A new week of Gran Turismo 7’s Daily Races is now available, bringing an unusual race for the particularly eco-conscious players.
That comes in Race A which once again this week sees Driver Rating updates turned off — so that the race outcome has no impact on your DR. Sportsmanship Rating updates will occur as usual, for which you may not be too thankful given the circuit in question.
You’ll be racing around the Tokyo Expressway city course on the most compact version of all: Central Clockwise (thankfully in the forward direction). And your environmentally friendly steed? It is, of course, the 2009 Toyota Prius G.
It’s a four-lap race only, on Comfort Medium tires, and you can borrow a vehicle or enter the race in your own, garage car as usual. Watch out for the False Start Check, which will see engine power (such that it is) cut if you jump the start — hold it on the brakes when all the lights are on and until they go off — and with nowhere to go you’ll probably be the core of an enormous accident.
For Race B and Race C there’s something of the familiar, with the usual Gr.3 and Gr.4 races, although this week it’s the faster machines in the sprint race.
You can use any of your Gr.3 cars for Race B, which heads to Deep Forest for a six-lap race. Racing Hard tires are the only option allowed, so it’s simply a case of selecting your preferred Gr.3 car for the race.
Brake Balance adjustment is permitted this week, but that’s the only access you have to alternative vehicle settings — unlike some recent races.
Meanwhile it’s the Gr.4 cars over in Race C, which this week heads to one of the only two circuits south of the Equator: Interlagos.
It’s an 11-lap race this week, with Racing Medium tires required for the race. The 5x tire wear multiplier won’t impact your ability to race from lights to flag — even on the more tire-hungry cars — but there is a little twist here.
That comes by way of a mandatory pit stop, requiring you to take at least one trip down the enormous pit road. You don’t need to take on tires or fuel in the stop, although you might like to weigh up the tactical advantage of losing a couple of seconds for fresh rubber against being faster in the final throes.
Again, Brake Balance is available for this race, which will be useful in preserving tire life too.
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 December 25. Yes, really.
Race A
- Track: Tokyo Expressway – Central Clockwise, 4 laps
- Car: Toyota Prius G ’09 – Garage/Rental Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tires: Comfort Medium
- Settings: Fixed
- Start Type: Grid Start with False Start Check
- Fuel use: Off
- Tire use: Off
Race B
- Track: Deep Forest, 6 laps
- Car: Gr.3 – Garage/Rental Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tires: Racing Hard
- Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Fuel use: 1x
- Tire use: 1x
Race C
- Track: Autodromo de Interlagos, 11 laps
- Car: Gr.4 – Garage/Rental Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tires: Racing Medium
- Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Fuel use: 1x
- Tire use: 5x
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