Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

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I'm not sure if it's the combo of cars and tracks this week but 2 of the weekly races so far have been awful.

The Daytona race, I used a old Mustang, everything I hit the banking it chucked my to the infield, the race was unplayable... I recorded it so if someone could advise how to get it from PS5 to here I'll share.

The Lambo special event was just a trail of oversteer the second the brake was touched and then low speed unrealistic understeer.

Will also post in the physics thread if this is the wrong place.
 
United6694
The Lambo special event was just a trail of oversteer the second the brake was touched and then low speed unrealistic understeer.
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I found the Lambo to have really terrible brakes meaning that you enter corners a lot faster than you expect and so tend to understeer off into oblivion. You'll get used to it but I agree it is not the handling you would expect from such a car.
 
TheNormsk
I found the Lambo to have really terrible brakes meaning that you enter corners a lot faster than you expect and so tend to understeer off into oblivion.
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The usual case of people getting caught off guard by what is essentially realistic braking distances. The distance is proportional to the square of speed, doubling the speed means two squared, ie. four times the distance, and tripling it, you've guessed it, three squared so nine times. If we assume the 100-0 km/h distance to be 30 metres, which is an astonishing figure and actually better than a real stock Gallardo can do (source) it means that the 200-0 distance is 120 metres and the 300-0 a whopping 270 metres, and you're doing more than that coming into the first corner at Tokyo but let's calculate with that 300 km/h for easier figures.

After you've hit the brakes, the first 150 metres is spent slowing down to 200 km/h and the next 90 metres shaves off another 100 km/h, by which time you've already been hard on the brakes for 240 metres and are still traveling at 100 km/h.

Physics. Bloody physics.
 
TheNormsk
I found the Lambo to have really terrible brakes meaning that you enter corners a lot faster than you expect and so tend to understeer off into oblivion. You'll get used to it but I agree it is not the handling you would expect from such a car.
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Had it upgraded with the race pads and discs. It was awful to be honest. Makes me want to avoid that car.
 
sirjim73
On days like these, I have to admit, I've enjoyed the Eiger race as it is best suited for low pp races.
All you need to do, is get in your car:
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Have a cigarette hanging from your mouth, stick on your sunglasses, and drive.....


Unfortunately , much like Rossano Brazzi entering a tunnel, you're about to get SHAFTED... ;)
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I agree with Eiger and low PP cars. I quite often use my 1967 Alfa GTV.
 
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sirjim73
On days like these, I have to admit, I've enjoyed the Eiger race as it is best suited for low pp races.
All you need to do, is get in your car:
View attachment 1392682
Have a cigarette hanging from your mouth, stick on your sunglasses, and drive.....


Unfortunately , much like Rossano Brazzi entering a tunnel, you're about to get SHAFTED... ;)
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Now I want to take a Miura for a drive in the Alps. :)
 
Greycap
The usual case of people getting caught off guard by what is essentially realistic braking distances. The distance is proportional to the square of speed, doubling the speed means two squared, ie. four times the distance, and tripling it, you've guessed it, three squared so nine times. If we assume the 100-0 km/h distance to be 30 metres, which is an astonishing figure and actually better than a real stock Gallardo can do (source) it means that the 200-0 distance is 120 metres and the 300-0 a whopping 270 metres, and you're doing more than that coming into the first corner at Tokyo but let's calculate with that 300 km/h for easier figures.

After you've hit the brakes, the first 150 metres is spent slowing down to 200 km/h and the next 90 metres shaves off another 100 km/h, by which time you've already been hard on the brakes for 240 metres and are still traveling at 100 km/h.

Physics. Bloody physics.
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So does this mean I need to stop and pause each race to pull out my HP scientific calculator and crunch numbers to to get my car to brake properly at the place i want?!?!?!?:banghead:
 
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Played around a bit again with Eiger and Catalunya. Some were losses, a couple were wins.
Only suspension modded and below the suggested. Placed 2nd
Eiger Nordwand_ (7) by 2cam16, on Flickr
Easy win at Catalunya on SS
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya GP Layout__3 by 2cam16, on Flickr
Finished this livery the other night and took it out for a third place at Catalunya
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya GP Layout_ (3) by 2cam16, on Flickr
Another easy win at Catalunya on SS also
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya GP Layout__5 by 2cam16, on Flickr
 
All I have left is the Watkins WTC 800 race, I'll have to finish it tomorrow night, the PSN is real busy tonight, I can't race online.
 
Are PD going to give us a Group A event? :eek:
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My heart is literally pounding with excitement if this is the case! I’m seriously trying to be calm.
 
This next week is going to be a really good one. A very Euro-centric set, which I like and the DTM race is an amazing follow up to the JGTC set. It certainly makes up for the very Japanese update. Best of all, no Eiger this next week!
 
There's actually something doubly interesting about the DTM race, which I don't recall seeing before in GT7...

Edit: No, it's just unusual, not new. Also the regulations appear to be the same as the Super GT event: none.
 
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The suspense is killing me.
I hope PD have set up the suspensions properly. In the Fuji Chilli race, the R32 has the proper front negative camber and ride height of the Group A Calsonic Skyline. PD can do these cars justice. DTM cars should not be riding high like 4x4s.
 
For those of us not all that familiar with DTM, what GT7 cars would be appropriate here?

I'm guessing:
  • Alfa Romeo TI 155
  • Volvo 240
  • Ford Sierra RS500
  • Mercedes 190 E
  • BMW M3 Sport Evolution '89
Which others?
 
Moose78
For those of us not all that familiar with DTM, what GT7 cars would be appropriate here?

I'm guessing:
  • Alfa Romeo TI 155
  • Volvo 240
  • Ford Sierra RS500
  • Mercedes 190 E
  • BMW M3 Sport Evolution '89
Which others?
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A70 Supra
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Edit: Something Famine hasn’t seen in GT7? I was thinking a double file rolling start. Not sure we’ve seen it in GT7. I know GT Sport would do it in some races when they were rerun. The first time, it was single file, but when the race was run again, the AI cars would bunch up. From then on each time the same race was rerun without exiting out, it became double file.

Maybe a hint with the “doubly” interesting bit?
 
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