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Well then the Huracan is the meta car then, as I thought it would be. I got my best results with that car (BMB).
 
to answer my own question i had posted about two pages ago, there is rain and there is not rain, it changes up each time and i do notice the weather moves across track slowly.

and i being in a lower rating (C) i have noticed in the two races at Nurb that over half of the participants quit before end of race, I have increased my DR much by these quitters, THANK YOU
 
jrbabbitt
to answer my own question i had posted about two pages ago, there is rain and there is not rain, it changes up each time and i do notice the weather moves across track slowly.

and i being in a lower rating (C) i have noticed in the two races at Nurb that over half of the participants quit before end of race, I have increased my DR much by these quitters, THANK YOU
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That's how the weather has worked in all the dailies to be fair.

Even in the top lobbies they are quitting for a couple of reasons I suspect

You can't really catch up and if you make the wrong tire call it's pretty much a nightmare.

That said it's an hours worth of first lap racing, lonely periods and catching the the crash ahead.

It's not actually a good race in reality. The track is great, weather is great but when a 16 car spread field dwindles down to 6-8 cars it's not a race but a time trial at that point as it's not enduro length with the number of enduro runners you'd typically have.
 
Well, it's worth a try to me, if I feel the race is too hectic and chaotic then I will limit them this week to maybe 2 every other day.

@appu idk, but slipstreaming is a useful tool for people lagging behind the cars in front. It creates a boost from the back of their cars.
 
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I just watched @GOTMAXPOWER overtaking Digit just before the race end. But how?! Digit was not even fuel saving. What's this sorcery? Surely slipstream was not the reason?

Edit: Watched the replay. Simply picking the best line to beat Digit in accelerating out of the last corner. Impressive comeback from the first lap incident! (I don't know what happened there, it was not visible to me)
 
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Well off I go, I'm doing my first lap at the N. Endurance track. Breaking out MT!

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Childe Roland
I strongly recommend to see what @GOTMAXPOWER just have done in top split against Kie and Digit
That last lap on the R8 was insane!

Seriously, check the end of Digits transmission



Hats off to you mate, what a move!
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That's insane. I actually don't even know if that would be physically possible on a wheel. Absolute master of using the pad assists to his benefit - same deal with the nurb GP 360 turn 1s from the other week.
The pad exodus is among us!
 
Childe Roland
I strongly recommend to see what @GOTMAXPOWER just have done in top split against Kie and Digit
That last lap on the R8 was insane!

Seriously, check the end of Digits transmission



Hats off to you mate, what a move!
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@GOTMAXPOWER is epic no doubt about it.

Those pad assists (nothing to do with Max ability) really helped on that penultimate curb!

What a finish and top split lobby as well! Hats off.

To Nebu's point 3 of the top 4 are using wheels but I know you know that 😝

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@TheNormsk go to the last min or so, max makes an epic double move down the dossinger, and then the final chicane to the GP circuit.
 
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@GOTMAXPOWER is epic no doubt about it.

Those pad assists (nothing to do with Max ability) really helped on that penultimate curb!

What a finish and top split lobby as well! Hats off.

To Nebu's point 3 of the top 4 are using wheels but I know you know that 😝
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Oh yeah for sure they are, but it's like you and I said - using the pad assists to your advantage just elevates you so far past what I think is possible on wheel.
I think that kerb hop and even the throttle slam/slide out of the last corner would instantly kill you on wheel - if anything I think being able to take advantage of these things and knowing you can take advantage of these things speaks highly of his ability, it certainly doesn't take away from it.
 
Childe Roland
I strongly recommend to see what @GOTMAXPOWER just have done in top split against Kie and Digit
That last lap on the R8 was insane!

Seriously, check the end of Digits transmission



Hats off to you mate, what a move!
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TheKie25 is sneaky and sky! Well done mate, you should be proud of yourself.
 
Nebuc72
Oh yeah for sure they are, but it's like you and I said - using the pad assists to your advantage just elevates you so far past what I think is possible on wheel.
I think that kerb hop and even the throttle slam/slide out of the last corner would instantly kill you on wheel - if anything I think being able to take advantage of these things and knowing you can take advantage of these things speaks highly of his ability, it certainly doesn't take away from it.
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Yeah to be honest, if I'm lighting quick like absolutely lighting (think Japanese guys playing ridge racer in the late 90s quick) I can catch them or stop them slides.

Coming off the curb like that, is a lottery off the throttle and dabbing the brake to keep the front pointing the right way.

It would be tough, arguably hard to do that corner like that on an wheel.
 
Well, my first lap was 8'42.353, my video is taking a long time to upload, I hope I don't have to do another run later in the week, but I have to go get ready for bed now, I have a busy rest of the week. Dang, I need to improve because averaging that per lap, that means my race will be a total of 57-58 minutes, the rain might slow me down and make it hard to control the car, and then avoiding the baddie drivers, gulp!
 
Childe Roland
Digit trying to understand what happened on the replay at 07:10:12

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He looked nervous and stressed during that race, if I was in his shoes, I would have had a heart attack, xD. Seriously, a race like that would drive anyone bananas.

Well off to bed, cya everyone!!
 
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appu
I just watched @GOTMAXPOWER overtaking Digit just before the race end. But how?! Digit was not even fuel saving. What's this sorcery? Surely slipstream was not the reason?

Edit: Watched the replay. Simply picking the best line to beat Digit in accelerating out of the last corner. Impressive comeback from the first lap incident! (I don't know what happened there, it was not visible to me)
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This one? 😄



I was on inters and they were on destroyed wets, they had so much more grip. There was no incident on lap 1, I was 16th on pace but I always seem to do better in the rain than the dry.
 
GOTMAXPOWER
This one? 😄



I was on inters and they were on destroyed wets, they had so much more grip. There was no incident on lap 1, I was 16th on pace but I always seem to do better in the rain than the dry.
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Yep, that was a pretty epic move.

Is it correct that you race in chase cam view as it looks in the replay?
 
Voodoovaj
I'm curious why? This is what real racing is after all. Aside from drag racing, racers have to manage their resources. Stints vary in time and drivers have to get the most out of the resources they have (tires and fuel) over that time.

It's only 1 more lap of fuel, and saving that fuel likely saves the tires as well.
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The honest answer is I'm really bad at it and find myself concentrating on my fuel more than on where I'm going which usually leads to mistakes. I totally understand it is a part of racing, and as in real life, there are those who are better at it than others, and I definitely fall into the 'others' category.

It does suck though, going from a 16 second advantage to a 13 second deficit. But I guess part of those 16 seconds was due to running flat out.
 
Looks like game over for me at the ring for a couple of days...4 races yesterday and 4 today in quick succession has properly aggravated my carpel tunnel 🙈🙈🙈. I have just finished the 9pm race and my eyes were watering the pain was so bad but I was having a great race with some dude and I really wanted to finish..even if it was only p5 😅😅. Pretty disappointed today with the weather, 4 completely bone dry races which leaves me fighting a losing battle in the RS 01 against the Supra or AMG. Anyway, a 9th, 2x 3rds and a 5th was not bad. In the 4 races today I didn't pick up 1 single penalty, was quite proud of that at least 👌
 

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-Sees @GOTMAXPOWER do some epic passes, 360 no scopes, drive backwards down Mt. Panamera, and take such a hidden short cut at LeMans PD literally had to patch it.

-Thinks: That looks awesome, I want to do that!

-Fires up PS5 and GT-7

-Join Sport Mode lobby

-Race starts... Get punted L1 T1. Curses like a sailor.

-Turns off PS5 and goes and cries in a corner.


Did another C right after work. It was an odd one, I never actually did a proper lap.

-Lap 1, starting on RH. Clouds coming in, but stay out.
-Lap 2, make it but rain coming in so pit for IMs (radar was the lightest of green).
-Lap 4, pit for Ws as the track had gotten very wet with a blob of blue just over head.
-Lap 5, stay on Ws for lap 5 but pit at the end for IMs as the track was drying quick.

So:

Lap 1 - First lap, doesn't count
Lap 2 - In lap
Lap 3 - Out lap and in lap
Lap 4 - Out lap
Lap 5 - In lap
Lap 6 - Out lap

All of my laps were red on the right except lap one which doesn't count towards anything anyway.
 
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Talon16
-Sees @GOTMAXPOWER do some epic passes, 360 no scopes, drive backwards down Mt. Panamera, and take such a hidden short cut at LeMans PD literally had to patch it.

-Thinks: That looks awesome, I want to do that!

-Fires up PS5 and GT-7

-Join Sport Mode lobby

-Race starts... Get punted L1 T1. Curses like a sailor.

-Turns off PS5 and goes and cries in a corner.


Did another C right after work. It was an odd one, I never actually did a proper lap.

-Lap 1, starting on RH. Clouds coming in, but stay out.
-Lap 2, make it but rain coming in so pit for IMs (radar was the lightest of green).
-Lap 4, pit for Ws as the track had gotten very wet with a blob of blue just over head.
-Lap 5, stay on Ws for lap 5 but pit at the end for IMs as the track was drying quick.

So:

Lap 1 - First lap, doesn't count
Lap 2 - In lap
Lap 3 - Out lap and in lap
Lap 4 - Out lap
Lap 5 - In lap
Lap 6 - Out lap

All of my laps were red on the right except lap one which doesn't count towards anything anyway.
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I managed to do 5 pitstops in a race yesterday and ended up 8th out of 11 😄

I do think it's worth pitting for inters before the rain hits if it looks heavy/close then pitting again the lap after, there is a massive grip difference between a fresh set and a set which have done half a lap on a dry track.

Talon16
take such a hidden short cut at LeMans PD literally had to patch it.
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I'm still a little bitter about that one 😭 I swear it is slower than the normal track but it looked really bad because they all slowed down so much.
 
GOTMAXPOWER
Yeah I play with chase cam, that's a straight gameplay recording not from the replay 👍
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I don't know how you can "drive" this way. Total arcade move but you're certainly quick at it so who am I to comment. Has anyone ever drive this way in the world champs?

Talon16
and take such a hidden short cut at LeMans PD literally had to patch it.
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What shortcut was that?
 
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TheNormsk
I don't know how you can "drive" this way. Total arcade move but you're certainly quick at it so who am I to comment. Has anyone ever drive this way in the world champs?
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BRacer (Who recently won in the world series) drives in chase cam, TsuTsu who's been there many times also plays in chase cam. You'd be surprised over the years how many have. There's also been drivers at finals using the gyro feature of the pad and the 1st year finals Akagi only used their right foot (For braking and accelerating).
 
Tidgney
BRacer (Who recently won in the world series) drives in chase cam, TsuTsu who's been there many times also plays in chase cam. You'd be surprised over the years how many have. There's also been drivers at finals using the gyro feature of the pad and the 1st year finals Akagi only used their right foot (For braking and accelerating).
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I guess Fanatec doesn't want us to know that when they have there name over all their gear and rigs at the show. LOL.

Talon16
-Sees @GOTMAXPOWER do some epic passes, 360 no scopes, drive backwards down Mt. Panamera, and take such a hidden short cut at LeMans PD literally had to patch it.

-Thinks: That looks awesome, I want to do that!

-Fires up PS5 and GT-7

-Join Sport Mode lobby

-Race starts... Get punted L1 T1. Curses like a sailor.

-Turns off PS5 and goes and cries in a corner.


Did another C right after work. It was an odd one, I never actually did a proper lap.

-Lap 1, starting on RH. Clouds coming in, but stay out.
-Lap 2, make it but rain coming in so pit for IMs (radar was the lightest of green).
-Lap 4, pit for Ws as the track had gotten very wet with a blob of blue just over head.
-Lap 5, stay on Ws for lap 5 but pit at the end for IMs as the track was drying quick.

So:

Lap 1 - First lap, doesn't count
Lap 2 - In lap
Lap 3 - Out lap and in lap
Lap 4 - Out lap
Lap 5 - In lap
Lap 6 - Out lap

All of my laps were red on the right except lap one which doesn't count towards anything anyway.
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And I thought mine looked red!

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Only the first lap was in the dry on RH but that one was obliterated by being punted off early, so never got a single "good" time.

On a side note I am curious as to what is considered fastest?
1) 1/2 lap dry on full wets with 1/2 lap with the rain gauge over the 2nd bar
or

2) 1/2 lap day on inters with 1/2 lap with the rain gauge over the 2nd bar

I would imagine that inters will be faster in the dry but slower in full wet conditions and vis-versa but by how much?
 
GOTMAXPOWER
This one 😇
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This falls into the "Take the shortcut at the Daytona RC chicane and not get punished enough by the penalty for it to punish the player properly" category.

And yet, people are punished for far less, and something out of their control...I wish PD did better.
 
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