Time Trial Discussion

[samppa_944]

Barring any potential sudden physics updates (like during the Corvette Watkins Glen time trial), this should be a comfortable gold time for me. Managed a 1.48.960 after only like 7 laps there abouts. Might be one of the easiest ones to gold so far, maybe Civic at Trial Mountain was even a bit more easier. I could maybe find another 2-3 tenths if I really tried for a bit more.

8 golds and 2 silvers so far is my medal tally, hopefully a 9th gold after this one.

 

[NevilleNobody]

Only managed a 1:54.170 so far. This R34 is really loose to drive. Can probably improve my time a bit but this one is a bit tough to drive. At least I got the 1M from the last time trial.

Yeah I might use this one to try and get into my wheel. With a pad it is so hard to control if sliding about but there's tones of grip once on the gas.

 

[Talon16]

49.3. If I did 10 laps I'd be surprised. Good enough for now.

 

[manou]

1.48.970 for me so far, and a theoretical best lap around 1.48.600.

The car is sound and predictable, we all know the track, so should be an easy gold for many people i guess ?

 

[Dolph Drago]

1:49.026. I just wanted to get a quick session in tonight, so only 12 laps put in. I totally jacked up the Senna Esses on my best lap. I was over 3 tenths off my best through that sector. My optimal time was 1:48.584. I also was using automatic to get a feeling for the car on the circuit. I'll watch some replays from above and switch to manual. I'm sure there will be plenty of time to gain.



On an annoying note; my ticket after putting in my mileage tonight. Though I only have a handful of dupes, the game has a fascination with throwing me trucks and Toyotas. I bought a Ford F-150, then won one as a ticket prize later. I've also received 2 Chevy dupes from tickets - the C3 Corvette convertible. I bought the hard top but oddly haven't won it as a prize. Yep, PD has "gifted" me two of the convertibles and none of the regulars. But the worst offender is the Toyotas. I've won 2 TS050 Hybrids (at least it's a nice car, though I can't think of a situation where I'll ever NEED two of them - if only we could sell cars...), 2 of those stupid 86 Gr.B Rally cars, and 2 damn Tundra's. Why the hell does a game full of cars feel like it needs to shove pickup trucks down my throat? A Tundra was on the wheel tonight. I kept saying to myself, "please no Tundra, please no Tundra." So of course I get it. And what makes it even worse was the other prizes on the wheel. There were a couple of large piles of credits, a gold bar, and another car that wasn't a Tundra. I would have taken any of those.

 

[Gogga]

Have yet to attempt this one, but from reading through this thread it does not seem like this one is going to be to challenging.

 

[AlexDB9]

I'm safely in the bronze zone (about +7%) and now time to push for silver. Gold is so time consuming provided I'm not the most hardcore player. I'll see how it goes.

Though I'm running with ABS on, under heavy braking the car slides alot, and in danger of spinning, if you aren't careful with the braking input, if it's not gradual. How to counter this other than enabling TCS?

 

[Gomario JSP]

Have yet to attempt this one, but from reading through this thread it does not seem like this one is going to be to challenging.

Once you know your braking point with this boat and figured out when you need to upshift early to 4th you will be good 😁
But the soft suspension is realy annoying 🙄
Did a first few laps this morning, this was my "least sloppy one" there is so much more time to find, so I think the gold time will shift severely.

 

[Gogga]

Once you know your braking point with this boat and figured out when you need to upshift early to 4th you will be good 😁
But the soft suspension is realy annoying 🙄
Did a first few laps this morning, this was my "least sloppy one" there is so much more time to find, so I think the gold time will shift severely.

Nice lap!
With the events featuring the road cars, it always seems like at the last minute, the aliens arrive and battle it out for that number one spot.

 

[ColinNZ]

Jumped in for a quick session and managed a 1:50 flat ... but there is heaps of room left for improvement.

 

[Barareklam]

Once you know your braking point with this boat and figured out when you need to upshift early to 4th you will be good 😁
But the soft suspension is realy annoying 🙄
Did a first few laps this morning, this was my "least sloppy one" there is so much more time to find, so I think the gold time will shift severely.

Your... Liveries.. 😁😁 Gotcha B#😂

 

[Gomario JSP]

Nice lap!
With the events featuring the road cars, it always seems like at the last minute, the aliens arrive and battle it out for that number one spot.

Thanks, but there is a lot of room for improvement, and i indeed expect the aliens to be a real pain in the a*s this time lol

Your... Liveries.. 😁😁 Gotcha B#😂

it's a well known frase in the house here 😂🤣

 

[NevilleNobody]

Yeah I can see the gold time getting as low as a 49 flat, which I don't think I have in me. I really struggle with road cars, I like my downforce. I got within 2% at NGP but I don't feel like I have a 49 flat here.

 

[Barareklam]

Yeah I can see the gold time getting as low as a 49 flat, which I don't think I have in me. I really struggle with road cars, I like my downforce. I got within 2% at NGP but I don't feel like I have a 49 flat here.

I really hope it doesn't go down to 49...flat... 😳

 

[Dairyworker]

I was able to hit a 49.089 with only a brief session last night. Considering my general pace compared to the aliens, i fully expect gold to end up at a low 49 or possibly a high 48.

 

[Talon16]

Yeah I can see the gold time getting as low as a 49 flat, which I don't think I have in me. I really struggle with road cars, I like my downforce. I got within 2% at NGP but I don't feel like I have a 49 flat here.

The fast time would need to be ~45.8" for that to happen.

I did like three more laps yesterday and knocked ~.125" off my best time so now it's like 49.2. I know there's a couple more tenths there easy. Time will tell.

 

[TumeK5]

The 3% time will probably be a mid-low 1:49 at the end.

 

[zaxs]

I'm at round 1:51.500 for now.
If sectors come together, I can go under 51.

Too bad they made that good car so undriveable.

 

[WolfpackS2k]

Spent about 20 minutes working on this last night. If needed I can probably find a few more tenths. Not sure why there are comments about the car's handling - I think it's a wonderfully handling and playful car. Sometimes loose is more fun than tight.

 

[Barareklam]

The 3% time will probably be a mid-low 1:49 at the end.

Interesting thing about predicting gold time, my girlfriend and I made a bet on previous TT, and this time I gave my predicted 3% to 1:49:5**... We will know in 12 days, right. I wonder if @half_sourly can predict more precisely considering statistics he collect 🤔

 

[hardvibes]

1:49.702 and I think this is all I got.

I'm in danger.

 

[NevilleNobody]

Managed a 49.4 but no idea how tbh, felt really messy but the time was there. It's a weird car, drive it too neat and it's actually slower, wants to be flogged a bit but not too much.

 

[WolfpackS2k]

I saved my replay and in the downhill left turn, after the last really tight right turn, I carried a massive slide. Definitely lost some time there if I need to do it again

 

[CaptainAtomic]

49.4 also - I don't get along with this car yet and haven't gone replay watching so there's got to be a couple tenths just on gearing.

The penalties though - the car rewards a little bit of enthusiasm, the track does not!

 

[tekmoe]

I feel like this one isn't quite as difficult for me just because I still have fresh memories of me wanting to punt a baby due to how challenging the previous TT at this track was with the GR.2 cars. I'm currently sitting at a 1:49:412 and hoping that keeps me in the gold bracket but am ready to put in more work if needed - I know I can do better than this. Fun track and fun car though!

 

[TumeK5]

Gold is down to 1:49.8 now. Slowly coming down.

 

[rheinaoi]

Made some progress today: 1:48:981.

The car's handling is confusing at times. The rear comes out when I'm max turning with the analog sticks and I lose time, BUT I've also been having some success getting a sharper turn-in on hairpins with pulses of the throttle. It can get really loose and sloppy in the last heavy breaking zone for the penultimate left-hander.

Overall, the GT-R is goofy and slow, but playful in a way that doesn't destroy my faith in humanity the way the C7 Vette ZR-1 did. Lack of power is definitely part of it - maybe this car is more progressive while the Vette had the worst of both worlds with understeer and power-on oversteer.

Side Note: Doodle is on the board sitting at third last time I checked.

Grab some popcorn for the upcoming alien fight.

 

[Dolph Drago]

Watching the videos, switching to manual and putting down the miraculous lap (for the second time in these time trials somehow), I improved by about half a second to 1:48.549. I feel that should safely stay in the gold range despite how much the aliens like @Doodle pick up before the end of the competition.

 

[CaptainAtomic]

Made some progress today: 1:48:981.

I hit almost exactly the same time today after using higher gears and chasing doodle's ghost around. Gonna have to try again tomorrow and see if I can find a tenth. 😁

 

[Gogga]

3% again! Love how loose the car feels. Nice change coming from the previous weeks nightmare. There is more time to find if I can just control the sliding.