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GrumpyOldMan
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- 2,025
- Southern California
- dagware
Anyone else having trouble during the actual TM race? I keep making mistake after mistake, and it's pathetic. I'm almost afraid to keep doing the race.
It's funny because it's true. I was consistently near the top of my friends list, until these other jokers barged in. Makes me regret friending them! (Not really.)
I've been consistently BSing most of my life. Er, maybe that's not what you were referring to...
- 29
- Australia
lol-the stats don`t lie.
lots of talk here of racing against aliens and against your peers-at my age,everyone`s an alien and i`ve no idea who my peers are.
as for winning races,well,i would have given up years ago if that`s the goal,i`m happy just being clean and consistent,much like the hare and the tortoise....
- 108
- Southern Indiana
- Raptorhawk121
Yeah that was me. You said that you meant to qualify and not run races.
- 1,720
- Australia
Spent a bit of time on GV last night and I have finally worked it out. Got QT down to a 1:47.3xx with optimal at 46.9xx. 2 wins and a 2nd in 3 top splits running 47/48s in race. The RSR is such a good car here.
For those who haven’t run a race there yet, do yourself a favour and try at least one just for the sunset on lap 8 as you come down through the esses. It is breathtaking,
Perhaps I’ll send you a friend request next week.
For those who haven’t run a race there yet, do yourself a favour and try at least one just for the sunset on lap 8 as you come down through the esses. It is breathtaking,
Just got myself a 1:49.49 with the Ford GT’18. I shared my QT.
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I’m really surprised you all haven’t been on Race C QT yet as I’m never in the lead in my friends group!
Saying that; stay away! Let me have my glory for a bit.
Perhaps I’ll send you a friend request next week.
TheNormsk
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- 2,374
- Wisconsin
- NormskVR
Yes next week! This week? Stay away speed racer..Spent a bit of time on GV last night and I have finally worked it out. Got QT down to a 1:47.3xx with optimal at 46.9xx. 2 wins and a 2nd in 3 top splits running 47/48s in race. The RSR is such a good car here.
For those who haven’t run a race there yet, do yourself a favour and try at least one just for the sunset on lap 8 as you come down through the esses. It is breathtaking,
Perhaps I’ll send you a friend request next week.
- 406
- United States
Hello... long time reader here. Since I have raced in lobbies with nearly all of the NA members, I thought I should say hi! I am going to drag the average age up a tick - 61 here. I am mid-to-high B racer, depending on the week; had A for a couple weeks, and lost it; ehh. Almost always SR.S (except for monza week!). I enjoy hearing the different perspectives here, see you out there.
- 585
- Buffalo, NY
- Stilva
2 races for me at Trial Mountain as in my trusty Mustang. I dropped my qualifying time down to a 2:00.1XX which is awesome! I'd like to get that final tenth and get a 1:59.XXX eventually this week.
Anyway, race 1 has me in P5 to start and the entire race was clean and respectful and I'm all for that. I had a nice battle with a TT (in a great Bobby Allison Gatorade livery) the entire race and I was appreciative of that. Looking at the replay, there was a Ferrari and another TT close on our heels that I was also defending against. I couldn't get by them safely but had multiple opportunities to make an attempt at least, but I backed off and bide my time. It pays off as I get a good run out of the final corner and pass them at the line .013 seconds ahead in P2!
Race 2 has me in P7 and is a bit more elbows out than the last race. I get tapped in the rear by a Megane Trophy '11 (AKA the Slophy) in the huge turn after the backstretch and lose a spot on lap 1. Fortunately, the cars ahead of me are all fighting the rest of the race with the TT I raced previously was weaving all down the backstretch and the driver behind them doing the same costing them time. The Slophy lives up to it's reputation of being slow on the straights and I get by. Another driver had a .5 second penalty on the last lap combines with others crashing out and I finish P4 in the end.
A good start to the week so far. If the lobbies stay as they were tonight all week, it will be a great week.
Anyway, race 1 has me in P5 to start and the entire race was clean and respectful and I'm all for that. I had a nice battle with a TT (in a great Bobby Allison Gatorade livery) the entire race and I was appreciative of that. Looking at the replay, there was a Ferrari and another TT close on our heels that I was also defending against. I couldn't get by them safely but had multiple opportunities to make an attempt at least, but I backed off and bide my time. It pays off as I get a good run out of the final corner and pass them at the line .013 seconds ahead in P2!
Race 2 has me in P7 and is a bit more elbows out than the last race. I get tapped in the rear by a Megane Trophy '11 (AKA the Slophy) in the huge turn after the backstretch and lose a spot on lap 1. Fortunately, the cars ahead of me are all fighting the rest of the race with the TT I raced previously was weaving all down the backstretch and the driver behind them doing the same costing them time. The Slophy lives up to it's reputation of being slow on the straights and I get by. Another driver had a .5 second penalty on the last lap combines with others crashing out and I finish P4 in the end.
A good start to the week so far. If the lobbies stay as they were tonight all week, it will be a great week.
TheNormsk
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- 2,374
- Wisconsin
- NormskVR
Not racing tonight as I’m reconfiguring my basement so I have a dedicated spot for the GT set up.
It’s pretty temporary for now (final setup requires demo work and a 77” Oled as the main TV with the 40” to the side as my racing screen.
The PS5 is on a switcher so it can go to either tv and if I’m racing then my son can still hang out and stream his pc to the big screen.
Ironically my racing and our shared PS5 use is giving more dad/son time.
Now back to finishing this up do I can race B after a beer. B is for beer, right? What could go wrong in the first turns?
It’s pretty temporary for now (final setup requires demo work and a 77” Oled as the main TV with the 40” to the side as my racing screen.
The PS5 is on a switcher so it can go to either tv and if I’m racing then my son can still hang out and stream his pc to the big screen.
Ironically my racing and our shared PS5 use is giving more dad/son time.
Now back to finishing this up do I can race B after a beer. B is for beer, right? What could go wrong in the first turns?
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- 405
- Houston, TX
- TheOneDonJuan
Down to 1:50 flat in VR. The Suzuki on GV in VR is....man lol. Feels like California. Too bad I hate the car. Fastest lap is still only 1:49.6 but will try to beat it in VR. The 911 feels the most planted here but the newly buffed McLaren also feels good. The GT is amazing on the laps it doesn't want to put me in the Pacific Ocean.
TheNormsk
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- Wisconsin
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My fastest is in the Ford. I’ll have to give the McLaren a try but I’m a little tipsy right now so my QT times are a little off. Lol.
@TheOneDonJuan I see you beat my time. I knew it would not last. Lol. The McLaren is pretty impressive in the cornering. I’m able to lap consistently in the low 50s but I was unable to break into the 49s. While I still think the Ford is faster, the McLaren might just be more drivable in a race. With the server update do was unable to test that out tonight.
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- 948
- Sacramento
- JoeDaSnow
I had been disgusted by the various technical difficulties in Sport Mode this week. This was the main reason why I had stopped coming to daily races since today. Tonight's maintenance was needed to fix this. Also this month, I had won two daily races, which took place on February 19, Time for me to enter the GTS daily races.
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- 726
- Rotterdam
- mcl-1974-2
If you no longer go for a gap that does NOT exist, then you are no longer a SIM-racing driver?
Think it is also the nature of the Dailys; you only have a few laps to gain positions so people do whatever possible to get in front of another car. You see it less in the World Series, especially in the longer races. People seem to be a bit more patient there and it is more about strategy. You have some idiot rammers there, but pretty sure much fewer then in the dailys.
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- Netherlands
- TheGameL-A-X
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- Ulricehamn
GrumpyOldMan
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- 2,025
- Southern California
- dagware
It took me awhile to understand that seemingly simple sentence. It didn't initially click that you were talking about age - I was thinking it was a reference to my "Anyone having trouble" question, so I was trying to figure out if that meant you had 59 seconds of penalties in 12 races, or something like that. Once I figured it out, which really only took a few seconds, it just made me laugh for some reason.
Anyway, early happy birthday.
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- Ulricehamn
Been having fun at C. Haven't run TM. But I ought to try it, now they actually made an effort to change Gr4
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- Ulricehamn
Try the Lambo. Set brake balance to -1 or 2
And listen to that glorious howl
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- 213
- Florida
- cmb350
You were in just about every race with me at Dragon Trail Gardens a couple weeks ago.
I would’ve never guessed you were a 61 year old guy, but how would anyone know anyways. Again, I find it hard to believe PD’s stats that most online players are 12-20 years old. The B or better lobbies are not 12 year olds. I refuse to believe it. A while back someone asked, in pre-race chat, what everyone’s age is. Quite a few responded and IIRC, most of the responses were 30’s and 40’s. It kinda makes sense because of the generation of gamers growing up on the GT series.
I’m in my early 40’s for reference.
- 129
- United States
- nukewells_OG
I have a 49.2 in the GTR with +2 brake bias. I can't beat that with anything else, and I think I probably have another couple tenths I could get.
I'm racing in the McLaren now because it doesn't try to kill me during the last three laps and I'm only off the GTR by a tenth.
- 1,217
- ontario, canada
- Slatanic1
No races yesterday, i was simply worn out after work. One of the downsides to the wheel lol
I did run some qt laps at A and B, but was definitely off pace. I couldn't beat my previous A time which i know i should easily beat. I also could only manage a 1.59.1 (?) For B. Ran the moostang as i can't drive fwd cars fast. The replay is shared, but it just didn't feel like i ever got a good feel for the lap. Being on mediums is messing with me tbh lol i should absolutely be able to hit a 58.xxx no time for C, that's tonight, i hope
I did run some qt laps at A and B, but was definitely off pace. I couldn't beat my previous A time which i know i should easily beat. I also could only manage a 1.59.1 (?) For B. Ran the moostang as i can't drive fwd cars fast. The replay is shared, but it just didn't feel like i ever got a good feel for the lap. Being on mediums is messing with me tbh lol i should absolutely be able to hit a 58.xxx no time for C, that's tonight, i hope
- 3,338
- Canada
A 59.1 is plenty competitive for Race B, top half of A rooms (second split).
Three races for me last night 2 of the 3 were very sensible, small errors saw me drop a place but both top 5 finishes. The third was utter BEDLAM. I was executing a pass for 2nd, nice and clean, other driver made an honest error and tagged me, guy behind was therefore tripped up and whammo I am now in the middle of the pack. Cue three laps of utter and complete bedlam, still managed to finish 5th.
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- Houston, TX
- TheOneDonJuan
TheNormsk
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- Wisconsin
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👏👏👏👏
You win the internet today for the best description of driving the Ford.
Side note I'm driving these cars with TCS1 being fastest for me. With TCS0 I might potentially be quicker but I am more likely to be too cautious on the throttle and be slower or I over boost the accelerator and spin into a rock. Part of that may be a function on the G29 accelerator pedal. Perhaps TCS0 is more controllable with better pedals but that is what I have for now..
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