FIA Race Discussion [Archive]

[HellzFire]

It's just me, or it's very easy now to get heavy damage in this new season? ( had an insignificant contact with the car in front and boom, multiple damages and lost a lot of power , it took me lot of time to realise I can't reach top speed )
And I still didn't understood how to control the pitstop repairs. Wendsday, I got out of pitstop with incomplete repairs ( can't explain what happened ), yesterday also got some multiple damages, but all repairs has been done.
Is it something you can control in the pit about the repairs, except "do not repair" ?

Heavy damage is a lot easier to get, almost every contact will give you some. To fix it, you have to wait for after the refueling, you'll see how much time you'll have to wait for it to be completely sorted.

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

 

[praiano63]

I've finally understood the RBR track limits for turn 1 i needed time for sure , even for the last race i did it thinking it was a kind of roulette

2 interior tires on red = OK

3 or more tires on white = penalty;

 

[ramurel]

Heavy damage is a lot easier to get, almost every contact will give you some. To fix it, you have to wait for after the refueling, you'll see how much time you'll have to wait for it to be completely sorted.

Ok, looks like Wendsday I pressed X on "do not refuel", then maybe accidentally pressed X again over the repairs window ! Mistake!

 

[NommyNom]

Heavy damage is a lot easier to get, almost every contact will give you some. To fix it, you have to wait for after the refueling, you'll see how much time you'll have to wait for it to be completely sorted.

It was good racing with you at Kyoto, I was trying to be careful not to contact and cause damage

 

[notquicknick]

as per usual, i had an up and down evening for my races yesterday



came into the Manufacturers race reasonably confident of a decent result, despite my terrible track record on the combined Kyoto circuit, and qualified in 5th place with my second flying lap - could have gone a bit quicker but needed to put the time in so was happy to settle for that. managed to last until the downhill left hander in sector 2 before running wide, hitting the wall, damaging my car and getting a 5 second penalty as the icing on the cake (i still don't get why running off the track and hitting a wall is an instant 5 second penalty, surely crashing is enough of a penalty in itself?!).

from thereon it was a recovery drive, was going ok until i got stuck behind someone shortly after my pit stop and couldn't complete a move on them - cost me time, let others catch up and overtake the pair of us, and ended up running wide in the second last corner of the last lap to lose a few places as well. 16th and 111 points - great



for the Nations, i ditched my usual Porsche 919 and went with the Peugeot VGT as the quick guys seem to like it and, tbh, it looks quite nice and i fancied a change. practice was alright, but quali was a disaster, first two flying laps i got penalties in and for the 3rd and 4th laps my tyres were dead so i couldn't improve, so started 19th out of 20.

my tactic was to play it safe, and try and make steady progress through the field if possible. lap 1 was a bit dicey but managed to make a few places up, and by the end of lap 2 or 3 i was in the top 10. made further progress as other people's tyres seemed to go off and pitted from 5th place, dropped a few places but made a couple back pretty much straight away when people fell off the track. chased down 5th on the last lap, taking them into T1, and then took 4th on the line by 0.1s as they served a penalty. 19th to 4th, that'll do nicely 👍

 

[HERE4BEER3]

Is it just me or is there no way to repair your vehicle in practice mode? The only part that ever gets repaired is aero. If I damage engine or wheels it just doesn't get fixed, am I missing something?

 

[Tidgney]

If anyone wants a bit of fun, I'm doing a poll on which Manufacturer I should choose if anyone wants to take part ?

 

[Alpha Cipher]

If anyone wants a bit of fun, I'm doing a poll on which Manufacturer I should choose if anyone wants to take part ?

Lamborghini! Join us

 

[Evogsr8]

Is it just me or is there no way to repair your vehicle in practice mode? The only part that ever gets repaired is aero. If I damage engine or wheels it just doesn't get fixed, am I missing something?

I am having the same issue during free practice. Haven't tried during a race yet. While in the pits, repairs are done to completion yet the suspension arrows are still lit up red. I don't hit any buttons and let the repairs finish entirely. Leave the pits and the little arrows are still red and I have to go around another lap like that and pit again. Hoping this is a bug during just free practice and I don't have to stop twice during a race. Anyone else experiencing this issue?

 

[ivann]

I am having the same issue during free practice. Haven't tried during a race yet. While in the pits, repairs are done to completion yet the suspension arrows are still lit up red. I don't hit any buttons and let the repairs finish entirely. Leave the pits and the little arrows are still red and I have to go around another lap like that and pit again. Hoping this is a bug during just free practice and I don't have to stop twice during a race. Anyone else experiencing this issue?

Why dont you (and others with same issue) just press OPTIONS and RETRY?

 

[SMinded31]

I practiced a bit for the next manufacturers. I now remember why I skip all Seaside dailys.
That chicane is probably the worst corner complex in the game...especially with heavy damage.

 

[VeeDoubleU]

I practiced a bit for the next manufacturers. I now remember why I skip all Seaside dailys.
That chicane is probably the worst corner complex in the game...especially with heavy damage.

How dare a track have risk and difficulty

 

[Riptide]

I practiced a bit for the next manufacturers. I now remember why I skip all Seaside dailys.
That chicane is probably the worst corner complex in the game...especially with heavy damage.

I'm more worried about the carnage that might follow in that chicane on lap 1 or 2 when people practice and qualify with super soft tyres, but then race with mediums which require slightly different angle/line/approach. Lots to think about those right in front / behind you.

 

[SMinded31]

How dare a track have risk and difficulty

You going to ready when I slam on the brakes right in front of you when I'm not on the right line trying to make the corner?
It would be you with the engine damage.

I ran about 20laps today by myself and never had a problem but when you pack 20 cars in there when you can only see the car in front of you there will be carnage.

 

[VeeDoubleU]

You going to ready when I slam on the brakes right in front of you when I'm not on the right line trying to make the corner?
It would be you with the engine damage.

I ran about 20laps today by myself and never had a problem but when you pack 20 cars in there when you can only see the car in front of you there will be carnage.

If you are at the ability where you find yourself braking before the chicane due to an incorrect line, it means you will be matched with people who also have that same ability, with people who also feel the need to brake because they aren't on the correct line.

 

[SMinded31]

If you are at the ability where you find yourself braking before the chicane due to an incorrect line, it means you will be matched with people who also have that same ability, with people who also feel the need to brake because they aren't on the correct line.

Lol. Whatever you say.
I will be matched in 1st or second tier room as a A+ DR and I know that nobody with a A+ can EVER go offline especially when following someone really closely.

 

[Riptide]

If you are at the ability where you find yourself braking before the chicane due to an incorrect line, it means you will be matched with people who also have that same ability, with people who also feel the need to brake because they aren't on the correct line.

I think you're quite right, but sometimes having a little bit of both worlds in a lobby is where the problem occur. I normally take that chicane about perfect 19/20 times, but human error and reaction times changes the ballgame. I've seen it happening in a Top Split race where a split second reaction influenced all those rearwards and with heavy damage it will take only one out of 20 to make a mistake there and you might not reach the pits at all.

 

[VeeDoubleU]

Lol. Whatever you say.
I will be matched in 1st or second tier room as a A+ DR and I know that nobody with a A+ can EVER go offline especially when following someone really closely.

if nobody at A+ can ever go offline, then why did you use 'if I go offline and have to brake' as your example?

 

[SMinded31]

if nobody at A+ can ever go offline, then why did you use 'if I go offline and have to brake' as your example?

I was being sarcastic. Of course it can happen.

It also depends what view you use. When following someone close in the bumper view its tricky to hit your turn in points when all you see is the car in front.

 

[Riptide]

if nobody at A+ can ever go offline, then why did you use 'if I go offline and have to brake' as your example?

I think that was some sarcasm intended - saying going off line happens on all levels, but you won't know until you're there on the bumper of the driver in front of you [with many behind you].

 

[VeeDoubleU]

I was being sarcastic. Of course it can happen.

It also depends what view you use. When following someone close in the bumper view its tricky to hit your turn in points when all you see is the car in front.

I think that was some sarcasm intended - saying going off line happens on all levels, but you won't know until you're there on the bumper of the driver in front of you [with many behind you].

The chicane is obviously one of the easiest parts to make a big mistake, in GT Sport, and obviously it can affect other cars close behind. But it is a corner designed to challenge and test you. The track would be way worse if there was miles of run-off, and also worse if the chicane didn't exist, because then Dragon Trail would almost just be a triangle of straights plus some esses.

I don't think Dragon Trail is any worse for heavy damage than any other track. Most tracks have heavy braking zones where a driver could divebomb and cause suspension and engine damage, or tight tracks with walls really close

 

[rono_thomas]

Thats Racing.

 

[Famine]

You going to ready when I slam on the brakes right in front of you when I'm not on the right line trying to make the corner?

If you've got decent situational awareness (and thus a decent DR/SR), you'll surely spot that the car in front is offline and will need to brake for the corner, so you should indeed be ready for it - and in fact adjust your own speed and line before that happens.

 

[Alpha Cipher]

I think you're quite right, but sometimes having a little bit of both worlds in a lobby is where the problem occur. I normally take that chicane about perfect 19/20 times, but human error and reaction times changes the ballgame. I've seen it happening in a Top Split race where a split second reaction influenced all those rearwards and with heavy damage it will take only one out of 20 to make a mistake there and you might not reach the pits at all.

No one in their right mind slams the brakes through the bus stop though. In the worst case scenario maybe only 10% braking for a short moment in required to correct yourself, assuming that coasting isn't enough. Gr. 4 DTS has been so overused in both dailies and FiA races that the basic line is pretty much already ingrained into everyone's minds. Heck, some people can even go flat out already through that chicane. RMs and RSSs will just make that job way easier than it already is

 

[Riptide]

If you've got decent situational awareness (and thus a decent DR/SR), you'll surely spot that the car in front is offline and will need to brake for the corner, so you should indeed be ready for it - and in fact adjust your own speed and line before that happens.

That's certainly correct and the way it should be, but adjusting your speed at chicane entry with someone literally on your bumper can still prove a disaster.

 

[Famine]

That's certainly correct and the way it should be, but adjusting your speed at chicane entry with someone literally on your bumper can still prove a disaster.

Indeed. I'm still baffled by the number of drivers who think that the chicane is an overtaking spot in traffic - compromising both themselves and the car they're passing and leaving them vulnerable to any car behind them that gets a clean run.

If you can get the job done - or at least take the position and establish a significant overlap - between the hairpin and the chicane, go for it, but side-by-side into the chicane is not going to end well.

 

[Riptide]

No one in their right mind slams the brakes through the bus stop though. In the worst case scenario maybe only 10% braking for a short moment in required to correct yourself, assuming that coasting isn't enough. Gr. 4 DTS has been so overused in both dailies and FiA races that the basic line is pretty much already ingrained into everyone's minds. Heck, some people can even go flat out already through that chicane. RMs and RSSs will just make that job way easier than it already is

Indeed so, but SMinded referred to "why not doing daylies on DTS" and contrary to FIA races, the things happening in daylies are sometimes far apart from normal common sense.

 

[Alpha Cipher]

Indeed so, but SMinded referred to "why not doing daylies on DTS" and contrary to FIA races, the things happening in daylies are sometimes far apart from normal common sense.

Then why is this in the FIA Race Discussion thread?

 

[SMinded31]

Then why is this in the FIA Race Discussion thread?

Because it's the next race.