GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[Pigems]

Can I suggest you do some time trials in the circuit menus? It shows you all the track details of the best lap. You’ll see track temps and ambient temps can be quite different within the same session.

That’s TT mode, in the daily qualifying mode it has equal conditions turned on, so everyone has the same track to qualify on, and you don’t have to reset for wind direction every other time, because it’s always the same.

 

[pennanton]

Brake balance is back baby. You can you bet your sweet behind I’m chucking that bad boy all the way to the rear

 

[dcalde78]

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The new race C is currently saying it will run 12 laps of Le Mans. That feels too different than usual, and the "expected time" is still 25 minutes, so it's probably a mistake they'll change to 6 at some point. But if not, that's a 40 minute daily race.

That would be a great fun race. If not for the fact they're just set it as GR1 again which means smashing the old Group C cars, some VGT cars and modern LMP cars into a single group.

 

[Mercia]

See the trash are out already



Watch out for this balloon. Other than me he had lunges at a couple others I saw and was called out in chat by another.

 

[xTWiZTED]

Does anyone use DriveHub for GT7? Does it work well with a standard PS5 controller?

 

[Nakano219]

That would be a great fun race. If not for the fact they're just set it as GR1 again which means smashing the old Group C cars, some VGT cars and modern LMP cars into a single group.

I'm perfectly fine with this to be honest. GT's race car races have always been more "cars of similar performance across eras" than the "cars only race their direct real-life competitors" approach of ACC et al, and I like that, I find the variety more fun than just a grid of, say, 2015-16 LMPs.

 

[hardvibes]

Oh dear, Dragon Trail. It's another of those weeks with the chicane of death

Spoiler

 

[D_Dragline]

That’s TT mode, in the daily qualifying mode it has equal conditions turned on, so everyone has the same track to qualify on, and you don’t have to reset for wind direction every other time, because it’s always the same.

But the point I’m making is that if you run your quickest lap on lap 3 the temps are very different to lap 1 or 5 or whatever, even when the wind and everything else appears the same.

 

[Kamikatze]

Daily C no chance for LMP1 cars. I'm currently driving the Porsche Hybrid which is fun in the high-speed corners but otherwise pretty dull and you feel like getting brake-tested at the end of the straights if one of the Gr. C cars just overtook you.

 

[Famine]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races: Balancing Act​

Update (18/07): The format for Race C has changed from 12 laps to six laps, and we’ve amended the article to reflect this...

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

I've been running Q laps at Dragon Trail Reverse. I remember the layout fondly, and surprisingly, considering my age-ravaged brain, the track does my memories justice. Obviously I reserve the right to change my mind later, but for now, I LOVE THIS TRACK!

Yes, the Chicken of Death can basically end a race in smoke and blood (hence the word "death"), and when you're racing with other people it can be almost like Russian Roulette as to how you'll come out of it, but that's also part of the fun.

Here's the scenario, and all you A+ drivers can ignore this:

Imagine you're following someone into the CoD, with people right on your butt. How is the person in front gonna handle it?

Are they better than me and will probably take the faster line, and exit cleanly? If so, then ignore what they might do and focus on myself.

However, if they're worse than me (or equal to me and we're both iffy), there's a good chance they'll crash and burn.

1. Do I gamble and assume they're not gonna kiss the wall?
   • This is obviously the best if I gamble correctly, but if not, it's the worst choice because I'll probably hit them, even to the point of getting a penalty.
2. Do I gable the other way, and assume they're going to crash? Generally, that means I need to slow a little, to give me time to react to carnage in front of me.
   • The people behind me will either hit me, which sucks but what can you do?
   • Or else they'll do a mad scramble to not hit me, possibly causing their own demise. Not a horrible outcome for me, and I have the guy in front to blame.
3. [Insert your thoughts here]

All of this has to be decided in a split second, as well as picking the best line based on which choice I make. If I judge correctly, and perform correctly, the adrenaline rush is as good as taking drugs (or so I've heard - of course I would have no personal knowledge of this.)

There's plenty of other thrills to be had throughout the track, too.

And what's the big deal with the CoD anyway? I mean, you veer a little to the left, then a little to the right, and keep on going.

 

[Mercia]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races: Balancing Act​

A new set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races is now available, giving players three new multiplayer challenges for the next seven days — with two that allow players some more freedom by way of the rarely used “partial” settings feature...

Any signs they're going to knock Race C back to 6 laps? It does still say 25 minutes... But tire wear seems balanced for the 12 laps and what a joy it is to get that much time at Le Mans.

I just hope it's not an error and I'll only get one go at it.

 

[MOPARbarrett5]

I don't recommend trying to be competitive in the new Race A in qualifying or racing. To get the optimal lap grass needs to be used as the racing line way too often, too much grass makes the car handle worse for a few turns, and it's nothing like the time trial in terms of how the car acts.
In the race, if someone really wants to push another player into the pits, it will probably end up with both in the pits. Pinball is the most effective way to pass and the penalties seem random as usual.

With all that said, last to first challenges should be fun and with the car being hard to spin out many people will get way too brave way too quickly so there might even be enough fails and chaos to surpass Dragon Trail, but with no consequences.

 

[Kamikatze]

Any signs they're going to knock Race C back to 6 laps?

Why would they? Did a change to the Daily Races mid-week ever occur? 12 laps at Le Mans fits the narrative of an endurance race, unfortunately without meaningful fuel consumption. Estimated time should be adapted though.

 

[MetalApe]

But tire wear seems balanced for the 12 laps and what a joy it is to get that much time at Le Mans.

How's every one else doing with tyre wear at Le Mans? In the Mercedes my softs were getting low after 3 laps, so rather than risk running them down to the canvas I pitted targetting a two stop. Mediums did 6 laps okay, but looked like not a lot left for any more laps after that. So a final 3 lap sprint on softs to finish off. All left me over a minute off the leader, ok some of that was from my mistakes, but not all.

Looking back at the replay, the frontrunners did 5S/7M with the rear tyre wear indicators down to zero for pretty much the whole of their last laps on those tyres. I was expecting the car to be undriveable with the tyres completely worn like that, but it seems not.

So it's looking to me like you need to stretch to a 5S/7M and hope you're okay on those final laps with the tyres completely worn.

 

[TheNormsk]

1. [Insert your thoughts here]

Will my car turn-in like my QT performance when I am in the slip stream of the car ahead? Will I make it in the CoD or stack it into the wall?

@GrumpyOldMan surprised you are not running the R.S.01? I tried the Supra, yes it's quick but I also determined it is also the car most likely to want to kill me

I got your time beat and this'll probably be the only time I'm on the top of the leaderboard!

Still, there's a 1:40.x lap in me...

Now I said that, queue the fast guys about to put in 1:38 laps..

 

[PMK]

Just got back from Goodwood Festival of Speed and nothing fits more than a race at Le Mans with GR.1 machinery with the celebration of 100 years Le Mans at FOS. Saw the likes of XJR9, C9, 787B this weekend (and my all time fav: the Chrysler Viper GTS-R, PD, pls bring the Oreca Viper to GT7), can't wait to finally race them in sport mode! Only slept like 2 hours because of the flight though so i'll get to it tomorrow. Goodluck with this week's races everybody.


Also, to any Americans, i can now finally understand the hype behind the G56 Camaro. Jenson Button was having so much fun in that thing. It is probably the loudest car i've ever heard in my life.

 

[Tidgney]

A bit later than expected as I did a 24 hour race yesterday so had less time to prep but it's here! I love this weeks races, certainly will be doing quite alot of them!

 

[Famine]

A bit later than expected as I did a 24 hour race yesterday so had less time to prep but it's here! I love this weeks races, certainly will be doing quite alot of them!

I saw - congrats on the class podium (assuming the penalty for the #71 stuck; there was lots going on).

 

[moby323]

A bit later than expected as I did a 24 hour race yesterday so had less time to prep but it's here! I love this weeks races, certainly will be doing quite alot of them!

Hey man just wanted you to know that your videos are the ones I always watch. For a while now I’ve been thinking that what would really help me learn is seeing you diagnose “average” laps.

What I mean is, I would love to see you watch someone else’s lap that they send you (a beginner or just average driver) and just have you point out a few of the things they did “wrong” and explain how to fix it. As a newer driver, sometimes I learn WHAT to do from your videos but not HOW to do it. Thanks again for making the videos.

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Will my car turn-in like my QT performance when I am in the slip stream of the car ahead? Will I make it in the CoD or stack it into the wall?

@GrumpyOldMan surprised you are not running the R.S.01? I tried the Supra, yes it's quick but I also determined it is also the car most likely to want to kill me

I got your time beat and this'll probably be the only time I'm on the top of the leaderboard!
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Still, there's a 1:40.x lap in me...
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Now I said that, queue the fast guys about to put in 1:38 laps..

I've only done a few laps so far, then had to stop for other things. I expect (hope) that time will go down, because it wasn't a very well-run lap at all (no insult to your time intended).

What I usually do is learn the track with the current meta car, figuring it's probably the easiest to handle. Then I try other cars to see how they compare. So I have no idea what car I'll end up with yet.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

I've put together my highlights from last week at Grand Valley, it was a surprisingly fun race in the end once you could see past the BOP issues and the ridiculous speed of the Supra's.

 

[kjeldsen]

delete

 

[MIE1992]

A dozen laps of Le Mans sounds genuinely interesting, IMO. I almost always do Daily Race A but I might have to try qualifying for Race C this week…

 

[Nakano219]

One thought after doing the races: I wish they'd made Race B a bit longer also. There's a big gap between over-in-a-flash Race B and Race C, which especially given it is Gr.1 needs a fair bit of time investment and mental focus to do properly.

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

I wish they'd made Race B a bit longer also.

I wish PD would offer an explanation for why they leave so much waiting time between Race B races. It's frustrating, and makes no sense to me. I, like the vast majority of people, handle things much better when I know the reason why, even if I disagree with it. When (PD) chooses not to explain things, it leaves us to imagine our own explanations, and most of the time that comes down to PD being ignorant/apathetic/out of touch/hate their player base or just plain stupid.

 

[TechnoIsLove]

I'm under no illusions with it still being Monday, but I haven't seen a single Top time with the McLaren 650S and for me to be in the top 300 at the moment using it feels nice 😁

 

[TheNormsk]

I'm under no illusions with it still being Monday, but I haven't seen a single Top time with the McLaren 650S and for me to be in the top 300 at the moment using it feels nice 😁

Even for Monday, that's an impressive time. I'm currently 1:40.2 ish so a long way behind..

 

[r_epp]

@GrumpyOldMan have you gotten your A yet? The 911 feels really good on Race B. Picked up a win in my second go at it, qualifier is down to 1:39.4 at the moment.

 

[MrHatss]

Done 3 races B....3 crashes, and the second time I raged-quitted after the second crash in the same spot before the chicane of death.
Yesterday night I wrote that my wish for this week would have been to retain my ranking...it's gonna be hard
What car are you using guys? I'm at 1:41:7xx QT with the 911 RSR, it handles well but lacks something

ps. crashes caused by other users, always from behind, last time another italian that 2minutes before in the lobby tagged my username saying "watch out"....later he sent me to the moon. This kind of users need some kind of heavier penalty instead of a 4sec...