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One lap TTs at StCroix for next week. Using only the rwd cars. So far, NSX is at the top, on a low 45 second lap. Followed by the 650S. The 4C feels the best because I've just thrown it around. Purely a momentum car.

458 felt the heaviest in the corners. Not as smooth as the NSX and 650S.

Citroen is, so far, the fastest on the straight, at 256km/h before braking. Slowest lap overall. Can't read it's handling. That's on me.

All the V8s(and V10) are coming up next. Starting with the SLS. Good stuff.
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How many laps per car do you put in?
Impressive no matter what. I might have to try this technique rather than trying my top 5 go to cars.
 
ILLEAGLE_34
How many laps per car do you put in?
Impressive no matter what. I might have to try this technique rather than trying my top 5 go to cars.
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I do the initial flying lap. Straight after I select the car, slide TCS to "0", select Racing Medium, Turn BOP On, click on the flag to start my lap.

About to post my results.


Edit: Alrighty then...
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Did my last run in the Slophy. 243km/h, is all it's got on the long straight. The 4C at least huffed past 245km/h.

That SLS must have eight Kei car engines attached because, man, it's that slow around the joint. A clean lap and it's at the bottom. Car felt smooth and didn't put a foot wrong. Maybe it'll have good race pace. It reached 256km/h.

Now, 1-6. I did those right after the SLS - including the M4. Night and Day performance.

M4 next. Felt good over the lap. Able to rotate the rear with throttle. 253km/h on the straight. It's a nice ride. Knew it would be down the order by the final split. If it's in the 16 second range, won't be at the top.

"Jaag". F-TYPE was the first into the 4s. QUICK! Smooth. Had to be the torque out of corners. Lovely in the village section at the first part of the lap. Hit the straight, 256km/h.

RC F is my Manu. Thought I'd get the F-Type, but nope. Set a 15.4 by the final sector. Just couldn't match the Jag's speed to the finish line. 257km/h.

Holy smokes! The adVantage! So loose and a bit sketchy, but just pipped the other half of the British Bulldogs. The nose points right where I steered it. Threw me off a couple times. Maybe too responsive. 257km/h.

Mustang engine, for the first time ever, nearly put me to sleep. I was just staring at the screen and almost missed a couple corners. Car didn't feel balanced. Also, read a few posts about players saying the Mustang has changed. It's not performing like it used to. It felt like that. Not the sharp off-throttle feel I normally got from the car. The time don't lie, but weird.

Yeah, that Chevy is right where it belongs. Bananas.
Did everything. The Village section. The straight(257km/h). Braking. Turning. Smoothness. Close ratios(don't bother with 2nd gear). Only other two cars that felt this good, were the Genesis(it just lacks the grunt) and Viper.

Sorry, Viper people. I messed up the final three corners. I raise my hand in honesty. The NSX, Vantage, RC F and C7 did 15.4 seconds by the final sector. Viper was 15.995.
I think it could have been in the 4.1 second crew. I was amazed with the handling thru the Village Section. The straight(257kmh- might have kissed 258km/h).
Strong brakes. Crisp turning. Effortless pitting the power down. Outbraking myself on those final three tight corners. Worse was the last left-hander. Nearly went straight into the barrier!
Anyway, how's the time with with the Mustang?

As always, these times go right out the window, once tyre wear, other players and the FF brigade factor in. I see this in terms of which cars can I jump straight in with no practice and just race.
If I can be comfortable going flat out after the countdown, I should achieve a good result. We'll see next week.
 
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Busy couple weeks in the real life, so not much time for gtsport or posting here. I'm having a hard time this week, i just can't find my groove for race B or C. Turning decent laps i guess, but they don't "feel" good. Hope to get comfy enough to do some racing later today and tomorrow....
 
D_Dragline
Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster.

This week's Race A has highlighted the flaws in the penalty system for me. This combo should be great fun, but the system actually robs it of enjoyment for me because it incentivises bad driving. I'm currently at low A DR and I am forced to choose between big DR losses from actively avoiding being bump drafted by "less careful" players vs competing in the pack and risking a DR reset. As a result I've only tried it twice. When this combo ran in the FIA with dramatically reduced penalisation it was a fantastically enjoyable race.

I'm enjoying the Race C combo though. Running the 911 at Brands Hatch is great fun and I'm mostly having good, clean, competitive sessions.

Maybe there is something to be said for having one daily each week which attracts the idiots so they don't enter the other races?
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:lol: 👍. Welcome to the best place on GTP!:gtpflag::gtpflag::cheers:
 
Had an interesting one last night at Brands. Tough room, I wore bib 18 and qualified 13th but I knew it'd be a tough race. Al S drivers and it was like a....well...real motorsport race. Good clean racing early on as the pack tussled a little but then settled into a rhythm where I was JUST not quite able to hang onto the lads in front of me and began to hold up the group behind. I was however, on hards with about half the room on mediums.

One or two guys fell off the road and I managed to pit on lap 7 in effectively 9th place after absorbing quite a bit of pressure.

THen Mr M6 arrives, he was on hards and I now on mediums so I started to inch away at first but he predictably began to catch me after a few laps. He got a run on me through the uphill left and into the first of the fast rights he had his nose just past my bumper. I moved to the side, giving him 1 1/2 car lengths to the outside to make the pass, which i think he could have pulled off or could have used my compromised line to get a run on me into the next turn. Instead he barrels up the inside, onto the grass, half loses it, pushes me out of the way and passes me.

I decide to try the same next turn without intentionally hitting him but I do collect him. He rams me off in frustration and goes berk in the chat but dude, you barged me out of the way, that's not racing.

Go to 17 minute mark to see the incident;

 
NevilleNobody
Had an interesting one last night at Brands. Tough room, I wore bib 18 and qualified 13th but I knew it'd be a tough race. Al S drivers and it was like a....well...real motorsport race. Good clean racing early on as the pack tussled a little but then settled into a rhythm where I was JUST not quite able to hang onto the lads in front of me and began to hold up the group behind. I was however, on hards with about half the room on mediums.

One or two guys fell off the road and I managed to pit on lap 7 in effectively 9th place after absorbing quite a bit of pressure.

THen Mr M6 arrives, he was on hards and I now on mediums so I started to inch away at first but he predictably began to catch me after a few laps. He got a run on me through the uphill left and into the first of the fast rights he had his nose just past my bumper. I moved to the side, giving him 1 1/2 car lengths to the outside to make the pass, which i think he could have pulled off or could have used my compromised line to get a run on me into the next turn. Instead he barrels up the inside, onto the grass, half loses it, pushes me out of the way and passes me.

I decide to try the same next turn without intentionally hitting him but I do collect him. He rams me off in frustration and goes berk in the chat but dude, you barged me out of the way, that's not racing.

Go to 17 minute mark to see the incident;

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way to aggressive of a move in that spot. But with the way some people are in the game if you dnt want to give the inside you almost have to be on the grass yourself its ridiculous but that would happen to all the time thinking no way there is not enough room but they do it anyway. you have to be a wall hugger in those spots. I always say if your going around that's fine but your taking the long way
 
jad866
way to aggressive of a move in that spot. But with the way some people are in the game if you dnt want to give the inside you almost have to be on the grass yourself its ridiculous but that would happen to all the time thinking no way there is not enough room but they do it anyway. you have to be a wall hugger in those spots. I always say if your going around that's fine but your taking the long way
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FUnny because earlier int he week I took the inside line at the same corner and in the chat the bro said "blocking makes you look weak". Taking a defensive line is not blocking, i pick a line and stick to it. Now at Brands, you can really not get away wit that for too long as your exit is so badly compromised but people refuse to think past the corner. Eventually you will get me, just be patient.
 
An evening of contrasts for me. Managed to improve my Q time by 0.6s and make it 1:23.2. Started first race on P1, was too nervous and dropped to P3. Switched mediums to mediums by mistake and lost my chance to fight for the second place. But at least I secured P3.
Second race too many mistakes, finished last despite starting on P7.
Third race I started on P6, decided to go for mediums first. Everyone was too slow and I was too impatient. Accidentally pushed two players and got 5 seconds penalty in total. SR dropped to A as a result. Pretty abysmal performance overall.

Not sure what was wrong today. Not enough practice, or just too risky driving? Will try to find sometime to go for a couple more goes tomorrow.
 
Tried Stage Route X again.
Not bad at all!
It seems like they heard my complaints from yesterday!
Got two clean races back to back and sixth place on the last one.

D_Dragline
Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster.

This week's Race A has highlighted the flaws in the penalty system for me. This combo should be great fun, but the system actually robs it of enjoyment for me because it incentivises bad driving. I'm currently at low A DR and I am forced to choose between big DR losses from actively avoiding being bump drafted by "less careful" players vs competing in the pack and risking a DR reset. As a result I've only tried it twice. When this combo ran in the FIA with dramatically reduced penalisation it was a fantastically enjoyable race.

I'm enjoying the Race C combo though. Running the 911 at Brands Hatch is great fun and I'm mostly having good, clean, competitive sessions.

Maybe there is something to be said for having one daily each week which attracts the idiots so they don't enter the other races?
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Maybe get rid of penalties altogether and do not do rank resets?
Do it like Career mode with lvls.
 
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NevilleNobody
FUnny because earlier int he week I took the inside line at the same corner and in the chat the bro said "blocking makes you look weak". Taking a defensive line is not blocking, i pick a line and stick to it. Now at Brands, you can really not get away wit that for too long as your exit is so badly compromised but people refuse to think past the corner. Eventually you will get me, just be patient.
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100 % AGREE and who cares what people say in the chat I never stick around to find out good or bad race is over on to the next. (plus I got a warning once for abusive language so now i never comment at all.............. LOL)
 
Tried a no-stopper today and I think it would've worked out had I not been:

1) Muscled off track in Dingle Dell corner

2) Torpedoed in Clearways (these were both lap #1)

3) Pin-balled in Hailwood when three cars ahead went side by side through the first corner. First guy into the sand and then cuts back right towards the track which bumps the second guy out onto the track and into me and I go spinning. That second guy obviously stayed on track by pinballing me, so yay

Finished the race in 12th place after being DFL *twice*...

People are so aggressive on lap 1! They make it through T1 and Druids okay but then the chaos starts. In almost every race I've gained 3 positions by lap 2 just by staying on track and not binning it.
 
Lateralus5813
I don't want to start a new topic just for this, but I would like some input on the new Logitech g923. Where can I see some decent reviews? Has anybody here tested one? It would be my first wheel.
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I’ve had a wheel for almost ten months (g29) and have gone back and forth thinking/wanting I need something more expensive but realized many people with a g29 or even ds4 where quicker. Experience is worth more than money in this case. Any decent wheel will blow your mind. It did for me.
 
ILLEAGLE_34
I’ve had a wheel for almost ten months (g29) and have gone back and forth thinking/wanting I need something more expensive but realized many people with a g29 or even ds4 where quicker. Experience is worth more than money in this case. Any decent wheel will blow your mind. It did for me.
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I had a very cheap wheel to start with only cost me £45 my driving improved drastically due to being able to gear change easily the only reason I changed it was, it was on its way out in just 3 months now have a more robust wheel. :D
 
D_Dragline
Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster.

This week's Race A has highlighted the flaws in the penalty system for me. This combo should be great fun, but the system actually robs it of enjoyment for me because it incentivises bad driving. I'm currently at low A DR and I am forced to choose between big DR losses from actively avoiding being bump drafted by "less careful" players vs competing in the pack and risking a DR reset. As a result I've only tried it twice. When this combo ran in the FIA with dramatically reduced penalisation it was a fantastically enjoyable race.

I'm enjoying the Race C combo though. Running the 911 at Brands Hatch is great fun and I'm mostly having good, clean, competitive sessions.

Maybe there is something to be said for having one daily each week which attracts the idiots so they don't enter the other races?
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Welcome on board! And by your name you might look familiar. If your first D stands for Dredge in you PSN i think we've had more than a few races together. And I dont remember making any screwups to hurt you or vice versa so looking forward to more.:cheers:
 
ILLEAGLE_34
I’ve had a wheel for almost ten months (g29) and have gone back and forth thinking/wanting I need something more expensive but realized many people with a g29 or even ds4 where quicker. Experience is worth more than money in this case. Any decent wheel will blow your mind. It did for me.
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Hell, @GOTMAXPOWER is faster than most people on this forum & he's on a DS4. But I don't regret getting a wheel.
 
RacingGrandpa
@Mistah_MCA I know you just bought one. What are your initial views?
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Pinging @Lateralus5813 .

I just got the G923 the other day, and I've sunk about 2-3 hours into it so far. My previous wheel was the G29, so I'll be doing some comparisons between the two units. Visually, they're identical. A few logo switches on the wheel and pedal, and the G923 is now all black.
Once you start to use it, is when you start to feel the differences. We'll go with the pedals first.

Pedals
One of the problems with the G29 was how the brake pedal felt awkward to use. I found it to not have too much resistance, and some of the internal parts (I think it was the rubber stop or the spring) made pressing on it feel weird. Since this was my very first wheel, I got used to it right away, and didn't think much of it. With the G923, the brake pedal has been adjusted. It's stiffer now, and feels a bit more progressive. I'm still trying to get used to the increased resistance, as I keep easing off the brakes without realizing it, especially on a hard braking zone. :lol: So if in the next few weeks, you see me fly off the track, you'll know why. The throttle pedal looks to be adjusted as well; it's slightly less resistant, and at the same time, feels smoother to press down on. I have nothing to say about the clutch pedal, as I don't use it. So while I'll have to get used to the stiffer brake pedal, it still feels good to use.

Wheel
The moment I started driving with the G923, I started feeling the feedback right away. The car's engine now contributes to the feedback, and you can still get the feedback from the turns and such. The feedback does clash a little, so sometimes it might feel a bit hard to differentiate which feedback is from the engine, and which one is from the curb you just drove over. But can I just say, the feedback feels gooooooooooood. My hands were melting into the wheel; the feedback felt that good. This TrueForce stuff that Logitech was advertising before its release is not a joking matter. It felt that good to use. I felt a lot more immersed into the game. It's more immersive than the G29, but that's not to say that the G29 is bad. It's still a good wheel to start on if you're not looking to spend a trillion dollars on something like a Fanatec, you just don't get the "wow" factor from the G923's TrueForce feature.

It's going to be hard to say if this wheel will make me go faster. I would have loved to compare my times for the upcoming manufacturer race, but unfortunately, my G29 bit the dust last Sunday. I did get a 1:35.9 last night on Time Trial in the Viper, so I think I'm on par with my G29 pace at the moment.

Conclusion
So far, I'm enjoying the G923, more than I did with the G29. I will have to get used to the changes, but I'm sure I'll be just on pace or even better than my time with the G29.
 
Weird thing happened on Race A. After I finished 3rd, seconds later, someone who finished 6th was bumped up to 3rd, despite still having a 1 second penalty to serve. Either the penalties are now working in reverse and they gave him a second back, or someone found a hack! They were riding the wall during the last turn and only going 160 mph in 6th gear at the finish. I've done enough damage to my SR for this week anyway, so that's a strange finish to end on.
 
Redneckchef
Welcome on board! And by your name you might look familiar. If your first D stands for Dredge in you PSN i think we've had more than a few races together. And I dont remember making any screwups to hurt you or vice versa so looking forward to more.:cheers:
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Yes, that’s me. PSN is Dredge_Dragline. Glad to hear I’m not on your naughty list. You’re definitely not on mine. I do think you probably have the better of me over the journey though.

:cheers:
 
Too bad the penalties have gone worsen that provoke me "what the heck it's saying" I raced the clean race and place 2nd finish. However, I got lost DR and SR points. That's was Race B. Boy I'm forward Gran Turismo 7 release soon and abandon GT Sport for good. GT Sport is a great game and the worst rules ever. Too many changes and confusion. That's my perspective.
 
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