GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[Haitauer]

What I am hoping is this is a week for data gathering ahead of the update to see if they can more finely balance the cars for the different race hoppers they use.

Especially race C with tuning allowed could help them with bop setups if people are able to make the non-meta cars faster. They should have few slots with tuning allowed and no DR - races, to let people really try and level the field with tunes.

Its only tuesday and i'm split if I should grind DR in race C with RSR to reach DR A+ or try my best to make the never loved gr.3 Mustang as competitive as possible.

 

[GundamEmpire]

The wife should let me and the kids sign up for Plus this week, so the Daily Races will finally be open for us!!!

 

[Thorson1987]

3 attempts at Race B today all with the Genesis X. It goes well in this race for me.

2 ruined by my errors (3 1/2 second lead on lap 3 and I miss my breaking point at the Chicane, and just before I get back onto track it resets me was my worst).

The other race was ruined lap 1 because the other driver didn't like me going around them and ran me off the road.

 

[THMP]

Not a fan of the races this week, I love group 4 and was excited to get back to it then saw they restricted to a subset of cars. Boo. I want to race my AMG. Sigh, guess I can hope for next week since last week was totally devoid of any GR4 action.

 

[Gurzu]

Ok, last week the 911 was still able to keep up on the straights, not at Spa unfortunately. Made few practice laps following Tidgney's ghost and the 911 is ridiculously losing down Eau rouge till Kemmel's end and from Stavelot till Bus stop. It means that to be competitive there's a lot to do in braking and corners to get back that gap (ridiculous I repeat my self). I nevertheless think that it will not be enough to keep at bay those Supras on straights. So I jumped on the Supra just at the end, for few laps. Need to "learn" the car a bit, but in straight line, at least down Eau rouge to Kemmel's end, I'm now even gaining some 1/2 tenth to Tidgney's ghost. I love the 911, but for Spa I'll be on a Supra. I see the 911 coming back hard only at Race C. Btw, wishing a nice racing week to everybody.

 

[Goanaut]

Someone got an idea for LSD settings to improve traction with the Porsche on Deep Forest? Did a few practice laps yesterday and have a 1:27:5. I maybe can try to approach the 1:26:x this week. These cars can be slippery on corner exits. I still find it hard (on a controller) to find something between 100 % throttle or almost no throttle. Difficult to gently increase the throttle every corner, instead of just ramming it to 100 % very fast. My LSD settings were 10 / 50 / 10. Was not disappointed, but can be adjusted further for a more safe feeling maybe. Not faster per se.

 

[bone_tone]

Someone got an idea for LSD settings to improve traction with the Porsche on Deep Forest? Did a few practice laps yesterday and have a 1:27:5. I maybe can try to approach the 1:26:x this week. These cars can be slippery on corner exits. I still find it hard (on a controller) to find something between 100 % throttle or almost no throttle. Difficult to gently increase the throttle every corner, instead of just ramming it to 100 % very fast. My LSD settings were 10 / 50 / 10. Was not disappointed, but can be adjusted further for a more safe feeling maybe. Not faster per se.

I've been using 8/12/25 - very different to your settings! I think they're from a Praiano tune.

Having said that, I've now switched to using the Genesis, which is faster for me (more stable too).

 

[Akers]

Dipping my toe back into Sport mode this week, primarily in Race A.
Club racing season has just ended, and as luck would have it, our final series was racing the Gr4 Scirocco, and at Leguna Seca only a couple of weeks ago.
Turns out all that practice has paid off, I managed a QT of 1:28.6, which is currently top 5% overall and top 1% for DR B. 😲
Racing from Pole is unusual for me, but has been fun so far, as I’ve been able to get away at the start and complete races without incident. I’m just gutted there is no DR to be had. 😭😂

 

[Moonpotter]

My LSD settings were 10 / 50 / 10. Was not disappointed, but can be adjusted further for a more safe feeling maybe. Not faster per se.

I'm using 5/15/44 and it works pretty well for me as I was struggling with losing stability under braking.

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Is anyone else getting their SR killed at Spa this week?

 

[Haitauer]

Any hints as how to survive the first hairpin at Deep Forest without killing someone or getting killed yourself? I guess Im at the "sweet spot" of the grid in DR A / A+ lobby - often around #5-7. Feels like im just a passenger in the first hairpin. Either I take it safe and get bumbed from behind and at the acceleration overtaken by half the field or I try to be fast and there is ALWAYS someone either spinning or brake checking in front and I end up with a penalty. Either way I'm somewhere around 12-16 after lap 2 penalty line and with such a weak slipstream its nearly impossible to make a clean overtake unless the slower guy in front is co-operating. Usually finnish around #7-9, but I keep wasting potential for higher finish in the first corner.

 

[pcmfocus]

Is anyone else getting their SR killed at Spa this week?

first 2 races i went wide in au rouge and that was enough to see SR drop a bit😔 next 2 races clean an back full 😃 first races went with the Audi but that 1 was to slow going Genesis now 2.17.0 quali first races with that 1 second and 4th place. btw i use PSVR only can't drive flat anymore 😂

 

[Thorson1987]

The way I've gone today I'm going to be back in D soon enough ffs.

Finished the day with a 3rd and 2nd place on B.

Whilst the DR boost is good, I'm disappointed because both places I lost 1 spot due to a silly error.

 

[GTmcilwee]

Yeah, that's enough Race A QT for today. Poor car... 😅

Special stages route 7 and 11 needed...or was it 7 and 9?

 

[Childe Roland]

Someone got an idea for LSD settings to improve traction with the Porsche on Deep Forest? Did a few practice laps yesterday and have a 1:27:5. I maybe can try to approach the 1:26:x this week. These cars can be slippery on corner exits. I still find it hard (on a controller) to find something between 100 % throttle or almost no throttle. Difficult to gently increase the throttle every corner, instead of just ramming it to 100 % very fast. My LSD settings were 10 / 50 / 10. Was not disappointed, but can be adjusted further for a more safe feeling maybe. Not faster per se.

Yesterday I spent 2 hours of practice with the 911 trying to find a tune for the rest of the week and I got nothing better than the stock car with a BB of -3 (1:26.210 with at least 2 tenths more to gain)

I even tried Digits recommendation:

6-8
20-20
50-30
3.60-3.20
5
7
35

But it was undriveable for me.
Obviously is a matter of taste and whats suits better for each driving syle.

Any hints as how to survive the first hairpin at Deep Forest without killing someone or getting killed yourself? I guess Im at the "sweet spot" of the grid in DR A / A+ lobby - often around #5-7. Feels like im just a passenger in the first hairpin. Either I take it safe and get bumbed from behind and at the acceleration overtaken by half the field or I try to be fast and there is ALWAYS someone either spinning or brake checking in front and I end up with a penalty. Either way I'm somewhere around 12-16 after lap 2 penalty line and with such a weak slipstream its nearly impossible to make a clean overtake unless the slower guy in front is co-operating. Usually finnish around #7-9, but I keep wasting potential for higher finish in the first corner.

My take is "I can control my exit but I cant control others" so I take the inside and most tight line possible on the first lap.
Iv tried the wide entry line (wich has a faster exit if you nail it) but Iv been T-boned so many times by irresposible drivers that it made me desist on that line.

You may lose one position choosing the tight line if the outside car is a confident driver, but I preffer that to be killed on the first lap.

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

going Genesis now 2.17.0

I second your vote for the Genesis. Dropped my QT to 2:16.912.

Oh, and one good way to get your SR back up is to spin out on the last turn, not touch anyone or go off track, end up last, and just cruise the track from there. Wasn't my goal, but hey, you take pleasure where you can get it.

DR B, here I come!

 

[Haitauer]

Yesterday I spent 2 hours of practice with the 911 trying to find a tune for the rest of the week and I got nothing better than the stock car with a BB of -3 (1:26.210 with at least 2 tenths more to gain)

I even tried Digits recommendation:

6-8
20-20
50-30
3.60-3.20
5
7
35

But it was undriveable for me.
Obviously is a matter of taste and whats suits better for each driving syle.


My take is "I can control my exit but I cant control others" so I take the inside and most tight line possible on the first lap.
Iv tried the wide entry line (wich has a faster exit if you nail it) but Iv been T-boned so many times by irresposible drivers that it made me desist on that line.

You may lose one position choosing the tight line if the outside car is a confident driver, but I preffer that to be killed on the first lap.

I have also mostly tried to tuck in as tight as possible, but most of the time I eighter hit a pile of spinning cars or someone slams to my rear if i try braking enough to avoid the pile. Also you en up in a bumb fest where its very hard to accelerate out of the corner. With outside line there is always the crab shoot chance, that the cars flying out dont hit you or they happen to ghost before they would hit you. I dont like those chances..

I guess i have to try getting a better qt, but then the game usually just matches me to faster lobby instead of giving a better grid..