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This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on June 7th, 2021 in the Gran Turismo Sport category.
Good Ol Herman Tilke. That's who you need to speak to about it. And also tells you everything you need to know.Did a few quali laps for race C and am I the only one who totally hates the first sector? Basically just the bit we don't use for N24.
Good Ol Herman Tilke. That's who you need to speak to about it. And also tells you everything you need to know.
So with a day off due to my Birthday yesterday I was able to hop on this morning for a go at the Dailies.
I was the only one flying the BRZ flag in Race A. (I prefer Scooby to Toyota generally)
I start 8th with a time similar to Norrin's. I go slightly deep into turn 1 but ahead are 3 cars in the gravel and 2 with a penalty. So I'm into 4th by turn 2. However one of the cars came back on and tapped my rear quarter. I never knew but got 2 seconds for it. I will post the video in the penalty thread as it truly belongs there. I get past 1 guy but lose a place again having to defend for 2 laps. So I finish 4th. Not bad.
Race B. Break out my Pug as I haven't used her in a while. Qualify 11th. The car in first decides to do some breakdancing on the grid.
This is a lesson in what will happen. I make decent progress as carnage ahead takes out some people. I pass a WRX on the outside of turn 4 and he plays very fair. Next up is the dancing VW with 1 bar. I pass him after they take a penalty. However into the church corner they decide to send it and knock me wide. This allows the WRX back past and the VW gains a 2 second penalty. They are then slow up the hill and I repass them after the brow. I am fearing the worst. I brake and make the corner fine on the inside but the VW shoots on into the barrier. They then quit. I feel it was all lag on their part and it is better they are out of the race. I pass the WRX again by dint of having more grunt. I'm slowly catching a Dutchman in a Jag battling with a couple of VW's. Last lap and a VW runs wide in the kink at the top of the hill. The Jag goes to the inside and the VW tries to wall them. The Jag must be focused on the VW as he runs into the other VW at the last hairpin almost spinning them. Both VW's run wide allowing myself past on the run out of the corner. The Jag gets away scott free. I cross the line in 5th. But I may have had a better result if I wasn't hit off by the laggy Italian.
Race C. Very frustrating. This isn't my favourite track on this game. I jumped into the RC-F as it is Super GT's favourite combo. The car felt o.k. It could do everything well. Qualified 15th with my snail paced lap. Again made some positions due to other's misfortune. A Frenchman was diving everywhere and got passed me rudely twice constantly picking up penalties. However I eventually got onto the back of a Spaniard in an AMG. He had just been passed rudely twice himself and must have had enough. He was blocking and brake checking me everywhere. I got annoyed so forced myself past when they opened the door at Warsteiner. I expected a revenge punt at the NGK but it never came. Instead I run a little wide. This puts the AMG up my inside for the last corner. I give them space on the inside but get the better exit, they did not like that. Well see for yourself.
They go full power and turn into my rear quarter. Boom round I go. Tyres ruined I still manage to pass a crawling Beetle. However into the NGK they hit me and round I go again. I thought that was a mistake but looking at the replay they only brake at 5% only going full brake once they hit me. Why? Just why?
I run around after that DFL only passing those who quit including my Spanish friend.
Good Ol Herman Tilke. That's who you need to speak to about it. And also tells you everything you need to know.
Correct. But recently I've had more clean races than dirty ones, especially in race C. But there will always be idiots along the way.Let me guess, "B" DR race? Happens all the time!!!
Only visual difference.In race C the Walkenhorst M6 is very popular.
Is there a difference between M6 GT3 M Power '16 and M6 GT3 Walkenhorst?
From experience the genesis is the better race car. Have done 2 in the RCF and singles in the genesis and atenza so far. No qually off the backish went 17 to 7 in the RCF then 15 to 2 in the genesis and just went 16 to 5 on the atenza although that could have been 3rd with a better exit from the last corner after I tried the outside and we went 3 wide over the line. 0.258 between 3rd and 5th.Last night I had time just to run a bunch of Q laps at B and C, to see what sort of times I could run and see which cars I want to use for this week's races.
I dislike using the META, so the Scirocco was out of the question for Sardegna, and I first ran the GT-R and then the RCZ. I think it's mad an RCZ can run faster times than a beastly GT-R, but it can, and it did. I managed a 1:50:825 with much improvement left to be made. I'm not good at this circuit, at all, so I think it'll take a lot of practice before I'm capable of respectable lap times here.
Then old NGP. There wasn't a META when I was on (not sure if that's changed?) so I opted for the Hyundai Genesis for a first attempt, to see if it's balance of handling and power would work here - only managed a 1:57:2XX after 5 laps and couldn't find a good rhythm in it. So then I went back to the garage and hopped into the RCF and went faster on my opening lap which was messy at best! After a few more attempts I got that down to 1:55:830, which is getting there, but there's still much work to be done to be competitive.
Off to study the lap guides...
Interesting! I definitely feel the Genesis is the more nimble car, but I feel more planted and generally faster in the RCF. And every race is different, right? I had some brilliant races at DTG in the Genesis a while back, and since then it's been one of my most-used Gr.3 cars. Felt like giving the RCF a try as it's more of a power car and that's what seems to work better for NGP. I'll definitely try both in the races though...From experience the genesis is the better race car. Have done 2 in the RCF and singles in the genesis and atenza so far. No qually off the backish went 17 to 7 in the RCF then 15 to 2 in the genesis and just went 16 to 5 on the atenza although that could have been 3rd with a better exit from the last corner after I tried the outside and we went 3 wide over the line. 0.258 between 3rd and 5th.
Headed out to rep the BRZ in race A for a bit. Such a fun race once you get past turn 1 at the start. Room for some side by side. Some mid to big braking zones, rhythm sections. And with the speed and grip of that car there is a solid amount you can push and hustle the car to make it work on some sections. Had 1 rogue amongst the fields tonight but otherwise good racing.
And 3 CRB so more joy there than wrestling cars around that Nurb GP track that I just find hateful. The car and track combo for A is just so nice.
That was me in the GT I was sick of the guy punting me all race so tried to hold my line and he just bombed me straight off the road. Passed the guy 2 times the same lap and each time he bombed up the inside from a mile back and punted me wide. Hard enough in the mid engine cars without dickheads like that ruining your day. I had done the same as you and pitted lap 6.First Race C. No qualy to see how the SLS performs. Had a battle win an EVO. Ebbed and flowed not holding each other up as we swapped positions a couple times. I extended my gap, but got .5 for being on the edge of the left-hander, at the back end of the circuit. Was able to stay ahead of the EVO after serving the penalty.
SLS is faster, but the EVO held its tyres better. The Lap 5 stoppers were coming back to us after we both pit end of Lap 6.
A pack of four ahead of us, were just not giving any room for the last two laps. Their races were over as tyres were worn. I had gotten ahead of the Evo end of the penultimate lap. At the final turn, a Ford GT and WRX were fighting. The WRX rode the GT to the outer edge of the track. I went all the way to the right nearly on the pit wall as I expected something bad was about to happen.
Yep, GT stayed on the throttle and pitches perpendicular towards the flag box. I can't slow down and I'm stuck. T T-bone the right front tyre of the GT as it ghosts into the pit wall. No penalty.
That was enough for the Evo to outbrake me at T1 and I held station to the finish. Clean racing by that player.
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Qualified for the next one in the RSR. Started ahead of the same player as they set a time as well. This time, switching to the previous race winning M POWER M6. Started mid corner. Got good traction to round the corner and gap the M6. Set my sights on a WRX ahead to see if I could maintain pace.
RSR is a beast. Passed another RSR that was so cautious. It set a qualy faster than me, but was ridiculously slow.
Caught and passed the WRX. Pulled away as I set on the Mustang 2 seconds ahead. The gap was fluctuating until the leaders pit Lap 5. They were on the RS.
I pit and come out 4 seconds behind the Mustang. Out lap, the gap stays the same. Next lap, it's all go. LAP 9, shaving time and getting to within one second. Mustang lets me go easily into T1 and I'm able to attack the Evo ahead.
Last lap, closing it quickly. Back straight, I catch it and wait for the chicane. We clear the chicane and I get the traction on corner exit to the final turn. Round the corner cleanly as the Evo gave room. Finish and congratulate the top three, as well as thanking the Evo & Mustang for Clean racing.
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I’m genuinely puzzled by the fact there aren’t more RSRs in the lobbies. I find it’s so good at carrying speed through corners and I can get on the power nice and early with minimal wheel spin. When you add this to the fact that even I can do a 4m6s strat it’s just made for this combo. Yet, I never see more than a couple in a lobby.First Race C. No qualy to see how the SLS performs. Had a battle win an EVO. Ebbed and flowed not holding each other up as we swapped positions a couple times. I extended my gap, but got .5 for being on the edge of the left-hander, at the back end of the circuit. Was able to stay ahead of the EVO after serving the penalty.
SLS is faster, but the EVO held its tyres better. The Lap 5 stoppers were coming back to us after we both pit end of Lap 6.
A pack of four ahead of us, were just not giving any room for the last two laps. Their races were over as tyres were worn. I had gotten ahead of the Evo end of the penultimate lap. At the final turn, a Ford GT and WRX were fighting. The WRX rode the GT to the outer edge of the track. I went all the way to the right nearly on the pit wall as I expected something bad was about to happen.
Yep, GT stayed on the throttle and pitches perpendicular towards the flag box. I can't slow down and I'm stuck. T T-bone the right front tyre of the GT as it ghosts into the pit wall. No penalty.
That was enough for the Evo to outbrake me at T1 and I held station to the finish. Clean racing by that player.
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Qualified for the next one in the RSR. Started ahead of the same player as they set a time as well. This time, switching to the previous race winning M POWER M6. Started mid corner. Got good traction to round the corner and gap the M6. Set my sights on a WRX ahead to see if I could maintain pace.
RSR is a beast. Passed another RSR that was so cautious. It set a qualy faster than me, but was ridiculously slow.
Caught and passed the WRX. Pulled away as I set on the Mustang 2 seconds ahead. The gap was fluctuating until the leaders pit Lap 5. They were on the RS.
I pit and come out 4 seconds behind the Mustang. Out lap, the gap stays the same. Next lap, it's all go. LAP 9, shaving time and getting to within one second. Mustang lets me go easily into T1 and I'm able to attack the Evo ahead.
Last lap, closing it quickly. Back straight, I catch it and wait for the chicane. We clear the chicane and I get the traction on corner exit to the final turn. Round the corner cleanly as the Evo gave room. Finish and congratulate the top three, as well as thanking the Evo & Mustang for Clean racing.
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