Returning strong to Sport, coming back with the usual night-time 5 race session before going away to do something else because waiting 7 extra minutes for each next race to start is a bit tiring
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The first four races were Race B. I was always qualified on pole, first race didn't go to plan too well given that the player in second place was pushing me to make a mistake quite well. However, it would've been better if they didn't push me
in the literal sense of the word. I used my track position advantage for the first lap, but they just kept being insistent, sticking their nose up every. single. spot. Even if the move was non existent, like for instance trying to overtake me on the inside of turn 4 (the sharp left hand corner after the long right corner that is turn 3), even when I was covering the inside. Then, a divebomb up turn 6 (the sharp right corner) just solidified my beliefs to stand down and do the mature and more beneficial thing of just letting the player go, since playing bumper cars with them wouldn't prove to be fruitful; the pack of third place all the way down to seventh was quickly gaining the ground they lost in the inevitable first corner carnage and we simply cannot allow that in a low-level lobby, since it'll spell chaos. So, I just let them go, even though I consistently stayed within 0.3 - 0.7 seconds of them, hoping that their erratic driving style would prove to be their demise. Sadly, it didn't happen, and I stayed second, but with a moral victory of an SR increase
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The next two races were quite painless. Second place (a different person, a Colombian driver) was taken out in turn 1 in both events, allowing me to escape. In the fourth race, however, they didn't get taken out, and we had quite the showdown. While I had track position and a vast knowledge of defensive techniques that Fuji Speedway as a track suits itself well to apply them (parking it on the apexes, for example), they had the mortal GT Sport weapon of slipstream, so any ground I could make was shattered in the long straight. However, they emphasized on lap 1 that we get away from the erratic pack behind us; flashing their lights and bump drafting me, as I then flashed my hazards at them to acknowledge the plan. We pulled a 1.5 second gap to third place with teamwork, allowing us to battle for the position in a clean manner. In the end, I came out victorious out of the whole ordeal, but they disconnected before I could thank them for the race
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The last race for the day, was a session of Race C. I took the 4C Gr.3, qualified on pole, and was off to a good start, with people dying on turn 1 for not knowing that you should probably brake a bit later than expected on the first lap. The race was uneventful, and I won with a 10 second gap, due to second through fifth place battling
for the entire race. Yes, I looked at the map often. Would've loved to be a part of that, to be honest. My SR increased to S and I was out of the E rating threshold, now a D rated driver and free to roam the world and get my own DR. Needless to say, I'm quite excited to see what the future holds
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It won't compete in qualifying. If it has slipstream in the race, the Fit won't get away, then it will out-turn them.
Although, I'm currently in the lower levels, so maybe the people around me just suck.
I think it's a matter of preference, even in qualifying, or maybe I just cannot stand the Fit's eternal wheel spinning issues. I was much quicker with the Demio in qualifying than I was with the Fit, and more consistent. The Fit's power advantage can also theoretically be negated in the last laps of the race; given that it's a hybrid, the electric motor assists overall power output. Sure, it will be faster on a straight with those two means of propulsion acting together, but when the battery drains itself (which I found was around middle of lap 3 - beginning of lap 4) the Fit theoretically has less power, now making it a handicapped car with no advantage. Haven't tried Race A yet, though, only qualified, but I thought I'd just throw this idea out here, since it makes car choice more interesting
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And for me it doesnt matter if Im batteling for 15th place or for 1st, clean hard racing is award itself
