[Archive] Gran Turismo World Series Thread

[tankuroded]

There's Sainte-Croix C in Manufacturers Cup, which was notorious for a pit exit bug as known in Gr.1 Prototype Series race; I did a check and seems that the bug in question has been fixed, so that's a good thing.

The question is, since when?

 

[Fezzik]

It no longer warps you right onto track after pitting, but the exit is still bang on the racing line, bound to be a few crashes from people not paying attention.

 

[Fezzik]

That is a cool livery! That is what i find so annoying about that rental car thing; so few nice liveries in your race. Last Radical race there were three liveries, the rest were those boring rentals. Makes the replays less atractive.

I went a bit Nationalistic with mine, as it is Nations:
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Do hope you will be able to race this Friday! I will likely do the last slot as i have evening duty till 22.00 hrs. I think the race is not a very popular one though, only a few of my friends have done practice laps till now...

My average practice laps are about 2.19 midd to high, although i did manage a 2.18.3, but that was a bit of a fluke, i think.
No idea high 2.19's are good enough for a good result in a C lobby....we will see.

If those are C times, then I am hopelessly off the pace (as expected) in B.

Will just go in with no expectations, cruise at the back and hope everyone else crashes. Added some bling to my Radical, honk if you see me.

 

[TheWeapon874]

Well, the Radical on SH tyres is beyond my skill level. Unless something changes dramatically between now and Friday I won’t be racing. I simply cannot stop the thing sliding and losing chunks of time. I’ve currently got an 18.5 and that is a full 2-2.5 seconds off where I need to be just to be competitive.

Also, have you seen the track limit abuse in the top times? You can basically just put it anywhere you like without any consequences. Not even sure why they bothered painting lines tbh.

Its really tough isn't it! I was really slow and frustrated as hell last night when I had my first session on it. Best I could manage was a high 16, and was over a second off the pace from my friend, who we're usually pretty close.....

Then I jumped back on this morning and found another 1.5 seconds! My problem was I was braking too late.... especially the downhill right hander. You'll get it mate, you're normally really quick!

 

[MikeU64]

I pick same as last season but the test season I changes after test 1 and the took my cars

I find that car has massive understeer so I'm getting better a turning in sooner

I'm not doing dailies this week on Monday I manages to crawl back up to B/S Dr so I enter the GTWS as a B teir GT2

 

[paul09]

If those are C times, then I am hopelessly off the pace (as expected) in B.

Will just go in with no expectations, cruise at the back and hope everyone else crashes. Added some bling to my Radical, honk if you see me.

Lol…I can only consistently do 2:18 so far….and I’m in GT1 this time. Not an easy car, Pushing any harder I can improve a bit but can’t be consistent enough, will end up spinning. As the reigning King of the Plebs (season 1 I was in GT3 and leading aus, lol), I expect to go from being competitive up the front, to copping a severe spanking 😂

 

[MikeU64]

Lol…I can only consistently do 2:18 so far….and I’m in GT1 this time. Not an easy car, Pushing any harder I can improve a bit but can’t be consistent enough, will end up spinning. As the reigning King of the Plebs (season 1 I was in GT3 and leading aus, lol), I expect to go from being competitive up the front, to copping a severe spanking 😂

Just a touch of understeer In that car

 

[Redneckchef]

Lol…I can only consistently do 2:18 so far….and I’m in GT1 this time. Not an easy car, Pushing any harder I can improve a bit but can’t be consistent enough, will end up spinning. As the reigning King of the Plebs (season 1 I was in GT3 and leading aus, lol), I expect to go from being competitive up the front, to copping a severe spanking 😂

If you can consistently do 18s without binning it or getting penalties you shouldn't be too far off. People pushing this car in all the wrong spots will pay horrible consequences at this track. And the car isn't massively understeery, it's the fact the tires have no grip. The car really responds to a later apex to keep the speed up over the course of the lap. Granted I'm also used to the Gr3 Jag so that could just be stockholm syndrome related to terminal understeer.

I'm probably going to bin it in Nations since I love the car but hate the track but it'll be nice to have a round to do anyway since I'm not a huge fan of the dailies at the moment.

 

[paul09]

I have managed to do some low 2:16 with some consistency (not enough for a race though, probably try it in qualifying) after watching Mistah_MCA video:


Main changes for me were;
1. Extreme curb abuse on the final series of corners
2. Trail braking on the big downhill turn with minor slide and holding more speed through it (probably will spin doing this in race)

 

[D_Dragline]

Its really tough isn't it! I was really slow and frustrated as hell last night when I had my first session on it. Best I could manage was a high 16, and was over a second off the pace from my friend, who we're usually pretty close.....

Then I jumped back on this morning and found another 1.5 seconds! My problem was I was braking too late.... especially the downhill right hander. You'll get it mate, you're normally really quick!

I appreciate the positive pump up. I did an hour or so last night, but I'm still only in the mid 16s. I just cannot work the car out. I've tried braking earlier and lighter and it seems to help with momentum, traction and stability, but I'm not getting significant time gains.

I'm finding it utterly infuriating as I can be right on the bumper of the top 10 times until the downhill right hander, but by the time I reach BBB I'm 2 seconds down. Every attempt to gain time ends up with a big slide and/or a tank slapper.

Given I'll likely find myself in 2nd split, I can't see this being worthwhile at all. I would be probably about 1 - 1.5 seconds per lap slower than the field.

 

[Redneckchef]

I appreciate the positive pump up. I did an hour or so last night, but I'm still only in the mid 16s. I just cannot work the car out. I've tried braking earlier and lighter and it seems to help with momentum, traction and stability, but I'm not getting significant time gains.

I'm finding it utterly infuriating as I can be right on the bumper of the top 10 times until the downhill right hander, but by the time I reach BBB I'm 2 seconds down. Every attempt to gain time ends up with a big slide and/or a tank slapper.

Given I'll likely find myself in 2nd split, I can't see this being worthwhile at all. I would be probably about 1 - 1.5 seconds per lap slower than the field.

Check out the times others are posting, after the top 10 or so there's a big drop off. And a lot of people frustrated with the combo. Will be interesting to see how many show up tonight.

And that big right hander and the esses are worth massive amounts of time. I'm still more erratic than I like entering the esses. Drives me crazy to have to pick a new marker for this car only

 

[D_Dragline]

Check out the times others are posting, after the top 10 or so there's a big drop off. And a lot of people frustrated with the combo. Will be interesting to see how many show up tonight.

And that big right hander and the esses are worth massive amounts of time. I'm still more erratic than I like entering the esses. Drives me crazy to have to pick a new marker for this car only

My best lap is a 16.2xx. That puts me about 8th on my friends list. (Over a second behind you btw, alien) I'd expect to be up against at least 4 of the people above me on my friends list.

On the other hand, I can do high 16s, low 17s all day with little to no risk. You're making me wonder whether that might be enough to put me in the mix. I really want to race, but I REALLY don't like circulating at the back seconds off the pace.

Odds are I'll end up racing, qualy midfield to give me some hope, and then bin it horribly in the first couple of laps to finish DFL.

 

[KCR]

That combo needs quite a bit of focus, it is going to be taxing after a day at work. Really easy to loose 2-3 seconds on one mistake with that car.

I got down to 2:16.8, which I think is good for B lobbies.
But for every 2 or 3 OK laps at 2:18.x I do, there is one 2.22.x because I go sliding in the esses. So for the race, with other cars on the road, I have little hope to do well unfortunately.

Also, the first corner of the race is bound to be a carnage I'd think.

 

[Redneckchef]

My best lap is a 16.2xx. That puts me about 8th on my friends list. (Over a second behind you btw, alien) I'd expect to be up against at least 4 of the people above me on my friends list.

On the other hand, I can do high 16s, low 17s all day with little to no risk. You're making me wonder whether that might be enough to put me in the mix. I really want to race, but I REALLY don't like circulating at the back seconds off the pace.

Odds are I'll end up racing, qualy midfield to give me some hope, and then bin it horribly in the first couple of laps to finish DFL.

I did sneak into a top split practice lobby despite my terminal allergy to practice. And they were hovering in the 16s and 17s under race conditions. Someone or 2 snuck a random 15 in but you won't be seeing them. If you're able to hold that pace I don't think you'll be missing ok anything. Fuel weight did change things slightly, but not enough to cause real problems.

 

[pennanton]

Bruh jumped in with 15 minutes of practice and I’m doing 2:20s and everyone’s getting 17s. I had to do a double take to make sure they weren’t on a different compound. No idea how to be fast in this car.

 

[Fezzik]

I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling. Usually like the Radical, used it for one of the endurance missions, don't know if it's the BOP setup or the tyres but can't get the hang of it this week.

 

[paul09]

I got owned in first corner carnage, penalty and in the grass facing backwards...from there I ran ~2:18's with a couple of bad laps a few seconds slower (due to my own mistakes, no complete binnings but some losses of a few seconds). Ended up I think 12th or 13th? My qualifier was I think high 2:16 (unfortunately didn't save replay), which I thought felt good but it put me around 12th on the grid. 2:18's simply not fast enough in that lobby. With leaders doing more like 2:16 (I think fastest lap in race was 2:15). I was the only A (though I'm a sliver off of A+) in a lobby of all A+ so I expected to get smacked before it started, lol.

It was fun anyway, I'll hop in another slot still

 

[D_Dragline]

Went in first slot, second split. Hit a 16.9 in qualy, Q11. False started because there’s this weird false start check with a countdown (not lights) and then a pause after the hooter sounds when the countdown finishes.

Ran in a group at the back the whole race. Finished p11. Was 29 seconds off the winner. Just a really terrible combination. Didn’t enjoy it at all.

 

[pennanton]

Went in first slot, second split. Hit a 16.9 in qualy, Q11. False started because there’s this weird false start check with a countdown (not lights) and then a pause after the hooter sounds when the countdown finishes.

Ran in a group at the back the whole race. Finished p11. Was 29 seconds off the winner. Just a really terrible combination. Didn’t enjoy it at all.

Yeah I’m done for the night. Happy to see the back of this. These cars just don’t suit my style at all

 

[goudaj]

Slot 1 I managed to qualify 4th, only to be punted back to 12th on the first lap. Managed to get back to 7th. Thought I could do better so I entered Slot 2, but that was a bad idea. Was way off the pace in this group, my time was half a second faster than Slot 1 but only managed to start P10. Again, got punted off, sent back to last, got back to P10 by the end of the race. Not going to do any more attempts.

 

[Redneckchef]

Jumped in for slot 2 as no way I could get in for slot 1. I needed a couple of laps to come to grips with it. Qualified p3 despite a few scruffy laps. A second behind the polesitter. Managed to get the better run through the first 2 turns and came out in p2. Managed to sort of pressure the leader for a lap or 3 but after that their speed was too much. By then I was well clear of p3 and the pack. Finished p2, 9 seconds behind. P3 was a further 9 seconds back. Gonna take the points and bank em. Looks a messy season to me, I'll see what I can.

 

[TheWeapon874]

Lol well that started well. Jumped in the first race, qualified 4th with a 2.15.9 in an all A+ lobby….

2nd on the grid jumped the start, then stood on the brakes. His car ghosted and reappeared as I hit him! Dead last before I crossed the start line!

Worked back to 8th by lap 3 and got punted at the hairpin and rage quit in disgust.

2nd go went better. Same qualifying time, same grid position. After a bit of shuffling the first few laps, settled into 3rd, and moved into 2nd with a few laps to go. Copped an 0.5 penalty on the last corner and ended up 4th. 228 points. Pretty happy with that. Was very tempted to try again, but I think I’ll settle…

 

[KCR]

Qualified Q4 on slot 2, got fairly carefully into turn 1, expecting chaos - didn't happen, all clean.
Unfortunately I didn't leave enough room at the hairpin after the long strait, and hit P3 badly. 4 seconds penalty + feels bad for P3, so get quite a bit out of pace. Ended at P13.

Slot 3, start P3. Once again, no carnage at the start, but I was a bit too careful and ended up P7 at the end of the lap. Managed to climb to P2 but a few mistakes later back to P4, battling with P5 for 3 or 4 laps.
P5 was using automatic gears, so couldn't do the double shift up trick - I was gaining quite a bit thanks to that, so never fell into striking distance in spite of several small mistakes. P4, a podium was definitely possible but a bit too tired to run the last slot so that will do.

Mid B/S lobby, the pace was around 2:19.0, quite a bit of discrepancy.
The two races were very clean, to my surprise with that car. I guess everyone was focusing much on their own driving.

 

[Cherryturbo]

19:00 Euro server…….
Black screen as warm up ends……

 

[Mercia]

I know it's not new and I'm sure y'all have been seeing it all week but the track limits here are absolutely hilarious.

All that work into the art for the kerbs, strips, grass etc. and it's all just superfluous, may as well just be extra track.

It's hard to take the game seriously sometimes.

 

[JDM_GT7]

19:00 Euro server…….
Black screen as warm up ends……

got the same things.

I do GTWS practice races on euro servers.

 

[Mercia]

The real map

 

[Stevegofastyo]

Just jumped in with 15 mins practice, quali 4th and finished 3rd which I'm happy with for my first ever GT cup event! I seemed to be losing a few tenths on straights when changing gear compared to others, any ideas?

 

[Zorz]

I've been off work on holiday this week so ended up putting a fair amount of practice into throwing the Radical around. Can't say I like the car, but it looks like the practice paid off!

My first race in about 3 months as well, so can't complain.

I qualified P3 with a 2:16.393. My personal best is a 2:16.000 so definitely happy with that one. When the race started, things went crazy very quickly as the pole sitter jumped the lights. I spotted it and managed to go around, but he unghosted right in front of P5 and got shunted forward hard. P5 spun out and that caused someone else further down the grid to get caught up in the madness as well.

P2 (a German) and me managed to pull away as the polesitter made lots of mistakes trying to push back up to us whilst in the mix. The German got a track limits penalty on lap 4 and I managed to close right up, but I was then unable to capitalise on it on lap 5. I started fishtailing going through the S-bends and had to back right off to save myself.

I eventually caught up again on lap 8 and the German made a mistake at the end of sector 3, going wide onto the grass and allowing me to take the lead and bring it home for 226 points.

 

[Fezzik]

That went much better than expected. Followed Mercia's alternate track layout to qualify 7th. Absolutely nailed the start, up to 3rd after the first 4/5 corners. Helped a lot, gave me some wiggle room ahead of the pack.

A couple of faster guys came through, I didn't really fight. The second one didn't disappear over the horizon, so I basically used him as a ghost for the following 7 laps, let him show me the way round.

Got close a couple of times but didn't want to overtake and lose my guide.

Held off the pack at around 4 or 5 secs until the final lap, when a suspiciously fast non-qualifying Frenchman closed the whole gap. Just about crossed the line ahead for a 5th in GT2 (likely the very lowest split). Was expecting to be right at the back so I'll take that and move on. My best race at Maggiore.

PS - Don’t like the game changing the driver helmet and suit for these events. I like seeing my Shelby gear !