GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[Famine]

what if someone was on Lap 23 of the race and the wi-fi connection went out

Don't race over Wifi. And if you think your connection isn't robust enough to deal with 50 minute races, don't race at all.

 

[Chris30]

Oh, I'm not and it's any 50-minute event other than Spa. And anyone with bad wi-fi connection shouldn't enter either because they would be wasting their time. That's all I can say about it. Well it's no point in complaining about it anymore, we have to deal with what PD provides for us weekly.

 

[brockie]

Loving sardegna! Not sure which car I’m going to settle with, not sure the lambo is up to the task this week, tried the supra and genesis and both handle well too,

Well 5 laps QT in and one race, 1.42.2xx is my starting time, until I see it gave 14th on the grid in AB 🤨

Turned that into 8th mainly because cars keeps spinning out on the corners 😂

 

[emGieT]

Whoa... 24 laps over Spa as daily? That may be tough... With such a long track and only 16 cars on the grid it may get empty after few laps when people will spread over track... I could be wrong but smells like quite boring race. IMO 14 laps is max for such a combo, but even that there must be some fun-factor like random weather + strategy alternatives to keep people interested.

 

[benjoi84]

The grid size is definitely a concern.

As usual, people will be picking up free places from quitters looking to cut their losses and jump into another lobby of Race A & B.

I'll make sure I qualify well and hopefully I'll find good reason to get into Sport Mode this week after my previous 7-day hiatus.

 

[ElectricNaz]

Got a 1.40.057 at Sardegna

Trying to get into the 39s.

Of course none of this is of any use when a German guy keeps popping up in your lobby, starts in 2nd and keeps hitting you from behind.

4th race (after 3 of these races in a row where he knocked me down to 4th,and span me out twice for a 11th and a 13th) I went nuts and just took him out immediately after he hit me.

Totally worth the 5 second penalty. In my head I said "have that you.....". Still finished 7th even with the penalty 😂😂

 

[Chris30]

Got a 1.40.057 at Sardegna

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Trying to get into the 39s.

Of course none of this is of any use when a German guy keeps popping up in your lobby, starts in 2nd and keeps hitting you from behind.

4th race (after 3 of these races in a row where he knocked me down to 4th,and span me out twice for a 11th and a 13th) I went nuts and just took him out immediately after he hit me.

Totally worth the 5 second penalty. In my head I said "have that you.....". Still finished 7th even with the penalty 😂😂

Nice job, my goal is to get between a 1'40.500-1'42.000. That would get me a good time near the top of the grid. That is for C/D lobbies. I guess first I'll try the RSR, then the Genesis X Gr. 3 car. I don't think the Supra will be any good here so I may not use it. I see some top drivers got really fast times with it, but they have more years of experience than me. I've never even heard of Hal, that german guy.

 

[Childe Roland]

Whoa... 24 laps over Spa as daily? That may be tough... With such a long track and only 16 cars on the grid it may get empty after few laps when people will spread over track... I could be wrong but smells like quite boring race. IMO 14 laps is max for such a combo, but even that there must be some fun-factor like random weather + strategy alternatives to keep people interested.

They made an excelent endurance race at SPA for the human comedy missions.
Its an hour race with day-night-day transition and random weather.

They missed a big opportunity not replicating that race.

 

[mellofello9]

Sad to see TM go...some good racing on the mountain this week. Sucked that it was almost purely a one-make Lambo race, but it's a bit hilarious seeing the WRX in a sea of much, much closer to the ground Huracans. it looks like someone was on their way to the convenience store, took a wrong turn onto a racetrack and said "****-it, I'm already here, let's race!". At least landed ONE of my two goals, was able to post a victory in the WRX. Getting it into the 59's is gonna have to wait until next round, though.😁

Hoping Sardegna is as much fun as I remember it being. And that Spa race is gonna have to happen, even if only once. I've not yet run a race of that length with humans so will be a good chance to (maybe) learn something? Even if the lesson is not to enter the race again it's still technically learning, right?🤣

 

[jenson86]

for the ones concerned about a boring daily C, I tried it early this morning and it was an absolute joy (lower DR A)! Lots of side by side racing, lots of overtaking, the field stayed together besides P1, custom slip stream helps here. I loved it! Changing weather, different tyres and time conditions would have made it much better of course...

Obviously for beginners it is a useless race, too many would quit and gaps might become huge.

 

[Tidgney]

This weeks guide for those interested! Good week in my books, nice to try out the new content!

 

[appu]

24-lap Spa:
If you are not an alien, I recommend changing tires. I was able to keep up with the pack in first 12 laps but I opted not to change tires and I fell back and drove home alone in the latter 12 laps.

Not having weather is disappointing but I can understand PD's decision. My race started with 15 peeps and finished with 15 peeps!

It was nice to return to GT7 after a gap. I had been away playing EA Sports WRC. The return of 1-hr race meant that I had to return to GT7. I don't expect to play a lot this week though, due to lack of weather. But I definitely expect to enjoy every time I play. the 24-lap race is packed with close racing in low-A lobby as long as your tires are in good condition.

 

[brockie]

24-lap Spa:
If you are not an alien, I recommend changing tires. I was able to keep up with the pack in first 12 laps but I opted not to change tires and I fell back and drove home alone in the latter 12 laps.

Not having weather is disappointing but I can understand PD's decision. My race started with 15 peeps and finished with 15 peeps!

It was nice to return to GT7 after a gap. I had been away playing EA Sports WRC. The return of 1-hr race meant that I had to return to GT7. I don't expect to play a lot this week though, due to lack of weather. But I definitely expect to enjoy every time I play. the 24-lap race is packed with close racing in low-A lobby as long as your tires are in good condition.

You won’t get me anywhere near a 24 lap race 🤣 look forward to hearing about it though

 

[Dodger79]

I tried Spa now but no matter how much i love this track i won't try it again. I'm only DR D, which means quite a huge skill gap on the grid. This resulted in a boring race with reasonable gaps between the drivers, so it felt more like a time trial then a race. With a closer competition it might be interesting, but not in DR D, as it seems.

 

[emGieT]

They made an excelent endurance race at SPA for the human comedy missions.
Its an hour race with day-night-day transition and random weather.

They missed a big opportunity not replicating that race.

Oh, right... I almost forgot that they have brilliant time of day transition system in that game that is barely used. 😉 I would love to have something like wet night to sunny morning online race at Le Mans, that's my little dreams 😁 Hmm... Maybe it's time to create some lobby?

 

[newmedia_dev]

Probably going to spend my time in B this week as I feel that's where I can be the most competitive with early optimals deep in to 1:40 while figuring the sectors out again and using some different cars.

The thing with C to my mind is 2 fold, it's again basically a one make race in the quicker DR lobbies

And secondly if I'm going to race for 2/3 hours being able to do 5/6 with short breaks works better than 1hr stints and managing only 1/2 in that time.

The GTWS I practice for, and know it's at best a 3 shot deal so can usually carve out time but as a daily and even seeing the A+ lobbies have extended lonely racing it just doesn't tick my box but fair play to the peeps who've wanted this sort of thing and getting it for once 🍻

 

[brockie]

Probably going to spend my time in B this week as I feel that's where I can be the most competitive with early optimals deep in to 1:40 while figuring the sectors out again and using some different cars.

The thing with C to my mind is 2 fold, it's again basically a one make race in the quicker DR lobbies

And secondly if I'm going to race for 2/3 hours being able to do 5/6 with short breaks works better than 1hr stints and managing only 1/2 in that time.

The GTWS I practice for, and know it's at best a 3 shot deal so can usually carve out time but as a daily and even seeing the A+ lobbies have extended lonely racing it just doesn't tick my box but fair play to the peeps who've wanted this sort of thing and getting it for once 🍻

Last week was the first weeks in months where I could just race race race and somehow crash landed in DR A! I feel the same for this week, sardegna is such a racers race, I’m pumped for it 🤣

 

[Rossell2]

Lovely feeling when you set a half decent (1:41) time on Sardegna finding yourself demoted to C, so you overtake a Corvette and steam home a win on the first of the week.

 

[ElectricNaz]

Had a real hit and miss day at B. But genuinely I love this combo, and how overtaking is possible but not easy. It's nice that you really have to think about the line you take and how an overtake might mean you just get taken again at the next corner etc..

Had a run of races where I met idiots, but either side of that I've picked up 4 wins which I'm delighted with, although it should really have been more like 6.

Defo made the most of my decent Qualy lap this morning until all the good players start setting lap times 😂😂😂

 

[newmedia_dev]

That's the only thing about Sardinia is that it's an extremely difficult place to pass.

Sure the compliant AI on the grind race but with real humans once the early spinners are out of the way or left behind there just isn't a lot of clear passing places as it's so flowing and the hairpins so so so slow

Edit: cross posted with Naz

All reality having done a few races I think I'll mostly be practicing for the GTWS and chilling with the family. It's just not a combo that I feel encourages racing at the moment. Hence the credit multiplier. But I'm tired, grumpy and not feeling great so ask me in the morning 🤣

 

[ElectricNaz]

That's the only thing about Sardinia is that it's an extremely difficult place to pass.

Not as difficult as the Tokyo street track with massive vans weaving everywhere haha!

 

[MIE1992]

Well, I didn't expect Race B to have the credit multiplier, so I think I'll be off to Sardegna Road Track A this week instead of Spa-Francorchamps like I had anticipated.

That's the only thing about Sardinia is that it's an extremely difficult place to pass.

Yes, but I'd imagine there'll be some races were one or two people end up losing control somehow and end up netting me some free positions.

 

[Barney Da Dog]

I've done a few qualifying laps on B and C - may get a race in from Wednesday. I do enjoy Sardegna, so will likely race more there. Love Gr2 and Spa, but will need to find a second somewhere before I can be competitive - not too keen on driving around at the back for nearly an hour..

Off topic sorry, but I see it's not just cars that brush the Bathurst walls.

 

[Jflijohn]

I just did two C races at Spa, back to back. The way it’s set up, there was only about 3:00 minutes break between races so, basically 2 hours of racing. The other problem is that you can only jump in to a race at the top of the hour.

The ‘16 NSX on the RM tires is really stable, I keep braking less and less every lap and it’s still tracking nicely. I took tires on lap 14 but didn’t really need to although lap times were slowing slightly.

Attrition on both races was 5 of the 16 DNF and 2 others 1 lap down.

Just looking at my replay, there’s still a lot of room for improvement.

 

[cyirush]

Really looking forward to Spa this week. Also enjoy racing Sardegna A. And Sim Grid Seasons is running Spa and Watkins. Have to try and fit in some work this week 😉

@Chris30 - weather is not changeable at Spa according to Womble’s track guide.

PS Wish PD wouldn’t sort lobbies so that those of us with SR S sometimes have to race against players with a higher DR but a much lower SR. I was in lobbies at the Nurb GP last week and Sardegna this morning with SR C and D drivers. And, yes, they are as bad as you’d guess!

 

[sturk0167]

Oh, boy. I got a pretty lucky start at race B, from the 16th position.

 

[newmedia_dev]

once the early spinners are out of the way or left behind there just isn't a lot of clear passing places as it's so flowing and the hairpins so so so slow

Yes, but I'd imagine there'll be some races were one or two people end up losing control somehow and end up netting me some free positions.

Yes you would imagine correctly exactly what I said previously?

I type to many words sometimes.

 

[NAXEHT]

You've had some good races there this week! Saw you in the distance occasionally👀

Cheers. Yeah, pretty solid week. Tried some from the back to begin the week with but I don’t really like the slow second sector at Interlagos, especially with players ahead and behind you with questionable race craft, that sector can become quite a stupid mess. People have a tendency to do the boring defense of parking on the apex there which often leads to incidents. You may read the situation and take avoiding action but the dude behind you probably won’t and then you got that ping pong crashing crap going on. Dreadful stuff. Avoid, avoid, avoid!

All that said — “forced” to qualify and fortunately pace was pretty good (1’30.327), landing me pole almost all the time. To demonstrate in numbers and statistics what I mean above: in the first 10 races I lost CRB 4 times (6/10 = 60%), once I qualified and went from pole (and 2nd pos 15 or so times) from race 11 onwards I got 47/52 clean (90,38%). Lovely!

Had many exciting and intense races, especially with a nice Polish guy, WarioR_bambik. Another really cool one on the final evening against SanJackGG8, replay below. That one I actually found so good I was laughing and properly smiling afterwards. Hunting him real close for all six laps, managed to get next to him as he made a minor miss on the final lap, was ahead for the final three corners, got a nice exit as well but the straight line speed of that Supra ain’t to mess with.

Wow, amazing win ratio and amazing top 5 finishes ratio, impressive 👍

You comment on those but not the clean races ratio (which is the one I’m focusing on)? Come on, man! Thanks.

 

[TechnoIsLove]

Not feeling confident that I will be starting anywhere close to the top 5 at Sardegna this week! Took me around 30 laps setting up the wheel and in-game to be able to barely get into the 1:40's 😅 Sitting in 13xx in the LB is not promising for sure - Top 400 doesn't even guarantee a P7+ start for me most times lol but will see tomorrow, maybe it will be good at the back?! (never gonna happen, I know!)

Anyway, this is what 2 hours of grinding got me tonight.... Good luck folks!

 

[mellofello9]

Oh, boy. I got a pretty lucky start at race B, from the 16th position.

Nice work and MUCH envy!

I put in some decent qualifying laps at B and was gonna call it a night. When I bailed, I noticed it was only 38 seconds until the next flag dropped..."What could go wrong?", I said. Come to find-out, everything.🤣

Pretty sure I was the prime example of why most people don't race on Monday. No matter what I did, tried, attempted or even thought about, failure was the end result. P3 start to a P12 finish was the cherry on top. If I impaled anyone here, I truly apologize. Not sure what happened but, well, yeah.💩

Lesson learned and back to my original plan...go to bed.😁