"Daily" Race Discussion [Archive]

[Shearzy]

For me it's been the WRX or 17 Emily Frey

 

[golfer07840]

No lonelier feeling than cruising abound Tokyo in the dark, in a car that sucks, so far in last place that you can barely see the taillights of the car in front of you, knowing you still have to serve 10 seconds in penalties because hitting the wall in the chicane, which brought you to a dead stop, somehow gave you an advantage.

Not doing that 🤬 race again.

I truly feel your pain. At one point during Race A this week, I had, no joke, 25 seconds of penalties racked up due to the car just seemingly deciding to snap imto a wall and then spinning and hitting the wall twice. 15 secs right there.

i love those "forcing another car off track" 5 sec penalties , what about car which forces itself off track then hit you? yep the game magically determines that it was your fault anyway

When those penalties happen to me it's usually followed with a loud "are you 🤬 kidding me??!!"

Then beetle or merc, most stable. Maybe the Aston.

I have found the 911 RSR to be quite good for Race B this week. Takes those sweeping turns nicely and handles the esses well.

 

[DelboyD]

Only had time for hot lapping this week, but tried all three.

The 80s 911: taken me loads of laps and restarts, but finally broke into the 53s this morning - 1:53.529. @Mistah_MCA YouTube guide was really helpful - I was dropping down into 2nd at the chicane and losing too much speed.
Yamaginwa in the Supra: 1:34.702. Maybe 20 laps earlier in the week. I'll go back to this today now I have a respectable time in the 911.
Suzuka: 2:33.412. 10 laps or so yesterday. Again, I'll go back to this. Maybe race from the back with my second account. I'll need to give it a classic early 90s style IMSA Mazda livery first though!

 

[williams_v_r]

Damm that -11 SR to 88 from the first race at 8:20 pm, 4 blue S races later, 95 SR lol. Clean race bonus and only +2 SR. There are still some people left in SR.S, most have gone though. Prime time rooms are all A/S to D/S. Qualifying times from 1:53 to 2:14 and still non qualifiers behind me. 4 SR to go, 3 or 4 more races?

Not overtaking in the first section helps with SR. People can't control the car there, too dangerous to pass there. Sticking to the granny lane seems to be the safest way to survive, then pass with a better exit at the end before the hairpin. ... To get dive bombed! Fun.

Back to 91 now due to a dirty 1 bar Brazilian. He thanked me for a clean race.... Lag doesn't make you dirty block nor push out my car at the hairpin under full acceleration, it does apparently give you a blue S at the end of the race. So 5 more races then. (Better wait for morning, 1 more attempt I guess, it's just getting dirtier as usual)

+1 SR from my last race today. A T1 dive bomber from Chile made this race a mess. (He started behind me, my DR is too high to actually get to start last) I ended up with a 5 sec wall penalty to avoid one of his other dives while he took out several cars during the race. Eventually he fell back due to a 5 sec penalty but still had neutral SR after the race? I don't get it, driving like an ass taking out people preserves your SR better than trying to race clean. Anyway the 90+ SR room is no more after 10pm (est), SR.A is already added to get 10 entries. Time to run for the hills!

Chilean driver?
Me?
What race?

XD

Took another run at Race C - same quali time as I thought I'd warm up with the Suzuka circuit experience. That NSX is jumpier than a trench veteran. Probably the most nervous car in group 3, right?

Anyway, started from 14th for this one. Nice cleanish start and a spun car ahead got me in the top 10 by the esses, and I spent most of the race battling 2 German chaps for 8th. A spaniard came and got involved too but plenty of room was being given. I made a couple of annoying errors that made me drop back from 7th, one of the Germans passing me at the hairpin to send me back to 9th, then I had to fight off the Spaniard who tried to push past at the same place the next lap. I did shut the door on him rather hard and I think he backed out of going past. I got a better run around spoon and put him behind me. The German chap ahead of me went to sleep and I took 8th back heading into the chicane with a 2s gap after he ate some wall. Then I fell asleep through the esses and got it all wrong, lost all the time and he passed at Degner. It was annoying but the race Gods smiled on me - he went wide at 130R and had a violent spin. I took 8th with a fraction of a second lead to the chap behind.

SR went up 7, back to 95 so the woes of Tokyo are at least behind me. Actually gained 450 odd DR too, still in the upper echelons of C rank.

This race is just too long and lacking in action, though. I'm falling asleep by lap 4 and judging by the amount of unforced mistakes, everyone else is too.

I would try race B, but look at the leaderboards... Supra, Supra, Supra, Supra. I can't drive the thing since they hacked it to make it the fastest in the hands of aliens. Not really interested in a Gr 3 one make especially at a track I am really not so hot at and has its fair share of dangerzones...

That Porsche looks at me with sultry eyes... "you're fast here... things will be different this time". I don't believe it.

This week's races are kind of crappy.

Try the Cprvette.
Works fine in race B

 

[RacingGrandpa]

Then beetle or merc, most stable. Maybe the Aston.

Assuming you mean the new Merc?
I will try out the Aston, always liked that, and the engine sound is an added plus

 

[Stanfandango]

In a previous post I said I'd just got P2 at Fuji.

Well that explains that then, everyone else was racing at Suzuka.

All on my own and still can't make first place. Doh!

 

[RacingGrandpa]

Try the Cprvette.
Works fine in race B

And will save you in an accident!!

 

[BenRod]

No lonelier feeling than cruising abound Tokyo in the dark, in a car that sucks, so far in last place that you can barely see the taillights of the car in front of you, knowing you still have to serve 10 seconds in penalties because hitting the wall in the chicane, which brought you to a dead stop, somehow gave you an advantage.

Not doing that 🤬 race again.

Dude... those couple races you were in yesterday were utter madness. A one-bar, sub-equatorial, maniac wall rider repeatedly starting on pole only to jig all over the track like the thrashing heads in Jacob's Ladder. Alex Tebo and I had to teach him a lesson or two about his "I'll pass you back by any means" attitude. You should've showed up about an hour later than you did... matching was much better. And a no qualifying start means almost certain doom. It's nigh impossible to make decent progress through the field.

Anyways...

The "Mortal Kombat Effect" is very strong this week in Daily A ( i.e. you win round 1 and then are at a distinct disadvantage in round 2).
The grip glitching from hard crashes and quitters is pretty bad and seems to happen at the worst possible times.
Certainly not for everyone, but I love this race.
Like Sven, I'm pretty much 2nd or 3rd every race, although I did score a couple wins yesterday.
Up to 1120 out of 5433.

 

[NevilleNobody]

Try the Cprvette.
Works fine in race B

I live the vette but it's just so slow. I have no idea why, it feels si fast, so stable and so nice to drive then I cross the line annnnnnd nope.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

This was a fun race, I wanted 5th, he/she wanted 5th. Lots of contact (both at fault) but no harm done.

 

[Stencedaddy]

For me it's been the WRX or 17 Emily Frey

Emil Frey. I aaaaalways see emily frey written in here lol.

 

[Sven Jurgens]

Chilean driver?
Me?
What race?

XD

I think there are more Chilean drivers than only you Or do you dive bomb every race that you have to ask which one

 

[sturk0167]

Edit: Aww c'mon, People...

I see your point.

 

[Invisigoth]

The body bags and little rags of children torn in two. And the jellied brains of those who remain point the finger right at you! Race B and one last roll of the dice. Went in with the Aston and improved my time. Would have started P10 but the new time put me on P6/16.

Race starts and initially I was doing ok, but the handling of the Jag during race compared to qualy meant the Jag was a handful.. the M3 was *way* easier to handle. I wasn't able to manage the esses or the tight corners anywhere near as well as I had been, so I spent time either rally cross or drift mode... neither is a fast way around the track . I think so far this week the Supra was probably the best balance between speed and handling for me. Anyway I finished P7 with a white SR.

SR stable on 99, DR up by around 300. Next up ... @Pigems magical mystery tour in just under 11 hours . Another day above DR 1 .

 

[DelboyD]

Race C

Second Account

Race 1
No Qually
17th from 19. All B/S. Pole was 2:32.495.
Finished 9th
One spin at Casino.
Car does get loose in second half of race.
Blue SR
Back to 99 SR.

Race 2
No qually
19th from 19. All B/S. Pole was 2:31.571.
Driver on pole for previous race was now 8th on grid. Much more competitive field for this race.
One minor off at turn 2.
Lonely race for last four laps, so focus on being consistent and learning about the tyres.
Finished 14th.
Blue SR.

Lost 400 DR in those two races.

Close racing, fair to say 'rubbing is racing' was the ethos, and only saw a couple of penalties.

Overtaking is difficult.

Put in some qually laps on 2nd account: 2:32.628. Should put me midfield in a 99 SR split.

Back to main account to get consistent with my hot laps.

Made myself a livery:

Mazda

• DelboyD
• Aug 10, 2019

Mazda

 

[NevilleNobody]

The body bags and little rags of children torn in two. And the jellied brains of those who remain point the finger right at you! Race B and one last roll of the dice. Went in with the Aston and improved my time. Would have started P10 but the new time put me on P6/16.

Race starts and initially I was doing ok, but the handling of the Jag during race compared to qualy meant the Jag was a handful.. the M3 was *way* easier to handle. I wasn't able to manage the esses or the tight corners anywhere near as well as I had been, so I spent time either rally cross or drift mode... neither is a fast way around the track . I think so far this week the Supra was probably the best balance between speed and handling for me. Anyway I finished P7 with a white SR.

SR stable on 99, DR up by around 300. Next up ... @Pigems magical mystery tour in just under 11 hours . Another day above DR 1 .

To me this says you are actually driving around the kerbs as the m3 is a bit more agile. Thing is, you will gain 2 seconds a lap hurtling over the chicane kerbs, at which point the jag is way more stable than the beemer.

 

[M4GIC JU4N]

I'm beginning to thing Race C hates me. I left plenty of room and watch the radar thinking "yeah I know what happens now".

Harsh!

 

[JoeyLeonine]

The body bags and little rags of children torn in two. And the jellied brains of those who remain point the finger right at you! Race B and one last roll of the dice.

I just went for my first roll of the dice this week.

I had a quick 20mins spare so jumped into Yamagiwa without any QTT, in fact without any practice... If I'm honest I've been so out of the loop this week I wasn't sure which way around we were gonna be going until the race started.

Well. A roll of the dice it certainly was. Starting P15/16 I was up for a shot to nothing race from the back. P12 through the chicane. Going well. Too much curb on the exit of the hairpin. Stuck a wheel on the grass. Up come the snake eyes.

Decided to finish the race as 'practice'. P14/14 +45 secs... Didn't actually make the time-out!

Not my finest 20 minutes.

 

[golfer07840]

To me this says you are actually driving around the kerbs as the m3 is a bit more agile. Thing is, you will gain 2 seconds a lap hurtling over the chicane kerbs, at which point the jag is way more stable than the beemer.

I am afraid to 100% commit to that kerb idea, because fear of getting the dreaded random short cut penalty

 

[NevilleNobody]

I am afraid to 100% commit to that kerb idea, because fear of getting the dreaded random short cut penalty

I agree with the sentiment but this one is good it's very clear where the line is. Remember the next bit of road is uphill, more speed you carry the time u save is Incredible.

Brake a bit early, before the kerbing on the right, set the car up and gas it right through the chicane, left up the hill then stillbgas hard through the right hander and brake hard for tight left, braking just before 30r signage on the track itself. 2 easy seconds, guaranteed.

 

[Scotchboy]

Tire wear and the marbles on the edge of the track make a HUGE difference, I feel like its about a second off the non-tire wear time (for a 70 sec lap time). Just beware for that first turn, a lot of people will be making that same mistake of thinking the physics are the same so be ready to drive accordingly.

I adapt my driving to how the car behaves, keeps me on my toes haha! Although that adjustment is easier in the overweight and underpowered Roadster vs a Gr3 Supra. The issue is other drivers failing to do so. I know you say marbles on the edge, and that's a huge issue in real racing, but I don't see visual evidence of them actually on the track to be able to know, I just assume the marbles will be off line, which I often have to be to avoid the bizarre behaviour of others.

Sidenote: picked up another strange penalty. I'm in 9th at the start of lap 7 (I'd been pushed off when I was in 4th and got penalised for it because once again I'm a DR B driver being matched only with C and D in this game's attempt to destroy my SR) and am 7s behind 8th placed driver. Someone ahead goes off to the sand in the Ss section and becomes 8th. The game replaces him on track and almost immediately unghosts, and during the time taken to catch up behind him I've slowed down to try to anticipate his movement, as I could see from afar he is moving erratically (sort of like in lag glitch mode). He brakes hard on the apex of the next bend (I'm still about 1s behind), so I adjust my line to avoid and go the outside but he steers towards me into my path. I brake quite hard but it's impossible to avoid contact from this effectively sideways car now I'm basically at him. As I'm about to make contact at about 15-20mph, he vanishes, because he has quit of race. As I exit the next bend, I get a 2s penalty flashed up for 'forcing another player off track'. Note by this point the car behind me had caught from a 5s gap to 2s from all this slowing and avoiding, so no way someone bhind could've touched me, nobody for miles. Completely ridiculous.

 

[Pearl Jam]

It's not Statham's best film, that's for sure.

Who’s Statham ?

 

[Scotchboy]

Who’s Statham ?

Jason Statham. He was in Crank. That was the reference.

 

[Pearl Jam]

Jason Statham. He was in Crank. That was the reference.

Ahh okies, never heard of him or that film

 

[JoeyLeonine]

Ahh okies, never heard of him or that film

Don't worry. You aren't missing much.

 

[M4GIC JU4N]

Quick (hopefully not totally dumb) question - does anybody know how to swap the other player's country flags to show their car manufacturer?! Seen it in a few vids (Kie & Super GT) but no idea how it's done?!

 

[watto79]

Quick (hopefully not totally dumb) question - does anybody know how to swap the other player's country flags to show their car manufacturer?! Seen it in a few vids (Kie & Super GT) but no idea how it's done?!

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I don't think you can do that in the daily races. They are FIA Manufacturer Series races where the manufacturer is shown rather than the flag.

 

[golfer07840]

Just did a Race C....

 

[RacingGrandpa]

I am afraid to 100% commit to that kerb idea, because fear of getting the dreaded random short cut penalty

As long as you got the inner set of wheels on the track you are good.

I don't think you can do that in the daily races. They are FIA Manufacturer Series races where the manufacturer is shown rather than the flag.

Yes you can, press triangle to change info.

 

[watto79]

Yes you can, press triangle to change info.

I stand corrected. Didn't know that.