Time Trial Discussion

[hyperspeed980]

No better feeling in the world than nailing a perfect lap in a tricky car.

Banger warning - prepare your ears.

 

[Gomario JSP]

Guys are you adjusting steering sensitivity from TT to TT?
I guess question is more for controller users but if someone is doing it on wheel too please say if you are.
Thanks.

personally I do, first laps I was on 8 but found it to nerveouse on the NSX, than went to 4 wich gave me a better feel mostly for the S'es, then after many miles I slowly went back to 8 🤣🙈

 

[zaxs]

After beginning of new TT at Suzuka, my times were 1:55 or worst, with the best 1:54.300

Today I was going there again and it came, 1:52.360!
Completely jumped over 1:53 and set this silver safe lap.

Here it is:

 

[Jeje6410]

Guys are you adjusting steering sensitivity from TT to TT?
I guess question is more for controller users but if someone is doing it on wheel too please say if you are.
Thanks.

For controller I use for this TT (or others TT) 8/8/4 or 7/4/2

 

[Vule]

I'm struggling so much here, I think I didn't put this much effort in any other time trial. I must have restarted at least 800 times, even googled if you can map a button on the steering wheel to "Retry". I've done over 1300km in the Honda, spent more money on oil changes than I earned via daily tickets.

If I nail the perfect sector 1, I screw up the first or second right hander before the bridge. Even if I nail everything until that point, the slow left hairpin is a time killer for me. Following some top 10 ghosts, I'm right on their tail until that corner and the exit just kills me, it's like they have 200 more horsepower on the exit. Second thing is the last left corner before the back straight, it's a lottery for me literally, sometimes it's good, sometimes it's ****, and the chicane, the car bounces so differently every time, also a lottery.

I mean, yes, I have a good time, I know, but I want to go into the 49s so much, I'm going to need new equipment after this. It's just impossible, I must find 2 tenths somewhere, because 50.2, 50.3 is easy, I can do that 8 times out of 10, but everything below that, seems I lack the skill or some track/corner tricks.

 

[Pesselles]

I'm struggling so much here, I think I didn't put this much effort in any other time trial. I must have restarted at least 800 times, even googled if you can map a button on the steering wheel to "Retry". I've done over 1300km in the Honda, spent more money on oil changes than I earned via daily tickets.

If I nail the perfect sector 1, I screw up the first or second right hander before the bridge. Even if I nail everything until that point, the slow left hairpin is a time killer for me. Following some top 10 ghosts, I'm right on their tail until that corner and the exit just kills me, it's like they have 200 more horsepower on the exit. Second thing is the last left corner before the back straight, it's a lottery for me literally, sometimes it's good, sometimes it's ****, and the chicane, the car bounces so differently every time, also a lottery.

I mean, yes, I have a good time, I know, but I want to go into the 49s so much, I'm going to need new equipment after this. It's just impossible, I must find 2 tenths somewhere, because 50.2, 50.3 is easy, I can do that 8 times out of 10, but everything below that, seems I lack the skill or some track/corner tricks.

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Welcome on board, I completly understand your frustration as my current PB is at 1:52.6xx..... I could kill my step-mother for a 1:50.165... Any help is more than welcome (just for the gold score)! If you need 2 tens, I have plenty for you

I've golded all the Suzuka CE (sometime, I'm faster than the demo) but I'm unable to replicate these scores on the TT.
I'm usualy around 0:50.5xx / 0:50.9xx at the bridge (which I consider as acceptable based on the CE demo) but the hairpin is my worst nightmare... This is the point where I ruin all my laps. Exactly like you, the ghosts seem to have 2 additional turbos and 300 kgs less... And I'm able to manage the Spoon 1 time on 2... At the end, I'm 1 second from gold and worse, 4 seconds slower than the leaders

 

[Gomario JSP]

For controller I use for this TT (or others TT) 8/8/4 or 7/4/2

Is 8 and 7 your sensitivity? What do you mean with the 8/4 and the 4/2 ?

For me it realy depends on the car and track 😁 with like the Redbull car on Spa or something I'm on 4 otherwise I'm scraping every corner there is 🤣🤣

 

[Vule]

I'm usualy around 0:50.5xx / 0:50.9xx at the bridge

I had laps where I was 0:49.3xx at the bridge, with the 30.7xx first sector. Looking at the top ghosts, that would be OK for a low to mid 1:49 time no problem, but like I said, my car suddenly has 200HP less at the hairpin exit, so I'm struggling to go under 1:50

 

[Pesselles]

I had laps where I was 0:49.3xx at the bridge, with the 30.7xx first sector. Looking at the top ghosts, that would be OK for a low to mid 1:49 time no problem, but like I said, my car suddenly has 200HP less at the hairpin exit, so I'm struggling to go under 1:50

OK got it! We have the same issue at the same point of the track (the hairpin exit) but you have it earlier because you're faster I have no doubt you'll unlock this issue and entrer very soon the very select "Under 1:50" Club

On the Suzuka "hairpin" CE (sector 3), I'm at 0:12.229 and I had to fight many hours to get this result. The only reason of this miserable score is... the hairpin exit.
@Gorefast and @GlockPants: what is your secret to be so fast on this sector?

 

[half_sourly]

@half_sourly can I also please get report of TT results ? 🤗psn in dm

Here you go.

 

[Gorefast]

OK got it! We have the same issue at the same point of the track (the hairpin exit) but you have it earlier because you're faster I have no doubt you'll unlock this issue and entrer very soon the very select "Under 1:50" Club

On the Suzuka "hairpin" CE (sector 3), I'm at 0:12.229 and I had to fight many hours to get this result. The only reason of this miserable score is... the hairpin exit.
@Gorefast and @GlockPants: what is your secret to be so fast on this sector?

Hej fellow racers,

after a week off I managed to gold the CE at Suzuka quite easy (and a lot slower than you). The hairpin is a late apex for me and a lot of patience with coasting before hitting the gas again. I like the modern Lexus very much and think I will keep it going. I want to mention that I am over all still slower than you, guys! I myself use the Ghost of GlockPants to find a way to improve.

 

[Pesselles]

Hej fellow racers,

after a week off I managed to gold the CE at Suzuka quite easy (and a lot slower than you). The hairpin is a late apex for me and a lot of patience with coasting before hitting the gas again. I like the modern Lexus very much and think I will keep it going. I want to mention that I am over all still slower than you, guys! I myself use the Ghost of GlockPants to find a way to improve.

Suzuka CE sector 3

• @GlockPants: 0:12.057
• @Gorefast: 0:12.095
• @Pesselles: 0:12.229

I don't know in Germany but in here France with 0:12.229... I'm slower than YOU!!!
Before to find the way to improve, I must find GlockPants's ghost first !

 

[half_sourly]

Hi all, this is my first foray in to time trialling again for many years.
@half_sourly be grateful if you can add me to your list of GTP participants please. Won't be troubling any of you front runners, but it's the taking part eh!
The MC20 at Panorama was a tricky baptism, positioned for a bronze and pleased to see the back of that one.

Hi, could you send me your GT7 profile page please. Not your PSN name.

Here is mine by way of example.

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

Thanks

 

[Talon16]

Guys are you adjusting steering sensitivity from TT to TT?
I guess question is more for controller users but if someone is doing it on wheel too please say if you are.
Thanks.

Wheel user, but I don't. I do mess with the TrueForce feedback of the Logi wheel as road cars offer much less feedback than the race cars... which I guess makes sense.

 

[Vule]

On the Suzuka "hairpin" CE

I just tried the CE, it's not really comparable to the TT because the car is not under BoP in CE, so it's much faster. I got a 1:49.2xx on the first try with not so great lap. If I could do that in TT, I would jump through the window!

 

[GlockPants]

On the Suzuka "hairpin" CE (sector 3), I'm at 0:12.229 and I had to fight many hours to get this result. The only reason of this miserable score is... the hairpin exit.
@Gorefast and @GlockPants: what is your secret to be so fast on this sector?

I start breaking at the end of the curb on the right hard, down shift to 2nd right away, then first before the turn in. For the CE, I upshift to 3rd once I'm fully rotated and power out as hard as the traction allows. In the TT, with BoP applied, 2nd gear seems to be ok on the exit.

Suzuka CE sector 3

• @GlockPants: 0:12.057
• @Gorefast: 0:12.095
• @Pesselles: 0:12.229

I don't know in Germany but in here France with 0:12.229... I'm slower than YOU!!!
Before to find the way to improve, I must find GlockPants's ghost first !

I typically share my fastest laps in my user page, you should find them there.

 

[Dairyworker]

Put in my first real focused session with the Maserati this morning, and got down to a 2.15.612 and there was definitely a few places i can make up time, possibly even enough for a gold. I doubt if i can put the full lap together though tbh.

Got some adulting to do then i might try again with headphones on and everything so i can really focus.

I think i can, i think i can, i think i can.......

 

[bliprunner]

Re: Hairpin - I watched Digit's YT lap before starting and it was useful.

If I'm remembering correctly, you can hit the brakes late - after the end of the curb, quickly down to 1st, crank up to 180 rotation on the wheel, and when halfway round the corner, at the apex, go back to 2nd and blast out

Don't have the link now but good guide by Digit

 

[Carlos Fandango]

With the sub-optimal weather in California this morning, a change of plans gave me the chance for another run at Suzuka. 125 miles later I'm into gold and under 1:51 with a 1:50.954. If anyone wants a moderately average gold lap to follow, search for "gtpcarlosf" or it should be on my user page, but suggest you avoid copying me in the second half of Spoon where I ran a bit wide

 

[Pesselles]

With the sub-optimal weather in California this morning, a change of plans gave me the chance for another run at Suzuka. 125 miles later I'm into gold and under 1:51 with a 1:50.954. If anyone wants a moderately average gold lap to follow, search for "gtpcarlosf" or it should be on my user page, but suggest you avoid copying me in the second half of Spoon where I ran a bit wide

Thank you Carlos, I'll follow your moderately-not-so-slow ghost with the secret hope to get the yellow reward on Suzuka

 

[snc]

@half_sourly thx!

 

[half_sourly]

Digit's YT lap

 

[GlockPants]

Modest gains at Suzuka. Still having issues T1 to T2 resulting in a few restarts. Optimals aren't really better, but an actual faster PB is a good result.

0.13 seconds improved, new lap is shared on my user page.

 

[Pesselles]

Modest gains at Suzuka. Still having issues T1 to T2 resulting in a few restarts. Optimals aren't really better, but an actual faster PB is a good result.

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0.13 seconds improved, new lap is shared on my user page.

Awesome, your new record - congrats my friend - is my next objective on this TT.
Will see your lap tomorrow!

 

[Dolph Drago]

Headed back to Suzuka today. A good pickup from my first attempt. There isn't a whole lot of nitpicking on this lap. I maybe was a little bit too tentative in the first Spoon corner. And I would have like to have gotten onto the gas sooner coming out of the final chicane. I almost pulled off the rare feat of my fastest lap matching my optimal (not including 1-2 lap stints). But I ruined it by going .002 slower than my best final sector. Damn!

 

[Pesselles]

Headed back to Suzuka today. A good pickup from my first attempt. There isn't a whole lot of nitpicking on this lap. I maybe was a little bit too tentative in the first Spoon corner. And I would have like to have gotten onto the gas sooner coming out of the final chicane. I almost pulled off the rare feat of my fastest lap matching my optimal (not including 1-2 lap stints). But I ruined it by going .002 slower than my best final sector. Damn!

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The most impressive here is your regularity to lap quick!

 

[Dolph Drago]

The most impressive here is your regularity to lap quick!

Thanks! I've always felt I have good consistency once I have a few laps under my belt. I'll have days here and there where my times are all over the place. But barring penalties, I usually run similar times from one lap to the next.

 

[Pesselles]

Thanks! I've always felt I have good consistency once I have a few laps under my belt. I'll have days here and there where my times are all over the place. But barring penalties, I usually run similar times from one lap to the next.

That's very impressive, really 👍 Hats off!
Regularity is what I still have to acquire to really progress on TT.

 

[Dolph Drago]

That's very impressive, really 👍 Hats off!
Regularity is what I still have to acquire to really progress on TT.

Lots of practice and years and years of playing racing games has helped.

 

[AshenGraey]

Jumped in for a 20 minutes session at Suzuka, managed to shave exactly .200 lol...previous PB was 1.51.267, new PB 1.51.067....so close to the 1.50s club which really is my main goal for this TT. I was easily in the 1.50s for the CE with the same car so I want to achieve that here too. My optimal at one point yesterday was 1.51.091 so at least I beat that. Hopefully if I have time I'll try to push some more in the coming days.