GT7 Online Time Trial/Lap Time Challenge Discussion

[Gomario JSP]

A rare decent lap for me. I'm in the love-it camp for this combination.

Spoiler: Global position

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Spoiler: No danger of threatening the top of my friends leaderboard...

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That's a descent time indeed, strong sector S1 too!, well done 😁

 

[ZevZoq]

Another couple tenths! Really enjoying this one...

 

[Carlos Fandango]

Hey folks - finally managed to get the hang of the Celica at Suzuka. Strange choice of car for the event, but 🤷‍♂️ … took forever to get to a) any sort of speed, and b) any sort of consistency. Done now and won’t be returning since I hit my goal of a sub-27.

Had fun running some laps in the MX5 on Thursday - enjoying the car and the track (including time of day being used for once - when was the last time we had rain?), some issues again with consistency though… clearly my driving, but tenths seemed to disappear here and there without reason. Agree with the comments on the curb riding from others, but I’m not sure it’s completely unreasonable behavior if you imagine the car to be stiffly sprung and light weight. Anyway, after running the Celica this morning, I’ll be back to this tomorrow.

 

[MP81]

Another ~55 miles at RA today, dropped a little over a tenth, down to a 1:28.734, but still looking for a good bit more time. Not entirely sure where it's being lost, or if it's just all through the lap.

There's a couple obvious things, but otherwise it seems pretty solid, so perhaps it's something I'm not seeing?

 

[Metalgear9493]

A rare decent lap for me. I'm in the love-it camp for this combination.

Spoiler: Global position

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Spoiler: No danger of threatening the top of my friends leaderboard...

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Can't even break into the 27's even with CSA, shame! 🫠

Just kidding bro, nice performance sir 👏 👏!

 

[Gomario JSP]

Pre fishing runs 😁🤣

Descent S1 and S2, to bad I got sideways on that damn final chicane 🥵🤣

I'm off throwing to big rubber lures 😁

 

[crome]

Hey folks,

my plug-in is back online, and so am I 😄

Haven't tested the MX-5 yet (I am a bit anxious since the last time with an MX-5 went pretty disastrously for me), but I did a final session in Suzuka this morning (I really like this one) and am quite happy with the outcome.

Good sectors all around, but the star is probably S4, don't think I ever had a faster one. Off to Atlanta then, happy lapping folks!

 

[Lightsider74]

First attempt at uploading a replay. It cuts off just before i cross the line but it's my PB so far 1:28.510

@MP81 your lap looks much smoother than mine!

 

[Gomario JSP]

Hey folks,

my plug-in is back online, and so am I 😄

Haven't tested the MX-5 yet (I am a bit anxious since the last time with an MX-5 went pretty disastrously for me), but I did a final session in Suzuka this morning (I really like this one) and am quite happy with the outcome.

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Good sectors all around, but the star is probably S4, don't think I ever had a faster one. Off to Atlanta then, happy lapping folks!

Very good result at Suzuka buddy! Well done!
And for the MX 5 , yeah just let this one slip then....don't try it, please..... don't... 🤣🤣

 

[Carlos Fandango]

Watched the replay of the Japanese F1 race this morning... I think this track highlights some 'opportunities for improvement' in the new rules. Race over and time to try and make sense of the Road Atlanta track in the MX5. A few miles and lots of lurid slides later, and I've found 4 tenths on my time from Friday and ducked under 1:28.5 and 1% (just). First T1 under 33 seconds on this lap, and only giving a few hundredths away to optimal splits over the 15 lap session.
Edit: no TC or CSA

Not the ideal way to enter turn 1 in theory for my fastest lap, but in practice it worked out just fine...

 

[Vule]

Pre fishing runs 😁🤣

Descent S1 and S2, to bad I got sideways on that damn final chicane 🥵🤣

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I'm off throwing to big rubber lures 😁

Ok, ok... Game on

 

[Gomario JSP]

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Ok, ok... Game on

You probably slaughter it by getting into the 27's, and I honestly don't know if I would be able to make that, my third sector was not ideal and had more oversteer than I wanted out of the chicane but I don't think that would be 2 tenths .... and my S1 and S2 were the fastest I had until now 🤣

Go het it, and yes.....I hope you fail 🤣🤣

@half_sourly you.......slow down.... 🤣

 

[ZevZoq]

Still finding time at Road Atlanta. Man, it felt like I was driving in some sort of altered state of consciousness this afternoon! Just outrageously fun...

 

[half_sourly]

@half_sourly you.......slow down.... 🤣

Slow down? Done! I had a second session today and almost nothing worked. The best I could do was around 1:28.7. I did find a tenth in sector 2 though... Just need to remember how to do S1 and S3 again. 😵‍💫

 

[Gomario JSP]

Morning,

I thought i had something this morning but surprisingly it wasn't....
My PB lap had a ( for me that is ) splendid S1 and S2, but as i said i lost time on the exit of the final chicane cause i had a lot of sideway action going on there....
This morning i had a better split before S3 and absolutely naild the chicane...... i thought.... cause it was slower?!!
I was certain i was faster! and could fallow calster quite well without sideway action?!!

That was demotivating



After that i still had one faster split, but this time WITH some oversteer in the chicane and than was also slower this time

 

[MP81]

I hate when what felt like an incredibly solid, clean and fast lap...isn't.

 

[ZevZoq]

Still going with this one...I don't think I'm quite done yet.

 

[Metalgear9493]

I hate when what felt like an incredibly solid, clean and fast lap...isn't.

That's why I use the speedo while driving. An incredibly solid lap could mean you are driving a little too conservatively and sacrificing 1+ mph apex speed per corner. Come the laps conclusion, that incremental time loss mounts up to several tenths.

 

[MP81]

That's why I use the speedo while driving. An incredibly solid lap could mean you are driving a little too conservatively and sacrificing 1+ mph apex speed per corner. Come the laps conclusion, that incremental time loss mounts up to several tenths.

I glance at it, but obviously I have the road to look at as well.

For some reason, I went back at Suzuka and managed to actually drop a little over two tenths, down to a 2:27.289...oddly enough, with ASM on. This car needs damn near everything, but it allows me to focus just that little bit more on the braking in T1/2. Usually it slows me down in a TT, but apparently not here...at least not in a way that's affecting me, really.

Optimum is in the 2:26s, where I want to be, and I definitely had several laps ruined by the car doing stupid, nonsensical ****, so I called it for the night before I got too mad at the game and can't fall asleep. 😆

 

[Gomario JSP]

So, my Kick @Vule his a*s alarm clock went off today....i was ahead by 2 thousands already with my 1:28.225, what could go wrong right?

This was inevitable though ofcourse
Nice buddy, now go and grab that 27!

Meanwhile i tried my best, sectors to dream off, multiple high .7's on S1 today wich i was very pleased with, and somany flying S3's
Cutting the first part is crucial to get the car pointed in the right direction to limit de oversteer on throttle a bit and i kind of got the hang of it but S2 was not working today

Well, i did scrape some time off though, there is def. more in it, optimal is around the 28 flat but my stars don't seem align a lot

And another thing.... this lap was "only" 70th on the board, i ran trials with far better results with far worse laps....
Is this the new standard for these trials?, Suzuka was a descent lap too, but with place 99 i'm getting de-baged there also

or.........getting old and slower?

 

[Vule]

So, my Kick @Vule his a*s alarm clock went off today....i was ahead by 2 thousands already with my 1:28.225, what could go wrong right?

I wanted to DM you last night but in the end, didn't want to spoil the surprise Great lap man!

I had a good session last night but even though the .011 lap is OK, it was not good enough, messed up the exit on the back straight, as I usually do, lost a tenth and I was furious. This is my nemesis here, the double right handers in S2, especially the second one, I can follow top ghosts through the entire lap except that part, they all walk away from me no matter how I take that corner or how early I apply the loud pedal.

But the 27s must be achieved and they will be... probably

 

[Gomario JSP]

I wanted to DM you last night but in the end, didn't want to spoil the surprise Great lap man!

I had a good session last night but even though the .011 lap is OK, it was not good enough, messed up the exit on the back straight, as I usually do, lost a tenth and I was furious. This is my nemesis here, the double right handers in S2, especially the second one, I can follow top ghosts through the entire lap except that part, they all walk away from me no matter how I take that corner or how early I apply the loud pedal.

But the 27s must be achieved and they will be... probably

Yeah.... like you did last time
Thanks for keeping the surprise alive, real thanks, i wouldn't know what to do without these kind of surprises, life is good 🫶

I can relate to the 2 right handers, although i have figured out the first part, for me the my breakpoint lies just before the 200 board, at first i used the end if the second tarmac strip but that was to early in most cases, but the second righthander is a different story and a real pain in the rear, you oversteer so easy wich cost loads of time, but it seems like you need to have some for the fastest way thru.

I am sure you'll get it buddy, i think i'll try again to and leave Suzuka for what it is

 

[Vule]

i think i'll try again to and leave Suzuka for what it is

Same, same, I had only one attempt at Suzuka and it was horrible, don't even have the desire to go back and I don't really care I'm fully invested in this one, but it would be good to grab the 27s before the new TT on thursday

 

[zaxs]

So, my Kick @Vule his a*s alarm clock went off today....i was ahead by 2 thousands already with my 1:28.225, what could go wrong right?

This was inevitable though ofcourse
Nice buddy, now go and grab that 27!

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Meanwhile i tried my best, sectors to dream off, multiple high .7's on S1 today wich i was very pleased with, and somany flying S3's
Cutting the first part is crucial to get the car pointed in the right direction to limit de oversteer on throttle a bit and i kind of got the hang of it but S2 was not working today

Well, i did scrape some time off though, there is def. more in it, optimal is around the 28 flat but my stars don't seem align a lot

And another thing.... this lap was "only" 70th on the board, i ran trials with far better results with far worse laps....
Is this the new standard for these trials?, Suzuka was a descent lap too, but with place 99 i'm getting de-baged there also

or.........getting old and slower?

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Great lap, aggressive but calm...bravo

 

[NicoGmbh]

Good sectors all around, but the star is probably S4, don't think I ever had a faster one. Off to Atlanta then, happy lapping folks!

Love the chicane entry ! 💪

 

[LeandroSvSt]

Incredible combo, mainly using VR as this is the best combo you can have (Road Atlanta with insane elevations + open roof car + sunset + fun handling car).
The secret here is not abuse from trail braking as the car rotate a lot, mainly in 1st corner. I only break and when start to turn in to apex, maintain the car withou acceleration and breaking, making more stable.

There is a lot to improve, but I`m happy for now considering I`m only weekend casual driver.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Short drive today with the Celica, i don't like this combo at all, it's a roulette every lap with the car stability so i got a very safe gold and called it a day.
But at least it doesn't have super clipping 😂