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I gave MFGT a little spin but did not receive any cars in my garage in GT7. Haven’t completed the demo yet, just won a few cars from a few license tests. Are there any special criteria that needs to be fulfilled or am I missing something?
 
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I have a suspicion that we haven't seen any FIA GT1 special events yet because PD are waiting until they add something to "complete the set."

That's what happened when they added the NSX JGTC. Almost immediately after that, the first JGTC special event showed up.

I think the most likely GT1 category addition is indeed the racing version of the Porsche 911 GT1 we already have in the game.
The other car that comes to mind is the Nissan R390 GT1. Even though the racing version has been in the franchise before, I think it's less likely than the Porsche.
The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 would be a long-shot. Even an Audi R8C probably has a higher chance than a Panoz return.

The "complete the set" special events theory could also mean we're not going to get any new Group C, JGTC or classic DTM cars, at least for the foreseeable future. Some notable cars that would include are:
Audi V8 Quattro (DTM)
Toyota 88C-V or TS010 (Group C)
Peugeot 905 (Group C)

All of this is hypothetical of course.
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This is what I thought too when the game first released and we'd sometimes get a car with no relevant events and I'd wonder if they were waiting to complete a set before adding content. And it sort of makes sense as now we see cool events for Group C, DTM and JGTC and yet still no GT1 (I hope for R390) or 50s Le Mans events despite having a good selection of them (I'd suspect the Cunningham C4R). I disagree with an Audi R8C being more likely than a Panoz though seeing as the Panoz is on par with the F1 Longtail or CLK LM as a historic Gran Turismo inclusion.

If they want to continue down this route of mixing road and race cars like in DTM and JGTC they'd be best to bring back a sort of race modification function to give these cars that magic extra something that race cars have that you can't tune into a road car. I don't see that feature coming to GT7 though, more likely a GT8 thing.
 
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Skython
This is what I thought too when the game first released and we'd sometimes get a car with no relevant events and I'd wonder if they were waiting to complete a set before adding content. And it sort of makes sense as now we see cool events for Group C, DTM and JGTC and yet still no GT1 (I hope for R390) or 50s Le Mans events despite having a good selection of them (I'd suspect the Cunningham C4R). I disagree with an Audi R8C being more likely than a Panoz though seeing as the Panoz is on par with the F1 Longtail or CLK LM as a historic Gran Turismo inclusion.

If they want to continue down this route of mixing road and race cars like in DTM and JGTC they'd be best to bring back a sort of race modification function to give these cars that magic extra something that race cars have that you can't tune into a road car. I don't see that feature coming to GT7 though, more likely a GT8 thing.
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I agree with the bolded statement about the Audi R8C, as cool of a car as I personally find it to be it isn't really noteworthy enough to take precedent over the Panoz, R390 or GT1-98. I personally believe the GT1-98 will be the next GT1 car to show up followed by the R390 at some point. The Panoz is similar to the GT-ONE as far as being a GT staple but isn't as accessible as the R390 and GT1-98 are and PD don't really have a relationship with Panoz like they do Porsche and Nissan. The Audi R8C has a 10-0% chance of showing up I think due to it not having any history with the series nor doing anything noteworthy besides just looking cool, in which case i'd argue even the Elise GT1 would show up before the R8C would despite having disappointing performance as a racing car.
 
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Skython
I disagree with an Audi R8C being more likely than a Panoz though seeing as the Panoz is on par with the F1 Longtail or CLK LM as a historic Gran Turismo inclusion.
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SuperSportX
I agree with the bolded statement about the Audi R8C, as cool of a car as I personally find it to be it isn't really noteworthy enough to take precedent over the Panoz, R390 or GT1-98.
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I don't think the Audi R8C has much of a chance either. I was more highlighting how unlikely the Panoz would be, due to obtaining a license from a dormant manufacturer.
 
Skython
I disagree with an Audi R8C being more likely than a Panoz though seeing as the Panoz is on par with the F1 Longtail or CLK LM as a historic Gran Turismo inclusion.
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This is the part I personally disagree with (well, the R8 LMP900, I agree the R8C won't be coming, that's my fault for not being specific).

My personal conclusion is that "historical GT series inclusion" for race cars doesn't seem to mean much to modern PD without "real life success or notoriety" also being there. So I'm really not expecting things like the Panoz, the Toyota 88C-V, the Option Stream Z, or the Gillet Vertigo, where the car's GT nostalgia credentials are the biggest thing on its resume and it didn't really do much in real life, to show up again. Whereas things like the Audi R8 LMP900, the Peugeot 905 and the Bentley Speed 8 won Le Mans, and them having series nostalgia is a nice bonus but not the only point, so they seem more likely to me.

But hey, this is PD, they could do whatever they want, it's half the fun!
 
There's a part of me that wants to see Indianapolis comeback, so I could use the Honda RA272 and Mercedes W196R to create a "transition era" Indy 500, back when both front and rear engine cars graced the speedway together.

Would be a pricey custom race grid, but I think it could be a fun time.
 
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MIE1992
Speaking of which, maybe they'll update the Gr.4 GR Supra with a proper racing cockpit, not unlike how they recently added a formal cockpit to the AMG VGT. Otherwise, I do wonder if it'd be necessary for PD to add the formal racing versions of various road cars we've seen dressed up as their racing versions, like the Ferrari F40 for the JGTC events. Personally, I'd at least like to see the racing version of the Mercedes-Benz 190 E Evo II, if only because it could end up being the sole Gr.4 car for Mercedes-Benz rather than being an alternative to the SLS-AMG Gr.4.


I'd be down for a "Gr.1V" and a "Gr.3V" for classic prototypes and classic GT racers, respectively. Similarly, we definitely need a Ford GT Mk. II racecar.
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That’s a good idea. Maybe they’ll change gears since two new race sims are supposed to launch in 2025. Give us some more well rounded classes. Tune sharing would be so welcome. I’d love to be able to ask a friend for their tune in a lobby and run the same thing as them, even if that tune was stripped after the race and my car returned to stock or the tune I had.
 
Boxster
I really like the Bathurst 1 hour weekly race.
I just cannot understand why we don't have 1 hour races in GT7 for all endurance circuits 😢
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I know right , there should have been at least Nords 1h race already but maybe eventually :D
 
Boxster
I really like the Bathurst 1 hour weekly race.
I just cannot understand why we don't have 1 hour races in GT7 for all endurance circuits 😢
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Because if they give you 1 hour races on every track, you would be able to have fun anytime you want. They don't want this to happen, they prefer to keep control on the way you play, on your pace. They need you to launch the game every week, to be captive.

Look, they don't even want you to redo that race at Bathurst. Oh sure it gives you a 1 million ticket, but only once. If you do this 1h race again you will only get 140k from it.

This is also probably why the boost / rubberbanding option is purposely broken in custom race mode.
 
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If you really like this week's race, the best thing you can do to send a message is replay it, even if the credits reward isn't there - PD absolutely have the stats on what races are popular and which aren't, it's at least a small part of the reason the game is always online.

(It's a one-and-done for me personally this week, but that's because Bathurst is my least favourite track in the game; I'd be with you otherwise)
 
I think the race is pretty boring tbh.

Made it through with one pitstop and without ever changing tires. They got the multipliers wrong imo.
There’s not much going on. Just a long race 🤷‍♂️
You start in the dark, but the sun comes up on the very first lap and here’s no rain either to make it interesting.

The spa race has more soul. As does the 30 min Le Mans race.
 
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I think the race is pretty boring tbh.

Made it through with one pitstop and without ever changing tires. They got the multipliers wrong imo.
There’s not much going on. Just a long race 🤷‍♂️
You start in the dark, but the sun comes up on the very first lap and here’s no rain either to make it interesting.

The spa race has more soul. As does the 30 min Le Mans race.
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Let me guess: you did the race with a 799.9 pp Gr2 car?
 
suomi1
Because if they give you 1 hour races on every track, you would be able to have fun anytime you want. They don't want this to happen, they prefer to keep control on the way you play, on your pace. They need you to launch the game every week, to be captive.

Look, they don't even want you to redo that race at Bathurst. Oh sure it gives you a 1 million ticket, but only once. If you do this 1h race again you will only get 140k from it.

This is also probably why the boost / rubberbanding option is purposely broken in custom race mode.
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You don't get the million ticket for the Bathurst race, you get it for finishing all 5 weekly races in the top 3...for every Bathurst race you get your 140k if you win...

And what exactly is "purposely broken" with the boost option in custom races ?
 
Boxster
Let me guess: you did the race with a 799.9 pp Gr2 car?
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I did... don't even feel bad about it! I love driving GT500's at Bathurst. Because of the tune on it, up the mountain and down con-rod I was getting battered by the Viper, the GT, and the Mercs in a straight line, but it's sooo much faster across the top and down to the elbow. Absolute pleasure to drive.
 
Clinton Ducks
They also ‘allow’ you to take a Hurrican to the Sunday cup, but you’d be daft to do so and then complain that the race was boring.
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Why should PD allow you to use a spaceship when they can restrict a race to which ever car they want?
Maybe making challenging content is not their main goal for weekly challenges.
 
Clinton Ducks
They also ‘allow’ you to take a Hurrican to the Sunday cup, but you’d be daft to do so and then complain that the race was boring.
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Yeah exactly! I always use the Valkyrie for Sunday Cup, just to be on the safe side. On racing tires, with full TC, automatic counter steering and stability control it feels really good to drive!

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But yeah, those races usually are a bit boring, I wish PD would do something to make it more enjoyable.

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Sir Crashalot
Yeah exactly! I always use the Valkyrie for Sunday Cup, just to be on the safe side. On racing tires, with full TC, automatic counter steering and stability control it feels really good to drive!

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But yeah, those races usually are a bit boring, I wish PD would do something to make it more enjoyable.

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He only went and did it, the madman :lol:
 
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