Gran Turismo World Series discussion (2026 Manufacturers Cup Exhibition 2: Aug 22 - Sep 12)

[A_Higher_Place]

Quali P3 and finished P2. Absolute mayhem of a race. Highest points score again at 347 for 2nd. Managed an overtake in the dry before the rain caught the whole grid out except one driver at the back of grid who did what everyone else should have... Carnage starts around lap 7.

 

[dazdilly75]

Well, what can I say about this crazy race...
Slot 2: A+ Lobby EMEA 278 points!!!
Team Renault
Door: #12
Q: 5th (2:18.943)
Pole was the #4 ranked guy in the world
(In the TT) with an insane 217.579
I only have 52K DR on my account, so I really didn't understand this match making? The top 3 guys in the lobby were over 65K DR, so something wasn't adding up.

The pace from the top 3 guys was evident immediately, and I had to really drive out of my skin to keep up in the first couple of laps. I managed to jump up to 4th and just held off an AMG who was hounding me until lap 5. That's when everything changed.

The rain started half way though the 5th lap, and it looked like it would stay just under the first bar. On the radar, there were patches of dark blue but they were scattered. It was a very hard map to determine what would happen. Because some of the patches would require Wets (If they hit the track) and the light blue would only require Inters.

By the end of lap 6 (currently in 4th) I decided it was way too risky to stay out for another lap and pitted for full wets, even though the bar was just over the first line. The top 3 continued on to lap 7. This was a huge mistake, as by the time I'd left the pits, it was a quarter over the line. Those who came in behind me all put on inters! Which would be the biggest blessing I've ever had in a wet race. I was literally the only driver on full wets.

All I saw toward the end of my outlap (lap 7) was yellow flags galore, as the leaders struggled to keep their cars on the track. By lap 10, the rain was over the second bar and my wets were doing the job required.

It pelted down the whole race and lap after lap I extended my lead, until I was 14 seconds ahead of second place. The rain was relentless, but the Renault was loving it.

Final result. P1 and 278 points! (A season best). Dwarfing my win at Nurb 24 (237 points) That's 3 wins this season Road Atlanta, Nurb 24 and Spa. 2 of them being at A+. The Renault continues to surprise me. I love it! and I'll miss it once the season is over. At least we get to dance one more time, at Watkins Glen. What a great day!

 

[Maxzero_4TT]

I won the race and only got 72 points lol, the lobby was very weak, it was dry in the first half of the race and it started raining very lightly, guy who I was battling with made the mistake to put the inters

72?I finished 2nd only got 30points,your DR class is A?

 

[Don3hide]

Im in the C lobby. Did two races and it was dry throughout.

 

[Thorson1987]

72?I finished 2nd only got 30points,your DR class is A?

72 is low to mid B DR.

 

[MetalApe]

Had more time for a detailed look at how I achieved my win. I've generally found GT1 lobbies are well clued up on strategy, you don't get many easy points from others mistakes. But this time out, the Benny Hill theme tune wouldn't have been out of place.

End of lap 5, I'm in 11th, where I qualified, with a not very competitve pace in the dry. Radar shows rain pretty much covering the track by now, water is starting to show on the gauge. But 7 of the top 8, plus 1 tailender, don't stop. At the end of Kemmel they have no chance, straight into the runoff or spinning. One of the late stoppers may have still been close enough to catch up and fight for the win, but he changed his mind and pitted again to switch from Inters to Wets.

One other driver had pitted too early for Inters and is out of the running. That leaves 6 of us pitting at the right time, 4 of those don't top up the fuel. Another also changes his mind after 3 laps on Inters and stops for Wets (either were competitive). The easy leader. after 18 laps had to stop for fuel. There were left only three of us in with a chance, the one I had a fight with for the win for must have been fuel saving as he didn't top up, which is probably the only reason I could compete with him.

And we had a great battle, I thought I'd lost it on lap 19 when I got a 0.5 penalty at Eue Rouge with my rival close on my tail. Only to find he also had a 0.5 penalty. Into the chicane on the last lap, do I defend the wet inside line, or brake on the dry outside? I went for the dry outside, my rival tried the inside, overshot, and I slipped straight back in front for the win.

 

[VTEC Driver]

Well, what can I say about this crazy race...
Slot 2: A+ Lobby EMEA 278 points!!!
Team Renault
Door: #12
Q: 5th (2:18.943)
Pole was the #4 ranked guy in the world
(In the TT) with an insane 217.579
I only have 52K DR on my account, so I really didn't understand this match making? The top 3 guys in the lobby were over 65K DR, so something wasn't adding up.

The pace from the top 3 guys was evident immediately, and I had to really drive out of my skin to keep up in the first couple of laps. I managed to jump up to 4th and just held off an AMG who was hounding me until lap 5. That's when everything changed.

The rain started half way though the 5th lap, and it looked like it would stay just under the first bar. On the radar, there were patches of dark blue but they were scattered. It was a very hard map to determine what would happen. Because some of the patches would require Wets (If they hit the track) and the light blue would only require Inters.

By the end of lap 6 (currently in 4th) I decided it was way too risky to stay out for another lap and pitted for full wets, even though the bar was just over the first line. The top 3 continued on to lap 7. This was a huge mistake, as by the time I'd left the pits, it was a quarter over the line. Those who came in behind me all put on inters! Which would be the biggest blessing I've ever had in a wet race. I was literally the only driver on full wets.

All I saw toward the end of my outlap (lap 7) was yellow flags galore, as the leaders struggled to keep their cars on the track. By lap 10, the rain was over the second bar and my wets were doing the job required.

It pelted down the whole race and lap after lap I extended my lead, until I was 14 seconds ahead of second place. The rain was relentless, but the Renault was loving it.

Final result. P1 and 278 points! (A season best). Dwarfing my win at Nurb 24 (237 points) That's 3 wins this season Road Atlanta, Nurb 24 and Spa. 2 of them being at A+. The Renault continues to surprise me. I love it! and I'll miss it once the season is over. At least we get to dance one more time, at Watkins Glen. What a great day!
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I already told you that you are the guy making this car shining...
I will check carefully your video to see where I was wrong on the wet, because I had the Wets too...
Congratulations again.

 

[dazdilly75]

I already told you that you are the guy making this car shining...
I will check carefully your video to see where I was wrong on the wet, because I had the Wets too...
Congratulations again.

Lol thanks bud! I actually got incredibly lucky. But on this occasion I made my own luck! Enjoy the video!

 

[Moose78]

I started doing some strategy testing on the weekend and last night for the final round at Watkins Glen, before knowing what the weather settings would be. It seems I was way off on my guess, choosing Evening S09, when it ended up being Early Morning S02 (according to GT-Engine).

Here's what I have so far, from two rounds of testing with the Renault and one in the Aston Martin Vantage. I did 12-lap stints on each of the required tire compounds, which seems to be the most that I can get out of the RMs.

Manufacturer	Model	Tire compound	Laps	Opt time	Best time	Avg time	Total time
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RM	12​	1:48.342​	1:48.464​	1:49.712​	21:56.547​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RH	12​	1:48.807​	1:49.298​	1:50.115​	22:01.379​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RM	12​	1:49.031​	1:49.381​	1:50.354​	22:04.252​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RH	12​	1:49.815​	1:50.232​	1:50.881​	22:10.566​

Lap times:

Spoiler: Raw data

Lap	Vantage RM	Renault RM	Vantage RH	Renault RH
1​	1:51.302​	1:50.814​	1:52.076​	1:51.340​
2​	1:49.574​	1:48.882​	1:50.464​	1:49.298​
3​	1:49.405​	1:49.106​	1:50.232​	1:49.928​
4​	1:49.381​	1:48.574​	1:50.467​	1:49.626​
5​	1:49.639​	1:49.284​	1:50.485​	1:49.546​
6​	1:50.211​	1:49.415​	1:50.636​	1:49.985​
7​	1:49.925​	1:48.464​	1:50.662​	1:50.261​
8​	1:50.543​	1:49.656​	1:51.125​	1:49.900​
9​	1:50.882​	1:49.319​	1:50.982​	1:50.453​
10​	1:50.369​	1:50.082​	1:50.778​	1:49.974​
11​	1:51.216​	1:50.440​	1:50.938​	1:50.127​
12​	1:51.805​	1:52.511​	1:51.721​	1:50.941​

Tire tread levels a finish:

Manufacturer	Model	Tire compound	Laps	Front left	Front right	Rear left	Rear right
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RM	12​	1%​	30%​	10%​	30%​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RH	12​	25%​	50%​	30%​	50%​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RM	12​	10%​	25%​	35%​	50%​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RH	12​	30%​	45%​	50%​	60%​

Simulated strategies (fastest 3 for each car):

Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	9RM-8RH	31:03.398​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	10RM-7RH	31:03.580​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	11RM-6RH	31:03.759​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	10RM-7RH	31:16.253​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	11RM-6RH	31:16.807​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	9RM-8RH	31:17.009​

 

[FlapJackFlash]

Well my races did not go well, unless considered as recruitment for Ferrari strategist.

GT1 EMEA 1st slot low AS lobby

Couldn't put a decent qualifying lap in so qualified 11th. Rain was due so was hoping that could help me move up the ranks. The radar showed some serious rain approaching, but noticed was a large turquoise patch would hit the track first. Despite knowing all these things, I pit on lap 5 for IM. Coming out the track is still bone dry and only really got above the first tick on the rain meter by about L7, thankfully saving my half worn IM tyres. From there the rain built up into W territory but I soldiered on with my worn IM and came home 8th for 116 points.

GT1 EMEA 3rd slot low AS lobby

Thought I'd give it another go as I felt it was strategy not pace that let me down last time, and as I can't make Watkins, I thought I'd go out with a bang. Q6 from a decentish lap, opening laps had a few drivers push to pass which was annoying and set the tone for a surprisingly dirty race. Rain looked like it would hit on L5 but was only turquoise, but looked like it would stay for the whole race. One of the cars that pushed passed pitted on L4 for IM which was a very wrong move, but I, having learnt my lesson from last race stayed out. By lap 9 the track was still firmly staying dry despite the constant light rain, so I decided it would stay like that for the whole race and decided to pit to try and undercut some cars ahead I was struggling to pass.

It worked! But then by lap 13 the track was starting to get wetter and wetter, S2 and S3 were fine, but S1 was heading firmly into inters territory, so should have stayed out on the M to give myself the option of pitting now. Instead, I decide to try and stay out in the hopes the track won't get any wetter (despite the constant rain). After a few spins and trips into the unknown, I relented and pitted for IM. Looks like a lot of other people made silly mistakes as well so found myself 9th and closing down on a Ferrari who must have been on M. Was then very surprised by them trying their hardest to stop me passing by any means possible, in ways I really wouldn't expect in GT1. Eventually got past them and was clearly many seconds a lap faster than them.

Finished 8th for 112 points, my season worst. Would have liked to go again but the joys of the GT1 timeslot put an end to it all.

 

[BGreenFace]

Your 911 is probably going to be retired tomorrow, as all Porsche drivers get an upgrade in the update! Just in time for the final round at Watkins Glen!!!

Maybe…
I’ll have to see how it drives under BOP first..

 

[tankuroded]

Manufacturer standings after round 5:

Battle for the cutline:

Pos	Manufacturer	Points	Gap
9​	Lexus	283​	+14.5​
10​	Mazda	274​	Partner
11​	Volkswagen	274​	+5.5​
12​	Subaru	273.5​	+5​
13​	Citroën	268.5​	-5​
14​	McLaren	229​	-44.5​
15​	Genesis	164​	-109.5​
16​	Jaguar	129​	-144.5​

Also, heads-up if you only signed for Porsche today: Your loaner will still be the 991.1 RSR-17. That said, I am still not at home, so I might miss the entirety of Manu this year.

 

[BGreenFace]

Here is my updated position at the end of round 5.

1->2 for Quebec
2->5 for canada
57->62 for regional
Dropped a little more than I would have like due to the less good haul last time out but still have my eye on my objective:
P1 for Quebec
Top 3 canada
Top 50 regional

Also for some reason it says my sr is A+ but on my page and in game it S at the maximum..?! Is it a glitch for anyone else?

 

[Fezzik]

Manufacturer standings after round 5:
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Battle for the cutline:

Pos	Manufacturer	Points	Gap
9​	Lexus	283​	+14.5​
10​	Mazda	274​	Partner
11​	Volkswagen	274​	+5.5​
12​	Subaru	273.5​	+5​
13​	Citroën	268.5​	-5​
14​	McLaren	229​	-44.5​
15​	Genesis	164​	-109.5​
16​	Jaguar	129​	-144.5​

Also, heads-up if you only signed for Porsche today: Your loaner will still be the 991.1 RSR-17. That said, I am still not at home, so I might miss the entirety of Manu this year.

Very much hoping that VW and the wonderful Beetle can hang on and make the finals.

 

[Moose78]

Apparently it is all my fault that Aston Martin is having such poor showing in GT2 league this season:

Apologies to my European and Asian teammates.

 

[stpatty]

Qualified 8th, wasn't really happy with the lap but at least I wasn't going to start mid-chicane. I hoped for rain, I got about three pixels of light blue on the top left corner of the radar. Boo.

I made up two places at the end of lap 1 after a Suzuki served a penalty then got collected by another guy at the chicane. I was back and forth with a Ferrari for a few laps while we were within sight of the leaders. For about the first third of the race I was 5 seconds off 1st and gaining occasionally as I think the top group were very close together and tripping over one another. The Ferrari pitted on lap 9, everyone else pitted on lap 10 and when I came out the Ferrari was nowhere to be seen. It turned out he pitted again the following lap because he forgot to add fuel. He had 40% left for the second half of the race, I think he could make it work.

Because I was praying for a wet race I hadn't really done any practice and had made a mess of the fuel myself. I think I was burning during the pre-race grid, whoops. The GT-R is better on fuel than almost everything though so I only had to add a lap's worth.

Second stint was pretty dull, I was in 6th and that was that. A pair of BMWs were fighting over 4th and I fell back because I had a massive gap to 8th and I stopped paying attention. Then at the start of lap 19 one of the BMWs fell away and I was catching him rapidly. I guessed he was low on fuel and I was right. Coming up to the end of the lap the Porsche who had started on pole and been in the lead pitted with 0 fuel left, and from the replay it looks like he was pushing flat out the whole time. I don't know if people got caught out with it being a dry race but that was two places for free for me, so not complaining.

I do enjoy a boring race with a good finish but that just felt like it went on forever. 173 points for my best result so far.

 

[McDaanish]

Hi All, glad to see everyone's having a good time for the most part! I was riding high after winning by 25 seconds in Round 4 at the Nurburgring. Was really brought back to earth yesterday at Spa. A big part is my driver rating has gone from D to high C in just a couple rounds and the pace jump is glaring. I'll just keep working on my racecraft but here's a summary of my two races last night.

Both races were bone dry, I was actually hoping for some rain since I practiced for it quite a bit.

Race 1: Qualified poorly P10 but worked my way up to a P6 finish (38 pts). My question in this race is I got into a tense situation with a driver who I admittedly ran into the back of a Bruxelles. It all started when I went off at Les Combes. I've been struggling with this section all week. I re-entered after turn 8 and they were right behind me. I was still ghosted so I don't think I impeded them but I then missed my brake point at turn 10 or may have had dirty tires and went into the back of them. It wasn't a full punt, they stayed on track but I hung back so as not to take the position. I should've probably apologized in chat but I figured hanging back signaled enough but I guess not as the person then proceded to try and take me out every chance they got the rest of the race. I'll see if I can post some video later. On replay they had similar incidents with other drivers, anyways just looking for some advice on this. I know it's just a game and mistakes are going to happen, espcially in these lower lobbies but I had no malicious intent. I just suck lol.

Race 2: Total rookie mistake in qualifying. I went out late, then spun and didn't make it to the start/finish line before the timer ran out so no lap time recorded. Please everyone have a laugh at my expense...

Worked my way from the back to 9th place (33 pts) so not a big point loss compared to race 1. This one was pretty uneventful as I was a little rattled from earlier.

Have a good day everyone

 

[A_Higher_Place]

Well, what can I say about this crazy race...
Slot 2: A+ Lobby EMEA 278 points!!!
Team Renault
Door: #12
Q: 5th (2:18.943)
Pole was the #4 ranked guy in the world
(In the TT) with an insane 217.579
I only have 52K DR on my account, so I really didn't understand this match making? The top 3 guys in the lobby were over 65K DR, so something wasn't adding up.

The pace from the top 3 guys was evident immediately, and I had to really drive out of my skin to keep up in the first couple of laps. I managed to jump up to 4th and just held off an AMG who was hounding me until lap 5. That's when everything changed.

The rain started half way though the 5th lap, and it looked like it would stay just under the first bar. On the radar, there were patches of dark blue but they were scattered. It was a very hard map to determine what would happen. Because some of the patches would require Wets (If they hit the track) and the light blue would only require Inters.

By the end of lap 6 (currently in 4th) I decided it was way too risky to stay out for another lap and pitted for full wets, even though the bar was just over the first line. The top 3 continued on to lap 7. This was a huge mistake, as by the time I'd left the pits, it was a quarter over the line. Those who came in behind me all put on inters! Which would be the biggest blessing I've ever had in a wet race. I was literally the only driver on full wets.

All I saw toward the end of my outlap (lap 7) was yellow flags galore, as the leaders struggled to keep their cars on the track. By lap 10, the rain was over the second bar and my wets were doing the job required.

It pelted down the whole race and lap after lap I extended my lead, until I was 14 seconds ahead of second place. The rain was relentless, but the Renault was loving it.

Final result. P1 and 278 points! (A season best). Dwarfing my win at Nurb 24 (237 points) That's 3 wins this season Road Atlanta, Nurb 24 and Spa. 2 of them being at A+. The Renault continues to surprise me. I love it! and I'll miss it once the season is over. At least we get to dance one more time, at Watkins Glen. What a great day!
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Great drive! Those P1R guys are not slouches so you did really well to outpace them! Fun replay to watch too

 

[Maxzero_4TT]

4 minutes of qualify just only enough time for one lap,if you go out early,the traffic is very terrible

 

[KAlex122]

Up to now i have P2-P1-P2-P1-P6 in Manu. I think i won't go for Watkins Glen as i don't feel comfortable in the Jag there. Can't be motivated for online racing at the moment.

 

[dazdilly75]

Great drive! Those P1R guys are not slouches so you did really well to outpace them! Fun replay to watch too

Appreciate it man. Yeah, I know you're an SR7 team member (who are a good team), so you'd know better than most how good those guys are. The guy on Pole was a joke though. I took a big gulp when I saw him clock 2:17.5 in quali!

 

[Moose78]

I got another round of testing in with the Aston Martin Vantage and it's looking a little better now that I'm getting used to driving this track again. It's close to the Renault for me, anyways. Here are the latest numbers...

Manufacturer	Model	Tire compound	Laps	Opt time	Best time	Avg time	Total time
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RM	12​	1:48.342​	1:48.464​	1:49.712​	21:56.547​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RH	12​	1:48.807​	1:49.298​	1:50.115​	22:01.379​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RM	12​	1:48.600​	1:49.007​	1:49.698​	21:56.378​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RH	12​	1:49.435​	1:49.798​	1:50.383​	22:04.596​

Spoiler: Raw data

Lap	Vantage RM	Renault RM	Vantage RH	Renault RH
1​	1:50.842​	1:50.814​	1:51.406​	1:51.340​
2​	1:49.196​	1:48.882​	1:50.085​	1:49.298​
3​	1:49.086​	1:49.106​	1:49.840​	1:49.928​
4​	1:49.272​	1:48.574​	1:50.202​	1:49.626​
5​	1:49.041​	1:49.284​	1:49.907​	1:49.546​
6​	1:49.007​	1:49.415​	1:49.798​	1:49.985​
7​	1:49.342​	1:48.464​	1:50.287​	1:50.261​
8​	1:49.244​	1:49.656​	1:50.240​	1:49.900​
9​	1:50.350​	1:49.319​	1:50.673​	1:50.453​
10​	1:50.055​	1:50.082​	1:50.778​	1:49.974​
11​	1:50.061​	1:50.440​	1:50.322​	1:50.127​
12​	1:50.882​	1:52.511​	1:51.058​	1:50.941​

Tire tread levels a finish:

Manufacturer	Model	Tire compound	Laps	Front left	Front right	Rear left	Rear right
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RM	12​	1%​	30%​	10%​	30%​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RH	12​	25%​	50%​	30%​	50%​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RM	12​	5%​	25%​	35%​	50%​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RH	12​	25%​	45%​	50%​	60%​

Simulated strategies (fastest 3 for each car):

Manufacturer	Model	Strategy	Total time
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	9RM-8RH	31:03.398​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	10RM-7RH	31:03.580​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	11RM-6RH	31:03.759​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	11RM-6RH	31:06.734​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	10RM-7RH	31:06.960​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	9RM-8RH	31:07.145​

Good luck to everybody racing tomorrow!

 

[dazdilly75]

I got another round of testing in with the Aston Martin Vantage and it's looking a little better now that I'm getting used to driving this track again. It's close to the Renault for me, anyways. Here are the latest numbers...

Manufacturer	Model	Tire compound	Laps	Opt time	Best time	Avg time	Total time
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RM	12​	1:48.342​	1:48.464​	1:49.712​	21:56.547​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RH	12​	1:48.807​	1:49.298​	1:50.115​	22:01.379​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RM	12​	1:48.600​	1:49.007​	1:49.698​	21:56.378​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RH	12​	1:49.435​	1:49.798​	1:50.383​	22:04.596​

View attachment 1509936

Spoiler: Raw data

Lap	Vantage RM	Renault RM	Vantage RH	Renault RH
1​	1:50.842​	1:50.814​	1:51.406​	1:51.340​
2​	1:49.196​	1:48.882​	1:50.085​	1:49.298​
3​	1:49.086​	1:49.106​	1:49.840​	1:49.928​
4​	1:49.272​	1:48.574​	1:50.202​	1:49.626​
5​	1:49.041​	1:49.284​	1:49.907​	1:49.546​
6​	1:49.007​	1:49.415​	1:49.798​	1:49.985​
7​	1:49.342​	1:48.464​	1:50.287​	1:50.261​
8​	1:49.244​	1:49.656​	1:50.240​	1:49.900​
9​	1:50.350​	1:49.319​	1:50.673​	1:50.453​
10​	1:50.055​	1:50.082​	1:50.778​	1:49.974​
11​	1:50.061​	1:50.440​	1:50.322​	1:50.127​
12​	1:50.882​	1:52.511​	1:51.058​	1:50.941​

Tire tread levels a finish:

Manufacturer	Model	Tire compound	Laps	Front left	Front right	Rear left	Rear right
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RM	12​	1%​	30%​	10%​	30%​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	RH	12​	25%​	50%​	30%​	50%​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RM	12​	5%​	25%​	35%​	50%​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	RH	12​	25%​	45%​	50%​	60%​

Simulated strategies (fastest 3 for each car):

Manufacturer	Model	Strategy	Total time
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	9RM-8RH	31:03.398​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	10RM-7RH	31:03.580​
Renault	R.S.01 GT3 '16	11RM-6RH	31:03.759​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	11RM-6RH	31:06.734​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	10RM-7RH	31:06.960​
Aston Martin	V12 Vantage GT3 '12	9RM-8RH	31:07.145​

Good luck to everybody racing tomorrow!

Great work bud. I think I'm m gonna do the 10RH RM strategy, as I prefer to lose a bit of time mid race and make a strong finish

 

[Uday9479]

Stats for Watkins Glen (FR cars will rule here):

 

[BBerlingo]

Not sure what to expect from tomorrows race. Im as close to the pros in free practice as I've ever been, but I've never raced on Watkins Glen before. Not looking forward to the busstop lap 1... And tiresaving, how well will i be able to keep up with the pack?
My goal is 100+ points, if so i get 100+ in 5/6 races for the season which would be a big milestone personally.
I have really enjoyed all the race reports, guides and tips for the season. Wishing you all a great race tomorrow!

 

[DespicableBee]

I will give it a good shot tomorrow but the AMG is going to struggle i think.

 

[BGreenFace]

If it can help anyone choosing between the two Porsche, here is a BOP comparison between the RSR and the GT3R

Has we can see the RSR have more torque than the GT3R but since the lsd of the GT3R has higher value it can exploit it more under heavy acceleration. On the other hand it makes it a little more understeery. I find that the RR layout does make it a little more stable than RSR under acceleration.

 

[Met Entso]

If it can help anyone choosing between the two Porsche, here is a BOP comparison between the RSR and the GT3R
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Has we can see the RSR have more torque than the GT3R but since the lsd of the GT3R has higher value it can exploit it more under heavy acceleration. On the other hand it makes it a little more understeery. I find that the RR layout does make it a little more stable than RSR under acceleration.

Yes the Gt3R is super stable, but i'm still a bit faster and more consistent with the RSR, this car is so comfortable and easy to control.

 

[PowerJunkie]

Well, this Cup series has been nothing less than a murder scene to my DR. I have had every track idiot you could have in my races, wreck to pass, punters, dive bombers, and blockers (block me as the race leader). It has been plain awful. I have not had one round that was not twisted metal or a mad max zone, in what started as high A dr lobbies. It has me almost sick to see months of clean race work destroyed this fast by people who don't give a sheet.

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Here is the prime example of why I was a bit frustrated when I made this post....I was completely serious about the type of 'racers' I was experiencing, I have retired from the rest of the series, until next time. This is my DR now after a few days in Race B Interlagos. No craziness just some good clean hard racing.....

and oh... Go Team Ferrari! 🏁 😎

 

[Uday9479]

Here is the prime example of why I was a bit frustrated when I made this post....I was completely serious about the type of 'racers' I was experiencing, I have retired from the rest of the series, until next time. This is my DR now after a few days in Race B Interlagos. No craziness just some good clean hard racing.....

and oh... Go Team Ferrari! 🏁 😎

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Where can I find this detailed info for myself (the graph)? I've been sitting in DR A for a while now because don't want to risk my DR with daily races. Plus, this week's dailies are not my cup of tea.

Not sure what to expect from tomorrows race. Im as close to the pros in free practice as I've ever been, but I've never raced on Watkins Glen before. Not looking forward to the busstop lap 1... And tiresaving, how well will i be able to keep up with the pack?
My goal is 100+ points, if so i get 100+ in 5/6 races for the season which would be a big milestone personally.
I have really enjoyed all the race reports, guides and tips for the season. Wishing you all a great race tomorrow!

It's not just lap 1 but all laps You need to be fast but careful going through the bus stop. Also, T1 needs to be nailed every lap due to a long & fast section that's uphill.