GTP_Registry Discussion Thread

[Rikson]

I'm liking the Renault because it has lots of grip... Until you look at the throttle.

Try to run it 1 gear higher then the recomended one.That's if you are using the manual shift ofcourse.
Don't mind the laptimes.And break early.
Just steer and use the throttle,and expierence how the car behaves at certain points at the track.
Use your own ghost.
Once you got the hang of it,try the recomended gears.
You'll be suprised...

 

[Darren.]

Well, the WRS team happens to have picked two of my strongest tracks and cars. Unfortunately for me, I can't run the qualifier until next year (because I just got myself a shiny new PS4 ), so good luck everyone! 👍

 

[DTM]

That sounds to me like a mission impossible for the admins.
Allso I think you should be carefull about the 'sandbag' stuff.
It wouldn't suprise me if I end up in a lower Div than I used to be.
And if that's the case,the 1 and only reason for it is I allways have to run a million laps on a new track.
Not even mentioning the different physics compared to GT5.
It'll just take much time (for me) to get used to it.

On-topic: propably I'm the only one over here who likes the Renault better than the BMW
It gives more feedback than the Beemer,and his limits are easier to find.
The R1 tires are just mean..they make you feel very comfortable,untill you reach their limits.
The squeel in advance before they leave the tarmac is hilarious
Car is simply way to fast for an old brag like me

Don't make up excuses in advance. I'll remember a seasonal with the Takata where you managed to do a D1 lap time. And Brands Hatch isn't that hard to learn. Nailing a good lap is an other thing. But that will come down to the time your willing to spend. If you put in the same about of time then the Takata, you'll be surprised with what you come up with.

I see people talking about submitting after 1 day. Come on spend some time on it like you would do on a WRS week. Not even super natural talented drivers like Senna Schumacher or Alonso can do there best lap in one short stint.

 

[Rikson]

Don't make up excuses in advance. I'll remember a seasonal with the Takata where you managed to do a D1 lap time. And Brands Hatch isn't that hard to learn. Nailing a good lap is an other thing. But that will come down to the time your willing to spend. If you put in the same about of time then the Takata, you'll be surprised with what you come up with.

That's exactly what I meant with 'the million lap' thing.
Couldn't think of a better example myself,thanks my friend 👍

And Brands Hatch is not that easy to learn when you use the chase cam,approaching blind high speed corners with elevation changes,all of that with the speed of light

But no worries about the time that will be invested...

 

[MilleRSVR]

After running the qualifier tonite, I thought I would try the Renault's off road capabilities. Lots of room at Willow to explore the desert.

Looks familiar, Ken Block would be proud.

 

[Turbo_snail]

I have been using all them techniques, and by the way, you won't here from me for a week, as I will be on Melbourne with grandma (watching the boxing day test!) It will be a experience of a life time!

 

[Racingworld68]

Come join me. I'm at 31 minutes and 17 seconds. We will dance post the night away.

Good to see our Belgian festivals are appriciated 👍

On another note, last night I have tried the Megane combo. It will be a nice challenge for me, as I am a bit rusty on these TT's. But from the start my hunger for the challenge was feeded.... I actually do not mind in what division I will end up, but I will give it my best shot... So sending in my time and replay will not happen untill a few hours before the deadline...

Haven't tryed the BMW challenge yet....

 

[mcsqueegy]

Another quick question: if your best lap is very close to unclean, but you cannot determine it for certain, are you allowed to check the lap with one of the WRS admins before submission?

 

[MilleRSVR]

The rumbles also send it spinning.

And sometimes on exit throttle can cause oversteer if you're too quick on it when the car is not balanced.

But anyways, that's just par for the course, really - get used to it, or find ways to prevent it with inputs and lines.

Concerning the rumble strip/spinning effect, this is exaggerated with the "Real" grip setting. This is not intended to be a criticism of the WRS organizers, but I've never been a big fan of this setting. While it does add a level of difficulty to the events, IMO it's not very "Real". It's true there will be less grip on the rumbles than the tarmac, But I think PD went a bit overboard with this. It's as if the rumbles are rain soaked while the tarmac is dry. It also doesn't seem to be consistent from corner to corner.

I was hoping PD would eliminate this choice in GT6 and just have one correct setting for this, thus ending any controversy on the subject.

Just my 2cts.

 

[Speedy6543]

Hello guys, I'm seriously struggling to navigate the new site updated,

The new race series happens Wednesdays? What time? and do I need to be a premium member?

The WRS Online Events have a weekly race at 8 PM GMT every wednesday. We also hold special event races in some weekends. If you keep your eye on this thread, at this part of the forum, you'll get the notice of new oncoming online races.
In order to participate in those races you need to be in the GTP_WRS registry and that's where this qualifier is for.

Another quick question: if your best lap is very close to unclean, but you cannot determine it for certain, are you allowed to check the lap with one of the WRS admins before submission?

I'm holding off to answer you untill some US admins wake up.

 

[DrTrouserPlank]

So you are another one that's going to take the sandbagging route? 👎 What a crock of 🤬 This is whats going to kill the enjoyment of the WRS for me, having to compete with people that by all rights, should be divisions higher than me. I really hope the admins do something about this.

I've already said I'm not going to sandbag intentionally. It's certainly up for debate as to how long one has to spend on a combo before it is deemed to be representative and "their best" and how long one is "compelled" to commit to it in order to achieve this. I find that improvements decrease at an exponential rate, but improvements can still come after a week of running something solidly, maybe even longer after that. It depends.

My point which led to this whole discussion was that I believe you are going to get some drivers being misplaced due to this combo, even when they have given it their best. You may then find their weekly pace to be much higher than their submission. That's my opinion, and that's all it is.

I don't really want to get back into it all again now as it's a new day. New day, new mindset.

 

[Vagabond]

Another quick question: if your best lap is very close to unclean, but you cannot determine it for certain, are you allowed to check the lap with one of the WRS admins before submission?

If we said yes to that, we could potentially end up having to check hundreds of replays before the deadline. I would say, as per the rules, that if you're not sure its clean, consider it dirty and run again. 3 weeks should be time enough to match any time you set. 👍

 

[mcsqueegy]

If we said yes to that, we could potentially end up having to check hundreds of replays before the deadline. I would say, as per the rules, that if you're not sure its clean, consider it dirty and run again. 3 weeks should be time enough to match any time you set. 👍

Good point, that

I was only speaking hypothetically, but it's good to know well in advance and I'll treat the kerbs a little more carefully now 👍

 

[Dynamite_Dave]

I feel like a fish out of water doing this ive no target to aim for i dont know per track whats is clean and what is not

 

[Speedy6543]

If we said yes to that, we could potentially end up having to check hundreds of replays before the deadline.

We will already be checking enough replays after submission

 

[ItsAllAboutWins]

I feel like a fish out of water doing this ive no target to aim for i dont know per track whats is clean and what is not

Aim for the moon, but shoot for the stars. You have a time to beat, its in the top right corner titled best lap time. as for clean, keep at least 2 tyres on the track or rumble strip at all times and you'll be fine. It's all there in the first post.

 

[iainoflo85]

We also hold special event races in some weekends. If you keep your eye on this thread, at this part of the forum, you'll get the notice of new oncoming online races.

Is it okay if I just add to this, as the next special event is at Brands Hatch Indy, I think it might be relevant, but only to people already on the registry.

The parity event there is a good place to race on a similar layout of the track for the qualifier without the seriousness involved in the qualifier. It's a fun event, everyone will be at the same pace so divisions will mean nothing, but you'll get to learn some of the track a bit more in a different car (and you might nail turn one a bit more often, I know I have been in practice).

If this is out of place, then please let me know and I'll edit it out - I just thought I'd let more people know about it, as it's at Brands Hatch.

 

[Tavilha]

Hello guys,

I've just submitted my times for the qualifier and got this reply:

GTP_WRS Registration is CLOSED

Currently the registry is closed to set everything up for GT6. Check back in a couple of days.

OLR Team

I don't think I've done anything wrong with the message format and text.
Do I try and submit again in a couple of days? Or do I just wait for now?

 

[iainoflo85]

Hello guys,

I've just submitted my times for the qualifier and got this reply:

GTP_WRS Registration is CLOSED

Currently the registry is closed to set everything up for GT6. Check back in a couple of days.

OLR Team

I don't think I've done anything wrong with the message format and text.
Do I try and submit again in a couple of days? Or do I just wait for now?

It does say "Check back in a couple of days", so why not run a bit more then submit next week maybe. Get Christmas out of the way first, then the Admins will probably be able to sort Fetchy to accept submissions.

 

[Speedy6543]

Yes, we (mostly JoostBaksteen as he is his creator) are fully working and testing Fetchy. Making sure there are no bugs anymore.
+ we have our real life too.
So in a meantime we are suggesting, like iainflo said, run a bit more laps and try to beat your time some more.

 

[EDK]

I am from Romania and I use a UK account because there is no playstation store for this country. When submitting should I put Romania or UK?
thx

State the country you live in. Or, your preferred country of origin. I believe the only PSN country in Africa is South Africa, but we've had members from Egypt and Kenya, as just a couple of other examples.

Hello guys, I'm seriously struggling to navigate the new site updated,

The new race series happens Wednesdays? What time? and do I need to be a premium member?

You don't need to be a premium member of the site to participate in our events.

We have a few types of events. We run weekly Time Trial competitions, which are normally published on Sunday, with a deadline of Midnight GMT Monday the following week (About 8 days to run each TT).

We also have online races each Wednesday, with time slots at 7 PM GMT and 7 PM PST (California Time).

If you were not previously part of our registry, the only thing available to you for the next 3 weeks is our qualifier, posted here. Run that, and then keep an eye on our forums for more details.

Time Trial Forum

Online Event Forum

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

I've already said I'm not going to sandbag intentionally. It's certainly up for debate as to how long one has to spend on a combo before it is deemed to be representative and "their best" and how long one is "compelled" to commit to it in order to achieve this. I find that improvements decrease at an exponential rate, but improvements can still come after a week of running something solidly, maybe even longer after that. It depends.

My point which led to this whole discussion was that I believe you are going to get some drivers being misplaced due to this combo, even when they have given it their best. You may then find their weekly pace to be much higher than their submission. That's my opinion, and that's all it is.

I don't really want to get back into it all again now as it's a new day. New day, new mindset.

Alright, understood. I do find that Willow is a hard track to understand I agree, but after running it for a total of 6 hours so far, I can tell you that improvements will come, just like any other track. I do not believe anyone will be misplaced just because of this track if they give it their best effort. Its just like any other track, you just have to get to know it and its idiosyncrasies.

 

[Stotty]

after running it for a total of 6 hours so far.

6 hours!?

I doubt I'll run that across the 2 in total

 

[DTM]

That's exactly what I meant with 'the million lap' thing.
Couldn't think of a better example myself,thanks my friend 👍

And Brands Hatch is not that easy to learn when you use the chase cam,approaching blind high speed corners with elevation changes,all of that with the speed of light

But no worries about the time that will be invested...

Well if you had to spend a million laps on a familiar track like the seasonal, how much time you need to spend on this one a million or 10

Brands hatch should be easier for to learn with chase cam then for me with bumper view. You see atleast a bit of corner comming. When i see it comming, i already past the corner

I'm starting to get the hang of the RS. Hated at first. You've got to be sweet and tender with her. If you do, she will reward you

I know you do the amout of time needed.

Good luck mate and the rest of you 👍

 

[EDK]

Try to run it 1 gear higher then the recomended one.That's if you are using the manual shift ofcourse.
Don't mind the laptimes.And break early.
Just steer and use the throttle,and expierence how the car behaves at certain points at the track.
Use your own ghost.
Once you got the hang of it,try the recomended gears.
You'll be suprised...

Need everyone to be careful about posting information that's useful in improving lap times.

Quoting this post, as it skirts the edge.

Let's keep this to questions about rules and procedures.

 

[WRP001]

6 hours!?

I doubt I'll run that across the 2 in total

Our general rule has always been put in as much time into each qualifier combo as you would in a typical time trial competition (which run a week). That varies from person to person quite a bit. 2 hours total seems a bit lite though given you have three weeks, but there is no set rule.

I am away and can't even do my first lap until January 4. Given that, it is unlikely I will have time to put in sufficient laps by the deadline... So rather than rush to get in I will likely go in batch #2. In any case, I won't submit unless I put in at least 4-5 hours per combo, but if I haven't hit the wall I may put in quite a bit more. I think I once put in 12 hours for the Mini Me combo alone back in 2011!

Maybe real life will allow me that time before the deadline, but being a father of two and working full time and planning a few ski trips after the new year (if this California drought ever ends), I doubt it.

 

[BanditKarter22]

We will already be checking enough replays after submission

I suppose you also have to be careful about viewing replays before you set your own time? If you had a time to aim for then it might produce biased results?

 

[Windy_1238]

Another quick question: if your best lap is very close to unclean, but you cannot determine it for certain, are you allowed to check the lap with one of the WRS admins before submission?

Also what if the submitted lap or laps are dirty, what then? Are you given an extension to do a Quali??

 

[GTP_Remo]

Also what if the submitted lap or laps are dirty, what then? Are you given an extension to do a Quali??

I hope not, with 3 weeks to come up with a clean lap there is no excuse not to.

 

[mike_gt3]

True, but its still one thing to see it done, and do it! . at worst he will be a little higher in the divisions, wich will just make it more difficult to compete. i dont think its a problem, most admins take part to the wrs, we have to accept it, i dont see the need to sratch for every little bug.

its still better than not performing enought and dominate your division.