GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[Bondwhar]

Getting my race B QT down again, 2.01.5xx but unfortunately my DR is eeking down with it, racing is fun at TM, the odd idiot in the lobby using everyone else as a battering ram to get to his target, including me!!!

But I’ve a optimal which just might see me closing in on @Bondwhar or his alt, one of the two 😁 in the 2.01.36x’s

School closed again today so wfh again, should be able to max the lunch break out

Excellent work Brockie, I always emjoy a TT challange. Only raced once in the main account and in low DR-A you need a 2.01.1xx to be near the pole. The 2.01.3xx in DR-B is good enough for top 5 but sure that will change as the troops get faster as the week progresses.
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[Barney Da Dog]

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Does keeping an eye on the temp make a lot of difference? Once they're over heated, what do you do to cool them down?

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Definitely does make a difference - at Sugo and Willow Springs you can start to overheat the front left quite quickly and you'll notice the understeer and wear increase.

Too much steering angle will cause it - I have my wheel sensitivity set pretty low, so I occasionally put too much angle on the wheel and scrub the fronts. Braking earlier and coasting, or taking wider lines will keep them cooler.

But as well as tyres being too hot you can also see when they're too cold - like the Porsche time trial on Nurb GP, the tyres need 2 or 3 laps to get up to temperature.

I'm not sure if it makes a big difference in lap times though if they do get too hot - it's usually only one tyre that's suffering and they're getting a chance to recover on the straights. I guess most daily races are too short to see the effect.

 

[NAXEHT]

Chase cam for the win! Gallo uses it as well.

 

[brockie]

Excellent work Brockie, I always emjoy a TT challange. Only raced once in the main account and in low DR-A you need a 2.01.1xx to be near the pole. The 2.01.3xx in DR-B is good enough for top 5 but sure that will change as the troops get faster as the week progresses.
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I’ve a fag paper slither of A left and starting around 9/10 and just managing an increase, but the racing is just so much fun, I may well be totally bored by the weekend and either need to swap car or swap race 😁

Edit @Bondwhar 😳😳😳😳😳😳

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[Bonneville120]

Just set a 17.292 in the BMW. It's turn 2 and 3 that I'm losing the most time on. The rest of the track is pretty straight forward. Going to try the Supra next as it seems to be the meta for QT but maybe the BMW is better for the actual race. Converted to bumper cam and I have a much better visual reference of what the car is doing

 

[Stringerbell]

I’ve a fag paper slither of A left and starting around 9/10 and just managing an increase, but the racing is just so much fun, I may well be totally bored by the weekend and either need to swap car or swap race 😁

Edit @Bondwhar 😳😳😳😳😳😳

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Must be more than a slither now? Saw you on a few of Cookie Guys streams hitting those blue DR!!!

Just set a 17.292 in the BMW. It's turn 2 and 3 that I'm losing the most time on. The rest of the track is pretty straight forward. Going to try the Supra next as it seems to be the meta for QT but maybe the BMW is better for the actual race. Converted to bumper cam and I have a much better visual reference of what the car is doing

Oh something to chase tonight, I think I can get into the 16's i lose one and half tenths in each of T1, T2 and about 3 tenths in the final chicane.

 

[NevilleNobody]

Yeah pace is hot in B. I tried the Mazda and it's just awful, tried the Lambo but I have big issues with MR cars at Trial Mountain. I tend to drag the brake and trail brake a lot by default, it's just the way I drive, so the tunnel and banked corner are a nightmare, the Lambo keeps swapping ends on me. Grabbed the TT and instantly 1.5 seconds faster, down to a 2.02.2 with an optimal in the 1.7 range, don't think i can get down to where you guys are at in the low to mid 2.01s.

Did two races and found it a bit bargey but let's see what tonight brings.

 

[brockie]

Must be more than a slither now? Saw you on a few of Cookie Guys streams hitting those blue DR!!!

Oh something to chase tonight, I think I can get into the 16's i lose one and half tenths in each of T1, T2 and about 3 tenths in the final chicane.

Yeah I went up a couple of hundred hanging in on in there,

Managed 4 races at lunch from 1150 to 1250 😂🤣🤣🤣

At point down the tunnel straight, cookie moved over so I could get his tow, allowing me to pass this guy,

What a guy 😁😁👌

 

[NevilleNobody]

How are you guys taking the chicane? Dropping to 1st for the left hander or just 2nd then 1st to rotate for the right hander?

Also the right hander at the top of the hill, dropping to second or just 3rd?

 

[Stringerbell]

Yeah I went up a couple of hundred hanging in on in there,

Managed 4 races at lunch from 1150 to 1250 😂🤣🤣🤣

At point down the tunnel straight, cookie moved over so I could get his tow, allowing me to pass this guy,

What a guy 😁😁👌

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Yeah he’s a good lad. I watch his streams at work, he’s got a really nice little community going!


@Barney Da Dog @Bonneville120 nice times lads.

Not managing to catch you, hooking up a lap here is so hard, keep nailing different sections in different laps but none in the same lap 🤦‍♂️

 

[brockie]

This got me a deserved 463dr 😁

Just worked out my brake force was too high and I was totally braking too much, wasn’t a thing on here so I didn’t change it - but glad I did!!!

TM is a blast! 💥

 

[NevilleNobody]

That answers my question on the gearing.

Great lap, made all the right moves, I was saying to the screen "follow the lambo" when he stepped out of the draft. When will idiots learn not to go two wide up the hill after the banked corner, it ALWAYS ends with both parties getting pinched at best, walling it at worst. Man behind needs to yield.

Here's a similar situation last time we ran this combo.........

 

[brockie]

That answers my question on the gearing.

Great lap, made all the right moves, I was saying to the screen "follow the lambo" when he stepped out of the draft. When will idiots learn not to go two wide up the hill after the banked corner, it ALWAYS ends with both parties getting pinched at best, walling it at worst. Man behind needs to yield.

Here's a similar situation last time we ran this combo.........

Sorry I thought you were talking about RA 😂

Yeah that’s great when the stars align like that, would prefer to race the cars you were! Mmmm that blue McLaren and not leaving space 🖕

 

[Bonneville120]

My current QT in the BMW got me started in 8th, would've finished 6th but someone dive bombed from the last century into turn 1 on the final lap, pushed me off the track then he binned it shortly after. Will try and break into the 16s tomorrow

 

[Stringerbell]

My current QT in the BMW got me started in 8th, would've finished 6th but someone dive bombed from the last century into turn 1 on the final lap, pushed me off the track then he binned it shortly after. Will try and break into the 16s tomorrow

I span myself out on the first lap in the two races I tried this evening and the grass physics meant it took me about an hour to get back on so I quit and did some more quali. Got down to a 1.17.200. That will be me done for the week as I don’t think I will touch quali again.

 

[Rossell2]

What brake balance is everyone using on C? Trying to get a high 1:17 as currently stuck on 1:18.127.

 

[Stringerbell]

What brake balance is everyone using on C? Trying to get a high 1:17 as currently stuck on 1:18.127.

+5 in the M6 mate

 

[Bonneville120]

I span myself out on the first lap in the two races I tried this evening and the grass physics meant it took me about an hour to get back on so I quit and did some more quali. Got down to a 1.17.200. That will be me done for the week as I don’t think I will touch quali again.

Hence why I have return to track enabled in assist settings, else it's just too frustrating. Feels like you need to put the car in 5th and apply 5 grams of pressure to the accelerator pedal else it just spins itself out again. I just can't seem to nail turns 2-3, since it's up hill you can't really see the apex until you've already picked your line, so I'm either too slow, too fast and run into the grass or turn too early, jump over the curb which unsettles the car too much.
RE brake bias, +2 for the Supra, +5 for the BMW.

 

[Nebuc72]

What brake balance is everyone using on C? Trying to get a high 1:17 as currently stuck on 1:18.127.

I never use anything but +5 on these physics.

 

[DannyPorter]

Crazy night. My pedals disconnected and my tv went to home screen all in 2 races, I'm rocking the 458, got it in the low 03.063, would like a race with no wheel or tv problems, so I can see where I am at! Starting 9-10th

 

[NevilleNobody]

Touched on this with our controller friend but im between two worlds in race B. 4 races , two in B rooms and two in A rooms.

Finished bottom 3 in A rooms and won both B room races.

Managed to get qualy down to 2.01.9, will live with that i think.

Racing is ok but some guys get a front bumper juuuuuuuust inside you rear bumper and try to make a move, you need more overlap mate.

 

[brockie]

I’m going to wax lyrical about trial mountain all week I think,

Top 7 all finish within 1.3 secs, totally clean and respectful

Amen to that 🙏

 

[Stringerbell]

Hence why I have return to track enabled in assist settings, else it's just too frustrating. Feels like you need to put the car in 5th and apply 5 grams of pressure to the accelerator pedal else it just spins itself out again. I just can't seem to nail turns 2-3, since it's up hill you can't really see the apex until you've already picked your line, so I'm either too slow, too fast and run into the grass or turn too early, jump over the curb which unsettles the car too much.
RE brake bias, +2 for the Supra, +5 for the BMW.

Thanks, think i might need to turn that on, I think I've only actually finished one race so far this week 🤦‍♂️ Think I've done too much time trial so I'm too used to driving on the edge, going to only race this eve and Fri to try and get some race craft going.

Touched on this with our controller friend but im between two worlds in race B. 4 races , two in B rooms and two in A rooms.

Finished bottom 3 in A rooms and won both B room races.

Managed to get qualy down to 2.01.9, will live with that i think.

Racing is ok but some guys get a front bumper juuuuuuuust inside you rear bumper and try to make a move, you need more overlap mate.

I was in that limbo for a while , frustrating isn't, the only saving grace is when you do get bounced from A you know it's only going to take a couple of races to get back up.

I’m going to wax lyrical about trial mountain all week I think,

Top 7 all finish within 1.3 secs, totally clean and respectful

Amen to that 🙏

Nice to see you having a class week mate!!!! 💪

 

[Gurzu]

When I look at Race B leaderbord, I see the Lambo dominating the Audi by 0.65 sec. Since the ASM is (thanks Lord) useless on the Lambo, I'm wondering how many drivers actually use the Huracan in race.
Looking at my laziness, I'll be probably try the Lambo and eventually use the TTs due to its "so easy to drive" status. How about you, guys? Which one are you using?

 

[brockie]

When I look at Race B leaderbord, I see the Lambo dominating the Audi by 0.65 sec. Since the ASM is (thanks Lord) useless on the Lambo, I'm wondering how many drivers actually use the Huracan in race.
Looking at my laziness, I'll be probably try the Lambo and eventually use the TTs due to its "so easy to drive" status. How about you, guys? Which one are you using?

Is ASM being used on the TT this week?

I haven’t been and when I looked at the top times I didn’t see it on?

Anyways, this is a peach of a combo get yourself in there, I’m holding off lambos in race so I’d jump straight into the Audi if I weee you

@Stringerbell you can do better than that mate! 😁

 

[Stringerbell]

@Stringerbell you can do better than that mate! 😁

Apparently I can't 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

 

[Bondwhar]

Is ASM being used on the TT this week?

I haven’t been and when I looked at the top times I didn’t see it on?

Anyways, this is a peach of a combo get yourself in there, I’m holding off lambos in race so I’d jump straight into the Audi if I weee you

@Stringerbell you can do better than that mate! 😁

I’m not using ASM at all and just managing a few positive places. A slither away from going back to DR-A so will try later this week.
ATB 🥳🤠

 

[Bonneville120]

@Stringerbell you might be better off racing on an alt account with no QT time so you start last, just to get used to how the car handles in race conditions, without the threat of DR going down on your main

 

[Stringerbell]

@Stringerbell you might be better off racing on an alt account with no QT time so you start last, just to get used to how the car handles in race conditions, without the threat of DR going down on your main

My main account is now my alt if we are going by DR as the alt is around 48k as that's where I hit A+ the other week.

Now I've hit A+ I've actually lost my obsession with DR which has made racing a lot more fun, I used to lose my mind if I got knocked off and lost DR because of it which used to ruin my mood.

I've seen now that once you're in mid A then you're racing in the top few splits anyway so I'm happy enough now.

But I think I may take your advice and head to the back as I do really need to learn how to race properly now as I've developed a little bit of pace but no real race craft

 

[NevilleNobody]

When I look at Race B leaderbord, I see the Lambo dominating the Audi by 0.65 sec. Since the ASM is (thanks Lord) useless on the Lambo, I'm wondering how many drivers actually use the Huracan in race.
Looking at my laziness, I'll be probably try the Lambo and eventually use the TTs due to its "so easy to drive" status. How about you, guys? Which one are you using?

Depends how you drive. The straight line advantage of the Lambo really helps, it is hard to pass one with a TT, you need to wait for the Lambo driver to go a bit wide and duck under him. As I mentioned earlier, I tend to trail brake by habit, not sure why, sorta not so much hard braking and longer, mid level braking, the Lambo is just brutal for me, rear end steps out even at -5 BB. The TT though, just tucks it's nose in, I am eating guys alive into the tunnel as I am super aggressive on entry given the way I drag the brakes.

If you're a better driver than me, the Lambo may be the way to go.