GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[Spec-ECU]

As you start ranking up you might find it very beneficial to work a little constructively on your QT time. I find in the lower DR lobbies being able to start at the front and stay out of trouble will get you in to better lobbies in no time.

Best way to get out of trouble is to be out of it to begin with. 👍

Other benefit of improving your QT is as you crank out lap after lap - assuming you're applying some consistency each lap - your average race pace should also improve, which should give you an edge over most drivers who are fast inconsistently or only for a lap.

 

[brockie]

I’ve only been on GT7 for a couple of months, rated as a D but proud of my SR of S. Almost all my daily races have been with D and S drivers. I’ve gradually improved my racing results and was put into a couple of races with almost all C drivers but the majority of them had SR ratings of B, C, and D. The races were absolute demolition derbies and I got knocked back into racing all D and S drivers. If I can continue to improve my results and move up to a DR of C will I have to fight through the low SR rated drivers to get to the S level drivers? Is this what normally happens as you improve your driver rating?

Welcome to the club 😁

You almost need to drive very carefully until you get used to it all, it’s quite satisfying letting the trouble go and focus on your top 5s which will see you improve race on race, spend a good amount of time watching tidgney and seeing what goes on here, it’ll help no end

But once that competitive edge comes, so will the trouble 😁

I’ve been hovering around low C last week because Monza was just hell and I couldn’t drive any of the cars fast enough than I normally can, and you end up slugging it out in frustration 🤨

But a new week is new races and the worst week can become the best week in no time

Add us on psn if you want to compare times, I’m Brockybrock

And enjoy your journey!

 

[newmedia_dev]

I have improved by hundredths now and moved back from B to A but I don’t think the 1.47s are on the cards however close.

It’s so so strange as this is a circuit I don’t enjoy, actively avoid in Sp and Online but it took ages and ages grinding TT and QT times occasionally and now with VR (and *without the chicane 🤣) it’s a lot less hate from me, definitely not love though!

 

[brockie]

Is the huracan any good for Catalunya? The GTR doesn’t feel spectacular around there so I might try the genesis or lambo tomorrow, I hope to just get into the 1.49s because I’m a tenth off it at the moment

At least the gr4 feel like gr4 this week, 😉

 

[newmedia_dev]

Is the huracan any good for Catalunya? The GTR doesn’t feel spectacular around there so I might try the genesis or lambo tomorrow, I hope to just get into the 1.49s because I’m a tenth if it at the moment

At least the gr4 feel like gr4 this week, 😉

The Lambo and Genesis can work, so can the NSX but honestly, it’s just worth watching a few replays and it’s all about the trail braking and using those third gear exits.

In race you will loads of people down shifting for the 2 difficult right handers, the first one (t3 I just lift coast to the curb and go) the second one (awkward up hill one) it’s a lift and just the slightest of dabs if I’m not hitting the angle.

In race it’s a lot closer than TT shows but honestly the GTR is the fastest car when you hook it all up and it’s gearing is forgiving as well.

 

[Fezzik]

Is the huracan any good for Catalunya? The GTR doesn’t feel spectacular around there so I might try the genesis or lambo tomorrow, I hope to just get into the 1.49s because I’m a tenth off it at the moment

At least the gr4 feel like gr4 this week, 😉

If you want an alternative option the Citroen is rather good

 

[newmedia_dev]

If you want an alternative option the Citroen is rather good


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I’ve seen a few in my lobbies but don’t seem that solid, hmmm may give it a go. Barney is smashing in times with the Ferrari as well!

 

[Fezzik]

I’ve seen a few in my lobbies but don’t seem that solid, hmmm may give it a go. Barney is smashing in times with the Ferrari as well!

Solid at my DR level (and for @brockie if they're still in the Cs), probably not at yours
I did see one doing well in A/A+ streams yesterday amongst all the GT-Rs.

 

[Barney Da Dog]

Uuurgh, Race B - so close to a 1.47 lap (in the GT-R) but went deep in to T4 and lost 2 tenths. Although it's mostly GT-Rs in the races, I've seen NSX's and the occasional Huracan doing ok in A with a A+ lobbies. The 458 doesn't lose out much anywhere except the straight, and turns really well but it gets a bit loose on some kerbs.

 

[newmedia_dev]

probably not at yours

That is both true and ironic. 🤣

The truth is that the consistency and pace is so so so close, so for consistency everyone ends up in the same car.

Racing quality is better but way more snipey. Less blatant stuff and honestly people cope with taps a lot better, but that is a control thing.

Here is a crazy one to think about, my time has put me 223 in the world, there are 30 non EMEA times ahead of me and as a B driver my first race of the day I start 10th in an all A/A+ lobby.

It’s all relative one way or another

 

[NevilleNobody]

On cars for Race B, it's not just ultimate lap time but forgiveness on kerbs that matters. Yeah you can just about get the NSX to turn a similar lap time but in the hustle and bustle of a race the SKyline is so much more compliant and unruffled over the kerbs.

 

[newmedia_dev]

On cars for Race B, it's not just ultimate lap time but forgiveness on kerbs that matters. Yeah you can just about get the NSX to turn a similar lap time but in the hustle and bustle of a race the SKyline is so much more compliant and unruffled over the kerbs.

I guess in all honesty mate it’s how you go about getting your time, there is only two curbs I personally touch consistently. The fast lines just don’t require much curb and even using them isn’t unsettling for the cars. That said I’m only quick in the NSX and GTR.

 

[NevilleNobody]

I take a little on the first left hander and I am a little throttle happy so the NSX gets a bit more nervous than the Nissan there and god knows where you will end up in races!

 

[Spec-ECU]

Welp...gave Race B at Catalunya my first go this week, finished one position higher than I started with a clean race, and my DR A that had been clinging on to its final points is now a DR B. Dammit for strong lobbies.😆

Oh, well. Maybe now I'll lose the apprehension to regularly do ranked races with that A-monkey off my back. 🙂

 

[TheNormsk]

I suck. Well, at daily race B anyway. I got a QT on 149.7.. which is not great apparently and jumped into a race.

It was a mixed lobby of A+/A with me at the very lowest of A starting in P13. I had no pace and ended up last 37 seconds back.

I am now back into DRB. 🤦‍♂️👍

 

[NevilleNobody]

The racing in Race B is actually pretty good, most guys trying to behave. Just need to watch out for thr random A+ guys with no qualy time and running a Veyron, not sure what they are trying to prove tbh. Just qualify already.

So in these close battles I noticed I was losing time on exit at the awkward left mid lap, not sure what to call the turn but top of the hill before you drop down into that funky ledt/right kink corner. Anyways the Nissan is holding 3rd in AT and I am struggling to rotate and slow on exit. Decide to try MT and drop my qualy time from 49.4 to 49.0. I was losing 2 tenths there and a little into the next corner too.

I still qualified P13 in a mixed A and A+ rom so decided to do my first MT race. Started ok, then got into a cluster of cars, forgot what gear i was in and lost sight of my brake marker and binned it dammit. MT on a solo lap is one thing but if I lose my rythym in a race lap I am at sea. More practice needed.

It is good to be at a real race track with no video game corners, the final chicane removed transforms this track and it is quite good fun. Just the track limits that can be a slog.

 

[TheNormsk]

My regression to mid B continues.

Started my first race in DR B for a long time. Q4 on the grid didn’t help me in the race though as I still finished 9th at the end. I just don’t like Cataluna as a circuit.

I guess the worst my DR gets then the more competitive I might actually finally become in the game.

Or, perhaps I should just stick with TT from now on. Lol

Edit.

I’m not going to continue with B. I’m just not gelling with the track. For every 10 laps trying to practice it 9 are getting in validated. I’m just having a huge problem with track limits on this one.

 

[Spec-ECU]

I guess the worst my DR gets then the more competitive I might actually finally become in the game.

I'd been anticipating the same once I regularly do ranked races again.

I got up to DR A back in GT Sport, until I stopped in 2019. I didn't return to GT(7) until late last year, so I knew with the hiatus I took I wasn't going to hold onto my rank for long. I held off on doing ranked races until I could pretty-up my Sport mantel; I had no wins, no Top5, or any TT medals, all I had to show for were my DR A and SR S ranks. 🤣

Three months later and with my current mantel, I can live with seeing a DR B.

And hey, now I have a new in-game goal: Get back up to A, and stay there. 🙂

So in these close battles I noticed I was losing time on exit at the awkward left mid lap, not sure what to call the turn but top of the hill before you drop down into that funky ledt/right kink corner. Anyways the Nissan is holding 3rd in AT and I am struggling to rotate and slow on exit. Decide to try MT and drop my qualy time from 49.4 to 49.0. I was losing 2 tenths there and a little into the next corner too.

The fast drivers' drop to 1st to apex that left hander, but drive out in 2nd gear. When I was trying out different cars I would employ 1st gear too and it works.

I ended up choosing the NSX, where I apex that corner in 2nd. But I do downshift to 1st if I go in too deep.

P.S. I was in your first race in MT. 🙂

(Sorry for the double-post. Meant to add this into my previous post but it's tricky in mobile)

 

[TheNormsk]

And hey, now I have a new in-game goal: Get back up to A, and stay there. 🙂

My original Nomsk account is still on about 50% DR A, and my European Abroad account is in the high Bs. My VR account got up to about 20% A pretty rapidly and then I decided to complete more of the single player game and got into the TT‘s.

Basically in VR I’m having more fun driving in the road cars and so sport (Gr3 and Gr4) kind of lost its luster apart from daily race A, which I quite enjoy, but you don’t get any DR points for that one.

I thought I’d give B and C a go recently, but for now I’m just not competitive. I don’t worry about it anymore. I’ll end up where I end up and I’m sure I’ll get back up to A but I’ll play in the Bs for the time being.

 

[Goanaut]

Hi everyone. Decided to try some racing in Catalunya. It's not a track I'm very good at. My quali is okayish for the high C / low B lobbies I am now in. I just don't seem to get the consistency racing.

I like the GT-R on many parts of the track, but I lose a lot of time compared to other drivers (also often in the GT-R) in the slow left hander on top of the hill (T5?). I seem to need to slow down more than others to be able to make the corner. I think I shift back to 2nd gear. Maybe I should try shifting all the way to 1st. Also the chicane is a nightmare. I shift back to 1st to be able to turn, and back up to 2nd to accelerate, but I'm going so slowly there. Many times cars bump in the back of me because I don't know how to be quicker on those 2 corners. Rest of the track I've found a rhythm more or less.

Despite some dodgy races around me I progressed from high C back into low B. I focus on my SR staying high, instead of gaining DR.

 

[brockie]

Well I managed to just get into the 1,49.846 - decided to stick with the GTR as not to waste any more testing time this week

I think I shift back to 2nd gear. Maybe I should try shifting all the way to 1st. Also the chicane is a nightmare. I shift back to 1st to be able to turn, and back up to 2nd to accelerate, but I'm going so slowly there. Many times cars bump in the back of me because I don't know how to be quicker on those 2 corners. Rest of the track I've found a rhythm more or less.

If it’s of any help I tend to use the braking area in GT7 and use the lines to try out different braking areas, like the heavy braking area down the hill, I am currently braking before the braking starts, to 2nd, which is working for now

 

[Crimefighter]

Despite being completely clueless about tyre management, I am investing some time into Daily C this week. I found B a little dull.

Also, since the Mrs is away on a business trip, I unfolded the rig (Playseat Challenge Logitech G edition, TM T300 RS GT) and have invested some time in trying to get better on the wheel. Results have been disastrous, (I still suck at catching slides with it), but I have had a chance to test some more Gr3 cars under the new BoP.

I put some time into the Lexus and Ferrari initially, about 20-30 laps each. BB +2 for both, and TC2/0 respectively. The lexus is a bit much for me to handle with my ham-fisted throttle control on corner exit at GVH....lots of power oversteer corners, even with TC2. As an aside, I find GVH to be a challenging circuit at the best of times, on the wheel its almost a masochistic experience for me. But I am seeing improvement I guess, and of course it is more immersive.

Anyway, the Ferrari was good, broadly equal on pace with the Lexus, but a couple of key issues mean I wont persevere with it. Weight transfer is still a problem with it under the new BoP, and it has very mediocre straight line speed making it a sitting duck on the straights.

The real revelation was a 3rd car that I have never got on with, but thought I would try again under the new BoP just to see if it could change my mind. The Mercedes AMG GT3. '20. Wow, what a car now. Slightly faster than the Lexus on the straight (it has SERIOUS pace), rock solid on corner exit (TC2), decent handling, great gearing for this track, and no weight transfer problems. It seems to be an awesome FR all-rounder. Now to test with RH tyres and see if I can manage it.

 

[Shackster]

Despite being completely clueless about tyre management, I am investing some time into Daily C this week. I found B a little dull.

Also, since the Mrs is away on a business trip, I unfolded the rig (Playseat Challenge Logitech G edition, TM T300 RS GT) and have invested some time in trying to get better on the wheel. Results have been disastrous, (I still suck at catching slides with it), but I have had a chance to test some more Gr3 cars under the new BoP.

I put some time into the Lexus and Ferrari initially, about 20-30 laps each. BB +2 for both, and TC2/0 respectively. The lexus is a bit much for me to handle with my ham-fisted throttle control on corner exit at GVH....lots of power oversteer corners, even with TC2. As an aside, I find GVH to be a challenging circuit at the best of times, on the wheel its almost a masochistic experience for me. But I am seeing improvement I guess, and of course it is more immersive.

Anyway, the Ferrari was good, broadly equal on pace with the Lexus, but a couple of key issues mean I wont persevere with it. Weight transfer is still a problem with it under the new BoP, and it has very mediocre straight line speed making it a sitting duck on the straights.

The real revelation was a 3rd car that I have never got on with, but thought I would try again under the new BoP just to see if it could change my mind. The Mercedes AMG GT3. '20. Wow, what a car now. Slightly faster than the Lexus on the straight (it has SERIOUS pace), rock solid on corner exit (TC2), decent handling, great gearing for this track, and no weight transfer problems. It seems to be an awesome FR all-rounder. Now to test with RH tyres and see if I can manage it.

That’s interesting, and gives me something to try tonight! I struggle with group 3 in general, and was going to post on this. My QT for race C is 49.2 (terrible) with the Ferrari, can’t get close to that with the RCZ or GTR. I suspect the answer to this is that the Ferrari is generally an easier car to drive to a moderately decent pace, and the fastest meta cars need some extra skill/finesse to go fast in, that I simply lack/am failing to grasp! I watched the top RCZ time and he seemed to be absolutely caning it. I tried the same and failed miserably 😂.

 

[Crimefighter]

That’s interesting, and gives me something to try tonight! I struggle with group 3 in general, and was going to post on this. My QT for race C is 49.2 (terrible) with the Ferrari, can’t get close to that with the RCZ or GTR. I suspect the answer to this is that the Ferrari is generally an easier car to drive to a moderately decent pace, and the fastest meta cars need some extra skill/finesse to go fast in, that I simply lack/am failing to grasp! I watched the top RCZ time and he seemed to be absolutely caning it. I tried the same and failed miserably 😂.

The Ferrari was the best of the MR cars I tried, although I haven't tried the RCZ. Im no expert at this kind of thing, but both the 911 and Ferrari struggled with several corner combinations on this circuit, notably the high speed downhill in S1 (with fading tyres in the race), the awkward turn sequence straight after the hairpin, and the final chicane.

Made me wonder if it was an MR thing, or maybe just my agricultural driving style

 

[Shackster]

The Ferrari was the best of the MR cars I tried, although I haven't tried the RCZ. Im no expert at this kind of thing, but both the 911 and Ferrari struggled with several corner combinations on this circuit, notably the high speed downhill in S1 (with fading tyres in the race), the awkward turn sequence straight after the hairpin, and the final chicane.

Made me wonder if it was an MR thing, or maybe just my agricultural driving style

I’m clearly losing time around most of the circuit, but at the chicane in particular I think I must lose at least a second. The ghost flies away from me. Any time I try to get through it faster than my usual pace I just spin out, even on softs, post BOP adjustment!
I think half my issue is I’m just too comfortable in group 4 cars.

 

[cyirush]

Lots of good discussion about Race B at Barca.

I’ve been using the Cayman (don’t laugh!). It’s slow but so well balanced. Been finishing in the top 1/2 of B/S lobbies. Even got a few podiums (P2s).

Funny how tracks matter. At RBR a few weeks ago I was sweating bullets to not come last in B/S lobbies …

Haven’t jumped into C yet. Love GVH but bet it’ll be carnage in Gr3s.

 

[mellofello9]

My regression to mid B continues.

Started my first race in DR B for a long time. Q4 on the grid didn’t help me in the race though as I still finished 9th at the end. I just don’t like Cataluna as a circuit.

I guess the worst my DR gets then the more competitive I might actually finally become in the game.

Or, perhaps I should just stick with TT from now on. Lol

Edit.

I’m not going to continue with B. I’m just not gelling with the track. For every 10 laps trying to practice it 9 are getting in validated. I’m just having a huge problem with track limits on this one.

Totally align with your disdain for Catalunya and sorry it's levying such a hefty cost.

The first long right-hander (T3) is an awkward start to an awkward track. There's a couple fun spots but I can never get into a groove at this place. The only thing making it less horrible this week being the lack of chicane. IMHO, this is the worst chicane were subjected to in all of GT7-landia.🤣

 

[NevilleNobody]

It's weird, I used to avoid Barcelona with a pad but with a wheel it is a totally different experience and i am really enjoying it other than the finnicky track limits. You do get very harshly punished if your corner entrance is too fast, there's 4 straights or mini-straights reliant on a good exit from a low/medium speed turn so enter too fast and you just get the worst understeer.

The Nissan under the latest physics is a little odd to get used to, if you stand on the brakes too much she understeers, it much prefers brake first, then lift then turn on tighter corners rather than diving in brakes on fire.

Pace is red hot though, my 49 flat is within 2% of the fastest time in the world and I am barely mid pack in A lobbies so guys are flying.

 

[Fezzik]

IMHO, this is the worst chicane were subjected to in all of GT7-landia.🤣

Oh I think the first chicane at Monza would like a word. At least with Catalunya you're not approaching it at 180 mph+.
Fuji turn 10 (Dunlop) is also horrid. Then there's the final turn at Spa. The infamous Chicane Of Death at DTS. Etc.

Basically I hate all chicanes - Catalunya is just one of many evils.

 

[mellofello9]

Oh I think the first chicane at Monza would like a word. At least with Catalunya you're not approaching it at 180 mph+.
Fuji turn 10 (Dunlop) is also horrid. Then there's the final turn at Spa. The infamous Chicane Of Death at DTS. Etc.

Basically I hate all chicanes - Catalunya is just one of many evils.

LOLOL...sadly, I love the things. Hairpins, too, but that's likely because I'm on a controller.🤣

And, nope, for me Catalunya is still atop that steaming pile. For some reason it feels completely out of place/inconsistent with the rest of the track. Almost as-if accountants wanted to save $20 bucks and said "No, do this" and the pavers complied.