Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

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No wall riding needed, but it's gotten much harder for cars that are not heavily PP optimized (150+kg of ballast strategically placed, Min/Max aero Front/Rear, etc) to win this. Track time and track knowledge help a lot too, of course.

IMO, the minimum tires to fit on any build should be Sports Mediums.

After some quick testing, the Volvo 240 Drift Brick is more stable than the Mazda at lower speeds because of Racing Tires and Turbo lag. You will have all the top speed and acceleration you need, but your braking distances will be VERY long.

Engine Swap
Widebody
Wide wheels

Custom Parts
Front - Type A
Rear - Type B (I don't think it matters)
Wing - Type A

Be gentle with the throttle, because turbo 1000+hp. And brake in a straight line or be ready for oversteer during trail braking.

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It's a shame the AI is as hard as it is here, because I think this track has great flow.
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Nice reference

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"C You Space Cowboy" would reach out to more of the GT demographic, while also making less sense😅
 
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Liked this week, even if we've had some of the tracks recently. Sunday Cup was pretty forgettable but I really enjoyed the Japanese Clubman Cup at Autopolis because it's at a great time of day, fun track in cars of that speed too. Hypercar Parade would be more fun if there was some weather involved, I was running out of cars to use to I turned to the Vulcan which turned out to be much too fast for the AI, still fun to drive at least. WTC 600 is a tricky event and harder than I remember given I needed 2:10 or lower to win. Ran a 600 PP swapped RX-7 and didn't have too many problems, I do really enjoy that layout too. Group C was more of what we've had in previous weeks as it was quite an easy race but still really enjoyable to drive those cars. RH on a 962 gave me around a 10 second margin at the end, struggled a little with the brakes locking as I was the fronts on 4 and 5 seemed to impact the overall braking distance. Can't really complain though given that's no ABS on a DS4.

Cars of the week:
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Liked this week, even if we've had some of the tracks recently. Sunday Cup was pretty forgettable but I really enjoyed the Japanese Clubman Cup at Autopolis because it's at a great time of day, fun track in cars of that speed too. Hypercar Parade would be more fun if there was some weather involved, I was running out of cars to use to I turned to the Vulcan which turned out to be much too fast for the AI, still fun to drive at least. WTC 600 is a tricky event and harder than I remember given I needed 2:10 or lower to win. Ran a 600 PP swapped RX-7 and didn't have too many problems, I do really enjoy that layout too. Group C was more of what we've had in previous weeks as it was quite an easy race but still really enjoyable to drive those cars. RH on a 962 gave me around a 10 second margin at the end, struggled a little with the brakes locking as I was the fronts on 4 and 5 seemed to impact the overall braking distance. Can't really complain though given that's no ABS on a DS4.

Cars of the week:
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Aside from the MiTo, that's a potent line-up of cars! Love that there's two RX-7s there - clearly a man of good taste.

EDIT: My three cars for this week: Porsche Carrera GT (European Sunday Cup and Hypercar Parade), 787B-swapped Mazda RX-7 Spirit R (Japanese Clubman Cup and WTC600), and Porsche 962 C.
 
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RACE 5 – Special Event – Group C at Spa
I hopped in the Jaaaag XJ-R9 with stock power and Racing Medium Tires. The same setup that dominated the Watkins Glen event.

ROUND 1
Apparent both I and the Jaaaag are terrible at Spa.

The back marker blockers were braking dangerously early – similar behavior to the SFS (Super Formula Stupid) Special Event at Dragon Trail. But, the Porsche 962s that started in first and second place did not have that handicap,

Those two 962s seemed to always be just 11 seconds away...

I pushed VERY hard; running 2:00.2xx laps. The best I could do was punch the 952s lead down to 9 seconds, for a 3rd place finish. The 962s ran 2:00.9 laps all day long.

So, PD, you are showing me that if I had not started 16 seconds down and did not have to elbow through 10+ back market blockers, I probably would have had a great race with the front runner 962s, right?!

RIGHT?!
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Don’t look at the distance between me and 1st place. Look at the distance between me and 4th place :lol:
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ROUND 2
My response was predictable
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I fitted the Death Star sized turbo and Racing Soft tires and went to work [beatdown].

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I want to revisit this event because

1. Group C cars are awesome
2. I want to get better at driving Spa
3. I want to put the AI down by 1 minute


RACE 4 – WTC600 – The Abarth Run
I’ll let the video speak for itself.



  • Yes, I like this car
  • Yes, the AI deserved this
  • No, I do not understand why PD is determined to make this car handle worse with every update
  • No, that will not stop me from continuing to tune it and drive it
 
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