GTP_Registry Discussion Thread

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Argon
ALAN!!!! Where the heck have you been mate? Happy new year and all that jazz, hope this is a sign of your return to the hallowed halls of the WRS, I've missed our little battles in the weekly TT's
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Yes sir I'm back! Jazz to you to! Had some things to do this autumn and I found it prudent to take a break. The new game is great...a.t.m. I'm trying to gold S-5. I do miss the endurance races though. Looking forward to starting the qualification. See you on the inside mate!
 
SirAlanClive
Yes sir I'm back! Jazz to you to! Had some things to do this autumn and I found it prudent to take a break. The new game is great...a.t.m. I'm trying to gold S-5. I do miss the endurance races though. Looking forward to starting the qualification. See you on the inside mate!
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Great to hear Alan, looking forward to renewing our battles 👍

p.s. I found that turning on the driving line helped me get that lump of lead called a Bugatti around Ascari in sufficient time. (hmm, have I got the right one in mind? is S5 the Bugatti?)
 
Yes, managed to cut 2 hundreth of a second off my BMW lap :D
But I panicked when I saw my ghost car pop up behind me on the last stretch so I managed to get 2 wheels on the grass on the easiest part of the track :ouch: didn't lose any speed I think.
 
A belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!!

After 300+ laps at Brands, I finally hit my goal.:banghead: :D I spent more time on this one for a couple of reasons.

I struggled with Willow so I'm hoping a great lap at Brands will even things out.

I'm also hoping to qualify for D2, which would be a step up from GT5. When I did the GT5 qualifier, I had just started in sim racing and was new to the whole scene. I know now I really didn't spend enough time on it, and probably ended up a division lower (D4) than I should have been. This time I really put in a strong effort and hopefully my results will pay off.

Just waiting for Fetchy to be open for business and submit my replays.

Good luck everyone!!
 
sweet its back! for some reason driving around in willow springs and brands hatch in GT6 so far i just had a GUT feeling that we would have 1 of them for the qualifier, and we get both! great stuff.

also just a quick question regarding the courtesy car option, what is stopping people using their own car tuned in these events?

can't wait to see where i end up this time with a new wheel over my last attempt. hoping to at-least be on par with where i was last year or maybe gold div 2 would be nice :)
 
Concerning ragnars question,

You can also choose between your current car, or a favorite car in Arcade mode. So this does pose an interesting question about which car your actually using.

I'm hoping everyone plays by the rules, and uses the courtesy car only.

I believe the admins have ways of knowing these things anyway.
 
MilleRSVR
Concerning ragnars question,

You can also choose between your current car, or a favorite car in Arcade mode. So this does pose an interesting question about which car your actually using.

I'm hoping everyone plays by the rules, and uses the courtesy car only.

I believe the admins have ways of knowing these things anyway.
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We know. We banned people for doing it on GT5.
 
I took a load of photos and used one for the competition. Rest are here if anyone cares enough to look!

Photomode still suffers from silly bugs. Quite often once you've selected 16:9, zoomed in, fiddled about - you end up taking a photo 5-10ft off what was previewed. Saw identical issue in GT5 >:|

The BMW and Brands Hatch are rather photogenic. Nice sweeping elevation and winding parts. I spent nearly an hour doing all that.... :rolleyes:
 
millross
I took a load of photos and used one for the competition. Rest are here if anyone cares enough to look!
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Nice pics of the MotoGP as well in there. 👍
Where was that? Silverstone?

The BMW seems to be the most photogenic one. Look at the likes in the photocomp thread. Most of them are on BMW pics.
 
EDK
We know. We banned people for doing it on GT5.
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cool yeah i remember lol, was just making sure its the same in GT6 which im guessing it is otherwise you wouldn't have set it up like this :)

can't wait to get some laps in. although i reckon my arms are gonna fall off before im happy with my times. bloody CSW is so much more of a beast to control then my old G25 was.
 
After some sessions in the BMW/Brands combo I start to think that if the track was 2 cm wider the lap times would drop with 2 seconds or more :D If you miss any point by 1 m, you don't just mess up the turn and lap, you fly uncontrollable into the barriers thrashing the car into immensely small pieces. :lol:
 
Sutuki
:lol: I'm glad I'm not the only one with this understeer problem. The car would probably be better without the rear wing ;)
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The car is fine, RH tires are just way-way-way too much grip for it, IMO. It feels good on SM or SH tires, where you can make the rear step out with throttle; on RH it just feels dead.
 
I think I'm getting close to my limit on each track, probably only a few tenths left to find in each one, though of course I can't really be sure.

It's terrifying not knowing how well I'm doing compared to everyone else. After getting close to Division 1 Silver in GT5, it would be devastating if I were to end up in Division 2 (or lower) here. :scared:

dsgerbc
The car is fine, RH tires are just way-way-way too much grip for it, IMO. It feels good on SM or SH tires, where you can make the rear step out with throttle; on RH it just feels dead.
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It's not just the general understeer, it's the explosive oversteer if you press the throttle too much exiting a slow corner. It's like the car has multiple personality disorder. The Megane's understeer may be even worse, but at least it's somewhat predictable.
 
GTP_CargoRatt
Hey skyline, glad you decided to join. 👍 Guess my advertising in the Seasonal TT threads is paying off. :lol: Looking forward to competing with you and just having fun in general. Great to have you aboard, I'm sure you won't be disappointed in your decision to join us here. Don't be afraid to ask questions as there is a lot of knowledgeable people here to help you out. Good luck on the qualifier. :cheers:
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Thanks cargo I must admit it basically was you that's convinced me to join up to it seeing as we seem to be very closely matched in quite a few TTs we did on gt5 and gives me something to do other than lose to immortal pilot every week in his championship
 
Started to do the Renault in Willow yesterday. Got close to my goal of the day.

It was my very first drive with the car and on that track... so i spend about 20 laps fooling around learning both cars and track. Did my next set of 20 trying to find the line without the line ;) Managed to improve my time, but no where near my 10/10 potential... I probably was driving around 7/10 or 8/10, i can definitely improve on it... right now the car is bouncing all over since i can't get on the line lol.

I know with certainty there are much faster drivers than me out there, that even with my personal overall goal time, they can probably shave at least 5 seconds off of it. I dont know what the lead time might/could be, so based on my personal guess, i would be very happy driving my 10/10 if i can shave 2 or 3 seconds of my personal goal. I am still 4 or 5 seconds away.

Will try to have another go asap, or maybe try the Z4 M3 on Hatch... No matter, I CAN"T WAIT !! :D

Let alone doing the photo modes.


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Now that the brouhaha over the choice of cars and tracks is over, I want to bring it up again. I think the Admins did a great job in both the track selection and the car selection for those tracks.

Not having the skill building challenges in GT6 like we had in GT5, it left them with quite a challenge. The Mercedes challenge in GT5 was a great qualifier, but the only thing close in GT6 is the Vettle challenge or the different Good Wood events on that horribly short track. There are of course several Super License tests that would have served well, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with the selections they made.

That being said, I'll give my thoughts on my struggles with the qualifier. What I liked about the GT5 tests was the fact that we had a benchmark set for certain levels. There were Gold, Silver, and Bronze times to shoot for. Granted, these benchmarks had no correlation to the level we ended up in, but at least you had some idea of how well you were doing.

If you did any seasonals at all in GT5, when you ran the test and you were .1 second ahead of Gold, you pretty much knew you were not going to be ranked very high. A time like that would put down in the 50,000th or so. If you ran it 5 to 6 full seconds ahead of Gold then you knew you were cooking a fairly decent time that just might be worth submitting.

Why am I bringing this up? To those guys that are submitting early, I believe you need to re-think your strategy (unless of course you are one of the aliens). I have no idea of how well I am doing. There is no benchmark. There are no friends ghosts. There is only me and an empty track ahead. I think I have reached my limit, but I have bettered my time by a few thousands on a few occasions after I thought I could go no faster. I will keep trying until the deadline before I submit.

In closing, I would like to take this opportunity to thank EDK, Gravitron, MadMax86, Sjaak, Vaxen, WRP001 and anyone else I have forgot to mention for putting this all together.
 
skyline1683
Thanks cargo I must admit it basically was you that's convinced me to join up to it seeing as we seem to be very closely matched in quite a few TTs we did on gt5 and gives me something to do other than lose to immortal pilot every week in his championship
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Yes, here you don't really lose to anyone. You just basically work to learn and improve from your initial divisional ranking, no pressure. I mean, you can make your own little battles with other people if you want such as I have in the past, like me and Brandon (GTP_Wins), in which we ended up pushing each other right up through the divisions. That was great fun and in the end benefitted both of us as we helped each other improve. Its all in what you want to make it, but whatever route you choose, its a great learning experience with some great people here to help you along the way. Anyway, glad you joined and look forward to the fun times again with you and the others.

Now, if I can only get compensated for my promotional efforts. :sly: What about it admins, where is my damn cookie. :lol:
 
ConRollins
In closing, I would like to take this opportunity to thank EDK, Gravitron, MadMax86, Sjaak, Vaxen, WRP001 and anyone else I have forgot to mention for putting this all together.
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And don't forget JoostBaksteen and @Speedy6543.

And I like that I don't have a clue where I stand - this means it really is me against myself, I think I improve more knowing my own limits than seeing other peoples times (D1 guys) and thinking why can't I go that fast, and then not making much improvement.
 
Interesting observations. 👍

The gold, silver and bronze awards built into the GT5 qualifier had a downside. I did them when I was a noob and basically got gold and thought I was the cream of the crop so why do more attempts. Like I said, I was a noob. :lol: I'm sure I wasn't the only one, we got a cluster of submissions right under that gold time.

I think the gold time served as a sort of magnet... Guys that might have qualified a little slower were enticed to give a little more. Guys who could of gone faster achieved a goal and were satisfied.

So it was good and bad, but it did the job and lasted for the life of the game which is the ultimate testament to the good choice the admins of that time made.
 
ConRollins
In closing, I would like to take this opportunity to thank EDK, Gravitron, MadMax86, Sjaak, Vaxen, WRP001 and anyone else I have forgot to mention for putting this all together.
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No problem.
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I'll fill in the rest for you. JoostBaksteen who is currently re-building the entire Leaderboard and Vagabond (WRS TT Steward) who also took a lot of testing for his account.

Don't worry Ron, there's a lot of admins on this so you easily forget some. :)

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I actually have the opposite point of view...

The fact that no one has any idea of their ranking or even what to expect... THAT is EXciting !

Yes there are Aliens out there, but with the GT6 qualifier, pretty much everyone now starts from scratch and we all have "equal" rights... (yes some use the wheels, others use the DS3) but essentially, we all have hopes to be the best ... the best of ourselves without already feeling like we might belong to the Gold Silver or Bronze...

In short, for this first round of qualifier on GT6, you are only competing with your own self, and that is a great learning tool.

Enjoy the game humbly ;) Have fun and dont forget to take care of other duties around the house!

ConRollins
Now that the brouhaha over the choice of cars and tracks is over, I want to bring it up again. I think the Admins did a great job in both the track selection and the car selection for those tracks.

Not having the skill building challenges in GT6 like we had in GT5, it left them with quite a challenge. The Mercedes challenge in GT5 was a great qualifier, but the only thing close in GT6 is the Vettle challenge or the different Good Wood events on that horribly short track. There are of course several Super License tests that would have served well, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with the selections they made.

That being said, I'll give my thoughts on my struggles with the qualifier. What I liked about the GT5 tests was the fact that we had a benchmark set for certain levels. There were Gold, Silver, and Bronze times to shoot for. Granted, these benchmarks had no correlation to the level we ended up in, but at least you had some idea of how well you were doing.

If you did any seasonals at all in GT5, when you ran the test and you were .1 second ahead of Gold, you pretty much knew you were not going to be ranked very high. A time like that would put down in the 50,000th or so. If you ran it 5 to 6 full seconds ahead of Gold then you knew you were cooking a fairly decent time that just might be worth submitting.

Why am I bringing this up? To those guys that are submitting early, I believe you need to re-think your strategy (unless of course you are one of the aliens). I have no idea of how well I am doing. There is no benchmark. There are no friends ghosts. There is only me and an empty track ahead. I think I have reached my limit, but I have bettered my time by a few thousands on a few occasions after I thought I could go no faster. I will keep trying until the deadline before I submit.

In closing, I would like to take this opportunity to thank EDK, Gravitron, MadMax86, Sjaak, Vaxen, WRP001 and anyone else I have forgot to mention for putting this all together.
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Speedy6543
No problem.
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I'll fill in the rest for you. JoostBaksteen who is currently re-building the entire Leaderboard and Vagabond (WRS TT Steward) who also took a lot of testing for his account.

Don't worry Ron, there's a lot of admins on this so you easily forget some. :)

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Tree'd by iainoflo
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Yea I was affraid I would miss more than I should. I probably should have left it just at Admins, but I put the names I could think of at the moment. Believe me, I have nothing but respect for all of you guys for all the work you do.
 

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