"Daily" Race Discussion [Archive]

[Nunogs123]

What flag are you referring too?

During a online race you have the player ID, the flag of the country of the player and then you have a number on the left which PD aded on a uptade. And my question is, what s the meaning of that number.
Thanks

 

[Pigems]

During a online race you have the player ID, the flag of the country of the player and then you have a number on the left which PD aded on a uptade. And my question is, what s the meaning of that number.
Thanks

Is it the same as the number that’s on your door/hood after the race?

 

[Nunogs123]

Is it the same as the number as what’s on your door/hood after the race?

Yes. I saw a video on YouTube now and i have noticed that that number is the same as the number of the door/hood.
Thanks and sorry for my ignorance but i m new on this game

 

[ASH32]

Well just raced Race C and as you'd expect there's been more than one cheater in every race. 🤬

I got punted into the 1st corner in the first race anyway and ended up last before I recovered a bit but there was all kinds of chaos when multiple drivers were cheating at the same time.

2nd race I almost got hit off again into turn 1 but managed to survive then followed a cheater all race, getting purple after purple sectors only for them to avoid the last chicane and streak ahead. After my pit stop I was behind another cheater who had not stopped but they got dc'd thankfully so that just left me to finish behind the cheater who was on pole, by this point they were over 10 seconds in front. I don't know if they didn't cheat the last few laps and/or had penalties but in the end I was only about 5 seconds behind them.

One positive was they were no stuck cars.

 

[Pigems]

Yes. I saw a video on YouTube now and i have noticed that that number is the same as the number of the door/hood.
Thanks and sorry for my ignorance but i m new on this game

No worries at all, so am I haha. I guess the door/hood number is where the game expects you to finish in a race, though some people don’t believe that to be the case.

 

[Nunogs123]

No worries at all, so am I haha. I guess the door/hood number is where the game expects you to finish in a race, though some people don’t believe that to be the case.

Oh ok thanks for the info.

 

[Silver_Wolf]

Well update file tomorrow which will hopefully fix the bug for the online races of the "zig-zag/stuck cars" bug.

Not had a chance to actually race this week yet but hoping to do so later this afternoon (dang real life!) but can someone confirm for me the races that are shown for next week on Kudosprime website, Race C I assume is for the Red Bull Standard 2014 or is it a different car from Group X (Pagini Zonda R maybe?)

 

[Invisigoth]

No worries at all, so am I haha. I guess the door/hood number is where the game expects you to finish in a race, though some people don’t believe that to be the case.

It does and it doesn't. Depends on the mix of DRs on your grid. If you are matched against a grid of your DR then it is an indication of where it thinks you should finish. On a mixed grid all bets are off because it uses some sort of weird alphabetical order for the number of points. Occasionally it gives me the number I want... but it's not a very good number for finishing .

 

[Cerebral303]

I did Race C yesterday and really enjoyed it in the Z4. It was so stable and easy to turn through the corners, fit the track well even though no one else was using it. Half the field made it Porsche city as it is such a strong car right now, probably the best chance but I am just not a fan of the handling.

No one cut the chicane (that I could see). It would probably be different if some people started doing it, then everyone else follows but lap after lap I saw most of the field and everyone followed the actual circuit (as if this is now the new benchmark for clean racing!).

 

[fastone371]

You're actually almost never going from lock to lock on the DS4, one of the assists is a dynamic limitation on the amount you can turn the wheels to prevent scrubbing. The full speed S curve section after the first turn at Kyoto in high downforce cars is the best place to feel this that I've experienced.

I agree about going lock to lock but there are many times I can get behind the car with my wheel and I feel if I could rotate the wheel quicker that would not happen. I also think there is a delay between the time you turn the wheel and you see the car on screen respond. There are many corners where it feels I have to turn in very early. I think race A this week is just the perfect storm that really highlights how the DS4 helps control such a poor handling and unresponsive car on a very narrow track. Using the DS4 also makes it feel like the car has softer tires hence more traction. I think if you wheel users tried your wheel then the DS4 you would agree. I feel I definitely drive better/faster with my wheel because I can be so much more precise, this is just an unusual combination.

 

[BrakeCheck101]

A bit late to the party, but here's a good race from me at Suzuka in the daily races last week with commentary:



I feel like my driver rating is very slowly going up, but I think if/when I get to "A" I really don't think I'll be able to get any better.

If anyone spots something about my driving technique that I could improve, then please let me know! Suzuka is one of my favourite tracks and I know it like the back of my hand, so I was kind of hoping I'd have the pace to win, but I never really got close at the daily races last week.

I did start on pole once, but couldn't convert it into the win.

As I say, any advice or suggestions, I would be eternally grateful before I start competing in the races this week.

 

[TheNorfolkDad]

A bit late to the party, but here's a good race from me at Suzuka in the daily races last week with commentary:



I feel like my driver rating is very slowly going up, but I think if/when I get to "A" I really don't think I'll be able to get any better.

If anyone spots something about my driving technique that I could improve, then please let me know! Suzuka is one of my favourite tracks and I know it like the back of my hand, so I was kind of hoping I'd have the pace to win, but I never really got close at the daily races last week.

I did start on pole once, but couldn't convert it into the win.

As I say, any advice or suggestions, I would be eternally grateful before I start competing in the races this week.

I noticed at 2:40 you said the other guy blocked you, really you had so much track to your left but you just carried on going and nearly hit him. Don’t chance anything when making a pass, use the space, make it stick.

 

[ASH32]

Did two more races, almost no cutting this time. First race one guy did it but must have messed up, maybe hit the barriers and ended up finishing 9th. Also the guy who won only did it on the last lap when he was going to win anyway, guess that fastest lap mattered that much.

Next race I didn't see anyone cut. Still the drivers starting in front me clearly did it in qualifying as they were at least a second a lap slower than they should have been and I was getting held up a lot, so pitted on lap 5 instead of 6 and jumped them in the stops, then managed to hold on for the win just about but only because the guy behind had a penalty due to the same slower drivers who cheated to start in front of me and them in the first place.

I also reported all the cheaters I saw but it won't do anything.

 

[Winnie847]

You do realise the Catalunya exploit is more than that? That's why people are unhappy.

People are taking an entirely different track layout, as I said. It isn't just abusing kerbs or going wide at Turn 1 of Red Bull Ring or something. Those are minor.

Meh...cry about it I guess, that’ll help!

I guess I just don’t care enough to direct my energy towards it. I’d rather just race the combos I like.

 

[VeeDoubleU]

Meh...cry about it I guess, that’ll help!

Today I learned we can't be frustrated and complain about major game exploits.

 

[BrakeCheck101]

I noticed at 2:40 you said the other guy blocked you, really you had so much track to your left but you just carried on going and nearly hit him. Don’t chance anything when making a pass, use the space, make it stick.

Thanks mate.

Yeah, you're right. I should have gone into the space more.

Looking back, I think it was just I felt the guy in front started pulling towards the middle, started going back to the right and then back to the middle again. Before he finally went back over to the right. They were minor movements and probably don't look as bad on my screen because I was drifting over to the left as well.

At the same time, I didn't want to go too far to the inside because then it would make my line really shallow through 130R, plus open up the possibility of going three-wide through there, which I would have had to back out of.

But yes, point taken. I do usually try and give as much room as possible when overtaking. I learnt the hard way on F1 2017 and F1 2018 due to various de-syncs etc.

I was lucky in the end anyway as they both went off at 130R

 

[watto79]

A bit late to the party, but here's a good race from me at Suzuka in the daily races last week with commentary:



I feel like my driver rating is very slowly going up, but I think if/when I get to "A" I really don't think I'll be able to get any better.

If anyone spots something about my driving technique that I could improve, then please let me know! Suzuka is one of my favourite tracks and I know it like the back of my hand, so I was kind of hoping I'd have the pace to win, but I never really got close at the daily races last week.

I did start on pole once, but couldn't convert it into the win.

As I say, any advice or suggestions, I would be eternally grateful before I start competing in the races this week.

Nice race, thanks for sharing.

It's happened to me so many times, going side by side into a corner with myself on the inside, only to have the other car turn straight into me as if I wasn't there. The spacial awareness of some racers is atrocious. We all make mistakes, myself included, but I fail to understand how he could not have known you were there! He'd gone off at turn 1, you're all over him through the esses, he then gets a bad run through the Degnas so you'd think he might have thought maybe you'd got alongside him!

I also shake my head in despair.

 

[ASH32]

@ThePhantomAli Just got around to watching you latest highlights video and those glitches were something else. Also some awful driving standards by some of the people you were unlucky enough to share the track with. Also turn off those damn cones.

Did you send the driver who didn't bother to pit until too late your thanks for the win? What a strange decision that was and from that other guy in a previous race who ran out of fuel due to not pitting.

 

[Shottah072]

With the 4c you can pick any line you want. With the Audi it's all about not understeering on corner exit. It has great torque up the hills as well.

Have you tried the Audi yet?

Yeah i ran some laps in it yesterday. Laptimes were simular for me but i preferred the nimble oversteery style of 4C over the understeering TT. But that Audi is pretty good in the race though, i used to beat fields of M4's with it on this track back when that was the meta car.

 

[Invisigoth]

Today I learned we can't be frustrated and complain about major game exploits.

It's not an exploit, it's a strategy.........

And on to a race report . Not much from last night, too demoralising. I did race B and C. Race B was demo derby, Race C was thrashed tyres after lap 3! The R8 is fairly strong, I beat my 4C time with the first qualy lap. The fuel economy is great, but as someone pointed out, the tyre wear is scary! Between the two races my SR dropped 9 and my DR dropped 1.5k. When you're a DR/D, that's a lot!

Tonight I had a crack at Race C with the Evo. Beat my R8 time and thought that was going to get me where I wanted, but I was matched with a bunch of DR/Bs so I was still 1s away from where I needed to be. P8/16 was where I started.

The start was pretty clean. No DJ scratches, and auto drive let me loose almost in a convenient spot. I was up to P5 after the first lap, but I dropped back to P6 when I was passed by a Jag. I think I pitted about P6 on lap 5 because my tyres were unhappy.

I came out of the pits P10, but was back up to P6 after the outlap. I got passed by the same Jag, and another car behind him. I hung with them for a bit. They seemed to be having a bit of argy bargy happening, so I waited. One of the cars spun with no help from the other. I managed to pass the other car too, but lost my brake cue and slid off into the sand. The other guy musta been laughing . At one point I had 2s contact penalty and another 4 in track limit violations. I lost 2s coming into the pits. On the final lap, still carrying 4s , the guy behind me was about 4s behind. I pulled over and served my penalty, hoping I could still cross first. Almost! Instead of P8 I finished P9. The guy who got ahead of me started the race in P14 . I don't think he's a GTP member, but good effort by ghostkingau anyway 👍.

SR up 2, DR up 90. Not quite what I was hoping for, but better than last night at least. Another day above DR 1.... barely .

 

[BrakeCheck101]

Nice race, thanks for sharing.

It's happened to me so many times, going side by side into a corner with myself on the inside, only to have the other car turn straight into me as if I wasn't there. The spacial awareness of some racers is atrocious. We all make mistakes, myself included, but I fail to understand how he could not have known you were there! He'd gone off at turn 1, you're all over him through the esses, he then gets a bad run through the Degnas so you'd think he might have thought maybe you'd got alongside him!

I also shake my head in despair.

Haha yeah. I mean, I wasn't 100% alongside him, but I was at least 75% and in my book that means the driver on the outside shouldn't be turning across me into the apex.

Maybe there was lag involved too, but who knows?

 

[O604]

Meh...cry about it I guess, that’ll help!

I guess I just don’t care enough to direct my energy towards it. I’d rather just race the combos I like.

This is messed up. People are sharing what they believe is unfair. I don't think that is crying about it.

It's great that you are so awesome. But what could you possibly have against other people trying to learn to race cleanly?

 

[Pigems]

This is messed up. People are sharing what they believe is unfair. I don't think that is crying about it.

It's great that you are so awesome. But what could you possibly have against other people trying to learn to race cleanly?

I’ve got nothing against people who want to race clean, I get it completely and that’s how it should be. But I want to win, so when I’m in Rome I do as the Romans do if that’s what it takes to win or keep up. I think that’s all he was getting at.

Yeah i ran some laps in it yesterday. Laptimes were simular for me but i preferred the nimble oversteery style of 4C over the understeering TT. But that Audi is pretty good in the race though, i used to beat fields of M4's with it on this track back when that was the meta car.

I must like understeel then because I loved the RCZ last week and I am loving the TT this week so far. Who knew?

 

[8l23ub]

My lobbies . . .

@8l23ub

I use Digtater as my main account. I thought you was already on it?

(Can you edit out my email please mate?)

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I sent a fr last night, if any lovehearts in it I apologise for drunkenness

 

[Mr616]

Yeah i ran some laps in it yesterday. Laptimes were simular for me but i preferred the nimble oversteery style of 4C over the understeering TT. But that Audi is pretty good in the race though, i used to beat fields of M4's with it on this track back when that was the meta car.

Yeah, the only problem with the TT is it's kinda on rails and adjusting your line is, well, non existent lol. The 4c you can put anywhere mid corner and is far more manoeuvrable.

I may try the Lambo later. Had a good race with somebody last night who was holding really good pace with it.

 

[Shottah072]

A bit late to the party, but here's a good race from me at Suzuka in the daily races last week with commentary:



I feel like my driver rating is very slowly going up, but I think if/when I get to "A" I really don't think I'll be able to get any better.

If anyone spots something about my driving technique that I could improve, then please let me know! Suzuka is one of my favourite tracks and I know it like the back of my hand, so I was kind of hoping I'd have the pace to win, but I never really got close at the daily races last week.

I did start on pole once, but couldn't convert it into the win.

As I say, any advice or suggestions, I would be eternally grateful before I start competing in the races this week.

If your looking for some extra speed you should try to use more of the track. Line up more to the outside before turning in and let the car run all the way to the curbs on exit. There is definitely allot of time to be gained for you by just using more off the track. But with that said, Suzuka is definitely one of the hardest track to be on the edge consistent cause 1 little error could send you off in the gravel.

 

[Winnie847]

Today I learned we can't be frustrated and complain about major game exploits.

oh don't get me wrong, you can do whatever you want, but it's a fruitless effort and wasted energy. Literally zero gains and only a net loss in fun times/races.

This is messed up. People are sharing what they believe is unfair. I don't think that is crying about it.

It's great that you are so awesome. But what could you possibly have against other people trying to learn to race cleanly?

Trying to learn to race clean? Sounds like you're talking about something different. Just because people are taking advantage of lax track limits doesn't mean they don't know how to race clean, and just because some people are upset about it, it certainly doesn't mean they are racing clean or even trying to. Apples to oranges. Not once did I imply I was awesome, just that I won't waste my energy in complaining about such a thing and that you guys probably shouldn't either, for your own well being. You are free to complain about what you like, but like I said before, futile effort and I doubt this festering sentiment serves you well.

I’ve got nothing against people who want to race clean, I get it completely and that’s how it should be. But I want to win, so when I’m in Rome I do as the Romans do if that’s what it takes to win or keep up. I think that’s all he was getting at.

You're exactly right, that's what I was getting at. Even if you don't do as the Romans, you can still have fun in these races and even win. But if you do do as the Romans, no need to be persecuted for it. Just a game, so if you refrain it's only your loss. I'm guessing PD doesn't care.

 

[BrakeCheck101]

If your looking for some extra speed you should try to use more of the track. Line up more to the outside before turning in and let the car run all the way to the curbs on exit. There is definitely allot of time to be gained for you by just using more off the track. But with that said, Suzuka is definitely one of the hardest track to be on the edge consistent cause 1 little error could send you off in the gravel.

Thanks for the feedback bud. Yeah, not lining up on the outside is something I've always been a bit lousy at.

I will take it on board and see if I can improve with wider entries into corners.

As you say though, Suzuka does tend to bite and bite hard if you try to take advantage of her too much!

 

[kilesa4568]

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I sent a fr last night, if any lovehearts in it I apologise for drunkenness

I'll accept it as soon as I put the console on.

 

[Shottah072]

Thanks for the feedback bud. Yeah, not lining up on the outside is something I've always been a bit lousy at.

I will take it on board and see if I can improve with wider entries into corners.

As you say though, Suzuka does tend to bite and bite hard if you try to take advantage of her too much!

Yeah on your typical corner you dont want to be more then 2-4 inches away from the track edged when lining up. When there is some curb on the outside then you might want to get up there as well to open up the angle even more.

You said you weren't sure you could improve even further. I am pretty sure you can and you will. Its just that the closer you get to the top the harder it gets to make big gains. It's gonna be a tenth here and half a tenth there. But adding that up over a entire lap is gonna bridge the gap eventually.