GT7 Daily Race Discussion
- Thread starter Pigems
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- United Kingdom
- bone_tone
It's one of those oddities - it's obviously fastest for qualifying, but not for the race. I don't quite know why, because it's OK on tyre wear.
I've been running it, as I cannot get on with the 787 or the R92 - it's very forgiving to drive, better through the bendy bits, but slower on the straights than the other two. I suspect that's the issue in the race - easy to overtake on the straights, harder to get past on the twiddly bits.
The other thing I've noticed is that the track limits seem to be more flexible than normal, or is it just that I've been lucky?
- 710
- Raleigh, North Carolina
Thanks for the info! I'm aware there's always "some sort" of efficiency formula. And compared to today's ridiculously stringent standards, it doesn't seem like they used much of one 30 years ago haha. Perhaps the new Hypercars are, but I don't see it. They're nowhere near as powerful or fast in a straight line.
- 108
- Southern Indiana
- Raptorhawk121
Where is all of the speed in the supra? I've ran a dozen laps in the rs, brz and supra and was within a few tenths of each other running in the high 1:40s. I jumped into the 911 and knocked a second off in 2 laps. I've watched the top times and besides execution I don't see anything drastically different than what I'm doing. And my lack of execution should coincide with all the cars. I'm just curious what the main advantages are because those that can drive it are way ahead of what I can do with it.
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- Malta
- TechnoIsLove
- 791
- Pennsyltucky
- mellofello9
I'm with you on Race B, it's been a blast so far! I ran three yesterday as well...started with a DFL so it was nothing but up from there. 😁
Second race was going great, started P6 and made it to P2 by the time we left T1 (cleanly, thanks). Held on to that pretty easily until the last lap. That's when I decided it'd be a good time to go rally-crossing, and just after the last turn...flippin' brilliant. Got the car back on the sticky stuff and pointed in the proper direction to cross the line P4.
Won the last run and decided to end on a high note for the day.
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- 218
- Canada
- rde1138
The only thing I'm experiencing today is getting punted like a football.
Put down a 1:38.994 in qualifying though.
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- 710
- Raleigh, North Carolina
Yeah I didn't have much time to practice/research before doing my first race so I just grabbed the Sauber. Had to pit twice as I adjusted brake bias far too late, lol.
- 1,800
- United Kingdom
- bone_tone
I managed 7 on mediums and then 5 on softs with no problem - wear bars for rears were almost completely red though! TC2 for me
What brake bias setting were you using? I tried playing around with it but didn't find it made any difference to tyre wear.
- 2,040
- Bristol, UK
- OJBrit
There's usually 16 fools in my race and not 15.Doesn’t everyone always have this?
I don't like the multipliers for the top positions as it would mean there's more reason to push to the front.Well done! There was a lot of attrition up front in that race.
And yet we still come back for more punishment....
I never got to do race C at 12 laps. I was planning on trying it tonight as last night I ended up doing something more mentally calming than racing(cycling). I must admit that racing La Sarthe does not interest me that much but 12 laps in group 1 and I was intrigued.
I can possibly see why it was changed back though. Supposedly a lot of people were quitting the race part way through. Either because they did not realize the time commitment and thought it was a 1/2 hour race or they got bored and didn't like their position and so jumped on the next race as they were still on the 1/2 hour. Also if the field was low, I can see that from being 1) a time commitment and 2) that if you want DR points, this is not the best race format as you will only get 1/2 amount of points per hour of play as there is no adjustment to DR for the length of the race.
I think there is a need for endurance races. But I think it needs to be a fourth race D. Also given the time commitment I think DR needs adjusting with a multiplier for top finishes (to encourage participation) but not the the rest of the field so you are not impacted by excessive DR decline if you are knocked into an end spot.
Race A Sprint: Sports/Road/One Make/Tuner/Experimental.
10 minute races/15 minutes
No DR but includes SR (to reduce the demolition derby guys out there)
1x prize money (100K for 1st and down from that)
Variable Grid/Rolling start
12 cars
Race B Sprint: Gr.4/Gr.3/Occasional Sports with tuner options
15 minute races/20 minutes
DR (with 1x top 6 multiplier)/SR
1.5x prize money (200K for 1st and down from that)
Rolling Start
16 cars
Race C: Gr.4/Gr.3/Gr.2/Occasional one make hypercars
25 minute races/30 minutes
DR (with 1.5x top 8 multiplier)/SR
2x prize money (300K for 1st and down from that)
Grid Start
20 cars
Race D (Endurance): Gr.3/Gr.2/Gr.1
45-50 minute races/1 hour
DR (with 3x top 10 multiplier)/SR
4x prize money (600K for 1st and down from that)
Grid Start
24 cars
Here's a wilded idea! Race D could also offer the option of a 2 hot-lap qualifier in the car you race prior to the race to determine grid position and then adjust the race so total length is still around 45-50 minutes for total of qualification and race based on track length.
For prize money there should be no payout for DNFs.
Something like that.
EDIT: Increased the prize money to put this more on part to the money grind rates...
GrumpyOldMan
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- 2,030
- Southern California
- dagware
I've toggled back and forth between B/S and B/A. It may be circumstantial, but I've gotten a better starting position when I'm SR A. Unfortunately that also leads to less problems ahead of me on the track, which makes it more likely I'll move back to SR S... A vicious cycle.
This week I'm really struggling with the handling differences between Q and the actual race. I sure wish it was easy to practice with the actual race conditions - judging the CoD with a differently-handling car is not a lot of fun.
This week I'm really struggling with the handling differences between Q and the actual race. I sure wish it was easy to practice with the actual race conditions - judging the CoD with a differently-handling car is not a lot of fun.
Totally understand that.
Wow!
I don't know about anyone else, but for me, the answer is "no".
You never know, but wouldn't be surprised either.
Pigems
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- TT_Pigems
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- MrHatss
Not a good day for Sport mode here...I did 4 B races, in 2 I just finished last, yep last.
Crashed, and then crashed again.
Then...i join the lobby, and during the warm up the countdown blocked at zero, we wain 1-2-3-4-5 minutes, nothing happens, I chat with the other users....after 10minutes we were 3 remaining, I didn't want to get the penalty to exit the game...but after 10-15minutes I just went to the exit and got another bump, I'm back in A - SR and very very low C-DR.
Uff.
The last one went better with a 5p.
I'm gonna give it another go before going to bed, I tried the RSR but it's not good in my opinion on this track...the 458 is fast but not easy to handle, I'm stuck with the 911RSR but it's slow in the race.
QT 1:41:0xx
Crashed, and then crashed again.
Then...i join the lobby, and during the warm up the countdown blocked at zero, we wain 1-2-3-4-5 minutes, nothing happens, I chat with the other users....after 10minutes we were 3 remaining, I didn't want to get the penalty to exit the game...but after 10-15minutes I just went to the exit and got another bump, I'm back in A - SR and very very low C-DR.
Uff.
The last one went better with a 5p.
I'm gonna give it another go before going to bed, I tried the RSR but it's not good in my opinion on this track...the 458 is fast but not easy to handle, I'm stuck with the 911RSR but it's slow in the race.
QT 1:41:0xx
GrumpyOldMan
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- 2,030
- Southern California
- dagware
My biggest gain in position ever! P10-P3, thanks to poor driving in front of me, and halfway decent driving by me. Except for the chicane on lap1, where I was watching the guys in front when I should have been focusing on what I was doing. Fortunately, I only scraped the wall, whereas the guys behind me left more of an impression... 
- 3,460
- United States
Yes, I understand that. I was asking why it wasn't good in the RACE despite being good in the qualifying. Hence wondering if the Sauber's tire wear was much worse than the Nissan/Mazda.
Tire wear is ALWAYS a factor. Just because you're not on reds doesn't mean tire wear doesn't matter. Whichever car has better wear will put in better lap times lap-after-lap regardless if a pit for new tires is required.
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- United States
- doubledeuceR6
- CQR Deuce
Nice lap!!
Finally hopped into Race B yesterday for several races after not having touched the game in quite some time. I was putting too much pressure on myself for good results and wasn't having fun even though I was getting decent results. I was spending more time trying to improve my quali time instead of just racing and having fun. Silly I know. Lol
Anywho did turn a few laps in the Vette and set a 1:40.1 I believe as my best time which was good enough for 8th to 12th on the grid for most of the A lobbies I was in. Did a couple races in the Vette, then switched to the newest Merc for several races and did a couple in the Jag. Think my best finish was 5th or 6th but some really good races mid pack other than the occasional overly aggressive driver.
I was losing quite a bit of time out of turn 1 and the tight left hander after the death chicane but was making a ton of time up through the down hill esses and final chicane onto the straight.
Hope everyone has been doing well! Good to be back racing!
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Dep Fishtail
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- Oregon
- Deputy_Fishtail
Well, between a crappy showing in the Toyota cup on Sunday and 2 B races tonight I jumped off the cliff and maybe will see you soon in B rank 🤔
Minus 2600 in 3 races is the biggest drop for me in a while.
1st race 3 cars in front me all slid along the wall first time through COD and I almost avoided them, instead tagged the rear quarter of the car in front of me and did a 360 before continuing on. Recovered and landed p13.
2nd race I spun coming out of t1 and dropped to p16. Second lap all by myself and still hosed COD, engine damage and a limit penalty for the trifecta. Needless to say I finished but brought home p16.
Seems like it could be a fun race and I’ve done well here before but I think running no tc in gr3 for the first time in a race got in my head. This roller coaster ride isn’t my first time and it won’t be the last 😂
Will be back for more tomorrow.
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- United Kingdom
- slowdan01
Had a couple of goes at Le Mans on Monday, I made far too many mistakes and ended up not really having much fun. So last night I decided to stick to race B.
1st go I started 8th and made it up to 4th thanks to the CoD and some big kerbs catching people out. Then it was my turn to make a mistake and fell back to 7th. Pulled in a CRB though!
2nd race started in 8th again. I got hit from behind on the way into the chicane on lap 1. There was a line of nose to tail cars in front and they all braked so I didn't have much choice but to join in. The guy behind me obviously didn't agree, so I ended up in the wall and last. Caught back up to finish 12th with another CRB.
3rd race I started 11th and I wasn't looking forward to being that far back. This time everyone else made their mistakes and I swept through picking up the places. Got into a good battle with third but he got a 0.5 penalty for cutting the chicane and then made a mistake on turn 1 to leave me a solid 3rd. Sorry @GrumpyOldMan, I got you beat by 1! 😁
Onboards from Race 1, Race 2 and Race 3.
1st go I started 8th and made it up to 4th thanks to the CoD and some big kerbs catching people out. Then it was my turn to make a mistake and fell back to 7th. Pulled in a CRB though!
2nd race started in 8th again. I got hit from behind on the way into the chicane on lap 1. There was a line of nose to tail cars in front and they all braked so I didn't have much choice but to join in. The guy behind me obviously didn't agree, so I ended up in the wall and last. Caught back up to finish 12th with another CRB.
3rd race I started 11th and I wasn't looking forward to being that far back. This time everyone else made their mistakes and I swept through picking up the places. Got into a good battle with third but he got a 0.5 penalty for cutting the chicane and then made a mistake on turn 1 to leave me a solid 3rd. Sorry @GrumpyOldMan, I got you beat by 1! 😁
Onboards from Race 1, Race 2 and Race 3.
