Time Trial Discussion

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Well there go my hopes of claiming my first silver! The accelerator on my set-up (TM300RS) just suddenly stopped working.
I've posted in the sim racing hardware form to see if anyone has any ideas how to fix it. It's been really well used so maybe time to stump up some cash and get a new one..... I tried with the controller and no, that isn't going to work for me.
 
seadog777
Well there go my hopes of claiming my first silver! The accelerator on my set-up (TM300RS) just suddenly stopped working.
I've posted in the sim racing hardware form to see if anyone has any ideas how to fix it. It's been really well used so maybe time to stump up some cash and get a new one..... I tried with the controller and no, that isn't going to work for me.
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T3PA? I have some experience with their failure. Is it not registering at all or not getting to 100%? Feel free to DM me for my “experiences “.
 
seadog777
Well there go my hopes of claiming my first silver! The accelerator on my set-up (TM300RS) just suddenly stopped working.
I've posted in the sim racing hardware form to see if anyone has any ideas how to fix it. It's been really well used so maybe time to stump up some cash and get a new one..... I tried with the controller and no, that isn't going to work for me.
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:(
And I'm already more then 2 months without my G29 - because I'm losing throttle, can't go full speed...
Pedal potentiometer needs to be cleaned but I don't have tools to remove pedals - none of keys I bought doesn't fit.
So I'm on DS4.
 
Ok, had some time today to do a 55km session with 911 RSR, and after last update's physics and BoP, this car is really good to drive.

I also noticed that there's a lot of different cars in the top 20 worldwide, which is really good. Means that a lot of cars, even despite the different driving styles needed to perfect them, can all be competitive.

Posted a time of 1:56.9, which is probably already good enough to stay in Gold, since I doubt the top players will get to anything below 1:53.6 or something (current best is 1:53.9).

Will try another car some other day. This TT might be worth spending some time on to get a real competitive time in unlike the last.

PD needs to be far more strict with the track limits. It should follow F1's white lines between the kerbs and the road. This TT yet again, is extremely forgiving when it comes to that, in sector 1 more specifically, and for people who like to stay on the actual road/track limits like me, who at this point it's just instinct and muscle memory to not cross the white line, it's just a chore to adapt to that.
The last TT with the C7 ZR1, you could absolutely murder that chicane when IRL in any type of motorsport you would get heavily penalized for doing that chicane while cutting pretty much all of its kerbs on apexes.
 
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I saw that my favorite GR.3 car is in the lead at the moment. This even encouraged me a little to participate in this Time Trial...

...But I have a problem with this track. :lol:

You guys will tell me, If it's easy to get the gold I might even try this one. ;)
 
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Oh I'm enjoying this a lot so far! Still got plenty to learn, I'm maybe 20 laps in. Got nicely into gold and just outside top 1000 at the moment, plenty of time left on track for me.

Anyway a little guide as some people have found them helpful which gives me more joy than the game itself!

 
Blayney
Oh I'm enjoying this a lot so far! Still got plenty to learn, I'm maybe 20 laps in. Got nicely into gold and just outside top 1000 at the moment, plenty of time left on track for me.

Anyway a little guide as some people have found them helpful which gives me more joy than the game itself!

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2EZ ;)
 
dimassa19
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I saw that my favorite GR.3 car is in the lead at the moment. This even encouraged me a little to participate in this Time Trial...

...But I have a problem with this track. :lol:

You guys will tell me, If it's easy to get the gold I might even try this one. ;)
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Mazda the way to go. I hit the silver time on my first lap with it, after struggling with the Porsche.
 
Grimm6Jack
Ok, had some time today to do a 55km session with 911 RSR, and after last update's physics and BoP, this car is really good to drive.

I also noticed that there's a lot of different cars in the top 20 worldwide, which is really good. Means that a lot of cars, even despite the different driving styles needed to perfect them, can all be competitive.

Posted a time of 1:56.9, which is probably already good enough to stay in Gold, since I doubt the top players will get to anything below 1:53.6 or something (current best is 1:53.9).

Will try another car some other day. This TT might be worth spending some time on to get a real competitive time in unlike the last.

PD needs to be far more strict with the track limits. It should follow F1's white lines between the kerbs and the road. This TT yet again, is extremely forgiving when it comes to that, in sector 1 more specifically, and for people who like to stay on the actual road/track limits like me, who at this point it's just instinct and muscle memory to not cross the white line, it's just a chore to adapt to that.
The last TT with the C7 ZR1, you could absolutely murder that chicane when IRL in any type of motorsport you would get heavily penalized for doing that chicane while cutting pretty much all of its kerbs on apexes.
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Dude agreed! One of the reasons I hate doing the TT is that the track limits seems so easy to be abused.
 
dimassa19
View attachment 1204326

I saw that my favorite GR.3 car is in the lead at the moment. This even encouraged me a little to participate in this Time Trial...

...But I have a problem with this track. :lol:

You guys will tell me, If it's easy to get the gold I might even try this one. ;)
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Do it. To me, this might be the easiest one thus far, especially after the last two. 90% of my GT7 driving time is with Gr3 cars so I am quite used to them. It took me maybe five or six laps to get the 56.7 which I am confident won't fall out of gold range (famous last words). When it comes to these TTs for me, good enough is good enough.
 
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Difficulty of the Time Trials works like this, in general terms:

The Shorter the track + the slower the car (Gr.4 or below) is, the easier it gets.

The Longer the track + the faster the car (Gr. 1 or above) is, the harder it gets.


Everything else would be in between. The biggest decider however is definitely the car. The faster it gets, the better reflexes and skill you'll need to get more out of it. And the stats show it, with the SF19 and the MP4/4 being the ones with the lowest percentage of gold times.

The theoretic hardest TT would be a lap at the Nurburgring 24h Layout with the Tomahawk X. Hopefully this never comes, it would otherwise ruin my perfect gold run. xD
 
Fezzik
Mazda the way to go. I hit the silver time on my first lap with it, after struggling with the Porsche.
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Thanks, I'll try it.
Still not on "same leg" with 911 gearing after driving Supra in begging...
Talon16
Do it. To me, this might be the easiest one thus far, especially after the last two. 90% of my GT7 driving time is with Gr3 cars so I am quite used to them. It took me maybe five or six laps to get the 56.7 which I am confident won't fall out of gold range (famous last words). When it comes to these TTs for me, good enough is good enough.
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Definitely not easy for me.
I like the small Ring (ofc, like the big one too), but not Gr.3 - I'm just not good with that, most popular group.
 
Grimm6Jack
Difficulty of the Time Trials works like this, in general terms:

The Shorter the track + the slower the car (Gr.4 or below) is, the easier it gets.

The Longer the track + the faster the car (Gr. 1 or above) is, the harder it gets.


Everything else would be in between. The biggest decider however is definitely the car. The faster it gets, the better reflexes and skill you'll need to get more out of it. And the stats show it, with the SF19 and the MP4/4 being the ones with the lowest percentage of gold times.

The theoretic hardest TT would be a lap at the Nurburgring 24h Layout with the Tomahawk X. Hopefully this never comes, it would otherwise ruin my perfect gold run. xD
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Weirdly, I find the high downforce cars easier than road cars. Both the MP4/4 and SF19 were way easier than the Nissan Z and the Corvette.

My Dream combo is probably the SF19 or Red Bull X2019 at Le Mans.
 
Blayney
Oh I'm enjoying this a lot so far! Still got plenty to learn, I'm maybe 20 laps in. Got nicely into gold and just outside top 1000 at the moment, plenty of time left on track for me.

Anyway a little guide as some people have found them helpful which gives me more joy than the game itself!

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Lots of 2nd gear instead of 1st. I'll try it!
 
Barareklam
Hello skilful drivers that are under 1:57:000 if any of you can spend two minutes of your time to watch my silver lap and give me some advice where or how to gain some time in order to reach gold I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
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I'm more than 2 seconds off the best time (I'm at 1:56.081) so take my advice with a pinch of salt, but in general you are probably overdriving a bit. Clearest examples are the corners leading onto the start-finish straight (Coca-Cola) and onto the back straight leading up to the chicane (Warsteiner). Switch focus from good braking into those corners to good exit out of them, so brake a little earlier, make sure you hit the apex and get on the throttle early to get best speed down the long straights.

You did great at Ford doing exactly that, but then delayed getting onto the throttle. See how you have some track left at exit.

Edit: meant to add you are probably more off throttle than you need to be through Schumacher.
 
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Barareklam
Hello skilful drivers that are under 1:57:000 if any of you can spend two minutes of your time to watch my silver lap and give me some advice where or how to gain some time in order to reach gold I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
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I'm sitting on a 56.4 at the moment, so not the quickest but getting there slowly.

You go out wide for T2 entry, I see why but I don't think you'll gain as much as if you just went to the middle of the track. You do a good job in the next turn but you need to be a little further over to the left on exit to carry even more speed and throttle through the right turn and next section (where you can abuse the track limits massively on the left at corner exit).

The next few corners are all pretty much there to my eye, perhaps just being a bit closer to the kerbs on corner entry in a few places to straighten each corner as much as possible.

On the run up the hill you are on partial throttle for a relatively long time in the first left, I think you can be back on full throttle much quicker than that, maybe worth a tenth or so at the top.

The right hand turn at the top of the hill I think you could take a look at your turn in point there, think there's a fair bit of time there.

You can cut the second corner of the chicane a lot more than you do.

Final corner, I'm not actually sure if it's faster, but I'm right up to the wall through there to get on throttle as early as possible.

The traction control is cutting in a lot as well - you may not be comfortable with turning it off, but you will get quicker without it.
 
D_Dragline
Weirdly, I find the high downforce cars easier than road cars. Both the MP4/4 and SF19 were way easier than the Nissan Z and the Corvette.
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That's why I stated "general terms", which was based on the stats.

I personally struggle with Gr.4 cars or slower. Cars that require lots of drifting to get fast, basically a ton of road cars and Gr.B cars, I also struggle.
Gr.3 and above is the sweet spot for me.
 
Barareklam
Hello skilful drivers that are under 1:57:000 if any of you can spend two minutes of your time to watch my silver lap and give me some advice where or how to gain some time in order to reach gold I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
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Your line looked pretty good. A couple of minorly missed apexes but that's easy enough to fix.

1) I know you're not going to want to hear this - turn off TC. It's a momentum killer and really hampers exit speed. The Porsche has a planted rear, so this would be a great time to practice.

2) Are you running MT? Your braking point and turn-in point for T1 are spot on, but I'd recommend dropping down into 1st during turn-in to help the car rotate, then immediately back into 2nd as you clip the apex and start applying the throttle (the car may want to spin on you if you don't do this).

3) Going thru T4 you can get on the gas much sooner and go way wide on the outside of the next straight, going completely outside of the white line but keeping it on the tarmac.

4) The final chicane can be abused massively. From what I've experienced, so long as your car hits that little orange 'cone' on T14 you won't get a penalty. THat is worth .250-.500". Seriously.

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Thanks for advices!
I will try to implement as much as I can from what you said. Regarding TC I am still learning so sometimes I have it off, start losing it , then sometimes on. I tried this TT in Porsche but it was sliding /drifting way too much for my skills so now I am driving Supra. But more practice and listening to your advices, plan for the rest of TT. 👍

(I am using MT)
 
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