"Daily" Race Discussion [Archive]

[O604]

In American lobbies the quality is quite low, if you qualify you're usually going to spend the race playing with yourself.

We don't need to know that much about you.

 

[Kermit_2142]

I still don't have one because I punt too much, will try Amazon 👍

FYI they sold out of sandbags weeks ago.

 

[Fruffy91]

Ahhh don't get me started on the quality of racing at the moment I get it am D rated at the moment. I can go quite quick usually can finish in top 5 but everyone in every lobby just seems to use you as a cushion in harpin corners and I'm always the one with the penalty. I just cannot get my sr up at all due to other idiots. And if I drive any more carefully am going to be loosing time. Just rage quitted my last race now for being punted from behind by someone who does not know there braking zones. Trying to hammer daily race c to get my stats up but I have 3 good races then in race 4 along comes a idiot who just barrels into my ruining my sr and race .

 

[ASH32]

Don't rage quit if you care about Sr, you lose even more by doing that and will never get it going upwards.

 

[Trone_Colby]

It's more of a quantity issue. Not many people are racing so it dumps what it is available into a single lobby from A+ to C.

Edit

What he said. Plus some seem to have found their A+ in a cereal box.

I understand. I’m just messing around.

 

[roamingbard13]

Ahhh don't get me started on the quality of racing at the moment I get it am D rated at the moment. I can go quite quick usually can finish in top 5 but everyone in every lobby just seems to use you as a cushion in harpin corners and I'm always the one with the penalty. I just cannot get my sr up at all due to other idiots. And if I drive any more carefully am going to be loosing time. Just rage quitted my last race now for being punted from behind by someone who does not know there braking zones. Trying to hammer daily race c to get my stats up but I have 3 good races then in race 4 along comes a idiot who just barrels into my ruining my sr and race .

If you're that much faster, just gotta qualify decently and get away at the first corner. You gain lots of DR at the lower ranks for wins.

 

[Fruffy91]

Don't rage quit if you care about Sr, you lose even more by doing that and will never get it going upwards.

I know its just heat of the moment when someone else ruins your race then you end up last place by 6/7 seconds after you manage to turn yourself around and sort yourself out on track

 

[NoonenF1]

I’m still recovering from a dr/sr reset that was achieved during the route x crash fest a month ago (haven’t had too much time to play), I was A/S and now up to B/B. Had some very good races last night in Race C. Qualified pole in 3 races (1:44.8) with results of 2nd, 1st, & 4th. First race the second place driver drove through me at turn 1 but other than that racing was pretty clean. The TT pushes like crazy and eats up the RM tires but appears to be the car to beat at Seaside with Gr.4.

 

[Fruffy91]

I’m still recovering from a dr/sr reset that was achieved during the route x crash fest a month ago (haven’t had too much time to play), I was A/S and now up to B/B. Had some very good races last night in Race C. Qualified pole in 3 races (1:44.8) with results of 2nd, 1st, & 4th. First race the second place driver drove through me at turn 1 but other than that racing was pretty clean. The TT pushes like crazy and eats up the RM tires but appears to be the car to beat at Seaside with Gr.4.

I've been using the jag f type that seems to handle seaside quite well just hate that chicane in last sector for some reason I can never take it flat out always have to slow down for it eats up about 1/2 second for me

 

[NoonenF1]

I can take the chicane flat for the first few laps but then the push comes from the tire deg & I have to lift a little bit. Also, the lift might come from the fact that the chicane of death can kill an entire race with just a slight mistake.

 

[O604]

Chicane of Death is over exaggeration. It should be Chicane of False Sense of Security Because You Made It Through The Previous 100 Times.

 

[fisheye]

In American lobbies the quality is quite low, if you qualify you're usually going to spend the race playing with yourself. Starting last gives more of a challenge and you can get some good racecraft practice in.

In the Brit lobbies the speed is quite low, if you qualify you're usually going to spend the race laughing about your 20 sec lead after turn #1. Starting last is like racing Mr Bean and the Muppets.

 

[sturk0167]

Remember the 7 second contact penalties.
I haven't seen one in a long time. I believe they're gone.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

In the Brit lobbies the speed is quite low, if you qualify you're usually going to spend the race laughing about your 20 sec lead after turn #1. Starting last is like racing Mr Bean and the Muppets.

If you drive a lap quick enough for top 100 in America you will be 350th in Europe (using race B's times), whatever reason is behind that the races are less competitive with a wider field spread, It also means the threshold for hitting certain DR ranges is lower.

This is based on the numbers so shouldn't be anything too controversial.

 

[Chevy Heavy]

Remember the 7 second contact penalties.
I haven't seen one in a long time. I believe they're gone.

You deserved that penalty, you punted the guy into oblivion. Today he would have gotten one for being bump drafted. Now we know the reason behind the penalty reversal, it's Sturk's fault.

 

[El_Beardo]

If you drive a lap quick enough for top 100 in America you will be 350th in Europe (using race B's times), whatever reason is behind that the races are less competitive with a wider field spread, It also means the threshold for hitting certain DR ranges is lower.

This is based on the numbers so shouldn't be anything too controversial.

Never let maths get in the way of a good triggering.

 

[fisheye]

If you drive a lap quick enough for top 100 in America you will be 350th in Europe (using race B's times), whatever reason is behind that the races are less competitive with a wider field spread, It also means the threshold for hitting certain DR ranges is lower.

This is based on the numbers so shouldn't be anything too controversial.

We found the owner of the car mentioned here...
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/daily-race-discussion.373268/page-16#post-13268217
The owner was easy to track down, the custom UK license plate said "GOTMAXPOWER"

 

[sturk0167]

If you drive a lap quick enough for top 100 in America you will be 350th in Europe (using race B's times), whatever reason is behind that the races are less competitive with a wider field spread, It also means the threshold for hitting certain DR ranges is lower.

This is based on the numbers so shouldn't be anything too controversial.

Yeah, and then there's Asia. They have less players than America. My Q time at race A would be 5 spots better on their list.
They have really great drivers, too. But with the Chinese not being allowed to connect to outside servers, the player volume is relatively low.

 

[Redneckchef]

Yeah, and then there's Asia. They have less players than America. My Q time at race A would be 5 spots better on their list.
They have really great drivers, too. But with the Chinese not being allowed to connect to outside servers, the player volume is relatively low.

Yeah. Bit of a ghost town depending on the combo here in Asia. If there is a race that everyone thinks is far and away yue best some others get neglected. At Big Willow a couple of weeks ago I had prime time races on Friday night with 1 A+ on pole, me as an A/S driver at the time. Then C and D behind. Some even with SR A. Wouldnt have thought it was that hard to get a 12 driver field, but something other race was hogging all the drivers.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

We found the owner of the car mentioned here...
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/daily-race-discussion.373268/page-16#post-13268217
The owner was easy to track down, the custom UK license plate said "GOTMAXPOWER"

That looks Cool, it has a Ford badge so probably understeers but if I was 🤬 ýears younger that would be on the letter to Santa

 

[fisheye]

I was actually thinking of an alt account to join the UK races. Is it cleaner over there?

 

[El_Beardo]

I was actually thinking of an alt account to join the UK races. Is it cleaner over there?

Yes. Also no.

Depends when you race, really.

Far more competitive than NA, though.

 

[sturk0167]

Is it cleaner over there?

From the videos I've seen, it looks about the same.
I've had an Asian account for a while, and it seems a bit cleaner to me.
Also, before starting a foreign alt account, consider your geographic location. I went with Asia, because I'm on the west coast of US.
I usually have about the same connection as the Aussies and Kiwis.

 

[NevilleNobody]

been meaning to ask this, any way to know what tyre folks start on?

 

[NoStopN]

I got mine on Amazon, it was on sale last week.

I got mine out of a Cracker Jack box.

In the Brit lobbies the speed is quite low, if you qualify you're usually going to spend the race laughing about your 20 sec lead after turn #1. Starting last is like racing Mr Bean and the Muppets.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

been meaning to ask this, any way to know what tyre folks start on?

You can see from the symbols if you go into warm up but I don't think there is any way to see everybodies.

 

[Jason885]

A mate is having problems with starting race C on hards how do you start race C on hard tyres?

 

[05XR8]

A mate is having problems with starting race C on hards how do you start race C on hard tyres?

Jump into Free Practice and we'll, practice, doing laps on RH. Get the feel for less grip. When your mate starts the race, take it easy until tyre come up to temperature.

 

[Jason885]

Jump into Free Practice and we'll, practice, doing laps on RH. Get the feel for less grip. When your mate starts the race, take it easy until tyre come up to temperature.

Think I should have said in a better way, the car keeps starting with mediums on and no matter what he does with trying to put hards on it starts him on mediums

 

[DarkSideNet]

A mate is having problems with starting race C on hards how do you start race C on hard tyres?

Before entering the Warm-up, hit the Wrench icon to change the tires. Then enter warm up.