GT7 Daily Race Discussion
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GrumpyOldMan
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I thought I had said that we haven't had this combination for Daily Race B, but if I left that out, sorry because that's what I meant.
There's a group of people (myself included) who don't race Daily Race C, so for us, this is new and exciting. The only downside is that a lot of people already have experience with this combination because of C a few weeks ago, so I'm sure it'll feel like I missed a few weeks of school. Wait, what? I never "missed" school even when I missed it!
I wouldn't worry about the BoP, but yes, the penalty system can be atrocious.
I think this forum is a good place, but we can all do better for sure.
Agree 100%, which may sound funny coming from me (because I'm so DR-focused), but it's the truth.
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I actually like Race B this week as it gives us another chance to enjoy one of the best car/tyre/track combos in GT7. Though I wouldn’t mind racing other cars (Gr.2, Touring cars etc) on Spa!
Jumping back to my trusty McLaren which actually did alright at the last Spa Daily Race after the nerf. Again based my setup heavily on Praiano’s with minor adjustments (Setup in the description of my video below) - I didn’t really gain any time vs stock setup but I found the car nicer to drive and more consistent in race trim.
Managed 2:16.684 in QT so about the same as the last Daily. I reckon there is another 2-tenth in it but I am not anywhere close to the 2018 GTRs (Seems to be the meta this week) anyways.
@GOTMAXPOWER Saw you currently at 5th at the Global leaderboard for Race A QT - well done!
@Chris30 I think it is always reasonable to aim high and improve and you certainly put in a lot of hard work in both Dailies and Time Trials. Just don’t rush and take a break if needed (I personally found myself overdriving the car and laps much slower when I am frustrated/tired) and keep taking in others advices and learning from others replays etc. Always remember to try to go slower to go faster - always get your lines right before picking up speed and start pushing.
@GrumpyOldMan Gotcha - let’s enjoy Race B while it lasts 🙂
Jumping back to my trusty McLaren which actually did alright at the last Spa Daily Race after the nerf. Again based my setup heavily on Praiano’s with minor adjustments (Setup in the description of my video below) - I didn’t really gain any time vs stock setup but I found the car nicer to drive and more consistent in race trim.
Managed 2:16.684 in QT so about the same as the last Daily. I reckon there is another 2-tenth in it but I am not anywhere close to the 2018 GTRs (Seems to be the meta this week) anyways.
@GOTMAXPOWER Saw you currently at 5th at the Global leaderboard for Race A QT - well done!
@Chris30 I think it is always reasonable to aim high and improve and you certainly put in a lot of hard work in both Dailies and Time Trials. Just don’t rush and take a break if needed (I personally found myself overdriving the car and laps much slower when I am frustrated/tired) and keep taking in others advices and learning from others replays etc. Always remember to try to go slower to go faster - always get your lines right before picking up speed and start pushing.
@GrumpyOldMan Gotcha - let’s enjoy Race B while it lasts 🙂
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Hi, all -
Been lurking here for a good part of a year after getting in gt7. Thought I'd make my first post. I play Sport mode primarily and am a middling DR B / SR S driver. Usually like playing the Gr 4 races and drive the Lancer too much. Just wanted to say Hi - I was able to race about 20 times last week on Deep Forest (which is quite a good amount for me) and had a great time - I think almost every race was hard-fought and intense.
Been lurking here for a good part of a year after getting in gt7. Thought I'd make my first post. I play Sport mode primarily and am a middling DR B / SR S driver. Usually like playing the Gr 4 races and drive the Lancer too much. Just wanted to say Hi - I was able to race about 20 times last week on Deep Forest (which is quite a good amount for me) and had a great time - I think almost every race was hard-fought and intense.
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- sturk0167
I have an idea for something that you may find helpful.
It is something that helped me back in the GT Sport days.
How about you and I join a private lobby with voice chat, and we can drive together while talking about fixing some of the things that you want to improve? If we can have a live conversation while on the track, I can give you immediate feedback and recommend some corrective actions that you may not have considered yet.
I can make myself available for you anytime on most Wednesdays and Thursdays. 👍
Very sorry to hear this. Sorry again for missing the race.@Leon Kowalski Good to see you back man. I don't know how many in this thread have heard, but we lost Cranwick (@Cherryturbo ) to cancer. We are having a memorial race for him tomorrow using the RA272. You or anyone else are welcome to join. Just reply in the thread here.
Cranwick memorial run Friday April 12th 2100 GMT
We lost a member way to early and while we can't do anything for him anymore we would like to run something in his honour. So we want to run a Cranwick memorial in a car he loved and enjoyed very much, the Honda RA272, starting out on Brands Hatch GP and then continue to other venues. Starting...www.gtplanet.net
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Hi Chris, whilst GT7 is fun and it's fun to race people and compete in a fun way with forum friends and stuff.
It's really important to make sure family and you come first in your life (that's a win worth a thousand in GT).
This is a place to talk and tease each other about a passion/game we all share time doing.
Please my friend never feel guilty for putting life and family first. They should always be your priority. You can always do another race but if your mom needs some assistance with the chores do them. And do them well and without fuss just like she does looking after and raising you.
Its quality not quantity that matters. This week you've done a lot of races, a hell of a lot of races and you're helping the family out and your mom. So again you won this week in my books...I forgot to take the trash out...and boy my wife wasn't happy. Please the people you see and genuinely don't worry about the races or us.
Family first, you first always.
This is on me Chris and I own it completely, I didn't know you had your mom stuff and nor that you were overcoming huge challenges which is amazing I might add on both fronts.
I apologise because I was overly harsh and under informed when I made my comments.
So once again, while I disagreed my tone and response could have been more inline with the vibe of the forum, fellow racers and how I am in real life vs contextless internet stuff.
Chris my friend, we are racing not catching poke-wins....
Life and racing are a journey we are all on. It's about learning and as you are already doing facing challenges head on and slowly overcoming them.
Please don't measure yourself on wins in a game. Measure yourself on how many new GT friends you have, how much you have improved and most importantly how much you've stepped up to help out your mom.
The game like life is a journey, not a destination. It's an entertainment product that all of us forget sometimes.
We should be using it to unwind have a bit of fun and take the good days and the bad with it.
Look at your stats another way, you keep improving. You aren't going backwards and you are in one of the best forums for advice around.
All while doing the important stuff like helping mom out with stuff.
This is excellent though. It means you are consistent even while spending time away from the game you can come back and pick up right where you left off. I wish I was that consistent.
What you need to do is have a couple of new measures, how much did you help your mom, and when you do a race how many times can you make both arrows go up. You don't need to do lots of races for that you just need to be sensible.
Chris you are doing well with all the challenges at the moment, make sure that GT is not a priority. We are all here to help you but you have to help your mom first and then worry about the game/us 2nd/3rd
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Mate you can only do what you can do. As others have said family and self come first. It's a game end of the day. It's also a very realistic game that requires commitment to get right and not everyone has the time so there's no need to apologise there. As for the forum bit, I wasn't involved so can't talk for anybody but myself. I laugh joke and rib so don't take anything I say seriously. If I've got a problem, it'll be pointed in a way that you know it's serious. In short, do what you want to do and enjoy what you got.
Also, condolences on the loss of Cherryturbo.
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GrumpyOldMan
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Glad you came out of the shadows! I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts and experiences!
+100 for thisw - totally agree.
I loved how you worded everything you said. I wanted to say more here, but it all comes out sounding silly, so let me just say that you gave me warm fuzzies and leave it at that.
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Well Mondays are always fun....frustrating and difficult all in one.
I started with daily B, it's an adjustment coming from a heavy GR4 week last week for me. Its fine just an adjustment...it takes me a day or two.
I broke my own golden rule: qualify Monday race on Wednesday. I raced after a setting a mediocre poor time (this is relative to peer groups etc)
I was lucky to have @bone_tone and @Barney Da Dog in some of my races while I was trying to cling on to A....but not doing my hours of QT Bit me as I crashed in several of the races...I broke my own rule!
No real drama, just one person keen to take my place and wedged the door open but it makes do difference if I bin it with too much throttle the next lap anyways...
So tomorrow is 2:16 day, no meetings and on top of my work so will have more time but we will see how the day pans out.
I started with daily B, it's an adjustment coming from a heavy GR4 week last week for me. Its fine just an adjustment...it takes me a day or two.
I broke my own golden rule: qualify Monday race on Wednesday. I raced after a setting a mediocre poor time (this is relative to peer groups etc)
I was lucky to have @bone_tone and @Barney Da Dog in some of my races while I was trying to cling on to A....but not doing my hours of QT Bit me as I crashed in several of the races...I broke my own rule!
No real drama, just one person keen to take my place and wedged the door open but it makes do difference if I bin it with too much throttle the next lap anyways...
So tomorrow is 2:16 day, no meetings and on top of my work so will have more time but we will see how the day pans out.
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Rough day in Daily Race B with a Gr.3 NSX at Spa. Struggled to get a 2:20.010 QT.
5 races, 1 win, 2 thrown away podiums, 3 finishes outside the top 10.
On the plus side, I only ruined one person's race when I bounced off a wall and into their face. Progress!
Still C/S.
5 races, 1 win, 2 thrown away podiums, 3 finishes outside the top 10.
On the plus side, I only ruined one person's race when I bounced off a wall and into their face. Progress!
Still C/S.
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Hope everyone is okay.
Done some Race A's, really fun but my SR has taken a tanking. I'm rarely not S but there is just no way you can avoid incidents in this race.
It would have been a good week to disable it like last week.
Brilliant race though, and have belly laughed more than once. I've seen A+ drivers completely lose it, a 7 car pile up and some people literally disappear.
Done some Race A's, really fun but my SR has taken a tanking. I'm rarely not S but there is just no way you can avoid incidents in this race.
It would have been a good week to disable it like last week.
Brilliant race though, and have belly laughed more than once. I've seen A+ drivers completely lose it, a 7 car pile up and some people literally disappear.
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Yep. For anyone here who is serious about GWTS starting this week, be careful. Quite a fun event but easy to take massive hits to SR even if you are very careful.
The riskiest area is the entry into the first corner, the Curva Grande. Different folks have different ideas about braking point and about coasting vs flooring the throttle vs half-throttle. And I don't expect it to be more consistent as the week progresses.
GrumpyOldMan
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Well now, that wasn't much fun. I had forgotten how brutal Spa can be. Started P3, made a mistake on Eau Rouge, and got eaten alive by everyone behind me. I wanted to say "Hey, wait! Where's everyone going? Can I come too?". Got a .5 second penalty to boot.
Second lap, got caught by a Mazda RX Vision on Kemmel, like I was standing still. Is the RX Vision that much faster, or was it just my driving? Had to avoid him in Les Combes, which led to disaster, and I finally just quit because even though I had a decent QT, I'm obviously not ready for action yet.
Second lap, got caught by a Mazda RX Vision on Kemmel, like I was standing still. Is the RX Vision that much faster, or was it just my driving? Had to avoid him in Les Combes, which led to disaster, and I finally just quit because even though I had a decent QT, I'm obviously not ready for action yet.
Yeah, wish I had that rule!
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Temporarily slotted 29th in the world for race A, it's a shame the races were purely frustration as people brake so late for the chicane at the start and all hell breaks loose, only did 2 or 3 before I'd seen enough.
Race C I found a lot more fun, and a lot more challenging, in some very tough lobbies and I dont think I've ever fought harder for 12th
I (almost) pulled off one of my best moves only to get wiped out.
What do you think, sour grapes or unintentional?
Race C I found a lot more fun, and a lot more challenging, in some very tough lobbies and I dont think I've ever fought harder for 12th
I (almost) pulled off one of my best moves only to get wiped out.
What do you think, sour grapes or unintentional?
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Temporarily slotted 29th in the world for race A, it's a shame the races were purely frustration as people brake so late for the chicane at the start and all hell breaks loose, only did 2 or 3 before I'd seen enough.View attachment 1346988
Race C I found a lot more fun, and a lot more challenging, in some very tough lobbies and I dont think I've ever fought harder for 12th
I (almost) pulled off one of my best moves only to get wiped out.
What do you think, sour grapes or unintentional?
It looks to me like the guy who was driving the red car did in on purpose. But it's hard to tell from that angle. But yes I think it was intentional. Well that was unexpected.
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That's gonna be a tough shot outta the rough...blind approach on the hole, too.😳 Wait, what are we playing again?? 🤣
I was blastin' around Spa for a minute, not sure I'll be racing anywhere else this week. We. Have. Traction.😁
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@Chrome_PuPXD I'm having a tough time figuring that incident out. You were both keeping it super clean through there (hats off to both of you) and I find it hard to believe that, after three apexes of opportunity, they waited until then. Maybe, but I'm leaning towards a screw-up. Shoulda stopped/waited but that's not as common an occurrence as it should be.
Again, though, nice drivin'! 👍
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Looks unintentional to me. His steering control looks kinda poor.
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Like chalk and cheese this week's Gr4 race C, compared to last week's race B.
After falling down to C DR, and then scraping it back to bottom end of B, and to B SR, it only took four races yesterday to get me up to mid-B DR and S SR 🙂
The Citroen was dominant in the races I did, but I managed some good results with the Vantage. As with the race at Watkins Glen, the Vantage has to have a tyre change, whereas the Citroen can get by without.
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