"Daily" Race Discussion [Archive]

[Sikumatchbox]

I had a reset this week from A/B to C/D, thanx to a few mistakes but als because of some...well...you know. Now, i'm racing again today and something strange is happening. I was @fuji, pole and leading after 1st corner. Then a guy tabbed me twice and i geot a warning that after 1 more collision, i'll be disqualyfied. And off course it happened. I never had such a warning and i dindn't hit annybody. Now i'm D/E. Does annybody can give some info please?

Yesterday it wasn't my day (see my last post here), but today I even dropped more.

In the couple of races I had very enjoyable fights with a Belgian in race A. We were the two drivers on the first 2 postions all race long. After a few races there was also a Italian guy which hit first the Belgian out and a race later it was pushed in the hairpin because he drove from the outside in me while there was no corner yet. It gives me a one second penalty. So my SR dropped even more.

The next race was not fun anymore. I tried to drive as clean as possible, even not a penalty but still reset to D/E. Later I did a couple of races B at the back to climb back to D/C again.

To laugh a replay from yesterday when I believed I could win the race. . I got 5sec penalty for driving through the gravel. Is this fair?

 

[Sikumatchbox]

 

[ARTAsean]

To laugh a replay from yesterday when I believed I could win the race. . I got 5sec penalty for driving through the gravel. Is this fair?

It's crazy because he took the inside line to give you the pass, and then took you out. Are Russians the Brazilians of EMEA?

 

[05XR8]

The M4 is a real gem on the mountain. Speedy as well. Carries mega speed from the Cutting to the Dipper. Good brakes at Forest's Elbow.

I found the SLS was real good during the Manu Cup, but not as quick in the Daily. Weird.

 

[Sven Jurgens]

Breakfasted, showered, dog walked, exercised, laundry in, wife gone shopping, kids at grand parents, time for the important stuff in life, endlessly rolling my car up and down the mountain like Sisyphus.

11:30 A to D DR, SR S to B, starting 15th. A TT cup bumps me from behind a couple times while I'm stuck behind a Huracan. I try to pass the Huracan yet he squeezes me onto the grass down the chase. I can't get back on the road in time yet manage to miss everyone at least. I finish 10th, the TT cup has a white B, the Huracan a red A, I have a blue S. +1 SR, -400 DR.

11:50 GTS won't restart, says I don't have enough free space. 43 GB space left, after checking system storage it restarts, odd. A to B DR, all SR.S! Starting last, 12th. A GT-R pushes the Megane in front off him off into the grass at the bottom off the hill, receives a 3 sec penalty and disappears. Always fun to see the DQ system in action. I pass the recovering Megane on the outside and make up time to the next Megane. Fast room, I end with a 2::14.6 lap in 7th. +4 SR +200 DR

12:10 A/B/C DR, all SR.S again, starting 14th of 15. Mr bumpy is behind me in an 86 this time. I pass a Huracan out of Hell corner, a Corvette through the cutting, keeping Mr bumpy out of reach. Then I get behind a WRX, tough customer. I get a run on him at Skyline, yet my spidy senses say he's going to force my hand at the esses so I leave room on the inside. I run the esses with absolutely no room to spare and barely manage to stay ahead of his dive. At the finish I gain another 2 places since the car in front of me doesn't want to simply finish behind the guy with 5 sec penalty. Instead he tries a last second pass, bumps him and gets a post finish 2 sec penalty. I finish 9th with clean race bonus, +5 SR to 99! +130 DR.

12:30 A to D DR, all SR.S, starting 14th of 15. A 4C behind me this time. The 4C is pushy yet not a problem, a Huracan is this time. I pass him on the conrod straight yet he's trying to out brake me, no such luck. Then when I'm stuck behind a Megane on the next Conrod straight he forces us to go 3 wide through the slight right with me on the outside. I somehow survive and get the car under control before the bottom of the hill. The huracan doesn't, goes off and dukes of hazard it back onto the track before Murrays, somehow ahead. I pass him in Murrays, then he pushes me into the grass on the pit straight to slow me down and give me SR Down, then dive bombs me in Hell corner for another SR Down while I go in the grass. He succeeds, I stay behind to avoid further SR loss. I finish 9th, -5 SR, -70 DR.

12:50 A to D DR, all SR.S, starting 15th right behind the idiot from last race ugh. The Huracan has a bad Murrays and I pass him on the pit straight. He tries to squeeze me into the inside wall yet his conscience gets the better of him and he backs off. Despite being on the inside I get a better exit out of Hell and keep him behind. He bumps me once when I have to slow down for a car after the cutting, but luckily that's the last I saw of him. I finish 8th passing a couple Meganes along the way.+4 SR, +200 DR.

13:10 SBCD room all SR S. Starting last 14th. A dirty TT cup at first clears a path for me, then holds me up. He lags, is good at blocking and his acceleration keeps him in front of me, until he touches the wall in forest elbow. I saw it coming and stayed on his inside, he still gives me a side tap for SR Down, doesn't matter. I finish 7th, back to 99 SR, +70 DR.

13:30 Quick lunch in between. SA+ABCD room, SR.S. Starting last 13th. Pretty uneventful race. 3 cars crash, I follow a TT cup for most of the race. He's slowing me down yet just fast enough in all the places where a pass would be possible. I finish 10th, -180 DR.

13:50 3A+ 2A 2S rest B, SR.S, starting last, 15th. I;m behind two Tea cups in lap 1. They are a pain in the esses. They think so as well and quit after crashing into each other. Then I get stuck behind a laggy Lexus, he skids a lot, when he does it again in Griffin's mount I am prepared and squeeze through. I gain another 2 places at the finish from penalties, finish 8th with clean race bonus. +480 DR.

14:10 2A+ 2A 1S 2B 3C 4D SR.S, starting last, 14th. A wavey NSX is holding me up lap 1. I avoid his early braking then prepare to make a pass on the conrod straight yet a car that crashed earlier comes in for a dive bomb in forest elbow. I give his dive room to hit the back wall yet have to compromise my exit. The nsx hits a slow moving WRX however so I get to pass the NSX and then the WRX. In lap 2 another WRX is trying to block me by driving right in the middle of the road on the Conrod straight. Sorry buddy, that little toaster is not going to stop me. I come alongside him with 2 wheels on the grass then gently push him a bit left. No harm, 4 wheels back on the road, still SR Down. I finish 8th, neutral SR, +180 DR.

14:30 2A+ 2A B to D, SR.S disconnected while loading. I guess the game wants me to take a break. The dog is ready for another walk as well.

Intermission totals SR 99, DR 14,980

 

[GT5Power]

pain in the esses

I skillfully misread that as a pun.

 

[Sven Jurgens]

Enough break time, back to the real stuff.

15:50 A/B room, SR.S, starting last 13th. The unqualified TT cup in front of me makes a pass on the M4 in front of him, who then takes him out in the esses. I pass both. At then end I'm in position to take 7th, yet he's not paying attention and forces me onto the grass on the Conrod straight allowing a TT cup to squeeze by. He apologizes, better next time. I finish 9th, -6 DR.

16:10 B to D, I've been demoted to the slow room, SR.S. Starting 14th of 15. Damn that was some dicey dodging early brakers. I finished 7th with neutral SR since a track re-entry slammed his car right in front of me for SR Down. I dodged the wall bangers at least. -75 DR.

16:30 A to D, SR.S, starting 11th of 13. What a messy room. First I'm stuck behind a granny with a 1 bar connection. Impatient followers barge by. Then I get a 3 sec penalty for T-boning a car crossing the road at a 90 degree angle after Hell corner. I dodge the rest, finish 6th, 8 sec behind 5th, 13 sec in front of 8th, that matchmaking! -8 SR +70 DR.

16:50 A to mostly C/D again, SR.S. It's nice how the game keeps putting one 2:12.8 on pole regardless. 2nd has a 2:15.6 quali time. I'm starting 13th of 14. It's worse. I bump an extreme braker at the esses in lap 1. 2 sec penalty. I try to give him back the position but it's no use and I'm only endangering other traffic, once my penalty is gone I go on instead of blocking the road. I lost count how many times I got hit from behind in the rest of that race while avoiding cars in front. I got punted into the wall, shoved around, finally escaped the mess and finished 6th. -14 SR +100 DR. SR A

17:10 B/D room, mixed SR A/S. Starting last 14th. A GT-R has his nose pressed against my rear inside bumper at the end of the Conrod straight trying to push me out at the slight right. Luckily he fails. Then in lap 3 a TT cup is swerve blocking down Conrad. I out brake him after the slight right on the left, luckily he chooses not to bounce off me at the apex and I make a clean pass. I finish 5th +2 SR +350 DR. Still SR.A

17:30 A to D DR, Mostly SR.A with one SR.B, starting last 13th. Is the GT-R the choice of car for A-holes? Again one of them tries to push me off the track. A Megane is worse though, won't give up bump passing until he finally gets his way. The GT-R and Megane both finish with a red A, I'm back to SR.S! I finish 9th +1 SR, -250 DR.

17:50 A to D DR, mixed SR A/S room, starting last 15th. I start behind an aggressive A/Ss driver, unqualified trying to do what I do. However he creates many near accidents following way too close for this style of driving. And sure enough, he pushes me into the wall in the cutting then leaves a huge mess behind at the esses so I have to take the escape road to avoid and take a penalty. He's driving a Genesis, yet his name starts with GTR, coincidence? I finish 9th, neutral SR, +30 DR.

18:10 DR A to majority D room, all SR.S, starting last 16th. First full room of the day. Memories of Tokyo, first lap I'm pretty much coasting through, no room to press the gas, a 2::35 opening lap... Second lap 2:20 dodging more cars, third lap I can finally speed up to finish with a 2:15 in 6th, clean race bonus, +5 SR, +230 DR.

Dinner time, SR 85, DR 15,389. Repair SR after dinner.

 

[Pigems]

I’m back baby!! I finally finished off all the offline stuff and I’m ready to get back to sport mode, its only been a couple of days since I last raced but it feels like too long lol.

First race on the new profile was Race C in the Nissan, I managed to get the Pole for my first race which was unexpected but I’ll take it. Over all a pretty clean race but my pace was definitely off from earlier in the week. I did however have a pretty good battle with the guy in second over the last couple laps and finished right on his bumper for a 3rd place finish. It was a fun race and it’s nice to be back in action again. I even upgraded my rig a little bit today with an old tv I found in the storage room while putting the Christmas stuff away today lol. I now have a 32” monitor directly behind my wheel, it feels much better but it’s gonna take some getting used to.

Race #2, Daily race B, SvennoJ style, from the back. I haven’t tried this before so I wasn’t sure what to expect but it ended up being a really fun race. I didn’t push too hard and just waited around for openings to pass people who made mistakes, I wound up with a 9th place finish, I’ll take that all day. I did forget to shave my Penalty though at the end, even though I’m not quite sure what I got it for lol. 3 more races to go and I can start accumulating DR points again, Yay!!

Here’s the replay of my start from the back, nothing to crazy happened but it was fun.

This is the newly upgraded rig, I had to pull it out into the living room and park it in front of the tv before, but now that I found that old tv and have my own PS4 she’s a permanent fixture, Never to be moved again haha.

I just need a new wheel now.

 

[05XR8]

M4 did great, once again. Next race, I'll bring my Scirocco to the TCR Australia series.

 

[Hoof Arted]

I'm too scared to race and also its been a boozy Christmas period ... no time to play on the GT setup and I can't imagine I'd be a safe bet racing. But I did some laps yesterday - just a few - and today - practicing - for an hour and half. The Peugeot felt good in practice but its top gear was missing - it was hitting the rev limit early on down Conrod - its not slow, but I thought I'd be a victim on the straights. Eventually tried the Megane again, and despite me hating it, its much faster for me - did 5 laps before giving up and ran three sub 1:14.5s in a row and the sectors showed a low 1:13 if I was a consistent driver. Well done on winning in the RCZ as for me at my level, not possible I reckon.

Yeah, I can understand your concerns given our region's funky matchmaking. In my race I was the only one qualifying in the (high) 12's, P2-P4 were in the 13's, and P5 onwards were in the 14's and beyond and a few of them were driving non-fwd cars. Although the RCZ hits the limiter down conrod (262 km/h I think), it gets to vmax quickly and you're probably going faster than most of the other cars at that point of the track. Another thing is race pace vs qualifying pace. I was running 1 sec/lap slower than my qualifying time but was still pulling a lead of ~1.2 sec/lap from P2 (his qualifying time was ~0.5 sec slower). Consistency affects us all, some more than others. You might be surprised how you go in race conditions against other drivers?

 

[ShiftingGears]

I wouldnt mind group 4 being subdivided into a touring car and a gt class. There would still be an option to have the sub classes compete against each other for manufacturers cup, but it would make some daily races look more authentic by not having a Megane lapping a McLaren.

 

[Pigems]

I’m having a blast right now racing from the back on race B, did the last two races starting behind SvennoJ, I can’t catch him though, he’s fast! Been some great racing so far tonight though, I think I’m gonna stick with back running for the night. I saw a car doing wheelies!! Haha.

The wheelie video, it happens at the start of the race lol, it’s awesome!!




This is my best run so far, race 4 for me. I made it ton4rh from the back. This is so much fun playing this way. This isn’t the wheelie video though, it’s still uploading lol, wheelies, in gr sport haha. Wait till you see this. This one was a good race though.



Oh yeah, I can gain DR points again now, I just finished race 6. I’m up 350 for my last race, last to 8th.



Edit: I decided to mix it up at one point and start one from the front end again, I’m glad I did, wow. I had one of my best races ever right up until the very last corner and I totally blew it lol, I was lucky to only lose one spot and finish third. But man did me and the guy who won ever have a good clean race, that was so much fun right up until that last corner haha. Oh well

 

[Sven Jurgens]

All fed, ready to rumble, continue the marathon from SR 85 to SR 99.

19:10 DR A to D, SR A/S, starting 14th of 15. Dirty ass race. I get rammed off by a Lancer EVO so hard I get a 9 sec short cut penalty. He already bumped me from behind, bump passed as well as other cars not keeping to themselves. Too bad all his hitting dropped my SR too, he had a red A, me as well I finish 12th thanks to him crashing me 3 times, -12 SR - 500 DR. I reported him 3 times... Watch out for a guy driving around with an American flag livery.

19:30 DR A to D, SR A/S, starting last 13th. American idiot is not there! Lap 1, a M4 is serving a penalty in the middle of the road up Griffin's mount, I have to brake hard. Then in lap 2 a penalty server in Forest's elbow, amateur hour. I finish 6th with clean race bonus, +1 SR, +150 DR. Huh, why only 1 SR... Oh I did contact the ghost in Griffin's mount while braking hard, his car was still ghosted yet it made a clunk sound. This game...

19:50 DR S tp D, SR B/A/S, starting last 16th. A Huracan doesn't like to be passed and bumps me wide in Hell corner to hold me up again all lap 2. He's DR.D so didn't get a penalty, at least I didn't get SR Down for getting run off the road. He crashes at the end of lap 2, karma. I finish 9th, clean race bonus again, +2 SR, -150 DR.

20:10 DR B to E, SR A/B, gain SR with 2 clean races, get matched worse, makes sense. Starting 11th of 12. Ooh the DR.E is @Pigems starting last. He brings me good luck, I finish 4th with fastest lap and my third clean race bonus in a row. He did very well too. +5 SR +440 DR great race, back to SR.S

20:30 DR A to D, SR A/S room. Starting 13th in front of @Pigems who has been promoted to DR.D. Good race, although I did lose my clean streak from having to touch a wall evading a car getting in trouble in the dipper. I finish 7th with @Pigems not far behind. +4 SR +200 DR. Great racing!

20:50 DR A to D, all SR.S. Starting last, 15th. No @Pigems, perhaps he's in a different room. First lap is slow, coasting material Then, without my goodluck charm, a Cayman who is fully aware of me being there (he tried to block me and push me when I came alongside) rams me hard at the apex in Hell corner. I get SR Down, he bumps me into the inside grass. I practically coast behind him through lap 3 and over take on the Conrod straight where he attempts to bump me off again, another SR Down. I finish in front of him in 8th. neutral SR, -40 DR.

21:10 DR A to D, mixed SR A/S. Starting last, 14th. 2 angry vipers this time. One messes up then serves his penalty in front of me at the end of the conrod straight slowing me down. Then he brakes too early for Murrays and tries a last second block, contact at the apex yet no SR Down. Viper nr 2 tries to block me, squeeze me then bump me off down the Conrod straight, then tries to out brake me for a bump pass at the bottom. I slow down and let him through onto the grass, then avoid him as he re-enters the track in front of me. I finish 8th, +1 SR -150 DR.

21:30 DR A to D, mixed SR A/S. Starting last, 16th. Great race, alternating passing on the outside and inside on Conrod fun stuff. I finish 8th again, clean race bonus, +4 SR +200 DR.

21:50 DR A to D, mixed SR A/S. Starting last, 14th. Great battle with another Huracan. I pass him on the outside at the slight right before the Chase. He passes me on the outside right after the chase. I pass him on the outside through Hell corner. The Huracan is great on the outside lol. Fast room, I finish 10th, +2 SR -250 DR.

22:10 DR B to D, all SR.S (I'm 91 SR currently) Starting 13th of 14. @Pigems is back, also SR.S now! Unfortunately a dirty Megane first holds me up, then makes a mistake so I get alongside and in turn he rams me. I receive a 2 sec penalty as he bounces off into a wall. Then he swerves in the braking zone and forces me off in the final turn after having bumped me on the Conrod straight. Sigh. I finish 8th, @Pigems finished 6th! Well done. -6 SR, -400 DR. FFS.

22:30 DR A to D, all SR.S Starting 12th of 15. @Pigems is in 14th. A GT-F-R starting in 13th is messing me up. He hits me from behind while I'm in traffic then makes me go wide down the chase and I end up getting reset. Lag at the wrong time did not help. I make it back to 8th after dropping all the way back down to 12th, @Pigems finished 6th again, well done! The GT-F-R in the middle, start order reversed. +4 SR, +230 DR.

22::50 DR A to D, all SR.S Starting 14th, @Pigems in 15th, now DR.C! No GT-F-R yay. Great race, I do end up with one SR Down from a M4 spinning out in Forest Elbow and going all sideways without ghosting. I can't avoid him, his car is too long at a 90 degree angle lol. I finish 5th, +1 SR +270 DR.

23:10 Still 9 SR to go, so close yet so far. DR A+ to B SR.S room, starting last 16th. Fast room. A Huracan and GT-F-R are battling in front of me. I stay well clear. The Huracan falls behind after getting bumped. Then the Huracan spins out in Skyline in front of me, can't avoid, luckily the game doesn't deem me at fault colliding with a 90 degree vehicle this time. I catch up with the GT-F-R and kinda hope he keeps it together so I don't have to pass. He starts harassing a Megane, bump passes the megane yet the Megane fights back and takes the position back in the final turn. I stay clear of them. The GT-F-R finishes with the only red S in the room. I finish 8th with clean race bonus, +5 SR, -150 DR. 4 SR to go!

<Dog walk time>

 

[Groundfish]

Well, I am at 98 sr and I feel like I’ve done my best on b this week. The vette got me one win and I think 4 podiums.
I will still run a few qual laps...I’m sitting at 14.3 after my last try which feels like lightning to me. I’ve put a lot of effort into this track and there’s way more there. I ran three consecutive sub 14.6 laps just now and it felt really good.
Might Lund like nothing to the hot shoes here but it’s taken an inordinate amount of effort for myself.
That is all

 

[Sven Jurgens]

Ok, let's finish this way too long marathon

23:50 DR A+ to C SR.S room, starting last in 15th. Slow in the back, fast in the front. First lap 2:31, second lap 2:14.7 lol. I finish 9th with another clean race bonus. +4 SR to 99! +200 DR.

Goal achieved, ok one more.

00:10 One A+,S and C, 3 A rest B, all SR.S, starting last in 16th. It starts with a car sliding all over the place holding up the back, luckily he crashes soon. However then a Huracan spins out down the chase taking me out doh. Back to last. I make it to 13th, with all clear road in lap 3 I set my fastest lap of the day 2:14.209. I get to keep the clean race bonus as well, 3 consecutive now, and lose 250 DR.

Not to end with a crash, one more, tempting fate!

00:30 ASBC room, all SR.S, starting last, 15th. I lose my clean streak when a Megane rams me from behind giving me SR Down. My SR stays positive luckily. I finish 10th after a great battle with a clean driver, still SR 99, -20 DR.

Enough, before half the room gets drunk. Got the daily bonus out of the way.



Totals of my biggest marathon run ever (hopefully, too many to top)

First race 6:10 AM, last race 00:30 AM.
Total number races: 44
Total distance driven: 844.8 km or 525 miles
Total time driven: about 7:15 per race, 5 hours and 19 minutes.
Total positions gained: 246, average of 5.6 per race.

Lowest SR 73, ultimately back to 99.
DR gained a whopping 400, started at 14.3K, ended at 14.7K.
Best finish 4th (from 11th) never a podium.
Most positions gained in one race; 10, from 16th to 6th.

Great day, except for GT-Rs, burn them all.

 

[GT5Power]

GT Sport day 10: Three races, three poles, three victories and A/S rating achieved on my birthday!

 

[Invisigoth]

Ok, let's finish this way too long marathon

15 years in Gt Academy. Was like no cadet they ever seen. A man so hard his veins bleed ice.....thus endeth "A day in the life of Sven Jurgens" .

Great day, except for GT-Rs, burn them all.

I loved the GT-R . Now on to finish the livery on the 'vette for my final Bathurst.

Edit: Hey, my 1000th post... groovy .

 

[pyrates]

I ran some Gr 2 races at the beginning of the week and it was all fun good racing with some wins and nice battles. Yesterday and today I keep getting hit at every other corner. I usually start in the top 3 and get t-boned in turn 1 and then often when going into the last sector. Of course losing SR all the time. I even got 2 DQ due to too many incidents which were all being hit at the back or t-boned into tight corners. Seriously ridiculous driving these days.
I only recently started to acutally play some GTS and I am already done with the Sport mode.

 

[Cerebral303]

The wheelie video, it happens at the start of the race lol, it’s awesome!!

Haha! Was car 12 being driven by this guy? (about 40seconds in)

 

[Invisigoth]

Caaaaall meee King of the Mountain... yeh, ok...praps not . Last race on sacred ground and it wasn't too bad. I looked into my bag of talent and all i could find was an echo . Despite this I tried to bring the spirit of The Great Race to the mountain by way of a livery. I entered the fray for the last time in the 'vette. Aside from the GT-R, every race I was in, I was the only one using whatever car I ran for the races. Here was the grid lineup for my final race:

The race gets going and predictably the Megane behind me passes me up Mountain Strait. I get passed him across the top of the mountain and somehow manage to briefly pull enough of a gap that he didn't pass me on Conrad. He got me again on Mountain Strait . From there it was a game of me catching up between Griffins and The Dipper, and he pulling away. I never did manage to catch him. And the finish:

Yeh.. finally GM livery on a GM . This was the only race all week that I saw an orange SR. Not sure why, didn't *think* I made contact. Still finished blue with no penalties .

SR 99, DR went up by 400+. Bring on Group C Tomorrow night! Another day above DR 1 .

 

[Cerebral303]

Yesterday and today I keep getting hit at every other corner.

It's like a jungle out there. Just did a Gr2 race myself, and since the start of the week it has descended into mayhem. Managed to keep my nose clean and gain a small SR+ but I am going to wait until tomorrow now. Some weeks there are some really good races, I would give them a go and just bear in mind the racing is generally cleaner at the start of the week.

 

[O604]

First race 6:10 AM, last race 00:30 AM.
Total number races: 44
Total distance driven: 844.8 km or 525 miles
Total time driven: about 7:15 per race, 5 hours and 19 minutes.
Total positions gained: 246, average of 5.6 per race.

Lowest SR 73, ultimately back to 99.
DR gained a whopping 400, started at 14.3K, ended at 14.7K.
Best finish 4th (from 11th) never a podium.
Most positions gained in one race; 10, from 16th to 6th.

Someone needs to call -

 

[Sikumatchbox]

It's crazy because he took the inside line to give you the pass, and then took you out. Are Russians the Brazilians of EMEA?

Maybe with this video shows it is country independent.
How to lose so SR-points with a random 5 seconds penalty?



After the gravel I lost my driving rhythm. Haha, those gear changes . It is funny afterwards, but during the race I was quite angry.

 

[Hasnain282]

Unfortunately didn't manage a win this week, but still enjoyed the races at Fuji

Here's my best quali lap (did it in the NSX) and one of the races I recorded

 

[VolkswagenX]

Is Sunday a bad day for sr rating? I started the day with sr 99 and have now dropped to SR B. I know the game will sometimes penalize you for getting hit and I usually just laugh it of but today it is ridiculous.

People will dive bomb the first corner at Fuji and ram you of the track and then drive away like nothing happens. I lose a lot of positions at the start of the race, when I'm almost back on track the game decides to reset my car (which seems to lose me more time) and after al that the game slaps me with a penalty. dropped from 8th to 18th after the first corner but that is not enough.

Thankfully, the rammers made it easy and I climb up to 7th place (cars were going of track left and right). I am now catching 6th place on the straight and pass him on the inside of the first corner en stick to the right side to give him space. This guy decided to just move to the right causing me to go of track en cut the tiny kink on the right. It slowed my down and it gave me a penalty for cutting the track. Then I get rammed from behind and get another penalty for being to slow.

I raged quit the race...

 

[Suntek]

Is Sunday a bad day for sr rating? I started the day with sr 99 and have now dropped to SR B. I know the game will sometimes penalize you for getting hit and I usually just laugh it of but today it is ridiculous.

People will dive bomb the first corner at Fuji and ram you of the track and then drive away like nothing happens. I lose a lot of positions at the start of the race, when I'm almost back on track the game decides to reset my car (which seems to lose me more time) and after al that the game slaps me with a penalty. dropped from 8th to 18th after the first corner but that is not enough.

Thankfully, the rammers made it easy and I climb up to 7th place (cars were going of track left and right). I am now catching 6th place on the straight and pass him on the inside of the first corner en stick to the right side to give him space. This guy decided to just move to the right causing me to go of track en cut the tiny kink on the right. It slowed my down and it gave me a penalty for cutting the track. Then I get rammed from behind and get another penalty for being to slow.

I raged quit the race...

It's like that in general now, just not enough people to fill up rooms, which leads to racing with anyone between sr S and D.

 

[O604]

Maggiore Reverse and Panorama have not been kind to my DR. But I can't help going back. The tracks are fun. The other drivers are even funner.

I remember doing the Mission Challenge with the Diablo on Panorama. Took me forever. I never thought I'd be racing on it. Never though it'd be like, fun, with other cars.

Having a good time but bad results. Twice today I messed up and drivers did all they could to avoid me. Twice I was thinking about pulling over to let the drivers I blocked through. But both times as I was thinking it I crashed and those cars went through anyways. It felt pretty stupid.

In the past 3 weeks/10-20 races per week. I've had contact with like 5 cars. Mostly light. The driving in SR S rooms for me has been as clean as it can be. Accidents still happen but positions are hardly ever lost.

 

[Pigems]

I’ve been racing all afternoon from the back on race B and I’m stuck in SR B, everyone is so bumpy and rammy down here. I’ve only gained about 1250 DR but lost 44 SR today, here’s my notes for the day. @Sven Jurgens has inspired me to start keeping Better track of my driving. Thanks for that one.

This was the highlight of the day right here, my best pass. I also went from 13th to 4th for my best finish of the day in a different race, I’ve done 11 in total.



Hopefully tonight will be better and I can get back to SR S.

Edit: Just had my best run yet! Last to 2nd and within 2s of the leader in a DR B-E room, clean race bonus and Fastest lap for the race. What a fun run it was, here’s the footage lol.



Then the next race I ran from last to 3rd in a C-D room, no CLB or FL though, it was a little bumpier than the previous race. I’m +1346 DR in the last two races and up to 8347 now and the night is still young.

 

[Sven Jurgens]

I qualified, to see how different the experience is. I put in 4 laps to get a 2:14.282 which is slightly slower than my best lap during my marathon on Saturday. Pretty close to my maximum race pace in the Huracan over the mountain. So I should be in the right spot, theoretically. However that time doesn't even put me in the top 10 of my friend's list.

19:50 A+ to B DR, SR.S, starting 8th of 15. 2:11.9 on pole. An unstable RCZ in 7th is holding me up, so the Megane behind me bumps me in the cutting. He doesn't get by though until Conrod straight, Another Megane tries to follow yet I'm on the outside in the Chase side by side with Megane one braking for the left. Megane 2 punts Megane 1 out of the way and overtakes me on the left right after the corner. He then serves his penalty on the pit straight so I'm back in 8th. Megane 1 catches back up while I'm stuck behind a Huracan. The Huracan goes wide in the cutting, I adjust and pass him on the inside, Megane 1 runs into the Huracan. I finish 7th +550 DR.

20:10 A to D DR, SR.S, starting 4th of 15. Pole is 2:12.9. A Mustang takes me out at the bottom of the chase, I fall to 8th. I make it back to 6th and start overtaking the Megane in 5th, lap 3 down the chase. He rams me at the apex of the slight right as if I'm not there, I spin. Drop to 9th. Then in the final corner I get punted off again and finish 11th. Penalty free, neutral SR, -450 DR.

20:30 B to D DR, SR.S, starting 2nd of 15. Pole is 2.13.4. A Megane wants to overtake me on the outside through quarry bend, he goes wide. A boring race follows watching gaps grow to 1st and 3rd. I almost screw it up in the final lap as I somehow get a 1 sec penalty for going a bit wide at Skyline. Driving bored never works. I finish 2nd, +900 DR

20:50 All B/S room, never thought I would see the day. Starting 4th of 15. 2:13.0 on pole. The megane in 5th tries to pass me on the outside in Quarry bend and goes wide into the wall, perhaps it was the same one as last race lol. The Meganes in front are bumping into each other while TT Cups are advancing from behind. Pole crashes in the esses, one Megane loses the battle in front of me and I'm chasing the other down Conrod. He tries to block my outside pass in the slight right yet fails and I take the lead.

Now I only have to avoid getting bored during the next two laps so I imagine there is a GT-R ahead I want to punt off and finish with 2:14.6 lap and a 5.3 sec lead. The fastes lap went to a Megane, +1200 DR

21:10 B/S to majority D/S room, starting 2nd of 14. 2:13.2 on pole. It's a laggy Bolivian in first driving with a US account. He's slow up the mountain where it's not safe to pass, he wobbles back and forth too much. Yet he's got the exit onto Conrod down and with his acceleration impossible to catch until the next cutting. I finish 2nd +600 DR

21:30 B/S with a couple C/S, starting 6th of 16, 2::13.0 on pole. I pass a Ferrari in Quarry bend, who then bumps me from behind as we go up the hill stuck behind a train of Meganes. The Ferrari is still right on my ass to Murrays so I don't want to brake too early. Unfortunately the Meganes in front do. I try to avoid yet bump the Megane in front of me, he goes wide, 3 sec penalty. I serve it on the straight and fall back to 6th with a Corvette now in front of me. We go side by side down the next chase, he gains the advantage on the inside to Murrays yet goes wide and I take 5th back. Unfortunately I didn't know who I hit until looking at the footage or I would have given the position back. He was 5 sec behind me at the finish. I said Sorry and left. 5th place, -7 SR +580 DR

Dog wants out.

 

[Pigems]

OMG!! Clean Quadruple pass on the last corner to go from 9th to 5th in one turn haha. That was was so lucky lol. Two more 5th’s and a 3rd on the list for today now as well. The night is getting better.



@Sven Jurgens from the front, that’s different. Nice work out there man!