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I've been called a clown and that I hit some one....

My p boils at this point as I was pole 1 second quicker so I take the fast lines as I'd expect most people to do. Claiming cockpit cam and hitting me I 3 races is ridiculous.

I absolutely appreciate I'm racing to improve my pace so drive a bit balls to the wall but having the guy in 6th go up the inside is a bit of a surprise.

What I'm most disappointed about and I finish 99% of my races is being called a clown and I think it might be a forum member on here. That hurts quite a bit especially as I post so much...
 
Been enjoying Sardegna this week, despite the lap one carnage. Even improved my DR.

But had a conflict with another driver I’d like to get the community’s view on.

Went into T1 (the fast left hander) with a guy right on my bumper and another car alongside. The guy behind took me out mid-corner, ruining my race (I was P4), and getting himself a 4 second penalty. He waited and gave the place back so I figured it was an honest mistake.

But after the race he blamed me for lifting! He said something like ‘not cool dude’! And insisted you don’t lift in T1.

Mystified, I checked the lap of the fastest time in the world, and sure enough he lifted (albeit briefly) in T1. I told the guy this, and also pointed out that I had a car on my inside (which he could see). Was he really expecting me to go flat side by side into that corner?

What say all of you?

PS I watched his onboard in the race replay. He was really taking T1 flat, but only by going wide right into a grey concrete patch before turning in.
 
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newmedia_dev
I've been called a clown and that I hit some one....

My p boils at this point as I was pole 1 second quicker so I take the fast lines as I'd expect most people to do. Claiming cockpit cam and hitting me I 3 races is ridiculous.

I absolutely appreciate I'm racing to improve my pace so drive a bit balls to the wall but having the guy in 6th go up the inside is a bit of a surprise.

What I'm most disappointed about and I finish 99% of my races is being called a clown and I think it might be a forum member on here. That hurts quite a bit especially as I post so much...
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cyirush
Been enjoying Sardegna this week, despite the lap one carnage. Even improved my DR.

But had a conflict with another driver I’d like to get the community’s view on.

Went into T1 (the fast left hander) with a guy right on my bumper and another car alongside. The guy behind took me out mid-corner, ruining my race (I was P4), and getting himself a 4 second penalty. He waited and gave the place so I figured it was an honest mistake.

But after the race he blamed me for lifting! He said something like ‘not cool dude’! And insisted you don’t lift in T1.

Mystified, I checked the lap of the fastest time in the world, and sure enough he lifted (albeit briefly) in T1. I told the guy this, and also pointed out that I had a car on my inside (which he could see). Was he really expecting me to go flat side by side into that corner?

What say all of you?

PS I watched his onboard in the race replay. He was really taking T1, but only by going wide right into a grey concrete patch before turning in.
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It was you I had 'banter with'

You don't drive as well as you think you do dude.
 
newmedia_dev
It was you I had 'banter with'

You don't drive as well as you think you do dude.
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I never said I drove well. I said I was justified in lifting given the corner and the fact that someone was alongside me.

If you want to give me a good reason or reasons why I was wrong to lift in those circumstances I’m always willing to learn and admit I’m wrong.

You also tried to push me off the road when I caught you in the next race. You then crashed, and blamed me!

If you’re so quick, why did you lose places in two and possibly three of the races we were in together? I am slow and I only caught you because you kept making mistakes. So why insult me by saying I’m slow when you drive like that?

ps just read your original post. I never hit you, let alone three times. You hit me in T1 and then in the next race you tried to take me out when I passed you. Nor did I ever make any claim about cockpit view?
 
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cyirush
I never said I drove well. I said I was justified in lifting given the corner and the fact that someone was alongside me.

If you want to give me a good reason or reasons why I was wrong to lift in those circumstances I’m always willing to learn and admit I’m wrong.
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There's certainly nothing wrong with lifting at the first turn. I would crash myself if I tried it full-throttle.
 
GrumpyOldMan
I'm having a blast running Q laps at Suzuka this week. It's one of the first times I've had a really good idea of where I can lose or gain time, and why. Not that I'll ever top the leaderboard, but I used to look up and see my time is +.5 seconds, or -.5 seconds, and not have any idea why that happened. Now I can almost predict it.

The frustrating thing of course is getting everything right. I don't think any one thing is particularly hard to do, but putting it all together is what's hard. I mean, I know this makes sense, but now that I'm very aware of what I need to do, it makes it more glaring.

As an example, T2. There's such a fine line between braking too early and wasting time, and braking too late and losing time or hitting the wall. I wish I could brake a little early and then judge how much I can back off as I approach the corner, but my mind refuses to make the calculations.

But T1 can be just as critical. You think if you can just get through it relatively unscathed, you're good to go, but that corner can cost you 2-3 tenths of a second. Same for T3 - it seems benign, but it can cost you too.

But like I said, it's a blast because I have very specific goals. It's almost like doing speed runs in a platforming game. The challenge is always trying to make as few mistakes as possible.

:eek:

I have a great seat & rig, from GT Omega. Otherwise I'd be a cripple.
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On Monday, I was taking T1 in 4th and the 2nd apex in 3rd and then 4th feathered through the Ss. Today, Im taking T1 flat in 6th and then 3rd in the 2nd apex.
Also, now taking Degner (T8) in 6th, then to 3rd.
I can tell Im fast through T8 because I really lose people there. My problem is the hairpin where I think Im losing at least a full second or more because Im breaking too heavy and losing inertia, same with Spoon on 13 and 14, on the brakes and losing inertia. How do I know this? I keep getting rear ended on T13.
My QT got me to the front of the grid until today, my DR got bumped up and now Im in C/D lobbies and starting 12th.
 
newmedia_dev
I've been called a clown and that I hit some one....

My p boils at this point as I was pole 1 second quicker so I take the fast lines as I'd expect most people to do. Claiming cockpit cam and hitting me I 3 races is ridiculous.

I absolutely appreciate I'm racing to improve my pace so drive a bit balls to the wall but having the guy in 6th go up the inside is a bit of a surprise.

What I'm most disappointed about and I finish 99% of my races is being called a clown and I think it might be a forum member on here. That hurts quite a bit especially as I post so much...
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yesterday a guy was texting someone on the post-race screen, ranting about hard braking (he didnt say brake-check) and not smooth on the gas.
I agree with that except... this was a D lobby and he qualified near the rear. We're all bad in the D lobby yet people are still gonna rant.
Its much easier for him to say its the other guys fault
 
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JDM_GT7
Its the reasonability of the trailing driver to avoid the leading drivers assuming the leading driver doesn't brake check or late defend.
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But it is the expectation that all racers are progressing at an appropriate pace for the conditions.

Anyways this stuff happens.

@cyirush its all fine just mad in the moment.
 
Yeah, we all just have to let it go and forgive each other. We can't let gt7 get the best of us. I gave up years ago trying to be #1. Health means much more than fame. This is a strong community and I think we can forgive and help each other out, and it's not a big deal. :)

Speaking of which, this weekend I need to buy something special for my mother, who has always looked out for me and raised me, I feel like I'm selfish and spend way more time on gt7 than helping around the house and cooking, etc. I need to change. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!!
 
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I love the scenery and people at Brands Hatch, it is a great place to race and tour at. Next week will be fun, but I will pass the DF one though as that track gives me trouble. It's not too hard but you have to be careful at some of the corners and chicanes.
 
Fezzik
Brands Indy? It's been a while since that has appeared.

Good (but entirely coincidental) timing - https://www.brandshatch.co.uk/2024/may/btcc

A touring car race would be great, if this game had a decent variety of them.
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I think it's entirely intentional from PD
The Brands Hatch Indy race has a mandatory stop as a race B which is new
A and C are repeats from 20th March 2023, A was Gr.4 and C was Gr.3 that week
 
The B slots rarely have pit stops, so PD must be giving us something fairly new with a mix. We won't know until Monday what occurs. It's getting daylight early now at 5:30am. It feels like it is 8am.
 
JDM_GT7
Its the reasonability of the trailing driver to avoid the leading drivers assuming the leading driver doesn't brake check or late defend.
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Yes, one thing I've learnt from watching some of the top streamers is that they brake before the car in front - saves an awful lot of unintended rear-ending!

It's not always slower either, sometimes gives you a better exit.

I just wish some of the people behind me would learn it! 😂
 
Going back to the earlier incident I went through the replay and it became clear what the issue was.

We take the corner very differently and at much different speeds. My speed is roughly 150mph +/- 3

Where as cyirush is 10mph slower on average.



Ultimately a racing incident magnified by other incidents in that race and preceding races
 
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Fezzik
Brands Indy? It's been a while since that has appeared.

Good (but entirely coincidental) timing - https://www.brandshatch.co.uk/2024/may/btcc

A touring car race would be great, if this game had a decent variety of them.
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A selection of appropriate 'Touring Car-esque' tuned road cars would be good too see for this one. A bit like what they did for the Special Stage X race. I bet it will be Gr4 though.
 
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I just had two of the worst races I've had in a long time, and both of them were my fault.
  • I did stupid things.
  • I missed braking points
  • I did NOT miss walls.
  • I braked too hard and slid into walls.
  • I got too close to someone in front of me, couldn't see around him well enough, and hit another wall.
  • I went side-by-side with someone through T1, with me on the outside, and for some reason in my messed up head, this meant I should turn EARLY instead of late. He survived. I did not.
  • I got knocked around like a pinball ball multiple times, all of them my fault.
  • I came to a complete stop, eye-to-eye with the guy with the yellow flag. He wouldn't even look at me, I sucked so much.
  • And... I lost 11 DR percentage points. Oddly enough, I got a CRC on the second race.
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