GT7 Online Time Trial/Lap Time Challenge Discussion

[MIE1992]

Did some laps at the Daytona Road Course using the Peugeot L750R VGT, and I recall my best time being around 1:33.5xx, so about a solid half of a second off from gold range. That said, I do feel pretty good about my time.

 

[Ian JB]

Hi,

Ohh what a fantastic session this afternoon has produced!...

This is such good fun! The track / car combination really suits my style of driving. Very very pleased with this and still another 3 days to try and improve.

That said, I am getting very close to my limits here now.

I am almost at the point where I am closing my eyes and praying that the thing makes it through the bus stop! 🥸

As you get higher up the leaderboard, the level of precision and accuracy required is, truly, incredible. Shift a gear 200 RPM too early or too late and the lap is ruined. Miss a braking point by a few feet and disaster awaits in the next half a second.

Hats off and kudos to all you folks that can do this at every track - Hugely impressive.

Very best regards to all here. I need to go and lay down in a darkened room now for a while.


Ian.

 

[zaxs]

After 476km, I managed to cut 0.160s - still can't go under magical 1:45!

 

[zaxs]

Early this morning, on the second attempt:



BUT, still not in 44s

 

[FranciRus]

Early this morning, on the second attempt:



BUT, still not in 44s

I am probably just above you on your Friend list, i did 1.44.979 last night

 

[Lightsider74]

Probably! I remember nailing the bus stop that go around, so the likelihood of me improving on my lap time is pretty low, but I guess we'll see if I get motivation to go back out there.

Take @MP81 at Daytona ✅

1:31.620

 

[MP81]

Take @MP81 at Daytona ✅

1:31.620

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(Also, good work. Also, also, dammit)

 

[KK78]

Not feeling it at Daytona 'World Centre of Speed' 🤪 but glad at least that the Pug is competitive, so I don't have to use that awful Genesis. 15 laps or so and I'm into Gold by hopefully a safe margin. I just wish the classic LMP cars were viable for mere mortals in this one.

On to Canada next, a track I like a lot (which seems somehow unpopular to most of you guys, I didn't expect that). Although if anything will change that, it will be an unfeasibly overpowered German superweapon like the C 63 S.

 

[ZevZoq]

On to Canada next, a track I like a lot (which seems somehow unpopular to most of you guys, I didn't expect that)...

As a Canadian...it's kinda grown on me a bit after my initial negative impressions. Not in the gold zone yet though.

 

[LeandroSvSt]

I don't remember last time I struggled a lot to get a gold time at least near 2,5% from top. There is something in this combo that doesn't match with what I'm trying to improve. Main loss are the exit corner from first and second chicane, and also the entry from 3rd chicane.
I like the car because you can control the slides in a easy way, but these power slides penalize too much.

 

[crome]

NOOOO!

I did a short session yesterday at CGV and was immediately on pace. After just three laps I reached a new PB of 1:43.445, over a tenth faster than my previous one and good enough for P35 in the world. But when I tried to look at the leaderboard I realized that I had gone offline. Apparently my ISP was doing maintenance work

I was kind of hopeful that the time would be synced once I restarted the game this morning (partly because I remember this being discussed as a tactic some players were accused of for snatching the WR right before an event ends) but that does not seem to be the case.

It‘s really a shame. At least I saved the replay so I can marvel at the lap that never was 😥

 

[Ed_Night]

NOOOO!

I did a short session yesterday at CGV and was immediately on pace. After just three laps I reached a new PB of 1:43.445, over a tenth faster than my previous one and good enough for P35 in the world. But when I tried to look at the leaderboard I realized that I had gone offline. Apparently my ISP was doing maintenance work

I was kind of hopeful that the time would be synced once I restarted the game this morning (partly because I remember this being discussed as a tactic some players were accused of for snatching the WR right before an event ends) but that does not seem to be the case.

It‘s really a shame. At least I saved the replay so I can marvel at the lap that never was 😥

You have to stay inside the event until your PS5 is connected to the internet again.

I don't remember last time I struggled a lot to get a gold time at least near 2,5% from top. There is something in this combo that doesn't match with what I'm trying to improve. Main loss are the exit corner from first and second chicane, and also the entry from 3rd chicane.
I like the car because you can control the slides in a easy way, but these power slides penalize too much.

This one is all about exit speed, rotate the car under braking as much as possible, take a wide entry into the corner, slow down a bit more at the apex to have the optimal angle for Corner exits and accelerate as soon as possible.

 

[911RSR]

Hi guys,

i have a question to all you TT professionals out there:

Yesterday i did the Power Pack Group C race at Daytona (10 laps on RM). My fastest lap with the Porsche 962C was a 1:31,5 which is much faster than my current best in the Daytona TT.
If i remember correctly there was fuel for about 21 laps in the tank as the race started. I did my best time in lap 9.

So next thing i did was jumping to the TT in the 962C. The BoP adds 20 Kg and leaves the power untouched. Which was quite a surprise, because with RS tires i expected to be even faster than in the race.

But you can guess what happened: i did exactly the times like i had with the 919! I ended up with low 1:33 times.

My problem is, i don't understand why! Does the BoP change more than power and weight?
With better tires and only 20 Kg more weight i should easy match my 1:31 times from the Power Pack race.

 

[Gomario JSP]

NOOOO!

I did a short session yesterday at CGV and was immediately on pace. After just three laps I reached a new PB of 1:43.445, over a tenth faster than my previous one and good enough for P35 in the world. But when I tried to look at the leaderboard I realized that I had gone offline. Apparently my ISP was doing maintenance work

I was kind of hopeful that the time would be synced once I restarted the game this morning (partly because I remember this being discussed as a tactic some players were accused of for snatching the WR right before an event ends) but that does not seem to be the case.

It‘s really a shame. At least I saved the replay so I can marvel at the lap that never was 😥

Nooooo, that's a shame mate!, that would have ment for me to go back again cause you would have kicked me down
Although..... I'm getting bored faster and faster on these timetrials lately...., 1 or 2 sessions ( after my initial thursday remote- play first laps ) and after that i loose interest...

I'm hyping myself for the Xiaomi - Ring blast thursday.....

Nice lap buddy!

 

[zaxs]

What a day, it began with numerous retires and few validated, but too slow laps.

And then came this, my main goal - to be in 2 seconds with world leaders:



If I could cut one more tenth, it would be P9 on leaderboard.

@FranciRus now I'm little above you

 

[crome]

Nooooo, that's a shame mate!, that would have ment for me to go back again cause you would have kicked me down

I know, why do you think I put myself through this? 😂 With @Vule, @CosmicMinster and @bliprunner all having disappeared in the sunset, you need some competition.

I haven‘t given up yet though. If I can do it once, I should be able to do it again …

 

[Vule]

And Yukkuri just did a 42.553

 

[bliprunner]

And Yukkuri just did a 42.553

I haven't watched the lap but I did know where he could easily find a tenth, maybe he discovered it too...

Really like the combo but it's so technical and precise, if I drive for half hour I can run low 43's consistently but feel like I'm missing something needed to unlock the 42's, possibly just skill or maybe I need a super yeet!

For now I'm saving my energy for the quite likely Xiaomi at Nurbs combo that is coming to destroy us all 💥

 

[Vule]

or maybe I need a super yeet!

I mean, you also need quite a bit of luck for the perfect lap, for example the second chicane, you really need to yeet it right and then left, to just barely be inside the track limits and at the same time not hit the wall on the exit and have a good proper exit carrying enough speed. So, yes, skill, yeet, but also luck Just like you did in the Daytona TT with the bus stop

 

[Lightsider74]

Late to the party but just finished my first proper session at CGV.

In all my 22 years of time trialling I can safely say this combo is one of, if not the most tedious.

My intention is to somehow Gold it and never touch it again.

1:45.960

 

[bliprunner]

OK I couldn't resist having a go after watching Yukkuri's lap, I must be learning something... but still outside the 42's

 

[NicoGmbh]

Nooooo, that's a shame mate!, that would have ment for me to go back again cause you would have kicked me down
Although..... I'm getting bored faster and faster on these timetrials lately...., 1 or 2 sessions ( after my initial thursday remote- play first laps ) and after that i loose interest...

I'm hyping myself for the Xiaomi - Ring blast thursday.....

Nice lap buddy!

My case is a bit different (ok, my performances are significantly lower than yours ).

I took a 6 to 7-month break with Gan Turismo 7.

Having never had an X Box, I really wanted to discover FH5.

If the atmosphere is nice and I spent many hours on this site, I got tired of this title.

Returning to Gran Turismo, I rediscovered the richness and finesse of this game.

My interest in the TT challenge comes from the imposed circuit/car combo.

This forces me to try combinations that I would never have tested.

The last example is WG/Lexus which was very pleasant once the flow is reached

 

[Gomario JSP]

My case is a bit different (ok, my performances are significantly lower than yours ).

I took a 6 to 7-month break with Gan Turismo 7.

Having never had an X Box, I really wanted to discover FH5.

If the atmosphere is nice and I spent many hours on this site, I got tired of this title.

Returning to Gran Turismo, I rediscovered the richness and finesse of this game.

My interest in the TT challenge comes from the imposed circuit/car combo.

This forces me to try combinations that I would never have tested.

The last example is WG/Lexus which was very pleasant once the flow is reached

Yeah, maby it's healthy to take a break sometimes, the problem with me is that

A: I almost run early mornings exclusively .... as many know by now I start working at 7AM but if I'm not fed up with time trials the alarm goes at 5:30 to hotlap....and when I get home after work it's family time, wife and daughter time....so getting tired is a real thing....

But....

B: people like @crome for example, who will always be there on my leaderboard and even when I clock a very fast and descent top 100 time, I know that next time I boot up again he probably threw in a faster lap, and even worse..... I got many of those people on my leaderboard ....🤣
But that competition is the thing I like, and that combined with some FOMO makes stepping back from the game just very hard.

I'm 43 and only play GT7 .....(and sometimes team up with my wife in Fortnite for some hilarious Slaughter and beeing Slaughtered 🤣), so GT7 is sort of the only game I play and for me it's a big part of my world funny enough, the competition, the forum and even made real friends due to this thread.

So yeah.....maby healthy to step back a bit....to find the mojo again, but it's just to hard to ignore 🤣🤣