thought this is impossible to have a higher DR than SR 😵‍💫
 
Aston V8 is get this time around hards 4 6 laps then meds
I threw the Mercedes around for a few laps on hards, set a 1:38:xxx. Got into the 39s with the BRZ, also on Hards. Haven't run a single qualy lap on Meds yet, kinda wanna get a car dialed in on hards first and then go for improved lap times. That said, my 1:38 is good enough for mid pack starting positions in my lobbies.

PSA btw for everyone running C this week: DO NOT BRAKE INTO THE DEATH CHICANE HOLY COW
Lifting sure, even downshifting and getting a touch of the slows that way BUT DO NOT FORKING BRAKE.

Had a race absolutely ruined by a guy who braked from 130 down to 100 into the chicane. I expected a lift if anything and obliterated his rear end. Obvs I got penalized and deserved it, he got punted so hard he's an NFL football now but oof you don't need to brake and the cars behind you are expecting you not to brake. So don't be doin' it.
 
My issue with the COD is I struggle to settle the car after the preceding left hander, i am late to get it pointed left for the entry tot he COD and find myself against the barrier on the right as my turn in is too late.

What makes it really interesting is the CLEAR fastest car is the twitchiest on exit through the COD, the risk/reward is big on this one.
 
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Not sure if this is the right thread or if there is a better one for seeking feedback but as it's related to daily races.... Here I go.

So my last Race B from last week, I get called out as being a dirty driver by this one car. We had a bit of a tussle and at the time I thought they were being somewhat aggressive, but looking back at the video I think it was all competitive racing. This comes back to the, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and this time I won out in the battle; but this raises the question of was the racing dirty?

I think not, because if you yielded to every aggressive driver, you'll only end up last. However, I'm not entirely without fault as a minor bump in T1 sets up the chain of events that leads to the incident at the hairpin.

What do you think?


I actually did proper video editing on this one.

Anyway roll on this weeks races. Not had the chance to check them out yet..
 
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Not sure if this is the right thread or if there is a better one for seeking feedback but as it's related to daily races.... Here I go.

So my last Race B from last week, I get called out as being a dirty driver by this one car. We had a bit of a tussle and at the time I thought they were being somewhat aggressive, but looking back at the video I think it was all competitive racing. This comes back to the, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and this time I won out in the battle; but this raises the question of was the racing dirty?

I think not, because if you yielded to every aggressive driver, you'll only end up last. However, I'm not entirely without fault as a minor bump in T1 sets up the chain of events that leads to the incident at the hairpin.

What do you think?


I actually did proper video editing on this one.

Anyway roll on this weeks races. Not had the chance to check them out yet..

What a mess, can none of you pass without nudging the car in front?

Long story short, you should have waited for all the cars you affected to pass you after exiting turn 2. I realise it was an accident but you started the angst, you owed them the places you took via contact.
 
Sad to say but the RWD's are just not that competive here. I think I am pretty good in the Mustang but I am well over a second faster in the WRX, a car I am not used to and who's handling I do not really like.....

I don't like it anymore then you do but suggest to come to the dark side and get that AWD! It is the only way....

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I’d lose either way, so I’d rather keep my soul intact - Mustang it is.
 
What a mess, can none of you pass without nudging the car in front?

Long story short, you should have waited for all the cars you affected to pass you after exiting turn 2. I realise it was an accident but you started the angst, you owed them the places you took via contact.
Thank you for the feedback. I've only been online racing for a little over a month. Still learning.

On a side note, that is probably a big difference between A/A+ lobbies and these lower B/C lobbies. In the lower lobbies, I don't tend to see the behavior you mention, at least when I do it is rare. It's very much a case of you give an inch, they take a mile. Everyone is trying to increase their DR at these lower groups so there is much less willingness to yield spots gained.
 
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Thank you for the feedback. I've only been online racing for a little over a month. Still learning.
It was nothing malicious so don't get self conscious over it, pretty messy on everyone's part but it can get like that.

I would always advise if in traffic; I'd rather give a bit of gap to the car in front to prevent running into them like that, and it gives you somewhere to go should you be hit from behind yourself. It may seem counter intuitive but you won't lose much just easing off a bit if you're faster than them anyway once the track opens up you can start looking to run your fastest laps and catch them.

Things can deteriorate quickly when players get 'boxed in' like that and have nowhere to go but into the next car.
 
What a mess, can none of you pass without nudging the car in front?

Long story short, you should have waited for all the cars you affected to pass you after exiting turn 2. I realise it was an accident but you started the angst, you owed them the places you took via contact.
It appeared like typical B lobby stuff for the most part. My only real criticism was Normsk’s dive into the hairpin. No way that was going to work. The Porsche was closing that door quickly. At the hairpin I would’ve let the driver in front get settled and hope for some good clean back and forth for the next handful of laps.
 
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