Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

[Katnomad]

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Well it's rally cross , i went see lot here in France . It's close racing and almost all race you have contact.
And usually and after race they shake hand in the technical area.
Will have a try at this challenge👍

Edit:Well had fun trying but too hard for me , and ai are really agressiv.

 

[Mr. Premium]

I hadn't seen that rally cross track before, what a garbage layout. I feel like there could've been better courses to include over that.

 

[Snake55wildcat]

My 6 Star reward after completing the Super Formula race.
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Oh good the exact same thing happened with me the last time a super formula event was present in a weekly (I think two weeks ago?)

EDIT: NO WAIT I REMEMBER NOW, it was my ticket reward for completing the super formula menubook...Which i had neglected for so long

 

[skydragon49]

I hadn't seen that rally cross track before, what a garbage layout. I feel like there could've been better courses to include over that.

The whole rally aspect of the game is nothing but the definition of wasted resources.

ps: some people may like it, so to each their own. Respect.

 

[Snake55wildcat]

My gosh I've been done terribly dirty!

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It feels like karma for me ignoring this video.
Which to be fair the thumbnail always made me laugh because that Mini is just the laziest VGT design you could ever imagine.

It's at least a fun car to offroad!

 

[smoothbore12]

Anybody ever gotten the CRB and won the Rallycross event?

Seriously feels like Fury Road at the start of the race!

Are you serious now ?
You really wonder or was a joke ?

I can copy better the Olympic program of Nadia Comaneci in asymmetric bars than get the CRB there .

Look , just need to work my exit better

 

[Tommy_D]

Aww, I can't put dirt tires on a McLaren F1. And there is no Japanese 20M credit car. So much for doing a 20M credit car challenge. I'm trying a VGT challenge instead. That Rally Cross is more like a demolition derby event. I forgot what car I used to win it the first time. Maybe the Ital Design could work. I tried the Mitsubishi Lancer VGT and its not bad, but I need to get in front of traffic faster if I want to stand any chance of getting 3rd.

 

[crooky369]

It's at least a fun car to offroad!

Hmm interesting. I've been putting the rally events off now for a long time. Maybe I can get some value out of this thing after all. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Snake55wildcat]

Hmm interesting. I've been putting the rally events off now for a long time. Maybe I can get some value out of this thing after all. Thanks for the suggestion.

Always happy to help! And it's a car I wished had a GrB variant honestly, like the ill fated VW VGT GrB that was never in the launch version of GTsport but only in the beta versions of before. but thats offtopic.

 

[zaxs]

Did races 1-3

3.0 CSL '71

GR Supra RZ '20

Quattro S1 Pikes Peak '87

 

[GlockPants]

Are you serious now ?
You really wonder or was a joke ?

Mostly joking. But I'd very much like to see a replay of anybody who happens to manage such a feat.

 

[Tommy_D]

Mostly joking. But I'd very much like to see a replay of anybody who happens to manage such a feat.

Add it to my Impossible Challenges thread:

Impossible challenges - Let’s list them

I’m replaying GT7 on a brand new account and am running through all the races again. Most of these races are easily won on hard difficulty with cars rated well below the suggested PP rating. However there are a few races I have come across that I don’t think PD knew what the heck they were...

www.gtplanet.net

 

[smoothbore12]

Mostly joking. But I'd very much like to see a replay of anybody who happens to manage such a feat.

I think is easier to swallow a bucket with charcoal than that 😂

 

[GlockPants]

Add it to my Impossible Challenges thread:

Impossible challenges - Let’s list them

I’m replaying GT7 on a brand new account and am running through all the races again. Most of these races are easily won on hard difficulty with cars rated well below the suggested PP rating. However there are a few races I have come across that I don’t think PD knew what the heck they were...

www.gtplanet.net

Yes! I had thought to do this.

 

[DanteRaiden]

The dip in elevation at Alsace threw me off at every single lap.
Finished all challenges, the Formula Race is a lot more enjoyable than I initially thought. My final ticket was a Lexus VGT that I had no interested in... But now looking at it, it kind of looks like a stanced/LibertyWalk kit on an LC500... not too bad.

 

[2cam16]

Much as I love rally and rallyX, that darn race is a POS. Tried it with the Raptor and the Audi. NOPE. I'll pass for now. Will do the F23 tomorrow. Easily won Bathurst with this Shelby GT350 tuned with a Praiano tune. At the start of the second lap I was in third and saw the C8 up front just blast off. Easily caught up with him after the long straight and that was the last I saw of him. Gapped him by almost 18secs. at the finish. Fun Shelby!
Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit__2 by 2cam16, on Flickr

 

[seadog777]

Another week where I won't bother winning the third prize for completing 5. The Barcelona Rally Track is worth giving up the credits to avoid!

 

[Mr. Premium]

The whole rally aspect of the game is nothing but the definition of wasted resources.

ps: some people may like it, so to each their own. Respect.

Yeah, I did manage to beat it with the 205 T16, but it's still not a terribly pleasant track to try and wrangle. I largely enjoy rallying, if I'm honest, but definitely would like to see it more fleshed out.

 

[Waster3000]

Useful to me, reading how some of you tackled the hated Rallycross event... took a Tacoma, lost some weight, gained some horses, pretty much bashed my way into second place. Job done. Clean race bonus? Nah... 🤣

 

[LSFDRX]

Today was my day for the weeklies and they ended up being fun AND frustrating. These AIs sometimes...


Porsche 356 - Sunday Cup 400

First up was the Alsace Sunday Cup, and I brought the Porsche 356 for the classic vibe, stock on CS tires. Like most old MR/RR cars, it just wants to hang the rear out forever, but that's the fun part. The last tight corner complex is pretty hard to navigate, but you can easily fly past the AI on the uphill crazy corner. As per usual, the AI Megane decided to turn in on me even though I was on the inside on the last corner, because why not?




AE86 - Japanese 550

Next in line was the Japanese 550. I tried this one like, 6 times in an SW20 MR2 and if you breathe on the steering wheel it's trying to oversteer away from you. I need more practice in that thing before it's a viable option. They don't call them widow-makers for nothing! That prompted me to go back to the garage and grab the widebody AE86 turbo I haven't driven in a while. It's a capable car, but it it's current state of tune it's super twitchy and needs some refinement. Still capable of an easy, and awesome looking, win here.




Ford GT - American 700

Now off to Mount Panorama in a Ford GT for the meme race with a pile of incompetent bricks and one troll of a Vette. I wish we could see the specs on these AI cars , because I swear that C8 has 1200hp. My GT is stock power wise, but they aren't slow, and the C8 would absolutely blow my doors off on the straights. I'd like to know how it stayed below 700PP and is that insanely fast in a straight line. I attempted this one a few times for a clean race, but ended up just shoving my way by a couple of them in the end.




SF19 - Super Formula

Last up is the Formula race at the Glen, and these are always some of my favorites. I went RH no-stop and it's a pretty easy win if you're accustomed to getting good performance out of the SF19/23. I don't have an overtake button mapped on my 599XX, but it seemed like the AI weren't faster on the straights like the last time I did this race. Passed the leader before he had a chance to pit. Most of the field was on RM and RS, but the SF is fine on hards and I didn't feel like paying that much attention to tire wear. AI presents some slow spots here and there, and will NOT give up their line for anything, so pass carefully! This is one of the few times I've ever used a livery that I didn't create, but this Lucky Strike design is so good!




Now off to hone my times at Maggiore in the Civic.

 

[Lomic]

Another week where I won't bother winning the third prize for completing 5. The Barcelona Rally Track is worth giving up the credits to avoid!

Did it without too much hassle with the Toyota Celica GT-Four '94 (with a low RPM turbo to boost it even more). I despise rally and that track in particular, but I managed to get 1st place. To ease your mind, you can activate the trajectory help, that way you won't hesitate on which way to go in this maze.

 

[seadog777]

Did it without too much hassle with the Toyota Celica GT-Four '94 (with a low RPM turbo to boost it even more). I despise rally and that track in particular, but I managed to get 1st place. To ease your mind, you can activate the trajectory help, that way you won't hesitate on which way to go in this maze.

I will muster up some willpower to give it one go - but to be honest, I'd rather have a root canal filling without anaesthetic.

 

[seadog777]

Well, Saturday afternoon, so gave it a go with a maxed out Ford Raptor - I stupidly did all the weight reductions, it would have been better to keep it heavy. Got to lap 6 without worrying about CRB, 5th place, 4 in front too far ahead to muscle with, so quit.
I can live without the last ticket.

 

[Deni323]

I used 205 T 16 stock with D tires on Barcelona rallycross track, easy win but what makes a huge difference for me is setting up torque distribution from default(I think 30:70) to 45:55 this way you get nice and stable acceleration out of corners.

Managed to get 06:23.418

 

[Islaygaz]

Another week where I won't bother winning the third prize for completing 5. The Barcelona Rally Track is worth giving up the credits to avoid!

Any Gr.B with High/Med RPM Turbo makes this race an easy win

 

[DriveSpark]

First race, '65 Mini Cooper @ 382pp, easy enough but much slower on the straight so had to make the most of the first couple of corners.

Stock '14 Impreza Type S for the Japanese race.

Stock Focus Grp B for the rally race.

For Bathurst I used afully modded (but stock setup) Sierra Cosworth, wheelspin and oversteer all over the shop, quite fun to be a bit sideways through Griffin's bend at 180ish. The Corvette in the lead is significantly faster on the straights (like 1+ sec) but slow in corners.

The super formula isn't really a favourite due to the naff camera position, no need to worry about fuel, I used racing soft tyres, no pit stop, last few laps relied on being careful on corner exit and using overtake button on the straights to get speed back up.

Ticket gave me the Group 2 Lexus GT500, so not bad I guess, better than getting a VGT!

 

[Lomic]

I used racing soft tyres, no pit stop, last few laps relied on being careful on corner exit and using overtake button on the straights to get speed back up.

There is an overtake button?

Used RS too because they were on the car. Last laps were a bit stressfull 😅

 

[Mystical Drag]

The whole rally aspect of the game is nothing but the definition of wasted resources.

ps: some people may like it, so to each their own. Respect.

glad im not the only one who hates it

Today was my day for the weeklies and they ended up being fun AND frustrating. These AIs sometimes...


Porsche 356 - Sunday Cup 400

First up was the Alsace Sunday Cup, and I brought the Porsche 356 for the classic vibe, stock on CS tires. Like most old MR/RR cars, it just wants to hang the rear out forever, but that's the fun part. The last tight corner complex is pretty hard to navigate, but you can easily fly past the AI on the uphill crazy corner. As per usual, the AI Megane decided to turn in on me even though I was on the inside on the last corner, because why not?




AE86 - Japanese 550

Next in line was the Japanese 550. I tried this one like, 6 times in an SW20 MR2 and if you breathe on the steering wheel it's trying to oversteer away from you. I need more practice in that thing before it's a viable option. They don't call them widow-makers for nothing! That prompted me to go back to the garage and grab the widebody AE86 turbo I haven't driven in a while. It's a capable car, but it it's current state of tune it's super twitchy and needs some refinement. Still capable of an easy, and awesome looking, win here.




Ford GT - American 700

Now off to Mount Panorama in a Ford GT for the meme race with a pile of incompetent bricks and one troll of a Vette. I wish we could see the specs on these AI cars , because I swear that C8 has 1200hp. My GT is stock power wise, but they aren't slow, and the C8 would absolutely blow my doors off on the straights. I'd like to know how it stayed below 700PP and is that insanely fast in a straight line. I attempted this one a few times for a clean race, but ended up just shoving my way by a couple of them in the end.




SF19 - Super Formula

Last up is the Formula race at the Glen, and these are always some of my favorites. I went RH no-stop and it's a pretty easy win if you're accustomed to getting good performance out of the SF19/23. Passed the leader before he had a chance to pit. Most of the field was on RM and RS, but the SF is fine on hards and I didn't feel like paying that much attention to tire wear. AI presents some slow spots here and there, and will NOT give up their line for anything, so pass carefully! This is one of the few times I've ever used a livery that I didn't create, but this Lucky Strike design is so good!




Now off to hone my times at Maggiore in the Civic.

Some nice racing with the sf car. I am getting so frustrated with it and how twitchy the steering with a controller is. The AI cars are so fast compared to my pace that I stand no chance even without pitting.

I won the honda sf19. is there any real difference or advantage with one sf car over another?

 

[Lomic]

Some nice racing with the sf car. I am getting so frustrated with it and how twitchy the steering with a controller is. The AI cars are so fast compared to my pace that I stand no chance even without pitting.

I won the honda sf19. is there any real difference or advantage with one sf car over another?

With some practice it will come. You need to brake so much less than with more common cars. When I started this event my first lap was a 1:40, and it slowly diminished to around 1:29, and until lap 8 at least, I was only loosing ground, nearly 40s behind the 1st car. With them pitting and my lap times improving I finished 3rd. And I am sure I could do much better now that this combo is fresher in my mind.

Not sure if there is a big delta between the 19 and the 23

 

[Mystical Drag]

With some practice it will come. You need to brake so much less than with more common cars. When I started this event my first lap was a 1:40, and it slowly diminished to around 1:29, and until lap 8 at least, I was only loosing ground, nearly 40s behind the 1st car. With them pitting and my lap times improving I finished 3rd. And I am sure I could do much better now that this combo is fresher in my mind.

Not sure if there is a big delta between the 19 and the 23

thank you. I quite the race twice when I realized I wasnt gaining any ground. It was taking away time better spent grinding credits. I just dont have the control with a controller with a sensitive steering that these cars have.