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Adam Barber
Didn't mean anything by it, just a general observation since launch, not everyone with bad liveries are bad drivers but it can often be an indication of someone with less than acceptable driving standards ie ramming and driving people into walls.
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How is that any different than someone claiming that anyone with a (Insert country name here) Flag are dirty drivers?

Answer, It’s not.
 
Groundfish
Geez everybody knows the worst dirty drivers run the stock livery. They run the meta car also almost always.
For example if you see a stock liveried gr4 Megane at Mt Panorama there is a 94 percent chance that person is a dirty driver. Now a chrome or fluorescent one, you are only looking at approximately 60 percent chance they are dirty.
Interestingly if they have also applied decals and the livery looks good there’s less than 15 percent chance of dirt.
Beware the player who doesn’t bother painting a car, or who doesn’t even want to show his or her livery.
They are bad people, and up to no good.
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Changing the paint color is just so complicated. :lol:
 
Pigems
How is that any different than someone claiming that anyone with a (Insert country name here) Flag are dirty drivers?

Answer, It’s not.
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It's not a guarantee of dirty driving but use it as a general indicator and go from there. Have ran into plenty of clean and dirty drivers from most countries in GTSport, nationality is not something to go on even as an indicator. Also really annoys me that people still use these awful liveries when there's no shortage of really good ones available.

Sorry to have caused you any offence in this matter, let us agree to disagree and leave it here.
 
clauscravic
Since i started playing online on GT5, there is and there will always be one sure thing: Monza is a wreckfest.

People trying to overtake you in the strangest ways, people that probably forgot their brakes at the pits and therefore send you to heaven in turn one, people that do everything they can to prevent you from overtaking (The other day I literally saw one player that, when he was overtaking after the parabolica, got bumped so hard that he was sent into the pitlane).
I only race on Monza so i'm pretty used to all this stuff, i don't even get mad anymore;
If i'm in a lobby with more than 8 players, i don't even attempt a pole lap because i already know that i'll end up in the back, i prefer starting from the back and calmly make my way through.

Today, as i was racing in a Gr.3 BoP Race, almost 2 seconds ahead of the others, i got bumped.

"Strange", i thought, no one was behind / beside me, nor did i spin out, so what happened?

Took my loss, saved the replay and when i went to watch it, i saw this:



Strike, i guess :lol:
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That is an advanced level punting technique. Brilliant
 
Highlandor
Ahem.....cough cough a "friend" .............cough..... told me......... ahem............. about this ....... cough ahem cough cough...

Tried to be a smartass and start at the back on hards, when race starts go straight into pits to change on mediums (before you cross startline) and do the whole race on mediums - GENIUS!

Ummmmmm, until you drive straight through the pits and come out 10 seconds behind last place on same hards you started with...

Ahem... like I say, a friend told me about this, ahem, cough cough.....

:O :dunce: :O
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Sounds like this "friend" went to the Ferrari school of race strategy
 
clauscravic
Since i started playing online on GT5, there is and there will always be one sure thing: Monza is a wreckfest.

People trying to overtake you in the strangest ways, people that probably forgot their brakes at the pits and therefore send you to heaven in turn one, people that do everything they can to prevent you from overtaking (The other day I literally saw one player that, when he was overtaking after the parabolica, got bumped so hard that he was sent into the pitlane).
I only race on Monza so i'm pretty used to all this stuff, i don't even get mad anymore;
If i'm in a lobby with more than 8 players, i don't even attempt a pole lap because i already know that i'll end up in the back, i prefer starting from the back and calmly make my way through.

Today, as i was racing in a Gr.3 BoP Race, almost 2 seconds ahead of the others, i got bumped.

"Strange", i thought, no one was behind / beside me, nor did i spin out, so what happened?

Took my loss, saved the replay and when i went to watch it, i saw this:



Strike, i guess :lol:
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That was amazing. Best Monza turn 1 punt I've ever seen :lol:
 
meekrab
I took a second in the Atenza that would've been a first except I tried to mow the grass on the outside of Lesmo 2 a couple times. :lol: There's definitely other viable cars.
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What position did you start from? I have only seen one Atenza with a better qualifying time than me so I keep getting lined up behind 10+ GTRs and some other odd cars. One on one, I could probably beat the GTR with my Atenza if he or she pulls me around the track and I wait for their mistake. The Atenza is easy to put where you want, but it’s slow exiting the chicanes and cannot pass on the straights.
 
Invisigoth
Careful what you wish for ;). Have a look at the activity :p.
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Looks like I’m doing some Monza tonight. :D

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chuyler1
What position did you start from? I have only seen one Atenza with a better qualifying time than me so I keep getting lined up behind 10+ GTRs and some other odd cars. One on one, I could probably beat the GTR with my Atenza if he or she pulls me around the track and I wait for their mistake. The Atenza is easy to put where you want, but it’s slow exiting the chicanes and cannot pass on the straights.
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I started 4th (I did my quali in the GTR like everyone else, but I like variety) and used the superior brakes of the Atenza to get into 3rd (cleanly, though obviously risking a dive bomber) at T1. First and second towed me around pretty good of course and I got passed them under braking / in penalty zones etc. I was holding onto first until I started playing lawn mower.
 
sturk0167
That is an advanced level punting technique. Brilliant
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watto79
That was amazing. Best Monza turn 1 punt I've ever seen :lol:
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One of the reasons i hate those orange plastic things:

You run into one of these in the middle of the road? You get slowed down or (even worse) fly to heaven :grumpy: Now there's the third case which is the one in the video :lol:

If a punt like this was planned, the guy should receive a medal for the idea (Then get kicked out of the lobby)
 
So is the SLS-AMG good at Monza? I would think so, given how it’s better in straights.

And what do you make of my introspection that I may’ve been trying to pass where I shouldn’t be at Tokyo Expressway South Outer Loop? Such as T1 on lap 2 or 3. Especially since there’s a decent amount of straight track where I could try passing or out-braking otherwise.

EDIT: I could try recording a race at Tokyo South via the PS4's native recording, and then post it here for review.
 
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Did i say in my earlier post that a few days ago i saw a guy get bumped into the pitlane during a race? I found out that i saved the replay of that "race".

Little background:

Half past midnight, extra dirty lobby ran by a Gentleman and his 4-5 friends, plus us other poor guys that decided to join that lobby.

They couldn't make a single clean lap, in all the 6 or 7 races i took part in, there were people ramming each other, cutting every single turn and getting 30 years penalities. Best thing about this lobby is that the grid order was decided by the host, so i always started from 10-12th position and had to make my way through that HELL.

There was a Gentleman in the black Citroen GT who was part of that "crew" and one in the RSR who was just a random guy (who actually drove pretty well and i had a few pretty nice battles with him).

So what happens?

The Gentleman in the black GT decides that the RSR shall not pass, therefore proceeds to "politely" force him to mow the lawn.

Guy in the RSR decides that the favour should be returned.



I personally think that no one should answer back to these "gentlemen", but that handmade drive-through penalty was smooth as hell.


PS: The livery you have doesn't mean anything. Anyone could be a dirty player.

I am not a dirty player and i go around with a Chrome GTR with a "Let me pass ya tool!" sticker in the front bumper and a "How's my driving? 1-800-I DON'T CARE" sticker in the back, a Chrome Ford GT with a "Warning, i drive with a controller" sticker in the front bumper and, last but not least, a Citroen GT with a Nutella livery :lol:
 
clauscravic
Did i say in my earlier post that a few days ago i saw a guy get bumped into the pitlane during a race? I found out that i saved the replay of that "race".

Little background:

Half past midnight, extra dirty lobby ran by a Gentleman and his 4-5 friends, plus us other poor guys that decided to join that lobby.

They couldn't make a single clean lap, in all the 6 or 7 races i took part in, there were people ramming each other, cutting every single turn and getting 30 years penalities. Best thing about this lobby is that the grid order was decided by the host, so i always started from 10-12th position and had to make my way through that HELL.

There was a Gentleman in the black Citroen GT who was part of that "crew" and one in the RSR who was just a random guy (who actually drove pretty well and i had a few pretty nice battles with him).

So what happens?

The Gentleman in the black GT decides that the RSR shall not pass, therefore proceeds to "politely" force him to mow the lawn.

Guy in the RSR decides that the favour should be returned.



I personally think that no one should answer back to these "gentlemen", but that handmade drive-through penalty was smooth as hell.


PS: The livery you have doesn't mean anything. Anyone could be a dirty player.

I am not a dirty player and i go around with a Chrome GTR with a "Let me pass ya tool!" sticker in the front bumper and a "How's my driving? 1-800-I DON'T CARE" sticker in the back, a Chrome Ford GT with a "Warning, i drive with a controller" sticker in the front bumper and, last but not least, a Citroen GT with a Nutella livery :lol:
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i'm surprised that he managed to still make the last corner quite fast with dirty tyres after mowing the lawn
 
clauscravic
Did i say in my earlier post that a few days ago i saw a guy get bumped into the pitlane during a race? I found out that i saved the replay of that "race".

Little background:

Half past midnight, extra dirty lobby ran by a Gentleman and his 4-5 friends, plus us other poor guys that decided to join that lobby.

They couldn't make a single clean lap, in all the 6 or 7 races i took part in, there were people ramming each other, cutting every single turn and getting 30 years penalities. Best thing about this lobby is that the grid order was decided by the host, so i always started from 10-12th position and had to make my way through that HELL.

There was a Gentleman in the black Citroen GT who was part of that "crew" and one in the RSR who was just a random guy (who actually drove pretty well and i had a few pretty nice battles with him).

So what happens?

The Gentleman in the black GT decides that the RSR shall not pass, therefore proceeds to "politely" force him to mow the lawn.

Guy in the RSR decides that the favour should be returned.



I personally think that no one should answer back to these "gentlemen", but that handmade drive-through penalty was smooth as hell.


PS: The livery you have doesn't mean anything. Anyone could be a dirty player.

I am not a dirty player and i go around with a Chrome GTR with a "Let me pass ya tool!" sticker in the front bumper and a "How's my driving? 1-800-I DON'T CARE" sticker in the back, a Chrome Ford GT with a "Warning, i drive with a controller" sticker in the front bumper and, last but not least, a Citroen GT with a Nutella livery :lol:
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Question. Why where you on IM tyres?
 
MIE1992
So is the SLS-AMG good at Monza? I would think so, given how it’s better in straights.

And what do you make of my introspection that I may’ve been trying to pass where I shouldn’t be at Tokyo Expressway South Outer Loop? Such as T1 on lap 2 or 3. Especially since there’s a decent amount of straight track where I could try passing or out-braking otherwise.

EDIT: I could try recording a race at Tokyo South via the PS4's native recording, and then post it here for review.
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I have been doing well with the SLS. Fantastic fluoro orange fanta livery:lol:. Stuck with qualifying at 48.6 for now as I keep refusing to settle down and improve. As long as you get through turn 1 it is ok. I still lose out to GT-Rs on the straights unless I am within 1.1 though. It really handles the slow in fast out method well and so I have been gaining out of the chicanes plenty. Lesmos are a different story, they take some balancing.

Oddly I am running almost better on hards most races. Ran 48.8 and 48.7 on mediums in my best race, followed that up with 49.5 and 49.2 on hards? Car seems twitchy on mediums. :odd:
Managed 3 clean races, minus a track limit issue here or there, with no contact last night and after dropping to SR B (again) I got back to S. Drop to SR B assisted by getting hit 3 times, 2 were penalties, all in the first chicane lap 1! Was awesome. Was actually in the lead for a bit after that on lap 3 anyway when eventual winner just punted me at lesmo 2 for no penalty. And yeah, it could have been an accident but he started that lap p4 and p3 was hit turn 1, p2 flew past me after getting hit at second chicane so I kind of think it was deliberate. Nice blue A for them afterwards.:boggled:
 
Thoughts on Race A in general? I’m still wondering if I should try being less aggressive near the various turns when there’s plenty of straight track. I’m especially thinking I should prioritize avoiding other drivers, especially near the hairpin and those initial few turns.
 
MIE1992
Thoughts on Race A in general? I’m still wondering if I should try being less aggressive near the various turns when there’s plenty of straight track. I’m especially thinking I should prioritize avoiding other drivers, especially near the hairpin and those initial few turns.
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I just try my best not to touch any other cars, because if you get bounced into a wall, you could end up with a 5 second penalty.
The penalty zone on that track is in a crucial place for momentum. A 5 second penalty will probably cause you to lose about 8 seconds to the other cars. Race over
 
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It's brutal today around the Nordschliefe.
Was matched with A + drivers late last night, fortunately I started from the back, even had Gotmaxpower in a couple, on pole of course 👍
Today has been more evenly matched.
Some need to work on their qualifying times, they are obviously faster but impatient, knock me once or twice, fine, it's a tricky circuit, continue to push, shove or whatever, then...
Unfortunately had to send a couple to the Green Godess of Hell. Came across some of them in subsequent races & they were a tad more respectful.
Have had some excellent close battles too, one person contacted me on psn after to apologise, they had ceded the position back to me during the race anyway :cheers:
SR dropping because of my teachings, but bugger it, I've been SR S for 95% of my online racing & unless I'm 100% sure of my target and collateral damage I back off. :gtpflag:
 
I'm staying clear of race A. I don't like the Tokyo tracks and all they're going to do is hurt my rating for the FIA races. I like Nurburgring, but not when people get too competitive about it. It's more of a race for fun kind of track.
 
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