"Daily" Race Discussion [Archive]

[suprajef]

What will never happen? One make? Near it already...

The rule of the crappy driver. Unless they improve the penalty system. Useless

 

[Pigems]

Get a bunch of Red Bull on your way home.

I’ve got 3, that should do.

Hey, you wanna have some fun? Start at the back, and on lap 1 take out all the distance markers, then watch the hilarity that ensues next time around.
Sven actually gets credit for that idea.

I did that at La Sarthe on time, then on the next lap I reset my own cones and continued on.

That is evil. I rely on those things at the start of the week.

You can hit pause on a straight away and go into the options menu, turn off cones and back out, then go back in and turn them back on. It’s quicker then it sounds but it resets all your cones mid race if they get taken out by someone.

 

[koshmare]

This week hot laps

 

[Pigems]

First lap in the Beat, 2:17. I don’t remember it being so squirrelly at speed?

 

[Groundfish]

They seem to be just aiming for that 7speed

@Groundfish I'd got the Viper to a 2:14:5xx. There is more to get but I need to string it together. She drives very nice at Bratwurst. Even though it'll hurt my rating, I'll stick with it 👍 I am used now of being a field-filler

Yeah, that’s a solid time, exit speed on that track is so critical with uphill and long straights. Very tough to string it all together.
Megane has OP acceleration and braking but is slow up from Cutting.
Very very tough car to contend with there.
I’ll try the Viper.
Give the Stang a go. That’s a fast pony on top end, 3rd gear for the Chase Murray’s and Hell’s and fourth through the right hand uphill sweeper before Cutting and third onto Conrod worked well in the stang.

 

[suprajef]

First lap in the Beat, 2:17. I don’t remember it being so squirrelly at speed?

Trying now for fun to see lol, let you all know

 

[sturk0167]

First lap in the Beat, 2:17. I don’t remember it being so squirrelly at speed?

Oh, you're cookin', baby! I think my first one was in the 2:20s.

 

[Pigems]

Oh, you're cookin', baby! I think my first one was in the 2:20s.

Lap 3 went much better, it’s definitely different than last time though. Throttle control/partial throttle is key to keep the rear in check. This car thinks it’s FF and keeps trying to put the engine back where it thinks it’s supposed to go.

 

[MattJones_e36]

Yeah, something weird happened this morning when I was doing laps there. I got 2:10.8, then stopped to see if it got me to the top 10. It did, but it said I had 2:10.9, which I never did on any of my laps. After a while, it changed my time.

Something weird is happening, because there's also 4 people that are already under the fastest time from the last race, and it's only Monday.
Additionally, @MattJones_e36 and Lester are both about 1.3 seconds faster than they were last time.

In no way do I believe that those two have done anything wrong, but something is up.

Matt, what's happening?

Well i didn't really understood the video you quoted, if it's about lap times sometimes not matching what is displayed on the upper right table, it's an old replay bug that is overlooked most of the time, because people usually only do 1/2 laps max on these leaderboard hotlaps. The more laps are done, the weird it becomes on replays, don't know why, just PD being PD i guess.

And the second part about me, lester and the other boys posting faster lap times since the last combo, we had a physics change on the meantime that made things different. And, to be fair, i definitely got faster since then, on the last Beat/Yamagiwa combo i didn't even had a month of game time! Time flies

 

[PorscheHD]

Still a shame there only are 3 races. I get why but now I can't race this week...... I can but don't like the combinations. Maybe the GR4 race....

 

[suprajef]

Oh, you're cookin', baby! I think my first one was in the 2:20s.

2 33 xxx stupid

 

[Granadier]

Hey, you wanna have some fun? Start at the back, and on lap 1 take out all the distance markers, then watch the hilarity that ensues next time around.
Sven actually gets credit for that idea.

I still rely on those cones way too much. Try to wean myself away by turning them off once I’m comfortable with a track but damn

 

[sturk0167]

Well i didn't really understood the video you quoted, if it's about lap times sometimes not matching what is displayed on the upper right table, it's an old replay bug that is overlooked most of the time, because people usually only do 1/2 laps max on these leaderboard hotlaps. The more laps are done, the weird it becomes on replays, don't know why, just PD being PD i guess.

And the second part about me, lester and the other boys posting faster lap times since the last combo, we had a physics change on the meantime that made things different. And, to be fair, i definitely got faster since then, on the last Beat/Yamagiwa combo i didn't even had a month of game time! Time flies

Thanks for the reply. I didn't put up the video.
I can't quite pinpoint what effect the physics change had on the car.
I did a ton of Q laps last time, and maybe now I have less patience.
Great job!

 

[suprajef]

2.33.449 race A for this slow guy lol

 

[Sven Jurgens]

Yeah, that’s a solid time, exit speed on that track is so critical with uphill and long straights. Very tough to string it all together.
Megane has OP acceleration and braking but is slow up from Cutting.
Very very tough car to contend with there.
I’ll try the Viper.
Give the Stang a go. That’s a fast pony on top end, 3rd gear for the Chase Murray’s and Hell’s and fourth through the right hand uphill sweeper before Cutting and third onto Conrod worked well in the stang.

The Jaguar has been best for me so far

2:14.932 F-Type
2:15.243 Huracan
2:15.573 Mustang
2:15.656 Lexus RC F
2:15.760 Corvette C7
2:16.053 McLaren 650S

It's so messy right now, can't really set any good laps. I'm currently trying the V8 Vantage but getting slowed down to 2:19 laps lol.

 

[sturk0167]

2.33.449 race A for this slow guy lol

Hmmm... seems like a 2:33 lap would require about 3 crashes and a penalty.

 

[QC YALUM]

Yes, you could very well argue that. Still, F1 was fun to watch before, and they haven't updated the physics. They rebuild the tracks, they are making tires that won't last and they regulate everything, from the amount of fuel carried, via the amount of fuel used per time unit to the weight of everything and the downforce they can have.
Pretty soon F1 will be a one make race with no overtaking possibly. Fastest qualifying wins. I remember when I started to watch F1, when Lauda and Villeneuve (his dad) and Hunt, Stewart, Fittipaldi, Andretti made it exiting! You never knew who would win before the race was over.

The worst of F1 now its the dirty air its nearly impossible to get close to the guy in front because of the way the downforce is now cant wait to see whit 2021 cars they will be ground effect cars

 

[DesertPenguin]

What are thoughts on the Race C combo in terms of raceability? Gr. 3 on Sardegna B is fast but it's not a narrow track. I'm considering using it for a series

 

[bone_tone]

This week hot laps

Race A laptime has just been beaten - now 2:06.109, but it's a cheat!

He cuts straight across the grass at both of the chicanes, only picking up 0.5 second penalty on the way - that doesn't compensate for the time that he gains by cutting.

They'll all be at it now.....

 

[sturk0167]

Race A laptime has just been beaten - now 2:06.109, but it's a cheat!

He cuts straight across the grass at both of the chicanes, only picking up 0.5 second penalty on the way - that doesn't compensate for the time that he gains by cutting.

They'll all be at it now.....

Doesn't the game invalidate your Q lap if you get a penalty?

 

[bone_tone]

Doesn't the game invalidate your Q lap if you get a penalty?

Not if you run the penalty off before the end of the lap.

 

[Sven Jurgens]

Talking about penalty zones, race C has a doozy again. Right in the braking zone between 2 slow-ish corners, more like an auto brake zone than a penalty zone.

Race B is weird. One race, all blue S, next race 80% red with some A's thrown in. If only it was 2 laps longer. 3 laps is just a warm up.

 

[sturk0167]

Not if you run the penalty off before the end of the lap.

Well, then I suppose that falls into a gray area. If someone goes outside of the track limits, earning a penalty, then the game makes them serve the slowdown penalty time, the game considers them to be all square at that point.

I'd say it doesn't quite fall into the same category as the Goodwood and Spa cheats, but should be frowned upon.

 

[bone_tone]

Well, then I suppose that falls into a gray area. If someone goes outside of the track limits, earning a penalty, then the game makes them serve the slowdown penalty time, the game considers them to be all square at that point.

I'd say it doesn't quite fall into the same category as the Goodwood and Spa cheats.

If you get a penalty late in a lap, it is often held over until the next lap, which would negate a qualifying time. If you get the penalty early in the lap, it is often served at a penalty zone further round the same lap, meaning your qualifying time stands.

Agreed that it's not the same as the Goodwood and Spa cheats, but it's a cheat nevertheless!

 

[MattJones_e36]

Well, then I suppose that falls into a gray area. If someone goes outside of the track limits, earning a penalty, then the game makes them serve the slowdown penalty time, the game considers them to be all square at that point.

I'd say it doesn't quite fall into the same category as the Goodwood and Spa cheats.

i just tried it on my alt account (plugged the internet off so it doesn't count) and yes, it's a cheat. By cutting the chicane you gain a loot of time and carry much more speed uphill, and that counts a lot on these slow momentum cars. PD really dropped the ball on the penalty zones in this track, since it allows you to serve it right before the finish line and the lap counts! (Also there's a penalty zone on the hill after the chicane which will be a death sentence on the races, it will kill all momentum for the penalty server).

Expect barriers on the chicane soon Either that, or they just shouldn't allow penalties to be served on time trials, got a pen, your lap's off, pretty simple.

 

[suprajef]

Well, then I suppose that falls into a gray area. If someone goes outside of the track limits, earning a penalty, then the game makes them serve the slowdown penalty time, the game considers them to be all square at that point.

I'd say it doesn't quite fall into the same category as the Goodwood and Spa cheats, but should be frowned upon.

I do remember a thread once about cheaters, but they weren't if the game allowed it right?

 

[sturk0167]

i just tried it on my alt account (plugged the internet off so it doesn't count) and yes, it's a cheat. By cutting the chicane you gain a loot of time and carry much more speed uphill, and that counts a lot on these slow momentum cars. PD really dropped the ball on the penalty zones in this track, since it allows you to serve it right before the finish line and the lap counts! (Also there's a penalty zone on the hill after the chicane which will be a death sentence on the races, it will kill all momentum for the penalty server).

Expect barriers on the chicane soon Either that, or they just shouldn't allow penalties to be served on time trials, got a pen, your lap's off, pretty simple.

If I were in your shoes, I would absolutely feel cheated.

 

[Invisigoth]

Talking about penalty zones, race C has a doozy again. Right in the braking zone between 2 slow-ish corners, more like an auto brake zone than a penalty zone.

So you are suggesting that if you are having troubles with that corner the strategy is to deliberately get a penalty so the game does the braking for you?

 

[Sven Jurgens]

Well, then I suppose that falls into a gray area. If someone goes outside of the track limits, earning a penalty, then the game makes them serve the slowdown penalty time, the game considers them to be all square at that point.

I'd say it doesn't quite fall into the same category as the Goodwood and Spa cheats, but should be frowned upon.

Why are there penalty zones during qualifying

Go out of bounds, invalidate lap, so basic.

So you are suggesting that if you are having troubles with that corner the strategy is to deliberately get a penalty so the game does the braking for you?

Yep, I ended up with a 5 sec nonsense penalty, game put me at the perfect speed into the corner, didn't even lose a single position

 

[suprajef]

Why are there penalty zones during qualifying

Go out of bounds, invalidate lap, so basic.

I am happy with my time