GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[Chris30]

Hi guys, I just saw the next tracks for next week. I'm not looking forward to Bathurst again in the B slot. Maybe Brands Hatch would be a good choice for me, and maybe do the Autopolis races too. See in order to improve my racing skills, i have to learn from you guys and your methods, so any bit of info would help. I usually rank between 4000-10,000 in the A slot depending on how well I race on the track, at least when you're qualifying, you don't have to deal with other drivers. You're by yourself on the dance floor.

You have to know and plan your braking and driving on the beast mountain, that's what I learned in it's circuit experience. Maybe one reason PD repeats certain track/car combos is so people that didn't do them back then can have another chance at the fun/action of the event. Even after over 2 years of getting back in the mist of racing(GT) I'm still having trouble in some areas. I started back June 2021, so soon enough it will be three years.

But I am not worried about the D rank, the lobbies are much more friendlier and nicer as opposed to the A/B ones. Even the C lobbies didn't give me that much trouble back a couple weeks ago.

 

[cyirush]

Yeah, there's no reason why we can't race something like this on slick tires.
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Are you trying to say we shouldn’t be time trialing a hot 90s Vette on Street Hard tires lol? Or racing a similar vintage GT-R at Watkins on the same tire?

Crazy talk! But seriously, why does PD always give us road cars in sport mode on crap rubber! Guess it’s good for car control …

 

[brockie]

Hi guys, I just saw the next tracks for next week. I'm not looking forward to Bathurst again in the B slot. Maybe Brands Hatch would be a good choice for me, and maybe do the Autopolis races too. See in order to improve my racing skills, i have to learn from you guys and your methods, so any bit of info would help. I usually rank between 4000-10,000 in the A slot depending on how well I race on the track, at least when you're qualifying, you don't have to deal with other drivers. You're by yourself on the dance floor.

You have to know and plan your braking and driving on the beast mountain, that's what I learned in it's circuit experience. Maybe one reason PD repeats certain track/car combos is so people that didn't do them back then can have another chance at the fun/action of the event. Even after over 2 years of getting back in the mist of racing(GT) I'm still having trouble in some areas. I started back June 2021, so soon enough it will be three years.

But I am not worried about the D rank, the lobbies are much more friendlier and nicer as opposed to the A/B ones. Even the C lobbies didn't give me that much trouble back a couple weeks ago.

Could be a special week next week, autopolis on RS? Gr4? That’d be a cracker.

I’ll have have some Bathurst in race B on RM

That’s got my interest

 

[Chris30]

Could be a special week next week, autopolis on RS? Gr4? That’d be a cracker.

I’ll have have some Bathurst in race B on RM

That’s got my interest

Or maybe Autopolis will be a Group 3 Cup? We won't know until Monday morning. I suspect that Bathurst will be a Group 4 Cup, but PD may reverse what I predicted just now.

 

[Carrera1963]

Anyone got a suspension tune for the Huracán on Race B?

I’m having loads of fun just due to the pit strategy, I always try to pit so I come out in clean air and often pass a few that way…

 

[Chris30]

Anyone got a suspension tune for the Huracán on Race B?

I’m having loads of fun just due to the pit strategy, I always try to pit so I come out in clean air and often pass a few that way…

No, but maybe someone else has a good one. Have you tried the Genesis G70 for qualifying? Some people got some great times with that specific car.

 

[Voodoovaj]

Yeah, there's no reason why we can't race something like this on slick tires.
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You would think that someone took a day to create and automated Track/Car/Regulation tool back at PD, but no.

Is it THAT hard to create a few more BoP groups? Like, as pictured, a muscle car group? Or a classic LeMans group?

One can dream I suppose 🙄

 

[newmedia_dev]

You would think that someone took a day to create and automated Track/Car/Regulation tool back at PD, but no.

Is it THAT hard to create a few more BoP groups? Like, as pictured, a muscle car group? Or a classic LeMans group?

One can dream I suppose 🙄

Worst case scenario this is what their tool came up with....

I think there are so so many factors that go in to these things. Marketing want to promote a car (cough Mazda 3 gr4 cough) the desire to sometimes roughly align them to real world events and then I think there is the data.

I assume the data tells them the most popular weeks add in some social media influence, some tour driver influence and we get these races.

Being pragmatic chucking DB5s round good wood is fun as a TT but not as a race, driving karts round eiger held zero appeal for me.

Racing group cars or cup'esque cars (clio, golf, focus etc) is fine but it's the meta BS that annoys me, it's not even fractional it's just clearly "the car" grrrr

 

[benjoi84]

Worst case scenario this is what their tool came up with....

I think there are so so many factors that go in to these things. Marketing want to promote a car (cough Mazda 3 gr4 cough) the desire to sometimes roughly align them to real world events and then I think there is the data.

I assume the data tells them the most popular weeks add in some social media influence, some tour driver influence and we get these races.

Being pragmatic chucking DB5s round good wood is fun as a TT but not as a race, driving karts round eiger held zero appeal for me.

Racing group cars or cup'esque cars (clio, golf, focus etc) is fine but it's the meta BS that annoys me, it's not even fractional it's just clearly "the car" grrrr

I have to admit, as much as I love road cars, the best online racing always comes courtesy of Gr. race cars.

I am totally content with the many different road cars in GT7 only appearing in races and time trials sporadically but I have to insist they DO appear.

Unless I have a reference time, I have no way of knowing how far I can push the car and Sport Mode is realistically the only way to compare myself against anyone else. I'm honestly not fussed about actually racing stock production cars, but the experience of yeeting them around as fast as possible is really my cup of tea.

 

[brockie]

So, I threaded my quick release bolt on my wheelstand pro and I can’t play until I’ve been to the B&Q tomorrow 😳

I’m gutted.

😬😂🤣

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

It comes with connotations that firstly I'm not comfortable with and secondly definitely have not earned the right to be called fast or elite.

Opinionated, experienced yes but not to a level I feel or should be considered better than anyone else.

This is an interesting statement. I understand why you wouldn't call yourself elite - I totally get it. But honestly, a lot of the time, your times are certainly elite.

As for being opinionated, no, not you! (Not me either, right?) LOL.

 

[Rossell2]

Done some more at brands hatch. I always pit on lap one whether that's a sensible decision or not. You need to have a gap of 10 seconds or under to eventually go past the leader if he pits on lap 9. Now people have started to get faster I'm finding myself at a 12 second gap or above which is getting me top fives but slim to no chances of a win. What's everybodies strategy?

On the plus side I'm mostly getting clean races as well.

 

[Chris30]

I need to pay attention to the race regulations from now on, I haven't been pitting at Brands Hatch which has been giving me a minute penalty after crossing the finish line. I should do it on Lap 5 or 6. But I must get far ahead from most people on the road. I'm only changing tires and not focusing on the fuel because I made it through 7 races with the fuel I had. The fuel map is a useful tool in the game. So I'm grateful for it and the radar map helps for races with rain and precipitation.

 

[Barney Da Dog]

.I'm only changing tires

Don't change tyres - just loses you time