A very American week of Gran Turismo 7’s Daily Races is now upon us, with three races at race tracks around the country available for the next seven days.
We’ve got a return to the regular “No DR/SR” format for Race A, after a couple of weeks of some slightly different formats. That means that, no matter what happens during the race, neither your Driver Rating nor Sportsmanship Rating will be impacted — for better or for worse.
It’s handy as this week also marks the return of what GT fans call “the meme race” — and it’s easy to see why. The race is a one-lap, four-minute event that still last for nearly 19 miles, because it takes you to the fictional Special Stage Route X.
You have a choice of 16 pre-tuned cars, each of which has massive amounts of power and is fitted with nitrous kits too just in case that wasn’t enough power for you. It inevitably becomes a slipstream (and bump-draft) battle and a matter of tactical use of nitrous, both to keep up with the train and for that final push to the finish line.
The vehicle selection consists of the Bugatti Chiron, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Dodge Viper GTS, Ferrari F8, Honda NSX, Lamborghini Aventador, Mazda RX-7 FD (and RE Amemiya-tuned version), Mercedes-AMG GT Black, Nissan R32, R33, and R34 Skylines, GT-R, and Z, Pagani Huayra, and fourth-generation Toyota Supra.
There’s more of a sense of normality in Races B and C, which as usual hosts the Gr.3 and Gr.4 categories used in the game’s showpiece esports series. In both cases you’ll have access to Brake Balance settings throughout the race, although further tuning isn’t available unlike in recent weeks.
Race B takes you up the Californian coastline from the fictional location of SSRX up to the very real Laguna Seca, and its fearsome Corkscrew corners.
This is a race for the GT4-based Gr.4 category, with any car from the class eligible. You’ll only need to fit Racing Soft tires for this six-lap sprint race, which is usually a blast in these cars.
That leaves Race C for the Gr.3 cars, and there’s a few things to bear in mind for the race which will require a tactical approach.
It’s a ten-lap race around the full Watkins Glen circuit for these cars, and you’ll have two different tire grades available to you: Racing Hard and Racing Soft.
Both tire grades are also mandatory, which means you’ll need to turn in at least one, on-track lap using a full set of each or you’ll face a one-minute post-race penalty. As you’ll need to pit to make the swap, you should also watch out for the pit entry as it’s easy to cross the line and earn a three-second penalty.
Complicating matters a little is the 6x tire wear multiplier, which will chew through the Soft tire pretty quickly. The key then is to get as many laps as you can out of the Softs, but not pushing them so far that they wear out and become slower than the Hard option.
In order to access the Daily Races, you’ll need to unlock Sport Mode, by completing Menu Book 9 (“Championship: Tokyo Highway Parade”) in the GT Cafe single player hub.
With GT7’s Daily Races updating every Monday across the game’s life to date, the next new set should arrive on Monday October 16.
Race A
- Track: Special Stage Route X, 1 lap
- Car: Car Selection – Rental Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: N/A
- Tires: Sports Soft
- Settings: Adjustable
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Fuel use: 1x
- Tire use: 1x
Race B
- Track: Laguna Seca, 6 laps
- Car: Gr.4 – Garage/Rental Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (L)
- Tires: Racing Soft
- Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Fuel use: 1x
- Tire use: 1x
Race C
- Track: Watkins Glen, 10 laps
- Car: Gr.3 – Garage/Rental Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tires: Racing Hard†, Racing Soft†
- Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Fuel use: 1x
- Tire use: 6x
†denotes mandatory tire
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