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Getting a good time helps so much, I know you can just ignore the track limits for Race A to bag one, I was amazed when I loaded up a top 10 replay to see where I was losing time only to see the most blatant cheating going on. I guess the stewards are still in bed as the race is at 6.15 am?
I just kept practising for race C until I got a good time [1:32.741], I can't repeat it but its got me a fair way up the grid at the starts which is all good if there isn't a dive bomber on your tail as you enter T1 in which case all you can do is hope they hit someone else!
 
Thought idI be able to maintain my DR. A/SR. S, but nah...
Now all those daily races put me back to C/B, due to me being forced off and getting rammed.

Hopefully the next races can bring me some good mojo.

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Next week's races are up

Race A: N300 (Specially Provided Car) - Alsace Village - 3 laps
Race B: Gr.3 - Yamagiwa II - 5 laps
Race C: Group X (One Make) - Red Bull Ring - Fuel x1, Tyre Wear x10 - 17 laps
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Red Bull Ring = Turn 1 = another divefest
 
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Hasnain282
Next week's races are up

Race A: N300 (Specially Provided Car) - Alsace Village - 3 laps
Race B: Gr.3 - Yamagiwa II - 5 laps
Race C: Group X (One Make) - Red Bull Ring - Fuel x1, Tyre Wear x10 - 17 laps
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I guess it will be the Red bull car and I doubt the track limits have been fixed, big mess incoming. I'll get my fill from the Nordschleife this week and play something else next week. 17 laps of diving doesn't sound very appealing. Yamagiwa in reverse, why?
 
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You're response came at a good time as I am currently mulling over my current "problemo".

Back on 1 DR point (yes lowest possible number) but I am not having much success with starting from the back in gaining DR as the drivers in
the races are not making mistakes so any pointers for how I can try to climb back the ladder?

Hoping I have some better luck tonight in the races but a teensy frustrated with the game at the moment!
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Focus on one car and track. Yamagiwa reverse next week might have a bit more level playing field. Keep racing, focus on being smooth and anticipate instead of react. Always look where you want to go, it's such a cliche, yet it works. Never look at what you want to avoid as you will hit it! Even thinking about avoiding something makes me hit it lol.
 
Hasnain282
Next week's races are up

Race A: N300 (Specially Provided Car) - Alsace Village - 3 laps
Race B: Gr.3 - Yamagiwa II - 5 laps
Race C: Group X (One Make) - Red Bull Ring - Fuel x1, Tyre Wear x10 - 17 laps
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Another week running League for me, then.
 
Mustang did good vs the awd cars. TCS3 is my friend.
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Thought I would give the 'Daily' races a proper try tonight. Practiced for 25 odd minutes trying to get a half decent time, and got down to a 1:32.4. Probably could knock another 0.5 secs off if I really practised.

Lets see where that gets me, oh 17th. Well no victory for me this week :)

At least I am starting to get the hang of the Fuji track, although I am sure I am losing a ton of time in the mickey mouse bit at the end of the lap.
 
My racing for the week so far. Managed 4 race A's on Tuesday - the first 2 starting from the back. Tried the RCZ. Megane Gr.4, McLaren 650 and the Aston Martin. Not great results (7th, 9th, 6th and 3rd) losing ~3200 DR in the process (including a DR ranking level demotion "bonus" in race 3). Still learning Fuji, and like Lost Sheltie, I can't visualise the corners in the last section properly and lose a ton of time. Also the night I was racing seemed to be full of aggressive Huracan drivers.

Wednesday was practicing for the 'ring, and managed a couple of races. The grids were usually ~14 cars, but only 5-6 bothered to do a qualifying lap. Ended up with a 1st and 2nd for a net gain of 327 DR. Would like to do more races as I'm OK on the track, but find the car too stressful to drive!

Thanks to Jason's website (working for now), here's a summary:
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Tonight (and Saturday) I should finally be able to do Race C with the Gr.2! Need to learn the track better but I just wanna race!
 
Bad day in Race A. A disconnect 30 seconds away from winning, a fifth after starting first, and a second - also after starting in first. It seems that when one thing goes wrong, everything goes wrong. Shouldn't even bother wasting my time.
 
Holy crap...the rating and penalty system is absurd. The amount of times I have been penalized for some moron to dive bomb me....its rage inducing.

I have a time of 7:45 on the nurb ring and I have won at least 50 races in a row. Why do I still have a skill and sportsmanship rating of B?? How many races do I need to win? O_O
 
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Holy crap...the rating and penalty system is absurd. The amount of times I have been penalized for some moron to dive bomb me....its rage inducing.

I have a time of 7:45 on the nurb ring and I have won at least 50 races in a row. Why do I still have a skill and sportsmanship rating of B?? How many races do I need to win? O_O
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Well you only get +5 SR for a clean race (i.e. no SR down) at the 'ring! Good luck; there are many that share your SR pain!
 
After numerous race on RACE B this week, here are my observations :

1. Track grip will vary, sometimes the track is 100% and sometime like rolling on ice.
2. Less understeer == more speed == better pace
3. Trail braking is very crucial with 997, so set brake +5
4. TCS should be = 0 for wheel user to take advantage on trail braking
5. ABS == weak for wheel users too, for trail braking
6. With Porsche RR layout, using cockpit mode helps with slow in fast out, because of the rear weight,
7. GIMX user may find 900 degree for rotation for this car, but I use 620 degree because of the nature of this car which is, tail happy
8. For H shifter users, I feel the engine braking without blipping helps a lot, can brake much later than sequential users
9. There are places you need Heel and Toe , just few places, I use without blipping to help the car stop much more faster
 
How come no top ten times have replays available? I can't seem to find the 2 seconds that some of those guys can get out of a lap on Fuji. Gr4 or gr2.
 
I have just started the racing thing ... so after my first race, i qualified and ended up close to the front ... I came third ... then another race, I was in front, but went off ... pretty dumb but that is racing ... came 3rd or fourth ... then a couple of days later, got a better qualifying time (1:57 although there is more time available mostly everywhere, by powered out better, backing off for the tail better, and a couple of places the car can slide with throttle control I suspect) and was 3rd on the grid ... and at the beginning, after the snaky bits you come out of them at the start and have a short straight, with a right hand curve where I touch the brakes ... the car in front who squeezed by me at the start, he ran wide there at the right hand top of the hill curve a quicker corner after the initial curvy snakey bits, and i passed him clean ... then there's the left hand high speed curve where you need to get over to the left and brake a bit ... and then you a bit later brake for the tight right hander ... so the dude who ran off then forgot to brake around that curve and catapulted me into the grass and then the barrier at the end of that straight, going around the corner .... I was second ... and my rating got worse. Oh well I need to qualify faster and keep it clean. I also loose places at the start at the Nord ... I am not slow in that area, but it seems people go crazy there, crash into me and push me wide ... no worries because they then run wide a bit later ... but my rating always goes down. Oh well I need to be in a better grouping I guess ...

Another race I ran a bit wide, ran along the fence with no throttle trying to get back onto the road ... and for my going slow off the track, I was awarded a 5 second penalty ...

Is there anywhere you can practice in the Porsche various sections of the Nord? I would rather check some of the track in sections, I am slow in some of those later curvy bits I suspect, but in a race, I don't want to push it ...

Azrilnazli, I will try your different brake setting, plus 5 ... does that give more rear braking balance?
 
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I am slowly building a procedure for the weekly races.

I Never race on a Monday, but instead try different cars and settings to find the best for me for a particular track. More qualifying and practice on a Tuesday and then perhaps a race or two, increasing over the week. I find I slowly improve my relative times and race positions during the week, which is a little odd as I would have thought others would also improve at approximately the same rate.

However, all that has gone out of the window this week. I'm not really good enough to be competitive on the 'ring and Fuji is a complete lottery, so it's pretty much a week off from racing this week, unless I am prepared to lose DR and SR points at an alarming rate. I may even go out for a 'real' drive on Sunday ... advantages are having a nice car and being close to the Brecon Beacons, but the disadvantage is that I have to pay for petrol when I drive for real !!!
 
I'm finding that my SR is completely safe at Fuji (race C) although it is giving my DR a pounding. I chucked a podium in the bin last night by getting distracted on the main straight and mistaking how many brake markers had already gone past, ran right off the track. Even with argy-bargy and SR downs I stay at 99.

I won't see any difference in the level of competition until I'm demoted to C right? Just do it already ><
 
Worst drivers ever on my last race C, and I ended up getting booted for too many collisions which where 85% other racers fault. I knew it was going to be a bad one when I got hit T1. Everyone driving without respect and ramming and dive bombing. just to make matters worse, on probation now!!!
As for next week looks like I won't be racing much as the selections rubbish.

Edit: Did another race C where I let everyone pass to start, got lucky next time out and started pole was looking like a win but the car behind was just taking easy following for about 10 laps then over took and banged in a great lap to gap me. Mucked up the last corner and dropped to 3rd, SR up from 55 to 83 and back in S ranking.
 
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Worst drivers ever on my last race C, and I ended up getting booted for too many collisions which where 85% other racers fault. I knew it was going to be a bad one when I got hit T1. Everyone driving without respect and ramming and dive bombing. just to make matters worse, on probation now!!!
As for next week looks like I won't be racing much as the selections rubbish.
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Another close one. F-Type pulls.
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I use the Megane Grp4, it is very quick off the start and you can usually make up three or 4 places on breaking into turn 1 had two 3rd places in a row this morning and had a win on Monday.
 
It's been a while but since it's free multiplayer weekend, that means once more I get to do Sport Mode for the weekend. :)

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First time doing Daily Race C: Tire wear screwed me over costing me a podium finish. But RC F did good.
Second time doing Daily Race C: Race was a mess but luckily my NSX pushed through and got the podium finish.
 
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