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GT7 Daily Race Discussion
- Thread starter Pigems
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Another thing that irks be about bump-draft races (like, really... a bunch of Ford GT LMs bump drafting is ridiculous enough) is us bumper cam users can't see beans when right on the tail of another car. I'm constantly switching from bumper to chase cam just so I know when a turn is coming up.
Oh what could've been.
Oh what could've been.
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- bone_tone
There are certainly more Ford GTs than anything else, but other cars do seem to be viable - I finished 4th in my first race today, in the Genesis. Of the top three finishers, only P2 was the Ford (sorry, can't remember what the others were!).
I then went on to finish 3rd, and finally 2nd - again in the Genesis, and without bump drafting!
The Genesis can't keep up with the Ford down the Mulsanne Straight, but seems to be faster around the rest of the track. Breaking the tow before the Mulsanne Straight is the key to staying in front of the massed Fords!
To all those struggling with the final turn: Shifting up at the entry of the final turn is the key to taking it flat out. No need for manual micro lift then.
Great lap! I envy your T2 and middle sector. Smooth as butter.
I'm at a very high 56 atm. Don't think I can shave many tenths off it but maybe your T2 can be an inspiration.
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- equus_ferrum
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Bump drafting in Asia goes wrong...
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- Mc_Yavel
Mostly Ford but you can see Vipers, M6, Genesis and Peugeot VGT. Even some Porsche, if they can get slipstream, they will follow and put lots of pressure on the other part of the track.
I tried the Viper, better than Ford out of corner and just a bit slower on top end with and without slipstream.
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So DR reset still is a thing. Race C is a disaster for SR. Even though I barely never get penalty for bumbing other cars, the bumb drafting and too many .5 track limit penalties took my SR from A or S (i dont recall) to mid C. This looks to have reset my secondery account DR from A to low B as soon as I reached the halfway of SR C. These kind of races in slot C are idiotic if they want clean racing. I did do a test if i could gain sr in race c. Completely clean race without any bumbs or penalties other than being bumb drafted one lap on Mulsanne, and I got neutral SR. That one straight being bumb drafted voided the other 4.5 laps of clean racing. That is NUTS.
Also Im a bit surpriced of how dirty mess many of DR A lobbies are at the beginning of race C. Given the nature of the race it seems a bit dumb people are fighting for positions and crashing each other out of the race before Mulsanne, where everyone would anyways come together due to drafting. Also its baffling how many of players seem to be unable to co-operate in any way and instead are stuck at #10-15 as a result. Pride is a funny thing..
Also Im a bit surpriced of how dirty mess many of DR A lobbies are at the beginning of race C. Given the nature of the race it seems a bit dumb people are fighting for positions and crashing each other out of the race before Mulsanne, where everyone would anyways come together due to drafting. Also its baffling how many of players seem to be unable to co-operate in any way and instead are stuck at #10-15 as a result. Pride is a funny thing..
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I had a bizarre race C this evening and I'll try and explain what happened. I was P3 on the grid on the lobby screen. I was in P4 when the race started and had the Blue Flag warning on screen. On top of that, when the countdown ended, P1 started the race between turn 1 and 2. P2 started where the pit exit stripe ends on track, and I was at the end of the seating on pit lane. So there was a 5 second or so gap between each car. And then the same gap for the rest of the field.
Checking the replay, the P10 driver was shown in P1, then fell to P10 where they belonged. I have never seen that before to my knowledge. Like I said, a bizarre start. The top 3 ran the race by ourselves and had basically no interaction with each other until the final lap. P1 spun, and I was able to do some bump drawing down the Mulsanne Straight. I can't make a pass and just settle for P3 and decide not to go again.
Checking the replay, the P10 driver was shown in P1, then fell to P10 where they belonged. I have never seen that before to my knowledge. Like I said, a bizarre start. The top 3 ran the race by ourselves and had basically no interaction with each other until the final lap. P1 spun, and I was able to do some bump drawing down the Mulsanne Straight. I can't make a pass and just settle for P3 and decide not to go again.
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- SMcQueen46
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Finally in the 55s (barely) for Race B! 55.993.
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You need to soften your natural frequency to the minimum at both ends. The softer suspension will allow the downforce to push the car closer to the ground and reduce drag. It's worth a lot of speed. Also, how are you running that much front downforce without the car trying to kill you at the first and final turns???
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