Igor Fraga Will Race a GT300 Lexus in the 2023 Super GT Championship

[Monkey Man]

Didn't he start out on Forza, though? I also recall from one of his streams that he's played ACC (though he never posted a video on it).

He may have, but on controller only and not for long IIRC, hence my use of the phrase "pretty-much".

The vast majority was on GT and since he switched to a wheel it would have to have been something like 99%+ of the time.

 

[MoLiEG]

Would be nice if the had an actual Super GT event/Championship in the game.

Other than that, congrats to Fraga he's living da dream.

 

[dimassa19]

Congrats, Igor! Keep Pushing!

(While PD doesn't put his car in the game, I'm working on my version of Super Formula Toyota).

 

[Achika_Kuonji]

Interview from 4gamer, Japanese game media
［インタビュー］グランツーリスモは，どこまで現実に近づいたのか。リアルとバーチャルの“二刀流”ドライバー，イゴール・大村・フラガ選手に聞く
Written in Japanese.

 

[Famine]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Igor Fraga Takes Three Podiums in Super Formula Lights Event at Okayama​

Gran Turismo World Series champion Igor Fraga has enjoyed his best weekend yet in the Super Formula Lights series, taking three successive second-place finishes in the round at Okayama...

 

[Nathan88]

Does Fraga have an official role at PD these days?

Is he being funded by PD/Sony?

I wish the guy well, but I'm struggling to understand why PD's social media are essentially acting as his full-time PR team? I have PD & Kaz's posts on notification, pretty much every tweet has been about Fraga's racing exploits, or GTWS related matters. This at a time when there's so much discontent in the GT community and so little info on the future direction of the series. It seems tone deaf to extend so much time & effort on an elite 1% of players, while you completely ignore your mass market playerbase.

Online racing and GTWS winners moving into real world racing should be a cool addition to Gran Turismo. It should not be your entire focus or lead to an inferior single-player product. I really hope Kaz, PD devs and GTWS players with influence are reading on. None of them would have the opportunities they have today without the broader GT playerbase. They need to be given something back or you will see this increasing pushback.

 

[Famine]

Is he being funded by PD/Sony?

 

[Nathan88]

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Let's hope that sponsorship and brand association leads to the Super Formula Lights and tracks like Okayama coming to GT7.

 

[hyperspeed980]

This at a time when there's so much discontent in the GT community and so little info on the future direction of the series.

This has been the state of the community since 2016. I'm surprised you've only caught on now.

 

[PSN:And-War]

How likely would it be that we get this open-wheel car in GT7?

 

[A_Higher_Place]

How likely would it be that we get this open-wheel car in GT7?

Its already in there, just apply a community livery!

 

[Nathan88]

Its already in there, just apply a community livery!

It's an SF Lights car, effectively F3 level.

Would be perfect for online racing, then again so would Porsche Cup cars, and various other single-make racers.

But PD don't seem to be in touch with what their own game needs!

 

[PSN:And-War]

It's an SF Lights car, effectively F3 level.

Would be perfect for online racing, then again so would Porsche Cup cars, and various other single-make racers.

But PD don't seem to be in touch with what their own game needs!

So true, the fact that the game has been out for over a year and we have the same 3 high paying races it a total Joke

 

[Monkey Man]

So true, the fact that the game has been out for over a year and we have the same 3 high paying races it a total Joke

That is disappointing to me too mate.

If we have to grind, which we do unless we have deep pockets, we absolutely need some variety too.

 

[PSN:And-War]

That is disappointing to me too mate.

If we have to grind, which we do unless we have deep pockets, we absolutely need some variety too.

Why not add one high paying race to each track, How hard can it be one 30 min race pre track done. Forza take note

 

[Monkey Man]

I doubt many would complain about that mate.

 

[Famine]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Igor Fraga Rounds Out Super Formula Lights Season With Motegi Double Podium​

Gran Turismo World Champion Igor Fraga has closed out his rather mixed Super Formula Lights season with a solid return at Motegi Mobility Resort...

 

[Elvio_Lento]

I'd say his open-wheeler season has been pretty solid, while his Super GT campaign was very forgettable. It'll be interesting to see what he can do next year.

 

[Nathaniel_Wu]

Anything confirmed for him next year?

 

[PSN:And-War]

I'd say his open-wheeler season has been pretty solid, while his Super GT campaign was very forgettable. It'll be interesting to see what he can do next year.

It would be cool to get this of a F3 style car in-game, I'm not a fan of the Redbull Jnr

 

[Fossilized]

Big deal…

Now can we get Motegi back on the track list..? And the oval... Had some great racing there on GT6…

 

[Clinton Ducks]

I had no idea those talking heads in game were actually real people, haha.

 

[Fossilized]

Racing esports will always be a joke until meaningful damage is coded. 90% of the ‘incidental contact’ that racing games drive away from would result in at least a puncture. I’m not sure if any game models this, but I guarantee no current console game does.

This detail alone allows racing games to look stupid if you are after realism. I guarantee Fraga is a bloody sight more careful around other real cars than he was as a Gran Turismo champion..!

 

[Clinton Ducks]

Racing esports will always be a joke until meaningful damage is coded. 90% of the ‘incidental contact’ that racing games drive away from would result in at least a puncture. I’m not sure if any game models this, but I guarantee no current console game does.

This detail alone allows racing games to look stupid if you are after realism. I guarantee Fraga is a bloody sight more careful around other real cars than he was as a Gran Turismo champion..!

I do wonder whether a proper, realistic damage model would make online rammers better or worse? Like if you rammed someone yeah it’d take them out of the race, but also yourself too - so would it be worth it?

Maybe if there was some kind of insurance system, like get an AI referee to determine whose fault the crash was, and whoever did it would have to pay for the repair to their victim’s car, as well as their own. Although i think maybe quite a good idea in theory, it would probably make more people stop playing entirely than Sony and PD may want.

 

[Fossilized]

I do wonder whether a proper, realistic damage model would make online rammers better or worse? Like if you rammed someone yeah it’d take them out of the race, but also yourself too - so would it be worth it?

Maybe if there was some kind of insurance system, like get an AI referee to determine whose fault the crash was, and whoever did it would have to pay for the repair to their victim’s car, as well as their own. Although i think maybe quite a good idea in theory, it would probably make more people stop playing entirely than Sony and PD may want.

i think the solution for games like GT7 with an economy system is for repairs to cost money/credits. You want ‘realism’ in a game, make the rammers lose credits repairing their totaled car, and if the in game system adjudicates it was their deliberate fault, make them pay for their victim’s damage too..! Make races have a credits entry fee, I guarantee the rammers will be too broke to enter one..!

Obviously, this needs to be a room option, otherwise the game will lose 90% of the player base, but clean room hosts would deter a lot of the trolls by forcing paid repairs on…

 

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[2cam16]

Round 2 is this weekend. Free Practice was on live last night.

 

[Bojador]

And the quali was 🔥

 

[JDM_GT7]

i think the solution for games like GT7 with an economy system is for repairs to cost money/credits. You want ‘realism’ in a game, make the rammers lose credits repairing their totaled car, and if the in game system adjudicates it was their deliberate fault, make them pay for their victim’s damage too..! Make races have a credits entry fee, I guarantee the rammers will be too broke to enter one..!

Obviously, this needs to be a room option, otherwise the game will lose 90% of the player base, but clean room hosts would deter a lot of the trolls by forcing paid repairs on…

Gt1 Gtws already seems more careful/less dirty with Heavy damage that takes a pit to just repair.


Also people who keep the pedal down hoping cars will ghost or stayed ghost are kind of idiots at the Gt1 level.