Anyone noticed any kind of inconsistent tire wear?

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So I was doing all of the S-class races this weekend, and I noticed something funny. In all of the races, I noticed that my first set of tires in a race always lasted longer than the 2nd and/or 3rd sets of tires.

For instance in one of the 650pp races I had racing mediums on my Honda HSV. The first time I pitted for fuel the tires were at 7 on the front and 6 on the rear. At the second pit stop for fuel, the 2nd set of tires had 5 on the front and 4 on the rear, and the 3rd was about the same. All 3 of these sets of tires were the same type, they went the same number of laps, they all started with a completely full fuel tank, there was not any weather change, and all of the lap times were within a few seconds of each other across all sets of tires, so nothing really changed as far as how I was driving and the race/road conditions. Yet the 2nd and 3rd sets of tires wore substantially more than the 1st set. And I noticed that this was happening in pretty much all of the S-class races, with 3 different cars. (Although it was more noticeable in some races than others.)

Has anyone else gotten to the S-class races and noticed anything similar to this?
 
I've noticed, It seems that all tyres wear out quicker in the wet, even full wets and inters do not last as long in the wet as the first set of slicks do in the dry.

And yes, if I start a race on mediums and pit at half way just as they are going off, I need to swap to hards for the second stint as mediums will not get me to the final lap.
 
nowcontrol
I've noticed, It seems that all tyres wear out quicker in the wet, even full wets and inters do not last as long in the wet as the first set of slicks do in the dry.

And yes, if I start a race on mediums and pit at half way just as they are going off, I need to swap to hards for the second stint as mediums will not get me to the final lap.
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Same here, don't know why because it should be exactly the opposite. Because if a car with full fuel tank does 5 laps and consume 5 litres (example) then on the 2nd stint the car should do 5 laps in 3-4 litres (example) but you need to calculate the fuel to take also.
 
Same with the fuel bro :(
You can do 6 laps around Ascari with one whole tank, but when you pit, if you only refuel half a tank for the remaining four laps, you 'll run out fuel on the last lap :lol:
 
TeriyakiS
What race did you do that you needed to pit three times?!
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Ditto this. I have only done the 2 normal car races so far but have not had to pit more than once. I run intermediates the whole time and take the default refuel, short shifting if fuel gets low and I need to conserve. Golded both fairly easily using aventador and 458 italia.
 
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Broseph
I honestly can't remember which it was, I basically did all of them back to back in a day so it sort of all runs together.

But I have found a few other topics here that seem to be discussing this very issue, like this:

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/gt6-tyre-bug-on-mr-fr-cars.293953/page-3#post-9105168
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The number of laps aside. After running some of the s class races a few more times. I have noticed that my second set of tires doesnt seem to last nearly as long as my first. At willow springs I was able to do 5 laps on the first set and still felt like I had some tire life left but when pitting on lap 4 with plenty of tire life left on the first set I found my self running on almost undrivable red tires by lap 8 on the second set.
I'm putting on sport mediums every time but the second set seems to wear like softs. I'm not certain though that it cant be racked up to pushing harder to gain 1st place in the second half of the race. Could also be "catch up" boost being given by the game making me faster without me realizing it and wearing the tires faster and burning more fuel.
 
A funny thing just happened to me, and it isn't a simple case of the tires wearing faster. Here's how it went:

I lost the S-Class race at Silverstone to the Mclaren F1 by a full minute. T-T So I went and bought a Panoz GTR-1, a car I knew would be as fast. I set it up and started the race on RS tires. By the end of lap 5, I had cut the lead in half and pitted. At this point, my front tires had worn all the way down to 2 while my rear tires were still at 7. Great throttle care I thought to myself.
Here is where it gets weird. After the stop, I noticed I could hear my rear tires squealing at all times, even on the straight doing 160mph at 80% throttle. By lap 9 my front tires had worn down to 5, but my rear tires were already at 2! I had to pit again due to the fact I had no more rear grip. I once again came in second a whole minute behind.
So, for some reason after the pit stop, it was as if the physical properties of my front and rear tires had switched on me. I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and buy a Mclaren F1 to beat said Mclaren F1.
 
Broseph
So I was doing all of the S-class races this weekend, and I noticed something funny. In all of the races, I noticed that my first set of tires in a race always lasted longer than the 2nd and/or 3rd sets of tires.

For instance in one of the 650pp races I had racing mediums on my Honda HSV. The first time I pitted for fuel the tires were at 7 on the front and 6 on the rear. At the second pit stop for fuel, the 2nd set of tires had 5 on the front and 4 on the rear, and the 3rd was about the same. All 3 of these sets of tires were the same type, they went the same number of laps, they all started with a completely full fuel tank, there was not any weather change, and all of the lap times were within a few seconds of each other across all sets of tires, so nothing really changed as far as how I was driving and the race/road conditions. Yet the 2nd and 3rd sets of tires wore substantially more than the 1st set. And I noticed that this was happening in pretty much all of the S-class races, with 3 different cars. (Although it was more noticeable in some races than others.)

Has anyone else gotten to the S-class races and noticed anything similar to this?
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I had the same problem. And yes it does take 3 pit stops on Silverstone in particular. I did the other X# lap races in the Rocket on hard tires.
 
yes, lost the race at Willow because of it initially. Found it better to go 4 laps on original tyres, then two lots of two with fresh tyres and smaller fuel load and give it hell. You win easily with the quick stops and fresh tyres. Tried the 4 and 4 and was completely gripless on lap 7, hopeless.
 
I also had some problems yesterday on 24min of le mans ... did 3 lap stint and pitted for fuel (as my tyres were still at 7/10) and then found myself in 2nd stint at the start of lap 3 with rear tyres at 2/10... the only reason i can see for that was wather. first stint was a bit more wet track, then 2nd. But still ... And wheelspin was not really a problem, since (yea I know) i was driving with TC set to 2.

Same problems in ascari 10 lap race, the inconsistent tyre wear ... fuel usage was not an issue for me. It was consistent all the way.

i do have a question for all you above. Did you 100% check what tyres were fitted on your vehicle during pit stop? because I got offered intermediate tyres every time (as it was raining and 20% wet), and had to manually set it to racing tyres ?
 
vipersan
i do have a question for all you above. Did you 100% check what tyres were fitted on your vehicle during pit stop? because I got offered intermediate tyres every time (as it was raining and 20% wet), and had to manually set it to racing tyres ?
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Yes. I checked and rechecked.
 
I did notice an odd one the other day in the Monster car at Brands Hatch. The first 8 laps were dry and I cooked the fronts off first. The last 7 were in the wet and the rears went way faster than the fronts. They were absolutely knackered by the last lap... IDK.
 
Not only do the tires wear out it also seems that the gearing is messed up after pitting. My shift points are not the same on the second stint. I have seen this online this morning also.
 
This has happened to me a couple of times. I don't think it has anything to do with how wet the track is.

I did the Le Sarthe 24 minute race and started off, in the wet, with racing soft tyres. They lasted well for the first half (reduced only to 8 or 9) before I had to pit to refuel. Switched to Intermediates - the rear set were bald by the last lap and I finished last. The second session was not nearly as wet as the first.
 
Yes, it is well known that tires you get at the pit don't last as long as the first set that you start out with. They also have less grip somehow.

In 24 minutes of Le Mans I've changed my pit strategy to 3 laps RS, 2 laps RM and 2 laps RM in order to compensate this bug.
 
BMWcrazy
Yes, it is well known that tires you get at the pit don't last as long as the first set that you start out with. They also have less grip somehow.

In 24 minutes of Le Mans I've changed my pit strategy to 3 laps RS, 2 laps RM and 2 laps RM in order to compensate this bug.
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I managed to win this event today - I followed a similar strategy of two pit stops as above. But I got away with using RS tyres for each of the three legs of the race. In the first stage of 3 laps the tyres held up almost completely - very little wear. In the second and third stages of 2 laps each, the rear set wore down to level 4.
 
Yes I did up to 1.04, and everything remains the same. Moreover, I think that with full wet tires the cars skidding still more. Try it with a powerful car in the second lap in 24 minutes of Nurburgring. and tell me, please.
 

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