Had a weird event today. It was basically plot of F1 Indianapolis 2005.
Lobby: Started at 5pm. There was a guy who was not able to join so we kept waiting. And waiting. Folks started messaging the stuck guy both in GT7 and on PSN but no response. People slowly started dropping out.
Qualifying: The stuck guy finally left at 5:25pm! Qualifying starts. Only 8 people left, including me. I kept blundering every lap during first half. I pitted at 5min mark and came out to set the pole by 0.048 seconds!
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Race: More guys dropped out in qualifying. We are now 5. More like 3 because the other 2 cars were not CLKs, meaning they were more like GT2.5 class. We start with F1 Indianapolis 2005-sque grid. Only two CLKs, including me, start on mediums.
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I braked too early on first corner, got alongside hard-tire-starting CLK before emerging ahead thanks to higher exit speed on mediums. The only piece of action I saw the whole race.
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Lap 9: Throughout the race, I kept telling myself- don't be nervous, pretend it is your usual Sardegna grind. I maintained constant 3 seconds from the other medium-CLK. I pit at end of lap 9 for hards after my left front tire is almost gone. The other CLK pit at end of lap 10, dropping him 12 seconds behind me.
Lap 13: I am now only 4 seconds behind the hard-CLK, who pits at end of lap 13 for mediums.
Finish: The hard-starting CLK is much faster than other CLKs. Overtakes medium-starting CLK and is cutting out 1+ second per lap but finishes 8 seconds behind me.
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Feels like a fluke win for me but a win nonetheless.
Thank you everyone for posting your experiences. It helped me cruise to victory. I used this downforce- 596 front and 700 rear. Had absolutely no problem driving the car.