Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

[jrbabbitt]

Does anyone notice that chili races never appear in Weekly Challenges? Wonder if these races being in Weekly Challenges might shake things up.

Gee, I do remember saying something like this before....
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I've noticed something, we haven't had any "Chili Pepper" races in the weekly challenges....

 

[RACECAR]

 

[Lomic]

For race 5 I used 458 GT3 tuned down to required PP, easy victory on normal difficulty

 

[lilcat89]

So what Ferrari cars are you guys using for that event on the far right, #5? I don't want to waste money on choosing the wrong model. There's plenty of them. I gotta make a quick decision by this evening. My goal is to score first place in all events by Sunday afternoon. Wasn't too ecstatic about getting the first reward which was a 6-star ticket including car parts. So, what to do? I guess I'll go with the Ferrari that has the highest amount of horsepower and then tune it up, add modifications that stay just below the PP limit.

I used a F50 with a few small mods on SS tires. I have been playing on easy difficulty, so probably not the best choice. The two rabbits are the F8 Tributos.

 

[jlbmel]

So what Ferrari cars are you guys using for that event on the far right, #5? I don't want to waste money on choosing the wrong model. There's plenty of them. I gotta make a quick decision by this evening. My goal is to score first place in all events by Sunday afternoon. Wasn't too ecstatic about getting the first reward which was a 6-star ticket including car parts. So, what to do? I guess I'll go with the Ferrari that has the highest amount of horsepower and then tune it up, add modifications that stay just below the PP limit.

Since you are racing on easy mode, this race is pretty easy to win. Just for grins, I used a stock 458 Italia '09 with RM tires (overkill) and won by 15 seconds in cruising mode.

 

[LSFDRX]

I was not a huge fan of the races this week. The American 700 at Watkins Glen was pretty fun in a stock Mustang GT350R on SS tires, but none of the others were much to write home about. Suzuka was too short, VGTs races are never fun and always lopsided, and I was hoping for rain at RBR but it was dry... all in all a snooze fest.

The Ferrari race was an annoying example of some of the things wrong with GT7s race structure. Chase the rabbit, cars that don't seem to adhere to the PP limit, and though this isn't a race structure issue, it was at Fuji. Bleh.

I did it first in a stock F8 on SM tires and didn't run the best race, blowing some apexes and generally outbraking myself. Came in second because the LaFerrari just blasted me on the front straight. So I went in to put SS tires on the F8 and bam, out of PP range now. So I ran to GT auto and put a computer on it so I could lower the power and it took lowering it down to 640ish hp, which meant the other F8s in the race would now blow my doors off.

I did win that time by a little over 3 seconds with the CRB, but this was not a rewarding race.

I did try it once in the LaFerrari on SH (braking at 400 anyone) and hated it, and again in the 458 GR4 on RS tires which might as well have been a Civic on the straights with the way the AI cars completely blew me off the track. Didn't care to finish those ones, and don't care to do that race again!

Now I can concentrate on the TT at SpA in the NSX.

 

[Pilot625]

I was not a huge fan of the races this week. The American 700 at Watkins Glen was pretty fun in a stock Mustang GT350R on SS tires, but none of the others were much to write home about. Suzuka was too short, VGTs races are never fun and always lopsided, and I was hoping for rain at RBR but it was dry... all in all a snooze fest.

The Ferrari race was an annoying example of some of the things wrong with GT7s race structure. Chase the rabbit, cars that don't seem to adhere to the PP limit, and though this isn't a race structure issue, it was at Fuji. Bleh.

I did it first in a stock F8 on SM tires and didn't run the best race, blowing some apexes and generally outbraking myself. Came in second because the LaFerrari just blasted me on the front straight. So I went in to put SS tires on the F8 and bam, out of PP range now. So I ran to GT auto and put a computer on it so I could lower the power and it took lowering it down to 640ish hp, which meant the other F8s in the race would now blow my doors off.

I did win that time by a little over 3 seconds with the CRB, but this was not a rewarding race.

I did try it once in the LaFerrari on SH (braking at 400 anyone) and hated it, and again in the 458 GR4 on RS tires which might as well have been a Civic on the straights with the way the AI cars completely blew me off the track. Didn't care to finish those ones, and don't care to do that race again!

Now I can concentrate on the TT at SpA in the NSX.

Agree. They aren’t the greatest especially following the great Brathurst two weeks ago and the SF in Croatia. Brathurst was by far and away the best weekly race yet. Why PD can’t just leave it to play forever is beyond me.

 

[coryclifford]

Ferrari F8 Tributo ‘19
Sport soft tires
Stock except

700.00 Peeps

It’s a good time.

 

[MidnightRun85]

Got the Ferrari race done last night. 458 GT3 on SS tyres detuned to just under 700PP. Only just snuck the win by 0.6s but was a fun drive! Did this on Hard level difficulty.

 

[ROCKET JOE]

Ferrari F8 Tributo ‘19
Sport soft tires
Stock except

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700.00 Peeps

It’s a good time.

Tested. True ! 👍

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Reported winners to now afaik :
330 P4
512 BB
F40
F50
F430
F8
Dino
458
Enzo
458 GT3

A pity this one is not in the game vvv

Ferrari lawn mower ( 30 PP )

I'd for sure try this and possibly win the race ... on "extra easy" mode !

 

[2cam16]

Grabbed a Maserati GT5 which I had never used,stock, and ran the RBR for fun. As soon as I started the race it was raining and it intensified as I went along. Thought I'd be f'ed but was able to pull off the win by a couple of seconds. That was fun.

 

[FGBraz]

I've just easily won the Ferrari challenge on hard with an Enzo with race softs, 200kg of non-biased ballast and some power restriction. I was passing by everyone at the last sector and not losing too much ground at the main straight, reaching 1st place on lap 5. LaFerrari was 2nd, Tributo 3rd and the F40 had the best lap 'til lap 7, but i still managed to retake it by a 0,3 seconds margin and won the race by 14 seconds.

 

[Arkseven]

Hard difficulty, lap times between 1:41/1:42. SETUP FROM ROKY5516

Got this nice photo at the Glen

 

[RACECAR]

 

[hajunf]

I won this beauty , after completing this weeks weekly challenges. Audi e-tron Vison GT, beautiful car and handles well

 

[jlbmel]

I won this beauty , after completing this weeks weekly challenges. Audi e-tron Vison GT, beautiful car and handles well
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This is my go to car for the VGT races. The Lexus VGT also handles well in stock form.

 

[OldandSlow]

The Bugatti VGT is spectacular.

 

[rheinaoi]

Tested. True ! 👍

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Reported winners to now afaik :
330 P4
512 BB
F40
F50
F430
F8
Dino
458
Enzo
458 GT3

A pity this one is not in the game vvv

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Ferrari lawn mower ( 30 PP )

I'd for sure try this and possibly win the race ... on "extra easy" mode !

@ROCKET JOE The Ferrari tractor would have a better chance of winning this event than the Ferrari VGT And a V12 engine swap would make it the meta car. It would also still handle better than the swapped Abarth 595.

Additional Findings on the Ferrari Special Event

- Your race is determined by the F8 Tributos getting into the top 3 before lap 4 – the F8s finish on average 25 seconds faster if they are not held up by the slower opponents

- that one race prepped F40’s fastest lap so far has been 1:39.0xx No win for that driver though. 3rd place behind one of the F8 Tributos.

- Take zero shame in lowering the difficulty and/or finding the most overpowered, game-breaking tune you can.

PD says this is a knife fight? You bring this:

- Probably only 1 Ferrari cannot win this race on hard difficulty – Ferrari VGT – the downforce levels cannot be adjusted to game the PP system, and you must use Comfort Tires to lower it to 700pp. Which makes for a horrible driving experience. I tried 1 lap... NOPE.

- You can fit a Nitrous System AND if does NOT affect PP rating!!! Good to use this to help the hybrids when their batteries drain


1st Place Finishes on Hard Difficulty so far:

250 GTO
250 GT Berlenetta
288 GTO
308
365 GTB4
500 Mondial
Testarossa
The The Ferrari (LaFerrari)

Results summary

250 GTO

250 GT Berlinetta

288 GTO

308

365 GTB4

500 Mondial

Testarossa (700pp Speed Queen)

The The Ferrari (LaFerrari)

Bonus! Faster F40!!!

Thoughts on the Cars Tested
500 Mondial – Before the physics changes several updates ago (bouncing cars into space), this used to have great handling. Now it’s terrible. Never go over bumps and rumbles. You will bounce forever and forever. No, this is not realistic.

Super light, but also super underpowered. No aero to slow you down on the straightaways, but also no aero to help you in high speed corners.

250 GTO – OK handling. Underpowered. Slides a bit. Front end is vague in high speed corners. Only rear downforce. It used to rub its wheel arches terribly with wide wheels. Worth a revisit to see if that’s changed.

20 million credit paper weight.

250 GT Berlinetta – MUCH More potential at 700pp than the 20 million credit paper weight. Much faster lap times too. Surprising top speed. Front end a bit too light and vague at 49/51 weight distribution. Traction in low speed corners average. Braking distances not great. Still fast anyway.

288 GTO – Somehow more wild than the F40. Traction problems under heavy acceleration. Aggressive front end / turn in. Oddly inconsistent. Feels faster than it actually is. Maybe need to be less of a gorilla with my driving inputs.

Angry Ferrari V8 ROAR with turbo noises!!

308 – Ultra light, good acceleration. The car maxes out around 700pp, so you can fit all the best parts. OK top speed. Good braking distances. Great traction out of low speed corners, but VERY rear biased with its grip. Understeers under heavy acceleration. The super light weight skews the rating for this car. It should be 780 680pp

Angry Ferrari V8 ROAR!! The car of Push, Push, PUSH!!!

365 GTB4 – I have no idea why this as fast it is. Has mild traction problems accelerating out of low speed corners. A bit of understeer on initial turn in. But has great grip, great overall acceleration and very good top speed. Brutally Competent.

Testarossa – Fastest car for me... somehow Heavy, but it brings a lot of power. It out-accelerates everyone up to 180mph / 300kph. Handling is rear biased like the 308. Great grip, but lacking front end bite. No front downforce either, so you must fight understeer in high speed corners and under heavy acceleration.

This car is trying VERY hard to beat the Countach in my heart for top the 80s supercar. The Countach still wins, but 👀

Amazing engine.

The The Ferrari (LaFerrari) – Absolutely amazing handling. Neutral. Has zero problems putting the power down in low speed corners. Be the Throttle Gorilla, it doesn't care. Composed at high speeds, HOWEVER the fun is all over when the hybrid battery drains. My car became 1-2 seconds slower per lap with no hybrid. Also, downforce is GR.3 car territory and can’t be lowered much. So it’s extra punished by the PP system.

It should have higher high speed grip levels for how much downforce it has. Great car, but the PP system makes it a mess to tune and race. And the invitation system locks it away from most players anyway. I fitted a nitrous system to make the car feel less lethargic at the final half of the race.

Wasted potential.

Honorable Mentions and Notes
- The 512 BB is awesome, quirky, feels almost like an old Porsche 911. And it puts down fast lap times. Viva la Curvy(!?) Wedge and Rear Weight Bias!

- The FXX-K can probably win too, but making The The Ferrari (LaFerrari) competitive at 700pp made me so sad, that I stopped my session. Can someone else test this car?

- Fiiiine... the 458 is also great. I just try to not look at the front end too much

- Despite the speed crown going to the Testarossa, the answer to a Ferrari Challenge will always be F40

All my Ferraris after this week:

-edited because 10,000 typos

 

[Tommy_D]

I can't believe you got the Mondial to win. That high speed left hander knocked me out every time I would try to attempt it. Didn't matter if I slowed down and missed running over the curb on the inside, the back end would spin up and the car would be facing the pit lane before I knew it. I've been able to beat every other Ferrari challenge with this car, but this one I got so frustrated with it. It's probably the physics change that I can't get over.

 

[MidnightRun85]

@ROCKET JOE The Ferrari tractor would have a better chance of winning this event than the Ferrari VGT And a V12 engine swap would make it the meta car. It would also still handle better than the swapped Abarth 595.

Additional Findings on the Ferrari Special Event

- Your race is determined by the F8 Tributos getting into the top 3 before lap 4 – the F8s finish on average 25 seconds faster if they are not held up by the slower opponents

- that one race prepped F40’s fastest lap so far has been 1:39.0xx No win for that driver though. 3rd place behind one of the F8 Tributos.

- Take zero shame in lowering the difficulty and/or finding the most overpowered, game-breaking tune you can.

PD says this is a knife fight? You bring this:
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- Probably only 1 Ferrari cannot win this race on hard difficulty – Ferrari VGT – the downforce levels cannot be adjusted to game the PP system, and you must use Comfort Tires to lower it to 700pp. Which makes for a horrible driving experience. I tried 1 lap... NOPE.

- You can fit a Nitrous System AND if does NOT affect PP rating!!! Good to use this to help the hybrids when their batteries drain


1st Place Finishes on Hard Difficulty so far:

250 GTO
250 GT Berlenetta
288 GTO
308
365 GTB4
500 Mondial
Testarossa
The The Ferrari (LaFerrari)

Results summary

250 GTO
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250 GT Berlinetta
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288 GTO
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308
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365 GTB4
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500 Mondial
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Testarossa (700pp Speed Queen)
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The The Ferrari (LaFerrari)
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Bonus! Faster F40!!!
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Thoughts on the Cars Tested
500 Mondial – Before the physics changes several updates ago (bouncing cars into space), this used to have great handling. Now it’s terrible. Never go over bumps and rumbles. You will bounce forever and forever. No, this is not realistic.

Super light, but also super underpowered. No aero to slow you down on the straightaways, but also no aero to help you in high speed corners.
View attachment 1420565


250 GTO – OK handling. Underpowered. Slides a bit. Front end is vague in high speed corners. Only rear downforce. It used to rub its wheel arches terribly with wide wheels. Worth a revisit to see if that’s changed.

20 million credit paper weight.
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250 GT Berlinetta – MUCH More potential at 700pp than the 20 million credit paper weight. Much faster lap times too. Surprising top speed. Front end a bit too light and vague at 49/51 weight distribution. Traction in low speed corners average. Braking distances not great. Still fast anyway.
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288 GTO – Somehow more wild than the F40. Traction problems under heavy acceleration. Aggressive front end / turn in. Oddly inconsistent. Feels faster than it actually is. Maybe need to be less of a gorilla with my driving inputs.

Angry Ferrari
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308 – Ultra light, good acceleration. The car maxes out around 700pp, so you can fit all the best parts. OK top speed. Good braking distances. Great traction out of low speed corners, but VERY rear biased with its grip. Understeers under heavy acceleration. The super light weight skews the rating for this car. It should be 780

Angry Ferrari V8 ROAR!! The car of Push, Push, PUSH!!!
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365 GTB4 – I have no idea why this as fast it is. Has mild traction problems accelerating out of low speed corners. A bit of understeer on initial turn in. But has great grip, great overall acceleration and very good top speed. Brutally Competent.
View attachment 1420563

Testarossa – Fastest car for me... somehow Heavy, but it brings a lot of power. It out-accelerates everyone up to 180mph / 300kph. Handling is rear biased like the 308. Great grip, but lacking front end bite. No front downforce either, so you must fight understeer in high speed corners and under heavy acceleration.

This car is trying VERY hard to beat the Countach in my heart for the 80s supercar. The Countach still wins, but 👀

Amazing engine.
View attachment 1420570

The The Ferrari (LaFerrari) – Absolutely amazing handling. Neutral. Has zero problems putting the power down in low speed corners. Be the Throttle Gorilla, it doesn't care. Composed at high speeds, HOWEVER the fun is all over when the hybrid battery drains. My car became 1-2 seconds slower per lap with no hybrid. Also, downforce is GR.3 car territory and can’t be lowered much. So it’s extra punished by the PP system.

It should have higher high speed grip levels for how much downforce it has. Great car, but the PP system makes it a mess to tune and race. And the invitation system locks it away from most players anyway. I fitted a nitrous system to make the car feel less lethargic at the final half of the race.

Wasted potential.
View attachment 1420578

Honorable Mentions and Notes
- The 512 BB is awesome, quirky, feels almost like an old Porsche 911. And it puts down fast lap times. Viva la Curvy(!?) Wedge and Rear Weight Bias!
View attachment 1420567

- The FXX-K can probably win too, but making The The Ferrari (LaFerrari) competitive at 700pp made me so sad, that I stopped my session. Can someone else test this car?

- Fiiiine... the 458 is also great. I just try to not look at the front end too much
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- Despite the speed crown going to the Testarossa, the answer to a Ferrari Challenge will always be F40

All my Ferraris after this week:
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You are doing God's work, my friend!

 

[lsmcspaul]

Just completer the weekly challenges, came first in them all but never got any reward tickets just my millage/daily ticket. It says acquired for them all but nope, not had them.

Has anyone had this before, is it just having me off for my rewards and I can't get them now 😣

 

[jrbabbitt]

288 GTO – Somehow more wild than the F40. Traction problems under heavy acceleration. Aggressive front end / turn in. Oddly inconsistent. Feels faster than it actually is. Maybe need to be less of a gorilla with my driving inputs.

Angry Ferrari

My god that is sacrilege, blasphemous, and downright ugly to put wide body mod on that Ferrari!😵‍💫

 

[rheinaoi]

My god that is sacrilege, blasphemous, and downright ugly to put wide body mod on that Ferrari!😵‍💫

Nothing is sacred in my garage! Everything gets maximum mods (because I have at least 1 stock spare of everything I that like )

I also widebodied the 250 GTO and would gladly engine swap it with a supercharged V8 or the Honda Gr.2 GT500 engine. And it would sound better.

I also want to put the F40 engine in a Cobra, or the Audi Gr.B Quattro engine

You see blasphemy. I see power

 

[jrbabbitt]

Nothing is sacred in my garage! Everything gets maximum mods (because I have at least 1 stock spare of everything I that like )

I also widebodied the 250 GTO and would gladly engine swap it with a supercharged V8 or the Honda Gr.2 GT500 engine. And it would sound better.

I also want to put the F40 engine in a Cobra, or the Audi Gr.B Quattro engine

You see blasphemy. I see power

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Yes Load Vader...

 

[Chris30]

Well, I did it. Finished the last event at Fuji tonight. It was hard, I managed to finish in third place, thank god. But I wanted to finish first. I used the Ferrari F12berlinetta and bought all tuning mods and the high-turbo boost and I got the drift steering angle too. I just wasn't able to pass P1 and P2, I was 5 seconds behind them still on the last lap. So, I just took my time because I knew I didn't have it in me.

@rheinaoi looks like you had a remarkable and productive day, well done on all those pictures and race photos.

 

[Thorson1987]

Just completer the weekly challenges, came first in them all but never got any reward tickets just my millage/daily ticket. It says acquired for them all but nope, not had them.

Has anyone had this before, is it just having me off for my rewards and I can't get them now 😣

Have you changed the timezone on your console or logged into your account on a different console in a different timezone?

If so, that's why.