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Sven Jurgens
I tried a few Nurb races, very dirty. In one I was in second right behind first waiting for a good place to pass. Then another car comes up from behind, starts draft bumping me a few times in corners so I lose connection to first due to getting pushed off my lines, then he pit manoevers me a few corners later so I fall to 9th. He came out without a penalty. His excuse, I was slow....

So I try Suzuka, standing start ugh. 2 races later I'm SR.B thanks to **** like getting bumped from behind in the corner into a bad track re-entry that bounces off me, I end up with the penalties. My new mission is to get out of DR.A, sick of it. Unfortunately the SR.B race was clean so no DR reset, instead I now pit in lap 7 and let everyone pass. I should be out of DR.A soon.

I actually saw 2 familiar faces there in SR.B, both in SR and DR recovery mode. Good luck, I'm going the other way. One more should do it.

Edit: Mission accomplished, 27K DR. Unfortunately the SR.A race was very dirty again, so back in SR.B. Pushing and little bumps don't give penalties anymore so people are simply pushing you out of the way again. Must be Sunday drivers. Saw another fair and clean driver in A/A, also working to restore SR.
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It's the same thing for me, except I'm in low dr B. I think safest path is mid/high of any dr.
 
I hope the Megane One Make stays another day. Suzuki isn't one of my favourites, but I'm getting podiums and love to watch the replays.
 
A) One Make (Subaru BRZ S) -- Suzuka (3 laps)
B) Gr.4 -- Nurb GP (4 laps)
C) Gr.3 -- Bathurst (8 laps, 6x fuel, 9x tire)

I'm so tempted to do Bathurst, but I can feel the SR carnage already...
 
Wow, everyone had the same DR and SR in my Megane Trophy Race. That made things much better, if only it occurred all the time. I started fifth, which is decent but still a little way off the best time which was about a second quicker than me. The race was easily the cleanest I've ever been in; a complete contrast to the previous week. There was one point in the race where everyone had settled into their rhythm and nothing much was happening, then BAM! The top three get tangled up exiting Degner and I snag third place, which is where I stayed for the rest of the race. But it wasn't without a contest. I had to hold off the pole sitter for about 3 laps, and pulled an extremely cheeky move into the fast left hander before the Casio Triangle, going to the inside and making the pole sitter go off onto the apron. Eventually, he had another accident so third was a certainty. It was my only race for the day but I was highly satisfied with the outcome.
 
Invisigoth
Hang on. You can go into auto drive during an online race?? :crazy: I know it worked out for you, but that sounds seriously dodgy during a race against actual people rather than the AI :odd:.
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When you press pause it will go in autodrive but that is usually a very slow tempo like when the warmup ends. I forgot to save the replay but I think 2nd place driver must have made a mistake because in normal race trim he should have passed me easily.
 
First time rage quit. Started from the back. Tried to stay out of trouble. Still got hit wide at T1.
Next lap, 4 cars are ghosted on pit straight. I weave around two. This freakin player in an AMG is still ghosted. I juke left towards the pit wall. That car was far right. The fool then jumps right in front of me as the car goes solid.

I tare up Mountain. Straight and the fool hits me at T2. Then again all the way up to Skyline. So, down Forrest Elbow I ram the AMG, take myself to pit lane and quit.
 
05XR8
Gr. 4 All day.

After I do Bathurst though...
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That's the spirit! It's the one time I see Aussies come out of the woodwork in my races (the Kiwis just abuse the spectators from the podium ;).).

I'm sorry to hear your race went so pear shaped 👎.

commanderr
When you press pause it will go in autodrive but that is usually a very slow tempo like when the warmup ends. I forgot to save the replay but I think 2nd place driver must have made a mistake because in normal race trim he should have passed me easily.
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I see, so you won't crash off but you don't get a competitive advantage. Fair enough.
 
tofuhero
A) One Make (Subaru BRZ S) -- Suzuka (3 laps)
B) Gr.4 -- Nurb GP (4 laps)
C) Gr.3 -- Bathurst (8 laps, 6x fuel, 9x tire)

I'm so tempted to do Bathurst, but I can feel the SR carnage already...
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I like a bit of carnage in races. Its my new thang.
 
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AlexLion
Bathurst for me surely, the stupid lines you can take in the first part of Nurb GP just put me off that track...
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:D Every "competitive" "racer" is also put off track - intentionally though -, so never mind ;)
These races should be called Near Nurburgring GP. (Nearburgring.)

I also avoid that track if that roaming-everywhere-around is an option. I'm too old and have some oldschool respect to track.

05XR8
First time rage quit. Started from the back. Tried to stay out of trouble. Still got hit wide at T1.
Next lap, 4 cars are ghosted on pit straight. I weave around two. This freakin player in an AMG is still ghosted. I juke left towards the pit wall. That car was far right. The fool then jumps right in front of me as the car goes solid.

I tare up Mountain. Straight and the fool hits me at T2. Then again all the way up to Skyline. So, down Forrest Elbow I ram the AMG, take myself to pit lane and quit.
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Sorry to read that. You should make some screenshots of the ones that can not behave, for the others here to know who to avoid. That seems to be the only thing we can do.
 
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TamasToth
:D Every "competitive" "racer" is also put off track - intentionally though -, so never mind ;)
These races should be called Near Nurburgring GP. (Nearburgring.)

I also avoid that track if that roaming-everywhere-around is an option. I'm too old and have some oldschool respect to track.
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The FIA version with the red blocks solves the problem pretty well, I don’t get how they don’t use that version in the dailies as well. The blocks may cause an extra bit of carnage with cars crashing and stopping but it makes no sense that you can go that wide while at Le Mans you get penalties for barely touching the curbs with 2 wheels
 
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The FIA version with the red blocks solves the problem pretty well, I don’t get how they don’t use that version in the dailies as well. The blocks may cause an extra bit of carnage with cars crashing and stopping but it makes no sense that you can go that wide while at Le Mans you get penalties for barely touching the curbs with 2 wheels
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We were discussing about this issue. For me it is still incomprehensible, what can be the challenge in sensing (an penalizing) the track limits in their proper places, while it is working in 100s of kilometers around other tracks - or in that particular track's other parts. It is drawn very well onto the asphalt. Without any additional blocks. That could be used consequently regardless of what kind of race. That is the track, it is so simple.
 
can anyone tell me if yesterdays race C you were able to put the power up/weight down? I spent a little while doing qualifying laps but didn't even think about it until just now
 
ThePhantomAli
can anyone tell me if yesterdays race C you were able to put the power up/weight down? I spent a little while doing qualifying laps but didn't even think about it until just now
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No, it was BoPed to Gr. 4 standards. I always try to check when there’s a one make in race B or C in case they leave the option open
 
Qyn
View attachment 740808 After win #19 last night....THIS finally happened to me again!:irked: Looks like it time to climb the ladder again.:scared::lol:

One more win for the 20 wins achievement! I 🤬 love this game! Even with it's flaws :gtpflag:
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At the risk of asking for the obvious but: what app is that you're using to show those stats?
 
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05XR8
Why can't people just give up the spot to live and fight another day?
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Did you notice your hazards were blinking the whole time? I think that's why the first guy might have reacted oddly. The two fighting in the last lap was a little cheap, considering the one guy had nothing to gain by forcing the issue with that penalty. He should have just let you go when he went wide.
 
Litchi
Hi everyone. Well, I've done a bit of work in the backrooms and I created a Daily Races Calendar (link is in my signature too) so you can see the PD schedule for your races. All credits to Zkippe , he found the way to predict future events from week to week. With a bit more work, I'm sure that we'll have access a way further in the future 👍
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Nice work dude!!! :) Done a good Job! :)
 
UnkaD
Did you notice your hazards were blinking the whole time? I think that's why the first guy might have reacted oddly. The two fighting in the last lap was a little cheap, considering the one guy had nothing to gain by forcing the issue with that penalty. He should have just let you go when he went wide.
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Just noticed that! 👍 I thought I signalled for him to pass on my left. That's why I stayed right, as he had the run on me.
 
Is it just me, or is the new Megane Trophy Gr.4 op now? You need to really drain the gears to get the most power out of it (so bad fuel economy), but it flies around the corners (one of the only Gr.4 cars that can take 130 R quite easily at full chat)
 
K32
Is it just me, or is the new Megane Trophy Gr.4 op now? You need to really drain the gears to get the most power out of it (so bad fuel economy), but it flies around the corners (one of the only Gr.4 cars that can take 130 R quite easily at full chat)
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Like everyone keeps saying, it feels like a detuned Gr.3 Megane
 
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