"Daily" Race Discussion [Archive]

[Pigems]

You've a better memory than I do, I knew you and I were in it but I'd have to check the replay for the rest.

Sven and Invisi always use the same, or similar liveries, it makes it easier to spot them.

Edit: You know what, that may be @Mistah_MCA and not @Sven Jurgens 2nd from the left, I’m questioning it now?

 

[Lill_Turtle]

Pigems - looking at that pic attached I have a sad conclusion that the best times of racing and motor car in general are way behind us.

 

[The_Tullster]

Sven and Invisi always use the same, or similar liveries, it makes it easier to spot them.

Edit: You know what, that may be @Mistah_MCA and not @Sven Jurgens 2nd from the left, I’m questioning it now?

That's it, I've got to dig out the replay now!

 

[LVS_1986]

Interlagos is my cup of tee especially in Gr. 3

Even better, cup of vodka I would say
Who drinks tee in Poland?

 

[ASH32]

Nothing quite like a well executed rolling start....

The driver in 3rd has done something to cause the start glitch, like what happened in one of my videos a few weeks ago at Fuji.

It doesn't usually end up like this though, now that is funny.

 

[The_Tullster]

That's it, I've got to dig out the replay now!

@Pigems Found it.

Invisigoth - death metal / pirate livery
Raphtalia_10 - Anime livery
G_Stone899 - Calsonic Nissan
TPC_Fudsy - Orange/gold/purple Porsche
TPC_Pigems - Animal print livery.

 

[Lill_Turtle]

Even better, cup of vodka I would say
Who drinks tee in Poland?

I'd say a glass of beer or two. Three of it slows me down not mentioning vodka. However, once upon a time I get to know with some guy from Czech Republic in Daily races, then he proposed to play together, we made "a party", racing and chatting in a strange mix of polish, czech, english and german. After 5 hours he ended bottle of wine, I was finishing whisky, our DR fell off the cliff but it was a lot of fun anyway. Then came my wife, saw me drunk and talking loudly alone in the room in that strange mix of languages. She was a bit dissapointed, because it was a Valentine's Day so she was expecting some "service" as someone once said here, but afterwards she had a nice story to tell everyone about me drinking with freshly known guy from another country by PlayStation in the Valentine's Day

 

[x5abotagex86]

Nothing quite like a well executed rolling start....

Very entertaining, lots of suspense for race start! Synchronized donuts should definitely be default race start!

 

[CurbHog]

Race C - Barcelona - 9 minute race edit
Another fun and clean race. Cant believe the nice driving I have seen in my last Race C events.
There are some aggressive moves, but nothing dirty. Truly enjoyable.

 

[Jwptexas]

If it hasn't already been mentioned but given the previous post we have Gr 1 at Circuit De La Sarthe next week for Race C

Full List:

Race A - Autodrome Lago Maggiore - East for N600
Race B - Autdromo de Interlagos for Gr 3
Race C - Circuit de La Sarthe for Gr 1

Finally two tracks where I can qualify well and maybe actually improve!

Looks like my three week hiatus will end next week, yay! Is Race A one make or garage cars?

Going to kill it at Interlegos in the GT LM... no tirewear yessss please!

 

[Silver_Wolf]

Looks like my three week hiatus will end next week, yay! Is Race A one make or garage cars?

Specially provided car.

 

[Jwptexas]

Specially provided car.

Damn, I had my Hope's up! Lol any ideas what it'll be?

 

[Silver_Wolf]

Damn, I had my Hope's up! Lol any ideas what it'll be?

N600 so could be anything from that class or a mix, hoping the GT-R is the vehicle though!

 

[Groundfish]

Good morning friends,

Late last night I was airdropped into Spain. Under cover of darkness I made it safely to the rendezvous point where my Chevy was safely garaged, and I was pleased to find it in perfect condition with fresh tires and a full tank of high octane race fuel.
I entered a race at Catalunya.
During the start there were 3 highly ranked A plus drivers ahead of me on the grid. 2 lifted??? And coming down the front straight my Chevy powered out of slipstream and took the inside line into first place.
Only one driver in a 911 was able to keep up with my American v8 as we went round and round. In the end TCS and power won out by 1.4 seconds at race end.
That was definitely my best effort with the final eight laps, under pressure, running 47.1 to 47.8. I very much doubt I will match this drive and may be done for the week now. I just think this victory...I don’t think I will do better...It was under stress and I just went into full battle mode, kill or be killed...

 

[MIE1992]

I wonder what that Race A is gonna look like next week? I don’t think we’ve had an N600 car for Race A...

I also really don’t know if my issues with Race B this week is the track, the car, or possibly both. Then again, I did smash my target time that was assigned to me on KudosPrime, and it was in the top 300 for my region last time I checked, so maybe I just need some perspective. As in, it’s not that I’m suddenly bad, I’m just in really tough lobbies, and that’s alright.

 

[rhcpeppers]

I wonder what that Race A is gonna look like next week? I don’t think we’ve had an N600 car for Race A...

I also really don’t know if my issues with Race B this week is the track, the car, or possibly both. Then again, I did smash my target time that was assigned to me on KudosPrime, and it was in the top 300 for my region last time I checked, so maybe I just need some perspective. As in, it’s not that I’m suddenly bad, I’m just in really tough lobbies, and that’s alright.

I had a similar experience as you last night on Race B. I beat my Kudos target time by a lot, but when I entered the race I was starting 13th and ended up finishing 13th. Everybody was faster than me. I drive for VW in the Manufacturers' series so I am used to driving the Scirocco. However, I have just never been able to figure out Fuji! I did get a clean race bonus though .

 

[Lill_Turtle]

I still don't get how the lobby selection is working... I was working now for a good quali for B, did 1.41.1 which put me on 237 place in EMEA in the moment, which seemed good, logged to the race and... P11

 

[MIE1992]

I still don't get how the lobby selection is working... I was working now for a good quali for B, did 1.41.1 which put me on 237 place in EMEA in the moment, which seemed good, logged to the race and... P11

Could be a higher-split lobby, given your SR and DR. Sort of sounds similar to my cases, there. Still, I think that means there’s less DR to be lost and more to be gained, right?

 

[deviln3]

Got a few wins this week on Autopolis, quite like the short track.
The small difference between the Mazda/Honda was pretty great for racing.
It was fun catching up to cars in the middle section in the Mazda, but losing out on the straights a bit. Good balance.
Hope PD use this track in the future.

Race from last night:

 

[CurbHog]

Not sure if zascar88 is on this forum, but he spent a lot of time behind me in my last Race C and he was such a trooper.

 

[KosmoKazi]

I wonder what that Race A is gonna look like next week? I don’t think we’ve had an N600 car for Race A...

I also really don’t know if my issues with Race B this week is the track, the car, or possibly both. Then again, I did smash my target time that was assigned to me on KudosPrime, and it was in the top 300 for my region last time I checked, so maybe I just need some perspective. As in, it’s not that I’m suddenly bad, I’m just in really tough lobbies, and that’s alright.

I had a similar experience as you last night on Race B. I beat my Kudos target time by a lot, but when I entered the race I was starting 13th and ended up finishing 13th. Everybody was faster than me. I drive for VW in the Manufacturers' series so I am used to driving the Scirocco. However, I have just never been able to figure out Fuji! I did get a clean race bonus though .

When a Daily Race is a one-make, the gap from the top times will typically be smaller, because the car-to-car variation is removed (we are all in the META!). And, the gaps in the Gr4 cars are also typically lower, as the cars are underpowered and it's easy to be at the max possible speed in more places than in cars with a higher power/traction ratio. So I've found that meeting your K' target for such races is not at all good enough' to be really competitive in Daily Races like this week's Race B at Fuji in the Gr4 Scirocco.

My own K' Speed Score is more like over 80 (usually within 2% of the top time) but overall it's at 75, and weighed down by Gr3 being closer to 2.5-3.0% off the top times, with some of the more extreme cars like SF and Gr2 deltas being larger. It all stands to reason.

 

[Groundfish]

Never give up.

 

[MIE1992]

When a Daily Race is a one-make, the gap from the top times will typically be smaller, because the car-to-car variation is removed (we are all in the META!). And, the gaps in the Gr4 cars are also typically lower, as the cars are underpowered and it's easy to be at the max possible speed in more places than in cars with a higher power/traction ratio. So I've found that meeting your K' target for such races is not at all good enough' to be really competitive in Daily Races like this week's Race B at Fuji in the Gr4 Scirocco.

My own K' Speed Score is more like over 80 (usually within 2% of the top time) but overall it's at 75, and weighed down by Gr3 being closer to 2.5-3.0% off the top times, with some of the more extreme cars like SF and Gr2 deltas being larger. It all stands to reason.

But what if I’m just outside being in the top 300 for my region, like I am for this race? Does your statement still apply to that scenario?

 

[x5abotagex86]

Got a few wins this week on Autopolis, quite like the short track.
The small difference between the Mazda/Honda was pretty great for racing.
It was fun catching up to cars in the middle section in the Mazda, but losing out on the straights a bit. Good balance.
Hope PD use this track in the future.

Race from last night:
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Enjoyable mix for me as well running the Mazda. Generally have faster cornering/exit speed then the Fit’s, and as long as I can cling onto a draft I can stay competitive.

I’ve never been able to nail the last corner into the straight though + the slower speed I’m not going to overtake / pass anyone here if I need to lol.

 

[Natalie_GT]

Curious to see Top speeds of the Audi VGT and SRT. If anyone have those two, please share.

I got you my fam. I'll try out all the Gr.1 cars today , courtesy of my KTM running like a dog yesterday !

 

[Lill_Turtle]

Could be a higher-split lobby, given your SR and DR. Sort of sounds similar to my cases, there. Still, I think that means there’s less DR to be lost and more to be gained, right?

Yeah, but gaining any positions from 11th is not easy there with these cars regarding mid-pack density.

 

[KosmoKazi]

But what if I’m just outside being in the top 300 for my region, like I am for this race? Does your statement still apply to that scenario?

It's a good time! Our speed scores are pretty similar, and I have been the same position before, where what seems like a fast time still means I get matched in DR lobbies that have me mid-pack or worse, after I thought I've aced the QT. I've even vented about it here before!

I always recall that Police Academy scene, where the guy says "computers don't lie!" over and over, until the other guy smashes the thing, then he says "that computer lied!". But I've resigned myself to the fact that in the Americas region for Dailies and in the NA region for FIA events, there are only so many people so we end up in the higher lobbies in many cases, and given that same fact, there will always be a handful of people who outpunch their weight for a given QT, so it's hard to be assured of a front spot even with what seems like a flyer. Top 300 means there's a good change any of them make up the 12 or 16 car grid, especially since those faster drivers are going to be more frequent racers too!

It's tougher at the top, there is no doubt!

 

[Stencedaddy]

You peeps think the boys back at the PD factory may continue the Race A multiple-car-choice thing? We might get an Italian supercar battle if they do! Perhaps Huracán vs. 458 Italia? Japanese car showdown of a GT-R Nismo vs. Amuse S2000 vs. NSX?

Ive been saying viper vs vette for like 2 years lol. Hell throw the mustang and camaro in there

 

[Jwptexas]

Ive been saying viper vs vette for like 2 years lol. Hell throw the mustang and camaro in there

I'm sure it'll be the most unused N600 cars in the entire game. Lol any guesses which car that might be?

Throw 2006 Ford GT in that mix vs Viper & Corvette.

After viewing some of the cars though I'd say 458 Italia vs Huracan or Diablo

 

[bone_tone]

Nothing quite like a well executed rolling start....

I had one of those at Suzuka last week! I went from 18th on the grid to 5th by the start line, and at least half of the field had a penalty (fortunately not me)!