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- Sum1s2pid
Dropped my Race C QT down to a 1:22.999 with the NSX Gr.3 and hopped into some races. My strategy was to start on RH tires, pit whenever, and finish on RMs.
Race 1: Started P5. Couldn't avoid an accident exiting Turn 3 on Lap 1, and found myself in the dirt and in last place. Did well to make up places until a solo off at Turn 9 on Lap 4. Pit at the end of Lap 7. Made up places and had a Top 10 finish in sight, but got bonked at the Corkscrew on the final lap. Finished P13.
Race 2: Started P11. Got bonked a few times under braking by a couple different people. Annoying. Pit at the end of Lap 7 again. Finished P9.
Race 3: Started P10. Got frustrated with traffic and myself, so on Lap 2, I slowed up after the Corkscrew and let a handful of cars pass. Pit at the end of Lap 6. Finished P12.
Race 4: Started P9. Misjudged my braking into Turn 2 on Lap 2, and tagged a 911, collecting a 2.0 second penalty. Kind of blanked out for a bit after that, and let everyone go past me while ghosted in 1st gear. Pit at the end of Lap 7. Finished P9
Race 5: Started P16. Bonked a 911 braking into the Corkscrew on Lap 2. Drove in a daze after that, until my pit at the end of Lap 6. Finished P12.
Embarrassing day. Finishing 60% of my races outside the Top 10 is no bueno. I don't understand what happened. I know the track, and I know the car, but my pace was woeful (rarely in the 1:23s, often in the high 1:25s). I drove around like I didn't have a brain in my head. Kept missing my braking markers. Took too many turns with other drivers playing pinball in heavy braking zones. If it wasn't for people underestimating the BRZ and/or bouncing off more sausages than Riley Reid, I'm sure I would've finished every race in last place. Shocked my DR/SR is still B/S.
Race 1: Started P5. Couldn't avoid an accident exiting Turn 3 on Lap 1, and found myself in the dirt and in last place. Did well to make up places until a solo off at Turn 9 on Lap 4. Pit at the end of Lap 7. Made up places and had a Top 10 finish in sight, but got bonked at the Corkscrew on the final lap. Finished P13.
Race 2: Started P11. Got bonked a few times under braking by a couple different people. Annoying. Pit at the end of Lap 7 again. Finished P9.
Race 3: Started P10. Got frustrated with traffic and myself, so on Lap 2, I slowed up after the Corkscrew and let a handful of cars pass. Pit at the end of Lap 6. Finished P12.
Race 4: Started P9. Misjudged my braking into Turn 2 on Lap 2, and tagged a 911, collecting a 2.0 second penalty. Kind of blanked out for a bit after that, and let everyone go past me while ghosted in 1st gear. Pit at the end of Lap 7. Finished P9
Race 5: Started P16. Bonked a 911 braking into the Corkscrew on Lap 2. Drove in a daze after that, until my pit at the end of Lap 6. Finished P12.
Embarrassing day. Finishing 60% of my races outside the Top 10 is no bueno. I don't understand what happened. I know the track, and I know the car, but my pace was woeful (rarely in the 1:23s, often in the high 1:25s). I drove around like I didn't have a brain in my head. Kept missing my braking markers. Took too many turns with other drivers playing pinball in heavy braking zones. If it wasn't for people underestimating the BRZ and/or bouncing off more sausages than Riley Reid, I'm sure I would've finished every race in last place. Shocked my DR/SR is still B/S.
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- Canada
Bit of a messy night in race B. Most guys are trying to be clean but either honest mistakes or impatience ruins your night.
In one race I was faster than one fellow in a Lamborghini, I couldn't quite find a way past so guy behind me just jammed me off the road through impatience. Same Lamborghini next race, having a great dual but I am way faster, entering tunnel and he dead set comes to a near stop, I clatter into him, no idea why he went so slow through there but totally caught me of guard.
Good news is, despite my terrible 1st lap, managed to hang on for a win with a very, very clean driver in p2. He was great, last lap I decide to defend wide at the end of the straight becuse if I could hold it I'd have the line for the awkward right over the crest. To his credit he held an inside line which was great, he could have run me wide. Also earlier in the week I was in his position if u remember and yeah in this case I was outside man and held my outside line, I didn't cut across his nose.
Here's the race, nothing special but felt tense and tbh I didn't drive all that well compared to later in the night where I was pummeled.
In one race I was faster than one fellow in a Lamborghini, I couldn't quite find a way past so guy behind me just jammed me off the road through impatience. Same Lamborghini next race, having a great dual but I am way faster, entering tunnel and he dead set comes to a near stop, I clatter into him, no idea why he went so slow through there but totally caught me of guard.
Good news is, despite my terrible 1st lap, managed to hang on for a win with a very, very clean driver in p2. He was great, last lap I decide to defend wide at the end of the straight becuse if I could hold it I'd have the line for the awkward right over the crest. To his credit he held an inside line which was great, he could have run me wide. Also earlier in the week I was in his position if u remember and yeah in this case I was outside man and held my outside line, I didn't cut across his nose.
Here's the race, nothing special but felt tense and tbh I didn't drive all that well compared to later in the night where I was pummeled.
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- United States
Dropped my Race C QT down to a 1:22.999 with the NSX Gr.3 and hopped into some races. My strategy was to start on RH tires, pit whenever, and finish on RMs.
Race 1: Started P5. Couldn't avoid an accident exiting Turn 3 on Lap 1, and found myself in the dirt and in last place. Did well to make up places until a solo off at Turn 9 on Lap 4. Pit at the end of Lap 7. Made up places and had a Top 10 finish in sight, but got bonked at the Corkscrew on the final lap. Finished P13.
Race 2: Started P11. Got bonked a few times under braking by a couple different people. Annoying. Pit at the end of Lap 7 again. Finished P9.
Race 3: Started P10. Got frustrated with traffic and myself, so on Lap 2, I slowed up after the Corkscrew and let a handful of cars pass. Pit at the end of Lap 6. Finished P12.
Race 4: Started P9. Misjudged my braking into Turn 2 on Lap 2, and tagged a 911, collecting a 2.0 second penalty. Kind of blanked out for a bit after that, and let everyone go past me while ghosted in 1st gear. Pit at the end of Lap 7. Finished P9
Race 5: Started P16. Bonked a 911 braking into the Corkscrew on Lap 2. Drove in a daze after that, until my pit at the end of Lap 6. Finished P12.
Embarrassing day. Finishing 60% of my races outside the Top 10 is no bueno. I don't understand what happened. I know the track, and I know the car, but my pace was woeful (rarely in the 1:23s, often in the high 1:25s). I drove around like I didn't have a brain in my head. Kept missing my braking markers. Took too many turns with other drivers playing pinball in heavy braking zones. If it wasn't for people underestimating the BRZ and/or bouncing off more sausages than Riley Reid, I'm sure I would've finished every race in last place. Shocked my DR/SR is still B/S.
I’ve been in B/S lobbies all week, and the racing has been very close (like a second between P1 and P10 qualifying times). Also the RHs at Laguna are tricky - not much grip at a track where you have to be very precise.
Got a win and a few podiums, but the QTs have gotten quicker over the week and my 1:22.7 is now putting me ~P9-10 instead of ~P5.
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- brockybrock
Had a few races before work today, starting P4 and managed to win due to a coming together of two AS drivers ahead of me, the hard part was then staying in front, the yellow Subaru got mightily close but made a mistake with a lap to go as did the car behind him.
Back in the lambo because I just can’t stomach driving this Bugatti
Almost weekend guys, have a good friday
Back in the lambo because I just can’t stomach driving this Bugatti
Almost weekend guys, have a good friday
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For those struggling with the nervous rear of the BRZ in daily C, I strongly recommend to give the RS01 a chance.
I think it is a better choice over the 911 (for my driving style at least) because it gives some options with the pit strat.
I couldnt make a qualy time under top 1000 yet, and this has me starting between P8 and P12 in A+ lobbies.
However, Im finishing my races between P5 and P8 with an undercut strat.
With some tyre managment, you can make a 5-9 stint (Hard/Medium) and if you are not that good managing the tyres you can easily make a 6-8 stint while the BRZs are almost always fighting each other in a 7-7 strat.
I think it is a better choice over the 911 (for my driving style at least) because it gives some options with the pit strat.
I couldnt make a qualy time under top 1000 yet, and this has me starting between P8 and P12 in A+ lobbies.
However, Im finishing my races between P5 and P8 with an undercut strat.
With some tyre managment, you can make a 5-9 stint (Hard/Medium) and if you are not that good managing the tyres you can easily make a 6-8 stint while the BRZs are almost always fighting each other in a 7-7 strat.
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i'm back from my conference well not my conference the conference i attended that was not a conference about me, although oddly it was mostly about AI buzz words with design sprinkled around the edges...
i digress, important stuff Glen, i am 1 week down in not smoking after nearly 30 years.
but on to the racing or at least the lapping at the moment.
i've got back and tried the hurracan and i can tell it's quick I just don't like the way it handles at TM it behaves heavier than it is and it's AWD system struggles with me at the helm in a couple of corners. i will persevere with it for an hour or so.
i'm guessing the Veyron is still the OP car in race at the quicker paced lobbies?
can get a good 3-4 session in tonight so hoping to improve a bit across the board. might split between UK main and US account to try and race a few more forum members 👍
i digress, important stuff Glen, i am 1 week down in not smoking after nearly 30 years.
but on to the racing or at least the lapping at the moment.
i've got back and tried the hurracan and i can tell it's quick I just don't like the way it handles at TM it behaves heavier than it is and it's AWD system struggles with me at the helm in a couple of corners. i will persevere with it for an hour or so.
i'm guessing the Veyron is still the OP car in race at the quicker paced lobbies?
can get a good 3-4 session in tonight so hoping to improve a bit across the board. might split between UK main and US account to try and race a few more forum members 👍
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It's extremely tough to pass the Veyron unless the driver ahead makes a big mistake and they reel you in from a solid 1 second back on the back straight and that's with the Nissan which has legs.
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- brockybrock
Welcome back from the (not your or about you) conference 🫡
It’s funny because I thought the same the first time I tried the Nissan, felt heavy and I didn’t like it but settled on the huracan, I’ve raced a few caymans which are rapid 😁 but definitely the veyron is beatable but in the right hands it’s not beatable. I watched a replay of the fastest veyron and was surprised by the short shifting etc
Well done on your non smoking, I quit a year ago so stay strong and soon enough you’ll forget that habit 👊
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- bone_tone
I wouldn't know! 😂
Strangely, at my level (bottom end of B/S), I haven't seen a Veyron win yet.
A guy in the Suzuki Swift kept winning yesterday (!), today I've seen the Mazda 3, the Porsche Cayman, and a Jaguar all take wins - none of them 4wd 😯
I've just done the couple of days - finished last in most races, consequently managed to preserve my SR. But, I got caught up in a right old mess in the last race today, SR went from full S to A....
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- United Kingdom
hmmm maybe my NSX will be ok. the mazda 3 is still rapid if you can drive it right.
something you said about the lobbies and the swift guy....my one race of the night was a quicker lobby (A/A+) but pole was in the FWD megane he finished 4th but it was a very very quick lobby.
that's got me thinking a bit
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- Charmantha
I Cant
Listen to him! I also drove my best lap in the R. S. O1 (by the way, i was at the 24h)Nürburgring race, that was said to be its debut 👩🦳)
But i am racing at Trial mountain. You guys made me give the GTR another try.
2nd quali lap yesterday 2.01.894 (20th in my friends list) and thanks to @Barney_da_dog, who switched on the automatic stability protocol in the G70 at Brands hatch, i always try a lap with it switched on. Believe me, the first three turns i can nearly do blindfol..... Hmmm, yeah you know what i mean 😏
I am happy to be in C S at the moment, cause i start in top 7 and finish top 5to 1st. Superb racing, always at least one absolutely over testosteroned egomaniac who thinks, we peasants are there, if Monsieur gets a flat tyre on his lap, we might have the honor to change it for him... Really, it is worse on some tracks, this seems one, but still great races.
Thanks for reading and making me a better human being 😂
(i am a livery lover 🤭, i want to show a few, to upset @Famine , at least 😉 ((i understand you wrote that for everyone and it was a nice thing to do)) but i cant find my screenshots anymore in the app, since months.)
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- United Kingdom
- bone_tone
Haven't seen the FWD Megane, but I notice the Megane Trophy has made an appearance in the top times, and I've seen a few in races today. The NSX has been competitive in races too, so you should be OK.
Top of my friends list is a 1.59 in the Alfa, so I switched to that and knocked 0.5 seconds off my Genesis time!
Yes, that was him - presumably all the wins he had yesterday moved him up the ratings, and he's struggled in the faster lobbies! Certainly haven't seen anybody else try it.
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- Canada
There's a great mix of cars. The Nissan is very fast through the chicane and the right hander after the tunnel but there's like 5 to 6 legit cars you can race. The issue is the Veyron will blow by you and whilst you may be faster over a lap, you can't get by unless the driver screws up like this fellow did.
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I’ve managed a handful of podiums and two wins (high end of DR B) with the Porsche GT4 around Trial Mountain. I’ve only managed to get a ~2.00.900 out of it for qualifying but it races pretty well. I find I can out brake most cars at the bottom of mountain straight while still maintaining a nice line into the left, and it rotates very nicely through all turns.
It’s been a fun car to drive this week but I’ve not been impressed by driving standards at all. So many desperate divebombs and door slams to cars on the outside. I’ve even been pushed into the wall on the start straight to prevent me passing for the win - and this has been with most grids B,A,A+ with S driving standards. No penalties, no consequences for the aggressor. The system has really drifted in the wrong direction. So many seem to think they are owed the next position up the road, even if they can’t qualify for it or pass cleanly to earn it.
It’s been a fun car to drive this week but I’ve not been impressed by driving standards at all. So many desperate divebombs and door slams to cars on the outside. I’ve even been pushed into the wall on the start straight to prevent me passing for the win - and this has been with most grids B,A,A+ with S driving standards. No penalties, no consequences for the aggressor. The system has really drifted in the wrong direction. So many seem to think they are owed the next position up the road, even if they can’t qualify for it or pass cleanly to earn it.
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I did but I don’t recall seeing you in that race, and I’ve recognized your name recently from reading your posts here. Could have been though!
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Well that's the closest win I've ever had - though we almost both ended up in the gravel 😯
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@Barney Da Dog So close to him putting you in the sand trap there! Lucky to survive that and get the narrowest of wins!
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Hooooley dooooley that's insanely close. Damn.
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- rising_glass1
I rarely use the BRZ, I did use it a few times back in the ladder part of 2023 and again in early 2024. The only reason I did because I saw that a majority of the top drivers and professionals had used that to score low times within the top 500. I trusted their times but it did not work out for me, I ended up being 3-4 seconds slower, and even didn't beat my PB's during qualifying. That sucked.
Good luck the rest of this weekend at Laguna. Beware of the pesky Corkscrew. If you don't brake ahead properly there, you'll mess up that awkward turn before you head down the hill. That's why I cut my daily races there. Any tires can be managed through this track but you have to be aware of your surroundings especially during tough races.
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- United States
- Grand_Slammin
Hey gang! I’m back for a bit after a year off. I saw @TheNormsk last week in my first race back, but I didn’t have enough time to race. I’ve been focusing on Race A so I can get back into my groove without losing DR, but last week was brutal at Nurburgring.
This week I decided to try Race B for real. I’m barely hanging onto DR A by my fingernails, and after starting dead last in a handful of races I was committed to dropping to B for a while. But I’ve only been losing small increments, and last night I actually managed to gain some DR back despite finishing P11. I guess my score is so low that the formula is working in my favor.
But I’m stuck in lobbies with people much much faster than me, so I need to focus on qualifying some more. I got the Cayman down to 2.00.2xx and can’t drive any of the other cars, but I think I that’s my ceiling this week. The Veyron is fast on the backside, but I find that in the races they are slowing me down through the turns, especially the tunnel leading to the back straight. It’s frustrating because I can’t get around them, and then they pull away. So no climbing up the ranks for me.
Anyway, there are some new faces here who I’ll try to remember to look for when I’m racing. Say hi back!
This week I decided to try Race B for real. I’m barely hanging onto DR A by my fingernails, and after starting dead last in a handful of races I was committed to dropping to B for a while. But I’ve only been losing small increments, and last night I actually managed to gain some DR back despite finishing P11. I guess my score is so low that the formula is working in my favor.
But I’m stuck in lobbies with people much much faster than me, so I need to focus on qualifying some more. I got the Cayman down to 2.00.2xx and can’t drive any of the other cars, but I think I that’s my ceiling this week. The Veyron is fast on the backside, but I find that in the races they are slowing me down through the turns, especially the tunnel leading to the back straight. It’s frustrating because I can’t get around them, and then they pull away. So no climbing up the ranks for me.
Anyway, there are some new faces here who I’ll try to remember to look for when I’m racing. Say hi back!
TheNormsk
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- NormskVR
Welcome back!
Oddly I haven’t done much sport racing for quite some time either.
Since getting VR I was having more fun doing the TTs, weekly races and other non sport content. Those covers a lot more cars than the dailies. When I have races it’s often been daily A.
My DR is hanging on to A by a thread as well. So far I skipped this week. Didn’t see anything I liked.
Good to see you back. Definitely different names here now. Good to have new but sometimes miss some of the old characters.
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This week some good a lot of bad just the Porsche and I 1 win and a dr slide back DR B was getting used as brakes and punted way back to lower C
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