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Vegard
I like that they're trying something new for race A. 6 laps of Suzuka east though, ugh...


He did squeeze you on the start of lap 2. You probably weren't going to make the pass though and the rest of the race was fine.
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I think they used Suzuka East to make us think it more of the same old daily A.
 
sturk0167
Thanks, man. Sounds like the transmission isn't really gonna matter. I would've spent all day at work wondering about that. :lol:
It's good news, because I've screwed myself in races quite a few times, by accidentally downshifting one too many gears. :banghead:


* Also, I see that the A race for next week, says N100/Specially Provided Car, but like this week's A race, it does not say One-Make. :D So, if this is gonna be the new direction for A races, I'd like to say good job to PD. Thank you. 👍
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NP, Anytime Brotha!! :cheers:

I agree, It would be cool if they carried it over to next week too with a selection of N100 cars for Race A. It makes it much more interesting, it’s kind of like an Online GT League Race this way. :)
 
Race C again in GR.2 class on Fuji Speedway. Yes it seems boring as this is the 6478th time we get this combo. :rolleyes:
On the other hand I simply love GR.2 cars on this track. Every week with this gives me a good DR boost and as i lost 2000 points some days ago it´s the right time to get the 75.000 on my main account back again :cheers:
Today I tested some strategies and started from last place for this. It looks like a No-Stopper is at least even if not better than a One-Stop strategy if you have a good tires management.
Here´s my second run today from 19th to 2nd in a DR B to A+ lobby. :D

 
Pigems
Thanks man, The Skylines are definitely where it’s at. R32 for the outright lead now! 57.815 BB+3 :D



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That’s good R32 was my go to car in all the previous versions of GT I’ve played.

I’ll be all over that at the weekend.
 
DelboyD
That’s good R32 was my go to car in all the previous versions of GT I’ve played.

I’ll be all over that at the weekend.
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Nice, same here man, not always the R32, but always a Skyline. I’ve probably got more seat time Skylines in than any other kind of car going all the way back to GT1. They’re just a ton of fun to drive. :cheers:
 
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Hmm, done Race B x 4. First two were great, really good clean racing. Then we had someone on pole position for the last 2 who was really slow, no idea how they did their pole time. Brake checked everyone every bend, absolute carnage until you managed to get past them, and then it was back to high quality clean racing. Race 3 I didn't get safely past them, they punted me down to 16th. Managed to work my way back up to 12th, despite someone ramming me off the track with 200m to go. I did a 540 degree spin and went over the finish backwards, they got a 5 second penalty which dropped them back past the car behind them :D Did manage to get past the slow pole driver in race 4 for another solid finish, up 1k DR over the 4 races.

I had been driving the Huracan with TC off, which is fine if nobody hits me, but I've had to turn it to 2 to try to avoid spinning out when someone hits me. Got a 1:53.9 QT with the Huracan, which has had me starting around 3rd-5th on the grid, so it seems like a respectable QT for my 15k DR.
 
Tea_Leaves
I think you might be onto something. I tested a few of the cars (Nissan Xanavi and Autech) I found problematic without CSA and was fine with no spinouts. If anything, it felt more stable than with CSA on. :confused:

Anyone else who previously used CSA feel the same way?
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Not even the slightest honestly, only fwd cars. I noticed something different instantly and that was the only reason I looked and saw csa was off so wasn't my mind playing tricks because I read it was off before I raced.
 
Who cares? I usually avoid making negative comments on the forum, but for those of us in the lower half of the talent pool, Sport races are not interesting, fun, or competitive. The process for true competitive matching has been broken since the beginning.
 
Doglove
Hi there,

...so, you drive the Mclaren? ...Nice, it's a car i've never used before in Gr. 4.

I din't race yet today, but do you think the TT'S and Megane's are again the 1st choice? I hope it's not!!!

What's your Q time with the Mclaren?
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1:54.761. I only do 2 laps in qualifying. My second one is the flying lap. I'll post my race a little later.
 
The idea they're going for with Race A is very much in-tune with the "sub-rulesets" concept I had - great to hear! Hopefully more "motifs" are to come in the future. I could see kei cars being one...
 
ntanygd760
Not even the slightest honestly, only fwd cars. I noticed something different instantly and that was the only reason I looked and saw csa was off so wasn't my mind playing tricks because I read it was off before I raced.
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Hm, interesting. Just did a race on Fuji with the Autech using TCS 0 and it was like driving with CSA.

No idea, then. I'll chalk it off as adapting without it.
 
I will drive that one later when I get a chance, could be a car by car thing. I the handling the same in qualifying or do I need to do a race.
 
MIE1992
The idea they're going for with Race A is very much in-tune with the "sub-rulesets" concept I had - great to hear! Hopefully more "motifs" are to come in the future. I could see kei cars being one...
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Yep, this is a big step forward. If next week's N100 race isn't one-make, it could be that Kei car ruleset :)

@Pigems A brief practice session yielded a 57.942 with a 57.6 optimal. Promising... :trouble:
 
MIE1992
The idea they're going for with Race A is very much in-tune with the "sub-rulesets" concept I had - great to hear! Hopefully more "motifs" are to come in the future. I could see kei cars being one...
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The N100 race could be that. I know we just had the Copen, but would be interesting if PD did allow all three to be chosen.

However, there are a few N100 cars we haven't used together. The A110 and 356 would be cool in a race.
 
Tea_Leaves
Hm, interesting. Just did a race on Fuji with the Autech using TCS 0 and it was like driving with CSA.

No idea, then. I'll chalk it off as adapting without it.
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It feels way more stable then it should at high speed with TCS0. Still spins easily at slow speed. Not sure what to make of it beyond a possible downforce glitch but honestly not sure.
 
I tried a couple more B races, it's Monday I guess. I got up to 6 clean races (including the last F1500 from yesterday) by avoiding all the wobbly cars which doesn't help finish position as the car behind will immediately dive in when you avoid the messy car in front, thus dropping more positions. People also seem to sense that you want to race contact free and squeeze you as far to the side as possible...

Anyway, last race where I got dived and punted off again and the game ruled I needed an SR down for a dive bomb clipping me at the hairpin. I guess since I'm still A/S in a room full of B/S. Bye clean streak, bye will to race as well. Dived on in T1, punted off at T2, dive bombed at the hairpin. Autopolis is another one of those tracks.

I'm going to play Beat saber then take the F1500 out on the N24 in VR.

This week is a sly ploy from PD to promote Suzuka yet again. Give them more options, a multi make race. See Suzuka is the most popular track! 100% chance it will be back after next week.
 
I remember a few months back CSA was the Meta with Gr.2 cars, whole top10 was running it. I’m assuming PD didn’t want that to be the case, so they restricted it, ... but perhaps, in one of these recent updates, improved the grip of Gr.2. I honestly cannot attest since 1: I haven’t driven one in awhile, and 2: I never used CSA to begin with. but I’m highly suspicious right now...
 
So I made a thread or a post regarding penalties and everybody blasted me for driving too slow and blocking them faster drivers which is true to certain degree but anyways.
I did the Tokyo Route weekly race with the Capuccino and that track with the K car is pretty much a full gas race.
However on the last turn, I got bumped from behind and got a penalty.
I mean, really, here I am driving on the right line, someone bumps me to try to gain my position and I get a 3 second penalty.
That 3 second penalty ruined my race.
 
ARTAsean
but perhaps, in one of these recent updates, improved the grip of Gr.2.
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That would make sense if that were the case. I last tried racing without CSA at Autopolis when we had Gr.2 there and I was skating all over the track.

I'll try out some other classes/cars although I didn't use CSA on much else, only a handful of Gr.3s I had trouble with.
 
Glad to see a week without those two assists. Rewards your ability to keep the car on the track. Motorsport for me is about dominating the car and your opponents. Race C could be always like this, and Race A and B could have the assists, because some people have more fun with them. But having an option every week to have a race without any assist (apart from TCS and ABS when the cars have them) would be cool.
 
Well, time to race from the back at Fuji.

In my Bandoh rep SC430.

Should be interesting, given my SR nosedive, last week.

Edit: Apparently I'm starting 14/19 without setting a time. I'm getting mugged on the straight . .
 
Gave Race A a try in the R32 Skyline. QT of 58.6 got me P2.

Very lucky start got me into P1 before the 1st turn and I was able to run clean the rest of the way.

All those races in the Mini on Suzuka had me prepared for this week. :lol:
 
Petroperu
So I made a thread or a post regarding penalties and everybody blasted me for driving too slow and blocking them faster drivers which is true to certain degree but anyways.
I did the Tokyo Route weekly race with the Capuccino and that track with the K car is pretty much a full gas race.
However on the last turn, I got bumped from behind and got a penalty.
I mean, really, here I am driving on the right line, someone bumps me to try to gain my position and I get a 3 second penalty.
That 3 second penalty ruined my race.
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If you are really driving slow, faster players should have no trouble passing you. It's on them to go around or qualify ahead of you if lacking race craft. Too many people think bumper to bumper racing is the only way to go and keep running into the back of the car ahead. When you drive in bumper cam you will naturally keep a bit of distance as you can't see much when driving on top of another car. Always look at where you want to go, not at what you want to avoid. When driving on top of another car, you can't see anything but the thing you want to avoid!

The penalty system is broken since the default is to give the car in front a penalty. In the etiquette video it states multiple times that it's supposed to be a non contact sport, yet the penalty system basically 'rewards' cars for making contact by penalizing the car that's simply driving fair.

I guess at one point brake checks were a real problem and PD swung the penalty system the other way to now assume everyone is brake checking. Guilty until proven innocent. The only thing you can do when someone bumps you from behind is tap the wall yourself or go out of bounds to give them a penalty instead.
 
Well, I tried Race A out and it was pretty fun. I did a round with the R33. Didn’t get very high on the grid, but it was amusing watching people lose control and go into the sand. Lots of people don’t seem to know how to drive road cars.
 
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Are PD trying to put us off playing sport mode. These 3 are crap and used far too much.
 
Well, race one went well.

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Race two went pretty well, too. Along with a very close finish.

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