Time Trial Discussion

[Barareklam]

I am honestly pretty lucky, me and wifey stayed in until 01 playing GT 7, it was this time Trial, circuit experience on dirt,rally track, forgot the name but it gives 2 millions in reward for gold, and then we actually played split screen 2 player regardless that assists are on, we put them on for both players to equal conditions and then competed. We don't do it all the time but Easter started so we thought to use opportunity 😊
And happy Easter to all of you whoever celebrates. 🐰

 

[tmtk]

I can relate. When I talk about GT7 my wife nods and smiles, but also seems to have to hold herself back from patting me on the head.

My wife is chasing me on the leaderboards!

Most of the cars are to quick for her, but this "stagecoach" is slow enough and manageable.

 

[Saargasm]

My wife is chasing me on the leaderboards!
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Most of the cars are to quick for her, but this "stagecoach" is slow enough and manageable.

That's awesome that you and @Barareklam wives play with you! My wife claims to have played video games and liked Far Cry games and GTA - but I've seen her play Far Cry and she rarely used the right analog stick and would be running somewhere without seeing in front of her...

 

[Nebuc72]

Nice to see more people playing with their partners, did quite a few of the Fiat 500 HSR ring with my girlfriend the other week. Lot of fun having a shared hobby.

 

[Jeje6410]

1:27:181 that will be all for today. With more than 500 kilometers on the clock I couldn't do better.🥵🥵 Maybe tomorrow the 1:26 mark will be reached, if calm reigns in my head 🤣🤣🤣

 

[luv2drive]

Took a stab at this. Ran about 15 laps and stuck at 1:28.6xx. This one is all about timing, and mine still sucks

Will give it another try tomorrow.

 

[MIE1992]

When I checked earlier today, it looked like I was only 2.60% off the top. Maybe my time will stick, after all.

 

[Saargasm]

1:27:181 that will be all for today. With more than 500 kilometers on the clock I couldn't do better.🥵🥵 Maybe tomorrow the 1:26 mark will be reached, if calm reigns in my head 🤣🤣🤣

As long as it's 26.965 or above lol - I don't want to be last on the friends list hahaha

 

[MidnightRun85]

Tried this tonight and managed a 1:28.2 after about a dozen laps. Do we think the gold time is likely to move much or is my time likely to be safe?

 

[JasonMcDonald]

As long as it's 26.965 or above lol - I don't want to be last on the friends list hahaha

Watch your friends…😜

 

[2Quickrides]

I finally strung together 3 straight sectors!!!!! Unfortunately, sector 1 was on the next lap 🤦‍♂️
Dropped my time to 1:26.585, but that optimal in the 1:26.3’s is haunting me.

 

[OldandSlow]

Tried this tonight and managed a 1:28.2 after about a dozen laps. Do we think the gold time is likely to move much or is my time likely to be safe?

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I'm still waiting on that package.

 

[Barareklam]

Tried this tonight and managed a 1:28.2 after about a dozen laps. Do we think the gold time is likely to move much or is my time likely to be safe?

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Your gold is safe

 

[ColinNZ]

I'm still chipping away at this. I've got my time down to a 1:27.2.

 

[MidnightRun85]

I'm still waiting on that package.

I'm 6 stops away. 😆

Your gold is safe

Thanks, good to know! I'll probably still try a few more laps, because my optimal was 1:27.5, so if I can get my act together I might be able to drop into the 27s.

 

[samppa_944]

Tried this tonight and managed a 1:28.2 after about a dozen laps. Do we think the gold time is likely to move much or is my time likely to be safe?

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Nicely done 👌 I think 1.28.2 should be safe. Fairly short track and car has only so much grip, so over 3 tenths improvement is something I doubt will happen.

 

[Dan_Tes]

Well chaps… I’ve made it to the top of my friends leaderboard… By 0.003 seconds. 😂 1:26.582… but my optimum is barely below 1:26.5. I think that is the limit of my skill level, it’s going to be tough to get under it and tough to get into the top 100.

But for now, a new PB… gotta be happy about that 😎 if anyone has a time lower than 1:26.582 please don’t add me on PSN until after the end of the TT. Many thanks 😬

Good luck everybody, this one is gonna be decided by thousands of seconds i reckons!!

 

[Jeje6410]

impossible for me today to drop below 1'27 and beat my record of 1'27'181. The end of this TT is in 5 days, and I could only play it on Tuesday. My optimal time is still in the 1'27'0.. . So even if I try again I don't think I'll be in 1'26. But I'm very happy with this TT and to be in the first quarter of participants (position 2012e for the moment). This is my best result since the start of these TTs in GT7. I take great pleasure in making them, and it is for this reason that for the moment I no longer offer cars in my garage. I look forward to the next TT

Thank you all for your advice and your videos which have helped me and many people here.

Good drive and enjoy

 

[sirjim73]

Blah blah gold this 1:27 that... 😅
Down here amongst the mere mortals, played with settings switching things off and on. Switched off ASM and gained a whole second!

Now in the Silver bracket at 1:29.8 with a margin of 0.4 seconds which I'm hoping 🙏 will be enough to get me my first Silver and a cool £1m towards the FXXK or Veneno which I need to grab before 14th April.

 

[Siid26]

Good evening everyone.

3 of the forum tied with a 1.26.582

You see Dan_tes, I'm not in front of you, we're the same

I'm almost glad I did it first. But now I tell myself that I will have to improve with my DualShock5.

Good evening to you

 

[Dan_Tes]

Good evening everyone.

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3 of the forum tied with a 1.26.582

You see Dan_tes, I'm not in front of you, we're the same

I'm almost glad I did it first. But now I tell myself that I will have to improve with my DualShock5.

Good evening to you

That’s amazing! I feel like it would be wrong for one of us to improve and ruin the trifecta! 😁

I believe being A rated counts for at least 0.1 seconds a lap so in my head… we are both quicker 😇😂

It’s a weird one this TT, the fact that it’s so accessible is kinda cool… but also one slight miss shift or tiny touch of the grass and you lose a lot of time 🤪

It would be interesting to see what the fastest guys can do with AT instead of MT… I’m tempted to give the pad a go too as this one feels challenging with the wheel

 

[newb1017]

It would be interesting to see what the fastest guys can do with AT instead of MT… I’m tempted to give the pad a go too as this one feels challenging with the wheel

I am driving AT and the last sector has been killing me. The folks in MT can gear down to second before the last turn but in AT the Van stays in 3rd, and bogs down bad..

I am not sure that MT over AT matters that much anywhere in sectors 1 and 2, just based on chasing alien ghosts.

 

[sirjim73]

I am driving AT and the last sector has been killing me. The folks in MT can gear down to second before the last turn but in AT the Van stays in 3rd, and bogs down bad..

I am not sure that MT over AT matters that much anywhere in sectors 1 and 2, just based on chasing alien ghosts.

Yes, I drive AT and you can feel the pimpmobile getting bogged down in that last right turn. Obviously, that's the ONLY reason I'm still outside of gold. Yes sirree no other reason at all...

 

[2Quickrides]

That’s amazing! I feel like it would be wrong for one of us to improve and ruin the trifecta! 😁

About that…….I was feeling like a third wheel so excused myself. I guess being the top Canadian on the list means it would be wrong if I didn’t say “Sorry, eh”
The worst part of this one is I’m not happy about it at all because I had 4 laps on pace for high 26.3 or low 26.4 and screwed the last turn every time. My optimals are putting me deep in the 3’s (and a high 2) but I don’t know how much time I have left to spend on it.

 

[Gomario JSP]

The famous words of @Dan_Tes Wondering thru my head AGAIN ...."fast time, but....just not fast enough isn't it...... " 🤣

Still at time of finish place 236 🤪

Managed a 26.662 this morning but wasn't realy happy with it, tried further but kept making weird mistakes, then you have to take a break 🤣🤣

 

[MidnightRun85]

Now in the Silver bracket at 1:29.8 with a margin of 0.4 seconds which I'm hoping 🙏 will be enough to get me my first Silver and a cool £1m towards the FXXK or Veneno which I need to grab before 14th April.

I too am using this as credits towards the Veneno, which I have until the 24th to buy. I've also got yhe Vulcan and One-77 to buy before the 19th...

I'm a mere mortal, usually getting silver times, but I've managed to squeeze into the gold times. It look very doable this time around. My 1:28.2XX was good enough for a finish in the low 20,000s! Keep pushing and you'll get there!

 

[Dan_Tes]

I am driving AT and the last sector has been killing me. The folks in MT can gear down to second before the last turn but in AT the Van stays in 3rd, and bogs down bad..

I am not sure that MT over AT matters that much anywhere in sectors 1 and 2, just based on chasing alien ghosts.

I’m definitely going to try it at some point, I think it makes a huge difference with MT. It generally does anyway but more so here. Have you AT guys tried MT? There’s hardly any shifts on this track so a really good opportunity to try it IMO. Once it becomes a habit you won’t want to go back to AT…

About that…….I was feeling like a third wheel so excused myself. I guess being the top Canadian on the list means it would be wrong if I didn’t say “Sorry, eh”
The worst part of this one is I’m not happy about it at all because I had 4 laps on pace for high 26.3 or low 26.4 and screwed the last turn every time. My optimals are putting me deep in the 3’s (and a high 2) but I don’t know how much time I have left to spend on it.
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BLIMEY! You’ve clearly got the hang of it, when my optimum is so much quicker I’m pretty calm and just remind myself I’ll hook it all up eventually.. So be at peace sir. Excellent lap time anyway! if you could upload it to tubeyou that’d be swell 😎

The famous words of @Dan_Tes Wondering thru my head AGAIN ...."fast time, but....just not fast enough isn't it...... " 🤣

Still at time of finish place 236 🤪

Managed a 26.662 this morning but wasn't realy happy with it, tried further but kept making weird mistakes, then you have to take a break 🤣🤣

😂😂😂 NICE! Lovely smooth lap, you should be proud of that. You should see my fastest, it’s a mess.. I really try and bully this thing round and it never really goes well. I think it turns me into an angry soccer mom called Karen, I also hit the horn at least five times per lap. Just feels right.

Anyone done this trial on both wheel and pad? I feel like with the wheel it’s almost uncontrollable into T1 and T2, I don’t even put any steering input in it just rolls into the turn with trail braking alone. Very exciting but probably not very fast… looking at @Gomario JSP T1 and T2 is very very controlled so I’m wondering if the pad gives a different feel and response? I’ve not used one since before the physics update!

 

[Siid26]

Hello everyone.

At the joystick the direction is better, but for acceleration/braking it's better at the wheel...especially in the big left is the last right.
But for now my 26.582 is at the DS5.

Then it's just my opinion

 

[Gomario JSP]

I’m definitely going to try it at some point, I think it makes a huge difference with MT. It generally does anyway but more so here. Have you AT guys tried MT? There’s hardly any shifts on this track so a really good opportunity to try it IMO. Once it becomes a habit you won’t want to go back to AT…

BLIMEY! You’ve clearly got the hang of it, when my optimum is so much quicker I’m pretty calm and just remind myself I’ll hook it all up eventually.. So be at peace sir. Excellent lap time anyway! if you could upload it to tubeyou that’d be swell 😎

😂😂😂 NICE! Lovely smooth lap, you should be proud of that. You should see my fastest, it’s a mess.. I really try and bully this thing round and it never really goes well. I think it turns me into an angry soccer mom called Karen, I also hit the horn at least five times per lap. Just feels right.

Anyone done this trial on both wheel and pad? I feel like with the wheel it’s almost uncontrollable into T1 and T2, I don’t even put any steering input in it just rolls into the turn with trail braking alone. Very exciting but probably not very fast… looking at @Gomario JSP T1 and T2 is very very controlled so I’m wondering if the pad gives a different feel and response? I’ve not used one since before the physics update!

Yeah I must say that I also have trouble with turn 1 on DS4, if I'm a fraction to late there is pure understeer, so either you nail it or you dont, if you dont it's a restart 🤣, but could be an advantage for the pad here maby?, but......
the long left hander (8) that's a real b*ch on pad 🤣, but maby that's not a bride on wheel either, I realy dont no, but I love the fact that I can compete to wheel aliens like you on my old PS4 😁🤪🤣🤣

 

[Chris30]

Well guys, I'm almost at gold!! 1'28.739, you can see where I am in the rankings. Just look up my profile. Does anyone have a video that I can see, maybe around 1'28.000. The end sections kills my time.