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Just had a fantastic race in Race C. I normally start on RM’s but had been trying to improve my QT so accidentally started 5th on RS’s.
Pitted after 5 laps and automatically put another set of RS’s on 🫣😳.
Did another 6 laps (slightly less wear as less fuel) and popped in again for a set of RM’s and managed to finish 5th despite 2 pit stops 🤣🤣🤣🤠
 
Bondwhar
Just had a fantastic race in Race C. I normally start on RM’s but had been trying to improve my QT so accidentally started 5th on RS’s.
Pitted after 5 laps and automatically put another set of RS’s on 🫣😳.
Did another 6 laps (slightly less wear as less fuel) and popped in again for a set of RM’s and managed to finish 5th despite 2 pit stops 🤣🤣🤣🤠
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Well, there’s an alt strategy right there mate! 🤣
 
I've spent the morning in the most fierce, competitive, sweaty, bad tempered and I dare say fun DR B lobbies! (Race A)

I'm drenched lol 😂

Finished for now after completing my 250th online race.
 
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Did a race C earlier, very unlike me! It didn’t take me long to hook up a lap and get a 37.5

Race was another thing! 2 crashes in the first 3 laps put paid to any decent finish.
 
After doubting it on Monday, Race A has turned into a cracking combo this week. At first, I thought it was just another understeery mess, but getting to grips with this frankly very strange RCZ has been a blast. A very rewarding one at that.

It's been a very mixed bag, my favourite mistakes to make have been "going for a spin on the grass after going wide at Turn 1", and "ramming into the rear of anyone braking a little too hard" at the crest of Turn 2. Other than those, it's been a feast of mutually respectful racing chops. Most of the time of anything happens it's clearly a case of over ambition and nothing nefarious. Racing has nearly always been returning to normal service post-incident.

I'm ending the week with at least 3 new friendly rivalries, as far as on-track battles are concerned.

Oh, and I got an identical Fastest Lap earlier, yesterday:

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I’m not sure what’s going on in gr3, will it be the genesis meta for every race? I don’t much like driving it to be honest, it’s a pig to control but I’m not sure whether that’s the auto setting I’m using because I can’t find a wheel setting that feels good on that genesis,

Also the race A seems like a good combo, but to me it’s been super even impossible to pass, well cleanly anyway, again not sure if the physics just need to getting used to but gr3 racing for sure looks grim going forwards if it’s really only one car to use, and that’s a crap one.

It’s funny because the auto settings seem to work well with the sophy races

Anyone got any feedback from the last week? I don’t look forward to a week with Monza and the genesis
 
Pig? Its really easy to drive imho, and it mid range gearing or torque or both makes it very fast. Its mera by a mile at seaside, nothing really gets close but the Suzuki can compete on tyre wear.

Last week everyone started Watkins with the Hyundai too but by mid week the meta qas rhe M6 with the odd 296 there and there abouts. Next week isnall top end so a bit weird but ofbthe week after its miles ahead again they'll need to nerf it
 
brockie
Did a race C earlier, very unlike me! It didn’t take me long to hook up a lap and get a 37.5

Race was another thing! 2 crashes in the first 3 laps put paid to any decent finish.
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Try 2 x RS’s then 1 lap on RM’s 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
 
NevilleNobody
Pig? Its really easy to drive imho, and it mid range gearing or torque or both makes it very fast. Its mera by a mile at seaside, nothing really gets close but the Suzuki can compete on tyre wear.

Last week everyone started Watkins with the Hyundai too but by mid week the meta qas rhe M6 with the odd 296 there and there abouts. Next week isnall top end so a bit weird but ofbthe week after its miles ahead again they'll need to nerf it
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I’m fairly fast in it but it’s not enjoyable at all, pre update I’d have run the Audi or gtr around here and the turn in would be better, I’m just not feeling this car at all,
 
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B is absolute trash. The slipstream is so strong it gives dirty drivers power. They need to make SR a gate A shouldn’t be allowed to race with S. They need an S+. Dirty driving is ruining sport mode.
 
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After a while of hiatus and racing in BS -lobbies I'm back at A/A+ -lobbies, and thought I report my findings.

As before, the difference is not speed - its consistency and clean racing. Where those high DR B lobbies are hideously dirty and everything below 5th or 6th place become festival of dirt and payback in every race, the A/A+ lobbies are almost free of ramming, and you are more likely to get your race ruined as collateral damage, when someone in front of you makes a mistake. Propably due to less ghosting. And mistakes you should not make, as first and 14th might be separated by 15 seconds at the end of the race.

This also show how fundamentally important it would be for PD to get the SR rating actually working. Currently everyone stays at SR S, and there is virtually no clean racing below DR A - maybe some occasional clean ones in SR A as there is only people who dropped from SR S by accident or bump drafting.. I just cant see any other way than harsh SR point losses from contacts, so players actually have to avoid contacts to stay in SR S. Anyone who has player iRacing know what I mean.

So just remove the "DR reset" and make use of the whole scale of the SR rating. Separate the clean from the "lean".
 
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I was having some thoughts about Clean Racing criteria too.

I wonder if preventing DR gains unless you get a clean race would be a good start to temper players' eagerness to push others out of the way.
 
Haitauer
After a while of hiatus and racing in BS -lobbies I'm back at A/A+ -lobbies, and thought I report my findings.

As before, the difference is not speed - its consistency and clean racing. Where those high DR B lobbies are hideously dirty and everything below 5th or 6th place become festival of dirt and payback in every race, the A/A+ lobbies are almost free of ramming, and you are more likely to get your race ruined as collateral damage, when someone in front of you makes a mistake. Propably due to less ghosting. And mistakes you should not make, as first and 14th might be separated by 15 seconds at the end of the race.

This also show how fundamentally important it would be for PD to get the SR rating actually working. Currently everyone stays at SR S, and there is virtually no clean racing below DR A - maybe some occasional clean ones in SR A as there is only people who dropped from SR S by accident or bump drafting.. I just cant see any other way than harsh SR point losses from contacts, so players actually have to avoid contacts to stay in SR S. Anyone who has player iRacing know what I mean.

So just remove the "DR reset" and make use of the whole scale of the SR rating. Separate the clean from the "lean".
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Spot on. In the DR A/B mixed lobbies on the border of A it is a madhouse. I lost 3100 DR to dirty drivers punting me in 5 races and none of the penalties made them lose more than a place. Looking forward to A if I can’t get past the insanity.

benjoi84
I was having some thoughts about Clean Racing criteria too.

I wonder if preventing DR gains unless you get a clean race would be a good start to temper players' eagerness to push others out of the way.
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That would do wonders. Dirty driving is all about increasing DR.
 
Mumster
Spot on. In the DR A/B mixed lobbies on the border of A it is a madhouse. I lost 3100 DR to dirty drivers punting me in 5 races and none of the penalties made them lose more than a place. Looking forward to A if I can’t get past the insanity.
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Put your effort to qualifying and fast lap1. Only way to escape DR B mayhem is to stay ahead of the mess.

For that reason I like to start with soft tire. Its hard to win with that strategy, but easier to consistently finish in top 5, as its easier to survive the mayhem at the beginning.
 
This is about my luck in C this week, not getting to grip with the new physics clearly! 😁

Did semi sort the wheel settings with coach Luke video.

@Bondwhar tried soft,soft,medium, sadly not going to catch on I fear 🤣

 
Oof sorry to see that one brock, you were having a great time til then I loudly went "oucchhh!" when you span.
 
brockie
This is about my luck in C this week, not getting to grip with the new physics clearly! 😁

Did semi sort the wheel settings with coach Luke video.

@Bondwhar tried soft,soft,medium, sadly not going to catch on I fear 🤣

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Who are you, Moses? Talk about parting seas. New physics has way more confidence on the throttle EXCEPT the kerbs are an absolute no go zone, gotta give them a wide berth. They're like ice.
 
brockie
This is about my luck in C this week, not getting to grip with the new physics clearly! 😁

Did semi sort the wheel settings with coach Luke video.

@Bondwhar tried soft,soft,medium, sadly not going to catch on I fear 🤣

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I've been having the opposite experience - the new physics obviously suit my driving style perfectly!

I've gone from bottom end of C DR, close to falling down to D, to reaching B DR for the first time in months (stayed there for 4 days too!):-
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I watched a few races from Rory, interesting to see how he has adapted to the new physics. He's way less occupied with hitting apexes and maintaining mid corner speed, brake super, super late and insta-gas the throttle as hard as you can no matter where the car is pointing and adjust on exit.
 
NevilleNobody
I watched a few races from Rory, interesting to see how he has adapted to the new physics. He's way less occupied with hitting apexes and maintaining mid corner speed, brake super, super late and insta-gas the throttle as hard as you can no matter where the car is pointing and adjust on exit.
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Yes, I've always been a bit heavy on the throttle, so that's probably why I'm benefitting from the new physics.

Never been a late braker though, if anything I'm a bit of an early braker, based on the amount of times I get rear-ended approaching a corner!

Been loving both Race B and C this week, overall I think C has been my favourite though.
 
Mumster
B is absolute trash. The slipstream is so strong it gives dirty drivers power. They need to make SR a gate A shouldn’t be allowed to race with S. They need an S+. Dirty driving is ruining sport mode.
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I've been intentionally wrecked by Safety S drivers more often than I have by anyone else. The only fix is banning bad drivers by IP address because they can just buy a new copy and continue being a jerk.
 
Came flying into the DC today. See a yellow flag, and then a ghosted car sideways on the exit, so I keep it flat. But the game unghosts them just before I get there!

Get a 5 second contact penalty and engine damage, ffs!

Just venting so no need to reply!
 
cyirush
Came flying into the DC today. See a yellow flag, and then a ghosted car sideways on the exit, so I keep it flat. But the game unghosts them just before I get there!

Get a 5 second contact penalty and engine damage, ffs!

Just venting so no need to reply!
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I had one unghost while I was half way through the actual ghost felt kinda like serving a penalty, I felt a slight impact and my speed was cut enough to lose all the places ending up last.
 
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