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I'm probably in a minority of 1, but I much prefer LM in reverse. It feels more "natural" than the other way around, and the Group 2 are a perfect match for the track. This week's Race C is great.
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I was looking forward getting back into a GR.2 car again after my disaster a few weeks ago at Autopolis, but I'm not a fan of driving tracks in reverse. I gave it an honest try, but I don't like the flow of Maggiore backwards. If it was forwards I'd be all over this race and full speed ahead. I also don't like rally racing in GT7, and I think Catalunya is a terrible track to race on in my opinion. So, nothing for me this week. All is not lost however, as I can't wait to try out that Sohpy AI test or whatever it is when the update happens. I'm fully prepared to be humbled by the AI in the higher difficulties.
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I can't drive the track at all, despite loving Gr2 cars. Haven't managed to complete a whole lap yet, and I do usually like to set a Race C QT (admittedly usually about 3 seconds behind your stellar times!).
It's all those awkward corners that seem to drag you off track.
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Indeed especially there where, unless you're being an a-hole, moves need to be set up and can take a lap or two to act on.
Thankfully I've always enjoyed driving it, I know a lot of people don't.
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I have been back on GT7 having not played sport mode since GTS on PS4. I managed to climb back to B/S after some hilarious escapades with that chicane last week in DR C lobbies, and whatever that GR4 race was on the swiss track - Just to say the online racing format, the way qualification works and the weekly grind of players getting progressively quicker and more familiar with the tracks over a week is brilliant - if only they somehow manage to improve the penalty system and introduce a few small details (like showing everyone's fastest laps next to their final time, gives you something to play for, if you're out the race - like I usually am)
Wish the GR3 race was 8 laps, feels like the race that only just settles down in L4. Never raced GR2 before but guess that is an option! See you out there!
Wish the GR3 race was 8 laps, feels like the race that only just settles down in L4. Never raced GR2 before but guess that is an option! See you out there!
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I struggled with the rear end on AT - feels much better now with MT. Still a little issue over-rotating at the very slow left-hander but I'll figure it out (I have the same problem with the hairpin at Suzuka in anything MR).
There have been BoP changes. Just wait until the next Gr.4 race when people try out their 155s and WRXs
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BoP changes?! Do tell . . .I struggled with the rear end on AT - feels much better now with MT. Still a little issue over-rotating at the very slow left-hander but I'll figure it out (I have the same problem with the hairpin at Suzuka in anything MR).
There have been BoP changes. Just wait until the next Gr.4 race when people try out their 155s and WRXs
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Help! I want to like Catalunya but I just . . . don’t. Admittedly I’ve only done maybe twenty laps, but I’m two full seconds off of other people on my list! The circuit is too short to make up that kind of time. What am I missing?
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Typically lost time comes from not getting the line right in the first 2/3 turns or being too pensive at turn 9 which can be taken flat with a bit of cajones.
Have a watch of the top times and you should see where you're missing out.
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first off - massive BOP changes shouldve meant they wiped the times. i only ran a few laps yesterday considering that, but i got to a decent time pretty quickly.
my tip for the course - brake as late as possible and downshift quickly. i played F1 before GTS and ran this track a lot in those cars, and i think it set me on the right habits for the course. i also think that long right hander at the beginning is make or break for the time, getting on the gas as early as possible - i tend to prefer the MR cars here for that passage alone.
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I'd say you're definitely in the minority saying you prefer it this way around, but you certainly have me for company at least in saying it's a very enjoyable and challenging track!
I've stayed away from Group 2 thus far on GT7 but the intensity with these high downforce monsters just makes you feel like you're on rails when you hit your markers correctly. The blind braking zones in particular are a pure adrenaline rush.
I've been taking great pleasure in nailing difficult complex in the final sector starting with the downhill esses and finishing with the downhill dogleg.
Inevitably, I'll keep banging my 'no such thing as a reverse fictional circuit' drum.
GrumpyOldMan
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I have absolutely no clue what PD is thinking with only 4 laps. Last week they gave us 7, and for the first few days it almost felt like one too many, until I settled in and thought "Wow, PD has finally nailed the number of laps". Then they go and do this. It makes no sense, and again makes me wonder how a company can be so out of touch with their own software.
I'm going to bite the bullet this week and race until my DR drops back down to match my true ability (it's currently A, and I can't drive to that, at least not at Daily Race B this week). It's going to be humbling, but after that, it will be more fun.
That's my experience also. One thing I think is probably important is to nail the last turn, so I don't lose so much time.
With that much experience under your belt, that's not surprising. This may help you while you're waiting for everything to "click": I remember watching a YouTube video years ago about an experiment some people did. They created a bike where the steering worked the opposite of what you normally expect. You turn the handles left, and the bike goes right, and visa-versa.
They discovered that it was almost impossible to ride, until all of a sudden the brain rewired itself and they no longer had any problems. The rewiring happened almost instantaneously - one minute they had no clue, and the next it was easy.
So even with something as hard-wired in our brains as riding a bike is, our brains can make those kinds of changes. So it'll happen for you with the pedal too, I'm sure.
I'm right there with both of you.
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I don't know if this is new BoP related or not, but I just tried out the Huracan for Race B and set a 39.4 in about 5 laps, which is years ahead of where I was before - and there's plenty of time for me to gain.
I wish I tested out the Huracan pre-patch, but I don't know - it seems very strong now. Curious to see if it's just because the car is suited to the track (I know Catalunya likes MR anyway) or because it got absolutely yolked in the patch.
I wish I tested out the Huracan pre-patch, but I don't know - it seems very strong now. Curious to see if it's just because the car is suited to the track (I know Catalunya likes MR anyway) or because it got absolutely yolked in the patch.
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Glad you like it but to me it feels all wrong. 1st sector is especially annoying, it just feel s so awkward, unnatural. Other than Gardens I don't think any track reversed works in this game.
Some really interesting stuff there. Why the 4C was nerfed is absolutely beyond me, like really? With any luck this will see the NSX as a viable option as it is lovely to drive. For Group 3, mostly sensible changes and hoping the McLaren is now more of a threat as again, lovely to drive. I reakon the For GT 18 may be a proper threat now.
As I touched on above, I usually suffer from the same issue but HOPING that without the chicane and on medium rubber it's more enjoyable. That fast right hander mid lap is critical, need to nail that I suspect as well as the last two corners.
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Am I missing something? It's the 155 that was nerfed (and rightfully so).
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Sorry I thought both Alfas were, best i get a coffee before commenting here.
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B/S seems to be the sweet spot for me. Anytime I’m in A/A+ lobbies or mixed C/S & B/B, I never seem to have fun or a good time. I either get left in the dust or have to fight my way through a dirty field. Neither of those scenarios are what I yearn for in Sport mode.
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If it works as intended - we'll have to wait for the next gr4 event to find out.
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Or the RCZ, Sure if memory correct. Gtsport the fwd dominated more than the 4wd's in Gt7. Became bit boring.
GrumpyOldMan
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Well, I finally drove a Daily B race today - I drove one yesterday and didn't fare too well, to say the least. I discovered four things this morning:
Never been a fan of the 911, but I need the torque and speed, so for now the 911 is the car for me. Still looking for something better, though.
- The winning time was 6:44. Compare that to the 10-minute-plus times of last week. Seriously PD? You couldn't have added at least one more lap, which would have made the time something like 8:25? or even another lap, which would have had the time a little over the 10 minute mark? My math may be off, but 6:44 compared to 10 minutes is just insulting. What the ding-dang-diddly is wrong with you guys??
- To give credit where credit is due, at least they fixed the end-of-race timer. Of course, they were the ones who broke it several months ago and took this long to fix it, but hey, at least they did fix it. Until they break it again next update.
- I'm slightly more comfortable on this track than I was yesterday (but only slightly).
- Apparently I'm not the only one who's struggling with this track, judging by the fact that I didn't drive very well, and still managed to move up two places.
Never been a fan of the 911, but I need the torque and speed, so for now the 911 is the car for me. Still looking for something better, though.
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What time ya running Grumpy? I just jumped in over lunch with 4 cars, there's more time in each but this is where I am............
McLaren: 1.41.6 (bailed early as speed just isn't there)
Lancer: 1.41.3 \ Optimal 40.8. Felt good, definite alternative at this track
Beetle: 1.41.1 \ Optimal 40.8. Felt excellent, really suited to this track. Probably a touch more speed in it than the Lancer
RSR: 1.40.6 \ Bailed early as I ran out of time but man, nothing comes close
As stated above I have never raced at Catalunya but feel a 40.3 or so would be competitive in middle DR-A rooms as a qualy time?
This is a very, very technical track, it required a lot of patience and as soon as you push too hard you lose time. You never really wring the car's neck here, you need to be very precise.
I'd love to ghost my best lap from one car over another. Like say I set a 41.2 in the beetle then use that ghost as I run the RSR to see where the time is.
McLaren: 1.41.6 (bailed early as speed just isn't there)
Lancer: 1.41.3 \ Optimal 40.8. Felt good, definite alternative at this track
Beetle: 1.41.1 \ Optimal 40.8. Felt excellent, really suited to this track. Probably a touch more speed in it than the Lancer
RSR: 1.40.6 \ Bailed early as I ran out of time but man, nothing comes close
As stated above I have never raced at Catalunya but feel a 40.3 or so would be competitive in middle DR-A rooms as a qualy time?
This is a very, very technical track, it required a lot of patience and as soon as you push too hard you lose time. You never really wring the car's neck here, you need to be very precise.
I'd love to ghost my best lap from one car over another. Like say I set a 41.2 in the beetle then use that ghost as I run the RSR to see where the time is.
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