The Human Comedy 1 - Tsukuba Circuit Impossible

[Benny44]

I did Kyoto and won that by about 45 seconds in my 4C. I tried the Mazda race, but it was a no go for me. I tuned my roadster up as much as I could. On RH I was running about 1:01/1:02, with a 1 minute flat once. I'm not the best driver, but that insane AI had a FL of 57.4. By the 12ish lap I quit because he was just gaining every bloody lap. I think he had a 35 second lead when I just turned it off.

Also, a lot of mentions about difficulty. I'm quite sure difficulty doesn't effect missions. What I do know from getting gold on all the other missions is that if you exit and restart, the field can change. So I think it's just luck of the draw.

 

[H1s6n]

mission 8 M4 is unbeatable
default difficulty is hard

 

[Talon16]

Was also able to do the BAC Mono one hour today. That was really fun; won by about a minute. Was cruising late with a 30 second lead and the car in second pitted on what was about to be the last lap.

That little car can be a handful, but it's fun. My strat was pretty simple - pit every ~20mins for S tires and fuel. Starts running dry at about 20 mins but she should make it on #1.

One tip is you can't add any power or reduce the weight at all or it won't qualify. But, you can do everything else. So, I added the Brembo brake kit, brake controller (to run -3) and modifyable LSD (for the brake level). With the engine in the back I was worried about stability.

So far:

Miata race (silver x2) = kinda fun, kinda annoying (I got PIT manuvered by the AI on the last lap while I was in P1)
Mono race (gold) = fun
Kyoto race (gold) = fun
620PP race (gold) = fun

Not really that interested in the Honda Beat or pre-1979 races.

Still have the two Gr3 races to go. I have a feeling they're going to be challenging, especially Austria due to the random weather.

 

[Ghostfan93]

Got the second to last one done now one more to go and I will finally be done but the last one is the worst of them all will wait for others to post the best strategies tried it and was 1 min 45 seconds behind.

 

[Talon16]

So the Legandary dealership just dropped the 66 427 Cobra. Someone buy it and let me know how it does in the endurance race (assuming the PP is legal).

 

[bone_tone]

Tsukuba - fairly easy race. The AI are a little trigger-happy with the pistops just as conditions cross over to inter/full wet, while it's very doable to stick to the sub-optimal tyres for the 2 laps or so. Overall I won by nearly a lap, with most of that time coming from doing 2 pitstops less than the AI.

It's not an easy race for those of us that can't do it! I've had four attempts so far, finishing 3rd, 3rd, 3rd and 4th. In all but one of those races I've been lapped by the winner (as has the rest of the AI) - he seems to manage to pull over sub-1 minute laps even when the rain is at it's heaviest....

 

[JC_Dude]

It's not an easy race for those of us that can't do it! I've had four attempts so far, finishing 3rd, 3rd, 3rd and 4th. In all but one of those races I've been lapped by the winner (as has the rest of the AI) - he seems to manage to pull over sub-1 minute laps even when the rain is at it's heaviest....

Did you try switching the difficulty to hard? Someone here mentioned it was glitched.

 

[Tuna_350Z]

620PP race (gold) = fun

What car did you take? I did no mistake but was 3rd. Obviously slow car selection.

 

[Wannell1999]

Did you try switching the difficulty to hard? Someone here mentioned it was glitched.

I tried the Tsukuba race on normal difficulty and came 2nd by about 30 seconds, put it onto hard difficulty and lapped 2nd place on the last lap!

Same with the trial mountain endurance race with BAC Mono, lapped first place twice on hard difficulty, tried on normal and they was definitely lapping faster but didn't do the full race as I had already done it just wanted to see the difference.

For the Tsukuba race, I'd recommend upgrading any suspension/brakes if you can, being able to brake later & throw it into bends helped a lot.

 

[bone_tone]

Did you try switching the difficulty to hard? Someone here mentioned it was glitched.

Already on hard!

 

[Talon16]

What car did you take? I did no mistake but was 3rd. Obviously slow car selection.

Mazda Atenza Gr4 car comes in at 618.X PP right off the lot. Good to go.

 

[Ghostfan93]

Officially stuck on 8th mission. Best I can do is 1:59 and mostly 2:00 and 2:01 lap times which for some terrible idea is to slow. Idk why they would make a race to where you have to set qualifying lap times for a hour straight should be a lot more leeway with lap times. The AI should be lapping at 2:00 to 2:03 a lap

 

[Emet_PL]

AI is cheating AF... 1st and 2nd AI car was doing lat around 60s so.. i was a bit faster than me (I was doing about 61s on RM). Ok... AI is fast... there is more.
I was doing faster laps on RM on wet track than me and other AI cars on Intermediate tires... and that's because it was A LOT faster on the straight lines (like it had 250-300hp)...
And at the same time, being a lot faster on stright (do it did have more power) it did 28 laps without going to PITs... so it used a lot les fuel. That is straight wrong...
To be honest I'm not sure I want to waste another hour if AI is going to cheat again...

 

[Ghostfan93]

Finally after over 8 tries for the last event I have them all gold

 

[dranddad]

In the words of Louis, keep pushing you'll get there.

 

[breeminator]

Idk why they would make a race to where you have to set qualifying lap times for a hour straight should be a lot more leeway with lap times

FWIW, this daily race was Maggiore Gr.3 with hard tyres and the top people were doing 1:54 qualifying times:

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So you have to consistently lap around 5 secs a lap slower than the fastest time to win the race. I'm afraid we're just slow (I haven't won it either, and probably won't as I'm not willing to spend another hour trying, with a risk of getting zero credits for it).

 

[Grayfox]

AI is cheating AF... 1st and 2nd AI car was doing lat around 60s so.. i was a bit faster than me (I was doing about 61s on RM). Ok... AI is fast... there is more.
I was doing faster laps on RM on wet track than me and other AI cars on Intermediate tires... and that's because it was A LOT faster on the straight lines (like it had 250-300hp)...
And at the same time, being a lot faster on stright (do it did have more power) it did 28 laps without going to PITs... so it used a lot les fuel. That is straight wrong...
To be honest I'm not sure I want to waste another hour if AI is going to cheat again...

I was doing some 1:00 laps, even did a few 59s laps with softs, these hold out long enough till the rain comes which then I switch to inters.
When the rain gets heavier, look at how long it will last, normally it will last a few laps so instead of going onto wets stay out, the AI should go onto wets.
As the track starts to dry, the AI will switch to inters and then slicks.
You're goal is to switch to slicks, maybe a lap earlier than the AI, becareful, to stick to the drying line and go for the undercut if you're not first.
I have a save replay of this race.

 

[bone_tone]

Finally golded this, using the wonderful @praiano63 tune!

I ran with racing soft, pitted for inters and fuel as the first rain started, then wets and fuel for the heavier rain. Finally switched to racing soft again for the last laps on the drying track (no fuel).

I used fuel map 6 until the final few laps - the tune is good enough to allow 1.00.xx (dry) laps even at that level. Means you can run about 24 laps before needing to pit, and brings you out well in front of the AI after the last round of pitstops. Finished in 54 laps.

 

[Pete_J_C]

I did Kyoto and won that by about 45 seconds in my 4C. I tried the Mazda race, but it was a no go for me. I tuned my roadster up as much as I could. On RH I was running about 1:01/1:02, with a 1 minute flat once. I'm not the best driver, but that insane AI had a FL of 57.4. By the 12ish lap I quit because he was just gaining every bloody lap. I think he had a 35 second lead when I just turned it off.

Also, a lot of mentions about difficulty. I'm quite sure difficulty doesn't effect missions. What I do know from getting gold on all the other missions is that if you exit and restart, the field can change. So I think it's just luck of the draw.

I really don't understand why you don't just go on hard difficulty because on this very thread youre replying on there are multiple reports on the bugged difficulty settings. come on mate

 

[RX-7_FD3S]

Dunno why this is marked impossible, I spun 4 times, went out 2 times and still won it, although my last spin on the last lap right before the flag nearly cost me victory. Ended up winning with 1 tenth. I gained lots of time in the middle stint when the AI went for Rain tyres and then dry one and back to inter when I stayed for the whole time in inter. My spin werent due to heavy rain really, just stupid mistake like putting a tyre outside when it had rain which was a killer.

I didnt use any special fuel mix, stayed in 1 all the time, short shifting.

 

[Sasek]

The AI on this mission is ridiculous lapping at 58.4 with some people saying they are lapping in 57. Why PD would you set the AI to set qualifying lap times for 1 full hour of racing.

If you can't do it for gold, do it for bronze or silver. Why do people always assume that every challenge has to be done for the highest rank/prize? This is what it is about making it hard. If you polish your skills, you can do it or not.

I would say the challenge was way too easy. I finished by doubling the entire stake almost 2 times, some of AI opponents 3-4 times even.

 

[unfairlane]

So the Legandary dealership just dropped the 66 427 Cobra. Someone buy it and let me know how it does in the endurance race (assuming the PP is legal).

Mapped at 6 it went four laps on 30min Le mans. 10x fuel there? Good racer when winged

 

[Benny44]

I really don't understand why you don't just go on hard difficulty because on this very thread youre replying on there are multiple reports on the bugged difficulty settings. come on mate

I'll have to try that. I did complete the race, 7th place. The leaders did 57 laps, I did 55. My lap times this time was all 1:00/1:01 with a :59 sprinkled in (dry times). It was frustrating, because they clearly had higher PP cars. At one point, on the hairpin, or almost hairpin (about T4, or T2 depending on if the little esses are two turns) I hugged the inside, going as quick as I could. The leader was lapping me for the second time, and literally passed on the outside and still was able to cut in front of me - all DURING the turn. I had RS on, what he did was impossible at that PP. Not to mention blowing by me on the straights

 

[RaceFuchs]

The most fun event i ever had in GT7, proper racing. And no, its not impossible, with the right pit stop strategy you will get Gold.

 

[nummer0]

This event is mad. I couldn't win.
Kokubin was lapping 57s with a pb of 57.2.
I was running Prariano tune, my pb was 58.5 on fuel map 1.
Ended up 2nd place, 1 lap behind. I lapped Fraga and Hizal.

It's crazy, I don't know if I'm the only one having this issue. 2 hours lost (I restarted once due to a spinout).
Also, I golded all circuit experiences so my pace isn't an issue.

The AI is clearly using higher PP cars.

 

[Nuschel01]

2 hours lost

2 minutes of reading here would've given you the info that the difficulty for missions apparently it turned around, so 1 chilli is the hardest actually.

 

[nummer0]

Thanks, will try tomorrow.

 

[Upirlikhyi]

I had no issues with it personally. Before starting I saw how many laps people on my rankings had done (56 laps), and based my first stint of the race on that. I pitted at the end of lap 26 or 27, earlier than the planned 28, due to the rain. I took inters and stayed on them when the track dried, as I saw there would be more rain coming. I took new inters when it became wet enough again, as the old ones had worn a bit. With 7 laps to go it was dry enough for RH once again, and I finished the race on those, doing 56 laps total just like the people on my rankings had done.

You see AI doing faster times because they use different tyres and push much more than they should be.

How the hell did you pit at 26? Running 6 fuel? I tried that and only made it to 20ish...

 

[Upirlikhyi]

Maybe this is the comedy - trying to beat the game on easier settings means you get a pasting in the first proper race😆😆😅😅😂😂

My difficulty has been set at normal from the start and none of the damn endo races can I compete it seems....

 

[Techlet]

How the hell did you pit at 26? Running 6 fuel? I tried that and only made it to 20ish...

Yeah, running Fuel 6 and short shifting still only gets me to lap 22 or 23 if I didn't want to get lapped by the lead AI.

I've seen people claiming they were running sub 60s laps and only doing a one stop. Or guides saying you can easily do a 2 stop on fuel map 1 flat out. Just...how?