GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[newmedia_dev]

Has this ever been mentioned but I've only just noticed that the oil change on the radical is 50cr cheaper than my other cars?

 

[peniu]

I wanted to try some race C, but did they really have to add tuning to it as well?

 

[Talon16]

Loving race A this week. Lot's of good close racing. Especially great in VR with the HUD off. I was the guy in the blue helmet.

Nice! Some good racing indeed. Wish I could've done more. Always cool when you get a group of clean, quick racers and can do multiple races in a row.

 

[newmedia_dev]

I wanted to try some race C, but did they really have to add tuning to it as well?

With the attrition rate and difficulty of driving both the god awful car on the most tricky circuit in the game I wouldn't let tuning put you off just the other 2 reasons I mentioned

 

[stpatty]

Took my last used Gr.3 (Corvette) out around Yamagiwa. Usually when I do this I don't qualify but I did today. Ended up with a time of 1:34.891 but I think the highest I ever started was 5th. Here are my race times and finishes:

8:10.8 5th
8:30.7 10th
8:08.2 2nd
8:11.7 2nd
8:27.8 12th
8:11.9 4th
8:06.8 1st
8:03.4 2nd

The win was fun. Started 5th, made it to the end of lap 2 - one guy binned it at the chicane at the end of the lap, one guy binned it coming out of the final hairpin then the other guy went wide out of turn 1 and put it in the wall. Message popped up from the first guy who'd died saying Good luck! which made me laugh quite a lot. I had enough practice in by this point to not bottle it, easy win in the end:

Much nicer than Race C.

 

[Bobvita]

I wanted to try some race C, but did they really have to add tuning to it as well?

I think the tuning is useful in this race. Add some rear downforce and run TC1, you've just gained +5 positions by not spinning off the track.

 

[Barney Da Dog]

I think in about 2 hours, I'll be drunk enough for Race C🍷

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Edit 2/ That's enough C already

B is ok, but nearly all BMWs though, and I need to take half a second off my time to get to the top half of the grid. As usual, another lap or two would be nice

Not raced A yet, but it feels ok - maybe still a bit light on FFB but not as bad as SF cars or the Red Bull thing.

 

[newmedia_dev]

I think in about 2 hours, I'll be drunk enough for Race C🍷

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Slow drinker?

 

[Chris30]

I think in about 2 hours, I'll be drunk enough for Race C🍷

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Edit 2/ That's enough C already

B is ok, but nearly all BMWs though, and I need to take half a second off my time to get to the top half of the grid. As usual, another lap or two would be nice

Not raced A yet, but it feels ok - maybe still a bit light on FFB but not as bad as SF cars or the Red Bull thing.

So, how many drinks would you need to survive the Ring?

 

[Barney Da Dog]

So, how many drinks would you need to survive the Ring?

I'd survive a full race with none at all, but it's just not an enjoyable combo in any state for me. I wonder if PD had a few drinks before choosing this?

I really think C should have been a one-lap (maybe two) Race A, and they could have made A in to this week's C at the Glen instead.

 

[newmedia_dev]

I really think C should have been a one-lap (maybe two) Race A, and they could have made A in to this week's C at the Glen instead.

I thought that as well, C as a 10-15 lap sprint in the radicals and A as a 1 lap survival of the fittest type one.

SR is really hard to gain again, easy to lose but really hard to gain even going to the back.

They are starting to tighten down on it; it appears.

 

[Barney Da Dog]

I thought that as well, C as a 10-15 lap sprint in the radicals and A as a 1 lap survival of the fittest type one.

SR is really hard to gain again, easy to lose but really hard to gain even going to the back.

They are starting to tighten down on it; it appears.

I've occasionally lost large chunks of SR the last couple of weeks but can't recall ever doing much that would reduce it. I'd fully expect to lose it if ramming up the back of another car, but sometimes it seems to drop for reasons I've not even noticed??

The C combo might have been better if the FFB had more weight to it - Gr2 may have tempted me...

 

[newmedia_dev]

I've occasionally lost large chunks of SR the last couple of weeks but can't recall ever doing much that would reduce it. I'd fully expect to lose it if ramming up the back of another car, but sometimes it seems to drop for reasons I've not even noticed??

The C combo might have been better if the FFB had more weight to it - Gr2 may have tempted me...

I found at RBR minor non race affecting contact just a light tap of the back of the car infront at T2 was hammering my SR and we are talking the typ of tap that sends them 3 foot wide and I'm lifting off to stay behind type stuff and that was clobbering my SR, no side by side banging or "sending it" just literally being able to do my QT pace in race and caught out a couple of times.

Move to the back in C bring it home error free and the bar moves a micron....

 

[newmedia_dev]

I can't believe the negativity to race C this week, it's goddamn awesome flying around the Ring that fast. If an old'un like me has the reaction speed to handle it, you young'uns have no excuse.

Honestly, it's not.

You do the driving to a different level to 99% of us bud. And honestly these twitchy cars aren't fun for a lot of us. The knife edge racing coupled with ability it's not great. I'm an old un as well but I prefer touring car than space ship. Horses for course naturally but nah.

 

[zjn]

I like race A, great track and lovely car. I was on holiday yesterday and grab some good result.

What's up with the guy In P8? Shouldn't it be supposed to not impact dr?

 

[TheNormsk]

I like race A, great track and lovely car. I was on holiday yesterday and grab some good result.

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What's up with the guy In P8? Shouldn't it be supposed to not impact dr?

I'm guessing he quit out of race C before it finished and then jumped on this one and his loss of DR on race C, finally caught up with him in this race.

 

[jrbabbitt]

Believe it or not but with the high downforce and the grip of RM & RS tyres the Nurb is easy to navigate at high speed. My strategy is not qualify and pick off positions as stragglers and quitters fall off.

 

[newmedia_dev]

Believe it or not but with the high downforce and the grip of RM & RS tyres the Nurb is easy to navigate at high speed. My strategy is not qualify and pick off positions as stragglers and quitters fall off.

Not really racing though? It's literally attrition vs consistency verse having to actually race lap for lap fighting for a position with some nip and tuck?

Just last man standing and extreme at that.

 

[zjn]

I'm guessing he quit out of race C before it finished and then jumped on this one and his loss of DR on race C, finally caught up with him in this race.

Never saw it, thanks

 

[jrbabbitt]

Not really racing though? It's literally attrition vs consistency verse having to actually race lap for lap fighting for a position with some nip and tuck?

Just last man standing and extreme at that.

I do have to pass with caution on the cars that come up in real racing, I didn't mean to make it like I'm a vulture waiting for roadkill.
I still believe it's not as hard as others make it out to be.

 

[RCC_Joey]

Just sharing some dumb dives I did during last week banger race C

Enjoy it

 

[newmedia_dev]

I do have to pass with caution on the cars that come up in real racing, I didn't mean to make it like I'm a vulture waiting for roadkill.
I still believe it's not as hard as others make it out to be.

It's not hard, it's just not a shoulder to shoulder out race people race.

It's horses for courses and my horse isn't going to run that one. Other peeps will enjoying it and make hay and that is utterly cool. It was just my opinion that it's not really racing.

 

[jrbabbitt]

It's not hard, it's just not a shoulder to shoulder out race people race.

It's horses for courses and my horse isn't going to run that one. Other peeps will enjoying it and make hay and that is utterly cool. It was just my opinion that it's not really racing.

I respect your opinion on this, it is valid. I did the Nations cup demo race and found that with soft tyres the car grips track well and is very responsive and I found it easy to drive and occasionally get a clean lap or two. So I am one of the few that will run this race during the week hoping to gain in some DR.

 

[ElectricNaz]

I love the idea of the Nurburgring as a long-ish race but I havent got enough brain to memorise like 70 corners. It's a "red track brake zone" kind of circuit. And I could only just about nail the red bull car around Atlanta, and that only has about 5 real corners.

When I'm back on Thursday I'll do it without qualifying, because honestly in a race that long at my level, qualifying is probably rendered pointless after about the 6th corner. See what happens, maybe I'm slow and steady enough to get some decent finishes. I reckon most of the time I'll be backwards

 

[Nebuc72]

Would find the X2019 race (conceptually) more engaging if they hadn't made the FFB for that car so absurdly light.
Don't think it could feel any less thrilling to drive when I get less resistance from the wheel than I do from a bit of belly button fluff I'm blowing off my fingers. Feels absolutely awful to drive.

 

[Talon16]

Was finally able to do a race C. It's lights out and away we go as Dark Helmet orders ludicrous speed. Started Q4 and was P2 coming out of T2. From there it was chasing the leader as we both walked away from the field. Couldn't quite real him in as the gap was ~1.5-1.75 until lap two he lost it in the hairpin just before "miss-hit-miss" (I love that name of those turns). Gave me about a seven second gap.

Spent the most of this one by myself but it's still fun.

 

[afc5150]

Is there a pit stop in race C? I set a 6:31:xx which will hopefully put me near the front.

*edit: never mind. My time is apparently woefully slow as I started 11th in a lobby of A+ to B.

Was pushed off twice to on lap 1 and that was all there was to it.

Lonely race to 10th. I went 2M, 2S but would do 3M, 1S if I go again.

 

[GTWolverine]

What ride heights are everyone running in Race C? I just set both to minimum, but I wonder if that's making the car bottom out too much.

 

[smcqueen46]

I'm actually enjoying Race C! I'm not really very competitive, but I've been able to pass a few people and also benefit from the huge numbers that quit. The more I race, the more I learn about driving this car. It many cases the faster you go the better you stay on the track (obviously due to the downforce, which I haven't tried to customize yet), but it just feels wrong to go into some of these curves at full throttle and yet it works! It probably helps that I've driven the 'Ring many, many times and as long as I stay focused I can usually know what's coming up. Nevertheless, it seems insane to be driving these narrow curvy roads at 150-180 mph! Fun, but insane!

 

[Childe Roland]

Loving race A this week. Lot's of good close racing. Especially great in VR with the HUD off. I was the guy in the blue helmet.

Open wheelers on VR are always a joy.

Race A is the best combo for me and I think Im not moving from there the rest of the week.
Lots of blind spots on the Radical, with the HUD off and no radar the bus stop should be quite dangerous!

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