After some looking found this fantastic 787B tune for Daytona. An evening of woe trying to win the event. Fitted this set-up and two wins on the bounce!
I had given it a try before, but it felt impossible to win with the McLaren VGT (Gr.1) on hard race difficulty, especially when it rained, and the leading AI cars were seemingly able to run the entire race without pit stops? 
Been away for pretty much the entire month of August, just came back to give the Suzuka race another try and was finally able to win it today. It was a clean race too for the CRB
I’m sure there are better cars than the McLaren VGT (Gr.1) for this Menu Book, but I decided to stick with it because when I purchased it, I knew I would be able to use it for both Menu Book 41 & Menu Book 42. However, had I known at the time that Gr.1 cars are actually not a hard requirement for Menu Book 42, I would probably have purchased the regular McLaren VGT (or some other VGT) instead of this Gr.1 version.
In any case, I knew the default setup wouldn’t cut it if I wanted to win the race, so I had to look for another setup. Luckily, I was able to find one that was pretty decent and was able to win the race with just one pitstop halfway through the race at the end of lap 5 for fresh rubber and fuel. It also helped that it did not rain, and the leading AI cars did pit this time as well.
I have yet to do the races at Sainte-Croix and Daytona. I hope those races will be easier....
Thanks for the suggestions. I’m still trying to stick it out with the McLaren VGT (Gr.1) for the remaining 2 races unless it’s absolutely impossible with this car. I gave Daytona a try the other day, and it seems to be about as difficult as Suzuka, but at least it’s not raining. I think it’s still possible to beat the cheating AI cars at Daytona with some luck. Sadly, I will be away again for about 2 months this time, so no more GT7 until I come back….
I used the Toyota TS050 Hybrid '16 for Sainte-Croix and Daytona for a win but struggled with Suzuka due to the roll-of-the-dice weather.
I call it hard and frustrating. I hate that track so much. The first curves kill me. I’m running the McLaren VGT Gr1 with the time from Praiano63.
What car/ Tune ?
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Am currently using this car for Daytona. Good thing about this car is if using RH tires, these tires can last through 10 laps but the downforce has to be set at default which is higher downforce. If driven on setting 2 of fuel map, only 1 pit stop can be managed at the end of lap 6.
Love the classic Gr.1’s, they are so versatile, especially the 787b. I wish there were events between 800-950pp, like 850/875 where they could be opened up a little more. From what I’ve heard, they’ve been nerfed so that older tunes could be 40+pp higher now.
Thanks, that's a pretty nice setup. What car was it for originally? I gave it a go and was messing around with it. It still understeered in the high speed stuff, but mechanical grip in the slow stuff was much better with the RM tires. I still preferred to have a bit more downforce though, so I made some slight changes to the setup (mainly the wings and the ride height), but I didn’t customize the gear ratios as the McLaren VGT (Gr.1) has only 6 gears, and the output adjustment and the power restrictor were all at 100%.
I used the setup. Pretty fine but I again kept my original downforce setting of the TS030 as the 2 long straights need lower downforce. I achieved 2nd because of RM tires. I always used RH for longer life & no need to change tires during the pitstop. The RM tires apart from giving better grip & traction also aid the TS030 in better high end speed through acceleration.
Bro i need help, when i race and i turn a little to the side, my car completely derails, I don't know what to do.
