PRAIANO'S TUNES : SETTINGS FOR GT7
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For anyone who is looking for a car for the Spa 1 hr. race on the current Weekly Challenge, I highly recommend @praiano63 's tune for the Ferrari Enzo '02, found here. https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/praianos-tunes-settings-for-gt7.404868/post-13864211
Only thing I did is change it to RM tires. It still has plenty of grip and you can then bump the ECU up to 90 and Power Restrictor off (to 100)
The car has excellent tire wear and fuel consumption compared to the typical Gr. 3 cars that run the race. I was able to get 8 laps at FM4, with very little tire wear on the RM tires.
I lapped every car in the field for an easy win, and the car is a pleasure to drive.
Only thing I did is change it to RM tires. It still has plenty of grip and you can then bump the ECU up to 90 and Power Restrictor off (to 100)
The car has excellent tire wear and fuel consumption compared to the typical Gr. 3 cars that run the race. I was able to get 8 laps at FM4, with very little tire wear on the RM tires.
I lapped every car in the field for an easy win, and the car is a pleasure to drive.
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Sweet. I think I'm going to give this a shot right now. I have only done the full hour of Spa maybe 5 times. 3 of those attempts were this week when it was added to the weekly challenges, and in the first 2 attempts, the weather and my timing of tire changes screwed me. I couldn't even get a podium finish on those, but on the third attempt, I took 1st.
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Hi Praiano, have you ever bought the 300SL W194? The car is a real beauty, especially in VR, but it’s a nightmare to drive, nervous and unpredictable. I think it’s much better the ‘normal’ 300SL!
I don’t know how to solve its problems 😓 than for now it’s a twenty million credits waste…
I don’t know how to solve its problems 😓 than for now it’s a twenty million credits waste…
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Since this convo happened back at the beginning of Aug. 2022, I'm happy that you are still here with us. I have only been playing GT since late July and discovered this thread a couple of months ago. But curious to see what are your thoughts now. Do you see light at the end of the tunnel or should newer players like myself be concerned about the state of GT? I'm hopeful that the VR headset that you will get soon will brighten the experience even more for you.
How do you get medium turbo on it broMazda LM VGT (Gr11) - 950PP - Racing Soft Tires - All Track - 1.41Fit to all GR1 Prototype series races.
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Enjoy your drive.
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Back to report that was a humbling experience. I was flying off the track so much that I restarted the first lap numerous times and eventually went back to Praiano's original tune because too much power and speed seemed to contribute to my issue. I was determined to stick it out after that though because I want to be driving more of my Ferraris. Well, I did the full hour and the first pit stop was after 7 laps to be one of the first ones to change tires before the incoming rain. Put on IMs but the rain that came in was worthy of Heavy Wets. That next lap I could have improved by 15 positions if I put on Heavy Wet but the IM did improve me by 10 spots even though I still went off course twice in that next lap. But then I made the colossal mistake of choosing the same Racing Soft tires that I started the race with on my next pit stop when it appeared that the course was drying up. Because that same heavy ass rain came right back after my pit stop. Finished 9th. Doh!
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IMs are pretty useless in GT7, if you plan to grind a lot at Spa and Le Mans, it has to be heavy wets.
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Sorry but i disagree with you on that .
I never use heavy wets ,just adapt my speed to get it done safely.
In La Sarthe doesn't happens often but at Spa rain can hit again and mess things up badly.
At Spa there's a law for me that i never brake , don't rush to change tyres .
Did this twice lately bringing down Maestro's Bugatti VGT gr1 , FM4 for 13 laps and if rain come late i can finish it keeping intermediates on .
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@onedjyoulike sorry to hear about your frustrating experience at Spa. I've had a couple like that as well.
First of all, welcome to the forum. I discovered this forum many years ago back in the GT5 days. It was a wealth of information to help me get my bearings when I was brand new to sim racing, and I met some pretty cool people here along the way.
It wasn't long before I discovered that @praiano63 is the true maestro when it comes to tuning, and I'm so glad he's still around in GT7 to add to our collective enjoyment of the game with his great tunes.
Back to Spa, this is one of my key go-to grinds when I want to make a lot of credits. It definitely taught me how to race in the rain!
Just a few words of advice. First, never use RS tires, unless it's for your 1st stint before the rain. I will usually choose a car that maxes out its 800pp tune on RM tires (if the tune is RS you can just switch it to RM and add back some power). There are many cars with RM and RH tires that do very well on this event. Also, IM and Wets both work. I usually look at the weather map and if there's lots of yellow and green, I use wets; otherwise, IMs. Just be careful in that they wear out very quickly after the track dries up so you can't stay out too long on them after that. Once you come back on the track and it's half-wet, half-dry, make sure to stay on the dry portion (easier said than done sometimes, and I've had several wipeouts from not following this advice! But it does follow the preferred racing line so it's good practice
). After it rains, I generally run on RH tires for the remaining of the race even if I started on RMs. Finally, if you haven't tried it yet, Praiano's tune for the Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM '19 is one of the easiest to win this race, and really fits Spa like a glove. It's one of my favorites on this track and for this race.
Hope this helps. Enjoy! This race can be an easy way to make credits and the weather adds some variety to the grind.
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For that guy I responded to, he clearly didn't know how to deal with IMs, heavy wets are definitely better in that case. If you find IMs suitable for your driving style, all powers to you.
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It does and I appreciate any tips. I realized one thing I should start doing more often is to time trial the vehicle on the track before I jump straight into a one-hour race. After the failure I had with Enzo, I purchased the Jaguar XJR9 and took that and the Porche 919 Hybrid on time trials and ended up going with the 919 Hybrid. I felt like that was my best win yet with the CRB, even though I forgot to check the gap. But I was comfortably in P1 for the whole 2nd half of the race. I will check out the Audi for sure.@onedjyoulike sorry to hear about your frustrating experience at Spa. I've had a couple like that as well.
First of all, welcome to the forum. I discovered this forum many years ago back in the GT5 days. It was a wealth of information to help me get my bearings when I was brand new to sim racing, and I met some pretty cool people here along the way.
It wasn't long before I discovered that @praiano63 is the true maestro when it comes to tuning, and I'm so glad he's still around in GT7 to add to our collective enjoyment of the game with his great tunes.
Back to Spa, this is one of my key go-to grinds when I want to make a lot of credits. It definitely taught me how to race in the rain!
Just a few words of advice. First, never use RS tires, unless it's for your 1st stint before the rain. I will usually choose a car that maxes out its 800pp tune on RM tires (if the tune is RS you can just switch it to RM and add back some power). There are many cars with RM and RH tires that do very well on this event. Also, IM and Wets both work. I usually look at the weather map and if there's lots of yellow and green, I use wets; otherwise, IMs. Just be careful in that they wear out very quickly after the track dries up so you can't stay out too long on them after that. Once you come back on the track and it's half-wet, half-dry, make sure to stay on the dry portion (easier said than done sometimes, and I've had several wipeouts from not following this advice! But it does follow the preferred racing line so it's good practice
Finally, if you haven't tried it yet, Praiano's tune for the Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM '19 is one of the easiest to win this race, and really fits Spa like a glove. It's one of my favorites on this track and for this race.
Hope this helps. Enjoy! This race can be an easy way to make credits and the weather adds some variety to the grind.
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Good call on the time trial first. Since they added the Sophy races, if I jump in a new car I race one of those with it first to get the hang of the car.
I just finally did the Spa race with Praiano's new McLaren Race Car '97 tune that he updated recently - what a beast! Lapped the field twice! This car is now tied with the Audi for my favorite here.
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Ferrrari 250 GTO '62 - 600PP - Sport Soft tires - Nordscleife/All track - 1.41
Rear wing on.
I use the stock rims , in my opinion they are a lot more performant. Why ? i don't know. No logic. But the front end mainly is more grippy with stock wheels.
This my faster 600PP on Nordschleife against my road cars (Out of the bugged cars like Ford Mustang Boss or Suzuki Cappuccini). Don't overdrive the car , if not it can be a few nasty sometime.
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Enjoy your drive.
Enjoy your drive.
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LOL.. yes it does. Give it a try and let me know if you agree. I've really been enjoying the Enzo all over the place recently. I was so happy to FINALLY get my Ferrari invitation after more than a year!
It's lots of fun on the 5-lap Ferrari-only race at Lake Maggiore. One of the better payouts for the "non-endurance" races. 157K if you get the CRB for 5 laps.
