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Preface: This is not a thread meant to help you get the gold or improve your Circuit Experience times, but you can discuss that if you want.
First of all, I would call call myself a relatively newer generation GT fan. I've never owned PS1 and PS2, but I played some GT games on my friend's Playstation. I liked them but I never really experienced them in a proper way. Later, I bought a PS3 and GT 5 was the first GT game I owned and I've been a big fan ever since. I even platinumed GT 6.
So, since GT 7 release date was announced, I've started playing GT Sport more often. Mostly because of hype, but also to finish some stuff that I've left unfinished. Some in-game achievements and, the most important of all, getting the last trophy which is the "Ultimate Driver", ie. the 50th level one. That will involve some rubber band afk-ing on Blue Moon Bay and grinding the Nostalgic 1979 Circuit de la Sarthe event, and, eventually, I will get it done.
In the meantime, I've looked at my Circuit Experience times to see what times some of my friends have achieved and noticed that my lap times that I've set in the early 2018 (or later, depending on when the track was added to the game) are gonne from the leaderboard. I figured that is due to some patches that changed the physics of the game, but no problem, my best times are still saved up there next to the medal times. I did my best at the time, and I've beaten gold times by several seconds on most tracks. So I tried setting some new times for the leaderboard, got on Interlagos without any practice and... I absolutely smashed my previous best time by almost two seconds on the first try! A few tries later and the difference was over three seconds.
And that's how the idea for this thread was born and I'm getting to the point of this thread. Many of you finished the Circuit Experience, many of you probably got gold since the challenge is vastly easier than in previous games, and you moved on and went to play the daily races, time trials, FIA races, etc. In the meantime, you've improved your skills and technique, and some of you probably swapped gamepad for a wheel.
Now I'm asking you to come back. Try setting a new time and report how much you have improved over the years and what helped you achieve it. You don't have to go full tryhard mode, but try to set a good time. If you're tired of the Sport mode and the current state of penalty system, and since the single player content is kinda lacking, it will give you something to do while waiting for GT 7.
Keep in mind that post patch tire physics actually make your cars slightly slower, but your new skills probably make up for that.
For me personally, online races and qualifying helped a lot, but the biggest improvement factor was playing the Lewis Hamilton DLC. It took me months of on and off play, but I pushed through that imaginary wall and reached new limits. I can drive faster and more confidently now that I know the tracks better, which braking technique to use and gears depending on the car, and where I can push more to get a better time.
Btw, I'm still playing on DualShock 4 gamepad, and I'm an A/S rated driver in Sport mode. I think I could reach A+ if I played more often.
So here are some of my times. I will update with new tracks as I go along:
Kyoto Driving Park - Miyabi in Audi TT Cup '16
Old time: 40.745 || New time: 40.262
Kyoto Driving Park - Yamagiwa in Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.3
Old time: 1:38.217 || New time: 1:35.153
Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit in Audi R8 LMS (Audi Sport Team WRT) '15
Old time: 1:24.467 || New time: 1:22.459
Autódromo de Interlagos in Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 N24 Schulze Motorsport '13
Old time: 1:36.364 || New time: 1:33.169
Willow Springs International Raceway: Streets of Willow in Ford Mustang Gr.4
Old time: 1:14.414 || New time: 1:12.226
Willow Springs International Raceway: Horse Thief Mile in Nissan GT-R Gr.4
Old time: 54.465 || New time: 51.877
Willow Springs International Raceway: Big Willow in Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3
Old time: 1.13.282 || New time: 1:12.775
Nürburgring Nordschleife in BMW M6 GT3 (Walkenhorst Motorsport) '16
Old time: 6:43.349 || New time: 6:34.244
Nürburgring GP/F in Mercedes-AMG GT3 (AMG-Team HTP-Motorsport) '16
Old time: 1:58.855 || New time: 1:55.701
Tokyo Expressway - East Outer Loop in BMW Z4 GT3 '11
Old time: 2:03.291 || New time: 2:01.570
Tokyo Expressway - Central Outer Loop in Subaru WRX Gr.3
Old time: 1:15.597 || New time: 1:14.433
BB Raceway in Hyundai Genesis Gr.3
Old time: 52.835 || New time: 52.387
Blue Moon Bay Speedway in Ford Mustang Gr.3
Old time: 43.628 || New time: 43.303
Northern Isle Speedway in Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 '11
Old time: 13.991 || New time: 14.178
(the only one where I'm a little bit slower, probably due to change in physics and tire model)
Suzuka Circuit in Honda NSX Gr.3
Old time: 2:03.481 || New time: 1:59.737
Autodrome Lago Maggiore - GP in Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.3
Old time: 2:00.328 || New time: 1:57.453
Dragon Trail - Seaside in Jaguar F-Type Gr.3
Old time: 1:40.994 || New time: 1:38.154
Mount Panorama in McLaren 650S GT3 '15
Old time: 2:07.466 || New time: 2:04.907
Alsace - Village in Renault Sport R.S.01 GT3 '16
Old time: 1:55.207 || New time: 1:51.429
Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 '13
Old time: 1:51.346 || New time: 1:47.597
Tsukuba Circuit in Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.4
Old time: 57.814 || New time: 57.394
Dragon Trail - Gardens in Peugeot RCZ Gr.3
Old time: 1:33.999 || New time: 1:32.060
Circuit de la Sarthe in Porsche 919 Hybrid (Porsche Team) '16
Old time: 3:26.390 || New time: 3:23.717
Circuit de Sainte-Croix - C in GT by Citroën Race Car Gr.3
Old time: 3:26.580 || New time: 3:23.343
Red Bull Ring in Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 '12
Old time: 1:32.950 || New time: 1:30.405
Fuji International Speedway in Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept '18
Old time: 1:39.717 || New time: 1:38.952
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix Layout in Lamborghini Huracán GT3 '15
Old time: 1:47.828 || New time: 1:45.129
Tokyo Expressway - South Inner Loop in Mazda Atenza Gr.3
Old time: 2:00.225 || New time: 1:58.680
Autopolis International Racing Course in Lexus RC F GT3 (Emil Frey Racing) '17
Old time: 1:49.328 || New time: 1:46.772
Goodwood Motor Circuit in Aston Martin Vantage Gr.4
Old time: 1:15.767 || New time: 1:15.228
Sardegna - Road Track - A in PEUGEOT Vision Gran Turismo Gr.3
Old time: 1:43.006 || New time: 1:41.138
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Porsche 911 RSR (991) '17
Old time: 2:20.218 || New time: 2:18.599
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R '15
Old time: 1:22.385 || New time: 1:20.581
Fisherman's Ranch in Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.B Rally Car
Old time: 3:20.955 || New time: 3:18.653
Sardegna - Windmills in Subaru WRX Gr.B Rally Car
Old time: 1:26.180 || New time: 1:22.138
Colorado Springs - Lake in Ford Focus Gr.B Rally Car
Old time: 1:34.105 || New time: 1:28.195
Sorry for the long OP, and I hope you will join me in this little challenge
TLDR: Try setting a new time in Circuit Experience and report how much you have improved over the years and what helped you achieve it.
First of all, I would call call myself a relatively newer generation GT fan. I've never owned PS1 and PS2, but I played some GT games on my friend's Playstation. I liked them but I never really experienced them in a proper way. Later, I bought a PS3 and GT 5 was the first GT game I owned and I've been a big fan ever since. I even platinumed GT 6.
So, since GT 7 release date was announced, I've started playing GT Sport more often. Mostly because of hype, but also to finish some stuff that I've left unfinished. Some in-game achievements and, the most important of all, getting the last trophy which is the "Ultimate Driver", ie. the 50th level one. That will involve some rubber band afk-ing on Blue Moon Bay and grinding the Nostalgic 1979 Circuit de la Sarthe event, and, eventually, I will get it done.
In the meantime, I've looked at my Circuit Experience times to see what times some of my friends have achieved and noticed that my lap times that I've set in the early 2018 (or later, depending on when the track was added to the game) are gonne from the leaderboard. I figured that is due to some patches that changed the physics of the game, but no problem, my best times are still saved up there next to the medal times. I did my best at the time, and I've beaten gold times by several seconds on most tracks. So I tried setting some new times for the leaderboard, got on Interlagos without any practice and... I absolutely smashed my previous best time by almost two seconds on the first try! A few tries later and the difference was over three seconds.
And that's how the idea for this thread was born and I'm getting to the point of this thread. Many of you finished the Circuit Experience, many of you probably got gold since the challenge is vastly easier than in previous games, and you moved on and went to play the daily races, time trials, FIA races, etc. In the meantime, you've improved your skills and technique, and some of you probably swapped gamepad for a wheel.
Now I'm asking you to come back. Try setting a new time and report how much you have improved over the years and what helped you achieve it. You don't have to go full tryhard mode, but try to set a good time. If you're tired of the Sport mode and the current state of penalty system, and since the single player content is kinda lacking, it will give you something to do while waiting for GT 7.
Keep in mind that post patch tire physics actually make your cars slightly slower, but your new skills probably make up for that.
For me personally, online races and qualifying helped a lot, but the biggest improvement factor was playing the Lewis Hamilton DLC. It took me months of on and off play, but I pushed through that imaginary wall and reached new limits. I can drive faster and more confidently now that I know the tracks better, which braking technique to use and gears depending on the car, and where I can push more to get a better time.
Btw, I'm still playing on DualShock 4 gamepad, and I'm an A/S rated driver in Sport mode. I think I could reach A+ if I played more often.
So here are some of my times. I will update with new tracks as I go along:
Kyoto Driving Park - Miyabi in Audi TT Cup '16
Old time: 40.745 || New time: 40.262
Kyoto Driving Park - Yamagiwa in Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.3
Old time: 1:38.217 || New time: 1:35.153
Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit in Audi R8 LMS (Audi Sport Team WRT) '15
Old time: 1:24.467 || New time: 1:22.459
Autódromo de Interlagos in Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 N24 Schulze Motorsport '13
Old time: 1:36.364 || New time: 1:33.169
Willow Springs International Raceway: Streets of Willow in Ford Mustang Gr.4
Old time: 1:14.414 || New time: 1:12.226
Willow Springs International Raceway: Horse Thief Mile in Nissan GT-R Gr.4
Old time: 54.465 || New time: 51.877
Willow Springs International Raceway: Big Willow in Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3
Old time: 1.13.282 || New time: 1:12.775
Nürburgring Nordschleife in BMW M6 GT3 (Walkenhorst Motorsport) '16
Old time: 6:43.349 || New time: 6:34.244
Nürburgring GP/F in Mercedes-AMG GT3 (AMG-Team HTP-Motorsport) '16
Old time: 1:58.855 || New time: 1:55.701
Tokyo Expressway - East Outer Loop in BMW Z4 GT3 '11
Old time: 2:03.291 || New time: 2:01.570
Tokyo Expressway - Central Outer Loop in Subaru WRX Gr.3
Old time: 1:15.597 || New time: 1:14.433
BB Raceway in Hyundai Genesis Gr.3
Old time: 52.835 || New time: 52.387
Blue Moon Bay Speedway in Ford Mustang Gr.3
Old time: 43.628 || New time: 43.303
Northern Isle Speedway in Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 '11
Old time: 13.991 || New time: 14.178
(the only one where I'm a little bit slower, probably due to change in physics and tire model)
Suzuka Circuit in Honda NSX Gr.3
Old time: 2:03.481 || New time: 1:59.737
Autodrome Lago Maggiore - GP in Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.3
Old time: 2:00.328 || New time: 1:57.453
Dragon Trail - Seaside in Jaguar F-Type Gr.3
Old time: 1:40.994 || New time: 1:38.154
Mount Panorama in McLaren 650S GT3 '15
Old time: 2:07.466 || New time: 2:04.907
Alsace - Village in Renault Sport R.S.01 GT3 '16
Old time: 1:55.207 || New time: 1:51.429
Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 '13
Old time: 1:51.346 || New time: 1:47.597
Tsukuba Circuit in Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.4
Old time: 57.814 || New time: 57.394
Dragon Trail - Gardens in Peugeot RCZ Gr.3
Old time: 1:33.999 || New time: 1:32.060
Circuit de la Sarthe in Porsche 919 Hybrid (Porsche Team) '16
Old time: 3:26.390 || New time: 3:23.717
Circuit de Sainte-Croix - C in GT by Citroën Race Car Gr.3
Old time: 3:26.580 || New time: 3:23.343
Red Bull Ring in Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 '12
Old time: 1:32.950 || New time: 1:30.405
Fuji International Speedway in Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept '18
Old time: 1:39.717 || New time: 1:38.952
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix Layout in Lamborghini Huracán GT3 '15
Old time: 1:47.828 || New time: 1:45.129
Tokyo Expressway - South Inner Loop in Mazda Atenza Gr.3
Old time: 2:00.225 || New time: 1:58.680
Autopolis International Racing Course in Lexus RC F GT3 (Emil Frey Racing) '17
Old time: 1:49.328 || New time: 1:46.772
Goodwood Motor Circuit in Aston Martin Vantage Gr.4
Old time: 1:15.767 || New time: 1:15.228
Sardegna - Road Track - A in PEUGEOT Vision Gran Turismo Gr.3
Old time: 1:43.006 || New time: 1:41.138
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Porsche 911 RSR (991) '17
Old time: 2:20.218 || New time: 2:18.599
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R '15
Old time: 1:22.385 || New time: 1:20.581
Fisherman's Ranch in Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.B Rally Car
Old time: 3:20.955 || New time: 3:18.653
Sardegna - Windmills in Subaru WRX Gr.B Rally Car
Old time: 1:26.180 || New time: 1:22.138
Colorado Springs - Lake in Ford Focus Gr.B Rally Car
Old time: 1:34.105 || New time: 1:28.195
Sorry for the long OP, and I hope you will join me in this little challenge
TLDR: Try setting a new time in Circuit Experience and report how much you have improved over the years and what helped you achieve it.
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