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- Hong Kong
1:23.567 in Race B
I'm not touching it again
Edit: Video
1:23.567 in Race B
I'm not touching it again
Edit: Video
Got my 2 missing SR points back and DR went up from 3957 to 5889 . My 7th expedition into DR/C begins .
I like Brand's, but not as B race... Might roll a race or two in Asia.I should've gotten my last account to A in the last daily... I probably won't play this week as well
Maybe it would be fun to turn the daily B into short 12 minute endurance races. Then it's always over in time, faster rooms get to race more laps.
I think they change the gear ratios according to the track, you can only use the clutch with the standard gearbox. There are times when they leave it stock. I’ve only ever done daily races with it a couple of times and yes it does give you a slight advantage but if you mistime your shift, you end up in neutral and lose pace. It’s really awkward to reshift and get going again.Correct me if I’m wrong but previously on daily races PD have changed the gearbox to be sequential in order to cancel out this advantage. The particular example I have in mind was the Fiat 500s at no chicane Monza. Is this not the case in Daily C?
Nice! How are you not an A?Race B is all i'll care about this week #makesportmodegreatagain
I probably am! Not sure though.Nice! How are you not an A?
Excellent Idea! You could split hairs over a 12 to 15 mins duration but anything long enough to justify the effort of actually racing yet still be able to matchmake, get into lobby, warm up (not sure this is really needed), race, have time for post race handbags, and log into another race within a 20 min turn around time. 3 laps of Bathurst was more like a teaser than a real race.
Take off 2 minutes for post race chat
Man, when people say it’s hard to get your SR up when you’re down in the B SR range, they aren’t joking. I’m at a B right now with a B DR. I’m a clean driver and hit a rough patch where nothing was going right which dropped my SR. Even though I race clean, there always seems to be one instance every single race where someone does something to ruin a possible clean race. Had it happen last night when I was chasing someone down at Bathurst on the last lap. He tried to kill off a penalty on the final turn and broke way early and I ended up bumping into him a bit from behind, but it was very light and didn’t do anything. Then he tried to kill off the rest coming out of the turn which allowed me to gain on him and get side by side. I had the speed to make the pass and it was going to be a clear win for me, but the guy pushes me from the middle of the track all the way to the inside wall. Luckily he slowed up again to kill off yet another penalty before the line, and I was able to pass him for the win, but my clean race bonus went out the window. Then today, I get turned around in turn one of Brands Hatch by someone who was half in the grass, and then on the last lap someone, yet again, didn’t like being passed coming out of turn four so they put me in the grass.
My SR is slowly creeping up and it’s blue for most of my races but it’s so hard when you have to walk of eggshells. Even when you hang back and don’t push too hard, there always seems to be someone with a target on you.
Man, when people say it’s hard to get your SR up when you’re down in the B SR range, they aren’t joking. I’m at a B right now with a B DR. I’m a clean driver and hit a rough patch where nothing was going right which dropped my SR. Even though I race clean, there always seems to be one instance every single race where someone does something to ruin a possible clean race. Had it happen last night when I was chasing someone down at Bathurst on the last lap. He tried to kill off a penalty on the final turn and broke way early and I ended up bumping into him a bit from behind, but it was very light and didn’t do anything. Then he tried to kill off the rest coming out of the turn which allowed me to gain on him and get side by side. I had the speed to make the pass and it was going to be a clear win for me, but the guy pushes me from the middle of the track all the way to the inside wall. Luckily he slowed up again to kill off yet another penalty before the line, and I was able to pass him for the win, but my clean race bonus went out the window. Then today, I get turned around in turn one of Brands Hatch by someone who was half in the grass, and then on the last lap someone, yet again, didn’t like being passed coming out of turn four so they put me in the grass.
My SR is slowly creeping up and it’s blue for most of my races but it’s so hard when you have to walk of eggshells. Even when you hang back and don’t push too hard, there always seems to be someone with a target on you.
If you want to get your SR up without tanking your DR, don't always try to pass people who are faster than you or marginally slower. If your following a decent driver and your not getting any pressure from behind, just chill. Hit your breaking points, draft, race clean, don't make the guy in front of you go defensive slowing you both and making you vulnerable to attack from behind. Try and stay out of hard fought battles and be patient let the race come to you. Brands is so technical that if you just stay on track you can be top 5 most of the time.Man, when people say it’s hard to get your SR up when you’re down in the B SR range, they aren’t joking. I’m at a B right now with a B DR. I’m a clean driver and hit a rough patch where nothing was going right which dropped my SR. Even though I race clean, there always seems to be one instance every single race where someone does something to ruin a possible clean race. Had it happen last night when I was chasing someone down at Bathurst on the last lap. He tried to kill off a penalty on the final turn and broke way early and I ended up bumping into him a bit from behind, but it was very light and didn’t do anything. Then he tried to kill off the rest coming out of the turn which allowed me to gain on him and get side by side. I had the speed to make the pass and it was going to be a clear win for me, but the guy pushes me from the middle of the track all the way to the inside wall. Luckily he slowed up again to kill off yet another penalty before the line, and I was able to pass him for the win, but my clean race bonus went out the window. Then today, I get turned around in turn one of Brands Hatch by someone who was half in the grass, and then on the last lap someone, yet again, didn’t like being passed coming out of turn four so they put me in the grass.
My SR is slowly creeping up and it’s blue for most of my races but it’s so hard when you have to walk of eggshells. Even when you hang back and don’t push too hard, there always seems to be someone with a target on you.
Agreed accept for the post race chat. The game would lose all of the warm and fuzzy GT character if we couldn’t accuse everyone else post race, flame anything that moved to the usual “who me?” and “what you talkin’ about” replies and apologies for lag, bad driving and bad breath.
If you want to get your SR up without tanking your DR, don't always try to pass people who are faster than you or marginally slower. If your following a decent driver and your not getting any pressure from behind, just chill. Hit your breaking points, draft, race clean, don't make the guy in front of you go defensive slowing you both and making you vulnerable to attack from behind. Try and stay out of hard fought battles and be patient let the race come to you. Brands is so technical that if you just stay on track you can be top 5 most of the time.
I made 36 SR upwards in two races, it is possible ( race b )
If you want to get your SR up without tanking your DR, don't always try to pass people who are faster than you or marginally slower. If your following a decent driver and your not getting any pressure from behind, just chill. Hit your breaking points, draft, race clean, don't make the guy in front of you go defensive slowing you both and making you vulnerable to attack from behind. Try and stay out of hard fought battles and be patient let the race come to you. Brands is so technical that if you just stay on track you can be top 5 most of the time.
Oh yes it’s definitely possible. I’ve just been doing race B all day since I have the day off, Brands Hatch GP is one of my favorite tracks, and I love Gr. 3. I got my SR up to an A about an hour ago but the next race I did, I got divebombed into turn one on lap one, got pushed into the grass after turn four while making a pass, then got brake checked twice by that same guy after I caught up to him at the end of that lap, causing me to hit him and receive a penalty which ultimately dropped by SR back down to B even though the rest of the race was clean. Having an SR in this range is so frustrating
I get what you’re saying, and it certainly makes sense. The only problem I’m having right now is that I really don’t belong in DR B. I’m not insanely fast by any means and I’m not trying to gloat, but I probably belong in DR A racing against other A’s and S’s since I can be fairly quick consistently enough and hit my marks when on, so I find myself being one of the fastest drivers on track right now even if I don’t push overly hard. I put in a 1.25.7 in a Vette for the Brands Hatch qualifying which has started me top five almost every race, and I find myself finishing top five as well. The issue I’m having almost always comes on lap one when people divebomb into turns one and two. After that, I catch and pass slower drivers and pull away from them as well without any incidents whatsoever. It’s just that the first lap has been a killer for me
Yup your qualifying is same as mine. Hang in there you won't always get dive bombed and on those races don't blow it. Try a different time of day when the rammers have gone to bed?Oh yes it’s definitely possible. I’ve just been doing race B all day since I have the day off, Brands Hatch GP is one of my favorite tracks, and I love Gr. 3. I got my SR up to an A about an hour ago but the next race I did, I got divebombed into turn one on lap one, got pushed into the grass after turn four while making a pass, then got brake checked twice by that same guy after I caught up to him at the end of that lap, causing me to hit him and receive a penalty which ultimately dropped by SR back down to B even though the rest of the race was clean. Having an SR in this range is so frustrating
I get what you’re saying, and it certainly makes sense. The only problem I’m having right now is that I really don’t belong in DR B. I’m not insanely fast by any means and I’m not trying to gloat, but I probably belong in DR A racing against other A’s and S’s since I can be fairly quick consistently enough and hit my marks when on, so I find myself being one of the fastest drivers on track right now even if I don’t push overly hard. I put in a 1.25.7 in a Vette for the Brands Hatch qualifying which has started me top five almost every race, and I find myself finishing top five as well. The issue I’m having almost always comes on lap one when people divebomb into turns one and two. After that, I catch and pass slower drivers and pull away from them as well without any incidents whatsoever. It’s just that the first lap has been a killer for me
Yup your qualifying is same as mine. Hang in there you won't always get dive bombed and on those races don't blow it. Try a different time of day when the rammers have gone to bed?
Run race C x 3-4 times you will be back to SR S in no time, staying there is then the next skill to master, the incidents your describing nearly always have a way to avoid. Its also a good idead to avoid the sport mode races that destroy SR if you want to remain at SR S.
Also if you believe you should be racing DR A’s set a faster qually time, you should be beating B’s.
Yup your qualifying is same as mine. Hang in there you won't always get dive bombed and on those races don't blow it. Try a different time of day when the rammers have gone to bed?
3 laps of Bathurst was more like a teaser than a real race.
I’ll give that a shot. I’m not really a fan of the races with fuel consumption and tire wear that are short, I’m more into longer endurance racing if those things are a factor. But I’ll still give it a go.