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Being outbraked doesn’t necessarily mean you’re braking too early. Are they in the same car as you? Some cars are able to brake much later than others.

I find it’s best to concentrate on exit speed not braking distance and for T1 cars will often dive under you for the first part of the turn and compromise their line out to leave you in a better position for the second part and the following straight.

It’s a tough complex though.
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Yes, it's much better to focus on exit speed. Braking really late for a corner might net you .1 but getting the exit right (slow in, fast out) gains you speed all the next straight. Most often you get so much ahead you don't have to worry about the late breaker in the next corner.
 
Hey all, I've released my first Race Commentary video today. I'd be interested to know whether the video was enjoyable or not, and whether I should continue making more videos like this. Please do let me know any thoughts you have!
 
So a quick question:. On rolling starts why do the cars sometimes all bunch up before the green lights come on. I have had it happen a couple of times today and to say it was carnage through the first corner Sheesh.

I would assume it's a netcode or lag issue that causes it. One thing I wish would happen is folks with less than a 3 bar connection get put in their own lobby. Hate racing against those folks
 
BalsBrother
So a quick question:. On rolling starts why do the cars sometimes all bunch up before the green lights come on. I have had it happen a couple of times today and to say it was carnage through the first corner Sheesh.

I would assume it's a netcode or lag issue that causes it. One thing I wish would happen is folks with less than a 3 bar connection get put in their own lobby. Hate racing against those folks
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I think it's because the driver at the front has a laggy connection and it it waiting for them to catch up
Causes chaos although can be good if you are at the back!

I agree ≤3 bar on entry should have their own room. Very annoying.
 
jnm23
I think it's because the driver at the front has a laggy connection and it it waiting for them to catch up
Causes chaos although can be good if you are at the back!

I agree ≤3 bar on entry should have their own room. Very annoying.
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Doubt it, if it was a lag issue it would happen more often, it looks to me like a coding problem but I'm no expert.
As to 3 bars, you've got to be kidding, I can play on 1 bar with no issues and 3 bars with. Unfortunately not everyone has perfect internet, but latency is only part of the issue, package loss and other thing effect the game. Maybe the game should do checks and only allow players with stable internet online, but basing it solely on bars wouldn't work.
 
Norrin Radd
Doubt it, if it was a lag issue it would happen more often, it looks to me like a coding problem but I'm no expert.
As to 3 bars, you've got to be kidding, I can play on 1 bar with no issues and 3 bars with. Unfortunately not everyone has perfect internet, but latency is only part of the issue, package loss and other thing effect the game. Maybe the game should do checks and only allow players with stable internet online, but basing it solely on bars wouldn't work.
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You might be able to play on 1 bar the issue is everyone else has to deal with a car that teleports around the track and it more a matter of luck to get past without a penalty than anything else because you can't judge where they actually are.

Yup I am aware not everyone has great internet I was one as little as a couple of years ago. Thing is for me knowing my limitations at the time in that regard I wouldn't have even considered doing any online multiplayer activity (which I didn't) because I would be aware it would be a miserable experience for most everyone else.

Now I am not saying folks in that situation shouldn't play you all can make your own choices with no judgement from me. That said if it was possible to match folks together with less than ideal internet in whatever manner works best I wouldn't be unhappy.
 
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After ignoring the Dailies all week... went on to put in a good QT for the Monza race (just to boost my K' score.. sorry, @Milouse! :P) but after testing the water with my Alt account, and seeing I'd grid in the top three most races, spent much of this afternoon grinding DR at Race B on my main account.

Got positive DR every race and nudged my rating up to a new all-time high. Just a number of days after my reset at Bathurst... I can't believe it. Got back up to the top SR bracket with a win, then got edged out at the line with a 3rd place in the last race to just out-rank my prior best DR high.

Surprised to not run into any GTP friends out there today... maybe I was crazy for chancing it?!

There were some SR bruises along the way, from the Senna-wannabes typical at Monza on a weekend, and sometimes from the dumb system (such as when yielding a spot to one car in the chicane, and the car behind hits YOU from behind, ever so lightly, and YOU get the SR reduction... argh!!) but overall I was really surprised how reasonable the races played out at the theater of speed that is Monza. I do really like that track, and when raced with other clean guys, it is special.

Cheers, GT Planet people... see you out there again.

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KiepeYai
You’d think it will be a walk in the park taking on the chicane of death flat out with gr2 downforce and medium tires, ha! I got news for you
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Urggggggghhh. Really excited by this combo and feel Seaside would be the best track for racing in the game but the COD always ruins it for me. To make it worse, i got the yips last time we raced there in group four and hit it more often than i made it through clean.
 
Tried the TT at Monza. That thing is slow. More power to those that know how to get the maximum from it.👍 I'm not the one. It's the Megane and Scirocket for me.
 
Hadn't done dailies much in the past few weeks. Was unsure what to expect, with Gr. 2 at DTS.

Jumped in with no practice, what a tonne of fun these cars are on this track. Racing from the back is a blast too.

RacingGrandpa
Anyone knows how long the medium tyres last on DTS?
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Furthest I've tried was 7 laps. But did do 1 race, where the leader pushed them to lap 10.
 
Tight turning and a bullet on the straights. Moved up one spot on the lead R8 when it went wide at one of the corners. Acceleration ain't too shaby with the Mustang. Those R8s and the RSRs, seem too twitchy when following them.

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Race C: I did one dreadful SR A starting on medium.and getting dinged back and forth pitting on lap 4 to get away from the pack. Finished with a red A.....

Next race I started on hards and ran 6 laps before pitting then finished 6 spots up with a Blue A. 7 laps on mediums where about as far as I could go.

Edit: and guess what.. a non qualfying driver from Greece (nationality makes no difference here, just want that to be clear) stormed through the entire field, almost, to finish p3.
The price for his podium was payed by pretty much everyone between the start and the finish line. I was lucky and only got 1 second for colliding with another car as he pushed me wide in T2, others fared worse.
I have no problems with a clean driver moving up in a safe manner but way too many drives like this.
It's getting to the point where everyone starting from the back makes me very cautious. I can no longer trust them, the vast majority are dirty scumbags that have no business in a race. Fast, perhaps, but zero race craft
 
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Moved up a couple places.
Started behind P1 and got held up and run wide, plus a bogus 1 second penalty, for avoiding spinning cars.

Did a two stop. 1RH/7RM/5RM. Would have caught P2 if P3 didn't brake at the COD. Anyway, P2 didn't use both compounds and dropped down to P11.
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Tried the TT at Monza. That thing is slow. More power to those that know how to get the maximum from it.👍 I'm not the one. It's the Megane and Scirocket for me.
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The TT is just ~slightly slower than the RCZ, but has much better brakes and mid-throttle performance. As a race car, I find it much more forgiving and useful than the other FF cars for those reasons. I had a 0.1 better qualifying time in the RCZ, but I had to work like hell to get that, and the TT is more repeatable at nearly the same speed. With the great brakes and the stable behavior in the chicanes, it's a very effective race car at Monza.
 
NevilleNobody
Urggggggghhh. Really excited by this combo and feel Seaside would be the best track for racing in the game but the COD always ruins it for me. To make it worse, i got the yips last time we raced there in group four and hit it more often than i made it through clean.
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made some runs this morning COD flat out mediums not an issue when they get worn around laps 7-10 a little sketchy but still can keep it wide open. When i switched to hards I had such a big lead so played it cautious
 
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jad866
made some runs this morning COD flat on mediums not an issue when they get worn around laps 7-10 a little sketchy but still can keep it wide open. When i switched to hards I had such a big lead so played it cautious
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Totally agree. Currently doing all my races from the back. But I wouldn't try pushing the mediums beyond 7 laps with COD.

Surprised, consistency isn't that easy on the controller, I think. First time I've ever run 4 laps in the same race, separated by .003
Ranging from 1:29.421- 1:29.424.
With fastest lap a 1:28.9.

Not the quickest times, but trying to be consistent in race and see where that takes me.
 
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crusselz
Totally agree. Currently doing all my races from the back. But I wouldn't try pushing the mediums beyond 7 laps with COD.

Surprised, consistency isn't that easy on the controller, I think. First time I've ever run 4 laps in the same race, separated by .003
Ranging from 1:29.421- 1:29.424.
With fastest lap a 1:28.9.

Not the quickest times, but trying to be consistent in race and see where that takes me.
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i think i did 8 or 9 on mediums this morning cant remember I know I pitted 1 lap later than 2nd was able to pull time on him even though he came out on fresh hards next lap I took the hards and the gap went from about 4 seconds (when 2nd place pitted) to 6.5 after i pitted thought about doing 10 on mediums just to see but I did't i think 10 would be the max at least for me . easy decisions too make make when you're out front all alone
 
I did a bunch of laps this morning in all 3 of the race A Nissans.
BMB Infield is a nice track. No track limit worries. Usually, there are plenty of SR penalties at that track, though.

The Fugu and the '89 are both really squirrely. The '07 is by far the most comfortable one for me to drive.
I realize that the Fugu has the best speed potential, but the SH tires make it quite a handful.
When I start racing, I will definitely go with the '07. I'll be less likely to crash with it.
The Weak slipstream should even things out. :)
 
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This is how i fare against lester’s ghost ,sometimes I’m a tenth ahead, but as soon as hit those last 3 corners it’s game over, this is why i hate catalunya, i can get it right sometimes , but thats like once in 40 laps,
 
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RacingGrandpa
Next race I started on hards and ran 6 laps before pitting then finished 6 spots up with a Blue A. 7 laps on mediums where about as far as I could go.
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BalsBrother
So what is the pit / tyre strategy for race C this week? Not sure when or how long to run the hard tyre
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Depends on car maybe??? I started out doing softs for 7, but my times are a bit slow so went H/S been doing 5/8 and I think I could maybe get 10 from the softs before I drop to med times. Going to do 4/9 this time and see what happens. using the au Tom's RC F 16 as I find it more stable. Can do COD flat out on hards, but the time lost on mistakes isn't worth it and I really struggle to follow someone through at any speed.
 
I tried a Race A. Started 2nd, finished 3rd. Good race.

Saw BenRod. I was in the Fugu. He wasn't. I don't finish ahead of him often. The car was definitely the difference. :D
 
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